New common standards for mathematics were adopted by most of the states in the US by
2010. Achieving these standards, however, is a challenge, since they require significant …

Background— Atherosclerotic plaques progress in a highly individual manner. The purposes
of the Prediction of Progression of Coronary Artery Disease and Clinical Outcome Using …

Many educators in the United States have recently become interested in lesson study, a
professional development approach popular in Japan, as a promising source of ideas for …

Lesson study, originating in Japan, has been implemented in many different countries as an
approach to improve teaching and learning. But some mechanisms of lesson study are not …

This paper explores Bitcoin intraday technical trading based on artificial neural networks for
the return prediction. In particular, our deep learning method successfully discovers trading …

We propose a new methodology for the valuation problem of financial contingent claims
when the underlying asset prices follow a general class of continuous Itô processes. Our …

Japanese mathematics lessons, especially for elementary grades, include a significant
amount of problem solving. This instructional approach, called structured problem solving, is …

Lesson study is the major form of professional development in Japan and has attracted
attention in the United States in recent years. Lesson study currently conducted in Japan varies …

Background. Cardiovascular events are the major determinants of the prognosis of patients
on chronic haemodialysis. The present study was designed to investigate whether …

BACKGROUND: Few data are available on the clinical outcome of patients with acute
coronary syndrome (ACS) complicated by refractory cardiogenic shock or cardiac arrest who …