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taxel

(TActile piXEL) A sensor that recognizes the pressure of contact with a physical object. Used in robotic devices, taxels can determine how much force is being applied to an area by a human finger or hand or even a non-human object.
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As Nelson Taxel, CEO of Positive Promotions stated, “having this merchandise that can be made here in the United States, there are people waiting in the promotional products business that can make all of these different things and to us this bill would be a tremendous boost and as we would increase our business and increase employment.
Positive Promotions CEO Joins Congressman Steve Israel to Discuss Legislation to Require "Made in the USA" Products in National Parks
The vertically-aligned taxels operate with two-terminal transistors.
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Taxel of the University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington.
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And orthodox character curricula of the sort implicitly taught by Joni and frequently instituted in schools (Smagorinsky & Taxel, 2005) stress obedience to authority and compliance over the more liberating qualities encouraged by many teacher educators.
Student teaching in the contact zone: learning to teach amid multiple interests in a vocational English class
Third, a large part of each class session was devoted to whole-class and small-group discussions where TESs had the opportunity to engage in sharing their voices and listening to others' voices, particularly through reading and responding to culturally relevant children's literature (Dillard 1997; Gollnick, 1992; Klassen-Endrizzi & Ruiz, 1995; Pinsent, 1997; Taxel, 1989).
The discussion filter: culturally relevant children's literature in the teacher education classroom
a teacher-developed literacy lesson, such as the one demonstrated in the video of kindergarten teacher Claudia Taxel of South Jackson, Georgia (http://ctell.
Scripted reading instruction? What's a teacher educator to do? For years, Ms. Commeyras resisted teaching her elementary education students about scripted reading instruction. But now she has decided that it is less important to convince them of the superiority of a particular method than to prepare them to enter their first classrooms with the confidence and flexibility they need to succeed
Smagorinsky and Taxel analyze the ways in which the issue of character education has been articulated in the US, both historically and in the current character education movement that began in the 1990s.
The discourse of character education; culture wars in the classroom
The model's definition of literature also needs to underscore the social construction of texts and the openness of texts to different interpretations of meaning (Curriculum Corporation, 1994; Gilbert, 1994; Luke, 1994; Macken & Rothery, 1991; Taxel, 1989).
Revisiting Book Chat: Developing new understandings through critical reflection
See In re: San Diego Realty, Inc, Debtor, and the Taxel, Trustee, v.
The impact of intermediate bankruptcy on like-kind exchanges
Further investigation of historical themes was done by Joel Taxel (1981).
Native American literature for young people: a survey of collection development methods in public libraries
This is a clear, flavored sparkling water that has great taste, no caffeine and only 2 calories per serving," explains executive vice president Mark Taxel.
Upscale drinks spark category
Mark Taxel, executive vice president for marketing, Seagram Beverage Co.
Beverages
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