Answers to frequently asked questions about open educational resources (OER) for K-12 educators. Prepared with support from the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN), Creative Commons (CC), Creative Commons – United States (CC-USA), the Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education (ISKME), the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA), and the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC).

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"Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) is a severe complication of in vitro fertilization (IVF) featuring massive ovary enlargement and ascites. OHSS involves upregulation of TGF-β1, which has been reported to regulate the expression of the matrix-modulating glycoprotein SPARC. However, it’s unclear whether TGF-β1 regulates SPARC in the ovaries and whether SPARC participates in OHSS pathogenesis. To find out, researchers recently examined the roles of TGF-β1 and SPARC in the KGN cell line, and in primary cultured human granulosa-lutein (hGL) cells from patients undergoing IVF. They found that TGF-β1 treatment upregulated SPARC and induced the expression of the OHSS markers VEGF and aromatase in both cell types. The SPARC upregulation was mediated by SMAD3 and required Slug, whose expression was also induced by TGF-β1. Knockdown of SPARC decreased Slug expression and attenuated the TGF-β1-induced increases in OHSS markers, as well as reducing TGF-β1 signaling by downregulating SMAD4..."

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A brief history and introduction of Library and Information Science.

Reading List:
Bates, M. "The Invisible Substrate of Information Science." https://pages.gseis.ucla.edu/faculty/bates/substrate.html

Malik, H. "Relationship of Library Science with Information Science. Similarities and Differences." https://www.slideshare.net/Libcorpio/01-ls-vs-is

"Toronto's amazing science fiction library, the Merril Collection, has a new head librarian." http://boingboing.net/2017/08/07/only-a-mother.html

Alexander J.A.M. van Deursen, Jan A.G.M. van Dijk; Using the Internet: Skill related problems in users’ online behavior, Interacting with Computers, Volume 21, Issue 5-6, 1 December 2009, Pages 393–402, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intcom.2009.06.005

"Why Page 2 of Google Search Results is the Best Place to Hide a Dead Body." https://digitalsynopsis.com/tools/google-serp-design/

Graham, R. "Long Overdue: Why public libraries are finally eliminating the late-return fine." http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2017/02/librarians_are_realizing_that_overdue_fines_undercut_libraries_missions.html