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  • Research study title: Infant Crying and Sleeping in London, Copenhagen and When Parents Adopt a "Proximal" Form of Care.

    Don’t Raise a Cry Baby, Share Love and Attention Early | Thingamababy 2006

  • Proximal causes have much to do with modern farming and food handling techniques, and something to do with FDA resource limitations.

    David Katz, M.D.: Overpopulation: 9 Billion Things to Talk About 2010

  • Proximal causes have much to do with modern farming and food handling techniques, and something to do with FDA resource limitations.

    David Katz, M.D.: Overpopulation: 9 Billion Things to Talk About 2010

  • Eric B. Olsen ( "Lying Through Your Teeth") is a high school English teacher from Washington state, who has published two Steve Raymond, D.D.S. novels through Author House -- _Proximal to Murder _ (2000) and _Death in the Dentist's Chair _ (2004).

    Static 2010

  • Proximal causes have much to do with modern farming and food handling techniques, and something to do with FDA resource limitations.

    Overpopulation: 9 Billion Things to Talk About 2010

  • Go with the tasks that are just at the edge of the person's abilities (that good ol 'Zone of Proximal Development), not way beyond.

    Bait Dave Hingsburger 2007

  • Redwood City, Calif., heart-surgery equipment company Cardica received clearance from the Food and Drug Administration to market its PAS-Port Proximal Anastomosis System for use in cardiac bypass surgery.

    Penn Virginia Falls 15% 2008

  • More good insight on what NOT to do can be found over at The Blog of Proximal Development, where he says Do not use blogs to replace writing or reader-response journals.

    As the new semester approaches... Nancy A. McKeand 2005

  • On the Blog of Proximal Development the other day, I saw a reference to a post I made a few days ago about grading blogs.

    The communal nature of blogging Nancy A. McKeand 2005

  • She references Konrad from the Blog of Proximal Development: “It is fascinating to watch how students gradually abandon writing for their teacher and begin to develop readership among their peers,” and “by creating a community of bloggers, the teacher can ensure that writing is perceived as a process of sharing personal views and ideas.”

    Poetry and podcasting Jo McLeay 2005

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