31 May 2009

web: Introduction to ebXML

href="https://www6.software.ibm.com/developerworks/education/x-ebxml/section2.html" target="_blank">https://www6.software.ibm.com/developerworks/education/x-ebxml/section2.html

XML has the following advantages:
  • It is simpler than EDI.
  • It has many more uses than just data exchange between companies.
  • It is fairly easy to find developers who are familiar with it.
  • It is a platform-neutral language.
  • You can build applications to read and send XML virtually anywhere.

28 May 2009

14 May 2009

ADHD meds can improve math and reading scores, study suggests

Pediatricians and educators have long known that psycho-stimulant medications can help children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) concentrate on learning for short periods of time. But a new study from UC Berkeley has found evidence that grade schoolers with ADHD who take medications can actually improve their long-term academic achievement, and make greater gains in standardized math and reading scores than students with ADHD who do not take medications.

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