... which
bond is best for you).
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As you go through your day, compareandcontrast things around you. Compareand contrast, for exam-
ple, your ... essential for the compare and
contrast technique. Look what happens, for example,
when the writer does not discuss corresponding parts:
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... supporting mandatory school uniforms.
What effects does the author of paragraph A think
mandatory uniforms would have?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
What effects does the author of paragraph B think
mandatory uniforms...
... the visual quality performance
of Lena and Tiffany images before and after JPEG 2000
compression at compression ratio 100:3. There are three
rows for both images. The ‘before’ row means that the
image ... denotes linear convolution and c(x
n
)is
CSF in the spatial domain.
List of abbreviations
ACOCOA: adaptive content andcontrast aware; COCOA: content and
contrast aware; CSF: contrast sensitive function; ... parameters W
2
= 0.6 and W
1
= 0.4 for
Equation 8.
The performance summaries b y different encoder’s
strategies and attacker’s actions for Lena image of
MSSIM, VIF, PSNR-HVS-M, WSNR, and Correlation
are...
... 0.0001 for CTV and p
= 0.0001 for PTV).
The average overlap (intersection) of the T2 and FLAIR
CTVs was 83.84 cc and the average union was 126.34 cc.
The average intersection of the T2 and FLAIR ... data analysis and helped revise the draft manuscript. KC conceived
of the study, and participated in its design and coordination and helped to
draft the manuscript. All authors read and approved ... component of the CTV Union
was 12.9% for T2 and 25.7% for FLAIR, while the overlap
contributed the majority (63.6%) as shown in figure 2.
For example, the composite CTV for patient 1 was com-
prised...
... Pharmaceuti-
cals Ireland Ltd., Dublin, Ireland]), an alternative to oral
MPH formulation, is approved by the US Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) as part of a comprehensive treat-
ment for ADHD in children ... Previous
psychometric data for the AIM-C instrument has indicated
excellent item convergent and discriminant validity as
well as very strong reliability with Cronbach scores of
0.88 and 0.92 for the child and family ... Medicinal Dictionary for Regula-
tory Activities (MedDRA) Version 7.0. Reported AEs were
monitored and recorded throughout the study andfor 30
Table 1: MTS transition schedule and final dosages...
... supports clinical care and research,[24] and the
outcomes and adherence of adult and pediatric patients
have previously been reported. [25-27] Clinicians use
standard encounter forms at all AMPATH ... and quantitative analyses,
drafted the manuscript, and approved the final manu-
script. WMN contributed to the conception and design of
the study and participated in the acquisition of data and
qualitative ... critically
and gave final approval for publication. ES and BM organ-
ized the study data, contributed to the conception and
design of the study, revised the manuscript critically, and
gave final...
... therapy for secondary prevention in
ischemic stroke patients with antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). We therefore compared
single antiplatelet therapy and a combination of antiplatelet and anticoagulation ... effective for secondary prevention of stroke with
APS [4, 8, 9, 10] and concerning the relationship be-
tween APS and stroke. It is generally accepted that
aPL is an independent risk factor for initial ... patients were randomly assigned
to either single antiplatelet therapy (aspirin 100 mg) or a combination of antiplatelet and an-
ticoagulation therapy (target INR: 2.0-3.0; mean 2.4±0.3) for the secondary...
... teaching is good and appropriate and the testing is not, we are then likely to suffer from
harmful backwash. Test result will give information for both teachers and learners for their
future ... Reading and grammar Lifelines Elementary
2 33 Reading and grammar Lifelines Elementary
3 33
Reading and grammar Lifeline Pre-Intermidiate
4 39
Reading and grammar
and vocabulary
Basic English for
Computing
5 ... vocabulary
Basic English for
Computing
5 27
Reading and grammar
and vocabulary
Basic English for
Computing
6 27
Reading and grammar
and vocabulary
Basic English for
Computing
The two course books used...
... proposed and investigated. The proposed algorithm deploys
Fourier transform (FFT) and the computational complexity is therefore significantly
reduced to
O
(
N
p
log
2
(
N
p
)), as compared ... estimation for OFDM systems
For wide-band wireless communication systems, the channel is time varying and
dispersive fading, which will distort the transmitted signal. Thus, the accurate and
real-time ... bit
2
/dB and 0.125 bit
2
/dB, when
L
= 2 and
SNR ranges from 0 dB to 15 dB. The variance is reduced from 1.75 bit
2
to 1.30 bit
2
and
from 1.48 bit
2
to 1.26 bit
2
, when SNR = 10 dB and
L
...
... valuation framework for the pricing and the capital require-
ment for an insurance contract. A high level of capital reflects the soundness of a company but the
capital is costly and therefore an optimal ... new standards such as US GAAP have been introduced to
allow a smoothing of expenses and revenues over the term of the contract. Unfortunately these latest
standards will be even more opaque and ... Filipovi
´
c for his valuable
comments andfor his availability, Prof. Paul Embrechts for useful discussions and Jon Bardola who
supported me with the necessary time of work and also encouraged me in the...
... always / like / see / my doctor/ once a year.
7. I can't stand / get up / at five / tomorrow.
8. The buses / usually / stop / run / before midnight.
9. My father / seem / get / better / now.
10....
... …………………. I was very sleepy.
5. I washed my hands. …………………. , they still looked dirty.
6. …………………. I washed my hands, they still looked dirty
7. I washed my hands, …………………. they still looked dirty.
8. ... need to give it a second thought.
Fifteen-minute test
Grade: 12 basic
Full name: Class: 12
Fill each blank with but, so, however or therefore where appropriate.
1. This is the shortest way to ... be trustworthy
10. Alan seems trustworthy and capable as a financial advisor, …………………. I wouldn't trust him with my money.
Fifteen-minute test Grade: 12 basic
Full name: Class: 12
Fill...
... using the correct form of the verbs
Hoa …(1)……….(be) a new student in class 7A. She……(2)…….(be) from Hue and her parents
still ……(3)……(live) there. She …(4)………(live) with her uncle and aunt in Ha ... is astudent and live in London.
He gets up early and have braeakfast 7.00.
He has a sport bike but he don’t go to work
by bike. He go to work by bus.
His classes starts at 7.15 and end at ... the kitchen
and there is a living-room where there's a lovely old fireplace. there's a garden___________(5) the house. The
garden_____(6) down to the beach and in spring and summer...