... using the data for the countries inthe Index, and then the distance ofthe observation from the mean in terms of standard deviations The overall Index score is the weighted sum ofthe underlying ... a fact of life Adult education and training as currently structured, however, are not showing the ability to contain or reverse them On the other hand, ongoing interest in further training among ... nations continue to outperform others, while Scandinavia shows mixed results PISA results show the value of engaging all of society in education Inthe latest edition ofthe Global Index of Cognitive...
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... Emerging Asia Pacific • In 2005/2006, Holcim acquired ACC Ltd and Ambuja Cement Ltd in India • Cement capacity in India increased since 2005/06 by 20 million tons Further capacity increases in India ... nominate their top three borrowers in each category based on issuance strategy, credit quality and investor Score 76 • In total 1’739 investors took 71 part inthe poll, which included 57 individual ... Holcim’s profitability preserved at 9.1% ROIC despite Global Financial Crisis • Financial profile strengthened: Liquidity increased, maturities extended, bank financing reduced, rating maintained •...
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... result in a permanent loss of independent function in most survivors [5] The experience ofthe unprecedented consequences of a prolonged heat wave in Paris and in many areas in France reflects that, ... 2003 The consequent workload sustained by nurses, physicians, and other hospital employees in emergency departments, medicine departments, and intensive care departments was huge Indeed, 42% of ... percentage of these patients were still waiting to go back home or to a nursing home This finding confirms that, in addition to high acute inhospital mortality, heat-related illnesses result in a permanent...
... Wolfinger the Replotting ofthe K values of [1] two experiments analyzed Replotting ofthe K values ofthe two experiments analyzed by Liu, Gaido and Wolfinger [1] was a sinusoidal expression in ... doubling time, and in some cells the peak was at hours, others 10 hours, and other 11 hours, the amplitude would be reduced based on the distribution and frequency ofthe peak of expression in ... It is of interest to look at the basic data in Table of Liu, Gaido and Wolfinger [1] In Table they present results on the gene expression amplitudes in two different experiments In Table they...
... AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE IMPACT OF EXTRINSIC MOTIVATION…… The purpose of study is to find out information involving the impact of extrinsic motivation on the process of learning English of high ... chapter The first section focuses on analyzing the information and discussing involving the role of extrinsic motivation inthe process of learning English of high school students The aim of second ... - 2014 AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE IMPACT OF EXTRINSIC MOTIVATION…… ABTRACT The research “An investigation into the impact of extrinsic motivation on the process of learning English of students...
... pragmatic Therefore, researchers worked out the taxonomy of learning strategies instead of defining them This can be seen inthe following part 1.1.3 Classification of learning strategies Inthe 1980s ... strategies in general and language learning strategies in particular is becoming increasingly popular So far, there has been no consensus among the linguists regarding to the definitions of leaning ... learning strategies are reviewed to set up the theoretical framework for the investigation inthe next chapter Chapter covers the pilot study and main study They include the context ofthe study,...
... hence gain insight into the kinetics ofthe SiH3 decomposition process in addition to the studies ofthe energetics Finally, the surface diffusion process ofthe decomposition products of SiH3 ... atoms The difference between the on-dimer and the in- dimer configuration is that inthe former, only the π bond ofthe dimer is broken while inthe latter, both the σ bond and the π bond ofthe ... used in this series of calculations Figure 4.3 An illustration of how strain is modeled in our calculation On the left ofthe figure is the unstrained slab On the right ofthe figure is the strained...
... claim of colonial officials equating the English language with democracy was an interesting one Some ofthe other tacks that were part ofthe scripting ofthe common sense logic of English inthe ... not the mother sing her lullaby as well there?235 Mark Twain, the most prominent opponent ofthe American occupation ofthe Philippines and ofthe Philippine-American war, makes good use ofthe ... confidence inthe righteousness ofthe action resulted inthe misrecognition and miscalculation of Filipino responses and, inthe case ofthe implementation of English, inthe creation of a discourse...
... is, of course, in contrast to the “good intentions ofthe United States and the serious purpose ofthe administration to benefit and advance the inhabitants [of the Philippines].260 These good intentions, ... context ofthe larger project of bringing “progress” to the Philippines; and an examination ofthe shape-shifting logic and discourse of English inthe Philippines signals to us the limits of these ... in Philippine society in which he attempts to assemble a vision ofthe linguistic future ofthe Philippines His vision is one that sees only the imminent domination of English inthe Philippines...
... context ofthe authors’ participation inthe revolution and inthe context of their other anti-colonial agitations at the time, are the irrefutable evidenceofthe longevity and continuity ofthe ... at the moment of their writing ofthe relation of “Tagalog” to the Philippine nation, they are astounding too for how they brim with a confidence in and commitment to the concept ofthe Filipino ... as the choice ofthe medium of instruction because “there were no books in any one of them [the local languages],” the Bureau of Insular Affairs concluded that had Filipinos succeeded in learning...
... we find an almost instinctive sense ofthe idea of knowledge being inscribed into language It is interesting to note how these essays combine the objective of moving forward with the essence of ... during the Philippine-American War Inthe revolution against Spain he was a key figure inthe campaigns in Batangas, in Mindoro (where he is from), in Romblon and, by the time ofthe Philippine-American ... because of these fanciful epics and narratives They were going to be the Cervanteses who were going to bring the Philippines into the modern era.469 The idea ofthe nation inthe Muling Pagsilang...
... series of articles inthe Manila Press over the question of whether or not the local vernacular should be used as the medium of instruction.” The name ofthe publication and the exact dates of publication ... saw as the principal predicament of Philippine culture They included in their book several other essays that were, according to them, “against the uncompromising Anglo-Saxon culture.” These essays ... into the epistemic formations that were the result of, among other things, the experience of colonialism The experience ofthe nation is an experience of struggle, ofthe threat of annihilation of...
... one ofthe first official acknowledgements, tiny as it may be, of an error inthe policy Another contradiction ofthe Monroe report comes in their definition of terms and in their statement of intention ... distanced themselves from the sentiments ofthe masses They are boycott ofthe Simon Commission (appointed to look into the India-Burma connection), the revitalization ofthe anti-tax campaign, and the ... Balarila” or “Father of (Tagalog) Grammar.” The manner in which both these figures have become, inthe popular imagination, the towering figures inthe creation and championing ofthe national language...
... days short ofthe approval ofthe U.S Senate ofthe Treaty of Paris), the Philippine-American War erupted over a minor incident involving one Filipino and one U.S soldier The Philippine-American ... the definition of English as the common language inthe Philippines while at the same time continue to affirm its place in Philippine society From the original vision of English supplanting the ... Constantino, The Miseducation ofthe Filipino.” “Miseducation” was radical in that it was the first thorough examination and indictment ofthe American education project inthe Philippines Constantino...