... applying role- play to speaking lessons - Investigate the use of role- play activities by teachers at Nam Cao high school in teaching speaking to 10th graders - Investigate the effectiveness of role- ... conducted with the aim of investigating the use ofrole play activities in speaking lessons at Nam Cao high school In details, the aims ofthe study are: - Explore the attitudes of students at Nam Cao ... Analysis and Discussion, provides an analysis ofthe data as well as the interpretation ofthe results Part III, Conclusion summarizes the findings, and pedagogical implications, limitations of the...
... on the expense of chattering inthecontrol variable It is shown in Chapter that combining quantitative feedback theory and sliding mode control can alleviate this phenomenon An integral sliding ... methods of design of robust controland some of them even become classical Commonly all of them are dedicated to defining the ranges of parameters (if uncertainty of parameters takes place) within ... Advances in Robust Control' covers a selection of recent developments inthe theory and application of robust controlThe first volume is focused on recent theoretical developments inthe area of robust...
... behaviors of designed control systems obtained by MATLAB simulation such that controlof linear and nonlinear dynamic plants confirm the efficiency ofthe offered method For further research and investigation ... during the completion ofthe project References Beisenbi, M; Ten, V (2002) An approach to the increase of a potential of robust stability ofcontrol systems, Theses ofthe reports of VII International ... topic, we refer the reader to (Tanaka & al 1998 and Wand & al, 1995) andthe references therein The stability analysis andthe synthesis of controllers and observers for nonlinear systems described...
... the damping inthe tape-stretch motion, e is the applied input voltage (V), i is the current into capstan motor, J1 is the combined inertia ofthe wheel and take-up motor, J2 is the inertia of ... is the radius ofthe take-up wheel, r2 is the radius ofthe tape on the idler, T is the tape tension at the read/write head, x3 is the position ofthe tape at the head, x3 is the velocity ofthe ... corresponding to their initial values with only the [Ad] matrix is being used Once the input-output data is obtained, transforming the [Ad] matrix is achieved using the ANN training, as will be explained...
... the combining challenge arising from the following: • The designed controller is expected to stabilize the system inthe presence of uncertainties inthe parameters ofthe nonlinear systems in ... observed, the overshoot has much decreased after using the PID controller On the other hand, the other system outputs can be PID-controlled using the cascading of current process PID and new tuning-based ... the nominal layer, the regional layer andthe global layer ofthe • hierarchy Determine the size ofthe neural networks for each layer inthe hierarchy • Train the nominal neural networks The numerically...
... determines the contribution that the sum ofthe squares ofthecontrol increments has on the performance index The following block diagram illustrates the MPC process The controller consists ofthe ... S(t) If the magnitude of integrated error function is small than a predefined value S0 , the WNN controller dominates thecontrol characteristic; therefore, thecontrol gain ofthe robust controller ... electrical voltage into the desired level From thecontrol viewpoint, the controller design ofthe switching power supply is an intriguing issue, which must cope with wide input voltage and load resistance...
... methodology to design and test the controllers inthe performance trade-offs Thus tracking is guaranteed within the operating limits ofthe system Combined use of SMC and QFT facilitates the controller ... measure in terms of L2 -gain of zero dynamics The concept of zero dynamics introduced by (Lu & Spurgeon, 1997) treats the sliding surface s as the controlled output ofthe system Theroleof integral ... integral sliding-mode control is to reach and maintain s = while keeping the performance measure within bound In short, the implementation of integral sliding-mode control solves thein uence of matched-type...
... approximation of output feedback discontinuous control input Also, thecontrol input (50) with (35) chatters from the beginning without reaching phase The chattering ofthe discontinuous control input ... ⎦ ˆ ˆ parameters ofthe process and P = ρ P the desired nominal poles Then the parameters ofthe controller, designed by using the nominal parameters ofthe process andthe nominal poles, turn ... the sliding exists from the initial condition The one ofthe two main problems ofthe VSS is removed and solved The unmatched uncertainties influence on the ideal sliding dynamics as inthe case...
... Disease Controland Prevention Theroleof BCG vaccine inthe prevention andcontrolof tuberculosis inthe United States: a joint statement by the Advisory Council for the Elimination of Tuberculosis ... re-evaluation oftheroleof BCG vaccination inthe prevention andcontrolof TB This updated report is being issued by CDC, the Advisory Committee for the Elimination of Tuberculosis, andthe Advisory ... resurgence inthe incidence of TB occurred inthe United States and included increases inthe number of TB cases among adults and children and outbreaks of multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) involving...
... GABA-uptake of GAT1 In order to gain further insight into theroleofthe terminal structures ofthe N-glycans of GAT1, N -glycosylation processingof NNN was inhibited by 1-deoxymannojirimycin (dMM) Inhibition ... trimming of N-glycans is involved inthe regulation ofthe stability and trafficking of GAT1 It has been reported that a variety of molecular chaperones and folding enzymes assist the folding of ... results indicate that the impaired plasma membrane trafficking and reduced stability ofthe N -glycosylation mutants of GAT1 must be a result of misfolding of these proteins The deficiency of N-glycosylation...
... managing economic and environmental aspects ofthe river The most prominent examples of salinity trading come from Australia, with the inter-state trading case inthe Murray-Darling Basin, andthe ... Murray-Darling Basin (Australia) Interstate salinity trading came into force in 1992 as part ofthe Murray-Darling Basin Salinity and Drainage Strategy, administered by the Murray-Darling Basin Commission, ... source trading also allowing for point-non-point trade), the case of Lake Dillon andthe case ofthe Cherry Creek Basin in Colorado (both involving point-nonpoint source trading) The Chesapeake...
... describe the binding isotherms obtained previously for the b-casein 125 phosphopeptide in this pH range, andthe same model was adapted to t the binding isotherm of OPN 1149 measured at pH 7.0 The ... the action ofthe Golgi kinase and casein kinase on selected secreted phosphoproteins CSN1S1, aS1-casein; CSN1S2, aS2-casein; CSN2, b-casein; IBSP-II, integrin-binding sialophosphoprotein II; MEPE, ... [32] According to PONDRề predictions, the positions of PC sequences inthe SPs in Table were, with the exception ofthe globular protein riboavin-binding protein (RBP), disordered, and had disordered...
... site ofthe N-terminal lobe of human and bovine lactotransferrins Importance ofthe glycan moiety andofthe non–covalent interactions between the N- and C-terminal lobes inthe stability ofthe ... trypsin and chymotrypsin on thein vitro antimicrobial and iron-binding properties of lactoferrin in human milk and bovine colostrum Unusual resistance of human apolactoferrin to proteolytic digestion ... lactoferrin where the protein has to survive the harsh environment ofthe gastrointestinal tract Thus, on the basis of this study, rhLF may be preferred over bLF in oral applications of lactoferrins in...
... M1 and M2, standard protein marker, (A) crude enzyme ofthe DY-59 strain, (B) chitinase activity staining ofthe DY-59 strain, (C) crude enzyme ofthe VS-9 strain, (D) chitinase activity staining ... pathway They contain a chitin-binding domain (CBM 18 according to the CAZy classification) and tandem lysin motifs (LysMs), which are short peptide domains implicated in binding of peptidoglycan and ... into some plant pathogens containing chitin in cell walls such as fungi, nematodes, or insects This chapter describes procedure of screening of chitinase-producing fungi, and then these chitinolytic...
... facility level in Zambia served inthe capacity of district managers of health programmes The finding that the nurses in Sudan were less involved in planning of activities (15.2% in polio andin measles) ... measles Roles of nurses and midwives in SIAs for polio and measles The involvement ofthe nurses and midwives in activities related to polio and measles SIAs is presented in Table In general, the ... midwives inthe expanded programme on immunization Study objectives The objectives of this study were to document the roles, functions and contribution of nurses and midwives inthe delivery of routine...
... confounders were included inthe final logistic regression model if they changed the odds ratio of kneeling and squatting by more than 10% in at least one category Inthe final model, the following confounders ... number of squatting andthe duration of kneeling work D'Souza et al [20] examine the relationship between the daily amount of kneeling and knee osteoarthritis inthe subset of participants at the ... generated according to the 95th percentile ofcontrol subjects To analyze the combined effect of kneeling/squatting and lifting/carrying, a new variable was generated on the basis ofthe respective...
... patients andin kidneys of lupus mice with nephritis [20,21], suggesting that STAT1 may play a roleinthe pathogenesis of SLE A possible roleof SNPs inthe STAT1-STAT4 region other than the haplotype ... nephritis and increased mortality inthe absence of high levels of autoantibodies [25] STAT4 has been shown to be involved inthe induction of IFNγ, differentiation of Th1 and Th17 cells, and signal ... conceived ofthe study, together with TWB, and participated in its design and coordination, recruited patients and controls, and helped inthe manuscript preparation All authors read and approved the...
... prosthesis inserted into the portal vein andthe inferior vena cava ofthein vivo rabbit model Figure Diagram of silastic H-shaped prosthesis inserted into the portal vein andthe inferior vena cava of ... relating the readings to the wet weight ofthe liver, determined at the end of each experiment The "buffering capacity" ofthe HA was expressed in % as: [Increase in HA flow / Decrease in PV ... occlusion ofthe portal vein for the insertion ofthe mesocaval shunt and data from these preparations have therefore not been included Group The effect of intra-portal ATP Livers from another group of...
... start of cytokinesis (389) Some ofthe key signaling proteins that feed into the spindle checkpoint include the polo-like kinases Plk1 and Plk2, andthe aurora kinases (401,455) These signaling kinases ... changes inthe intracellular domain ofthe receptor, which facilitates recruitment and binding (84) The key intracellular adaptor proteins for the TNF receptor family are the RIP protein andthe ... is the key driver for the completion of mitosis One ofthe main roles ofthe APC/cyclosome complex in mitosis is the destruction of cyclin B1 and inactivation of CDK1 (167) Destruction of cyclin...