... VIEW OF THE IMPERIAL DEL PASEO.] FOOTNOTES: [1] In honor of Prince John, son of Ferdinand and Isabella Changed to Fernandina on the death of Ferdinand; afterwards called Ave Maria, in honor of ... glory of his useful life, the opening of the ports of Cuba to foreign trade In 1817 he returned to his native island with the rank of Counsellor of State, Financial Intendente of Cuba, and wearing ... registration of slaves introduced into the island in violation of the treaty of 1817; the decree freeing more than fifteen thousand emancipados in the space of a fortnight; that of May 25th, enrolling and...
... information [10,19] In addition, measurement of tumor volume is still time-consuming, labourintensive, and not widely available Tumor volume definition and measuring protocols should be standardized ... evaluate different cut-off point of tumor size in order to find the appropriate size for clinical application SPSS 12.0 software (SPSS Inc, Chicago, IL, USA) was used for analysis of all data Statistical ... second and 2.5 mL per second after an initial 5-mL dose Gross tumor volumeof primary tumor plus retropharyngeal nodes (GTVprn) was included (depending on the imaging system) in the tumor volume...
... mainly manifested by rectal bleeding [6,7] The major predictor of rectal bleeding is the volumeof the rectum included in the high dose region [8,9], and the correlation between rectal bleeding ... escalation of the dose and therefore adversely affect treatment outcomes The volumeof the rectum included in the high dose region is the major determinant for predicting late rectal bleeding In recent ... Grades and rectal bleeding is defined as incidental or intermittent bleeding requiring no treatment or responding to simple outpatient management, respectively; grade rectal bleeding is defined...
... and finally discontinued within the first months according to the previous guideline [2] The treatment was started as a part of the routine treatment Clinical symptoms, chest X-ray findingsand ... Antibody III kit (Ray Biotech Inc., Norcross, GA) according to the manufacturer’s instructions Immunocytostaining Immunocytostaining for iNOS or 3-NT in BALf cells was performed as previously described ... collecting EBC is a noninvasive and repeatable method, and useful for measuring airway inflammatory molecules in respiratory diseases including asthma [35] and COPD [36] There was no difference in...
... CO3 2and H2CO3) Uptake of other inorganic compounds in the medium, such as NH4+ and iron, may also be influenced by pH Microalgal culture experienced a continuous increaseof pH in the bioreactor ... 95% of the food consumed in Singapore is imported, and only a limited amount is locally produced Thus it might not be rational to develop food-based biofuels in Singapore Using food wastes for ... choices for substitutes in the transportation sector Currently, biofuels play a significant role in replacing liquid fossil fuels, and are suitable for vehicles and other modes of heavy transportation...
... One software BioRad, Hercules, CA) Cytokine determination Serum cytokines [Interleukin-2 (IL-2), Interferon gamma (IFN-γ), Interleukin-4 (IL-4), Interluekin-10 (IL-10)] were determined by sandwich ... persistence of IgE anti-Influenza virus antibodies in serum of IgE positive and negative vaccinated pediatric andadult subjects, approaching two years post vaccination The exact role of IgE in Influenza ... serum IgE levels were both normal and elevated in adults and children vaccinated with Influenza virus Children with no history of either Influenza virus infection or vaccination had serum IgE levels...
... NM_014393 ▲ 1.52 regulation of transcription protein binding double-stranded RNA binding DNA binding ▼ 5.02 protein binding NM_001149 NM_004242 ▲- increased ▼- decreased Validation of microarray results ... activity of activating protein-1 (AP1) transcription factor [40] Since ethanol-induced phosphorylation of protein kinases leads to an increased expression of transcription factors including AP1 ... chemokines in monocytes and macrophages (including Kupffer cells) [41, 42], and ethanol-induced mucosal injury in the upper gastrointestinal tract leading to increasein the permeability of the gut...
... flammable and used mainly as a supplement to increase the activity of other fumigants In fact, a mixture of trichloroethylene, carbon disulphide, and carbon tetrachloride (CalandrexR ) in a ratio of ... phosphine in grain protection has increased and stands as the main alternative to methyl bromide Lately, insect resistance to phosphine has become an important issue for effective grain treatment ... rates of sorption of homologous series of ITCs on wheat, we could show that the rate of sorption decreases with increasing molecular weight (Shaaya and Desmarchelier, 1995) In the case of methyl...
... Synthesizing the findingsand drawing conclusions - Putting forward some implications for the teaching and learning English and giving some suggestions for further research 3.4 Description of Sample In ... Understanding about insertion sequence and its uses in communication in English and Vietnamese - Finding out the differences and similarities of insertion sequence in terms of syntax and pragmatics ... connected by coordinator orIn insertion sequence, they appear in the first part with complete and incomplete forms (19) - Good morning - Good morning I’d like a toothbrush, please - Nylon or natural...
... factor in day-to-day interactions Accordingly, the study on thankgivings in English and Vietnamese aims at finding out differences CHAPTER and similarities in ways of thank-givings; the affect of ... factors such as social contexts, different relationships competence in giving thanks and refrain from misunderstanding in between interlocutors, genders, ages etc determiningly influence on interactions ... helping learners in properly encountering with native speakers concentrating upon thank-givings in both English and Vietnamese In competence in giving thanks and refraining 1.5 The Scope of the...
... features of ESVs and VSVs - Synthesizing the findingsand drawing conclusions - Putting forward some implications for the teaching and learning English and giving some suggestions for further ... clause with an 13 14 indicative verb In addition, it combines with the infinitive or toinfinitive in English Moreover, after DEMAND, a noun or noun phrase can be used As can be seen in their Vietnamese ... recommend, request, require and suggest from English and Vietnamese magazines, short stories, some dictionaries and the Internet - Clarifying and choosing data of ask, demand, order, propose, recommend,...
... but in thought and action Our ordinary conceptual system, in terms of which we both think and act, is fundamentally metaphorical in nature Metaphor in modern view is a means of understanding ... systems of negative emotion metaphors in English and Vietnamese and the exploration of respective underlying cultural influence in this study have supported and reinforced the modern cognitive theory ... within the framework of the Cognitive Theory of Metaphor set by Lakoff and Johnson, emotion metaphors figure prominently as one of the best researched domains with famous works by many linguists...
... consists of one or more units of the rank below it Thus, a sentence consists of one or more clauses, a clause consists of one or more word groups, a group -7consists of one or more words and a word ... classifying and analyzing the features of PAs in both languages such as: surveying, notifying, confirming, introducing, explaining, drawing the H’s attention, promising, judging and checking judgement, ... expressing wishes, commenting, expressing feeling, demanding, blaming oneself for the mistake, suggesting, soothing, warning, reminding an experience, begging, making conditions, persuading and...
... CHAPTER INTRODUCTION Nowadays, sport is one of the most important forms of - To discover the similarities and differences of sports headings in English and Vietnamese in sports headings in newspapers ... structure effectively in making sports (1969) [1] He measured complexity in terms of clauses, which were headings more interesting and distinctive, attracting more and more thus singled out from other ... newspapers in term of the syntactic structures and semantic features entertainment and is of great interest in investigating And the - To suggest some implications for teachers and learners of investigation...
... the images and the words employed in advertising slogans, can be investigated 27 • I find that it is interesting to investigate into similarities and differences of pun in English and Vietnamese ... The word c Being not anti-induction c Types of Words d Emphasizing the product or service benefits e Being persuasive 2.3.3 Word Class There are two major families of word classes: lexical (or ... negative constituent of an advertising text and as an independent mini-text 2.2.3 Principles in Writing Slogans The slogan is an important detail in advertising To have a Be complicated or clumsy [67]...
... use of NCs in cross – cultural communication in English and Vietnamese The findingsof the study can be the potential source for the teaching and learning of speech acts in general and NCs in ... Analyzing and discussing the results Comparing the similarities and differences of the issues in both languages -Suggesting some implications for teaching and learning language for avoidance of ... implications for teachers and English of NCs in differences syntax and learners of 1.3 SCOPE OF THE STUDY This research focuses on investigating the syntactic and pragmatic features in NCs in English and...
... part of EFRs has four parts, but it has four more parts in VFRs such as main contents of the film, number of episodes, time and place for showing Moreover, the contents in the introduction are interchangeable ... aim of investigating and analyzing some typical features about the discourse in EFRs and VFRs in order to find out the similarities and differences between them, we set up the major goals for ... the name of the film is always present in both languages Two parts that are always present are name of the film and director in EFRs and name of the film and main contents of the film in VFRs...
... (4.48) FedEx Corporation The name “FedEx” stands for Federal Express, invented by combining the beginning “fed” of the word “Federal” and the beginning “ex” of the word “Express” Compounding (4.50a) ... specifying lines of business is also formed by three elements in English andin Vietnamese, this kind of structure in English has a lower frequency compared with that in Vietnamese In terms of word-class, ... of naming companies or products and describes different kinds of names Moreover, Nguyen Ngoc Ha (2007), in her master thesis “An investigation into common institutional terms in English and in...
... DISTRIBUTION OF THE PERSUASION IN ALPHA AND OMEGA STRATEGIES IN TERMS OF DISCOURSE 4.3.1 Layouts of EAs and VAs for “Emphasize Scarcity”: and removing some of the customer’s imaginable and hanging fears ... by increasing the This strategy was aimed to make the source of the approach forces An offer or a message can be made more attractive advertisement by adding incentives, creating more convincing ... advertisers introduce their products or services like a good We proudly offer free shipping and handling in the US and Canada Free Shipping will be applied automatically to all qualifying orders [A-6] In...
... Sub-function INTRODUCING THE BOOK Defining the general topic of the book Informing about potential readership Informing about the author Making topic generalizations Inserting the book in the field OUTLINING ... functions of language and the thematic and informational structure of speech and writing Cook (1989) [9] explains the theory of DA and suggests some practical relevance to language teaching and learning ... use of nominal metaphor is an effective choice in drawing the vivid images corresponding to its meaning 4.2.2 Intensifiers According to Quirk (1985) [38], Intensifier is amplifying the effect of...