... or below the mean To compute the z-score, the EIU first calculated each indicator’s mean and standard deviation using the data forthe countries inthe Index, and then the distance ofthe observation ... at inculcating skills has grown inthe last decade The Learning Curve 2012 report discusses a number of these at length, including the importance of attracting good teachers and giving them the ... understanding ofthe subject at hand A 2012 analysis ofthe results ofthe British Household Panel Survey (BHPS), carried out at the Institute for Social and Economic Research ofthe University of...
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... HS: The origin of chondrocytes inthe nucleus pulposus and histologic findings associated with the transition of a notochordal nucleus pulposus to a fibrocartilaginous nucleus pulposus in intact ... progression of degenerative disc disease, the NP could arguably represent the lynchpin inthe degenerative cascade since many investigators consider the NP as the area demonstrating the earliest ... changes [9-11] We may therefore need to look ever closer at the question of what really defines the cells within the disc Are the current models of events leading to failure ofthe disc as an organ...
... recorded from the thermistor ofthe pulmonary artery catheter and maintained between 37.5°C and 38.5°C using a heating pad During the preparation and post-resuscitation phase, the animals received ... time andthe concentration difference ofthe indicator entering (arterial) and leaving (hepatic venous) that organ Inthe case of ICG which is exclusively removed by the liver, the intravenous infusion ... administration are unlikely On the other hand, in all ofthe studies in which beneficial effects of blockade ofthe renin-angiotensin system on splanchnic perfusion were found, the degree of...
... result in a permanent loss of independent function in most survivors [5] The experience ofthe unprecedented consequences of a prolonged heat wave in Paris andin 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 ... Dhainaut et al Figure decreased risk of death during the 1995 heat wave in Chicago [4] Finally, air-conditioned environments should be readily available and accessible in nursing homes Competing...
... by the synchronization method, there should be a minimal increase in cell number for a period of time covering a significant fraction ofthe interdivision time 2) The rise in cell numbers during ... doubling time, andin 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...
... information and discussing involving the role of extrinsic motivation inthe process of learning English of high school students The aim of second section is to get an overall view ofthe positive and ... clarified and reinforced through in- depth interviews with teachers and students and observation sheets The study is continually developed inthe chapter The first section focuses on analyzing the information ... 2014 AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE IMPACT OF EXTRINSIC MOTIVATION…… 1.2 Aim of research: The research was conducted with the aim of investigating the perception of teachers and students ofthe role...
... were found inthe number and range ofstrategies used, in how thestrategies were applied to the task, andin whether they were appropriate forthe task” Therefore, teaching learning strategies ... 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 strategiesInthe 1980s ... remember the information has been the primary concern ofthe researchers dealing with the area of foreign language learning So, language learning strategies (LLS) for foreign language learning and the...
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... strong and solid confidence inthe righteousness ofthe action resulted inthe misrecognition and miscalculation of Filipino responses and, inthe case ofthe implementation of English, inthe creation ... misrepresentation ofand therefore inevitable dishonesty inthe discourse of benevolence by the American officials They also indicate, through what they concede and uphold, the strength ofthe dominant discourse ... fear of danger arising from welding the Filipinos into a united people by putting them in understanding contact with each other.”210 Filipinos wanted it and needed it In language both lofty (“The...
... is, of course, in contrast to the “good intentions ofthe United States andthe serious purpose ofthe administration to benefit and advance the inhabitants [of the Philippines].260 These good intentions, ... poorly instituted and undemocratic) andthe contrast ofthe American 253 See for example Glenn May’s Social Engineering ofthe Philippines which discusses the focus of three ofthe directors of education ... (Reprinted), (Manila: Bureau of Printing, 1957) 98 Nationalistas was clear proof ofthe sentiments ofthe Filipino people for independence and an indication also of their sentiments about the...
... against colonialism ofthe importance of agitating against cultural and linguistic imposition andthe importance ofthe defense and protection of one’s own language and culture The Erasure ofthe ... at the time was stringent), these essays, when taken inthe context ofthe authors’ participation inthe revolution andinthe context of their other anti-colonial agitations at the time, are the ... of Education ofthe Philippine Islands, (Manila: Bureau of Printing, 1909), 204 354 Philippines, Eighth Annual Report ofthe Director of Education ofthe Philippine Islands, (Manila: Bureau of...
... drop the old Katipunan sense ofthe transformation ofthe inner self and on the emphasis ofthe individual experience of struggle The importance of that inner self inthe struggle forthe lahi and ... language and inevitably one’s nation: the mother andthe child The use ofthe image ofthe mother (ina) to refer to the nation (Inang Bayan), the language (Inang Wika) andthe race or heritage (Inang ... Pasyon and Revolution.426 Ileto tells us that among the members ofthe Katipunan, the concept of loob and finding the right path forthe inner self was inscribed into the understanding of freedom Andres...
... as the transformation of Filipino mentality along the lines of Western science.”526 For Pardo de Tavera, the task ofthe Filipino, therefore, is to reject all forms of thinking and all practices ... implicated in a particular way of perceiving the Philippine nation andthe Filipino people Inthe 1920s, the language issue had become one ofthe principal issues that concerned Filipinos The lawmakers ... plugged 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...
... which provided training for advancement inthe British colony: either a training in law, commerce or a preparation for further study in India or in England itself By the turn ofthe century, Burma ... openly professing his non-support of them The Mandalay students called for a boycott as well of U Po Sein’s traveling pwe They were boycotted at Mandalay, and then again at Pegu and then finally ... enough the scope and range of these efforts It will be the province of other studies to undertake the work of describing the sustained efforts of these language organizations Meanwhile, numerous other...
... declared in June of 1898 but in December ofthe same year, the Treaty of Paris between Spain andthe United States provided forthe sale ofthe Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam by Spain to the United ... On the issue of language rights, for example, one side will insist on the use ofthe mother tongue as a fundamental human right and sees the increasing demand forthe use of English in school and ... to examine that other half ofthe equation; the force that defended Philippine, andin particular, Tagalog language and culture andinthe end had a decisive influence in creating a space for local...