... contribution of other factors involved in speaking 1.3 Cultural factors inthe teaching and learning of speaking skills in classrooms 1.3.1 What cultural factors influence on the teaching andthe learning ... role of culture in mastering speaking skills? - What typical cultural obstacles should be overcome inthe teaching and learning of speaking skills? I.5 Methods ofthe study To realize the aims of ... part of learned behavior shared with others The concept include a group’s way of thinking, feeling, and acting, and fixed patterns for doing certain things According to Thompson (1990:132), “the...
... on the geometric mean ofthe expression values ofthe set ofthe control genes tested The lower the M value, the more stably expressed the gene is Also, the program enables the exclusion ofthe ... and sexual reproduction within Brachiaria makes it an interesting system for understanding the molecular pathways involved in both modes of reproduction The identification of genes involved in ... value of all the other genes and also a change inthe M values ofthe unstable genes, BbrizGDP and BbrizUBI (Figure 3b) To check if the Figure Box-whisker showing the Ct variation of each candidate...
... and stockholders of Eli Lilly and Company Authors' contributions P-FL and EA participated inthe conception and design ofthe study, inthe development and conduct of analyses, andinthe clinical ... population The use of severity scoring systems in clinical trials may require training and validation ofthe training to ensure proper collection of severity of illness information Helps to ensure the ... trials and data collection WLM, JJ, and DRN participated inthe conception and design ofthe study, inthe development and conduct of analyses, andin drafting the manuscript MDW participated in...
... another 40 CHAPTER ANT SUCCESSION DYNAMICS IN A SECONDARY FOREST OF SINGAPORE Introduction The main island of Singapore is located off the southern tip ofthe Malay Peninsula and most ofthe ... robustness ofthe various studies was of lesser concern The rationale behind this inclusive approach was to maximize the number ofstudies available for the review, keeping in mind the main aim of detecting ... The metapleural gland is present only in ants and has been described as their defining characteristic (Holldobler and Wilson, 1990) An interesting aspect ofthe ants is the social nature of their...
... used in much ofthe literature and is the focus of this thesis Therefore, we focus on the Haab and Hicks and IAL approach and not examine the von Haefen model We choose the IAL model to analyze the ... thanks to the staff and student-friends inthe Department of Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology for their help, and to the Government of Viet Nam for its funding inthe early years of my ... Role ofthe scale parameter inthe estimation and comparison of multinomial logit models Journal of Marketing Research 30(3): 305314 13 Swait, J and M Ben-Akiva 1987 Incorporating random constraints...
... Earth and therefore to be the source ofthe meaning and value of human life It is believed to have been manifest inthe wisdom ofthe ancient sage–kings, inthe doctrine of Confucius, andinthe ... down andthe variation of kí The theory and practice of kí in North Vietnam since 1945 to the 1986 Reform, andthe performance of kí in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War, as well as the return ... substance of all the other virtues, andthe sole path to the solution ofthe contradiction between knowledge and action In principle, it precludes any prob bility of oing b sincerely’ n therefore in theory...
... Treatment against Cirrhosis), is a multicenter study ofthe potential benefit of prolonged peginterferon therapy in mitigating the progression of fibrotic liver disease [8] In this study, 391 ofthe 1045 ... rigorously in a randomized controlled format to assess their value and impact on efficacy of therapy although they are now widely used in patients receiving interferon therapy Treatment of advanced ... transplant outcome, andthe difficulties in treatment ofthe infection following LT [12], it is reasonable to emphasize the importance of pretransplant treatment of HCV The International Liver...
... the differences inthe behaviors and attitudes ofthe grandmother, the father andthe mother andthe children at least cause discontent to one another The grandmother held the floor most ofthe ... character and setting Technique has to with the structuring ofthe story into the plot so that the writer can convey the theme andthe manipulating ofthe language in order to express the ideas ofthe ... from the beginning ofthe story in her decision where to go, in her introduction ofthe scenery along the journey While the father, the mother andthe children enjoyed going to Florida, The grandmother...
... Conclusions, including the results ofthe November 2001 Workshop Management Framework - Introd uced Marine Pests Management capabilities and approaches APEC andthe MRCWG have a role in liaising with ... Within APEC little is known on the introduction of marine pests Little practical information on measures to prevent introductions Lack of knowledge in what individual countries are doing ... NACA to enhance the effectiveness of existing instruments within APEC Institutional arrangements for managing the marine environment is fragmented in most economies Baseline surveys to identify...
... nuclear issues in general, the feeling grew inthe environmental movement that Yeltsin was increasingly yielding to the demands ofthe Ministry of Atomic Power andthe nuclear-industrial lobby.99 ... After having ascribed a 1993 incident of dumping of liquid radioactive waste inthe Sea of Japan to irresponsibility on the part ofthe Navy andthe nuclear industry, the Russian Minister of Environment ... not having regulative authority, an agency under the Ministry of Health was included inthe drafting of these health standards throughout the Soviet period.82 Involving the same agencies, these...
... emigrated, and were either residing in our Colonies or in other parts ofthe world, andthe only method I could discover of obtaining information regarding several of viil INTRODUCTION them, was ... captain ofthe John +, a boat which has often played a prominent part inthe struggles ofthe Isis, and which has served as the training-school for no fewer than ten ofthe Crews which during the ... can in no possible way be traced to the effects of rowing, we come to the consideration of those diseases ofthe respiratory andthe circulatory systems (in other words ofthe lungs andof the...
... adults These studies also were not useful in determining a) the efficacy of BCG vaccine in HCWs or b) the effects on efficacy ofthe vaccine strain administered Vol 45 / No RR-4 MMWR andthe vaccinee’s ... 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 ... with the use of particular vaccine strains Eight studiesofthe efficacy of BCG vaccination in HCWs also were reviewed by the investigators conducting the second meta-analysis In these eight studies, ...
... discovery of a brain-specific MT isoform, GIF, in 1991, sparked considerable interest in understanding the role of all MTs inthe brain, and particularly within the injured or diseased brain Inthe ... studies examining the role of GIF in AD, linked to its initial discovery as a factor deficient inthe AD brain There remains no clear consensus on the role of GIF inthe pathogenesis of AD, and therefore ... whether GIF acts in a neuroinhibitory manner when administered directly into the brain following traumatic brain injury In one such study, the injection of GIF into the site of a stab wound promoted...
... basis points ofthe 11 basis-point decline inthe average expense ratio of funds of funds over the period (labeled in Figure 13 as “Fall in expense ratios of individual funds”) By definition, the ... inflation by taking the fee breakpoints available in 2010 and multiplying by the Consumer Price Index in December 2000 and dividing by the Consumer Price Index in December 2010 The front-end ... endowments, and other institutional investors investing for their own accounts, rather than on behalf of retail investors Stock Funds The average fees and expenses paid by stock fund investors declined...
... declined in 2011 owing to declines inthe expense ratios of individual funds, an increase inthe demand for index funds, and a continuing shift by investors in both actively managed and index ... percentage ofthe assets that the financial professional manages for an investor, rather than as a percent ofthe dollars initially invested Over time, brokers and other financial professionals ... collects the 12b-1 fee, passing the bulk of it to the financial professionals serving fund investors Alternatively, investors may pay the professional an asset-based fee directly In such cases, the...
... of individual components were varied as indicated for the determination of Mg2+ and pH dependent rAsPPase activity The amount of Pi liberated from the hydrolysis of PPi during thecourseofthe ... immunohistochemical staining), and that the inhibition of PPasecatalyzed PPi hydrolysis by these inhibitors, is likely to prevent the synthesis ofthe new cuticle from the hypodermis and/ or ecdysis ofthe old ... presence of increasing concentrations of inhibitors for 10 days, andthe number of molting larvae was determined Molting was manifested by shedding ofthe L3 cuticle Results Identification of cDNA...
... On the other hand, inthe far Northeast, along the Mekong River, over 2030 mm is received annually Variation inthe average amount of rainfall is therefore notable inthe Northeast During the ... in Thailand, andthe University of Helsinki This study was also a joint undertaking inthe long series of academic collaboration between the universities of Kasetsart and Helsinki 1.2 Scope and ... Research Institute of Thailand (RRIT) andthe Office ofthe Rubber Replanting Aid Fund (ORRAF) The RRIT works under the Department of Agriculture (Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives), and its...
... ONE is the INTRODUCTION This includes an outline ofthe CONTEXT and main themes, the motivation and purpose ofthe study - the why and how PART TWO is THE REASEARCH - METHODOLOGY and FINDINGS PART ... component inthe integration process: The first step towards the integration of refugees must be to identify and help with their most pressing needs Finding and settling them into safe and appropriate ... GUIDE is the last section This provides a discussion ofthe main themes as they emerged inthe service user interviews (as listed above inthe ‘Findings’ section) It breaks the themes down into manageable...
... hindered an in- depth analysis ofthe results Hence, the findings from the qualitative portion ofthe study might be considered preliminary Page 10 of 11 Conclusion Our findings indicate that the majority ... treatment On the other hand, the findings from this survey indicate that pastoral communities living in both ofthe study areas had basic awareness about the symptoms and treatment of PTB, which ... role in increasing the burden of TB [5] Very few individuals we studied considered the role of HIV/AIDS as a risk factor in PTB development On the other hand, our study of communities underlined...