... personal “investment” of time, effort, and attention to the second language in the form of an individualized battery of strategies for comprehending and producing thelanguageLANGUAGE EGO As human ... improve the quality oflanguage teaching and learning through addressing the key issues that shape the design and delivery oflanguage teaching These issues center on r understanding learners and their ... understanding ofthe nature of second language learning, educational trends and practices in different parts ofthe world, andthe priorities the profession accords to specific issues and practices...
... In 2003, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of Japan amended the Building Standard Law to control indoor chemical concentrations This regulation restricts the use of formaldehydeemitting ... from the 1960s to early 1970s in Japan On this basis, the committee on sick house syndrome (SHS) by the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare of Japan announced the guideline value of formaldehyde ... by the “Act for Maintenance of Sanitation in Buildings”; however, small buildings and individual residences are not included, andthe substances in indoor air and their concentrations from the...
... governance, the role of ethics andthe agency issue Understand the financial institutions and markets andthe role they play in managerial finance Discuss business taxes and their importance ... Managers: evaluate the accounting dataand make decisions based on assessment ofthe associated risk and returns – Accountants: focused on the collection and presentation of financial data Copyright ... Financial Services: the design and delivery of advice and financial products to individuals, business and government – Managerial Finance: the duties ofthe financial manager in the business firm...
... DEVELOPMENT OF PARASITES CHAPTER I 21 The group of parasites consists of two general classes, the vegetable, andthe animal In the former class belong the bacteria, and in the latter the protozoa The ... the air cling to the moist surfaces ofthe air-passages and never reach the lungs Mucous membranes lining the mouth and other cavities ofthe body would prove favorable sites forthe growth of ... scores and hundreds of times during the day's round ofthe individual The cook spreads his saliva on the muffins and rolls, the waitress infects the glasses and spoons, the moistened fingers of the...
... relationship of supply and demand in the market on the basis of taking into account the trend ofthe currency fluctuations ofthe largest trading country Furthermore, the State Bank of Vietnam ... journals and information from other sources Secondary data always available in the public and people can easily gather them with a low cost Nevertheless, thedata collected by others people for different ... educational level andthe psychology of people, the level of development ofthe banking system, monetary policy andthe foreign exchange management regime, convertibility of national currencies These elements...
... diffusion of silicon atoms from the surface to the catalyst/NW interface Here, h is the height ofthe NW and O is the atomic volume of a silicon atom in a silicon lattice, the factor is the ratio ofthe ... rather fruitful in view of improving our understanding ofthe general features ofthe process The results obtained within the framework of a kinetic approach have been confirmed and amended by the ... equations describing the growth of NWs The second two MC experiments reproduce a fragment of a Fig The MC simulations ofthe kinetics for spreading ofthe mobile atoms across the surface in a two-component...
... consequence On the other hand, companies in the emerging markets of Asia and South America are investing and performing better An indication ofthe severity ofthe crisis is the “Manifesto for competitiveness ... relevant theoretical concepts and previous research – including those ofthe researcher at Ernst & Young (2) Analysis ofthe profitability ofthe biggest pulp and paper companies ofthe world andthe ... assessing the profitability ofthe on-going operations, whereas the other deals with the costs associated with adapting to a changed future outlook Forthe purposes ofanalyzingthe performance in the...
... correspondence with the processes and biorhythms ofthe body, for example regulation of moisture, breathing and heat balance These issues have led us to understand the need forthe use of ecologically ... recommend ways of improving standards, and suggest strategies for improving the quality ofthe work place and minimising the impact of buildings on the environment Most comfort standards are based ... in buildings The main reason forthe lack of awareness ofthe problems is due to the fact that the effects of indoor air pollution are mostly chronic and long term and not directly and immediately...
... of this study She was involved in the concept and design, data collection and collation, data analysis, writing and editing ofthe manuscript CM was involved in the conception and design ofthe ... subscale ofthe IPAQ andthe Physical Role(r = 0.214) and General Health (r = 0.254) subscales ofthe SF36, andthe Physical (r = -0.220) and Psychosocial (r = -0.246) scales ofthe MFIS were detected ... Score (r = 0.312) ofthe SF36 andthe Physical (r = -0.250) and Psychosocial (r = -0.257) scales ofthe MFIS Discussion The purpose of this study was to compare fatigue, depression and QoL scores...
... measured before an independent person programmed the DBS to either ON or OFF In order to avoid any systematic differences and bias, there was a randomization performed before the start ofthe study ... with the commando "Start now'' Timing commence when the subject's back is leaving the back ofthe chair, and stops when the subject's buttock reaches the seat forthe fifth time One trial is performed ... [35] The subject is standing barefoot with the feet placed on a line in front of each other, toes touching the heel ofthe other foot The test is performed on preferred foot (placed as the rearmost)...
... of this study She was involved in the concept and design, data collection and collation, data analysis, writing and editing ofthe manuscript CM was involved in the conception and design ofthe ... subscale ofthe IPAQ andthe Physical Role(r = 0.214) and General Health (r = 0.254) subscales ofthe SF36, andthe Physical (r = -0.220) and Psychosocial (r = -0.246) scales ofthe MFIS were detected ... Score (r = 0.312) ofthe SF36 andthe Physical (r = -0.250) and Psychosocial (r = -0.257) scales ofthe MFIS Discussion The purpose of this study was to compare fatigue, depression and QoL scores...
... previous hypothesis of distinct effects for each ofthe treatments and further suggest the presence of an additional nutrient factor regulating the formation of H2S Confirmation ofthe microarray ... observations at the sampling point where the addition of rehydration nutrients induced the formation of H2S while the addition of DAP delayed it Page of 11 (Figure 1c) Nonetheless, these results ... pathway (Figure 2c) Addition of DAP, on the other hand, upregulated approximately 67% ofthe genes involved in sulfate assimilation andthe synthesis ofthe sulfur-containing amino acids (Figure...
... explained forthe highest net profit and investment return ofthe treatment T3 The stocking biomass of 0.2 kg.m2 therefore, was recommended to maximize profit ofthe clam cultivation Establishment of ... increase the growth and production The objective of this research was to evaluate the effect of stocking biomass ofthe two sizes of M lyrata on growth performance and survival to enhance the production ... mean of live weight and SD is standard deviation ofthe clam in each treatment The meat ratio (% of meat weight total live weight) of clam was conducted by separating the meat content of random...
... objective of this research was to evaluate the effect of stocking biomass ofthe two sizes of M lyrata on growth performance and survival to enhance the production and profit of cultivation The other ... The estimation ofthe economic benefit of clam cultured in the intertidal areas is showed in table The net profit is calculated based on the output cost and input cost and price ofthe clam The ... and 2,04 kg.m-2, the higher the biomass, the lower was the growth performance and lower survival, which eventually resulted in reduction in the net profit Forthe small seed at shell length of...
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... prevented the formation of mycorrhizas The relatively high pH value (7.7) ofthe substrate could have reduced the efficacy of all fungi tested Since most of them are acidophilous, both the germination ... availability of nutrients like Mg and K forthe plant [18] In the peat/composted pine bark substrate, the mixture of two organic components gives a high C:N relation and this could be the cause forthe ... enhancing the photosynthetic capacity [11] and by increasing the uptake of water and nutrients, and their accumulation in the seedling tissues [3, 8] Environmental conditions marked by the Mediterranean...
... scoring The staff of this herd andthe staff ofthe Danish Crown Slaughterhouse in Sæby helped during the practical part ofthe investigation They are all gratefully acknowledged for their assistance ... lesions in the same joint, one side at a time The frequencies of scorings ofthe gait and posture variables were analysed The associations between the gait and posture variables andthe joint ... that 44% and 39% of scorings, respectively, were between and (Fig 3) The highest degree of positive associations were between 'hind legs turned out' and repair ofthe articular cartilage ofthe medial...
... for public companies are 0.0046 and -0.0034 The mean and median |PMMJDA| are 0.1059 and 0.0699 for private companies, and 0.0787 and 0.0513 for public companies The mean and median |PMMJDA| for ... earnings and cash flows as measures of firm performance: The role of accounting accruals Journal of Accounting and Economics 18 (1): 3-42 Dechow, P., and I D Dichev 2002 The quality of accruals and ... Taiwan reveal the names ofthe audit firm and two signing audit partners These unique features ofthe Taiwanese audit market allow us to measure various aspects ofthe auditors’ pre-client and client-specific...