... method ofthe study and organization ofthe study The literature review chapter conceptualizes the framework ofthe study through the discussions of issues and ideas on theories of oral presentation ... feedback andthe other respondents prefer strategic feedback The researcher interviewed them one by one and took notes all the information The content ofthe interviews then was typed and printed ... meet the needs and expectations ofthe students Therefore, the teachers should balance the frequency of using these three kinds of feedback during the speaking lessons based ontheeffectsof each...
... BOARD OF GOVERNORS OFTHE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Report to the Congress on Practices ofthe Consumer Credit Industry in Soliciting and Extending Credit andtheirEffectson Consumer Debt and Insolvency ... the Congress on Practices ofthe Consumer Credit Industry 27 Appendix: Section 1229 ofthe Bankruptcy Act Here is section 1229 ofthe Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of ... solicitation of credit cards is in Board of Governors, Further Restrictions on Unsolicited Offers Report to the Congress on Practices ofthe Consumer Credit Industry 21 The main reason for the growing...
... presents the results ofthe two surveys The seventh and final chapter provides a summery and conclusion Here, the key findings ofthe dissertation are identified and put into the context ofthe purpose ... information and assesses other relevant information to the context of this study Chapter three reviews the origin and structure ofthe Export Import Bank ofthe United States andthe context in ... ofthe dissertation andtheir possible wider contribution Future research opportunities are also identified and discussed, along with the key limitations ofthe dissertation Chapter Summary There...
... completely different from a phosphate-containing one, using several new chemicals along with a different balance of existing ones, with a series of changes being necessary to resolve the succession of ... incrustations on fabrics andonthe washing machine’s heating elements - stabilise alkalinity at the correct level throughout the washing process thus giving good soil removal and enabling the other ... to handle, but dissolve very rapidly on contact with the wash water in order to disperse the concentrated surfactants they contain - redissolve calcium and magnesium compounds present in the...
... feedback; and (4) uncoded feedback ontheir second drafts c The study investigated the students’ perspectives: their attitude towards, their comprehension of, andtheir attention to differenttypesof ... context Aims ofthe study The aim ofthe present study is to examine the students’ perspectives: their attitudes towards, their comprehension of, andtheir attention to Page | differenttypesof teacher ... regarding their attitude towards, their comprehension of, their attention to, andtheir problems regarding differenttypesof teacher written feedback It consists of two main parts The first...
... strongly influenced by the addition of cations The cations can shield the electrostatic repulsion between the sulphate groups and prevented the tight binding and aggregation ofthe helices (Michel ... Hence, the extent of moisture sorption ofthe cross-linked composite film was dependent onthe proportion of alginate to copolymer andthe moisture sorption ability ofthe individual polymer components ... ions which led to the disruption of cross-linkages and consequently the disintegration of films (Østberg et al., 1994) Thus, addition ofthe copolymers to alginate enhanced the stability of the...
... structure differently andthe properties ofthe matrix to different extents Unravelling the cross-linking mechanisms andtheireffectson matrix integrity would assist in the control ofthe interaction ... the pH ofthe medium used promoted interactions between Ca2+ and alginate The displacement of Ca2+ by H+ could be controlled by careful manipulation ofthe pH ofthe medium The FTIR spectra of ... thickness Onthe other hand, evolution of CO2 from the reaction between H+ and CaCO3 resulted in the formation of abundant minute cavities, hence, contributing to volumetric increase ofthe internally...
... from these studies did not take into account the tensile properties ofthedifferent sodium alginate matrices and comparison was based only onthe values obtained from the tensile tests ofthedifferent ... indicated by their relatively low Ca2+ content (Tables and 8) Onthe other hand, a fairly linear relationship (r2 =0.86) was observed between the viscosity of sodium alginate andthe Ca2+ content, ... part ofthe study, the influence of molecular size ofthe polymer was also studied The relative solution viscosity ofthedifferenttypesof sodium alginate was used to indicate their relative molecular...
... contradictory to the conclusions ofthe Final Document ofthe Moscow Meeting ofthe Conference onthe Human Dimension ofthe CSCE and in breach of Article 19 ofthe International Covenant on Civil and Political ... expression and freedom ofthe media across the OSCE region Second, the study assesses the impact these regulations and practices have onthe free flow of information andthe freedom of expression on ... assumed the tasks of identifying the potential for the outbreak of conflicts andoftheir prevention, settling and dealing with their aftermaths The development of democratic institutions and the...
... Inhibition of tyrosine sulfation had an even more profound effect onthe interaction between HCII and heparin The observation that higher NaCl concentrations are required for the dissociation ofthe ... inhibitors of tyrosine sulfation and N-glycosylation under conditions that allowed partial inhibition of these modifications After dialysis, the conditioned medium was fractionated on heparin–Sepharose ... position of this fucose unit to the proximal GlcNAc residue could be confirmed by MS/MS ofthe respective molecular ions by the identification of a fragment ion generated by the cleavage ofthe chitobiose...
... for the Replication of Parvovirus LuIII Proposed Model for the Replication of Parvovirus LuIII A model for the replication ofthe (+) andthe (-) strand of LuIII is shown The NS1 nick site and ... in the flip conformation The expected fragments for the digestion ofthe flip and flop conformations ofthe left hairpin are very similar in size, any slight variation in migration due to the ... implications onthe replication of these viruses The presence of origins of replication at both the left and right termini can explain the unique encapsidation pattern observed for LuIII hinting on the...
... for the Replication of Parvovirus LuIII Proposed Model for the Replication of Parvovirus LuIII A model for the replication ofthe (+) andthe (-) strand of LuIII is shown The NS1 nick site and ... in the flip conformation The expected fragments for the digestion ofthe flip and flop conformations ofthe left hairpin are very similar in size, any slight variation in migration due to the ... implications onthe replication of these viruses The presence of origins of replication at both the left and right termini can explain the unique encapsidation pattern observed for LuIII hinting on the...
... in the 1820’s to only 0.5% ofthe total land area and it is now found only in small patches in the northern part ofthe Singapore main island andon Pulau Tekong and Pulau Ubin (Hsiang, 2000) Therefore, ... currents andthe 20° isotherm of seawater in winter (Alongi, 2008) The common C characteristic which they all possess is their tolerance to salt and brackish waters The highest concentrations of mangrove ... distributed in the inter-tidal region between the sea andthe land in the tropical and subtropical regions ofthe world between approximately 30° N and 30° latitude Their global distribution is believed...
... highlighted Further, a review onthe current knowledge of monocytes, their differentiation, function and interactions with T cells is discussed Lastly, the research objectives ofthe thesis are presented ... introduction gives an overview ofthe protein of interest, CD137, and its interaction with its ligand The concept of reverse signalling will be addressed and current literature ontheeffectsof CD137 ... for resolution of an infection 15 Introduction 1.2.4.2 Effectsof CD137L stimulation in monocytes Studies have shown that the activation of CD137L on monocytes induces production of pro-inflammatory...
... current of Si has degrades to the least among the three The ONstate current of Si is only 4.59 mA/μm, which is only 75% ofthe one along [100]/(001) The band structures of Si, InAs and GaSb along the ... plot the band structures ofthe Si, GaSb and InAs along [100]/(001) direction, with their lowest conduction band at E = 0.2 eV In the [100]/(001) direction, the effective mass ofthe lowest conduction ... exceptional frequency response In the logic operations, two most important parameters worthy of note are ION and IOFF ION is determined by the electron concentration andthe electron injection velocity...
... evaluation of morphology effectsof ZnO pigments ontheir optical properties The synthesis conditions were according to our previous works [18,19] Typical synthesis conditions of ZnO powders synthesized ... nm and thicknesses of 50 nm In Fig 2(c) and (d), FE-SEM images ofthe submicrorods ZnO is shown The diameters of ZnO rods are about 100 nm andtheir lenghts are up to m The FE-SEM images ofthe ... (Continued) the porous surface feature ofthe nanoparticle-decorated ZnO pigment The representative isotherm ofthe ZnO pigment is shown in Fig The N2 isotherm plot belongs to the type IV isotherm...
... material ofthe work piece the intensity of peening, which depends on size of shot, Material of shot, velocity or flow rate ofthe shot, time of exposure The magnitude ofthe compressive ... long and intermediate fatigue life are: (1) shot-peening and (2) surface rolling Both methods use local plastic deformation, one by the pressure ofthe impact of small balls, the other by the ... to millions of load cycles can hardly be overestimated Ali Fatemi-University of Toledo All Rights Reserved Chapter – Residual Stresses & TheirEffects RESIDUAL STRESSES ANDTHEIREFFECTSON FATIGUE...
... Health-conscious consumers may adjust their consumption patterns because they believe that their actions affect their health (Schifferstein and Oude Ophuis, 1998) Consumers buy ecofriendly or environmentally ... products not only because oftheir concern for environmental conservation but also out of concern for their own health (Wandel and Bugge, 1997; Padel and Foster, 2005) Individuals’ concern for ... despite the substantial rise in environmental consciousness among consumers For some, environmental concern has become a way of life guiding their consumption on a daily basis For others, environmental...
... ofthe study and advised onthe experimental work LCC participated in the design ofthe study and advised onthe experimental work RLM conceived ofthe study, performed the statistical work, and ... ofthe interferon-gamma (IFNg) promoter and hypomethylation of one CpG site ofthe IL-4 promoter with associated changes in IgE levels, suggestive ofthe contribution of epigenetic regulation ... questions still need to be elucidated These include questions about theeffectsof airborne prenatal exposures to toxinsof concern in the urban environment, as well as their possible long-term...
... NOAA thermal stress images onthe front cover andon pages 9-11 The Good andthe Evil of Hurricanes for Coral Reefs While there is often a perspective that hurricanes are only destructive and ... andthe Madden-Julian (40-day) Oscillation It was the juxtaposition and magnitude of these causal factors that likely induced the record activity during the 2005 hurricane season The effect of ... cool and reducing light stress The figure onthe left shows regions of positive and negative sea surface temperature anomaly with the track of Hurricane Katrina over the cool wake The graph on the...