... students (without revealing these students‘ names) who perform the best and share their strategy use with the whole class The purpose of these actions is to raise student awareness of their strategy ... -Most students employed strategies more often during the test After the test, students used strategies much less when compared with during and before the test -HLP students used strategies significantly ... those of general learningstrategies They include the types ofthestrategies used, contrasting strategy use at several proficiency levels, the use of cognitive and metacognitive strategies, the...
... Test Results and researcher s observations III.2.1 .The Listening Test Results III.2.2.Researcher s observation III.3.Students’ Strategy Use Under Different Test Tasks Part three: Conclusions, ... Subject ofthe study II.2.3 .The data collection Instruments II.2.4.Procedure II.2.5.Data Analysis Chapter three: Results and Discussions……………………………………………… III.1.Questionnaire Results III.2 .The Listening ... 1.1 Listening strategies ………………………………………………… 1.2 Listening test/task……………………………………………………… Listening Strategies in Second Language Learning Listening Task in Relation to Task Performance and Strategy...
... studies the use of listening test-taking strategiesand their relationship with Students’ performance 2 .The aims ofthe study The study aims to reach the following targets: -Studying the listening strategies ... the observation and talking with students, I find that what make them anxious and fail in listening tasks or listening tests is thestrategies they use Therefore, my minor thesis here studies ... out with the students to gather the most reliable data for analysis to find the answers to the research questions as mentioned above Design ofthe study The study consists of three parts: Introduction,...
... models oflearning strategy classification as have the definitions oflearningstrategies Some scholars may, to some extent, share the same approach towards the classification oflearning strategies; ... categorizes learningstrategies into „system-assigned‟ and „student assigned‟ The first refer to strategies provided by the instructional materials itself while the second involve thestrategies used ... strategies e.g concentration strategies, establishing appropriate learning attitudes, and monitoring and revising primary strategies (In-Sook 2002:102) System-assigned strategies Student-assigned...
... learning situation, Department of Education, University of Auckland Griffiths, C (2004), Language Learning Strategies: Theory and Research Schoolof Foundations Studies, AIS St Helens, Auckland, ... strategy use and proficiency: The relationship between patterns of reported language learningstrategies (LLS) use by speakers of other languages (SOL) and proficiency with implications for the teaching/ ... Learning strategies: An overview In Weinstein, C., E Goetz, & P 30 Alexander (Eds.), Learningand Study Strategies: Issues in Assessment, Instruction, and Evaluation (pp 11-22), Academic Press,...
... (Methodology) justifies and describes the methodology ofthe study in details Chapter (Results and Discussion) presents full analysis ofthe collected data and discusses findings Part C: Conclusion This part ... strategiesand learner autonomy is decided Scope ofthe study The focus ofthe study is on the level of TNUT students’ use of vocabulary learning strategies; students’ degree of learner autonomy andthe ... learningstrategiesandthe learner autonomy is Aims ofthe study The study is aimed at improving the use of vocabulary learningstrategiesandthe learner autonomy by determining the relationship...
... biomarkers of vascular damage, functional studies of vascular healthand assessment of subclinical and clinical CVD as endpoints in their efficacy analysis Autoimmune Basis of Rheumatic Diseases This ... Currently, studies targeting type I IFNs, IL-17 andthe various anti-B cell therapies are underway in SLE and other diseases Long-term followup to assess atherosclerosis progression in these groups would ... antibodies in atherosclerosis development in SLE remains unclear Nevertheless, because ofthe arterial thrombosis associated with APS itself, there remains a putative role for these antibodies in the...
... awakenings from sleep, whilst papers believe that noise is the most significant cause of sleep disturbance Based on the SPSS statistic analysis, no significant differences were found between the two ... reduced noise levels in the neonatal ICU Sound masking The sound masking system is often used to increase speech privacy and to minimize distractions from other sounds The system is being introduced ... Based on a number of original papers, the impact of noise on patients’ sleep andthe effectiveness of noise reduction strategies in ICUs have been reviewed These have shown: noise is just one of...
... for the purpose of stress ulcer prophylaxis, where these drugs should be ceased as soon as enteral feeding has been reestablished Schweickert and colleagues present the argument that early physical ... medication was ordered in 32,933 (52%) admissions There was a large baseline difference in the characteristics ofthe group receiving acidsuppressing medications versus those patients not receiving the ... medications Once these groups had been propensity matched, the authors were able to compare 16,396 paired patients and showed that the use of an acid-suppressing drug showed an increased association...
... reported Disagreement will be resolved by re-review and consensus between original researchers Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) and Serious Adverse Device Effects (SADEs) SAEs and SADEs will be reported ... andthe Standard Operating Procedures ofthe Department of Anaesthesia, Critical Care, Pain and Resuscitation The sponsor organisation for the trial is Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust The ... patients who have had a cardiac arrest Statistical Analysis Page 10 of 17 Baseline patient characteristics such as age, sex, aetiology of admission illness, pre-existing illnesses and time of arrest...
... chromatography-mass spectroscopy (GC-MS) is the most sensitive, specific and universal analytical method for low mass xenobiotics Since large numbers of samples are generally analyzed in studies of diseases, ... nature of most metals makes them ofthe most insidious pollutants The monitoring of trace metals in humans is therefore very important to assess their impact on chronic diseases Hence, sensitive analytical ... disorders, osteoporosis, and arthritis) [32, 33] Given the complexity of chronic disease processes, it is sometimes difficult to associate the onset and development of a disease with a specific...
... reported SPE and SPME methods 34 Chapter [13, 14] The relative standard deviations (RSDs) ofthe determinations (n = 3) ofthe analytes were between and 11% To assess the performance of µ-SPE, one of ... -negative) the nature of therapy to be administered to patients, andthe prognosis ofthe cancer may be determined following assessment of genes responsible or ER positive and negative status [11,12] The ... consistent increase in the risk of uterine endometrial cancer and a less consistent increase in the risk of breast and ovarian cancer Some evidence suggests that use of oral contraceptives may...
... are used to reflect the variables ofthe dataset, and dots are used to show the observations In the above biplot, the observations are the samples andthe variables are the chemicals present ... factors and furnish realistic picture of pathology For statistical studies, number of samples studied, influences the results to some extent In this study, number of samples is largely restricted ... group of 71 Chapter chemicals shows a trend in their levels in both samples The goodness ofthe PCA biplot andthe absolute error were measured as well to make sure the reliability ofthe statistical...
... times; and preparing all standards before sample analysis is costly and time consuming On this basis, new compound composer database software for simultaneous analysis (Shimadzu) by GCMS has been ... to overcome some ofthe limitations of traditional GC-MS analysis The database consists of three databases - mass spectra, retention times, and calibration curves, all of which are essential for ... environmental contaminants because of their extensive use and persistence Furthermore, they are distributed globally via the atmosphere, oceans, and other pathways, PCBs released in one part of the...
... is mainly associated with environmental factors rather than genetics The role of environmental pollutants thus becomes important in the prognosis and screening ofthe disease Several studies ... prediction of a certain disease based on trace metal analysis requires suitable mathematical or statistical model to distinguish healthy and diseased subjects 5.3 Materials and methods 5.3.1 Reagents and ... DV ICP-OES system was used for measuring the concentrations of elements The mode of time scan was chosen to measure the concentration of metal ions due to its low consumption of sample The operational...
... to them One class of these endocrine disrupting compounds consist ofthe hormone estrogens such as estrone (E1), 17 β-estradiol (E2), estriol (E3), diethylstilbestrol (DES) and 17 α-ethinylestradiol ... feminization of male fishes [8] In the case of zebrafish (Danio rerio), the protein expression of male zebrafish is altered due to the presence of estrogens [9] Zebrafish are increasingly being used to study ... vial The organic solvent in the GC syringe was released into the channel ofthe hollow fibre after which the stir bar in the aqueous phase was activated and at the same time, the stopwatch was started...
... stain has its own characteristics and limitations with regard to the sensitivity of detection andthe types of proteins that stain best[19] In this study, silver staining was chosen as the method ... antigens The height histograms display a peak, its position is assumed to average height ofthe structures on the surface In the first step of our experimental procedures, imaging of antibodies absorbed ... protein separation by SDS-PAGE e.g nucleic acids, lipids, polysaccharides and salts Acetone denatures the proteins and causes more hydrophobic areas ofthe protein to be exposed This causes the proteins...
... for further studies: 1) For profiling studies, the numbers of samples studied influence the results to some extent In this work, the number of cyst fluid samples was largely restricted by their ... trend was observed since their presence was not consistent in the samples studied Nevertheless, some metals were found to have higher levels in malignant than benign cyst fluids and their possible ... stage tumor samples was well documented in this study In the case of estrogens, among the four estrogens studied, the synthetic estrogen, diethylstilbestrol is higher in malignant cyst fluids...
... terms of group, task, context and GSS, theprocessesof process losses and gains, as well as the outputs of meeting outcome Similar to the previous studies described in Section 2.1.3, the research ... has the frame of an I-P-O model in which there are inputs, processesand outputs Second, the model extends the notion oftheprocesses in group effectiveness by suggesting two types ofprocesses ... exists The thesis therefore intends to focus on theinterplayof these two dimensions The next research question is: How does theinterplayof CT characteristics and learner characteristics affect...
... IV Summary Summary This thesis summarizes some ofthe work done in an attempt to elucidate the mechanisms of several surface processesThe focus of this work was on theprocesses occurring on the ... this work The surface processesof interest include the initial decomposition process ofthe silyl species arising from silane and disilane andthe surface diffusion process ofthe decomposition ... types of steps on this surface, namely, the SA steps, the nonrebonded SB steps andthe rebonded SB steps The SA steps are steps where the dimer rows on the upper side are parallel to the step...