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... salespeople interact via interface o f the websites The challenges facing the online sellers are to alleviate theCP uncertainty and incomplete or distorted information (Ba & Pavlou, 2002) as well as ... security and perceived usefulness are also significant predictors o f trust It is appropriate to suggest that receiving the authentic and updated information, safe insurance as well as enhancing the ... customer satisfaction 6 Lim itation and future research Despite contributing to the literature and finding out some interesting points, the current study also has some limitations that open avenues

Ngày tải lên: 29/10/2017, 20:41

... WPAC basin, it was found that the reduction of the intensity errors after eliminating bad track simulations is somewhat similar to that in the NATL basin; the 2- and 3-day VMAXerrors decrease ... innermost domain at the initial time 3 Available at: http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/Data_Storm.html 4 Available at: http://www.usno.navy.mil/JTWC Trang 4189 km for the 1-, 2-, and 3-day lead times, ... experiments in the NATL basin This best track dataset is well calibrated and contains necessary TC information such as latitudes and longitudes of TC centers, the maximum surface wind (VMAX), or the minimum

Ngày tải lên: 16/12/2017, 03:07

... difficulties while doing this project ii ABSTRACT This present study aims at investigating the perception of teaching vocabulary using the Form- Focused and Communicative Language Teaching approach for the ... survey, and class observation were used as the data collection methods The findings of the research showed that all the respondents had a clear perception and appreciation of the vocabulary teaching ... that teachers should pay attention to the accuracy as well as fluency when teaching vocabulary in order to motivate students in their learning help Likewise, to achieve in their vocabulary learning,

Ngày tải lên: 23/09/2020, 22:17

... interest in translation, potentially fostering careers in translation and interpretation, while still aligning with the teacher's educational goals Additionally, incorporating translation activities ... that encourage risk-taking and spontaneous exchanges, rather than relying on extensive preparation By fostering a classroom culture that embraces speaking and accepts mistakes as a natural part ... Grammar-Translation Method dominated language teaching, emphasizing L1 use through grammar study and translation exercises between L1 and L2, primarily aimed at enabling students to read literature

Ngày tải lên: 01/08/2021, 11:25

... students, accessing information, and communicating, E-learning aids in raising the quality of education and optimizing teaching and learning These E-learning assets provide a variety of multimedia techniques, ... digital education collaboration are all terms used to describe E-learning E-learning is a new style of learning that differs from traditional face-to-face learning It is characterized as an innovative ... studies about students’ perceptions 2.4 Previous research Fatma Alabdullaziz, Manal Muhammad Alanazy, and Suzan Alyahya (2011) discovered that the instructors in this study had a good attitude toward

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2022, 23:03

... for establishing motivational teaching practices in the EFL classroom: 1) making learning stimulating and enjoyable; 2) presenting tasks in a motivating way; 3) setting specific learner goals; ... emphasizes the impact of feedback on students' motivational state: 1) motivational feedback can have a gratifying function that can increase learner Trang 26satisfaction and lift the learning spirit; ... motivational state Teachers are suggested to "apply motivational strategies systematically and in a context-appropriate manner" (p 73) Trang 232.2.3 Motivation for Second Language Learning A large

Ngày tải lên: 31/10/2022, 16:57

... traits are broad in scope and carry a fundamental evaluation or judgment about oneself, making them fundamental to defining a person traits Empirical research has validated the core self-evaluation ... variables to evaluate the reliability of the scale and eliminate any measuring items that are not reliable in this study According to Nunnally, J (1994), if a measurement variable has a total ... participants from a diverse range of FDI in Vietnam Because a single-informant bias can lead to serious problems, this study went to great lengths to avoid having a biased database by gathering

Ngày tải lên: 23/10/2023, 06:19

... engagement, and job satisfaction The final step involves analyzing the results of the data analysis.DATA ANALYSISSample profileIn April 2023, data was collected through mailing and social media over a ... performance ratings.Levy and Williams (2004) have demonstrated that the feedback environment within an organization is a proximal variable, and an essential aspect of the wider performance management ... tenure with the organization was collected to gain insights into the respondents' characteristics and attributes.Data analysis approachCollected data used statistical software called SPSS version

Ngày tải lên: 06/11/2023, 05:08

... heads had a negative relation with a borrowing amount from the informal sector because many of farmers who obtained high education normally tried to obtain credit from the formal sector. In addition, ... whereas 69 remaining households had demand for credit but they did not apply. The reasons leading to this situation were that they were afraid of not being able to repay their loans, afraid of being ... refused, lack of collateral and high interest rate. Among the households having applied for loans, 34 % of credit applied households in the animal- based group was provided a part of required loan amount,

Ngày tải lên: 28/08/2013, 09:18

... circulate this book in any other binding or cover and you must impose this same condition on any acquirer British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Data available Library of Congress Cataloging ... particulars Such properties would require cate-a becate-arer between their mcate-anifestcate-ations cate-and one is noticecate-ably cate-absent inthis case Molnar’s claim that simple particulars ... an American who had previously taught at AdelaideUniversity in the department headed by Jack Smart George turnedtowards metaphysics, a metaphysics that, following Martin, made cau-sation and

Ngày tải lên: 10/06/2014, 21:46

... Fabiana Galland, Carollina Da Ré, Elisa Negri, Douglas S Engelke, Letícia Rodrigues, Marina C Leite*and Carlos-Alberto Gonçalves Abstract Background: Inflammatory responses in brain are primarily ... Sakatani S, Seto-Ohshima A, Shinohara Y, Yamamoto Y, Yamamoto H, Itohara S, Hirase H: Neural-activity-dependent release of S100B from astrocytes enhances kainate-induced gamma oscillations in ... found an early and transient increase in TNFa in serum (p < 0.001) (at 30 min) and a later increase in CSF (p = 0.006) (at 24 h) (Table 2) In addition, we observed an increase in LPS-induced

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 22:20

... educated people is larger in DodaLab than in FilaBavi The main occupations are office staff and business in DodaLab and farmer in FilaBavi About three quarters of all persons in DodaLab have health ... delivery attendance and delivery method? • What social, economic and other factors are associated with antenatal and delivery care utilization in urban and rural areas? • Can such associations explain ... three indicators was not satisfied Trang 31Indicators Inadequate use Adequate use Adequate number of visits Less than three visits At least three visits Early attendance by ANC Initial visit after

Ngày tải lên: 23/07/2014, 03:33

... correlated the airway changes to clinical data and mechanical ventilation parameters Materials and methods This is a retrospective study using archived material from routine autopsies performed at ... cells infiltrating the airway wall, using a four-grade scale: absent = 0, minimal inflammation = 1, moderate inflammation = 2 and marked inflamma-tion = 3 [13] The content of ECM proteins and MMPs ... pressure values, suggesting that both the primary pulmonary insult leading to ARDS and the ventilator injury are associated with airway structural alterations in ARDS patients Rouby et al [43] ana-lyzed

Ngày tải lên: 14/08/2014, 07:21

... Algorithms that make use of mathematical ‘strings’ [22] to calculate the energy barrier for crystallization in n-dimensional space Trang 24 Algorithms that can calculate the fraction of molecules at the ... from the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the National University of Singapore In particular, I am indebted to Prof Raj Rajagopalan and Dr Sivashangari for introducing to me ... Interfacial Analysis 144 Appendix A.3: Simulation in Bulk Solution 148 Appendix A.4: Simulation at the Interface 149 Appendix A.5: Further elaboration on equations 159 Appendix A.6: Calculating growth

Ngày tải lên: 10/09/2015, 09:11

... Trang 1A STUDY IN JOINT MAINTENANCE SCHEDULING AND PRODUCTION PLANNING EHSAN ZAFARANI NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE 2008 Trang 2A STUDY IN JOINT MAINTENANCE SCHEDULING AND PRODUCTION PLANNING ... Models integrating production and maintenance control 30 2.4.1 Joint determination of optimal production and preventive maintenance rates.40 2.5 Integrated determination of EPQ and inspection/maintenance ... possibility of finding a real optimal joint maintenance- Trang 23 In an early study Zohrul Kabir and Al-Olayan (1994) studied a single operating unit with any number of spare units in stock Inventory

Ngày tải lên: 26/09/2015, 09:57

... questionnaire inquired respondants to evaluate their dinning experieces and statement about themselves by using 5 point Linkert Scale Each scale item was attached at numerical 1 having verbal statement ... research questions and purpose Define managerial problem, reasearch objectives and scope Review literatures Indentify data needs, data sources and data collection method Plan for data analysis Analyse ... interpretation and discussion of research findings later Chaper 3 (Reseach method) presented the source of information, data collection and data analysis method as well as the plan for data analysis Chapter

Ngày tải lên: 22/10/2015, 13:28

... essentially refers to "a mental comparison of an actual state of nature with its anticipated probability" (p.35) As such disconfirmation operates as a fundamental intervening variable relative ... Third-generation technology 4G Fourth Generation ADB Asian Development Bank ADSL Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line AM Amplitude modulation ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations BMI CDMA Code ... data collection Trang 16Chapter 5: Analysis and result presents analysis procedures of collected data and the results Main analyses are descriptive analysis, exploratory factor analysis, reliability

Ngày tải lên: 11/11/2015, 08:32

... book aims to be a study in both comparative and EC law It develops along two intersecting axes, the comparative andthe European The comparative axis is based on the idea that the fate of any change ... terminate a contract of indeterminate duration without reasonable notice; see also point h); sup-3 terms restraining a party to have the same rights as the other (eg point c, terms making an agreement ... widespread critical reaction by mia,44advocating a less formalist test rather based on whether acade-measures introduced in a Member State apply equally in law and in fact to all goods or services

Ngày tải lên: 13/10/2016, 11:20

... cause cascading failure across many nodes. De-localisation means that there are many more places and events that can transmit failure, and major structural stresses can build at a global scale. ... tipping point, causing cascading failure that would devastate the globalised financial system. Ireland could not re-equilibrate with what was falling apart. The stress within the globalised ... markets to crowd behaviour and ecosystems, they also share many similar dynamic features 18 . In figure 2 is a representation of a system, as a ball, at a particular time and in a particular...

Ngày tải lên: 17/02/2014, 21:20

... tax administration, particularly since the statutes invariably provided their determination was  nal, 134 and in many instances made no provi- sion for appeal to the regular courts of law ... that everyone was paying their due taxes and promoted public co-operation. To use a traditional means of tax administration which was famil- iar and understood by all taxpayers and sympathetic ... national emergency, generally war.  e principal direct tax was the land tax, ori- ginally a tax on real and personal property and incomes 20 but it became a tax purely on land in the nature...

Ngày tải lên: 18/02/2014, 11:20