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... fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts (TESOL) Trang 2STATEMENT OF AUTHORSHIP I certify that this thesis entitled “An investigation into the effects of students’ use of metacognitive ... paradigm of a quasi-experimental research with the participation of an experimental and a control group, the current study is aimed to detect the effects of students’ use of two kinds of strategies, ... students’ use of strategies and impact on performance (Chamot, 2004, p 22) 1.4 Statement of purpose As mentioned above, although research into the effects of learning strategies and their effects

Ngày tải lên: 02/07/2017, 07:56

... investigate the effects of teachers’ use of direct and indirect feedback on learners’ writing English argumentative essays in a context of the Mekong Delta To achieve the aim of the study, 60 ... The effects of teachers’ direct and indirect feedback on the learners' argumentative essays in terms of content, spellings and grammar; - The learners’ attitudes towards the teacher’s use of direct ... focuses on form (i.e., syntax, grammar, mechanics and organization) rather than on content and considers the content as a vehicle to reflect on the correct Trang 7expressions of grammatical and

Ngày tải lên: 24/01/2019, 16:18

... intimacy with their partners and their quality of life In clinical practice, however, care for the sexual side effects of treatment is often suboptimal or unavailable The goal of the current study is ... (partnered/non-partnered) and sexual orientation It consists of 10 modules, six follow the trajectory of the illness and four are theme based They address sexual side effects, rehabilitation, psychological impacts and ... (one of these professionals is a survivor and another one is a partner), and survivor and partner advocates from 11 institutions (Emory University, University of Colorado-Denver, University of

Ngày tải lên: 06/08/2020, 04:11

... tolerated by 46 % of the 163 patients analyzed for side effects; otherwise, predominantly mild side effects occurred (CTCAE I/II; 45 %) Severe side effects CTCAE III/IV were observed in % of patients ... its efficacy and safety, particularly the risk of pulmonary fibrosis, remains controversial To address these issues, we performed a retrospective analysis on clinical outcome and side effects of ... are still sparse and interpretation of study results is often hindered by a heterogeneously pre-treated patient sample, further evaluation of safety and efficacy in a large and homogeneously

Ngày tải lên: 21/09/2020, 11:37

... contributions WX and QX contributed equally in collection and analysis of data and drafting the manuscript; YX, CS and NL contributed in collection and analysis of data; LZ, YL, YW, JW, SB and YL provided ... trial of SBRT for metastatic lung tumor, and re-ported actuarial LCRs at 1 and 2 years after SBRT of 100 and 96%, respectively After a median follow-up of 15.4 months, a median survival of 19 ... the date of the last SBRT to the date of the disease progression, and the over-all survival (OS) time was considered from the last date of treatment to the date of analysis or date of loss from

Ngày tải lên: 14/10/2020, 16:13

... investigate the effects of teachers’ use of direct and indirect feedback on learners’ writing English argumentative essays in a context of the Mekong Delta To achieve the aim of the study, 60 ... The effects of teachers’ direct and indirect feedback on the learners' argumentative essays in terms of content, spellings and grammar; - The learners’ attitudes towards the teacher’s use of direct ... focuses on form (i.e., syntax, grammar, mechanics and organization) rather than on content and considers the content as a vehicle to reflect on the correct Trang 7expressions of grammatical and

Ngày tải lên: 30/01/2021, 10:19

... of the random sampling-day effects (𝜎𝑠𝑑 ) by the total random variation, consisting of 𝜎𝑠𝑑 , the variance of the random effects associated with rivers nested within sampling campaign (𝜎𝑟2 ) and ... with mean and standard errors of the mean as we focused on the uncertainty around the estimate of the mean measurement (Altman and Bland, 2005) We compared the estimated GHG emissions and their ... 65 land use types Furthermore, statistical analysis and random forests were applied to investigate the spatiotemporal variation of the GHG emissions and identify the main important factors of

Ngày tải lên: 23/12/2021, 10:26

... Galenko-Yaroshevsky PA, Effects of new antiarrhythmic agent SS-68 on excitation conduction, electrical activity in Purkinje fibers and pulmonary veins: assessment of safety and side effects risk, Journal of Pharmacological ... conduction and probably INa in cardiac tissue Thus, the risk of side effects caused by suppression of conduction by SS-68 is expected to be low This suggestion is also supported by pattern of SS-68 effects ... Proarrhythmic effects of antiarrhythmic drugs are associated with prolongation of action potential in ventricular myocardium and conduction system However, effects of SS-68 in elements of ventricular

Ngày tải lên: 24/11/2022, 17:40

... variance of the random sampling-day effects (𝜎𝑠𝑑2) by the total random variation, consisting of 𝜎𝑠𝑑2, the variance of the random effects associated with rivers nested within sampling campaign (𝜎𝑟) and ... with mean and standard errors of the mean as we focused on the uncertainty around the estimate of the mean measurement (Altman and Bland, 2005) We compared the estimated GHG emissions and their ... spatiotemporal variation 65 of the GHG emissions and identify the main important factors of the variation 2 Materials and Methods 75 middle of February until the beginning of July and from the

Ngày tải lên: 17/03/2023, 16:33

... glial cultures To study the role of C/EBPb in glial activation we used null mice Because of the infertility of C/EBPb-null females and a perinatal death rate of approximately 50% for C/EBPb-null ... treat-ment, and in nuclear levels of both activating (Full/LAP) and inhibitory (LIP) C/EBPb isoforms 24 h after treat-ment The increases in C/EBPb mRNA and protein induced by LPS and LPS+IFNg were of ... (n = 3) Trang 10observed effects could be of astroglial origin However,in the case of the effects of C/EBPb absence on NOS2 expression and neurotoxicity, the observed effects are clearly microglial,

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 22:20

... LPS rat study were used for a rat multi-day side effect study to evaluate whether differentiation of side effects can be observed We conclude that the efficacy and side effect profile could be differentiate ... complications of inhaled corticosteroid use in asthma: Collaboration of American College of Chest Physicians American Academy of allergy, asthma, and immunology, and American College of allergy, asthma, and ... setting to assess the efficacy of inhaled glucocorticoids in vivo Preclinical Model and Side Effects The efficacy data were used to set doses for the 6-day repeat dose side effect study in rats

Ngày tải lên: 21/06/2014, 18:20

... dose-Figure 2 Effects of thiacremonone on TPA-induced ear edema, and expression of iNOS and COX-2 in mice Effects of thiacremonone on TPA-induced ear edema, and expression of iNOS and COX-2 in ... anti-inflammatory effects in vitro and in vivo [7-13] Despite their widespread medicinal use and anti-inflammatory effects, little is known about the cellular and molecular mechanisms of the compo-nents of ... consideration the supershift of the DNA-binding activities of NF-κB upon addition of anti-p50 antibody, and the suppressive effect of DTT and glutathione on thiacremonone-induced inhibition of

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 14:22

... CCL20, a ligand for CCR6, CCL19 and CCL21, ligands for CCR7, and CXCL12, a ligand for CXCR4 First, we analyzed the effects the chemokines on migration of peripheral blood B cells Each of the four ... from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, and the Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture, Japan, and the Japanese Ministry of Education, Glo-bal Center of Excellence (GCOE) ... periph-eral B cells of both normals and subjects with RA, and CXCL12 enhanced the expression of ICOSL on both normal and RA B cells In contrast, the effect of CCL20, CCL19 and CCL21 was not significant

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 14:22

... geno- mics and post-genomics strategies are used to reveal affected pathways. This combination enables a more rapid understanding of metabolic effects and at the same time also reveals side effects ... expression and metabolite analyses with in silico modeling of metabolite pathways allowed us to study metabolic adaptations in detail and can be used for the evaluation of metabolic effects of other ... 0.0468 This table lists the effects of three different concentrations of IQ-143 on the activity of diverse enzymes of the described pathways and reactions in S. aureus USA300 and S. epidermidis RP62A.

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 22:24

... effects of DZ on α1, α3, and γ2 expression were the same as the effects of diltiazem on these subunits DZ Trang 5sig-Figure 1 Expression of GABA A R Subunits After TBI Western blot analysis of ... physiological relevance, often through the use of knockout and knockdown animals Differential changes in subunits may have important regulation of ion selectivity and general properties of the chloride ... effects of TBI Specifically, Stelzer and Shi [17] found that NMDA and glutamate altered GABAAR currents in acutely isolated hippocam-pal cells, and this effect was dependent on the presence of

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 05:21

... phosphate, sodium propionate, and sulfur dioxide. Of special interest is the use of sulfur dioxide for inhibition of mold and discol- oration in wine. Sulfur dioxide is, of course, a prominent air ... cigarette use abroad. Cancer of the oral cavity in Asia is linked with chewing of tobacco leaves and betel nuts. High incidence of gastric cancer in Chile, Iceland, and Japan has been associated ... & Francis Group, LLC 278 EFFECTS OF CHEMICALS Ingestion of azoglucoside carcinogens with Cycad plants is probably the chief cause of liver cancer in Guam. Cancer of the esophagus in Zambians

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 20:20

... Changing Causes of Death in the U.S between 1950 and 2000 Rank Year Cause of death % a Cause of death % a Cause of death % a 1 Disease of heart 40.5 Disease of heart b 39.6 Disease of heart b 29.6 ... residence time of CO2in the atmosphere and warmer oceans, what are the prospects for the 22nd century? Many scientists consider that, because of their wealth and advanced technology, the U.S and other ... types of particulates, lead and otherheavy metals, and various kinds of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) The major source of air pollution is the combustion of fossil fuels for electricity and

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 13:22

... nauseous taste and stimulant property excite and keep up a profuse discharge from the mucous follicles and salivary glands Probably to this circumstance alone, is owing the superior efficacy of ... variety of computers including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers It exists because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from people in all walks of life Volunteers and ... immediately and entirely, from the use of tobacco in every form, and in any quantity, however small." "A reform of this, like of all evil habits, whether of smoking, chewing, drinking, and other...

Ngày tải lên: 17/02/2014, 22:20

... ii Abstract The Effects of Land Use on the Mobility of Elderly and Disabled and Their Homecare Workers, and the Effects of Care on Client Mobility: Findings from Contra ... based on land use and travel characteristics not help much because so many other factors must be considered in the land use- transportation relationship, such as income, degree of land use mixing, ... agencies focused on the disabled and aging populations Yet certain types of residents and residents of certain parts of Contra Costa have better access to transportation facilities and community...

Ngày tải lên: 14/03/2014, 17:20

... with product emissions of around 18% of the total effect of an increased use of wood in Switzerland If one considers the effect of an increased use of wood in the mirror of the reduction commitment ... Switzerland, besides the ceilings also for exterior wood walls Table IV gives a summary of the production and disposal emissions as well as of the substitution effects of an increased use of wood of ... Switzerland related to the use of ‘conventional’ products are facing cumulated emissions reductions and C-pool effects of around –0.5 Mio t CO2-equivalents because of an increased use of wood...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 00:22