... about double the rate that was considered ‘safe’ by others [5,6] and that was used in the Vasopressin in Septic Shock Trial (VASST) What are the conclusions about the clinical use of AVP? To answer ... activation ofthe inducible isoform of nitric oxide synthase) probably did not assume major importance Finally, as the authors themselves acknowledge, although labelled ‘low dose’, the infusion rate ... regional venous lactate/ pyruvate ratios, tissue microdialysis or tonometric partial pressure of CO2 There are conflicting data in the literature During long-term, resuscitated ovine peritonitis...
... improve the femoral fixation ofthe spacer stem Alternatively to that and at stable femoral fixation, the spacer itself may dislocate out from the hip socket In these cases, specific attention ... articulation promotes the emergence of high local antibiotic concentrations due to the continuous friction ofthe articulating components Cement debris can be then easily removed atthe time ofthe ... an unstable joint situation results, the outcome ofthe surgery is endangered or the mobilisation ofthe patient is hereby limited Generally, the surgical treatment of these fractures should...
... meet the demand of their work Being aware ofthe great importance of ESP in the teaching career, the students’ study and their future jobs, teachers atthe University of Odonto and Stomatology ... the students Types of text are chosen to be the focus of 20% ofthe teachers and 5% ofthe students The same amount ofthe students (5%) concentrate on the relating knowledge of Dentistry meanwhile ... ofthe teachers (20%) and one fourth ofthe students (25%) believed that the material is difficult and boring From the results, the author of 28 the study can come to a conclusion that the material...
... compatible with the aims ofthe courses and the objectives ofthe syllabus and the test specification However, with the negative skew of score distribution analysed above, along with the evaluation ... The study aims at evaluating the reliability and the validity ofthe final achievement test for the third-year students atthe University of Technology To deal with the stated aims, the study was ... cue for the study Finally, the writer collected the data, analysed and evaluated the data in order to find answers to the research questions raised atthe very beginning ofthe study The study...
... pronunciation teaching in the context, specifying the shortcomings and then making suggestions to improve the teaching of pronunciation Aims ofthe study The aim ofthe study was to investigate how the ... part ofthe oral communication' class (Morley,1991) The goal of pronunciation should be changed from the attainment of 'perfect' pronunciation (A very elusive term atthe best of times.), to the ... matter substantially beyond the control of educators’ They qualified their findings by stating that variables of formal training and the quality ofthe training in pronunciation could affect the...
... meet the demand of their work Being aware ofthe great importance of ESP in the teaching career, the students’ study and their future jobs, teachers atthe University of Odonto and Stomatology ... that the size ofthe university is still small and teaching - learning ESP at this research field is only at early stage III.2 The setting ofthe study Atthe University of Odonto and Stomatology, ... excellently specialize atthe subject matter but rather “an interested student ofthe subject matter” (Hutchinson and Waters, 1987: 163) According to these authors, the kind of knowledge requirement...
... nature and the content ofthe listening text itself If one of these is forgotten, the whole process of activity can be failed She especially emphasizes on the importance ofthe nature ofthe listening ... and personal nature of successful listening The mental model that we build as a representation of a spoken of a message is the result of our combining the new information in what we just heard ... because at this level they have limited language knowledge, thus, little of what they hear can be automatically processed They need to focus on details of what they hear and given limitation of working...
... • Understand thecostof capital and the specific sources of capital associated with thecostof capital • Determine thecostof debt and preference share capital • Calculate costof ordinary ... returns greater than 9%, the firm must sell the bonds for $980 to compensate for the lower coupon interest rate The flotation costs paid to the investment banker are 2% ofthe face value ofthe bond ... et al / Principles of Managerial Finance / 6th edition Before Tax CostOf Debt Calculation: Involves calculating the internal rate of return ofthe bond cash flows Approximation: For a bond...
... further disturbance ofthe orderly course ofthe fluctuations The opinions expressed about the trend ofthe market for the balance ofthe year are varied One prophet says, for instance, that ... quiet era of readjustment, in which the earnings will determine their worth, rather than the market value governed by the anxiety of speculators in all parts ofthe country to own them Relatives ... 311.90 The decline since that date, to yesterday's low of 222.57, has been 89.33 points Wild Rumors Current One ofthe features ofthe day's trading was the large number of rumors afloat These...
... Series panels that integrate data servers into the network with permanent, factory tested, pre-terminated RJ21x cable assemblies Switches in the Ethernet switch rack are integrated into the network ... storage of excess cable and patch cord lengths Across the EDF, the details of cable management make all the difference in extending service life of cables and Ethernet ports while creating higher ... Specifications published here are current as ofthe date of publication of this document Because we are continuously improving our products, ADC reserves the right to change specifications without...
... items for themselves Such initiatives on the part of companies create an emotional response from customers They are pleased that the company has thought of them and that employees go out of their ... FIRST The creation of value for the customer must lie atthe heart of any customer relationship strategy Yet, I encounter companies that talk about creating customer value, but what they are really ... little to with the creation of customer relationships In fact, such a short-term strategy is generally antithetical to the establishment of customer relationships Thus the creation of shareholder...
... The life is atthe end ofthe road 2010 so sánh số với nước láng giềng Campuchia có 6%, Lào có 13% Thái Lan 9% Theo GS TS Lê Đình Quang, viện nghên cứu ... hứng gió rôto [m2] ρV3 [W/m2] Công suất trục rôto tính theo công thức: P = Think green and action green Page 2 The life is atthe end ofthe road 2010 Một số lưu ý lắp đặt tua bin gió Nói ... thiết kế cho nhà rẻ b ó máy phát điện NLG tùy theo nhu cầu s dụng y n G sử Thin nk green an nd action gr reen Pa age 4 The life is atthe end ofthe road 2010 Các bước để thiết kế hệ thống...
... translate the materials in their specific fields written in English The biggest difficulty for the teachers of ESP here is that they not have enough knowledge ofthe specific field that they are ... atthe College of Science, VNU To make sure that the students understood what was written or what was asked in the questionnaire, the investigator decided to translate the questionnaire for the ... needs the cooperation, the activeness and the creativeness ofthe participants This way of learning helps to improve students’ communication competence considerably This indicates that many of the...
... exists among members of a group, they feel that what helps one member ofthe group helps the other members and that what hurts one member ofthe group hurts the other members It is the “All for one, ... exploit the conditions, incorporate the methodology with the coursebooks so that the requirements ofthe course can be met For this reason, the application of CL, one ofthe educational renovations, ... Are the students motivated to participate? - Is the amount ofthe students’ participation increased and divided equally? - Is the nature ofthe students’ participation improved? What are the...
... organizing feature, but the others are still there, even if they are not taken into account in the organization ofthe material” Based on the theory of syllabus types, the results from the need analysis ... syllabus 2.6.3 .The findings 2.6.3.1 The findings ofthe questionnaires This part ofthe study presents the results ofthe questionnaires collected from the teachers ofthe English section, the subject ... majority ofthe ESP teachers thought that the current textbook used for the ESP course at HAU is not very appropriate and useful to the 21 students atthe Faculty of Urban Planning (80%) None of them...
... expectation on the students' levels of English proficiency The examination ofthe testing materials helped identify the appropriateness ofthe testing system to the above criteria and to what the ... Low Level of Attainment An indication ofthe level of attainment of English at COT is given in the result ofthe test in the form of TOEFL held on May 12th, 2005 by Institutional TOEFL at VNU for ... quantitative research procedures The qualitative part involves the examination of documents relating to the issue of Globalization and its effects on the language policy at VNU, and the analysis of...
... Office ofthe Chief of Naval Operations asked the RAND Corporation to explore several questions These include the magnitude ofcost escalation, how ship cost escalation compares with other areas of ... annual growth rates of costs, unadjusted for inflation The rates are based on the end cost data provided by NAVSEA 017 over the years 1950 to 2000 Escalation rates for these ships in the past 50 ... annum—that is, the rate for surface combatants does not differ greatly from that of other ships Excluding the carrier data, cost escalation for surface combatants appears to be nearly identical to that...
... and other federal agencies We also analyze the fairly crude estimates ofthecostof a military person-year that result from the application of these data We then present the official DoD costs of ... concept of opportunity cost in the field of economics That is, we contend that our cost estimates are closer to the actual costof a person-year than previous estimates and that they are therefore ... include thecostofthe accrual of certain future benefits and costs Using a range of accrual rates for these cost elements of between 20 and 40 percent, a very crude estimate of their costs would...