... whom had received their research funding from the ARC, to discuss and review their work in the reading area As noted by Pratt and Coltheart7, the issues covered and the emphases of the different ... has termed the Matthew effect, with the better readers reading more and therefore increasing their exposure to print, and consequently their word recognition skills and their fluency and speed ... over the past 30 years, while the Bowey review provides an overview of current theoretical research on the acquisition of reading and the implications of this research in understanding the underlying...
Ngày tải lên: 17/02/2014, 06:20
... climate research and the associated requirements The committee reviews the current status of these measurements and their associated algorithms, and also explores what the status of the requirements ... for climate research and monitoring and the requirements for operational weather observation and forecasting The panel should be convened under the auspices of the National Science and Technology ... science and technology and to their use for the general welfare Upon the authority of the charter granted to it by the Congress in 1863, the Academy has a mandate that requires it to advise the federal...
Ngày tải lên: 17/02/2014, 07:20
Qatar University College of Business and Economics The Office of Research and Graduate Programs QATAR MBA (Master of Business Administration) doc
... related theories, and how they affect the performance of the domestic economy On the international finance front, the course aims to acquaint participants with the main tools of the role and functions ... networked, and global economy The College of Business and Economics at Qatar University selects and retains a diverse and talented faculty and staff who uphold the professional standards of their ... to provide the students with the essential tools of economic analysis, to allow them to utilize these tools in their work, and to make sense of the economic events occurring around them This might...
Ngày tải lên: 30/03/2014, 01:20
Chapter 4 - Exploring the External Environment: Macro and Industry Dynamics potx
... Explain the importance of the external context for strategy and firm performance Use PESTEL to identify the macro characteristics of the external context Identify the major features of an industry and ... • The SWOT and more Capabilities complicated frameworks help us understand the full picture Relationships Etc BLURRING OF INDUSTRY BOUNDARIES With fewer companies providing these services, the ... services are bundled, the cost to switch to another service provider will be greater Internet Provider Companies THE BALANCE OF POWER Rubbermaid Wal-Mart THE EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE ORGANIZATION...
Ngày tải lên: 12/07/2014, 14:20
The Builders A Story and Study of Masonry doc
... from the building of the Temple of Solomon to the organization of the mother Grand Lodge of England, and the spread of the Order all over the civilized world The third part is a statement and ... Conceived of as the will of the world, God is one, and we have the monotheism of Moses Seen through instinct and the kaleidoscope of the senses, God is multiple, and the result is polytheism and its ... to the hands of all What though it take many forms, from the pathetic pilgrimage of the Wandering Jew to the journey to fairyland in quest of The Blue Bird, it is ever and always the same These...
Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 17:20
Tài liệu The Complete Guide to Buying and Selling Apartment Buildings Chapter 11-12 doc
... to be against the side of one of the buildings, she stepped on the gas pedal instead of the brake and drove right up over the curb, through the wall of the building, and into another tenant’s ... out and are reimbursed for their security deposits, new tenants move in and replace the funds The primary benefit to you as the buyer is received at the time of closing when the transfer of the ... a final inspection of the property, and the timing of the close can potentially save you thousands of dollars 222 C H A P T E R The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph What we obtain...
Ngày tải lên: 14/12/2013, 19:15
Fate of Pharmaceuticals in the Environment and in Water Treatment Systems - Chapter 11 docx
... Disruptors and Pharmaceuticals 255 The authors are grateful for the kind assistance and support from their colleagues in the Water Quality Research & Development Division of the Southern Nevada ... tendency Dow is the ratio of the sum of the concentrations of all species of the compound in octanol to the sum of the concentrations of all species of the compound in water, and its value highly ... depends mostly on the structure and concentration of the contaminant In addition, the operational parameters of the process (e.g., oxidant dose and contact time) will also determine the degree of...
Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 16:20
Radionuclide Concentrations in Foor and the Environment - Chapter 11 pot
... hazards The anticipation phase typically consists of a review of the overall mission of the laboratory and then the creation of a simple process flowchart that tracks the radiation sources as they ... as they can result in releases and possible exposures The last stage of the process analysis considers the release, discharge, or disposal of the source By anticipating the need for space and ... hygiene, and espouses the “do no harm” philosophy The enhanced quality embedded within these elements prevents laboratory injuries, improves sample analysis, and reduces laboratory overhead costs Therefore...
Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 19:20
Nanotechnology and the Environment - Chapter 11 (end) pot
... on the nanomaterials themselves, and the third approach focuses on the processes used to manufacture the nanomaterials Either or both of these focal points may be appropriate for balancing the ... analyzes the results to decide how to proceed The team documents and communicates the results, and determines the course of action for refining or updating the conclusions Step 6: Review and Adapt ... temperature, pressure, and enthalpy Then, for each point in the process and for each of the substances involved in the manufacturing process (except the nanomaterial), identify these characteristics:...
Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 22:20
Enzymes in the Environment: Activity, Ecology and Applications - Chapter 11 ppsx
... explain the modification of properties with pH between the free and adsorbed enzymes; they are based either on the activity of the protons or the substrates in the microenvironment of the enzyme ... adsorption stage to give the pH of the catalytic reaction on the x axis (Adapted from Ref 52.) the reversal of the unfolding of the adsorbed enzyme therefore would be greater than the thermal energy, ... introduced in the clay suspension increases, and at a pH corresponding to the i.e.p of the BSA (pH 4.7) The increase is linear, followed by a plateau The plateau corresponds to the saturation of the montmorillonite...
Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 15:20
Radio Propagation and Remote Sensing of the Environment - Chapter 11 ppsx
... of the environment are mounted on the surface of the Earth, on ships and riverboats, and on air- and spacecraft Earth-mounted radar is used for the study of the atmosphere and ionosphere and ... the environment are the objects of observation for air- and spaceborne radars The main purposes of such research are analysis of radiowave intensity and polarization, the study of the shape and ... Chapter 6) and is the basis of mapping a landscape by SLR The latter one is realized during the platform flight when the range selection gives the scan line, and the frame scan is realized in the flight...
Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 21:21
OCEANOGRAPHIC PROCESSES OF CORAL REEFS: Physical and Biological Links in the Great Barrier Reef - Chapter 11 potx
... replenishment from streams and estuaries, the tidal movements which bring deep ocean water in and out of the calmer and narrower waters within the Barrier, and the winds and weather systems, are probably ... semifasciatus) and other fish and sharks (Simpfendorfer, 1998) around pinnacles and rocky headlands The northern pilchard showed a much different life cycle to the sardines and all life stages of the pilchards—from ... spp.) and palms (e.g., Pandanus spp., Livistona spp.) that shaded and cooled the lagoons (J Tait, personal communication) Farther downstream, the landward advance and retreat of saline surface and...
Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 05:21
Mechanisms and Mechanical Devices Sourcebook - Chapter 11
... the type of bimetal However, the allowable working load for the thermostatic strip increases with the width and the square of the thickness Thus, the design of bimetal elements depends upon the ... satisfactorily The forward end of the strip breaks the light beam, thus actuating the cut-off operation The light source and the control are mounted on an adjustable stand at the end of the machine ... mounting The only non-critical fit is between the pedestal casting and the casing Positive alignment is obtained because the sealed ball bearings and the shaft are supported in the single casting The...
Ngày tải lên: 22/10/2012, 14:26
Finding Out - Research and the Interview
... too The researcher will not mind In fact, the better the scientific team, the more the leaders seem to want to credit the junior Research and the Interview 53 Ideas into Words members—who are their ... the research strategy or both How, precisely, was the research performed? You want to know at about this level: “We this because A, then that to create B Then we put the B in the glomerator and ... would you say?” He and the scientist sit there and work on the statement till they get it just right, a process they both seem to find fun and illuminating Imagine yourself as the reader Seriously:...
Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2013, 07:20
Tài liệu Embedding Perl in HTML with Mason Chapter 6: The Lexer, Compiler, Resolver, and Interpreter Objects doc
... blocks, and so on), and plain text sections (anything outside the other two types of sections) The Perl and text sections can become part of the component's final output, whereas the Mason ... to the component rather than prepended Like the preamble, the default postamble is the empty string One use for preamble and postamble might be an execution trace, in which you log the start and ... DocumentRoot; otherwise, it defaults to the current working directory The Interpreter The Interpreter is the center of Mason's universe It is responsible for coordinating the activities of the Compiler and...
Ngày tải lên: 14/12/2013, 12:15
Tài liệu An Introduction to Intelligent and Autonomous Control-Chapter 11: Learning Control: Methods, Needs and Architectures pptx
Ngày tải lên: 14/12/2013, 12:15
Tài liệu Learning DebianGNU Linux-Chapter 11. Getting Connected to the Internet docx
... identify the system's hostname, specify any necessary userid or password, and click on Connect To upload a file, click on the name of the file in the local list box at the left of the window and then ... FullScr specifies whether the program runs in its own window IO-Red specifies whether the program obtains its input from the standard input stream and directs its output to the standard output stream ... on Edit and an edit window appears Type the name of the entry and the phone number, separated by a space If you like, you can specify other options, such as the desired connection speed, the number...
Ngày tải lên: 14/12/2013, 13:15
Chapter 11 the cost of capital
... Learning Goals: • Understand the cost of capital and the specific sources of capital associated with the cost of capital • Determine the cost of debt and preference share capital • Calculate ... 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% of the face value of the bond Calculation ... shares and cost of retained earnings • Find the weighted average cost of capital and discuss the alternative weighting schemes available Describe the procedures used to determine break points and...
Ngày tải lên: 16/12/2013, 14:57
CHAPTER 16: Public Choice: Politics in Government And the Workplace
... service they provide, they will try to expand both the size of their operation and the funds spent on it—but they have to make tradeoffs between the two objectives Whenever they expand their size, they ... objective—profit and can find out relatively easily whether the corporation is meeting it The voter, on the other hand has a complicated set of objectives and must considerable digging to find out whether they ... other faculty members to run them out of the decision-making unit Academic work is often full of strife, and the reasons are embedded in the nature of the work and the way work is evaluated and...
Ngày tải lên: 17/12/2013, 15:17
Chapter 6 The Single Index Model and Bivariate Regression
... included in the regression The standard deviation of the residuals is essentially equal to the standard error of the regression - the difference being due to the fact that the formula for the standard ... variability in RMt , and the estimated standard deviation of the residuals, σ ε From the table, R = 0.190 so the market index explains only 19% of the variability of IBM and 81% of the variability ... model The variable C refers to the intercept in the regression and MARKET refers to rMt The least squares regression coefficients are reported in the column labeled Coefficient and the estimated standard...
Ngày tải lên: 17/12/2013, 15:17