... and predict the effects of visuals on reading comprehension, among them, the theory of mental models (Johnson-Laird [20]), the transmediation theory (Siegel [21]), the repetition hypothesis (Gyselinck ... The translation task would evaluate the effects of pictures on students’ understanding of the texts and the questionnaire was used to assess student viewpoints on the effects of pictures on their ... performance On the contrary, the impact of pictures diminishes when they not reflect the linguistic complexities of the text The effect of pictures on reading comprehension largely depends on the quality
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... policy. Despite the advantages of the profit efficiency concept over cost efficiency, we are not aware of any previous studies in banking or any other industry of the profit efficiency effects of mergers. Although ... continued into the 1990s. At the outset of the 1980s, only 2.1% of bank assets were controlled by out -of- state banking organizations. Halfway through the 1990s, 27,9% of assets were controlled ... goal. The purpose of this paper is to add some of the missing information about the profit efficiency and market power effects of mergers. We analyze data on bank megamergers of the 1980s,
Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 08:21
THE EFFECTS OF POVERTY ON CHILD HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT pot
... between parents and other adults, the microcontext of interactions between parents and children, the macrocontext of the neighborhood one lives in and the availability of basic educational and health ... that Chicano mothers praised their children less often and used more nonverbal cues than white mothers One limitation of these studies was that they did not control... Most of these studies ... solve the problem of unobserved correlates of poverty, it does provide a more robust measure of the economic resources of the family. Income, of course, is the money that flows into a family over the
Ngày tải lên: 14/03/2014, 11:20
EFFECTS OF POLLUTANTS ON THE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH OF MALE VERTEBRATE WILDLIFE - MALES UNDER THREAT potx
... reproduction has been noted, but this may be due to effects of contaminants on the female of the species, rather than the male. Moreover, the mechanisms of action by which some of the effects ... males in elevated concentrations it conrms the presence of sex hormone disrupting contaminants in the environment, and indicates feminisation of the male. Reduced reproduction has also been ... impairment, or from lack of viability of the offspring. Field studies of wildlife are expensive and time consuming to conduct and there is therefore a paucity of information on most species. Apart
Ngày tải lên: 14/03/2014, 14:20
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 Costa, California pdf
... slightly from the one submitted as a master’s thesis. 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 ... interrelated hypotheses predicted that, given the income constraints of both populations and the disability constraints of the consumer population: In the following analysis, the terms ... i 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 Costa, California
Ngày tải lên: 14/03/2014, 17:20
Research " THE EFFECTS OF EDUCATION ON ECONOMIC GROWTH: THE CASE OF BOTSWANA AND SOUTH AFRICA (1970-1994) " doc
... 1970-1993 The Effects of Primary Education on Economic Growth The Effects of Secondary Education on Economic Growth The Effects of Tertiary Education on Economic Growth 7: Discussion and Conclusions ... assumption that the effects of education on economic growth are uniform Rather, the effects of education on the economy may differ greatly between nations, by level of development, educational level, ... processes as conditional on the relation of education to the economy The results of the study indicate that the structure and shape of education in both countries substantially dependends on class
Ngày tải lên: 16/03/2014, 03:20
Báo cáo khoa học: Effects of salt on the kinetics and thermodynamic stability of endonuclease I from Vibrio salmonicida and Vibrio cholerae potx
... boundary conditions, and the resulting grid was adopted as the boundary condition for one further focused calculation The protein molecules occupied 90% of the box in the final calculations The molecular ... compilation ª 2008 FEBS 1595 Effects of salt on Vibrio endonucleases L Niiranen et al Table Thermodynamic parameters of the thermal unfolding of VsEndA and VcEndA as a function of NaCl concentration ... salt concentration than VcEndA to be able to function optimally Effects of mutations The point mutations are not in the immediate vicinity of the active site situated at the bottom of the positively
Ngày tải lên: 16/03/2014, 06:20
A STUDY OF THE EFFECTS OF CORRUPTION ON ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT OF ARMENIA doc
... corruption suggest the policies for reducing corruption in Armenia The first chapter of the essay mainly deals with the terms, definitions, concepts and types of corruption Corruption as one of the ... bearing on the opportunities for corruption "1 .The monopoly power of officials 2 .The degree of discretion that officials are permitted to exercise 3 .The degree to which there are systems of accountability ... AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF ARMENIA A STUDY OF THE EFFECTS OF CORRUPTION ON ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT OF ARMENIA A MASTER’S ESSAY SUBMITED TO THE FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
Ngày tải lên: 17/03/2014, 06:20
Báo cáo khoa học: A steady-state competition model describes the modulating effects of thrombomodulin on thrombin inhibition by plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 in the absence and presence of vitronectin ppt
... thus be the result of a shift of the rate constants of the branched part of mechanism, i.e. increased cleavage at the expense of complex formation. Therefore, the products of the reaction were ... mechan- isminFig.4wasperformedtoobtaintheoreticalinsight into the effect of the second-order rate constants and concentrations of TM and PAI-1 on the rate of thrombin/ PAI-1 complex formation. For various combinations of k on and ... part of the effect of thrombin on the proliferation and migration of vascular SMC [4,34]. In the context of the vessel wall, TM might therefore function as a regulator of PAI-1 inactivation by
Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 17:21
báo cáo hóa học: " Effects of betaine on lipopolysaccharide-induced memory impairment in mice and the involvement of GABA transporter 2" doc
... sessions (the habituation, familiarization, and retention sessions) and carried out for three consecutive days. On the first and second days, the mice were habituated to the experimental conditions ... that there are no influences of i.c.v. injection of saline (5 µL) itself on mouse - 7 - behavior. The sham control animals were administered the vehicle (i.c.v. and s.c.) instead of one of the ... injection. On the day of the tests, betaine was administered 30 min before the start of the tests (Fig. 1A). Proinflammatory molecules and glial activation are important for the pathogenesis of
Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 22:20
báo cáo hóa học:" Direct effects of caffeine on osteoblastic cells metabolism: the possible causal effect of caffeine on the formation of osteoporosis" doc
... the influence of caffeine on osteoporosis, but the effects of coffee on bone metabolism remain controversial [26,27]. Hypotheses to explain these associations have centered on the caffeine content ... expression is consid- ered an early differentiation marker of the osteoblasts phenotype, while the von-Kossa stain of mineralized nod- ules formation represented the end differentiation marker of the ... appearance of DAN fragmentation appeared at the 3 rd day's culture with the characteristic laddering pattern in the size of 200 – 1000 bp (Fig. 5). Discussion Coffee is one of the most widely consumed
Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 00:20
The effects of devaluation on the trade balance and the balance of payments
... high-powered money, the portion of high-powered money directly under the control of the monetary authorities. The effect of this variable on the trade balance is uncertain, depending upon se\,- ... predevaluation behavior of the accounts. Furthermore, an attempt will be made to isolate the effects of devalu- ation alone by standardizing for the effects of other exogenous vari- ables. 11. The ... five of the 16 devaluations,... the 16 devaluations, the residuals of the balance of - payments equation in the year of devaluation are positive and at least one standard
Ngày tải lên: 23/07/2014, 15:28
Báo cáo lâm nghiệp: "The effects of lifting on mobilisation and new assimilation of C and N during regrowth of transplanted Corsican pine seedlings. A dual 13C and 15N labelling approach" docx
... the beginning of root regeneration (day 13), and on days 27 and 41. The significance of the effects of lifting and time and their interaction are indicated for the different variables; ns, non ... strongly correlated with their N concen- tration even if the relationship between N concentration and CO 2 assimilation capacity is weaker in conifers than in other species due to lower rates of ... growth of new components, pointing to the absence (1) of consumption of C reserves for respiration and (2) of no important N release in the soil after lifting as pre- viously demonstrated on Quercus
Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 01:22
Báo cáo khoa học: " Effects of fertilization on the vascular ground vegetation of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) and sessile oak (Quercus petraea (Matt.) Lieb.) stands" ppsx
... been conducted to assess the ef - fects of fertilization or liming on different parts of the forest ecosystem. In this context, information is available about the concentration of nutrients in the ... was conducted with the support of the “Division Nature et Forêts” of the. .. VII and VIII) 4 CONCLUSION This study deals with the response of the vascular ground vegetation ... ecosystems. The experimental design was suited to investigating the treat - ments effect on the ground vegetation .The aim of this pa - per is to present the results concerning the response of the vascular
Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 14:21
Báo cáo lâm nghiệp: "Use of stem diameter variations for detecting the effects of pathogens on plant water status" pptx
... tion treatment and the period of the assay. Because of the interaction, two additional one-way ANOVA tests were made for each variable, selecting either the inoculation ... experiment isolations were made from all the plants to confirm the presence of the pathogens in the inoculated plants. Reisolations were made from the point of inoculation and 3 ... with the pathogens Botryosphaeria stevensii and Hypoxylon mediterra- neum, to determine the suitability of this method to detect the effects of the infection process. Con-
Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 18:21
Revised version for the consideration of Contact Committee of the Heads of the SAIs of the European Union docx
... version for the consideration of Contact Committee of the Heads of the SAIs of the European Union Luxembourg, 6 – 7 December 2004 (version 29 October 2004) based on education, ... the policy consistent with the set objectives? ã Evaluation of the impact of the policy: What is the economic and social impact of a particular policy? ã Evaluation of the effectiveness of ... finalisation of these Standards. The amended version was sent to EU SAIs and discussed at the Liaison Officers Meeting on 4-5 October. In conclusion, the Contact Committee of Heads of the Supreme...
Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 23:20
Báo cáo khoa học: ATP-binding domain of heat shock protein 70 is essential for its effects on the inhibition of the release of the second mitochondria-derived activator of caspase and apoptosis in C2C12 cells potx
... not required with respect to the role of HSP70 in the inhi- bition of the release of Smac and apoptosis. The role of the ATP-binding domain of HSP70 in the prevention of the release of Smac and apoptosis ... domain of HSP70 is essential for the inhibition of H 2 O 2 -induced activation of caspases-9 and -3 and apoptosis. (A) The effects of HSP70 and its deletion mutant proteins on the acti- vation of ... 26152624 ê 2009 The Authors Journal compilation ê 2009 FEBS ATP-binding domain of heat shock protein 70 is essential for its effects on the inhibition of the release of the second mitochondria-derived...
Ngày tải lên: 16/03/2014, 01:20
Tài liệu THE DISCOVERY OF THE SOURCE OF THE NILE docx
... miles. On the north it is bounded by the Mukondokua, or upper course of the Wami river and on the south by the Ruaha, or northern great branch of the Lufiji river. It forms a link of the great ... speaking, they live upon the coast, and call themselves Diwans, headsmen, and subjects of the Sultan Majid; but they no sooner hear of the march of a caravan than they transpose their position, become ... and tongues on the coast. The ethnologist need only go to Zanzibar to become acquainted with all the different tribes to the centre of the continent on that side, or to Congo to find the other...
Ngày tải lên: 15/02/2014, 09:20
Tài liệu Commodore Barney''''s Young Spies A Boy''''s Story of the Burning of the City of Washington docx
... disappointed, for after pushing gently at the door, and motioning for Jim to stand in front of it, he led the way along the northerly side of the mill to a portion of the under-pinning which had given ... have insisted on our saying the same over and over again if an officer from the schooner had not come to receive the prisoners. The officer and the sailors went over the rail on being told that they were ... the Britishers hove in sight. He has taken on the schooner Scorpion, which was here at anchor, an' I heard one of the officers say that there was about five hundred men in this part of the...
Ngày tải lên: 21/02/2014, 08:20
The Discovery of the Source of the Nile docx
... time prior to the birth of our Saviour, when, associated with their name, Men of the Moon, sprang into existence the Mountains of the Moon. These Men of the Moon are hereditarily the greatest ... junction of two roads leading to the interior one, the northern, crossing over the Goma Pass, and trenching on the Mukondokua river, and the other crossing over the Mabruki Pass, and edging on the ... for the halt had disaffected both men and mules. Three of the former bolted, leaving their loads upon the ground; and on the line of march, one of the mules, a full-conditioned animal, gave up the...
Ngày tải lên: 08/03/2014, 18:20