use of distraction to overcome distressing thoughts

... basis risk to exist, the equation used to determine the number of put options to buy to hedge interest rate risk becomes: Np DA kDL A/ D B br (19) Where br is a measure of the volatility of interest ... manager thus wants to adopt a put option position to generate profits that just offset the loss in net worth due to an interest rate shock position If P is the total change in the value of a put option ... could issue long-term notes with a maturity equal or close to that of the mortgages The proceeds of the sales of the notes can be used to pay of the CDs and reduce the duration gap Alternatively the...

Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 01:20

... can be of use to the end user [Var96] This can occur when web users abort partiallycompleted TCP transfers because of delays in the network and then re-request the same data This form of fragmentationbased ... as a whole to include incentives for applications to use end -to- end congestion control In the current architecture, there are no concrete incentives for individual users to use end -to- end congestion ... in times of congestion, could also be used on aggregates of flows This use of aggregation is most likely to be attractive for routers in the interior of the network with a high degree of statistical...

Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 22:20

... slip from the top to the bottom of the vertical specimen or fall off the specimen While substantial parts of the foam sometimes fell off, the base of the foam layer remained attached to the plywood ... the property of a material to withstand fire or give protection from it Fire resistance of elements of buildings is characterized by the ability to confine a fire or to continue to perform a ... is needed to determine performance of coatings on loadbearing assemblies To obtain actual in -use performance, details of the total construction must be considered Unprotected portions of the construction...

Ngày tải lên: 30/05/2014, 12:10

... with a set of distinct co-receptors, adding to the signaling complexity Activation of these serine/threonine kinase receptors leads to signal propagation by phosphorylation of Receptor- Sma- And ... by the Faculty of Indiana University, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Simon J Conway, Ph.D., Chair Maureen A Harrington, Ph.D Doctoral Committee ... [28] With respect to receptors for TGFβ family factors, TGFβ type II receptor (Tgbfr2) and TGFβ type I receptor (Alk5) inactivation in the neural crest caused extensive craniofacial defects, such...

Ngày tải lên: 24/08/2014, 10:49

... name or surname The use of title and full name is not found in the responses, perhaps, because the respondents found them too formal to use In fact, the English prefers to use title and last name ... sensitive to potential as well as actual meaning because pragmatics refers to the meaning implied in individual words and the order of words to consider how we use utterances when we talk To be more ... the use of the only term “you’ in English The use of one term, furthermore, is not given a firm consideration of formality The term “d ” (aunt) for example, can be very formal as it is used to...

Ngày tải lên: 02/03/2015, 14:25

... listening  To stimulate discussion of attitudes and feelings  To encourage creativity and use of imagination  To provide a relaxed classroom atmosphere  To bring variety and fun to learning ... According to Eken (1996), songs can be used:  To present a topic, a language point, lexis, etc  To practice a language point, lexis, etc  To focus on common learner errors in more direct way  To ... skill to be learned and tested CLT emphasizes the use of extensive listening to material taken from “authentic” L1 situations where learners are expected to select the language they need to use...

Ngày tải lên: 30/03/2015, 14:29

... factor to the success of a listening lesson Secondly, most of the students realized the fact that English songs were not only a tool to help them relax but it could be used a powerful tool to ... 1999) To sum up, songs not only play an important part in our life but are a useful tool to learn in a foreign language classroom So teachers of foreign language should make use of them to make ... listening  To stimulate discussion of attitudes and feelings  To encourage creativity and use of imagination  To provide a relaxed classroom atmosphere  To bring variety and fun to learning...

Ngày tải lên: 30/03/2015, 14:30

... important role of responding to greetings, the author has chosen to study Vietnamese and English cross-cultural communication in term of responding to greetings with the expectation of finding out ... non-verbal factors in real-life communication is fully conscious, the study focuses on the verbal aspects of the act of replying a greeting only - The study is confined only to strategies of replying ... properly and used more effectively However, in reality, Vietnamese learners of English often make mistakes in communicating with English speakers This is mostly caused by the effect of Vietnamese...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2015, 19:48

... learners need to be familiar with a varieties of topics and need to practice listening comprehension to topic nominations of native speakers, need to practice introducing new topics into their conversations; ... trailer, they have to name the cartoon and main characters Discuss the orders of the pictures, and then try to retell the story Finally, they have to present their story in front of the class Let’s ... refers to the accurate use of grammatical forms and appropriate use of vocabulary It also includes the range of vocabulary Performance is viewed in terms of the overall effectiveness of the language...

Ngày tải lên: 27/04/2016, 11:29

... with a variety of symptoms and clinical conditions Acknowledgements We are grateful to Clare Bradley for permission to use the W-BQ12 questionnaire and to Charlotte Paterson for use of the MyMOP2 ... target of the W-BQ12 [19] In this latter setting, the W-BQ12 was not found to be responsive The authors of this latter study attributed the lack of responsiveness of the W-QB12 to two possible causes: ... was used to compare baseline and post-treatment values for the outcome measures to investigate the responsiveness or sensitivity to change of both instruments Unpaired t-tests were used to compare...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 10:06

... will need to know some of the basic rules of the sport First of all, remember that you only need one person to make a queue If you are alone at a bus stop, for example, don’t look to relaxed ... diet is necessary to maintain good health Discuss with your partner about this What can we to protect the nation’s places of interest? Shopping is a waste of time and money To what extend you ... art of queuing The British actually look forward to spending their weekends in a queue, waiting for a shop to open or waiting for a parking space at the furniture superstore If you ever decide to...

Ngày tải lên: 07/11/2012, 14:58

... According to Roach (1998), vowels can be classified in terms of: (1) The height of the bulk of the tongue in the mouth (2) The front/back position of the tongue in the mouth (3) The degree of lip-rounding ... different types of intonation a speaker uses Thus, learners should be taught how to achieve sensible intonation so as not to let it interfere with the meaning of what they really want to say However, ... not an easy task to teach intonation to learners as it is largely affected by a number of factors, among which one of the most important factors is the learners’ competence of language If a learner...

Ngày tải lên: 07/11/2012, 14:58

... frequency of semantic formulas in relation to interlocutor’s status in section 4.1.1.2 4.1.1.1 Total number of uses of semantic formulas The results of the data collected on the total number of semantic ... according to the status of the interlocutors The above review of the related literature of the speech act of refusal shows that the use of refusal strategies by Vietnamese learners of English ... frequency of use were performative (DP), statement of philosophy (IPH), repetition of part of the invitation (IRI) and postponement (IP) However, the frequency of use of these formulas of NSEs...

Ngày tải lên: 07/09/2013, 13:31

... plastids or to produce sucrose in the cytosol (Quick and Neuhaus, 1997) In order to maintain a balance between the photoassimilate export to the cytosol and the regeneration of the acceptor molecule, ... various sources to achieve a broad tolerance of plants to rapidly changing environmental conditions In general, the final goal is to develop plants with higher yields or tolerant to unfavorable ... of extant plant species Therefore, the use of bacterial genes to engineer crop and model plants has become commonplace, with expression of the Bt toxin of Bacillus thuringiensis (milky spore...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2013, 05:20

... TRANSFORMATION How to Use Ancient Wisdom to Create a New Life of Success and Happiness For Yourself Dr Tim Ong M.B.B.S Personal TRANSFORMATION How to Use Ancient Wisdom to Create A New Life of Success ... To open our heart to love, we must learn to love ourselves first To that, we need to start by forgiving ourselves for all our shortcomings and mistakes We need to stop blaming ourselves We stop ... YOUR THOUGHTS All the information and knowledge on self-improvement are of no use unless you use them to transform your thoughts and ideas into physical results Just knowing is not enough to succeed...

Ngày tải lên: 15/12/2013, 06:15

... pleasure because they are likely to contain topics of interest to learners, especially if students are given the chance to have a say about the topics of kinds of authentic materials to be used in ... textbook According to the chart, there are 80% of students who often use speaking tasks in textbook, 1% of students who never do, 16 % of students who sometimes and 3% of students hardly use speaking ... activity to compete with the other groups to get gifts The advantage of using was summarized by Carrier (1980) as following: Games add variety to the range of learning situations Games can be used to...

Ngày tải lên: 18/12/2013, 10:03

... at all Mother-tongue use: In classes students tend to use mother tongue because it is easier Moreover, they feel unnatural to speak to one another in a foreign language and because they feel ... turn-taking, rate of speech, length of pauses between speakers and relative roles of participants which shows the ability of understanding how to take into account who is speaking to whom, in what ... advantage of CAs A large percentage of informants (52.5%) was aware of the function of CAs which help them to be familiar and raise their ability to adapt to similar context in real life 32.7% of informants...

Ngày tải lên: 18/12/2013, 10:08

... thus the zero-sequence current io does not take part to the generation of the torque, but Contributes to copper losses This kind of motor is then often star connected, so ia+ib+ic=O => io* Using ... variations vs the position of tlie rotor 'fie scheme of a torque control is shown on figure 4a 35 losses Square wave currents are not the best shape of currents for this kind of motor > I& L-e+*, \~ ... vector control 'Tested "dq" vector control includes compensations of backelectromotive forces but not take into account the coupling of d and q phases Figure 5b: "abc" frame vector control: torque...

Ngày tải lên: 03/01/2014, 19:50

... factors were focused on and techniques were used to increase the students’ involvement With regard to the factors affecting the students’ participation, the study focused on the student factors ... 10 ways to create that kind of atmosphere: • Address every student by name and encourage the rest of the class to so too • Always be polite to your students and expect them to be polite to each ... analyze the techniques and activities the teachers of English at the Tourism Faculty in CSSH often used to overcome those factors and increase the level of participation Then, based on the findings...

Ngày tải lên: 29/01/2014, 14:35