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Background Knowledge and Translation Ability

the effects of previewing and providing background knowledge on iranian university efl learners’ comprehension of literary and academic texts

abstract poor reading comprehension can result in failure in using references, benefiting from professional gatherings and resources, keeping up with the growing body of knowledge in the virtual world of the internet, and failing to achieve in efl programs. the purpose of the present quasi-experimental study was to explore the effects of background knowledge and previewing narrative and expos...

Nanomaterial health effects--part 1: background and current knowledge.

Nanotechnologies are among the fastest growing areas of scientific research, and have important applications in a wide variety of fields. At the same time, scientists and regulators are concerned about the potential health and environmental risks related to the widespread production and use of the nanomaterials created by these technologies. Several recent animal and cell culture studies have s...

Intracranial atherosclerosis: current concepts.

The most relevant ideas discussed in this article are described here. Intracranial atherosclerotic disease (ICAD) represents the most common cause of ischemic stroke worldwide. Its importance in whites may have been underestimated. New technical developments, such as high-resolution MRI, allow direct assessment of the intracranial atherosclerotic plaque, which may have a profound impact on ICAD...

Background knowledge in diagnosis

A diagnostic framework in which there is a clear separation between the expertise per se and relevant background knowledge is discussed. We argue for the need to have an explicit representation of background knowledge. Background knowledge is domain foundational knowledge or common-sense knowledge; it is brought into play in the diagnostic context activated by the foreground knowledge, the diag...