The importance of professional development programs in enhancing teacher self-efficacy has attracted the attention of researchers in the realm of teacher education for two decades. However, the role of university programs and their curriculum in developing teachers’ self-efficacy has not been given adequate attention, specifically in educating EFL teachers. This study investigated the impact of...

This article begins by accounting the development of Second language theories .It describes major ESL theories ever since the 18th century to those currently adopted in ESL field. Then it proceeds to demonstrate their influences on EFL teaching in China, like nowadays an increasing awareness of non-cognitive factors in teaching foreign languages, reforms in some traditional teaching methodologi...

The aim of this study was to compare the sensitivity and specificity of morphine-augmented hepatobiliary scintigraphy (MA-HBS) with that of conventional hepatobiliary scintigraphy (C-HBS) for acute cholecystitis. The results of most MA-HBS studies cannot be compared with C-HBS estimates, since articles describing C-HBS often include non-candidates for MA-HBS. However, using meta-analytic techni...

Storytelling is an essential component in language learning and acquisition but it has changed over time from early oral tradition to modern digital literacy. Although storytelling (DST) become important tool development inclusive diverse stories are still underrepresented. The novelty of this article that reports the findings a two-year research about design use DST by 244 teacher candidates t...

To obtain insight into the role of the retinoblastoma susceptibility gene (Rb; also known as Rb1) in apoptosis, we analyzed Caenorhabditis elegans mutants lacking a functional lin-35 RB gene. We found that the loss of lin-35 function results in a decrease in constitutive germ cell apoptosis. We present evidence that lin-35 promotes germ cell apoptosis by repressing the expression of ced-9, an a...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Dynamic hyperinflation (DH) and expiratory flow limitation (EFL) are physiologically linked and seem to be involved in the genesis of dyspnea and the quality of life (QL) impairment in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Advanced COPD patients often show expiratory muscles dysfunction that could be involved in DH development. AIM Study the relationships bet...

This study examined the acquisition of prenominal and postnominal genitives by Iranian EFL learners. Two variables were considered: possessive categories and language proficiency. We considered the influence of possessive categories such as lexical modifier, semantic relationship, and weight and syntactic complexity on genitive alternations by Iranian EFL learners. Also, we examined whether the...

Research on MA nitride fuels and LLFP targets for transmutation of long-lived radioactive elements in JAERI is presented. Inert matrix fuels such as (Am,Y)N and (Am,Zr)N were synthesised by the carbothermic reduction method. Thermodynamic properties such as thermal expansion and heat capacity were measured in Tc-Ru alloy system. Some candidates of I target were examined in thermal stability and...

Determining the level of expiratory flow limitation (EFL) in critical mechanically ventilated patients is of clinical relevance for choosing appropriate respiratory treatment and/or pharmacological therapy. In many respiratory diseases, EFL arises from pathological changes in the mechanical properties of the bronchial tree. These properties cannot be evaluated using common lumped-parameter mode...

This paper presents the technical aspects, theoretical analysis, and comparisons of two new permanent magnet synchronous generator (PMSG) grid-interfaced models named PMSG boost and PMSG rectifierinverter. The exact feedback linearization (EFL) control scheme is used for the effective design and stability analysis of the aforementioned models. The complexity of the EFL control laws is discussed...