teachers can influence the complex process of learning in education, in general, and in second/foreign language (l2) learning in particular. in this light, understanding the factors influencing teachers’ pedagogical success can help l2 teachers achieve more effective teaching. this study then investigated the role of spiritual intelligence (si) in l2 teachers’ pedagogical success. in so doing, ...

soil quality is a necessary indicator of land management. different indices are applied to evaluate farming systems, soil types and land uses based on soil quality. the slope of retention curve at its inflection point has been defined as soil physical quality index (si) but the relationships between si and penetration resistance (pr), the least limiting water range (llwr), and available water c...

High quality factor (Q approximately 3.4 x 10(6)) microdisk resonators are demonstrated in a Si(3)N(4) on SiO(2) platform at 652-660 nm with integrated in-plane coupling waveguides. Critical coupling to several radial modes is demonstrated using a rib-like structure with a thin Si(3)N(4) layer at the air-substrate interface to improve the coupling.

To investigate the effects of silicon on the growth characteristics and the reduction of the powdery mildew damage to Zinnia (Zinnia elegans Jacq. ʻMagellanʼ), an experiment was carried out as a factorial experiment in the form of a randomized complete block design with two factors including eight treatments and three replications. The first factor included silicon concentrations at four levels...

The electron-ion recombination rate coefficient for Si IV forming Si III was measured at the heavyion storage-ring TSR. The experimental electron-ion collision energy range of 0–186 eV encompassed the 2p nl n′l′ dielectronic recombination (DR) resonances associated with 3s→ nl core excitations, 2s 2p 3s nl n′l′ resonances associated with 2s → nl (n = 3, 4) core excitations, and 2p 3s nl n′l′ re...

Interferon (IFN) has therapeutic potential for a wide range of infectious and proliferative disorders. However, the half-life of IFN is too short to have a stable therapeutic effect. To overcome this problem, serum immunoglobulin has been fused to IFN. In this study, the efficacy of serum immunoglobulin fused INFs (si-IFN1 and si-IFN2) was evaluated on athymic mice bearing colon 26 adenocarcino...

The title compound, (sodium magnesium) [magnesium iron(III) silicon] disilicate, (Na(0.97)Mg(0.03))(Mg(0.43)Fe(0.17) (3+)Si(0.40))Si(2)O(6), is isotypic with ordered P2/n omphacite. Its structure is characterized by single chains of corner-sharing SiO(4) tetra-hedra, extending along the c axis, which are crosslinked by bands of edge-sharing octa-hedra (site symmetry 2), statistically occupied b...

Anhydroerythritol (AnEryt) shares some of its ligand properties with furanosides and furanoses. Its bonding to silicon centers of coordination number four, five, and six was studied by X-ray and NMR methods, and compared to silicon bonding of related compounds. Diphenyl(cycloalkylenedioxy)silanes show various degrees of oligomerization depending on the diol component involved. For example, Ph(2...

BACKGROUND Sacroiliac (SI) joint pain is a prevalent, underdiagnosed cause of lower back pain. SI joint fusion can relieve pain and improve quality of life in patients who have failed nonoperative care. To date, no study has concurrently compared surgical and non-surgical treatments for chronic SI joint dysfunction. METHODS We conducted a prospective randomized controlled trial of 148 subject...