this article contends that legitimacy in the exercise of power comes from the consent of those subject to it. in global health, this implies that the participation of poor country citizens is required for the legitimacy of major actors and institutions. but a review of institutions and processes suggests that this participation is limited or absent. particularly because of the complex political...

In this paper we describe the techniques used for student modelling in an adaptive Webbased Intelligent Computer Assisted Language Learning (ICALL) system. The system teaches the domain of the passive voice of the English language and is called Web Passive Voice Tutor (WebPVT). It dynamically models a student's progress in learning and is able to provide individualised tutoring and advice tailo...

introduction: the every possible attempt in voice disorders assessment is to gather samples which represent individual s’ actual voice in the daily speech. the researchers have found that voice characteristics in reading a passage are closer to daily speech. making texts has been started since early 20th century. the lack o f suitable text in farsi language makes it difficult to conduct requisi...

In this paper we describe Web Passive Voice Tutor (Web PVT), an adaptive web-based Intelligent Computer Assisted Language Learning (ICALL) program that is aimed at teaching non-native speakers the passive voice of the English language. The design of the system has been largely based on the results of an empirical study that was conducted at schools with the collaboration of human teachers. Web ...

This study aims to identify the purposes of passive construction in political news reports. The also examines how use voice affects readers' attitudes towards issues. can lead ambiguity, affecting clarity meaning by hiding identity doer action. However, being vague about action is primarily deliberate serve particular purposes. To collect data, researchers refer three newspapers, namely Washing...

English-speaking children are known to be delayed in their comprehension of passive sentences (Slobin, 1966; Turner & Rommetveit, 1967; Bever, 1970; Maratsos & Ambramovitch, 1975; Maratsos, Fox, Becker, & Chalkley, 1985; Gordon & Chafetz, 1990; Fox & Grodzinsky, 1998; Hirsch & Wexler, 2004a). Additionally, it has been noted that children’s level of passive comprehension is in part determined by...

Introduction: Laryngeal burns cause long-term voice disorders due to mucosal changes of the vocal folds. Inhalation injuries affect voice production and result in changes in the mucosal thickness and voice quality.   Case Report: A 47-year-old woman was transferred to our department with laryngeal burns sustained during a house fire. On laryngoscopic examination, mucosal waves of both vocal fol...