Shoppers report that 39% of their holiday gift-purchases are for someone “picky.” However, despite the ubiquity shopping picky people, little research has examined how people choose gifts people. In present research, we define “picky gift recipient” as perceived to have narrow and unpredictable preferences, show alters giving behavior. We find although norms prescribe givers spend effort, time,...

Hand hygiene compliance is extremely important in hospitals, clinics and food businesses. Caregivers’ compliance with hand hygiene is one of the most effective tools in preventing healthcare associated infections (HAIs) in hospitals and clinics. In food businesses, hand hygiene compliance is essential to prevent food contamination, and thus food borne illness. Washing hands properly is the corn...

since the emergence of the process-oriented approach to second language writing instruction two main questions have been what and how error feedback should be given to the students. the question of whether teachers should provide feedback on grammar in the writing assignments of english as a foreign language students, and if so how, has been a matter of considerable debate in the field of secon...

As smartphones are widely adopted, mobile applications (apps) emerging to provide critical services such as food delivery and telemedicine. While bring convenience everyday life, this trend may create barriers for older adults who tend be less tech-savvy than young people. In-person or screen sharing support is helpful but limited by the help-givers' availability. Video tutorials can useful req...

the present study-both qualitative and quantitative--explored fifty efl learners’ preferences for receiving error feedback on different grammatical units as well as their beliefs about teacher feedback strategies. the study also examined the effect of the students’ level of writing ability on their views about the importance of teacher feedback on different error types. data was gathered throug...

Mr. MURTHA. Mr. Speaker, the long-term care debate continues to grow as a key health care issue and it will continue to grow more in the coming decade as Americans live longer. Fortunately, more attention is starting to be focused on long-term care; the bad news is that there is a tremendous gap in ideas and solutions to make sure every family has access to affordable, quality long-term care wh...

the objective of the present paper is to shed some light on peer feedback in efl writing courses. in recent years, with regard to teaching writing, there has been a total shift of approach, from product-orientation to process-orientation. a key component of the latter is peer assessment in which learners read each other's compositions and provide feedback to the writer, based on the teache...

researchers have suggested that interactional feedback which is between teacher and learner during their writing is associated with l2 learning because it prompts learners to notice l2 forms. this paper reports a classroom-based study that investigated the role of feedback in socio-cultural theory. in this study, 12 efl learners performed on three writing tasks and were provided with a three-st...