Time-delays are important components of many dynamical systems that describe coupling or interconnection between dynamics, propagation or transport phenomena, and heredity and competition in population dynamics. The stabilization with time delay in observation or control represents difficult mathematical challenges in the control of distributed parameter systems. It is well-known that the stabi...

Linear state bisection is introduced as a new method to find time-invariant state feedback control laws for a special form of underactuated nonlinear systems. The specialty of the systems considered is that every unactuated state should be coupled with at least two directly actuated states. The basic idea is based on bisecting actuated states and using linear combinations with adjustable parame...

Based on the controversial beliefs among L2 teachers about effective corrective feedback (CF) strategies, recast and prompts as 2 kinds of CF have drawn the attention of L2 researchers(e.g., Braidi, 2002; Iwashita, 2003; Loewen & Philp, 2006; Panova & Lyster, 2002; Sheen, 2004). Despite these numbers of studies, debate continues to exist about their usefulness as a CF technique. Whereas recasts...

Live feedback systems have been proven to be suitable for teachers’ needs. Especially in classes with a lot of participants feedback in an electronic form can create additional value by getting feedback from all students. The live feedback system Tweedback incorporates three feedback possibilities. One form of feedback is Peer Instructions to test people’s knowledge using multiple choice questi...

We present an approach to designing feedback controllers that solve a path following control problem for a large class of mechanical systems. Our approach involves set stabilization via transverse feedback linearization: a coordinate and feedback transformation that yields a normal form convenient for control design making desired path attractive. Our approach also involves refining the normal ...

The present study compared the effect of cooperative group feedback and cooperative group writing techniques in writing classes. Accordingly, 90 male and female intermediate English language learners sat for a sample piloted Preliminary English Test and 60 who scored one standard deviation above and below the mean were selected as the main participants. Both groups were taught the same course b...

Techniques of clonal selection, establishment of hedged stool-beds, and cutting propagation have been developed for Cunninghamia lanceolata (Lamb.) Hook. (Chinese fir) in Zhejiang Province, China, and clonal forestry has been implemented in a local programme based at Kaihua County Forest Farm. Cutting propagation and the maintenance of juvenility, and plantation performance of 102 clones in sin...

this study aimed at investigating the effect of learners’ gender on their preferences for corrective feedback. learners’ prefer- ences which were investigated included the necessity, frequency, timing, type, method, and delivering agent of error treatment. to this end, a questionnaire was administered to a random sample of 100 participants (50 males and 50 females) studying english (efl) at shi...

introduction: feedback is very important in education and can help quality in the training process and orient the trainees in clinical contexts. this study aimed to assess the residents’ points of view about feedback in clinical education at shiraz university of medical sciences. methods: the sample of this study included 170 medical residents attending medical workshops in shiraz university of...