This study attempted to investigate the relationship among learning strategy, autonomy and language proficiency of Chinese university EFL students. To achieve this objective, purposive sampling and cluster sampling methods were used to select 422 non-English major students as participants in three universities, Henan province, China. Oxford’s (1990) Strategy Inventory for Language Learning (SIL...

We report a rapid single-reagent method for determining total bilirubin with the “CentrifiChem Analyzer” (Union Carbide Corp.). The reagent is the stable 1,5-disulfonate of diazosulfanilic acid, and ethylene glycol is used as an accelerator. The reaction requires less than 5 mm. Only 25 l of serum is needed. We present precision data ( = 2.62 mg/dl, SD = .082 mg/dl, CV = 3.13%) and results (r =...

teacher autonomy is viewed very differently: one teacher may view autonomy as a means to gain substantial freedom from interference or supervision; another may view it as the freedom to develop collegial relationships and accomplish tasks that extend beyond the classroom; and even some others may perceive it as a means for principals to avoid their duties (frase and sorenson, 1992). although th...

abstract background: consideration of patient autonomy is an essential element in individualized, patient‑centered, ethical care. internal and external factors associated with patient autonomy are related to culture and it is not clear what they are in iran. the aim of this study was to explore contextual factors affecting the autonomy of patients in iranian hospitals. materials and methods: th...

Ryo Sugiura , Shogo Tsuda , Seiji Tamiya , Atsushi Itoh , Kentaro Nishiwaki , Noriyuki Murakami , Yukinori Shibuya , Masayuki Hirafuji , Stephen Nuske c a Hokkaido Agricultural Research Center, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, 9-4 Shinseiminami, Memuro, Kasai, Hokkaido 082-0081, Japan b Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai...

1 The authors have dual affiliations: Clancey: Institute for Human-Machine Cognition, University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL. Lee: SETI, Mountain View, CA. Sierhuis: RIACS, Moffett Field. Abstract Living and working on Mars will require model-based computer systems for maintaining and controlling complex life support, communication, transportation, and power systems. This technology must wor...