It is well-known that many sub-attributes of line quality, such as edge raggedness, line waviness, etc., contribute to the perception of the overall line quality. But the relative importance of these sub-attributes is not clear, nor is there a method available for combining them into one representative number for overall line quality. To address these issues, we have designed and conducted a se...

I compare two birth-cohorts of married women and find that divorce-risk plays a significantly smaller role in the recent cohort’s labor supply decision. This suggests that any decline in America’s divorce rates will not substantially reduce married women’s labor supply.  2000 Elsevier Science S.A. All rights reserved.

Background The topic Word order and FLT Approaches List and match Deep processing Our perspective and approach Two types of word order errors Phrasal verbs Adverb placement Summary References Towards a treatment of word order errors When to use deep processing – and when not to

In response to disparate advances in delivering spatial information to support agricultural extension activities, the Extension Activity Support System (EASY) project was established to develop a vision statement and conceptual design for such a system based on a national needs assessment. Personnel from across Australia were consulted and a review of existing farm information/management softwa...

In this artide, I have considered the main FLT methods still in use at schools and presented the theory of language and leaming underiying them, their main features, activities and techniques, their foundation and decline, as well as a general assessment of ai! of them. The following methods have been analysed: the Grammar-Translation Method, the Structuralist Methods, and the Communicative App...