this study was an attempt to investigate the effect of vowel-recognition training on beginner and advanced iranian esl learners. a total of 36 adult iranian esl learners (18 advanced and 18 beginners) who were students of various majors at memorial university (mun) were recruited for the study. advanced participants had the experience of living in canada for at least three years while beginners...

The use of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) services and supports with infants and young children has been limited, owing to a number of myths about the appropriateness of AAC use with this population. This article will provide an overview of some of the myths that have hampered the inclusion of AAC into early intervention service delivery and refutes them. It will then examine ...

The receptor of advanced glycation endproducts (RAGE) is a multiligand receptor that upon activation causes sustained activation of multiple inflammatory pathways. Recent evidence, summarized in a review by Bopp and colleagues in this issue of Critical Care, has implicated RAGE as a potential therapeutic target in sepsis. Here, we discuss several open issues that need to be addressed before ant...

A theoretical explanation of the observed splittings among the P states of charmonium is given with the use of a nonsingular potential model for heavy quarkonia. We also show that the recently observed mass difference between the center of gravity of the PJ states and the P1 state of cc̄ does not provide a direct test of the color hyperfine interaction in heavy quarkonia. Our theoretical value f...

Although the Transaction Cost Analysis framework (TCA) has been dominant in explaining inter-firm relationships, TCA has been criticized for ignoring the social embeddedness of inter-firm relationships. It is proposed that the inclusion of trust in TCA supplements the explanations offered by TCA on buyer behaviors in buyer-seller relationships. The empirical findings suggest trust functions as ...

The idea that IT can be used to alleviate and fight poverty has been widely embraced. However, while most ITbased interventions in poor and rural communities and villages have tended to demonstrate initial success, their long-term viability still remains unclear. Based on field experiences in India, we present findings of a case study that highlights issues and concerns beyond initial success a...

It is becoming increasingly clear that we are entering a new era in systems software. As the age-old tension between structure and performance acquiesces, we can finally venture beyond monolithic systems and explore alternative modularizations better suited to evolution and adaptation. The OASIS project explores the potential of aspects to naturally shape crosscutting system concerns as they gr...