This study examined the construct validity of the e-rater automated essay scoring engine as an alternative to human scoring in the context of TOEFL essay writing. Analyses were based on a sample of students who repeated the TOEFL within a short time period. Two e-rater scores were investigated in this study, the first based on optimally predicting the human essay score and the second based on e...

Kidney surface cooling was used during implantation to assess the effect of warm ischemia elimination on allograft function, histological changes and immune-related gene expression. 23 recipients were randomly assigned to a group operated on with kidney surface cooling during implantation (ice bag technique, IBT group), and the other 23 recipients receiving the contralateral kidney from the sam...

BACKGROUND Internet-based self-help psychotherapy (IBT) could be an important alternative or supplement to ordinary face-to-face therapy. The findings of randomised controlled trials indicate that the effects of various IBT programmes for anxiety disorders seem better than no intervention and in some instances are equivalent to usual therapy. In Denmark, IBT is part of future treatment plans in...

The present study evaluated the efficacy of adding a virtual reality (VR) component to the treatment of compulsive hoarding (CH), following inference-based therapy (IBT). Participants were randomly assigned to either an experimental or a control condition. Seven participants received the experimental and seven received the control condition. Five sessions of 1 h were administered weekly. A sign...

We combine panel household data with the introduction of an increasing block tariffs (IBT) for residential electricity in three experimental regions Russia to analyze relationship between IBT and propensity households purchase dirty fuels. Using a difference-in-differences empirical specification, we find that fuels has increased where schemes were introduced. The size increase varies from 3.8 ...

Sebanyak 39 peserta dari mahasiswa Program Studi Administrasi Perkantoran ITSNU Pekalongan tingkat akhir mengikuti pendampingan mengerjakan soal TOEFL. Tujuan kegiatan ini adalah untuk membantu dalam menghadapi soal-soal tes TOEFL guna memperoleh nilai yang diharapkan dan meningkatkan kemampuan berbahasa Inggris. Metode digunakan observasi, pelaksanaan evaluasi kegiatan. Dari hasil disimpulkan ...

Energetic ionic salts of azotetrazolate (AT), iminobis(5-tetrazolate) (IBT) and 5, 5'-bis(tetrazole) (BT) were synthesized; 1-methyl-4-aminotriazolium azotetrazolate has a layered structure and exhibits a heat of formation of +4360 kJ kg(-1).

The authors advocate a modernization of the neurologic exam with regard to the evaluation of static equilibrium through the application of some easily performed and interpreted bedside maneuvers like the Clinical Test of Sensory Integration and Balance modified and the Functional Reach Test. The authors also believe that these and other assessments, such as that of the risk of falling for elder...

Test of English as Foreign Language (TOEFL) merupakan sebuah ujian atau tes yang mengukur kemampuan Bahasa Inggris seseorang. Tes ini menguji listening, structure, dan reading. Bagi mahasiswa STMIK “AMIKBANDUNG”, TOEFL menjadi persyaratan wajib diikuti sebagai sertifikat kompetensi untuk kelulusan (sidang akhir). Saat peserta melakukan test di pihak ketiga harus membayar biaya administrasi sert...