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Using the Mistake Buster Technique to Improve the English Grammar Mastery

This research aims at finding out whether or not the use of mistake buster technique is able to improve the English grammar mastery and finding out the students’ interest toward the use of mistake buster technique. The research employs a quasi-experimental research method. The population and sample consist of 66 students which belong to two groups; 33 students in experimental group and 33 students in control group. The research data are collected using grammar test and questionnaire which are analyzed by inferential and descriptive statistics through SPSS 17.0 and Likert Scale. The research result indicates that the use of mistake buster technique is more effective than non-mistake buster technique in improving English grammar mastery of the ten grade students of SMA Negeri 3 Makassar in academic year 2014/2015. The students’ result of posttest for experimental group is higher than the students’ result of posttest for control group. It is proven by the mean score of posttest of experimental group is higher than the control group in grammar test (63.87 > 40.00). The difference of those mean score is statistically significant; it is based on t-test value at significant level 0.05, the probability value is lower than significant level (0.00 < 0.05). Then, analysis using Likert Scale shows that the students’ interested to learn grammar by using mistake buster technique. It is proved by 60.6% students were in very interested category.
Indoor and Built Environment

This paper describes the monitored environmental conditions in the bedrooms of 26 low energy houses in Scotland, include both naturally ventilation and houses with mechanical ventilation with heat recovery systems (MVHR). The context of the paper is the performance gap that is emerging between design predictions and actual performance of housing, and this paper focuses on the environmental performance of bedrooms. Bedrooms are of particular interest as they are the spaces in which occupants have the greatest exposure to the indoor environment, and in which conditions are relatively constant. The study indicates that ventilation is generally poor in these spaces and that both temperature and humidity frequently exceed accepted parameters for comfort and health. Increased window opening is a mitigating factor, but effects are limited by overall ventilation strategies.
On the Quantitative Effects of Unconventional Monetary Policies

I use a unique micro price data to estimate the pass-through from commodity prices to retail prices in several countries. The paper presents and develops a simple methodology to estimate the pass-through from the prices of different commodities into various sectors across several countries. This is the first exercise of this type. As expected, countries respond differently to the different shocks; and sectors respond differently across countries and commodities. A third of all the explained variation is driven by sectoral characteristics, which is a dimension mostly disregarded by the literature.
Is the Resource-Based “View” a Useful Perspective for Strategic Management Research?

As a potential theory, the elemental resource-based view (RBV) is not currently a theoretical structure. Moreover, RBV proponents have assumed stability in product markets and eschewed determining resources' values. As a perspective for strategic management, imprecise definitions hinder prescription and static approaches relegate causality to a “black box. ” We outline conceptual challenges for improving this situation, including rigorously formalizing the RBV, answering the causal “how” questions, incorporating the temporal component, and integrating the RBV with demand heterogeneity models.
University of Groningen Sovereign Debt and bank Fragility in Spain van der Kwaak, Christiaan; van Wijnbergen, Sweder

In May 2012 the Spanish government announced a debt-financed recapitalization of the undercapitalized Spanish banking system. Although there was a wide consensus among economists and policymakers that this was key to solving Spain’s economic troubles, both bank CDS and sovereign CDS further increased in the days following the announcement while lower bank CDS spreads were expected. Higher sovereign debt discounts deteriorated the fiscal position of the Spanish government. We propose a mechanism that can explain the events in Spain, namely the interaction whereby weak banks that are heavily exposed to risky domestic sovereign debt and weak government finances set off a negative amplification cycle: additional debt issue leads to higher sovereign debt discounts, resulting in capital losses on existing sovereign debt, deteriorating the capital base of banks, additional rounds of interest rate increases, a perverse amplification cycle substantially offsetting the initial recapitalization. We construct a DSGE model with balance-sheetconstrained financial intermediaries that finance private loans to the real economy, as well as sovereign debt subject to sovereign default risk. We calibrate the model to Spanish data, and find that our model is capable of matching the developments in the sovereign bond market in Spain in May/June 2012 quite well. We investigate an We acknowledge the generous support of the Dutch Organization for Sciences, through the NWO Research Talent Grant No. 406-13-063. We thank Matthijs Knijnenburg for excellent research assistance. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1007/s10290-016-0264-y) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. & Sweder van Wijnbergen s.j.g.vanwijnbergen@uva.nl 1 Tinbergen Institute, University of Amsterdam, Roetersstraat 11, 1018 WB Amsterdam, The Netherlands 123 Rev World Econ (2017) 153:511–543 DOI 10.1007/s10290-016-0264-y
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The naturally occurring 1-O-alkyl-sn-glycerols and their methoxylated congeners, 1-O-(2′methoxyalkyl)-sn-glycerols, are biologically active compounds, ubiquitously found in nature as diacyl glyceryl ether lipids and phosphoether lipids. The chief objective of this article is to provide a comprehensive and up to date review on such ether lipids. The occurrence and distribution of these compounds in nature are extensively reviewed, their chemical structure and molecular variety, their biosynthesis and chemical synthesis and, finally, their various biological effects are described and discussed. An unprecedented biosynthesis of the 2′-methoxylated alkylglycerols is proposed. The first ′ ′ ′ iacyl glyceryl ethers (DAGE) -O-Alkyl-sn-glycerols -O-(2′-Methoxyalkyl)-sn-glycerols
Serum antiM € ullerian hormone and ovarian morphology assessed by magnetic resonance imaging in response to acupuncture and exercise in women with polycystic ovary syndrome : secondary analyses of a randomized controlled trial

Serum anti-M€ ullerian hormone and ovarian morphology assessed by magnetic resonance imaging in response to acupuncture and exercise in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: secondary analyses of a randomized controlled trial HENRIK LEONHARDT, MIKAEL HELLSTR€ OM, BERIT GULL, ANNA-KARIN LIND, LARS NILSSON, PER OLOF JANSON & ELISABET STENER-VICTORIN Department of Radiology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg, Department of Physiology, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, and Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
North American Treatment Programs The Good Lives Model ( GLM ) : An Evaluation of GLM Operationalization in

The good lives model (GLM) has become an increasingly popular theoretical framework underpinning sex offender treatment programs, and preliminary research suggests that the GLM may enhance the efficacy of programs that adhere to the Risk, Need, and Responsivity (RNR) principles. However, this potential rests on the appropriate operationalization of the GLM in practice. Operationalized appropriately, the GLM aims to facilitate risk reduction alongside equipping clients with the tools to live personally meaningful and fulfilling lives. However, misguided operationalization of the GLM could result in ineffective treatment and ultimately higher rates of reoffending. This article presents findings from a multisite study exploring how the GLM has been operationalized and the degree to which the GLM has been integrated in a sample of 13 North American treatment programs. A comprehensive coding protocol was developed that included items related to program aims and client induction/orientation, assessment, intervention planning, intervention content, and intervention delivery. Each site was visited and items were rated through a review of program documentation, interviews with program directors/managers, and observations of treatment groups. Findings from inductive (how the GLM was operationalized) and deductive (the extent to which the GLM was integrated) analyses are presented and GLM consistent and inconsistent practices 1Deakin University, Australia 2Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand 3Lynn University, FL, USA Corresponding Author: Gwenda M. Willis, School of Psychology, Deakin University, Geelong Waterfront Campus, 1 Gheringhap Street, Geelong, VIC 3217, Australia. Email: gwenda.willis@deakin.edu. au 478202 SAX26110.1177/1079063213478202Sexual AbuseWillis et al. research-article2013 at UNIV OF PITTSBURGH on November 29, 2014 sax.sagepub. com Downloaded from
What does it take to build an employment collaborative for people with disabilities

BACKGROUND: Collaboration among employment service providers has been suggested as one strategy for enhancing outcomes for people with disabilities. Yet, little research exists on the process of collaboration building or factors that contribute to effective collaboration among employment providers. OBJECTIVE: We engaged partners of five Regional Employment Collaboratives (RECs) in Massachusetts to identify the critical elements needed to build and sustain an employment collaborative. METHODS: We used concept mapping, a mixed-method approach that included brainstorming sessions during which REC partners generated statements in response to the research question – what does it take to build and sustain an employment collaborative? Partners sorted statements thematically and rated statements in terms of importance and challenge. Sorting and rating data were analyzed using multidimensional scaling and hierarchical cluster analysis. RESULTS: The analysis yielded six “clusters” reflecting critical elements in building and sustaining a collaborative. Three elements, build trust and respect, do business differently and have effective structures and processes, are consistent with the literature on general collaborative building. The other three elements, address employer needs, engage job developers, and innovate strategically, reflect activities specific to an employment-focused collaborative. CONCLUSIONS: Collaboration is a complex and time-consuming undertaking, but holds promise as a way to enhance employment outcomes for people with disabilities.
Physical and chemical changes in guava raisin (Psidum guajava l.) produced by osmotic dehydration and drying convective

The osmotic dehydration pre-treatment is used to partially reduce the fruit initial water content, before convective drying. Purpose of the present work is to investigate the influence of osmotic treatment followed by convective drying on the physicochemical parameters of guava slices. The Paluma guava was cut into slices of 3.0 × 2.0 × 0.9 cm, dehydrated and dipped in sucrose syrup at concentrations of 40, 50 and 60 °Brix, at temperatures of 30, 40 and 50 °C. The process was again supplemented by convective drying at temperatures of 50, 60 and 70 °C. Guava-raisins with and without pre-osmotic treatments were subjected to the following physico-chemical analyzes: soluble solids, pH, total acidity, ash, reducing and total sugars, water activity (Aw). The color was considerably changed into a darker and the total sugar reduced as a result of the syrup concentration and osmotic dehydration temperatures. Also, the pH and Aw decreased through application of treatments. From the results it is recommended that the production of guava passes under dehydrating conditions of 60 °Brix at 50 °C and further drying temperature of 60 ° C is efficient.
Quintessenz Journals

Periodontitis is a group of diseases of the periodontium that is manifested as progressive destruction of the periodontal ligament and alveolar bone, with pocket formation, gingival recession, or both (Kinane, 1999). The various forms of periodontitis have a multi-factorial aetiology; microbial plaque is the initiating factor of these diseases, whereas their manifestations and progression are influenced by a wide variety of other determinants and factors. Periodontitis was classified by the International Workshop for Classification of Periodontal Diseases in 1999 as aggressive periodontitis (AP), chronic periodontitis (CP), and periodontitis as a manifestation of systemic diseases (Armitage, 1999). AP is a distinct type of periodontitis that was formerly termed early-onset periodontitis (EOP). It affects people who, in most cases, otherwise appear healthy. It tends to have a familial aggregation and the amount of microbial deposits may be Risk Indicators of Aggressive Periodontitis in a Jordanian Population
Sample Efficient Algorithms for Learning Quantum Channels in PAC Model and the Approximate State Discrimination Problem

We generalize the PAC (probably approximately correct) learning model to the quantum world by generalizing the concepts from classical functions to quantum processes, defining the problem of \emph{PAC learning quantum process}, and study its sample complexity. In the problem of PAC learning quantum process, we want to learn an $\epsilon$-approximate of an unknown quantum process $c^*$ from a known finite concept class $C$ with probability $1-\delta$ using samples $\{(x_1,c^*(x_1)),(x_2,c^*(x_2)),\dots\}$, where $\{x_1,x_2, \dots\}$ are computational basis states sampled from an unknown distribution $D$ and $\{c^*(x_1),c^*(x_2),\dots\}$ are the (possibly mixed) quantum states outputted by $c^*$. The special case of PAC-learning quantum process under constant input reduces to a natural problem which we named as approximate state discrimination, where we are given copies of an unknown quantum state $c^*$ from an known finite set $C$, and we want to learn with probability $1-\delta$ an $\epsilon$-approximate of $c^*$ with as few copies of $c^*$ as possible. We show that the problem of PAC learning quantum process can be solved with $$O\left(\frac{\log|C| + \log(1/ \delta)} { \epsilon^2}\right)$$ samples when the outputs are pure states and $$O\left(\frac{\log^3 |C|(\log |C|+\log(1/ \delta))} { \epsilon^2}\right)$$ samples if the outputs can be mixed. Some implications of our results are that we can PAC-learn a polynomial sized quantum circuit in polynomial samples and approximate state discrimination can be solved in polynomial samples even when concept class size $|C|$ is exponential in the number of qubits, an exponentially improvement over a full state tomography.
Examining the reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the Trait Meta-Mood Scale

The aim of the study was to investigate the reliability and validity of the Trait Meta-Mood Scale in a Turkish sample. Trait Meta-Mood Scale (TMMS), The Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), Ruminative Response Scale (RRS), and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)were administered to 387 (271 females and 113 males) university students with a mean age of 21.77 (SD = 1.65). In the present study, the Turkish model and the original model of TMMS were tested to examine which of the two model yields the better goodness of fit to the Turkish sample. Moreover, internal consistency coefficients were performed to examine the reliability of the original model. The results suggested that the original three-factor model fits the current sample better with valid and reliably scores for Turkish university students. The scale also showed acceptable inter-item reliability and adequate criterion-related validity. Particularly, Clarity of Feelings and Mood Repair were positively correlated with life satisfaction but Attention to Feelings was not. Additionally, rumination was negatively correlated to Clarity of Feelings and Mood Repair, but it was not significantly correlated to Attention to Feelings. Finally, depression was negatively correlated to all subscales of TMMS.
Perceived Maternal Autonomy Support and Early Adolescent Emotion Regulation: A Longitudinal Study

Abstract This study investigated longitudinal associations between perceived maternalautonomy-supportive parenting and early adolescents’ use of three emotion regulation(ER) styles: emotional integration, suppressive regulation, and dysregulation. Wetested whether perceived maternal autonomy support predicted changes in ER andwhether these ER styles, in turn, related to changes in adjustment (i.e., depressivesymptoms, self-esteem). Participants (N = 311, mean age at Time 1 = 12.04) reportedon perceived maternal autonomy support, their ER styles, and adjustment at twomoments in time, spanning a one-year interval. Cross-lagged analyses showed thatperceived maternal autonomy support predicted increases in emotional integrationand decreases in suppressive regulation. By contrast, emotional dysregulation pre-dicted decreases in perceived autonomy-supportive parenting. Further, increases inemotional integration were predictive of increases in self-esteem, and decreases insuppressive regulation were predictive of decreases in depressive symptoms. Together,the results show that early adolescents’ perception of their mothers as autonomy-supportive is associated with increases in adaptive ER strategies and subsequentadjustment.Keywords
Microencapsulation of Citronella Oil with Carboxymethylated Tamarind Gum

Tamarind gum (TG) and carboxymethylated tamarind gum (CTG) were used as wall material to prepare citronella oil microcapsules by spray-drying. The aim of this work was to study the effect of wall-to-core ratio and fluid viscosity on emulsion droplet and microcapsule size, in order to maximize encapsulation efficiency (EE). EE was directly influenced by gum-to-oil ratio variations. Results showed that emulsion droplet size ( D 32 ) of CTG ranged between 0.18 to1.31 mm, smaller than those obtained for TG, which ranged from 0.87 to 2.91 mm. CTG microcapsules had a smooth surface and a spherical shape, as observed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Surface oil content and total oil content affected encapsulation efficiency. TG microcapsules showed lower EE than CTG microcapsules, which was related to the viscosity of gum to oil ratio. The maximum EE occurred at 1.14 gum to oil ratio for CTG microcapsules (87 %).
Dependence of Malaria Disease on Changes in Rainfall and Temperature in Ado Local Government Area of Ekiti State, Nigeria

The issue of malaria disease is a major problem globally and especially in Africa where the favourable environmental condition has led to high infections and the death of millions of people. Thus, this study investigates the impacts of changes in rainfall and temperature patterns on the variations in malaria disease among the youth, adult male and adult female in Ado local government area of Ekiti State, Nigeria. A total population of 207,033 infected people were recorded over 2002-2011 period where 101,943 are youths, 51,199 are adult male while the numbers of adult female are 53,891. The results show good positive correlation between the malaria spread and the intensity of rainfall; thus indicating that increasing rainfall level will raise the numbers of anopheles mosquitoes through availability of more breeding places for the malaria vectors. Also, the disease will spread more under a moderately high temperature while there are fewer infections if temperature is extremely high or too low. The prevalence of the disease could cause huge economic loss and poor standard of education due to low turn-out at schools and at work. Hence, there is need to protect the population, especially the poor, vulnerable youths and pregnant women through improved personal hygiene, provision of treated mosquito nets, insecticides and good medical services at affordable prices. Keywords: Malaria disease; Mosquito; Rainfall; Temperature; Ado-Ekiti
Letrozole and Curcumin Loaded-PLGA Nanoparticles: A Therapeutic Strategy for Endometriosis

Clinical treatment of endometriosis, a common gynaecological disorder, still remains a challenge. Hormonal suppression, pain relief medication and surgical intervention are the conventional treatment modalities; however, frequent recurrence of the disease renders the results unsatisfactory. Given the fact that oxidative stress, angiogenesis, excessive matrix degradation, and aromatase activity are associated with endometriosis, we were motivated to use the combinatorial effect of two drugs, Curcumin (Cur) and Letrozole (Let) encapsulated in PLGA and test their efficacy in mice induced with the disease. The nanoparticles (NPs) were synthesized using solvent evaporation method and characterization indicated the spherical particles to be monodispersed, polymorphic, small in size with high encapsulation efficiency, without having a tendency for significant aggregation or adhesion. Following standardization, 40mg/kg body weight of NPs was administered in endometriotic mice. Oxidative stress parameters, angiogenic markers, matrix degrading molecules, estrogen levels and endometriotic lesions, were assessed and compared before and after administration. Let-Cur NPs treatment in vivo, in addition to decreasing these parameters significantly, was also successful in reducing endometrial glands and micro-vessels density in the peritoneum to a considerable extent, thereby indicating significant regression of the disease. This is a proof of concept study. Pre-clinical non-human primate studies for testing the safety and efficacy of these NPs at larger doses in endometriosis is suggested.
Undergraduate Medical Students’ Perceptions Of Effective Medical Teachers In A Malaysian Medical School

Objectives: The objective of this cross-sectional study was to identify the characteristics of effective medical teachers from undergraduate medical students’ perspective. Methods: A self-administered questionnaire specifically prepared to meet the objective of the study was used. The questionnaire required the respondents to rate 13 parameters (professional and personal qualities in the teachers) and responses were based on a 5 point Likert-scale. The data were analysed using SPSS v 13.0. T-test and one way ANOVA were used to compare differences between quantitative variables and the Chi-Square test was used to determine association of categorical variables with the outcome. Results: The total number of participants who recieved the questionnaire were 316, out of which 226 (71.5%) responded. The top three qualities in this study were knowledge of subject (mean=4.5±0.6), enthusiasm (mean=4.3±0.6) and communication skills (mean=4.2±0.6). There was no difference of perceptions based on ethnic background, gender or undergraduate students’ course year. Conclusions: While subject knowledge will undoubtedly be the main asset an effective teacher possesses, it will be incorrect to conclude that it is the only one they need to be effective in the classroom. The results of this study has implications for undergraduate medical education and for faculty developement programmes, as some of the qualities of an effective teacher can be acquired. Identification of these characteristics is vital for improvement in the teaching methodology of the clinical teachers in order to provide a more effective learning environment for the students.