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The Role of Self-Regulation and Transcription Skills in Writing and Writing Development

It is proposed that the development of writing competence depends on high levels of self-regulation and the mastery of low-level transcription skills. Predictions consistent with each of these claims are identified and evaluated. Although the available data are incomplete and many key findings require further replication, the accumulated evidence generally supports both of these propositions.
Constitutive Constants for Hot Working of Al-4.5 Mg - 0.35 Mn (AA5182)

Abstract Torsion tests on as hot rolled Al- 4.5, Mg-0.35 Mn alloy were conducted over the ranges 0.1 to 10 s−1 and 200 to 500 °C. As temperature increased and strain rate decreased, the flow curves exhibited peaks which were lower and broader, followed by lower softening and closer approach to a steady state regime. This occurred partly because fracture occurred at higher strains. In constitutive analysis, the power law was found to be inappropriate but the exponential law was suitable. The hyperbolic sine function was found to fit more closely with stress multipliers between 0.04 and 0.06 MPa−1. The activation energy was found to be 208 kJ/mol but after correction was 185 kJ/mol. These results were shown to be in reasonable agreement with previous studies when allowance was made for variations in composition and microstructure. On a effectué des essais de torsion sur un alliage d'Al-4.5 Mg-0.35 Mn, laminé à chaud, dans la zone de 0.1 à 10s−1 et à des températures de 200 à 500 °C. À mesure que la température augmentait et que le taux de déformation diminuait, les courbes d'écoulement exhibaient des pics qui étaient moins élevés et plus larges. On observait ensuite un ramollissement plus bas et un rapprochement de l'état de régime constant, en partie parce que la rupture se produisait à de plus hautes déformations. Lors de l'analyse constitutive, on a trouvé que la loi de la puissance était inappropriée mais que la loi exponentielle était satisfaisante. On a trouvé que la fonction sinus hyperbolique s'ajustait mieux avec les multiplicateurs de contrainte entre 0.04 et 0.06 MPa−1. L'énergie d'activation était de 208 kJ/mol mais, après correction, elle était de 185 kJ/mol. Ces résultats suivent favorablement ceux d'études précédentes lorsqu'on prévoit les différences dues aux variations de composition et de microstructure.
Exact solutions of Lovelock-Born-Infeld black holes

The exact five-dimensional charged black hole solution in Lovelock gravity coupled to Born-Infeld electrodynamics is presented. This solution interpolates between the Hoffmann black hole for the Einstein-Born-Infeld theory and other solutions in the Lovelock theory previously studied in the literature. It is shown how the conical singularity of the metric around the origin can be removed by a proper choice of the black hole parameters. The differences existing with the Reissner-Nordstroem black holes are discussed. In particular, we show the existence of charged black holes with a unique horizon.
The effectiveness of physical activity with motor-cognitive approach on executive function in children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Background and objective : Psychological studies with behavioral therapy and cognitive therapy approaches seek to discover ways to treat attention deficit / hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The aim of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of 12 weeks of physical activity with motor-cognitive approach on response inhibition and sustained attention in children with the symptoms of ADHD. Methods: The present study was a quasi-experimental with a pretest-posttest design. The statistical population of the study consisted of all children aged 9 to 11 years with a history of 1 to 2 years of ADHD symptoms in Kermanshah. 30 children with ADHD voluntarily participated in the study and divided randomly in the experimental and control groups. Participants in the experimental group performed motor-cognitive training with moderate-intensity for 12 weeks (2 sessions in week) and 60 minute per session. The present research instrument was the Wechsler’s intelligence scale, the SNAP questionnaire, the stroop test and the continuous performance test. To analyze the data, multivariate and univariate analysis of covariance were used. Results: The results showed a significant improvement in response inhibition (F1,28=63.1, sig=0.001) and sustained attention (F1,28=32.9, sig=0.001) scores in children with ADHD in the experimental group following 12 weeks of training (p≥0.001). Conclusion: 12 weeks of physical activity with motor-cognitive approach had a positive effect on response inhibition and sustained attention in children with ADHD. Therefore, it is recommended that children with ADHD participate in physical activities with motor-cognitive approach to improve response inhibition and sustained attention.
The Development of Mental Imagery Retrieval.

PRESSLEY, MICHAEL, and LEVIN, JOEL R. The Development of Mental Imagery Retrieval. CmHILD DEVELOPMENT, 1980, 51, 558-560. First and sixth graders were instructed to learn 18 paired associates. Imagery-retrieval subjects were instructed to construct interactive images during encoding and were instructed at testing to make use of the imaginal mediators. Imagery subjects were instructed to use an interactive imagery strategy during encoding but were not reminded to use the mediators at testing. Control subjects were given no specific learning-strategy instructions. Imagery-retrieval first graders outperformed imagery and control first graders, the the latter 2 groups not differing significantly. Imagery-retrieval and imagery sixth graders remembered approximately the same number of pairs and remembered more than control sixth graders. The results were interpreted within a developmental retrieval framework.
Partnerships for training transfer: Lessons from a corporate study

This study explores the impact of two management interventions, a pre-training expectations discussion and an after-training follow-up discussion, on the transfer of skills from training programs to the work situation. Ninety-one trainees in five skill development courses in a Fortune 200 company in Michigan participated in this study. For each course, the trainees were randomly assigned to two groups: (1) those whose managers provided the specified pre- and postsession interventions and (2) those whose managers did not provide them. Comparisons were made to see which group reported more instances of training transfer and selected transfer-related factors. The results showed significantly higher training usage and a more positive perception regarding the forces that encourage transfer of training within the work environment among the trainees who received the management support interventions. On the other hand, the trainees who did not receive management support reported lower training usage and perceived more forces mitigating against transfer. The findings provide further evidence that support provided by managers before and after training leads to greater transfer of training. The study recommends building strong trainer-manager-trainee partnerships in the phases before, during, and after training.
A cell boundary element method for elliptic problems

An elementary analysis on the cell boundary element (CBEM) was given by Jeon and Sheen. In this article we improve the previous results in various aspects. First of all, stability and convergence analysis on the rectangular grids are established. Moreover, error estimates are improved. Our improved analysis was possible by recasting of the CBEM in a Petrov‐Galerkin setting. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Numer Methods Partial Differential Eq, 2005
Spectroscopic Characterization of the Adsorption of Rhodamine 3B in Hectorite

The adsorption of the cationic dye rhodamine 3B in the clay hectorite is studied using electronic absorption and fluorescence emission spectroscopy. The results show the presence of various dye monomers, dimers, and higher aggregates and their interconversion subject to variations in loadings and stirring times. The growth of metachromasy related to generation of dye aggregates is interpreted with the help of exciton theory. Dimers are found to be J-type aggregates whose geometrical parameters are deduced. In some conditions the increase of stirring time leads to a loss of metachromasy that is related to the dye deaggregation. All the observations are interpreted in terms of stacking of clay platelets containing bound monomeric dye to form tactoids followed by dye migration within the large internal framework of the tactoids.
Managing the Airlines in the 1990s

At present, the domestic airline industry is in turmoil. Industry watchers have witnessed the demise of two major airlines (Braniff and Continental) followed by their subsequent rebirth, and the default of Air Florida. United has purchased the Pacific routes of Pan Am. TWA is buying Ozark, its principal competitor in its St. Louis hub. Likewise, Northwest has made a bid to buy its principal competition (Republic) in its Minneapolis/St. Paul hub.
A Course as Ecosystem: Melding Teaching, Research, and Practice

We often compartmentalize our academic life into the areas of teaching, research, and practice. In fact, there are many synergies to be realized by treating a course as a complete ecosystem. This means enlisting students in the course to work on projects to improve the course, and projects to help the instructor in research. Managing these projects can even give instructors a taste of what it is like to manage projects in industry, giving them experience applying course concepts in the field. Projects within the course can lead to independent-study projects, or even theses. With a little bit of ingenuity, this strategy can be employed in courses from the introductory to the graduate level.
Determinants of environmental innovation adoption in the printing industry: the importance of task environment

In this paper, we investigate the impact that the task environment has on the adoption of environmental innovations by firms. Specifically, we investigate the impact of two dimensions of a firm's external context – munificence and dynamism. We investigate both of these factors by drawing on the relevant literatures, developing hypotheses and testing our hypotheses with data drawn from the US printing industry. Our major findings are that firms in highly dynamic environments, as well as firms that have adopted other productive innovations, are more likely to adopt a greater number of environmental innovations. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment.
A Simple Model for Identifying Costs of Quality

Customer satisfaction drives quality improvement and innovation initiatives for many organizations. Sources of data for such initiatives come from both internal processes as well as the customer. Costs of quality (COQ), with emphasis on failure costs, have been used for managing quality and prioritizing actions for decades because of their appeal to top management. These costs are divided into two groups: conformance and nonconformance. Conformance costs can belong to either the prevention or appraisal categories while nonconformance or failure costs can be either internal or external. External failure costs result from the negative experience customers have with products and services. Typical COQ programs include readily identifiable costs such as product returns or scrap. However, many hidden costs can be challenging to correctly identify or may seem to belong to more than one category. In any case, failure to identify a given cost as a quality cost or incorrectly categorizing it may result in misleading decision on actions to improve quality. In this paper, a model will be proposed for correctly categorizing costs of quality. If the cost does not belong to any category, it will be identified as such (not a quality cost). The proposed model will be used as a teaching tool in a senior-level quality improvement course at Ohio University. The model will be tested with cost examples using the following questions: Can students using this model correctly identify whether a given cost is a quality cost? and (2) Do students using the model achieve significantly better results in correctly categorizing COQ than the traditional method for teaching the subject? The same set of costs will be used to answer these questions.
Trapping and adsorption of CO in amorphous ice: a FTIR study

The interaction of carbon dioxide and amorphous water ice at 95 K is studied using transmission infrared spectroscopy. Samples are prepared in two ways: co-deposition of the gases admitted simultaneously or sequential deposition, in which amorphous water ice (ASW) is grown first and CO 2 vapour is added subsequently. In either case, a fraction of the CO 2 molecules is found to interact with water in a way that gives rise to shifts and splittings in the infrared bands with respect to those of a pure CO 2 solid. In co-deposition experiments, a larger amount of carbon dioxide is trapped within the amorphous water than in sequential deposition samples, where a substantial proportion of molecules appears to be trapped in macropores of the ASW. The specific surface area of sequential samples is evaluated and compared to previous literature results. When the sequential samples are heated to 140 K, beyond the onset temperature at which water ice undergoes a phase transition, the CO 2 molecules at the pores relocate inside the bulk in a structure similar to that found in co-deposited samples, as deduced by changes in the shape of the CO 2 infrared bands.
Chirp estimation of PZT for integrating-bucket method

The nonlinear response of the PZT for the integrating bucket method is studied by our proposed method: discrete chirp Fourier transform (DCFT) and maximum likelihood estimation (MLE) techniques for the integrating bucket method. Based on the signal processing theory, the intensity obtained from CCD is processed by the DCFT and thus nonlinear response and chirp coefficient of the PZT can be coarsely estimated. This is followed by the MLE method, in which an iterative optimization process is complemented for accurately estimating the nonlinear response and chirp coefficient of the PZT. One key advantage of the proposed method is that not only the nonlinear response and chirp coefficient of the PZT can be acquired, but also initial phase acquired. Our method is tested by simulating conditions under which a certain magnitude of nonlinearity is assumed. Nonlinear response attained by the DCFT is compared to that attained by the MLE, and a difference between the actual nonlinear response of the PZT and our accurate estimation by the proposed method is revealed. Several factors that will have influence on the nonlinear response of the PZT are discussed.
Gaps in Pursuing Participatory Good Governance

The Government of Bangladesh with the help of international development agencies has been trying to develop good governance through effective people’s participation with the aim of realizing effective outcomes from aid-assisted development projects. This research was conducted to explore how theories of people’s participation could be understood and adapted to support effective implementation of development programs through good governance in Bangladesh. Findings from case studies, including the interviews of different stakeholders responsible for ensuring participatory governance, reveal that existing structural, conceptual, and cultural gaps hinder the proper implementation and interpretation of the theory of participatory governance in rural Bangladesh.
ROAD PREDICTION USING VIDEO FOR INTEGRATED DRIVER SUPPORT

The use of a video camera for predicting vehicle trajectory is reviewed. The data available from the video camera, and the features which can be used for trajectory prediction and how these relate to the real world, are analysed. To accurately predict the road ahead, a model is used, consisting of a spatial and dynamic module. A recursive least square based estimator is designed based on the road model. The estimator is robust with respect to variations in the horizon, deals with distance and varying measurement noise, and handles the spatial/dynamic structure. The results are presented in two separate parts. The first deals with the estimation and comprises simulated data to illustrate robustness, and video data to show typical road features. The second is the performance analysis. It highlights the response to changes in road parameters and the subsequent correlation with standard road prediction techniques.
Crustal velocity structure in the eastern Insular and southernmost Coast belts, Canadian Cordillera

Seismic refraction data recorded along a 330 km cross-strike profile through the eastern Insular and southernmost Coast belts of the Canadian Cordillera are interpreted using an iterative combination of traveltime inversion and amplitude forward modelling. The resultant model is characterized by large lateral variations in velocity. The most significant of these variations is a decrease in upper and middle crustal velocities to the east of the surface trace of the Harrison fault, which likely represents the transition from crust of the Insular superterrane to that of the Intermontane superterrane. This interpretation is consistent with some present geological models that place the possible (probable) location of the suture between the two superterranes less than 20 km east of the Harrison fault. Velocities at the base of the upper crust average 6.4 and 6.2 km/s west and east of the fault, respectively. Mid-crustal velocities average 6.6–6.9 km/s to the west and 6.35–6.45 km/s to the east of the fault. Low.
Revealing the Galactic H II Region G84.9+0.5 through 5 GHz Continuum and Polarization Emission and a Voigt Profile Analysis of Radio Recombination Line Observations

We present new λ = 6 cm radio observations (Stokes I, Q, and U and hydrogen recombination line) of the Galactic object G84.9+0.5, previously classified as a supernova remnant. Radio recombination line (RRL) emission near 6 cm is detected in deep GBT observations, and we are able to separate the 7.6 mK line detected from this object (appearing at vLSR = -40 km s-1) from the line emitted by ionized gas of W80 in the foreground (Tl = 5.4 mK; vLSR ~ 0 km s-1) along the same line of sight (LOS). Detection of RRL emission from G84.9+0.5 and the absence of polarized emission at 6 cm imply that this object is an H II region. Rather than a Gaussian, a Voigt function better describes the extended line profile of G84.9+0.5, which has a low-level "wing" extending into its negative-velocity end. A Monte Carlo analysis of noisy synthetic spectra is presented, and it is concluded the wing is not spurious. Two physical explanations for the wing (pressure broadening and an outflow of gas) are considered. We favor that of a champagne-type outflow in the gas flowing along the inside wall of a known molecular cloud in the vicinity of the nebula (at -40 km s-1), making G84.9+0.5 a "blister" type H II region viewed face-on. We find Te = 9900 K and ne = 20 cm-3 from a non-LTE analysis of the peak toward the RRL, and a total H II mass of 440 M☉. A distance of 4.9 kpc is determined for this object. An IR analysis using MSX and 2MASS data is presented, showing H II region colors for G84.9+0.5 and identifying a possible exciting star for this H II region.
PARENTING STYLES AS CORRELATES OF ACADEMIC MOTIVATION AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL ADOLESCENTS IN EDO STATE

This study examined parenting styles as correlates of academic motivation among in-school adolescents in Edo state, Nigeria. This study was conducted using correlational research design with two research questions and corresponding hypotheses. The population of the study consisted of 30,440 SS2 students in the 268 public senior secondary schools in Edo State. A multi stage random sampling technique was used to draw up a sample consisting of 936 SS2 in-school adolescents of both gender; 468 males and 468 females. Self-reporting questionnaires were used: Parenting style self-report inventory scale (PSSIS) and Academic motivation self-report inventory (AMSI) were administered on students to collect data for the study. The instruments were validated and found to be internally consistent with indices of 0.78 and 0.74 for PSSIS and AMSI respectively using Crobach alpha statistic. The research questions were answered with pearson ‘‘r’’ statistic while the hypotheses were tested using t-test at 0.05 level of significance. An overview of the overall results revealed that that authoritarian parenting style is the most commonly practiced parenting style in the families of the respondents. There is a significant relationship between authoritative parenting style and academic motivation among female in-school adolescents. There is also strong and negative relationship between uninvolved parenting style and in-school adolescents academic motivation. It was recommended that seminars should be held at Parents Teachers Forums to enlighten parents on the relationship of parenting styles and the level of their children’s academic motivation.
Determinants of auditor choice in Tunisian context

The purpose of this article is to examine the association between the firms ‘choice of external auditor and client firms’ characteristics. We develop a logit regression model to test the impact of firms’ characteristics on auditor choice decisions made by 27 listed companies in Tunisia during a period of 2005–2008. We find that firms with high investment opportunities and high level of organisational complexity are more likely to hire ‘top 15’ auditors. Further, firms with high leverage and high costs of disclosing proprietary information to competitors are less likely to hire ‘top 15’ auditors. The audit market in Tunisia presents an interesting field for the study of auditor choice, because there are a few empirical studies that examine auditor choice decisions in the emerging economies and because the simple dichotomous distinction between ‘Big’ and ‘not Big’ is unsuitable for the audit market in emerging countries. This study examines other determinants of auditor choice that have not been studied before in the Tunisian context and proposes a new typology of the audit quality in the Tunisian audit market.
9.7.1 Model Based Tool for Planning Optimal Integration Processes Under Severe Uncertainty

The preparing of an integration plan is usually done intuitively by experienced engineers based on their previous experience and the project constraints. Since the plan is intuitive, it may be not optimal. The integration process involves severe uncertainties, such as units not being available on time, integration increment duration, and testing costs. Many times such uncertainties cause changes in the project plan. The integration team may find that they are not prepared for these changes –again, because the integration plan is not optimal.