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The development of interlanguage in the written production of Arabic foreign language learners
(2017-06-22)This study analyzed the evolution of Interlanguage in the writings of intermediate and advanced level learners of Arabic. The analysis was conducted by using Larry Selinker’s (1972 and 1992) definition of Interlanguage, a ... -
Gaussian process regression for virtual metrology of microchip quality and the resulting strategic sampling scheme
(2017-09-15)Manufacturing of integrated circuits involves many sequential processes, often ex- ecuted to nanoscale tolerances, and the yield depends on the often unmeasured quality of intermediate steps. In the high-throughput industry ... -
Waste natural gas-based atmospheric water harvesting
(2017-09-15)Excess natural gas produced in oilfields and emitted from landfills is predominantly flared or vented. These practices are responsible for large scale energy waste, greenhouse gas emissions and a host of other environmental ... -
Effects of varying force levels and combinations of force application and release during an isometric pinch force task
(2014-09-23)Fine motor control is important for the completion of many activities of daily living, such as writing, eating, buttoning a shirt, and texting. All these tasks require a high amount of continuous coordination and regulation ... -
Femtosecond time-domain thermoreflectance measurements of cross-plane thermal conductivity of GaAs/AlAs superlattices
(2017-05-12)Nanostructuring is a proven method to reduce the thermal conductivity and increase the thermoelectric figure of merit of semiconductor materials for applications such as solid-state refrigeration. Accurate measurement of ... -
Migration in the margins : A feminist geopolitical study of Mexico's southern border
(2017-09-15)U.S. support for border enforcement in Mexico has been ongoing for decades, but after the arrival of unprecedented numbers of Central American minors and families in the U.S. Southwest in 2014, greater pressure was placed ... -
Predictors of physical activity during recess
(2017-06-29)Recess is a fundamental part of the school-day with the opportunity for children to participate in physical activity (PA). Substantial variability exists in the time and percent children spend in moderate-to-vigorous ... -
“It is ‘force majeure’” : the abrupt boycott movements of the 1956 Melbourne Summer Olympic Games
(2017-05-05)Why do countries boycott the Olympic Games? The nature of boycott movements in the Olympic Games has been covered extensively in academic literature, and scholars rely on a limited set of cases to determine how and why ... -
Parents’ joint attachment representations and caregiving : the moderating role of marital quality
(2017-06-23)This study examined how mothers’ and fathers’ joint attachment representations, assessed prenatally, predict parent’s caregiving behavior with their 8-month olds. Adults’ representations of their relationships with their ... -
The emotional basis of aversive parenting : mothers’ affective sensitivity to children’s aversiveness and reactivity
(2017-05-02)This study examined whether the affective processes of aversion-sensitivity, a pronounced tendency to be negatively aroused by the ongoing aversive properties of children’s behavior, regulate mothers’ aversive parenting ...
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