Long-term load–deformation behaviour of timber–concrete joints

the effects of keyword and context methods on pronunciation and receptive/ productive vocabulary of low-intermediate iranian efl learners: short-term and long-term memory in focus

از گذشته تا کنون، تحقیقات بسیاری صورت گرفته است که همگی به گونه ای بر مثمر ثمر بودن استفاده از استراتژی های یادگیری لغت در یک زبان بیگانه اذعان داشته اند. این تحقیق به بررسی تاثیر دو روش مختلف آموزش واژگان انگلیسی (کلیدی و بافتی) بر تلفظ و دانش لغوی فراگیران ایرانی زیر متوسط زبان انگلیسی و بر ماندگاری آن در حافظه می پردازد. به این منظور، تعداد شصت نفر از زبان آموزان ایرانی هشت تا چهارده ساله با...

Long-term Environmental Behaviour of Radionuclides

T his document provides an overview on the recent advances in Europe concerning the long-term environmental behaviour of radionuclides. It describes and illustrates the most significant scientific achievements gathered through three European projects, PEACE, LANDSCAPE and EPORA, which have been co-funded by the European Commission (DGXII) under the Nuclear Fission Safety Programme. The improvem...

Short lecture notes on biomechanics of implants : THE LONG-TERM BEHAVIOUR OF HUMAN JOINTS WITH ORTHOPEDIC PROSTHESES: FINITE ELEMENT MODELS

Long-run Behaviour of Long-term Sovereign Bond Yields

This study assesses the long-run behaviour of long-term sovereign bond yields in OECD countries, for the period 1973-2008. We employ a dynamic panel approach, to reflect financial and economic integration, and to increase the performance and accuracy of the tests. Given the existence of cross-country dependence regarding the sovereign bond segment of the financial markets and its determinants, ...

The Evolution of Long-term Care Programs; Comment on “Financing Long-term Care: Lessons From Japan”

The need for long-term care (LTC) represents a “new social risk,” one that overlaps with and complements systems of care that pre-date such programs, complicating LTC program design. This commentary expands on Ikegami’s discussion of how these structural factors must be accommodated, as well as historical and cultural factors that influence public expectations of such a...