The acquisition of argument structures has been studied by a variety of second language acquisition scholars within the past two decades (Atay, 2010; Can, 2009; Chay, 2006, & Kras, 2007, among others). In the present study, ‘Predicate’ as the most substantial element of a sentence is investigated. There are three English verb-types which seem to be more problematic for Persian EFL learners: (a)...

dam spillways are the structures that lead rightly and safely the outflow downstream, so that the dam integrity can be guaranteed. many accidents with dams have been caused by an inadequate spillway design or insufficient capacity. to accurately respond the hydraulic spillways, designers use physical modeling for designing this kind of structures. the scale effect in the spillway modeling, as a...

Dam spillways are the structures that lead rightly and safely the outflow downstream, so that the dam integrity can be guaranteed. Many accidents with dams have been caused by an inadequate spillway design or insufficient capacity. To accurately respond the hydraulic spillways, designers use physical modeling for designing this kind of structures. The scale effect in the spillway modeling, as a...

l’arallcl computation for thmnal coavcctive flows iII cavit ics with adiabatic horizontal boundarim and driven by diff’mmtial ll~ati~]g of I,llc two vertical end walls, is investigated usiug the lnt,c] l’araso]i, 1 rl tc] ‘J1OUC.lISi,OIIC 1 )clta, and Chay ‘J’31). A lmrallcl co~nput atioll code has lMXII ill]l)lelncllt,cd by usil)g a finite-diffcmlcc method with a II)ultigrid elliptic solver aI...

Although economists acknowledge that various indicators of educational attainment (e.g., highest grade completed, credentials earned) might serve as signals of a worker’s productivity, the practical importance of education-based signaling is not clear. In this paper we estimate the signaling value of a high school diploma, the most commonly held credential in the U.S. To do so, we compare the e...

The present discussions aimed at the rebuilding of Fren-chay Hospital began in 1977 under the auspices of the Avon Area Health Authority. The brief was to plan for a replacement of the whole hospital and asked for planning to be divided into ?2 million aliquots but this rapidly proved an absurd constraint and was deleted. A more fundamental requirement was for the development to be divided into...

The paper tests the predictions of a Bayesian model of learning by doing in North Carolina’s school accountability program. The program aims to provide incentives for higher performance by offering monetary rewards if schools meet a specified test score target. Schools are assumed to exert effort based on their expectations of reaching the target. At the end of each year, they can observe how t...

Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the National Poverty Center or any sponsoring agency. Foundation for financial support. The California Department of Health graciously provided the data on infant health, but we are solely responsible for the analysis and conclusions drawn from...

A growing number of countries have introduced transfer programs in which funds are specifically targeted to mothers. Alternative economic models of the family suggest that such programs may or may not affect the spending patterns of families that remain intact. Some models also suggest that providing income to mothers may lead to an increase in family dissolution. I use data from the experiment...