Willingness to communicate (WTC) construct plays an important role in second language (L2) teaching and learning. Almost any second language learner is likely to respond to a direct question, but many will not continue or initiate communication. The present study investigates Pakistani undergraduate students' perception of their willingness to initiate communication in English across four types...

plastic shrinkage is one of the most important parameter which must be considered in hot weather concreting. if plastic shrinkage is not prevented, cracking will be significant, especialy if silica fume is used in the mix. in this paper, the effect of silica fume in bleeding and evaporation was investigated in laboratory. the results showed that in restrained shrinkage, beside relative humidity...

Janne Hämäläinen, M.Sc. (Eng.) Product Manager Surface Weather Division Vaisala Helsinki Finland he MILOS 520 Data Collection and Processing System is designed to satisfy the current and future requirements for Automatic Weather Stations that are accurate, reliable and economical in terms of overall costs through the entire life cycle of a system. The MILOS 520 system’s flexible set-up in a Win...