over the recent years, the study of language learning strategies has received much attention worldwide in general, and in iran in particular. many scholars have tried to investigate the function of language learning strategies in efl learning and teaching. not enough attention, however, has been paid to language skills, especially speaking skill, in iran. therefore, the present study aimed at s...

The effect of motivational self-regulatory strategies on L2 learners’ achievement has scarcely been examined within the context of our country, Iran. This study is concerned with examining the relationship between motivational self-regulatory strategies and their L2 reading and L2 writing achievement. It also explores the relationship of motivational self-regulatory strategies and use of langua...

Algorithmic debugging is a debugging technique that has been extended to practically all programming paradigms. It is based on the answers of the programmer to a series of questions generated automatically by the algorithmic debugger. Therefore, the performance of the technique is strongly dependent on the number and the complexity of these questions. In this work we overview and compare curren...

In this chapter, we examine a case concerning a Michigan State University student (Maggie) whose image, taken in 2005 on university grounds during a student protest for fair trade apparel, was unknowingly appropriated and remixed by the university in 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009. We argue that the appropriation of her image raises serious questions for rhetorical strategies of delivery, as well a...

AWireless Sensor Network is composed of many tiny, low-power nodes that integrate sensing units, transceivers, and processing unit and wireless communication capabilities. These devices are deployed in a region of interested area to collect the information from the environment, which will be sent to a remote base station. Wireless Sensor Networks are used for many applications, such as surveill...

Research on human learning has shown that repeated retrieval practice or self-testing maximizes learning. However, recent studies have found undergraduate students to be largely unaware of the benefits of self-testing. The aim of this study was to examine dental students' study strategies and utilization of retrieval techniques for learning. All second-year dental students at New York Universit...

A Computer Assisted Study Environment (CASE) was developed as a tool for diagnosing study problems, to be used together with other sources of information, such as learning style questionnaires and clinical interviews. Forty-one students were observed during a 1 h period of studying a text book chapter in CASE. The stages of orientation, planning, and execution were clearly separated by dividing...

The traditional oncology drug development paradigm of single arm phase II studies followed by a randomized phase III study has limitations for modern oncology drug development. Interpretation of single arm phase II study results is difficult when a new drug is used in combination with other agents or when progression-free survival is used as the endpoint rather than tumor shrinkage. Randomized ...

In the global automotive industry, for decades, vehicle manufacturers have continually increased the level of automation of production systems in order to be competitive. However, there is a new trend to decrease the level of automation, especially in final car assembly, for the reasons of flexibility and economy. With the increasingly competitive automotive market, corporations often must make...