A Handbook for Graduate Students Teaching Aural Skills

The purpose of this thesis was to prepare new graduate students to teach ear training courses. Relevant pedagogical materials were reviewed to gauge what resources are currently available to help new graduate students teach ear training and what additional resources are needed for this task. A survey was created through Qualtrics to investigate the selection, responsibilities, and training of the Graduate Teaching Assistants who would teach ear training. The results of the survey indicated that there is no consistency in how Graduate Teaching Assistants are prepared to teach at different institutions and that, alarmingly, many receive absolutely no training whatsoever. The review and survey informed the construction of a training handbook for new Graduate Teaching Assistants teaching ear training. The handbook provides a philosophical and pedagogical background on teaching and provides tools and activities that Graduate Teaching Assistants can use in their ear training classes

Deep Caribbean inflow through the Anegada -- Jungfern Passage

The Jungfem Passage Sill at a depth of 1815 meters is the controlling sill for the deepest water exchange between the Atlantic Ocean and the Venezuelan Basin of the Caribbean Sea. Data from moored current meters and temperature recorders, STD\u27s and hydrographic stations obtained during March and April 1972 are interpreted as indicating an average net flow of 56 × 103 m3 sec-1 of deep Atlantic water into the Caribbean Sea. Current speeds as high as 32 cm sec-1 were recorded on the sill near the axis of the inflow, and the average velocity during 38 days was 20 cm sec-1...

Normas Internacionales de Información Financiera para las pequeñas y medianas empresas ( NIIF para las Pymes ) Analizar la aplicación de la sección 13 de las normas internacionales de información financiera para las pequeñas y medianas empresas, sobre inventarios en la empresa INSA, S.A. en el mes de Diciembre 2017

El propósito de esta investigación es analizar la sección 13 de las NIIF para las PYMES en la contabilización de los inventarios a la empresa INSA, S.A. correspondiente al periodo del año 2017. En este trabajo se detalló la importancia que tiene la adopción en las pequeñas y medianas entidades de nuestro país a las NIIF para las PYMES con ello se pretende obtener mejores beneficios en el ámbito económico pues se implementarán normativas para llevar la contabilidad de la forma como es aceptable en el mundo. A través del estudio de las generalidades de las NIIF se ha conocido su origen, evolución e importancia con esto se logró concretar el primer objetivo, posteriormente se realizó un análisis de la sección 13 de las NIIF para las PYMES, aquí se planteó la norma tal cual fue creada con el fin de alcanzar pleno dominio acerca del reconocimiento, medición y tratamiento contable de los inventarios. Se tomaron además párrafos específicos de esta sección en los cuales se detalló ejemplos y soluciones a fin de explicar de mejor manera el tratamiento contable a los inventarios. En este trabajo el método utilizado fue el método documental, con un enfoque de estudio en la sección 13 aplicable a los inventarios de INSA, S.A, esto se logró con la información que suministró la entidad. Dentro de las conclusiones para el caso práctico se encontraron algunos detalles erróneos en la contabilización de inventarios que fueron tomados en cuenta para realizarlos apropiadamente según las normas internacionales de información financiera (NIIF) para las pequeñas y medianas entidades (PYMES) y de esta manera observar su comportamiento y las implicaciones que trae la aplicación de la norma. Posteriormente se llevó a cabo el desarrollo del caso y el planteamiento de los estados financieros según la norma

Challenges in quantifying changes in the global water cycle

Human influences have likely already impacted the large-scale water cycle but natural variability and observational uncertainty are substantial. It is essential to maintain and improve observational capabilities to better characterize changes. Understanding observed changes to the global water cycle is key to predicting future climate changes and their impacts. While many datasets document crucial variables such as precipitation, ocean salinity, runoff, and humidity, most are uncertain for determining long-term changes. In situ networks provide long time-series over land but are sparse in many regions, particularly the tropics. Satellite and reanalysis datasets provide global coverage, but their long-term stability is lacking. However, comparisons of changes among related variables can give insights into the robustness of observed changes. For example, ocean salinity, interpreted with an understanding of ocean processes, can help cross-validate precipitation. Observational evidence for human influences on the water cycle is emerging, but uncertainties resulting from internal variability and observational errors are too large to determine whether the observed and simulated changes are consistent. Improvements to the in situ and satellite observing networks that monitor the changing water cycle are required, yet continued data coverage is threatened by funding reductions. Uncertainty both in the role of anthropogenic aerosols, and due to large climate variability presently limits confidence in attribution of observed changes

Correction to: Cluster identification, selection, and description in Cluster randomized crossover trials: the PREP-IT trials

An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article

Median wealth by state, 1860

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