112 research outputs found
EFFECTIVENESS OF POWERPOINT PRESENTATION ON VOCABULARY RETENTION OF EFL FIRST-YEAR STUDENTSâ READING COMPREHENSION
Vocabulary learning plays an important role in language learning. To many language learners, lack of vocabulary is one of the biggest obstacles that prevent them from mastering the language. Moreover, there have been a lot of studies conducted to find out the way to help language learners acquire and retain learned vocabulary. Among them, PowerPoint is suggested by many researchers as one good way to help learners learn vocabulary retention through reading comprehension. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of PowerPoint on vocabulary retention in reading comprehension of EFL (English as a Foreign Language) first-year students at Long An University of Economics and Industry (DLA), Long An Province, Vietnam. Besides, this study investigates learnersâ attitudes towards the use of PowerPoint in learning vocabulary. The participants were 60 non-English major students at DLA. Two instruments were (1) the tests on English vocabulary, (2) the questionnaire on the participantsâ attitudes towards the use of PowerPoint in teaching and learning vocabulary, were investigated. The results demonstrated a significant difference in learnersâ vocabulary retention: the participants in the experimental group remembered vocabulary longer than those in the control group. The study showed that the learners had positive attitudes towards the use of PPT (PowerPoint Presentation) in learning vocabulary retention. Article visualizations
LP 714-37: A wide pair of ultracool dwarfs actually is a triple
LP 714-37 was identified by Phan-Bao et al. (2005) as one of the very few
wide pairs of very low mass (VLM) stars known to date, with a separation of 33
AU. Here we present adaptive optics imaging which resolves the secondary of the
wide pair into a tighter binary, with a projected angular separation of 0.36
arcsec, or 7 AU. The estimated spectral types of LP 714-37B and LP 714-37C are
M8.0 and M8.5. We discuss the implications of this finding for brown dwarf
formation scenarios.Comment: Accepted by ApJ Letter
Magnetic Field Topology in Low-Mass Stars: Spectropolarimetric Observations of M Dwarfs
(ABRIDGED) We report here our mapping of the magnetic field topology of the
M4 dwarf G 164-31 (or Gl 490B), which is expected to be fully convective, based
on time series data collected from 20 hours of observations spread over 3
successive nights with the ESPaDOnS spectropolarimeter. Our tomographic imaging
technique applied to time series of rotationally modulated circularly polarized
profiles reveals an axisymmetric large-scale poloidal magnetic field on the M4
dwarf. We then apply a synthetic spectrum fitting technique for measuring the
average magnetic flux on the star. The flux measured in G 164-31 is Bf =
3.2+-0.4 kG, which is significantly greater than the average value of 0.68 kG
determined from the imaging technique. The difference indicates that a
significant fraction of the stellar magnetic energy is stored in small-scale
structures at the surface of G 164-31. Our H_alpha emission light curve shows
evidence for rotational modulation suggesting the presence of localized
structure in the chromosphere of this M dwarf. The radius of the M4 dwarf
derived from the rotational period and the projected equatorial velocity is at
least 30% larger than that predicted from theoretical models. We argue that
this discrepancy is likely primarily due to the young nature of G 164-31 rather
than primarily due to magnetic field effects, indicating that age is an
important factor which should be considered in the interpretation of this
observational result. We also report here our polarimetric observations of five
other M dwarfs with spectral types from M0 to M4.5, three of them showing
strong Zeeman signatures.Comment: 16 pages, 6 figures, accepted by Ap
Lower and upper bound intercept probability analysis in amplifier-and-forward time switching relaying half-duplex with impact the eavesdropper
In this paper, we proposed and investigated the amplifier-and-forward (AF) time switching relaying half-duplex with impact the eavesdropper. In this system model, the source (S) and the destination (D) communicate with each other via a helping of the relay (R) in the presence of the eavesdropper (E). The R harvests energy from the S and uses this energy for information transferring to the D. For deriving the system performance, the lower and upper bound system intercept probability (IP) is proposed and demonstrated. Furthermore, the Monte Carlo simulation is provided to justify the correctness of the mathematical, analytical expression of the lower and upper bound IP. The results show that the analytical and the simulation curves are the same in connection with the primary system parameters
Self-injurious Behavior of Children with Autism in Vietnam: Across Sectional Study
This study explored self-injurious behaviour (SIB) of autistic children in Vietnam through a crosssectional
design. 60 informants, including 57 parents and 3 caregivers completed the questionnaire on
problem behaviour consisting of aggression, self-injury, stereotyping, property destruction, other
problem behaviours and their functions. Results revealed that children experienced all mentioned
problem behaviours, especially self-injurious behaviour. The topographies of self-injurious behaviour
of the children included head-hitting, head-scratching, head-banging, hair-pulling, face-hitting, facepuncturing
with a pen, ear-scratching, lip-picking, hand-biting, hand-scratching, hand-pinching, and
belly-scratching. The most common area of self-injurious behaviour is the head. The functions of these
problem behaviours were expressed in four types (social positive reinforcement, social negative
reinforcement, automatic positive reinforcement and automatic negative reinforcement). Social
positive reinforcement appeared as a prominent function. Out of these 57 children, 21 of them who
were autistic with self-injurious behaviour went through a functional behaviour assessment (FBA) in
which the four conditions known as attention, tangible items, escape from task/activities, automatic
stimulation were tested. The results of functional behaviour assessment (FBA) further indicated the
correspondence between the FAST-R and FBA outcome on function of problem behaviour, especially
self-injurious behaviour. The research concluded that the prominent function of these self-injurious
behaviours was social function. It means self-injurious behaviours usually occur within a condition of
social interaction, especially, in this present study, in the tangible condition. The antecedent of selfinjurious
behaviour is the removal of tangibles (e.g. food, preferred items). This paper contributes to
our knowledge of self-injurious behaviour of children with autism in Vietnam where empirical
research of this field was still very rare
Studying Magnetic Fields and Dust in M17 Using Polarized Thermal Dust Emission Observed by SOFIA/HAWC
We report on the highest spatial resolution measurement to date of magnetic fields (B-fields) in M17 using thermal dust polarization measurements taken by SOFIA/HAWC+ centered at a wavelength of 154 ÎŒm. Using the DavisâChandrasekharâFermi method, in which the polarization angle dispersion calculated using the structure function technique is the quantity directly observed by SOFIA/HAWC+, we found the presence of strong B-fields of 980 ± 230 and 1665 ± 885 ÎŒG in the lower-density M17-N and higher-density M17-S regions, respectively. The B-field morphology in M17-N possibly mimics the fields in gravitationally collapsing molecular cores, while in M17-S the fields run perpendicular to the density structure. M17-S also displays a pillar feature and an asymmetric large-scale hourglass-shaped field. We use the mean B-field strengths to determine AlfvĂ©nic Mach numbers for both regions, finding that B-fields dominate over turbulence. We calculate the mass-to-flux ratio, λ, finding λ = 0.07 for M17-N and 0.28 for M17-S. These subcritical λ values are consistent with the lack of massive stars formed in M17. To study dust physics, we analyze the relationship between dust polarization fraction, p, emission intensity, I, gas column density, N(H2), polarization angle dispersion function, S, and dust temperature, T
d. p decreases with intensity as I
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with α = 0.51. p tends to first increase with T
d, but then decreases at higher T
d. The latter feature, seen in M17-N at high T
d when N(H2) and S decrease, is evidence of the radiative torque disruption effect
First Confirmed Detection of a Bipolar Molecular Outflow from a Young Brown Dwarf
Studying the earliest stages in the birth of stars is crucial for
understanding how they form. Brown dwarfs with masses between that of stars and
planets are not massive enough to maintain stable hydrogen-burning fusion
reactions during most of their lifetime. Their origins are subject to much
debate in recent literature because their masses are far below the typical mass
where core collapse is expected to occur. We present the first confirmed
evidence that brown dwarfs undergo a phase of molecular outflow that is typical
of young stars. Using the Submillimeter Array, we have obtained a map of a
bipolar molecular outflow from a young brown dwarf. We estimate an outflow mass
of 1.6 x 10^-4 M_Sun and a mass-loss rate of 1.4 x 10^-9 M_Sun. These values
are over two orders of magnitude smaller than the typical ones for T Tauri
stars. From our millimiter continuum data and our own analysis of Spitzer
infrared photometry, we estimate that the brown dwarf has a disk with a mass of
8 x 10^-3 M_Sun and an outer disk radius of 80 AU. Our results demonstrate that
the bipolar molecular outflow operates down to planetary masses, occurring in
brown dwarfs as a scaled-down version of the universal process seen in young
stars.Comment: accepted by ApJ Letter
Magnetic fields in M dwarfs: rapid magnetic field variability in EV Lac
We report here our spectropolarimetric observations obtained using the
Espadons/CFHT high resolution spectrograph of two M dwarf stars which standard
models suggest are fully convective: EV Lac (M3.5) and HH And (M5.5). The
difference in their rotational velocity makes them good targets to study the
dependence of the magnetic field topology in M dwarfs on rotation. Our results
reveal some aspects of the field topology in EV Lac and HH And. We measured
mean longitudinal magnetic field strengths (Bz) in EV Lac ranging from 18+-3 G
to -40+-3 G. The Bz variations are seen to occur in a timescale of less than 50
minutes, significantly shorter than the rotation period, and are not due to a
flaring event. We discuss some formation scenarios of the Zeeman signatures
found in EV Lac. For HH And we could not detect circular polarization and thus
we place an upper limit to Bz of 5 G.Comment: Accepted by ApJ Letter
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