A Wholesome Learning Experience

2017 essay contest winner Danielle Nurmi\u27s A Wholesome Learning Experienc

Voting Weights or Agenda Control: Which One Really Matters?

Much of the EU institution literature deals with the distribution of voting power in the Council and European Parliament. The increasingly sophisticated models on EU decision making tend to overlook issues pertaining agenda formation and control in various decision making bodies. This article argues that agenda control is extremely important in all collective decision making bodies. Indeed, agenda control may render the voting power distribution issue largely irrelevant.Agenda control, amendment procedure, no-show paradox, successive procedure

Dark matter from gravitational particle production at reheating

We show that curvature induced particle production at reheating generates adiabatic dark matter if there are non-minimally coupled spectator scalars weakly coupled to visible matter. The observed dark matter abundance implies an upper bound on spectator masses $m$ and non-minimal coupling values $\xi$. For example, assuming quadratic inflation, instant reheating and a single spectator scalar with only gravitational couplings, the observed dark matter abundance is obtained for $m\sim 0.1$ GeV and $\xi \sim 1$. Larger mass and coupling values of the spectator are excluded as they would lead to overproduction of dark matter.Comment: 10 pages, 1 figure. v2: updated references. v3: substantial modifications, results and conclusions partially changed but bounds on spectator fields almost unaffected. New title. v4: expanded discussion, accepted for publication in JCA

PENINGKATAN KEMAMPUAN APRESIASI CERPEN SISWA MELALUI TEKNIK ANALISIS UNSUR-UNSUR INTRINSIK

The purpose of this study is to increase students' appreciation of literary works. One technique that can be used is the analysis of intrinsic elements. Based on the results of data analysis during cycles I, II, and III it can be concluded that the results of the study are as follows: (1) the number of students who have a short reading interest increases (60% - 70%), (2) the number of students who have the ability to identify elements intrinsic increases (40% - 64%), (3) the number of students who have the ability to analyze intrinsic elements increases (40% - 60%). The results of the study also showed that there was a change in teachers becoming more concerned about the classroom atmospher

Constraints on Gauge Field Production during Inflation

In order to gain new insights into the gauge field couplings in the early universe, we consider the constraints on gauge field production during inflation imposed by requiring that their effect on the CMB anisotropies are subdominant. In particular, we calculate systematically the bispectrum of the primordial curvature perturbation induced by the presence of vector gauge fields during inflation. Using a model independent parametrization in terms of magnetic non-linearity parameters, we calculate for the first time the contribution to the bispectrum from the cross correlation between the inflaton and the magnetic field defined by the gauge field. We then demonstrate that in a very general class of models, the bispectrum induced by the cross correlation between the inflaton and the magnetic field can be dominating compared with the non-Gaussianity induced by magnetic fields when the cross correlation between the magnetic field and the inflaton is ignored.Comment: 34 pages, 4 figures. V2: notation improve

Pengaruh Metode Permainan Bahasa terhadap Keterampilan Menulis Karangan Narasi di Sekolah Dasar Pontianak

The purpose of this study was to describe the influence of Indonesian language learning to apply the language game method of narrative writing skill in class III SDN 29 Pontianak Kota. This research uses experimental experimental type experimental method with time series design experiment design. The population in this study were all students of class III SDN 29 Pontianak Kota consisting of three classes. The sample of this research is class IIIA which amounted to 24 students. Instrument in the form of test with description form as much as 1 problem. Data collection techniques use measurement techniques. Hypothesis test results using t-test (t test dependent) obtained t_ (count) of 28,3072 for dk = 23 and α = 5% obtained t_ (table) of 2.069, which means t_hitung> t_tabel (28,3072> 2,069) , From the calculation of effect size (ES), obtained ES of 1.93. So, it can be concluded that there is influence of language game method to narrative writing skill in class III SDN 29 Pontianak Kota

Private Sector Employment Growth, 1998-2004: A Panel Analysis of British Workplaces

Using nationally representative panel data for British private sector workplaces this paper points to the importance of distinguishing between workplace and firm size when analysing employment growth, and finds that the factors associated with growth differ markedly between single independent establishments and those belonging to multi-site firms. Results also differ according to whether one adjusts for sample selection arising from workplace survival, and according to whether one distinguishes between growth per se and internal, organic employment growth. We find evidence at the plant level that is consistent with creative job destruction.employment growth, workplace survival, workplace age, workplace size, humancapital, sunk costs