Teaching English Language Learners from China

This research paper attempts to provide American teachers with important background information for teaching English language learners from China. The research is presented primarily for ESL teachers, but much of it would also be useful for any teacher or professor working with students of this description. The paper proceeds by exploring similarities and differences between 1. Chinese and English, 2. Chinese and American culture, and 3. Chinese and American education or classroom culture, considering all along the way the implications for teaching and working with these students

Design of the 12-bit Delta-Sigma Modulator using SC Technique for Vibration Sensor Output Processing

The work deals with the design of the 12-bit Delta-Sigma modulator using switched capacitors (SC) technique. The modulator serves to vibration sensor output processing. The first part describes the Delta-Sigma modulator parameters definition. Results of the proposed topology ideal model were presented as well. Next, the Delta-Sigma modulator circuitry on the transistor level was done. The ONSemiconductor I2T100 0.7 um CMOS technology was used for design. Then, the Delta-Sigma modulator nonidealities were simulated and implemented into the MATLAB ideal model of the modulator. The model of real Delta-Sigma modulator was derived. Consequently, modulator coefficients were optimized. Finally, the corner analysis of the Delta-Sigma modulator with the optimized coefficients was simulated. The value of SNDR = 82.2 dB (ENOB = 13.4 bits) was achieved

Wind power production for small-scale energy supply

Náplní této bakalářské práce je problematika využívání energie větru. Nejprve je zde popsán vzniku větru, způsoby měření směru a rychlosti proudění a následně princip využívání energie větru větrnými motory. V další části jsou představeny větrné motory z hlediska konstrukce, výstavba větrných parků, vývoj nových typů větrných motorů a možnosti akumulace vyrobené energie. Na závěr je proveden návrh systému větrné elektrárny pro krytí potřeb malého objektu včetně ekonomického zhodnocení.The aim of this work is the issue of utilization of wind energy. At first, the cause of wind, measuring methods of wind direction and speed and the principle of utilization of wind energy by wind turbines are described. Subsequently, the structure of wind turbines, the construction of wind parks, the development of new types of wind turbines and the possibilities of energy accumulation are introduced. In conclusion, the concept and the economic evaluation of wind powered system for small scale energy supply is analyzed.

Cybercrime, Hacking, And Legislation

As cybercrime continues to evolve, legislation will continue to play a key role in the prosecution of individuals committing computer related offenses. The public has witnessed the rapid change in computer technology, continued popularity of social media, and increased e-commerce. With those changes comes an increase in computer crimes being committed. This article gives an overview of the evolution of cybercrime, and its influence on current legislation

Entering the Metaverse: Considering the Implications of a Journey into a Virtual World for NYSCA at 80 years

Meta’s Horizon Worlds is among the first Metaverse platforms. Through a digital ethnography, this paper examines the contours of Horizon Worlds. Drawing upon affordances theory, the paper considers the affordances of Horizon Worlds Metaverse within the context of the user experience. Findings suggest that storytelling is central to the nature of the meaning generated inside Horizon Worlds and perhaps the Metaverse in general. But it is not storytelling in a conventional sense. Stories inside the Metaverse are not linear and there is no plot. Metaverse stories do have characters, and they travel pathways and engage in activities and sequential events, and they may generate meaning. Options inside Horizon Worlds are finite though large in number (e.g., 10,000+ user-created worlds) and growing within the parameters of the Metaverse platform. Each user constructs their own narrative. This parallels the narrative of life in the physical world. The meaning is not yet clear but may be constructed by the users themselves. Unfortunately, problems such as sexual assault violently undermine the promise of this virtual world, and unless the Metaverse can be made safe it is likely to devolve into a toxic virtual mess

A view from elsewhere :the spatiality of children's fantasy fiction

PhD ThesisFantasy other worlds are often seen as alternatives with which to critique the ‘real’ world, or as offering spaces where child protagonists can take advantage of the otherness they encounter in their own process of maturation. However, such readings of fantasy other worlds, rather than celebrating heterogeneity, implicitly see ‘other’ spaces as ‘unreal’ and there either to support the real in some way, as being in some way inferior to the real, or in need of salvation by protagonists from the real world. This thesis proposes a reading of such texts that draws on social theories of constructed spatiality in order to examine first how, to varying degrees, and depending upon the attitude of authors towards the figure of the child, such ‘fantasy’ places can be seen as potentially real “thirdspaces” of performance and agency for protagonists, and thus as neutral spaces of activity rather than confrontation or growth and, second, how such presentations may be seen as reflecting back into the potential for the spatial activity of readers

Implementation and Compliance with a Goal-Directed Fluid Therapy (GDFT) Protocol for Total Hip Arthroplasties: A Two-Year Review

Background: Historically, goal-directed fluid therapy (GDFT) has been shown to improve patient outcomes when used in the perioperative setting for specific cases (colorectal, etc). When anesthesia providers use GDFT protocols, intraoperative fluid therapy is” patient specific” via the use of dynamic patient-specific physiologic parameters. Objectives: The aim of the study is to assess whether GDFT improved patient-specific fluid administration. A secondary aim was to assess adherence to the instated GDFT protocol. Method: A retrospective chart review was conducted on 201 patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty (THA) procedures following implementation of a GDFT protocol at the University of Illinois at Chicago Hospital. Results: The compliant group consisted of older, heavier, sicker (higher ASA score) patients whom had more EBL during surgery. The compliant group showed a moderate-strong positive correlation between fluid output and fluid administration (r=0.664), while the group that did not utilize the EV-1000™ monitor and GDFT protocol had a weaker linear relationship (r=0.373). When the protocol was used, practitioners were compliant in over 50 percent of cases for over 70 percent of the surgical time. Conclusion: Trends suggest improved patient-specific precision of fluid administration when a GDFT protocol is used. Further evaluations of a GDFT for THA procedures should be conducted for increased protocol validit

The dependence of suspension viscosity on particle size, shear rate, and solvent viscosity

The relative viscosity of a mono-disperse suspension of glass particles can vary drastically depending on a number of factors, including but not limited to the angular velocity, the size of particles, the volume fraction of the suspension, and the solvent viscosity of the host. Several models have been proposed in the literature describing the relative viscosity as a function of concentration. This study will use volume concentrations of 20%, 25%, 30%, 35%, 40%, and 50% with solvent viscosities of 3017-2924 cP ±5 cP, 1265-1211 cP ±3 and 571-555 cP ±1 cP in a concentric cylinder geometry. Suspensions of 26 μm ±3 μm, 36 μm ±3 μm, 51 μm ±4 μm, and 71 μm ±4 μm radii will be sheared at angular velocities of 1.000 rad/s ±0.001 rad/s, 2.000 rad/s ±0.001 rad/s , 3.000 rad/s ±0.001 rad/s, and 4.000 rad/s ±0.001 rad/s. The resulting relative viscosities will be used to study the functional dependence of the fitting parameters in the models proposed by Mooney, Krieger-Dougherty, Batchelor, and Brady on particle size, solvent viscosity, and angular velocity