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The presenters describe validation studies for a performance-based EAP certification test, the Test of Oral English Proficiency for Academic Staff (TOEPAS), designed to assess lecturers' oral proficiency for coping with the demands of English-medium instruction (EMI). Updated TOEPAS assessment criteria and a new global assessment scale will also be presented.
BACKGROUND: We investigated the efficacy of rivaroxaban, an orally active direct factor Xa inhibitor, in preventing venous thrombosis after total knee arthroplasty.METHODS: In this randomized, double-blind trial, 2531 patients who were to undergo total knee arthroplasty received either oral rivaroxaban, 10 mg once daily, beginning 6 to 8 hours after surgery, or subcutaneous enoxaparin, 40 mg once
FN:s mellanstatliga klimatpanel IPCC lyfter i sin femte stora rapport (”Assessment Report 5”, AR5) fram att för att den långsiktiga globala uppvärmningen ska kunna begränsas till mindre än 2 grader, behöver de kumulativa växthusgasutsläppen begränsas till en viss maximal mängd. För att sannolikt uppnå en sådan klimatstabilisering uppgår det totala utsläppsutrymmet, det vill säga mängden kol som få
In this last chapter, a series of more general propositions about contemporary gender and diplomacy are identified from the contributions to this book. First, it provides a historical narrative on the exclusions and inclusions in diplomacy over time, suggesting the contours of general trends in the quest to end formal barriers and bring about gender parity. Second, it critically analyses the gende
MicroRNAs are short non-coding RNAs with important functions in the regulation of gene expression in healthy and diseased tissues. To optimally utilize the biological and clinical information that is contained in microRNA expression levels, tools for their accurate and cost-effective quantification are needed. While the standard method, qPCR, allows for quick and cheap microRNA quantification, spe
In recent years, two-dimensional (2D) Ruddlesden-Popper perovskites have emerged as promising candidates for environmentally stable solar cells, highly efficient light-emitting diodes, and resistive memory devices. The remarkable existence of self-assembled quantum well (QW) structures in solution-processed 2D perovskites offers a diverse range of optoelectronic properties, which remain largely un
Continuous wavelet design is the endeavor to construct mother wavelets with desirable properties for the continuous wavelet transform (CWT). One class of methods for choosing a mother wavelet involves minimizing a functional, called the wavelet uncertainty functional. Recently, two new wavelet uncertainty functionals were derived from theoretical foundations. In both approaches, the uncertainty of
Over recent years, non-fluorinated ion exchange membranes based on poly(terphenylene) backbones carrying different functional groups have shown potential application for vanadium redox flow batteries (VRFBs). Generally, the ion exchange membrane in VRFBs is a critical component in terms of the output power, long-term stability and cost. Yet, the shortcomings of commercial membranes (e.g., Nafion)
Due to high demand and capacity consumption, railway timetables are often sensitive to disturbances. To maintain punctual operations, it is important that timetables are robust, and methods are needed that make them robust without consuming too much capacity. In this paper, we demonstrate how a policy change in the form of new timetable planning rules can be used to achieve more robust timetables.
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Salting-out constants for triglycine were calculated for a series of Hofmeister salts using molecular dynamics simulations. Three variants of the peptide were considered with both termini capped, just the N-terminus capped, and without capping. The simulations were supported by NMR and FTIR measurements. The data provide strong evidence that previous experimental values of salting-out constants as
Mot bakgrund av samhälleliga förändringar är artikelns syfte att bidra med kunskap om hur en undervisningsdesign som utmärks av upplösta gränser mellan estetiska och mediala uttrycksformer, och som sätter berättelser i centrum, kan synliggöra och möjliggöra elevers individuella och kollektiva meningsskapande och uppmuntra till nyfikenhet och förståelse för andra och för andr
Forward-only algorithms offer a promising memory-efficient alternative to Backpropagation (BP) for on-device training. However, state-of-the-art forward-only algorithms, e.g., Forward-Forward (FF), still require a substantial amount of memory during the training process, often exceeding the limits of mobile edge and Internet of Things (IoT) devices. At the same time, existing memory-optimization t
Folkskolereformen 1842. De flesta kunde lära tidigare men inte skriva. Folkskolans införande visade att staten tog ansvar för en folkundervisning som omfattade alla barn. Dock fanns parallella skolstydem till mitten av 1900-talet, beroende på social klasstillhörighet.
