UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ADVANCED STUDY OF LANGUAGE What makes listening difficult? Factors affecting second language listening comprehension Amber Bloomfield‚ PhD Sarah C. Wayland‚ PhD Purpose—To establish what is currently known about factors that affect foreign language listening comprehension‚ with a focus on characteristics of the listener‚ passage‚ and testing conditions. Elizabeth Rhoades‚ MA Allison Blodgett‚ PhD Conclusions—Research on second language (L2) listening
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Travel and Related Cost in Assessing Cranes and Make Recommendation - $150‚000 Initial Training for 2 Crane Operators - $20‚000 Pre-Transaction TOTAL - $670‚000 Purchase Cost - $11‚000‚000 Discounted Factor – 0.95 Discounted Value - $550‚000 Discounted Rate – 5% $11‚000‚000 - $550‚000 = $10‚450‚000 Transaction TOTAL - $10‚450‚000 Annual Operating Cost (excluding operators) - $100‚000 in 10 years Maintenance Cost - $500‚000 in 10 years Wages and Benefits - $500‚000 in 10 years Major Overhaul - $400‚000
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Artificial Heart/ Heart Transplants A natural heart has two pumps‚ each has two chambers. The right atrium pumps oxygen-depleted blood from the body into the right ventricle. The right ventricle pumps blood to the lungs. The left atrium sends aerated blood from the lungs into the left ventricle‚ which pumps blood out of the body. With each heartbeat‚ the two atria contracts together‚ followed by the large ventricles. Congestive heart failure is when the heart fails to pump blood. Heart failure
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At the Heart of Racism Gabriella Israel Writing English Andrea Lynn Strudensky
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A heart attack is also known as a myocardial infarction. A heart attack is when a part of the heart muscle is damaged or dies because it is not receiving oxygen. A heart attack is the death of heart muscle and it is caused by a sudden block of a coronary artery by a blood clot. Coronary arteries are blood vessels that supply the heart muscle with blood and oxygen. Causing injury to the heart muscle can cause chest main and pressure. If blood flow is not restored within 20 to 40 minutes permanent
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A REPORT ON HEART DISEASE Contents ACKNOWLDGEMENT 3 METHODOLOGY 4 INTRODUCTION 5 Heart 5 Heart Disease 5 CAUSES (RISK FACTORS) 7 Uncontrollable Causes: 7 Controllable Causes 8 EFFECTS 13 PREVENTIVE MEASURES 16 SOME DATAS AND FACTS ABOUT HEART DISEASE 20 CONCLUSION 22 REFERENCES 22 ACKNOWLDGEMENT It is a great pleasure for me to express gratitude to the people who have been influential and supportive in the successful completion of this assignment. First and foremost‚ I would
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Good morning! Today I’m going to talk about artificial heart as one of the most significant invention in the history of humanity. An artificial heart is a device that replaces the heart. Artificial hearts are typically used to bridge the time to heart transplantation‚ or to permanently replace the heart in case heart transplantation is impossible. Since the late nineteenth century‚ scientists have tried to develop a mechanical device that could restore oxygen to the blood and remove
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EFFECT OF INTEREST RATE ON FOREIGHN EXCHANGE RATE (EVIDENCE FROM ASIAN REGION) ABSTRACT: In this article we investigate the impact of a change in U.S. short term interest rates relative to those in some Asian countries like Bangladesh‚ Thailand‚ Japan‚ Pakistan‚ and China on the bilateral foreign exchange rates between the U.S dollar and each country’s currency. Several factors determine the exchange rate of a country. A higher currency makes a country’s exports more expensive and imports cheaper
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Accident rates- country and Bangalore/karntaka- comparison Motivational video -1 min Death by accidents Role model- construct/find data No. of cases booked in a year Policy – divide into3 month periods – top 3 scorers in max periods will be promoted during promotion. And the tope three scorers each month get a bonus and flag – pride‚ growth Topper’s club – national level meetings Annual conference on showcasing the best achievement Who are we? The Bangalore Traffic Police What do we do
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Encouraging the Heart: A Leader’s Guide to Rewarding and Recognizing Others Presentation Date: November 5th‚ 2005 Recommended Length: One hour minimum‚ One hour 15 minutes maximum Recommended Content Key take-aways Practical applications Entertaining interactive Presentation Outline: 0:00-0:05 Introduce ETH‚ Concept of Caring Leader (5 minutes) 0:06-0:10 Most Meaningful Recognition‚ Need for Encouragement (5 minutes) 0:11-0:50 The Seven Essentials of Encouraging the Heart (40 minutes total)
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