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The Causal Effect of Deficiency at English on Female Immigrants Labour Market Outcomes in the UK [PDF]

, 2013
Using the first wave of the UK Household Longitudinal Survey, we investigate the extent to which deficiency at English as measured by English as Additional Language (EAL), contribute to the immigrant-native wage gap for female employees in the UK, after ...
Miranda, Alfonso, Zhu, Yu
core  

Lexical inference training for homonyms: Two randomized controlled trials for children with English as a first and an additional language

British Journal of Educational Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Many words have multiple meanings, which present challenges to learning, yet research has yet to identify effective interventions for homonyms. Lexical inference may be a promising strategy. Aim To evaluate a brief, novel lexical inference intervention for homonyms. Samples Children aged 7–8 years (Study 1: N = 180, Study 2: N = 76).
Sophie A. Booton, Julia M. H. Birchenough, Katie Gilligan‐Lee, Fiona Jelley, Victoria A. Murphy   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Improved Direct Model Predictive Control for Grid-Connected Power Converters

Energies, 2020
This paper proposes a computationally efficient and robust direct model predictive control (DMPC) technique with enhanced steady-state performance for power converters tied to the electric utility.
Mohamed Abdelrahem, José Rodríguez, Ralph Kennel   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Child and school staff perceptions and experiences of universal social and emotional learning curricula in context: A qualitative case study registered report examining ‘Passport Skills for Life’

British Journal of Educational Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background There is increasing interest in the circumstances under which universal school‐based social and emotional learning (SEL) interventions can be most effective, and how implementation moderates intervention outcomes. We focus on the implementation of ‘Passport Skills for Life’, an SEL intervention that has been introduced into over 100
Ola Demkowicz, Annie O'Brien, Suzanne Hamilton, Lauren Burke, Melek Alemdar, Carla Mason, Molly Anderton, Pratyasha Nanda, Lily Corke Butters, Felicitas Beissel, Yizhuo Lu, Eleanor Chatburn, Neil Humphrey, Pamela Qualter   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Insight into the inhibition ability of Eupatorium adenoprum leaves extract as an efficiency corrosion inhibitor for copper in acid solution

Green Chemistry Letters and Reviews
Developing corrosion inhibitors with low toxicity, eco-friendly, favorable water solubility, long-term, and efficiency is essential to inhibit metal corrosion.
Xin Sun, Huiwen Tian, Xiumin Ma, Weihua Li, Ai Zhang, Lei Guo, Haoyuan Zhu, Baorong Hou   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Causal Effect of Deficiency at English on Female Immigrants' Labor Market Outcomes in the UK [PDF]

, 2013
We investigate the extent to which deficiency at English as measured by English as Additional Language (EAL), contribute to the immigrant-native wage gap for female employees in the UK, controlling for covariates.
Miranda, Alfonso, Zhu, Yu
core  

No evidence that same‐language subtitles improve children's reading fluency

British Journal of Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract High‐profile campaigns globally have argued that same‐language television subtitles may help children improve their reading. In this intervention study, we tested the causal hypothesis that exposure to subtitles improves children's reading fluency.
Anastasiya Lopukhina, Holly Cooper, Cheng‐Yu Hsieh, Walter J. B. van Heuven, Kathleen Rastle   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Do Banks Learn From Natural Disasters? Evidence From the U.S. Financial Sector

European Financial Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines whether U.S. banks learn from natural disasters. We explore several potential channels of adjustment and find that exposed banks primarily respond by adopting precautionary capital measures. This behaviour is evident both in the long run, when assessing divergent trends in the evolution of equity over time, and in the short
Dennis Dreusch, Gunnar Niemann, Peter Reichling   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Oscillation of Non-Linear Systems Close to Equilibrium Position in the Presence of Coarse-Graining in Time and Space

Nonlinear Analysis, 2009
One considers the motion of nonlinear systems close to their equilibrium positions in the presence of coarse-graining in time on the one hand, and coarse-graining in time on the other hand.
G. Jumarie
doaj   +1 more source

Thriving through Uncertainties: The Agency and Resourcefulness of First-Year Chinese English as an Additional Language Writers in a Canadian University

BC TEAL Journal, 2021
Amidst the increased enrolment of international Chinese English as an additional language (EAL) students in North American universities, scholars have reported on their academic and social experiences in navigating English-medium studies (e.g., Liu, 2016;
Jing Mao
doaj   +1 more source