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Measuring Interactional Competence in a Japanese University EFL Speaking Context

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The ability to interact is an integral aspect of speaking proficiency. Therefore, methods of assessing interaction need to be incorporated into second language (L2) speaking tests. The main purpose of this exploratory study is to attempt to quantify interactional competence (IC) in a Japanese university EFL (English as a foreign language ...
Paul Garside
wiley   +1 more source

ALICE ITS2: overview and performance

Journal of Instrumentation
Abstract The new Inner Tracking System (ITS2) is instrumental for tracking and vertex reconstruction in the ALICE experiment. The new tracker consists of seven cylindrical layers equipped with silicon Monolithic Active Pixel Sensors (MAPS) with a pixel size of 27 × 29 μm.
openaire   +2 more sources

Dryophthorinae weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) of the forest floor in Southeast Asia: Three-marker analysis reveals monophyly of Asian Stromboscerini and new identity of rediscovered Tasactes

European Journal of Entomology, 2018
The nominal genus Tasactes Faust, 1894, consisting of two originally included nominal species from Myanmar, is rediscovered for the first time since being erected.
Vasily V. GREBENNIKOV
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Changed Minds and L2 Motivation: Reflections of Japanese EFL Students Living, Laboring and Learning in Vietnam

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT English as a lingua franca (ELF) is increasingly used for communication in many EFL contexts, including Vietnam. Although Japan and Vietnam have a long history of economic cooperation, for practical reasons, English typically functions as the medium of communication between the two groups. This study examines Japanese expats who had studied or
Mark R. Freiermuth, Satomi Kanaya
wiley   +1 more source

DNA sequence alignments(ITS1+5.8S+ITS2)

, 2014
DNA sequence alignments(ITS1+5.8S ...
Pingping Chen (1395580), Wenjun Bu (108100), Bu, Wenjun, Zhang, Danli, Chen, Pingping, Gengping Zhu (132806), Ye, Zhen, Zhu, Gengping, Danli Zhang (3267393), Zhen Ye (411620)   +9 more
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Molecular approach for identification of mosquito species (Diptera: Culicidae) in Province of Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy

European Journal of Entomology, 2011
The aim of the present work was to identify cryptic species in the Anopheles maculipennis and Culex pipiens complexes and to study the genetic structure of the dominant mosquito species Ochlerotatus caspius (Diptera: Culicidae) in the Province of ...
Asghar TALBALAGHI, Elena SHAIKEVICH
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Entangled Discourses and Realities of English: Japanese Undergraduates’ Everyday Online and Offline Language Experiences

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Focusing on the narratives of two Japanese undergraduate students, this article examines their everyday experiences of using and learning English, situated within entangled relations of power. Drawing on the Foucauldian notion of discourse, the study reveals how multiple power/knowledge systems—such as native speakerism, prescriptivism ...
Aina Tanaka, Daisuke Kimura
wiley   +1 more source

Phylogenetic, phylogeographic and divergence time analysis of Anopheles subpictus species complex using ITS2 and COI sequences

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine
To address the phylogenetic and phylogeographic relationship between different lineages of Anopheles (An.) subpictus species complex in most parts of the Asian continent by maximum utilization of Internal Transcriber Spacer 2 (ITS2) and cytochrome C ...
Sandaleka Lihini Muthukumarana, Madurangi Methsala Wedage, Samanthika Rathnayake, Kolitha Nissanka De Silva   +3 more
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Resilient IT: Winning With People and Process

Information Systems Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In today's dynamic environment, IT organisations face numerous challenges from disruptions such as natural disasters, cybersecurity threats, international conflicts, evolving regulations, pandemics and recent global incidents such as the CrowdStrike outage.
Wesam Helou, Michele Heath, Raymond Henry   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Host SNPs and symbiont ITS2 rDNA sequences

, 2019
Host SNPs and symbiont ITS2 rDNA ...
Cédric Mallien (4587655), Barbara Porro (4587649), Emilie Aubin (8030381), Alexis Pey (8030378), Didier Forcioli (4587652), Richard Christen (160887), Paola Furla (213149), Christian R. Voolstra (6915230), Benjamin C.C. Hume (8030375)   +8 more
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