Abstract Measurement of interactional competence (IC) has attracted increasing interest in language assessment research. One key question is whether proficiency sufficiently accounts for IC, making separate IC assessment unnecessary. This study examines the IC–proficiency relationship using a test that assesses Chinese speakers’ ability to manage ...
David Wei Dai, Carsten Roever
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Microplastics in Persian Gulf offshore sediments: Distribution, polymer composition, and ecological risk assessment. [PDF]
Amiri P, Shahbazi A, Mehdinia A.
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Abstract Introduction (In)equity in admissions is a global conversation. Approaches to addressing these inequities include affirmative action, holistic admissions and race‐conscious admissions. Different countries vary in their usage of these approaches: while some have nationwide policies to implement affirmative action through quota systems, others ...
Candace J. Chow +5 more
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Marine environmental risks from armed conflict in the Persian Gulf: Past warnings, present urgency. [PDF]
Samimi-Namin K +3 more
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Nano-Hydroxyapatite Isolation and Characterisation of Echinometra mathaei from the Persian Gulf. [PDF]
Rajabiyan A, Vaccaro L, Ahmady AZ.
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Trump's National Security Strategy and the Future of US–European Relations
JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, EarlyView.
Melvyn P. Leffler
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James Lyman Merrick's Aborted “Mission to the Mohammedans of Persia”
Abstract James Lyman Merrick (1803‐1866) served as a missionary of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM) in Persia between 1835 and 1845. He was America's first missionary to the Muslim world. Based on his field research on the Persians’ religious beliefs, he correctly predicted that the conversion of Persia's Muslims into ...
Hooman Estelami
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New Insights Into the Biogeography of Six <i>Garra</i> Species (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) in the Persian Gulf Basin. [PDF]
Hashemzadeh Segherloo I +13 more
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Bullying in Elementary Schools: Differences across Countries in the Persian Gulf. [PDF]
Sideridis G, Alahmadi M.
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Spatial distribution of microplastics in Persian Gulf marine environments. [PDF]
Jaafarzadeh N +5 more
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