The relationship between receptive and productive vocabulary of Slavic EFL learners
Topics in Linguistics, 2016 This study investigates the relationship between learners’ receptive vocabulary knowledge as measured by the Vocabulary Size Test (Nation and Beglar, 2007) and free productive vocabulary knowledge as demonstrated by the learners when writing a short ...
Šišková Zdislava
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An Investigation into Reticence and Vocabulary Knowledge of Iranian EFL Learners [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Applied Language Studies, 2012 A growing body of research has indicated that students of ESL/EFL are reticent and unwilling to be engaged in oral activities in English lessons. Communicative language ability includes speaking ability, so vocabulary knowledge plays an integral role in ...
Giti Mousapour Negari, Zahra Nabavizadeh
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Organoids in pediatric cancer research
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Organoid technology has revolutionized cancer research, yet its application in pediatric oncology remains limited. Recent advances have enabled the development of pediatric tumor organoids, offering new insights into disease biology, treatment response, and interactions with the tumor microenvironment.
Carla Ríos Arceo, Jarno Drost
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Bidirectional Empowerment Between Knowledge Service and New Quality Productive Forces Theoretical Interpretation and Practical Path [PDF]
Nongye tushu qingbao xuebao[Purpose/Significance] New quality productive forces is the latest pattern of productivity development under the background of data-driven intelligence. To explore the mechanism and practical way of bidirectional empowerment of knowledge service and new ...
ZHAO Ruixue, LI Tian, GUAN Zhihao, XIAN Guojian, KOU Yuantao, SUN Tan
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The meaning of living environmental knowledge in productive activities: the case of a Finnish dairy farm [PDF]
, 2005 Individuals and communities need 'living' environmental knowledge as their particular resource in order to develop their environmental practices and identities.
Mikkola, Minna
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By dawn or dusk—how circadian timing rewrites bacterial infection outcomes
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.The circadian clock shapes immune function, yet its influence on infection outcomes is only beginning to be understood. This review highlights how circadian timing alters host responses to the bacterial pathogens Salmonella enterica, Listeria monocytogenes, and Streptococcus pneumoniae revealing that the effectiveness of immune defense depends not only
Devons Mo +2 more
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L2 Learners' Acquisition of English Nominal Clauses: Effects of Textual Enhancement, Metalinguistic Explanation, and Self-Regulation [PDF]
Journal of English Language Teaching and Learning, 2018 This study aimed to investigate the impact of textual enhancement and metalinguistic explanation as focus-on-form tasks tending to encourage the acquisition of nominal clauses (NCs) in English.
Hossein Younesi, Zia Tajeddin
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Peptide‐based ligand antagonists block a Vibrio cholerae adhesin
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.The structure of a peptide‐binding domain of the Vibrio cholerae adhesin FrhA was solved by X‐ray crystallography, revealing how the inhibitory peptide AGYTD binds tightly at its Ca2+‐coordinated pocket. Structure‐guided design incorporating D‐amino acids enhanced binding affinity, providing a foundation for developing anti‐adhesion therapeutics ...
Mingyu Wang +9 more
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Disordered but rhythmic—the role of intrinsic protein disorder in eukaryotic circadian timing
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Unstructured domains known as intrinsically disordered regions (IDRs) are present in nearly every part of the eukaryotic core circadian oscillator. IDRs enable many diverse inter‐ and intramolecular interactions that support clock function. IDR conformations are highly tunable by post‐translational modifications and environmental conditions, which ...
Emery T. Usher, Jacqueline F. Pelham
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Free Productive Ability and Lexical Text Analysis to Improve Student Writing [PDF]
, 2018 The classroom is often an arena of Controlled Productive Ability. Within this system, the teacher issues communiques and makes deposits which the students patiently receive, memorize, and repeat.
Deadman, Mark
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