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The Expansion of Approximant /r/ in Dutch
Renée Van Bezooijen
Sep 30, 2014
In present-day Standard Dutch as spoken in the Netherlands, three main categories of pronunciation variants of Irl can be distinguished, namely alveolar /r/, uvular /r/, and approximant /r/. Approximant /r/, the focus of this...
Published by: Atlantic Provinces Linguistic Association
Map of Labrador
David Mercer
Apr 24, 2014
Map of Labrador showing communities relevant to theis issue of RLS and more recently established communities. Prepared by David Mercer, Library Assistant, Map Room, QEII Library, Memorial University.
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Does the Technological Diversification and R&D Internationalization of eMNCs Promote Enterprise Innovation?
Under the background of digital economy, technological diversification and R&D internationalization are important strategic choices for eMNCs, represented by China, to seek advanced technological resources and create competitive...
Published by: IGI Global
A quantitative analysis 0f word-final /r/-deletion in Brazilian Portugese
Walcir Cardoso
Jul 18, 2013
This study provides a quantitative analysis for the process of word-final /r/-deletion in the dialect of Portuguese spoken in the city of Belem, in northern Brazil. Two linguistic and four extralinguistic factors are considered...
Published by: Atlantic Provinces Linguistic Association
Explanatory Adequacy in Phonology
Eric Russell Webb
Aug 01, 2013
This work reexamines phonological variation particular to the /R/ of convergent French, departing from the hypothesis that a deductive approach to this question can offer explanatory advantages. In contrast to data-driven...
Published by: Atlantic Provinces Linguistic Association
Dependency, Satisfaction, and Psycho-Social Characteristics as Correlates of Cell Phone Use by Library and Information Science Undergraduate Students
Adeyinka Tella
Apr 01, 2021
The study examined dependency, satisfaction, and psychosocial characteristics as correlates of cell phone use by library and information science (LIS) undergraduate students. Using survey, 253 undergraduates represent the sample...
Published by: IGI Global
Relationship Between Physical Fitness Variables and Reaction Time in eSports Gamers
eSports gaming requires quick and accurate reactions in response to complex visual stimuli for optimal performance. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between components of physical fitness and reaction...
Published by: IGI Global
Review of David Bentley Hart, The Experience of God: Being, Consciousness, Bliss (New Haven and London
Michelle Rebidoux
May 16, 2016
One thing, certainly, can be said about David Bentley Hart’s book and it is this: that its author takes atheism very seriouslyor rather, the “New Atheism,” as it is called, a recent ideologico-cultural “movement” whose...
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
An Empirical Study on the Network Model and the Online Knowledge Production Structure
Mass production has attracted much attention as a new approach to knowledge production. The R software system is a typical product of mass production. For its unique architecture, the R software system accurately recorded the...
Published by: IGI Global
Selection of Important Features for Optimizing Crop Yield Prediction
In agriculture, crop yield prediction is critical. Crop yield depends on various features including geographic, climate and biological. This research article discusses five Feature Selection (FS) algorithms namely Sequential...
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Published by: IGI Global
Voicing the Wilderness
Ellen Waterman
Nov 19, 2013
A discussion of R. Murray Schafer's environmental music theatre is, inevitably, a discussion of culture. The outspoken composer, writer and educator is deeply engaged in the perennial Canadian question: what constitutes an...
Published by: Faculty of Education
The Rumble in the Meson
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We juxtapose global fits of two bottom-up models (an S 3 scalar leptoquark model and a...
Do the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) subject examinations predict success on the Medical Council of Canada qualifying examination (MCCQE) Part 1?
NBME subject examinations are used by many Canadian medical schools to evaluate students during their clerkship rotations. Although studies show strong correlations between NBME scores and the American licensing examination...
Evaluation of Multi-Peer and Self-Assessment in Higher Education
This article presents an evaluation of the use of peer and self-assessment as part of the learning process in a public speaking assessment coursework, with students from two departments taking part. Students were assessed by...
Published by: IGI Global
Open Innovation in R&D
Breakthrough innovations are crucial drivers of economic progress, often depending on external knowledge sources to complement internal knowledge. Co-patenting is one way to achieve this by implementing open innovation within...
Published by: IGI Global
Vocal Folds Analysis for Detection and Classification of Voice Disorder
The detection and description of pathological voice are the most important applications of voice profiling. Currently, techniques like laryngostroboscopy or surgical microlarynoscopy are popularly used for the diagnosis of voice...
Published by: IGI Global
Integrating Mobile Mixed Reality to Enhance Learning Before, During, and After Physical Field Trips
Physical field trips have long been used in education, but virtual field trips are increasingly being used to enhance them. This article focuses on the use of mixed reality to enhance a physical field trip before, during, and...
Published by: IGI Global
Paying Lip Service?
Literature has mainly analyzed the technical attributes of voice for enterprise technical applications, such as voice signature and speech recognition. This paper aims at identifying voice and speech attributes that reflect...
Published by: IGI Global
Moving From Passive to Active Blended Learning
David Starr-Glass
Feb 12, 2021
This chapter is a reflection on practice that resulted in the incorporation of an active blended learning approach in courses which the author facilitates for transnational students. These courses were popular, received very...
Published by: IGI Global
A Novel Approach for Semantic Web Application in Online Education Based on Steganography
Semantic Web technology is not new as most of us contemplate; it has evolved over the years. Linked Data web terminology is the name set recently to the Semantic Web. Semantic Web is a continuation of Web 2.0 and it is to...
Published by: IGI Global
PERSON-HIERARCHIES AND THE ORIGIN OF ASYMMETRIES IN TOTONAC VERBAL PARADIGMS
David Beck
Jul 30, 2013
Transitive verbs in Totonac-Tepehua languages show apparent irregularities in agreement in verb forms where both subject and object are speech act participants (that is, 1 H 2 combinations) and one or both are plural. Data from...
Published by: Atlantic Provinces Linguistic Association
Moving K-12 Coursework Online
Online learning is part of the future of K-12 education. However, few online K-12 instructors have been formally trained in online pedagogy. This chapter describes best practices in creating online courses for K-12 students....
Published by: IGI Global
Associative Patterning
This chapter begins with a brief discussion of the basic concepts related to the unconscious life of an organization, and then addresses specific aspects of knowledge, learning, and memory, developing a language and framework...
Published by: IGI Global
Occupational Stress and Psychological Health of Employees of University Libraries in Osun State, Nigeria
This study examined the influence of occupational stress on the psychological health of the employees of university libraries in Osun State, Nigeria. A random sample of 32 participants from selected university libraries in Osun...
Published by: IGI Global
A Study on Strategic Directions of Drinking Water Security in Rural India
Padmanaban R
Feb 28, 2022
As one of the most important components of the Earth's hydrosphere, water consists of an inorganic chemical substance that is colourless, odourless, clear, and transparent. Even though it does not contain any calories or organic...
Published by: Singh Publication
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