Poultry and liquid swine manure are major sources of bioactive levels of natural steroidal sex hormones, including 17β-estradiol, estrone, testosterone and progesterone. Although several detailed studies have investigated the environmental pathways and ecotoxicology of high-toxicity-at-low-concentrations of sex hormones in soil…

Corrective feedback (CF) has been identified as an effective means for improving pronunciation in second language (L2) speech production, but there has been a general lack of relevant empirical studies regarding its effects on L2 speech perception. The current study…

This qualitative inquiry focuses on the perceptions and reflections of five Muslim-Canadians who studied Arabic as a second language in Egypt or Syria. I conducted in-depth, conversational interviews with each participant and audio recorded face-to-face or telephone interviews to develop…

Professors have three main functions in universities: research, teaching and service. This study focuses on the teaching function. Effective teaching in higher education enhances students' learning while ineffective teaching can have detrimental impact on students' learning and their attitudes toward…

Distributed estimation in a wireless sensor network has many advantages. It eliminates the need of the centralized knowledge of the measurement model parameters and does not have a single point of failure. Also, any sensor node can be queried to…

Although eIF4E plays an important role in the development and progression of cancer, the mechanism through which it acts has not been directly characterised. In order to aid in the progression of this knowledge, an in vivo eIF4E-mRNA immunoprecipitation assay…

Omega-3 fatty acids have been promoted as cardioprotective nutrients but there is some controversy regarding their role in the prevention of cardiovascular diseases. Additionally, knowledge of their effects on acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is limited.We conducted a systematic review and…

The construction of accurate predictive models over sequence data is of fundamental importance in the pursuit of developing artificial agents that are capable of (near)-optimal sequential decision-making in disparate environments.If such predictive models are available, they can be exploited by…

Women diagnosed with breast cancer who carry a mutation in the genes BRCA1/2 are at an increased risk of developing cancer in the contralateral breast. Undergoing bilateral mastectomy significantly reduces the risk of developing second primary breast cancer in these…

Clathrate hydrates are crystalline solids composed of water and a guest molecule,which is often a volatile liquid or a gas. There are many potential applications for gashydrates, such as their use for the transport and storage of various gases, as…