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Kinds of Call Terms modified by Call Selected AbstractsMAKING ORDER OF DISORDER: A CALL FOR CONCEPTUAL CLARITY*CRIMINOLOGY AND PUBLIC POLICY, Issue 2 2008CHARIS E. KUBRIN First page of article [source] A CALL FOR SYSTEMS APPROACHES IN ADDICTION RESEARCHADDICTION, Issue 5 2010RAINER SPANAGEL No abstract is available for this article. [source] ADDICTION MEDICINE IS AN ATTRACTIVE FIELD FOR YOUNG PHYSICIANS,A CALL FOR A EUROPEAN INITIATIVE FOR THE TRAINING IN ADDICTION MEDICINEADDICTION, Issue 7 2009COR A.J. DE JONG No abstract is available for this article. [source] DOES EVOLUTION OF ITEROPAROUS AND SEMELPAROUS REPRODUCTION CALL FOR SPATIALLY STRUCTURED SYSTEMS?EVOLUTION, Issue 1 2000Esa Ranta Abstract., A persistent question in the evolution of life histories is the fitness trade-off between reproducing only once (semelparity) in a lifetime or reproducing repeated times in different seasons (iteroparity). The problem can be formulated into a research agenda by assuming that one reproductive strategy is resident (has already evolved) and by asking whether invasion (evolution) of an alternative reproductive strategy is possible. For a spatially nonstructured system, Bulmer (1994) derived the relationship v + PA < 1 (PA is adult survival; vbs and bs are offspring numbers for iteroparous and semelparous breeding strategies, respectively) at which semelparous population cannot be invaded by an iteroparous mutant. When the inequality is changed to v + PA > 1, invasion of a semelparous mutant is not possible. From the inequalities, it is easy to see that possibilities for evolutionary establishment of a novel reproductive strategy are rather narrow. We extended the evolutionary scenario into a spatially structured system with dispersal linkage among the subunits. In this domain, a rare reproductive strategy can easily invade a population dominated by a resident reproductive strategy. The parameter space enabling invasion is far more generous with spatially structured evolutionary scenarios than in a spatially nonstructured system. [source] BEYOND POLITICS AND POSITIONS: A CALL FOR COLLABORATION BETWEEN FAMILY COURT AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROFESSIONALSFAMILY COURT REVIEW, Issue 3 2008Peter Salem The domestic violence advocacy and family court communities have each grown dramatically over the last three decades. Although these professional communities share many values in common, they often find themselves at odds with one another on a host of issues. This article examines the practical, political, definitional, and ideological differences between the two communities and calls for them to join forces and collaborate on behalf of children and families. [source] Exploring New Frontiers: What Do Computers Contribute to Teaching Foreign Languages in Elementary School?FOREIGN LANGUAGE ANNALS, Issue 3 2002Joyce W. Nutta ABSTRACT: Two growing trends in foreign language education, the study of foreign languages in the elementary school (FLES) and the use of computer-assisted language learning (CALL), have been well researched independently but rarely in concert. This study compares the use of a print and multimedia program to teach Spanish to second through fifth graders from quantitative and qualitative perspectives. The experimental portion of the study showed that the achievement and proficiency of students using print or multimedia materials did not differ at posttest. However, a small but statistically significant difference in achievement emerged at the delayed test point in favor of the students who used the multimedia materials, although this finding is limited by participant attrition over the 13-month study. The qualitative portion of the study detected differences in language behavior, with the students who used multimedia spending more time to stop, check, and revise their language production, leading to greater precision in pronunciation and the use of larger chunks of language when repeating phrases. [source] Prompting in CALL: A Longitudinal Study of Learner UptakeMODERN LANGUAGE JOURNAL, Issue 2 2010TRUDE HEIFT This research presents a longitudinal study of learner uptake in a computer-assisted language learning (CALL) environment. Over the course of 3 semesters, 10 second language learners of German at a Canadian university used an online, parser-based CALL program that, for the purpose of this research, provided 2 different types of feedback of varying degrees of specificity: Metalinguistic explanations (ME) and metalinguistic clues (MC). Results indicate that feedback specificity affects learner uptake in different ways. Cross-sectionally, the study reveals significant differences in learner uptake for the 2 more advanced courses, German 103 and 201, whereas for the introductory course, German 102, no significant difference for the 2 feedback types and their effect on learner uptake was found. Results of the longitudinal data indicate that there is a significant increase in learner uptake from German 102 to 201 for the error-specific feedback (ME), whereas learner uptake for the generic feedback type (MC) varies insignificantly across the 3 courses. Finally, the study shows a significant impact of the 2 feedback types on learner uptake independent of error type (grammar and spelling). [source] Toward an Ecological CALL: Update to Garrett (1991)MODERN LANGUAGE JOURNAL, Issue 2009BARBARA A. LAFFORD This introduction to the 2009,Modern Language Journal,Focus Issue uses the lens of an ecological perspective on the acquisition of second languages to provide additional insights into the contributions by various computer-assisted language learning (CALL) scholars to this update on Garrett (1991), "Technology in the service of language learning: Trends and issues." After providing a thematic overview of the trends and issues discussed by Garrett (1991, this issue) and the other contributors, I discuss the most salient themes and controversies mentioned by the Focus Issue authors, including CALL and second language acquisition theory, empirical research and CALL, creation and use of CALL materials and technologies, social networking, assessment, the need for teacher training, and professional rewards. This introduction concludes with a section on the future of CALL as an independent field and with a look at future research and practical applications of CALL. [source] The Evaluation of Scholarly Activity in Computer-Assisted Language LearningMODERN LANGUAGE JOURNAL, Issue 2009BRYAN SMITH The current study provides guidance for both junior computer-assisted language learning (CALL) researchers as they decide on the most appropriate forms and placement of scholarly activity and also for decision makers attempting to evaluate the scholarly activity of these CALL researchers in their quest for promotion and tenure. In this study, data from 35 online surveys from established CALL researchers were examined to determine their expert opinions on the quality of CALL-specific and general applied linguistics journals. These scholars were also asked to list the criteria they used to rank these journals and comment on the types of scholarly activity most beneficial to junior CALL scholars. Results suggest that the single most important element in the scholarly dossier of a CALL researcher is a series of refereed scholarly articles in highly ranked, peer-reviewed journals. A clear qualitative hierarchy of both CALL-specific and general applied linguistics journals emerged from the data. The data also show that scholars agree that the "best" journals for CALL research are those that reflect the highest quality of relevant articles and those that make a significant contribution to the field. Markedly less important to these CALL experts in determining journal quality are those more "objective" measures of quality such as acceptance rate, impact factor, and circulation. [source] FINAL CALL FOR ABSTRACTS AND REGISTRATIONTHE JOURNAL OF EUKARYOTIC MICROBIOLOGY, Issue 6 2001Article first published online: 11 JUL 200 [source] A CALL FOR MORE VITAMIN D RESEARCHCA: A CANCER JOURNAL FOR CLINICIANS, Issue 5 2006Article first published online: 31 DEC 200 No abstract is available for this article. [source] A Call to Action for Conserving Biological Diversity in the Face of Climate ChangeCONSERVATION BIOLOGY, Issue 5 2010Malcolm Hunter Jr. No abstract is available for this article. [source] Fringe Conservation: a Call to ActionCONSERVATION BIOLOGY, Issue 5 2002John M. Marzluff No abstract is available for this article. [source] Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education Announces Call for Papers DSJIE Special Topic ForumDECISION SCIENCES JOURNAL OF INNOVATIVE EDUCATION, Issue 2 2008T. Grandon Gill No abstract is available for this article. [source] A Call for Dermatologic Surgeons to Take the Board Examination in Dermatologic Cosmetic Surgery from the American Board of Cosmetic SurgeryDERMATOLOGIC SURGERY, Issue 4 2000James B. Bridenstine MD No abstract is available for this article. [source] Disproportionately High Risk of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Indo-Asian Women: A Call for More StudiesECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, Issue 8 2008F.A.C.C., Fahim H. Jafary M.D. Objective: Indo-Asians have one of the highest rates of cardiovascular disease worldwide. Estimates and determinants of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) in this population are not known. We sought to determine the prevalence of and risk factors for LVH in Karachi, Pakistan.Methods: We conducted a population-based cross-sectional study on 320 randomly selected adults from the general population aged 40 years or above. LVH was defined as increased left ventricular mass index (LVMI) on echocardiogram (>115 g/m2 in men and >95 g/m2 in women) employing the adjusted Devereux equation. Multivariable models were built and logistic regression analysis was done for the primary outcome of LVH.Results: Mean age of subjects was 52.7 (10.4) years, 50% were women. Mean LVMI (SD) was 72.0 (19.2) [median 71.1] g/m2 in men and 75.7 (25.9) [median 72.9] g/m2 in women. The overall prevalence of LVH was 21.9% in women and 2.5% in men (P < 0.001). The factors (odds ratio, 95% CI) independently associated with LVH were women versus men (11.35, 3.79,34.02), systolic blood pressure > versus < 140 mmHg (2.70, 1.23,5.93), waist circumference (1.05, 1.02,1.08 for each cm increase) and illiteracy (2.43, 1.07,5.52).Conclusions: Urban Pakistani women appear to have a disproportionately high risk of LVH compared to men using standard echocardiographic criteria. Further research is needed to verify these results by establishing population-specific reference values for LVH and correlating cut-points for increased LVMI with prognosis. Concerted efforts are needed to reduce the high burden of risk factors in Indo-Asian women. [source] Temporal and Geographic Variation in the Advertisement Call of the Booroolong Frog (Litoria booroolongensis: Anura: Hylidae)ETHOLOGY, Issue 12 2005Michael J. Smith The mechanisms that underlie sexual selection rely upon within- and among-individual variability in the targeted traits. In this study, we examined variation in the advertisement call of the booroolong frog (Litoria booroolongensis) at several different levels: between populations, between breeding seasons in the same population, among males within a population, within males between nights and within males in a single calling bout. The call of L. booroolongensis has multiple notes with a pulsed structure. We detected considerable variation in advertisement call structure between breeding seasons and between populations. The measured call properties ranged from static to dynamic; however, most properties were intermediate between the criteria that have been traditionally used to define call traits as static or dynamic (,5 and ,12% respectively). We compared actual and relative repeatabilities and found that the temporal call properties associated with the structure of the note had the highest values, suggesting that these characters in particular may respond to selection. We argue that relative repeatabilities are a particularly useful measure of the potential for evolutionary response to selection as they account for an individual's relative performance during the period of assessment in an ever-changing breeding arena. [source] Geographic and Temporal Variation of the Male Zebra Finch Distance CallETHOLOGY, Issue 4 2005David Runciman Temporal and geographic variation of acoustic signals can provide insights into dispersal patterns, population history and speciation. Vocalizations that are transmitted from one generation to the next are of particular value in this respect because they can reveal patterns of gene flow, effectively behaving as population markers. The male zebra finch Taeniopygia guttata distance call is one such vocalization; sons learn their father's distance call in the first 40 d of life and it is individually stereotyped thereafter. We investigated geographic variation in the zebra finch by comparing the structure of distance calls recorded from 61 males from six populations across the continent-wide range of the Australian subspecies T. g. castanotis. Intra-population variation was high, in many cases greater than the variation among all males recorded, possibly because of population interchange. However, three of six call variables measured, including the newly discovered modulated element, varied geographically although the pattern of distance call variation did not agree with that of geographic proximity of populations. The proportion of calls with a modulated element increased dramatically over 7 yr in central Australia but there was no change over a similar period of time in south-eastern Australia where no calls contained the element. The findings suggest that interchange among widely separated populations may be commonplace in Australian zebra finches, with the possible exception of those from south-eastern Australia. [source] Changes in the Frequency Structure of a Mating Call Decrease Its Attractiveness to Females in the Cricket Frog Acris crepitans blanchardiETHOLOGY, Issue 8 2001Klaudia Witte In many species, females often prefer male signals that are more complex than in nature or beyond the range of calls naturally produced by conspecific males in spectral, temporal and amplitude features. In this study we examined both the ability of females to recognize signals outside the normal range of spectral frequency variation seen in male advertisement calls, and the influence of increasing call complexity by adding spectral components to enhance the attractiveness of a male advertisement call in the cricket frog Acris crepitans blanchardi, while keeping its amplitude constant. We used two different natural male call groups and created the following synthetic call groups: with a dominant frequency at 3500 Hz, i.e. at the normal dominant frequency with a frequency band within the sensitivity range of the inner ear basilar papilla; with a dominant frequency at 700 Hz, i.e. outside the normal range of variation and with a frequency band outside the sensitivity range of the basilar papilla but within the range of the amphibian papilla; with two dominant frequencies, one at 700 Hz and another at 3500 Hz, stimulating the basilar and amphibian papilla simultaneously. In double choice experiments we tested all combinations of the three call groups, and we tested the 3500 Hz call groups against the same natural call groups. Additionally, we tested the 700 Hz call groups against white noise to see whether these signals are meaningful in mate choice. Females preferred 3500 Hz call groups over all other call groups. The synthetic call group was as attractive to females as the same natural call group. The 700 Hz call group was not meaningful in mate choice. The combined (700 Hz + 3500 Hz) call group was significantly less attractive to females than the 3500 Hz call group. Thus, making a call more spectrally complex without increasing its overall amplitude decreases its attractiveness to cricket frog females. [source] How Foreign Language Teachers in Georgia Evaluate their Professional Preparation: A Call for ActionFOREIGN LANGUAGE ANNALS, Issue 1 2004Article first published online: 31 DEC 200, Thomas C. Cooper PhD The project involved conducting an online survey of 341 current foreign language teachers in Georgia in order to determine how these K-12 teachers perceived and evaluated the effectiveness of their professional preparation. Close to 60% of the teachers in the sample were graduates of colleges and universities in Georgia. Most of the others had received their training from various other colleges and universities in the United States, and 51 individuals reported that they had graduated from foreign institutions. The survey consisted of 42 questions asking teachers to evaluate their preparation in language skills, knowledge of foreign language standards, planningfor instruction, methodology, using technology in instruction, meeting the needs of socially and economically diverse students, classroom management skills, and professional growth. The survey results strongly suggest that foreign language teacher development programs should include (1) more time spent in carefully supervised and monitored prestudent-teaching field experiences; (2) more careful mentoring of student teachers during the student-teaching internship; (3) more time spent in language learning experiences in countries where the target language is spoken; (4) more emphasis on developing foreign language proficiency in the requisite university classes; and (5) more effort spent on teaching effective classroom management. [source] An Invitation and Call for Papers from the Editorial Office.FUEL CELLS, Issue 5 2007Topical Issue: NOVEL CERAMIC MATERIALS FOR FUEL CELLS No abstract is available for this article. [source] THE COMMONPLACES OF "REVISION" AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR HISTORIOGRAPHICAL UNDERSTANDINGHISTORY AND THEORY, Issue 4 2007JONATHAN GORMAN ABSTRACT Recognizing the contingent entanglement between historiography's social and political roles and the conception of the discipline as purely factual, this essay provides a detailed analysis of "revision" and its connection to "revisionism." This analysis uses a philosophical approach that begins with the commonplaces of our understanding as expressed in dictionaries, which are compared and contrasted to display relevant confusions. The essay then turns to examining the questions posed by History and Theory's Call for Papers announcing its Theme Issue on Revision in History, and, where philosophically relevant, answers them. The issue of paradigm change proved to be quite significant and required particular attention. A "paradigm" is analyzed in terms of Quine's "web of belief," and that web is itself explained as an ongoing process of revision, in analogy with Rawls's concept of pure procedural justice. Adopting this approach helps clarify the entanglement between politics and historiographical revision. [source] Deadly Household Pollution: A Call to ActionINDOOR AIR, Issue 1 2006Article first published online: 12 JAN 200 No abstract is available for this article. [source] Special Call: E-Business and Electronic Financial and Business Reporting: Decline of the Age of Pacioli: The Impact of E-Business on Accounting and Accounting Education / Le déclin de l'ère Pacioli: l'incidence des affaires électroniques sur la comptabilité et la formation comptableACCOUNTING PERSPECTIVES, Issue 2 2004GERALD TRITES First page of article [source] The Son's Assumption of a Human Nature: A Call for ClarityINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY, Issue 2 2001Kelly M. Kapic This article seeks to bring some clarity to the controversial question of whether the Son of God assumed a fallen or unfallen human nature. We briefly survey conflicting historical assessments and continuing perplexity related to this question. Next we argue that much contemporary confusion can only be removed by first noting how John Calvin and Reformation catechisms tended to understand the idea of Jesus' sinlessness. In conclusion, from the vast literature on the subject we outline seven points which may serve contemporary reflection on this question by showing where the two views agree, disagree, or show internal divisions. [source] Telling the Truth, Naming the Power and Confessing our Faith in the Market: The Missiological Implications of the Accra ConfessionINTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF MISSION, Issue 386-387 2008Roderick R. Hewitt This article argues that the neoliberal economic order that undergirds the contemporary phase of globalization is, to a great extent, linked to the demise of Christendom in Western society and the emergence of a post-Christendom culture and this carries major missiological implications for the church. Fidelity to the Christian faith requires affirming God's sovereignty over all of God's creation and this necessitates resisting the deceptive economic idolatry that is at work in our world. The methodology of engagement involves taking sides on issues and choices that are unclear and complex. Using Caribbean hermeneutics in a re-reading of Rev. 17 and 18, I suggest that the Book of Revelation serves as a potent signpost to address the contemporary Babylonian system that is controlling the world economic order. The Accra Confession and the Agape Call to Love and Action do not leave room for the church's ministry and mission to be neutral. Although the forces of opposition are strong, I argue that the church that remains faithful in doing Christ's mission cannot be defeated. [source] EGYPT: Boycott Call FailsAFRICA RESEARCH BULLETIN: ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL SERIES, Issue 3 2009Article first published online: 1 MAY 200 No abstract is available for this article. [source] Re: "Call To Action on Use and Reimbursement for Home Blood Pressure Monitoring: Executive Summary"JOURNAL OF CLINICAL HYPERTENSION, Issue 11 2008DPhil, Thomas G. Pickering MD No abstract is available for this article. [source] Assessing Competencies in Couples and Family Therapy/Counseling: A Call to the ProfessionJOURNAL OF MARITAL AND FAMILY THERAPY, Issue 2 2010Linda M. Perosa Psychometrically sound measures of family therapy competencies are necessary to assess the effectiveness of training on student performance. This article critiques the self-report and observer rating measures developed to date to assess the clinical skills of trainees in the individual and in the family therapy fields. Suggestions are made to foster future instrument development specifically designed for the field of couples and family therapy/counseling. [source] Editor's Introduction and Call for Papers: Education and Training in Marital and Family TherapyJOURNAL OF MARITAL AND FAMILY THERAPY, Issue 2 2008Thorana S. Nelson PhD Associate Editor No abstract is available for this article. [source] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||