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World English: Research and Practice
No full text"World-renowned TESOL Expert Essays" gathers the research essence of many senior experts in the field of teacher education development from the internationally renowned English education and academic institution-TESOL International Association (TESOL International Association). Each series of books is dedicated to a research topic in the development of teacher education. From a broad international perspective, it conducts in-depth discussions on hot topics in the fields of teaching, scientific research and professional development of English teachers. It has both rich theoretical knowledge and freshness. The classroom examples of this article aim to provide practical and effective theoretical guidance and practical reference for the education and development of language teachers at home and abroad.
Andy Kirkpatrick is a professor in the Department of Languages and Linguistics at Griffith University in Australia. His main research directions are teaching English as a foreign language, applied linguistics and rhetoric. As an outstanding scholar in the field of world English research, the author has been committed to exploring the key issues in the theory and practice of this field in his successful career for more than 40 years. The research and practice of World English and English as a global lingua franca have emerged in Asia. And communication has had a huge impact. This book brings together a series of impressive representative articles by the author. I believe readers will be inspired by them to explore and study important issues in the world of English.No Full Tex
Examination of Low-Lying Rovibrational States of D3h Oblate Top Molecules Using High Resolution FTIR and Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Spectroscopies
No full textInteresting rovibrational characteristics of two D 3h oblate symmetric top molecules were studied. Hamiltonian models for the fine rovibrational level structure of [1.1.1]propellane (propellane) were obtained for many low-lying modes. Ground state parameters (GSP) that are not exclusively K2n dependent were obtained. Initially, the GSP were used in conjunction with density functional (DFT) values of the exclusively K2n dependent parameters C0, and De. Coriolis h1,1 (ΔK = ± 1, Δ l = ± 1) interactive fundamentals ν15 and ν 12 were analyzed; complementary use of transition energies and line intensities allowed an experimental value of the Coriolis parameter to be assessed. In another phase of the project, a global fit of the ν10 , ν11, and ν14 fundamental bands and the ν 11-ν18 and ν10-ν18 bands was performed. The h1,1 interaction between the close proximity rovibrational states of ν11 and ν14 results in energy shifts and large distortions of line intensities in the ν 11 band, and these characteristics were reproduced. Splitting of the otherwise degenerate A1 and A 2 states that are the highest in frequency for a given J manifold was observed for the h1,1 coupled ν 11 /ν14 triad composed of the |k| = 3 levels of ν14, the kl = + 4 levels of ν11, and kl = −2 levels of ν 11. Significant splitting of the kl = −2 levels in combination with h1,1 are important in the noted lifting of degeneracies. Another interaction, this one between ν14 and what is presumably the IR inactive ν16/ν 3 singly excited dyad, results in a significant bifurcation of the K levels of ν14 for a given observable J manifold. Another interaction, h5,−1, between ν 14 and ν11, made it possible to find C 0 and DK0, parameters not available from analysis of transitions from the ground vibrational state to singly excited fundamentals in the absence of higher order interactions. In studies of another D3h oblate top, BF3, effects of anharmonic interactions on the band origin of the symmetric stretching mode were examined using coherent anti-Stokes Raman spectra of 10BF 3 and 11BF3. Upon isotopic substitution, the magnitude and direction of the anharmonic shifts of each fundamental were observed to be consistent with DFT results
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Examination of low-lying rovibrational states of D₃[subscript h] oblate top molecules using high resolution FTIR and coherent anti-Stokes Raman spectroscopies
No full textInteresting rovibrational characteristics of two D_(3h) oblate symmetric top molecules were studied. Hamiltonian models for the fine rovibrational level structure of [1.1.1]propellane (propellane) were obtained for many low-lying modes. Ground state parameters (GSP) that are not exclusively K^(2n) dependent were obtained. Initially, the GSP were used in conjunction with density functional (DFT) values of the exclusively K^(2n) dependent parameters C_0, and D_e. Coriolis h_(1,1) (deltaK = +/-1, deltal = +/-1) interactive fundamentals nu_(15) and nu_(12) were analyzed; complementary use of transition energies and line intensities allowed an experimental value of the Coriolis parameter to be assessed. In another phase of the project, a global fit of the nu_(10), nu_(11), and nu_(14) fundamental bands and the nu_(11)-nu_(18) and nu_(10)-nu_(18) bands was performed. The h_(1,1) interaction between the close proximity rovibrational states of nu_(11) and nu_(14) results in energy shifts and large distortions of line intensities in the nu_(11) band, and these characteristics were reproduced. Splitting of the otherwise degenerate A_1 and A_2 states that are the highest in frequency for a given J manifold was observed for the h_(1,1) coupled nu_(11) /nu_(14) triad composed of the |k| = 3 levels of nu_(14) , the kl = + 4 levels of nu_(11), and kl = -2 levels of nu_(11). Significant splitting of the kl=-2 levels in combination with h_(1,1) are important in the noted lifting of degeneracies. Another interaction, this one between nu_(14) and what is presumably the IR inactive nu_(16)/nu_3 singly excited dyad, results in a significant bifurcation of the K levels of nu_(14) for a given observable J manifold. Another interaction, h_(5,-1), between nu(14) and nu_(11), made it possible to find C_0 and D_K 0, parameters not available from analysis of transitions from the ground vibrational state to singly excited fundamentals in the absence of higher order interactions. In studies of another D_(3h) oblate top, BF_3, effects of anharmonic interactions on the band origin of the symmetric stretching mode were examined using coherent anti-Stokes Raman spectra of ^(10)BF_3 and ^(11)BF_3. Upon isotopic substitution, the magnitude and direction of the anharmonic shifts of each fundamental were observed to be consistent with DFT results
Dataset: Two-dimensional wavefront characterization of adaptable corrective optics and Kirkpatrick–Baez mirror system using ptychography
No full textThe ptychography datasets and processed wavefront data in support of the publication "Two-dimensional wavefront characterization of adaptable corrective optics and Kirkpatrick–Baez mirror system using ptychography". File are in the HDF format and contain a number of datasets detailed below. If you require more information, please contact the corresponding author of the publication or [email protected]
Graeme Kirkpatrick, Aesthetic Theory and the Video Game
No full textAesthetic Theory and the Video GameGraeme KirkpatrickNew York: Manchester University Press, 2011. Images, bibliography, index. 247 pp. $25.95 cloth. ISBN: 9780719077180 Graeme Kirkpatrick's study of aesthetic theory and video games seeks to apply aesthetic theory to what some view as a garish, popularized, and mass-produced cultural form. What do video games have to do with aesthetics after all? Kirkpatrick takes this question head on and argues that video games are a"historically specific instance of an aesthetic form," and as such they should be viewed through the lens aesthetics to be understood (p. 1). Over the course of six chapters, Kirkpatrick discusses the newness of what games bring to aesthetics. For the author, the newness of games is a specific way of approaching the text through the body, as a participant rather than as an audience.Drawing on the work of Markku Eskelinen (a founder of gamestudies.org), Kirkpatrick demonstrates the difference between games and stories. As Eskelinen notes, when we are thrown a ball, we do not expect it to tell us stories. This example becomes Kirkpatrick's starting point for an exploration of games as texts that expect us to play along, take part in, and initiate the progress of the experience. He pushes Eskelinen's comments further by asserting that the act of playing can be meaningful without being subjected to interpretation. The act is its own meaning and its own goal.Despite Kirkpatrick's initial claim that play does not have to be interpreted, he does commit interesting and thoughtprovoking acts of interpretation. For instance, in chapter 5, "Meaning in Virtual Worlds," he interprets the structure of video games as a constant revisiting of loss, and he points to how it is described as a joyless pleasure (p. 187). In this discussion, he demonstrates through strong and engaging analysis the connections between game criticism and the cultural criticism of Walter Benjamin and Frederic Jameson.In Kirkpatrick's chapter called "Ludology, Space, and Time," he positions the ludology (the study of games) of Espen Aarseth and Jesper Juul in the context of traditional aesthetic theory. He weaves the loose ends of structuralist game studies into the aesthetic traditions and understandings that the ludologists originally rejected, claiming that game scholarship was independent of them. These original ludologists did this to avoid having games reduced and understood only in the image of the previous, more static texts dominating the field of literature and aesthetics. Yet while this chapter performs the necessary task of positioning ludology in relation to aesthetic theory, it also leaves a lot to future discussio
COHERENT RAMAN SPECTRA OF THE MODE OF BF AND BF
No full textAuthor Institution: Department of Chemistry, Oregon State University, 153 Gilbert Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331-4003; Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P. O. Box 999, Mail Stop K8-88, Richland, WA 99532; National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899High resolution (0.001 cm) coherent anti-Stokes Raman spectroscopy (CARS) was used to directly examine the symmetric stretching mode of the D molecules BF and BF. Calculated spectra were constructed using rovibrational parameters deduced from published infrared hot band, combination band, and difference band studies, and the similarity to the experimental CARS spectra confirms the validity of the constants. No significant perturbations by Fermi resonance or Coriolis interactions with nearby states are observed, in marked contrast to the case of sulfur trioxide, a similar D molecule recently studied. Since the boron nucleus is at the center of mass, the BF and BF Q-branches are the same according to the harmonic oscillator model. Interestingly, the observed frequency of BF is 0.198 cm higher than that of BF. This result is reproduced almost exactly (0.200 cm) using {\it ab initio} calculations (B3LYP/cc-pVTZ) that included evaluation of cubic and quartic force constants and x anharmonicity constants. {\it Ab initio} methods also predict to within 1\% the B and C changes in the rotational constants in going from the ground state to the v = 1 vibrational level
Financial Development, Economic Growth, and Poverty Reduction
No full textThe frequent failure of financial liberalisation efforts in developing countries, and the serious damage which recent financial crises have imposed on these economies, have led to renewed attempts to understand the relationships between financial sector development, economic growth and poverty reduction, and to provide a more robust intellectual foundation on which to design efficient and pro-poor financial sector policies for developing countries. The paper examines the contribution that financial sector development can make to poverty reduction in developing countries. The linkages between financial and economic growth, and between economic growth and poverty reduction, are considered, and some preliminary empirical evidence is presented on these linkages. The paper goes on to argue that financial market imperfections are a key constraint on pro-poor growth, and that public policy directed at the correction of these financial market failures is needed to ensure that financial development contributes effectively to growth and poverty reduction. The final part of the paper examines in some detail the role of financial regulation and supervision policy as a key area for public intervention directed at enhancing the financial sector’s contribution to poverty reduction.
Australian Journalism Research Index, 1992-97
No full textThis is an index of Australian journalism and news media-related articles and books from 1992 onwards. The index is in two main parts: a listing by author, and a listing by subject matter in which an article may appear a number of times. Multi-author articles are listed by each author
Australian Journalism Research Index, 1992-99
No full textThis is an index of Australian journalism and news media-related articles and books from 1992 onwards. The index is in two main parts: a listing by author, and a listing by subject matter in which an article may appear a number of times. Multi-author articles are listed by each author
FUNCTIONAL BIOLOGICAL SPECTROSCOPY AND MULTIPHOTON IMAGING USING ENDOGENOUS OPTICAL CONTRAST
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