Speaking has been considered one of the most important skills in second language teaching and assessment.However, to date there has not been a clear definition of speaking ability.The present study attempts to examine what it radio birdman tshirt means to be able to speak a second language using a newly designed computer-delivered speaking test.The
Over the last decade, empirical research on compassion has burgeoned in the biomedical, here clinical, translational, and foundational sciences.Increasingly sophisticated understandings and measures of compassion continue to emerge from the abundance of multidisciplinary and cross-disciplinary studies.Naturally, the diversity of research methods an
This paper presents the results of a study about the quota system at the Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro (UENF).Quotas at UENF cover the following beneficiaries, after low-income verification: public school students, blacks, indigenous, people with physical disabilities, and children of police officers killed or disabled in
BACKGROUND: Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is an emerging mosquito-borne alphavirus that has caused multiple unprecedented and re-emerging outbreaks in both tropical and temperate countries.Despite ongoing research efforts, the underlying factors involved in facilitating CHIKV replication during early infection remains ill-characterized.The present stud