Essays about: "CAF"

Found 5 essays containing the word CAF.

1. 1. Task Complexity (‘Here-and- Now’ Dimension) and Written Performance across Proficiency Levels

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för språkdidaktik

   Author : Sara Zoi Kalamakis; [2019]
   Keywords : Cognitive Task Complexity; CAF measures; Cognition Hypothesis; Limited Attention Capacity Hypothesis; Trade-off Hypothesis; Proficiency; Writing performance;

   Abstract : Research on task-based language teaching (TBLT) offers a large body of evidence suggesting that cognitive task complexity influences learners’ language production and development. Studies that investigate task complexity, however, provide contradictory results on the way different linguistic aspects of performance are affected by the manipulation of cognitive task complexity. READ MORE

3. 2. Age Related Differences in Muscle Fiber Composition and Capillary Supply of the Human Masseter Muscle

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Tandläkarutbildning

   Author : Angela Zanbil; [2014]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : The aim of the study was to test the hypothesis that aging causes changes in fiber composition and vascular supply in the human masseter muscle that contribute to impaired jaw function in elderly. The myosin heavy chain (MyHC) composition and capillary supply of muscle fibers in functionally different parts of the masseter muscle of six elderly and six young subjects (mean age 74 and 22 years) were analyzed with immunohistochemical and morphological methods. READ MORE

4. 3. Investigation on the gas-cooling effects of CAFS

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Brandteknik; Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

   Author : Erik Lyckebäck; Jacob Öhrn; [2012]
   Keywords : CAFS; compressed air foam systems; extinguishing methods; full-scale experiments; gas-cooling; high pressure water mist; structural firefighting; tryckluftsgenererat skum; brandgaskylning; fullskaleförsök; förhöjt lågtryck; högtryckssystem; inomhusbränder; rökdykning; släckmetoder; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : This report investigates the gas-cooling effects of compressed air foam (CAF). A literature review has been made on the subject and on related issues in order to gather information. Two experimental series were conducted, the first to evaluate the gas-cooling properties of CAF compared to water. READ MORE

5. 4. A Sweet Deal? : A qualitative study regarding the process of empowerment for women who take part in an income generation program in South Lombok, Indonesia

   University essay from Institutionen för socialt arbete - Socialhögskolan

   Author : Karolina Jackson; [2012]
   Keywords : women empowerment; CAF methodology; Jo Rowlands; Indonesia; income gen-eration;

   Abstract : Indonesia signed CEDAW 1980 and ratified it in 1984 making it one of the first countries in South East Asia to do so. Despite legislation and governmental efforts women are still discriminated against in areas such as access to education, resources and credit. READ MORE

6. 5. Fibroblasts and ECM in colorectal cancer : Analysis of subgroup specific protein expression and matrix arrangement

   University essay from Patologi

   Author : Ida Lundberg; [2012]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : The tumor microenvironment is important for tumor growth and progression, where the cancer associated fibroblast (CAF) is one central cell type. The CpG island methylator phenotype (CIMP) divides colorectal cancer (CRC) into three subgroups and in this study we investigate how the different CIMP-groups and adjacent fibroblasts affect each other. READ MORE