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Hajoaminen kaatopaikalla tapahtuu fysikaalisten, kemiallisten ja biologisten prosessien avulla. Nämä prosessit voivat kestää vuosista jopa vuosikymmeniin. Näiden prosessien kehittymistä ajan saatossa kuvataan jätetäytön eri hajoamisvaiheiden avulla. Kaatopaikan eri toiminnoista syntyvät vesivirrat ovat laadultaan ja määrältään hyvin erilaisia. Suotovesi syntyy jätetäytön läpi suotautuvasta vedestä ja on yleisesti ottaen suurin kaatopaikkavesien kuormituksen aiheuttaja. Suotoveden sisältämien pitoisuuksien tiedetään laskevan kun jätteen loppusijoitus on lopetettu ja kun jätetäyttö on suljettu pintarakentein. Mitä pidemmälle jätetäytön hajoaminen on edennyt, sitä pienemmät suotoveden pitoisuudet ovat. Hyvä käytäntö on erottaa erityyppiset kaatopaikkavedet toisistaan ja käsitellä ne niiden vaatimalla tavalla. Diplomityön tarkoitus on löytää ympäristöystävällisin ja taloudellisin keino suljetun jätetäytön suotovesien sekä muiden vähintään yhtä laimeiden kaatopaikkavesien käsittelemiseksi. Vertailtavia käsittelymenetelmiä ovat kunnallisella jätevedenpuhdistamolla ja juurakkopuhdistamolla käsittely. Työn tulos on, että eri tyyppisillä juurakkopuhdistamoilla voidaan tehokkaasti käsitellä kaatopaikkavesiä. Empiirisen osan tarkastelu osoittaa, että hyvin pienien haitta-aine- ja ravinnepitoisuuksien käsittelyssä juurakkopuhdistamo on ympäristöystävällisempi sekä taloudellisempi kunnalliseen jätevedenpuhdistamoon verrattuna.

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Hiilinanojohteet ovat sähkönjohteita, joiden valmistuksessa on käytetty hiilinanoputkia, eli yhden atomikerroksen paksuisesta hiiliatomiverkosta koostuvia rakenteita. Hiilinanoputket ovat viime vuosina keränneet suurta mielenkiintoa erinomaisten fysikaalisten ominaisuuksiensa ansiosta. Tämän työn tavoitteena on selvittää, voitaisiinko hiilinanojohteiden sähkönjohtavuus saada riittävälle tasolle, jotta niillä saatettaisiin korvata nykyisiä kuparista valmistettuja johteita. Vaikka kuparilla on erinomainen johtavuus, sen käytöllä on omat heikkoutensa, kuten korkea hinta, virran ahtautuminen, suuri tiheys ja heikko mekaaninen kestävyys. Hiilinanojohteet voisivat olla yksi osa-alue kehitettäessä uusia energiatehokkaita ja ympäristöystävällisiä laitteita nyky-yhteiskunnan tarpeisiin. Työn tulosten perusteella voidaan todeta, että nykyisten hiilinanojohteiden sähkönjohtavuus on yhä liian pieni laajamittaiseen käyttöön. Johtavuus on kuitenkin lisääntynyt jatkuvasti viime vuosina. Kehitystyön avulla hiilimateriaalin potentiaalia saadaan hyödynnettyä koko ajan enemmän, ja ajan myötä hiilijohteista voi tulla varteenotettava kilpailija perinteisille johdemateriaaleille. Hiilinanojohteet tulevat luultavasti aluksi yleistymään käyttökohteissa, joissa niiden muut ominaisuudet täydentävät hyvin sähkönjohtavuutta.

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The purpose of this study was to find out how a software company can successfully expand business to the Danish software market through distribution channel. The study was commissioned by a Finnish software company and it was conducted using a qualitative research method by analyzing external and internal business environment, and interviewing Danish ICT organizations and M-Files personnel. Interviews were semi-structured interviews, which were designed to collect comprehensive information on the existing ICT and software market in Denmark. The research used three external and internal analyzing frameworks; PEST analysis (market level), Porter´s Five Force analysis (industry level competition) and SWOT analysis (company level). Distribution channels theory was a base to understand why and what kind of distribution channels the case company uses, and what kind of channels target markets companies’ uses. Channel strategy and design were integrated to the industry level analysis. The empirical findings revealed that Denmark has very business friendly ICT environment. Several organizations have ranked Denmark´s information and communication technology as the best in the world. Denmark’s ICT and software market are relatively small, compared to many other countries in Europe. Danish software market is centralized. Largest software clusters are in the largest cities; Copenhagen, Aarhus, Odense and Aalborg. From these clusters, software companies can most likely find suitable resellers. The following growing trends are clearly seen in the software market: mobile and wireless applications, outsourcing, security solutions, cloud computing, social business solutions and e-business solutions. When expanding software business to the Danish market, it is important to take into account these trends. In Denmark distribution channels varies depending on the product or service. For many, a natural distribution channel is a local partner or internet. In the public sector solutions are purchased through a public procurement process. In the private sector the buying process is more straight forwarded. Danish companies are buying software from reliable suppliers. This means that they usually buy software direct from big software vendors or local partners. Some customers prefer to use professional consulting companies. These consulting companies can strongly influence on the selection of the supplier and products, and in this light, consulting companies can be important partners for software companies. Even though the competition is fierce in ECM and DMS solutions, Danish market offers opportunities for foreign companies. Penetration to the Danish market through reseller channel requires advanced solutions and objective selection criteria for channel partners. Based on the findings, Danish companies are interested in advanced and efficient software solutions. Interest towards M-Files solutions was clearly seen and the company has excellent opportunity to expand business to the Danish market through reseller channel. Since the research explored the Danish ICT and software market, the results of the study may offer valuable information also to the other software companies which are expanding their business to the Danish market.

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ICT contributed to about 0.83 GtCO2 emissions where the 37% comes from the telecoms infrastructures. At the same time, the increasing cost of energy has been hindering the industry in providing more affordable services for the users. One of the sources of these problems is said to be the rigidity of the current network infrastructures which limits innovations in the network. SDN (Software Defined Network) has emerged as one of the prominent solutions with its idea of abstraction, visibility, and programmability in the network. Nevertheless, there are still significant efforts needed to actually utilize it to create a more energy and environmentally friendly network. In this paper, we suggested and developed a platform for developing ecology-related SDN applications. The main approach we take in realizing this goal is by maximizing the abstractions provided by OpenFlow and to expose RESTful interfaces to modules which enable energy saving in the network. While OpenFlow is made to be the standard for SDN protocol, there are still some mechanisms not defined in its specification such as settings related to Quality of Service (QoS). To solve this, we created REST interfaces for setting of QoS in the switches which can maximize network utilization. We also created a module for minimizing the required network resources in delivering packets across the network. This is achieved by utilizing redundant links when it is needed, but disabling them when the load in the network decreases. The usage of multi paths in a network is also evaluated for its benefit in terms of transfer rate improvement and energy savings. Hopefully, the developed framework can be beneficial for developers in creating applications for supporting environmentally friendly network infrastructures.

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Ydinvoimaloissa käytetään toiminnallisia syvyyssuuntaisia puolustustasoja ydinturvallisuuden varmistamiseksi. Puolustuksen viidennessä ja viimeisessä tasossa pyritään lieventämään vakavan onnettomuuden ympäristövaikutuksia ja väestöön kohdistuvaa säteilyaltistusta. Suojelutoimien onnistumisen kannalta on tärkeää pystyä arvioimaan etukäteen radioaktiivisen päästön suuruus ja ajankohta mahdollisimman tarkasti. Tässä diplomityössä on esitelty radioaktiivisen päästön suuruuteen ja ajankohtaan vaikuttavat ilmiöt sekä niihin liittyvät merkittävät epävarmuudet. Ydinvoimalaitosten turvallisuusjärjestelmien osalta tarkastelun kohteena ovat suomalaiset käynnissä olevat reaktorit Olkiluoto 1 & 2 sekä Loviisa 1 & 2. Kaikissa Suomen laitoksissa on käytössä vakavan onnettomuuden hallintaan soveltuvia järjestelmiä ja toimintoja. Työssä etsittiin tietoa eri maiden radioaktiivisen päästön ennustamiseen käytettävistä ohjelmista. Eri mailla on eri toimintaperiaatteilla ja laajuuksilla toimivia ohjelmia. Osassa työkaluja käytetään ennalta laskettuja tuloksia ja osassa onnettomuustilanteet lasketaan onnettomuuden aikana. Lisäksi lähivuosina Euroopassa on tavoitteena kehittää yhteistyömaille yhteisiä valmiuskäyttöön soveltuvia ohjelmia. Työssä kehitettiin uusi valmiustyökalu Säteilyturvakeskuksen käyttöön Microsoft Excelin VBAohjelmoinnin avulla. Valmiustyökalu hyödyntää etukäteen laskettujen todennäköisyyspohjaisten analyysien onnettomuussekvenssejä. Tällöin valmiustilanteessa laitoksen tilanteen kehittymistä on mahdollista arvioida suojarakennuksen toimintakyvyn perusteella. Valmiustyökalu pyrittiin kehittämään mahdollisimman helppokäyttöiseksi ja helposti päivitettäväksi.

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The present research aims to evaluate the usefulness of the application of Life Cycle Management in the agricultural sector focusing on the environmental and socio-economic aspects of decision making in the Colombian cocoa production. Such appraisal is based on the application of two methodological tools: Life Cycle Assessment, which considers environmental impacts throughout the life cycle of the cocoa production system, and Taguchi Loss Function, which measures the economic impact of a process' deviation from production targets. Results show that appropriate improvements in farming practices and supply consumption can enhance decision-making in the agricultural cocoa sector towards sustainability. In terms of agri-business purposes, such qualitative shift allows not only meeting consumer demands for environmentally friendly products, but also increasing the productivity and competitiveness of cocoa production, all of which has helped Life Cycle Management gain global acceptance. Since farmers have an important role in improving social and economic indicators at the national level, more attention should be paid to the upgrading of their cropping practices. Finally, one fundamental aspect of national cocoa production is the institutional and governmental support available for farmers in face of socio-economic or technological needs.

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Global warming is one of the most alarming problems of this century. Initial scepticism concerning its validity is currently dwarfed by the intensification of extreme weather events whilst the gradual arising level of anthropogenic CO2 is pointed out as its main driver. Most of the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions come from large point sources (heat and power production and industrial processes) and the continued use of fossil fuels requires quick and effective measures to meet the world’s energy demand whilst (at least) stabilizing CO2 atmospheric levels. The framework known as Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) – or Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS) – comprises a portfolio of technologies applicable to large‐scale GHG sources for preventing CO2 from entering the atmosphere. Amongst them, CO2 capture and mineralisation (CCM) presents the highest potential for CO2 sequestration as the predicted carbon storage capacity (as mineral carbonates) far exceeds the estimated levels of the worldwide identified fossil fuel reserves. The work presented in this thesis aims at taking a step forward to the deployment of an energy/cost effective process for simultaneous capture and storage of CO2 in the form of thermodynamically stable and environmentally friendly solid carbonates. R&D work on the process considered here began in 2007 at Åbo Akademi University in Finland. It involves the processing of magnesium silicate minerals with recyclable ammonium salts for extraction of magnesium at ambient pressure and 400‐440⁰C, followed by aqueous precipitation of magnesium in the form of hydroxide, Mg(OH)2, and finally Mg(OH)2 carbonation in a pressurised fluidized bed reactor at ~510⁰C and ~20 bar PCO2 to produce high purity MgCO3. Rock material taken from the Hitura nickel mine, Finland, and serpentinite collected from Bragança, Portugal, were tested for magnesium extraction with both ammonium sulphate and bisulphate (AS and ABS) for determination of optimal operation parameters, primarily: reaction time, reactor type and presence of moisture. Typical efficiencies range from 50 to 80% of magnesium extraction at 350‐450⁰C. In general ABS performs better than AS showing comparable efficiencies at lower temperature and reaction times. The best experimental results so far obtained include 80% magnesium extraction with ABS at 450⁰C in a laboratory scale rotary kiln and 70% Mg(OH)2 carbonation in the PFB at 500⁰C, 20 bar CO2 pressure for 15 minutes. The extraction reaction with ammonium salts is not at all selective towards magnesium. Other elements like iron, nickel, chromium, copper, etc., are also co‐extracted. Their separation, recovery and valorisation are addressed as well and found to be of great importance. The assessment of the exergetic performance of the process was carried out using Aspen Plus® software and pinch analysis technology. The choice of fluxing agent and its recovery method have a decisive sway in the performance of the process: AS is recovered by crystallisation and in general the whole process requires more exergy (2.48–5.09 GJ/tCO2sequestered) than ABS (2.48–4.47 GJ/tCO2sequestered) when ABS is recovered by thermal decomposition. However, the corrosive nature of molten ABS and operational problems inherent to thermal regeneration of ABS prohibit this route. Regeneration of ABS through addition of H2SO4 to AS (followed by crystallisation) results in an overall negative exergy balance (mainly at the expense of low grade heat) but will flood the system with sulphates. Although the ÅA route is still energy intensive, its performance is comparable to conventional CO2 capture methods using alkanolamine solvents. An energy‐neutral process is dependent on the availability and quality of nearby waste heat and economic viability might be achieved with: magnesium extraction and carbonation levels ≥ 90%, the processing of CO2‐containing flue gases (eliminating the expensive capture step) and production of marketable products.

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There is a growing trend towards decentralized electricity and heat production throughout the world. Reciprocating engines and gas turbines have an essential role in the global decentralized energy markets and any improvement in their electrical efficiency has a significant impact from the environmental and economic viewpoints. This paper introduces an inter-cooled and recuperated two-shaft microturbine at 500 kW electric output range. The microturbine is optimized for a realistic combination of the turbine inlet temperature, the recuperation rate and the pressure ratio. The new microturbine design aims to achieve significantly increased performance within the range of microturbines and even competing with the efficiencies achieved in large industrial gas turbines. The simulated electrical efficiency is 45%. Improving the efficiency of combined heat and power (CHP) systems will significantly decrease the emissions and operating costs of decentralized heat and electricity production. Cost-effective, compact and environmentally friendly micro-and small-scale CHP turbine systems with high electrical efficiency will have an opportunity to successfully compete against reciprocating engines, which today are used in heat and power generation all over the world and manufactured in large production series. This paper presents a small-scale gas turbine process, capable of competing with reciprocating engine in terms of electrical efficiency.

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Puunjalostusteollisuus keskittyy tällä hetkellä lähinnä sellun ja paperin tuotantoon. Sellun tuotannossa käytetään puun komponenteista vain selluloosa. Puun muita pääkomponentteja ovat hemiselluloosa ja ligniini. Nämä yhdisteet ovat mahdollisia tulevaisuuden biomateriaalien lähtöaineita, mutta tähän mennessä ne on jätetty käyttämättä hyödyksi. Paineistettu kuumavesiuutto on menetelmä, jolla hemiselluloosat ja ligniinit olisi mahdollista erottaa puumateriaalista ennen sellunkeittoa, ja sen jälkeen fraktioida uutteesta erilleen jatkojalostusta varten. Fraktioinnista on tehty tutkimusta monella erilaisella menetelmällä ja eri menetelmiä yhdistelemällä. Tämä kandidaatin työ on kirjallinen työ, jossa käsitellään paineistettua kuumavesiuuttoa, sekä eri yksikköoperaatioita ja niiden mahdollisuuksia hemiselluloosan erotukseen puu-uutteista. Membraanisuodatus on menetelmä, jolla puu-uutteesta saadaan erotettua konsentroitu hemiselluloosafraktio. Membraanisuodatuksessa on kuitenkin puu-uutteiden tapauksessa havaittu ongelmia muun muassa kalvon likaantumisen kanssa. Yhdistämällä muutamia eri yksikköoperaatioita, saadaan parannettua membraanisuodatuksen tehoa, sekä hemiselluloosan puhtautta ja saantoa. Näitä mahdollisia yksikköoperaatioita ovat adsorptio, hapetus, saostus, kromatografiset menetelmät ja neste-nesteuutto.

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The aim of this Master’s thesis focused on the oxidation of sodium thiosulfate using non thermal plasma technology as an advance oxidation process (AOP). By using this technology we can degrade certain toxic chemical compounds present in mining wastewaters as pollutants. Different concentrations of thiosulfate and pulse frequencies were used in the PCD experiments and the results in terms of various delivered energies (kWh/m3) and degradation kinetics were compared. Pulsed corona discharge is an energy efficient process compared to other oxidation processes using for the treatment of waste water pollutants. Due to its simplicity and low energy costs make it attractive in the field of waste water treatment processes. This technology of wastewater treatment has been tested mainly on pilot scale level and in future the attempts are to be focus on PCD investigations on larger process scale. In this research work of oxidation of thiosulfate using pulsed corona discharge, the main aim of this research was to study degradation of a studied toxic and not environmental friendly chemical compound. The focus of this research was to study the waste waters coming from the gold mines containing leachate compound thiosulfate. Literature review contained also gold leaching process when cyanide is used as the leachate. Another objective of this work was to compare PCD process with other processes based on their energy efficiencies. In the experimental part two concentrations of sodium thiosulfate, 1000ppm and 400ppm, were used. Two pulse generator frequencies of 833 and 200 pulses per second (pps) were used. The chemical analyses of the samples taken during semi-batch PCD oxidation process were analyzed by ion chromatographic (IC). It is observed after the analyses that among different frequencies and concentrations, the most suitable ones for the process is 200pps and 1000ppm respectively because the pollutants present in the waste water has more time to react with the OH radicals which are the oxidants and the process is energy efficient compared to other frequencies.

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Coal slurry was of vital interest during the last century due to its potential as an alternative fuel where liquid fuels were necessary. Recently, environmental impacts of the traditional fuels, similarities of bio-coal to that of coal, and huge bio-coal supply has attracted the attention to prepare bio-coal slurries as a new fuel. Rudolf Diesel who invented the diesel engine on 1895 was of the opinion that diesel engines are capable to use different kinds of fuels due to the special design. He tried some kind of vegetable oil to operate on his IC engine. Recently, due to high energy density and more environmentally friendly fuel, researchers believe that bio-coal slurries could act as a new alternative fuel in large diesel engines. Loads of research on different kinds of bio-coal slurry were done by the other researchers worldwide and a lot of progress to boost slurry’s quality were achieved recently. The present study aims to achieve the ideal condition of different factors affecting on the quality of bio-coal slurry. One charcoal sample and two kinds of torrefied wood were used to investigate and compare the reaction of various factors. The results show a great gap between the quality of slurries made of different samples and more researches are necessary to fully understand the impact of the different parameter and improving the quality.

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The research towards efficient, reliable and environmental-friendly power supply solutions is producing growing interest to the “Smart Grid” approach for the development of the electricity networks and managing the increasing energy consumption. One of the novel approaches is an LVDC microgrid. The purpose of the research is to analyze the possibilities for the implementation of LVDC microgrids in public distribution networks in Russia. The research contains the analysis of the modern Russian electric power industry, electricity market, electricity distribution business, regulatory framework and standardization, related to the implementation of LVDC microgrid concept. For the purpose of the economic feasibility estimation, a theoretical case study for comparing low voltage AC and medium voltage AC with LVDC microgrid solutions for a small settlement in Russia is presented. The results of the market and regulatory framework analysis along with the economic comparison of AC and DC solutions show that implementation of the LVDC microgrid concept in Russia is possible and can be economically feasible. From the electric power industry and regulatory framework point of view, there are no serious obstacles for the LVDC microgrids in Russian distribution networks. However, the most suitable use cases at the moment are expected to be found in the electrification of remote settlements, which are isolated from the Unified Energy System of Russia.

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Objective. Physical activity is important for the health of all human beings. Although it is important to develop good health promotion programs for children to increase participation in physical activity, to date there appear to be no programs based on what kids value beyond health and physical activity itself. This study proposed to create a scale with strong content and face validity that could uncover what any given population of children value in life regardless of their participation in physical activity and that experts feel could be related to physical activity. These findings will allow the development of targeted health promotion programs to increase children's participation in regular physical activity. Method In this study, a combination of qualitative and quantitative approaches was used. Data were gathered from seven experts in the field, sixty-seven children in grades three to five, five parents, and three teachers. From these data response groupings were created and sent to four experts to be given single word names. The resulting nine theme names were re-worked into "child-friendly" language. Four children were then asked to discuss theme names to see if they liked and understood them. The next step involved asking children and experts to rank order the nine themes, the children in general and the experts in terms of relevance to physical activity. From these results, possible versions of the scale were then created using the combined expert/children rankings. Each version was examined for content validity. Two versions of a scale resulted. These were sent to experts, parents, teachers and children in order to determine which one they liked better and to suggest any foreseeable problems. Once this information was collected, a beta (final prototype) version of the scale was created. Results. Nine common theme names were created from the response groupings. All four children agreed that they did understand and like each of the nine theme names. Experts and teachers agreed that full coverage of the content had been achieved. Children suggested a single wording change from "Being Accepted" to "Being Included". Five themes were selected for inclusion. The beta version of the scale included 12 forced choice statements, the first ten comparing all themes against one another followed by two anchor statements. Conclusion. At the outset it was recognized that it is essential to know what children think is important in their lives in order to serve as potential benefits in the development of effective physical activity promotion programs. This study developed a scale which could be used to determine what a population of children feel is important in order to focus health promotion programs for physical activity. The scale has strong face and content validity.

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This study examined how one university professor negotiated the boundaries between his personal life as a gay man and his professional life as a teacher. Using his sexual orientation as a focal point, the study explored the circumstances and underlying assumptions that influenced this professor's decisions to disclose information of a personal nature. Data collection was solicited from a number of sources: (a) In-depth interviews with the participant, his colleagues, students, and friends; (b) Field observation of the participant teaching over a 3 -day period; and (c) A document review of lesson plans, course outlines, student feedback forms, and the participant's teaching portfolio. The researcher maintained both observation journals and reflective journals during this process. Data analysis using the constant comparative method elicited several themes. The participant engaged in a variety of strategies in disclosing his sexual orientation that included: (a) no disclosure at all, (b) assuming people knew, (c) casually mentioning it in conversation, and (d) deliberately planning to tell someone. The participant also engaged in an ongoing assessment of his environment that included evaluating the level of risk in disclosing his sexual orientation and assessing the listener's ability to receive the information. The participant cited numerous reasons for disclosing his sexual orientation. Further inquiry revealed a number of belief systems that underlined these reasons. These belief systems included beliefs around privacy, authenticity, teaching, manners, professionalism, and homosexuality. The conclusions suggested that the participant utilized a consistent process in both his personal and professional lives to determine what information was kept private and what information was made public. While the process used to determine the degree of disclosure was consistent, the actual disclosures themselves varied widely in nature.

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This study examined the challenges associated with the explicit delivery of questiongeneration strategy with 8 Arab Canadian students from the perspective of a bilingual beginning teacher. This study took place in a private school and involved 2 stages consisting of 9 instructional sessions, and individual interviews with the students. Data gathered from these interviews and the researcher's field notes from the sessions were used to gain insights about the participants' understanding and use of explicit instruction. The themes that emerged from the data included "teacher attitude," "students' enhanced metacognitive awareness and strategy use," "listening skills," and "instructional challenges." Briefly, teacher's attitude demonstrated how teacher's beliefs and knowledge influenced her willingness and perseverance to teach explicitly. Students' enhanced metacognitive awareness and strategy use included students' understanding and use of the question-generation strategy. The students' listening skills suggested that culture may influence their response to the delivery of explicit instruction. Here, the cultural expectations associated with being a good listener reinforced students' willingness to engage in this strategy. Students' prior knowledge also influenced their interaction with the question-generation strategy. Time for process versus covering content was a dominant instructional challenge. This study provides first hand information for teachers when considering how students' cultural backgrounds may affect their reactions to explicit strategy instruction.