Manuals on how to use Word 2013 (PC) to write your thesis

These five manuals show you how to use a range of Word 2010 features and the University's non-compulsory thesis template to produce your thesis. It shows how to save time and create a clearly structured & consistent looking document.

How to use styles when writing your thesis in MS Word 2013 (PC) Manual

Writing your thesis will be made a whole lot easier if you learn to use styles. This document is written to show you how to create a consistent looking file with a table of contents. It makes considerable reference to the new University thesis template which can be downloaded from the same site as this manual.

How to use an interactive whiteboard really effectively in your secondary classroom.

Es un manual para los profesores de secundaria que les ayuda en el uso de la pizarra interactiva y en los problemas de su manejo en el contexto del aula. También, ofrece ideas y estrategias para su utilización en matemáticas, inglés y ciencias, asesoramiento sobre los diferentes estilos de aprendizaje y sugiere actividades y recursos adecuados para cada edad. Incluye un capítulo sobre otros programas informáticos. Se acompaña de un CD con recursos didácticos.

Cambridge instant IELTS : ready to use tasks and activities.

Libro de actividades prácticas para profesores de inglés como lengua extranjera, orientado a la preparación de los exámenes IELTS (International English Language Testing System). Contiene 34 lecciones de duración entre 45 minutos y una hora y media, que pueden ser fotocopiadas para su uso en clase con los alumnos, con ejercicios de compresión lectora y auditiva, conversación y redacción. Al final de cada lección hay un apartado con notas aclaratorias para el profesor y las soluciones de los ejercicios. Incluye un CD con el audio para los ejercicios de compresión auditiva y las transcripciones al final del libro.

Instant PET : ready-to-use tasks and activities.

Libro para la preparación del examen Cambridge PET (Preliminary English Test), para alumnos de nivel intermedio bajo. Está divido en cuatro secciones (lectura, redacción, comprensión auditiva y expresión oral) que se corresponden con los ejercicios de la prueba oficial, y que a su vez se organizan en una serie de sesenta actividades diseñadas en formato de páginas enfrentadas, con una hoja para el profesor con las indicaciones paso a paso, notas explicativas y las soluciones de los ejercicios, y otra que se puede fotocopiar con las tareas para los alumnos.

Teaching deaf children how to use telecommunication devices for the deaf

This paper discusses the use of telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD) and teaching children how to use such devices.

Assessing the date of the global oil peak: the need to use 2P reserves

Combining geological knowledge with proved plus probable ('2P') oil discovery data indicates that over 60 countries are now past their resource-limited peak of conventional oil production. The data show that the global peak of conventional oil production is close. Many analysts who rely only on proved ('1P') oil reserves data draw a very different conclusion. But proved oil reserves contain no information about the true size of discoveries, being variously under-reported, over-reported and not reported. Reliance on 1P data has led to a number of misconceptions, including the notion that past oil forecasts were incorrect, that oil reserves grow very significantly due to technology gain, and that the global supply of oil is ensured provided sufficient investment is forthcoming to 'turn resources into reserves'. These misconceptions have been widely held, including within academia, governments, some oil companies, and organisations such as the IEA. In addition to conventional oil, the world contains large quantities of non-conventional oil. Most current detailed models show that past the conventional oil peak the non-conventional oils are unlikely to come on-stream fast enough to offset conventional's decline. To determine the extent of future oil supply constraints calculations are required to determine fundamental rate limits for the production of non-conventional oils, as well as oil from gas, coal and biomass, and of oil substitution. Such assessments will need to examine technological readiness and lead-times, as well as rate constraints on investment, pollution, and net-energy return. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

The role of information on farmers' willingness to use recycled water for irrigation

In this paper are identified several factors which affect a potential user's willingness to use recycled water for agricultural irrigation. This study is based on the results of a survey carried out among farmers in the island of Crete, Greece. It was found that a higher level of income and education are positively correlated with a respondent's willingness to use recycled water. Income and education are also positively correlated with a potential user's sensitivity to information on the advantages of using non-conventional water resources. Overall, extra information on the advantages of recycled water has a statistically significant impact on reported degrees of willingness to use recycled water.

Knowledge and perception of Ghanaian cocoa farmers on mirid control and their willingness to use forecasting systems

Annual losses of cocoa in Ghana to mirids are significant. Therefore, accurate timing of insecticide application is critical to enhance yields. However, cocoa farmers often lack information on the expected mirid population for each season to enable them to optimise pesticide use. This study assessed farmers’ knowledge and perceptions of mirid control and their willingness to use forecasting systems informing them of expected mirid peaks and time of application of pesticides. A total of 280 farmers were interviewed in the Eastern and Ashanti regions of Ghana with a structured open and closed ended questionnaire. Most farmers (87%) considered mirids as the most important insect pest on cocoa with 47% of them attributing 30-40% annual crop loss to mirid damage. There was wide variation in the timing of insecticide application as a result of farmers using different sources of information to guide the start of application. The majority of farmers (56%) do not have access to information on the type, frequency and timing of insecticides to use. However, respondents who are members of farmer groups had better access to such information. Extension officers were the preferred channel for information transfer to farmers with 72% of farmers preferring them to other available methods of communication. Almost all the respondents (99%) saw the need for a comprehensive forecasting system to help farmers manage cocoa mirids. The importance of accurate timing for mirid control based on forecasted information to farmer groups and extension officers was discussed.