University of Bahrain

About: University of Bahrain is a education organization based out in Madīnat ‘Īsá, Bahrain. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Thin film & Doping. The organization has 1650 authors who have published 3405 publications receiving 48162 citations. The organization is also known as: Bahrain University & UoB.

An inquiry into expressive writing: a classroom-based study

Abstract: This article makes a plea for using expressive writing in EFL/ESL writing courses. It examines the current unsatisfactory state of EFL/ESL writing and locates its causes in the pragmatic approach of textbook writers and practitioners. Next it reports a longitudinal case study of a university writing class at the upper-intermediate level of English where response writing was introduced over one semester. Results show student progress along a continuum of responsiveness with growing pleasure in the opportunity for self-expression leading to increased mastery of the language and more sophisticated thinking. Based on our findings we strongly recommend that expressive writing be factored into mainstream tertiary EFL/ESL writing courses. The problematic state of EFL/ESL writing today has prompted the present study. An examination of the current malaise will uncover educational and social concerns that are fundamental to institutional teaching and learning. Once these are addressed, a better way of teaching writing can be developed. An example of such a way is offered as a report of some action research undertaken in the English department of a Middle Eastern university.

Design of linear phase FIR filters with a maximally flat passband

Abstract: The design of linear phase FIR digital filters having symmetric or antisymmetric impulse response is formulated as a constrained minimization problem. The constraints express the maximal flatness of the frequency response at the origin in the case of a low-pass filter or at an arbitrary frequency in the passband in the case of a bandpass filter. The objective function, which is a quadratic form in the filter coefficients, is formed as a convex combination of two objective functions representing the energy of the error between the frequency response of the designed filter and a scaled version of the frequency response of the ideal filter in both the stop and passbands.

Pierre Fauchard: the 'father of modern dentistry'

Abstract: The development of the modern practice of dentistry can be traced to the work and life of Pierre Fauchard, a French dentist who worked in the first half of the eighteenth century. Fauchard was an exceptionally gifted and talented practitioner, who introduced many innovations to dentistry. In a significant break with the tradition of the time, he shared his knowledge and techniques with colleagues, and published these in the first comprehensive dental textbook. This paper reviews his life and contribution to modern dentistry.