General Hydrogen Activation Modes for Novel Lewis Acid – Transition Metal (LA-TM) Catalysts (Sun Yat-Sen University)

Edit Public Technologies 14 Apr 2016
(1) thecis homolytic mode through a cis dihydride intermediate, in which Lewis acid stabilizes the dz electron of transition metal; (2) thetrans homolytic mode to a trans dihydride complex, in which the LA datively interacts with transition metal during cleavage; (3) the synergetic heterolytic mode, in which H cleaves cooperatively assisted by both ......

Building bridges with the Greek irregular dative plural

Edit The Guardian 02 Mar 2016
Dennis Ruston (Letters, 29 February) should be grateful that ancient Greek was not on his timetable. At my independent school around 1950 I informed the headmaster I hoped for a career in science or engineering, but nevertheless I suffered six lessons a week of Hellenic hell. I do know that the Greek word for tree has an irregular dative plural. David Greene. Harlow, Essex ... Yes, the obvious happened ... I did. Sue Rawson ... Sam Doncaster ... London ... ....

Just how effective are language learning apps? (University of Bath)

Edit noodls 17 Jun 2015
(Source. University of Bath) ­. Just how effective are language learning apps? June 12, 2015 5.08pm BST. Language experts review how one of the world's most popular language learning apps measures up against traditional teaching. Authors. Mike Groves. Course Leader of Insessional English (EAP) at University of Bath Diana Hopkins. Course Leader at University of Bath Tom Reid ... Institutional and Individual Investors ... Not the dative! ... (noodl....

Jonathan Goddard: Meet the man using rap to make Latin a hip new subject

Edit The Independent 30 May 2015
Rapper Jonathan Goddard is using his skills to motivate his students in a classroom in a deprived area of London. The children, some as young as eight, are rapping, singing and gesturing in unison, but the language they’re using isn’t English. It’s Latin ... A spokeswoman for the charity said ... In “The Case Song”, they use arm gestures as they learn about the accusative, genitive and dative cases. Mr Goddard, 34, said ... --> ... ....

Complementarianism: is it biblical? A study of Ephesians 5 - Part 3

Edit The Examiner 14 Feb 2015
He selected a verse of Scripture to confound his Christian opponent ... Phew! ... Now it seems like the Complementarian has it all, however, let us next look at the Greek word ἀλλήλοις, which is a Dative Plural Masculine and therefore translated as 'one to another' or 'to each other.' It should also be noted that just because the gender is masculine does not necessarily mean it is only for males or vice versa if the Greek gender is feminine....

Development of Boron-based Molecular Super Lewis Acid (Tokyo Institute of Technology)

Edit noodls 22 Jan 2015
(Source. Tokyo Institute of Technology) ... 1) ... Fig. 1 ... 2). Fig. 2 ... So, what would happen if borane loses one chemical bond? Chemists have explored such a two-coordinate boron cation, arriving at a general consensus that the synthesis of a two-coordinate boron cation must require lone pair-donating substituents such as amino groups that can compensate for the electron deficiency on boron via dative π-bonding from heteroatoms (note) ... 1) ... 3). Fig. 3....

Adult Literacy Project to Benefit 6,000 People Living With Disabilities

Edit All Africa 26 Nov 2014
[New Times]DATIVE NYIRABUNTU,45, is excited after joining a group of adults living with disabilities in their quest to acquire reading and writing skills. ....

Reading the grammar of an Irish mind

Edit The Irish Times 24 Sep 2014
It was wonderful. Outstanding teaching, great social activities ... Oh chait bhlaick! ... Most of the ordinary líofa lofa brigade have no problem becoming familiar with the inflections necessary in the notorious genitive (possessive case) and the less challenging dative ( the “giving” case, indicating “to” or “for” in Latin, and in Irish applied to nouns after those and several other simple prepositions, such as “on”, “with”, “under” “over”)....

Woe is me (or is it I?) about rules that (or is it which?) are broken

Edit The Guardian 22 Aug 2014
Grammar. 'Pinker's article was both fascinating and infuriating to a stickler like me (or should I have said 'such as I'?) Photograph. Roger Tooth for the Guardian ... But when he says that if we follow Latin usage we should be saying “Woe is I” he might have chosen a rather better example to make his case ... Robert Charlesworth ... • “Me” in “woe is me” is a survival of the dative form; it means “to me”, so no one was saying that they were woe ... ....

4 Reasons Why Russian Isn't As Hard As You Think

Edit Business Insider 24 Jul 2014
If there’s one country that’s been on the news more than any other lately, it’s Russia. Russia evokes powerful emotions from all of us. It’s nearly impossible to feel indifferent towards it; you either love it or hate it ... And that’s a shame. I studied Russian for 4 years in college ... My girlfriend of 5 years is Russian ... Can you imagine? ... Nominative, Accusative, Prepositional, Genitive, Dative, and Instrumental ... ....

Icelandic girls can't be called Harriet, government tells family

Edit The Guardian 26 Jun 2014
You can be Aagot, Arney or Ásfríður; Baldey, Bebba or Brá. Dögg, Dimmblá, Etna and Eybjört are fine; likewise Frigg, Glódís, Hörn and Ingunn. Jórlaug works OK, as do Obba, Sigurfljóð, Úranía and – should you choose – Vagna ... Girl and Boy Cardew ... Photograph. Tristan Cardew ... Similarly, names unable to accommodate the endings required by the nominative, accusative, genitive and dative cases used in Icelandic are also routinely turned down....

Iceland's strict naming convention threatens Cardew family's holiday

Edit The Guardian 26 Jun 2014
Authorities refuse to renew passports of Harriet, 10, and Duncan, 12, as their names are not on approved list of 3,565. Reykjavik, Iceland, where given names must be 'written in accordance with the ordinary rules of Icelandic orthography'. Photograph ... Girl and Boy Cardew ... Similarly, names unable to accommodate the endings required by the nominative, accusative, genitive and dative cases used in Icelandic are also routinely turned down ... ....

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Edit The Guardian 26 Jun 2014
world news. Iceland's strict naming convention threatens Cardew family's holiday. Authorities refuse to renew passports of Harriet, 10, and Duncan, 12, as their names are not on approved list of 3,565 ... Photograph. John Warburton-Lee/JAI/Corbis. Jon Henley ... Share this article ... Similarly, names unable to accommodate the endings required by the nominative, accusative, genitive and dative cases used in Icelandic are also routinely turned down ... ....
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