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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"MEXT"”.
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Characterization of the MexT Regulator of the mexEF-oprN Multidrug Efflux Operon of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
… and trimethoprim and is positively regulated by MexT, encoded by the mexT gene that is located upstream of the efflux genes. MexT also positively regulates the mexS gene that encodes an oxidoreductase of unknown function and whose loss increases expression of mexEF-oprN. A null mutation in the …
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Evolution and Regulation of Virulence and Antimicrobial Resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
… revealed mutations in several genes, including mexT. Through genome editing, I confirmed that mutations in mexT are responsible for the increased virulence and, surprisingly, resistance to aminoglycoside antibiotics and the “last-resort” antibiotic, colistin. RNA-seq of the mexT mutants revealed …
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JAPANESE PUBLIC MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHERS PERCEPTIONS OF JAPANESE AS SECOND LANGUAGE (JSL) LEARNERS: DYNAMICS OF RACIALIZATION
… and Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). It was found that the JSL policies and curricula of the four schools observed varied: JSL students in two schools with similar JSL populations received strikingly different education. Furthermore, a number of participants expressed a belief …
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The Perceptions Of Former Japanese High School Graduates Regarding Student Autonomy: A Qualitative Phenomenological Study
… on teacher-centered learning. Implications for MEXT focus on the need for professional development to help instructors succeed in developing student autonomy. Further research is needed to examine the development of student autonomy in Japanese high school classrooms. </p>
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Investigating classroom dynamics in Japanese university EFL classrooms
… of Education, Sports, Science and Culture (MEXT) has implemented many reforms to enhance English education in Japanese universities. However, much still remains to be done to improve the situation and one of the biggest hurdles is the fact that there are many unmotivated students in Japanese …
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An Autoethnography of a Novice ESL Teacher: Plato’s Cave and English Language Teaching in Japan
… Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (MEXT) policy related to the teaching of English is detailed. The importance of multimodal literacies in English learning is highlighted. Autoethnography is discussed afterwards. Chapter 3 is a literacy narrative and an autoethnography describing the …
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Presentation of culture in English as a foreign language reading textbooks in Japan
… Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) at the time of this study. In previous studies on EFL textbooks in Japan by Kitao (1979, 1988) and Iwata, Ogawa, Wen, Sakamoto, Takarada, Horio, Muto, and Mogi (2001) among others, the findings included the cultural elements categorized by …
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The teaching of English in secondary schools in Japan: From curriculum to the classroom
It has often been observed that there is a significant gap between the aspirations for the teaching of English as expressed in Japanese Ministry of Education curriculum guidelines and the reality of classroom practice. Using a combination of questionnaires, semi-structured interviews, classroom …