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in English law, aiding and abetting is the helping in some way of the principal offender. It is in itself a crime but depends upon some earlier communication between the parties. See, for Scotland, ART AND PART.

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Overall, our study is in keeping with findings in previous studies that teaching programmes, be it a visual aid, as in our case, or computer programmes, can lead to improvement in the estimation of blood loss.

Use of a visual aid to improve estimation of blood loss in obstetrics

Under the conditions of our study, use of visual aids as a learning tool for children with mild mental retardation resulted an improvement in underhand volleyball Serve.

IMPACTS OF VISUAL AIDS ON UNDERHAND VOLLEYBALL SERVEFOR CHILDREN WITH MILD MENTAL RETARDATION

Visual aids, which are materials that use sight to teach a certain topic or present information, can take many forms such as Power Point presentations, photographs, movies, video clips, graphs and live demonstrations.

The effect of using visual aids on teaching volleyball skills to physical education students

Patients who failed to improve with the available low visual aids were referred to improve daily living skills by orientation and mobility training, sent to rehabilitation center and schools for visually handicapped, and given social counselling.

Clinical analysis of low vision aids

The cervical dilation visual aids were introduced to pregnant adolescents and young adults (n = 32) as well as their support persons: boyfriends (n = 15) and grandmothers-to-be (n = 10) in childbirth preparation classes held at six community hospitals and sponsored by Child, Home & Community (CHC), a United Way agency serving pregnant and parenting teens in two counties adjacent to the Philadelphia metropolitan area.

A visual aid designed to teach cervical dilation

* Audio visual aids: these aids can be heard and seen simultaneously.

The Use of Instructional Technology in Private Schools and National Education Policy

Other visual aids are the 'picture file' which can be used to give interesting, meaningful practice in the sounds, structures, and vocabulary of the foreign language.

Observing before learning: visual material for the learning of English as a foreign language

* For five to ten, aim for an informal style with few visual aids. Sit or balance on the edge of a table or desk.

Effective communications: delivering presentation

FACT: Presenters using visual aids are 43% more persuasive than those who rely on words alone.

Medical Demonstrative Evidence: faster settlements, larger awards for your clients

Workers in the experimental groups will be specifically asked if they found the condition or conditions they were exposed to (video training, visual aid, or both) useful in learning the job, and if so, in what ways.

A conceptual study of visual training methods

My students love using this visual aid to learn the concept.

Rolling their way to knowledge. (We hear from readers)

In times like today, where young African American children can not image being denied entry into McDonalds, Red Lobster, or Pizza Hut, we need a story and visual aid to teach the lessons of the past.