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PURPOSE: This study investigated how listeners' native language affects their weighting of acoustic cues (such as vowel quality, pitch, duration, and intensity) in the perception of contrastive word stress. METHOD: Native speakers (N = 45) of typologically diverse languages (English, Russian, and Mandarin) performed a…

It has been proposed that differences in digit span performance between English and Spanish speakers are due to the greater number of syllables per digit in the Spanish language. To test this hypothesis, we studied the performance of 30 English- and 30 Spanish-speaking elders on the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Re…

Livers of wild English sole (Parophrys vetulus) from polluted waterways and embayments of Puget Sound, Washington, are affected by a spectrum of multiple, co-occurring idiopathic hepatic lesions, including neoplasms, putative preneoplastic foci of cellular alteration, and unique degeneration conditions. Results from a…

[This retracts the article DOI: 10.1155/2022/1563731.].

Multilingual speakers can find speech recognition in everyday environments like restaurants and open-plan offices particularly challenging. In a world where speaking multiple languages is increasingly common, effective clinical and educational interventions will require a better understanding of how factors like multil…

OBJECTIVE: To examine access to cholecystectomy and postoperative outcomes among non-English primary-speaking patients. BACKGROUND: The population of U.S. residents with limited English proficiency is growing. Language affects health literacy and is a well-recognized barrier to health care in the United States of Amer…

BACKGROUND: Team-Based Learning (TBL) is a potentially effective method of instruction that has been applied only infrequently in nursing education in Taiwan. PURPOSE: This study was developed to examine the effects of incorporating the TBL strategy into the course "Advanced Medical Nursing English". METHODS: A quasi…

OBJECTIVE: Language barriers may be significant contributors to diabetes disparities. We sought to assess the association of English speaking ability with glycemic control among Latinos with diabetes. METHODS: We analyzed 167 Latinos from a cross-sectional survey of adults with type 2 diabetes. The main outcome was Hb…

BACKGROUND: Autosomal recessive hereditary nephropathy (ARHN) in the English Cocker Spaniel is caused by a type IV collagen defect, but the underlying mutation is unknown. ANIMALS: One hundred thirty-four English Cocker Spaniels (12 with ARHN, 8 obligate carriers, and 114 others), 3 mixed breed dogs with X-linked here…

The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in language services, education, and knowledge production has imposed substantial occupational displacement pressures on English majors, thereby triggering significant AI-related anxiety. However, existing research rarely systematically explores the for…

INTRODUCTION: This mixed methods study examines the effects of AI-mediated language instruction on English learning achievement, L2 motivation, and self-regulated learning among English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners. It addresses the increasing interest in AI-driven educational technologies and their potential t…

N1 tuning to words, a neural marker of visual word recognition, develops by an interaction between age and ability. The development of N1 tuning to a second learnt print is unclear. The present study examined the joint contribution of age and English reading abilities to N1 amplitude and tuning to English print in Chin…

Gastrointestinal clinical teaching is of vital important for gastrointestinal surgery interns. However, during COVID-19 pandemic, due to frequent lockdowns and essential social distancing policy implemented in China, face-to-face teaching was interrupted significantly. To find a cost-effective way to deliver medical ed…

Academic emotions can play a major role in students' learning in their English classes. The literature about emotional scaffolding strategies is not widely developed; most of the studies merely focus on negative emotions in EFL contexts. However, in today's world of varied psychological elements, it is more critical th…

BACKGROUND: Language proficiency is crucial for doctors as they communicate with patients, peers and other healthcare professionals. Although proficiency in English is part of admission requirements, there is a gap in the knowledge of medical students' perception of factors enhancing English language (EL) skills d…

BACKGROUND: Speaking a second language influences jitter and shimmer when comparing monolingual English speakers with bilingual English-Spanish speakers. However, there is little information about differences on voice acoustic parameters when comparing monolingual Spanish speakers with bilingual Spanish-English speaker…

Both native language background and second-language proficiency may shape brain responses to a second language. Using cross-modal mismatch negativity (MMN) (pre-attentive processing) and audiovisual P300 (attentive processing) paradigms, this study examined how native Chinese speakers with various second-language profi…

AIM: The overall goal of this study was to explore internationally educated nurses' perceptions of the English language and nursing communication skill requirements in a Canadian bridging education program. BACKGROUND: The increased global mobility of nurses creates a need to address the educational needs of migrating…