The development of referential choice in English and Japanese: a discourse-pragmatic perspective.
Guerriero A M Sonia, Oshima-Takane Yuriko, Kuriyama Yoko·Journal of child language
The present research investigated whether children's referential choices for verb arguments are motivated by pragmatic features of discourse referents across different developmental stages, not only for children learning null argument languages but also for those learning overt argument languages. In Study 1, the form…
In Australia are people born in other countries at higher risk of road trauma than locally born people?
Dobson Annette, Smith Nadine, McFadden Michael, +2 more·Accident; analysis and prevention
This study examined whether people born in other countries had higher rates of death and hospitalization due to road crashes than people born in Australia. Data on deaths that occurred in the whole of Australia between 1994 and 1997 and hospitalizations that occurred in the state of New South Wales, Australia, between…
Father's unemployment and height of primary school children in Britain.
Rona R J, Chinn S·Annals of human biology
In a nutritional surveillance system of 5-11-year-old children the association between father's employment status and his child's height, weight-for-height and their rates of change over 2 years were assessed. The study was carried out in three samples: quasi-representative English sample 1984-86; quasi-representative…
Differences in ambulatory test ordering in England and America. Role of doctors' beliefs and attitudes.
Hartley R M, Epstein A M, Harris C M, +1 more·The American journal of medicine
Forty-five American and English doctors were surveyed to determine whether differences in their beliefs about the incidence and morbidity of complications and the role of testing for patients with chronic hypertension could be contributing to the large cross-national differences previously demonstrated in ambulatory te…
Exploring the Regional Diversity of Eukaryotic Phytoplankton in the English Channel by Combining High-Throughput Approaches.
Hubert Zéline, Artigas Luis Felipe, Li Luen-Luen, +2 more·MicrobiologyOpen
Monitoring marine phytoplankton is essential to understanding marine ecosystems functioning, especially in productive regions like the English Channel. This study applied high-throughput sequencing (HTS) and automated pulse shape-recording flow cytometry (PSR FCM) to investigate the spatial and seasonal variability of…
Evaluation of Limited English Proficiency in the Management and Outcomes of Appendicitis in Children.
Liu Olivia, Hernandez-Munoz Valeria, Giwa Ganiat, +4 more·The Journal of surgical research
INTRODUCTION: Appendectomies are one of the most common pediatric surgical procedures. Limited English proficiency (LEP) may lead to disparities in health outcomes between English-proficient and LEP patients. This study assesses the association between LEP and postoperative outcomes in pediatric appendectomy.
METHODS:…