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This work provides a case study centered on the cognitive phenomenon of, viz. "the SP/W's increasing certainty about the realization of an event or situation" (cf. Tantucci 2014, 2015a, b, 2016b). Factualization corresponds to a cognitive-control mechanism (i.e. Kan et al. 2013) specifically occurring in the epistemic…

BACKGROUND: To explore the associations between limited English proficiency and glaucoma outcomes, access to eye care, and health literacy in a national database. METHODS: This cross-sectional study included participants in the NIH All of Us Research Program with available health records and responses to surveys about…

Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) has expanded opportunities for English learning beyond formal classroom settings. From an intelligence perspective, speaking in English as a foreign language (EFL) represents an applied domain in which learners must adaptively retrieve, integrate, monitor, and deploy linguisti…

This study examined the effectiveness of digital storytelling in improving English speaking abilities among elementary-level students with English language difficulties. The study responds to a gap in school-based evidence on how multimedia narrative interventions can support oral communication among young learners in…

The Natural Language Processing (NLP) and speech recognition have transformed language learning by providing interactive and real-time feedback, enhancing oral English proficiency. These technologies facilitate personalized and adaptive learning, making pronunciation and fluency improvement more efficient. Traditional…

BACKGROUND: Today more and more people search the web for health-related information, risking to come across misinformation and biased content that may affect their treatment decisions. Cannabidiol (CBD) is among the products for which beneficial effects have been claimed, often at the expense of the risks; further kee…

BACKGROUND: In 2013, 25.5 million people in the United States self-identified as having limited English proficiency (LEP). LEP in adults has been associated with longer hospital stays, increased adverse events, increased emergency room visits, and decreased understanding of medications prescribed. This study aims to de…

Latinx (includes Hispanics and is the non-gendered term for Latino/Latina which is a person of Latin American origin or descent) constitutes the largest racial and ethnic minority group in the United States (US). Many members of this group report limited English proficiency, experience discrimination, feel distrust in…

While some first language (L1) reading models suggest that inefficient word recognition and small working memory tend to inhibit higher-level comprehension processes; the Compensatory Encoding Model maintains that slow word recognition and small working memory do not normally hinder reading comprehension, as readers ar…

PURPOSE: An emerging trend in Asian higher education is English-medium instruction (EMI), which uses English as the primary instructional language. EMI prepares domestic students for international leadership; however, students report difficulty in learning, and educators have raised questions concerning the effectivene…

The paper is an English translation of Christofredo Jakob's 1938 lecture on cerebellar neurobiology, rendered from the original Spanish text. Communicated at the special sessions of the Society of Neurology and Psychiatry of Buenos Aires, December 1938.

The goal of this study was to compare the literacy skills of adult native English and native Spanish ABE speakers. Participants were 169 native English speakers and 124 native Spanish speakers recruited from five prior research projects. The results showed that the native Spanish speakers were less skilled on morpholog…

When compiling the Dictionary of the English Language, Johnson read and annotated over two hundred thousand passages from innumerable English authors of various disciplines across four centuries. Most of the literary anecdotes came from Shakespeare, Milton, Dryden and Pope. The medical and scientific anecdotes came fro…

Several global and specific rhythm metrics and speech rate were used to characterize differences in the rhythms of 5- and 8-year-olds' spoken English. The results were that only speech rate and the rate-normalized Pairwise Variability Index (nPVI) differentiated between 5- and 8-year-olds' speech. A further result was…

Dr Adeline (Ada) English (1875-1944) was a pioneering Irish psychiatrist. She qualified in medicine in 1903 and spent four decades working at Ballinasloe District Lunatic Asylum, during which time there were significant therapeutic innovations (eg. occupational therapy, convulsive treatment). Dr English was deeply invo…

Based on the morbidity and mortality due to oral cancer, it is essential that oral cancer information available on the Internet be usable, organized and credible. We evaluated the information quality of 24 English-language and 25 Spanish-language oral cancer websites. English-language sites scored 74.7 out of 100 point…

Tunefulness in singing is well understood in the context of solo stage performance, singing in small groups and singing in choirs, with or without accompaniment, and it can be readily measured under laboratory conditions. When thousands of people are singing outside in support of their football team, however, the singi…