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The widespread use of AI technology in English language learning and instruction presents numerous challenges for EFL learners, which require higher levels of cognitive flexibility to address. However, existing cognitive flexibility questionnaires are insufficient to comprehensively reflect changes in cognitive flexibi…

This study investigates how English learning burnout (ELB), academic buoyancy (AB), and foreign language enjoyment (FLE) jointly and independently influence the English academic achievement of Chinese senior high school students. Drawing on the Control-Value Theory of Achievement Emotions, data from 640 students were a…

Novice English teachers at China's private universities are easily confronted with tensions when they constructed the professional identity in the early career stage. Drawing on a theoretical framework of social identity theory, self-discrepancy theory and situated learning theory, this narrative inquiry study explored…

This manuscript guides school nurses in addressing the unique needs of U.S. school-aged students and families with limited English proficiency (LEP). Owing to the increasing ethnic and racial diversity in U.S. K-12 schools, school nurses will likely encounter children and families with LEP. Students with LEP may be par…

There are significant disparities in cardiovascular health outcomes by limited English proficiency (LEP). Self-management plans (SMPs) are associated with better patient outcomes, however little is known about the association of LEP with having an SMP among adults with heart disease. This study examined this associatio…

English orthographic learning, among Chinese-L1 children who were beginning to learn English as a foreign language, was documented when: (1) only visual memory was at their disposal, (2) visual memory and either some letter-sound knowledge or some semantic information was available, and (3) visual memory, some letter-s…

PURPOSE: Children's marking of verbal -s was examined by their dialect (African American English [AAE] vs. Southern White English [SWE]) and clinical status (specific language impairment [SLI] vs. typically developing [TD]) and as a function of 4 linguistic variables (verb regularity, negation, expression of a habitual…

PURPOSE: To evaluate the readability and accountability (reliability, quality, and credibility) of online patient education materials for common eye conditions in English, Portuguese, and Spanish. DESIGN: Cross-sectional content analysis SUBJECTS: A total of 192 websites across seven eye diseases were analyzed in thre…

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Cerebral aneurysms are the major cause of spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage, and a common treatment is endovascular embolization. Aneurysmal recurrence after embolization is frequent, and clinical follow-up to monitor for this is critical to prevent subarachnoid hemorrhage. Herein, we asses…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate and compare the performance of GPT-4 and the newer GPT-4o in both English and French on ophthalmology board examination questions, assessing accuracy across various subspecialties and question formats, with a focus on image analysis. METHODS: A dataset of 600 multiple-choice questions from certi…

INTRODUCTION: Latino adolescents may face numerous barriers) to recommended vaccinations. There is little research on the association between Latino adolescent-mother preferred language concordance and vaccination completion and if it varies by neighborhood. To better understand the social/family factors associated wit…

PURPOSE: This study examined the frequency, direction, and structural characteristics of code-switching (CS) during narratives by Spanish-English bilingual children with and without developmental language disorder (DLD) to determine whether children with DLD exhibit unique features in their CS that may inform clinical…

BACKGROUND: Hospitalized patients and caregivers who use a language other than English have worse health outcomes, including longer length of stay, more frequent readmissions, and increased rates of in-hospital adverse events. Children who experience clinical deterioration (as measured by a Rapid Response Team event) d…

PURPOSE: Our purpose was to examine current practice patterns in non-English-speaking patients with breast cancer undergoing deep inspiratory breath hold (DIBH). METHODS AND MATERIALS: An anonymous, voluntary REDCap survey was distributed to 60 residency program coordinators of US radiation oncology departments to sur…

AIM OF THE STUDY: We aimed to compare the management of pediatric benign ovarian tumors between an English center and three Egyptian institutions. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This was a retrospective review of all children presenting with benign ovarian tumors between January 2014 and January 2019. A standardized dataset w…

BACKGROUND: In this study, the authors assessed the readability of online endodontic information in English and Spanish. METHODS: The authors performed a systematic search in Google in May 2016. Search queries were "root canal treatment" and "¿Qué es una endodoncia?" without limits or filters. The authors as…