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The present study explored whether language-nonselective access in bilinguals occurs across word classes in a sentence context. Dutch-English bilinguals were auditorily presented with English (L2) sentences while looking at a visual world. The sentences contained interlingual homophones from distinct lexical categories…

The implications of the presence of case information included in English surgical treatises published from 1660 to 1700 are discussed. While such casework has been frequently examined and cited, the phenomenon of including case information in treatises has yet to be studied in any depth. The context, presentation and o…

Data are presented on the translation, reliability, concurrent validity, and norms of the Spanish, Hebrew, and Chinese versions of three equivalent forms of the Depression Adjective Check Lists, and comparisons with the English version are made. Reliability estimates (split-half, alternate form, and internal consistenc…

The cognitive patterns of the teenagers have been reshaped by the digital era through pieces of information and instant responses. According to the Goldilocks hypothesis, there might be a non-linear relationship between the use of digital media and learning outcomes. This study mainly focuses on the part of exce…

The soaring demand for intercultural competence (IC) in the globalized world has made it a key concern in foreign language education. Most existing training on IC has often focused on providing immersive intercultural experiences, equipping learners with cultural knowledge, and simulating intercultural situations. Howe…

The category "native speaker" is flawed because it fails to consider the diversity between the speaker groups falling under its scope, as highlighted in previous literature. This paper provides further evidence by focusing on the similarities and differences between heritage speakers (HSs) and monolingually-raised spea…

The increasing linguistically and culturally diverse cohort of university students in nursing degree programmes has resulted in a plethora of approaches to address issues related to English language, academic writing and professional communication. Approaches that integrate language development within core nursing subj…

It is very crucial that dental students who comprise our future dental workforce are adequately trained in communication skills. This training is especially important because of the increasing population of English as Second Language (ESL) patients in our community health centers, dental offices, and dental schools. Th…

OBJECTIVES: The ability to efficiently review the existing literature is essential for the rapid progress of research. This paper describes a classifier of text documents, represented as vectors in spaces of Wikipedia concepts, and analyses its suitability for classification of Spanish biomedical documents when only En…

The offence of attempted infanticide has hitherto been unknown in English Law. A case is here described in which a woman was convicted of infanticide, and attempted infanticide, having been charged with murder and attempted murder. The relevance of this is discussed, together with an aspect of infanticide previously un…

BACKGROUND: With age-related hearing loss on the rise and a large bilingual (BI) population in the United States, there is an increasing need for effective assessment tools for Spanish-speaking and BI older adults. Research in this area is limited. The AzBio Sentence Test (AzBio) is used to assess speech perception in…

OBJECTIVE: To explore the effects of language on word recognition ability and associated access to cochlear implants in Spanish- and English-speakers with hearing loss. DESIGN: Retrospective chart review. STUDY SAMPLE: The study included 1411 English and Spanish-speaking adults with sensorineural hearing loss. Word r…

OBJECTIVE: Families preferring to receive care in a language-other-than-English have disparities in access to care. We studied the effect of implementing an ambulatory outbound scheduling team on the timeliness of scheduling referrals to pediatric otolaryngology. We hypothesized this intervention could increase access…

INTRODUCTION: Decision-making regarding definitive therapy for Graves' disease requires effective patient-provider communication. We investigated whether patients with limited English proficiency have differences in thyroidectomy outcomes or perioperative management when compared to English proficient (EP) patients at…

BACKGROUND: Poor knowledge of the language has been identified as a barrier to up-to-date occupational safety and health information, however, this question has not been addressed in the context of occupational safety and health expert competence in providing advice for employers in a small, non-English speaking countr…

BACKGROUND: We conducted the study to compare the psychometric properties of the English version of the Questionnaire and the Bahasa Malaysia (Malay Language) version regarding the vision-related Quality of Life of patients with cataracts. METHODS: The Malay version was translated by two independent translators who we…