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Bilinguals perceptually accommodate speech variation across languages, but to what extent this flexibility depends on bilingual experience is uncertain. One account suggests that bilingual experience promotes language-specific processing modes, implying that bilinguals can switch as appropriate between the different ph…

Two studies of autobiographical memory explored the hypothesis that memories become more accessible when the linguistic environment at retrieval matches the linguistic environment at encoding. In Experiment 1, Russian-English bilinguals were asked to recall specific life experiences in response to word prompts. The res…

Asian nursing students for whom English is a second language have unique educational needs. These educational issues have not been addressed in the literature. The dynamic changes in the delivery of health care today and in the nursing profession have rapidly changed the academic and clinical requirements of nursing st…

Ultrastructural studies of the retinae in two NCL-affected Dalmatian dogs revealed ubiquitous accumulation of lipopigments in numerous cell types of the retina, the fine structure of which closely resembled that seen in NCL-affected English setters. Photoreceptors and other retinal cell types were largely intact. These…

A picture-pointing speech discrimination test which can be efficiently administered by English-speaking clinicians to Spanish-speaking children was developed. The test consists of four lists of 25 bisyllabic words. Two syllable words were chosen as stimuli instead of the traditional monosyllabic words because of the li…

The fact that Isidor Sadger, Freud's self-proclaimed earliest pupil, had written and published his recollections of Freud, has been known for many years. But it had proved impossible to locate a copy of Sadger's book. Now an English version has appeared (to be followed soon by the German original). This paper, based on…

Myrrh and mummy were separately introduced into Japan and were individually called MIIRA in Japanese for a certain period of time, during which some confusion ensued. Later, it was settled to call them MOTSUYAKU for myrrh and MIIRA for mummy. The etymology of related terms is discussed. Camomile (English) or Kamille (D…

The etymology of eaglewood (chén xiāng, --) and its related terms with particular reference to its relation to eagle (aquilaria) is discussed. It is pointed out that this fragrant wood has nothing to do with eagle. A Portuguese aguila transcribed from akil (Malay, the name of wood), perhaps underwent phoneti…

With the steady increase of non-English-speaking immigrants such as Hispanics in the U.S. over the last 15 years, the need for interpreters in medical settings has grown. However, health care practitioners such as occupational therapists and physical therapists receive minimal training in working with interpreters. Thi…

The stream of works in the English-language literature relating life stressful events and mental disorders is fifteen years old. In spite of differences in methodology and conceptualization, a review of works published in French and in English allows to draw the conclusion that there is a significant link between these…

BACKGROUND: Language barriers disrupt communication and impede informed consent for patients with limited English proficiency (LEP) undergoing healthcare procedures. Effective interventions for this disparity remain unclear. OBJECTIVE: Assess the impact of a bedside interpreter phone system intervention on informed co…

BACKGROUND: Limited English proficiency (LEP) is associated with poor health status and worse outcomes. OBJECTIVE: To examine disparities in hypertension between National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) respondents with LEP versus adequate English proficiency. DESIGN: Retrospective analysis of multi-…

BACKGROUND: Evidence on the treatment effectiveness for bilingual children with primary language impairment (PLI) is needed to advance both theory and clinical practice. Of key interest is whether treatment effects are maintained following the completion of short-term intense treatments. AIMS: To investigate change in…