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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: Patient- and family-centered rounds (PFCR) have become a pediatric standard of care. However, rounds experiences of families using languages other than English (LOE)-particularly languages other than English or Spanish (LOES; eg, Arabic)-receive less focus. We aimed to identify differences in PFCR…

This study examined the correlations between three vital areas of teaching pronunciation in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classes (i.e., content, pedagogical, and technological knowledge). This study also explored the relationships between teachers' majors, experience, and technology competence with using technol…

Inspired by work in comparative sociolinguistics and quantitative dialectometry, we sketch a corpus-based method (Variation-Based Distance & Similarity Modeling-VADIS for short) to rigorously quantify the similarity between varieties and dialects as a function of the correspondence of the ways in which language users c…

Individuals with language barriers may face challenges unique to a host society. By examining and comparing the sociocultural conditions that can result in providers and patients not sharing the same language in the United States and in Taiwan, I argue that (a) language discordance is a social phenomenon that may entai…

OBJECTIVE: To examine community food and nutrition assistance providers' perceptions of Latino adults with limited income and limited English proficiency (LEP), and the services provided to them. DESIGN: In-depth semistructured interviews. SETTING: US (2022). PARTICIPANTS: Community food and nutrition assistance pro…

In this paper, a new Caputo discrete fractional model is introduced to capture the dynamics of English language learning. This model creates a strong foundation for examining language acquisition behaviors by including the learning process within the system. The proposed work not only presents an innovative discrete fr…

INTRODUCTION: Language barriers place patients at risk of substandard care. Hospitalized patients with limited English proficiency (LEP) face unique challenges, especially in the intensive care unit (ICU). The purpose of this review is to critique and synthesize quantitative evidence on LEP and ICU outcomes. METHODOLO…

With the popularization of the Internet lifestyle and the innovation of learning methods, more and more online learning systems have emerged, allowing users to study in the system anytime and anywhere. While providing convenience to users, online learning systems also bring troubles to users, who cannot quickly find th…

Language barriers have been associated with worse access to healthcare and poorer health outcomes. To assess differences in access to care and utilization of healthcare services between Hispanic adults and non-Hispanic white adults (NHW), we used the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (2013-2016) to compare Hispanic adul…

Most studies utilizing a person-oriented approach to investigating students' achievement goal orientation profiles have been domain-general or focused on a single domain (usually mathematics), thus excluding the possibility of identifying distinct subject-specific motivational profiles. In this study, we looked into th…

BACKGROUND: It is increasingly accepted that a view of policy as a rational process of fitting evidence-based means to rationally justified ends is inadequate for understanding the actual processes of drug policy making. We aim to provide a better description and explanation of recent English drug policy decisions. ME…

Several studies found better English vowel identification in English multi-talker babble (MTB) and temporally-modulated (TM) noise, but not in quiet condition for native Chinese listeners in the US (CNU) with the US residency of 1-3 years than native Chinese listeners in China (CNC) with no residency history in English…

AIM: To compare test scores in English-error detection between Thai high school students undergoing self-learning by an online tool (computer-assisted learning: CAL) with versus without tuition/lecture. METHODS: This prospective, randomized, controlled study enrolled a sample of grade-12 high school students from a Th…

Previous studies suggest that different neural and functional mechanisms are involved in the analysis of irregular (caught) and regular (filled) past tense forms in English. In particular, the comprehension and production of regular forms is argued to require processes of morpho-phonological assembly and disassembly, a…

AIM OF STUDY: It is generally accepted that since the end of the Second World War, English has become the main language in the medical field in Switzerland, but scarcely any objective data are available on the development of this process in this country. The aim of the present study was to analyze the frequency of the…