Population change in Lesotho 1966-1976: some implications for national planning.
Jilbert J·Mohlomi
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Hill P·Africa : journal of the International Institute of African Languages and Cultures
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Kenya. Central Bureau of Statistics·Kenya statistical digest
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Lind Meredith, Moss Kristyn, Javens Thomas, +1 more·Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
OBJECTIVE: Compared with those of English language preference (ELP), patients of non-English language preference (NELP) are at increased risk of postoperative complications and health care utilization. A series of interventions were initiated to reduce utilization and improve post-tonsillectomy outcomes for NELP patien…
He Yunfan, Liang Jun, Fu Wenguang, +4 more·Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare
BACKGROUND: Online health-related misinformation poses a serious threat to public health. As the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic aggravated the spread of misinformation regarding COVID-19, relevant research has surged. OBJECTIVE: To systematically summarize Chinese and English articles regarding health-re…
Liu Jiajia, Cai Jigang, Guo Shufa, +1 more·Heliyon
BACKGROUND: The internationalization of higher education has stimulated an ever-increasing demand for English for Medical Purposes (EMP) courses for nursing undergraduates in China. EMP courses are designed to provide learner-centered language instruction to satisfy students' English communication needs in the future w…
Mirza Mansha, Harrison Elizabeth A, Roman Marissa, +2 more·Disability and rehabilitation
PURPOSE: Individuals who lack proficiency in the dominant language of their region experience difficulty accessing healthcare and exhibit poorer health outcomes. Utilization of professional interpreters can improve health services and outcomes for this population. Most existing studies focus on medical settings, with v…
Hartling Lisa, Featherstone Robin, Nuspl Megan, +3 more·BMC medical research methodology
BACKGROUND: Systematic reviews (SRs) are an important source of information about healthcare interventions. A key component of a well-conducted SR is a comprehensive literature search. There is limited evidence on the contribution of non-English reports, unpublished studies, and dissertations and their impact on result…
De Jayita, Wand Anne P F, Smerdely Peter I, +1 more·International journal of geriatric psychiatry
OBJECTIVE: To measure the diagnostic accuracy of the 4A's test in screening for delirium in geriatric inpatients from culturally diverse backgrounds. METHODS: A prospective study was conducted with patients admitted to the geriatric and orthogeriatric services of a tertiary teaching hospital. Consenting participants a…
Hu Yannan, van Lenthe Frank J, Judge Ken, +4 more·BMC public health
BACKGROUND: Between 1997 and 2010, the English government pursued an ambitious programme to reduce health inequalities, the explicit and sustained commitment of which was historically and internationally unique. Previous evaluations have produced mixed results. None of these evaluations have, however, compared the tren…
He He, Wang Hongtao·PloS one
Huang Beijia's contemporary Chinese novels Wo Yao Zuo Hao Hai Zi (a contemporary realistic children's novel, 1996) and Ye Feng Fei Wu (a historical novel for children, 2018), translated into English by Nicky Harman as I Want to Be Good (2020) and Flight of the Bumblebee (2023), offer valuable insights into translator's…
Johansen Bjørn Tore, Byrkjedal Per Thomas, Johnsen Are Walman, +2 more·Frontiers in psychology
INTRODUCTION: Video Assistant Referee (VAR) is a decision-support system that helps referees make more accurate decisions and eliminate clear and obvious errors. However, the implementation of VAR in world football has been one of the most significant and controversial technological procedures used. METHODS: This stud…
Wang Qiaohong, Fang Qingguo·Acta psychologica
As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes embedded in higher education, it is significant to test whether students form parasocial, friendship-like relationships with AI and how such ties shape emotional engagement and learning motivation. However, few studies have compared the emotional and motivational outcomes of stud…
Bloom David A, Esper Garrett W, Herbosa Christopher G, +4 more·Bulletin of the Hospital for Joint Disease (2013)
INTRODUCTION: The purpose of this study was to assess whether language affects patient time to surgery following hip fractures. METHODS: Patients >55 years who underwent operative hip fracture repair between 2014 and 2021 were reviewed for demographics, language, hospital quality measures, and outcomes. Patients were…
Dai Xianyan, Wang Yongjian, Yu Jiawen, +3 more·Frontiers in psychology
Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming language assessment, yet the psychological mechanisms through which it influences complex communicative skills remain underexplored. This study examines how AI-augmented online assessment (OA) relates to self-perceived English-speaking competency (ESC) among vocational Engli…
Lin Chuan·Scientific reports
Assessing student translations in real classrooms still leans heavily on human judgment, which can vary across raters, is time-consuming, and scales poorly. With the rapid advancement of natural language processing (NLP), automatic assessment models have shown potential to enhance objectivity and consistency in transla…
Chung Hyunju, Schellinger Sarah K·Journal of communication disorders
PURPOSE: This study examines the effect of listener dialect on perception of the /l/ sound. In some varieties of English, word-final /l/ is more vocalized than in others. The current study follows up on our previous study, which investigated Southern White English (SWE)-speaking listeners' perception of word-final /l/…
Ji Lina, Yao Linghua, Xu Wei·Scientific reports
Multiple-choice questions constitute a critical format for assessing language application proficiency in standardized English tests, such as BEC and TOEIC. Developing explanatory content for such materials traditionally relies heavily on manual labor in test item analysis, which is labor-intensive and time-consuming. C…
Zhang Chenyi, Tsimpli Ianthi, Schmidt Elaine·Memory & cognition
Bridging information facilitates comprehension in both textual and pictorial stories, but its effects when both types of information are present remain unclear. This study examines how bridging information and individual differences influence comprehension across texts and pictures. Participants read four-segment stori…