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BACKGROUND: The quality of life of family caregivers of patients with advanced cancers is an important concern in oncology care. Yet, there are few suitable measurement scales available for use in Asia. This study aims to develop and evaluate a locally derived measurement scale in English and Chinese to assess the qual…

During 2020-2022, players and staff in the English Premier League in the United Kingdom were tested regularly for SARS-CoV-2 with the aim of creating a biosecure bubble for each team. We found that prevalence and reinfection estimates were consistent with those from other studies and with community infection trends.

Neel [(2004). Acoust. Res. Lett. Online 5, 125-131] asked how much time-varying formant detail is needed for vowel identification. In that study, multiple stimuli were synthesized for each vowel: 1-point (monophthongal with midpoint frequencies), 2-point (linear from onset to offset), 3-point, 5-point, and 11-point. Re…

Given the undeniable role of English as a foreign language (EFL) students' academic motivation and engagement in L2 success, identifying the antecedents of these positive academic behaviors seems essential. Accordingly, many empirical studies have probed into the impact of students' personal factors on their motivation…

This article reports the findings of an exploratory study involving the development and implementation of a WebQuest-based critical-thinking programme in Hong Kong primary English classrooms. Using 'design research' as its methodological framework, the study investigated the critical-thinking performance of 125 primary…

In view of the widespread wrong use in spanish of the erroneous translation of evidence-based Medicine as "medicina basada en la evidencia", comments are made from the general concepts of phylosophy, particularly from the chapter of "semiotics", which demonstrate the falacious use of such a wrong translation and the da…

Communication amongst medical specialists helps display the tensions between localism and transnationalisation. Some quantitative sampling of psychiatric journals provides one framework for understanding the history of psychiatry and, to some extent, the history of medicine in general in the twentieth century. After Wo…

Although the term workaholism is widely used, there is very little consensus about its meaning. Since the seventies, workaholism has been described as a work addiction such as drug or alcohol addiction. Similarities with other addictions include craving, withdrawal, tolerance, progressive involvement, and denial. Altho…

This paper demonstrates how domain theory development is enhanced by using both theoretical data and empirical data. The study explored the domain of speaking English as a second language (ESL) comparing hypothetical data on speaking tasks provided by an experienced teacher and by a certified ACTFL oral proficiency int…

In the advance of research in grammaticalization, there has been some inquiry into the development of English intensifiers. While most studies focus on the process of semantic shift from adverbs or adjectives that are the primary sources of intensifiers, little attention has been drawn to minor members of the category…

In this case study we investigate how early a developing bilingual exposed simultaneously to English and Spanish can make appropriate language choices. We propose two methodological requirements for studies of this kind: (1) detailed records of the development of the child's lexicon; and (2) data collection in more tha…

Hansenites in Kumamoto could be traced to 1871, when a number of patients were found lining the road to Honmyoji temple. Earlier records have not been found. After the establishment of two private hospitals, first by an English missionary and then by a French Catholic, a public hospital, Kyushu Leprosarium, was started…

The purpose of this article is to provide the readers of the forum with an overview of research on African American children's language and connection to literacy, review how literate language has been traditionally defined and conceptualized, describe areas of concern when using traditional perspectives on literate la…