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OBJECTIVE: To assess disparities in receipt of person-centered contraceptive counseling among a nationally representative sample of U.S.- and foreign-born individuals with differing English proficiency. METHODS: We conducted a secondary analysis of the 2017-2019 wave of the National Survey of Family Growth and include…

The 1-butanol adduct enhancement version of the 32P-postlabeling assay was used to measure the levels of hepatic DNA adducts in the marine flatfish, English sole (Parophrys vetulus), sampled from the Duwamish Waterway and Eagle Harbor, Puget Sound, WA, where they are exposed to high concentrations of sediment-associate…

BACKGROUND: Noninvasive (NIV) failure (progression from NIV to intubation) is associated with high risk of death. Impaired patient-provider communication may increase risk of failure. We investigated associations between primary spoken language (PSL) and NIV failure. METHODS: In this retrospective cohort study using t…

With the rapid development of digitalisation, multimedia and network-based communication technology, all walks of life are undergoing change and development driven by the application of the internet to conventional industries. Especially because of the outbreak of coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19), English teachin…

English medical terminology developed from medieval Latin terminology, which had absorbed a developed Greek terminology. Only a few medical terms come from the oldest developmental period of English language (from Anglo-Saxon). During the Middle Ages, French became an excellent medium for introducing new medical terms…

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: A preference for English-language sources during determination of Journal Impact Factors (IF) was discussed, IF being published in the annual Journal Citation Reports (JCR). The JCR are derived from data in Science Citation Index (SCI). The aim of this study was, therefore, (i) to review publi…

BACKGROUND: Integrated curriculum design plays a crucial role in accelerating talent development and has attracted considerable attention from scholars both domestically and internationally. However, current research primarily focuses on the integration of professional courses, while studies on the integration of publi…

This research paper investigates the variable use of intensifiers in Ottawa English. Following the key tenets of the variationist approach, we analysed data from Ottawa English Corpus in order to check the correlation between a number of social (age & gender) and linguistic (syntactic position, semantic class, positive…

The use of Google translator as a tool for determining translational plagiarism is a big challenge. As noted, plagiarism of the original papers written in Macedonian and translated into other languages can be verified after computerised translation in other languages. Attempts to screen the translational plagiarism sho…

Medical language is a special language used by experts in mutual communication. One of the characteristics of medical discourse community is writing research papers in English. When writing a research paper, it is necessary to apply appropriate rules based on the IMRAD structure. This structure has its own clearly defi…

AIMS: To evaluate the implementation effect of Chinese-English bilingual instruction in endocrinology system courses. METHODS: Students in the endocrine course with bilingual Chinese-English instruction form the experimental group (Group B, n = 581), while those with traditional Chinese teaching serve as…

Learning English as a second language (ESL) has garnered significant attention from researchers and practitioners over the past few decades, with numerous ESL learning outcomes examined in the literature. However, self-sustained learning (SSL), a crucial factor in promoting students' sustained learning and development…

INTRODUCTION: Previous studies have highlighted the challenges faced by Chinese Japanese-as-a-foreign-language (JFL) learners (whose L2 is English) in acquiring L3 Japanese loanwords. These challenges arise from the linguistic characteristics of loanwords and the limited emphasis on teaching and learning them. However,…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the report quality of Chinese and English randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of acupuncture based on the CONSORT statement and STRICTA checklist. METHODS: The Chinese and English RCTs of acupuncture published from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2019 were searched in 7 databases including PubMe…

OBJECTIVE: To study communicative tasks executed and related strategies used by patients, health professionals, and medical interpreters. METHODS: English proficient and limited English proficient emergency department patients were observed. The content of patient-hospital staff communication was documented via pen an…

VALUE: The study on the impact of video lecturing on clicker-assisted English flipped class was necessary because it has seldom been explored. PURPOSE: This study studied the impact of video lecturing on student satisfaction and English proficiency, plus correlations between student satisfaction levels and English pro…

This paper addresses some of the key notions about English for special purposes with special regard to English for medical purposes. The content was determined by observations and based on authors' professional experience. The starting point of a medical English course is a thorough analysis of students' needs, which i…

The 16PF was administered in either Spanish or English to 546 Anglo- or Mexican-Americans separated into three ethnicity/test language groups: Anglos tested in English, Mexican-Americans tested in Spanish, and Mexican-Americans tested in English. Multivariate and univariate statistics revealed significant differences a…

The present study attempted to explore second language (L2) learners' processing of English applicative constructions in comparison to prepositional dative constructions. Specifically, we employed an online comprehension in an eye-tracking paradigm in which Chinese learners of English had to read sentences containing E…