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Epiglottis Collapse in Individuals With Obstructive Sleep Apnea
World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common sleep disorder characterized by repeated upper airway collapse during sleep. The epiglottis, often overlooked in conventional assessments, has emerged as a site of significant obstruction in OSA.
Dan Chen +11 more
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Tibetan Data Augmentation via GAN‐Based Handwritten Text Generation
CAAI Transactions on Intelligence Technology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Increased awareness of Tibetan cultural preservation, along with technological advancements, has led to significant efforts in academic research on Tibetan. However, the structural complexity of the Tibetan language and limited labeled handwriting data impede advancements in Optical Character Recognition (OCR) and other applications.
Dorje Tashi +9 more
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Predicative Possession in Ukrainian and Intra‐Slavonic Language Contact1
Transactions of the Philological Society, EarlyView.Abstract Ukrainian has two inherited syntactic forms for possessive have: a transitive one with a lexical have‐verb, and an intransitive, originally locative be‐construction. On the basis of four corpus studies, the article establishes their relative frequency in Middle Ukrainian writing (17th and 18th c.), Modern Ukrainian dialects (20th c.), and ...
Jan Fellerer
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Churchill and Germany: A ‘Special’ Relationship
History, EarlyView.Abstract No other country defined the trajectory of Churchill's political career more than Germany, a country of which he had little direct knowledge but which he either sought to emulate, accommodate or oppose throughout his time in politics. This article traces Churchill's relationship with Germany from his entry into politics at the beginning of the
T. G. Otte
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An Explanation of Path Analysis and Recommendations for Best Practice
Contemporary Accounting Research, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Path analysis has become increasingly popular, but many studies do not show a deep understanding of how path analysis works or the assumptions on which it relies. In this paper, we explain that path analysis is statistically equivalent to either OLS when the researcher assumes uncorrelated errors, or instrumental variable (IV) estimation when ...
Clive Lennox, Carmen Payne‐Mann
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Applying Anthropology to Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
American Anthropologist, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In this article, we review how anthropologies from various subdisciplines, from social to evolutionary anthropology, are contributing to our understanding of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C). We focus on four key questions: What are the origins of FGM/C? What functions and meanings are linked to FGM/C?
Hannelore Van Bavel, Mhairi A. Gibson
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Liminal Bioethics for Liminal Statuses: A New Method for Analysing Novel Biological Entities
Bioethics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Novel biological entities such as cell lines and organoids do not typically fit into established conceptual categories, such as ‘human’ or ‘nonhuman’, ‘gift’ or ‘property’. This makes developing robust ethical principles or policy solutions difficult.
Michael Wee, Ilina Singh
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Child &Family Social Work, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Establishing a sense of belonging and home in foster care can be demanding for children, as placement involves discontinuities such as ruptures with family and networks. For children with migration backgrounds, this can include adapting to new languages, traditions, religious and cultural practices. In this study, we shed light on how children
Eirinn Hesvik Ljones +2 more
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The Responsibiligated Status: Exploring the Experiences of Hearing Children With Deaf Parents
Child &Family Social Work, EarlyView.ABSTRACT An individual with a disability influences every member of a family. While research on families with children with disabilities is extensive, studies focusing on families with parents with disabilities remain limited. A common situation in the deaf community is a family with deaf parents and hearing children.
Carolina Tannenbaum‐Baruchi +2 more
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Georges Canguilhem and (In)disciplinary linguistics: concepts, discontinuities and recurrences
, 2015 Current paper analyzes Georges Canguilhem´s propositions to endorse the studies that give him due prominence within the field of historical epistemology. The descriptive research with a qualitative approach deals with the theoretical framework postulated by the author. Since Canguilhem is regarded in France as one of the most expressive in the field of
Silveira, Ederson Luís, Braga, Sandro
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