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Size discrimination of transient signals

, 2012
The importance of spectral cues in size discrimination of transient signals was investigated, and a model for this ability, tAIM, was created based on the biological principles of human hearing.
O'Meara, N.
core  

Auditory Sensitivity in Autism: A Systematic Review of Mismatch Negativity and Mismatch Field Responses

Autism Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Auditory mismatch responses—mismatch negativity (MMN) and mismatch fields (MMF)—are well established electrophysiological markers of automatic auditory discrimination supported by short‐term sensory memory. These responses, typically elicited using passive oddball paradigms, are increasingly used to investigate sensory and language processing ...
Sara Cacciato‐Salcedo, Shreya Jaokar, Neil J. Ingham, Manuel S. Malmierca, Marija M. Petrinovic   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of Workplace Social Capital and COVID-19 on the Psychological Distress of Hospital Nurses: A Cross-Sectional Study

SAGE Open Nursing
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated psychological distress among frontline and non-frontline nurses. However, several research findings suggest that workplace social capital may have been strengthened during the COVID-19 pandemic, thereby ...
Yukari Hara PhD, Shoko Sugiyama PhD, Nozomu Takada PhD, Yoko Nihei PhD, Masako Yamada PhD, Kyoko Asakura PhD   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Beyond the Outburst: Charting a New Frontier for Understanding and Treating Irritability in Autistic Adults

Autism Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Irritability is a prevalent and impairing feature associated with autism, yet remains poorly understood, particularly in adults. Drawing heavily on insights translated from pediatric and transdiagnostic literatures, we propose that irritability in autistic individuals often reflects a psychophysiological stress or threat response, rooted in a ...
Hsiang‐Yuan Lin, Arthur N. Westover, Amy S. F. Lutz, Manish K. Jha   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Modifiable psychosocial factors associated with psychological distress, depression, anxiety and self-rated health among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations

Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences
Aims To examine mediators and modifiable psychosocial factors associated with psychological distress, depression, anxiety and self-rated health among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples (hereafter respectfully referred to as ‘Indigenous ...
Subash Thapa, Julaine Allan, Santosh Giri, Hazel Dalton, Kedir Y. Ahmed, Jamie Newman, Peter Gibbs, Damien Little, Phillip Naden   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Irony Comprehension in Monolingual and Bilingual Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autism Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examined verbal irony comprehension in monolingual and bilingual autistic children, focusing on irony recognition, intention understanding, cue use while deciphering ironic meanings, and error patterns. A low‐verbal, multimodal task was used to minimize linguistic and metalinguistic demands.
Maria Andreou, Stella Lampri, Eleni Peristeri   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Young children's right to be heard on the quality of their education: Addressing potential misunderstandings in the context of early childhood education

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract In early childhood education many researchers and professionals across the world have embraced the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child's requirement to include young children in decision‐making. In the context of ongoing discussion about young children's capacity to share their views and opinions about matters affecting them ...
Laura Lundy, Colette Murray, Kylie Smith, Carmel Ward   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Listening to young children with disabilities: Experiences of quality in mainstream primary education

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract All children should have access to quality education through a child‐centred pedagogy. An inclusive, child‐centred pedagogy uses a strength‐based view of children that recognises each child as unique and competent, providing children with multiple opportunities to explore and learn at their own pace.
Katherine Gulliver
wiley   +1 more source

Discrimination in a Low-Wage Labor Market: A Field Experiment [PDF]

Decades of racial progress have led some researchers and policymakers to doubt that discrimination remains an important cause of economic inequality. To study contemporary discrimination we conducted a field experiment in the low-wage labor market of New
Western, Bruce, Bonikowski, Bart, Pager, Devah   +2 more
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‘Where are the adults?’: Troubling child‐activism and children's political participation

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Children's political participation is a well‐established theme in childhood studies. In this article we offer an original account of child activism that takes into account the entangled and emergent aspect of children as activists. We begin with a historical and a conceptual review, noting the importance of mid‐20th century developments such ...
Sharon Hunter, Claire Cassidy
wiley   +1 more source