The impact of English on local languages: The case of Catalan universities
Abstract This article deals with the somehow complex equilibrium of languages used in Catalonia, with a particular analysis of the role of English vis‐a‐vis the national language (Spanish) and the regional official language (Catalan). A discussion of the supremacy of standard languages over local ones in modern history, followed by an account of the ...
Enric Llurda
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Ultrastructure of astrocytes using volume electron microscopy: A scoping review
Abstract figure legend A complete overview on astrocyte ultrastructure with volume electron microscopy. The morphology of astrocytes under physiological and pathological conditions plays a role in brain homeostasis, synaptic activity and structural support, but their morphological complexity and heterogeneity are still poorly quantified.
Vanessa Chiappini +7 more
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DNP-Enhanced Magic Angle Spinning Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy to Determine RNA-Ligand Interactions. [PDF]
Sudakov A +8 more
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Narrative Horizons: Deliberate Derangement in Oceanic Climate Fiction
ABSTRACT Although we live in the Anthropocene—the geological age of humankind, wherein humans have measurably impacted the biosphere—we struggle to narrate the Anthropocene. In particular, we struggle to give narrative shape to its foremost feature: anthropogenic climate change.
Mark Celeste
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Language machines: Toward a linguistic anthropology of large language models
Abstract Large language models (LLMs) challenge long‐standing assumptions in linguistics and linguistic anthropology by generating human‐like language without relying on rule‐based structures. This introduction to the special issue Language Machines calls for renewed engagement with LLMs as socially embedded language technologies.
Siri Lamoureaux +2 more
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Humanization of CD47 enables development of functional human neutrophils via postirradiation remodeling of the bone marrow. [PDF]
Sefik E +22 more
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Abstract From the beginning of widespread public interactions with ChatGPT and other large language models, some users have seen the disfluencies of chatbots as opportunities for them to go on an archaeological search for an unfettered chatbot persona that they need to jailbreak. These are not claims of sentience, but rather of personhood.
Courtney Handman
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Unraveling access barriers and challenges of sexual and reproductive health services for individuals with psychosocial disabilities in Nigeria: insights from family, caregivers, and community stakeholders. [PDF]
Usman IM, Ruiter RAC, Dilana S.
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Residual Chemical Shift Anisotropies in the Structure Determination of Small Molecules
Plasma neutrophil elastase(ELANE) was markedly elevated in patients with alcohol use disorder, indicating a dysregulated protease‐antiprotease inflammatory balance characterised by decreased SERPINA3. ELANE showed excellent diagnostic specificity(AUC = 0.8683), supporting its potential utility as a neuroinflammatory biomarker for AUD.
Nilamoni Nath +3 more
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Conformational Plasticity of LptC Regulates Lipopolysaccharide Transport by the LptB<sub>2</sub>FGC Complex. [PDF]
Klausnitzer A +6 more
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