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International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Silver diamine fluoride (SDF) arrests caries, partly by inhibiting matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs). Potassium iodide (KI) is often applied after SDF to mitigate tooth darkening. Aim This in vitro study evaluated the effects of application time and potassium iodide on SDF‐mediated MMP inhibition, and assessed surface microhardness ...
Lamis El Sharkasi +5 more
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Language Learning, EarlyView.Abstract Measurement of interactional competence (IC) has attracted increasing interest in language assessment research. One key question is whether proficiency sufficiently accounts for IC, making separate IC assessment unnecessary. This study examines the IC–proficiency relationship using a test that assesses Chinese speakers’ ability to manage ...
David Wei Dai, Carsten Roever
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Language Learning, EarlyView.Abstract This study explores the potential of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) as an alternative to human interlocutors for assessing interactional competence (IC) in a second language (L2). Thirty L2 English speakers completed a 6‐item roleplay task designed to elicit refusals of requests, invitations, and offers, interacting with both a ...
Yunwen Su, Xi Chen
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Language Learning, EarlyView.Abstract The present study investigated learning new meanings of known words from reading, following Hulme et al.’s (2018) study. English speakers read four short stories containing 16 critical words (i.e., familiar word forms assigned invented secondary meanings).
Nurul Aini Mohd Jelani, Irina Elgort
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Language Learning, EarlyView.Abstract Do immersion and nonimmersion learners’ English grammaticality judgment test (GJT) scores reflect the same underlying processes in language learning? Drawing on data from Chen and Hartshorne's (2021) study, we argue that they do not. Using generalized additive mixed models (GAMMs), we found that age of onset was the strongest predictor of GJT ...
Frans van der Slik, Roeland van Hout
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University of Chitral Journal of Linguistics and LiteratureThe study examines how Arab students benefit from reading texts that present both English and Arabic versions concurrently. It addresses the issue of instructing solely in one language by incorporating dual-text possibilities for acquiring vocabulary ...
Aisha Bhatti
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Modeling Downside Risks for China's Security Markets: Does Greenness Make Bonds a Safer Haven?
Scottish Journal of Political Economy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Motivated by its current defective governance regime and institutional characteristics of green finance, this study models Value‐at‐Risk and Expected Shortfall of security markets for China. We extend Patton et al.'s (2019) models by introducing four exogenous risk factors including China's climate policy uncertainty (CCPU).
Xiao‐Ming Li
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Composites of covalently linked lignin and cellulose from one feedstock. [PDF]
Nat CommunZuo S +5 more
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Sociological Forum, EarlyView.ABSTRACT There are paradoxical and sociological questions surrounding migrants of certain ethno‐national backgrounds—particularly women—whose high levels of education do not consistently translate into employment commensurate with their skills, resulting in what is commonly termed “brain waste.” This study critically examines the role of employer ...
Homa Sadri
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ESL-PSC Toolkit: a graphical software environment for linking shared genetic changes to convergent phenotypes. [PDF]
Mol Biol EvolAllard JB, Kumar S.
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