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Bridging the Gap Between L1 and L2: Enhanced Emotional Vocabulary Through Elaborative Processing in Spanish‐Speaking English Language Learners

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Foreign languages are often learnt in formal and disembodied environments which may limit the emotional resonance of their vocabulary and their pragmatic usage in real‐life communication. In a context of English as a foreign language (EFL), this study examines whether elaborative processing as a teaching strategy leads to changes in the ...
María Jesús Sánchez, Elisa Pérez‐García, María Belén López Arroyo, Beatriz Bermúdez‐Margaretto   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Read Aloud Scaffolding for Language and Content Learning With Emergent Bilinguals: Quadrants of Engagement

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the types of scaffolding strategies employed by elementary teachers during read aloud sessions, with a specific focus on emergent bilingual students. Through a multi‐site explanatory case study involving 14 elementary teachers across four districts, we analyzed the frequency and quality of scaffold use, categorizing ...
Qingli Lei, Trish Morita‐Mullaney, Jennifer Renn   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Eurocrats Wanted: Why Some Member States Lag in European Commission Recruitment

JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract The article investigates the underrepresentation of certain member states within the European Commission (EC) and explores the broader challenges of achieving geographical balance in European Union (EU) recruitment. Drawing on the theory of representative bureaucracy, the study systematises factors that shape the attractiveness of EU careers ...
Jarolím Antal, Kateřina Kočí, Nicole Grmelová   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Subsistence hunting shapes the spatial variation of jaguar densities in community‐managed forests

Journal of Zoology, EarlyView.
Jaguars and people can coexist in community‐managed forests, but distance matters. In Guatemala's Maya Biosphere Reserve, jaguar numbers increased markedly in areas harder to reach on foot, yet jaguars were still found near communities, showing that responsibly managed forests can support jaguar populations while allowing people to maintain traditional
L. Perera‐Romero, R. McNab, R. Garcia‐Anleu, J. Polisar, C. Sutherland, D. Thornton   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Employee Fraud and the Statute of Limitations in a Search and Matching Model

The Manchester School, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper integrates employee fraud into a Mortensen‐Pissarides search and matching model to analyze labor market dynamics under imperfect legal enforcement. We introduce a time‐dependent punishment structure where the offender's effective liability is governed by the statute of limitations. We characterize both short‐ and long‐run equilibria,
Mauricio Benegas, José Freire Júnior
wiley   +1 more source

Peridomestic infestation by Triatoma pallidipennis and natural infection with Trypanosoma cruzi in Zacatepec, Morelos, Mexico Infestación peridoméstica por Triatoma pallidipennis e infección natural por Trypanosoma cruzi en Zacatepec, Morelos, México

Medical and Veterinary Entomology, EarlyView.
Entomological and community‐related risk factors for Chagas disease were assessed through peridomestic sampling, calculation of entomological indices and surveys of community knowledge, attitudes and practices. Forty‐six triatomines, all identified as Triatoma pallidipennis, were collected, and all specimens showed natural infection with Trypanosoma ...
Reyna Vargas‐Abasolo, José Rafael Delgado López, Liliana Aguilar‐Marcelino, Miguel Galarde‐López, Gemma Rojo, Alex Córdoba‐Aguilar   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Bumps in the Road Toward Social Equity Budgeting: The Administrative Pitfalls When Implementing Participatory Budgeting

Public Administration, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Participatory budgeting can encourage meaningful community engagement in all phases of the budgeting cycle to promote social equity. However, participatory budgeting administrators often experience administrative and political challenges in establishing participatory processes that effectively promote social equity.
Michelle L. Lofton, Juan Pablo Martínez Guzmán   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Health and Survival Impacts of Early Childhood Development Programmes: The Case of the Happy Child Programme in Brazil

Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper adds to the growing evidence on the impacts of early childhood development (ECD) programming by examining one of the world's largest home visitation programmes, the Happy Child Programme in Brazil, and its impacts on child vaccination and preventable death rates.
Raquel Tebaldi, Franziska Gassmann, Bruno Martorano   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A reflection on 30 years of the Family Health Strategy. [PDF]

Cad Saude Publica
Macinko J.
europepmc   +1 more source

Analysis of the monitoring of the expansion of Covid-19 testing and surveillance in a municipality. [PDF]

Rev Saude Publica
Oliveira AB, Lima AMFS, Rossi TRA, Silva GAPD, Santana SF, Santos TS, Ramos ICN, Lopes SPA, Suzart NA, Magno L, Dourado I, Silva LMVD.   +11 more
europepmc   +1 more source