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Individualized Atrophy‐Based Prediction of Dementia Progression in Familial Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration With Bayesian Linear Mixed‐Effects Modeling

open access: yesAnnals of Neurology, Volume 99, Issue 5, Page 1315-1326, May 2026.
Objective Age of symptom onset is highly variable in familial frontotemporal lobar degeneration (f‐FTLD). Accurate prediction of onset would inform clinical management and trial enrollment. Prior studies indicate that individualized maps of brain atrophy can predict conversion to dementia in f‐FTLD.
Shubir Dutt   +82 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Power of “Can Do” statements: Teachers’ Perceptions of CEFR-informed Instruction in French as a Second Language Classrooms in Ontario

open access: yesCanadian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2012
This article reports on French as a second language (FSL) teachers’ perceptions of using the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR)-informed instruction (action-oriented instruction focusing on language use) in FSL classrooms in Ontario.
Farahnaz Faez   +4 more
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Exploring the use of Communities of Practice as Professional Development for French as a Second Language Teachers

open access: yesCanadian Journal of Applied Linguistics
In Canada, French as a second language (FSL) teachers have indicated a lack of professional learning opportunities adapted to their needs and interests.
Adam Kaszuba, Callie Mady, Daniel Jarvis
doaj   +1 more source

Towards Inclusive Pedagogy: Including Students with Communicative Challenges and Special Education Needs in Ontario’s French as a Second Language Classrooms

open access: yes, 2017
Ontario’s commitment to bilingualism is evidenced by its emphasis on mandatory French as a Second Language (FSL) education. The values of acceptance and inclusion of all students in the FSL classroom have not always been explicitly reflected in the FSL ...
Alviarez, Reshara
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Ultrasound and MRI Are Not Interchangeable for Measuring Muscle Cross‐Sectional Area: Analysis of Reliability and Validity in 10 Lower Limb Muscles Considering Sex Differences

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Sport Science, Volume 26, Issue 3, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Ultrasound‐based anatomical cross‐sectional area (US‐ACSA) measurement using extended‐field‐of‐view (EFOV) imaging offers a practical alternative to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI‐ASCA) measurements. Although its reliability and validity have previously been assessed, previous studies have focused only on a single or limited number of muscles
Yoko Kunimasa   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Parsing Ability and Reading Comprehension in a Second Language: Are the Two Related? [PDF]

open access: yes, 1986
Many studies of reading comprehension have dealt with how a text's syntax and semantics interfere with or assist the reader in getting meaning. These effects have typically been observed in the product of the reading process, reading comprehension ...
Day, Dennis
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Group Work, Interlanguage Talk and Second Language Acquisition [PDF]

open access: yes, 1985
The use of group work in classroom second language learning has long been supported by sound pedagogical arguments. Recently, however, a psycholinguistic rationale for group work has emerged from second language acquisition research on nonnative speaker ...
Long, Michael, Porter, Patricia
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Mapping white matter tracts with SEEG electrodes

open access: yesEpilepsia, Volume 67, Issue 3, Page 1090-1101, March 2026.
Abstract Objective Stereo‐electroencephalography (SEEG) is designed to record gray matter (GM) activity for epileptogenic zone localization. SEEG electrodes, however, traverse white matter (WM) pathways that connect regions involved in seizure networks and cognition.
Davide Giampiccolo   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hierarchies of Authenticity in Study Abroad: French From Canada Versus French From France?

open access: yesCanadian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2016
For many decades, Francophone regions in Canada have provided language study exchanges for French as a second language (FSL) learners within their own country.
Meike Wernicke
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Making “Wiggle Room” in French as a Second Language/Français langue seconde: Reconfiguring Identity, Language, and Policy

open access: yesCanadian Journal of Education, 2010
In this two‐year ethnographic study, I critically examined the problematic nature of the construct French as a Second Language (FSL), drawing specifically from the lived experiences of Canadian youth of Italian origin, participating in a teacher ...
Julie Clark
doaj   +2 more sources

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