Human Capital 4.0: Readiness of Initial Vocational Education Programmes in Italy and Germany
ABSTRACT The rapid pace of technological innovation and the advent of Industry 4.0 have profoundly transformed labour markets and the nature of work. This paper examines the preparedness of Initial Vocational Education and Training (IVET) programmes in Germany and Italy to meet the demands of Human Capital 4.0. Utilising a comparative analysis of three
Luca Antonazzo, Susanne Peters
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Beyond the left-right brain divide: a framework for dual-domain cognitive fluency. [PDF]
Affognon DA.
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Catch Me If You Can: The Dynamic Nature of Bias in Machine Learning Applications
ABSTRACT Bias in machine learning (ML) applications represents systematic differences between expected and actual values of the predicted outputs, such that certain individuals or groups are systematically and disproportionately (dis)advantaged. This paper investigates the dynamic nature of bias in ML applications.
Monideepa Tarafdar, Irina Rets, Yang Hu
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Musical aptitude moderates ease and vividness but not frequency of the speech-to-song illusion. [PDF]
Rathcke TV, Smit EA.
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Stigma, self‐styling and ‘forced accents’ among English L2 speakers in Spain
Abstract This paper examines the relationship between shame, stigma and accent for non‐native English speakers in Spain. The low English competence of the Spanish population frequently constitutes a source of individual and collective stigma – which includes the apparent undesirability of Spanish‐sounding English.
Eva Codó, Carly Collins
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Second-Language Acquisition and First-Language Attrition of Speech: The Production of Arabic and English Short Vowels. [PDF]
Kornder L, Alharbi AS, Foltz A.
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In search of improved biocatalysts for the NADH cofactor recycling in synthetic reductive biotransformations, C. boidinii formate dehydrogenase is the subject of a rational protein engineering approach. The study delivers an enzyme variant with improved specific activities and a more desirable pH and temperature profile, which shows promising ...
Marisa Bickmann, Andrea Rodil, Jan Deska
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How well do admission criteria predict student performance in one medical course? [PDF]
Althewini A.
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Psychiatric Morbidity Is Overrepresented in Young Girls at High Risk of Developing Anorexia Nervosa
ABSTRACT Objective Psychiatric comorbidity frequently presents in anorexia nervosa (AN). Yet, the premorbid mental health status is relatively unknown. The aim of this study was to map out psychiatric morbidity and psychopathology among girls at familial high risk (FHR) of developing AN, thereby detecting possible underlying vulnerabilities preceding ...
Karin Dahlin +3 more
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Exploring "Talent" in Medical Education: A Scoping Review. [PDF]
Preyra R +10 more
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