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The Effect of Differences in the General Proficiency of Iranian EFL Students on their Metaphorical Competence [PDF]

open access: yesResearch in English Language Pedagogy, 2013
This study was an effort towards examining the relationship between Iranian EFL learners’ language proficiency and their metaphorical competence. The were 120 Iranian EFL learners studying at SADR English Language Center within the 19-25 age range.
Zahra Rezaei, Aliakbar Jafarpour
doaj  

Language Usage, Participation, Employment and Earnings: Evidence for Foreigners in West Germany with Multiple Sources of Selection [PDF]

open access: yes
Language proficiency may not only affect the earnings of the individual, but the probability to participate in the labor market or becoming employed as well. It may also affect selection of people into economic sector and occupation.
Aldashev, Alisher   +2 more
core  

Popoia te reo kia penapena: Nurture the language [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Research to develop a Māori language screening tool (Specialist Education Services, 2001), identified that students entering Māori Medium at five, could be classified into one of four Māori language competency, groups. Concurrently, teachers raised their
Berryman, Mere   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Multidimensional Profiling of MRI‐Negative Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Uncovers Distinct Phenotypes

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Although hippocampal sclerosis (TLE‐HS) represents the most frequent cause of temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE), up to 30% of patients show no lesion on visual MRI inspection (TLE‐MRIneg). These cases pose diagnostic and therapeutic challenges and are underrepresented in surgical series.
Alice Ballerini   +28 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring English Language Proficiency, Academic Confidence, Self-Esteem, and Academic Stress Among Kurdish Students of Tishk International University

open access: yesInternational Journal of Social Sciences & Educational Studies
This study investigates how Kurdish students' English language proficiency is related to academic confidence, self-esteem, and academic stress. It fills a gap in the research by focusing on Kurdish students that has not been investigated in depth in ...
Suzan Sabri, Minwas Jamal Rashied
doaj   +1 more source

The Role of Limited English Proficiency and Access to Health Insurance and Health Care in the Affordable Care Act Era

open access: yesHealth Equity, 2020
Purpose: Limited English proficiency adversely impacts people's ability to access health services. This study examines the association between English language proficiency and insurance access and use of a usual care provider after the implementation of ...
doaj   +1 more source

Sex Representation in US Stroke Clinical Trials: A Decade of Trends and Challenges

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Stroke remains a major cause of disability and mortality in the US, with significant sex‐based disparities, and females remain underrepresented in stroke clinical trials. We aimed to examine sex representation in US‐based stroke clinical trials, identify trial characteristics associated with higher female enrollment (≥ 50%), and ...
Chaitali Dagli   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Patterns of Language Maintenance Among Algerian-Arabic Speakers in France

open access: yesDarnioji daugiakalbystė
For a very long time, France’s language policy has considered French as the only language of the republic, ignoring any other languages spoken across the country.
Flih Zahia
doaj   +1 more source

Reperfusion‐Dependent Outcomes After Endovascular Thrombectomy Stratified by NIHSS‐ASPECTS Clinical‐Core Mismatch

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective This analysis evaluates the effect of successful reperfusion on functional outcomes after MT, stratified by admission National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) and Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score (ASPECTS) as surrogates for clinical‐core mismatch, using multicenter registry data.
Felix Schlicht   +53 more
wiley   +1 more source

CSF Monoamine Metabolites and Cognitive Trajectory in Early Parkinson's Disease

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Imaging and postmortem studies indicate that abnormalities in monoaminergic neurotransmission contribute to cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease (PD). However, it remains uncertain if cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) monoamine metabolites can serve as biomarkers of cognitive decline in early PD.
Jing‐Yu Shao   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

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