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Speaking Anxiety and Learner’s Own Variety of English

open access: yesCrossings, 2016
In this increasingly globalized world, English is the most widely used international contact language as it has spread to different parts of the world.
Shafinaz Sikder   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

One Book, Two Language Varieties [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
This paper presents a comparative study of alignment pairs, either contrasting expressions or stylistic variants of the same expression in the European (EP) and the Brazilian (BP) varieties of Portuguese. The alignments were collected semi-automatically using the CLUE-Aligner tool, which allows to record all pairs of paraphrastic units resulting from ...
Anabela Barreiro   +4 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Pediatric Idiopathic Multicentric Castleman Disease Is Often Severe But Responsive to Siltuximab

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease (iMCD) is a potentially fatal immunologic disorder marked by widespread lymphadenopathy and inflammation. Siltuximab, an interleukin‐6 (IL‐6) inhibitor, is the only FDA‐approved treatment for adult patients with iMCD.
Bridget Austin   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Language, Culture, and Cancer: Qualitative Insights Into Communication Disparities Among Spanish‐Speaking Caregivers of Children With Cancer

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Latino children are projected to make up nearly one‐third of United States (US) children by 2060, and many of their caregivers speak Spanish. Prior survey research has documented communication difficulties for Spanish‐speaking caregivers of children with cancer, but contemporary qualitative data are limited.
Jenny Ruiz   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparative Evaluation of Hemodiafiltration, Hemoperfusion, and Standard Hemodialysis on Efficacy, Inflammatory Control, Dialysis Adequacy, and Safety in End‐Stage Renal Disease: A Prospective Observational Study

open access: yesTherapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Chronic micro‐inflammation in patients with end‐stage renal disease (ESRD) is a significant driver of cardiovascular complications and diminished quality of life. While standard hemodialysis (SHD) effectively manages small‐molecule clearance, its ability to remove medium‐to‐large uremic toxins—the primary catalysts of systemic ...
Hongwei Zuo   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The complexity of family language policy decisions: The case of Cantonese and other regional Chinese varieties

open access: yesCírculo de Lingüística Aplicada a la Comunicación, 2019
This paper explores the beliefs, attitudes, and efforts of parents with regard to the use and preservation of regional Chinese varieties including Cantonese in the region of Guangzhou, China.
Li Yaling, Li Danli, Gao Xuesong
doaj   +1 more source

Forecasting the Dialysis Burden in Japan: Validation‐Based Projections of Prevalence and Incidence Through 2050

open access: yesTherapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Japan has one of the highest dialysis prevalence rates worldwide and a shrinking, aging population. Whether dialysis burden has entered a sustained post‐peak phase or whether recent declines partly reflect pandemic‐related disruptions remains uncertain.
Hatice Şahin   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Modelling stem cell differentiation related processes—A practical overview for biologists

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Stem cell differentiation is complex and difficult to control experimentally. This review introduces suitable computational modelling approaches that can support stem cell research, from mechanistic ODE and abstract models to multiscale and deep learning methods.
Ricco Zeegelaar   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Language awareness survey among university students

open access: yesActa Academiae Beregsasiensis, Philologica
In this study we examined the linguistic awareness and dialect attitudes of university students studying at the University of Nyíregyháza. It is particularly important that the future teachers have a positive attitude towards the varieties of the ...
Anita Kiss, Zita Somfalvi
doaj   +1 more source

Dialectometry of Linguistic Varieties Common in the Distance between the South of Hamadan Province to the North of Khuzestan Province: Using Levenshtein Distance Approach [PDF]

open access: yesمطالعات زبان‌‌ها و گویش‌های غرب ایران
Dialectometry is a computational, quantitative and statistical approach, in which linguistic differences, in a selected geographical area, are examined by using specific methods and techniques.
Shiva Piryaee   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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