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The role of first and second language reading, first language low‐level skills, and working memory in second language writing

The Modern Language Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Our research investigated how L2 and L1 reading, L1 low‐level skills and working memory are related to ratings and the linguistic characteristics (productivity, cohesion, lexical sophistication and diversity, syntactic complexity, and accuracy) of argumentative and narrative texts. The research was conducted in Hungary with 95 secondary school
Judit Kormos, Csilla Bartha
wiley   +1 more source

Drawing Animals in the Paleolithic: The Effect of Perspective and Abbreviation on Animal Recognition and Aesthetic Appreciation

Topics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView.
Abstract The majority of Pleistocene figurative cave art in Western Europe consists of line drawings depicting large herbivores from the side view, and outlines were sometimes abbreviated to the head‐neck‐dorsal line. It is often assumed that the side view was used because it facilitates animal recognition compared to other views, and that abbreviated ...
Murillo Pagnotta, Mateusz Psujek, Larissa M. Straffon, Riccardo Fusaroli, Kristian Tylén   +4 more
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Examination Practices in Design Patent and Participatory Examination

Journal of Intellectual Property
The examination of design applications at the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) is conducted in accordance with established regulations; however, the criteria for assessing design applications remain ambiguous, because the relevant provisions ...
Jongkyun Kim
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Building Proteins in a Day: Efficient 3D Molecular Reconstruction

, 2015
Discovering the 3D atomic structure of molecules such as proteins and viruses is a fundamental research problem in biology and medicine. Electron Cryomicroscopy (Cryo-EM) is a promising vision-based technique for structure estimation which attempts to ...
Brubaker, Marcus A., Fleet, David J., Punjani, Ali   +2 more
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The Americanization of Nigerian English spelling and punctuation

World Englishes, EarlyView.
Abstract Spelling is the most standardized level of language, and prescriptive spelling norms in former British colonies often advocate adherence to British spelling norms which differs from the local linguistic reality. Hence, recent research on the evolution of postcolonial Englishes and the Americanization of Englishes worldwide has questioned the ...
Temitayo Olatoye
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of audio versus audiovisual stimuli with or without face masking on judgements about different varieties of Asian English

World Englishes, EarlyView.
Abstract This study explores ways in which multilingual English listeners react to and rate three varieties of Asian English in three presentational modes: audio only, audiovisual and audiovisual with a face mask. Using a speech intelligibility framework, the study examines the extent to which presentational mode affects intelligibility and listener ...
Jette G. Hansen Edwards, Mary L. Zampini
wiley   +1 more source

Graphing Functions of Two Variables in Spreadsheets

Spreadsheets in Education, 2011
A method of graphing functions of two variables in spreadsheets is presented. The method uses parallel orthogonal projection. The xyz coordinate system is revolvable in two planes so the graph can be viewed from any direction. The graph is constructed as
Jan Benacka
doaj  

Improving Camera Exterior Orientation Estimation using Vanishing Point Detection [PDF]

The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences
The estimation of camera pose with respect to a known object has been a fundamental challenge since the inception of photogrammetry. This task is crucial for applications ranging from 3D reconstruction to augmented reality.
V. V. Kniaz, V. V. Kniaz, I. I. Greshnikov, D. E. Tonkikh, A. N. Bordodymov, V. S. Aleksandrov, S. Yu. Zheltov   +6 more
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An acoustic study on monophthongs in Central Australian Aboriginal English

World Englishes, EarlyView.
Abstract We present an acoustic analysis of monophthongal vowel production in Central Australian Aboriginal English (CAAE), providing one of the first systematic examinations of this variety spoken by English‐as‐a‐first‐language (L1) speakers in Mparntwe/Alice Springs, Australia.
Yizhou Wang, Carmel O'Shannessy, Vanessa Davis, Rikke Bundgaard‐Nielsen, Denise Foster   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Perspective as an artistic tool of composition in the engravings by Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Architecture and Engineering, 2016
This study is devoted to the recreation of Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s compositional thinking. The study is based on analyses of the composition of his engravings depicting architecture and space.
Elena Chernaya
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