Social Threat as Motivation for Phonetic Divergence: Evidence From Nonbinary Participants
ABSTRACT This paper investigates whether nonbinary speakers’ imitation of extended voice onset time (VOT) in word‐initial English /p, t, k/ is impacted by whether they believe they are listening to a nonbinary or binary model speaker. Forty‐five nonbinary American English speakers participated in an online VOT shadowing task, and the results find that ...
Jack Rechsteiner
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Psittacosis, an Uninvited Guest
Psittacosis is a zoonotic disease caused by the bacteria Chlamydia psittaci. It commonly presents with flu-like symptoms and community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). The bacteria is transmitted from birds to humans. The most common bird is parrots.
Soma Dutta, Ujjwayini Ray
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Intratumoral chemotherapy in an integumentary squamous cell carcinoma in a cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus) [PDF]
An eight-year-old, female cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus) was presented with anorexia, lethargy, a mass at the lower side of the wing and discoloration of the feathers.
Antonissen, Gunther +7 more
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A Cross‐Sectional Study on Parakeets Feeding and Housing Practices in Italy
ABSTRACT Italy has one of the largest companion bird populations in Europe. This study aimed to investigate feeding and housing practices among Italian parakeet owners. An online questionnaire was distributed, yielding 433 voluntary responses. Participants were classified as hobbyists (HBY; ≤ 13 birds owned) or breeders (BRD; > 13 birds owned) to ...
Erdem Danyer +4 more
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Psychogenic polydipsia in dogs – a review of pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment
Polyuria and polydipsia represent a common clinical presentation in dogs and may result from numerous disorders affecting different body systems. Compulsive water consumption is characteristic of psychogenic polydipsia, a primary polydipsia disorder rooted in neurologic, behavioural or environmental factors.
G. Pavlovsky
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¡Que maten al papagayo acusador!
In medieval tales of oriental origin, the parrot appears as a bird with the ability to speak like humans. This characteristic makes it the protagonist of some stories because it allows it to act as a spy for the jealous husband. However, ultimately, this
Elvira Fidalgo Francisco
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That sinkin’ feeling: Environmentally induced distress on a disappearing island
Abstract Residents of Tangier Island, Virginia, a subsiding island in the Chesapeake Bay, embody psychosocial dimensions of environmental change. Analysis of ethnographic data shows islanders’ experiences and articulations of anxiety, panic, and despair as “that sinkin’ feeling,” resulting from the stress of living with the long‐term threat of imminent
Jonna Yarrington
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Iowa Lottery Action, February 6-9, 2006, Vol. 13, no. 3 [PDF]
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Error detection is not necessary for representation
Some philosophers have recently proposed an error detection condition (EDC) for representation, such that for R$$ R $$ to be a representation for system S$$ S $$, S$$ S $$ must be capable of detecting errors in tokenings of R$$ R $$. We argue that this condition is unmotivated, and that it is too strong. We show that theories of representation that are
Ori Hacohen, Kenneth Aizawa
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Breeding ecology of a translocated population of red-crowned kakariki (Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae) on Tiritiri Matangi island, New Zealand : a thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Sciences in Ecology at Massey University, Albany, New Zealand [PDF]
The reproductive ecology of a translocated population of red-crowned kakariki (Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae) was monitored during 2004-2006, covering two breeding seasons on Tiritiri Matangi Island.
Ortiz-Catedral, Luis
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