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EMI students’ expectations, awareness and learning practices in relation to English pronunciation

Atlantis
The present study explored views on English pronunciation of a group of tertiary students on history and economics undergraduate courses which used English as a vehicular language.
Esther Gómez Lacabex, Francisco Gallardo del Puerto   +1 more
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4‐nitrobenzoate inhibits 4‐hydroxybenzoate polyprenyltransferase in malaria parasites and enhances atovaquone efficacy

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Atovaquone is an antimalarial requiring potentiation for sufficient efficacy. We pursued strategies to enhance its activity, showing that 4‐nitrobenzoate inhibits 4‐hydroxybenzoate polyprenyltransferase, decreasing ubiquinone biosynthesis. Since atovaquone competes with ubiquinol in mitochondria, 4‐nitrobenzoate facilitates its action, potentiating ...
Ignasi Bofill Verdaguer, Matheus Felipe Santos, Maurício Mazzine Filho, Gabriela Oliveira Castro, Agustín Hernández, Manoel Aparecido Peres, Alejandro Miguel Katzin, Marcell Crispim   +7 more
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The effect of synchronous and asynchronous computer-mediated communication (CMC) on learners’ pronunciation achievement

Cogent Psychology, 2021
Within the field of second language acquisition, pronunciation has received relatively little attention. This lack of research can also be seen in the general lack of systematic pedagogical materials for pronunciation training, effectively reinforcing ...
Majid Zeinali Nejad, Mohammad Golshan, Amin Naeimi   +2 more
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Learners’ attitudes and perspectives towards English pronunciation abilities with different religious backgrounds in Thailand

Studies in English Language and Education, 2023
A plethora of studies has examined EFL learners’ attitudes towards and perceptions of English pronunciation, yet little has been discussed about the influence of religious backgrounds on one’s pronunciation abilities, especially in the Thai context. This
Rahmah Bakoko, Budi Waluyo, Kritsadee Songkhai   +2 more
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Articulatory loop explanations of memory span and pronunciation rate correspondences: a cautionary note [PDF]

, 1988
In recent years, a number of memory span findings have been attributed to the operation of an articulatory loop (Baddeley & Hitch, 1974). These attributions have been made on the basis of finding a correspondence between span differences and ...
Humphreys, Michael S., Tehan, Gerald
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Photosynthesis under far‐red light—evolutionary adaptations and bioengineering of light‐harvesting complexes

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Phototrophs evolved light‐harvesting systems adapted for efficient photon capture in habitats enriched in far‐red radiation. A subset of eukaryotic pigment‐binding proteins can absorb far‐red photons via low‐energy chlorophyll states known as red forms.
Antonello Amelii, Edoardo Andrea Cutolo, Daniele Montepietra, Claudia Battarra, Roberto Caferri, Stefano Capaldi, Zeno Guardini, Luca Dall'Osto, Roberto Bassi   +8 more
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The Caenorhabditis elegans DPF‐3 and human DPP4 have tripeptidyl peptidase activity

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPPIV) family comprises serine proteases classically defined by their ability to remove dipeptides from the N‐termini of substrates, a feature that gave the family its name. Here, we report the discovery of a previously unrecognized tripeptidyl peptidase activity in DPPIV family members from two different species.
Aditya Trivedi, Rajani Kanth Gudipati
wiley   +1 more source

Chinese as a Second Language Pronunciation Teaching Survey [PDF]

Journal of the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages, 2018
This survey study aims to provide an overview of Chinese as a second language (CSL) pronunciation teaching in the higher educational institutions in the US. 80 respondents participated in and completed an online survey.
Chunsheng Yang, Wenhua Jin
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SOCIOPHONETIC DESCRIPTION OF UKRAINIAN LANGUAGE OF THE PRESENT-DAY YOUTH (HISSING AND WHISTLING SOUNDS, THEIR PRE- AND POSTPOSITION)

Записки з українського мовознавства, 2016
The article attempts to identify, analyse and describe the deviations that appear as a result of rules violation, the attention is drawn to the typical mistakes of pronunciation, including pronunciation of hissing sounds before whistling and whistling ...
М. Л. Дружинець
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AWARENESS AND PHONOLOGICAL WORKING MEMORY IN THE ADULTACQUISITION OF SECOND LANGUAGE PRONUNCIATION: A CASE STUDY [PDF]

, 2016
As one of the micro skills of speaking ability, the role of pronunciation is quite essentialfor it differentiates one meaning to another. The early childhood acquisition of a secondlanguage pronunciation is found to have fewer constraints than those who ...
Yudanika , Festri
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