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LEXTALE_CH: A quick, character-based proficiency test for Mandarin Chinese [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Research in second language acquisition suggests that objective performance-based assessments may provide more reliable and valid measures of second language proficiency than subjective self-ratings. To measure proficiency in English as a second language,
Chan, I. Lei, Chang, Charles B.
core  

Coping Practices of Small‐ and Medium‐Sized Enterprises Facing Power Asymmetry in Digital Platform Business

open access: yesStrategic Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Digital platform (DP) enterprises have risen to the top of the global economy by inverting traditional business models. They earn money through matchmaking, transaction facilitation, and efficient orchestration of other stakeholders' resources.
Lukas R. G. Fitz, Jochen Scheeg
wiley   +1 more source

CSR disclosure and investment efficiency in MENA countries: The moderating role of CSR committee

open access: yesStrategic Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Corporate social responsibility disclosure (CSRD) is often recognized as a transparency mechanism that allows companies to communicate their commitment to CSR. However, CSRD may also exacerbate agency conflicts. This study addresses these two contrasting perspectives by investigating the impact of CSRD on investment efficiency and exploring ...
Mohamed Malek Belhoula   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Startups Driving Artificial Intelligence Into Clinical Dermatology

open access: yesJEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transitioning from innovation to routine clinical application in dermatology. This review examines how AI‐enabled technologies are being developed and integrated across diverse clinical purposes and workflows.
Dominique Du Crest   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Linguistic diversity and language skills in Swiss schools

open access: yesBabylonia, 2009
[Summary generated by ChatGPT] Overview: Issue 2/2009 of Babylonia delves into the multifaceted role of intercomprehension in language education.
doaj  

Early Spectral Resolution Predicts Later Speech Recognition in Adult Cochlear Implant Recipients

open access: yesThe Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
In 531 ears from 498 adult cochlear implant recipients, spectral modulation detection (EasyQSMD) stabilized within 1 week post‐activation and significantly predicted later speech recognition outcomes. Early spectral resolution thresholds can identify potential poor performers during the critical first month, enabling earlier implementation of targeted ...
Katelyn A. Berg   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dictionary skills in advanced learners’ coursebooks — Materials survey [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Nowadays, almost 65 years after the publication of the first advanced learner’s dictionary, this particular consultation source is considered “a useful addition to any [language] course” (Sharma & Barret, 2007: 52).
Kiermasz, Zuzanna, Molenda, Marek
core  

From Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis to Neurodegenerative Diseases: A Scoping Review of Artificial Intelligence‐Powered Chatbots for Addressing Patients' and Caregivers' Information Needs

open access: yesMedicine Advances, EarlyView.
This scoping review synthesizes evidence from 24 studies (2019–2024) to examine how AI‐powered chatbots address patients' and caregivers' health information needs across diseases. Findings highlight key benefits such as accessibility, empowerment, efficiency, and personalization, alongside important limitations related to empathy, language and ...
Julie Desgroseilliers   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Constructed Languages and Their Role in Drama [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
This paper covers the history and use of constructed language and dialect on stage and screen as well as the issues that arise concerning social awareness and intellectual ...
Vandenberg, Emelie
core   +2 more sources

Semantic Embeddings of Chemical Elements for Enhanced Materials Inference and Discovery

open access: yesMaterials Genome Engineering Advances, EarlyView.
ElementBERT extracts semantic embeddings of chemical elements from 1.29 million alloy‐related abstracts, providing robust descriptors that improve prediction accuracy by up to 23% across titanium, high‐entropy, and shape memory alloys, with demonstrated generalization on alloy compositions reported in 2025.
Yunze Jia   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

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