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International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Focusing on the narratives of two Japanese undergraduate students, this article examines their everyday experiences of using and learning English, situated within entangled relations of power. Drawing on the Foucauldian notion of discourse, the study reveals how multiple power/knowledge systems—such as native speakerism, prescriptivism ...
Aina Tanaka, Daisuke Kimura
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Analysis of an MMAP/PH1, PH2/N/∞ queueing system operating in a random environment
International Journal of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, 2014 A multi-server queueing system with two types of customers and an infinite buffer operating in a random environment as a model of a contact center is investigated. The arrival flow of customers is described by a marked Markovian arrival process.
Kim Chesoong +3 more
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Analysis of a Retrial Queue With Two-Type Breakdowns and Delayed Repairs
IEEE Access, 2020 This article studies an M/G/1 retrial queue with two types of breakdowns. When the server is idle, it is subject to breakdowns according to a Poisson process with rate δ and it cannot be repaired immediately.
Shan Gao, Jie Zhang, Xianchao Wang
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International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Second language acquisition research has largely emphasized language development, often overlooking language maintenance following international mobility. Addressing this gap, the present longitudinal mixed‐methods study examined oral proficiency maintenance among foreign language (FL) learners 9 months after returning from residence abroad ...
Yunjung (Yunie) Ku
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Neurodiversity and intersectionality in the workplace: A narrative review and research agenda
International Journal of Management Reviews, EarlyView.Abstract Neurodiversity has important implications for individuals and organizations as an increasingly salient but under‐researched dimension of diversity in the workplace. In this article, we provide an interdisciplinary review of neurodiversity research through the lens of intersectionality, with a particular focus on the potential ways ...
Thomas Calvard +2 more
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Intercultural Competence Development Through Tourism: A Study of Czech Visitors to France
International Journal of Training and Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines international travel as a context for informal intercultural learning and the development of intercultural competence, aligning with the broader goals of training and development. Using the Cross‐Cultural Adaptability Inventory (CCAI), this research assesses changes in four dimensions—Emotional Resilience, Flexibility ...
Renata Cuhlova +2 more
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Fractional derivative in continuous-time Markov processes and applications to epidemics in networks
Physical Review ResearchContinuous-time Markov processes are governed by the Chapman-Kolmogorov differential equation. We show that replacing the standard time derivative of the governing equation with a Caputo fractional derivative of order ...
Matteo D'Alessandro, Piet Van Mieghem
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Journal of Fish Biology, EarlyView.Abstract Anadromous salmonids migrate seaward to exploit feeding and growth opportunities in marine habitats, yet how smolt biological characteristics influence their marine migratory behavior remains poorly understood. This study used 9 years of trout (Salmo trutta) population monitoring data from 15,595 tagged age‐0+ parr, 1033 smolts detected ...
Jonathan P. Gillson +11 more
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A Statistical Method to Schedule the First Exam Using Chest X-Ray in Lung Cancer Screening
MathematicsWe applied a recently developed statistical method to the National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) chest X-ray data, to find the optimal time for initiating chest X-ray screening in asymptomatic individuals. Incidence probability was used to control the risk
Farhin Rahman, Dongfeng Wu
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Analysis of an N–Policy GI/M/1 Queue in a Multi–Phase Service Environmentwith Disasters
International Journal of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, 2018 This paper investigates an N-policy GI/M/1 queue in a multi-phase service environment with disasters, where the system tends to suffer from disastrous failures while it is in operative service environments, making all present customers leave the system ...
Jiang Tao +3 more
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