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West meets east: Taking a stab at acupuncture point names
Abstract Acupuncture point names written in Chinese Han characters often provide clinically useful information in both their literal and figurative meanings about location and therapeutic use. The World Health Organization (WHO) standard acupuncture nomenclature includes these names in Han characters in an unusual array that includes both “original ...
Paul E. Neumann +3 more
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Comparative Reconstruction of Proto-Mojeño and the Diversification of Mojeño Dialects
This paper addresses nine open issues in the historical phonology of Mojeño, an Arawakan language of Bolivia. We propose solutions to these problems by postulating reconstructed forms for Proto-Mojeño based on a comparison of the two extant varieties of ...
Fernando de Carvalho, Françoise Rose
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Cognitive Science Progresses Toward Interactive Frameworks
Abstract Despite its many twists and turns, the arc of cognitive science generally bends toward progress, thanks to its interdisciplinary nature. By glancing at the last few decades of experimental and computational advances, it can be argued that—far from failing to converge on a shared set of conceptual assumptions—the field is indeed making steady ...
Michael J. Spivey
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Devising Yorùbá Terminology for Phonology Terms (from letter S to letter Z)
In this final part of our report, which is part four (4) on the formulation Yorùbá phonology terms for their English counterparts, we discuss terms from letters S to Z of English phonology and give their Yorùbá equivalents.
Bankale Oyetayo +2 more
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James Platt Junior's Contributions to Old English Grammar1
Abstract In 1883, Henry Sweet took issue with James Platt junior, a 21‐year‐old language enthusiast. At the time, Platt was England's brightest young prospect in Old English linguistic studies. Sweet recognised Platt's talent, but he became convinced that he was also a plagiarist and tried to have him expelled from the Philological Society.
Stephen Laker
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Diagnosis and treatment of occipital brain lesions in children
Occipital brain lesions in children represent a diagnostic challenge due to the large spectrum of etiologies and overlapping clinical features. This review analyses common and less common causes of occipital brain lesions in children, including malformative, vascular, genetic/metabolic, infectious, inflammatory, and neoplastic conditions.
Luca Bartolini +4 more
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Embodiment of sexuality by Israeli Sign Language signers and hearing Hebrew speakers
Abstract Language is a key resource for speakers and signers to index different aspects of their social identities, such as their ethnicities and sexualities. Yet, for users of sign language – who exploit movements of the hands, face, head and torso for linguistic purposes – it is often assumed that any communicative movement of the body is part of a ...
Rose Stamp +5 more
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ABSTRACT To measure is to err. Serving both numeric and non‐numeric measurement, the language of measurement refers to margins of error, within which measurement reports locate their measurements. Such reports and reasoning from them invoke what is known and what is known to be known about error‐strewn measurement to derive and contrast the ...
Barry Schein
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Neste ensaio, procuramos examinar o fenômeno do apagamento da vogalpostônica não-final em palavras proparoxítonas de 36 falantes de fala dialetal das áreas urbana e rural de Jaru, Estado de Rondônia.
Sebastião Adauto França
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Selecting a Literacy Intervention and Planning for Implementation: A Guide
Abstract Evidence‐based core instruction partnered with evidence‐based supplemental interventions are vital for students' literacy learning, particularly for students who need additional support (Petscher et al., 2020). Identifying instructional materials that reflect the translation of effective practices is challenging, (Solari et al., 2020) and made
Colleen E. Whittingham +2 more
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