Normative Data for 84 UK English Rebus Puzzles. [PDF]
Front Psychol, 2018 Recent investigations have established the value of using rebus puzzles in studying the insight and analytic processes that underpin problem solving. The current study sought to validate a pool of 84 rebus puzzles in terms of their solution rates, solution times, error rates, solution confidence, self-reported solution strategies, and solution phrase ...
Threadgold E, Marsh JE, Ball LJ.
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English Bulldogs in the UK: a VetCompass study of their disorder predispositions and protections
Canine Medicine and Genetics, 2022 Plain English summary The English Bulldog has risen sharply in popularity over the past decade in the UK. However, its distinctive and extreme conformation has raised concerns because many of these physical features render the breed prone to serious ...
Dan G. O’Neill +6 more
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Validation of the UK English Oxford cognitive screen-plus in sub-acute and chronic stroke survivors. [PDF]
Eur Stroke J, 2022 Introduction: Stroke survivors are routinely screened for cognitive impairment with tools that often fail to detect subtle impairments. The Oxford Cognitive Screen-Plus (OCS-Plus) is a brief tablet-based screen designed to detect subtle post-stroke ...
Webb SS +5 more
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Longitudinal match performance characteristics of UK and non-UK players in the English Premier League [PDF]
Science and Medicine in Football, 2016 This study investigated the longitudinal match performance characteristics in the English Premier League (EPL), with special reference to player nationality (UK vs. non-UK). Match observations (n = 14700) were collected using a multi-camera computerised tracking system across 7 consecutive EPL seasons (2006–2007 to 2012– 2013).
Bush, M +4 more
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Subtlex-UK: A New and Improved Word Frequency Database for British English [PDF]
Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 2014 We present word frequencies based on subtitles of British television programmes. We show that the SUBTLEX-UK word frequencies explain more of the variance in the lexical decision times of the British Lexicon Project than the word frequencies based on the British National Corpus and the SUBTLEX-US frequencies.
van Heuven, Walter J.B. +3 more
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Word-boundary palatalization and production planning in UK English [PDF]
Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics, 2020 We analyze palatalization from /z/ to [ʒ] at word boundaries in UK English. Previous research has investigated palatalization in the context of /s#j/, showing that lexical frequency influences its occurrence across word boundaries. Palatalization by voiced coronal fricatives is less well-understood, particularly in naturalistic speech, which we study ...
Donald G. Dunagan +1 more
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English Translation and Validation of the Ikigai-9 in a UK Sample [PDF]
Journal of Concurrent Disorders, 2019 The psychological construct of ‘ikigai’ reflects the sense of having a ‘reason for living’ and has been associated with various positive health-related outcomes. This study presents an English translation of the Ikigai-9, empirically explores the manifestation of ikigai in the UK, and outlines its associations with facets of well-being.
Dean Fido +2 more
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To what extent does the English healthcare system depend on nurses educated in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland? Evidence from analysis of linked registration and census data [PDF]
International Journal of Population Data ScienceBackground A recently published 10 Year Plan for the National Health Service in England has an ambitious aim to reduce dependence on nurses recruited internationally. Reliance on home educated nurses will inevitably have to increase.
Iain Atherton +5 more
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Norms and Authority in Language: the Case of UK English [PDF]
Sociolinguistica, 2014 Saraceni, Mario +2 more
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