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Style-Shifting in Vlogging: An Acoustic Analysis of “YouTube Voice”

open access: yesLifespans and Styles, 2017
This article demonstrates evidence of context-related style-shifting on YouTube. This was achieved by comparing the vowels of vlogger Phil Lester in multiple contexts (a solo vlog, collaborative vlog, gaming video, and live video).
Sarah Lee
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The origins and molecular evolution of SARS-CoV-2 lineage B.1.1.7 in the UK

open access: yesbioRxiv, 2022
The first SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern (VOC) to be designated was lineage B.1.1.7, later labelled by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as Alpha. Originating in early Autumn but discovered in December 2020, it spread rapidly and caused large waves of ...
V. Hill   +28 more
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Language matters: representations of ‘heart failure’ in English discourse—a large-scale linguistic study

open access: yesOpen Heart, 2022
Aims Heart failure (HF) has a lower public profile compared with other serious health conditions, notably cancer. This discourse analysis study investigates the extent to which HF is discussed in general contemporary English, UK parliamentary debates and
Rajiv Sankaranarayanan   +3 more
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Functions of English vs. Other Languages in Sri Lankan Buddhist Rituals in the UK

open access: yesActa Linguistica Asiatica, 2015
This paper focuses on the functions of English versus other languages in Sri Lankan Buddhist rituals. The framework for this paper is based on a previous work on the language of Hindu rituals by Pandharipande (2012).
Manel HERAT
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Consumption and effects of caffeinated energy drinks in young people: an overview of systematic reviews and secondary analysis of UK data to inform policy

open access: yesBMJ Open, 2022
Background This overview and analysis of UK datasets was commissioned by the UK government to address concerns about children’s consumption of caffeinated energy drinks and their effects on health and behaviour.
Claire Khouja   +7 more
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BOOK REVIEW The Crescent in the West: Image of the Orient in English Literature up to 1832

open access: yesHamdard Islamicus, 2021
Abdur Raheem Kidwai is a Professor of English at the Aligarh Muslim University, India, and Visiting Professor Fellow, School of English, University of Leicester, UK (2006-2016).
Mohammad Teisir Bin Shah Goolfee
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Introduction: Environmental Humanities Approaches to Climate Change

open access: yesHumanities, 2020
The development of the environmental humanities as an interdisciplinary formation is a response to an ecological and planetary crisis [...]
David Higgins   +2 more
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Completeness and representativeness of small area socioeconomic data linked with the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD)

open access: yesJournal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 2022
Background The Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) holds primary care electronic healthcare records for 25% of the UK population. CPRD data can be linked via practice postcode in the UK, and additionally via patient postcode in England, to area ...
Preveina Mahadevan   +7 more
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Smooth Signals and Syntactic Change

open access: yesLanguages, 2021
A large body of recent work argues that considerations of information density predict various phenomena in linguistic planning and production. However, the usefulness of an information theoretic account for explaining diachronic phenomena has remained ...
Joel C. Wallenberg   +3 more
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Race, Socioeconomic Deprivation, and Hospitalization for COVID-19 in English participants of a National Biobank

open access: yesmedRxiv, 2020
Preliminary reports suggest that the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has led to disproportionate morbidity and mortality among historically disadvantaged populations.
A. Patel   +4 more
semanticscholar   +2 more sources

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