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Palindrome Vis A Vis Carcinic: Short Note, Tapan K. Mukherjee

Word Ways

A short essay on palindromes.

The Longest Words Using The Fewest Letters, David M. Rheingold, Austin Byl, Evan Crouch, Elizabeth Krodel, Celia Schiffman, Nico Toutenhoofd

Word Ways

An essay about metric entropy within the English language and examples of the longest words using the fewest letters.

Transposing Opposites, Susan Thorpe

Word Ways

Two words having opposite meanings have their letters rearranged to make a phrase.

Words Containing Canadian Province & Territory Abbreviations, Darryl Francis

Word Ways

The August 2020 edition of Word Ways ran my article Words Containing US State Abbreviations, where I sought the smallest set of words containing all 50 US state abbreviations. My search also extended to seeking the smallest set of words containing the abbreviations for the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the Various US territories.

In this article, I repeat the exercise for the more modest group of abbreviations for the Canadian provinces and territories.

Removing Like Letters From A Word To Leave Another Word, Susan Thorpe

Word Ways

The author removes like letters from a single word to form a new word.

New G4g Auction, Jeremiah Farrell

Word Ways

Announcing an online auction taking place Nov. 8-15, 2020.

Some New Magic With "Most-Perfect" Magic Squares, Jeremiah Farrell

Word Ways

More magic squares along with some photographic memories of Martin Gardner.

Magic Square Magic, Jeremiah Farrell

Word Ways

A reprint of an article that came out of a Gathering for Gardner event.

Uni Grad Student News, V19n2, November 2020, University Of Northern Iowa. Graduate College.

UNI Grad Student News

Inside This Issue:
--Message from the Dean
--Graduate Student Profile
--Graduate Faculty Profile
--Graduate Alumni Profile
--Graduate Secretary Profile
--Professional Development
--Current Happenings
--Student Accolades
--Take Care Tip
--Social Activities
--Important Deadlines

Gallaudet Today Fall/Winter 2020, Bryce Chapman

Gallaudet Today

No abstract provided.

Remembering Willard Espy, Faith W. Eckler

Word Ways

The author recalls her friendship with wordsmith and recreational linguist Willard Espy.

Bird Ways, Roger E. Rondeau

Word Ways

An essay on birds and language related to them.

Mean Sidewalks, . Anil

Word Ways

A regular column.

Another President Prediction, Jeremiah Farrell

Word Ways

A crossword puzzle about the November 2020 presidential election.

Montey: A Word Game Hustle, Jeremiah Farrell

Word Ways

A mathematical game using words that came about from a Gathering for Gardner.

Word Ways V.53 No.4 Complete Issue

Word Ways

The final complete issue of Word Ways in one file.

Predictive Processing During A Naturalistic Statistical Learning Task In Asd, Neelima Wagley, Renee Lajiness-O'Neill, Jessica Sf Hay, Margaret Ugolini, Susan M. Bowyer, Ioulia Kovelman, Jonathan R. Brennan

Neurology Articles

Children's sensitivity to regularities within the linguistic stream, such as the likelihood that syllables co-occur, is foundational to speech segmentation and language acquisition. Yet, little is known about the neurocognitive mechanisms underlying speech segmentation in typical development and in neurodevelopmental disorders that impact language acquisition such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Here, we investigate the neural signals of statistical learning in 15 human participants (children ages 8-12) with a clinical diagnosis of ASD and 14 age-matched and gender-matched typically developing peers. We tracked the evoked neural responses to syllable sequences in a naturalistic statistical learning corpus using magnetoencephalography (MEG) in …

Words And Power In Conflict: Rwanda Under Mrnd Rule, Allan T. Moore Ph.D.

Peace and Conflict Studies

Rwanda under the rule of President Juvenal Habyarimana and the MRND government was a de facto totalitarian governed society, and throughout Habyarimana’s twenty-one year rule, it has been established that there was clear propaganda and hatred directed toward those citizens identified as Tutsi through their national identification records. This article examines the effects of centralized power harbored by Habyarimana and the MRND during this time utilizing a theoretical framework based on the intersection of complementary theory from Foucault, Dahl and Weber. The methodology includes a novel critical discourse analysis (CDA) of transcribed speeches delivered by Habyarimana and Leon Mugesera, as …

Interrogating What We Mean By "Making": Stories From Women Who Make In Community, Bibhushana Poudyal, Tetyana Zhyvotovska, Estefania Castillo, Nora Rivera, Ann Shivers-Mcnair, Joy Robinson, Laura Gonzales

English Faculty Books and Book Chapters

"In recent years, innovation, entrepreneurship, and globalization have become popular concepts in relation to technology design. While some major corporations and other entities continue pushing for globalization through the design and dissemination of digital technologies, researchers also caution against the biases and oppression that can be embedded in US culture’s 'near-ubiquitous use of algorithmically driven software.'¹ Countering some previously established orientations to globalization and entrepreneurship, this chapter highlights the importance of building technological innovation with (rather than just for or about) historically, structurally, and systematically marginalized and underrepresented communities. The overall purpose of this chapter is to showcase how …

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Swiss American Historical Society Review

No abstract provided.

“Radical Protestors”: How Korean Popular Music Created Online Affinity Spaces Of Left-Wing Political Activists: Annotated Bibliography, Anna Mach

Musicology and Ethnomusicology: Student Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Improving Sleep And Learning Motivation, And Decreasing Psychological Distress Through Different Modalities Of Written Expression: Controlling For Resilience And Hardiness, Samantha Aarstad Martin

Doctoral Dissertations

College is a time of increased risk for developing psychological distress, poor sleep, and poor academic motivation. Additionally, many students who need mental health services fail to engage in treatment due to perceived barriers. As a result, it is important to find creative ways to reach this group. Research has shown that emotional expression, as well as engaging in written and verbal expression, can be associated with physical, emotional, and cognitive benefits. Specifically, years of research indicate that emotional expression through journaling is highly effective with the college population. Additionally, most college students own a cell phone, typically spending an …

The Effects Of Ell Instructional Strategies On Low Socioeconomic Students' Acquisition Of Semantic And Sentence Syntax In Academic Vocabulary, Amanda A. Ault

Educational Leadership Theses, Dissertations, and Student Creative Activity

The achievement gap is ever growing in the United States educational system. Low socioeconomic students is one demographic group who is targeted for educators to evaluate teaching and learning. Academic vocabulary is a targeted piece of language that is integrated into all content areas in school that makes content comprehensible. Low socioeconomic students begin schools with simplistic language and often dew personal experiences. Therefore, focusing on low socioeconomic students' vocabulary acquisition and language development could improve their academic success for the future. ELL instructional methods such as the SIOP model scaffolds students learning while embedding language structures to support academic …

Nov2020, Robert Kelly

Robert Kelly Manuscripts

No abstract provided.

Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 55 No 2 - November 2020), Calvin Theological Seminary

Calvin Theological Journal

From the Editor: Karin Maag - 233 / Articles: Zwingli, Erasmus, and the Roots of Reformed Sacramental Theology by Amy Nelson Burnett - 235 / Worship and Calvin’s Theology of the Body in His Anti-Nicodemite Writings by Bonnie Pattison - 255 / Ritual Seeking Rationale: Public Profession of Faith in the Christian Reformed Church by Ryan L. Faber - 277 / Sermon: “The End of Living” — A Sermon on Ecclesiastes 7:1–14 by Benjamin M. Oliveira - 309 / Short Study: Review Article: Contemporary Trends of Evangelical Missions Contextualization by Gil S. Suh - 315 / Calvin Bibliography 2020 - …

"Lead Us Not": Linguistic And Exegetical Considerations For Translating The Sixth Petition Of The Lord's Prayer, Brodie Allan Robinson

Masters Theses

In 2019, the Vatican announced a revision to the Italian translation of the Roman Missal, modifying the temptation petition of the Lord’s Prayer from “non ci indurre in tentazione” (“lead us not into temptation”) to “non abbandonarci alla tentazione” (“do not abandon us to temptation”). A formal, word-for-word rendering of the petition was substituted for a freer, more interpretive one. Though such a change seems insignificant, it stands at the heart of one of the most theologically contested passages in the New Testament, a passage which appears to contradict most scriptural teaching on temptation. This thesis probes the multiple problems …

Appalachian Folk Music In The High School General Music Class, Caitlin Jayne Hetland

Masters Theses

Murder ballads have been a part of the musical traditions of America since the 1700s, when their source materials were brought from Scandinavia, England, and Scotland. Ballads like “Omie Wise,” “Pretty Polly,” and “The Ballad of Tom Dooley” have been recorded by a variety of artists, and still draw new listeners for commercial success. Despite their historic presence in American music, murder ballads are not often included in the school music curriculum. The content is not always appropriate for elementary or middle school students, but high school students are better equipped to deal with the themes and can often be …

Annual Report Of The Indiana Universiy Maurer School Of Law Digital Repository, 2019/20, Richard Vaughan

Digital Repository Annual Reports

A brief annual report documenting the use and growth of the Indiana University Maurer School of Law, Jerome Hall Law Library, Digital Repository. Includes lists of the most downloaded documents and attached Excel spreadsheets of data

Whose Sword? Materiality, Gender Subversion And The Fairy Women Of Middle English Romance, Jane Bonsall

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

Though frequently steeped in elements of fantasy and featuring idealised or supernatural characters, Middle English romances are, at their core, concerned with the practicalities of material wealth and status among the gentry and aristocracy. This persistent concern with wealth and materiality is manifested in dramatic ways in some of the Middle English romances figuring magical women. In Melusine, Sir Launfal, and Partonope of Blois, the control of masculine-gendered objects of material wealth – and signifiers of chivalric identity – is given to the fairy ladies, rather than their knightly paramours. In their manipulation and control of these material symbols of …

Pierroz, Philippe, Quand Des Valaisan Colonisaient Le Wisconsin, Robert Sherwood

Swiss American Historical Society Review

For much of the history of the United States, the role of the Swiss immigrants has been reduced to that of a bit player. The traditional history books usually follow immigration patterns along linguistic lines, and the Swiss immigrants did not follow these linguistic lines. Therefore, the Swiss Romand, the Swiss Germans, and Swiss Italians often get labeled as either French, Germans, or Italians when they arrived in the United States.