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Amicus Brief, David Patrick Paul Alton, Sam Brownback, Kelley E. Currie, Nury Turkel, Frank Wolf, Francesca Matozzo, Stephanie Barclay

Court Briefs

Exp. 2774/2022
Kanat, Omer and Others s/ Investigation of Crime

From the Introduction

China has committed numerous atrocities against the Uyghur people, whom the Chinese Communist Party views as a threat for their religiosity and distinct way of life. Uyghurs have been forcibly removed from their homes and put into “reeducation camps,” where they are tortured, forced into labor, and cut off from their families. Many Uyghurs do not survive their torture in the camps. Those who remain at home are forced to accept a government agent to live in their home to ensure they do not pray, read the …

Transnational Technical Communication: English As A Business Lingua Franca In Engineering Workplaces, Amy Hodges, Leslie Seawright

SAGE Open Access Agreement Publications-Archive

Recent scholarship argues for increased attention to students' linguistic diversity and intercultural communication competence. Our study examined the experiences of 10 working engineers who had graduated from an English-medium international branch campus in the Arabian Gulf. An analysis of their interviews reveals the complex role of English as a business lingua franca (BELF) in workplace communication. Interviewees' reflections about their university experience indicate that they had not previously understood the full rhetorical and communicative nature of BELF. We provide implications for instructors who wish to provide methods that center intercultural professional communication and decenter English as a standardized, static language.

British Colonialism And Imperialism, Atreyee Majumder, Sandeep Banerjee

Popular Media

Oxford Bibliographies provides faculty and students alike with a seamless pathway to the most accurate and reliable resources for a variety of academic topics. Written and reviewed by academic experts, every article in their database is an authoritative guide to the current scholarship, containing original commentary and annotations. This bibliography focuses on the relationship between British colonialism in India and the development of modern Hinduism.

Marginalized Populations And Trauma-Informed Practices At The Secondary Level: Understanding The Connections Between Trauma Exposure And Academic Outcomes Through An Intersectional Framework, Kirsten Hany

Theses and Dissertations

This research seeks to understand the relationship between marginalized identities and trauma in adolescents in relation to classroom outcomes, both behavioral and academic, through an intersectional framework. A synthesized review of literature as well as a quantitative study using the HSLS:09 data was conducted to discern how marginalized populations experience trauma in the school environment, and how that trauma impacts academic outcomes. The conclusions drawn through the review of literature and research suggest that marginalized students experience trauma at higher rates as well as disruption of academic outcomes. These conclusions are disseminated in chapter III which is a practitioner piece …

Teaching French Civilization And Culture Through A Multicultural Perspective In The Classrooms Of French Language Students In Jordanian Universities, Samer Ali Al-Hammouri

Association of Arab Universities Journal for Arts مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية للآداب

With the advent of the communicative methodology, the goal of learning and teaching foreign languages is to acquire a communicative skill aimed at making students able to behave appropriately when communicating with speakers of these languages. This communicative skill is not limited to grammatical or linguistic aspects, but also includes cultural elements that seem to be of great importance. Through our experience, it seems to us that the practices of learning and teaching French as a foreign language, in the Jordanian university context, do not give an important place to cultural elements. This study aims to encourage teachers to focus …

Translation Quality Assessment Of Academic Research Titles: A Case Study Of Islamic Education Phd At Yarmouk University, Somia Al-Qudah

Association of Arab Universities Journal for Arts مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية للآداب

This study aims to examine the level of translation accuracy applied to the titles of PhD theses presented in the field of Islamic Education at Yarmouk University. A detailed analysis was conducted to reveal the types of errors present in the translation and these were subsequently categorized into six sections, based on the nature of the error. Furthermore, errors were assessed based on their impact on the translation accuracy, which determined the level of its acceptability. The findings uncovered major translation errors in the majority of the titles, many of which are the result of a shortfall in the translator’s …

The Role Of Epithet In Contemporary Narratology "Al-Hamoudi" Novel As An Example Analytic Stylistic Study, Raed Fareed Tafesh

Association of Arab Universities Journal for Arts مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية للآداب

The study aims to grasp the importance of Epithet in contemporary narratives, as Epithet is a superior partner in producing grammatical structures that reveal the meanings in the text and innovate its aesthetics. Hence, the study examined the presence of Epithet in Al-Hamoudi novel, written by Omar Abdul Aziz, tracked its manifestations and investigated its functions. The research concluded that the Epithet in this novel has a prominent standing featured in four main roles, which contributed to empowering the aesthetic ability on one hand, and forming the core vision in the novel on the other hand. The first Role is: …

Content Analysis Of English For Palestine Textbooks Of The Grades (1-10) In Terms Of Political Values, Lina Omar, Smadi M. Prof. Oqlah Faculty Of Education\ Yarmouk University\ Jordan

Hebron University Research Journal-B (Humanities) - (مجلة جامعة الخليل للبحوث- ب (العلوم الانسانيه

The present study aimed at content analysis of political values existing in English for Palestine textbooks of the grades (1-10). The sample of the study consisted of the English textbooks in grades 1, 3, 7 and 10, and each falls into two parts: A and B. To achieve the aim of the study, the researchers adopted the analytical descriptive approach. The researchers used a checklist adapted from Al-Jallad (2010). The analytical unit was a word, or a sentence in all encompassed reading, writing, listening and speaking exercises of the sample. The researchers calculated frequencies and percentages of the political values …

The Effectiveness Of Educational Platform Edmodo On Academic Achievement And Motivation Towards Learning And Development Of Core Thinking Skills In Arabic Subject Among 3rd Basic Grade Students, Fatima A. Wahba Jr, Dr. Abdelmuhdi Ali Aljarrah

Hebron University Research Journal-B (Humanities) - (مجلة جامعة الخليل للبحوث- ب (العلوم الانسانيه

The study aimed at uncovering the effectiveness of educational platform (Edmodo) on academic achievement and motivation towards learning and development of Core Thinking Skills in Arabic Subject among 3rd Basic Grade Students in Jordan, The study adopted the quasi-experimental design, in order to achieve the objectives of the study, the following instruments were designed: an achievement test, a motivation scale for learning, and a scale of core thinking skills, where the validity and the reliability for the instruments have been verified and proven by appropriate methods. A site on Edmodo platform was also dedicated. The study sample consisted of (37) …

Vol. 64, No. 06 (February 20, 2023)

Indiana Law Annotated

No abstract provided.

[Preview Of] Linguistics And Psychoanalysis A New Perspective On Language Processing And Evolution, Thomas Paul Bonfiglio

Bookshelf

This groundbreaking, provocative book presents an overview of research at the disciplinary intersection of psychoanalysis and linguistics.

Understanding that linguistic activity, to a great extent, takes place in unconscious cognition, Thomas Paul Bonfiglio systematically demonstrates how fundamental psychoanalytic mechanisms—such as displacement, condensation, overdetermination, and repetition—have been absent in the history of linguistic inquiry, and explains how these mechanisms can illuminate the understanding of the grammatical structure, evolution, acquisition, and processing of language. Reexamining popular misunderstandings of psychoanalysis along the way, Bonfiglio further proposes a new theoretical configuration of language and expertly sets the future agenda on this subject with new …

Natural Language Processing: Between Theoretical And Computational Linguistics, Safa Al-Shraideh

Association of Arab Universities Journal for Arts مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية للآداب

This research discusses how both theoretical linguistics and computational linguistics process natural language by clarifying the foundations which the two fields are based on. Also, this study attempts to analyze the differences and convergences that can lay a clear foundation for linguistics to be computed by studying the goals and operational procedures in different language systems such as morphology, phonetics, syntax and semantics. The research consists of an introduction and two sections. The first one is theoretical, explaining the linguistic theory with its two parts: Arabic and Western. Then the concept of computational linguistics and its role in studying, understanding, …

Multiple Functional Significance Of The Object: A Study In The Light Of The Theory Of Propping, Khalid Sulaiman Alkindi

Association of Arab Universities Journal for Arts مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية للآداب

The term “object” for grammarians denotes: 1- What the “subject” has fallen on. 2-The result of the conversion. 3- The “predicate” and the “ascribed to it” in the attribution indicating what the subject’s verb fell on. 4- Who participated in the action and other functions. Because of the multiplicity of functions of the “object”, its concept has become ambiguous among grammarians with other concepts such as “Mansob because of the deletion of the preposition”. This study seeks to find out the reason that prompted the grammarians to launch the term “object” on all these functions despite their differences and to …

Some Linguistic Phenomena In Al-Adawi And Al-Basul’S Hebrew Translations Of The Holy Quran: A Critical Study, Mashhour Mousa Mashahreh

Association of Arab Universities Journal for Arts مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية للآداب

This research is based on the recent Hebrew translations of the Holy Quran: Al-Adawi and Al-Basul’s translations. In this research, I critically analyze these two translations in light of three phenomena of the Arabic rhetorics; specifically, antonymy, synonymy, and polysemy. Based on this research, I conclude that both translators did not consider the above mentioned phenomena for various reasons. First, it is because of the inability to convey the intended meanings on the part of the translators. Second, it is because of the inadequacy of the Hebrew language compared with Arabic since the latter has more lexical items with a …

A Note On Recent English Language Scholarship Constantine Joseph Beschi, S.J., Frank Clooney

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

THIS article delves into the life and scholarly contributions of Constantine Joseph Beschi S.J. (1680–1747), an Italian Jesuit missionary renowned for his profound influence on Tamil scholarship and literature in India during the 17th and 18th centuries. Beschi, also known by his Tamil name Vīramāmunivar, is celebrated for his diverse literary outputs, including Tamil grammars, dictionaries, translations, and religious hymns. The centerpiece of his legacy, the epic Tamil poem "Tēmpāvaṇi," is a notable work blending literary artistry with theological insights into the life of St. Joseph. This article critically reviews recent scholarly works that explore various aspects of Beschi's life, …

Deepra Dandekar. Baba Padmanji: Vernacular Christianity In Colonial India. Abingdon Oxon: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2021, Xxix, Herman Tull

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

No abstract provided.

Applying Positional Encoding To Enhance Vision-Language Transformers, Xuehao Liu, Sarah Jane Delany, Susan Mckeever

Conference papers

Positional encoding is used in both natural language and computer vision transformers. It provides information on sequence order and relative position of input tokens (such as of words in a sentence) for higher performance. Unlike the pure language and vision transformers, vision-language transformers do not currently exploit positional encoding schemes to enrich input information. We show that capturing location information of visual features can help vision-language transformers improve their performance. We take Oscar, one of the state-of-the-art (SOTA) vision-language transformers as an example transformer for implanting positional encoding. We use image captioning as a downstream task to test performance. We …

How Can I Thank Scott Tunison, Keith D. Walker, And Janet Mola Okoko For Presenting Over 70 Qualitative Research Concepts? A Book Review Of Varieties Of Qualitative Research Methods: Selected Contextual Perspectives, Niroj Dahal

The Qualitative Report

More than 70 qualitative research concepts that have been used by academics and researchers in the social sciences and humanities are presented in the book Varieties of Qualitative Research Methods: Selected Contextual Perspectives. The concepts of qualitative research are collected in this book by academics and research practitioners from around the world. Whilst critically assessing the book, the field of qualitative research has grown more diverse and inclusive of a variety of ways of knowing and inquiring. Indigenous, context-specific, and more creative epistemologies are becoming more prevalent in qualitative research scholarship and practice as the world becomes smaller …

Predicting Heart Failure Readmission Using Home Health Clinical Indices, Jamie Murphy

Dissertations

Heart failure is the most rapidly growing cardiovascular disease in the U. S. (Boxer et al., 2010) and is the most common cause for hospital readmission (Fang et al., 2008; Heidenreich et al., 2013; Jencks et al., 2009) with a 30-day readmission rate of 24.8% (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, 2012). Currently, many heart failure patients are discharged quickly from the hospital without adequate skills and knowledge to perform self-care tasks. Moreover, home health nurses provide the same care for all heart failure patients and have limited knowledge on what clinical health indicators might affect readmission. As a result, home …

First Opinion: Beautifully Me, Cindy Linzell

First Opinions, Second Reactions

No abstract provided.

Prevalence, Co-Occurring Difficulties, And Risk Factors Of Developmental Language Disorder: First Evidence For Mandarin-Speaking Children In A Population-Based Study, Saishuang Wu, Jin Zhao, Jill De Villiers, Xueman Lucy Liu, Eric Rolfhus, Xiaoning Sun, Et Al

Philosophy: Faculty Publications

Developmental language disorder (DLD) is a condition that significantly affects children's achievement but has been understudied. We aim to estimate the prevalence of DLD in Shanghai, compare the co-occurrence of difficulties between children with DLD and those with typical development (TD), and investigate the early risk factors for DLD.

Language Classification In Western Amazonia: Advances In Favor Of The Pano-Takana Hypothesis, Pilar M. Valenzuela, Roberto Zariquiey

World Languages and Cultures Faculty Articles and Research

The languages of the Pano and Takana families exhibit a considerable number of lexical and structural affinities that cannot be ascribed to mere chance and are not readily detectable instances of borrowing. After the comparative studies by Key (1968) and Girard (1971) the proposal of a genetic relationship between these two families was generally accepted (e.g. Loos 1973, 2005; Suárez 1973; Kaufman 1990; Campbell 1997). Without solid argumentation, however, this classification was later put into question (Fabre 1998; Loos 1999; Fleck 2013) and, even today, there is no full consensus as to whether the observed similarities are due to genetic …

A Deep Learning Approach To Identify Missing Is-A Relations In Snomed Ct, Rashmie Abeysinghe, Fengbo Zheng, Elmer V Bernstam, Jay Shi, Olivier Bodenreider, Licong Cui

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

OBJECTIVE: SNOMED CT is the largest clinical terminology worldwide. Quality assurance of SNOMED CT is of utmost importance to ensure that it provides accurate domain knowledge to various SNOMED CT-based applications. In this work, we introduce a deep learning-based approach to uncover missing is-a relations in SNOMED CT.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: Our focus is to identify missing is-a relations between concept-pairs exhibiting a containment pattern (ie, the set of words of one concept being a proper subset of that of the other concept). We use hierarchically related containment concept-pairs as positive instances and hierarchically unrelated containment concept-pairs as negative instances …

Illinois State University Founding Celebration Program, February 16, 2023, Illinois State University

Founding Celebration Programs

Program for annual event celebrating the founding of Illinois State Normal University on February 18, 1857.

Perceptual Mismatch Between Meso And Macro Policy At Tokyo International University, Brianna M. Ross

PSU McNair Scholars Online Journal

Educational policies of Japanese institutions of higher education regarding English language instruction have looked at both macro and micro level variables. Through conducting interviews researchers gained knowledge of how or if institutions portray their standards to students and staff and how those goals are displayed through curriculum. This research showed a disconnect between the stated goals and in class instruction. While the researchers looked at overall disconnects, none looked at specific universities and their programs. My study aims to fill that gap, focusing on a university known for its international approach to learning. The intention is to find if there …

Voces8, John J. Cali School Of Music

2022-2023

The British vocal ensemble VOCES8 is proud to inspire people through music and share the joy of singing. Touring globally, the group performs an extensive repertoire both in its a cappella concerts and in collaborations with leading orchestras, conductors, and soloists. Versatility and a celebration of diverse musical expression are central to the ensemble’s performance and education ethos.

We Speak The Queen’S English: Linguistic Profiling In The Legal Profession, Brenda D. Gibson

Brooklyn Law Review

This article takes you on a journey through concept to practice where minoritized populations are often judged less than—less competent, less intelligent—and pushed to society’s margins because they do not speak or write “the Queen’s English.” This practice is particularly pervasive and handicapping to diversity efforts in the legal profession, beginning in law school classrooms. To make any headway into the legal profession’s lack of diversity, a better understanding is required of the undeniable connectedness of how our biases show up in our informal and formal assessment of the speech and writing of those whom we encounter. While it is …

Combating The Hydra: Violence And Resistance In The Habsburg Empire, 1500–1900, Stephan Steiner

Central European Studies

Combating the Hydra explores structural as well as occasion-specific state violence committed by the early modern Habsburg Empire. The book depicts and analyzes attacks on marginalized people “maladjusted” of all sorts, women “of ill repute,” “heretic” Protestants, and “Gypsies.” Previously uncharted archival records reveal the use of arbitrary imprisonment, coerced labor, and deportation. The case studies presented provide insights into the origins of modern state power from varied techniques of population control, but are also an investigation of resistance against oppression, persecution, and life-threatening assaults. The spectrum of fights against debasement is a touching attestation of the humanity of the …

Towards A Responsive Resilient Supply Chain Based On Industry 5.0: A Case Study In Healthcare Systems, Abduallah Gamal, Amal F. Abd El-Gawad, Mohamed Abouhawwash

Neutrosophic Systems with Applications

Executives and academics have presented the idea of Industry 5.0, which is an attempt to build upon the previous iteration, Industry 4.0, by including many important tenets such as human-centricity, resilience, and sustainability. Because of the significance of this idea, the current study provides a decision-making framework to examine a responsive supply chain dubbed responsive supply chain 5.0 for healthcare systems. This framework takes into consideration the aspects of Industry 5.0. In order to do this, at the onset, the most important connected factors and strategies are determined by consulting the relevant experts and body of published research. This problem …

February 15, 2023, Faculty, Illinois Wesleyan University

2022-2023

No abstract provided.