Perceiving music and language seems to depend upon subtle and accurate auditory processing skills. Could music and language also share common neural resources? Possible interaction between music and speech memory systems has not been ruled out. On the contrary, there is increasing evidence pointing out the accuracy at perceiving phonetic contrasts in native or foreign language of subjects with ...

UNLABELLED The effects of lipid-lowering agents (LLA) on reducing systemic and oral inflammation have not been evaluated. OBJECTIVE To assess the association of LLA use with high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) and oral inflammation. DESIGN Cross-sectional analysis using baseline data from 1300 overweight/obese participants aged 40-65 years, recruited for the ongoing San Juan Overwe...

This article had two aims: to provide a thorough review of the existing literature examining overall degree of foreign accent in a second language (L2), and to present a new foreign accent experiment. The literature review suggested that a wide variety of variables in#uence degree of foreign accent. These variables include age of L2 learning, length of residence in an L2-speaking country, gende...

he LanguageNation platform aims to make online language learning more effective and efficient by leveraging the resources of Human Language Technology and Second Language Acquisition research. Part of this goal involves tailoring training to learner profiles at the individual level, which may be accomplished more easily in an online environment than in traditional classroom instruction. Further...

Adaptive learning approaches support learners to achieve the intended learning outcomes through a personalized way. Previous studies mistakenly treat adaptive e-Learning as personalizing the presentation style of the learning materials, which is not completely correct. The main idea of adaptive learning is to personalize the earning content in a way that can cope with individual differences in ...

BACKGROUND Pulse pressure, the ambulatory arterial stiffness index (AASI), and the symmetric AASI are established predictors of adverse cardiovascular outcomes. However, little is known about their relationship to cerebral autoregulation. This study evaluated whether these markers of vascular properties relate to the lower limit of cerebral autoregulation (LLA). METHODS AND RESULTS The LLA wa...

This paper is an attempt to deal with language learners’ beliefs. Researchers used Elaine Kolker Horwitz’s model (1988), Beliefs about Language Learning Inventory, and they applied it explore the views of Kurdish EFL university students concerning learning. The study aims investigate expose their opinions regarding learning generally, then English more precisely. Its significance lies in explor...