Chromatin regulation plays an important role in brain development and the generation of phenotypic diversity. In this issue of Neuron, Jakobsson et al. find that disruption in neurons of KAP1, a key component of transcriptional repressor complexes in the brain, results in increased anxiety-like behavior and sensitivity to stress.

BACKGROUND The Alabama Child Parenting Questionnaire (APQ) is a multi-source and multi-method instrument created to assess the most relevant parenting practices from a bidirectional perspective. Despite its advantages, the APQ has not been validated with a Spanish population. The objective of this study was to analyse the psychometric properties and factor structure of the APQ, child self-repor...

Background: The new wave of nosocomial infections arising from various medical settings as well as other related environment has been of much concern for some time. The fact that blood and other fluids from patients are becoming increasingly hazardous to those who provide care for them had become of great concern to public health professionals the world over. This study was conducted to assess ...

Increasingly, higher education institutions are exploring the potential of learning analytics to predict student retention, understand learning behaviors, and improve student learning through providing personalized feedback and support. The technical development of learning analytics has outpaced consideration of ethical issues surrounding their use. Of particular concern is the absence of the ...

UNLABELLED Acoustic vocal analysis is a simple and fast method that allows to differentiate normal from changed voices. There are few studies that analyze normal acoustic vocal parameters at different age ranges in children. AIMS To establish normative acoustic parameters of children's voice aged 4 to 12 years. METHODS Two hundred and forty children were divided into four sub-groups by age:...

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This mixed method study investigated the relationship between L2 motivational self-system, students' perceptions of English proficiency, and attitudes toward translanguaging among Japanese high school students. Participants completed a questionnaire comprising three parts: background information, motivation factors, language choice. Structural equation modeling (N = 213) trajectory equifinality...

It is widely believed that L2 learners who have positive attitudes towards the target culture and its people are likely to learn language more effectively than those do not possess such attitudes. As technology continues be increasingly integrated into learning, this article aims explore EFL students' acceptance via Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), as well potential advantages of VLE in clas...

espanolLa presente investigacion consistio en la creacion de un instrumento inicial medicion compuesto 23 preguntas cerradas, el cual media las actitudes linguisticas y aprendizaje hacia una lengua extranjera/L2 a partir herramientas digitales como aplicaciones (apps). Para validacion del cuestionario, recurrimos expertos posteriormente muestra 31 estudiantes con espanol primera Grado Educacion...

“Soliloquizing” refers to the self-talk practice of a language learner through verbalizing thoughts using their target language. Through years research, scholars have maintained that soliloquizing has potential promote learners’ oral fluency in unscripted speech; nevertheless, empirical validation yet be confirmed. The aims current study were two-fold: (1) empirically establish pedagogical effi...