The relationship between category typicality and concept familiarity: Evidence from Spanish- and English-speaking monolinguals

AbstractThis mixed-methods study explored the conversation around orthorexia nervosa (ON) on Instagram from a Russian-speaking perspective. Two quantitative data sources were implemented; a comparative content analysis of posts tagged with #opтopeкcия (n = 234) and #orthorexia (n = 243), and an online questionnaire completed by Russian-speakers (n = 96) sharing ON-related content on Instagram. Additionally, five questionnaire participants were interviewed, four of which identified with having (had) ON. Russian-speakers who share ON-related content on Instagram are primarily female, around their late-twenties, and prefer Instagram over other platforms. They describe people with ON as obsessed with correct eating, rather than healthy or clean eating. Instagram appears to have a dual effect; it has the potential to both trigger the onset of ON and encourage recovery. Positive content encourages a healthy relationship with food, promotes intuitive eating, and spread recovery advice. Harmful content, in turn, emphasizes specific diet and beauty ideals. Russian-speaking users mainly post pictures of food, followed by largely informative text that explains what ON is, and what recovery may look like. Their reasons for posting ON-related content are to share personal experiences, support others in recovery, and raise awareness about ON. Two main target audiences were people unaware of ON and people seeking recovery support. The relationship between ON and social media is not strictly limited to the global north. Thus, it may be valuable to further investigate non-English-speaking populations currently underrepresented in ON research.Level of evidence: Level V, descriptive study.

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Assessment of Intelligibility in Children with Velopharyngeal Insufficiency: The Relationship between Intelligibility in Context Scale and Experimental Measures

Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica ◽

10.1159/000516537 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-12

Author(s):

Hedieh Hashemi Hosseinabad ◽

Karla N. Washington ◽

Suzanne E. Boyce ◽

Noah Silbert ◽

Ann W. Kummer

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Clinical Application ◽

Speech Intelligibility ◽

Velopharyngeal Insufficiency ◽

Point Scale ◽

Indirect Measure ◽

English Speaking ◽

Parental Reports ◽

The Relationship ◽

Children's Speech

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the clinical application of the Intelligibility in Context Scale (ICS) instrument in children with velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI). This study investigated the relationship between clinical speech outcomes and parental reports of speech intelligibility across various communicative partners. Methods: The ICS was completed by the parents of 20 English-speaking children aged 4–12 years diagnosed with VPI. The parents were asked to rate their children’s speech intelligibility across communication partners using a 5-point scale. Clinical metrics obtained using standard clinical transcription on the Picture-Cued SNAP-R Test were: (1) percentage of consonants correct (PCC), (2) percentage of vowels correct (PVC), and (3) percentage of phonemes correct (PPC). Nasalance from nasometer data was included as an indirect measure of nasality. Intelligibility scores obtained from naive listener’s transcriptions and speech-language pathologists’ (SLP) ratings were compared with the ICS results. Result: Greater PCC, PPC, PVC, and transcription-based intelligibility values were significantly associated with higher ICS values, respectively (r[20] = 0.84, 0.82, 0.51, and 0.70, respectively; p < 0.05 in all cases). There was a negative and significant correlation between ICS mean scores and SLP ratings of intelligibility (r = –0.74; p < 0.001). There was no significant correlation between ICS values and nasalance scores (r[20] = –0.28; p = 0.22). Conclusion: The high correlations obtained between the ICS with PCC and PPC measures indicate that articulation accuracy has had a great impact on parents’ decision-making regarding intelligibility in this population. Significant agreement among ICS scores with naive listener transcriptions and clinical ratings supports use of the ICS in practice.

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Normative Data for a Tablet-Based Dual-Task Assessment in Healthy Older Adults

Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology ◽

10.1093/arclin/acaa121 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Maxime Lussier ◽

Kathia Saillant ◽

Tudor Vrinceanu ◽

Carol Hudon ◽

Louis Bherer

Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Dual Task ◽

Normative Data ◽

Healthy Older Adults ◽

Highly Educated ◽

Coefficient Of Variability ◽

French And English ◽

Task Assessment ◽

English Speaking ◽

The Relationship

Abstract Objective The objective of this study is to provide normative data for a tablet-based dual-task assessment in older adults without cognitive deficits. Method In total, 264 participants aged between 60 and 90 years, French and English-speaking, were asked to perform two discrimination tasks, alone and concurrently. The participants had to answer as fast as possible to one or two images appearing in the center of the tablet by pressing to the corresponding buttons. Normative data are provided for reaction time (RT), coefficient of variation, and accuracy. Analyses of variance were performed by trial types (single-pure, single-mixed, dual-mixed), and linear regressions assessed the relationship between performance and sociodemographic characteristics. Results The participants were highly educated and a large proportion of them were women (73.9%). The accuracy on the task was very high across all blocks. RT data revealed both a task-set cost and a dual-task cost between the blocks. Age was associated with slower RT and with higher coefficient of variability. Men were significantly slower on dual-mixed trials, but their coefficient of variability was lower on single-pure trials. Education was not associated with performance. Conclusions This study provides normative data for a tablet-based dual-task assessment in older adults without cognitive impairment, which was lacking. All participants completed the task with good accuracy in less than 15 minutes and thus, the task is transferable to clinical and research settings.

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(Im)mobile Geographies

Geographica Helvetica ◽

10.5194/gh-68-7-2013 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 68 (1) ◽

pp. 7-16 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

C. Minca

Keyword(s):

Academic Work ◽

Academic Careers ◽

International Literature ◽

University Management ◽

American Hegemony ◽

English Speaking ◽

Anglo American ◽

The Relationship ◽

Good Research

Abstract. The growing tendency to evaluate – sometimes even ''measure'' – the ''productivity'' of academics is seriously affecting what we consider to be relevant geographical output. This tendency is also significantly reshaping the actual geographies of the disciplinary debate, by introducing important debates about the relationship between one English speaking mainstream international literature and the different national schools. However, the related discussion on the Anglo-American hegemony in geography seems to be strongly influenced by the growing request on the part of university management to identify ways of ''ranking'' good research and how to respond to the increasing internationalization of academic work. This paper will discuss the effects of neoliberal agendas on how geographical work is promoted, produced and circulated in Europe, with different results in different contexts; in some cases originating perverse impacts on the quality of geographical work; in others, creating the opportunity for innovative agendas and for more transparent ways of managing academic careers.

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Society and people diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder: an analysis of message descriptors of social media

RUDN Journal of Studies in Literature and Journalism ◽

10.22363/2312-9220-2019-24-4-744-755 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 24 (4) ◽

pp. 744-755

Author(s):

Olga A. Vazhenina ◽

Lidiya K. Lobodenko

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Autism Spectrum Disorders ◽

Digital Media ◽

Autism Spectrum ◽

Media Space ◽

English Speaking ◽

Spectrum Disorders ◽

The Impact ◽

The Relationship ◽

Social Media Tool

The authors investigate the process of humanization of society in relation to people with autism spectrum disorders and its relationship with the reception of problems of this category of population by society. The authors based on the descriptors of messages in social media published in the digital media space. The article reveals the relationship between the content of messages in social media, as well as the tools of this type of media and the overall degree of humanization of society at both social and political levels. The typological features of such a social media tool as a hashtag, when covering the problems of people with autism spectrum disorders, as well as the impact of these features on the reception of messages on this topic by both domestic and English-speaking users are noted.

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Daily and Nondaily Smoking Varies by Acculturation among English-Speaking, US Latino Men and Women

Ethnicity & Disease ◽

10.18865/ed.28.2.105 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 28 (2) ◽

pp. 105 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Kim Pulvers ◽

A. Paula Cupertino ◽

Taneisha S. Scheuermann ◽

Lisa Sanderson Cox ◽

Yen-Yi Ho ◽

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Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Relative Risk ◽

Mexican Americans ◽

English Language ◽

Rating Scale ◽

The United States ◽

Latino Men ◽

English Speaking ◽

The Relationship ◽

Nondaily Smoking

Background: Higher smoking prevalence and quantity (cigarettes per day) has been linked to acculturation in the United States among Latinas, but not Latino men. Our study examines variation between a different and increasingly important target behavior, smoking level (nondaily vs daily) and acculturation by sex.Methods: An online English-language survey was administered to 786 Latino smokers during July through August 2012. The Brief Acculturation Rating Scale for Mexican Americans–II (ARSMA-II) and other acculturation markers were used. Multinomial logistic regression models were implemented to assess the association between smoking levels (nondaily, light daily, and moderate/ heavy daily) with acculturation markers.Results: Greater ARMSA-II scores (relative risk ratio, RRR=.81, 95% CI: .72-.91) and being born inside the United States (RRR=.42, 95% CI: .24-.74) were associated with lower relative risk of nondaily smoking. Greater Latino orientation (RRR=1.29, 95% CI: 1.11-1.48) and preference for Spanish language (RRR=1.06, 95% CI: 1.02-1.10) and media (RRR=1.12, 95% CI: 1.05-1.20) were associated with higher relative risk of nondaily smoking. The relationship between acculturation and smoking level did not differ by sex.Conclusion: This study found that among both male and female, English-speaking Latino smokers, nondaily smoking was associated with lower acculturation, while daily smoking was linked with higher acculturation.Ethn Dis. 2018.28(2):105-114; doi:10.18865/ed.28.2.105.

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The struggle for respectability: Methodism and Afro-Caribbean culture on 19th century Nevis

New West Indian Guide / Nieuwe West-Indische Gids ◽

10.1163/13822373-90002018 ◽

1990 ◽

Vol 64 (3-4) ◽

pp. 93-114 ◽

Cited By ~ 38

Author(s):

Karen Fog Olwig

Keyword(s):

19Th Century ◽

Caribbean Culture ◽

Cultural Frameworks ◽

English Speaking ◽

Caribbean Population ◽

The Relationship

The relationship between the English Methodists and the Afro-Caribbean population was one informed by different cultural frameworks as well as different class interests. The author examines the missionizing activities in the English-speaking Caribbean, in particular Nevis.

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The relationship and development trend of corporate social responsibility (CSR) literature

Management Decision ◽

10.1108/md-10-2018-1090 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 58 (4) ◽

pp. 601-624 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Yu-Cheng Lin ◽

Roni Padliansyah ◽

Tzu-Chiang Lin

Keyword(s):

Design Methodology ◽

Recent Trend ◽

Knowledge Structure ◽

Development Trend ◽

Research Field ◽

Research Topics ◽

Content Type ◽

English Speaking ◽

Corporate Social ◽

The Relationship

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a comprehensive view of the longitudinal status and the knowledge structure of the CSR research by identifying the major study topics, the development of CSR research, the leading authors and countries, as well as the most cited reference. Design/methodology/approach The authors systematically reviewed 14,490 articles in 15 journals specialized in CSR published between 2000 and 2016 with bibliographic coupling analysis and social network analysis to unveil the recent trend of CSR research. Findings The results identified 15 research topics in CSR research. This study accordingly suggests that CSR implication is the most popular topic in the CSR research field. Particularly, the publications regarding to “CSR Implication” increased with a dramatic trend. Furthermore, the rest of the 14 topics had a stagnant trend movement. Most of the leading authors of CSR research came from English-speaking countries. CSR investigations with varied topics simultaneously attracted the attentions of researchers from developed counties. On the other hand, researchers from developing countries simply focused limited issue. Originality/value This study proposes an automatic content analysis from scientometric perspective to reveal a comprehensive and longitudinal understanding of CSR research. Such examination on CSR studies is critical to afford researchers’ urgent need to grasp current research status and potential research space.

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Who do you hang out with?

Study Abroad Research in Second Language Acquisition and International Education ◽

10.1075/sar.18014.xie ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Yushan Xie ◽

Yongcan Liu

Keyword(s):

Study Abroad ◽

Social Interactions ◽

Mixed Methods Research ◽

Oral Proficiency ◽

Dense Networks ◽

L2 Development ◽

Underlying Network ◽

English Speaking ◽

Group Relationships ◽

The Relationship

Abstract Social interactions that take place during study abroad in linguistically rich settings are important for oral proficiency development; however, few studies have explicitly examined the underlying network structure of students’ social experiences in study abroad contexts and its role in oral proficiency development. This mixed-methods research examined the relationship between self-reported social network structures and self-perceived English oral proficiency gains among 88 Chinese international students at a UK university. While the majority of participants’ networks consisted of Chinese-speaking peers, most of them managed to develop strong and frequent relations with English-speaking peers. Students reported gains in oral proficiency, especially in areas related to language use that require higher levels of proficiency. Diverse networks with significant and high-frequency English-speaking relationships were more likely to be associated with L2 oral proficiency gains, while dense networks with only frequent and strong in-group relationships could potentially limit L2 development.

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Weerstand teen teksgebonde navorsing: ’n bydrae tot ’n omgekeerde benadering tot kultuurstudie

Literator ◽

10.4102/lit.v25i2.258 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 25 (2) ◽

pp. 97-124

Author(s):

K.G. Tomaselli ◽

N. Oets

Keyword(s):

Cultural Studies ◽

Third World ◽

Theory Development ◽

Western World ◽

Northern Cape ◽

English Speaking ◽

The Relationship ◽

Ownership Of Information

Resisting text-bound research: Towards a reversed approach to cultural studies In this article an argument is developed for a reversed approach of cultural studies in discussing problems regarding fieldwork, academic access and accountability. We also argue for an empirical space in cultural studies, for a greater acknowledgement of fieldwork done by Third-World scholars vis-á-vis seminal theory development in the Western world. The article discusses relationships between observers and the observed in terms of dependency, inclusions/exclusions, and borders and othering. We reflexively analyse tensions and contradictions set in motion by the writing of articles on observer-observed relationships within both the San communities themselves and among researchers and development and other agencies working in one of these areas. Issues addressed relate to the ownership of information, the relationship between the local/particular and the national/general policy, and on how to ensure informal discussions around the campfire as well as involvement of, and general access to the written product by a-literate and non-English-speaking communities. Methodologically this article builds on two earlier studies, based on six years of fieldwork research in the Kalahari among three San communities in Namibia, Botswana and the Northern Cape.

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