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The Expansion of Approximant /r/ in Dutch
Renée Van Bezooijen
Sep 30, 2014
In present-day Standard Dutch as spoken in the Netherlands, three main categories of pronunciation variants of Irl can be distinguished, namely alveolar /r/, uvular /r/, and approximant /r/. Approximant /r/, the focus of this...
Published by: Atlantic Provinces Linguistic Association
STOP AND GO (AWAY)
TO UNDERSTAND THE LINGUISTIC CLIMATE of Newfoundland, one must look not only at the linguistic variation that exists among Newfoundland speakers, but also at what underlies and drives this variation. It is clear that social...
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Exercise improves depression through positive modulation of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). A review based on 100 manuscripts over 20 years.
Monèm Jemni, Rashid Zaman, Frederick Robert Carrick, Neil David Clarke, Michel Marina, Lindsay Bottoms, Jagdeep Singh Matharoo, Roger Ramsbottom, Norman Hoffman, Shad James Groves, Yaodong Gu, Ferman Konukman
Apr 17, 2023
The aim of this review was to explore the relevant neurobiology and the association between peripheral levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and acute and short to long-term exercise regimes, as well as its relation...
Published by: Frontiers in Physiology
Antecedents of Buying Behavior Patterns of E-Consumers
In the new digitalized era, seller and buyer interact at the market space whereby the market space is provided on a different digital platform. Gradually, consumers are transforming into e-consumers. The COVID-19 pandemic has...
Published by: IGI Global
Community Climbing
Terry Quinn
Jul 09, 2015
A main purpose of this article is to draw attention to Lonergan’s discovery, functional specialization. Lonergan’s result was first presented in dense summary fashion, in a 20 page 1969 article "Functional Specialization in...
Philosophy of History, Interdisciplinary Methodology Functional specialization, division of labor, progress, human good.
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
A randomised study of rituximab and belimumab sequential therapy in PR3 ANCA-associated vasculitis (COMBIVAS)
Mark E McClure, Seerapani Gopaluni, James Wason, Robert B Henderson, Andre van Maurik, Caroline C O Savage, Charles D Pusey, Alan D Salama, Paul A Lyons, Jacinta Lee, Kim Mynard, David R Jayne, Rachel B Jones
Apr 11, 2023
Background
Sequential B cell-targeted immunotherapy with BAFF antagonism (belimumab) and B cell depletion (rituximab) may enhance B cell targeting in ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) through several...
Vasculitis Rituximab belimumab ANCA Humans Immunosuppressive Agents Antibodies Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Treatment Outcome Proteomics Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis
Published by: Trials
A Flipped Instructional Design as an Online Pedagogy Enabling Student Learning in an ODeL Course
Micheal van Wyk
Nov 01, 2021
The growing body of literature is reporting positive results when it comes to flipped learning which across disciplines and contexts involves student-centered, technology-integrated teaching. Using a systematic scoping review...
Published by: IGI Global
Factors Affect the Sorption and Degradation of and Rostenedione in Three Typical Agricultural Soils From Different Regions
Androstenedione is a natural steroid hormone and endocrine disruptor. Batch and laboratory microcosm experiments and studies were conducted to investigate its adsorption and degradation in three soils. The Freundlichparameter Kf...
Published by: IGI Global
Reflections on 20 Years of ESL Teaching in St. John’s
Martha Trahey
Dec 20, 2018
My career teaching English as a second language (ESL) in K-12 in Newfoundland and Labrador began at the elementary level in 1999 and quickly shifted to secondary. For nearly two decades I have been teaching ESL at one of the...
Published by: The Morning Watch: Educational and Social Analysis
End-User Perceptions on Information Security
Shandre Jansen van Rensburg
Nov 01, 2021
Information is a vital asset needed by many organizations to function effectively. However, this asset can easily be compromised thus its protection is crucial to the efficacy of an organization. A common information security...
Published by: IGI Global
Sewing the quilt of fragmented experiences
Haley Toll
Oct 01, 2018
In this reflexive self-study, I interweave the heuristic analysis of dreams with reflections on research and data collection processes, as a first-year PhD student, to discover and contemplate my personal ontologies and...
Published by: The Morning Watch: Educational and Social Analysis
Effect of Service Quality on Customer Satisfaction in Selected Cafeterias
The study was conducted using 20 cafeterias in Greater Accra Region on the effect of service quality dimensions on customer satisfaction in the hospitality industry. Purposive sampling technique was employed for the collection...
Business and Management Hospitality, Travel, and Tourism Management Hospitality, Travel, & Tourism Management
Published by: IGI Global
Convolutional Neural Network Integrated With Fuzzy Rules for Decision Making in Brain Tumor Diagnosis
Conventional methods used in brain tumors detection, diagnosis, and classification such as magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography scanning technologies are unbridged in their results. This paper presents a proposed...
Published by: IGI Global
Incomplete reporting of complex interventions
Reporting of intervention research has been inadequate for many years. The development and promotion of freely available checklists aims to address this problem by providing researchers with a list of items that require...
reproducibility complex interventions Research Integrity Journal Editors Submission Guidelines Reporting Checklists Humans Publishing Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic Checklist
Published by: Trials
Stock Market Responses to the COVID-19 Health Crisis
The outbreak of the novel COVID-19 pandemic emerged as a major black swan event which has caused shock waves and severely hurt the sentiments of market participants. The pandemic has raised uncertainties and risks all over the...
Published by: IGI Global
A RNN-LSTM-Based Predictive Modelling Framework for Stock Market Prediction Using Technical Indicators
The successful prediction of the stocks’ future price would produce substantial profit to the investor. In this paper, we propose a framework with the help of various technical indicators of the stock market to predict the...
Published by: IGI Global
Academic Experiences of “Zoom-Fatigue” as a Virtual Streaming Phenomenon During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This phenomenological exploratory multiple-case study design was conducted at an open distance e-learning university and a traditional contact residential university and it was found that the participants viewed video...
Published by: IGI Global
The HAVEN study-hydroxychloroquine in ANCA vasculitis evaluation-a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
Annastazia E Learoyd, Lauren Arnold, Fiona Reid, Nicholas Beckley-Hoelscher, Alina Casian, Shirish Sangle, Neil Morton, Louise Nel, Angela Cape, Susan John, Sangmi Kim, Dharshene Shivapatham, Raashid Luqmani, David Jayne, James Galloway, Abdel Douiri, David D'Cruz
Apr 17, 2023
Background
Patients with non-severe ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) are often prescribed immunosuppressive medications that are associated with severe side effects and a reduced quality of life. There is an unmet need...
AAV Vasculitis Hydroxychloroquine Prednisolone ANCA Auto-immune conditions Humans Immunosuppressive Agents Antibodies Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Treatment Outcome Double-Blind Method Quality of life Multicenter Studies as Topic Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis covid-19 SARS-CoV-2
Published by: Trials
The HAVEN study-hydroxychloroquine in ANCA vasculitis evaluation-a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
Annastazia E Learoyd, Lauren Arnold, Fiona Reid, Nicholas Beckley-Hoelscher, Alina Casian, Shirish Sangle, Neil Morton, Louise Nel, Angela Cape, Susan John, Sangmi Kim, Dharshene Shivapatham, Raashid Luqmani, David Jayne, James Galloway, Abdel Douiri, David D'Cruz, HAVEN study group
Apr 06, 2023
BACKGROUND: Patients with non-severe ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) are often prescribed immunosuppressive medications that are associated with severe side effects and a reduced quality of life. There is an unmet need for...
Is a Smarter Generation in the Offing?
The study explored the critical determinants of behavioral intention and willingness to use smart wearable devices among Indian youth. Data were collected using a survey instrument on the youth aged between 20-30 years (N=262)...
Published by: IGI Global
Utilizing the Internet of Things in the Public Sector
This study investigated the utility of the Internet of Things in the public sector and the factors influencing the satisfaction of its users. The study followed two directions, the first investigated managers’ perceptions and...
Published by: IGI Global
Stock Price Prediction Based on Data Mining Combination Model
Predicting stock indexes is a common concern in the financial world. This work uses neural network, support vector machine (SVM), mixed data sampling (MIDAS), and other methods in data mining technology to predict the daily...
Published by: IGI Global
Improving Shipping Efficiency Industry-Led Consortium Blockchain Smart Contact
COVID-19 has recently affected global trade flows, and the primary reason is that shipping failed to adapt rapidly to meet the need for on-time delivery. Given blockchain's “revolutionary” potential, this paper aims to...
Published by: IGI Global
Research on the Utilization and Evaluation of Library Resource Discovery Systems in China
According to the investigation of library resources discovery system construction in 20 universities in China, the aggregation discovery service provided by the multi-source aggregation function, the discovery function is based...
Published by: IGI Global
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