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Keeping in time : The design of qualitative longitudinal research in SLA

Language development is a long-term process. Individual-level longitudinal case studies have been foundational to SLA. However, methodologies that can support person-focused and process-oriented research lack consolidation. Qualitative longitudinal (QL) research (Neale, 2021a, 2021b) is a methodology that facilitates exploration of the influences of time over time. It provides a temporal architect

Lagspråk och skriftlighet : Det formella skriftspråkets konstruktionssyntax som grund för lagspråksförenkling och EU-översättning

Den här boken handlar om de lexikogrammatiska förutsättningarnaför välfungerande och rimligt lättillgängliga inhemska lagtexter ochöversatta EU-rättsakter och -domar. Bokens huvudtes är attspråkformen i bägge fallen måste grundas på skriftlighet, dvs. på ettkvalificerat bruk av hela det formella skriftspråketskonstruktionsregister och med strikt tillämpning av dess generellanormsystem. Boken vände

Landscape and management influences on smallholder agroforestry yields show shifts during a climate shock

Sustaining yields for smallholder perennial agriculture under a rapidly changing climate regime may require consideration of landscape features and on-farm management decisions in tandem. Optimising landscape and management may not be possible for maximising yields in any one year but maintaining heterogeneous landscapes could be an important climate adaptation strategy. In this study, we observed

The dispute between Ethiopia and Egypt over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

The construction of large hydro infrastructures often causes severe socio-environmental issues. When the facility is projected on transboundary rivers, such as the Nile, these issues may become political and involve a much greater number of actors. The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is provoking significant geopolitical tensions in the Horn of Africa since it involves two of the most dynam

Taking a long view towards quality improvement : an intentional approach to solving wicked problems and improving student experience

Quality enhancement projects in universities frequently rely on short-term, fragmented studies implemented in response to snapshot data linked to student feedback. Such projects may not address the complex interplay across stakeholder groups and do not always acknowledge the unintended consequences of change. This article, focused on systems design, draws on research conducted over seventeen years

Synthesis of gem-Difluorinated 2,3-Dihydrobenzofurans Using Freon-22 via [4 + 1] Annulation of Difluorocarbene and Antitumor Activity Evaluation

As an inexpensive industrial chemical, chlorodifluoromethane (Freon-22), despite its relatively low reactivity, can serve as a practical CF2 source for the construction of gem-difluorinated ring structures. Here, we develop a protocol for the efficient assembly of valuable fluorinated 2,3-dihydrobenzofurans from the [4 + 1] annulation in good yields under basic conditions. The reliable practicabil

The Whorfian time warp : Representing duration through the language hourglass

How do humans construct their mental representations of the passage of time? The universalist account claims that abstract concepts like time are universal across humans. In contrast, the linguistic relativity hypothesis holds that speakers of different languages represent duration differently. The precise impact of language on duration representation is, however, unknown. Here, we show that langu

Enhanced surveillance of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Europe : an evaluation of the I-MOVE-COVID-19 surveillance network

Background: A pre-existing, well-established European influenza surveillance network known as I-MOVE enabled the rapid implementation of a European multi-country COVID-19 hospital surveillance network for surveillance of hospitalized COVID-19 cases in early 2020. This network included 257 hospitals in 11 surveillance sites across nine countries. We aimed to identify whether the surveillance object

Majorana Qubits and Non-Abelian Physics in Quantum Dot-Based Minimal Kitaev Chains

The possibility of engineering artificial Kitaev chains in arrays of quantum dots coupled via narrow superconducting regions has emerged as an attractive way to overcome the disorder issues that complicate the realization and detection of topological superconducting phases in other platforms. Although a true topological phase would require long chains, a two-site chain realized in a double quantum

Switching Off Vascular MAPK Signaling : A Novel Strategy to Prevent Delayed Cerebral Ischemia Following Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Patients who initially survive the rupture and repair of a brain aneurysm often take a devastating turn for the worse some days later and die or suffer permanent neurologic deficits. This catastrophic sequela is attributed to a delayed phase of global cerebral ischemia (DCI) following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH), but we lack effective treatment. Here we present our view, based on 20

Zombie leadership : Dead ideas that still walk among us

Considerable progress has been made in the field of leadership in recent years. However, we argue that this is undermined by a strong residual commitment to an older set of ideas which have been repeatedly debunked but which nevertheless resolutely refuse to die. These, we term zombie leadership. Zombie leadership lives on not because it has empirical support but because it flatters and appeals to

Exposure to comprehensive sexuality education in schools in South Africa : the implications on the uptake of HIV testing services among HIV positive adolescent girls

Comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) is seen as a key instrument through which to affect behaviour and improve sexual and reproductive health (SRH) outcomes amongst adolescents. However, few studies have to date evaluated key SRH outcomes following exposure to CSE within a school setting. This study estimates the association between CSE and HIV testing and HIV testing self-efficacy amongst HIV

Midwives' Experiences of Intact Cord Resuscitation in Nonvigorous Neonates After Vaginal Birth in Sweden

OBJECTIVE: To describe midwives' experiences of intact cord resuscitation close to the mother for nonvigorous neonates after vaginal birth.DESIGN: Descriptive qualitative.SETTING: Four labor wards in Sweden.PARTICIPANTS: Midwives (N = 13) currently or previously employed in labor wards where the Sustained Cord Circulation and Ventilation (SAVE) study was conducted.METHODS: We analyzed semistructur

Social inequalities in the risk of giving birth to a small for gestational age child in Sweden 2010–16 : a cross-sectional study adopting an intersectional approach

Background: Well-established associations exist between the risk of small for gestational age (SGA) and unidimensional sociodemographic factors. We investigated social inequalities in SGA risk and adopted an intersectional approach that simultaneously considers different social categories. By doing so, we could assess heterogeneities in SGA risk within unidimensional sociodemographic categories. M

Reference limits for osteocalcin in infancy and early childhood : A longitudinal birth cohort study

OBJECTIVE: The longitudinal variations in serum levels of the hormone osteocalcin is largely unknown during infancy and early childhood. Our aim was to establish reference limits for total serum osteocalcin during specific time points from birth until 5 years of age and present those in the context of sex, breastfeeding practices and gestational age (GA).DESIGN: Blood samples from 551 Swedish chil

Reviews and syntheses : Remotely sensed optical time series for monitoring vegetation productivity

Vegetation productivity is a critical indicator of global ecosystem health and is impacted by human activities and climate change. A wide range of optical sensing platforms, from ground-based to airborne and satellite, provide spatially continuous information on terrestrial vegetation status and functioning. As optical Earth observation (EO) data are usually routinely acquired, vegetation can be m

Reoperation-free survival after hip screws or hip arthroplasty for undisplaced femoral neck fractures in the elderly a nationwide population-based cohort study of 3,909 patients

Aims Our primary aim was to assess reoperation-free survival at one year after the index injury in patients aged ≥ 75 years treated with internal fixation (IF) or arthroplasty for undis-placed femoral neck fractures (uFNFs). Secondary outcomes were reoperations and mortality analyzed separately. Methods We retrieved data on all patients aged ≥ 75 years with an uFNF registered in the Swedish Fractu

Feasibility-Usability Study of a Tablet App Adapted Specifically for Persons with Cognitive Impairment-SMART4MD (Support Monitoring and Reminder Technology for Mild Dementia)

Population ageing within Europe has major social and economic consequences. One of the most devastating conditions that predominantly affects older people is dementia. The SMART4MD (Support Monitoring and Reminder Technology for Mild Dementia) project aims to develop and test a health application specifically designed for people with mild dementia. The aim of this feasibility study was to evaluate