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Introduction: Languaging in Language Learning and Teaching
No full textThis book is the first to bring together a collection of recent empirical studies investigating languaging, an important construct first introduced by Swain in 2006 but which has since been deployed in a growing number of L2 studies. The contributing authors include both established and emerging authors from around the globe. They report on studies which elicited languaging in oral or written form, via a range of individual and group tasks, and from a diverse range of student populations. As such these studies extend the scope of extant research, illustrating different and novel approaches to research on languaging. The findings of these studies provide new insights into the language learning opportunities that languaging can afford language learners in different educational and linguistic contexts but also the factors that may impact on these opportunities. As such the book promises to be of relevance and interest to both researchers and language teachers
Languaging when providing and processing peer feedback
No full textTwo commonly used activities in second language (L2) writing classes are collaborative writing and peer response. Our study compared the quantity and quality of languaging generated by these two activities. In this study, conducted in Saudi Arabia, 34 college English language learners worked in the same self-selected small groups (predominantly pairs) on three successive activities. They completed a collaborative writing task, provided written feedback on a text written by another group, and revised their text in response to the peer feedback received. Analysis of recorded talk during these three activities found that the collaborative writing activity generated more languaging episodes than the other activities. We discuss the implications of these findings for L2 writing pedagogy and propose research directions
STORCH Brazil: multicenter cohort study protocol to investigate neurodevelopmental paths and functioning in infants exposed to STORCH in Brazil
No full textAbstract Background The acronym STORCH encompasses gestational infections that can lead to congenital syndromes or adverse neurological outcomes in children. In Brazil and worldwide, there has been an alarming increase in confirmed cases of STORCH in recent years. However, no study has examined the impact of STORCH on infants’ neurodevelopmental outcomes in a large, multi-center cohort, recruiting a substantial number of participants, with analysis across a broad set of variables and ages and based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) model. Objective To examine the association between the exposure to classic STORCH (syphilis, toxoplasmosis, rubella, cytomegalovirus infection, and herpes simplex) on components of functioning in infants from 3 to 24 months old in Brazil. Methods We propose a multi-center prospective cohort study that includes data collection in at least one city from each geographical region of Brazil. A proposed total sample size of 296 infants will be included at 3 months (12–15 weeks post term). They will be equitably divided into: (a) an exposed group (n = 148), consisting of those diagnosed with any congenital STORCH infection or whose mothers experienced prenatal STORCH infection; (b) an unexposed group (n = 148). Assessments are carried out longitudinally at 3, 6, 9, 12, 18, and 24 months of age. Assessment tools include Prechtl’s General Movements Assessment, Hammersmith Infant Neurological Examination, Alberta Infant Motor Scale; Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development; Survey of Well-being of Young Children; Autism Observational Scale for Infants; Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers; Child Behavior Checklist; and Young Children’s Participation and Environment Measure. Descriptive analyses, including the calculation of relative risk, and logistic regressions will be conducted to examine the association between gestational exposure to STORCH agents and infants’ responses/outcomes. Discussion The STORCH Brazil study will investigate the impact of STORCH exposure on functioning, including neurodevelopmental trajectories, in infants during their first two years, aligning with the ICF framework. This will enhance understanding of the characteristics and needs of STORCH-exposed infants, aiding therapists in making informed clinical decisions. The results might support public policies tailored to this population. Findings will be disseminated to ensure knowledge translation. Clinical trial number Not applicable
Optic disc pit-associated maculopathy and iris-retinochoroidal-coloboma – a rare combination
No full textCompte rendu de la séance du 14 février 1994. Il était Une fois les Peaux-Rouges
No full textStorch Jean. Compte rendu de la séance du 14 février 1994. Il était Une fois les Peaux-Rouges. In: Bulletin mensuel de la Société linnéenne de Lyon, 63ᵉ année, n°5, mai 1994. pp. 127-131
Chronica, Oder: Kurtzgefasste Nachrichten von der Stadt Herford, Im Westphälischen Creise gelegen : Nebst Einem Verzeichnis der Hochfürstl. Aebtissinnen daselbst
No full text[C. L. Storch]Vorlageform des Erscheinungsvermerks: Bielefeld, gedruckt bey dem Königl. privil. Buchdr. J. N. Süvern. Herford, zu finden bey dem Buchbinder J. J. Haak
Syllis magnipectinis Storch 1967
No full text<i>Syllis magnipectinis</i> Storch, 1967 <p> <i>Syllis</i> (<i>Typosyllis</i>) <i>magnipectinis</i>: Storch, 1967: 106 –107, Figs 4–5.</p> <p> <i>Typosyllis magnipectans</i> (sic): Hartman, 1974: 617.</p> <p> <i>Typosyllis magnipectinis</i>: Licher <i>et al</i>., 1995: 107 –113, Figs 1–3; Licher, 1999: 185. abb. 83; Paxton & Chou, 2000: 215; Wehe & Fiege, 2002: 164.</p> <p> <i>Syllis</i> (<i>Typosyllis</i>) sp. A: Uebelacker, 1984: 30 –134, Fig. 30–126.</p> <p> <b>Material examined.</b> 11 specimens (CPICML PO-37-083). 3 specimens, Caleta E1B1, 16°49.797’N, 99°54.062’W, 25 May 2006, 12 m, coarse sand. 4 specimens, Palmitas E2B1, 16°49.420’N, 99°54.733’W, 25 May 2006, 10.5 m, coarse sand. 2 specimens, Palmitas E2B2, 16°49.420’N, 99°54.733’W, 25 May 2006, 10.5 m, coarse sand. 2 specimens, El Jardín E3B2, 16°49.436’N, 99°54.981’W, 26 May 2006, coarse sand.</p> <p> <b>Comparative material examined.</b> <i>Syllis ortizi</i>, 2 specimens (CPICML PO-37-034). MEXICO: North of Paraiso, Tabasco, 18°28´2” N, 94°08´30” O, 45 m. <i>Syllis ortizi</i>, 1 specimen (CPICML PO-37-034). MEXICO: East of Anton Lizardo, Veracruz 19°10´58.62” N, 95°45´31.62 O, 85 m. <i>Syllis ortizi</i>, 8 specimens (CPICML PO-37- 034). MEXICO: North of Nanchital, Tabasco 18°29´N, 93°59´O, 63 m.</p> <p> <b>Remarks.</b> <i>Syllis magnipectinis</i> (Storch, 1967) belongs to a small group of species characterized by having falcigers with a considerably large subdistal tooth and large subdistal spines: <i>Syllis cruzi</i> Núñez & San Martín, 1991, <i>Syllis glarearia</i> (Westheide, 1974), <i>Syllis guidae</i> Nogueira & Yunda-Guarín, 2008, <i>Syllis jorgei</i> San Martín & López, 2000, <i>Syllis lutea</i> (Hartmann-Schröder, 1960) and <i>Syllis ortizi</i> San Martín, 1992. Nonetheless, this species is characterized by having midbody and posterior enlarged falcigers with very thick blades and a prominent subtriangular subdistal tooth, more than five times larger than the distal one. <i>Syllis magnipectinis</i> most closely resembles <i>S. ortizi</i>. In fact, some specimens from the Gulf of Mexico have been confused, since they were originally assigned by Uebelacker (1984) to a single species named <i>Syllis</i> sp. A but later recognized by San Martín (1992) and Storch (1995) as the two species mentioned above. However, <i>S. ortizi</i> has falcigers with a smaller subdistal tooth, and distal spines extending beyond the distal tooth.</p> <p> Most specimens from Acapulco differ slightly from those described by Licher <i>et al.</i> (1995). However, such variations could be size-related, as small specimens have wider and shorter palps, robust falcigers lacking small basal spines, and normal falcigers with shorter blades (a character that is also size-dependent in other species such as <i>Syllis guidae</i>) and larger distal spinulation. Large specimens have larger and thinner palps, the blades of normal falcigers are larger and, in most cases, the spinulation becomes uniform, thus being more similar to the original description. The other examined characters agree well with the original diagnosis. Originally described from the Red Sea (Storch, 1967) and later recorded in the Gulf of Mexico and in the South China Sea, the present record is the first for the eastern Pacific. Therefore, the species may be considered as circumtropical, being now known from the tropical zones of the three major oceans of the world.</p>Published as part of <i>Salcedo, Diana L. & Solís-Weiss, Guillermo San Martín And Vivianne, 2012, The genus Syllis (Polychaeta: Syllidae: Syllinae) in the southern Mexican Pacific, with the description of two new species and three new records, pp. 47-62 in Zootaxa 3263</i> on pages 50-51, DOI: <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/214949">10.5281/zenodo.214949</a>
Internal and forced ocean variability in the Mediterranean Sea
No full textTwo types of variability are discernible in the ocean: a response to the atmospheric forcing and the so-called internal/intrinsic ocean variability, which is associated with internal instabilities, nonlinearities, and the interactions between processes at different scales. Producing an ensemble of 20 multiyear ocean simulations of the Mediterranean Sea, initialized with different realistic initial conditions but using the same atmospheric forcing, the study examines the intrinsic variability in terms of its spatial distribution and seasonality. In general, the importance of the external forcing decreases with depth but dominates in extended shelves such as the Adriatic Sea and the Gulf of Gabes. In the case of temperature, the atmospheric forcing plays a major role in the uppermost 50 m of the water column during summer and the uppermost 100 m during winter. Additionally, intrinsic variability displays a distinct seasonal cycle in the surface layers, with a prominent maximum at around 30 m depth during the summer connected to the summer thermocline formation processes. Concerning current velocity, the internal variability has a significant influence at all depths
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