A5056162982- Reading and Literacy Development
- Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
- Categorization, perception, and language
- Language Development and Disorders
- Multisensory perception and integration
- Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills
- Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
- Natural Language Processing Techniques
- Surgical Simulation and Training
- Topic Modeling
- vaccines and immunoinformatics approaches
- T-cell and B-cell Immunology
- Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
- Text Readability and Simplification
- Computational Drug Discovery Methods
- Hemispheric Asymmetry in Neuroscience
- Speech and dialogue systems
- Language, Metaphor, and Cognition
- Trypanosoma species research and implications
- Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare
- Gaze Tracking and Assistive Technology
- Vestibular and auditory disorders
- Ear Surgery and Otitis Media
- Immune Response and Inflammation
- Ear and Head Tumors
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
2025
University of Edinburgh
2008-2024
Heriot-Watt University
2017-2021
University of Strathclyde
2016
Fundación Instituto de Inmunología de Colombia
2002-2006
Boston Children's Museum
1998
Tufts University
1992-1995
Diagnostic delays prevent most Chagas disease patients from receiving timely therapy during the acute phase when treatment is effective. qPCR-based diagnostic methods provide high sensitivity this but require specialized equipment and complex protocols. More simple cost-effective tools are urgently needed to optimize early diagnosis in low-income endemic regions. Here, we present a loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) that targets highly conserved region HSP70 gene of Trypanosoma...
This study explores the effects of bilingualism in Sardinian as a regional minority language on linguistic competence Italian dominant and non-linguistic cognitive abilities. Sardinian/Italian adult speakers monolingual living same geographical area Sardinia were compared two kinds tasks: (a) verbal non-verbal tasks targeting working memory attentional control, (b) abilities focused comprehension sentences differing grammatical complexity. Although no difference was found between bilinguals...
Background The demand for regional anesthesia major surgery has increased considerably, but only a small number of anesthesiologists can provide such care. Simulations may improve clinical performance. However, opportunities to rehearse procedures are limited, and the educational outcomes prescribed by Royal College Anesthesiologists training curriculum 2021 difficult attain. Educational paradigms, as mastery learning dedicated practice, increasingly being used teach technical skills enhance...
Abstract The motor control of bimanual coordination and speech was compared between first degree relatives from families with at least 2 dyslexic family members, where probands were the only affected members. Half had deficits; they came in which also showed impaired coordination. By contrast, without deficits dyslexia did not have deficits. Motor more common severe among offspring both parents than one parent affected. However, when We conclude that temporal resolution action identifies a...
AbstractNormal subjects aged 7-25 years were asked to tap the index fingers of both hands: a) in four different patterns interlimb coordination; b) at two response frequencies; and c) before after entraining metronome was turned off. The outcome variables primary interest within-subject variability interresponse intervals (IRI) as an timing precision; deviations from prescribed frequency, temporal tracking accuracy. Stability precision accuracy increased significantly 7 9 11 years, with only...
The present study investigates linguistics and cognitive effects of bilingualism with a minority language acquired through school medium education. If has an effect on cognition abilities, regardless prestige or opportunities use, young adult Gaelic-English speakers attending Gaelic education (GME) could have advantage linguistic tasks targeting executive functions. These will be reported, compared to monolingual living in the same area. Furthermore, this whether there is difference Home...
We explored amino acid side chains from a quantum mechanical perspective in order to identify molecular similarities and differences, for the purpose of exploring de novo design peptidic sequences with desired biochemical reactivities. Charge densities 20 genetically encoded acids both α β conformations were partitioned into fragments, their electronic properties (charge, energy, dipole quadrupole moments) calculated using atoms molecules theory. Transferability, as required by this theory,...
Abstract: Functional and structural analyses of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I molecules the Aotus genus are necessary to validate it as a solid animal model for biomedical research. We thus isolated, cloned sequenced exons 2 3 from three species ( A. nancymaae , nigriceps vociferans ). found 24 sequences, which divided into two different groups (Ao‐g1 Ao‐g2). A further sequence was identified processed pseudogene (Aona‐PS2). Both evolution variability showed that Ao‐g1 Ao‐g2...
The present study investigated the effect of classroom-based syntactic training on children's abilities to produce passive sentences. Thirty-three monolingual English children (mean age 5;2), were involved in passive-voice based storytelling sessions within a priming design. was delivered classroom setting, with two classes randomly allocated either an active sentence or structure. All individually tested at post-training. Children condition generated 3.6 more passives than voice condition....
Vilém Zouhar, Michal Novák, Matúš Žilinec, Ondřej Bojar, Mateo Obregón, Robin L. Hill, Frédéric Blain, Marina Fomicheva, Lucia Specia, Lisa Yankovskaya. Proceedings of the 2021 Conference North American Chapter Association for Computational Linguistics: Human Language Technologies. 2021.
We explore two aspects of exovergence: we test whether smaller binocular fixation disparities accompany the shorter saccades and longer fixations observed in reading Chinese, potentially advantageous psychophysical effects exovergence transfer to text reading. report differential Chinese English: readers begin with more disparity, but end a disparity closely similar that English readers. conclude greater fixation-initial can be adaptive visually cognitively denser text.
This study describes the validation of a reading assessment developed for speakers Scottish Gaelic, an endangered language spoken in Scotland. The test is designed to investigate areas understanding, errors and speed. will present data on group Gaelic/English both Gaelic English version test, aiming at comparing abilities children attending medium education (GME) (EME) living same urban area. paper reports two studies. first presents 77 bilingual recruited across four levels primary school...
Introduction: Cholesteatoma of the external auditory canal (ECA) is a rare nosological entity, it characterized by invasion squamous tissue in an area (EAC), generally posteroinferior region, which accompanied bone erosion [1]. Clinical case: 30-year-old female patient with no known pathological history who presented 7-day clinical symptoms left ear otalgia associated foul-smelling otorrhea and temperature rises at beginning condition, receiving antibiotic treatment amoxicillin (for 7 days)....
Purpose We compare right-to-left and left-to-right orthographies to test the theory, derived from studying latter, that small temporal asynchronies between two eyes at beginning end of every fixation favor ocular prevalence for left eye in hemifield right hemifield. Ocular is prioritizing one eye's input conscious, fused binocular percept.
We report a new, unexpected effect in which the visual system responds binocularly to text becoming harder read because of reduced contrast. Participants row white numbers against static background that changed from black white, left right. There was pervasive binocular disparity between fixation points and right eye. The lines sight typically crossed front stimulus plane. proportion such disparities increased systematically, as did their size, reading difficulty increased. explain this...