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This study investigated the relationship between pragmatic ability and two aspects of structural language in conversational language samples from 24 school-age children with and without high-functioning autism (HFA): causal statements and speech disruptions. In contrast to a majority of previous studies, grammatical complexity and mean length of utterance were factored into the analyses, since these are potential confounding variables. The results showed that children with HFA used fewer spontaneous causal statements and fewer filled pauses in conversation compared to children with typical development (TD). There was also a significant and positive relationship between filled pauses and pragmatic ability after controlling for structural language ability. The results may help us understand the conversational patterns of children with HFA better.

Introdução: O zumbido é uma percepção auditiva na ausência de um estímulo acústico externo. Por ser um crescente na clínica audiológica, é necessário buscar estratégias de tratamento rápidas e eficazes. Objetivo: Verificar o resultado de um formato único de Aconselhamento Fonoaudiológico na redução da percepção do zumbido. Método: Estudo de caráter prospectivo e transversal, registrado sob o número 776111417.5.0000.5346, composto por conveniência. Os critérios de elegibilidade contemplaram sujeitos de 18 a 59 anos, com limiares auditivos normais e zumbido crônico, Escala Visual Analógica (EVA) (mínimo nota cinco), sem histórico de doenças neurológicas e psiquiátricas. Foram submetidos à anamnese, EVA e Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI) antes e pós-tratamento. Para o tratamento foi realizada uma divisão em dois grupos de forma randomizada. Um, denominado Grupo Aconselhamento Fonoaudiológico (grupo alvo), recebeu Aconselhamento Fonoaudiológico (personalizado e por escrito) baseado na Tinnitus Activities Treatment e acrescentaram-se, ainda, orientações referentes a alterações metabólicas, musculares, hábitos alimentares, entre outras. Outro, o Grupo Música, foi orientado a ouvir música ao perceber o sintoma. Após o intervalo de um mês, foram reaplicados a EVA e o THI. Resultados: Participaram 11 sujeitos de ambos os gêneros. O Grupo alvo apresentou melhora e diferenças estatisticamente significantes antes e pós-tratamento. Conclusão: O Aconselhamento Fonoaudiológico em formato único e personalizado mostrou-se eficaz na redução da percepção do sintoma podendo, assim, ser implementado em diferentes centros auditivos.

From a qualitative research in the cities of Fez and Meknes, this article analyses young women's participation in the public sphere in Morocco. Specifically, we have had as reference the changes that have occurred since the so-called Arab Spring of 2011 where youths and feminism played an obvious role. Findings show that nine years after the Arab Spring, there has been no substantial improvements in the lives of Moroccan women in terms of gender equality. However, it is striking that they are very much present in participating in the public sphere from 'grassroots' (civic society, trade unions, etc.) levels where they find resources and spaces to get-together, create opportunities and make further progress in the fight for their rights.

Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua, is a highly appreciated fish in European seafood markets and is one of the most substituted fish species in the world. Fraud have been detected in European markets in the last decade, finding different substitute species sold as G. morhua or Atlantic cod on the label. In this study, we analyzed 252 samples of fresh and frozen cod fillets sold in Germany, the Netherlands, and France using DNA barcoding. Different trends were found in different countries: while the level of mislabeling found in Germany and the Netherlands remained at zero in the last years, a significant increase was found in the French markets comparing the current results with previous studies on fillets in France. On the one hand, this mislabeling proves the need to encourage European efforts to control seafood authenticity; on the other, zero mislabeling in two countries shows the success of current European regulations.

The number of new daily infections is one of the main parameters to understand the dynamics of an epidemic. During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, however, such information has been underestimated. Here, we propose a retrospective methodology to estimate daily infections from daily deaths, because those are usually more accurately documented. Given the incubation period, the time from illness onset to death, and the case fatality ratio, the date of death can be estimated from the date of infection. We apply this idea conversely to estimate infections from deaths. This methodology is applied to Spain and its 19 administrative regions. Our results showed that probable daily infections during the first wave were between 35 and 42 times more than those officially documented on 14 March, when the national government decreed a national lockdown and 9 times more than those documented by the updated version of the official data. The national lockdown had a strong effect on the growth rate of virus transmission, which began to decrease immediately. Finally, the first inferred infection in Spain is about 43 days before the official data were available during the first wave. The current official data show delays of 15–30 days in the first infection relative to the inferred infections in 63% of the regions. In summary, we propose a methodology that allows reinterpretation of official daily infections, improving data accuracy in infection magnitude and dates because it assimilates valuable information from the National Seroprevalence Studies. ; The funding was provided by Universidad de Alicante (COVID-19 2020-41.30.6P.0016) and also by Ajuntament de Dénia - Montgó-Dénia Research Station (2020-41.30.6O.00.01).

This paper aims to analyse the determinants of transport costs and to investigate their influence in international trade with a sample of disaggregate trade data. First, we estimate a transport cost function using cross-section data on maritime and overland transport for four sectors: agro-industry, ceramic tiles, motor vehicle parts and accessories, and electrical and mechanical household appliances, obtained from interviews held with Spanish exporters and logistics operators in 2001. Second, we study the relationship between transport costs and trade and estimate the elasticity of trade with respect to transport costs for each sector. Important differences for high and low value-added sectors are observed. The trade equation estimation shows that higher transport costs significantly deter trade, especially in high value-added sectors.

Cet article propose de repérer, à partir d'une enquête statistique locale, les caractéristiques du parcours professionnel de salariés en seconde partie de carrière, susceptibles d'influencer leur perception de leur propre capacité de travail et de leur place dans l'entreprise. Trois aspects du vieillissement perçu sont explorés : le « vieillissement-produit » vu comme le sentiment que le travail « [me] fait vieillir prématurément » ; le « vieillissement-épreuve » qui a trait aux contraintes ou aux nuisances du travail jugées « plus difficiles [à supporter] avec l'âge » ; le « vieillissement-image » quand l'entourage professionnel « [me] fait sentir que je suis vieux ». Les résultats portent sur les réponses de 594 salariés de 45 à 55 ans suivis par un service interentreprises de santé au travail. Chaque facette du vieillissement perçu présente un lien avec l'appartenance aux catégories socioprofessionnelles d'ouvrier et d'employé et avec les durées d'exposition à un travail physiquement exigeant, à des horaires décalés et au travail monotone. L'incertitude sur le devenir professionnel et sur les capacités de travail futures est également associée à ces trois volets ; toutefois, les résultats sont sensiblement différents selon les aspects considérés. Ces résultats soulignent l'importance du vécu des parcours professionnels dans le vieillissement perçu, et interrogent les réformes paramétriques des retraites au prisme des conditions de travail et de la santé au travail et de leur prise en compte tout au long de la carrière.

AbstractFrontline workers who are confronted with crises need enormous resilience and the ability to deal with stress from crisis‐related increases in demands and risks. Simultaneously, populist governments with an illiberal agenda may undermine the work of street‐level bureaucracies for political reasons. Little is known about how deconstruction of the administrative state by populist government—through lacking government support when it is needed the most—affects frontline work. Thus, this article asks: how does lacking support by a populist government affect frontline workers' self‐efficacy when they face a crisis? Based on unique data from an online survey of 3229 Brazilian frontline workers during the early COVID‐19 pandemic, when the Bolsonaro government denied the existence of the pandemic, we test the relationship between government support, demands, and resources on frontline workers' perceived self‐efficacy. Results show that lacking government support from the federal and local government are negatively associated with frontline workers' self‐efficacy. At the same time, resources and managerial support exhibit positive associations—but they cannot always compensate for a lack of government assistance.

© The Author(s), 2016. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. The definitive version was published in PLoS One 11 (2016): e0160080, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0160080 . ; Pilot whales are two cetacean species (Globicephala melas and G. macrorhynchus) whose distributions are correlated with water temperature and partially overlap in some areas like the North Atlantic Ocean. In the context of global warming, distribution range shifts are expected to occur in species affected by temperature. Consequently, a northward displacement of the tropical pilot whale G. macrorynchus is expected, eventually leading to increased secondary contact areas and opportunities for interspecific hybridization. Here, we describe genetic evidences of recurrent hybridization between pilot whales in northeast Atlantic Ocean. Based on mitochondrial DNA sequences and microsatellite loci, asymmetric introgression of G. macrorhynchus genes into G. melas was observed. For the latter species, a significant correlation was found between historical population growth rate estimates and paleotemperature oscillations. Introgressive hybridization, current temperature increases and lower genetic variation in G. melas suggest that this species could be at risk in its northern range. Under increasing environmental and human-mediated stressors in the North Atlantic Ocean, it seems recommendable to develop a conservation program for G. melas. ; LM had a PCTI Grant from the Asturias Regional Government, referenced BP 10-004. MAS was supported by a 2013 FCT Investigator contract through POPH, QREN European Social Fund and the Portuguese Ministry for Science and Education. This study was also supported by a grant from the Principality of Asturias (reference: GRUPIN-2014-093).