ON THE ORIGIN OF POST-ASPIRATED STOPS: PRODUCTION AND PERCEPTION OF /S/ + VOICELESS STOP SEQUENCES IN ANDALUSIAN SPANISH

On the Origin of Post-Aspirated Stops: Production and Perception of /s/ + Voiceless Stop Sequences in Andalusian Spanish

The present study investigates the role of articulatory and perceptual factors in the change from pre- to post-aspiration in two varieties of Andalusian Spanish.In an acoustic study, the influence of stop type, speaker age, and variety on the production of pre- and post-aspiration was analyzed in isolated words produced by 24 speakers of a Western

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Effect of Workplace Noise on Hearing Ability in Tile and Ceramic Industry Workers in Iran: A 2-Year Follow-Up Study

Introduction.Noise sophie allport bee curtains as a common physical hazard may lead to noise-induced hearing loss, an irreversible but preventable disorder.Annual audiometric evaluations help detect changes in hearing status before clinically significant hearing loss develops.This study was designed to track hearing threshold changes during 2-year

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Establishment of a well-characterized SARS-CoV-2 lentiviral pseudovirus neutralization assay using 293T cells with stable expression of ACE2 and TMPRSS2.

Pseudoviruses are useful surrogates for highly pathogenic viruses because of their safety, here genetic stability, and scalability for screening assays.Many different pseudovirus platforms exist, each with different advantages and limitations.Here we report our efforts to optimize and characterize an HIV-based lentiviral pseudovirus assay for scree

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