The role of spatial location in irrelevant speech revisited: A preregistered replication study.

The goal of the present investigation was to perform a registered replication of Jones and Macken's (1995b) study, which showed that the segregation of a sequence of sounds to distinct locations reduced the disruptive effect on serial recall. Thereby, it postulated an intriguing connection between auditory stream segregation and the cognitive mechanisms underlying the irrelevant speech effect. Specifically, it was found that a sequence of changing utterances was less disruptive in stereophonic presentation, allowing each auditory object (letters) to be allocated to a unique location (right ear, left ear, center), compared to when the same sounds were played monophonically.

Effects of Thyme (Thymus vulgaris) Essential Oil on Bacterial Growth and Expression of Some Virulence Genes in Salmonella enterica Serovar Enteritidis.

Background: The investigation on natural antimicrobial compounds against zoonotic pathogens has gained more attention due to the public health concerns regarding the emergence of antimicrobial resistance.

Objectives: The current study aimed to assess the effects of thyme essential oil at sub-minimal inhibitory concentrations (sub-MICs) on bacterial growth and expression of some virulence genes in Salmonella enteritidis.

Methods: The bacterial growth rate and the expression of four virulence genes in S.

Incorporating replication in higher education: Supervisors' perspectives and institutional pressures.

Even though replication research has gained traction within academia over the recent years, it is not often well-received as a stand-alone thesis topic by supervisors and university administrators. In this qualitative investigation, we delve into the perspectives of academic supervisors on the feasibility of replication as a thesis topic within the field of applied linguistics (AL). Drawing on Institutional Theory, administrative pressures facing supervisors on what to be considered permissible for a thesis were also explored.

Selective colorimetric sensing of histidine in aqueous media via Ag nanotriangles in the presence of HgCl.

Silver nanotriangles (AgNTs) were successfully synthesized as a colorimetric probe for selective and sensitive histidine detection in aqueous media within a 15-100 µM range and a detection limit of 330 nM using UV-Vis spectroscopy. The interaction of HgCl with AgNTs would lead to the formation of disk-shaped Ag/Hg amalgam as observed from the transmission electron images and X-ray diffraction patterns. Histidine prevents these structural and morphological changes and accordingly, the detection approach was developed based on the correlation between the histidine concentration and the in-plane dipole plasmon resonance (DPR) intensity.