Examination of Korean stop perception in Quebec French listeners through the lens of assimilation overlap.

This study assessed the perceptual assimilation model (PAM) predictions about assimilation types and discrimination performance through the lens of assimilation overlap in Quebec French listeners' perception of nine non-native Korean stop consonants. The consonants varied in voicing (fortis, lenis, and aspirated) and place of articulation (labials, coronals, and velars). In the identification experiment, the Korean three-way voicing contrasts were found to undergo an assimilation overlap to correspond to the French two-way equivalent contrasts across places of articulation.

An assets-based approach to promoting girls' financial literacy, savings, and education.

Purpose: This study examined whether micro-savings programs can improve young adolescent girls' financial knowledge, savings behaviors, and schooling outcomes in Ghana.

Methods: We evaluated the short- and medium-term effects of a randomized control trial in which a sub-sample of over 1400 girls living in the Eastern Region of Ghana received financial literacy training and a micro-savings account.

Results: Girls in the intervention arm of the study initially exhibited higher levels of financial knowledge, planning, and savings, but some of these effects disappeared within two years.

Oral immunotherapy for peanut allergy: multipractice experience with epinephrine-treated reactions.

Background: Peanut allergy creates the risk of life-threatening anaphylaxis that can disrupt psychosocial development and family life. The avoidance management strategy often fails to prevent anaphylaxis and may contribute to social dysfunction. Peanut oral immunotherapy may address these problems, but there are safety concerns regarding implementation in clinical practice.

Speech articulation performance of francophone children in the early school years: norming of the Test de Dépistage Francophone de Phonologie.

Good quality normative data are essential for clinical practice in speech-language pathology but are largely lacking for French-speaking children. We investigated speech production accuracy by French-speaking children attending kindergarten (maternelle) and first grade (première année). The study aimed to provide normative data for a new screening test - the Test de Dépistage Francophone de Phonologie.

Occupational dermatitis in workers exposed to detergents, disinfectants, and antiseptics.

Anti-infective prevention has led to a significant use of disinfectants, detergents, and antiseptics in various areas of activities. Most of these products are skin irritants and allergens, which can cause skin disorders in exposed workers. The authors conducted a descriptive and retrospective study on occupational dermatitis diagnosed at an occupational dermatology hospital consultation service, targeting exposed workers in the health, food, and cleaning industries.