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Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Researchers writing in the May issue of Ophthalmology say kids who get a little outdoor recess time at school have a reduced risk of developing nearsightedness. The research includes two studies conducted in separate countries involving different children. The first study, conducted in Taiwan, was the first to use an educational policy as a public vision health intervention. This study found when children are required to spend more...
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online Children hear more complex language from parents when they read a storybook with only pictures compared with a picture-vocabulary book, according to a new study published the latest issue of the journal First Language. “Too often, parents dismiss picture storybooks, especially when they are wordless, as not real reading or just for fun,” said the study’s author, Daniela O’Neill, Professor of Psychology at the University of...
Software review website Boffin announced its 5-stars recognition of Ultimate Vocabulary™ 2013 software in a review published today. The Boffin reviewers examined various vocabulary building software products and concluded that Ultimate Vocabulary™ deserves the 5-stars rating. New York Cit, NY (PRWEB) April 30, 2013 Ultimate Vocabulary™ has been awarded a five-star rating by software review website Boffin. The review team at Boffin assessed many top vocabulary building software...
A new vocabulary software review by the Boffin website reveals their choice for the top three vocabulary software products for 2013. Vocabulary Builder, Word Smart, and Ultimate Vocabulary™ make up the list of top-rated products in this category. New York City, NY (PRWEB) April 29, 2013 Software review website Boffin, which is dedicated to provided up to date information about software products currently on the market, today announced a new series of vocabulary software reviews in which...
Leading provider of globalization solutions to deliver intelligence and insights into how today's technology innovators can drive growth in global markets NEWBURY PARK, Calif., April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Moravia is set to present best practices in international growth and localization during The Next Web Conference in Amsterdam April 25 - 26, and the company will show technology innovators how to maximize their performance in global markets. Moravia is a leading globalization...
Children growing up in the Rufiji region along the coast of Tanzania are learning Swahili as their first language. Consequently, their parents are expected to be the last generation to be fluent in the minority language Ndengeleko. A new doctoral thesis in African languages from the University of Gothenburg is the first, and maybe last, attempt ever to explore Ndengeleko grammatically. More than 120 languages are spoken in Tanzania. Most are minority languages spoken by various ethnic...
The long-standing theory that words come before music may have finally been debunked. A study has found that music recognition comes first, and is an integral part of word comprehension – a breakthrough finding insofar as the core concepts of vocabulary learning is concerned, says eReflect. New York City, NY (PRWEB) April 20, 2013 A new study conducted by researchers from the Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music and the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP), has made the...
A High Quality Voice-To-Text Solution VERONA, Wis., April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Mobile Assistant, the professional quality voice-to-text dictation service for the financial, insurance and sales industries, announces the release of its iPhone Application, TALK IT, this week. Mobile Assistant's TALK IT is a high quality transcription service and an alternative to inaccurate automated voice-to-text solutions on the market, appealing to financial advisors and insurance agents...
Civicom’s TranscriptionWing™ announces ListenLink™ feature to provide transcription services that are suited to meet even the most stringent requirements of today’s market researchers. Greenwich, CT (PRWEB) April 15, 2013 Civicom’s TranscriptionWing™ provides transcription services that are suited to meet even the most stringent requirements of today’s market researchers as it announces ListenLink™. Global markets are always changing. And modern technology-driven...
April Flowers for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Children as young as two years old understand basic grammar rules and are not simply imitating adults as they first learn to speak, according to a new study from the University of Pennsylvania. The study was led by Charles Yang, professor of linguistics in the School of Arts and Sciences and of computer science in the School of Engineering and Applied Science. Yang applied the same statistical analysis to data as that used in one...
