Search Results - "Macleod, N. A"

Noninvasive Detection of Concealed Liquid Explosives Using Raman Spectroscopy by Eliasson, C, Macleod, N. A, Matousek, P

“…We present a Raman spectroscopic method for the noninvasive detection of liquid explosives within bottles, and other packaging, of substantially higher…”
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Internal and External Factors Contributing to Variability in Consonant Accuracy of Arabic-French Simultaneous Bilingual Children by Meziane, Rabia Sabah, MacLeod, Andrea A. N

“…This study aims to describe the relationships between child-internal and child-external factors and the consonant accuracy of bilingual children. More…”
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Bilingualism in School-Aged Children with ASD: A Pilot Study by Beauchamp, Myriam L. H., Rezzonico, Stefano, MacLeod, Andrea A. N.

“…Preschool-aged bilingual children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can keep pace with their monolingual peers with ASD. However, can older children with ASD…”
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Non-invasive detection of cocaine dissolved in beverages using displaced Raman spectroscopy by Eliasson, C., Macleod, N.A., Matousek, P.

“…We demonstrate the potential of Raman spectroscopy to detect cocaine concealed inside transparent glass bottles containing alcoholic beverages. A clear Raman…”
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Transpupillary collagen photocrosslinking for targeted modulation of ocular biomechanics by Gerberich, B.G., Hannon, B.G., Hejri, A., Winger, E.J., Schrader Echeverri, E., Nichols, L.M., Gersch, H.G., MacLeod, N.A., Gupta, S., Read, A.T., Ritch, M.D., Sridhar, S., Toothman, M.G., Gershon, G.S., Schwaner, S.A., Sánchez-Rodríguez, G., Goyal, V., Toporek, A.M., Feola, A.J., Grossniklaus, H.E., Pardue, M.T., Ethier, C.R., Prausnitz, M.R.

“…The central vision-threatening event in glaucoma is dysfunction and loss of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs), thought to be promoted by local tissue deformations…”
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A conceptual model of second language pronunciation in communicative contexts: Implications for children's bilingual education by Lin, Youran, Li, Fangfang, MacLeod, Andrea A N, Pollock, Karen E

“…Second language (L2) pronunciation patterns that differ from those of first language (L1) speakers can affect communication effectiveness. Research on…”
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Prediction of Sublayer Depth in Turbid Media Using Spatially Offset Raman Spectroscopy by Macleod, N. A, Goodship, A, Parker, A. W, Matousek, P

“…We demonstrate experimentally the feasibility of monitoring the depth of optically thick layers within turbid media using spatially offset Raman spectroscopy…”
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Simultaneous bilingual language acquisition: The role of parental input on receptive vocabulary development by MacLeod, Andrea AN, Fabiano-Smith, Leah, Boegner-Pagé, Sarah, Fontolliet, Salomé

“…Parents often turn to educators and healthcare professionals for advice on how to best support their child’s language development. These professionals…”
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Dynamic assessment of multilingual children's word learning by MacLeod, Andrea A. N., Glaspey, Amy M.

“…Background Teachers and clinicians may struggle to provide early identification to support multilingual children's language development. Dynamic assessments…”
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Antidepressants use during pregnancy and child psychomotor, cognitive and language development at 2 years of age—Results from the 3D Cohort Study by Tanguay, Noémie, Abdelouahab, Nadia, Simard, Marie-Noelle, Séguin, Jean R., Marc, Isabelle, Herba, Catherine M., MacLeod, Andrea A. N., Courtemanche, Yohann, Fraser, William D., Muckle, Gina

“…Introduction: Approximately 5.5% of pregnant women take antidepressants. Studies on prenatal exposure to antidepressants reported no association with child…”
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Narratives by bilingual children: a tale of strengths and growth during kindergarten by MacLeod, Andrea A. N., Pesco, Diane

“…Given their significance in daily life and frequent inclusion in clinical and educational assessments, children's narrative abilities merit investigation. The…”
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Word‐finding behaviours in narration for typically developing French speakers of school age by Bourassa Bédard, Vincent, MacLeod, Andrea A. N., Trudeau, Natacha

“…Background Research in word‐finding difficulties is sparse, especially in languages other than English. As a result, the factors associated with the frequency…”
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Moving beyond Single Word Acquisition of Speech Sounds to Connected Speech Development with Dynamic Assessment by Glaspey, Amy M, Wilson, Jenica J, Reeder, Justin D, Tseng, Wei-Chen, MacLeod, Andrea A. N

“…Purpose: The aim of this study was to document speech sound development across early childhood from a dynamic assessment (DA) perspective that captures a…”
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Phonetic and phonological perspectives on the acquisition of voice onset time by French-speaking children by MacLeod, Andrea A. N.

“…The goal of the present article is to describe the acquisition of the phonetic details and phonological categories of stop consonants in French. To this end,…”
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The role of exposure on school-aged bilingual language abilities - it depends on what you measure by Beauchamp, Myriam L. H., MacLeod, Andrea A. N.

“…Few studies have focused on bilingual language development in school-aged simultaneous bilingual children. The current study tackles this gap in the literature…”
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Modelling vocabulary development among multilingual children prior to and following the transition to school entry by MacLeod, Andrea A. N., Castellanos-Ryan, Natalie, Parent, Sophie, Jacques, Sophie, Séguin, Jean R.

“…Differences between monolingual and multilingual vocabulary development have been observed but few studies provide a longitudinal perspective on vocabulary…”
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Early Vocabulary in Children With Cochlear Implants: A Comparison Between Three Assessment Methods by Duchesne, Louise, Trudeau, Natacha, MacLeod, Andrea A. N., Bergeron, François, Thordardottir, Elin

“…In children with a hearing loss who receive cochlear implants (CIs) under the age of 2, regular assessments are conducted to monitor auditory and linguistic…”
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Effects of speech cues in French‐speaking children with dysarthria by Levy, Erika S., Moya‐Galé, Gemma, Chang, Younghwa Michelle, Campanelli, Luca, MacLeod, Andrea A. N., Escorial, Sergio, Maillart, Christelle

“…Background Articulatory excursion and vocal intensity are reduced in many children with dysarthria due to cerebral palsy (CP), contributing to the children's…”
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A multidimensional view of gradient change in velar acquisition in three-year-olds receiving phonological treatment by MacLeod, Andrea A. N., Glaspey, Amy M.

“…Abstract The acquisition of phonemes does not occur in an "all or nothing" manner; instead, children gradually acquire dimensions of phonological knowledge…”
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The Use of Voice Onset Time by Early Bilinguals to Distinguish Homorganic Stops in Canadian English and Canadian French by Macleod, Andrea A. N, Stoel-Gammon, Carol

“…The goal of this study was to examine the extent to which bilingual speakers maintain language-specific phonological contrasts for homorganic stops when a cue…”
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