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The first of these two studies compared college students with dyslexia enrolled in modified Latin and Spanish classes and non-dyslexic students enrolled in regular foreign language classes on measures of foreign language aptitude, word decoding, spelling, phonological awareness and word repetition. The groups did not differ on age or grade point average. Analyses indicated that students with dyslexia performed significantly poorer on the foreign language aptitude measures as well as on both phonological tasks, reading and spelling. In the second study, students with learning disabilities who were enrolled in a modified Latin class were not significantly different from their peers in a regular Latin class on grade point average or on performance on a proficiency examination at the end of the second semester. The data suggest that while phonological processing deficits persist into adulthood, students with dyslexia are able to acquire appropriate skills and information to successfully complete the University's foreign language requirement in classes modified to meet their needs.
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Dyslexia/diagnosis , Language Disorders/diagnosis , Language , Learning Disabilities/diagnosis , Students , Adult , Dyslexia/complications , Female , Humans , Language Disorders/complications , Learning Disabilities/complications , Male , Phonetics , UniversitiesABSTRACT
Millimeter arrays can be used to identify hot young molecular cores which contain large, highly saturated interstellar molecules, including biomolecules. These cores are prime locations for searching for interstellar glycine. The current status of the interstellar glycine search is discussed.
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Astronomy , Cosmic Dust , Glycine/analysis , Acetic Acid/analysis , Acetone/analysis , Astronomical Phenomena , Carbohydrates/analysis , InterferometryABSTRACT
A survey of well-known molecular clouds in the four strongest HCO NK-,K+ = 1(01)-0(00) hyperfine transitions has been carried out to determine the prevalence of HCO and to study its chemistry. HCO emission was observed in seven molecular clouds. Three of these, NGC 2264, W49, and NGC 7538, were not previously known sources of HCO. In addition, NGC 2024 and Sgr B2 were mapped and shown to have extensive HCO emission. The survey results show the HCO abundance to be enhanced in H II-molecular cloud interface regions and support a correlation between C+ and HCO emission. The strength of the HCO emission in NGC 2024 is interpreted in terms of this enhancement and the source structure and proximity to Earth.
