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A Bilingual Computational Workflow for Identifying Potential PLK1 Inhibitors in American Sign Language and English
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2026
This bilingual protocol provides a computational drug discovery workflow assessing protein-ligand interactions of Polo-Like Kinases 1 to 3 (PLK1–3) and Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, Excretion, Toxicity, and Stability (ADMET-S) properties of database-sourced natural molecules.
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Examining Bilingual Language Control Using the Stroop Task
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2020
This bilingual Stroop task uses Congruent, Incongruent, and Neutral stimuli presented in blocks in the first language (L1) only, the second language (L2) only, and a combination of L1 and L2. This task allows for an examination of language processing and cognitive control in both L1 and L2.
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Comparing the Frequency Effect Between the Lexical Decision and Naming Tasks in Chinese
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2016
Researchers adopt both the lexical decision task and the naming task to investigate some important topics such as character/word recognition by comparing the frequency effect between these two tasks. This article introduces this approach through two exemplar experiments and elaborates on the underlying logic.
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Exploring Cognitive Functions in Babies, Children & Adults with Near Infrared Spectroscopy
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2009
Here we describe a data collection and data analysis method for functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS), a novel non-invasive brain imaging system used in cognitive neuroscience, particularly in studying child brain development. This method provides a universal standard of data acquisition and analysis vital to data interpretation and scientific discovery.
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Using Inducible Osteoblastic Lineage-Specific Stat3 Knockout Mice to Study Alveolar Bone Remodeling During Orthodontic Tooth Movement
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2023
This study provides a protocol for using inducible osteoblast lineage-specific Stat3 knockout mice to study bone remodeling under orthodontic force and describes methods for analyzing alveolar bone remodeling during orthodontic tooth movement, thus shedding light on skeletal mechanical biology.
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Context helps determine which language-specific representation becomes most relevant during language use, while proficiency affects how efficiently words can be accessed and selected. Language-specific cues provide additional guidance. Together, these factors help explain why the same bilingual person may experience different patterns of activation, selection, or interference across communication settings.
Encountering a spoken or written word can activate related entries across both languages rather than immediately restricting processing to one language. The resulting competition may affect recognition, selection, or response speed. Studying this shared activation helps explain why bilingual language behavior can include cross-language influence even when communication is intended in only one language.
Language switching concerns selecting and using one language rather than another during communication, whereas translation concerns relating an expression in one language to its counterpart in the other. Both depend on lexical access and selection, but they highlight different behaviors. Comparing them helps researchers examine how bilinguals manage competing linguistic representations for different communicative goals.
Cross-language interference occurs when activity or relationships associated with one language influence processing in the other. It can affect word recognition, translation, switching, or speech production, making competition between linguistic representations observable in behavior. Examining this influence helps researchers evaluate how context, proficiency, and language-specific cues support or hinder successful lexical selection.
Researchers can examine how bilinguals perform during word recognition, translation, language switching, and speech production. Seeing or hearing words provides a way to study lexical access, while responses reveal how representations are selected and whether the other language influences processing. These behavioral patterns connect mental lexical organization with measurable language use.
The research informs models of second-language learning by showing how words and meanings across languages may be accessed and coordinated. It also supports explanations of bilingual reading, where recognition can involve language-specific cues and cross-language relationships. These applications help connect lexical processes with how bilinguals understand written language and develop proficiency.
It provides a way to link internal language representations with observable actions, including recognizing words, translating, switching languages, and producing speech. Behavioral outcomes show how people respond when linguistic systems interact during communication. This makes the topic useful for studying selection, competition, learning, and the influence of context on language behavior.