Can mergers-in-progress be unmerged in speech accommodation?

This study examines spontaneous phonetic accommodation of a dialect with distinct categories by speakers who are in the process of merging those categories.We focus on the merger of the NEAR and SQUARE lexical sets in New Zealand English, presenting New Zealand participants with an unmerged speaker of Australian English.Mergers-in-progress are a un

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Web-Based AI System for Detecting Apple Leaf and Fruit Diseases

The present study seeks to improve the accuracy and reliability of disease identification in apple fruits and leaves through the use of state-of-the-art deep learning techniques.The research investigates several state-of-the-art architectures, such as Xception, InceptionV3, InceptionResNetV2, EfficientNetV2M, MobileNetV3Large, ResNet152V2, DenseNet

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The Effect of Distributive, Procedural, and Interactional Justice on Organizational Cynicism Moderated by Hope

Theoretical and empirical evidence suggests that organizational justice impacts organizational cynicism, but the influence of its various dimensions is inconsistent.This inconsistency necessitates the introduction of moderating variables for a more comprehensive understanding.In this context, hope is selected as a moderating variable due to its abi

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Management of a rare bilateral maxillary first molar with six canals using a cone-beam computed tomography: Report of two cases

The complex morphology of pulp cavities, particularly in multi-rooted teeth, poses a persistent challenge for the success of endodontic therapy.It is vital to grasp the typical anatomical traits, as failure to address them may lead to endodontic treatment failure.In this case report, the clinical management of a maxillary first molar with an except

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