Achva Academic College

Evidential practices in interaction: transforming perception into corroborative evidence

This study explores the evidential use of the Hebrew particle hine in spoken interaction. Traditionally described as a presentative particle that directs attention to entities in the immediate speech situation, hine has recently been reanalyzed as more fundamentally marking a cha...

Automatic value learning results in counterproductive human behavior

Abstract Humans are adept at accurately estimating the value of available choices from accumulated experience. However, cognitive processing also incorporates irrelevant information during deliberation, undermining decision accuracy. Here, we show that credit assignment operates...

Language register and teacher professionalism in intercultural classrooms

There is a consensus among researchers and educators that teachers’ language register (LR) influences learners’ cognitive development. While previous studies have examined how teachers’ professionalism in relation to LR is evaluated by educational experts and researchers, this st...

Pine root exudate terpenoids associate with Mycobacterium sp. under summer drought in a mixed Mediterranean forest

Abstract Background Interactions between tree root exudates and rhizosphere bacteria are a key pathway influencing tree health in the forest. However, how this interaction occurs at the chemical level belowground in forest soil still remains unclear. We conducted a 2-year field e...