Blog - Skills

Free Resource: Practice your skills with an NPR podcast.

Practice your Skills – NPR Podcast By Gloria M. Rivera Sometimes, finding material to practice our skills can be hiding in plain sight. Today, I bring you one of my favorite source of practice material: NPR! “The world is built for people with perfect hearing — but 83% of people don’t have it” https://news.stlpublicradio.org/show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-02-23/the-world-is-built-for-people-with-perfect-hearing-but-83-of-people-dont-have-it With

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Nomenclatura bacteriana

Nomenclatura bacteriana By Gloria M. Rivera ¿Alguna vez te has preguntado cómo se escriben los nombres científicos de las bacterias y por qué?  Bueno, ahora te traigo la respuesta. En el mundo de la ciencia hay convenciones establecidas y aceptadas internacionalmente sobre la nomenclatura científica [scientific nomenclature] o cómo escribir los nombres científicos [scientific names] de las

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Stiff Person Syndrome & Resources

Stiff-Person Syndrome / Resources By Gloria M. Rivera This week, singer Celine Dion announced that she suffered from Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS)[síndrome de la persona rígida (SPR)]. SPS is a neurological disorder [trastorno neurológico] that presents neuromuscular symptoms [manifestaciones neuromusculares]. The most common symptoms are: stiff muscles  [rigidez muscular] in trunk  [tronco o torso], arms, and

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