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Steve C. Wang
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Teaching Statistical Thinking Using the Baseball Hall of Fame
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Swarthmore College
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baseball natural context learn statistics national pastime replete averages percentages counts amounts totals kind fan mere numbers condensed stories instantly intelligible true literature game compared fluid sports football basketball hockey soccer baseball especially lends data collection inherently sequential discrete players taking turns plate stopping fixed places field characteristics make baseball superlative source examples teaching statistical principles 1999 designed taught course baseball hall fame titled baseballs highest honor winter study session williams college winter study monthlong term january courses subjects part traditional academic canon students take one course winter study period classes typically meeting 510 hours per week class sizes kept small encourage discussion goal course use baseball hall fame particularly process voting players enshrined subject teaching statistical scientific principles course intended teach students carry statistical techniques rather discuss constitutes good bad statistical argument thus spirit quantitative literacy course although course ostensibly baseball underlying goal demonstrate value sound statistical teaching statistical thinking using baseball hall fame
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https://doi.org/10.1002/bin.210
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Tamara B. Harris|Mary Grace Kovar|Richard Suzman|Joel C. Kleinman|Jacob J. Feldman
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Longitudinal study of physical ability in the oldest-old.
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National Center for Health Statistics
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based 1984 data longitudinal study aging onethird white persons aged 80 older living community n 1791 defined difficulty walking 14 mile lifting 10 pounds climbing 10 steps without resting stooping crouching kneeling physical ability associated lower risk death two years mean followup relative odds ro 4 95 percent confidence interval 4 6 survivors lower utilization hospitals ro 4 ci 3 7 physicians ro 6 ci 5 8 nursing homes ro 3 ci 2 5 compared difficulty four functional measures included definition physical ability fifty percent women 42 percent men physically able time baseline survey 1984 remained physically able followup continued physical ability group associated never cardiovascular disease ro 21 ci 12 37 never arthritic complaints ro 19 ci 12 27 body mass index less 75th percentile ro 18 ci 12 29 younger age decade age ro 20 ci 11 36 higher level education greater 13 years versus 06 years ro 24 ci 12 47 correlates include factors amenable preventive measures highlight need consider heterogeneity oldestold formulating programs aimed prevention postponement disability
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https://doi.org/10.2217/dmt.15.43
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Wen Luo
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Classifying Academically At-Risk First Graders into Engagement Types: Association with Long-Term Achievement Trajectories
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University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
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based sample 480 academically atrisk first graders used cluster analysis involving multimethod assessment ie teacherreport peerevaluation selfreport behavioral psychological engagement identify subtypes academic engagement four theoretically practically meaningful clusters identified labeled cooperative n 95 resistive n 96 enthusiastic n 188 disaffected n 101 4 types differ iq measured universal nonverbal intelligence test cooperative group consisted female hispanic students whereas resistive group consisted male african american students cooperative group popular among peers followed enthusiastic group disaffected resistive groups emotional symptoms cooperative enthusiastic groups academic engagement types also differed growth trajectories academic achievement measured woodcock johnson iii tests achievement second fourth grade reading cooperative enthusiastic groups outperformed resistive disaffected groups beginning however growth rate similar across engagement types math engagement types differ beginning however cooperative group developed faster rate higher math achievement fourth grade types findings support importance teaching temperamentbased regulatory skills providing positive psychological climate childrens academic learning
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https://doi.org/10.1177/1524838018774424
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Agar Brugiavini|Danilo Cavapozzi|Mario Padula|Yuri Pettinicchi
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Financial Education, Literacy and Investment Attitudes
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based sample university students provide field laboratory evidence small scale training intervention statistically economically significant effect subjective objective assessments financial knowledge show also intervention increases selfassessed actual financial knowledge
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https://doi.org/10.2215/cjn.05560614
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Chris Morrison|Jane Secker
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Copyright Literacy in the UK: a survey of librarians and other cultural heritage sector professionals
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University of Kent|London School of Economics and Political Science
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based survey uk library information professionals work cultural heritage sector carried december 2014 research sought examine levels copyright literacy survey aimed obtain responses sectors however responses received academic libraries research examined knowledge national international copyright issues well copyright policies institutional level survey also explored need copyright education new existing professionals suggested topics inclusion training activities findings suggest levels knowledge amongst uk professionals higher countries participated first phase project uk institutions also likely copyright policy individual responsibility copyright results interest library managers library educators responsibility staff training
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https://doi.org/10.1523/jneurosci.5791-09.2010
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Stefan Thurner|Peter Klimek|Michael Szell|Georg Duftschmid|Gottfried Endel|Alexandra Kautzky?Willer|David C. Kasper
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Quantification of excess risk for diabetes for those born in times of hunger, in an entire population of a nation, across a century
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Medical University of Vienna|Santa Fe Institute|International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis|Medical University of Vienna|Medical University of Vienna|Massachusetts Institute of Technology|Medical University of Vienna|Medical University of Vienna|Medical University of Vienna
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based unique dataset comprising 325000 austrian patients pharmaceutical treatment diabetes 2006 2007 measured excess risk developing diabetes triggered undernourishment early life studied percentage diabetes patients total population specifically year birth 1917 2007 found massive excess risk diabetes people born times three major famines immediately occurred austria 20th century 19181919 1938 19461947 depending region 40 higher chance diabetes born 19191921 compared 1918 1922 agespecific typical diabetes ratios observed excess risk diabetes practically absent provinces austria less affected famines show diabetes rates exhibit nontrivial agespecific sex differences correlate economic wealth region results might relevance establishing higher awareness health system born highrisk years underline importance ensuring sufficient nutrition prenatal early stages life
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https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1022423417304
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Tabea Bucher?Koenen|Andreas Hackethal|Johannes Koenen|Christine Laudenbach
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Do Seemingly Smarter Consumers Get Better Advice?
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Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy|Max Planck Society|Centre for European Economic Research|Leibniz Institute for Financial Research SAFE|Goethe University Frankfurt|Goethe Institute|Goethe University Frankfurt
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based data gathered 27000 realworld meetings financial advisors clients large german bank show advisors offer selfserving advice women men likely receive sales fee rebates less likely recommended expensive bankowned funds additional client advisor surveys provide evidence consistent statistical discrimination based gender proxy client financial sophistication female clients exhibiting lower literacy confidence price sensitivity moreover female advisors report less confidence professional skills engage less discrimination male colleagues
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https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7687.2010.00990.x
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Lori S. Mestre|Lisa Baures|Mona Niedbala|Corinne Bishop|Sarah Cantrell|Alice J. Perez|Kate Silfen
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Learning Objects as Tools for Teaching Information Literacy Online: A Survey of Librarian Usage
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign|Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System|University of Rhode Island|University of Central Florida|Georgetown University|University of California, San Diego|University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign|Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System|University of Rhode Island|University of Central Florida|Georgetown University|University of California, San Diego|University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign|Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System|University of Rhode Island|University of Central Florida|Georgetown University|University of California, San Diego|University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign|Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System|University of Rhode Island|University of Central Florida|Georgetown University|University of California, San Diego|University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign|Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System|University of Rhode Island|University of Central Florida|Georgetown University|University of California, San Diego|University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign|Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System|University of Rhode Island|University of Central Florida|Georgetown University|University of California, San Diego|University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign|Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System|University of Rhode Island|University of Central Florida|Georgetown University|University of California, San Diego
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based information gathered two discussion sessions moderated members education behavioral sciences sections online learning research committee survey conducted identify librarians use courselearning management systems learning objects deliver instruction objectives study identify experiences librarians using courselearning management systems context learning objects developed used pedagogical considerations librarians creating online learning materials addition discussing results survey description toolkit online learning created online learning research committee provided
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https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2296-15-126
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M. Leigh Lunsford|Phillip L. Poplin
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From Research to Practice: Basic Mathematics Skills and Success in Introductory Statistics
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Longwood University|Longwood University
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based previous research johnson kuennen 2006 conducted study determine factors would possibly predict student success introductory statistics course results similar johnson kuennen found students basic mathematical skills measured test created johnson kuennen significant predictor student success course also found significant professor effect results prompted us evaluate modify teaching introductory statistics course
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https://doi.org/10.1111/obr.12203
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Norulhuda Tajuddin|Musramaini Mustapha|Azniza Ahmad Zaini|Mohd Norafizal Abd Aziz
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Investigating Students’ Acceptance Towards Blog
| 2,012 |
Universiti Teknologi MARA|Universiti Teknologi MARA|Universiti Teknologi MARA|Universiti Teknologi MARA
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based previous research tam widely confirmed measure students acceptance towards technologies education however little research study difference effects moderator factor especially ict literacy level therefore study aims investigate difference effect ict literacy students toward blog acceptance seventyeight business students involved study adopted wellknown model tam plus perceived playfulness another predictor result reveals significant difference groups student high low ict literacy tam model confirmed study hand groups show significant difference regard intention use blog students high ict literacy positive significant relationship
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https://doi.org/10.1111/roiw.12299
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Neil Selwyn
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An investigation of differences in undergraduates' academic use of the internet
| 2,008 |
University of London
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based survey data 1222 undergraduate students studying uk higher education institutions article addresses students engagement internet source academic information studies particular article explores academic use internet patterned range potential influences students wider internet use access expertise year study gender age ethnic educational background analysis data suggests students academic internet use strongly patterned along lines gender subjectspecialism rather individual characteristics differences technology access expertise article therefore considers differences addressed seeking encourage ictbased learning across sectors undergraduate population
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https://doi.org/10.5901/ajis.2012.v2n4p121
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Delia Hillmayr|Lisa Ziernwald|Frank Reinhold|Sarah Hofer|Kristina Reiss
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The potential of digital tools to enhance mathematics and science learning in secondary schools: A context-specific meta-analysis
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Technical University of Munich|Technical University of Munich|Technical University of Munich|Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München|Technical University of Munich
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based systematic research studies published since year 2000 comprehensive metaanalysis investigated use technology enhance learning secondary school mathematics science grade levels 513 studies k 92 compared learning outcomes students using digital tools control group taught without use digital tools overall digital tool use positive effect student learning outcomes g 065 p 001 provision teacher trainings digital tool use significantly moderated overall effect use intelligent tutoring systems simulations dynamic mathematical tools significantly beneficial hypermedia systems descriptive level effect size larger digital tools used addition instruction methods substitute results open new directions future research inform evidencebased decisionmaking use digital tools education
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socec.2018.03.004
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Esther Sui Chu Ho|Kit Ling Lau
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Reading engagement and reading literacy performance: effective policy and practices at home and in school
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Chinese University of Hong Kong|Chinese University of Hong Kong
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based data program international student assessment 2009 paper examines various aspects home literacy environment school climate students reading engagement related reading performance profile hong kong students three indices reading engagement namely reading enjoyment reading diversity online reading relative east asian societies first presented relative contributions different familylevel classroomlevel factors hong kong students reading engagement examined using hierarchical linear modelling assessment relative impact three engagement indices reading performance shows reading enjoyment strongest predictor homeschool cooperation cultivating positive reading climate nurturing good reading habit students enhancing classroom teaching climate appear promising avenues improving students reading engagement performance may importance shaping future policy practice
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https://doi.org/10.2196/jmir.7861
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Eke Krijnen|Roel van Steensel|Marieke Meeuwisse|Joran Jongerling|Sabine Severiens
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Exploring a refined model of home literacy activities and associations with children’s emergent literacy skills
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Erasmus University Rotterdam|Erasmus University Rotterdam|Erasmus University Rotterdam|Erasmus University Rotterdam|Erasmus University Rotterdam
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based home literacy model study explored refined model home literacy activities relations childrens emergent literacy skills linguistic socioeconomic diverse sample 214 dutch kindergartners mean age 4 years 7 months 46 girls 29 monolingual speakers dutch study examined typology home literacy activities explicitly addressed didactic approach restricted activities involving print next study explored relations activity types childrens emergent literacy skills three activity categories identified code oral language exposure oral language teaching activities results multilevel structural equation modeling showed types home literacy activities related childrens oral language skills although association oral language teaching oral language skills negative oral language skills associated childrens code phonological skills outcomes indicate existence nuanced pattern interrelations elements home literacy environment childrens literacy skills diverse sample observed
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.12.089
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Régine Kolinsky|Tânia Fernandes
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A cultural side effect: learning to read interferes with identity processing of familiar objects
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Université Libre de Bruxelles|Fund for Scientific Research|University of Lisbon
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based neuronal recycling hypothesis dehaene cohen 2007 examined whether reading acquisition cost recognition nonlinguistic visual materials specifically checked whether ability discriminate mirror images develops literacy acquisition interferes object identity judgments whether interference strength varies function nature nonlinguistic material aims presented illiterate late literate learned read adult age early literate adults orientationindependent identitybased samedifferent comparison task respond physically identical mirrored planerotated images pictures familiar objects experiment 1 geometric shapes experiment 2 interference irrelevant orientation variations stronger plane rotations mirror images stronger geometric shapes objects illiterates participants almost immune mirror variations familiar objects thus process unlearning mirrorimage generalization necessary acquire literacy latin alphabet cost basic function visual ventral object recognition stream ie identification familiar objects demonstrates neural recycling adaptation multiuse process least partial exaptation
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https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/awu039
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Ladislas Nalborczyk|Paul - Christian Bürkner|Donald R. Williams
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Pragmatism should Not be a Substitute for Statistical Literacy, a Commentary on Albers, Kiers, and Van Ravenzwaaij (2018)
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Université Grenoble Alpes|French National Centre for Scientific Research|Ghent University|University of California, Davis
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based observation frequentist confidence intervals bayesian credible intervals sometimes happen numerical boundaries specific conditions albers et al 2018 proposed adopt heuristic according usually treated equivalent argue heuristic misleading showing generalise well complex realistic situations models instead pragmatism advocate use parsimony deciding statistics report word recommend researcher interested bayesian interpretation simply reports credible intervals
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https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1528-1167.2005.00255.x
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Claudia Vásquez|Israel García-Alonso|María José Seckel|Ángel Alsina i Pastells
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Education for Sustainable Development in Primary Education Textbooks—An Educational Approach from Statistical and Probabilistic Literacy
| 2,021 |
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile|Universidad de La Laguna|Catholic University of the Maule|University of Girona
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based stochastic education approach sustainability education statistical probability tasks sustainability education collection primary school mathematics textbooks chile 614 years old analyzed content analysis carried based four categories contexts sustainability levels articulation cognitive demand authenticity results show 1 low presence contexts sustainability 2 tasks articulated develop sustainable development goals 3 clear predominance memorization tasks 4 teaching statistics probability textbooks aligned education sustainable development esd results roadmap new educational approach allows design statistical probability tasks educate sustainability primary education new approach promote progressive development statistical probabilistic literacy students understand different problems social economic environmental faced well measures must adopted transform act sustainable world
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https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(98)90300-2
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James Sumowski|Maria A. Rocca|Victoria M. Leavitt|Jelena Da?kovi?|Šarlota Mesaroš|Jelena Drulovi?|John DeLuca|Massimo Filippi
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Brain reserve and cognitive reserve protect against cognitive decline over 4.5 years in MS
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Kessler Foundation|Vita-Salute San Raffaele University|Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey|University of Belgrade|Kessler Foundation|Vita-Salute San Raffaele University|University of Belgrade|Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey|Kessler Foundation|Vita-Salute San Raffaele University|Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey|University of Belgrade|Kessler Foundation|Vita-Salute San Raffaele University|Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey|University of Belgrade|Kessler Foundation|Vita-Salute San Raffaele University|Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey|University of Belgrade|Kessler Foundation|Vita-Salute San Raffaele University|Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey|University of Belgrade|Kessler Foundation|Vita-Salute San Raffaele University|Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey|University of Belgrade|Kessler Foundation|Vita-Salute San Raffaele University|Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey|University of Belgrade
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based theories brain reserve cognitive reserve investigated whether larger maximal lifetime brain growth mlbg andor greater lifetime intellectual enrichment protect cognitive decline timeforty patients multiple sclerosis ms underwent baseline 45year followup evaluations cognitive efficiency symbol digit modalities test paced auditory serial addition task memory selective reminding test spatial recall test baseline followup mris quantified disease progression percentage brain volume change cerebral atrophy percentage change t2 lesion volume mlbg brain reserve estimated intracranial volume intellectual enrichment cognitive reserve estimated vocabulary performed repeatedmeasures analyses covariance investigate whether larger mlbg andor greater intellectual enrichment moderateattenuate cognitive decline time controlling disease progressionpatients ms declined cognitive efficiency memory p 0001 mlbg moderated decline cognitive efficiency p 0031 p 2 0122 larger mlbg protecting decline mlbg moderate memory decline p 0234 p 2 0039 intellectual enrichment moderated decline cognitive efficiency p 0031 p 2 0126 memory p 0037 p 2 0115 greater intellectual enrichment protecting decline ms disease progression negatively associated change cognitive efficiency memory among patients lower vs higher mlbg intellectual enrichmentwe provide longitudinal support theories brain reserve cognitive reserve ms larger mlbg protects decline cognitive efficiency greater intellectual enrichment protects decline cognitive efficiency memory consideration protective factors improve prediction future cognitive decline patients ms
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2012.05.014
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Anita Tobisch|Markus Dresel
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Negatively or positively biased? Dependencies of teachers’ judgments and expectations based on students’ ethnic and social backgrounds
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University of Augsburg|University of Augsburg
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based theories social information processing judgment formation investigated whether teachers achievement expectations achievement aspirations judgments achievementrelevant characteristics depend students ethnic andor social backgrounds furthermore addressed whether judgments minority students negatively biased judgments majority students positively biased answer questions conducted onlinestudy 237 primary school teachers germany employed case vignettes experimentally varied students ethnic social backgrounds means assigning specific first names teachers asked rate specific achievement expectations achievement aspirations grades main subjects student well provide judgments achievementrelevant characteristics general abilities willingness put effort qualification higher secondary school results multi univariate analyses variance subsequent contrast analyses revealed significant differences teachers judgments considered characteristics dependent students ethnic social backgrounds results suggested teachers achievement expectations achievement aspirations quite accurate students immigrant background teachers overestimate students without immigration background high socioeconomic status findings discussed regard automated controlled information processes
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https://doi.org/10.52041/srap.11604
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Sara Fitzgerald?Butt|Andrew Bodine|Kevin M. Fry|Jerry Ash|Ali N. Zaidi|Vidu Garg|Cynthia A. Gerhardt|Kim L. McBride
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Measuring genetic knowledge: a brief survey instrument for adolescents and adults
| 2,015 |
Nationwide Children's Hospital|Nationwide Children's Hospital|The Ohio State University|Nationwide Children's Hospital|The Ohio State University|Nationwide Children's Hospital|Nationwide Children's Hospital|Nationwide Children's Hospital
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basic knowledge genetics essential understanding genetic testing counseling lack written english language validated published measure limited ability evaluate genetic knowledge patients families begin psychometric analysis truefalse genetic knowledge measure 18item measure completed parents children congenital heart defects chd n 465 adolescents young adults chd age 1525 n 196 mean total correct score 126 standard deviation sd 35 range 018 utilizing exploratory factor analysis determined one three correlated factors abilities captured measure confirmatory factor analysis determined two factor model best fit although necessary remove two items remaining items exhibited adequate psychometric properties multidimensional item response theory analysis scores factor computed sumscore conversion table derived conclude genetic knowledge measure discriminates best low knowledge levels therefore well suited determine minimum adequate amount genetic knowledge however reliability testing validation diverse research clinical settings needed
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https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105312446771
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Cynthia Core|Erika Hoff
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What Clinicians Need to Know about Bilingual Development
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George Washington University|Florida Atlantic University
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basic research bilingual development suggests several conclusions inform clinical practice children bilingual environments include following 1 dual language input confuse children 2 necessary two languages kept separate childrens experience avoid confusion 3 learning two languages takes longer learning one average bilingual children lag behind monolingual children single language comparisons 4 dominant language equivalent language 5 measure total vocabulary provides best indicator young bilingual childrens language learning capacity 6 bilingual children different strengths language 7 quantity quality bilingual childrens input language influence rates development language 8 immigrant parents discouraged speaking native language children 9 bilingual environments vary enormously support provide language result bilingual children vary enormously dual language skills empirical findings support conclusion presented
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https://doi.org/10.2215/cjn.12161017
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Lars Hecht|Susanne Buhse|Gabriele Meyer
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Effectiveness of training in evidence-based medicine skills for healthcare professionals: a systematic review
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Witten/Herdecke University|Universität Hamburg|Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
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basic skills evidencebased medicine ebm indispensable healthcare professionals promote consumercentred evidencebased treatment ebm training courses complex interventions fact methodologically reflected previous systematic reviews review evaluates effects ebm training healthcare professionals well quality reporting training interventions searched pubmed embase cinahl cochrane library eric campbell library psycinfo 92014 randomised controlled trials controlled clinical trials well beforeafter trials included authors contacted order obtain missing data two independent reviewers extracted data assessed risk bias reviewed 14507 articles n 61 appeared potentially eligible n 13 involving 1120 participants included ebm training shows impact knowledge skills whereas impact practical ebm application remains unclear risk bias included trials raises uncertainty effects description complex interventions poor ebm training positive effects knowledge skills healthcare professionals appropriate methods development piloting evaluation reporting implementation training applied
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https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.2003.039354
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Mindy B. Mechanic|Terri L. Weaver|Patricia A. Resick
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Mental Health Consequences of Intimate Partner Abuse
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California State University, Fullerton|UCLouvain Saint-Louis Brussels|VA Boston Healthcare System|Boston University
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battered women exposed multiple forms intimate partner abuse article explores independent contributions physical violence sexual coercion psychological abuse stalking symptoms posttraumatic stress disorder ptsd depression among sample 413 severely battered helpseeking women authors test unique effects psychological abuse stalking mental health outcomes controlling physical violence injuries sexual coercion mean scores sample fall moderate severe range ptsd within moderate category depression scores hierarchical regressions test unique effects stalking psychological abuse controlling physical violence injuries sexual coercion psychological abuse stalking contribute uniquely prediction ptsd depression symptoms even controlling effects physical violence injuries sexual coercion results highlight importance examining multiple dimensions intimate partner abuse
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https://doi.org/10.1093/deafed/env024
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Michael Culbertson
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Bayesian Networks in Educational Assessment
| 2,015 |
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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bayesian networks bn provide convenient intuitive framework specifying complex joint probability distributions thus well suited modeling content domains educational assessments diagnostic level bn used extensively artificial intelligence community student models intelligent tutoring systems received less attention among psychometricians critical review outlines existing research bn educational assessment providing introduction literature psychometric community points several promising research paths online appendix lists 40 assessment systems serve empirical examples use bn educational assessment variety domains
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https://doi.org/10.1016/s0167-6296(99)00023-5
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Nahyun Kwon|Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie|Linda B. Alexander
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Critical Thinking Disposition and Library Anxiety: Affective Domains on the Space of Information Seeking and Use in Academic Libraries
| 2,007 |
University of South Florida|University of South Florida|University of South Florida
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critical thinking library anxiety found play important role determining learning outcomes possible two constructs related way date however link empirically examined present study attempted identify nature association critical thinking disposition library anxiety among 170 graduate students findings revealed negative multivariate relationship two sets affective variables specifically weak dispositions toward critical thinking associated high levels library anxiety implications findings discussed respect approach teaching information literacy academic libraries
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https://doi.org/10.1080/00048623.1997.10755015
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Eva Krapohl|Kaili Rimfeld|Nicholas G. Shakeshaft|Maciej Trzaskowski|Andrew McMillan|Jean?Baptiste Pingault|Kathryn Asbury|Nicole Harlaar|Yulia Kovas|Philip S. Dale|Robert Plomin
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The high heritability of educational achievement reflects many genetically influenced traits, not just intelligence
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King's College London|Medical Research Council|King's College London|Medical Research Council|King's College London|Medical Research Council|King's College London|Medical Research Council|King's College London|Medical Research Council|King's College London|Medical Research Council|University College London|University of York|University of Colorado Boulder|King's College London|Medical Research Council|Goldsmiths University of London|National Research Tomsk State University|University of New Mexico|King's College London|Medical Research Council
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educational achievement end compulsory schooling represents major tipping point life understanding causes correlates important individual children families society identify general ingredients educational achievement using multivariate design goes beyond intelligence consider wide range predictors selfefficacy personality behavior problems assess independent joint contributions educational achievement use genetically sensitive design address question educational achievement highly heritable focus results united kingdomwide examination general certificate secondary education gcse administered end compulsory education age 16 gcse scores obtained 13306 twins age 16 also assessed contemporaneously 83 scales condensed nine broad psychological domains including intelligence selfefficacy personality wellbeing behavior problems mean gcse core subjects english mathematics science heritable 62 nine predictor domains 3558 domains correlates significantly gcse results correlations largely mediated genetically main finding although intelligence accounts heritability gcse single domain domains collectively account much gcse heritability intelligence together intelligence domains account 75 heritability gcse conclude high heritability educational achievement reflects many genetically influenced traits intelligence
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2014.10.063
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Chandra Y. Osborn|Kenneth A. Wallston|Adam Shpigel|Kerri L. Cavanaugh|Sunil Kripalani|Russell L. Rothman
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Development and validation of the General Health Numeracy Test (GHNT)
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center|Vanderbilt University Medical Center|Vanderbilt University Medical Center|Vanderbilt University Medical Center|Vanderbilt University Medical Center|Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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existing numeracy measures may optimally assess health numeracy developed validated general health numeracy test ghntan iterative pilot testing process produced 21 ghnt items administered 205 patients along validated measures health literacy objective numeracy subjective numeracy medication understanding medication adherence assessed ghnts internal consistency reliability construct validity explored predictive validityon average participants 550 138 years old 649 female 298 nonwhite 517 incomes 39k 144 29 years education psychometric testing produced 6item version ghnt6 ghnt21 ghnt6 acceptablegood internal consistency reliability kr20087 vs 077 respectively versions positively associated income education health literacy objective numeracy subjective numeracy p001 furthermore versions associated participants understanding medications medication adherence unadjusted analyses ghnt21 associated medication understanding adjusted analysesthe ghnt21 ghnt6 reliable valid tools assessing health numeracybrief reliable valid assessments health numeracy assess patients numeracy status may ultimately help providers educators tailor education patients
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https://doi.org/10.1093/rof/rfs024
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Stephanie B. Jilcott Pitts|Qiang Wu|Chelsea L. Demarest|Crystal Dixon|Ciarra Dortche|Sally Lawrence Bullock|Jared T. McGuirt|Rachel Ward|Alice S. Ammerman
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Farmers’ market shopping and dietary behaviours among Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants
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East Carolina University|East Carolina University|East Carolina University|East Carolina University|East Carolina University|University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|East Tennessee State University|University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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farmers markets include variety fruits vegetables shopping farmers markets would likely improve diet quality among lowincome consumers well promote sustainable direct farmtoconsumer business models however much known promote farmers market shopping among lowincome consumers therefore purpose present paper examine barriers facilitators shopping farmers markets associations shopping farmers markets selfreported dietary behaviours fruit vegetable sugarsweetened beverage fastfood consumption bmicrosssectional analyses associations farmers market shopping frequency awareness markets access markets dietary behaviours bmidepartment social services pitt county eastern north carolina usabetween april july 2013 supplemental nutrition assistance program snap participants n 205 completed quantitative surveybarriers shopping farmers markets included accept snapelectronic benefit transfer way lack transportation farmers market shopping associated awareness farmers markets estimate 018 se 004 p0001 fruit vegetable consumption positively associated farmers market shopping estimate 106 se 032 p0001our study one first examine snap participants farmers market shopping distance farmers markets dietary behaviours barriers shopping farmers markets increasing awareness existing markets addressed future interventions increase snap participants use farmers markets ultimately improving diet quality highrisk group
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https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.12477
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Jacob White|Denise Shockley|Margaret Hutzel|Natalie Susan Wilson
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Interdisciplinary Professional Development for Teaching Science and Reading
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University of Rio Grande and Rio Grande Community College|Ohio University|Ohio University
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instructional demands literacy lower grades often limit instructional opportunities areas including science interdisciplinary approaches training science educators current interest article describes structure impact professional development activities elementary middle school teachers within rural ohio public school district gallia county local aimed address needs science literacy teachers n 39 grades three eight taught science andor reading including special education teachers received targeted training earth amp space science content pedagogy strategies teaching nonfiction reading within science curriculum additional professional development provided oneonone academic coaching sessions teachers respective classrooms pre posttraining teacher surveys compared using wilcoxon signedranks test determine statistical significance 005 observed differences results indicate significant changes instructional practices participating teachers several key areas including increased usage nonfiction reading p 004 differentiated instructional practices within science curriculum p 005 comparison student achievement scores selected components statelevel assessments reading science also suggest positive impact professional development areas increase student proficiency informational text earth amp space science observed teachers received training compared year prior training
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https://doi.org/10.3390/nu7095373
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Victor Van Daal|P. H. Reitsma
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Computer?assisted learning to read and spell: results from two pilot studies
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Bangor University
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multimedia computer programs may provide promising opportunities training initial reading spelling skills two smallscale pilot studies conducted recentlydeveloped program examine efficacy impact motivation users first study concerned use program kindergarten children k2 curriculum children computer program fully adaptive may well boost independence learning read spell main finding study kindergarten readers learned 16 hours computer practice much normally attained first 3 months formal reading instruction classroom second study readingdisabled students low levels motivation engaged computerbased spelling practice important finding study amount nontask directed behaviour practised computer significantly decreased computer sessions classroom sessions discussion way computers used efficiently instruction reading spelling analysed suggestions research development presented
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https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01818
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John E. Lewis|Kristopher L. Arheart|William G. LeBlanc|Lora E. Fleming|David J Lee|Evelyn P. Davila|Alberto J. Cabán-Martinez|Noella A. Dietz|Kathryn E. McCollister|Frank C. Bandiera|John D. Clark
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Food label use and awareness of nutritional information and recommendations among persons with chronic disease
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University of Miami|University of Miami|University of Miami|University of Miami|University of Miami|University of Miami|University of Miami|University of Miami|University of Miami|University of Miami|University of Miami
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relation chronic disease poor nutritional habits use food labels adherence dietary recommendations important chronic disease populations explored whether persons chronic disease read nutrient information food labels whether aware dietary guidelinesthis study aimed assess dietary information use among persons chronic disease using nationally representative sample us populationa total 5603 respondents aged 17 20052006 national health nutrition examination survey participated study representative sample us civilians asked 17 questions regarding awareness federal nutrition information food label use given two 24h recall dietary interviews participants classified 5 disease categories 1 hypertension 2 hypercholesterolemia 3 diabetesat risk diabetes 4 overweight 5 heart diseasesubjects chronic diseases aware nutritional recommendations checked often specific nutrients used nutrition information food labels often participants without diseases label use behavior inconsistently associated dietary guideline compliancepeople chronic disease generally reported better nutrition awareness food label use checking behaviors compared without chronic disease translate unequivocally better eating behaviors new strategies needed improve actual nutritional behaviors persons chronic disease
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https://doi.org/10.1177/0741088312469013
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Caitlin G. Haydek|Elyse M. Love|Nicholas Mollanazar|Rodrigo Valdés Rodríguez|Helen Lee|Gil Yosipovitch|Michael D. Tharp|Jon M. Hanifin|Kuang Ho Chen|Shuo Chen
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Validation and Banding of the ItchyQuant: A Self-Report Itch Severity Scale
| 2,017 |
Emory University|Emory University|University of Pennsylvania Health System|Pennsylvania Hospital|Temple University|Temple University|Temple University|Temple University|Rush University|Oregon Health & Science University|Emory University|Veterans Health Administration|Emory University
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significant emotional psychosocial impact chronic pruritus important accurately assess measure itch severity study aims validate apply clinically meaningful bands itchyquant illustrated selfreport numeric rating scale nrs itch severity total 76 adults chronic pruritus recruited participants rated itch itchyquant traditional 11point nrs verbal categorizations mild moderate severe significant high correlation itchyquant nrs 092 p 00001 demonstrating concurrent validity significantly patients 472 preferred itchyquant nrs 236 preference 292 p 00015 significantly patients found itchyquant easier use 458 nrs 208 preference 333 p 0008 set clinically meaningful bands highest weighted kappa coefficient agreement 069 follows 0 itch 13 mild itch 47 moderate itch 810 severe itch itchyquant clinically meaningful measure itch severity demonstrating face concurrent validity many patients prefer find easier use compared traditional nrs suggest itchyquant added existing armamentarium itch severity scales plan investigate itchyquant cognitively challenged populations
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https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdp071
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Vinaya Manchaiah|Ashley L. Dockens|Ashley Gaal Flagge|Monica L. Bellon-Harn|Jamie H. Azios|Rebecca J. Kelly-Campbell|Gerhard Andersson
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Quality and Readability of English-Language Internet Information for Tinnitus
| 2,019 |
Lamar University|Swedish Institute|Linköping University|Manipal Academy of Higher Education|Lamar University|Lamar University|Lamar University|Lamar University|University of Canterbury|Swedish Institute|Linköping University|Karolinska Institutet
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wealth information available internet increasing numbers individuals relying websites primary source information healthrelated questions important readability content within comprehension level readersthe study evaluated quality readability englishlanguage internet information tinnitusanalysis internet websites tinnitusa total 134 websites tinnitus informationthree key words ie tinnitus ringing ear buzzing ear entered five countryspecific versions commonly used internet search engine august 2016 15 searches first 20 relevant websites examined removing duplicates total 134 websites assessed origin commercial nonprofit organization government personal university quality health net hon certification discern scores readability flesch reading ease score fleschkincaid reading grade level formula simple measure gobbledygook assessedmost websites commercial 493 nonprofit organization 388 origin quality readability highly variable 135 websites hon certification analysis showed significant association website origin hon certification 4 1329 p 00001 mean discern scores 239 association discern scores website origin found readability measures showed average people least 1012 yr education could read understand internet information tinnitus websites almost websites exceeded stringent reading level recommended health informationthe results highlight great variability quality readability health information specifically tinnitus internet findings underscores need stakeholders eg webdevelopers clinicians aware develop userfriendly health information websites make accessible people low literacy
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https://doi.org/10.4236/oalib.1104898
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Shayne B. Piasta|Jessica Logan|Christina Yeager Pelatti|Janet L. Capps|Stephen A. Petrill
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Professional development for early childhood educators: Efforts to improve math and science learning opportunities in early childhood classrooms.
| 2,015 | null |
recent initiatives highlight need better support preschoolaged childrens math science learning present study investigated impact professional development domains early childhood educators sixtyfive educators randomly assigned experience 105 days 64 hours training math science alternative topic educators provision math science learning opportunities documented falltospring math science learning gains children n 385 enrolled classrooms professional development significantly impacted provision science math learning opportunities professional development directly impact childrens math science learning although science learning indirectly affected via increase science learning opportunities math science learning opportunities positively associated childrens learning results suggest substantive efforts necessary ensure children opportunities learn math science young age
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-020-00631-0
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Heather Drysdale|Larah van der Meer|Debora M. Kagohara
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Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder from Bilingual Families: a Systematic Review
| 2,014 |
Hutt Hospital|Victoria University of Wellington|Victoria University of Wellington
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social communication impairment defining feature autism spectrum disorder asd making right decision regarding language use bilingual families children asd pertinent present review evaluated eight studies identified addressing bilingual language development 182 children asd issuesperceptions bilingualism 62 parents children asd studies summarized terms participants languages spoken communication level assessmentintervention instruments main findings evidence bilingual language development findings suggested bilingualism negative impact language development children asd majority parents reported practitioners predominantly advised providing bilingual environment evidencebased recommendations regarding adoption bilingualism families children asd discussed
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https://doi.org/10.52041/iase.icots11.t4a2
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Adam E.M. Eltorai|Soha Ghanian|Charles A. Adams|Christopher T. Born|Alan H. Daniels
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Readability of Patient Education Materials on the American Association for Surgery of Trauma Website
| 2,014 |
Brown University|Providence College|Brown University|Providence College|Brown University|Providence College|Brown University|Providence College|Providence College|Brown University
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quality information internet dubious worth many patients seek reliable expert sources per american medical association ama national institutes health nih recommendations readability patient education materials exceed sixthgrade reading level average reading skill us adults eighthgrade levelthis study evaluates whether recognized source expert content american association surgery trauma aast websites patient education materials recommended readability guidelines medical informationusing wellvalidated fleschkincaid formula analyze grade level readability evaluated readability 16 publiclyaccessible entries within patient education section aast websitemean sd grade level readability 109 18 articles one articles readability score sixthgrade level readability articles exceeded maximum recommended level average 49 grade levels 95 confidence interval 4058 p 00001 readability articles exceeded eighthgrade level average 29 grade levels 95 confidence interval 2038 p 00001 one articles readability score eighthgrade levelthe aasts online patient education materials may limited utility many patients readability information exceeds average reading skill level adults us lack patient comprehension represents discrepancy accordance goals aasts objectives patient education efforts
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https://doi.org/10.1177/2053951715589417
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Kris N. Kirby|Gordon C. Winston|Mariana Santiesteban
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Impatience and grades: Delay-discount rates correlate negatively with college GPA
| 2,005 |
Division of Chemistry|Ecolab (United States)|Division of Chemistry
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rewards academic performance college often delayed delaydiscounting model impulsiveness ainslie 1975 ainslie g specious reward behavioral theory impulsiveness impulse control psychological bulletin 82 4 463496 predicts academic performance tend decrease people place less weight future outcomes test hypothesis estimated hyperbolic discount rates real delayed monetary rewards us10 us20 using secondprice auction procedures 247 undergraduates two liberal arts colleges college gpa reliably correlated discount rates r19 p003 remained reliable partialling sat scores results add external validity discounting model impulsiveness point possible contributor academic performance interest study higher education
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https://doi.org/10.1093/tropej/50.3.137
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Sohyun Park|Stephen Onufrak|Bettylou Sherry|Heidi M. Blanck
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The Relationship between Health-Related Knowledge and Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Intake among US Adults
| 2,014 | null |
limited information associations healthrelated knowledge sugarsweetened beverage ssb intake crosssectional study examined question using 2010 healthstyles survey data 3926 adults aged 18 years multivariable logistic regression analysis used estimate adjusted odds ratios 95 cis drinking ssbs 2 times per day 31 adults consumed ssbs 1 time per day 20 2 times per day eight 10 adults agreed drinking ssbs contribute weight gain yet eight 10 adults study know actual kilocalorie content 24oz fountain soda controlling age sex raceethnicity education level annual household income geographic region odds drinking ssbs 2 times per day significantly higher among adults neither agreed disagreed ie neutral drinking ssbs contribute weight gain odds ratio 161 95 ci 115 225 vs agree however knowledge energy content regular soda associated ssb intake finding knowledge adverse effects ssb intake significantly associated ssb intake among adults suggests health education regarding potential contribution excess energy intake ssbs weight gain could contribute lowered consumption lower rates obesity although knowledge kilocalorie content regular soda unrelated ssb intake health education kilocalorie content ssbs may still beneficial adults know actual kilocalorie content ssbs longitudinal studies needed explore associations knowledge energy provided ssbs ssb intake
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https://doi.org/10.1017/s1355617711000580
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Marisa Nordt|Jesse Gomez|Vaidehi Natu|Brianna Jeska|Michael Barnett|Kalanit Grill-Spector
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Learning to Read Increases the Informativeness of Distributed Ventral Temporal Responses
| 2,018 |
Ruhr University Bochum|Stanford University|Stanford University|Stanford University|Stanford University|Stanford University|Neurosciences Institute
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becoming proficient reader requires substantial learning many years however unknown learning read affects development distributed visual representations across human ventral temporal cortex vtc using fmri datadriven computational approach quantified development distributed vtc responses characters pseudowords numbers versus domains children preteens adults results reveal anatomical hemispherespecific development development distributed responses words characters became distinctive informative lateral medial vtc left right hemisphere development voxels positive negative preference words affected distributed information development voxels positive preference words ie wordselective correlated reading ability data show developmental increases informativeness distributed left lateral vtc responses related proficient reading important implications developmental theories elucidating neural mechanisms reading disabilities
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https://doi.org/10.1017/s0305000922000708
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Grégoire Paraïso|Bienvenu Adjoha|Armand Paraïso|Roméo Ayélerou|Zackari Orou-Goura
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Déterminants Et Contraintes De La Pratique De L’apiculture Dans Les Communes De Djidja Et Zogbodomey Au Sud Du Bénin (Afrique De l’Ouest)
| 2,017 |
Université de Parakou|Université de Parakou|Université de Parakou|Université de Parakou|Université de Parakou
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beekeeping interesting activity positive impact agricultural production rural incomesthis study conducted municipalities djidja zogbodomey southern benin aimed analyzing determinants constraints beekeeping activitiesfor purpose sample 110 beekeepers randomly selected investigateddata socioeconomic demographic characteristics households well difficulties beekeeping collected individual interviews focus groupsthe statistical analysis done r software version 312have shown beekeeping study area influenced three important socioeconomic factors asthe municipality producer literacy level producer belonging village agricultural associationthe studies also revealed development beekeeping faced many problems lack financial resources low level knowledge beekeeping techniques lack extension services high level parasitism forms constraints theft bush firetaking account results allow pay attention farmers beekeepers situation means alleviating rural poverty
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jecp.2010.10.009
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Christian Sebelefsky|Jasmin Voitl|Denise Karner|Frederic Klein|Peter Voitl|Andreas Böck
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Internet use of parents before attending a general pediatric outpatient clinic: does it change their information level and assessment of acute diseases?
| 2,016 |
Comprehensive Cancer Center Vienna|Medical University of Vienna|Comprehensive Cancer Center Vienna|Statistisches Bundesamt|Medical University of Vienna|Medical University of Vienna
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seeing pediatrician parents often look online obtain child health information aimed determine influence iuc internet use regarding reason consultation subjective information level assessment acute diseases change assessment secondary objectives identify commonly used online resources factors influence iuc crosssectional observational study conducted general pediatric outpatient clinic located vienna austria anonymous voluntary 14itemscontaining questionnaire served gather data total number 500 questionnaires collected parents attending outpatient clinic 21 use internet appointment iuc common online resources utilized purpose websites run doctors 613 outpatient clinics homepage 563 google 40 wikipedia 325 health advisory services provided doctors 287 health portals 213 health forums communities 188 information level terms reason consultation rated good 506 average 467 insufficient 27 internet users 427 553 19 acute diseases children estimated mild 584 moderate 411 severe 05 internet users 549 451 0 used source information assessment unchanged 828 acute diseases rated severe 138 less severe 34 internet users 792 167 42 internet users nonusers differ respect information level p 0178 assessment acute diseases p 0691 change assessment p 0999 higher education level parents mothers p 0025 fathers p 0037 young age children p 0012 acute diseases children p 0046 predispose iuc common perception online health information might fuel panicmongering could determine link iuc assessment acute diseases information level internet users nonusers differ either research needed clarify causes high low iuc
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https://doi.org/10.1017/s0142716407070117
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Elizabeth A. Gunderson|Susan C. Levine
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Some types of parent number talk count more than others: relations between parents’ input and children’s cardinal-number knowledge
| 2,011 |
University of Chicago|University of Chicago
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enter preschool children vary greatly numerical mathematical knowledge knowledge predicts achievement throughout elementary school eg duncan et al 2007 ginsburg russell 1981 therefore critical look home environment parental inputs may lead early variations recent work shown amount number talk parents engage children robustly related critical aspect mathematical development cardinalnumber knowledge eg knowing word three refers sets three entities levine suriyakham rowe huttenlocher gunderson 2010 present study characterizes different types number talk parents produce investigates types predictive childrens later cardinalnumber knowledge find parents number talk involving counting labeling sets present visible objects related childrens later cardinalnumber knowledge whereas types parent number talk addition number talk refers large sets present objects ie sets size 4 10 fall outside childrens ability track individual objects robustly predictive childrens later cardinalnumber knowledge talk smaller sets relation parents number talk large sets present objects childrens cardinalnumber knowledge remains significant even controlling factors parents socioeconomic status measures parents number nonnumber talk
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https://doi.org/10.1111/desc.12377
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Aondover Tarhule|Peter Lamb
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Climate Research and Seasonal Forecasting for West Africans: Perceptions, Dissemination, and Use?
| 2,003 |
Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies|University of Oklahoma
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beginning response disastrous drought 196873 considerable research monitoring focused characteristics causes predictability impacts west african soudanosahel 1018n rainfall variability drought efforts generated substantial information range topics little known extent communities activities risk policy makers aware access use information situation prevailed despite glantzs provocative bams paper use value seasonal forecasts sahel quarter century ago provide systematic reevaluation issues based questionnaire responses 566 participants 13 communities 26 organizations burkina faso mali niger nigeria results reveal rural inhabitants limited access climate information nongovernmental organizations ngos important source moreover pathways information flow generally weakly connected informal result utilization results climate research low nonexistent even organizations responsible managing effects climate variability similarly people access seasonal climate forecasts although vast majority expressed willingness use information becomes available respondents access expressed great enthusiasm satisfaction seasonal forecasts results suggest inhabitants soudanosahel savanna keen changes improve ability cope climate variability lack information alternative courses action major constraint study thus essentially leaves unchanged glantzs negative tentative conclusion positive preliminary assessment 25 years ago specifically many infrastructural deficiencies socioeconomic impediments remain great yearning climate information soudanosahalians suggests time finally ripe fostering increased use therefore simple model improved dissemination climate research seasonal climate forecast information proposed tragedy quarter century passed since glantzs clarion call
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https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-linguistics-011718-011820
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Alan L. Mendelsohn
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Beginning Literacy with Language: Young Children Learning at Home and School
| 2,002 |
Bellevue Hospital Center|New York University|Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
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beginning literacy language young children learning home school edited david k dickinson patton tabors baltimore md paul h brookes publishing co 2001 409 pp 2995 softcover beginning literacy language describes methods results homeschool study language literacy study began 1987 product collaborative effort involving researchers educators harvard graduate school education tufts university clark university education development center newton massachusetts primary interest investigators relationship extended discourse preschool period later language literacy outcomes children lowincome families investigators define extended discourse talk requires participants develop understandings beyond requires use several utterances turns build linguistic structure explanations narratives pretend homeschool study 84 englishspeaking families 3yearold children eligible either head start subsidized child care health care enrolled preschool period families received yearly assessments performed observation interview home school childs exposure language literacy kindergarten 74 children received detailed assessments language early literacy although 50 students received assessments progress language reading comprehension fourth seventh grade focus book outcomes children kindergarten book tightly structured well written introduction overall study design book divided three sections first section provides evidence impact parentchild verbal interaction extended discourse kindergarten outcomes second section provides evidence impact teacherchild verbal interaction extended discourse kindergarten outcomes final section investigators try determine ways home school interact influencing child languagedevelopment outcomes section background provided theories evidence concerning effects home school factors play role child language development statistical methods results explained clear nontechnical prose well readerfriendly tables charts examples specific verbal interactions provided throughout book four portrait children parents teachers examples highlight different styles parenting teaching observed investigators help reader understand meaning data reallife terms end chapter readers given practical suggestions ways results might applied interactions children either parents teachers book presents many important findings one finding quantity language exposure matters quality language exposure also extremely important example reading aloud making inferences eg think caterpillar stomach ache found important predicting kindergarten outcomes describing things eg labeling pictures another finding extended discourse associated improved child developmental outcomes across activity type eg reading meals playtime group activities home school indeed language exposure home preschool found predictive language outcomes kindergarten effects found additive another finding lack adequate literacyrelated activities many preschools example group reading activities made less 3 total preschool time majority classrooms 3 4yearold children finally authors present evidence high quality preschool extent make insufficient language exposure home would interested seeing detail concerning followup beyond kindergarten authors provide evidence importance kindergarten achievement predicting reading comprehension language development fourth seventh grade however provide information whether direct link preschool language literacy activities later outcomes presumably details made available future results homeschool study language literacy represent considerable advancement understanding factors homes schools promote development preschool children providing analyses verbal interactions home school study makes valuable contribution knowledge area beginning literacy language considered required reading professionals interest early child development including educators researchers psychologists health care providers policy makers although book scientific orientation goes way explain studydesign issues statistical analyses informative jargonfree language result believe book also interest parents regardless previous background research
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https://doi.org/10.1187/cbe.09-09-0067
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Gabriel Vélez|Margaret Beale Spencer
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Phenomenology and Intersectionality: Using PVEST as a Frame for Adolescent Identity Formation Amid Intersecting Ecological Systems of Inequality
| 2,018 |
University of Chicago|University of Chicago
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beginning erikson identity formation often framed salient developmental challenge adolescents recent theoretical advances situate identity formation central life course process involving ecological social context associated diverse experiences characteristics scholars employed intersectionality call study experiences individuals belong multiple marginalized groups article argue developmental research would served return crenshaws formulation intersectionalitythat marginalization involves systematic inequality interlocking systems oppressionas integrated spencers phenomenological variant ecological systems theory pvest latter formulated needed critique traditional developmental theories generally ignored problem inequality experienced multiple layers navigated contexts problematic ecological contexts understood intersectionalitys forefronting complex structures social positionalitythat power dynamics interconnected systems lead differential outcomes within socially constructed categories like class race gender pvest complements insights attentiveness phenomenological interpretations responsesthe process therefore argue adolescent outcomes understood top bottom including youth interpret cope vulnerability based upon experiences interlocking systems oppression consequent synthesis bolster identification pillarlike supports needed youth afford effective assistance across respective socialization contexts
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https://doi.org/10.1021/ed500420r
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Antoinette B. Coe|Leticia R. Moczygemba|Sharon B.S. Gatewood|Robert D. Osborn|Gary R. Matzke|Jean Venable R. Goode
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Medication adherence challenges among patients experiencing homelessness in a behavioral health clinic
| 2,015 |
Virginia Commonwealth University|Virginia Commonwealth University|Virginia Commonwealth University|Virginia Commonwealth University|Virginia Commonwealth University
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behavioral health medication nonadherence associated poor health outcomes increased healthcare costs little known reasons nonadherence behavioral health medications among homeless people identify reasons medication nonadherence including sociodemographic healthrelated factors behavioral health conditions associated medication nonadherence among behavioral health patients served health care homeless center hch virginia study sample selected existing database included sociodemographic healthrelated information medicationrelated problems identified pharmacistprovided medication review conducted october 2008september 2009 patients experiencing risk homelessness 18 years old least one behavioral health condition medication review eligible study qualitative content analysis pharmacist documentation describing patients reasons medication nonadherence conducted behavioral model vulnerable populations theoretical framework outcome variable selfreported medication nonadherence descriptive multivariate logistic regression statistics used total 426 individuals met study criteria mean age 447 102 years patients africanamerican 605 female 516 content analysis identified patientrelated factors 748 therapyrelated factors 118 social economic factors 88 common reasons patients medication nonadherence patients posttraumatic stress disorder ptsd adjusted odds ratio 04 95 ci 019087 less likely medication adherence problem identified medication review content analysis identified patientrelated factors common reason nonadherence behavioral health medications quantitative analysis patients ptsd diagnosis less likely nonadherence identified may related reluctance selfreport nonadherence diagnosis warrants study
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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0014451
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David C. Mohr|Ken Cheung|Stephen M. Schueller|C. Hendricks Brown|Naihua Duan
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Continuous Evaluation of Evolving Behavioral Intervention Technologies
| 2,013 |
Northwestern University|Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business|Northwestern University|University of Miami|Brown University|Columbia University
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behavioral intervention technologies bits webbased mobile interventions intended support patients consumers changing behaviors related health mental health wellbeing bits provided patients consumers clinical care settings commercial marketplaces frequently little evaluation current evaluation methods including rcts implementation studies require years validate intervention timeline fundamentally incompatible bit environment technology advancement changes consumer expectations occur quickly necessitating rapidly evolving interventions however bits routinely iteratively collect data planned strategic manner generate evidence systematic prospective analyses thereby creating system learn
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2019.108202
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Michael Persampieri|Valerie Gortmaker|Edward J. Daly|Susan M. Sheridan|Merilee McCurdy
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Promoting parent use of empirically supported reading interventions: two experimental investigations of child outcomes
| 2,006 |
University of Nebraska–Lincoln|University of Nebraska–Lincoln|University of Nebraska–Lincoln|University of Nebraska–Lincoln|University of Nebraska–Lincoln
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behavioral interventionsvolume 21 issue 1 p 3157 research article promoting parent use empirically supported reading interventions two experimental investigations child outcomes michael persampieri michael persampieri university nebraskalincoln usasearch papers authorvalerie gortmaker valerie gortmaker university nebraskalincoln usasearch papers authoredward j daly iii corresponding author edward j daly iii email protected university nebraskalincoln usauniversity nebraskalincoln educational psychology 33 teachers college lincoln ne 685880345 usasearch papers authorsusan sheridan susan sheridan university nebraskalincoln usasearch papers authormerilee mccurdy merilee mccurdy university nebraskalincoln usasearch papers author michael persampieri michael persampieri university nebraskalincoln usasearch papers authorvalerie gortmaker valerie gortmaker university nebraskalincoln usasearch papers authoredward j daly iii corresponding author edward j daly iii email protected university nebraskalincoln usauniversity nebraskalincoln educational psychology 33 teachers college lincoln ne 685880345 usasearch papers authorsusan sheridan susan sheridan university nebraskalincoln usasearch papers authormerilee mccurdy merilee mccurdy university nebraskalincoln usasearch papers author first published 30 january 2006 httpsdoiorg101002bin210citations 30aboutpdf toolsrequest permissionexport citationadd favoritestrack citation shareshare give accessshare full text accessshare fulltext accessplease review terms conditions use check box share fulltext version articlei read accept wiley online library terms conditions useshareable linkuse link share fulltext version article friends colleagues learn morecopy url abstract two experimental investigations effects parent delivered reading interventions conducted tutoring packages consisting empirically supported intervention components delivered parents least several weeks initial parent training experiments used singlecase experimental designs measured participants oral reading fluency passages experiment 1 used multipleprobe design across tasks passages evaluate tutoring effects two students learning disabilities results indicate students increased reading fluency maintained increases time experiment 2 used brief experimental analysis included experimenter parent delivered instructional trials validate treatment package next treatment package evaluated using alternating treatments design results uniformly positive interesting surprising correlation also found treatment integrity student outcomes results discussed terms framework skills behavior analysts working parents schools improve childrens academic responding copyright 2006 john wiley sons ltd citing literature volume21 issue1february 2006pages 3157 relatedinformation
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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12937-018-0391-5
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Korey K. Hood|Marisa E. Hilliard|Gretchen Piatt|Carolyn E. Ievers?Landis
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Effective strategies for encouraging behavior change in people with diabetes
| 2,015 | null |
behavioral management diabetes leads better health outcomes paper reviews available literature facilitators behavior change people diabetes highlights approaches strategies diabetes care providers utilize research clinical evidence points critical nature considering content structure recommendations utilizing problem solving teamwork approaches furthermore close attention individual community factors optimize behavior change factors include health literacy community infrastructure support within family whether cooccurring eating mood issues recommendations provided optimize communication embed behavior change approaches clinical community encounters
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https://doi.org/10.1177/0963721415588082
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Deborah J. Moon|Jeri Damman|A. García Romero
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The Effects of Primary Care–Based Parenting Interventions on Parenting and Child Behavioral Outcomes: A Systematic Review
| 2,018 |
University of Kansas|University of Kansas|University of Kansas
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behavioral parenting interventions enhance positive parenting practice crucial preventing maltreatment promoting child wellbeing primary care increasingly recognized underutilized platform widely disseminate evidencebased parenting interventions given parents ongoing access primary care without stigma perceptions toward healthcare providers trustworthy source information positive parenting study sought explore effects primary carebased parenting interventions parenting practice child behavioral outcomes examining types theories change underlying interventions review followed preferred reporting items systematic reviews metaanalyses guideline randomized controlled trials quasiexperimental studies interventions targeting caregivers children aged 1 17 included review information sources included electronic databases relevant government private organizational websites expert consultations final sample included 17 studies focusing 10 interventions positive results found knowledge gain locus control monitoring parentchild interactions negative discipline child behavior outcomes inconsistent studies reported nonsignificant changes one study reported significant intervention effects various externalizing behaviors limited number studies described process adapting installing implementing interventions primary care future studies examine types dosages delivery formats suitable sustainable context primary care maximize utility promoting child wellbeing preventing maltreatment integrated behavioral parenting interventions
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https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.110.085563
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Suma Prakash|A. McGrail|Steven Lewis|Jesse D. Schold|Mary Ellen Lawless|Ashwini R. Sehgal|Adam T. Perzynski
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Behavioral Stage of Change and Dialysis Decision-Making
| 2,015 |
MetroHealth Medical Center|Case Western Reserve University|MetroHealth|MetroHealth Medical Center|MetroHealth|MetroHealth Medical Center|Cleveland Clinic|MetroHealth Medical Center|Case Western Reserve University|MetroHealth Medical Center|Case Western Reserve University|MetroHealth Medical Center|Case Western Reserve University
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behavioral stage change soc algorithms classify patients readiness medical treatment decisionmaking precontemplation stage patients intention take action within 6 months contemplation stage action intended within 6 months preparation stage patients intend take action within 30 days action stage change made study examines influence soc dialysis modality decisionmakingsoc relevant covariates measured associations dialysis decisionmaking determined indepth interviews conducted 16 patients dialysis elicit experiences qualitative interview data informed survey design surveys administered adults ckd egfr25 mlmin173 m2 august 2012 june 2013 multivariable logistic regression modeled dialysis decisionmaking predictors soc provider connection dialysis knowledge scorefiftyfive patients completed survey 71 women 39 white 59 black median annual income 17500 total 65 patients precontemplationcontemplation thinking 35 patients preparationmaintenance acting soc 62 patients made dialysis modality decisions doctors explaining modality options higher dialysis knowledge scores fewer lifestyle barriers associated acting versus thinking soc p002 patients making modality decisions doctors explained dialysis options 76 versus 43 acting versus thinking soc 50 versus 10 higher dialysis knowledge scores 14 versus 05 lower egfr 139 versus 168 mlmin173 m2 p005 adjusted analyses dialysis knowledge significantly associated decisionmaking odds ratio 42 95 confidence interval 14 129 p001 soc borderline significance odds ratio 58 95 confidence interval 10 326 p005 model c statistic 087dialysis decisionmaking associated soc dialysis knowledge physicians discussing treatment options future studies determining ways assist patients ckd making satisfying modality decisions warranted
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https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1229850
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Chotiga Pattamadilok|Iris Knierim|Keith J. Kawabata Duncan|Joseph T. Devlin
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How Does Learning to Read Affect Speech Perception?
| 2,010 |
Université Libre de Bruxelles|Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences|University College London|University College London
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behavioral studies demonstrated learning read write affects processing spoken languagethe present study investigates neural mechanism underlying emergence orthographic effects speech processingtranscranial magnetic stimulation tms used tease apart two competing hypotheses consider orthographic influence either consequence change nature phonological representations literacy acquisition consequence online coactivation orthographic phonological representations speech processingparticipants performed auditory lexical decision task orthographic consistency spoken words manipulated repetitive tms used interfere either phonological orthographic processing stimulating left supramarginal gyrus smg left ventral occipitotemporal cortex votc respectivelythe advantage consistently spelled words removed stimulation delivered smg votc providing strong evidence effect arises phonological rather orthographic levelwe propose possible mechanistic explanation role smg phonological processing affected learning read
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https://doi.org/10.1128/jmbe.v10.99
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Michael P. Carey|Kate B. Carey|Lance S. Weinhardt|Christopher M. Gordon
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Behavioral risk for HIV infection among adults with a severe and persistent mental illness: patterns and psychological antecedents.
| 1,997 |
Syracuse University|Syracuse University|Syracuse University|Syracuse University
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behaviors associated transmission human immunodeficiency virus hiv measured sample 60 adults severe persistent mental illness spmi results revealed 68 sex last year 13 men 30 women reported two male partners 24 men also reported two female partners condom use inconsistent sex partners often met psychiatric clinic bar substantial number injection drug users known nonmonogamous overall48 men 37 women reported least one risk factor hypothesized psychological antecedents hivrelated risk behavior also measured including knowledge motivation risk reduction selfefficacy regarding riskreduction many participants misinformed regarding hiv transmission risk reduction motivational indices indicated attitudes toward condoms slightly positive social norms generally supportive condom use however participants tended rate slight risk infection undermining motivation condom use participants indicated modest levels selfefficacy situations requiring sexual assertiveness findings coupled elevated seroprevalence hiv among persons spmi point need risk assessment counseling mental health care providers
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https://doi.org/10.1187/cbe.10-03-0033
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Dorothy V. M. Bishop|Mervyn J. Hardiman|J Barry
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Is auditory discrimination mature by middle childhood? A study using time?frequency analysis of mismatch responses from 7 years to adulthood
| 2,010 |
University of Oxford|University of Oxford|University of Oxford
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behavioural electrophysiological studies give differing impressions auditory discrimination mature ability discriminate frequency speech contrasts reaches adult levels around 12 years age yet electrophysiological index auditory discrimination mismatch negativity mmn reported large children adults auditory erps measured 30 children 7 12 years 23 teenagers 13 16 years 32 adults 35 56 years oddball paradigm tone syllable stimuli stimulus type standard stimulus 1000 hz tone syllable ba occurred 70 trials one two deviants 1030 1200 hz tone syllables da bi equiprobably remaining trials traditional mmn interval 100250 ms postonset size mismatch responses increased age whereas opposite trend seen interval 300 550 ms postonset corresponding late discriminative negativity ldn timefrequency analysis single trials revealed mmn resulted phasesynchronization oscillations theta 47 hz range greater synchronization adults children furthermore amount synchronization significantly correlated frequency discrimination threshold results show neurophysiological processes underlying auditory discrimination continue develop childhood adolescence previous reports adultlike mmn amplitudes children may artefactual results using peak measurements comparing groups differ variance
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https://doi.org/10.1111/cts.12865
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Xiaoqi Feng|Federico Girosi|Ian McRae
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People with multiple unhealthy lifestyles are less likely to consult primary healthcare
| 2,014 |
Western Sydney University|Western Sydney University|Australian National University
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behavioural interventions often implemented within primary healthcare settings prevent type 2 diabetes lifestylerelated diseases although smoking alcohol consumption physical inactivity poor diet associated poorer health may lead person consult general practitioner gp previous work shown unhealthy lifestyles cluster among low socioeconomic groups less likely seek primary healthcare therefore uncertain whether behavioural interventions primary healthcare reaching need study investigated patterns gp consultations relation clustering unhealthy lifestyles among large sample adults aged 45 years older new south wales australiaa total 267153 adults participated 45 study 2006 2009 comprising 10 equivalent demographic state new south wales australia response rate 18 consultations gps within 6 months prior post survey completion identified many respondents attending multiple gps via linkage medicare australia data index unhealthy lifestyles constructed selfreport data adherence published guidelines smoking alcohol consumption diet physical activity logistic zerotruncated negative binomial regression models used analyse whether person least one gp consultation within study period ii count gp consultations attended participant visited gp least analyses adjusted measures health status socioeconomic circumstances confoundersafter adjustment participants scoring 7 unhealthy lifestyles 24 likely persons scoring 0 unhealthy lifestyles attended gp consultation 12month time period among attended least one consultation 7 unhealthy lifestyles reported 7 fewer consultations persons 0 unhealthy lifestyles effect modification observedto optimise prevention lifestylerelated diseases interventions positive behavioural change need incorporate nonprimary healthcare settings order reach people multiple unhealthy lifestyles
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https://doi.org/10.1080/10691898.2010.11889489
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Ah Ng Tony Kong|Lisa Tussing?Humphreys|Angela Odoms?Young|Melinda R. Stolley|Marian L. Fitzgibbon
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Systematic review of behavioural interventions with culturally adapted strategies to improve diet and weight outcomes in <scp>A</scp>frican <scp>A</scp>merican women
| 2,014 |
University of Illinois at Chicago|University of Illinois at Chicago|University of Illinois at Chicago|University of Illinois at Chicago|University of Illinois at Chicago
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behavioural interventions incorporating features culturally salient african american women emerged one approach address high rates obesity group yet systematic evaluation research lacking review identified culturally adapted strategies reported behavioural interventions using prescribed framework examined effectiveness interventions diet weight outcomes among african american women publications 1 january 1990 31 december 2012 retrieved four databases yielding 28 interventions seventeen 28 studies reported significant improvements diet andor weight change outcomes treatment comparison groups commonly identified strategies reported sociocultural reflecting groups values beliefs constituent involving drawing groups experiences studies significant findings commonly reported constituentinvolving strategies formative phases intervention involving constituents early may uncover key attributes target group contribute greater understanding heterogeneity exists even within racialethnic groups available evidence however explain culturally adapted strategies specifically influence outcomes greater attention defining measuring cultural variables linking outcomes related mediators important next steps
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https://doi.org/10.1186/1741-7015-11-162
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Oliver Himmler|Robert Jäckle
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Literacy and the Migrant–Native Wage Gap
| 2,017 |
Max Planck Institute for Mathematics|Georg Simon Ohm University of Applied Sciences Nuremberg
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able read write one important skills modern economies literacy frequently prerequisite employment relevance productivity wages magnified fact literacy many skills become usable natives argument applies migrants even high levels human capital acquired country origin often rendered worthless absence literacy hostcountry language using novel data largescale german adult literacy test leolevelone studie leo investigate determinants literacy show migrants systematically lower language skills natives find observed raw employment wage gaps natives migrants fully explained differences
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https://doi.org/10.1891/1058-1243.22.1.49
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Merita Ismaili
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The Effectiveness of Using Movies in the EFL Classroom – A Study Conducted at South East European University
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South East European University
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exposed different media technology resources audio printed material students lack motivation learning conventional way main reason english language teachers always keep searching motivating teaching sources course books cds offered english classes turn artificial engaging students one way bringing variety classroom use movies efl teaching paper analyzes effects using movies efl classroom reveals effects developing students listening communication skill study conducted sample two groups experimental control group taught conventionally study carried south east european university academic year 20112012 participants study preintermediate intermediate level students aged 1825 results study shown significant differences experimental control group students integrated skills using video incorporated teaching material study concluded movies attract students attention present language natural way found coursebooks important movies offer visual context aids help students understanding improve learning skills doi 105901ajis2012v2n4p121
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https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxx005
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Kenny Skagerlund|Thérèse Lind|Camilla Strömbäck|Gustav Tinghög|Daniel Västfjäll
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Financial literacy and the role of numeracy–How individuals’ attitude and affinity with numbers influence financial literacy
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Linköping University|Linköping University|Linköping University|Linköping University|Decision Research|Linköping University
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financially literate important life skill equally important ones sake well society findings indicate individuals financially illiterate interventions increase level financial literacy ineffective effect financial literacy financial behavior reported correlation studies may driven unknown third variable individual cognitive ability current study investigated role cognitive emotional factors attaining financial literacy representative sample general population regression models indicate central component financial literacy traced numeracy emotional attitude towards numbers ie mathematics anxiety thus driving force behind becoming financially literate resides ability understand numbers emotional attitude towards numbers interfere individuals daily engagement activities involving mathematics financial decisions
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https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(17)31280-1
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Chao He|Shiyan Wu|Yingying Zhao|Zheng Li|Yanyan Zhang|Le Jia|Lei Wang|Siyang Wan|Changqing Li|Yindong Li|Xia Sun
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Social Media–Promoted Weight Loss Among an Occupational Population: Cohort Study Using a WeChat Mobile Phone App-Based Campaign
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Beijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control|Peking University|Beijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control|Beijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control|Beijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control|Beijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control|Beijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control|Beijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control|Beijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control|Beijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control|Peking University
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overweight obese major risk factors noncommunicable diseases cardiovascular diseases prevalence overweight obesity high throughout world issues serious shunyi district china mobile technologies rapidly developed mobile apps wechat well accepted potential improve health behaviorsthis study aims evaluate effectiveness mobile app wechat intervention weight loss behaviorthis study conducted among occupational population august 2015 february 2016 shunyi district beijing intervention shunyi district government released official document weight loss 134 government agencies enterprises shunyi district participants willing use official wechat account enrolled wechat group received 6 months interventions weight loss willing use account control group given routine publicity weight lossin total 15310 occupational participants including 3467 participants 2265 control group 11843 participants 7735 wechat group enrolled participants wechat group lost weight mean 209 sd 343 kg people control group mean 178 sd 296 kg difference mean weight loss two groups males significant based stratification age educational level control confounding factors explore effects wechat weight loss propensity score method multinominal logistic regression utilized males showed wechat group active inactive subgroups higher probability maintaining weight weight loss 1 2 kg weight loss 2 kg control group however control group higher probability weight loss 0 1 kg active wechat likely associated weight loss active participants weight loss program via wechat weight lostthe weight loss intervention campaign based official wechat account focused occupationbased population shunyi district effective males active male participants using wechat weight lost might effect may even negative effect weight loss females future research focus improve adherence wechat weight loss interventions improve refine wechat content developing variety materials attract interest protect personal privacy especially females
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https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2012-202989
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Usman Umar Akeel|Sarah Bell|John E. Mitchell
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Assessing the sustainability literacy of the Nigerian engineering community
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University College London|University College London|University College London
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lifeblood socioeconomic progress engineering implicated unprecedented challenge sustainability global engineering community devised sustainable engineering conceptual departure conventional engineering practices however extent sustainability worldview permeated nigerian engineering community remains unanswered paper attempt answer question sustainability literate members nigerian engineering community paper undertakes assessment sustainability literacy community aid stakeholder survey devised sustainability literacy test three criteria used gauge stakeholders sustainability literacy awareness un decade education sustainable development score sustainability literacy test selfassessment sustainability knowledge survey participants recruited mainly two federallyrun nigerian higher education institutions engineering professional associations assessment reveals unsatisfactory performance nigerian engineering stakeholders three sustainability literacy criteria results show majority students 81 educators 67 practitioners 64 unaware undesd paper therefore highlights need improve sustainability literacy nigerian engineering community possibly sustainability education intervention
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https://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2015.0326
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Carolina Ciumas|Mani Saignavongs|Faustine Ilski|Vania Herbillon|Agathe Laurent|Amélie Lothe|Rolf A. Heckemann|Julitta de Bellescize|Eleni Panagiotakaki|Salem Hannoun|Dominique Sappey-Marinier|Alexandra Montavont|Karine Ostrowsky?Coste|Nathalie Bedoin|Philippe Ryvlin
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White matter development in children with benign childhood epilepsy with centro-temporal spikes
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Lyon Neuroscience Research Center|Claude Bernard University Lyon 1|Inserm|French National Centre for Scientific Research|Lyon Neuroscience Research Center|Claude Bernard University Lyon 1|Inserm|French National Centre for Scientific Research|French National Centre for Scientific Research|Lyon Neuroscience Research Center|Claude Bernard University Lyon 1|Inserm|Hospices Civils de Lyon|Hospices Civils de Lyon|Lyon Neuroscience Research Center|Claude Bernard University Lyon 1|French National Centre for Scientific Research|Hospices Civils de Lyon|Inserm|Lyon Neuroscience Research Center|Claude Bernard University Lyon 1|Inserm|French National Centre for Scientific Research|University of Gothenburg|Fondation Neurodis|Hospices Civils de Lyon|Hospices Civils de Lyon|Centre de Recherche en Acquisition et Traitement de l'Image pour la Santé|Inserm|French National Centre for Scientific Research|Centre d'Exploration et de Recherche Médicale par Emission de Positons|Centre de Recherche en Acquisition et Traitement de l'Image pour la Santé|Inserm|French National Centre for Scientific Research|Lyon Neuroscience Research Center|Claude Bernard University Lyon 1|French National Centre for Scientific Research|Inserm|Hospices Civils de Lyon|Hospices Civils de Lyon|Claude Bernard University Lyon 1|Laboratoire Dynamique du Langage|French National Centre for Scientific Research|French National Centre for Scientific Research|Hospices Civils de Lyon|Lyon Neuroscience Research Center|Claude Bernard University Lyon 1|Inserm
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benign childhood epilepsy centrotemporal spikes bcects unique form nonlesional agedependent epilepsy rare seizures focal electroencepalographic abnormalities affecting well delineated cortical region patients frequent mild moderate cognitive dysfunctions condition hypothesized interictal electroencepalographic discharges might interfere local brain maturation resulting altered cognition diffusion tensor imaging allows testing hypothesis investigating white matter microstructure previously proved sensitive epilepsyrelated alterations fractional anisotropy diffusivity however diffusion tensor imaging study yet performed focus bcects investigated 25 children suffering bcects 25 agematched control subjects using diffusion tensor imaging 3dt1 magnetic resonance imaging battery neuropsychological tests including conners scale wechsler intelligence scale children fourth revision electroencephalography also performed patients within 2 months magnetic resonance imaging assessment parametric maps fractional anisotropy mean radial axial diffusivity extracted diffusion tensor imaging data patients compared control subjects using voxelbased statistics familywise error correction multiple comparisons patient also compared control subjects fractional anisotropy diffusivity images correlated neuropsychological clinical variables group analysis showed significantly reduced fractional anisotropy increased diffusivity patients compared control subjects predominantly left pre postcentral gyri ipsilateral electroencephalographic focus individual level regions significant differences observed 10 patients 40 anisotropy eight reduced fractional anisotropy one increased fractional anisotropy one 17 56 diffusivity 13 increased one reduced three significant negative correlations fractional anisotropy maps duration epilepsy precentral gyri bilaterally left postcentral gyrus accordingly 9 12 patients 75 duration epilepsy12 months showed significantly reduced fractional anisotropy versus none 13 patients duration epilepsy12 months diffusivity maps positively correlated duration epilepsy cuneus children bcects demonstrate alterations microstructure white matter undetectable conventional magnetic resonance imaging predominating regions displaying chronic interictal epileptiform discharges association observed diffusion tensor imaging changes duration epilepsy cognitive performance appears compatible hypothesis interictal epileptic activity alters brain maturation could turn lead cognitive dysfunction however crosssectional association demonstrate causality hitherto unidentified factors could represent common cause part observed findings
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https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa2118813
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Markus Wolff|Nikolaus Weiskopf|Emilio Serra|Hubert Preissl|N Birbaumer|Ingeborg Krägeloh?Mann
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Benign Partial Epilepsy in Childhood: Selective Cognitive Deficits Are Related to the Location of Focal Spikes Determined by Combined EEG/MEG
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Uniwersytecki Szpital Dzieci?cy|Children's Clinical University Hospital|Institute of Neurobiology|University of Tübingen|Uniwersytecki Szpital Dzieci?cy|Children's Clinical University Hospital|Institute of Neurobiology|Institute of Neurobiology|University of Trento|Uniwersytecki Szpital Dzieci?cy|Children's Clinical University Hospital
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benign partial epilepsy bpe childhood characterized occurrence interictal stereotyped focal spikes variable localization eeg children bpe often exhibit neuropsychological deficits unclear whether correlation exists deficits localization spikes several eeg studies giving inconsistent results magnetoencephalography meg improves accuracy spike localization therefore using combined megeeg investigated topographic relation focal spikes neuropsychological findings children bpetwentyseven children diagnosed consecutively bpe enrolled study examined combined megeeg magnetic resonance imaging mri location spikes determined dipole source estimation standardized neuropsychological assessment conducted including kaufman abc battery language tests motor performance series children sufficient meg data included correlation analysis n 20focal spikes located perisylvian region 13 children occipital region seven frontal region one five children bilateral multiple foci children left perisylvian spikes differ others global iq performed significantly lower language tests p 001 children occipital spikes performed significantly lower simultaneous information processing p 001 especially visual transformation taskscombined megeeg investigation useful tool examine interictal focal spikes results show correlation location spikes selective cognitive deficits children bpe findings indicate focal interictal spikes may interfere complex cognitive functions
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https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.34433
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Bernard Lown|Frederick Bukachi|Ramnik J. Xavier
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Health information in the developing world
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Lown Institute|Massachusetts General Hospital
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bernard lown emeritus professor harvard school public health senior physican brigham womens hospital boston author 450 scientific articles three medical books lost art healing new york houghton mifflin 1996 developed dc defibrillator cardioverter introduced lidocaine antiarrhythmic cofounder first president physicians social responsibility psrusa subgroup international physicians prevention nuclear war ippnw received unesco peace award nobel peace prize 1985 behalf ippnw professor lown also founder chairman satetlife ramnik xavier graduated godfrey huggins school medicine university zimbabwe trained internal medicine gastroenterology molecular biology massachusetts general hospital boston joined staff 1996 senior medical advisor satel life dr xavier also editor health net news fred bukachi heathnet regional director africa honorary physician kenyatta national hospital nairobi kenya obtained master medicine internal medicine university nairobi medical school published several items local scientific journals newsletters health informatics current research interests telemedicine hypertensive heart disease considering health information needs developing countries one cannot ignore essential fact poverty leading cause poor health across globe1report ad hoc committee health research relating future intervention optionsinvesting health research development summary geneva1996google scholar 2beaglehote r bonita r public health crossroads cambridge university press cambirdge1997google scholar 900 years ago a1 asuli great physician islam living bokhara kazakhstan wrote medical pharmacopoeia divided monumental treatise two parts diseases rich diseases poor passage many centuries made dichotomy obsolete race new millennium divide rich poor wideningwithin industrialised nations developing developed countries 1996 358 billionaires controlled assets greater annual incomes countries representing 45 worlds population25 billion people3crosette b un survey finds world richpoor gap wideningnew york times july 15 1996 a3google scholar age potential abundance hungry ever oxfam reports third people asia africa latin america caribbean malnourished lead fully productive lives4medical news briefsbmj 1993 306 1147crossref google scholar disparities rich poor nations prodigious industrialised countries 21 worlds population account 85 global gross national product world trade energy consumption contrast poorest quintile contribute meagre 14 global gross national product engage 09 world trade5kevany j extreme poverty obligation ignoredbmj 1996 313 65crossref pubmed scopus 11 google scholar formidable divide continues grow according united nations 1960 1990 income per head increased four times among poor nations compared eightfold rise among wealthy ones difference annual income 60 fold6crossette b un world bank imf join 25 billion drive africanew york times march 17 1996 google scholar 1996 89 countries 174 worse economically 1960s 1970s4medical news briefsbmj 1993 306 1147crossref google scholar policies structural adjustment imposed developing countries world bank international monetary fund emphasised debt repayment based maximising exports expense agricultural selfsufficiency domestic social programmes economic strictures curtailed already small funding health services education environment according world bank projections 2005 subsaharan africa back levels income per head 1970s7french hvv africa resentful asia rakes aidnew york times march 6 1998 8google scholar africa regions poor world noteworthy disparity mammoth disease burden small numbers trained physicians east africa less one physician per 10 000 people many african countries far fewer physicians low status women additional contributor morbidity premature death endless drudgery early marriage teenage pregnancy high fertility inadequate nutrition anaemia chronic infections risk factors account inordinate childbearing mortality death pregnancy related womans status reflected level education8harrison ka importance educated healthy woman africalancet 1997 349 844google scholar although science technology promise way poverty difficult optimistic score decade 1970s increase number scientists per million population 637 industrialised countries compared 42 01 developing world tables 6 10 9unesco statistical yearbook 1985 unesco paris1985google scholar 10 us55 billion spent globally health research allocated needs poor countries10world health organization ad hoc committee health research relating future intervention optionsinvesting health research development geneva1995google scholar 90 years potential life lost grim coin also hopeful side northsouth gap widened terms income higher levels education judged basic indicators human development significant advances registered health care past three decades average life expectancy increased 16 years adult literacy 40 per head nutritional levels 20 child mortality halved period developing countries achieved 30 years took industrialised countries nearly century accomplish11state world year book unicef new york1996google scholar basis hope continuing information revolutiona social transformation epic proportions scaffolding place electronic total information environment becoming important source wealth power public imagination information age embodied internet promising new vistas democracy education personal enrichment indeed nothing human history provided potential making readily available information people lower cost a1 asulis pharmacopoeia divide rich poor applies also sphere health information industrialised north awash new information technologies transforming way health care delivered time threequarters worlds population starved basic nutrients mind africas 700 million people 800 000 million 014 users internet services 80 live south africa12 whereas one six people use internet usa europe africa excluding south africa one internet user every 5000 people information poverty substantial impediment better health countries medical libraries supplied worn books dated journals3 whereas medical library usa subscribes 3000 journals nairobi university medical school library kenya long regarded flagship centre medical literature east africa receives 20 journal titles today compared 300 subscribed 10 years ago14bukachi f primary health care health netwhydah newsletter africa acad sci 1996 3google scholar 1960s albert cook medical library makerere kampala uganda boasted 2500 medical volumes journal subscriptions one largest libraries east africa today receives fewer 40 medical journals number libraries received new books past decade computer access databases money stamps write material irene bertrand library geneva major reason sorry state attributed failure parent bodies institutions finance libraries13rosenberg libraries africa ever sustainableinform develop 1994 10 247251crossref scopus 20 google scholar uneven state neighbouring countries striking library university zimbabwe still obtains 600 900 books per year half donations 1996 journal collection 170 titles compared 500 1984 library issues health digest current health information zimbabwechiz containing abstracts relating zimbabwes principal health problems circulated free 1200 health professionals helga patrikios librarian university zimbabwe medical school harare similar digests produced six african countries various programmes beginning make difference among successful african index medicus aim sponsored association health information libraries africa ahila supported regional office africa network organization research development norad programmes define possible constrained scarce resources larger picture however stunted healthinformation systems due inadequate infrastructure lack initiative part governments healthprofessional associations internet connectivity abundant databases reference material journals online librarysearch programmes hold great promise informationstarved poor countries cyber highway may mean acquisition costly traditional medical journals bypassed present internet connectivity growing rapidly developing world countries including africa public access internet services available capital cities 42 54 african nations12leon f use internet growing africaemail protectedneaiegoogle scholar numerous agencies promoting development world banks infodev information development program seeks fully integrate developing nations information economy also un systemwide initiative africa one whose key areas harnessing information technology development group seven many international organisations launching similar programmes computerised technology potential promoting dramatic social political economic change poor countries promise however fraught serious difficulties everyone talking sense nonsense become indistinguishable locate nuggets one needs search needle proverbial haystack cyber highway growing shopping mall becomes ever difficult separate advertising hucksterism relevant information information highway becomes privatised commercialised cost limits access already evident usa country richest global economy estimated twothirds personal computers usa bought annual incomes 40 000 less third american households15lohr great unplugged masses confront futurenew york times april 1996 google scholar problem order magnitude greater poor countries major cities africa direct realtime access internet lines obtained growing number internet service providers however hookup access fees training costs financially reach health professionals direct internet line ministry health example may cost 15 000 35 000 per month16lown b mullaney j macartnur lighting small candle satelifesci med 1996 3 8google scholar far beyond budget allocated communication needs medical schools research institutes hospitals facing oppressive debt burdens poor countries curtailed investment improving healthcare infrastructures upgrading telecommunication networks public sector impact limited fiscal resources reflected experience witwatersrand health sciences library johannesburg south africa serves 30 000 users month one advanced africa although capable delivering electronic information clients cannot connect users urban hospitals kilometres away reasons lack money hospitals networked telephone system inadequate highspeed modems function cables damaged rain theft vandalism glenda myers medical dental librarian witwatersrand health sciences library johannesburg south africa although many capital cities throughout developing world witnessed rapid improvement telecommunications infrastructures conditions outside capital cities remain dismal many african countries expenditure health per head less us10 annually yet costs us10 4 min telephone call burundi botswana17mullaney j satellife pioneering path electronic communication health information developing worldclinical prefor quality healthcare 1997 18 3844google scholar affluent travel ever greater speed information highway majority worlds population never even made telephone call donors focused largely conduits network clearly end technical progress demands trainingup cadre individuals master technology rate technical progress invariably depends emergence expertise medical curricula developing countries offer little training informatics result low computer literffcy among health professionals18akinde ad soriyan ha adagunodo er philosophy health informatios education developing countries nigeria case studymeth information med 1997 131133pubmed google scholar furthermore womenessential upgrading health care poor countriesare largely left sidelines problem made intractable absence information chain underdeveloped information culture otherwise medical nursing students many poor countries textbooks little access medical journals sweep internet presents additional anxieties poor countries amassed wealth locally produced health information often highly valued pertinent unique medical problems distinctive countries though inaccessible widely known19shaw jg report brazzavilesatellifenews 1997 14 1google scholar raw information processed outsiders may little appreciation relevance furthermore latest medical knowledge frequently concerned tertiarycare problems may remote needs poor countries lacking primary health care issue appropriate health information gains urgency noncommunicable disease endemic rich countries increasingly takes firm hold poor countries two decades ago warned cardiovascular disease including hypertension stroke coronary artery disease emerging key publichealth issue developing countries20wha 29491976 handbook resolutions decisions world health assembly executive board vol ii geneva1985google scholar first time cardiovascular disease leading cause death globally noncommunicable diseases far behind21christopher jl murray cjl lopez ad global burden disease comprehensive assessment mortality disability diseases injuries risk factors 1990 projected 2020 harvard school public health cambridge massachusetts1996google scholar 1990 twothirds 14 million deaths due cardiovascular disease worldwide occurred developing countries incidence premature death expected continue rise people 35 years age risk factors already prevalent among young22wielgosz decline cardiovascular health developing countriesworld health statist q 1993 46 90pubmed google scholar time tropical disease continues relentless scourge complicated aids epidemic antibiotic resistance breakdown essential publichealth services promotion modern conduits information unlikely reverse changes responding health transition governments developing countries succumb model evolved rich countries pattern seems largely set since publicservice sector poor nations shrinking healthcare facilities rapidly privatised capital cities one witnesses new wellequipped tertiarycare hospitals fully stocked cuttingedge technologies service countrys elites investments consume large proportions health budgets time funds short supply deal elementary publichealth problems safe drinking water nutrition sanitation literacy among women approach less moral failing developing world irresistible pressure global economic system deluge information pressures new technologies23woolhandler himmelstein du labar b lang transplanted technology third world options first world sciencen engl j med 1987 317 504crossref pubmed scopus 20 google scholar nonetheless experience industrialised world highly relevant cardiovascular disease wealth epidemiological observations points role clearly identified risk factors modified publichealth policies individual lifestyle changes thereby reducing burden well outcome cardiovascular disease24reddy ks yusuf emerging epidemic cardiovascular disease developing countriescirculation 1998 97 596601crossref pubmed scopus 954 google scholar 25cooper rs rotini cn kaufman js muna wft menash g hypertension treatment control subsaharan africa epidemiological basis policybmj 1998 316 614617crossref pubmed scopus 111 google scholar lessons especially pertinent relation role tobacco consumption gaining substantial foothold poor countries available health information obviates need reinvent proverbial wheels however medical journals rich countries necessarily mirror healthcare practices unsifted information sources could distort already strong tendencies away populationbased health policies many medical journals already posted worldwide web need new information institutions closely tuned health problems poor countries tuning requires partnership equals health professionals two worlds shared information scientifically sound reliable pertinent affordable among novel institutions satellife though tiny organisation measure already making dent information poverty afflicts developing world bostonbased nonprofit organisation founded 1987 provide communication links among physicians health workers developing world constitute source relevant information26lown b dream deferred final plenary session fifth congress international physicians prevention nuclear war ippnw v congress report hungary budapestjuly 1 1985google scholar 27groves information highway satellifebmj 1996 313 14crossref pubmed scopus 7 google scholar focused lowcost yet appropriate highly functional technologies capable delivering critical information needed electronic network healthnet initially based lowearthorbit satellite leo technology providing costeffective reliable technology reaching remote areas inadequate telecommunication infrastructures leo satellites surrey satellite technologies ltd uk launched 1991 1993 arianspas european space agency satellite roughly size small television set circles earth polar orbit altitude 800 km passes every point earth least four times daily circumnavigating globe 100 min since telephone lines improved health information moved quickly efficiently standard telephone dialup networks highspeed modems today 95 healthnet information flows telephone lines however leo satellite remains indis pensable communication number remote sites lack adequate telephone services healthnet serves 4000 health professionals 25 countries programmes structured cooperative interactive driven needs resources users local users council works satellife define healthinformation needs develop appropriate communications solutions country network manager oversees operations email electronic conferencing electronic publications healthnet become critical link many frontlines major publichealth battles waged poor countries basic tenet sustainability relates sophistication technology developing human capital satellife world bank support currently sponsoring regional centre nairobi kenya training health professionals information technology subscribers receive electronic publications weekly heahhnet news provides current abstracts leading peerreviewed medical journals well fulltext articles selected basis sound science relevance health problems developing countries royaltyfree arrangements 18 leading medical journals including lancet afford wide range highquality communications special software package relying simple email enables subscribers engage remote electronic searches 21 abstract databases national library medicine washington receive relevant abstracts satellife recently developed getweb electronic tool retrieve documents worldwide web health professionals developing countries direct internet connection collaboration american physiological society aps programme configured interact weekly online notice research articles abstracts scheduled publication aps journal service 30 000 documents obtained monthly health workers worldwide email access expertmoderated international electronic conferences mainstay healthnetinformation services internet storeandforward satellife network promedmail founded directed jack woodall cooperation federation american scientists monitors emergence infectious disease man animals plants28mitchell p pro medmail outbreak intelligence rash reportinglancet 1997 350 1610summary full text full text pdf google scholar procaare launched cooperation harvard aids institute provides communication peerreviewed information diverse aspects hivaids particular emphasis meeting needs practitioners afronets conference dedicated african health research development deals capacity building resource mobilisation application research east south africa recent addition procor partnership lown cardiovascular center boston addresses emerging epidemic cardiovascular disease poor countries29lown b health technology developing world satellife procor februarywwwhealthnetorgdate 1997google scholar novel programme aims raise global consciousness surge cardiovascular disease major focus tobacco wars next century increasingly waged among vulnerable populations developing countries illequipped cope slick marketing techniques dirty tricks perfected tobacco industry procor also intends promote dialogue experience industrialised nations translate populationhealth costeffective prevention communication revolution affords opportunity bringing ordered structures reliable information internet especially essential poor countries enter global dialogue wiring poor world however close information gap haves havenots improving information access require far equitable global world order prosperity industrialised countries longer stretches history relates small measure cheap products obtained poor countries transfer wealth europe north america continues expanding live affluence deplore situation turn away moral challenge tolstoy complained state dispossessed serfs russia century ago sit mans back choking making carry yet assure others sorry wish ease lot possible means except get ting back must 1886 annual servicing africas debt 300 billion exceeds funds available health education combined aidsafflicted country uganda spends us250 per person per year health 15 debt servicing30logie de benatar sr africa 21st century despair turned hopebmj 1997 315 14441446crossref pubmed scopus 13 google scholar usher new millennium cancellation colossal debt poor rich countries would improving health care providing free subscriptions leading medical journals every health professional developing countries time appropriate health profession speak
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https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05558.x
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Riikka Hirvonen|Asko Tolvanen|Kaisa Aunola|Jari?Erik Nurmi
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The developmental dynamics of task-avoidant behavior and math performance in kindergarten and elementary school
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University of Jyväskylä|University of Jyväskylä|University of Jyväskylä|University of Jyväskylä
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besides cognitive factors childrens learning school may influenced dynamic phenomena motivation achievementrelated taskavoidant behavior present study examined developmental dynamics taskavoidant behavior math performance kindergarten grade 4 total 225 children tested arithmetic skills kindergarten grades 1 2 4 elementary school childrens taskavoidant behavior learning situations rated teachers results latent growth curve analyses showed math performance taskavoidant behavior develop tandem increase taskavoidant behavior related less improvement math performance furthermore high initial level taskavoidant behavior predicted less improvement slower improvement math later
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https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2018.0080
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Sedat Benek|?evket Ökten
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Mevsimlik Tar?m ??çilerinin Ya?am Ko?ullar?na ?li?kin Bir Ara?t?rma: Hilvan ?lçesi (?anl?urfa) Örne?i
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besides farmers living rural areas many families whose agricultural areas get smaller different reasons thus become insufficient need immigrate places livings seasonal laborers unskilled work ordinary jobs constitute great deal people disqualified mainly busy agriculture disqualified agricultural laborers taking part seasonal immigration comply demand occurs ordinary irrigation work hoeing cotton tobacco corn picking crops like apricot olive hazelnut citrus fruits harvesting onion sugar beet rice etc participants immigration constituted men women children old enough work seasonal agricultural laborers usually family members pass place look job provisions means tools thus stay places determined local employersmanagers try survive efforts predetermined places whole family including children work agricultural laborers live poor conditions suffer pesticides sunburn study carried identify living standards seasonal agricultural workers hilvan county sanliurfa largely rely agriculture sufficient little cultivable lands study sample composed families students attend schools affiliated hilvan county directorate national education involved temporary migration school term ends year face face interviews held questionnaires applied heads 523 families live seasonal agricultural labor results assessed using spss statistical package social science various statistical techniques required study purpose study considers multi dimensions social concepts regard subject objective theoretical approach qualitative quantitative research techniques used together quantitative data techniques questionnaires qualitative techniques data collecting techniques depth interview focus group discussions applied notes depth interview focus group discussions included seperately instead tried reflected added comments evaluation majority children families spend time seasonal laborers regions every year cannot start school time attend end year vehicles seasonal laborers take working areas pose threat since secure enough obvious difficulties faced laborers working places listed nutrition unsanitary conditions low pay poor accommodation circumstances also bring healthrelated problems found interviewees hold green card health card uninsured people turkey means health insurance agriculture affairs taken scope labour law decision numbered 4773 dated 09082002 rg 158200224847 built according flexible manufacturing system full time employing principal considering possible problems may occur applying labour law agriculture affairs agricultural enterprises make use law confined working places employ fifty employees thus large part agricultural enterprises excluded working standarts education important factor progressiondevelopment efforts yet confirmed variety reasons educational background participants poor considerable majority participants 375 illiterate also literacy level varies largely sex patriarchal vicinity position women largely determined traditional values literacy level women low compared men stated 23 agricultural laborers 657 go working areas trucks pickup trucks unsafe conditions method preffered cheap threatens safety travellers traffic huge amount interviewed agricultural laborers 799 satisfy sheltering needs tents brings health problems seasonal agricultural laborers generally work 6 8 months though usually changes thus huge amount sons daughters seasonal agricultural laborers 816 start school time maintain school term till ends county one third families 32 dont health coverages interesting great amount ones health coverage 606 green cards health card uninsured people turkey although great deal interviewees county 855 expressed dont sons daughters school age go school look rate children school age go school various reasons 119 accepted big rate looked problems seasonal agricultural laborers related work environment clearly seen top sheltering nutrition unhealthy conditions environment illpay
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https://doi.org/10.1093/jnci/djt318
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Milo Schield
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Teaching the social construction of statistics
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Augsburg University
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best 2001 asserts statistics socially constructed paper investigates three questions 1 bests thesis true 2 fact taught introductory statistics courses 3 general principles involving social construction statistics taught dont rely detailed knowledge particular subject isaacson 2011 notes social construction statistics readily presented asking students statistics come results small survey show statistical educators seriously divided whether topic taught examples questions principles used teaching statistical literacy augsburg college presented paper argues isaacson question statistics come fundamental statistical education center course titled statistical literacy isnt time teach material introductory statistics courses statistical educators support offering separate statistical literacy course order cover important topic
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https://doi.org/10.1161/circoutcomes.110.960468
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Frank Doyle|Sally Doherty|Kàren Morgan|Orla McBride|Anne Hickey
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Understanding communication of health information: A lesson in health literacy for junior medical and physiotherapy students
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Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland|Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland|RCSI & UCD Malaysia Campus|Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland|Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
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best practice communication healthcare professionals patients involves using quality patient information leaflets pils assessed medical physiotherapy students n 337 ability appraise readability psychology theory content quality nine international smoking pils flesch scores ranged 528797 fairly difficult fairly easy students identified components health belief model 8498 theory planned behaviour 6588 transtheoretical model 3786 importantly studentproposed additional theorybased content detrimental effect readability scores overall quality scores indicated lowmoderate quality assignment helped students critically evaluate utility pils communication
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https://doi.org/10.2307/800672
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Bourne L. Auguste|Abdullah Al?Muhaiteeb|Christopher T. Chan
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The Effect of Learning Styles on Adverse Events in Home Hemodialysis Patients
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University Health Network|University Health Network|University Health Network
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better clinical outcomes home hemodialysis hd led significant growth seen last two decades augmenting frequency duration dialysis home hd improves bp control reduces left ventricular hypertrophy enhances middle molecular clearance 12 however hd training technical complexity adverse event risk pose significant challenges wider adoption serious adverse event rates home hd recently reported 006 events per 1000 dialysis treatments 3 patients home hd diverse educational experiences learning styles vark validated questionnaire examines individuals preferred learning preferences 45 individuals following visual v auditory readingwriting r kinesthetic k one learning preference referred unimodal two referred bimodal two referred multimodal instance someone nonv bimodal learner following combinations ar ak rk questionnaire results help individualize instruction enhancing educational experiences learners 4 similarly tailoring training learning styles patients home hd important tool may improve knowledge retention patient outcomes current instructional methods including institution individualized training ranges 812 weeks includes instructional videos manuals supported handson teaching 11 nursing care instructions cover basic concepts dialysis focusing troubleshooting vascular access problems completing training patients must pass written examinations interrogate ones understanding concepts related access complications given strong v content current material hypothesized v learners institution better outcomes 6month period initial home hd training compared nonv learners conducted observational study examining adverse events individual learning preferences using vark questionnaire version 78 among 61 adult patients prevalent home hd trained january 1 1997 december 31 2016 toronto general hospital toronto canada patients completed questionnaires march 2016 2017 observed 6 months received research ethics approval study university healthy network research ethics board 165144ae enrolled patients provided informed consent participate study electronic medical records reviewed demographic clinical data related hospital admissions dialysis vintage complications found significant differences v nonv learners age sex vascular access diabetes smoking prior kidney replacement therapy training duration health literacy identified 26 nonv 35 v patients table 1 table 1 likelihood adverse event across different learning styles learning style patients n age yr meansd training meansd patients adverse event b patients adverse event unadjusted c adjusted c v v learners vark var vak vrk vk vr v 35 57 4711 579396 18 51 nonv learners ark ar ak k r rk 26 43 5214 606314 20 77 413 117 1452 649 142 2961 p003 p002 learners vark var vak ark ar ak 38 62 5012 545367 24 63 nona learners vrk vr vk rk r k 23 38 4814 668343 14 61 147 047 464 217 056 832 p051 p026 r r learners vark var vrk ark vr ar rk r 44 72 5012 580387 28 64 nonr learners vak vk ak v k 17 23 4813 619291 10 59 112 033 380 141 035 573 p086 p063 k k learners vark vak vrk ark ak vk rk k 47 77 4913 600375 31 66 nonk learners var vr ar v r 14 23 5211 561320 7 50 076 022 270 096 022 410 p066 p095 p value 005 indicates statistical significance odds ratio v visual auditory r readingwriting k kinestheticaadverse events predominantly bacteremia related access approximately 555 patients access clotting needle dislodgement catheter damage accounting approximately 10 patients air embolism requiring hospitalization one patientbadverse events included vascular access complications bacteremia dialysisrelated events required hospitalization since starting home hemodialysiscor comparing likelihood single adverse event patient within different subgroups reference groups ors v r k learnersdadjusted access type duration training days diabetes dialysis vintage visual impairment auditory impairment peripheral neuropathy adverse events defined arteriovenous fistula graft needle dislodgement accessrelated thrombosis damage central venous catheter air embolism symptoms dialysis requiring hospitalization bacteremia primary outcome interest adverse events occurring start home hd 6 months study enrolment considered deaths study period average age 4912 years old 32 patients men adverse event rate groups 008 events per patientyear 77 nonv learners least one adverse event compared 51 v learners additionally nonv learners four times likely single adverse event compared v learners adjustment likelihood increased 65 times 649 95 confidence interval 142 2961 p002 table 1 nona groups showed trend toward adverse events whereas strong trends seen r k groups pilot study show different learning styles patients home hd exist associated adverse events although results show higher likelihood adverse events nonv learners one particular learning style considered maladaptive rather highlights potential areas enhance quality training currently rendered adverse events may prevalent instructional method home hd training patient learning styles incongruent novel findings illustrate differences learning styles exist considered patient training major study limitations include following 1 vark evaluates one aspect learning factor personality motivation traits 2 lack validation studies vark dialysis populations 3 small singlecenter observational study limited event rate 4 uncertainty interaction different learning styles 5 captured bacteremia adverse events possibly introducing overestimation effect findings 6 long home hd vintage possibly allowed learning adaptations certain individuals years despite limitations vark provides insightful information learning style differences exist home hd grows patients tasked performing complex procedures home ensuring knowledge conveyed format suits individual learning preferences pivotal vark questionnaires may identify learners risk consequently areas deficiency current instructional methods future multicenter studies comparing learning styles instructional method adverse event rates confirm preliminary findings required disclosures none
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jana.2015.09.001
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Melissa Wake
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Hearing impairment: a population study of age at diagnosis, severity, and language outcomes at 7-8 years
| 2,005 |
Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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better language outcomes reported preschool children hearing impairment hi diagnosed early irrespective severity however population studies older children required substantiate longer term benefits early detectionto study impact age diagnosis severity hi population cohort 78 year old childreneighty eight 78 year old children born victoria fitted hearing aids congenital hi 45 years b intellectual major physical disability studied main outcome measures clinical evaluation language fundamentals celf peabody picture vocabulary test ppvt predictors pure tone average 05 1 2 khz better ear diagnosis age diagnosis marginal adjusted means estimated general linear modelsresponse rate 67 n 89 53 boys mean age diagnosis 216 months sd 144 21 mild 34 moderate 21 severe 24 profound hi mean nonverbal iq 1046 sd 167 mean total celf score 767 sd 214 mean ppvt score 781 sd 181 age diagnosis adjusted severity iq contribute language scores contrast adjusted mean celf ppvt language scores fell sequentially increasing severity himore severe hi later diagnosis strongly related poorer language outcomes 78 years systematic study needed understand children hearing impairment good poor outcomes
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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-017-1009-x
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Mi-Young Webb|Amy R. Lederberg|Lee Branum?Martin|Carol McDonald Connor
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Evaluating the Structure of Early English Literacy Skills in Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children
| 2,015 |
Georgia State University|Georgia State University|Georgia State University|Arizona State University
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better understanding mechanisms underlying developing literacy promoted development effective reading interventions typically developing children knowledge may facilitate effective instruction deaf hardofhearing dhh children hence current study examined multivariate associations among phonological awareness alphabetic knowledge word reading vocabulary skills dhh children auditory access speech one hundred sixtyseven dhh children mage 6043 months assessed battery early literacy measures fortysix percent used least 1 cochlear implant 54 fitted hearing aids fourth sample acquiring spoken english sign scores standardized tests phonological awareness vocabulary averaged least 1 standard deviation sd mean hearing norming sample confirmatory factor analyses showed dhh childrens early literacy skills best characterized complex 3factor model phonological awareness alphabetic knowledge vocabulary formed 3 separate highly correlated constructs lettersound knowledge word reading skills relating phonological awareness alphabetic knowledge supports hypothesis early reading dhh children functional hearing qualitatively similar hearing children
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https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118x.2012.665939
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Jin Long Liu|Jin Tan Liu|James K. Hammitt|Shin?Yi Chou
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The price elasticity of opium in Taiwan, 1914–1942
| 1,999 |
National Central University|Academia Sinica|National Taiwan University|Harvard University Press|Duke University
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1895 1945 japanese colonial government virtually eliminated opium use taiwan licensing treating existing users prohibiting sales others raising price evaluate policies using twopart model describe fraction population using opium consumption among users rational addiction model becker et al 1991 confirm opium addictive find evidence supporting rational addiction hypothesis demand priceelastic estimated short longrun demand elasticities 048 138 results implications control addictive substances
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https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.0000157699.87728.f1
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Michael Organ|Margie H Jantti
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Academic Library Seating: A Survey of Usage, with Implications for Space Utilisation
| 1,997 |
University of Wollongong|University of Wollongong
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june october 1996 university wollongong library conducted survey patron seating usage aims quantifying use identifying areas seats could removed accommodate growth collection survey indicated maximum usage 648 seats available study 66 supported conservative reduction seating numbers 12 resulting minimal impact patrons removal seats enabled installation additional shelving compactus survey findings assisted accommodating collection expansion fiveyear period
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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-018-5366-0
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Nicolas Baumard|Alexandre Hyafil|Ian Morris|Pascal Boyer
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Increased Affluence Explains the Emergence of Ascetic Wisdoms and Moralizing Religions
| 2,015 |
École Normale Supérieure - PSL|University of Pennsylvania|École Normale Supérieure - PSL|Stanford University|Claude Bernard University Lyon 1|Washington University in St. Louis
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roughly 500 bce 300 bce three distinct regions yangtze yellow river valleys eastern mediterranean ganges valley saw emergence highly similar religious traditions unprecedented emphasis selfdiscipline asceticism otherworldly often moralizing doctrines including buddhism jainism brahmanism daoism second temple judaism stoicism later offshoots christianity manichaeism islam cultural convergence often called axial age presents puzzle emerge time distinct moralizing religions highly similar features different civilizations puzzle may solved quantitative historical evidence demonstrates exceptional uptake energy capture proxy general prosperity axial age three regionsstatistical modeling confirms economic development political complexity population size accounts timing axial agewe discussed several possible causal pathways including development literacy urban life put forward idea inspired life history theory absolute affluence would impacted human motivation reward systems nudging people away shortterm strategies resource acquisition coercive interactions promoting longterm strategies selfcontrol techniques cooperative interactions
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tmrv.2011.07.006
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Martin Weber|Elke U. Weber|Alen Nosi?
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Who takes Risks When and Why: Determinants of Changes in Investor Risk Taking*
| 2,012 |
University of Mannheim|University of Mannheim|University of Mannheim
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september 08 june 09 period significant market events surveyed uk onlinebrokerage customers 3month intervals willingness take risk 3month expectations returns risks market portfolio selfreported risk attitude unique dataset allowed us analyze variables changed time whether changes risk taking related changes expectations andor risk attitudes risk taking changed substantially period return risk expectations numeric assessments return risk expectations weakly correlated corresponding subjective judgments consistent riskasfeelings hypothesis changes risk taking associated changes subjective expectations market portfolio risk returns less changes numeric expectations
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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-018-0221-8
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Jan N. Hughes|Myung Hee Im
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Teacher–Student Relationship and Peer Disliking and Liking Across Grades 1–4
| 2,016 | null |
betweenchild withinchild effects teacherstudent warmth conflict childrens peernominated disliking liking across grades 14 ages 610 investigated sample 746 ethnically diverse academically atrisk children texas multilevel modeling controlled timeinvariant betweenchild differences modeling effect timevarying teacherstudent relationship tsr warmth conflict childrens peer relatedness teachers reported warmth conflict peers reported liking disliking betweenchild effects average levels teacher warmth conflict initial level rate change liking disliking classroom teacher support yeartoyear changes tsr conflict warmth predicted intraindividual change childrens peer disliking peer liking
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https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.113.128199
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Irina Kovalskys|Mauro Fisberg|Georgina Gómez|Attilio Rigotti|Lilia Yadira Cortés|Martha Yépez|Rossina G. Pareja|Marianella Herrera?Cuenca|Ioná Zalcman Zimberg|Katherine L. Tucker|Berthold Koletzko|Michael Pratt
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Standardization of the Food Composition Database Used in the Latin American Nutrition and Health Study (ELANS)
| 2,015 |
Fundação Instituto de Pesca do Estado do Rio de Janeiro|Universidad de Costa Rica|Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile|Pontificia Universidad Javeriana|Universidad San Francisco de Quito|Instituto de Investigación Nutricional|Central University of Venezuela|Universidade Federal de São Paulo|University of Massachusetts Lowell|Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München|Emory University
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betweencountry comparisons estimated dietary intake particularly prone error different food composition tables used objective study describe procedures rationale selection adaptation available food composition single database enable crosscountry nutritional intake comparisons latin american study nutrition health elans multicenter crosssectional study representative samples eight latin american countries standard study protocol designed investigate dietary intake 9000 participants enrolled two 24h recalls using multiple pass method applied among individuals countries data 24h dietary recalls entered nutrition data system research ndsr program harmonization process countries include local foods appropriately adapt ndsr database food matching standardized procedure involving nutritional equivalency local food reported study participants foods available ndsr database strictly conducted country standardization food nutrient assessments potential minimize systematic random errors nutrient intake estimations elans project study expected result unique dataset latin america enabling crosscountry comparisons energy macro micronutrient intake within region
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https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2010.09-0320
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Kamila Naeem|Roberto Filippi|Eva Periche-Tomas|Andriani Papageorgiou|Peter Bright
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The Importance of Socioeconomic Status as a Modulator of the Bilingual Advantage in Cognitive Ability
| 2,018 |
University College London|University College London|University College London|University College London|Anglia Ruskin University
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betweengroup variability socioeconomic status ses identified potentially important contributory factor studies reporting cognitive advantages bilinguals monolinguals called bilingual advantage present study addresses potential importance alternative explanatory variable study low high ses bilingual monolingual performance simon task tower london tol task results indicated overall bilingual response time advantage simon task despite equivalent error rates socioeconomic status important modulator effect evidence bilingualism may particularly important promoting speed processing advantages low status individuals little impact high status individuals however monolingual advantage tol test executive planning ability together findings run counter central assertion bilingual advantage account process multilanguage acquisition confers broad cognitive advantage executive function discuss findings context ses important modulator published studies advocating bilingual cognitive advantage
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.afos.2020.11.008
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Paola Uccelli|Christina L. Dobbs|Jessica Scott
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Mastering Academic Language
| 2,012 | null |
beyond mechanics spelling conventions academic writing requires progressive mastery advanced language forms functions pedagogically useful tools assess language features adolescents writing however yet available study examines language predictors writing quality 51 persuasive essays produced high school students attending linguistically ethnically diverse innercity school northeastern united states essays scored writing quality group teachers transcribed analyzed generate automated lexical grammatical measures coded discourselevel elements researchers blind essays writing quality scores regression analyses revealed beyond contribution length lexicogrammatical intricacy frequency organizational markers one particular type epistemic stance marker ie epistemic hedges significantly predicted persuasive essays writing quality findings shed light discourse elements relevant design pedagogically informative assessment tools
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https://doi.org/10.3390/su11164389
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Kamaldeep Bhui
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The new science of cultural epidemiology to tackle ethnic health inequalities
| 2,009 |
Queen Mary University of London
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bhopal provides important timely paper census categories ethnic groups recently revised explicit emphasis public health approaches managing ethnic inequalities health status providing effective interventions reduce inequalities shift policy addressing inequalities social inclusion broader equalities agenda race one component also relevant policy development paper challenges paper also proposes cultural histories recent experiences individuals groups ignored understanding inequalities bhopal argues shared understanding professionals public alike desirable necessary reduce inequalities achieving shared understanding topic often emotionally charged value neutral difficult premise paper racismfree social environment necessary backdrop making use routine data unlikely achievable ever refined forms individual structural prejudice racism existed societies far back human history unlikely disappear different approach racism prejudice part human condition inevitable also emerge intergroup tensions either face scarce resources simply relatively isolated groups interact isolation may cultural linguistic economic psychological geographical lack knowledge understanding alienation may used justify sorts wellintentioned treatment social structures generate sustain inequalities science although purports objective value neutral untarnished history examples scientific racism failures logic may still emerge therefore professional responsibility manage processes evident order minimize inequalities professionals also active improve literacy around discrimination prejudice investigate manifestations mechanisms inequalities racism health care debate evidence based challenge convenient ineffective policy responses therein lies challenge evidence takes many forms must provide clinical policy guidelines evidence strong practical evidence relate realworld situations rather remaining form complex statistical models numerous methodological limitations including residual confounding insufficient power investigate interactions poor definition ethnic groups factors may explain ethnic inequalities issue misclassification ethnic group remains important problem researchers although move improve precision ethnicity categorization balance utility ethnic misclassification major issue routine data well hypothesesdriven research matter many ethnic categories generated assumptions approximating ever complex ethnic identities process fundamentally imperfect new categories included census options ethnic coding still ascribed identities assumed meaningful category may never capture individuals experienced identity notion aspire minimize risk lowest risk group good one however acculturation influences health risks time important resident host population well migrant population process classifying people basis ethnicity alone neglects numerous variables including identity acculturation religiosity integration acceptance host values lifestyle cultural identity influences consumption patterns govern forms social support gender disadvantage access employment
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtemb.2020.126577
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Yanfang Yu|Yuan Chen
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Design and Development of High School Artificial Intelligence Textbook Based on Computational Thinking
| 2,018 |
Zhejiang Radio and Television University|Zhejiang Radio and Television University
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big data deep learning technology set boom artificial intelligenceartificial intelligence major development strategy many countriesthe chinese government also written 13th fiveyear plan ministry education also launched reform measures artificial intelligence education deep integration artificial intelligence education openedin context chinas artificial intelligence disciplines professional construction set major reform storm colleges basic educationthe revision high school artificial intelligence textbook carried contextthe biggest feature high school artificial intelligence textbook revision integration computational thinking core literacy designcomputational thinking indispensable ability learners 21st centuryas typical digital aboriginal high school students must computational thinking order cope challenges brought rapid changes social technology futureat present developed countries incorporated computational thinking national curriculum standardschina also written computational thinking national curriculum standards listed one core literacies information technology disciplines
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https://doi.org/10.1098/rsfs.2011.0062
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Zia Mehrabi|Mollie J. McDowell|Vincent Ricciardi|Christian Levers|Juan Diego Martinez|Natascha Mehrabi|Hannah Wittman|Navin Ramankutty|Andy Jarvis
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The global divide in data-driven farming
| 2,020 |
University of British Columbia|University of British Columbia|University of British Columbia|University of British Columbia|University of British Columbia|University of British Columbia|University of British Columbia|International Center for Tropical Agriculture
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big data mobile technology widely claimed global disruptive forces agriculture benefit smallscale farmers yet access smallscale farmers technology poorly understood show 2437 farms 1 ha size served third generation 3g 4g services compared 7480 farms 200 ha size furthermore croplands severe yield gaps climatestressed locations foodinsecure populations poor service coverage across many countries africa less 40 farming households internet access cost data remains prohibitive recommend digital inclusion agenda whereby governments development community private sector focus efforts improve access datadriven agriculture available farmers globally big data mobile technology considered growing boon smallscale farmers study finds 2437 farms 1 ha currently served third generation 3g 4g services compared 7480 farms 200 ha regions poor yields low food security poor service coverage
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https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2011.0074
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Rossi A. Hassad
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Perspectives on Curricular Priorities for Big Data Analytics: A Qualitative Study of Educators and Practitioners
| 2,022 | null |
big data universal concept become metaphor innovation discovery however deriving benefit requires going beyond traditional tools expertise aim qualitative study n38 explore perspectives curricular priorities big data analytics educators practitioners nine themes derived computational programming literacy integrated multidisciplinary curriculum data quality methodological standards collaboration domainspecific expertise statistical literacy basic statistics probability inference ethicolegal considerations critical analysis effective communication skills meaning definition big data additionally reflective learning identified overarching theme serve unifying pedagogical approach results provide framework appears content validity informing curricular reform development
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbi.2011.08.008
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Anabel Quan?Haase|Kim Martin|Lori McCay?Peet
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Networks of digital humanities scholars: The informational and social uses and gratifications of Twitter
| 2,015 |
Western University|Western University|Western University
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big data research currently split whether extent twitter characterized informational social network contribute line inquiry investigation digital humanities dh scholars uses gratifications twitter conducted thematic analysis 25 semistructured interview transcripts learn scholars professional use twitter findings show twitter considered critical tool informal communication within dh invisible colleges functioning varying levels information network learning twitter maintaining awareness social network imagining audiences engaging digital humanists find twitter follow relationships reflect common academic interests closely tied scholars preexisting social ties conference event coattendance concept invisible college continues relevant requires revisiting invisible college formed twitter messy consisting overlapping social contexts professional personal public scholars different habits engagement formal informal ties research illustrates value using multiple methods explore complex questions arising big data studies points toward future research could implement big data techniques small scale focusing subtopics emerging fields expose nature scholars invisible colleges made visible twitter
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2008.06.016
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Amardeep Thind
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Health Service Use by Children in Rural Bihar
| 2,004 | null |
bihar one economically deprived states india home nearly 10 per cent indias population consistently ranks poorly variety development healthrelated indicators order improve child survival decrease childhood mortality important understand determinants healthcare use appropriate policies may developed maximize health services utilization paper undertakes analysis uses andersen behavioral model understand determinants health services utilization children suffering diarrhea respiratory illness rural bihar data abstracted second national family health survey nfhs2 2703 children 3 years age dataset 840 episode diarrhea andor respiratory illness preceding 2 weeks majority 69 per cent utilized healthcare services illness results indicate controlling factors sex child household standard living service availability need significant determinants health service utilization analysis highlights usefulness nfhs2 data tool conduct health services research analyses state level developing policies safeguard improve health vulnerable population groups india
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https://doi.org/10.2188/jea.17.114
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Anat Prior|Tamar H. Gollan
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Good Language-Switchers are Good Task-Switchers: Evidence from Spanish–English and Mandarin–English Bilinguals
| 2,011 |
University of Haifa|University of California, San Diego
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bilingual advantages executive control tasks well documented yet clear degree type bilingualism leads advantages investigate issue compared performance two bilingual groups monolingual speakers taskswitching languageswitching paradigms spanishenglish bilinguals reported switching languages frequently daily life exhibited smaller taskswitching costs monolinguals controlling betweengroup differences speed parent education level contrast mandarinenglish bilinguals reported switching languages less frequently spanishenglish bilinguals exhibit taskswitching advantage relative monolinguals comparing two bilingual groups languageswitching spanishenglish bilinguals exhibited smaller costs mandarinenglish bilinguals even matching fluency nondominant language results demonstrate explicit link languageswitching bilingual advantages taskswitching also illustrating limitations bilingual advantages
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https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-244x-14-118
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Johanne Paradis
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Sources of individual differences in the dual language development of heritage bilinguals
| 2,023 |
University of Alberta
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bilingual children heterogenous group monolingual counterparts respect sources variation language learning environments well wide individual variation language abilities heterogeneity individual difference factors language abilities argues importance individual differences approach research bilingual development main objective article provide review synthesis research sources individual differences second language l2 heritage language hl development child bilinguals several childinternal childexternal individual difference factors discussed respect influence childrens dual language abilities addition emergent research individual differences bilingual children developmental language disorder reviewed theoretical applied relevance individual difference approaches bilingual development discussed
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pain.2010.08.034
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Diane Poulin?Dubois|Agnès Blaye|Julie Coutya|Ellen Bialystok
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The effects of bilingualism on toddlers’ executive functioning
| 2,011 |
Concordia University|Concordia University|York University
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bilingual children shown outperform monolingual children tasks measuring executive functioning skills advantage usually attributed bilinguals extensive practice exercising selective attention cognitive flexibility language use languages active one used examined whether advantage observed 24montholds much less experience language production battery executive functioning tasks cognitive scale bayley test administered 63 monolingual bilingual children native bilingual children performed significantly better monolingual children stroop task difference groups tasks confirming specificity bilingual effects conflict tasks reported older children results demonstrate bilingual advantages executive control emerge age previously shown
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https://doi.org/10.1016/s0277-9536(02)00183-1
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D. Kimbrough Oller|Barbara Zurer Pearson|Alan B. Cobo-Lewis
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Profile effects in early bilingual language and literacy
| 2,007 |
University of Memphis|University of Maine|University of Memphis|University of Maine|University of Memphis|University of Maine
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bilingual childrens language literacy stronger domains others reanalysis data broadscale study monolingual english bilingual spanishenglish learners miami provided clear demonstration profile effects bilingual children perform varying levels compared monolinguals across different test types profile effects strong consistent across conditions socioeconomic status language home school setting two way english immersion profile effects indicated comparable performance bilingual monolingual children basic reading tasks lower vocabulary scores bilinguals languages test types showed intermediate scores bilinguals substantial consistency across groups profiles interpreted primarily due distributed characteristic bilingual lexical knowledge tendency bilingual individuals know words one language vice versa
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2011.10.008
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Maria M. Arredondo|Xiao?Su Hu|Teresa Satterfield|Ioulia Kovelman
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Bilingualism alters children's frontal lobe functioning for attentional control
| 2,016 |
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor|University of Michigan–Ann Arbor|University of Michigan–Ann Arbor|University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
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bilingualism typical linguistic experience yet relatively little known impact childrens cognitive brain development theories bilingualism suggest early duallanguage acquisition improve childrens cognitive abilities specifically relying frontal lobe functioning behavioral findings present much conflicting evidence little known effects childrens frontal lobe development using functional nearinfrared spectroscopy fnirs findings suggest spanishenglish bilingual children n 13 ages 713 greater activation left prefrontal cortex nonverbal attentional control task relative agematched english monolinguals contrast monolinguals n 14 showed greater right prefrontal activation bilinguals present findings suggest early bilingualism yields significant changes functional organization childrens prefrontal cortex attentional control carry implications understanding early life experiences impact cognition brain development
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https://doi.org/10.1080/10691898.2009.11889514
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Mark Antoniou
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The Advantages of Bilingualism Debate
| 2,019 |
Western Sydney University
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bilingualism thought result cognitive disadvantages research recent decades demonstrated experience two languages confers bilingual advantage executive functions may delay incidence alzheimers disease however conflicting evidence emerged leading questions concerning robustness bilingual advantage executive functions dementia incidence investigators failed find evidence bilingual advantage others suggested bilingual advantages may entirely spurious proponents advantage case continued defend heated debate ensued field reached impasse review critically examines evidence bilingual advantage executive functions cognitive aging brain plasticity outlining future research could shed light debate advance knowledge experience multiple languages affects cognition brain
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2016.04.024
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Yolande Tra|Ian S. Evans
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Enhancing Interdisciplinary Mathematics and Biology Education: A Microarray Data Analysis Course Bridging These Disciplines
| 2,010 |
Rochester Institute of Technology
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bio2010 put forth goal improving mathematical educational background biology students analysis interpretation microarray highdimensional data challenging best done statistician biologist working teaching collaborative manner set collaboration designed course microarray data analysis started using genome consortium active teaching gcat materials microarray genome clustering tool software added r statistical software along bioconductor packages response student feedback one microarray data set fully analyzed class starting preprocessing gene discovery pathway analysis using latter software class project conduct similar analysis students analyzed data data published journal paper exercise showed impact filtering preprocessing different normalization methods gene inclusion final data set conclude course achieved goals equip students skills analyze data microarray experiment offer insight collaborative teaching well faculty might design implement similar interdisciplinary course
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https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.88.9.778
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Kimberly J. Linenberger|Thomas A. Holme
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Biochemistry Instructors’ Views toward Developing and Assessing Visual Literacy in Their Courses
| 2,014 |
Iowa State University|Iowa State University
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biochemistry instructors inundated various representations choose depict biochemical phenomena immense amount visual knowhow needed expert biochemist 21st century calls instructors develop biochemistry students visual literacy however visual literacy multiple aspects determining area develop quite daunting therefore goals study determine visual literacy skills biochemistry instructors deem important instructors develop assess visual literacy skills biochemistry courses order address goals needs assessment administered national sample biochemistry faculty fouryear colleges universities based results survey cluster analysis conducted group instructors categories based intended develop visual literacy courses misalignment found visual literacy skills important instructors developed visual literacy addition majority instructors assumed skills assessments rather explicitly testing implications focus need better measures assess visual literacy skills directly
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https://doi.org/10.1038/bjc.2012.303
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Kelly Stewart|Rebecca L. Lewison|Daniel C. Dunn|Rhema Bjorkland|Shaleyla Kelez|Patrick N. Halpin|Larry B. Crowder
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Characterizing Fishing Effort and Spatial Extent of Coastal Fisheries
| 2,010 |
NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service|NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Southwest Fisheries Science Center|San Diego State University|Marine Conservation Institute|Duke University|Marine Conservation Institute|Duke University|Marine Conservation Institute|Duke University|Marine Conservation Institute|Duke University|Marine Conservation Institute|Duke University
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biodiverse coastal zones often areas intense fishing pressure due high relative density fishing capacity nearshore regions although overcapacity one central challenges fisheries sustainability coastal zones accurate estimates fishing pressure coastal zones limited hampering assessment direct collateral impacts eg habitat degradation bycatch fishing compiled comprehensive database fishing effort metrics corresponding spatial limits fisheries used spatial analysis program feet map fishing effort density measured boatmeters per km coastal zones six ocean regions also considered utility number socioeconomic variables indicators fishing pressure national level fishing density increased function population size decreased function coastline length mapping exercise points intra interregional hotspots coastal fishing pressure significant intuitive relationships found fishing density population size coastline length may help coarse regional characterizations fishing pressure however spatiallydelimited fishing effort data needed accurately map fishing hotspots ie areas intense fishing activity suggest estimates fishing effort target catch yield serve necessary measure fishing activity key link evaluating sustainability environmental impacts coastal fisheries
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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0216955
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Michiel Jan Dirk Hooykaas|Menno Schilthuizen|Cathelijn Aten|Elisabeth M. Hemelaar|Casper J. Albers|Ionica Smeets
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Identification skills in biodiversity professionals and laypeople: A gap in species literacy
| 2,019 |
Leiden University|Leiden University|Naturalis Biodiversity Center|Leiden University|Leiden University|University of Groningen|Leiden University
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biodiversity worldwide decline becoming increasingly important expand biodiversity awareness achieve broadbased support conservation introduce concept species literacy knowledge species good starting point engaging people biodiversity however concern raised general lack knowledge native species explored species literacy via species identification test netherlands investigated potential drivers dataset included 3210 general public participants 602 primary school children aged 910 938 biodiversity professionals considerable gap species literacy found professionals laypeople knowledge common native animals particularly low children average identified 35 species correctly mammals received relatively high identification scores compared birds laypeoples species literacy increased age educational level associated positive attitudes towards nature animals media exposure garden results indicate considerable part dutch lay public disconnected native biodiversity points separation people nature could hinder future efforts preserve biodiversity assessment help bridge gap laypeople professionals help set communication education strategies native biodiversity fit prior knowledge
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2015.11.010
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Sunil Sazawal|Usha Dhingra|Pratibha Dhingra|Arup Dutta|Saikat Deb|Jitendra Kumar|Prabhabati Devi|Ashish Prakash
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Efficacy of high zinc biofortified wheat in improvement of micronutrient status, and prevention of morbidity among preschool children and women - a double masked, randomized, controlled trial
| 2,018 |
Subharti Medical College
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biofortification staple food crops zinc zn one costeffective sustainable strategies combat zinc deficiency prevent morbidity among target population agronomic approaches application zn fertilizers soil andor foliar spray seem practical tool zn biofortification wheat however need evaluate efficacy randomized controlled trials study aimed evaluate efficacy zinc biofortified wheat flour zinc status impact morbidity among children aged 46 years nonpregnant non lactating woman child bearing age wcba delhi indiain community based doublemasked randomized controlled trial 6005 participants wcba child pairs enrolled randomly allocated receive either high zinc biofortified wheat flour hzn 30 ppm zinc daily low zinc biofortified wheat flour lzn 20 ppm zinc daily 6 months wcba 360 gday children 120 gday baseline endline blood samples obtained assessing hematological markers zinc status data compliance morbidity collectedcompliance rates high 88 wcbas groups consumed 50 recommended amount biofortfied wheat flour follow similarly 869 children hzn 875 lzn consumed 50 recommended wheat flour intake significant difference mean zinc levels groups end study observation might due marginal difference zinc content 10 ppm hzn lzn wheat flour short intervention period however positive impact biofortification selfreported morbidity observed compared children lzn group children hzn group 17 95 ci 6 31 p 005 40 95 ci 16 57 p 00019 reduction days pneumonia vomiting respectively wcba hzn group also showed statistically significant 9 fewer days fever compared lzn groupbiofortified wheat flour good compliance among children wcbas significant improvement selfreported morbidity indicators suggests evaluating longerterm effects biofortification higher grain zinc content would appropriatehttpctrinicinclinicaltrials ctri201404004527 registered april 7 2014
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https://doi.org/10.1523/jneurosci.23-10-04005.2003
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Nick Haslam|Erlend P. Kvaale
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Biogenetic Explanations of Mental Disorder
| 2,015 |
Australian Psychological Society|University of Melbourne|Australian Psychological Society|University of Melbourne
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biogenetic explanations mental disorder increasingly prominent however decidedly mixed implications affected persons perceived review evidence mixed blessings three perspectives people mental disorders viewed public clinicians although biogenetic explanations may soften public stigma diminishing blame increase inducing pessimism avoidance belief affected people dangerous unpredictable explanations may also induce pessimism helplessness among affected people reduce empathy treating clinicians feel interpret findings light social psychology research essentialist mechanistic thinking
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https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/4909685
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Matthias C. Angermeyer|Anita Holzinger|Mauro Giovanni Carta|Georg Schomerus
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Biogenetic explanations and public acceptance of mental illness: Systematic review of population studies
| 2,011 |
Medical University of Vienna|University of Cagliari|University of Greifswald
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biological genetic models mental illness commonly expected increase tolerance towards people mental illness reducing notions responsibility blameto investigate whether biogenetic causal attributions mental illness among general public associated tolerant attitudes whether attributions related lower perceptions guilt responsibility extent notions responsibility associated rejection people mentally ill prevalent notions responsibility among general public regard different mental disordersa systematic review conducted representative population studies examining attitudes towards people mental illness beliefs disorderswe identified 33 studies relevant review generally biogenetic causal attributions associated tolerant attitudes related stronger rejection studies examining schizophrenia published study reported associations biogenetic causal attributions perceived responsibility stereotype selfresponsibility unrelated rejection studies public images mental disorder generally dominated stereotypes unpredictability dangerousness whereas responsibility less relevantbiogenetic causal models inappropriate means reducing rejection people mental illness
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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0091339
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Tadashi Fukami
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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-016-0431-8
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biology laboratory classes designed teach concepts techniques experiential learning students never performed technique must guided process often difficult standardize across multiple lab sections visual demonstration laboratory procedures key element teaching pedagogy main goals study create videos explaining demonstrating variety lab techniques would serve teaching tools undergraduate graduate lab courses assess impact videos student learning demonstrations individual laboratory procedures videotaped edited imovie narration videos edited audacity undergraduate students surveyed anonymously prior following screening assess impact videos student lab performance completion two participant perception indicator surveys total 203 171 students completed pre posttesting surveys respectively statistical analyses performed compare student perceptions knowledge confidence experience lab techniques viewing videos eleven demonstrations recorded chisquare analysis revealed significant increase number students reporting increased knowledge confidence experience lab techniques viewing videos incorporation instructional videos prelaboratory exercises potential standardize techniques promote successful experimental outcomes
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https://doi.org/10.52041/iase.icots11.t1d1
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