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The new poor law and the health of the population of England and Wales

open access: yesThe Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract We estimate the impact of reductions in poor law expenditure on rural life expectancy and mortality rates in England and Wales following the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act. Given the scale of cuts imposed, our estimates imply 8–10 per cent increases in mortality at ages 1–4 years and 2–4 per cent falls in rural expectation of life at birth.
David Green   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Academic Discipline DIF in an English Language Proficiency Test [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of English Language Teaching and Learning, 2012
The purpose of this study was to detect differentially functioning items in the University of Tehran English Proficiency Test (UTEPT) which is a high stake test of English developed and administered by the Language Testing Centre of the University of ...
Seyyed Mohammad Alavi   +2 more
doaj  

Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Disorders in Dental Students and Dentists, and Its Relationship With Extra‐Occupational Factors

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Dental Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Dentistry is a demanding profession, in which the oral health team is subjected to conditions, both intra‐occupational to the profession (extreme and repetitive postures and movements during the working day) and extra‐occupational, related to the demands of the profession (lack of time for basic needs such as diet, physical ...
Victor Lloro Boada   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sensitivity of Mantel Haenszel Model and Rasch Model as Viewed From Sample Size [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
The aims of this research is to study the sensitivity comparison of Mantel Haenszel and Rasch Model for detection differential item functioning, observed from the sample size.
ALWI, I. (IDRUS)
core  

Japanese EFL Learners’ Perspectives on the Inclusion of Diverse English Accents in Audio Recordings for Textbooks and Listening Tests

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The use of English accents beyond standard American and British varieties has been increasingly advocated in English language education, particularly in listening instruction and assessment. However, little is known about learners’ perspectives on diverse accents in terms of their use in different types of listening materials.
Ryuichi Suzuki   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Satellite phage TLCφ enables toxigenic conversion by CTX phage through dif site alteration [PDF]

open access: bronze, 2010
Faizule Hassan   +3 more
openalex   +1 more source

Diagnostic Agreement in Subepidermal Blistering Diseases: Is ELISA Test Reliable as Direct Immunofluorescence? A Systematic Review, Meta‐Analysis, and Trial Sequential Analysis

open access: yesJournal of Oral Pathology &Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives Direct immunofluorescence (DIF) is the gold standard for diagnosing subepidermal blistering diseases (SBDs). However, DIF requires specialized expertise; therefore, alternative immunological methods such as enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) are worth exploring. The aim of this review was to evaluate the diagnostic agreement
Romeo Patini   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lichen Planus Pemphigoides: A Clinical, Histopathological, and Immunological Report of 12 Indian Patients

open access: yesIndian Dermatology Online Journal
Background: Lichen planus pemphigoides (LPP) is a rare autoimmune subepidermal blistering disease presenting with lichenoid papules and plaques and tense blisters. There is a paucity of literature on LPP globally.
Dipankar De   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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