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Comparison of personal, social and academic variables related to University Dropout and Persistence

Frontiers in Psychology, 2016
Dropping out of university has serious consequences not only for the student who drops out but also for the institution and society as a whole. Although this phenomenon has been widely studied, there is a need for broader knowledge of the context in ...
Ana B. Bernardo, María Esteban, Estrella Fernández, Antonio Cervero, Ellián Tuero, Paula Solano   +5 more
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Distinct Systemic Sclerosis Phenotypes Related to Ethnicity: An Opportunity to Personalize Care?

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The objective is to describe and compare demographic, clinical, and serological characteristics of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) according to ethnic background. Methods Participants enrolled in the Canadian Scleroderma Research Group cohort who self‐identified to a single ethnicity group were included.
Danick Goulet, Camille Guertin, Maggie Larché, Isabelle Ferdinand, Marie Hudson, May Y. Choi, Mohammed Osman, Janet Pope, Carter Thorne, Murray Baron, Sasha Bernatsky, Sabrina Hoa   +11 more
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Prediction of disease progression, treatment response and dropout in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). [PDF]

, 2014
Drug development in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has been characterised by unacceptably high failure rates. In addition to the poor sensitivity in forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1), numerous causes are known to contribute to ...
Musuamba, F.T., O. Della Pasqua, H. J. Maas, A. Facius, Della Pasqua, O., Della Pasqua, O, Yang, S., M. Danhof, D. Teutonico, Facius, A, Musuamba, FT, Teutonico, D, Yang, S, Facius, A., Danhof, M., S. Yang, Teutonico, D., Maas, H.J., Maas, HJ, Danhof, M, F. T. Musuamba   +20 more
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Gone for Good? Determinants of School Dropout in Southern Italy [PDF]

The aim of the present paper is to gain some insight into the causes of dropping out of school and, more generally, of the factors that induce parents to review their choices about their child’s schooling careers.
Barone, Adriana, O'Higgins, Niall, D'Amato, Marcello, Caroleo, Floro Ernesto   +3 more
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Texoskeletons: Developing the Fundamental Technologies for Creating Intelligent Soft Robotic Clothing With Integrated 1D Sensors and Actuators

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Traditional wearable exoskeletons rely on rigid structures, which limit comfort, flexibility, and everyday usability. This work introduces the fundamental technologies to create the first soft, lightweight, intelligent textile‐based exoskeletons (Texoskeletons) built using 1D sensors and actuators.
Amy Lukomiak, Rameesh Bulathsinghala, Jack Varga, Shuxin Meng, Kalana Marasinghe, Imaad Refai, Biyon Fernando, Amitkumar Patel, Chamika M. Halloluwa‐Arachchige, Carlos Oliveira, Arash M. Shahidi, Zahra Rahemtulla, Alexander Turner, Ziyun Ding, Bernard X. W. Liew, Andy Kerr, Ezio Preatoni, Theo Hughes‐Riley, Ishara Dharmasena, Pasindu Lugoda   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Glimpse at the School Dropout Problem [PDF]

Dropout is a problem for many reasons. One, at the aggregate economy level wherein education is known to be an important determinant of economic growth, premature dropout means loss of potential productivity. And two, within the education sector, dropout
Orbeta, Aniceto Jr. C.
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Solving California's Dropout Crisis [PDF]

, 2008
Synthesizes ongoing CDRP research to outline the scope, the causes, and the costs of the state's high school dropout crisis. Proposes a policy agenda to raise the graduation rate, with separate recommendations for the state, districts, and ...
Russell W. Rumberger
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Dropout and completion in higher education in Europe: main report [PDF]

, 2015
Improving completion and reducing dropout in higher education are key concerns for higher education in Europe. This study on dropout and completion in higher education in Europe demonstrates that national governments and higher education institutions use
Kottmann, Andrea, Cremonini, Leon, Wollscheid, Sabine, Vossensteyn, Johan J., Jongbloed, Benjamin W.A., Kaiser, Franciscus, Hovdhaugen, Elisabeth, Stensaker, Bjorn, Jongbloed, Benjamin W.A.; id_orcid   +8 more
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High‐Throughput Digital Decoding of Vascular Heterogeneity in Patient‐Specific Tumor Microenvironments

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Quantitative characterization of vascular heterogeneity in complex microphysiological systems (MPS), particularly within patient‐derived tumor microenvironments, remains a major challenge for scalable disease modeling and therapeutic evaluation.
Jungseub Lee, Wooju Park, Sujin Hyung, Sangmin Jung, Kyungho Lee, Junseok Jeon, Noo Li Jeon, Jeeyun Lee, Hye Ryoun Jang, Jihoon Ko   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Socioeconomic determinants of primary school dropout: The logistic model analysis [PDF]

This paper describes the socioeconomic determinants of primary school dropout in Uganda with the aid of a logistic model analysis using the 2004 National Service Delivery Survey data.
Isoke, Doreen, Nakajjo, Alex, Okumu, Ibrahim Mike   +2 more
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