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E-readers: devices for passionate leisure readers or an empowering scholarly resource? [PDF]
, 2011 E-books are increasingly common in academic libraries and e-book reading devices such as the Kindle and iPad are achieving huge sales for leisure readers.
Lund, Peter.
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Fifty Shades of Seriality and E-Readers Games
Akademisk Kvarter, 2013 Jim Collins’ keynote lecture focuses on serial narrative and e-readers, their simultaneous developments and interconnections. He considers how both the bestseller and the blockbuster have been changed in fundamental ways because of the coupling of ...
Jim Collins
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Graft‐versus‐host disease (GvHD) remains one of the most significant complications of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Abatacept, a selective T‐cell costimulation modulator, is a relatively novel prophylactic agent, though pediatric data remain limited.
Matthijs D. Kruizinga +3 more
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English Review: Journal of English EducationThis study aimed to develop and validate English Graded Readers (GR) e-books based on local folklore to support the implementation of the Extensive Reading (ER) program at universities in East Kalimantan, Indonesia.
Yuli Puji Astutik +3 more
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Improving Critical Reading with E-Texts: A Controlled Study in a Collegiate Philosophy Course
Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2019 This project investigated the impact of incorporating e-reader texts and annotation tools in an upper level philosophy course. This project adds to the body of literature that assesses gains/losses in conventional measures of performance (e.g., scores on
Mark Jensen, Lauren Scharff
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Purpose To explore caregivers' experiences and perceptions of the nutritional challenges faced by children and adolescents undergoing cancer treatment, including oral intake and the use of nutritional support. Methods This was a qualitative study based on focus groups with parents and caregivers at a Brazilian pediatric oncology hospital ...
Danyelle Apparecida Balsamão Marques +5 more
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Age- and ability-related differences in young readers’ use of conjunctions. [PDF]
, 2005 Two studies investigating young readers’ use of conjunctions are reported. In Study One, 145 eight- to ten-year-olds completed one of two narrative cloze tasks in which different types of conjunction were deleted.
Cain, Kate +2 more
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E-book Reader Devices and Libraries [PDF]
Kemija u Industriji, 2011 Most library studies thematically related to electronic books don't consider readers of electronic books. Only in recent years librarians conduct studies in which they want to find out readers' opinions about the possibilities, advantages and ...
Pažur, I.
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The medical burdens of sickle cell disease (SCD) and transfusion‐dependent β‐thalassemia (TDT) are chronic and cumulative, even in children. Yet the effects expand beyond medications and healthcare visits due to their impacts on school attendance, academic performance, and peer engagement.
Mary Ann Etling +2 more
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How do e-book readers enhance learning opportunities for distance work-based learners?
Research in Learning Technology, 2011 We report on the incorporation of e-book readers into the delivery of two distance-taught master's programmes in Occupational Psychology (OP) and one in Education at the University of Leicester, UK.
Gabi Witthaus +3 more
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