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Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.This study compared short‐term outcomes of robot‐assisted versus laparoscopic colectomy for colon cancer using 1:1 propensity score matching. Among 218 matched pairs, robot‐assisted colectomy was associated with reduced blood loss, fewer conversions to open surgery, lower overall complication rates, and shorter hospital stays, despite longer operative ...
Akira Inoue +9 more
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Education SciencesThe purpose of this study was to develop and validate the Perception of Wisdom Exploratory Rating Scale based on the Polyhedron Model of Wisdom (PMW). A total number of 585 responses from in-service and preservice teachers was collected.
Sareh Karami +3 more
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Does School Privatization Improve Educational Achievement? Evidence from Sweden's Voucher Reform [PDF]
This paper evaluates general achievement effects of choice and competition between private and public schools at the nine-year school level by assessing a radical voucher reform that was implemented in Sweden in 1992.
Böhlmark, Anders, Lindahl, Mikael
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North Carolina's Higher Education System - Success or Failure? [PDF]
, 2008 This study is not a comprehensive blueprint for reform in the system of higher education in North Carolina. Its purpose is to present factual evidence suggesting that the system of universities is deserving of greater public scrutiny.
Andrew Gillen, Richard Vedder
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Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.This study investigated the surgical outcomes of sequential robot‐assisted hepatobiliary–pancreatic (HBP) in a single operating room. The outcomes and operating room timelines were comparable between the first and second cases. The median turnover time was 49 min, and the day‐shift completion success rate was 34.4%.
Tomokazu Fuji +7 more
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Educational Reform and Disadvantaged Students: Are They Better Off or Worse Off? [PDF]
, 2004 This paper analyzes the effects of increased academic standards on both average achievement levels and on equality of opportunity. The five policies evaluated are: (1) universal curriculum-Based External Exit Exam Systems, (2) voluntary curriculum-based ...
Bishop, John H., Mane, Ferran
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Dimensions of the AI Divide: Digital Inequality and Psychological Consequences
AI &Innovation, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a foundational component of contemporary social, economic, and political life. Yet, the ways in which AI reshapes patterns of exclusion beyond questions of access and technical capability remain insufficiently theorized.
Christos Papaioannou
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Talking about the Pigou Paradox: Socio-Educational Background and Educational Outcomes of AlmaLaurea [PDF]
Italy has an immobile social structure. At the heart of this immobility is the educational system, with its high direct, but especially indirect cost, due to the extremely long time necessary to get a degree and to complete the subsequent school-to-work ...
Caroleo, Floro Ernesto +1 more
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American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract Our general interest is in global trade loss from livestock pathogens, specifically exports. We adopt a causal inference approach that considers animal disease outbreaks over time as non‐staggered binary treatments with the potential for switching in (infection) and out of treatment (recovery) within the sample period. The outcome evolution of
Mohammad Maksudur Rahman +1 more
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Pretty difficult: Implementing kaupapa Māori theory in English-medium secondary schools [PDF]
, 2012 Developed in New Zealand some twenty years ago, kaupapa Māori has had a successful impact in education, notably in Māori-medium settings such as kōhanga reo, kura kaupapa Māori and wharekura.
Bishop, Russell
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