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Formal and Informal Social Care in People With Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases: A Cross‐Sectional Multicenter Survey

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) are leading causes of physical disability, necessitating support with activities of daily living. This study describes social care received by patients with RMDs in two disparate regions of England: Salford (urban) and Norfolk (rural).
Mehreen Somro, Karen Durrant, William G. Dixon, John McBeth, Alex MacGregor, Max Yates, Jenny H. Humphreys   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of Causal Beliefs About Gout on Public Views About Gout Management: A Randomized Experimental Study

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Despite well‐described biologic causes, the public views unhealthy lifestyle choices as the primary cause of gout. This study investigated how causal beliefs about gout influence the public's views about its management. Methods In a randomized study, 201 members of the public viewed one of two 2‐minute videos about gout.
Rachel Murdoch, Borislav Mihov, Anne Horne, Keith J. Petrie, Gregory D. Gamble, Lachlan Fleck, Nicola Dalbeth   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Collaborative Professional Development in English Medium Instruction

Educazione Linguistica Language Education
In recent years, the need for focused student‑centred teaching in general, and greater and higher quality interaction in particular, has been widely recognized.
Di Sabato, Bruna, Hughes, Brownen, Macaro, Ernesto   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

‘We think in isiXhosa first’: Medium of instruction preferences in Rural Eastern Cape mathematics classrooms

International Journal of Educational Management and Development Studies
This study investigates the medium of instruction preferences in mathematics classroom discourses among rural secondary school learners in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, where isiXhosa is widely spoken as a home language and English is the ...
Michael Allie Makupe , Masilo France Machaba   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Association of Physical Function With Psychosocial Patient‐Reported Outcomes in People With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective To evaluate how modifiable psychosocial factors and fatigue relate to physical functioning in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Methods In this cross‐sectional study of two demographically distinct cohorts (Approaches to Positive, Patient‐Centered Experiences of Aging with Lupus [APPEAL] and California Lupus Epidemiology Study
Mrinalini Dey, Jessica Fitzpatrick, Maria Dall'Era, Charmayne Dunlop‐Thomas, Courtney Hoge, S. Sam Lim, Patricia P. Katz, Jinoos Yazdany, Laura C. Plantinga   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding the Burden of Orofacial Involvement and Patient Treatment Preferences in Systemic Sclerosis: Results From a Large International Survey

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Orofacial manifestations are significantly impactful in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) yet remain understudied, with no dedicated clinical guidelines to inform their management. Methods An international online survey comprised38 questions addressing orofacial manifestations of SSc, including patients’ confidence in their treating ...
Eleni Deligianni, Lee Shapiro, Deana Gibbs, Zsuzsanna H. McMahan, Michael Hughes   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Mismatch of Policy and Reality: Teachers’ and Students’ Perceptions of English as a Medium of Instruction for Deaf Learners in Tanzania

Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Science
Implementation of English as a Medium of Instruction in the Tanzanian secondary schools is expected to increase the global competitiveness and academic mobility of the learners.
Peter S. Kayombo, Gabriel Walubita
doaj   +1 more source

Is an Apple an Orange? A Large Language Model Benchmark for Candidate Term Extraction and Subclass Decisions Against Upper Ontologies in Engineering and Materials Science

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Building machine‐readable vocabularies for materials science is slow, expert‐driven work. This study benchmarks 13 large language models on two of its first steps: finding candidate terms in engineering articles and deciding where they belong in a class hierarchy.
Thomas Bjarsch, Maximilian Holland, Klaus Drechsler, Johannes Schilp   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Language Perceptions and Practices in Multilingual Universities

Studies in Applied Linguistics & TESOL, 2020
English-medium instruction (EMI) is the use of English as an instructional language in locations where English is not the locally dominant language. EMI is used all over the world, in settings that range from preschool all the way up to graduate-level ...
John Terry Dundon
doaj  

English Medium Instruction as a Local Practice [PDF]

, 2023
From the perspective of translanguaging and instruction theories, this Open Access book examines Chinese English Medium Instruction (EMI) lecturers’ linguistic and pedagogical characteristics. This book demonstrate that ‘English’ in EMI is not a monolingual issue and EMI lecturers have applied their bilingual advantages to systematically and ...
openaire   +3 more sources