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Exploring primary school teachers’ use of formative assessment across fee and no-fee schools

South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2020
Background: Recent initiatives by the Department of Basic Education to support teachers to enhance their use of formative assessment are positive steps for improving teaching and learning.
Anil Kanjee
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Unit Costing of Health Extension Worker Activities in Ethiopia: A Model for Managers at the District and Health Facility Level [PDF]

International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 2018
Background Over the last decade, Ethiopia has made impressive national improvements in health outcomes, including reductions in maternal, neonatal, infant, and child mortality attributed in large part to their Health Extension Program (HEP).
Maureen E. Canavan, Erika Linnander, Shirin Ahmed, Halima Mohammed, Elizabeth H. Bradley   +4 more
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Bitcoin equilibrium dynamics: a long term approach

Frontiers in Blockchain, 2023
In the long run, Bitcoin transaction fees are the only source of revenue for miners. They compete broadly in two main ways: proof of work effort to win blocks; and transaction processing to gather fee rewards into the blocks they win.
Jack R. Rogers
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Medicaid coverage of male infertility treatments [PDF]

Journal of Men's Health
Background: Infertility treatments are costly and have poor coverage, thereby deterring or limiting access to care. Medicaid patients are even less likely than the average patient to pursue intervention and there is limited transparency of coverage of
Aleksandar Popovic, Kunj Jain, Meher Pandher, Amjad Alwaal   +3 more
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Changing Practice Patterns Among Canadian Primary Care Physicians: Cross-Provincial Analysis of Linked Health Data

International Journal of Population Data Science, 2020
Introduction Canadians report persistent problems accessing primary care despite an increasing per-capita supply of primary care physicians (PCPs).
M. Ruth Lavergne, Sandra Peterson, Megan Ahuja, David Rudoler, Laurie J Goldsmith, Agnes Grudniewicz, Emily Gard Marshall   +6 more
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The role of explicit teaching of reading comprehension strategies to an English as a second language learner

South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2022
Background: Reading comprehension is one of the most important skills a learner needs for academic achievement and is something which many South African learners lack.
Andrea Elston, Chantyclaire Tiba, Janet Condy   +2 more
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An assessment of prevalence and expenditure associated with discharge brain MRI in preterm infants.

PLoS ONE, 2021
To assess national expenditure associated with preterm-infant brain MRI and potential impact of reduction per Choosing Wisely campaign 2015 recommendation to "avoid routine screening term-equivalent or discharge brain MRIs in preterm-infants".
Keith A Dookeran, James M Groh, David G Ritacco, Lydia R Marcus, Yang Wang, Janine Y Khan   +5 more
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Conceptualising quality early childhood education: Learning from young children in Brazil and South Africa through creative and play‐based methods

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract Early childhood has increasingly been acknowledged as a vital time for all children. Inclusive and quality education is part of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, with the further specification that all children have access to quality pre‐primary education.
Laura H. V. Wright, Irene Rizzini, Malibongwe Gwele, Lynn McNair, Cristina Laclette Porto, Marsha Orgill, E. Kay M. Tisdall, Malcolm Bush, Linda Biersteker   +8 more
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An evaluation of horizontal equity in surgical care for gallstone disease in a Caribbean country

Current Medicine Research and Practice, 2021
Background: The aim of this study was to identify social injustice by evaluating horizontal equity (allocation of similar resources to patients with the same clinical needs) in surgical care for gallstone disease in a Caribbean Country.
Avidesh Haresh Mahabir, Solange C K Ramkissoon, Dexter A Thomas, Shamir O Cawich, Vijay Naraynsingh, Giovanni Dapri   +5 more
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City of Las Vegas, Department of Building and Safety: Valuation based fee schedule analysis

, 2010
The City of Las Vegas Building and Safety Department (B & S) is being forced to make a number of difficult decisions regarding the structure of fees charged for the various services it provides.
Adelbai-Hurd, Darcy, Brown, Vicki L, Turley, Josh, Weidner, Mary Ann   +3 more
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