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Relation of corona-specific health literacy to use of and trust in information sources during the COVID-19 pandemic

BMC Public Health, 2022
Background COVID-19 has developed into a worldwide pandemic which was accompanied by an «infodemic» consisting of much false and misleading information. To cope with these new challenges, health literacy plays an essential role.
Saskia Maria De Gani, Fabian Marc Pascal Berger, Elena Guggiari, Rebecca Jaks   +3 more
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New Perspectives on Picture Books [PDF]

Athens Journal of Education, 2017
The use of picture books has been illuminated as a potential to address important topics such as STEM, fluency, and social justice. Unique genres such as hybrid texts and wordless picture books are also worth considering for instruction.
Lisa Ciecierski, James Nageldinger, William P. Bintz, Sara D. Moore   +3 more
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Mental Health Literacy in Zurich: A First Measurement Attempt Using the General HLS-EU-Q47

Frontiers in Public Health, 2021
Background: Mental health literacy (MHL) promises to be an important factor for public health by enabling people to take responsibility for their own mental health.
Michael Schneider, Michael Schneider, Rebecca Jaks, Daniela Nowak-Flück, Dunja Nicca, Saskia Maria De Gani   +5 more
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People underestimate the errors made by algorithms for credit scoring and recidivism prediction but accept even fewer errors

Scientific Reports, 2021
This study provides the first representative analysis of error estimations and willingness to accept errors in a Western country (Germany) with regards to algorithmic decision-making systems (ADM).
Felix G. Rebitschek, Gerd Gigerenzer, Gert G. Wagner   +2 more
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The health of rural Black communities during COVID: Some affirmations, some surprises

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
Background and objectiveThere are overwhelming health disparities in the Deep South. It is important to include the voice of communities affected by these disparities when developing interventions. The goal of the current study was to develop an academic
Sharlene D. Newman, Sharlene D. Newman, Kimberly Moss, Melonie Pichon, Deborah Scott, Kileema Rogers, Angela Orr, Chuong Bui, Pamela Payne-Foster, Pamela Payne-Foster   +9 more
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Bilingual Home Literacy Experiences and Early Biliteracy Development among Chinese–Canadian First Graders

Education Sciences, 2023
This study was designed to examine the role of early bilingual home literacy experiences (HLE) (including parent–child shared reading, parents’ direct teaching in Chinese and English, the availability of books in both languages, and children’s access to ...
Guofang Li, Fubiao Zhen, Zhen Lin, Lee Gunderson   +3 more
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The relationship between L2 vocabulary knowledge and reading proficiency: The moderating effects of vocabulary fluency

Humanities & Social Sciences Communications, 2023
In this study, we ascertain the links between the four dimensions of L2 vocabulary knowledge and L2 reading proficiency and the moderating effects of vocabulary fluency.
Yanli Tong, Zuwati Hasim, Huzaina Abdul Halim   +2 more
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“We Speak Pidgin!” – Family Language Policy as the Telling Case for Translanguaging Spaces and Monolingual Ideologies

Open Linguistics, 2020
With the increase in global movement, both temporary (travel and transsettlement) and permanent (e/immigration), traditional conceptions of the linguistic processes rooted largely in the long-term translocation(s) or migrations are revisited through the ...
Hirsch Tijana, Kayam Orly
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Institutional improvements in readability of written informed consent forms sustained post-revised Common Rule

Journal of Clinical and Translational Science, 2021
Obtaining informed consent is a fundamental and ethical practice within human subjects’ research. Informed consent forms (ICFs) include a large amount of information, much of which may be unfamiliar to research subjects, and the revised Common Rule ...
Alison Caballero, Katherine J. Leath, Jennifer M. Gan   +2 more
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Assessing the Comprehensive Training Needs of Informal Caregivers of Cancer Patients: A Qualitative Study

Current Oncology, 2023
Introduction: The increasing demand for cancer services is projected to overwhelm the cancer care system, leading to a potential shortfall in human resource capacity.
Janet Papadakos, Mohamed Ugas, Naa Kwarley Quartey, Christine (Tina) Papadakos, Meredith Elana Giuliani   +4 more
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