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Addressing Economic Insecurities Can Improve Patient‐Reported Outcomes in Lupus

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Background Economic insecurities, such as food, housing, transportation, and financial challenges, are modifiable risk factors and influence patient‐reported outcomes (PROs) in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We examined: 1) associations between economic insecurities and PROs; 2) the impact of screening and addressing economic insecurities during ...
Jay Patel   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

From library skills to information literacy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
The application of new technologies and the acquisition of new sources and methods of information dissemination, as well as the provision of libraries services, requires the special education of the users in order to take advantage of these sources and ...
Nikitakis, Michail   +2 more
core  

Structure‐Dependent Resonant Frequency Engineering of Textile Tactile Sensors Toward Rapid and Precise Braille Recognition Surpassing Human Sensation

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
A resonant frequency engineering strategy is proposed to modulate the sensibility of piezoresistive textile‐based tactile sensor. It achieves simultaneous detection of static pressure and dynamic vibrations across an unprecedented bandwidth of 5–600 Hz, surpassing human sensation, therefore enables rapid and precise braille recognition.
Xianhong Zheng   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Self-perfection or self-selection? Unraveling the relationship between job-related training and adults' literacy skills. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2019
Can participation in job-related training contribute to the formation and maintenance of adults' literacy skills? Although evidence suggests that participation in training is related to higher literacy skills, it remains unclear whether this association ...
Britta Gauly, Clemens M Lechner
doaj   +1 more source

Strengthening Workplace Education Program Policies to Enable Low-Wage Workers' Advancement [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Updates the 2007 brief "Strengthening State Policies to Increase the Education and Skills of Low-Wage Workers"; profiles programs that improve basic, literacy, and English language skills; and outlines issues for enhancing state policy and ...
Carol Clymer
core  

The Cost of Housing Instability: The Effect on a Child's Literacy Skills [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
The present study assesses the consequences of housing instability on childhood literacy skills. Housing instability encompasses a variety of housing related issues, such as crowding, frequent moves, housing status, and an inability to pay rent.
Shifflet, Cierra
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Schoolbooks [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
According to UNESCO estimates, there are approximately one billion people in the world who can neither read nor write. One sixth of the world population has never seen a schoolbook.
Baldzuhn, Michael
core   +1 more source

How to Enhance Digital Literacy Skills among Information Sciences Students

open access: yes, 2018
—This research aims to study Thai university library and information sciences instructors’ and students’ opinions on teaching and learning environments for the development of digital literacy skills.
Siriwatchana Kaeophanuek   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Communication skills training for physicians improves health literacy and medical outcomes among patients with hypertension: a randomized controlled trial

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research, 2019
Background Improving the training of physicians about communication skills and patient health literacy (HL) is a major priority that remains an open question.
S. B. Tavakoly Sany   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Home Literacy Activities and Children’s Reading Skills, Independent Reading, and Interest in Literacy Activities From Kindergarten to Grade 2

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2020
According to the Home Literacy Model (Sénéchal and LeFevre, 2002, 2014), young children can be exposed to two distinct types of literacy activities at home.
G. Šilinskas   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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