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Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare autoimmune disease defined by immune dysregulation, vasculopathy, and progressive fibrosis of the skin and internal organs. Despite advances in care, major complications such as interstitial lung disease (ILD) and myocardial involvement remain the leading causes of morbidity and mortality.
Cristiana Sieiro Santos +2 more
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Immigrant-Native Substitutability: The Role of Language Ability [PDF]
Wage evidence suggests that immigrant workers are imperfectly substitutable for native-born workers with similar education and experience. Using U.S. Censuses and recent American Community Survey data, I ask to what extent differences in language skills ...
Ethan G. Lewis
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The role of the native language in second-language syntactic processing [PDF]
, 2009 The present thesis investigates in how properties of a reader’s first language (L1) have an influence on syntactic processing in a second language (L2).
Jacob, Gunnar
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Germination performance of native and non-native Ulmus pumila populations
, 2012 Germination is a crucial step for invasive plants to extend their distribution under different environmental conditions in a new range. Therefore, information on germination characteristics of invasive plant species provides invaluable knowledge about ...
Wehrden, Henrik von, +19 more
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Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Objective Race and household income impact outcomes in patients with rheumatic conditions; however, their role in pediatric antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)–associated vasculitis (AAV) remains poorly understood. We aimed to evaluate whether race and ethnicity and household income are associated with severe AAV disease and renal outcomes among
Roberto Alejandro Valdovinos +2 more
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Translanguaging and code-switching in Southern African Science and Mathematics Education: Mapping pedagogical practices and teacher development implications [PDF]
E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social SciencesIn the linguistically diverse Southern African Development Community (SADC) region, English, along with colonial languages, serves as the primary medium of instruction in science and mathematics.
Bongani Prince Ndlovu +2 more
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, 2012 This thesis was submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and awarded by Brunel University.Understanding the process of language acquisition is a challenge that many researchers spanning different disciplines (e.g.
Giannakopoulou, Anastasia
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An investigation into the oral English language proficiency gain of pupils taught by native English-speaking teachers in Hong Kong secondary schools [PDF]
, 2002 Purpose This study examines the extent to which Native English-speaking Teachers (NETs) have an impact on the oral English language proficiency gain of pupils taught in secondary schools in Hong Kong i.e. the so-called 'NET effect'. The principal aim was
Gray, Jeremy
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Own-language use in language teaching and learning: state of the art
, 2012 Until recently, the assumption of the language-teaching literature has been that new languages are best taught and learned monolingually, without the use of the students’ own language(s).
Hall, Graham, Cook, Guy
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Immunosuppressive Drug Use in Limited Systemic Sclerosis: An International Survey
Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Objective Current guidelines recommend immunosuppressive treatment for diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis but are less clear on their use in limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis (lcSSc) in the absence of internal organ complications. We conducted an international survey to understand current immunosuppressive drug prescribing patterns in lcSSc ...
Sabrina Hoa +3 more
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