The hidden costs of ethnic conflict - decomposing trends in educational outcomes of young Kosovars [PDF]
The authors examine the impact of ethnic segmentation in education on educational outcomes. Between 1991 and the late 1990s, the Albanian Kosovar population received education services in an informal system parallel to the official one.
Alva, Soumya +2 more
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Strengthening Primary Care: Recent Reforms and Achievements in Australia, England, and the Netherlands [PDF]
Outlines efforts to enhance primary care quality and access, including postgraduate training for family physicians, general practitioner accreditation, greater use of nurse practitioners, and after-hours care; their outcomes; and insights for U.S ...
Geraint Lewis +2 more
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Evidence of Iron Accumulation in Cerebral Adrenoleukodystrophy: A Potential Novel Disease Mechanism
ABSTRACT In this first application of Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping Source Separation to cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy, we uncovered alterations in iron and myelin within lesions and normal appearing white matter. As validation, we demonstrate abnormal iron accumulation in those same compartments within primary brain tissue.
Christina L. Nemeth +8 more
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Summary: Objective: This study aims to 1) determine the feasibility of conducting a full-scale randomized controlled trial (RCT) evaluating the efficacy of a gait retraining program on decreasing knee pain and impact loading in people with knee ...
Patrick Corrigan +4 more
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Legal Solutions in Health Reform: Insurance Discrimination on the Basis of Health Status: An Overview of Discrimination Practices, Federal Law, and Federal Reform Options [PDF]
Provides an overview of the insurance industry's discriminatory practices based on health status in designing and administering health insurance and employee health benefit plans.
Sara Rosenbaum
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ABSTRACT Objective To explore how cerebral hypoxia and Normal‐Appearing White Matter (NAWM) integrity affect MS lesion burden and clinical course. Methods Seventy‐nine MS patients, including 13 clinically isolated syndrome (CIS) patients and 66 relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) patients, and 44 healthy controls (HCs) were recruited from ...
Xinli Wang +8 more
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The Effect of Alendronate on Symptoms of Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Controlled Trial [PDF]
Background: Knee osteoarthritis is a common degenerativejoint disorder and a major cause of pain and disability. Recentstudies have suggested that bisphosphonates such as alendronatemay have a role in the treatment of osteoarthritis.
Mohammadhassan Jokar +2 more
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Penuntasan Wajib Belajar 12 Tahun di Provinsi DKI Jakarta
Program nine years of compulsory education in Indonesia started launched in 1994 and finished in the year targeted 2008. However, in practice still have a lot of obstacles, among others, is the cost factor, the means of schooling, and the circumstances ...
Muhamad Husin
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Peer-Led Team Learning in Introductory Biology and Chemistry Courses: A Parallel Approach [PDF]
Peer-Led Team Learning has been in use in Introductory Biology and Introductory Chemistry since Fall 1999 at the University of Portland. lts effect on improved conceptual understanding, retention of students, and improvement in study skills will be ...
Houck, B., Tenney, A.
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Sex Representation in US Stroke Clinical Trials: A Decade of Trends and Challenges
ABSTRACT Objective Stroke remains a major cause of disability and mortality in the US, with significant sex‐based disparities, and females remain underrepresented in stroke clinical trials. We aimed to examine sex representation in US‐based stroke clinical trials, identify trial characteristics associated with higher female enrollment (≥ 50%), and ...
Chaitali Dagli +5 more
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