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Keeping Up With the Joneses: District Adoption of the 4-Day School Week in Rural Missouri

AERA Open, 2021
In recent years, rural school district adoption of 4-day school weeks has grown markedly. Despite this rapid growth, scant empirical evidence has documented the factors associated with district adoption and subsequent effects on student, labor, and ...
J. Cameron Anglum, Aaron Park
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Contextualizing the Framing Effects of Policy Adoption: Interstate Competition and Autonomous Vehicle Discourse in the U.S.

Social Sciences
Why do certain frames gain prominence while others become marginalized in public discourse about emerging technologies? Existing research shows that policy adoption serves as a powerful discursive signal that shapes how issues are interpreted.
Sang-Teck Oh
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Improved Policies for Facilitating the Adoption of Agroforestry [PDF]

, 2012
Capitulo 6 del libro Agroforesterie pour la biodiversité et les services écosystémiques – Science et ...
Frank Place, C. Oluyede, Emmanuel Torquebiau, Guillermo Detlefsen, Michelle Gauthier, Gerard Buttou   +5 more
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Comparing solar photovoltaic and battery adoption in Ontario and Germany: an agent-based approach

Energy Informatics, 2018
Background We use Agent Based Models (ABMs) to study and contrast the projected adoption of integrated photovoltaic and battery systems in both Ontario, Canada and Bavaria, Germany. Methods We carry out surveys in both jurisdictions to elicit Agent Based
Adedamola Adepetu, Ammar Alyousef, Srinivasan Keshav, Hermann de Meer   +3 more
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Exploring factors shaping transportation electrification in American cities

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Transition, 2023
Transportation electrification is viewed as one way for governments to realize their commitment to transition away from fossil fuel use in pursuit of addressing environmental, energy, and security concerns.
Derek Ehrnschwender, Saba Siddiki, Sanya Carley, Sean Nicholson-Crotty   +3 more
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Guidelines for Pediatric Radiotherapy Simulation: A Report From the Children's Oncology Group Radiation Oncology Discipline

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pediatric radiation therapy presents unique challenges compared to adult treatments, including those of immobilization, potential need for sedation, and the critical importance of accurate, reproducible positioning. Additionally, heightened attention to imaging doses is necessary to minimize long‐term toxicity in survivors.
Parham Alaei, Stephen Mihalcik, Sujith Baliga, Young Kwok, Dana Casey, Eric Ehler, Christiane Burton, John C. Breneman, Daphne A. Haas‐Kogan, Suzanne L. Wolden, Arnold C. Paulino, Nadia N. Laack, Natia Esiashvili, Sarah Milgrom, Christine Hill‐Kayser, Thomas J. Fitzgerald, John A. Kalapurakal, Chia‐Ho Hua   +17 more
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Survival by Race and Ethnicity in Children and Adolescents/Young Adults With Relapsed/Refractory Hodgkin Lymphoma: A Pooled Analysis of Children's Oncology Group Trials

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose Despite 5‐year survival rates of over 90% among children and adolescents/young adults (CAYAs) with classic Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL), 15%–20% relapse after frontline therapy. Prior analysis of frontline Children's Oncology Group (COG) clinical trials demonstrated that, despite similar rates of relapse, non‐Hispanic Black (NHB) and ...
Mallorie B. Heneghan, Lindsay A. Renfro, Yue Wu, Katia M. Crisler, Erin Marcotte, Tanya Trippett, Terzah Horton, Bradford S. Hoppe, Frank G. Keller, Chris Forlenza, Cindy Schwartz, Kara M. Kelly, Peter D. Cole, Sharon M. Castellino, Justine M. Kahn   +14 more
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Integration of palliative care into South Africa’s health system: A before and after implementation study

Health SA Gesondheid: Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences
Background: Providing palliative care (PC) is an ethical obligation, and health systems must ensure access for all patients with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions.
Juanita O. Arendse, Virginia Zweigenthal, Liz Gwyther   +2 more
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A Model for Willingness to Adopt Open Government Policies in Iran [PDF]

فرایند مدیریت و توسعه, 2019
Based on the policy diffusion framework, some policies are adopted by policy makers. On the other hand, the ‘open government concept’ offers options to solve problems and challenges faced by governments, including corruption, distrust among citizens ...
Farajollah Rahnavard, Noushin Momen-kashani, Mahmoud Shirazi, Mahdy Mortazavi   +3 more
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Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Survival in Western Kenya: Reduction in Early Deaths and Treatment Abandonment

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background An earlier study on children diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) in Kenya reported a low event‐free survival (EFS), excess treatment abandonment, and high induction mortality.
Gilbert Olbara, George Bogonko, Festus Njuguna, Sandra Langat, Martha Kipngetich, Dennis Njenga, Gertjan Johannes Kaspers, Terry Allen Vik   +7 more
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