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Oracy and the Educational Achievement of Pupils with English as an Additional Language: The Impact of Bringing 'Talking Partners' into Bradford Schools

, 2007
The relatively poor educational performance of some ethnically defined groups of children with English as an additional language (EAL) is a serious challenge for educators in the UK.
Angie Kotler (20596037), Martin Levoi (21817619), Rupert Wegerif (21817517)   +2 more
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The Multiple Sclerosis Severity Allele rs10191329A and Cognitive Function: A UK Biobank Study

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The genome‐wide association study of Multiple Sclerosis severity linked the genetic variant rs10191329A to long‐term disability and implicated brain resilience as a determinant of outcome. We hypothesised that rs10191329A might influence cognition in other neurological diseases and healthy controls.
Ioanna Zimianiti, Sheena Waters, Adil Harroud, Pernilla Stridh, Ruth Dobson, Benjamin M. Jacobs   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Conflict-Fragility-Education: Issues in Conceptualization and Measurement

, 2015
INTRODUCTION In recent years, the concept of state fragility has become increasingly pertinent to discussion of conflict and education. The Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE), for instance, created a Working Group on Education and ...
Shields, Robin, Paulson, Julia
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Genetic analysis of male and female twins does not support 'indirect benefits' account of masculine male face shape [PDF]

, 2013
Item does not contain fulltextBackground: Several studies have shown that early cannabis use is correlated with poor educational performance including high school drop-out.
Plomin, Robert, Koellinger, Philipp, Agrawal, Arpana, Davey-Smith, George, van den Berg, Stéphanie; id_orcid, Huizink, A.C.; id_orcid, van den Berg, Stéphanie Martine; id_orcid, Stéphanie M. van den Berg, Keller, Matthew, Benjamin, Daniel, Lynskey, M., Boomsma, Dorret, Martin, N.G., van den Berg, Stéphanie Martine, Wright, Margaret, Deary, Ian, Mitchem, Dorian, Lynskey, Michael T., Boomsma, D.I., Montgomery, Grant, Boomsma, Dorret I., Posthuma, D., Schwabe, Inga, Visscher, Peter, Huizink, Anja C., Agrawal, A., Martin, Nicholas G., Duffy, David, Martin, Nicholas, Martin, N., Zietsch, Brendan, Ebejer, Jane, Verweij, K.J.H., van den Berg, Stéphanie M.; id_orcid, Moor, M., de Moor, M.H.M., Verweij, Karin J. H., Powell, Joseph, Johannesson, Magnus, Martin, Nick G., Davies, Gail, Huizink, A.C., Lynskey, Michael T, Inga Schwabe, Martin, Nicholas G, Lynskey, M.T., Medland, Sarah, Rietveld, Cornelius, Lee, Anthony, de Moor, Marleen H.M., Cesarini, David, de Moor, Marleen, Huizink, Anja C, Verweij, Karin J H   +53 more
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Academic Libraries and Open Educational Resources: Addressing Student Textbook Affordability

College students face a wide number of unexpected financial obstacles in their pursuit of an education – one of the most difficult being the high cost of course materials, such as textbooks.
Hill, Natalie, Smith, David, Wing, Kate, Spinney, Ann, Wilfong, Krystie, Koons, Casey J.   +5 more
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The Effect of an Educational Self-Care Program on Knowledge and Performance in Patients with Heart Failure [PDF]

مجله ایرانی آموزش در علوم پزشکی, 2012
Introduction: The most important causes for mortality rate and poor quality of life in patients with heart failure arise from insufficient and inappropriate self-care. This study determines the effect of an educational self- care program on knowledge and
parvin mangolian Shahrbabaki, jaseman shahnazari, mohammad mahmoodi, jamileh farrokhzadian   +3 more
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Clinical and Modifiable Factors Associated With Disability and Relapse in MOGAD: A Multicentre Cohort Study

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Factors associated with relapse course and disability in myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody‐associated disease (MOGAD) remain incompletely understood. Objectives To identify clinical and modifiable factors associated with relapse and disability in MOGAD. Methods In this ambispective multicentre cohort study using data from
Yingtao Wang, Shaoxin Tao, Qiujia Wang, Xiaoyu Xu, Hui Yao, Zheng Liu, Dawei Li, Zhandong Qiu, Jinming Han, Jiangwei Xia, Qi Wang, Jun Sun, Kai Shao, Jiao Li, Shishuang Ruan, Yi Zhong, Jun Guo, Shougang Guo, Yue Huang, Guoliang Chai, Tao Jin, Hongyu Zhou, Junwei Hao, Yinan Zhao   +23 more
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Impact of the COVID‐19 Pandemic on Oral Health Behaviors Among Children in Iran

Clinical and Experimental Dental Research
Objectives Parents are responsible for their children's oral health. This study evaluated parents' knowledge, attitudes, and performance on their children's oral health before and after an educational intervention and the impact of COVID‐19 on these ...
Mahtab Memarpour, Faranak Razmjouei, Fatemesadat Fayazi, Azade Rafiee, Mehrdad Vossoughi   +4 more
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Factors Associated With the Rising Trend in Self‐Reported Cognitive Disability Among U.S. Adults Aged 18–39 From 2013–2024

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Building on our prior Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System analysis identifying adults aged 18–39 as the primary driver of the national increase in self‐reported cognitive disability, we examined factors associated with this rise using 2013–2024 U.S. BRFSS data. Methods We analyzed U.S.
Adam de Havenon, Ka‐Ho Wong, Mirriam Mananah, Christopher D. Anderson, Ada Fenick, Amy Arnsten, Arman Fesharaki‐Zadeh, James C. McPartland, Mary L. Adams, Kevin N. Sheth   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Determinants of Pupils' Poor Academic Performance in Basic Education Certificate Examination in Mathematics: A Multinomial Logistic Regression Model

, 2019
The aim of the present study is to examine and to model in multinomial logit some selected demographic, homes-related, school-related, teachers-related and pupils-related factors as predictors on pupils’ Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) performance in mathematics as categorical response variable (upper grade, average grade, and lower ...
Foster Kwashie Dugble (MPhil),, Eliot Kosi Kumassah (MPhil), Damianus Kofi Owusu (MSc)   +2 more
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