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Beyond marks: new tools to visualise student engagement via social networks [PDF]

Research in Learning Technology, 2012
Evidence shows that engaged students perform better academically than disinterested students. Measurement of engagement with education is difficult and imprecise, especially in large student cohorts.
Joanne L. Badge, Neil F.W. Saunders, Alan J. Cann   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Use of Symptomatic Drug Treatment for Fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis and Patterns of Work Loss

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To describe the use of central stimulants and amantadine for fatigue in MS and evaluate a potential association with reduced work loss in people with MS. Methods We conducted a nationwide, matched, register‐based cohort study in Sweden (2006 to 2023) using national registers with prospective data collection.
Simon Englund, Johan Reutfors, Thomas Frisell, Fredrik Piehl   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mortality risk factors among National Football League players: An analysis using player career data [version 3; peer review: 2 approved]

F1000Research, 2020
In general, National Football League (NFL) players tend to live longer than the general population. However, little information exists about the long-term mortality risk in this population.
Justin Ehrlich, Brittany Kmush, Bhavneet Walia, Shane Sanders   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Association of Corticospinal Tract Asymmetry With Ambulatory Ability After Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Ambulatory ability after intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is important to patients. We tested whether asymmetry between ipsi‐ and contra‐lesional corticospinal tracts (CSTs) assessed by diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) is associated with post‐ICH ambulation.
Yasmin N. Aziz, Carl D. Langefeld, Mary E. Comeau, Miranda C. Marion, Tyler P. Behymer, Lee A. Gilkerson, Padmini Sekar, Weihong Yuan, Vivek Khandwala, Brady J. Williamson, Thomas Maloney, Achala Vagal, Pierce Boyne, Kari Dunning, Matthew L. Flaherty, Steven J. Kittner, Prachi Mehndiratta, Gunjan Y. Parikh, Michael L. James, David Roh, Fernando D. Testai, Farhaan S. Vahidy, James Thornton, Ranjit Bagga, Daniel Woo, Stacie L. Demel   +25 more
wiley   +1 more source

Examining the Use of an Open Digital Health Library for Professionals

JMIR Research Protocols, 2014
BackgroundThe Norwegian Electronic Health Library (The Library) is a website for health personnel. Most of the content is also open to the public. Usage statistics have risen sharply in the years 2010-2013.
Eggen, Runar, Tjensvoll, Kjell, Nylenna, Magne   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mortality risk factors among National Football League players: An analysis using player career data [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]

F1000Research, 2020
In general, National Football League (NFL) players tend to live longer than the general population. However, little information exists about the long-term mortality risk in this population.
Justin Ehrlich, Brittany Kmush, Bhavneet Walia, Shane Sanders   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Automated Self-Administered 24-H Dietary Assessment Tool (ASA24) recalls for parent proxy-reporting of children’s intake (> 4 years of age): a feasibility study

Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 2021
Background Robust measurement of dietary intake in population studies of children is critical to better understand the diet–health nexus. It is unknown whether parent proxy-report of children’s dietary intake through online 24-h recalls is feasible in ...
Isobel Sharpe, Sharon I. Kirkpatrick, Brendan T. Smith, Charles D. G. Keown-Stoneman, Jessica Omand, Shelley Vanderhout, Jonathon L. Maguire, Catherine S. Birken, Laura N. Anderson, on behalf of the TARGet Kids! collaboration   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mobile Phone Data Statistics as Proxy Indicator for Regional Economic Activity Assessment

International Conference on Finance, Economics, Management and IT Business, 2019
The mobile data analysis is an authoritative source of information for problems solving in the fields of human activity recognition, population dynamics, tourism, transport planning, traffics measuring, public administration and other activities and could be the source for valuable information as a proxy indicator.
Martins Opmanis, Juris Binde, Edgars Brekis, Gundars Berzins, Irina Arhipova   +4 more
openaire   +1 more source

Shared Genetic Effects and Antagonistic Pleiotropy Between Multiple Sclerosis and Common Cancers

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Epidemiologic studies have reported inconsistent altered cancer risk in individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS). Factors such as immune dysregulation, comorbidities, and disease‐modifying therapies may contribute to this variability.
Asli Buyukkurt, Marius Ygonia, Ali Manouchehrinia, Philippe Lefrançois, Ingrid Kockum, Adil Harroud   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Wage differentials in Brazil: Tourism vs. other service sectors

Cogent Economics & Finance, 2017
This study aims to analyse the wage differentials between the Brazilian tourism and non-tourism service sectors. The statistics originate from micro-data for the year of 2012, published by the National Household Sample Survey, and released by the ...
Joaquim Ramos Silva, Carla Regina Ferreira Freire Guimarães   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source