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Face-to-face and online interactions - is a task a task? [PDF]

, 2006
This study contrasts two different ways of analysing interaction and participation in language learning tutorials: Social network analysis of frequency and QSR analysis of type of interaction. One task from three German beginners' language tutorials (one
Batstone, Carolyn, Duensing, Annette, Heins, Barbara, Stickler, Ursula   +3 more
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Implementation of the Nursing Associate in the NHS: A Rapid Realist Synthesis to Understand Mechanisms of Integration and Workforce Development

Journal of Clinical Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim(s) To develop theories about how Nursing Associate (NA) roles are implemented and working within NHS practice: What works, for whom, in what contexts and how? Methods Rapid realist synthesis of: (1) empirical and grey literature; (2) realist interviews with stakeholders. Sources were analysed using a realist approach that explored the data
Zoe Anchors, Justin Jagosh, Sarah Voss, Nicola Walsh   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Social network‐based approaches to HIV testing: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

Journal of the International AIDS Society
Introduction Social network‐based testing approaches (SNAs) encourage individuals (“test promoters”) to motivate sexual partners and/or those in their social networks to test for HIV.
Annabelle Choong, Yi Ming Lyu, Cheryl C. Johnson, Rachel Baggaley, Magdalena Barr‐DiChiara, Muhammad S. Jamil, Nandi L. Siegfried, Christopher K. Fairley, Eric P. F. Chow, Virginia Macdonald, Jason J. Ong   +10 more
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Changes in serum sodium concentration during hemodialysis is a predictor of mortality and cardio-cerebrovascular event

Renal Failure
Background Previous study consistently showed that lower serum sodium (SNa) was associated with a greater risk of mortality in hemodialysis (HD) patients.
Qixing Liu, Ke Zheng, Haiyun Wang, Dan Song, Xuemei Li   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Regulation of CNS and motor axon guidance in Drosophila by the receptor tyrosine phosphatase DPTP52F [PDF]

, 2001
Receptor-linked protein tyrosine phosphatases (RPTPs) regulate axon guidance and synaptogenesis in Drosophila embryos and larvae. We describe DPTP52F, the sixth RPTP to be discovered in Drosophila.
Knirr, Matthias, Schindelholz, Benno, Warrior, Rahul, Zinn, Kai   +3 more
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Preference and In Vitro Digestibility of Leaves of Woody Plants by Sheep in the Northern Sudanian Zone

Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In West Africa, trees and shrubs are important for feeding ruminant livestock during the dry season. This study aimed to determine the in vitro digestibility of organic matter from eight woody species using a gas test with and without the addition of polyethylene glycol (PEG), and evaluate their preference by sheep using a cafeteria test ...
Linda C. Gabriella Traore, Sita Sanou, H. Oumou Sanon, Regina Roessler, Valérie Bougouma‐Yameogo, Eva Schlecht   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sleep Reactivity Amplifies the Impact of Pre‐Sleep Cognitive Arousal on Sleep Disturbances

Journal of Sleep Research, EarlyView.
This study investigates how sleep reactivity moderates the ‘stress‐pre‐sleep arousal‐sleep’ pathway in university students. At the within‐individual level, both high and low sleep‐reactive groups showed increased pre‐sleep cognitive arousal and sleep disruptions in response to elevated daily stress.
Noof Abdullah Saad Shaif, Julian Lim, Anthony N. Reffi, Michael W. L. Chee, Stijn A. A. Massar, Ju Lynn Ong   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

In vivo efficacy and safety of systemically administered serinol nucleic acid-modified antisense oligonucleotides in mouse kidney

Molecular Therapy: Nucleic Acids
Nucleic acid medicine encompassing antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) has garnered interest as a potential avenue for next-generation therapeutics. However, their therapeutic application has been constrained by challenges such as instability, off-target ...
Toshiki Tsuboi, Keita Hattori, Takuji Ishimoto, Kentaro Imai, Tomohito Doke, Junichiro Hagita, Jumpei Ariyoshi, Kazuhiro Furuhashi, Noritoshi Kato, Yasuhiko Ito, Yukiko Kamiya, Hiroyuki Asanuma, Shoichi Maruyama   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessing Multidimensional Poverty in the European Union: Insights From SDG 1 and the Benefit of the Doubt Approach

The Manchester School, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The eradication of poverty remains one of the greatest economic challenges of the 21st century, particularly in light of transformations in labour markets, demographic shifts, and recent crises such as the COVID‐19 pandemic. Sustainable Development Goal 1 (SDG 1) acknowledges the need for broader approaches to measuring and addressing poverty,
Fernando Henrique Taques, Miguel Gustavo Gomes da Silva, Antonio Reinaldo Silva Neto   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of Maxillary Expansion and Protraction in Class III Children on Quality of Life, Dentofacial and Upper Airway Characteristics: A Controlled Clinical Trial

Orthodontics &Craniofacial Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To explore the relationship between early dentofacial orthopaedic treatment, improvement in the width of oropharynx and nasopharynx, and quality of life. Materials and Methods Thirty‐three prepubertal children with skeletal Class III (median age 9 years; 56% females) received treatment with a maxillary expander and facemask.
Stjepan Spalj, Martina Zigante, Vedrana Tudor, Taner Öztürk, Ahmet Yağcı, Juan Martin Palomo   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source