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Regulated Autonomy: Stakeholder Interpretations of Privatisation as a Shift of Burden in Zambia’s Public Universities

Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Science
This study explores the understanding and experience of leaders and policy makers on the privatisation concepts regarding Zambia’s public universities.
Judith Chikonde, Gift Masaiti
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Increased Risk of Sarcomas in Children With Congenital Anomalies: Findings From the Genetic Overlap Between Anomalies and Cancer in Kids (GOBACK) Registry Linkage Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Pediatric sarcomas are a heterogeneous group of tumors that contribute disproportionately to cancer mortality in children. Although congenital anomalies are among the strongest known risk factors for childhood cancer, the risk of specific sarcoma subtypes among affected individuals has not yet been thoroughly evaluated. Procedure We
Russ Wolters, Ji Yun Tark, Tiffany M. Chambers, Tania A. Desrosiers, Michael E. Scheurer, Charles Shumate, Wendy N. Nembhard, Mahsa M. Yazdy, Eirini Nestoridi, Amanda E. Janitz, Jean Paul Tanner, Russell S. Kirby, Jason L. Salemi, Yao Yu, Chad D. Huff, Sharon E. Plon, Philip J. Lupo, Jeremy M. Schraw   +17 more
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Maximising Social Interactions and Effectiveness within Distance Learning Courses: Cases from Construction

, 2009
Advanced Internet technologies have revolutionised the delivery of distance learning education. As a result, the physical proximity between learners and the learning providers has become less important.
Ingirige, Bingunath, Goulding, Jack Steven, Goulding, JS   +2 more
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Should social security reach further? Ineligibility for benefits at the start of COVID-19 [PDF]

, 2021
In this report, we look those who were not eligible for UC or other benefits (funded by the Health Foundation)
Summers, K, De Vries, R, Gibbons, Andrea, Baumberg Geiger, B, Geiger, Ben Baumberg, Lawler, Cormac, Edmiston, D, Robertshaw, David, Ingold, Jo, Scullion, Lisa, Vries, Robert de, Summers, Kate, Ingold, J, Geiger, B., Gibbons, A, Martin, PB, de Vries, Robert, Lawler, C, Geiger, BB, Gibbons, AR, Martin, Philip, Scullion, L, Martin, P, Robertshaw, D, Scullion, LC, Edmiston, Daniel   +25 more
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Foreign Immigrants in Depopulated Rural Areas: Local Social Services and the Construction of Welcoming Communities

Social Inclusion, 2018
Many rural areas in Spain suffer an acute problem of depopulation. In recent years the arrival of foreign immigrant workers has contributed to alleviating the situation. The social services in rural areas play a fundamental role in the reception of these
Rosario Sampedro, Luis Camarero
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Supporting Survivor‐Centered Care Through Digital Health Integration

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Survivors of childhood cancer face barriers to receiving guideline‐based, long‐term follow‐up care. Two digital tools, Passport for Care (PFC) and Cancer SurvivorLink (SurvivorLink), address complementary gaps by enabling tailored survivorship care plan (SCP) generation, updating, storage, and sharing.
Jordan G. Marchak, Rebecca Williamson‐Lewis, Michael O'Connor, Michael Palgon, Yu‐Ra Kim, Michael Schuckenbrock, Paula Edwards, Abraham Mendoza, Anthony Adams, Brian Arriaga‐Solis, Justin Parker, Harry Tinoco‐Giraldo, Jason King, C. Michael Fordis, Karen E. Effinger, Maria Monica Gramatges   +15 more
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Claimants’ experiences of the social security system during the first wave of COVID-19 [PDF]

, 2021
COVID-19 arrived in the UK early in March 2020. By 23rd March 2020, the UK experienced the first national lockdown. As businesses and livelihoods stalled, an unprecedented number of applications were made for Universal Credit (UC).
Summers, Kate, Summers, K, Ingold, J, Gibbons, Andrea, Gibbons, A, Baumberg Geiger, B, Geiger, Ben Baumberg, de Vries, Robert, Karagiannaki, Eleni, Geiger, BB, Gibbons, AR, Edmiston, D, Baumberg Geiger, Ben, Robertshaw, David, Karagiannaki, E, Ingold, Jo, Scullion, L, Scullion, Lisa, Robertshaw, D, de Vries, R, Scullion, LC, Edmiston, Daniel, Vries, Robert de   +22 more
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Editorial: Social Work for the Middle Classes

Social Work and Society, 2016
Beyond the financial and emotional hardships involved, a weakened middle class can threaten the fabric of society and its democratic institutions. As Kapsos and Bourmpoula (2013, 1) note, “one of the sharpest divides between developed and developing ...
Sagrario Segado Sánchez-Cabezudo, Antonio López Pelaez, Neil Gilbert   +2 more
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Modelling pre-service teachers’ perceptions of teaching practice: influences on instructional readiness and delivery in Ghana

Social Sciences and Humanities Open
This study examines the impact of pre-service teachers’ perceptions of teaching practice on their instructional readiness and delivery at a Ghanaian university.
Beatrice Asante Somuah, Emmanuel Dorsah, Leticia Sam, Brandford Bervell   +3 more
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Flights-to-and-from-Quality with Islamic and Conventional Bonds in the COVID-19 Pandemic Era: ICEEMDAN-Based Transfer Entropy

Complexity, 2022
We revisit the flight-to-quality (FTQ) and flight-from-quality (FFQ) occurrences vis-à-vis the stock-bond nexus across differing investment time scales in the COVID-19 era, using a novel technique hinged on a denoised frequency-domain transfer entropy ...
Ahmed Bossman, Samuel Kwaku Agyei, Peterson Owusu Junior, Ellen Animah Agyei, Patrick Kwashie Akorsu, Edward Marfo-Yiadom, George Amfo-Antiri   +6 more
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