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Generation and Content Validation of a Persian Syntax Comprehension Test

Psychology of Language and Communication, 2015
Lack of formal tests for assessing Persian language proficiency is one of the main problems for speech and language pathologists in Iran. The purpose of this study was to generate an item pool for a syntax comprehension test based on the characteristics ...
Mohamadi Reyhane, Alavije Majid Rafiee, Minayi Asghar, Modaresi Yahya, Dastjerdi Mehdi Kazemi, Ghaderi Mahdi   +5 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
wiley   +1 more source

Using corpus-driven TLU domain analysis to increase the authenticity of listening passages

International Journal of English for Academic Purposes
Many high-stakes language tests use scripted listening passages that lack many features of authentic speech (Wagner, 2016), potentially resulting in construct under-representation.
Erika Latham
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The Relationship Between Physical Activity and Left Ventricular Remodeling in Childhood Cancer Survivors Treated With Anthracyclines: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Anthracycline‐related cardiac remodeling precedes heart failure in childhood cancer survivors. The objectives of this study were to determine the relationships between patient‐specific factors, moderate‐to‐vigorous physical activity (MVPA), and cardiac remodeling.
Hari K. Narayan, Sitong Chen, F. Lennie Wong, Nathan Young, Anna Qi, Christopher Davis, Sanjeet Hegde, Nicholas Gloude, Kasey J. Leger, Kelly D. Getz, Francisco Contijoch, Kirsten Ness, Bonnie Ky, Dennis Kuo, Sheri J. Hartman, Saro H. Armenian   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Piyano Dersi Bilişsel Başarı Testi Geliştirme Çalışması

Art Vision
In this study, it was aimed to develop a success test to determine how well the musical concepts, signs and symbols generally used in piano lessons can be recognized by the student.
Çağlar Bakıoğlu, Mehmet Kayhan Kurtuldu   +1 more
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Assessing Language Learners’ Knowledge of Speech Acts: A Test Validation Study [PDF]

Issues in Language Teaching, 2013
Veryfew attempts have been made in the past to develop instruments to measure pragmatic knowledge of second language (L2) learners. The absence of such instruments in the literature of English language teaching (ELT) underscores the need for the ...
Parviz Birjandi, Mohammad Mehdi Soleimani   +1 more
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A Methodology for Multilingual Automatic Item Generation

Mesure et Évaluation en Éducation, 2015
Testing agencies require large numbers of high-quality items that are produced in a cost-effective and timely manner. Increasingly, these agencies also require items in different languages.
Mark J. Gierl, Hollis Lai
doaj   +1 more source

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
wiley   +1 more source

ASSIST: Refinement of a Benefits Navigator Intervention Among Low‐Income Pediatric Oncology Families

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background/Objectives Children with cancer living in poverty experience worse survival and quality of life. Interventions connecting low‐income families to benefits (e.g., Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program [SNAP] improve health outcomes; yet nearly 50% of SNAP‐eligible pediatric oncology families are unenrolled.
Puja J. Umaretiya, Selena Murcia Mendez, Jennifer Kellett, Sarah Wright, Marisel Ponton, Robin T. Higashi, Rahela Aziz‐Bose, Colleen A. Kelly, Ayesha Zia, Joanne Wolfe, Sandi L. Pruitt, Kira Bona   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

The CBS test: Development, evaluation & cross-validation of a community-based injury severity scoring system in Cameroon. [PDF]

PLOS Glob Public Health, 2023
Tupper H, Oke R, Juillard C, Dissak-DeLon F, Chichom-Mefire A, Mbianyor MA, Etoundi-Mballa GA, Kinge T, Njock LR, Nkusu DN, Tsiagadigui JG, Carvalho M, Yost M, Christie SA.   +13 more
europepmc   +1 more source