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Association Between Distance to the Transplant Center and Survival Following Living Donor Liver Transplantation

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
This study investigated the impacts of distance to transplant center on posttransplant survival following LDLT. Patients living further away from the transplant center had worse graft and patient survival rates than those of patients living closer, probably due to less frequency of follow‐up visits, and living > 40 miles from our treatment center was ...
Hajime Matsushima, Akihiko Soyama, Takanobu Hara, Ayaka Kinoshita, Takashi Hamada, Kazushige Migita, Ayaka Satoh, Hajime Imamura, Tomohiko Adachi, Susumu Eguchi   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Retelling a model story improves the narratives of Polish-English bilingual children

, 2020
Reading and telling stories to children improves their narrative skills, which is well-documented for monolinguals, but not for bilinguals. We investigated whether bilingual narratives improve when the child is provided with a model story. We studied the
Agnieszka Otwinowska, Karolina Mieszkowska, M. Białecka-Pikul, Marcin Opacki, E. Haman   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Association Between the Degree of Arterial Contact Angle and Survival in Patients With Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Cancer

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
This study evaluated the prognostic impact of arterial contact angle in patients with borderline resectable pancreatic cancer undergoing neoadjuvant therapy and surgery. An arterial contact angle of ≥ 90° was associated with higher R1 resection rates and worse survival outcomes.
Katsuhisa Ohgi, Ryo Ashida, Mihoko Yamada, Shimpei Otsuka, Yoshiyasu Kato, Rui Sato, Akifumi Notsu, Katsuhiko Uesaka, Teiichi Sugiura   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Making sense of ESOL policy: Tutor perspectives

Bellaterra Journal of Teaching & Learning Language & Literature, 2017
This paper explores tutor perspectives on ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) learners in the UK. Government policy towards ESOL is increasingly driven by an ideology in which citizenship is conflated with the acquisition of English language ...
Clare Courtney
doaj   +1 more source

Large Language Model‐Based Chatbots in Higher Education

Advanced Intelligent Systems, Volume 7, Issue 3, March 2025.
The use of large language models (LLMs) in higher education can facilitate personalized learning experiences, advance asynchronized learning, and support instructors, students, and researchers across diverse fields. The development of regulations and guidelines that address ethical and legal issues is essential to ensure safe and responsible adaptation
Defne Yigci, Merve Eryilmaz, Ail K. Yetisen, Savas Tasoglu, Aydogan Ozcan   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Conceptualising quality early childhood education: Learning from young children in Brazil and South Africa through creative and play‐based methods

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract Early childhood has increasingly been acknowledged as a vital time for all children. Inclusive and quality education is part of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, with the further specification that all children have access to quality pre‐primary education.
Laura H. V. Wright, Irene Rizzini, Malibongwe Gwele, Lynn McNair, Cristina Laclette Porto, Marsha Orgill, E. Kay M. Tisdall, Malcolm Bush, Linda Biersteker   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Impact of the Official Language Knowledge upon the Integration of Romanian Immigrants to the UK [PDF]

Revista de Management Comparat International, 2017
Our study tackles upon the influence that the English as a second language knowledge has upon the integration of immigrants to the UK in general, and of Romanian immigrants in particular. Actually, this fact is valid for all immigrants to the UK.
Elena TĂLMĂCIAN
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Designing a UK undergraduate English literature course

, 2011
<i> Featured image by Sarah Ross photography under a CC-BY-NC license. </i> As part of my ongoing lecturer training programme I am required to design a twelve week syllabus for a period literature course running from 1860-1945. This was an exercise that I found useful as part of a training programme, but also, I would genuinely like to ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Occupational Benzene Exposure and Risk of Male Genital Cancers: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Benzene is an established Group 1 carcinogen due to its leukemogenic properties. Recent studies suggest that occupational benzene exposure may be associated with solid cancers. However, little is known about its association with male genital cancers.
Alessandro Godono, Andrea Quattrocolo, Roberta Caradonna, Maria Vittoria Picciaiola, Paolo Boffetta, Monireh Sadat Seyyedsalehi   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Association Between Feeding Problems and Gastrointestinal Symptoms, Language, and Developmental History in Adults With Angelman Syndrome

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Angelman syndrome (AS) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by severe developmental delays, typical facial features, ataxia, seizures, speech impairments, sleeping difficulties, and a happy demeanor. Caregivers of individuals with AS often report feeding problems, with difficulties including issues with obesity, failure to gain ...
Ciara Cassidy, Arlene Mannion, Sally Whelan, Megan Tones, Helen Heussler, Matthew Bellgard, Geraldine Leader   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source