How can I improve the environment to support the emergent curriculum? by Ellen Phelan

“…The researcher, two team members and 24 children aged 18–30 months participated. The research took place in the researcher’s place of work: a non-profit community childcare setting. …”
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Investigando o entendimento de licenciandos sobre a avaliação no Laboratório de Ensino de Matemática by Felipe Olavo Silva, Lilian Nasser

“…Foram identificados entendimentos sobre a avaliação formativa como uma prática de investigação acerca dos conhecimentos dos alunos, e sobre o compartilhamento da função de avaliar com todos os envolvidos no processo de avaliação. Além disso, os licenciandos demostraram a compreensão da adoção das práticas avaliativas de comunicação professor-aluno e de fornecimento de feedbacks, em momentos de compartilhamento coletivo, como ações significativas no desenvolvimento da avaliação formativa. …”
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Completeness of b∼Metric Spaces and the Fixed Points of Generalized Multivalued Quasicontractions by Basit Ali, Mujahid Abbas, Manuel de la Sen

“…The purpose of this paper is twofold: (a) to establish the existence of fixed points of multivalued quasicontractions in the setup of b∼ metric spaces and (b) to establish completeness of a b∼ metric space which is a topological property in nature with existence of fixed points of generalized multivalued quasicontractions. …”
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Effects of B Vitamins on Symptoms and Cognitive Functions in Schizophrenia: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial by Somayeh Agmashe, Gita Sadighi, Narges Radman, Robabeh Mazinani

“…Results: Following the treatment, negative symptoms scores decreased in the treatment group at 12 weeks following the beginning of the treatment (F (4, 45) = 464.7, P < 0.0001). Although a trend toward improvement in positive symptoms and cognitive scores was seen, these changes were not significant. …”
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Causal relationship of familial hypercholesterolemia with risk of intestinal vascular disorders: A mendelian randomization study by Gang Wei, Cheng Zhang, Feng-Jie Shen, Hua-Qi Guo, Lin Liu

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Salud de las familias de estudiantes de Enfermería con éxito académico by Gloria Amparo Miranda-Martínez , Roger Steven Castaño-Jiménez

“…Resultados: El 62 % de las familias están afectadas gravemente y un 27,5 % en situación de ajuste familiar, todas con buenas relaciones intrafamiliares, el 10,5 % restante se halla con afectación muy grave. …”
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ROS-mediated M1 polarization-necroptosis crosstalk involved in Di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate-induced chicken liver injury by Guangxing Li, Menglin Wu, Kaiting Chen, Yue Xu, Xiandan Zhang, Yang Chen, Hong Zhang, Ruili Zhang, Xiaodan Huang

“…This study provides a reference for environmental toxicant exposure in livestock and poultry farming.…”
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Pseudoaneurysm of the ascending aorta after aortic valve replacement by Osvaldo Valdés Dupeyrón, Geraldo Céspedes Arias, Boris Mederos Osorio, Pedro Pupo Suárez

“…During the immediate postoperative period began with a fever, he made a meticulous study that included contrast computed tomography, through which diagnosed the presence of a pseudoaneurysm of the ascending aorta, was taken to the operating room, they found two sacks pseudoaneurismatics at the site where the suture was carried out previous.…”
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Numerical Simulation Research on Crack Bifurcation Mechanism of Bidirectional Cumulative Tensile Blasting by Pengfei Guo, Kengkeng Ye, Xiaohu Zhang

“…When the energy release rate in the direction of energy absorption exceeded a certain critical value, the stress intensity factor K at the crack tip would be affected by the impact load more than the bifurcation toughness KB, resulting in bifurcation of the crack in the direction of the energy. …”
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Stem Cell-Based Therapeutic Approaches to Restore Sensorineural Hearing Loss in Mammals by Muhammad Waqas, Iram Us-Salam, Zainab Bibi, Yunfeng Wang, He Li, Zhongshou Zhu, Shuangba He

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Secure Pesticide Storage: Security Against Terrorist Threats by Frederick M. Fishel

“…Businesses that manufacture, reformulate, sell, distribute, transport, store, or apply pesticides have long known the mitigation steps for safety of their workers, customers and communities. In todays age, these efforts may not necessarily be enough. …”
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A phase Ia study of a novel anti-HER2 antibody–drug conjugate GQ1001 in patients with previously treated HER2 positive advanced solid tumors by Chenfei Zhou, Bin Wang, Christina Teng, Hui Yang, Sarina A. Piha-Paul, Gary Richardson, Ashanya Malalasekera, Yajun Sun, Wei Wang, Jieqiong Liu, Yan Shi, Xianbao Zhan, Charlotte Lemech

“…The primary endpoints were safety and to determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) based on dose limiting toxicities (DLTs). …”
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Gender Disparity in the Relationship between Prevalence of Thyroid Nodules and Metabolic Syndrome Components: The SHDC-CDPC Community-Based Study by Xiaoying Ding, Ying Xu, Yufan Wang, Xiaohua Li, Chunhua Lu, Jing Su, Yuting Chen, Yuhang Ma, Yanhua Yin, Yong Wu, Yaqiong Jin, Lihua Yu, Junyi Jiang, Naisi Zhao, Qingwu Yan, Andrew S. Greenberg, Haiyan Sun, Mingyu Gu, Li Zhao, Yunhong Huang, Yijie Wu, Chunxian Qian, Yongde Peng

“…The study is aimed to investigate the pathogenesis underlying the increased prevalence of thyroid nodule (TN) in different levels of metabolic syndrome (MetS) components and analyze the relationships between TN and MetS components. A total of 6,798 subjects, including 2201 patients with TN, were enrolled in this study. …”
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Efficacy and Prognostic Factors for Y-90 Radioembolization (Y-90) in Metastatic Neuroendocrine Tumors with Liver Metastases by Erica S. Tsang, Jonathan M. Loree, Janine M. Davies, Sharlene Gill, David Liu, Stephen Ho, Daniel J. Renouf, Howard J. Lim, Hagen F. Kennecke

“…Y-90 resulted in partial response (53%), stable disease (33%), and progressive disease (12%). Y-90 was well-tolerated, with infrequent grade 3-4 biochemical toxicities (2%) and grade 3 abdominal pain (6%). …”
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Model Predictive Current Control with Asymmetric Stacked Multilevel Inverter and LCL-Filter Based STATCOM by Mostafa Q. Kasim, Raaed Faleh Hassan

“… The work presented in this paper deals with a proposal of a new topology of a multilevel inverter to act as a Static synchronous Compensator (STATCOM). …”
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An Intelligent Carbon-Based Prediction of Wastewater Treatment Plants Using Machine Learning Algorithms by Anwer Mustafa Hilal, Maha M. Althobaiti, Taiseer Abdalla Elfadil Eisa, Rana Alabdan, Manar Ahmed Hamza, Abdelwahed Motwakel, Mesfer Al Duhayyim, Noha Negm

“…Prediction of wastewater quality content which is presence of total nitrogen (T-N) and total phosphorous (T-P) elements, chemical oxygen demand (COD), biochemical demand (BOD), and total suspended solids (TSS) is associated with eutrophication that should be prevented. …”
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Vocational Counseling and Training for Medical Degrees by Belkis Mercedes Vicente Sánchez, Ernesto Vicente Pena, Mabel Rocha Vázquez, Miriam Costa Cruz

“…Vocational guidance and training in the Cuban educational context aims to reaffirm the inclination of youth towards medical studies, where they fully develop their potential, on the basis of consolidating values and feelings, and a high social, moral and unconditional commitment to the practice of the profession. …”
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Effect of Four Grape Varieties on the Physicochemical and Sensory Properties of Unripe Grape Verjuice by Najiba Salah Eddine, Sami Tlais, Ali Alkhatib, Rasha Hamdan

“…Both “Tfayfihi” and “Black” grape verjuice has the highest total suspended solids (40 g/L±1.3 and 40 g/L±2.9, respectively) among all studied verjuice. …”
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Osteopathic treatment of infants with infantile colic/excessive crying: a prospective, multicentric, randomized controlled trial and nested observational trial by Florian Schwerla, Marlen Zimmer, Janine Göpfert, Petra Laux, Simone Langenmair, Michaela Rütz, Karl-Ludwig Resch

“…Furthermore, the average daily crying time (measured using the Likert scale), the crying intensity (measured using the NRS) and the parents' self-confidence (measured using the Karitane Parenting Confidence Scale) were assessed. Results A total of 103 infants (average age 39.4 ±19.2 days) were included, 52 in the intervention group and 51 in the control group. …”
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Utility of AD8 for Cognitive Impairment in a Chinese Physical Examination Population: A Preliminary Study by Yue Xie, Ya Gao, Jianjun Jia, Xiaohong Wang, Zhenfu Wang, Hengge Xie

“…AD8 scale is a convenient and effective tool for cognitive screening in routine physical examination population.…”
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