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Model parameters and outbreak control for SARS
(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2004-07)
Control of the 2002–2003 severe acute respiratory
syndrome (SARS) outbreak was based on rapid diagnosis
coupled with effective patient isolation. We used uncertainty
and sensitivity analysis of the basic reproductive ...
Improving adult literacy outcomes: lessons from cognitive research for developing countries
(World Bank, 2003)
Abstract
Despite the existence of about one billion illiterates in the world, adult literacy programs make up 1-5 percent of government or donor budgets, and they remain severely underfunded in comparison to primary ...
American Indian Students Speak Out: What's Good Citizenship?
(Ball State University, 2008)
For much of our country’s history, citizenship has eluded American Indian people. With this in mind, the authors conducted a study to determine the perceptions of eighth and eleventh grade American Indian students regarding ...
Health Literacy: A Single Meaning or Three Senses Conflated?
(Instituto Interuniversitario de Lenguas Modernas Aplicadas de la Comunidad Valenciana (IULMA), 2008)
How About It? The Role of Accent and Context in Determining Discourse Function
(MIT Working Papers in Linguistics (MITWPL), 2000)
Development of a Self-Report Screening Instrument for Assessing Potential Opioid Medication Misuse in Chronic Pain Patients
(Elsevier, 2004)
This study comprised the first step in the psychometric development of a self-report screening instrument for risk of opioid medication misuse among chronic pain patients. A 26-item instrument, the Pain Medication Questionnaire ...
An Evaluation of an Abstinence-Only Sex Education Curriculum: An 18-Month Follow-up
(American School Health Association, 9/15/2006)
The article examines the results from an 18-month follow-up evaluation of an abstinence education curriculum series.
Participants were students from 15 school districts recruited to participate in the project. The ...
The Relationship Among Spirituality, Self-efficacy and Quality of Life in Adults with Sickle Cell Disease
(University of Texas at Arlington, 2007-12)
For the individual with sickle cell disease (SCD), the lifespan is increasing but
adults report decreased quality of life (QOL), low self-efficacy, and ineffective coping
skills. The care of adult patients with SCD ...
Efficient Learning for the Poor : Insights from the Frontier of Cognitive Neuroscience
(The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/World Bank, 2006)
This book integrates research into applications that extend from preschool brain development to the memory of adult educators. In layman's terms, it provides explanations and answers to questions such as: Why do children ...