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    cogent reasons why this literature has strong claims. This article sets in “motion” and lays the foundation for each of the arguments regarding poor readers. Everything from health, an Australian study stating, “children in the lowest socio-economical quartile were twice as likely to be rated a developmentally vulnerable” (437). To phonological awareness, stating, “it is lower in children from low socio-economic background” (435). Oral language ability, and vocabulary knowledge were also mention…

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    Exculpatory language is that which waives or appears to waive any of the subject's legal rights or releases or appears to release those conducting the research from liability for negligence. Which of the following statements in a consent form is an example of exculpatory language? Taking part in the research is voluntary, but if you choose to take part, you waive the right to legal redress for any research-related injuries. Your participation in this research is voluntary. If you choose not…

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    Binomial Regression Paper

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    effects. Explanatory variables for Model 1 included AADT, segment length, horizontal curvature, and snowfall. Explanatory variables for Model 2 included all three initial variables from Model 1 and three categorical snowfall intervals based on its quartile distribution. Crash categories considered in the analysis included total winter, truck/bus, non-truck/bus, fatal and injury, and PDO crashes. Separate analyses were additionally performed for each model for interchange versus non-interchange…

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    Libor

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    Gaining a basic understanding of finance can be difficult given the number of complex details and caveats that make up the markets. For this reason, some of the most important concepts often go overlooked or misunderstood, one of those being Libor (London inter-bank offered rate). The rate is widely considered the primary benchmark in finance upon which trillions of dollars of contracts are exchanged. Libor is a money market interest rate which banks and financial institutions use as a…

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    Free college tuition in America is a highly disputed topic. One truth is undeniable, that America is no longer the global leader in collegiate completion. There are many ways to rectify this depressing statistic. An initial reaction may be to decrease the cost barrier allowing more students to enroll while others encourage a more comprehensive k-12 education system to better prepare students for the rigors of college. The commonality between both proposals is that something must be done.…

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    Ethnographic Case Studies

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    Purpose of study In the research presented by Grünke, Wilbert, and Stegemann (2013), the effectiveness of a story mapping procedure was measured. Researchers hypothesized that the use of the story mapping procedure would yield significant increases in student reading comprehension levels. The researchers used a single-case multiple baseline design to investigate the extent to which the implementation of the story mapping procedure caused significant treatment effects. Methods This research…

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    higher education, according to a 2012 Statistics Canada report, “about half of youth from families with incomes in the top 25 percentile will attend post-secondary school by the age of 19, in contrast to less than a third from families in the bottom quartile”. To remove significant financial roadblocks and make education less daunting and more accessible, it is suggested that the government increase public funding. Not only is this a healthy investment to make higher education more accessible…

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    When my parents first moved to the United States of America, they did not have much money, nor did they have a proper college education to assist them when they were looking for a job. During the start of their transition to this country, they have faced a great amount of obstacles. After months of living an excruciating lifestyle in this foreign country, they were about to give up and return back to their homeland before their fortune had changed. My parents came to the United States for one…

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    “Student loan debt hit the $1 trillion mark last year…” (Meisenhelder NP). What does that simple statement mean to people who may need to pay for their own college education? Will such a statement make people wonder if education is worth accumulating a large debt by the time they graduate from college? Should a college education be free? The cost of a college education is one of the most important things that we face as high school students. There are many pros and cons as to whether or…

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    Clinic Heterogeneity

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    The high biological and clinic heterogeneity of the disease has fostered efforts to improve patients’ selection: choosing the right treatment for the right patient is the ultimate goal of all HR PCa research. During the last years, new tools became available, allowing for better selection and counseling of patients potentially curable with a single-modality primary treatment, but also useful to choose who is more likely to benefit from multimodality treatment, after a primary intervention. A…

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