Success and failure of English as a foreign language lecturer in applying the assessment as learning in higher education by Toto Hermawan, Agung Prihantoro

“…The findings indicate that some of the lecturers succeeded to promote active and proactive learning of peer assessment, self-assessment, self-reflection in and outside classrooms and no criteria compliance, to provide oral and written feedback to students, and to result in good final grade. A lecturer failed to apply the assessment for her limited knowledge and some lecturers failed because of their low achieving students and of having no time to give feedback.…”
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Closing the achievement gap through modification of neurocognitive and neuroendocrine function: results from a cluster randomized controlled trial of an innovative approach to the... by Clancy Blair, C Cybele Raver

“…Results also demonstrated improvements in reading, vocabulary, and mathematics at the end of kindergarten that increased into the first grade. A number of effects were specific to high-poverty schools, suggesting that a focus on executive functions and associated aspects of self-regulation in early elementary education holds promise for closing the achievement gap.…”
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Effect of ZnO Nanoparticles on the Anticorrosion Properties of Epoxy Coating by Viorel PANAITE, Viorica MUȘAT

“…Homogeneous epoxy coating obtained by embedding ZnO nanoparticles (≤50 nm) in the epoxy matrix, was applied on Grade A naval steel substrates by dipcoating method. …”
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An error analysis in the early grades mathematics – a learning opportunity? by Roelien Herholdt, Ingrid Sapire

“…Quantitative error analysis was carried out using a coding sheet for each grade. A reliability coefficient was found for each test, as were item means and discrimination indexes for each item. …”
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AN OVERVIEW ON THE SELECTION STRATEGIES IN SUGARCANE BREEDING PROGRAMMES by R.M. Shanthi, G. Hemaprabha, S. Alarmelu

“…Several breeding programmes demonstrated that family selection when followed by mass (individual) selection was superior in terms of genetic gain for the most important characters such as Commercial Cane Sugar yield, Cane yield, and Net Merit Grade. A liberal form of family selection is generally practiced and more clones are identified from the best families. …”
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Thinking in Patterns to Solve Multiplication, Division, and Fraction Problems in Second Grade by Patricia Stokes

“…To continue the pattern-based process in second grade, a Multi-Operation Chart was designed to make the relationships between multiplication, division and fractions clear. …”
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Chylothorax: The Unusual Suspect by Anusha C. Madhusoodan, Gajanan S. Gaude

“…It is an uncommon and poorly described complication of both Hodgkin’s and non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas of any histological type and grade. A 62-year-old female presented with dyspnea on exertion and dry cough for 15 days. …”
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Surgical treatment of carotid artery stent infection: a case report by Xiwen Liu, Yue Zhao, Fucheng Zhao, Suli Guo, Daju Sun

“…Five days after removing the stitches, grade A healing was noted. Furthermore, the carotid artery and autologous vein grafts were unobstructed as shown by carotid artery computed tomography angiography reexamination. …”
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Quality of life and severity of symptoms among patients with various degrees of reflux esophagitis: a prospective study by Amir Mari, Wasef Na’amnih, Loay Ghantous, Helal Said Ahmad, Tawfik Khoury, Khitam Muhsen

“…We examined differences in symptom severity and QoL according to EE severity grade. A follow-up study was conducted among GERD patients at the Nazareth Hospital in Israel. …”
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A Multiparametric Assessment of Human Islets Predicts Transplant Outcomes in Diabetic Mice by Hirotake Komatsu MD, PhD, Meirigeng Qi MD, PhD, Nelson Gonzalez, Mayra Salgado, Leonard Medrano, Jeffrey Rawson, Chris Orr PhD, Keiko Omori MD, PhD, Jeffrey S. Isenberg MD, MPH, Fouad Kandeel MD, PhD, Yoko Mullen MD, PhD, Ismail H. Al-Abdullah PhD

“…All islet batches were assessed and found to score: 9 points ( n = 18, Grade A), 8 points ( n = 19, Grade B), and 7 points ( n = 18, Grade B). …”
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Damage response of conventionally reinforced two-way spanning concrete slab under eccentric impacting drop weight loading by S.M. Anas, M. Tech (Earthquake Engineering), Ph.D. Scholar, Mehtab Alam, Ph.D., Mohd Shariq, M. Tech (Earthquake Engineering), Ph.D. Scholar

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High intensity focused ultrasound treatment for adenomyosis: comparison of efficacy based on MRI features by Yi Zhao, Shuang Luo, Yanglu Liu, Yuchun He, Xiaofang Liu, Huang Guohua, Jia He

“…The changes of lesion size, dysmenorrhea, and menstrual volume were analyzed at 3 and 6 months after the operation.Result (1) adverse effects: All patients successfully accepted HIFU treatment under sedation and analgesia. Grade A adverse effects occurred in 51 cases (22.47%) and grade B adverse effects in 3 cases (1.32%). …”
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DCS-UNet: Dual-Path Framework for Segmentation of Reflux Esophagitis Lesions from Endoscopic Images with U-Net-Based Segmentation and Color/Texture Analysis by Thanh-Hai Tran, Danh Huy Vu, Duc Huy Tran, Khanh Linh Do, Phuong Thao Nguyen, Van Tuan Nguyen, Long Thuy Nguyen, Nguyen Khang Ho, Hai Vu, Viet Hang Dao

“…Extensive experiments were conducted on three datasets of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) endoscopic images as GradeM, GradeA, GradeB, which are defined as modified Los Angeles classification. …”
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Cervical single open-door laminoplasty with or without local lateral mass screw fixation and fusion to treat cervical spinal cord injuries accompanied by segmental spinal canal ste... by Zihao Yu, Zihao Yu, Zihao Yu, Zihao Yu, Hongwei Xie, Hongwei Xie, Hongwei Xie, Hongwei Xie, Ziyu Ouyang, Ziyu Ouyang, Ziyu Ouyang, Ziyu Ouyang, Hua Zhang, Hua Zhang, Hua Zhang, Hua Zhang

“…Neurological function was evaluated before surgery, at discharge, and at final follow-up using the American Spinal Cord Injury Association (ASIA) impairment scale and the Japanese Orthopedic Association (JOA) score.ResultsASIA scores reflected improved neurological function in 52.5% of the stable group (15 with grade-D and 4 with grade-A injuries did not improve) and 45.5% of the unstable group (3 with grade-D and 3 with grade-A injuries did not improve). …”
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Study on safety of rockburst mine by Yishan PAN, Yonghui XIAO, Hao LUO, Gang WANG, Tianwei SHI

“…If the safety factor is not Grade A or Grade B, it is classified as Grade C unsafe mine. …”
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Evaluation of Bovine Ovaries, Follicles and Cumulusoocyte-Complexes (CoCS) in view of in vitro production of Embryo by Nur Farah Atiqah Yahya

“…Grade A and grade B were considered as normal COCs and grade C and grade D were considered as abnormal COCs. …”
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Unstable dorsolumbar fractures: A prospective series of 94 cases by N Basheer, Deepak Gupta, GD Satyarthi, Deepak Agrawal, S Sinha, BS Sharma, AK Mahapatra

“…Majority of the patients belonged to Frankel grade A (66 %). Eighteen patients (19 %) were operated using anterior approach and rest by posterior approach. …”
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Use of methotrexate in the treatment of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis by Tatiana Viktorovna Korotaeva, E L Nasonov, V A Molochkov

“…It is recommended for use in moderate and severe peripheral arthritis (Grade B) and skin lesions (Grade A).…”
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Racionalização e conservação do uso da energia elétrica no campus de Palmas UFT by Nathália de Almeida Valadares, Mariela Cristina Ayres de Oliveira

“…The building received final grade A, the simulation method and B by the prescriptive method. …”
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Influence of surface topography on the surface durability of steam oxidised sintered iron by José Daniel Biasoli de Mello

“…Although the processing parameters affected the surface topography to a considerable extent, the main influence may be attributed to powder grade. A strong influence of surface topography on the durability distance, evaluated in terms of the evolution of contact resistance with total sliding distance, has been highlighted. …”
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