The acceptability of addressing alcohol consumption as a modifiable risk factor for breast cancer: a mixed method study within breast screening services and symptomatic breast clin... by Julia Sinclair, Mark McCann, Ellena Sheldon, Isabel Gordon, Lyn Brierley-Jones, Ellen Copson

“…Qualitative data highlighted concerns in both women and staff of how to talk about alcohol and risk factors for breast cancer in a non-stigmatising way, as well as ambivalence from specialist staff as to their role in health promotion.ConclusionsLevels of alcohol health literacy and numeracy were low. Adding prevention interventions to screening and/or symptomatic clinics appears acceptable to attendees, highlighting the potential for using these opportunities as ‘teachable moments’. …”
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A study ofthe illustrations Pre-schoolchildren’s illustrated boos in Iran by Reza Alipour, Marjan Shikhzadeah, Ali Dahar

“…Iranian contemporary illustrations originate from the experiences of previous Iranian illustrators who were influenced by the European style and synthesized it with folk, ethnic ,and traditional characteristics .In spite of all the efforts made in recent de-cades ,the grade A children) preschool years (are somehow overlooked by the writ-ers and illustrators and we witness the lack of attention to this age group .In spite of the abundance of illustrated books for grade A children) books without texts ,pre-reading ,numeracy ,alphabet instructions and conceptual teaching ,(this age group has not been paid due attention .In these books ,the picture has a special place and tries to strengthen the child‘s thinking and language .This paper aims at ofthe illustrations of Pre-schoolchildren‘s illustrated books in Iran in order to point out the most funda-mental factors for the weakness of illustrations for them. …”
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Neurocognitive and mental health outcomes in children with tungiasis: a cross-sectional study in rural Kenya and Uganda by Otieno, B, Elson, L, Matharu, AK, Riithi, N, Chongwo, E, Katana, K, Nasambu, C, Mutebi, F, Feldmeier, H, Krücken, J, Fillinger, U, Abubakar, A

“…Severe infection was associated with lower scores in literacy (<i>aβ</i> = − 11.0; 95% <i>CI</i> − 19.3, − 2.8), response inhibition, (<i>aβ </i>= − 2.2; 95% <i>CI</i> − 4.2, − 0.2), fine motor control (<i>aβ</i> = − 0.7; 95% <i>CI</i> − 1.1, − 0.4) and numeracy (<i>aβ</i> = − 3; 95% <i>CI</i> − 5.5, − 0.4).…”

Amalan guru dalam melaksanakan kemahiran literasi bahasa Melayu bagi Program LINUS di sekolah rendah by Wan Nurzuliana Wan Ahmad

“…Program Intervensi LINUS (Literacy and Numeracy Screening) telah diperkenalkan KPM pada awal sesi persekolahan tahun 2010 dan merupakan satu pendekatan bersepadu yang telah dilaksanakan untuk mengatasi masalah literasi bahasa Melayu dan numerasi seawal murid berada diTtahap 1 lagi. …”
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Derivation of young children's interaction strategies with digital educational games from gaze sequences analysis by Dinna @ Nina bt. Mohd. Nizam, Law, Effie Lai-Chong

“…With the use of eye-tracking technology, we explored our research goal by evaluating a bespoke DEG on numeracy and its cardboard version that we developed based on the UK Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework. …”
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Achievement of children in an alternative education programme for refugee, stateless and undocumented children in Sabah, Malaysia by Vincent Pang, Mei-Teng Ling, Rose Patsy Tibok

“…Achievement of MAEC objectives was demonstrated in the five curriculum components. In Literacy and Numeracy, item difficulty of reading, speaking, writing and counting showed significant decreases. …”
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Perbezaan dalam dimensi kemahiran generik pelajar baru KUSTEM by Amiruddin, Nur Amirah, Wong Abdullah, Wan Salihin, Wan Mohd. Amin, Wan Abd. Aziz

“…Dapatan kajian ini mengukuhkan lagi dapatan kajian yang telah dijalankan (Hogarth et al, 2001) mengenai kesukaran untuk mengisi kekosongan jawatan di industri kerana kekurangan kemahiran generik seperti kemahiran komunikasi, kerja berpasukan, kemahiran teknologi maklumat dan numeracy. Menyedari kepentingan kemahiran generik ini, KUSTEM telah menjalankan kajian tahap kemahiran generik ke atas 1384 pelajar baru yang mendaftar di KUSTEM pada sesi pengajian Jun 2005/2006. …”
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Interventions for promoting reintegration and reducing harmful behaviour and lifestyles in street‐connected children and young people: a systematic review by Esther Coren, Rosa Hossain, Jordi Pardo Pardo, Brittany Bakker

“…The same was the case for education and employment related outcomes – none of the included studies measured literacy, numeracy, or participation in education or skills‐based employment. …”
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Who chooses “healthy” meals? An analysis of lunchtime meal quality in a workplace cafeteria by Sally L. Bullock, Hilary M. Winthrop, Derek Hales, Feng-Chang Lin, Yumei Yang, Alice S. Ammerman, Anthony J. Viera

“…In general, HEI-2015 total scores were higher for non-smokers, individuals who self-identified as Asian, had higher physical activity levels, scored higher on numeracy and literacy assessments, and reported higher education levels, incomes, and health status. …”
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Predictors of anemia in pregnant women residing in rural areas of the Oromiya region of Ethiopia by Krista Zillmer, Ashish Pokharel, Kathryn Spielman, Meghan Kershaw, Kidane Ayele, Yitbarek Kidane, Tefera Belachew, Robert F. Houser, Eileen Kennedy, Jeffrey K Griffiths, Shibani Ghosh

“…Conclusion Controlling for woreda and religion, low maternal MUAC, and previous pregnancy increased odds of anemia while numeracy and better handwashing practices significantly reduced the odds of anemia in pregnancy. …”
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Educación y desarrollo rural en América Latina. Reinstalando un campo olvidado de las políticas educativas by Marcela Gajardo

“…If contributions are expected rural development and education, under all its forms, should be aligned with equitable access and school retention. Literacy, numeracy and sciences should be pertinent to relevant issues of productive and social life in these areas. …”
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Interplay wellbeing framework: a collaborative methodology ‘bringing together stories and numbers’ to quantify Aboriginal cultural values in remote Australia by Sheree Cairney, Tammy Abbott, Stephen Quinn, Jessica Yamaguchi, Byron Wilson, John Wakerman

“…The strongest direct impacts on wellbeing were ‘social and emotional wellbeing’ (r = 0.23; p < 0.001), ‘English literacy and numeracy’ (r = 0.15; p < 0.001), ‘Aboriginal literacy’ (r = 0.14; p < 0.001), ‘substances’ (lack thereof; r = 0.13; p = 0.003), ‘work’ (r = 0.12; p = 0.02) and ‘community’ (r = 0.08; p = 0.05). …”
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SOCIAL DETERMINANTS IN A LOW-INCOME POPULATION WITH HEART FAILURE by Nidhish Lokesh, BS, Aditya Nagori, PhD, Neil Keshvani, MD, Ambarish Pandey, MD, Andrew Sumarsono, MD MPH

“…Using a panel of validated surveys, we collected data across the following 10 SDOH domains: housing instability, financial health, food security, cost-related nonadherence, transportation barriers, social support, interpersonal violence, discrimination, health literacy, and health numeracy. We extracted clinical data including substance use and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). …”
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Functional Health Literacy Among Chinese Populations and Associated Factors: Latent Class Analysis by Zhaogang Dong, Meng Ji, Yi Shan, Xiaofei Xu, Zhaoquan Xing

“…Therefore, we designed a four-section questionnaire including the following information: (1) age, gender, and education; (2) self-assessed disease knowledge; (3) 3 validated health literacy assessment tools (ie, the All Aspects of Health Literacy Scale, the eHealth Literacy Scale, and the 6-item General Health Numeracy Test); and (4) health beliefs and self-confidence measured by the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scales Form B. …”
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RESTRUCTURING AND REDESIGNING THE PESANTREN TOWARD AN EFFECTIVE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION by Yayan Rahayani

“…The focus of Pesantren is Islamic teaching, teaching community values, literacy and numeracy.  Pesantren has to compete with the contemporary educational practices currently used in Indonesia. …”
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Correlation between numerical interpretation and analysis abilities with critical analysis ability on biology education students by M. Arsyad

“…Some of these competencies include interpreting and analysis numeracy as well as critical analysis abilities. This study aims to analyze the correlation between Numerical interpretation and analysis ability with critical analysis ability of students' education biology. …”
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Sleep-Related Breathing Problem Trajectories Across Early Childhood and Academic Achievement-Related Performance at Age Eight by Rebecca Harding, Rebecca Harding, Elizabeth Schaughency, Jillian J. Haszard, Amelia I. Gill, Amelia I. Gill, Rebekah Luo, Rebekah Luo, Carmen Lobb, Patrick Dawes, Barbara Galland

“…This study aimed to investigate if children's early SDB status could predict later academic outcomes, and if an improvement in SDB status across the early childhood years would coincide with better, later performance in key academic skills related to reading, numeracy, and listening comprehension.Methods: Eighty five case children with an SDB symptom score &gt;25 (maximum 77) were matched to 85 control children (score &lt;12) at recruitment (age 3). …”
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Taking shared decision making for prostate cancer to the next level: Requirements for a Dutch treatment decision aid with personalized risks on side effects by Laura M.J. Hochstenbach, Domino Determann, Rianne R.R. Fijten, Esther J. Bloemen-van Gurp, Renée Verwey

“…Organizational requirements included integration into local clinical pathways; agreement about information input and output; and focus on patients' numeracy and graph literacy skills. Conclusions: The iterative and co-creative development process was challenging, though extremely valuable. …”
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The causal influence of responsive parenting behaviour on academic readiness: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Heather Prime, Krysta Andrews, Andrea Gonzalez, Magdalena Janus, Andrea C. Tricco, Teresa Bennett, Leslie Atkinson

“…The main objective of this study will be to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of RCTs evaluating the use of responsive parenting interventions to target academic readiness: problem-solving/reasoning, language proficiency, executive functioning, and pre-academic skills (e.g., numeracy/literacy). Methods Studies that took place in the early childhood period (< 6 years at baseline), targeted responsive parenting behaviours using an RCT (with control group, waitlist, or treatment as usual as a comparator), and included an outcome assessment of academic readiness will be considered for eligibility. …”
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ANALISIS KEMAMPUAN INTELEKTUAL DAN MOTIVASI KERJA TERHADAP KINERJA DOSEN PENDIDIKAN GURU SEKOLAH DASAR (PGSD) by Triwahyudianto Triwahyudianto

“…Intellectual Lecturers have the intellectual capability but no component numeracy skills quickly and precisely who owned the lecturers still considered sufficient. …”
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