Evidence for the Influence of School Context on College Access

Since the release of gymnastics wall decals the Coleman Report in 1966, studies (such as Sirin, 2005; Radford, Berkner, Wheeless, and Shepherd, 2010) have continued to find an association between socioeconomic status and educational attainment.Wyner, Bridgeland, and Diiulio (2007) observe that a progressively lower proportion of low-income, high ac

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Social support as a mediator between sleep disturbances, depressive symptoms, and health-related quality of life in patients undergoing hemodialysis.

BackgroundThe hemodialysis regimen is an inevitable and mandatory treatment for patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD).During the dialysis journey, patients may experience maladaptation in terms of sleep disturbances, depressive symptoms, and reduced health-related quality of life (HRQOL).Psychosocial resources such as social support may have

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Patient and Provider Attitudes Toward the Use of Patient Portals for the Management of Chronic Disease: A Systematic Review

BackgroundPatient portals provide patients with the tools to better manage and understand their health status.However, widespread adoption of patient portals faces resistance from patients and providers for a number of reasons, and there is limited evidence evaluating the characteristics of patient portals that received positive remarks from patien

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Two-coordinate system of pointing solar batteries to the sun

Relevance of the work is caused by the need to develop new highly effective systems pointing solar batteries to the Sun.Objective: development of two-coordinate guidance system of solar panels to the sun for photovoltaic power plants to provide the desired pointing accuracy and energy consumption minimization using a guidance system valve engines.R

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