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A parent involvement intervention with elementary school students: the effectiveness of parent tutoring on reading achievement
DownloadFall 2009
This study evaluated an intervention that integrated explicit instruction of word recognition strategies within a home tutoring program. A randomized controlled trial paradigm was used to study the efficacy of the parent-tutoring program Paired Reading (PR; Topping, 2001) and an experimental...
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Spring 2014
The process of microparticle formation from evaporating microdroplets is the main production method for many products. For most of these applications (especially pharmaceutical ones) the properties and morphology of the final dry particle have to be precisely tailored to ensure the proper...
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A Particle Engineering Approach to the Development of Microparticles Suitable for Enteric Delivery of Biologics
DownloadFall 2021
Despite tremendous advances in the field of medical science, enteric infections still account for millions of deaths globally each year. Inaccessibility to clean drinking water, sanitation systems and proper healthcare infrastructure in developing parts of the world remains a huge obstacle to...
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A path towards better cancer drugs: Modeling interactions between antimitotic agents and tubulin
DownloadFall 2015
Antimitotic agents, a class of cancer chemotherapies, target the tubulin protein in microtubules to suppress microtubule dynamics and affect the segregation of chromosomes during cell division. A variety of antimitotic agents are known, which range in status from clinically-approved agents to...
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A Pediatric Nurse Practitioner's initiative to support parents of children undergoing neurosurgical care: The Neurosurgery Kids Fund Website Evaluation
DownloadFall 2014
Parent with children undergoing neurosurgery need access to specialized information as well as support resources. The public is becoming more active in managing their own health care and they often turn to the Internet as a starting point in their quest for health information resources. The...
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A peptide coating preventing the attachment of Porphyromonas gingivalis on the surfaces of dental implants
DownloadFall 2020
Background: Most late implant failures are related to peri-implantitis, which is an inflammatory condition involving both soft and hard tissues surrounding the implant. Various factors contributing to peri-implantitis have been identified, such as poor oral hygiene, a history of periodontitis,...