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On ideology, causal inference and the reification of statistical methods: Reflections on "Examining instruction, achievement and equity with NAEP mathematics data."

The purpose of this article is to comment on the prior article entitled "Examining Instruction, Achievement and Equity with NAEP mathematics data," by Sarah Theule Lubienski.That article claims that a prior article by the author suffered from three weaknesses: (1) An attempt to justify No Child Left Behind (NCLB); (2) drawing causal inferences from

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Prevalence of mixed hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes among recently diagnosed dialysis patients with HCV infection

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is considered a major health problem recognized globally.HCV is a major cause of chronic liver disease that may lead to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma.The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of multiple (mixed) HCV genotypes in Saudi patients recently diagnosed with HCV infection and their a

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Leaf traits and leaf nitrogen shift photosynthesis adaptive strategies among functional groups and diverse biomes

Leaf functional traits profoundly impact the function of diverse-biomes under different environmental conditions.Thus, it is urgent to deeply understand how leaf traits and leaf nitrogen (N) develop photosynthesis adaptive-strategies across functional groups and biomes.We compiled information from previous studies on six diverse-biomes under differ

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