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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"CSSR"”.
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Structural and functional pulmonary imaging using hyperpolzarized xenon-129
… the lungs, Chemical Shift Saturation Recovery (CSSR), Xenon polarization Transfer Contrast (XTC) and Dixon, and their application to human studies for the first time are the focus of this work.</p><p>CSSR measures the global fractional gas transport, F(t) in the lungs. Using this method the …
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Comprehensive Self-Selected Reading and Student Engagement With the Novel: A Program Evaluation
… the practice of not reading may lie in the CSSR (Comprehensive Self-Selected Reading) program chosen for focus in this study. In this high school student-reading program, incoming students are guided through a process of textual self-selection and evaluation in an enthusiastic, engaging, and …
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(Con)Formations of inequality in the emergent non-racial democracy of South Africa : the relationship between economic well-being and attitude to race
This research investigates the relationship between economic well-being and attitudes to race amongst its respondents who took part in a survey known as the Cape Area Study (CAS) in 2005. In this inquiry, economic well-being is measured in two ways, by (household) income level and living …
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Vulnerability to currency crises: a contrast between south Africa and Zimbabwe in the 1990s.
This paper conducts a review of theoretical models of currency crises, distinguishing between first- and second-generation models. First generation models focus on the role of unsustainable government policy in precipitating crisis, whereas second generation models are more concerned with the …
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The narrative accounts of recovering drug users
This study aims to provide pertinent information regarding the widespread use of methamphetamine occurring in South Africa. This study explores how individuals who were addicted to crystal methamphetamine (CM) create meaning of their experiences of addiction and recovery. Since most studies …
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Willingness and ability to pay for insecticide: treated nets in Northern Ghana
Insecticide treated nets (ITNs) are a highly cost-effective tool in malaria control and has been associated with reductions in morbidity and mortality in children. Even though their efficacy has been established, the success of their use as a malaria control tool depends on their effective …