<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!DOCTYPE Zthes SYSTEM "http://zthes.z3950.org/xml/zthes-05.dtd">  <Zthes><term><termId>31298047</termId><termName>degrees</termName><termType>PT</termType><termNote><![CDATA[ Stages of achievement and proficiency in a discipline, course of study, art, or craft, typically reserved for an academic rank or distinction conferred by a university or college as a mark of proficiency in scholarship or skill. ]]></termNote><termCreatedDate>2026-03-30 20:19:53</termCreatedDate><relation><relationType>UF</relationType><termId>31298048</termId><termName>degree</termName><termType>ND</termType></relation><relation><relationType>BT</relationType><termId>31296902</termId><termName>learning and scholarship concepts</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation><relation><relationType>NT</relationType><termId>31300792</termId><termName>doctoral degrees</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation><relation><relationType>NT</relationType><termId>31300797</termId><termName>master&apos;s degrees</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation><relation><relationType>NT</relationType><termId>31300800</termId><termName>bachelor&apos;s degrees</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation></term>  </Zthes>