Journal articles: 'Florida Comprehensive Assessment Tests'

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Engel, Bill, and Diane Schmidt. "The Galactic Spaceship Tour Challenge." Mathematics Teacher 97, no. 5 (May 2004): 314–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.5951/mt.97.5.0314.

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Many students believe that the solution to most mathematics problems is fairly direct, involves only one step, and provides one final answer. In most real-life situations, however, mathematical problem solving involves several steps to obtain a complete solution. One cannot design a bridge with a simple mathematical computation. In addition, most problem-solving situations in the real world require teams of people. The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM 2000) has promoted the use of complex problems that involve multistep solutions. Many standardized tests present problems that require expanded or extended responses. Because a simple solution with one answer might not be sufficient, rubrics are often developed to address the extent to which a problem has been solved. The mathematics assessment section of the Florida Comprehensive Achievement Test (FCAT) is one such example (Florida Department of Education 2002).

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Engel, Bill, and Diane Schmidt. "The Galactic Spaceship Tour Challenge." Mathematics Teacher 97, no. 5 (May 2004): 314–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.5951/mt.97.5.0314.

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Many students believe that the solution to most mathematics problems is fairly direct, involves only one step, and provides one final answer. In most real-life situations, however, mathematical problem solving involves several steps to obtain a complete solution. One cannot design a bridge with a simple mathematical computation. In addition, most problem-solving situations in the real world require teams of people. The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM 2000) has promoted the use of complex problems that involve multistep solutions. Many standardized tests present problems that require expanded or extended responses. Because a simple solution with one answer might not be sufficient, rubrics are often developed to address the extent to which a problem has been solved. The mathematics assessment section of the Florida Comprehensive Achievement Test (FCAT) is one such example (Florida Department of Education 2002).

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Jacobsen, Paul, Kendra L. Sweet, Yun-Hsiang Lee, Sara Tinsley, Jeffrey E. Lancet, Rami S. Komrokji, Patricia Cabrera, and Javier Pinilla-Ibarz. "Adherence to Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor (TKI) Therapy in Patients with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML)." Blood 118, no. 21 (November 18, 2011): 4431. http://dx.doi.org/10.1182/blood.v118.21.4431.4431.

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Abstract Abstract 4431 Introduction: The use of TKIs represents a major advance in the treatment of CML over previous therapies in terms of both disease response and treatment-related morbidity. Therapeutic responses to TKIs in CML are, however, rarely equivalent to cures. In most patients, residual disease remains and treatment interruptions are often followed by recurrence. Consequently, TKI therapy will be life long for most patients. The necessity of taking an oral medication daily for life, combined with the potential for treatment interruptions to result in recurrence, points strongly to the importance of studying medication adherence in CML patients prescribed TKIs. Toward this end, the present study evaluated adherence and reasons for nonadherence among CML patients who had been receiving TKI therapy for at least six months. Method: Patients were eligible for the study if they were diagnosed with CML in the chronic phase, treated with the same TKI (imatinib, nilotinib or dasatinib) for at least six months, on the same TKI dose for the past two months, and in complete cytogenic response. They were identified by reviewing clinic records and approached to participate either via mail or during a routine clinic visit. Those who provided informed consent completed a background information form assessing demographic characteristics and a self-report questionnaire assessing rates of adherence and reasons for nonadherence in the past 30 days adapted from research on adherence to tamoxifen. Clinical data were obtained through review of medical records. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize adherence information. Chi-square tests and t-tests were performed to examine relationships between indices of adherence and demographic and clinical characteristics. The study was approved by the University of South Florida Institutional Review Board. Result: Of 68 patients asked to participate, 62 (91.2%) agreed and provided complete data. These patients (53.2% male, 46.8% female) were an average of 55 years old (range = 18 to 81). They had been diagnosed with CML an average of 4.6 years previously (range = 0.6 to 12.8 years) and had been taking imatinib (56.5%), nilotinib (30.6%), or dasatinib (12.9%) for an average of 3.1 years (range = 0.5 to 8.3 years). These patients were prescribed 1 (50%), 2 (20.7%), 3 (12.1%), 4 (15.5%), and 6 (1.7%) TKI pills per day. In the past 30 days, 4 patients (6.4%) reported taking more TKIs pills per day than prescribed and 23 patients (37.1%) reported taking fewer TKI pills per day than prescribed. Among all patients, the number of days one or more doses were missed were 1 day (12.9%), 2 to 3 days (12.9%), 4 to 6 days (6.6%) and 6 or more days (4.7%). Patients who missed a dose reported that they did so because they forgot (34.8%), chose to (47.8%), or both (17.4%). Among patients who chose to miss a dose, the most common reason was “because of how the medication makes me feel” (58.3%). Whether or not patients missed a dose in the past 30 days was not significantly related to demographic variables (i.e., age, gender, education, race, marital status, employment status, or income) or clinical variables (time since diagnosis, time on current treatment, type of TKI therapy, number of TKIs pills per day, or achievement of a complete molecular response). Conclusion: The results indicate that nonadherence to prescribed TKI therapy is common and suggest the need to develop and evaluate interventions to promote continued high adherence over time. Findings further suggest that use of reminders and routine symptom assessment and management should be included as components of a comprehensive intervention strategy. Disclosures: No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.

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Alkuime, Hamza, and Emad Kassem. "Comprehensive evaluation of wheel-tracking rutting performance assessment tests." International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology 13, no. 3 (March 11, 2020): 334–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s42947-020-0265-z.

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Page-Karjian, A., R. Chabot, NI Stacy, AS Morgan, RA Valverde, S. Stewart, CM Coppenrath, et al. "Comprehensive health assessment of green turtles Chelonia mydas nesting in southeastern Florida, USA." Endangered Species Research 42 (May 14, 2020): 21–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/esr01036.

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Important indicators of population health needed for large-scale sea turtle population recovery efforts include demographics, disease and mortality trends, condition indices, and baseline blood data. With this comprehensive health assessment of adult female green sea turtles Chelonia mydas nesting on Juno Beach, Florida, USA, we (1) established comprehensive baseline health indices; (2) identified individuals with evidence of infection by chelonid alphaherpesviruses 5 and 6 (ChHV5, ChHV6), which are implicated in fibropapillomatosis and respiratory and skin disease, respectively; and (3) compared measured health indices between turtles that did versus those that did not test positive for ChHV5 and/or ChHV6. All 60 turtles included in the study were in good body condition with no external fibropapillomatosis tumors. Hematological and biochemical reference intervals were established. Via quantitative PCR (qPCR), 5/60 turtles (8%) tested positive for ChHV5, and all turtles were negative for ChHV6. Of 41 turtles tested for antibodies to ChHV5 and ChHV6, 29% and 15% tested positive, respectively, and 10% tested positive for antibodies to both viruses. Notably, there were no statistically significant differences between health variables for nesting turtles that tested positive for ChHV5 DNA versus those that tested negative; and also no differences between turtles that tested positive for ChHV5 or ChHV6 antibodies and those that did not. This suggests that these viruses are enzootically stable in Florida’s adult green turtles. This study provides a health profile of nesting green turtles in southeastern Florida applicable to temporal and spatial investigations of this and other populations.

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Harman, Chris R., and Ahmet A. Baschat. "Comprehensive assessment of fetal wellbeing: which Doppler tests should be performed?" Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology 15, no. 2 (April 2003): 147–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00001703-200304000-00010.

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Wilson, Glenn. "TESTS: a comprehensive reference for assessment in psychology, education and business." Personality and Individual Differences 6, no. 1 (January 1985): 149. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0191-8869(85)90050-9.

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Wilson, Glenn. "Tests: a comprehensive reference for assessment in psychology, education and business." Personality and Individual Differences 6, no. 2 (January 1985): 287. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0191-8869(85)90123-0.

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Pasha, Junayed, Maxim A. Dulebenets, Olumide F. Abioye, Masoud Kavoosi, Ren Moses, John Sobanjo, and Eren E. Ozguven. "A Comprehensive Assessment of the Existing Accident and Hazard Prediction Models for the Highway-Rail Grade Crossings in the State of Florida." Sustainability 12, no. 10 (May 24, 2020): 4291. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12104291.

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Accidents at highway-rail grade crossings can cause fatalities and injuries, as well as significant property damages. In order to prevent accidents, certain upgrades need to be made at highway-rail grade crossings. However, due to limited monetary resources, only the most hazardous highway-rail grade crossings should receive a priority for upgrading. Hence, accident/hazard prediction models are required to identify the most hazardous highway-rail grade crossings for safety improvement projects. This study selects and evaluates the accident and hazard prediction models found in the highway-rail grade crossing safety literature to rank the highway-rail grade crossings in the State of Florida. Three approaches are undertaken to evaluate the candidate accident and hazard prediction models, including the chi-square statistic, grouping of crossings based on the actual accident data, and Spearman rank correlation coefficient. The analysis was conducted for the 589 highway-rail grade crossings located in the State of Florida using the data available through the highway-rail grade crossing inventory database maintained by the Federal Railroad Administration. As a result of the performed analysis, a new hazard prediction model, named as the Florida Priority Index Formula, is recommended to rank/prioritize the highway-rail grade crossings in the State of Florida. The Florida Priority Index Formula provides a more accurate ranking of highway-rail grade crossings as compared to the alternative methods. The Florida Priority Index Formula assesses the potential hazard of a given highway-rail grade crossing based on the average daily traffic volume, average daily train volume, train speed, existing traffic control devices, accident history, and crossing upgrade records.

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Bhadha, Jehangir H., Nan Xu, Abul Rabbany, Naba R. Amgain, Jay Capasso, Kevin Korus, and Stewart Swanson. "On-farm Soil Health Assessment of Cover-cropping in Florida." Sustainable Agriculture Research 10, no. 2 (January 29, 2021): 17. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/sar.v10n2p17.

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Conventional cropping systems on sandy soils require continuous application of large amounts of external nutrients and irrigation water yet remain vulnerable to loses of these inputs. Within the state of Florida, need exists to provide farmers with economically viable alternatives that harness ecological processes and improve soil health and biodiversity. Cover crops are proving to be vital in the development of soil health. As part of this study we conducted a comprehensive on-farm assessment involving nine collaborative growers (ten farms) across the state; with each individual farm following its unique cover-cropping practice. Our goal was to shadow their practice and determine its effect on soil health indicators such as soil pH, bulk density (BD), maximum water holding capacity (MWHC), organic matter (OM), active carbon, cation exchange capacity, soil protein, Total Kjeldahl nitrogen (TKN), total phosphorus (TP), Mehlich-3 P (M3P) and potassium (M3K). Compared to fallow, soil OM, MWHC, and soil protein showed increases in cover crop fields for most farms, which presented a positive change towards building up soil health. Although soil TKN level was significantly decreased due to cover crops, soil protein level building up over time was the most positive change for soil health. M3K decreased in cover-crop fields, which indicated that supplementary K would be necessary prior to planting subsequent cash crops.

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Grey, T. L., D. C. Bridges, E. P. Prostko, E. F. Eastin, W. C. Johnson, W. K. Vencill, B. J. Brecke, et al. "Residual Weed Control with Imazapic, Diclosulam, and Flumioxazin in Southeastern Peanut (Arachis hypogaea)." Peanut Science 30, no. 1 (January 1, 2003): 22–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.3146/pnut.30.1.0005.

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Abstract Imazapic, diclosulam, and flumioxazin have been registered for use in peanut since 1996. These herbicides provide substantial residual control of broadleaf weeds in peanut. A comprehensive review was conducted for these residual herbicides to determine their role in future weed control systems in peanuts. Weed control data for research from over 100 experiments conducted from 1990–2000 by Georgia, Florida, and Auburn Universities and USDA-ARS scientists were compiled. Residual herbicide systems evaluated were imazapic postemergence (POST) at 71 g ai/ha, flumioxazin preemergence (PRE) at 70, 87, and 104 g ai/ha, diclosulam preplant incorporated (PPI) and PRE at 18 and 26 g ai/ha, and paraquat plus bentazon early POST (EPOST). Other treatments included the residual herbicides used in combination with paraquat plus bentazon EPOST, for a total of 17 treatments. Regionally important weeds were selected and included: sicklepod, Florida beggarweed, purple and yellow nut-sedge, Ipomoea morningglory species, and smallflower morningglory. Sicklepod control with imazapic alone was 86% (50 tests), 73% (25 tests) with paraquat plus bentazon, and 63% or less with diclosulam and flumioxazin regardless of rate. Florida beggarweed control was 90% (29 tests) with flumioxazin (104 g/ha PRE); 78% (50 tests) with diclosulam 26 g/ha PPI; 72% (72 tests) with imazapic; and 70% (40 tests) with paraquat plus bentazon. Purple and yellow nutsedge control was 90% with imazapic. Yellow nutsedge control was 78% (18 tests) with diclosulam (26 g/ha PRE) and less than 69% with flumioxazin and paraquat plus bentazon. Paraquat plus bentazon increased weed control over residual herbicides alone.

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Baggerly, Jennifer, and Larissa K. Ferretti. "The Impact of the 2004 Hurricanes on Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test Scores: Implications for School Counselors." Professional School Counseling 12, no. 1 (October 2008): 2156759X0801200. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2156759x0801200101.

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What is the impact of natural disasters on students' statewide assessment scores? To answer this question, Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) scores of 55,881 students in grades 4 through 10 were analyzed to determine if there were significant decreases after the 2004 hurricanes. Results reveal that there was statistical but no practical significance between the FCAT scores of students in high- and low-hurricane-impacted schools. Implications for school counselors are provided.

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Baggerly, Jennifer, and Larissa Ferretti. "The Impact of the 2004 Hurricanes on Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test Scores: Implications for School Counselors." Professional School Counseling 12, no. 1 (October 2008): 1–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.5330/psc.n.2010-12.1.

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Blomberg, Thomas G., Gordon P. Waldo, and Deborah Chester. "Assessment of the Program Implementation of Comprehensive Victim Services in a One-Stop Location." International Review of Victimology 9, no. 2 (September 2002): 149–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/026975800200900205.

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Today, more than 10,000 programs provide services to crime victims across the United States. Despite this large number of programs, however, it is estimated that only a small fraction of the 38 million annual crime victims actually receive services following their victimization. Moreover, most victim services programs are able to provide only limited and fragmented services. In contrast, the Jacksonville Victim Services Center, Florida, is recognized nationally as a model victim services program that provides comprehensive victim services in a one-stop location. Based on interviews, secondary documents, and data provided by the Center, this article describes and interprets the program's implementation and operational features, including discussion of the integral role played by local law enforcement and other related local agencies in the Center's functioning.

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Gorman, David, and Megan L. Ernst. "Test Review: The Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System (CASAS) Life Skills Reading Tests." Language Assessment Quarterly 1, no. 1 (January 2004): 73–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1207/s15434311laq0101_8.

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Bock, R. Darrell, and Robert J. Mislevy. "Comprehensive Educational Assessment for the States: The Duplex Design." Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis 10, no. 2 (June 1988): 89–105. http://dx.doi.org/10.3102/01623737010002089.

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A design for educational assessment is proposed that serves multiple purposes within a state school system but requires no more class time than a conventional achievement test. For individual students, it provides scaled proficiency measures suitable for guidance and certification at varied levels of attainment. For classrooms, schools, or larger units, it can supply from the same data detailed group-level measures for monitoring progress in curricular objectives, for evaluating instructional methods or materials, and for secondary research studies. Graphic displays for reporting both the individual-level and group-level results are illustrated. The design can be linked to performance tests to establish external validity or to scales of national measures, such as the National Assessment of Educational Progress, to allow between-state comparisons.

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Romero-Garcés, Adrián, Jesús Martínez-Cruz, Juan F. Inglés-Romero, Cristina Vicente-Chicote, Rebeca Marfil, and Antonio Bandera. "Measuring Quality of Service in a Robotized Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment Scenario." Applied Sciences 10, no. 18 (September 22, 2020): 6618. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app10186618.

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Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) is an integrated clinical process to evaluate frail elderly people in order to create therapy plans that improve their quality and quantity of life. The whole process includes the completion of standardized questionnaires or specific movements, which are performed by the patient and do not necessarily require the presence of a medical expert. With the aim of automatizing these parts of the CGA, we have designed and developed CLARC (smart CLinic Assistant Robot for CGA), a mobile robot able to help the physician to capture and manage data during the CGA procedures, mainly by autonomously conducting a set of predefined evaluation tests. Using CLARC to conduct geriatric tests will reduce the time medical professionals have to spend on purely mechanical tasks, giving them more time to develop individualised care plans for their patients. In fact, ideally, CLARC will perform these tests on its own. In parallel with the effort to correctly address the functional aspects, i.e., the development of the robot tasks, the design of CLARC must also deal with non-functional properties such as the degree of interaction or the performance. We argue that satisfying user preferences can be a good way to improve the acceptance of the robot by the patients. This paper describes the integration into the software architecture of the CLARC robot of the modules that allow these properties to be monitored at run-time, providing information on the quality of its service. Experimental evaluation illustrates that the defined quality of service metrics correctly capture the evolution of the aspects of the robot’s activity and its interaction with the patient covered by the non-functional properties that have been considered.

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Kahnau, Pia, Anne Habedank, Kai Diederich, and Lars Lewejohann. "Behavioral Methods for Severity Assessment." Animals 10, no. 7 (July 3, 2020): 1136. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani10071136.

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It has become mandatory for the application for allowance of animal experimentation to rate the severity of the experimental procedures. In order to minimize suffering related to animal experimentation it is therefore crucial to develop appropriate methods for the assessment of animal suffering. Physiological parameters such as hormones or body weight are used to assess stress in laboratory animals. However, such physiological parameters alone are often difficult to interpret and leave a wide scope for interpretation. More recently, behavior, feelings and emotions have come increasingly into the focus of welfare research. Tests like preference tests or cognitive bias tests give insight on how animals evaluate certain situations or objects, how they feel and what their emotional state is. These methods should be combined in order to obtain a comprehensive understanding of the well-being of laboratory animals.

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Michaan, Nadav, Sang Yoon Park, and Myong Cheol Lim. "Comprehensive geriatric assessment is correlated to overall survival among gynaecologic oncology patients." Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology 50, no. 3 (December 10, 2019): 276–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jjco/hyz178.

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Abstract Objective To investigate the correlation of comprehensive geriatric assessment to overall survival among older gynaecologic oncology patients. Methods Between 2011 and 2017, patients >70 years had geriatric assessment before treatment. Geriatric assessment included the following tests: Old American resource and services, instrumental activities of daily living, modified Barthels index, mini-mental state examination, geriatric depression scale, mini-nutritional assessment, risk of falling and medication use. Overall survival was calculated for patients’ groups below and above median tests scores. Univariate as well as multivariate analysis was done to evaluate the association between each variable and survival. Results About 120 patients had geriatric assessment. Mean patients’ age was 76.4 ± 5. A total of 78 Patients had ovarian cancer, 16 uterine cancer, 17 cervical cancer and 9 had other gynaecologic malignancies. No correlation was found between age, BMI (body mass index) and cancer type to overall survival. Patients with scores below cut-off values of modified Barthels index, instrumental activities of daily living, mini-nutritional assessment and mini-nutritional assessment had significantly shorter overall survival (P = 0.004, 0.031, 0.046 and 0.004, respectively). This remained significant in both univariate and multivariate analysis. Conclusions Gynaecologic oncology patients with lower geriatric assessment scores have significantly lower overall survival, irrespective of cancer type. Geriatric assessment tests allow objective assessment of older patients with worst prognosis before treatment planning.

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Geng, Qing Xia, Sheng Feng Wang, Hui Min Zhang, Jian Zhang, and Fan Qi Meng. "Optimization of Comprehensive Assessment Parameters System for Equipment Maintenance Quality Based on Principal Component Analysis." Advanced Materials Research 328-330 (September 2011): 2343–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.328-330.2343.

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Testing and optimization of assessment parameters is important process for constructing general, perfect assessment parameters systems. It is emphasis and difficulty for research on parameters system for comprehensive assessment of maintenance quality to test and optimize parameters of comprehensive assessment of maintenance quality. The paper tests and optimizes parameters system for assessment of references [4] by principal component analysis method based on existing statistical data of equipment maintenance of quality management. An instructive research has done on optimization of parameters system for comprehensive assessment of maintenance quality.

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Khaledialidusti, Rasoul, and Jon Kleppe. "A comprehensive framework for the theoretical assessment of the single-well-chemical-tracer tests." Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 159 (November 2017): 164–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2017.09.027.

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Nichols, Chris M., Terence M. Myckatyn, Susan R. Rickman, Ida K. Fox, Tessa Hadlock, and Susan E. Mackinnon. "Choosing the correct functional assay: A comprehensive assessment of functional tests in the rat." Behavioural Brain Research 163, no. 2 (September 2005): 143–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbr.2005.05.003.

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Aliberti, Márlon Juliano Romero, Elina Lika Kikuchi, Regina Miksian Magaldi, Sérgio Márcio Pacheco Paschoal, and Wilson Jacob Filho. "Comprehensive geriatric assessment in elderly outpatients with dementia." Dementia & Neuropsychologia 1, no. 3 (September 2007): 303–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s1980-57642008dn10300013.

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Abstract Dementia is a common disabling disease in the elderly. In such patients, general health conditions may worsen the functional decline and loss of autonomy. The Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) is a validated and recommended instrument for multidimensional evaluation of the aged. Nonetheless, it has yet to be assessed in demented patients. Objectives: To analyze the functional, emotional and clinical status in elderly with dementia measured by the CGA. We also compared the results obtained in the same patients stratified for severity of dementia. Methods: Transversal study with demented elderly outpatients. Subjects were evaluated by the CGA consisting of clinical data, Clinical Dementia Rating, performance-oriented mobility assessment of gait and balance (POMA), Cornell scale for depression, activities of daily living, Mini Mental Status Examination (MMSE), Mini Nutritional Assessment, Whispered and Snellen Test. Results: Fifty-two patients with mean age of 77 years were evaluated. Majority of patients had Alzheimer disease (77%). Depression was the most prevalent comorbidity. The POMA score was related to the number of falls in the previous year. Also, there was correlation between complaints of visual and hearing impairment and the results on the Snellen and Whispered Tests. Regarding severity, 56% presented mild, 33% moderate and 11% severe condition. Patients with moderate/severe dementia had less leisure activities, greater risk of falls, along with worse performance on the MMSE, POMA and activities of daily living. Conclusions: The CGA was applied in demented elderly with the help of their caregivers, and was able to better characterize patient state of health. Subjects with moderate/severe dementia obtained poor results in several assessed criteria.

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Perrault, Anna H., Richard Madaus, Ann Armbrister, Jeannie Dixon, and Rhonda Smith. "The Effects of High Median Age on Currency of Resources in Community College Library Collections." College & Research Libraries 60, no. 4 (July 1, 1999): 316–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.5860/crl.60.4.316.

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In 1998, a comprehensive study was conducted of the monograph collections of the twenty-eight public community colleges in Florida. This article reports the findings of that study with respect to median age and currency of resources. The rationale for the interpretation of the findings in the Florida Community College Collection Assessment Project is congruent with the philosophy that college collections should emphasize the instructional and curricular needs of students and, therefore, that the collections should emphasize current resources rather than retrospective depth. The findings on median age from the Florida Community College study serve as an example for the discussion of the implications of median age on currency of resources in college library monographic collections, especially in the professional, scientific, and technical fields. The major recommendation is a Continual Update Collection Management Model for college collections.

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Ward, Katherine T., Mailee Hess, and Shirley Wu. "Geriatric Assessment in Multicultural Immigrant Populations." Geriatrics 4, no. 3 (June 26, 2019): 40. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics4030040.

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While the traditional comprehensive geriatric assessment provides valuable information essential to caring for older adults, it often falls short in multicultural immigrant populations. The number of foreign-born older adults is growing, and in some regions of the United States of America (U.S.), they encompass a significant portion of the older adult population. To ensure we are caring for this culturally diverse population adequately, we need to develop a more culturally competent comprehensive geriatric assessment. In this review, we explore ways in which to do this, address areas unique to multicultural immigrant populations, and identify limitations of the current assessment tools when applied to these populations. In order to be more culturally sensitive, we should incorporate the concepts of ethnogeriatrics into a comprehensive geriatric assessment, by addressing topics like healthcare disparities, language barriers, health literacy, acculturation level, and culturally defined beliefs. Additionally, we must be sensitive to the limitations of our current assessment tools and consider how we can expand our assessment toolkit to address these limitations. We discuss the limitations in cognitive screening tests, delirium assessments, functional and mental health assessments, advance care planning, and elder abuse.

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Nagle, Erika, and Aija Strode. "TWO APPROACHES IN STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS ASSESSMENT – PRO ET CONTRA." SOCIETY. INTEGRATION. EDUCATION. Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference 1 (May 26, 2017): 319. http://dx.doi.org/10.17770/sie2017vol1.2430.

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Student achievement depends very much on reliable and valid assessment methods. In this paper assessment of reflecting writing and computer based on - line tests will be discussed. The main challenge in evaluation reflecting writing tests is objectivity. For this purpose test papers were evaluated mutually by different lecturers and grading compared by Pearson`s correlation coefficient. Results showed that strong correlation exists in all compared assessor pairs. In computer based on-line test in Moodle platform evaluation is done by computer programme and grading is announced just after student finishes the test. In purpose to maintain student`s reflective skills clinical case and/or problem were included in computer based tests. These questions were evaluated manually. Two types of assessment – manual and computer based have their advantages and disadvantages. Our conclusion is that different tests and assessment methods should be used for comprehensive and objective evaluation of student`s outcomes.

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강정은. "An Assessment of Flood Mitigation Policies Integrated in Local Comprehensive Plans: The Case of Florida in the United States." Journal of Environmental Policy 11, no. 4 (December 2012): 59–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.17330/joep.11.4.201212.59.

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Hanslowe, Emma, James Duquesnel, Ray Snow, Bryan Falk, Amy Yackel Adams, Edward Metzger, Michelle Collier, and Robert Reed. "Exotic predators may threaten another island ecosystem: A comprehensive assessment of python and boa reports from the Florida Keys." Management of Biological Invasions 9, no. 3 (2018): 369–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.3391/mbi.2018.9.3.18.

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Zolotareva, Lyubov’ S., Anna A. Zapunidi, Aleksandra V. Adler, Sergei M. Stepanenko, and Oleg N. Paponov. "Post-Surgery Cognitive Dysfunction Diagnostics in Children." Current Pediatrics 20, no. 1 (March 4, 2021): 23–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.15690/vsp.v20i1.2233.

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Neuropsychological tests can be used to diagnose post-surgery cognitive dysfunction in children. These tests are characterized by attractiveness, accessibility and short duration. Burdon Attention Test, Raven's matrices, various modifications of words memory tests meet all these requirements. Comprehensive assessment of cognitive functions (including MMSE scale and batteries of computer tests) seems to be optimal.

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Dent, J. A., Margaret Smith, and Jeannette Caspers. "Assessment of Hand Function: A Review of Some Tests in Common Use." British Journal of Occupational Therapy 48, no. 12 (December 1985): 360–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/030802268504801203.

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In studies of hand function recently carried out in Edinburgh, one of the problems was to find valid comprehensive measures of outcome following trauma or elective surgery. A small supplementary study was therefore undertaken to examine some commonly used tests of strength and dexterity, and to compare the results with the use of the hand in activities of daily living (ADL). The results indicated that ADL function was more closely correlated with strength than with dexterity. However, no test used in isolation gave a realistic description of hand function for either rheumatoid or trauma patients. It is therefore suggested that a battery of tests, including ADL assessment related to individual need, is necessary.

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Tabor, Michael A., George J. Davies, Thomas W. Kernozek, Rodney J. Negrete, and Vincent Hudson. "A Multicenter Study of the Test–Retest Reliability of the Lower Extremity Functional Test." Journal of Sport Rehabilitation 11, no. 3 (August 2002): 190–201. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jsr.11.3.190.

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Context:Many clinicians use functional-performance tests to determine an athlete’s readiness to resume activity; however, research demonstrating reliability of these tests is limited.Objective:To introduce the Lower Extremity Functional Test (LEFT) and establish it as a reliable assessment tool.Design:Week 1: Subjects participated in a training session. Week 2: Initial maximal-effort time measurements were recorded. Week 3: Retest time measurements were recorded.Setting:The University of Wisconsin–La Crosse (UW-L) and the University of Central Florida (UCF).Subjects:27 subjects from UW-L and 30 from UCF.Main Outcome Measures:Time measurements were analyzed using intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs).Results:ICC values of .95 and .97 were established at UW-L and UCF, respectively.Conclusions:The LEFT is a reliable assessment tool.

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James Popham, W., David C. Berliner, Neal M. Kingston, Susan H. Fuhrman, Steven M. Ladd, Jeffrey Charbonneau, and Madhabi Chatterji. "Can today’s standardized achievement tests yield instructionally useful data?" Quality Assurance in Education 22, no. 4 (August 26, 2014): 303–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/qae-07-2014-0033.

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Purpose – Against a backdrop of high-stakes assessment policies in the USA, this paper explores the challenges, promises and the “state of the art” with regard to designing standardized achievement tests and educational assessment systems that are instructionally useful. Authors deliberate on the consequences of using inappropriately designed tests, and in particular tests that are insensitive to instruction, for teacher and/or school evaluation purposes. Methodology/approach – The method used is a “moderated policy discussion”. The six invited commentaries represent voices of leading education scholars and measurement experts, juxtaposed against views of a prominent leader and nationally recognized teacher from two American education systems. The discussion is moderated with introductory and concluding remarks from the guest editor, and is excerpted from a recent blog published by Education Week. References and author biographies are presented at the end of the article. Findings – In the education assessment profession, there is a promising movement toward more research and development on standardized assessment systems that are instructionally sensitive and useful for classroom teaching. However, the distinctions among different types of tests vis-à-vis their purposes are often unclear to policymakers, educators and other test users, leading to test misuses. The authors underscore issues related to validity, ethics and consequences when inappropriately designed tests are used in high-stakes policy contexts, offering recommendations for the design of instructionally sensitive tests and more comprehensive assessment systems that can serve a broader set of educational evaluation needs. As instructionally informative tests are developed and formalized, their psychometric quality and utility in school and teacher evaluation models must also be evaluated. Originality/value – Featuring perspectives of scholars, measurement experts and educators “on the ground”, this article presents an open and balanced exchange of technical, applied and policy issues surrounding “instructionally sensitive” test design and use, along with other types of assessments needed to create comprehensive educational evaluation systems.

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Cramer, Cristina, and Ian M. Smith. "A NEW SPECIES OF THE GENUS MAMERSELLIDES LUNDBLAD, 1937 (ACARI: HYDRACHNIDA) WITH REMARKS ON THE FAMILY ANISITSIELLIDAE." Canadian Entomologist 125, no. 4 (August 1993): 769–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.4039/ent125769-4.

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AbstractLarvae and adults of Mamersellides costenius sp.nov., from Mexico and Florida, USA, are described. The resulting new morphological data are incorporated into revised diagnoses for the genus Mamersellides, the subfamily Anisitsiellinae, and the family Anisitsiellidae. Preliminary assessment of character states exhibited by larvae and adults of Mamersellides and other genera of Lebertioidea, and by those of genera of the family Limnesiidae, suggests that a comprehensive cladistic analysis would provide a phylogenetic basis for extensive revision of the classification of these mites.

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Yashukov, V. V. "Assessment of limbic system in cardiac patients during comprehensive rehabilitation." Kazan medical journal 98, no. 1 (February 15, 2017): 95–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.17750/kmj2017-95.

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The article presents a review of domestic and foreign literature, containing basic information on the possibilities of assessing changes in the status of limbic system in cardiac patients in the process of comprehensive rehabilitation. The issues of a possible relationship between the limbic system structures and the cardiovascular system are considered. The key pathogenic mechanisms of mutual influence of the autonomic nervous system, limbic and cardiovascular systems at each other are described. The main aspects of the limbic system involvement in the regulation of mental and emotional state of a person are considered. The possibility of using different methods of study of changes in the limbic system status in cardiac patients in clinical practice was consistently assessed. Two main groups of methods: conventional test systems, as well as additional instrumental methods of examination of cardiac patients are investigated. The capacity of each of the methods, their advantages and limitations of use in clinical practice were compared. Particular attention is paid to the issue of assessment of anxiety and depression level. Cardiovascular tests are briefly described. Noteworthy fact is that currently there is no consensus on diagnostic tools to assess the changes in the status of the limbic system. The review describes a possible comprehensive diagnostic program. It is emphasized that it will be possible to optimize the comprehensive rehabilitation program of cardiac patients based on the obtained study results of the changes in the limbic system status.

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Johansson, Boo. "Neuropsychological Assessment in the Oldest-Old." International Psychogeriatrics 3, S1 (March 1991): 51–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1041610205001134.

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Neuropsychology has an important role in a comprehensive psychogeriatric evaluation, especially in the assessment of dementia where the diagnosis is based on behavior. Current issues in the neuropsychology of aging and dementia in the oldest-old are discussed: the principal problem in the prevailing normative approach to discriminating between normal cognitive aging and pathology; the greater interindividual variability and, as a consequence, a need for subclassifications of individuals according to well-defined criteria; tests designed for cognitively impaired elderly and a contextual neuropsychological assessment procedure. Data from two ongoing Swedish studies of the oldest-old, illustrating some of these issues, are presented.

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Nanda, Sanjeev, Saswati Mahapatra, Stephanie A. Lindeen, Joleen L. Bernau, Susanne M. Cutshall, Bernd Schierwater, Tony Y. Chon, Dietlind L. Wahner-Roedler, and Brent A. Bauer. "Evaluation of a Novel Wellness Assessment Device (Preventiometer): A Feasibility Pilot Study." Global Advances in Health and Medicine 8 (January 2019): 216495611988109. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2164956119881096.

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Background Periodic wellness assessments can provide an estimate of a person’s relative risks for major diseases, but wellness visits are underused. Our suggestion is to use a comprehensive device during a single visit. Objective The goal of this pilot study was to evaluate the feasibility of a novel one-stop wellness device (Preventiometer; iPEx5 GmbH, Greifswald, Germany) for performing multiple tests and providing a comprehensive wellness assessment in a short period. Methods A Preventiometer was used to provide wellness assessments for 10 healthy volunteers who then answered a 25-question survey to rate their satisfaction with the testing and their overall impression. Results All volunteers agreed or strongly agreed with the following: The assessment reports were easy to understand, the Preventiometer met their satisfaction, the participants were comfortable during the assessment, and all measurements and testing were well coordinated. Participants liked the instant test result feature. Most (90%) agreed that the machine was useful for a quick health assessment for busy people, and 70% felt that it was time efficient. Conclusion In this feasibility pilot study, the Preventiometer performed multiple tasks and provided a comprehensive wellness assessment in a short period. Participants reported remarkably high satisfaction with the tests. A larger study is needed to prove that this is a pragmatic approach to help individuals improve their health.

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Kalisch, Tobias, Jan-Christoph Kattenstroth, Sebastian Noth, Martin Tegenthoff, and Hubert R. Dinse. "Rapid Assessment of Age-Related Differences in Standing Balance." Journal of Aging Research 2011 (2011): 1–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/160490.

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As life expectancy continues to rise, in the future there will be an increasing number of older people prone to falling. Accordingly, there is an urgent need for comprehensive testing of older individuals to collect data and to identify possible risk factors for falling. Here we use a low-cost force platform to rapidly assess deficits in balance under various conditions. We tested 21 healthy older adults and 24 young adults during static stance, unidirectional and rotational displacement of their centre of pressure (COP). We found an age-related increase in postural sway during quiet standing and a reduction of maximal COP displacement in unidirectional and rotational displacement tests. Our data show that even low-cost computerized assessment tools allow for the comprehensive testing of balance performance in older subjects.

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Liu, Xuemei, Weiling Guo, Shumao Cui, Xin Tang, Jianxin Zhao, Hao Zhang, Bingyong Mao, and Wei Chen. "A Comprehensive Assessment of the Safety of Blautia producta DSM 2950." Microorganisms 9, no. 5 (April 23, 2021): 908. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9050908.

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In recent years, Blautia has attracted attention for its role in ameliorating host diseases. In particular, Blautia producta DSM 2950 has been considered a potential probiotic due to its ability to mitigate inflammation in poly(I:C) induced HT-29 cells. Thus, to promote the development of indigenous intestinal microorganisms with potential probiotic function, we conducted a comprehensive experimental analysis of DSM 2950 to determine its safety. This comprised a study of its potential virulence genes, antibiotic resistance genes, genomic islands, antibiotic resistance, and hemolytic activity and a 14-day test of its acute oral toxicity in mice. The results indicated no toxin-related virulence genes in the DSM 2950 genome. Most of the genomic islands in DSM 2950 were related to metabolism, rather than virulence expression. DSM 2950 was sensitive to most of the tested antibiotics but was tolerant of treatment with kanamycin, neomycin, clindamycin, or ciprofloxacin, probably because it possessed the corresponding antibiotic resistance genes. Oral acute toxicity tests indicated that the consumption of DSM 2950 does not cause toxic side effects in mice. Overall, the safety profile of DSM 2950 confirmed that it could be a candidate probiotic for use in food and pharmaceutical preparations.

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Smith, Alisa, and Ted Chiricos. "Structural Antecedents of Aggravated Assault: Exploratory Assessment of Female and Male Victimization." Violence and Victims 18, no. 1 (February 2003): 55–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/vivi.2003.18.1.55.

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This article examines whether the social structural factors predicting violence against women are different from those predicting violence against men. Using sex-specific, aggravated assault rates from Florida counties (n= 60), this regression analysis tests three principal explanations of violent victimization: routine activities, social disorganization, and gender inequality. Although initially some difference in the predictive factors for male and female aggravated assault rates emerged, a test of the equality of regression coefficients revealed no “real” significant differences. Despite this finding, it remains important to assess the influence of societal factors on rates of violent victimization. The national trend indicates that male violent victimization is declining and female violent victimization is relatively stable. It is important to understand why this is the case.

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Ciba, Malin, Eva-Maria Winkelmeyer, Justus Schock, Philipp Schad, Niklas Kotowski, Teresa Nolte, Lena Marie Wollschläger, et al. "Comprehensive Assessment of Medial Knee Joint Instability by Valgus Stress MRI." Diagnostics 11, no. 8 (August 9, 2021): 1433. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics11081433.

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Standard clinical MRI techniques provide morphologic insights into knee joint pathologies, yet do not allow evaluation of ligament functionality or joint instability. We aimed to study valgus stress MRI, combined with sophisticated image post-processing, in a graded model of medial knee joint injury. To this end, eleven human cadaveric knee joint specimens were subjected to sequential injuries to the superficial medial collateral ligament (sMCL) and the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). Specimens were imaged in 30° of flexion in the unloaded and loaded configurations (15 kp) and in the intact, partially sMCL-deficient, completely sMCL-deficient, and sMCL- and ACL-deficient conditions using morphologic sequences and a dedicated pressure-controlled loading device. Based on manual segmentations, sophisticated 3D joint models were generated to compute subchondral cortical distances for each condition and configuration. Statistical analysis included appropriate parametric tests. The medial compartment opened gradually as a function of loading and injury, especially anteriorly. Corresponding manual reference measurements by two readers confirmed these findings. Once validated in clinical trials, valgus stress MRI may comprehensively quantify medial compartment opening as a functional imaging surrogate of medial knee joint instability and qualify as an adjunct diagnostic tool in the differential diagnosis, therapeutic decision-making, and monitoring of treatment outcomes.

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Kobiakova, N. L. "Improving Assessment of Foreign Language Proficiency in Internationally Majoring Students." MGIMO Review of International Relations, no. 6(39) (December 28, 2014): 262–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.24833/2071-8160-2014-6-39-262-267.

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The author considers the issues related to the development of the theoretical platform and the methodology for a model used to control and evaluate educational achievements at the Russian-based university-level foreign-language using such foreign practices as merit point system, testing technology and traditional controls. Having analyzed European practices of control and evaluation of students' foreign language proficiency, in particular, the experience of France, she advocates for the adoption by the national university system of the best available foreign methodology in the field. The article depicts the proprietary model for the comprehensive assessment of the educational outcomes of the internationally majoring students in the French language. The model, customized for Russian universities, is based on the professionally oriented competence-based practical course of the French language for internationally majoring students designed by the author. With the regard to that content and basing on DELF, DALF and TCF language tests and exercise systems for the French language studies by European and Russian practitioners, she advances her own testing, communication and translation exercises toolbox. That comprehensive evaluation model was successful tested at the MGIMO. In the course of that experiment, national testing techniques and the content of linguistic tests and didactic tools were streamlined with the European requirements.

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Krishnamurthy, Satish, Usha Satish, Tina Foster, Siegfried Streufert, Mantosh Dewan, and Thomas Krummel. "Components of Critical Decision Making and ABSITE Assessment: Toward a More Comprehensive Evaluation." Journal of Graduate Medical Education 1, no. 2 (December 1, 2009): 273–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.4300/jgme-d-09-00034.1.

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Abstract Rationale Accurate assessment of resident competency is a fundamental requisite to assure the training of physicians is adequate. In surgical disciplines, structured tests as well as ongoing evaluation by faculty are used for evaluating resident competency. Although structured tests evaluate content knowledge, faculty ratings are a better measure of how that knowledge is applied to real-world problems. In this study, we sought to explore the performance of surgical residents in a simulation exercise (strategic management simulations [SMS]) as an objective surrogate of real-world performance. Methods Forty surgical residents participated in the SMS simulation that entailed decision making in a real-world−oriented task situation. The task requirements enable the assessment of decision making along several parameters of thinking under both crisis and noncrisis situations. Performance attributes include “simpler” measures of competency (activity level), intermediate categories (information management and emergency responses) to complex measures (breadth of approach and strategy). Scores obtained in the SMS were compared with the scores obtained on the American Board of Surgery In-Training Examination (ABSITE). Results The data were intercorrelated and subjected to a multiple regression analysis with ABSITE as the dependent variable and simulation scores as independent variables. Using a 1-tail test analysis, only 3 simulation variables correlated with performance on ABSITE at the .01 level (ie, basic activity, focused activity, task orientation). Other simulation variables showed no meaningful relationships to ABSITE scores at all. Conclusions The more complex real-world−oriented decision-making parameters on SMS did not correlate with ABSITE scores. We believe that techniques such as the SMS, which focus on critical thinking, complement assessment of medical knowledge using ABSITE. The SMS technique provides an accurate measure of real-world performance and provides objective validation of faculty ratings.

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Godefroy, Olivier, Hugo Yaïche, Hervé Taillia, Flavie Bompaire, Claudine Nédélec-Ciceri, Camille Bonnin, Jérôme Varvat, et al. "Who should undergo a comprehensive cognitive assessment after a stroke?" Neurology 91, no. 21 (October 17, 2018): e1979-e1987. http://dx.doi.org/10.1212/wnl.0000000000006544.

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ObjectiveTo validate the ability of a specifically developed cognitive risk score to identify patients at risk of poststroke neurocognitive disorders (NCDs) who are eligible for a comprehensive cognitive assessment.MethodsAfter assessing 404 patients (infarct 91.3%) in the Groupe de Réflexion pour l'Evaluation Cognitive VASCulaire (GRECogVASC) cross-sectional study with the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke–Canadian Stroke Network battery 6 months after stroke, we used multivariable logistic regression and bootstrap analyses to determine factors associated with NCDs. Independent, internally validated factors were included in a cognitive risk score.ResultsCognitive impairment was present in 170 of the 320 patients with a Rankin Scale score ≥1. The backward logistic regression selected 4 factors (≥73% of the permutations): NIH Stroke Scale score on admission ≥7 (odds ratio [OR] 2.73, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.29–4.3, p = 0.005), multiple strokes (OR 3.78, 95% CI 1.6–8, p = 0.002), adjusted Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSEadj) score ≤27 (OR 6.69, 95% CI 3.9–11.6, p = 0.0001), and Fazekas score ≥2 (OR 2.34, 95% CI 1.3–4.2, p = 0.004). The cognitive risk score computed with these 4 factors provided good calibration, discrimination (overoptimism-corrected C = 0.793), and goodness of fit (Hosmer-Lemeshow test p = 0.99). A combination of Rankin Scale score ≥1, cognitive risk score ≥1, and MMSEadj score ≥21 selected 230 (56.9%) of the 404 patients for a comprehensive assessment. This procedure yielded good sensitivity (96.5%) and moderate specificity (43%; positive predictive value 0.66, negative predictive value 0.91) and was more accurate (p ≤ 0.03 for all) than the sole use of screening tests (MMSE or Montréal Cognitive Assessment).ConclusionThe GRECogVASC cognitive risk score comprises 4 easily documented factors; this procedure helps to identify patients at risk of poststroke NCDs who must therefore undergo a comprehensive assessment.ClinicalTrials.gov identifier:NCT01339195.

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Woodard, John L., and Annalise A. M. Rahman. "The Human-Computer Interface in Computer-Based Concussion Assessment." Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology 6, no. 4 (December 2012): 385–408. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jcsp.6.4.385.

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Recent progress in technology has allowed for the development and validation of computer-based adaptations of existing pencil-and-paper neuropsychological measures and comprehensive cognitive test batteries. These computer-based assessments are frequently implemented in the field of clinical sports psychology to evaluate athletes’ functioning postconcussion. These tests provide practical and psychometric advantages over their pencil-and-paper counterparts in this setting; however, these tests also provide clinicians with unique challenges absent in paper-and-pencil testing. The purpose of this article is to present advantages and disadvantages of computer-based testing, generally, as well as considerations for the use of computer-based assessments for the evaluation of concussion among athletes. Furthermore, the paper provides suggestions for further development of computerized assessment of sports concussion given the limitations of the current technology.

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Zaninotto, Ana Luiza, Vinícius Monteiro de Paula Guirado, Mara Cristina Souza De Lucia, Almir Ferreira de Andrade, Manoel Jacobsen Teixeira, and Wellingson Silva Paiva. "Cognitive Assessment in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury." Arquivos Brasileiros de Neurocirurgia: Brazilian Neurosurgery 39, no. 04 (February 16, 2017): 256–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0036-1594244.

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AbstractTraumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major public health problem in Western countries. A TBI brings many negative consequences, including behavioral and cognitive changes, which affect social adjustment and the performance of functional activities. Cognitive evaluation after TBI is a complex issue in what pertains to definition of the most appropriate questionnaires for clinical use in a comprehensive analysis of the condition of the patient. In this paper, we described a critical review of the main cognitive assessment tests currently used in clinical and research settings in patients with TBI.

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Durre, Imke, Matthew J. Menne, Byron E. Gleason, Tamara G. Houston, and Russell S. Vose. "Comprehensive Automated Quality Assurance of Daily Surface Observations." Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology 49, no. 8 (August 1, 2010): 1615–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/2010jamc2375.1.

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Abstract This paper describes a comprehensive set of fully automated quality assurance (QA) procedures for observations of daily surface temperature, precipitation, snowfall, and snow depth. The QA procedures are being applied operationally to the Global Historical Climatology Network (GHCN)-Daily dataset. Since these data are used for analyzing and monitoring variations in extremes, the QA system is designed to detect as many errors as possible while maintaining a low probability of falsely identifying true meteorological events as erroneous. The system consists of 19 carefully evaluated tests that detect duplicate data, climatological outliers, and various inconsistencies (internal, temporal, and spatial). Manual review of random samples of the values flagged as errors is used to set the threshold for each procedure such that its false-positive rate, or fraction of valid values identified as errors, is minimized. In addition, the tests are arranged in a deliberate sequence in which the performance of the later checks is enhanced by the error detection capabilities of the earlier tests. Based on an assessment of each individual check and a final evaluation for each element, the system identifies 3.6 million (0.24%) of the more than 1.5 billion maximum/minimum temperature, precipitation, snowfall, and snow depth values in GHCN-Daily as errors, has a false-positive rate of 1%−2%, and is effective at detecting both the grossest errors as well as more subtle inconsistencies among elements.

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Jewsbury, Paul A., Stephen C. Bowden, and Kevin Duff. "The Cattell–Horn–Carroll Model of Cognition for Clinical Assessment." Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment 35, no. 6 (June 1, 2016): 547–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0734282916651360.

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The Cattell–Horn–Carroll (CHC) model is a comprehensive model of the major dimensions of individual differences that underlie performance on cognitive tests. Studies evaluating the generality of the CHC model across test batteries, age, gender, and culture were reviewed and found to be overwhelmingly supportive. However, less research is available to evaluate the CHC model for clinical assessment. The CHC model was shown to provide good to excellent fit in nine high-quality data sets involving popular neuropsychological tests, across a range of clinically relevant populations. Executive function tests were found to be well represented by the CHC constructs, and a discrete executive function factor was found not to be necessary. The CHC model could not be simplified without significant loss of fit. The CHC model was supported as a paradigm for cognitive assessment, across both healthy and clinical populations and across both nonclinical and neuropsychological tests. The results have important implications for theoretical modeling of cognitive abilities, providing further evidence for the value of the CHC model as a basis for a common taxonomy across test batteries and across areas of assessment.

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Savchenko, A. Yu, G. V. Ramenskaya, V. G. Kukes, M. S. Burenkov, and B. V. Shilov. "Comprehensive Assessment of the Safety of a New Antituberculosis Drug from the Diarylquinolines Group." Journal Biomed 17, no. 3 (September 16, 2021): 105–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.33647/2074-5982-17-3-105-110.

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The safety of the new anti-tuberculosis drug Tiozonide was studied by bioinformatics and preclinical methods using laboratory animals and with the participation of healthy volunteers. The absence of toxic effects on the main life support systems of mammals predicted by QSAR models was confi rmed by the results of acute, subchronic and chronic toxicity tests in various laboratory animals. Monitoring of the vital indicators of volunteers and a comparative analysis of the generalized results of these indicators before (screening), during and after the study showed the absence of reliable and clinically signifi cant changes that threaten the life and health of people.

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Dinh, Ngoc Hieu, Joo-Young Kim, Seung-Jae Lee, and Kyoung-Kyu Choi. "Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of Hybrid Mold Transformer Based on Dynamic Analyses." Applied Sciences 9, no. 15 (August 5, 2019): 3180. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app9153180.

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In the present study, the seismic vulnerability of a hybrid mold transformer was investigated using a dynamic analytical approach incorporating the experimental results of shaking table tests. The analytical model consisted of linear springs and plastic beam elements, and it has six degrees of freedom simulating the hybrid mold transformer. The dynamic characteristics of the analytical model were determined based on the shaking table tests. The reliability of the analytical model was verified by comparing the test results and analytical results. In order to assess the seismic vulnerability, three critical damage states observed during the shaking table tests were investigated by incorporating the three performance levels specified in ASCE 41-17. Comprehensive dynamic analyses were performed with a set of twenty earthquakes in consideration of the variation of the uncertain parameters (such as the effective stiffness and coil mass) of the mold transformer. Based on the analytical results, fragility curves were established to predict the specified exceedance probability of the mold transformer according to the performance levels.

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Sobiech, Magdalena, Magdalena Zawadka, Maciej Kochman, Jaromir Jarecki, Tomasz Blicharski, and Mirosław Jabłoński. "POSTURAL DISORDERS IN THE ELDERLY IN STATIC ASSESSMENT." Wiadomości Lekarskie 72, no. 9 (2019): 1703–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.36740/wlek201909118.

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Physical activity is one of the most important element of a healthy lifestyle and determinant of the physical and mental health. According to the WHO, limited physical activity is the fourth most common premature death risk factor in the world. Regular sport and active recreation is very important for our health. Physical exercise is the most effective method used by physiotherapists to prevent and slow down the aging process of the body, and consequently, diseases of elderly (e.g. osteoporosis, diabetes, hypertension and injuries). Physical activity has a positive effect on the quality of life and cognitive functions of elderly. The physiotherapeutic program should be based on functional training involving the entire human body. To plan and monitor the effectiveness of the training, different types of tests are used to assess the functional status of elderly people. These tests are based on the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment considering the state of health, physical and mental fitness as well as social and environmental determinants.

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