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Tse, Gary, Leonardo Roever, Martin C. S. Wong, and Tong Liu. "Cardiovascular risk assessment tools in non-Western populations." International Journal of Cardiology 272 (December 2018): 331–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2018.08.030.

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Keshree, Nirnay Kumar, Suman Kumar, Shriya Basu, Madhushree Chakrabarty, and Thomas Kishore. "Adaptation of The Western Aphasia Battery in Bangla." Psychology of Language and Communication 17, no. 2 (2013): 189–201. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/plc-2013-0012.

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Abstract Aphasia following an acquired neurological insult necessitates an in-depth evaluation of the primary and secondary language symptoms. Of all the tools available for aphasia diagnosis, the Western Aphasia Battery (WAB; Kertesz, 1982) has proved to be one of the most comprehensive test batteries for describing the aphasia symptom complex. Several authors have pointed out the need for language-specific tools for the assessment of aphasia. But in Bengali, the most prevalent language in eastern India, no formal language assessment tool was available to date. The present study adapted the o

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Rosli, Roshaslina, Maw Pin Tan, William Keith Gray, Pathmawathi Subramanian, and Ai-Vyrn Chin. "Cognitive assessment tools in Asia: a systematic review." International Psychogeriatrics 28, no. 2 (2015): 189–210. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1041610215001635.

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ABSTRACTBackground:The prevalence of dementia is increasing in Asia than in any other continent. However, the applicability of the existing cognitive assessment tools is limited by differences in educational and cultural factors in this setting. We conducted a systematic review of published studies on cognitive assessments tools in Asia. We aimed to rationalize the results of available studies which evaluated the validity of cognitive tools for the detection of cognitive impairment and to identify the issues surrounding the available cognitive impairment screening tools in Asia.Methods:Five el

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Magarey, Anthea, Alison Yaxley, Kylie Markow, Lauren Baulderstone, and Michelle Miller. "Evaluation of tools used to measure calcium and/or dairy consumption in children and adolescents." Public Health Nutrition 17, no. 8 (2013): 1745–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1368980013003108.

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AbstractObjectiveTo identify and critique tools that assess Ca and/or dairy intake in children to ascertain the most accurate and reliable tools available.DesignA systematic review of the literature was conducted using defined inclusion and exclusion criteria. Articles were included on the basis that they reported on a tool measuring Ca and/or dairy intake in children in Western countries and reported on originally developed tools or tested the validity or reliability of existing tools. Defined criteria for reporting reliability and validity properties were applied.SettingStudies in Western co

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Rajan, Sheeja, Ranjith Sathyan, L. S. Sreelesh, et al. "Objective Assessment of Microsurgery Competency—In Search of a Validated Tool." Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery 52, no. 02 (2019): 216–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0039-1695658.

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AbstractMicrosurgical skill acquisition is an integral component of training in plastic surgery. Current microsurgical training is based on the subjective Halstedian model. An ideal microsurgery assessment tool should be able to deconstruct all the subskills of microsurgery and assess them objectively and reliably. For our study, to analyze the feasibility, reliability, and validity of microsurgery skill assessment, a video-based objective structured assessment of technical skill tool was chosen. Two blinded experts evaluated 40 videos of six residents performing microsurgical anastomosis for

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Yadav, NavinKumar, Dharmendra Kumar, and Vivek Aggarwal. "Frailty prevalence and agreement between assessment tools in elderly patients of Western India." Journal of the Indian Academy of Geriatrics 16, no. 3 (2020): 116. http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jiag.jiag_8_20.

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Adusei-Asante, Kwadwo, Elaine Bennett, Wendy Simpson, Sharlene Hindmarsh, Beth Harvey, and Cherilyn McMeekin. "Evaluating our evaluability: Lessons from Ngala, Western Australia." Evaluation Journal of Australasia 20, no. 4 (2020): 212–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1035719x20971854.

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Evaluability assessment focuses on the readiness of organisations to carry out evaluations. Scholars argue that evaluability assessment needs to focus on internal evaluation systems and tools and their capability to measure programmes and services reliably and credibly. Even so, literature on best practice guidelines on evaluability assessment within the context of the not-for-profit sector appears to be rare. We seek to begin to fill this gap by presenting lessons learned from Ngala, Western Australia, when we reviewed the organisation’s evaluation practice and culture in 2018/2019. The Servi

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J. Black, Kirsten, and Patricia L. Buckley. "Developing a Consistent Approach to Determining Priority for HACC Services." Australian Journal of Primary Health 9, no. 1 (2003): 78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/py03010.

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This paper reports on the development of a Priority of Access tool for Home and Community Care services provided by local governments in the Western Metropolitan Region of Victoria. Managing the demand for these services requires an equitable approach to service allocation decisions. The Priority of Access tool was developed with input from Western Metropolitan Region local government HACC representatives and the Department of Human Services. A literature review identified indicators of need that predicted use of community services; however, no substantial contributions were identified relatin

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Samuels, Marilyn. "Guest Editorial: Assessment of Postsecondary Students: Why We Should be Using Dynamic Assessment." Journal of Cognitive Education and Psychology 5, no. 1 (2005): 17–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/194589505787382595.

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Over the past decade, the number of students with learning disabilities and attention disorders attending postsecondary institutions has increased dramatically. This has given rise to an increase in assessments for documentation and support purposes. This article discusses some of the problems with the assessments done on this population, including the lack of specific training of psychologists in assessment of adult students, differences between assessment of children and adults, and validity issues. The benefits of using dynamic assessment as part of a more formal assessment are discussed. D

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Yuan, Xiaoyu. "Risk, Risk Assessment, and Community Corrections in China." International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology 63, no. 14 (2019): 2466–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0306624x19853118.

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Although risk in the criminal justice field has been subject to intensive international debate, it has not incorporated China and its growing field of community corrections. This article assesses the current initiative of developing actuarial assessment tools in China and contrasts this with its use in the correctional context. There is certainly a rift in the understanding of risk, particularly, between the risk factors in Western risk assessment tools, the political construction of risk, and the local practitioners’ embrace of correctional work. However, this article suggests that under the

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Noorsham, Abdul Haleem, Mohamad Muhaimin Abdullah, Sanihah Abdul Halim, Abdul Rahman Izaini Ghani, Zamzuri Idris, and Jafri Malin Abdullah. "Neurological Examination Techniques of Speech in Bahasa Malaysia for Adults: Simple Approach Practiced in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia." Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences 27, no. 6 (2020): 148–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.21315/mjms2020.27.6.14.

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There are four classification levels for speech disorders namely dysphonia, dysarthria, dysprosody and dysphasia. In general, speech examination mainly focuses on three main components that are spontaneous speech, auditory comprehension, and oral motor examination. Quick bedside assessment on speech in Bahasa Malaysia is essential to assist the speech language therapist (SLT) and other physicians to determine the disorders. Speech therapy is also essential in monitoring and continuous assessment for patients with speech and language disorders such as dysphasia and dysarthria. Speech clinicians

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Magarey, Anthea, Lauren Baulderstone, Alison Yaxley, Kylie Markow, and Michelle Miller. "Evaluation of tools used to measure calcium and/or dairy consumption in adults." Public Health Nutrition 18, no. 7 (2014): 1225–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1368980014001633.

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AbstractObjectiveTo identify and critique tools for the assessment of Ca and/or dairy intake in adults, in order to ascertain the most accurate and reliable tools available.DesignA systematic review of the literature was conducted using defined inclusion and exclusion criteria. Articles reporting on originally developed tools or testing the reliability or validity of existing tools that measure Ca and/or dairy intake in adults were included. Author-defined criteria for reporting reliability and validity properties were applied.SettingStudies conducted in Western countries.SubjectsAdults.Result

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Priyadharshini, S. K., L. S. Ganesh, and Balaraju Kondaveeti. "Personality, Culture and Career Assessment." Psychology and Developing Societies 30, no. 2 (2018): 262–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0971333618792950.

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This article reviews the literature on indigenisation of personality measures, including adaptations of existing, well-established Western ones, and justifies in detail the need in India. It is evident that despite over 200 ‘indigenous’ instruments mentioned in the National Library of Educational and Psychological Tests, apparently none has gained widespread awareness even among practitioners, not to mention anything about their use. These instruments seem to lack adequate, scientific evidence of their reliability, validity and/or documentation. Also, they do not appear to be featured in the l

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Sgroi, Mirco, Semra Kocak, Heiko Reichel, and Thomas Kappe. "Comparison of 3 Knee-Specific Quality-of-Life Instruments for Patients With Meniscal Tears." Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine 6, no. 1 (2018): 232596711775008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2325967117750082.

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Background: Meniscal tears are a common cause of knee pain and disability. The objective measurement of the health-related quality of life of patients with meniscal tears plays a key role in clinical evaluation and therapeutic decision making. Several evaluation tools have been used to measure the effects of meniscal tears on knee function and quality of life. However, most of these tools are nonspecific for meniscal pathology. Purpose/Hypothesis: The purpose of the present study was to compare the capability of 3 commonly used knee assessment tools to measure the impact of meniscal tears on k

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Triantakonstantis, Dimitris, Spyridon Detsikas, Victor Kavvadias, et al. "Land Suitability Assessment for Olive Mill Wastewater Disposal by Integrating Multicriteria Decision Support Tools." EMBnet.journal 26, no. 1 (2021): e947. http://dx.doi.org/10.14806/ej.26.1.947.

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Many on-site waste disposal systems fail regularly due to problems concerning suitable location and management. A potential environmental threat is inevitably propagated through on-site, off-site, downstream, soil surface and ground water pollution. Soil is a key component of land suitability for waste disposal. This paper presents a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) – based integrated multicriteria decision support system for evaluating the land suitability for olive mill wastewater (OMWW) disposal in the Mediterranean region. Two-scaled classification schemes are developed, the global sch

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Zhou, Guofa, Daibin Zhong, Ming-Chieh Lee, et al. "Multi-Indicator and Multistep Assessment of Malaria Transmission Risks in Western Kenya." American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 104, no. 4 (2021): 1359–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.20-1211.

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ABSTRACTMalaria risk factor assessment is a critical step in determining cost-effective intervention strategies and operational plans in a regional setting. We develop a multi-indicator multistep approach to model the malaria risks at the population level in western Kenya. We used a combination of cross-sectional seasonal malaria infection prevalence, vector density, and cohort surveillance of malaria incidence at the village level to classify villages into malaria risk groups through unsupervised classification. Generalized boosted multinomial logistics regression analysis was performed to de

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Wall, Melissa, and Treepon Kirdnark. "Online maps and minorities: Geotagging Thailand’s Muslims." New Media & Society 14, no. 4 (2011): 701–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1461444811422889.

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This article examines whether participatory media such as Flickr, with its seemingly unfettered tools for mapping citizen-created photographs, offers a means for a more comprehensive representation of minorities in a non-Western country. Assessment of geotags – markers designating longitude and latitude on an online map – associated with photographs of Thailand’s Muslims suggests that by replicating common stereotypes, user-generated content may be limiting rather than opening up discourses about minorities and that citizen participation via new media tools is more constrained and less free th

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Cuesta-Vargas, Antonio, Jaime Martin-Martin, Manuel Gonzalez-Sanchez, Jose Antonio Merchan-Baeza, and David Perez-Cruzado. "Identification of Tools for the Functional and Subjective Assessment of Patients in an Aquatic Environment: A Systematic Review." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 16 (2020): 5690. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17165690.

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Aquatic therapy is one of the most common treatments for alleviating musculoskeletal pathologies. Its effectiveness has been evaluated with functional tests and questionnaires. Functional tests are used in aquatic therapy; however, in most cases, they are carried out in a non-aquatic environment and, as such, their results may differ from those of tests performed in an aquatic environment. A systematic review was performed to assess the accuracy of functional tests and patient-reported outcomes to assess aquatic therapy interventions. The authors conducted a literature search in July 2019. In

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Fongar, Andrea, Theda Gödecke, Antony Aseta, and Matin Qaim. "How well do different dietary and nutrition assessment tools match? Insights from rural Kenya." Public Health Nutrition 22, no. 3 (2018): 391–403. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1368980018002756.

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AbstractObjectiveVarious indicators and assessment tools exist to measure diets and nutrition. Most studies eventually rely on one approach. Relatively little is known about how closely results match when different tools are used in the same context. The present study compares and correlates different indicators for the same households and individuals to better understand which indicators can be used as proxies for others.DesignA survey of households and individuals was carried out in Kenya in 2015. Seven-day food consumption and 24 h dietary recalls were administered at household and individu

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Donatuto, Jamie, Larry Campbell, and William Trousdale. "The “value” of values-driven data in identifying Indigenous health and climate change priorities." Climatic Change 158, no. 2 (2019): 161–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10584-019-02596-2.

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AbstractScholars worldwide have stated that some of the most devastating health impacts from climate change are experienced by Indigenous peoples. Yet, climate change health assessments rely primarily on technical data from climate models, with limited local knowledge and little to no values-driven community data. Values-driven data provide important information about how people define what health means, their health priorities, and preferred actions to maintain or improve health. The Swinomish Indian Tribal Community (Washington State, USA) developed and implemented a climate change health as

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Sivasubramanian, Ramya, Sonali Malhotra, Angela K. Fitch, and Vibha Singhal. "Obesity and Metabolic Care of Children of South Asian Ethnicity in Western Society." Children 8, no. 6 (2021): 447. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children8060447.

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South Asians constitute one-fourth of the world’s population and are distributed significantly in western countries. With exponentially growing numbers, childhood obesity is of global concern. Children of South Asian ancestry have a higher likelihood of developing obesity and associated metabolic risks. The validity of commonly used measures for quantifying adiposity and its impact on metabolic outcomes differ by race and ethnicity. In this review we aim to discuss the validity of body mass index (BMI) and other tools in screening for adiposity in South Asian children. We also discuss the prev

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Metos, Julie, Lisa Gren, Timothy Brusseau, et al. "Adolescent girls’ reactions to nutrition and physical activity assessment tools and insight into lifestyle habits." Health Education Journal 77, no. 1 (2017): 85–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0017896917734575.

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Objective: The objective of this study was to understand adolescent girls’ experiences using practical diet and physical activity measurement tools and to explore the food and physical activity settings that influence their lifestyle habits. Design: Mixed methods study using quantitative and qualitative methods. Setting: Large city in the western USA. Participants were recruited from a larger study of girls and families. Methods: A total of 10 girls aged 13–17 years completed a 3-day food diary, a Food Frequency Questionnaire and wore a Fitbit wrist bracelet to measure physical activity for 30

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García-Salas, J. C., and B. Chocat. "Assessment of uncertainties in the modelling of CSOs." Water Science and Technology 54, no. 6-7 (2006): 247–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.2006.602.

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Engineers generally use simulation tools such as SWMM, MOUSE, HYDROWORKS, etc. to simulate the operation of sewer systems. Equations used by these models to represent the hydraulics of sewer systems are well known as well as their performance. Thus assessment of the performance needs to suppose that the user is an expert who is able to describe each facility in the most accurate way according to the model. In Western Europe, important parts of sewer systems are old and combined structures. Such structures very often include very complicated special structures, especially within CSO facilities.

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Porter, W. Tanner, Zachary A. Barrand, Julie Wachara, et al. "Predicting the current and future distribution of the western black-legged tick, Ixodes pacificus, across the Western US using citizen science collections." PLOS ONE 16, no. 1 (2021): e0244754. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0244754.

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In the twenty-first century, ticks and tick-borne diseases have expanded their ranges and impact across the US. With this spread, it has become vital to monitor vector and disease distributions, as these shifts have public health implications. Typically, tick-borne disease surveillance (e.g., Lyme disease) is passive and relies on case reports, while disease risk is calculated using active surveillance, where researchers collect ticks from the environment. Case reports provide the basis for estimating the number of cases; however, they provide minimal information on vector population or pathog

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Makhmud, Anastasia Kh. "SHARP POWER. THE EFFORT OF WESTERN AUTHORS TO DIVIDE SOFT POWER ON “OUR” AND “THEIRS”." RSUH/RGGU Bulletin. Series Political Sciences. History. International Relations, no. 4 (2020): 186–202. http://dx.doi.org/10.28995/2073-6339-2020-4-186-202.

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The article is dedicated to the analysis of the concept of sharp power, its nature, basic characteristics and tools. Sharp power was introduced by American scientists Ch. Walker and D. Ludwig at the end of 2017 as an alternative version of soft power inherent only in totalitarian or authoritarian regimes. American researchers claim that sharp power has a set of tools such as data falsification, cyber-attacks, propaganda, manipulation of news streams, etc., and it’s aim is to undermine and discredit on Western-style democracies and democratic values in general. The author puts in doubt the stat

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Walton, Adrian, and Del Meidinger. "Capturing expert knowledge for ecosystem mapping using Bayesian networks." Canadian Journal of Forest Research 36, no. 12 (2006): 3087–103. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/x06-106.

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Large-scale ecosystem maps are essential tools for managers of forest-related activities. In British Columbia, the prevailing approach for ecosystem mapping has been to use an expert system that captures expert knowledge in the form of a belief matrix. In this project, a Bayesian network rather than a belief matrix was used in an attempt to overcome some of the drawbacks of the belief-matrix approach. A Bayesian-network knowledge base was created for each of the following three biogeoclimatic variants: montane very wet maritime coastal western hemlock (CWHvm2), submontane very wet maritime coa

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Amoran, O. E., O. O. Ogunsemi, and V. O. Lasebikan. "Assessment of mental disorders using the patient health questionnaire as a general screening tool in western Nigeria: A community-based study." Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice 03, no. 01 (2012): 06–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0976-3147.91922.

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ABSTRACT Background: Screening at the community level will provide keys to promoting health and preventing diseases at the community level and serve as the fulcrum for timely detection and intervention. This study aims to assess the prevalence and nature of mental disorder among the general population using the patient health questionnaire (PHQ). It also compares the use of PHQ and GHQ as general screening tools for mental disorders. Materials and Methods: This community-based study is cross sectional in design. Multistage sampling technique was used to obtain a representative sample of the co

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Peters, Vera, Behrooz Z. Alizadeh, Jeanne HM de Vries, Gerard Dijkstra, and Marjo JE Campmans-Kuijpers. "Nutritional Assessment in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)—Development of the Groningen IBD Nutritional Questionnaires (GINQ)." Nutrients 11, no. 11 (2019): 2739. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu11112739.

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Diet plays a key role in the complex etiology and treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Most existing nutritional assessment tools neglect intake of important foods consumed or omitted specifically by IBD patients or incorporate non-Western dietary habits, making the development of appropriate dietary guidelines for (Western) IBD patients difficult. Hence, we developed a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ), the Groningen IBD Nutritional Questionnaires (GINQ-FFQ); suitable to assess dietary intake in IBD patients. To develop the GINQ-FFQ, multiple steps were taken, including: identifica

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Shrotryia, Vijay Kumar, and Upasana Dhanda. "Development of employee engagement measure: experiences from best companies to work for in India." Measuring Business Excellence 24, no. 3 (2020): 319–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/mbe-07-2019-0071.

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Purpose Employee engagement has become a hot topic among the global workforce. Both academicians and practitioners tout engagement to have a positive impact on individual and organizational performance. However, despite the enhanced interest, the stagnant engagement levels worldwide pose a grave concern for the researchers. Numerous overlapping and inconsistent definitions of employee engagement lead to a conceptual chaos resulting in poor operationalization of the construct. The purpose of this paper is to develop a multi-dimensional measurement tool for employee engagement based on the evide

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Alvarez-Berastegui, Diego, Manuel Hidalgo, María Pilar Tugores, et al. "Pelagic seascape ecology for operational fisheries oceanography: modelling and predicting spawning distribution of Atlantic bluefin tuna in Western Mediterranean." ICES Journal of Marine Science 73, no. 7 (2016): 1851–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsw041.

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Abstract The ecology of highly migratory marine species is tightly linked to dynamic oceanographic processes occurring in the pelagic environment. Developing and applying techniques to characterize the spatio-temporal variability of these processes using operational oceanographic data is a challenge for management and conservation. Here we evaluate the possibility of modelling and predicting spawning habitats of Atlantic bluefin tuna in the Western Mediterranean, using pelagic seascape metrics specifically designed to capture the dynamic processes affecting the spawning ecology this species. T

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Sebo, Paul. "Physicians’ views on the usefulness of practical tools for assessing the driving ability of older drivers: a cross-sectional study." Family Medicine and Community Health 8, no. 3 (2020): e000332. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/fmch-2020-000332.

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ObjectiveWe aimed to explore Swiss physicians’ views on the usefulness of a self-administered questionnaire completed by older drivers before the consultation and a reference guide summarising current Swiss guidelines on the fitness-to-drive assessment of older drivers. We also aimed to assess the frequency with which physicians used the information sources provided by the Swiss traffic medicine website.DesignQuestionnaire-based cross-sectional study.SettingThe study was conducted in four cantons of Western Switzerland (Geneva, Vaud, Neuchâtel and Jura).ParticipantsAll physicians certified to

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Peters, V., B. Alizadeh, J. de Vries, G. Dijkstra, and M. Campmans-Kuijpers. "P794 Nutritional assessment in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD): development of the Groningen IBD Nutritional Questionnaires (GINQ)." Journal of Crohn's and Colitis 14, Supplement_1 (2020): S624—S625. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjz203.922.

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Abstract Background Diet plays a key role in the complex aetiology and treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Most existing nutritional assessment tools neglect intakes of important foods consumed or omitted specifically by IBD patients or incorporate non-Western dietary habits, making development of appropriate dietary guidelines for (Western) IBD patients difficult. Hence, we developed a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ), the Groningen IBD Nutritional Questionnaires (GINQ-FFQ); suitable to assess dietary intake in IBD patients. Methods To develop the GINQ-FFQ multiple steps (Figure

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Perry, James Michael, Camilla Modesti, Alessandra Talamo, and Giampaolo Nicolais. "Culturally Sensitive PTSD Screening in Non-Western Youth: Reflections and Indications for Mental Health Practitioners." Journal of Refugee Studies 32, Special_Issue_1 (2019): i151—i161. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jrs/fez053.

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Abstract Children around the world are exposed to traumatic events and research confirms that cultural factors play a central role in the psychological experience of trauma and the manifestation of symptoms in trauma and stress-related disorders. The DSM-5 and ICD-11 call on practitioners to consider the role of culture and context in the manifestation, assessment, and treatment of mental health disorders. This article analyzes peer-reviewed literature involving youth and adolescent PTSD screening in non-Western contexts, revealing only few instruments that have undergone validation for cultur

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Nojiri, Shuko, and Hiroyuki Daida. "Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Risk in Japan." Japanese Clinical Medicine 8 (January 1, 2017): 117906601771271. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1179066017712713.

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Increased global mortality is associated with atherosclerosis, which appears to be independent of race. Cardiovascular disease is one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity in Japan. Atherosclerosis, an inflammatory disease characterized by abnormal lipid accumulation and inflammation in the arterial wall, is the main underlying cause of cardiovascular disease. Numerous cardiovascular risk scores have been developed and are used to prioritize patients’ treatment needs. The predictive performance of risk scores established in Western nations needs to be examined in Japanese population

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Li, Xiangfei, Mohamed H. Nour, Daniel W. Smith, Ellie E. Prepas, Gordon Putz, and Brett M. Watson. "Incorporating water quantity and quality modelling into forest management." Forestry Chronicle 84, no. 3 (2008): 338–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.5558/tfc84338-3.

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Under the authority of the Millar Western Forest Products Ltd. (MWFP) Forest Management Agreement, the company has the right to harvest trees, grow trees, manage the forest and plan activities that assure forest productivity and industry profitability without jeopardizing the quality of the environment. Thus, as part of obtaining provincial government approval, the company has to submit a Detailed Forest Management Plan that includes a comprehensive assessment of the environmental implications of forestry operations and the mitigation of impacts. Forest management planning for environmental su

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Olfert, Owen, Ross M. Weiss, Haley Catton, Héctor Cárcamo, and Scott Meers. "Bioclimatic assessment of abiotic factors affecting relative abundance and distribution of wheat stem sawfly (Hymenoptera: Cephidae) in western Canada." Canadian Entomologist 151, no. 1 (2018): 16–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.4039/tce.2018.46.

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AbstractWheat stem sawfly, Cephus cinctus Norton (Hymenoptera: Cephidae), indigenous to North America, quickly adapted from host native grasses to wheat crops (Triticum Linnaeus (Poaceae)) with expansion of agriculture on the Great Plains of North America. Bioclimatic simulation tools, such as Climex, predict the potential geographic distribution and establishment of insects in ecosystems, based on climate. The ecoclimatic index, a measure of ecological suitability, integrates potential population growth with stresses to produce estimates of relative abundance. This simulation software was use

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Dąbek, Paweł B., Romuald Żmuda, Jakub Szczepański, and Bartłomiej Ćmielewski. "Evaluation of water soil erosion processes in forest areas in the Western Sudetes using terrestrial laser scanning and GIS tools." E3S Web of Conferences 44 (2018): 00026. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20184400026.

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In the terms of forest soil protection function and the limitations of these functions resulting from forest works, the authors aim was to determine the intensity and spatial range of erosion, and the volume of soil material loss resulting by erosion processes and human activities. The remote sensing technique – terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) was used in the research of erosion processes occurring in the mountain forest on the surface of the skid trails. The measurements were performed with laser scanning resolution of 3×4 mm. Obtained points clouds have been interpolated to the digital terr

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Kurth, Ann E., John E. Sidle, Nok Chhun, et al. "Computer-Based Counseling Program (CARE+ Kenya) to Promote Prevention and HIV Health for People Living With HIV/AIDS: A Randomized Controlled Trial." AIDS Education and Prevention 31, no. 5 (2019): 395–406. http://dx.doi.org/10.1521/aeap.2019.31.5.395.

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In countries experiencing the dual burden of HIV disease and health care worker shortages, information and communication technology tools offer the potential to help support HIV treatment adherence and secondary HIV transmission risk reduction for people living with HIV/AIDS. We conducted a randomized controlled trial (September 1, 2011–July 12, 2012) with follow-up through April 2013. Participants were recruited from two clinics affiliated with the Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare program in western Kenya. A total of 236 participants were enrolled, randomly assigned to interventi

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Mucerino, Luigi, Luca Carpi, Chiara F. Schiaffino, Enzo Pranzini, Eleonora Sessa, and Marco Ferrari. "Rip current hazard assessment on a sandy beach in Liguria, NW Mediterranean." Natural Hazards 105, no. 1 (2020): 137–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11069-020-04299-9.

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AbstractRip currents are one of the most significant environmental hazards for beachgoers and are of interest to coastal scientists. Several studies have been conducted to understand rip current dynamics, and several approaches for rip hazard assessment have been proposed. In general, the purpose is to provide knowledge and tools to support authorities and lifeguards in rip current risk prevention. This study proposes the application of an expeditious methodology to evaluate rip current hazard and risk, based on probability theory. The tested area was located along the Alassio beach, a renowne

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Bui, Moayedi, Kalantar, et al. "Harris Hawks Optimization: A Novel Swarm Intelligence Technique for Spatial Assessment of Landslide Susceptibility." Sensors 19, no. 16 (2019): 3590. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s19163590.

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In this research, the novel metaheuristic algorithm Harris hawks optimization (HHO) is applied to landslide susceptibility analysis in Western Iran. To this end, the HHO is synthesized with an artificial neural network (ANN) to optimize its performance. A spatial database comprising 208 historical landslides, as well as 14 landslide conditioning factors—elevation, slope aspect, plan curvature, profile curvature, soil type, lithology, distance to the river, distance to the road, distance to the fault, land cover, slope degree, stream power index (SPI), topographic wetness index (TWI), and rainf

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Smith, K., L. Flicker, D. Atkinson, et al. "The KICA Carer: informant information to enhance the Kimberley Indigenous Cognitive Assessment." International Psychogeriatrics 28, no. 1 (2015): 101–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1041610215001283.

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ABSTRACTBackground:A quality dementia-screening tool is required for older remote Aboriginal Australians who have high rates of dementia and limited access to appropriate medical equipment and clinicians. The Kimberley Indigenous Cognitive Assessment (KICA Cog) is a valid cognitive test for dementia in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The KICA cognitive informant questionnaire (KICA Carer) had yet to be analyzed to determine validity alone or in combination with the KICA Cog.Methods:The KICA Carer was completed by nominated informants of 349 remote-living Aboriginal Australians i

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Lavers, Chris R., Travis Mason, Jonathan Mazower, and Sarah Grig. "Normalized Difference Vegetative Index-related Assessment for Climate Change Impact on Indigenous Communities from High Resolution IKONOS Satellite Imagery in West Papua." Advances in Environmental and Engineering Research 02, no. 03 (2020): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.21926/aeer.2103018.

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High-resolution satellite imagery permits acquisition of critical data to observe climate-change and environmental impact on conflict-impacted indigenous communities with co-existing socio-economic factors, often within unstable regimes. Conflict may prevent direct access in remote regions to validate civilian conflict actor evidence. In such cases use of remote sensing tools, techniques, and data are extremely important. Software-based imagery assessment can quantify radiometrically calibrated or Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) and provide temporal changes with rapid detection o

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Talavirya, A. Yu, and M. B. Laskin. "Risk Assessment Approach of Toll Road Operator." Statistics and Economics 18, no. 3 (2021): 12–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.21686/2500-3925-2021-3-12-26.

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The purpose of the article is to assess the risks of a toll road operator arising in the event of traffic congestion at toll collection points. In the Russian Federation, in infrastructure projects, including toll road projects, the organizational and legal form of public-private partnership is often used. State authorities have the right to control the quality of the road management by the operator; the state can charge penalty points for low operational efficiency, leading to traffic congestion. The return on investment in infrastructure projects is of a long-term nature, therefore, the task

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Ross, Nicholas, Carly Ardussi, David Tushaus, Soe Thiri Win, and Zwe Pyae Sone Lwin. "Understanding Myanmar and the Way Forward for Legal Education: From Rote Learning to Community Engagement Through Clinical Legal Education." Asian Journal of Legal Education 7, no. 2 (2020): 97–115. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2322005819886382.

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The aim of this article is to use a community needs assessment to teach law students knowledge, skills and values while identifying the areas of greatest need for access to justice services in the community. To begin, the international team of US and Myanmar law faculty and students researched literature on the country of Myanmar and various issues facing Myanmar’s citizens and its legal education system. We also had a team from Missouri Western State University on the ground in Myanmar working with the international non-governmental organization (NGO) BABSEACLE (formerly, Bridges Across Borde

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Vlachoutsicos, Charalambos. "A commentary on “Knowledge transfer between Russian and Western firms: whose absorptive capacity is in question?” by Snejina Michailova and Irina Jormanainen." Critical perspectives on international business 7, no. 4 (2011): 357–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/17422041111180791.

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PurposeThe paper seeks to provide a commentary on Michailova and Jormanainen's viewpoint entitled “Knowledge transfer between Russian and Western firms: whose absorptive capacity is in question?”(CPoIB, Vol. 7 No. 3).Design/methodology/approachThe paper offers a critical analysis of issues regarding knowledge transfer and absorptive capacity in the context of business interactions between Russian and Western firms.FindingsBased on the author's 25 years of experience in knowledge transfer between Western and Russian counterparts (managers, companies and researchers), the generic concepts “knowl

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Guay, Louis-Piérick, and Najib Bouaanani. "Assessment of low temperature exposure for design and evaluation of elastomeric bridge bearings and seismic isolators in Canada." Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering 43, no. 9 (2016): 851–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjce-2015-0377.

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This paper presents key data and relevant analyses assessing low temperature exposure for design and evaluation of elastomeric bridge bearings and isolators in Canada. A large database of temperature records is processed to investigate the potential for instantaneous thermal stiffening and crystallization. The results mainly show that: (i) temperature conditions at some locations lead to a significant potential for instantaneous stiffening in terms of intensity and frequency; (ii) in warmer locations, thermal stiffening is highly improbable; (iii) the number of consecutive days below a given l

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Trahan, Ellen R., Leslie A. North, Margaret M. Gripshover, and Jeanine M. Huss. "Campus sustainability tours: exploring an uncharted tool." International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education 18, no. 6 (2017): 908–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijshe-12-2015-0200.

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Purpose This paper aims to explore the development narrative and usage of environmental sustainability tours available at universities and takes an in-depth look into the Western Kentucky University (WKU) Green Tour. Design/methodology/approach Questionnaires and interviews were conducted with sustainability leaders involved in tours at their university to discover how they were developed and used. An assessment of the WKU Green Tour used surveys and pre- and post-tests to determine the reach of the tour to the campus population, student learning and faculty use. Findings There is a lack of da

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Guasch-Ferré, Marta, Shilpa N. Bhupathiraju, and Frank B. Hu. "Use of Metabolomics in Improving Assessment of Dietary Intake." Clinical Chemistry 64, no. 1 (2018): 82–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2017.272344.

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Abstract BACKGROUND Nutritional metabolomics is rapidly evolving to integrate nutrition with complex metabolomics data to discover new biomarkers of nutritional exposure and status. CONTENT The purpose of this review is to provide a broad overview of the measurement techniques, study designs, and statistical approaches used in nutrition metabolomics, as well as to describe the current knowledge from epidemiologic studies identifying metabolite profiles associated with the intake of individual nutrients, foods, and dietary patterns. SUMMARY A wide range of technologies, databases, and computati

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Cheung, Edith, Roya Mutahar, Fitsum Assefa, et al. "An Epidemic of Scurvy in Afghanistan: Assessment and Response." Food and Nutrition Bulletin 24, no. 3 (2003): 247–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/156482650302400303.

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In March 2002, there were reports of a hemorrhagic fever outbreak in western Afghanistan. It was later confirmed that the hemorrhagic symptoms and increased mortality were actually due to scurvy. Most aid workers did not include scurvy in the initial differential diagnosis because it is uncommon throughout the world and has mainly been reported in refugee populations in recent times. A rapid assessment confirmed the cases clinically, estimated a prevalence rate of 6.3% (a severe public health problem), and determined that the attack rates peaked each year in January and February (the end of th

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Baryshnikov, Nikolay, Denis Samygin, and Svetlana Keleynikova. "IMPACT OF INVESTMENT ACTIVITY OF AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS ON ECONOMIC VALUE ADDED OF CAPITAL." Russian Journal of Management 8, no. 1 (2020): 116–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.29039/2409-6024-2020-8-1-116-120.

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The paper shows that due to the measures taken in order to create favorable conditions for investing, improvement of legal, organizational and economic development mechanisms of investment activity in Russia, there was an increase of capital flow into the agricultural sector of economy both from budgetary and borrowing sources of financing. It resulted in some economic development of commodity producers but did not course a technological breakthrough, which can be expected due to the intensification of investment flow into the agricultural production. Under ambient limits, mechanisms and tools

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