ORIGINAL RESEARCHResearch Study • May 27th, 2009
Intra- and Interobserver Agreement and Impact of Arterial Input Selection in Perfusion CT Measurements Performed in Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Upper Aerodigestive Tract
Participation, agreement and reduced acrimony through family mediation: Benefits for the ambivalent client in a mandatory settingResearch Study • December 7th, 2023
Ethics approval for this study was obtained from the Relationships Australia New South Wales Human Research Ethics Committee (GH16054).
Antibiotic usage and antimicrobial resistance in indonesiaResearch Study • June 3rd, 2009
License: Licence agreement concerning inclusion of doctoral thesis in the Institutional Repository of the University of Leiden
ORIGINAL RESEARCHResearch Study • November 23rd, 2011
Utility and Interobserver Agreement of Ultrasound Elastography in the Detection of Malignant Thyroid Nodules in Clinical Care
ORIGINAL RESEARCHResearch Study • December 20th, 2021
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Accurate and reliable detection of medium-vessel occlusions is important to establish the diagnosis of acute ischemic stroke and initiate appropriate treatment with intravenous thrombolysis or endovascular thrombectomy. However, medium-vessel occlusions are often challenging to detect, especially for unexperienced readers. We aimed to evaluate the accuracy and interrater agreement of the detection of medium-vessel occlusions using single-phase and multiphase CTA.
B R I T I S H J O UR N A L OF P S YCHI AT RY ( 2 0 0 4 ) , 1 8 5 , 4 2 9 ^ 4 3 6Research Study • October 11th, 2004
informed consent, or relatives’ agreement where individuals with dementia lacked capacity. All participants were aged 60 years or over. To maintain blindness, independent clinicians established the diag- nosis of dementia according to DSM–IV (American Psychiatric Association, 1994) criteria (any dementia subtype) by complet- ing a clinical pro forma, and formally rating dementia severity using the Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR) scale (Morris, 1993). They confirmed the diagnosis of de-
IMPROVING AGREEMENT IN THE HISTOLOGIC GRADE OF ACTIVITY IN ULCERATIVE COLITISResearch Study • November 17th, 2017
1Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; 2Division of Gastroenterology, St. Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada; 3Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada; 4Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, St. Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada Background: Relapse of ulcerative colitis (UC) may be predicted by histologic activity detected on biopsies from colonoscopies. As different indices for grading histologic activity in ulcerative colitis (UC) exist in clinical practice, there is an interest in standardizing the histologic criteria for activity grade. The objective of this study is to assess the inter-observer agreement for histologic grade of activity in UC at a tertiary care center before and after standardization of the criteria for histologic grade.
Agreement in Depression Determination among Four Self-Rating Depression Scales Applied to Japanese Community-Dwelling ElderlyResearch Study • July 28th, 2020
Objective: In this study, we examined the characteristics of depression determination using four representative self-rating depression scales (Geriatric Depression Scale, GDS; Self-rating Depression Scale, SDS; Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, CES-D; and Carroll Rating Scale, CRS) applied to Japanese community-dwelling elderly.
ORIGINAL ARTICLEResearch Study • March 15th, 2005
Agreement between an arterial blood gas analyser and a venous blood analyser in the measurement of potassium in patients in cardiac arrest
Clitic pronouns and past participle agreement in Italian in three hearing impaired bilinguals Italian/LISResearch Study • November 14th, 2021
This paper investigates the linguistic competence in Italian of three adult hearing impaired bilinguals (Italian/Italian Sign Language-LIS) through sentence completion and grammaticality judgement tasks, assessing the comprehension and eliciting the pro- duction of third person accusative clitic pronouns in sentences with left dislocation.
Grammatical Gender and Number Agreement in Spanish: An ERP ComparisonResearch Study • November 26th, 2004
& The role of grammatical gender and number representa- tions in syntactic processes during reading in Spanish was stud- ied using the event-related potentials (ERPs) technique. The electroencephalogram was recorded with a dense array of 128 electrodes while Spanish speakers read word pairs (Experi- ment 1) or sentences (Experiment 2) in which gender or number agreement relationships were manipulated. Disagree- ment in word pairs formed by a noun and an adjective (e.g., faro–alto [lighthouse–high]) produced an N400-type effect, while word pairs formed by an article and a noun (e.g., el–piano [the-piano]) showed an additional left anterior negativity effect (LAN). Agreement violations with the same words in- serted in sentences (e.g., El piano estaba viejo y desafinado [the m-s piano m-s was old m-s and off-key]) resulted in a pattern of LAN–P600. This effect was found both when the violation occurred in the middle of the sentence (at the adjective), as
VALUE IN HEALTH 19 (2016) A807 – A918 A827Research Study • October 18th, 2016
albumin, MUST and NRI found 45, 78 and 46 patients at risk of malnutrition respec- tively. The sensitivity was 71.1% and 62.2% and specificity was 73.1% and 89.5% for MUST and NRI respectively. The agreement was fair between albumin and MUST (κ=0.35, p<0.001) and moderate between albumin and NRI (κ=0.51, p<0.001). Patients at malnutrition risk, had increased LOS, as predicted by each assessment tool: albu- min (P<0.001), MUST (P<0.001) and NRI (P<0.001). ConClusions: Inexpensive and easy to use tools like MUST and NRI can be utilized in routine clinical practice for early detection and treatment of patients at risk of malnutrition as it decreases associated healthcare costs and post-operative outcomes.
ContractResearch Study • March 16th, 2024
Intra- and inter-observer agreement and reliability of bone mineral density measurements around acetabular cupResearch Study • July 11th, 2017
Intrarater Reliability and Agreement of Linear Encoder Derived Heel-Rise Endurance Test Outcome Measures in Healthy AdultsResearch Study • August 29th, 2017
1Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology, and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, UK. 2School of Health Professions, Faculty of Health and Human Sciences, Plymouth University, UK.
Safe motherhood : severe maternal morbidity in the Netherlands. The LEMMoN studyResearch Study • September 18th, 2009
Zwart, J. J. (2009, September 17). Safe motherhood : severe maternal morbidity in the Netherlands. The LEMMoN study. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/1887/14001
Inter-Rater Agreement of Emergency Nurses and Physicians in Emergency Severity Index (ESI) TriageResearch Study • June 20th, 2015
Abstract Introduction: Triage is one of the most important systems in patients prioritizing at the time of arrival to hospi- tal. Based on the severity of the injury and the need for treatment, this system manages patients in the least time, which could lead to rotation of patients with high reliability and safety. Currently, the most accepted method for triage is emergency severity index (ESI) system, considered as five-level triage method, too. This method were implemented in Al Zahra Hospital of Isfahan by trained nurses since March to May 2010. This study was aimed to evaluate the accuracy of emergency nursing triage using ESI. Methods: This prospective cross sectional study was carried out on 601 patients referred to Al-Zahra hospital of Isfahan through May 2010. The patients’ triage level were determined by physicians and nurses separately and the results compared. To define the level of agreement between two groups (inter-rater agreement), the kappa index was evaluated. To speci
Agreement between estimated and measured heights and weights in hospitalised patients – a restrospective studyResearch Study • February 25th, 2010
The European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN) estimates that about 30% of all hospital patients are undernourished and need special nutritional care. ESPEN advises that all patients be screened for nutritional risk on admission. An ideal nutritional risk screening tool should be simple and quick to use by nursing staff when admitting patients to hospital. Tools recommended by ESPEN are the NRS 2002, MUST and MNA – all of which utilise body mass index (BMI = kg/m2) and require accurate recording of a patient’s height and weight.1
Revised Knox Preschool Play Scale: Interrater Agreement and Construct ValidityResearch Study • February 25th, 2008
Milena Jankovich, MOT Student, Division of Occupational Therapy, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle.
Air travel and venous thrombosis. Results of the WRIGHT study. Part II: MechanismResearch Study • October 1st, 2009
Schreijer, A. J. M. (2009, September 24). Air travel and venous thrombosis. Results of the WRIGHT study. Part II: Mechanism. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/1887/14028
A regional follow-up study at two years of age in extremely preterm and very preterm infants.Research Study • November 23rd, 2007
Rijken, M. (2007, November 15). A regional follow-up study at two years of age in extremely preterm and very preterm infants. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/1887/12450
ContractResearch Study • June 14th, 2013
Skeletal muscle: agreement between non-contrast and contrast CT scan measurementsResearch Study • September 8th, 2016
1Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Internal Medicine, 2Medical Oncology VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
INTEROBSERVER AGREEMENT IN RADIOGRAPHIC ASSESSMENT OF PERIAPICAL STATUSResearch Study • December 31st, 2020
This article may be cited as: Yaqoob R, Jahan N, Ahmed A, Moiz A, Ibrahim U. Interobserver agreement in radiographic assessment of periapical status. Pak Oral Dent J 2020; 40(4):252-54.
Agreement between different recall periods in drug utilization studiesResearch Study • August 8th, 2017
ABSTRACT: Objective: To assess the agreement between three recall periods for self‑reported drug use using a 24‑hour recall period as reference. Methods: Participants were allocated into three groups with different recall periods of 7, 14 and 30 days and were interviewed at two different times. A 24‑hour recall questionnaire was answered during the first interview, and a questionnaire on drug use over the different recall periods tested was answered during the second interview. The agreement between the questionnaires was evaluated using percent agreement and kappa. Results: For continuous drugs, percent agreement varied between 92 and 99% and kappa varied between 0.71 and 0.97 for three periods tested. For drugs of occasional use, percent agreement varied between 63 and 81% and kappa varied between 0.27 and 0.52. The prevalence of drugs, particularly those of occasional use, increases with time. Conclusions: The high level of agreement between the three recall periods suggests that al
Licence agreement concerning inclusion of doctoralResearch Study • January 10th, 2011
It is unclear what advice should be given to patients using vitamin K antagonists with respect to dietary vitamin K intake.
Level of Agreement Between Nasal Swabs and Cultures Taken From Diabetic Foot Ulcers for Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusResearch Study • December 27th, 2017
Existing research has shown the predictive value of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) nasal swab testing for patient colonization, however to our knowledge, no research has shown this correlation specific to ulcerations in patients with diabetes in the in-patient setting. The purpose of this study is to determine if there is a correlation between nasal culture microbiology results and those of diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) cultures.
Muslim and Christian Relations in The Field of Education After The Ambon-Maluku Conflict (The Biggest Religious Conflict in Indonesia)Research Study • August 2nd, 2021
Through the Malino II agreement on February 12, 2002, there was a peace agreement between Muslims and Christians who were involved in the Ambon-Maluku conflict that had occurred since 1999. The efforts of various parties to find solutions so that Muslim and Christian religious leaders can have a dialogue have always failed. In the end, through the cultural-based reconciliation approach of pela gandong, this religious-based civil conflict can be ended even though it is not completely resolved. Pela gandong is a system of brotherhood for the Maluku without a problem with religion. The problem after reconciliation is the damage to religious relations. Therefore, the transformation of pela gandong is carried out to be applied in the field of education and is called panas pela of education. The purpose of this study was to describe the relationship between Muslims and Christians between students from SMPN 4 Salahutu Liang and SMPN 9 Ambon City through panas pela of education. This study use
ContractResearch Study • March 4th, 2024
68Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT Interobserver Agreement for Neuroendocrine Tumor Assessment: Results of a Prospective Study on 50 Patients
Genetic analysis and RAPD markers for drought tolerance in tomato genotypesResearch Study • January 17th, 2018
Genetic parameters, heritabilities and genetic variability were assessed in five tomato genotypes and their F1 crosses using phenotypic data and RAPD markers under normal and drought stress conditions. The results showed that mean squares of the genotype by environment (GxE) interaction were found to be highly significant for all studied traits, suggesting a differential response of studied genotypes to drought stress. The magnitudes of ơ2A were higher in magnitude than those of ơ2D for most cases indicating that the additive gene action played a major role in the inheritance of these traits. Moreover, the interaction of ơ2AxE was less than ơ2DxE for most studied traits, suggesting that the additive gene effect was more stable over the environments than non-additive effect. These results were verified by the estimates of the broad- and narrow-sense heritability obtained for different traits. The RAPDs analysis showed that 31 out of 57 bands were polymorphic. The percentage of polymorph
AGREEMENT AND DISAGREEMENT BETWEEN TWOResearch Study • October 27th, 2013
Dis)Agreement in Parent-Child Perceptions of Injustice and Their Relationship to Pain OutcomesResearch Study • April 4th, 2016
Perceiving one’s pain as unjust and thinking about pain in a catastrophic manner are linked to worse outcomes in children with chronic pain. Dyads where the child catastrophized more than the parent experienced particularly poor outcomes in previous research. We investigated the concordance between parent and child injustice perceptions and its relationship to pain outcomes. 139 patients (age=15.4±2.1; 71.9% female) attending the pain clinic at Riley Children’s Hospital completed measures of perceived injustice, pain, and QOL. Parents completed a measure of perceived injustice about their child’s pain. Parent-child dyads were categorized into one of four groups based on concordance of injustice perceptions: (1) concordant high, (2) concordant low, (3) discordant high parent (P) – low child (C), and (4) discordant low P – high C. Parent injustice perceptions were significantly higher than child perceptions (t(138)=5.80, p<.001, d=.50). ANOVAs identified significant group differences for
Agreement of parent- and child-reported wheeze: are they associated with FeNO and lung function?Research Study • March 19th, 2021
Rebeca Mozun1,2, Cristina Ardura-Garcia1, Eva S. L. Pedersen1, Myrofora Goutaki1,3, Jakob Usemann4,5, Florian Singer3,6, Philipp Latzin3, Alexander Moeller4*, Claudia E. Kuehni1,3*
ABSTRACTResearch Study • May 15th, 2020
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The Neck Imaging Reporting and Data System was introduced to assess the probability of recur- rence in surveillance imaging after treatment of head and neck cancer. This study investigated inter- and intrareader agreement in interpreting contrast-enhanced CT after treatment of oral cavity and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma.
Constraints Faced and Test of Agreement Among Shrimp Farmers of Palghar District in MaharshtraResearch Study • July 2nd, 2021
A study was undertaken to analyse the constraints faced by shrimp farmers in Palghar district which has highest shrimp production (2908t) in Maharashtra. The district has 796 ha brackishwater area under shrimp culture. Out of 65 registered shrimp farmers, information was collected from 55 shrimp farmers. List of constraints was prepared through focused group discussions with key informant famers. These constraints were then classified into five categories viz. extension, financial, production, marketing and infrastructural. Shrimp farmers were asked to provide their level of agreement towards these constraints on a five point Likert scale. Weighted average (WA) scores were calculated to rank constraints. Study revealed that Palghar has not been able to exploit its full potential due to various constraints. Out of this, production and extension constraints ranked high. Few remedial measures for disease had highest WA (19.4) followed by high cost of feed (17.9), less availability of qual
