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Showing 1 to 20 of 53 for “"Global Assessment"”.
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Urban climate resilience : a global assessment of city adaptation plans
… comparing municipal plans created to "battle" a global problem at the local level. Incorporating capitals and megacities from both the developed and developing worlds, this analysis studies whether municipal responses to the impacts of climate change adhere to the conventional understanding of …
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GLOBAL ASSESSMENT OF RADIOCARBON ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS FOR PARTICULATE AND DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON IN RIVERINE SYSTEMS
… vegetation, and land use. I provide the first global synthesis of published radiocarbon values of POC and DOC (∆14C). Inclusion of DOC and POC parameters (µM, δ13C, ∆14C) reveal significant driving forces of DOC (µM), latitude, and elevation (m) as capable of explaining 25% of the variability …
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Relations Among Endogenous Attention, Executive Functioning, and Global Assessment Measures in Toddlers and Preschoolers Born Full-Term and Preterm
… born preterm with a valid measure. Currently, global assessments are commonly utilized in neonatal follow-up programs as a broad-based assessment of children born preterm. However, they are often poor predictors of later functioning. There are many different components of attention, and …
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Determinants of patient and physician global assessment of disease activity and their discrepancies amongst South Africans with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background: Patient and physician global assessments (PGA and PhGA) play a crucial role in treatment decisions, yet discordance in these assessments is common. Factors influencing PGA and PhGA and discordance in South African (SA) RA patients remain poorly understood. Methods: This cross-sectional …
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Unlocking the Potential of Hydrogen in Intermittent Electricity Systems: A Global Assessment of Levelized Cost of Hydrogen and Low Carbon Industrial Hub Profitability
… considerations in hydrogen policymaking from a global development perspective.
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The Comorbidity of Emotional Distress with Two Common Acute Pain Populations: Jaw and Low Back
… as well as a higher level of functioning on the Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) from the DSM-IV. JAW patients had significantly more current Axis I and II diagnoses, while the LB group had significantly more lifetime Axis I and II disorders. Both acute pain groups had significantly more …
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The Examination of Cutoff and Self-Functioning in Three Generations of Families with a Substance-Abusing Teenager
… was assessed by the researcher through the Global Assessment of Functioning. The child was evaluated on the Child and Family Assessment Scale, an eight dimension scale. Data were gathered and analyzed through a correlational matrix. Significant correlations at P>.01 were found for degree of …
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Relationship of family involvement and functioning among mentally ill adults
… they care for and clients' overall Axis IV and V assessments. Support and education groups were held at Family Service in New Jersey over a six-month period. The population (n=12) came from the Hattie Tallie program at Family Service. These clients and their family members/social supports and …
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The Effects of Partial Hospitalization on Acute Psychiatric Hospital Readmission Days
… days. Age, number of outpatient sessions and Global Assessment of Functioning score at initial acute hospitalization also appeared to be influential pathway and gatekeeper variables. The highly skewed distribution of the data required use of nonparametric statistical tests and, therefore, …
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A Comparison of Outcome Variables in Psychotherapy: Distance Technology Versus Face -to -Face
… Complaints (Battle, et al., 1966), and the Global Assessment Scale (Endicott, Spitzer, Fleiss, & Cohen, 1976). Two additional measures, the Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (Tracey & Dundon, 1988) and the Therapist Satisfaction Questionnaire (Tracey & Dundon, 1988) were obtained at the end …
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Impact of educational attainment before diagnosis on functioning level after diagnosis
… years each individual completed as well as the Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) scores. The average current GAF scores were 47.5 for those with elementary school experience only, 48.5 for middle school, 51.14 for high school, and 56.17 for college. The results of the univariate analysis of …
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Applicability of the Inclusive Wealth Index as a measure of sustainable development for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Following UNEP's global assessment of nations' sustainable development in 2012 and 2014, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's Inclusive Wealth Index (IWI) growth per capita has been negative. This study evaluates the extent to which the Inclusive Wealth Index is applicable to the nation. The study …
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The relationship between patient, carer and staff perceptions of need in an assertive community treatment team in South Africa
Background The assessment of a patient's individual needs offers many benefits and it is essential for planning and implementing services and interventions. Need is a subjective concept and may be defined from several perspectives. Patient, carer and staff interests may differ, influencing their …
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Catheter based magnetic resonance compatible perfusion probe
… imaging provides an excellent, but relative, global assessment of compromised tissue perfusion. Due to the many clinical and diagnostic benefits of real-time, absolute quantification of blood flow acquired by the TDP, there has been increased interest in having the TDP MR compatible. This …
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Understanding the adhesome network in primary and metastatic cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma
… and network analysis approach to perform a global assessment of functional molecular units associated with cancer cell progression in the context of the adhesome. We present the functional modules of the adhesome at different stages of human cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) …
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The Influence of Collegial Communication on Faculty Perceptions of Departmental Climate
… members receive from colleagues predict their global assessment of departmental support. A new Relational Message scale was employed in an online survey completed by 262 faculty members at the University of Arizona. Results of multilevel modeling analyses show that positive and negative …
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Emotional Cutoff In Women Who Abuse Substances
… disorder, interpersonal sensitivity, and a global assessment of psychological dysfunction. Emotional cutoff was found to have a significant negative relationship with denial of substance abuse. No significant relationship was found between emotional cutoff and marital satisfaction, health or …
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Attributions of Problem Cause and Solution in Therapy
… & Frank, 1966) from clients' perspective and Global Assessment of Functioning (American Psychiatric Association, 1994) from therapists' perspective. Regression analyses were performed to assess relation of change in cause and solution attributions with early therapy evaluation. The results …
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Die Dauer der unbehandelten Psychose bei erstbehandelten Patienten mit Schizophrenie : eine prospektive Kohortenstudie in Bielefeld
… substantial improvement of psychopathology, global assessment of functioning and clinical global impression. A more severe psychopathology at baseline is correlated with a greater decrease of symptoms related to one year follow-up. Discussion: Study designs to identify DUP as well as the …
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POTENTIALLY AVOIDABLE CHEST PAIN OBSERVATION UNIT UTILIZATION: ADMISSION OF VERY-LOW-RISK PATIENTS
… Very-low-risk was defined as age < 35, provider global assessment of low-risk, and normal or non-diagnostic ECG. Patients identified as very-low-risk were considered potentially avoidable CPOU admissions. Each encounter was associated with a board certified emergency physician allowing …
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