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Showing 1 to 20 of 159 for “"IRR"”.
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An Evolutionary Based Methodology for Representing and Evolving Structural Design Solutions
… redundant representation genetic algorithm (IRR GA) used redundancy to support the self-organization of the representation by encoding a variable number of location independent design parameters. Using an unstructured definition of the problem domain allowed the definition and evaluation of …
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Traditional Chinese medicine tongue inspection : development and evaluation of a standardised inspection tool
… had poor levels of inter rater reliability (IRR) when observing tongue characteristics. This study suggested that IRR could be improved by developing operational definitions for the different tongue characteristics and a standardised protocol for observing the tongue. To this end this thesis …
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Variation in Effectiveness of HIV Assisted Partner Services by Region, Rural Location and Gender in Kenya: A Cluster Randomized Trial
… fold increase in Nairobi (Incidence Rate Ratio (IRR) 7.2; 95% Confidence Interval (CI) 5.4, 9.6 vs IRR 3.4 95%CI 2.3, 4.8), a 7-fold increase in rural/peri-urban sites compared to a 4-fold increase in urban sites (IRR 6.6; 95%CI 4.5, 9.6 vs. IRR 3.54 95%CI 2.5, 5.0), and a 6-fold increase among …
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Assessing the role of temperature and air pollution in exacerbating childhood asthma in Cape Town, South Africa
… exacerbation and diurnal temperature for 2019, IRR=0.98 (95% CI,0.97 – 0.99) p< 0.05, maximum temperature 2014, IRR=0.99(95% CI, 0.98 - 1.00) p< 0.05 and for 2019, IRR=0.98(95% CI, 0.97 - 0.99) p< 0.01, average temperature 2014, IRR=0.99(95% CI, 0.98 - 1.00) p< 0.05 and for 2019, IRR=0.98(95% …
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Falls Among Community-dwelling Mid- and Older-Adults in New Zealand
… associated with increased incidence rate ratios [IRR] of recurrent falls included female sex [IRR 1.17, p=0.0003], living alone [IRR 1.22, p= 0.0001], employment (retired) [IRR 1.24, p<0.0001], heart attack and/or angina [Angina only; IRR 1.25, p=0.02], stroke and/or TIA [TIA only; IRR 1.47, …
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Global Insights into Oral Hygiene & Gingivitis During Orthodontic Treatment with Artificial Intelligence
… diverged between groups (treatment×time IRR=1.02; χ²=573.54, p<0.001), while hygiene trajectories remained largely parallel (treatment×time IRR=0.998; χ²=9.6, p=0.002)—a 60-fold difference indicating that FA imposes inflammatory burden through mechanisms beyond plaque retention alone. Age …
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Comparing Healthcare Resource Utilization and Costs in HFPEF patients using SGLT2-inhibitor Combination Treatments: A Retrospective Claims Analysis
… lower HCRU, including 9% fewer IP admissions (IRR, 0.91; 95% CI, 0.84-0.98; p=0.015), 20% shorter IP length of stay (IRR, 0.80; 95% CI, 0.72-0.89; p<0.001), 12% fewer ED visits (IRR, 0.88; 95% CI, 0.79-0.98; p=0.0164), and 11% fewer OP service days (IRR, 0.89; 95% CI, 0.84-0.95; p<0.001). …
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The utility of umbilical artery doppler in preterm premature rupture of membranes
… latency when controlling for cervical dilation, IRR 0.90, 95% CI = 0.56-1.43, ρ = .64 and IRR 0.95, 95% CI = 0.62-1.45, ρ = .82 respectively. Delivery S/D and RI Dopplers were not predictive of latency when controlling for cervical dilation, IRR 0.72, 95% CI = 0.35-1.49, ρ = .38 and IRR 0.71, 95% …
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Mental health and asthma control during pregnancy: investigating underlying immune mechanisms
… pregnancy (unadjusted incidence rate ratio (IRR) 1.739, adjusted IRR 1.633, CI 1.092-2.442, p=0.017). Relative risk of experiencing uncontrolled asthma during pregnancy was also increased with depression/anxiety (unadjusted RR 1.619; adjusted RR 1.538, CI 1.114-2.122, p=0.009). There was no …
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The Effect Of Instrument-Specific Rater Training On Interrater Reliability And Counseling Skills Performance Differentiation
… rater training on interrater reliability (IRR) and counseling skills performance differentiation. Strong IRR is of primary concern to effective program evaluation (McCullough, Kuhn, Andrews, Valen, Hatch, & Osimo, 2003; Schanche, Nielsen, McCullough, Valen, & Mykletun, 2010) and counselor …
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Evaluating the technical and economic feasibility of large scale municipal solid waste to energy project in RSA - Atlantis Foundries anaerobic digestion project case study
… feasible with payback times below 10 years and IRR above 10%. The 5MW peak and standard generation scenario is the most economically attractive option with a payback time of 5.2 years and IRR of 23%, followed by the 5MW continuous generation scenario with a payback time of 5.7 years and IRR of …
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Caregiving, health-related quality of life and healthcare-seeking behaviour: A study of informal caregivers of older adults in Ghana
… intervals (CI), and incidence rate ratio (IRR) were reported (p-value ≤ 0.05 as statistically significant). The analysis indicated that rural informal caregivers have an increased caregiving motivation (β =.542, SE= .2242, p-value < .05) and a decreased caregiver burden (β = -1.64; SE= …
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Cognitive error in the measurement of investment returns
… are unaware that the Internal Rate of Return (IRR) is a biased indicator of expected terminal wealth for any dynamic strategy where the amount invested is systematically related to the returns made to date. This error leads investors to use Value Averaging (VA). This thesis demonstrates that …
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Improving the short-term management of patients with dementia admitted to hospital.
… The findings reported the Incidence Rate Ratios (IRR), which indicate higher length of stay. The results from the main sample in the service evaluation indicated a higher IRR (longer length of stay) for: a) discharge to a care home (IRR: 2.442) b) falls without harm and falls with minor harm (IRR: …
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The financial feasibility of tree-planting under agroforestry: a case study from the Groundnut Basin of Senegal
… net worth (PNW) and internal rate of return (IRR). Using the criterion that a system with a PNW greater than zero is acceptable, the results indicate that all three agroforestry systems are acceptable at 10 and 15 percent discount rates. The kad and millet system is acceptable at rates nearing …
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Economic Analysis of Beneficial Management Practices in Corn and Soybean Production under Different Climate Change Scenarios in Quebec and Ontario
… support for the advancement of technologies in irrigation, drainage, and water table management, along with the promotion of beneficial (or best) management practices (BMPs) that enhance water efficiency. These initiatives not only ensure sustainable agricultural production but also protect the …
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Turf Talk: Injury Rates, Mechanisms, and Prevention in Adolescent Field Hockey
… Results: The PC IRs for HS were similar to club (IRR=1.16; 95% CI:0.90-1.48). HS had a 3.1-fold higher SI IR than club (IRR=3.10, 95% CI:1.41-6.76). The leading SI mechanism was ball-to-player contact (HS 71.43%; club 61.54%) and most frequent SI location was the lower extremity (HS 37.74%; club …
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Data center cooling using Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage (ATES)
… economic indicators including incremental NPV, IRR, and SPB, all evaluated relative to the baseline centrifugal-chiller + CRAH configuration. Results show that MBC reduce the energy needed for cooling annually, by up to 28% with peak electrical demand of approximately 34kW (7.2%) in the City of …
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Investigating the Effects of Ethnic/Racial Identity on ADHD and Comorbid Psychopathology
… between ADHD symptoms and depressive symptoms, IRR= 0.99, p < .001, suggesting that affirmation buffers this association. Exploration and resolution dimensions did not moderate this link. However, in the zero-inflation component, ERI exploration increased the likelihood of being in the always …
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Unplanned hospitalisations, functional ability, and quality of life of enrolled older primary care patients: Associations with general practitioner and practice characteristics in New Zealand and the Netherlands
… to ambulatory sensitive hospitalisations (IRR 0.83, CI 0.71 to 0.98). Differences in function and QOL according to GP and practice characteristics were consistently small (ranging from -0.26 to 0.19 points for NEADL scores and -1.64 to 0.97 points for QOL domain ratings). In the Dutch …
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