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Showing 1 to 20 of 59 for “"MEPS"”.
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An Examination of the Relationship Between Locus of Control and the Interpersonal Problem-Solving Ability of Means-Ends Thinking
… Platt and Spivack's Means-Ends Problem-Solving (MEPS) procedure were administered to two sample groups of undergraduate students at Gonzaga University located in Spokane, Washington during the fall of 1984 and the spring of 1985 to determine if a significant relationship existed between locus of …
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A compositional framework for quantifying neurophysiological motor recovery after stroke
… stimulation-derived motor evoked potentials (MEPs) by characterising suprathreshold, subthreshold, and subliminal responses based on conventional resting threshold criteria. A review of current transcranial magnetic stimulation methodologies and potential use of the threshold matrix precedes …
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Mental health policy outcomes: an examination of older adults' mental health service use, 2002-2012
… Panel Survey – Household Component, or MEPS-HC). We considered MHS use in the MEPS-HC for the period of 2002-2012, during which members of MEPS Panels 6-17 provided responses. This analysis revealed that rates of older adults’ MHS use did not increase significantly over our examination …
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Beyond Episodic Memory: Medial Temporal Lobe Contributions to Problem-solving and Semantic Fluency Tasks
… were administered the Means-End-Problem-Solving (MEPS) task, an open-ended test of social problem solving. People with impaired episodic memory associated with MTL damage or deterioration, patients with temporal lobe epilepsy or excisions (TLE) and older adults, performed worse than matched …
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EXPLORING COVERT MOTOR PROCESSES: BEHAVIORAL INSIGHTS AND INNOVATIVE APPLICATIONS OF TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION
… to the motor cortex and motor-evoked potentials (MEPs) are recorded from a single target muscle. While informative, this method reduces complex motor representations to isolated joints displacements, neglects intermuscular interactions, and overlooks single-trial variability. To overcome these …
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Neuronal Network Oscillations in the Control of Human Movement
… stimulation to elicit motor-evoked potentials (MEPs). The amplitude of MEPs collected during a period of beta desynchronisation was significantly greater than during a resting baseline. Conversely, the amplitude of MEPs collected during the post-movement beta rebound that follows the termination …
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Posttraumatic stiffness in the elbow joint // Посттравматична скованост в лакътната става
… goniometry), patients complete a short MEPS (Mayo Elbow Performance Score) questionnaire, and assess pain on a visual analogue scale. The results show a statistically significant effect on key indicators such as pain (VAS), range of motion, and functionality (MEPS). The combination of …
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A national estimate of the cost of illness in Parkinson's disease using retrospective data analysis
… Expenditures Panel Survey Household Component (MEPS-HC). Nursing home costs were estimated using the Medical Expenditures Panel Survey Nursing Home Component (MEPS-NHC). Indirect costs for lost productivity due to missed work or bed-days (morbidity) were estimated using the MEPS-HC and the …
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Racial Disparities in Self Reported Health and Health Care Utilization. Does Primary Care Matter?
… were from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) implemented by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). Specifically, MEPS Panel 10 (2005-2006) and Panel 11 (2006-2007) data were used in the analyses. The final sample comprised of N=15,295 respondents ages 18 and over. …
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Cost of Illness Study of Anxiety Disorders for the Ambulatory Adult Population of the United States
… 2009 and 2010 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), and National Vital Statistics System (NVSS). Cost components included in the analyses were direct medical costs (i.e. cost for inpatient visits, outpatient visits, emergency room visits, office-based visits, …
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The Impact of Being Uninsured in the United States on Economic and Humanistic Outcomes: Results from the 2004-2008 Medical Expenditure Panel Surveys
… data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Surveys (MEPS) from 2004-2008. A 1:1 nearest-neighbor-with-replacement case-control design (matching on age category, race, region, health status, average risk aversion, job loss to injury or illness, income category as a percent of the federal poverty level …
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Race-conscious Student Support: A Comparative Analysis of Organizational Resilience in Engineering Education
… establishment of minority engineering programs (MEPs). Since their inception, MEPs have taken many forms with various functions and can be classified as engineering student support centers (ESSCs). Some ESSCs can be considered race-conscious, meaning they specifically focus on race/ethnicity in …
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Multiple sclerosis: Physiological, perceptive and neural responses to exercise intensity
… reliability of motor evoked potentials (MEPs) elicited by transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) from the resting tibialis anterior (TA) muscle of people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS). MEPs were recorded from 10 PwMS (2male, 8female) in 5 blocks of 5 trials using stimulators configured …
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Factors Associated With the Provision of Coronary Heart Disease Preventive CareServices
… 18-85 from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) who were identified with CHD risk or who had a CHD diagnosis.Variables from the MEPS and the Area Resource File (ARF) are used to test logistic regression models for dependent variables measuring primary and secondary CHD preventive care …
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ASSOCIATION BETWEEN CONCOMITANT USE OF BISPHOSPHONATES AND SEROTONIN REUPTAKE INHIBITORS AND INCREASED RISK OF OSTEOPOROTIC-RELATED FRACTURES: AMONG COMMUNITY-DWELLING POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN
… the 2004-2008 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) and Medicare Part D prescriptions claims data (2008-2010) to examine usage patterns of BPs and SSRIs/SNRIs for women aged ≥45 years and ≥65 years, respectively. For our second objective, a nested-case control was conducted using Medicare …
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Healthcare Across the Pregnancy Continuum: Nativity-Based Analysis of Medical Expenditures Among U.S.-Born, Recent Arrivals, and Established Immigrant Women
… Using 2013-2015 nationally representative MEPS data, we studied the concordance between self-reported and diagnosis-based pregnancy indicators, reporting the performance metrics of the logit and machine learning models. Findings suggest high concordance between the self-reported and …
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Approvals, Utilization, and Cost of Biologics for the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis
… analysis of Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) data from 2010-2021, the population includes RA patients diagnosed using International Classification of Disease (ICD-9 and ICD-10). We used descriptive statistics, chi-square test, and logistic regression. Regulatory information and wholesale …
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The debate on stem cell research in the EU
… this dissertation will argue that certain MEPs base their arguments according to the position taken by their national government. Finally, the Commission is seen as the motivator that pushes the research forward and strives for a compromise.
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Direct Incremental Costs in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Asthma in United States - An Analysis of 2007 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Data
… using 2007 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) data.</p><p> Methods: COPD and asthma were identified using ICD-9 codes and were the main independent variables. Covariates included age, gender, race, income, region, insurance and marital status. Dependent variables were total health care, …
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