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Objective Measures of Tinnitus in Humans
… evaluating tinnitus treatments is by subjective measures (e.g. behavioral tests, questionnaires). Subjective methods, while important for clinical assessment, do not offer a reliable way to distinguish peripherally vs. centrally driven dysfunction in individuals with tinnitus. The goal of this …
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Objective Measures and Insight Assessments of Muscle Dysmorphia
<p>Muscle dysmorphia is a relatively new psychological disorder primarily affecting males who engage in weightlifting or bodybuilding. Individuals with this disorder are obsessed with the idea that their body is not sufficiently lean or muscular when compared to others and engage in several, risky …
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The role of psychopathy in scholastic cheating: self-report and objective measures
Despite a wealth of studies, no consistent personality predictors of scholastic cheating have been identified. However, several highly-relevant variables have been overlooked. I address this void with a series of three studies. Study 1 was a large-scale survey of a broad range of personality …
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Effects of graphical user interface inconsistencies on subjective and objective measures of usability
… in graphic direct manipulation interfaces. Objective and subjective measurement techniques were employed to determine how inconsistencies affected performance in an Apple Macintosh-based computer application called “The Personal Organizer.” Three groups of 11 participants, all familiar with …
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Minority Bias in Supervisor Ratings: Comparing Subjective Ratings and Objective Measures of Job Performance
Supervisor ratings of job performance and objective sales performance were examined to better understand the causes of observed differences in performance ratings between Men and Women and Caucasians and African-Americans. Sex and race did not significantly predict subjective ratings of job …
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Convergence of multiple rating sources with objective measures of work performance: a meta-analysis
… with, and account for unique variance in, objective measures of work performance. It is important to determine the extent to which subjective measures (prone to rater biases) converge with measures that do not have the same vulnerabilities. Results demonstrated that peer-ratings had the …
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Objective measures of performance with implications to inform the iterative design process of prosthetic feet
Introduction: Methods for biomechanical analysis of lower limb prosthesis struggle to identify meaningful differences between various components, even if a clear preference is exhibited from users. Therefore, the aim of this project is to create a standardized testing protocol to evaluate the …
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A Critical Analysis of Objective Measures and Subjective Evaluations on Aselect Group of School Counselor Candidates
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Do Objective Measures reduce the Disproportionate Rates of Minority Youth Placed in Detention: Validation of a Risk Assessment Instrument?
… to DMC. Risk assessment instruments (RAI) are objective techniques used to make decisions about youth in the juvenile justice system. This study examined the effects of implementing an RAI designed to make detention decisions, in a predominantly rural parish in Louisiana. Police officers from …
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Self-reported measures versus objective measures of physical activity and sedentary behaviour : impacts of cardiovascular fitness and physical activity
… (SB) can be quantified with both self-report and objective measures, using questionnaires and accelerometers, respectively. There is a paucity of research investigating the possible influence that cardiorespiratory fitness and PA might have on the accuracy of self-reported of PA and SB. This is …
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An integrated human factors approach to design and evaluation of the driver workspace and interface: Driver perceptions, behaviors, and objective measures
… among perceptual responses and objective measures, and 3) whether current assumptions regarding driver behaviors, and tools for specifying these behaviors, are valid for the design and evaluation. Existing studies, however, have rarely addressed these topics comprehensively, and …
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Exploring the impact of dysphonia and background noise on elementary school children's listening comprehension and cognitive effort: a study of subjective and objective measures
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2025-02-04 without embargo terms
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Hadamard transformcoding of television signals. A theoretical investigation of the adaptive coding of Hadamard transformed television signals. The use of computable objective measures for the assessment of local subpicture characteristics in selecting appropriate coders.
The problem of determining an objective means for assessing local characteristics of television subpictures in a Hadamard transform multicoder scheme is stated and discussed. Detailed investigations of transform domain coefficient statistical characteristics for different test images have been …
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Usability evaluation of a fault tree software user documentation
… document, an experiment was conducted to compare objective measures and subjective ratings. Four objective measures included number of errors, task completion time, document reading time, and number of personal helps requested. In addition, subjective ratings on ease of use, accuracy of …
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Objective Evaluation of Tracheoesophageal Speech Quality
… rehabilitation. It is also beneficial to have objective measures of speech quality as opposed to subjective, in order to save time, money and other such resources. Objective measures of speech quality are typically divided into two groups: “intrusive” and “non-intrusive” measures. Intrusive …
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Post Surgical Outcomes Following Limited-Open Carpal Tunnel Release or Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release
… differences within all subjective data measures (p≤0.017) from the preoperative time-period to most recent follow up for all subjects despite the surgical technique, however; there was no significant difference within the objective measures. There was no significant difference when …
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Voluntary physical activity : measurement and relationship to selected health parameters in rural black South Africans resident in the Limpopo Province, South Africa.
The use of objective measures of physical activity in addition to, or in place of, subjective or self-report measures of physical activity, is being increasingly promoted in Physical Activity Epidemiology research. This thesis investigates methodological issues related to the use of objective …
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Acoustic Analysis of the Voice in Native and Nonnative Speakers
… across sociolinguistic groups to ensure clinical objective measurements are accurately classifying the voice quality of all individuals. The purpose of this study was to (1) compare objective measures of voice quality assessment of monolingual speakers of SAE with native speakers (L1) of French …
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The Relationship of Personal Incentives, Job Opportunity Incentives, and Performance for Real Estate Associates
… opportunity incentive differences to four objective measures and one subjective measure of performance was explored. Spectrum, developed out of the theory of personal investment, was administered to 140 real estate associates, affiliated with eight firms located in three, mid-Illinois, …
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Examining the relationship between performance measures and user evaluations in a transfer of training paradigm
… task. In addition, the detailed subjective measures collected were compared with more traditional objective measures. The results of this research revealed that global subjective evaluations were insensitive to differences between two editors indicated by detailed evaluations. Examination of …
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