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Inter-rater reliability using a modified Balance Error Scoring System
… attention by combining the Balance Error Scoring System (BESS), an established balance test, with the controlled oral word association (COWA) test. The primary aim of this research was to examine the inter-rater reliability of a modified BESS (mBESS) test. Secondary aims included …
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Influence of Testing Environment on Balance Error Scoring System Performance
Context: The Balance Error Scoring System (BESS) is a commonly utilized and recommended sideline assessment tool to evaluate post-concussion postural stability. Baseline BESS scores are typically recorded during preseason physical examinations in the athletic training room or nearby laboratory. …
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An improved scoring system for the Available Motions Inventory (AMI)
… However, the AMI has its drawbacks. The scoring algorithms can underestimate the capabilities of subjects who fail to perform certain tasks, and it will not permit recombination or selective omission of the various sub-tests. This study examined the feasibility of employing the AMI …
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Comprehensive maintainability scoring system (COMASS) for commercial buidings in tropical climate of Singapore
Dearth of holistic grading system to integrate design-construction-maintenance guidelines and their maintainability impacts causes prevalent and recurrent defects. Proposed COMASS is a decision-enhancement tool applicable for part or whole of a new or existing building to select the best strategy. …
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The Interrater and Intrarater Reliability of the Balance Error Scoring System in Acutely Concussed Individuals
<p><strong>Context:</strong> The Balance Error Scoring System (BESS) is the recommended postural stability test and is the most commonly utilized test by Certified Athletic Trainers (ATC). The reliability of BESS ranges from poor (0.80) in healthy, non-injured individuals but has yet to be assessed …
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An investigation of the Landing Error Scoring System and clinically assessable sport-related injury risk factors
… individuals at risk. The Landing Error Scoring System (LESS) is a clinical injury risk screening tool suitable for large-scale screening without expensive equipment. However, psychometric properties, influencing factors, and differences in methodological procedures reported between …
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The Effect of a Competitive Athletic Season on the Performance of the Balance Error Scoring System
The Balance Error Scoring System (BESS) is a widely utilized concussion assessment tool used to assess postural stability. Baseline testing is used for comparison if an athlete receives a concussion for diagnosis and return to play guidelines. It is unknown if playing a competitive sports season …
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The effects of a dairy cow body condition scoring system on selected production and metabolic parameters
A dairy cow body condition scoring system was devised by the author as a practical means of determining the body condition, or fitness pertaining to the degree of body fat of dairy cows at any point during the lactation cycle. The factors considered were the thoracic and lumbar regions of the …
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Development of an alternative scoring system for the Visual Reproduction subtest of the Wechsler Memory Scale-Revised
… a number of limitations with the administration, scoring and interpretation of the subtest. A revised scoring system was developed in this study in order to address some of the deficiencies in the original scoring system. The revised scoring system was found to have very good reliability and this …
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The Use of an Enhanced Polygraph Scoring Technique in Homeland Security : The Empirical Scoring System --Making a Difference
This thesis studies the polygraph Empirical Scoring System (ESS) to determine its potential use in homeland security and the war on terror. The research based its analysis on raw data previously collected by other researchers, who removed identifications from the data and subsequently provided it …
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An evaluation of SASS (South African scoring system) as a tool for the rapid bioassessment of water quality
The South African Scoring System (SASS) is a rapid bioassessment technique based on one component of riverine biotas, the benthic macroinvertebrates. Each taxon is assigned a tolerance/sensitivity score, which are summed to provide a Total Score. The Average Score per Taxon (ASPT) is calculated by …
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Retrospective evaluation of the rockall risk scoring system in patients with nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage at a community hospital
… NSAIDS affected the Rockall scores. The Rockall scoring system identified 21% of patients as having low Rockall scores, with no significant differences in length of stay between risk groups. Our study shows that identifying patients with low Rockall scores could improve the management of patients …
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Production of Australian normative data for an alternate scoring system for the Visual Reproduction subtest of the Wechsler Memory Scale-Revised
… the modification and validation of an alternate scoring system for the Visual Reproduction subtest of the Wechsler Memory Scale-Revised and generation of Australian normative data. This test is frequently used in clinical practice and therefore an improved scoring method and collation of locally …
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The development of a scoring system for an alternative form of the Visual Reproduction subtest of the Wechsler Memory Scale - revised
… study aimed to develop an alternative form and a scoring system for this form. The scoring system was modelled on a revised scoring system for the original version developed by Clark (2000). Additional procedures, namely a cued recall and recognition format, were included in the administration to …
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Radiographic Union Score for Tibia (RUST) scoring system in adult diaphyseal femoral fractures treated with intramedullary nailing: an assessment of interobserver and intraobserver reliability
… The Radiographic Union Score for Tibia (RUST) scoring system has been validated in multiple studies assessing the healing of tibial fractures. Our objective was to assess the inter and intraobserver reliability for the RUST in diaphyseal femoral fractures treated with intramedullary (IM) …
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The Maternal Perinatal Scale as a predictor of developmental risk
… reliability and validity in past studies, but a scoring system has yet to be established. This project consisted of two studies. The first study created a preliminary scoring system for the developmental questionnaire, the Maternal Perinatal Scale. This questionnaire has proven to have potential …
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Differential item functioning on the Myers-Briggs type indicator
… to gender. The Myers-Briggs has a differential scoring system for males and females on its thinking/feeling subscale. This scoring system preserves the 60 % thinking male and 30 % thinking female proportion that is implied by the Jungian theory underlying the Indicator. The MBTI's authors …
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The Effects of the Classroom Schedule and Teacher Beliefs on Head Start Teacher-Child Interactions
… by observation with the Classroom Assessment Scoring System – PreK (CLASS) and the Individualized Classroom Assessment Scoring System (InCLASS). Thirty four teachers and 89 children participated. Correlation and hierarchical multiple regression were computed to assess the strength of Time can …
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Tomosynthesis in pulmonary cystic fibrosis
… fibrosis, to design and validate a tomosynthesis scoring system, and to determine the effective dose from chest tomosynthesis in children. In a prospective study starting in 2008 clinical chest radiography or computed tomography (CT) were supplemented with a tomosynthesis examination of the lungs. …
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