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Testing the properties of the Eco-Anxiety questionnaire (EAQ) for exploring eco-anxiety phenomenon

Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology
Introduction. Eco-anxiety has gained attention in recent years. While anxiety is typically viewed as a disorder, eco-anxiety may also be seen as a rational response to environmental threats, potentially driving pro-environmental behavior.
Giuseppe Forte, Francesca Favieri, Renata Tambelli, Maria Casagrande   +3 more
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Association Between Individualized Education for Kidney Replacement Therapy Modality Selection and Peritoneal Dialysis Initiation: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is an established home‐based kidney replacement therapy (KRT), but its uptake remains low in Japan. We evaluated whether individualized education in a dedicated outpatient clinic was associated with the initiation of PD.
Yasuko Ito, Ryuichi Yoshimura, Takaki Yamauchi, Yuta Funakoshi, Hirotaka Sonoda, Seiji Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Terawaki, Takafumi Ito   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mokken Scale Analysis in R [PDF]

Mokken scale analysis (MSA) is a scaling procedure for both dichotomous and polytomous items. It consists of an item selection algorithm to partition a set of items into Mokken scales and several methods to check the assumptions of two nonparametric item
L. Andries van der Ark
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Does the 12-item General Health Questionnaire contain multiple factors and do we need them? [PDF]

, 2004
BACKGROUND: The 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) is widely used as a unidimensional instrument, but factor analyses tended to suggest that it contains two or three factors.
Gao, F., Fones Calvin, Fones, Calvin, Nan Luo, Shu-Chuen Li, Cheung, Y.-B., Luo, N., Thumboo, Julian, Li Shu-Chuen, Julian Thumboo, Li, Shu-Chuen, Cheung, Yin-Bun, Luo, Nan, Fones, C., Fei Gao, Yin-Bun Cheung, Cheung Yin-Bun, Thumboo, J., Fei FeiGao, Li, S.-C., Luo Nan, Thumboo Julian, Gao Fei, Gao, Fei, Calvin Fones   +24 more
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The Impact of Tenapanor on Body Composition and Blood Pressure in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients: A Pilot Study

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Instruction Tenapanor potentially affects fluid volume and blood pressure. This study explored its effects on these parameters in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis (PD). Methods We conducted a single‐arm, prospective observational study that enrolled 10 patients on PD with hyperphosphatemia who were newly initiated on tenapanor.
Shun Yoshida, Kengo Asahina, Keiichi Osano, Natsumi Saegusa, Kohei Yamamura, Kie Ohkoshi, Miho Shikata, Toshihisa Ishii, Makiko Konishi, Kazuya Takahashi, Kohei Uchimura, Ayumu Nakashima   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Item analysis of multiple choice questions of undergraduate pharmacology examinations in an International Medical School in India

Journal of Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences, 2016
Background: Item analysis is widely used to improve test quality by observing the characteristics of a particular item and this can hence be used to ensure that questions are of an appropriate standard for inclusion in a test.
Yeshwanth Rao Karkal, Ganesh Shenoy Kundapur   +1 more
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Enteropathogenic E. coli shows delayed attachment and host response in human jejunum organoid‐derived monolayers compared to HeLa cells

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC) infects the human intestinal epithelium, resulting in severe illness and diarrhoea. In this study, we compared the infection of cancer‐derived cell lines with human organoid‐derived models of the small intestine. We observed a delayed in attachment, inflammation and cell death on primary cells, indicating that host ...
Mastura Neyazi, Pilar Samperio Ventayol, Natalie Burkard, Nicolas Schlegel, Carmen Aguilar, Sina Bartfeld   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Huntsville Item

, 1880
The Huntsville Item newspaper, vol. 39 no.
The Huntsville Item
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Development and Validation of a Test of Thinking Strategies in German as a Foreign Language: Language Assessment in Lower-Secondary School Students

ACC Journal
This study focuses on the development and validation of the test of thinking strategies in German as a foreign language. The main aim is to develop a valid and reliable instrument for assessing the thinking strategies of lower-secondary school children ...
Hoffmannová Martina, Tušicová Simona
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Cognitive load scale in learning formal definition of limit: A rasch model approach

Infinity
Constructing proofs for the limit using the formal definition induces a high cognitive load. Common assessment tools, like cognitive load scales, lack specificity for the concept of limits.
Rina Oktaviyanthi, Ria Noviana Agus, Mark Lester B. Garcia, Kornkanok Lertdechapat   +3 more
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