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A macro-analysis of quality assessment in higher education [PDF]

open access: yes, 1990
In most West European countries a quality control system for higher education is in a process of development. This article examines some general characteristics of the emerging structures, how quality is defined and what impact this definition has on ...
Weert, Egbert de
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How to Assess Shoulder Functionality: A Systematic Review of Existing Validated Outcome Measures

open access: yesDiagnostics, 2021
The objective of this review was to compile validated functional shoulder assessment tools and analyse the methodological quality of their validations.
Rocio Aldon-Villegas   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rehabilitation interventions for improving balance following stroke: an overview of systematic reviews [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Background The aim of this study was to synthesize evidence from systematic reviews, to summarise the effects of rehabilitation interventions for improving balance in stroke survivors. Methods We conducted an overview of systematic reviews (SRs).
Arienti, Chiara   +3 more
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Should We Be Concerned about How Information Privacy Concerns Are Measured in Online Contexts? A Systematic Review of Survey Scale Development Studies

open access: yesInformatics, 2021
This systematic review addresses problems identified in existing research on survey measurements of individuals’ information privacy concerns in online contexts. The search in this study focused on articles published between 1996 and 2019 and yielded 970
Jošt Bartol   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Inventory of personal factors influencing conditioned pain modulation in healthy people: a systematic literature review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Background: Conditioned pain modulation (CPM) is believed to play an important role in the development and exacerbation of chronic pain, because dysfunction of CPM is associated with a shift in balance between pain facilitation and pain inhibition.
Calders, Patrick   +6 more
core   +1 more source

TAPping into argumentation: Developments in the application of Toulmin's Argument Pattern for studying science discourse [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
This paper reports some methodological approaches to the analysis of argumentation discourse developed as part of the two-and-a-half year project titled "Enhancing the Quality of Argument in School Science" supported by the Economic and Social Research ...
Erduran, S   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Fluorides, orthodontics and demineralization: a systematic review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of fluoride in preventing white spot lesion (WSL) demineralization during orthodontic treatment and compare all modes of fluoride delivery.
A. A. Shah   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

Tests for the Assessment of Sport-Specific Performance in Olympic Combat Sports: A Systematic Review With Practical Recommendations

open access: yesFrontiers in Physiology, 2018
The regular monitoring of physical fitness and sport-specific performance is important in elite sports to increase the likelihood of success in competition.
Helmi Chaabene   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Methodological quality assessment of genetic studies on brain arteriovenous malformation related hemorrhage: A cross-sectional study

open access: yesFrontiers in Genetics, 2023
Objectives: Rupture of a brain arteriovenous malformation (bAVM) can cause intracranial hemorrhage and severe clinical outcomes. At present, the mechanisms of bAVM-related hemorrhage are poorly understood.
Junhao Jiang   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool (MMAT) version 2018 for information professionals and researchers [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
INTRODUCTION: Appraising the quality of studies included in systematic reviews combining qualitative and quantitative evidence is challenging. To address this challenge, a critical appraisal tool was developed: the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool (MMAT ...
Bartlett, Gillian   +12 more
core   +5 more sources

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