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Method effects associated with negatively and positively worded items on the 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12): results from a cross-sectional survey with a representative sample of Catalonian workers

open access: yesBMJ Open, 2019
Objective Recent studies into the factorial structure of the 12-item version of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) have shown that it was best represented by a single substantive factor when method effects associated with negatively worded (NW ...
Maria F Rodrigo   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Methodology in our madness [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
It is a great pleasure to present the first issue of a new journal. However, the more sceptical reader might wonder whether yet another new journal is really needed.
Lynn, P, Schnell, R
core   +1 more source

Inconsistencies in the drawing and interpretation of smiley faces: an observational study

open access: yesBMC Research Notes, 2018
Objectives Pre-prepared smiley face symbols are used widely to gather information on, for example, satisfaction with services or health and well-being.
Mike Clarke   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The correlation between measles vaccination rate of children in Poland and incidence rate of this disease from 1998 to 2017 and in Italy from 2012 to 2017

open access: yesJournal of Education, Health and Sport, 2018
Introduction. Measles is a highly contagious disease capable of inducing epidemics, which strike every 2 to 3 years. Before implementing the vaccine in 1963 measles was devastating communities leading to 135 million of victims and 6 million died because ...
Dorota Sokół   +5 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Advanced structural sizing methodology [PDF]

open access: yes, 1978
Research in computerized structural sizing technology was reviewed. Areas covered include: overall design; structural subassembly design; thermal structures; and stiffened panels.
Sobieszczanski-Sobieski, J.   +1 more
core   +1 more source

From quality to outcomes: a national study of afterschool STEM programming

open access: yesInternational Journal of STEM Education, 2019
Background State afterschool networks across the US are engaged in system-building efforts to improve the quality of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM)-focused afterschool programming.
Patricia J. Allen   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Handling an uncertain control group event risk in non-inferiority trials: non-inferiority frontiers and the power-stabilising transformation

open access: yesTrials, 2020
Background Non-inferiority trials are increasingly used to evaluate new treatments that are expected to have secondary advantages over standard of care, but similar efficacy on the primary outcome.
Matteo Quartagno   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Enhancing AI Research Paper Analysis: Methodology Component Extraction using Factored Transformer-based Sequence Modeling Approach [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv, 2023
Research in scientific disciplines evolves, often rapidly, over time with the emergence of novel methodologies and their associated terminologies. While methodologies themselves being conceptual in nature and rather difficult to automatically extract and characterise, in this paper, we seek to develop supervised models for automatic extraction of the ...
arxiv  

The methodology of focus groups: the importance of interaction between research participants

open access: yes, 1994
What are focus groups? How are they distinct from ordinary group discussions and what use are they anyway? This article introduces focus group methodology, explores ways of conducting such groups and examines what this technique of data collection can ...
J. Kitzinger
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The prevalence of alcohol use among medical students in Poland

open access: yesJournal of Education, Health and Sport, 2017
Introduction. Alcohol is the most widely used drug worldwide. Medical students should be aware of its possible harmful properties although they are known to consume large amounts of alcohol.
Mateuz Woźniakowski   +5 more
doaj   +3 more sources

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