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Changing Student Evaluations by Means of the Numeric Values of Rating Scales [PDF]

Psychology Learning & Teaching, 2004
Student evaluation of modules is central to quality management and enhancement within higher education. However, the manner in which questionnaires are designed may inadvertently bias responses. Fifty-seven level 1 undergraduate students (45 women, 12 men) were randomised to evaluate an introductory psychology module on either bipolar (−2 to +2, n ...
Armitage, C J, Deeprose, C.
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Recommendation model based on opinion diffusion [PDF]

, 2007
Information overload in the modern society calls for highly efficient recommendation algorithms. In this letter we present a novel diffusion based recommendation model, with users' ratings built into a transition matrix.
Blattner M. Laureti P. Huntziker A., F. Yang, J. Ren, M. Medo, Penrose R. A., Percival I., T. Li, T. Zhou, Y.-C. Zhang   +8 more
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Patients’ self‐reported nausea: Validation of the Numerical Rating Scale and of a daily summary of repeated Numerical Rating Scale scores

Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2018
AbstractAim and objectivesTo validate the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) for postoperative nausea assessments, and determine whether a central tendency, median, based on patients’ self‐rated nausea is a clinically applicable daily measure to describe patients’ nausea after major surgery.BackgroundPostoperative nausea causes major discomfort, risks for ...
Lotta Wikström, Mats Nilsson, Anders Broström, Kerstin Eriksson   +3 more
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Clinical Outcome of Cooled Radiofrequency Ablation in Chronic Knee Pain Osteoarthritis: An Initial Experience from Nepal

Journal of Nepal Health Research Council, 2021
Background: Cooled Radiofrequency ablation is a newer technique for management of chronic knee pain in osteoarthritis. The aim of the study is to evaluate the clinical outcomes in patients with chronic osteoarthritis in terms of pain scores for first six
Anuj Jung Rayamajhi, Pawan Kumar Hamal, Rupesh Kumar Yadav, Nabin Pokhrel, Prashanta Paudel, Subash Chandra Paudel, Bidur Kumar Dhungel   +6 more
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Biodiesel from microalgae : the use of multi-criteria decision analysis for strain selection [PDF]

, 2015
Microalgae strain selection is a vital step in the production of biodiesel from microalgae. In this study, Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) methodologies are adopted to resolve this problem. The aim of this study is to identify the best microalgae
Nwokoagbara, Ezinne, Olaleye, Akeem K., Wang, Meihong   +2 more
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Integrative Korean Medicine Treatment for Idiopathic Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia: A Case Report [PDF]

Journal of Acupuncture Research, 2022
Glossopharyngeal neuralgia is a skin-sensitive condition/disease that causes severe pain in the facial area predominantly innervated by the glossopharyngeal nerve.
So Jeong Kim, Hyeon Kyu Choi, Min Ju Kim, Hyun Ji Cha, Young Rok Lee, Hyun Jin Jang, Jeong Kyo Jeong, Ju Hyun Jeon, Young Il Kim   +8 more
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A comparison of fuzzy approaches to e-commerce review rating prediction [PDF]

, 2015
This paper presents a comparative analysis of the performance of fuzzy approaches on the task of predicting customer review ratings using a computational intelligence framework based on a genetic algorithm for data dimensionality reduction.
Acampora, G, Cosma, G
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Can Numerical Pain Rating Scale and Pain Catastrophic Scale Predict Lumbar Radiculopathy?

Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital Medical Journal, 2021
Introduction: We wanted to investigate the relationship between the severity of pain and pain catastrophizing and Lasegue sign in patients with mechanical low back pain. Methods: Three hundred and forty-five people with low back pain were divided into two groups as positive and negative according to the Lasegue sign.
Batçık, Osman Ersegun, Özdemir, Bülent   +1 more
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Analgesic effectiveness and tolerability of oral oxycodone/naloxone and pregabalin in patients with lung cancer and neuropathic pain. An observational analysis [PDF]

, 2016
INTRODUCTION: Cancer-related pain has a severe negative impact on quality of life. Combination analgesic therapy with oxycodone and pregabalin is effective for treating neuropathic cancer pain.
Borghesi, Cristina, De Santis, Stefano, Fulvi, Alberto, Giovannoni, Daniele, Marcassa, Claudio, Migliorino, Maria Rita, Ricciardi, Serena   +6 more
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Comparing Quantification of Pain Severity by Verbal Rating and Numeric Rating Scales [PDF]

The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2010
Researchers have reported widely varying correlations among the 3 main instruments used to quantify pain severity, Visual Analog Scale (VAS), Verbal Rating Scale (VRS), and Numeric Rating Scale (NRS), both at the level of groups and at the level of individuals.To assess the comparability of reports of pain severity using a VRS and a NRS in a spinal ...
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