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Do coursework summative assessments predict clinical performance? A systematic review [PDF]

, 2017
BACKGROUND: Two goals of summative assessment in health profession education programs are to ensure the robustness of high stakes decisions such as progression and licensing, and predict future performance.
Hing, Wayne, Milne, Nikki, Orr, Robin, Terry, Rebecca   +3 more
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Automatic facial analysis for objective assessment of facial paralysis [PDF]

, 2009
Facial Paralysis is a condition causing decreased movement on one side of the face. A quantitative, objective and reliable assessment system would be an invaluable tool for clinicians treating patients with this condition. This paper presents an approach
He, Shu, McGrenary, Stewart, O'Reilly, Brian, Soraghan, J.J.   +3 more
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A Systematic Review of Medical Image Quality Assessment

Journal of Imaging
Medical image quality assessment (MIQA) is vital in medical imaging and directly affects diagnosis, patient treatment, and general clinical results. Accurate and high-quality imaging is necessary to make accurate diagnoses, efficiently design treatments,
H. M. S. S. Herath, H. M. K. K. M. B. Herath, Nuwan Madusanka, Byeong-Il Lee   +3 more
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Study of saliency in objective video quality assessment [PDF]

, 2017
Reliably predicting video quality as perceived by humans remains challenging and is of high practical relevance. A significant research trend is to investigate visual saliency and its implications for video quality assessment.
Liu, Hantao, Zhang, Wei
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Mechanomyography-Based Metric Scale for Spasticity: A Pilot Descriptive Observational Study

Sensors
(1) Background: The Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) is commonly used clinically to evaluate spasticity, but its qualitative nature introduces subjectivity. We propose a novel metric scale to quantitatively measure spasticity using mechanomyography (MMG) to
Elgison L. dos Santos, Eduardo M. Scheeren, Guilherme N. Nogueira-Neto, Eddy Krueger, Nathalia Peixoto, Percy Nohama   +5 more
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Constructing a no-reference H.264/AVC bitstream-based video quality metric using genetic programming-based symbolic regression [PDF]

, 2013
In order to ensure optimal quality of experience toward end users during video streaming, automatic video quality assessment becomes an important field-of-interest to video service providers.
Demeester, Piet, Deschrijver, Dirk, Dhaene, Tom, Staelens, Nicolas, Vermeulen, Brecht, Vladislavleva, E   +5 more
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Comparative Analysis of Mini-Clinical Evaluation Exercise and Traditional Practical Examination in Pediatrics Undergraduate Assessment

GAIMS Journal of Medical Sciences
Background: The Mini-Clinical Evaluation Exercise (Mini-CEX) is a valuable formative assessment tool in medical education. It involves direct observation of a student's clinical skills by a faculty member, followed by immediate constructive feedback ...
Rekha Thaddanee, Ajeet Kumar Khilnani, Gurudas Khilnani   +2 more
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Amniotic Fluid Volume Assessment: Eight Lessons Learned

International Journal of Women's Health, 2021
Everett F Magann,1 Julie R Whittington,1 John C Morrison2 ,† Suneet P Chauhan3 1Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology of the University of Arkansas for the Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA; 2Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of the ...
Magann EF, Whittington JR, Morrison JC, Chauhan SP   +3 more
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Subjective and objective indicators of recovery in severe mental illness: a cross-sectional study [PDF]

, 2010
Background: This study aimed to determine whether subjective dimensions of recovery such as empowerment are associated with self-report of more objective indicators such as level of participation in the community and income from employment.
King, Robert, Lloyd, Chris, Moore, Elizabeth   +2 more
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Top Researchers May Suppress More Information Than They Provide: Surveying NBER Dismissive Literature Reviews [PDF]

Nonpartisan Education Review
The authors read a systematic sample of “working papers” downloaded from the website of the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) from the past quarter century—the years 2000 to 2024.
Richard P Phelps, Cathryn MacArthur
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