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Qualitative research methods in psychology [PDF]
, 2012 In the scientific community, and particularly in psychology and health, there has been an active and ongoing debate on the relative merits of adopting either quantitative or qualitative methods, especially when researching into human behaviour (Bowling ...
Biggerstaff, Deborah
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A Generalised Approach for Encoding and Reasoning with Qualitative Theories in Answer Set Programming [PDF]
arXiv, 2020 Qualitative reasoning involves expressing and deriving knowledge based on qualitative terms such as natural language expressions, rather than strict mathematical quantities. Well over 40 qualitative calculi have been proposed so far, mostly in the spatial and temporal domains, with several practical applications such as naval traffic monitoring ...
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Personal Identity, Numerical and Qualitative [PDF]
, 2002 In the analytic tradition, "the problem of personal identity" is usually taken to mean a question of numerical identity over time: what makes X at one time the same person as Y at another?
Black, Oliver
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Aberration in qualitative multilevel designs
, 2015 Generalized Word Length Pattern (GWLP) is an important and widely-used tool for comparing fractional factorial designs. We consider qualitative factors, and we code their levels using the roots of the unity. We write the GWLP of a fraction ${\mathcal F}$
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Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, EarlyView.Abstract Background Volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) requires an accurate patient‐specific quality assurance (PSQA) program. In clinical practice, this is usually performed using the γ‐index and the two‐dimensional gamma passing rate (2D %GP). A three‐dimensional (3D) index incorporating the patient anatomy could be more useful for the 3D dose ...
Christos Zarros +6 more
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Trials, 2018 How can we improve recruitment to trials? In their recently published paper, Healy et al. outline the top 10 prioritised questions for trial recruitment research identified by the PRioRiTy study.
Marita Hennessy +4 more
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Qualitative Theory and Chemical Explanation [PDF]
, 2002 Roald Hoffmann and other theorists claim that we we ought to use highly idealized chemical models (``qualitative models'') in order to increase our understanding of chemical phenomena, even though other models are available which make more highly ...
Weisberg, Michael
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A Qualitative Analysis of Online Gaming: [PDF]
, 2014 The popularity of Massively Multi-Player Online Role-Playing Games (MMORPGs) has risen dramatically over the last decade. Some gamers spend many hours a day in these virtual environments interacting with others gamers, completing quests, and forming ...
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Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, EarlyView.Abstract Current radiotherapy practices rely on manual contouring of CT scans, which is time‐consuming, prone to variability, and requires highly trained experts. There is a need for more efficient and consistent contouring methods. This study evaluated the performance of the Varian Ethos AI auto‐contouring tool to assess its potential integration into
Robert N. Finnegan +6 more
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