Development of a Cycling Policy for York Technical Report [PDF]
In early 1983 York City Council and North Yorkshire County Council commissioned the Institute for Transport Studies to carry out a study of cycling in York. The terms of reference were to: Include an origin and destination survey of current movements
May, A.D., Waring, D.A.
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Are LLMs effective psychological assessors? Leveraging adaptive RAG for interpretable mental health screening through psychometric practice [PDF]
In psychological practice, standardized questionnaires serve as essential tools for assessing mental constructs (e.g., attitudes, traits, and emotions) through structured questions (aka items). With the increasing prevalence of social media platforms where users share personal experiences and emotions, researchers are exploring computational methods to
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Large‐Scale Plasma Proteomics to Profile Pathways and Prognosis of Chronic Pain
This study delineates both common and site‐specific proteins linked to various chronic pain conditions, elucidating their implications across molecular pathways and health status. These findings, particularly those proteins with genetic causal links to pain or predictive capabilities, have the potential to significantly benefit both research and ...
Ze‐Yu Li+17 more
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Perceptions of and Practices for the Management of Constipation: Results of a Korean National Survey
Background/Aims: Although guidelines exist regarding the evaluation and management of patients with chronic constipation (CC), little is known about real-world clinical practice patterns.
Young Sin Cho+9 more
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A Conversation with Monroe Sirken
Born January 11, 1921 in New York City, Monroe Sirken grew up in a suburb of Pasadena, California. He earned B.A. and M.A. degrees in sociology at UCLA in 1946 and 1947, and a Ph.D.
Graubard, Barry I.+2 more
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There is growing interest in understanding how classroom teaching works, but previous theories and studies leave a gap in the neurocognitive mechanisms involved in real classroom teaching. Here we show that during real classroom teaching, students' middle frontal cortex serves as a hub of a rapid cortical learning process, supporting their knowledge ...
Xiaodan Feng+6 more
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Impact of a postcard versus a questionnaire as a first reminder in a postal lifestyle survey. [PDF]
H Roberts, J C Pearson, R Dengler
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Adaptive political surveys and GPT-4: Tackling the cold start problem with simulated user interactions [PDF]
Adaptive questionnaires dynamically select the next question for a survey participant based on their previous answers. Due to digitalisation, they have become a viable alternative to traditional surveys in application areas such as political science. One limitation, however, is their dependency on data to train the model for question selection.
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The impact of HPAI trade restrictions on U.S. poultry exports in 2022–23
Abstract In early 2022, APHIS confirmed a case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), signaling the beginning of an extensive HPAI outbreak. Since the start of the outbreak in 2022, more than 105 million birds across commercial and backyard operations in 48 states have been affected. Many countries, including top importers of U.S.
Samantha L. Padilla+2 more
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Competence of Public Institutions in Food Safety Control: A Consumer Perception Survey in Ghana
Background: Ensuring food safety and minimizing risks require coordinated efforts of various institutions. The objective of this study was to determine how Ghanaian consumers score the competence of public institutions in controlling food safety risks ...
R. Omari, W. Arthur, G.K. Frempong
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