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Towards Realistic Optimization Benchmarks: A Questionnaire on the Properties of Real-World Problems [PDF]

, 2020
Benchmarks are a useful tool for empirical performance comparisons. However, one of the main shortcomings of existing benchmarks is that it remains largely unclear how they relate to real-world problems. What does an algorithm's performance on a benchmark say about its potential on a specific real-world problem? This work aims to identify properties of
arxiv   +1 more source

Rome IV Diagnostic Questionnaires and Tables for Investigators and Clinicians.

Gastroenterology, 2016
The Rome IV Diagnostic Questionnaires were developed to screen for functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs), serve as inclusion criteria in clinical trials, and support epidemiological surveys.
O. Palsson, W. Whitehead, M. V. van Tilburg, Lin Chang, W. Chey, M. Crowell, L. Keefer, A. Lembo, H. Parkman, Satish S C Rao, A. Sperber, B. Spiegel, J. Tack, S. Vanner, L. Walker, P. Whorwell, Yunsheng Yang   +16 more
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Description and evaluation of a French grief workshop for children and adolescents bereaved of a sibling or parent

BMC Palliative Care, 2021
Background Childhood bereavement is common, and is associated with elevated symptoms of grief with distress and impairment. However, few developmentally appropriate interventions to support grieving children are available to date.
Ashley Ridley, Alexis Revet, Jean-Philippe Raynaud, Eric Bui, Agnès Suc   +4 more
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Design and use of questionnaires: a review of best practice applicable to surveys of health service staff and patients.

Health Technology Assessment, 2001
Questionnaires are often used to collect primaryquantitative data from patients and healthcareprofessionals. The aim is to gather valid, reliable,unbiased and discriminatory data from a represen-tative sample of respondents.
E. McColl, A. Jacoby, L. Thomas, J. Soutter, C. Bamford, N. Steen, R. P. Thomas, E. Harvey, A. Garratt, J. Bond   +9 more
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A method for achieving high response rates in national surveys of U.S. primary care physicians

PLoS ONE, 2018
Physician questionnaires are commonly used in health services research; however, many survey studies are limited by low response rate. We describe the effectiveness of a method to maximize survey response without using incentives, the effectiveness of ...
Michaela Brtnikova, L. Crane, Mandy A. Allison, Laura P. Hurley, B. Beaty, A. Kempe   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Standard survey methods for estimating colony losses and explanatory risk factors in Apis mellifera [PDF]

, 2013
This chapter addresses survey methodology and questionnaire design for the collection of data pertaining to estimation of honey bee colony loss rates and identification of risk factors for colony loss.
AAPOR, Adjlane Noureddine, Alison Gray, Aykut Kence, Bach Kim Nguyen, Céline Holzmann, DE LEEUW E D, DE LEEUW E D, DOBSON A J, EFRON B, Flemming Vejsnæs, Franco Mutinelli, GRAY A, Grażyna Topolska, HARDIN J W, KINDT R, KLEINBAUM D G, KRZANOWSKI W J, LEHTONEN R, Lennard Pisa, LOHR S L, Magnus Peterson, Mary F Coffey, MYERS R H, OTT R L, Preben Kristiansen, Robert Brodschneider, Romée van der Zee, Róbert Chlebo, SAMUELS M L, SCHAEFFER R L, Selwyn Wilkins, SOROKER V, TWISK J W R, VANENGELSDORP D, Victoria Soroker   +35 more
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Translation and cultural adaptation of the Short Version of the Reflux Symptom Score: Reflux Symptom Score-12 into Brazilian Portuguese

Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2023
Objective: To describe the process of translation into Brazilian Portuguese and cross-cultural adaptation of the French Reflux Symptom Score-12 questionnaire used for the diagnosis of laryngopharyngeal reflux.
Fabio Pupo Ceccon, Mateus Morais Aires, Jerome R. Lechien, Paulo J.P.C. Carvalho, Luciana Cristina Pereira Ferreira Michel, Nayara Salgado Carvalho, Beatrice Haase Ceccon, Pedro Gracio Ferreira Sartori, Leonardo Haddad   +8 more
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Internet Surveys by Direct Mailing: An Innovative Way of Collecting Data [PDF]

, 1997
This article describes a new method of collecting data by direct mailing via the Internet. Feasibility and capacities were evaluated through a worldwide opinion poll on global future risks of mankind and potential solutions.
Dillman, D.A., Frey, J.H., Nikolai Mühlberger, Rolf Weitkunat, Sebastian Schneeweiß, The Internet Society., Walter J. Swoboda   +6 more
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Travel Health Survey: Risk Perception, Health-Seeking Behavior, and Subjective Evaluation of Travel Health Services in Egypt [PDF]

International Journal of Travel Medicine and Global Health, 2018
Introduction: Travel health practice and research in Egypt lag behind both needs and demands. This study was done in two parts to assess travel health knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) among Egyptian travelers. Methods: This survey was conducted at
Engy El-Ghitany, Mohamed Abdelmohsen, Azza Farghaly, Ensaf Abd El-Gawwad, Ekram Abd El-Wahab   +4 more
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Survey questionnaires and graphs

Electronic Journal of Statistics, 2015
We introduce a special type of graphs, which we use as tools for designing and improving survey questionnaires. While the idea of representing questionnaires as graphs is not new, our graphs constitute novel theoretical and practical tools, which could turn a complex questionnaire into a questionnaire that is easier to visualize, test and analyze.
Schiopu Kratina, Ioana, Zamfirescu, Christina Maria, Trépanier, Kyle, Marques, Lennon   +3 more
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