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The visual analogue WOMAC 3.0 scale--internal validity and responsiveness of the VAS version
(BioMed Central, 30 A)Background Many people suffer with Osteoarthritis (OA) and subsequent morbidity. Therefore, measuring outcome associated with OA is important. The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) has ... -
Errors in the administration of intravenous medications in hospital and the role of correct procedures and nurse experience
(BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and the Health Foundation, 26 M)Background Intravenous medication administrations have a high incidence of error but there is limited evidence of associated factors or error severity.Objective To measure the frequency, type and severity of intravenous ... -
The subjective index for physical and social outcome (SIPSO) in stroke: investigation of its subscale structure
(BioMed Central, 26 A)Short and valid measures of the impact of a stroke on integration are required in health and social settings. The Subjective Index of Physical and Social Outcome (SIPSO) is one such measure. However, there are questions ... -
Transformative Technologies and Social Change: An Introduction
(Academic Conferences International Limited, 2109)Rapid transformation in the technology is accelerating has create exponential growth in many areas. New innovation in product and services are seen in all sectors such as agriculture, medical diagnosis and treatment, ... -
EEG Signatures Change During Unilateral Yogi Nasal Breathing
(Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2022)Airflow through the left-and-right nostrils is said to be entrained by an endogenous nasal cycle paced by both poles of the hypothalamus. Yogic practices suggest, and scientific evidence demonstrates, that right-nostril ... -
Pre-hospital Transdermal Glyceryl Trinitrate in Patients With Stroke Mimics: Data From the RIGHT-2 Randomised-Controlled Ambulance Trial
(Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2022)Background Prehospital stroke trials will inevitably recruit patients with non-stroke conditions, so called stroke mimics. We undertook a pre-specified analysis to determine outcomes in patients with mimics in the second ... -
Reducing Heat Loss From Solar Hot Water Storage Tanks Using Passive Baffles
(Elsevier BV, 2022)Solar water heating systems with thermal storage are one of the simplest ways of reducing energy demand for domestic water heating. Over the years, researchers have attempted to improve the thermal performance of storage ... -
Design and Output Power Evaluation for a Novel Hybrid Wave-Wind Energy Converter
(Elsevier BV, 2022)The performance of oscillating water column (OWC) wave energy converters (WEC) is highly affected by airflow rate. In this paper, a novel system is proposed that increases airflow rate and, therefore, output power through ... -
Gender in Marketing
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Grading Methods for Fruit Freshness Based on Deep Learning
(Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2022)Fruit freshness grading is an innate ability of humans. However, there was not much work focusing on creating a fruit grading system based on digital images in deep learning. The algorithm proposed in this article has the ... -
Independent Game Development: Brief Considerations of the Practice in the Post-Digital Era
(University Anhemby Morumbi, 2022)This paper discusses the link between the post-digital era and the independent game development scene, stating the converging and diverging aspects betwixt both. Thus, we approach some of the post-digital society’s strengths ... -
Multidimensional Quality of Life of Older Adults in South Africa
(Springer, 2022)It is estimated that by 2050, the world population over the age of 65 will reach 1.5 billion. The United Nations predicts that the fastest growth will be in Africa, which suffers from extreme poverty and inequalities. ... -
“It Is a Superpower!” Being Māori Enhances Employability
(Work-Integrated Learning New Zealand (WILNZ), 2022)Understanding employability for Māori, the Indigenous peoples of Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ), is an under researched area. The dominant Western culture, structures and practices in university and industries within NZ have ... -
Mobilisation or Immobilisation-Based Treatments for First Carpometacarpal Joint Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis With Subgroup Analyses
(SAGE, 2022)Introduction: Both joint mobilisation and immobilisation are thought to be effective in the treatment of first carpo metacarpal joint (CMCJ) osteoarthritis (OA). The objective of this review was to establish whether either ... -
Immersive Photography: A Review of the Contextual Knowledge of a PhD Practice-Led Research Project
(Revista GEMInIS, 2022)Despite its 35 years of academic presence, practice-led research is still in the process of building its status regarding definitions and its discourse. One of the fundamentals of this type of research is that practice-led ... -
Going to the Clay: Exploring Conflicts and Values of the Soil in Valparaíso
(Revista GEMInIS, 2022)This proposition presents a design and artistic research focused on the soil and aimed at generating active and poetic forms of reflection around the fragile interdependence of human and non-human lives in an increasingly ... -
Thinking, Photographing: A Place-based Approach in Practice-led Research
(Revista GEMInIS, 2022)The article introduces photography practice as a practice-led research methodology, highlighting photographic conventions and methods as key research approaches. To illustrate these ideas I will foreground examples of my ... -
Revealing Embedded Power: Collage and Disruption of Meaning
(Revista GEMInIS, 2022)Analogue materials and collage are fundamental to my research and practice. They assist in examining and peeling off layers embedded within the printed image. The human body represents power, and an image featuring a ... -
Stepping Out of the Ivory Tower: Practice-Led Inquiry and Postdisciplinary Research
(Revista GEMInIS, 2022)This article considers the nature of postdisciplinary research as it relates to certain practice-led design inquiries. From a discussion of discipline territoriality in the academy, it moves to a consideration of how ... -
Persian Illuminationism as a Heuristic Methodology in Creative Practice-led Research
(Revista GEMInIS, 2022)This article is structured into two parts. The first considers the research paradigm that emanates from Persian Illuminationism (especially the works the Persian philosopher Suhrawardi). His illuminationist way of knowing, ...