Journal articles: 'Behavior chart'

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Deochand, Neil, Mack S. Costello, and R. Wayne Fuqua. "Chart goals for behavior analysis." Behavior Analysis: Research and Practice 17, no. 1 (February 2017): 101–2. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/bar0000065.

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Nelson, Peter R. "Normality and the Process Behavior Chart." Technometrics 43, no. 3 (August 2001): 371. http://dx.doi.org/10.1198/tech.2001.s624.

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Nelson, Lloyd S. "Normality and the Process Behavior Chart." Journal of Quality Technology 32, no. 4 (October 2000): 468–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00224065.2000.11980035.

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Yeh, Michelle, Joseph Jaworski, Suzanne Thomas, Andrew Kendra, and Danielle Hiltunen. "Examining the Compellingness of electronic Low Visibility Taxi Charts." Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting 62, no. 1 (September 2018): 62–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1541931218621014.

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The purpose of this study was to examine whether the presentation of own-aircraft (ownship) position was compelling when presented on electronic low visibility taxi charts. Although airport charts showing ownship position have been in use for some time, ownship position was not available on low visibility taxi charts because these charts were not geo-referenced. Twenty Airline Transport Pilots (ATP) (10 flightcrews) participated in a simulator study in which they performed six taxi scenarios in three different levels of visibility (1200 Runway Visual Range (RVR), 600 RVR, 300 RVR) using an electronic chart application on an iPad. Ownship position was shown on the chart for half the scenarios. In one scenario, we simulated a position error. We collected objective data (taxi speed, taxi time, fixation and dwell time), and pilot opinions on the usability of the electronic chart application. The results showed that no incursions/excursions were committed. All flightcrews noticed the error in ownship position, when it occurred; in fact, they also noticed other errors in ownship position that were not planned as part of the experiment design. Captains looked more often at the electronic chart when ownship position was presented than when it was not, regardless of visibility conditions. Additionally, Captains’ percentage of fixations were almost equal between the electronic chart and out-the-window. Such behavior may reflect the perceived utility of showing ownship on the electronic chart and may be an indication of the compelling nature of that information source.

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Taylor, Shanon S., and Tammy V. Abernathy. "Behavior Intervention Flow Chart: A Strategic Tool for Managing Challenging Behaviors." Creative Education 07, no. 16 (2016): 2423–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ce.2016.716232.

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Danforth, Jeffrey S. "THE BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT FLOW CHART: A COMPONENT ANALYSIS OF BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES." Clinical Psychology Review 18, no. 2 (March 1998): 229–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0272-7358(97)00041-x.

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Lokshina, Izabella. "Application of Extrinsic Information Transfer Charts to Anticipate Turbo Code Behavior." International Journal of Interdisciplinary Telecommunications and Networking 3, no. 2 (April 2011): 31–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/jitn.2011040102.

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This paper examines turbo codes that are currently introduced in many international standards, including the UMTS standard for third generation personal communications and the ETSI DVB-T standard for Terrestrial Digital Video Broadcasting. The convergence properties of the iterative decoding process associated with a given turbo-coding scheme are estimated using the analysis technique based on so-called extrinsic information transfer (EXIT) chart. This approach provides a possibility to anticipate the bit error rate (BER) of a turbo code system using only the EXIT chart. It is shown that EXIT charts are powerful tools to analyze and optimize the convergence behavior of iterative systems utilizing the turbo principle. The idea is to consider the associated SISO stages as information processors that map input a priori LLR’s onto output extrinsic LLR’s, the information content being obviously assumed to increase from input to output, and introduce them to the design of turbo systems without the reliance on extensive simulation. Compared with the other methods for generating EXIT functions, the suggested approach provides insight into the iterative behavior of linear turbo systems with substantial reduction in numerical complexity.

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Yang, Jiangbin, and Viliam Makis. "Dynamic Response of Residuals of a Controlled Cutting Process to Shifts in the Process Mean." International Journal of Reliability, Quality and Safety Engineering 05, no. 02 (June 1998): 157–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s0218539398000169.

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A usual approach to monitoring an autocorrelated process is to apply a control chart to the process residuals. In this paper, we study the statistical behavior of the residuals of a controlled second-order autoregressive (AR(2)) cutting process when a special-cause shift occurs to the process mean. Shewhart, exponentially weighted moving average (EWMA) and cumulative sum (CUSUM) control charts are applied to the residuals to monitor the cutting process. Formulas, integral equations and recursive procedures for computing the average run lengths (ARLs) of the charts are derived. Numerical results are presented and the relative performance of the charts is investigated.

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Chakraborty, Soham, and Pathik Mandal. "Control charts for detection of dead batches during hydrogenation of edible oil." International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management 36, no. 10 (November 4, 2019): 1804–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijqrm-09-2018-0247.

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Purpose Modeling and inferring about the process using growth models are the problems of enormous practical importance. Growth behavior of melting point (MP) during hydrogenation is found to be nonlinear. The purpose of this paper is to propose a control chart based method for on-line detection of a growth process becoming dead. Design/methodology/approach The nonlinear growth kinetics of MP during hydrogenation is modeled as a random walk with drift. In earlier work, the random walk model is developed based on a linear approximation and the control chart is constructed based on this approximate model. Here, an alternative model that does not make use of any such approximation is proposed. The variable drift component of the random walk is estimated following an innovative method of instrumental variable estimation. The model thus obtained is then used to construct a new control chart. Findings It is shown that both the control charts are able to detect dead batches satisfactorily, but the new chart is superior to the earlier one. Originality/value The authors are not aware of any relevant literature which provides an implementable and practitioner friendly approach to model the usually cumbersome variance function using signal-to-noise ratio and then use the same for estimating the parameters of a nonlinear dynamic growth model.

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Ager, Derek. "Elsevier's invertebrate fossils chart." Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 57, no. 2-4 (December 1986): 333–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0031-0182(86)90018-0.

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Noskievičová, Darja. "Complex Control Chart Interpretation." International Journal of Engineering Business Management 5 (January 1, 2013): 13. http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/56441.

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Identification of the assignable causes of process variability and the restriction and elimination of their influence are the main goals of statistical process control (SPC). Identification of these causes is associated with so called tests for special causes or runs tests. From the time of the formulation of the first set of such rules (Western Electric rules) several different sets have been created (Nelson rules, Boeing AQS rules, Trietsch rules). This paper deals with the comparison analysis of these sets of rules, their basic statistical properties and the mistakes accompanying their application using SW support. At the end of this paper some recommendations for the correct application of the runs tests are formulated.

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Daw, Jonathan, Rachel Margolis, and Laura Wright. "Emerging Adulthood, Emergent Health Lifestyles: Sociodemographic Determinants of Trajectories of Smoking, Binge Drinking, Obesity, and Sedentary Behavior." Journal of Health and Social Behavior 58, no. 2 (April 17, 2017): 181–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0022146517702421.

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During the transition to adulthood, many unhealthy behaviors are developed that in turn shape behaviors, health, and mortality in later life. However, research on unhealthy behaviors and risky transitions has mostly focused on one health problem at a time. In this article, we examine variation in health behavior trajectories, how trajectories cluster together, and how the likelihood of experiencing different behavior trajectories varies by sociodemographic characteristics. We use the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health) Waves I to IV to chart the most common health behavior trajectories over the transition to adulthood for cigarette smoking, alcohol consumption, obesity, and sedentary behavior. We find that health behavior trajectories cluster together in seven joint classes and that sociodemographic factors (including gender, parental education, and race-ethnicity) significantly predict membership in these joint trajectories.

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Peterson, Adam H., and Tony R. Martinez. "Using learning algorithm behavior to chart task space: The DICES distance." Intelligent Data Analysis 14, no. 3 (May 13, 2010): 355–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/ida-2010-0425.

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Iskender, Murat, Mustafa Koc, Fikret Soyer, T. Seda Colak, Betul Dusunceli, and Neslihan Arici. "Chart of Uncompleted Suicide Behavior Regarding Individual, Social and Psychological Factors." Studies on Ethno-Medicine 10, no. 1 (January 2016): 44–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09735070.2016.11905470.

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Thepvongs, Somchart, and Brian M. Kleiner. "Inspection in Process Control." Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting 42, no. 16 (October 1998): 1170–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/154193129804201619.

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Consistent with the precepts of total quality control and total quality management, there has been a resource shift from incoming and outgoing inspection processes to statistical quality control of processes. Furthermore, process control operators are responsible for their own quality, necessitating the in-process inspection of components. This study treated the statistical process control task of “searching” control charts for out-of-control conditions as an inspection task and applied the Theory of Signal Detection to better understand this behavior and improve performance. Twelve subjects participated in a research study to examine how the portrayal of control chart information affected signal detection theory measures. The type of display did not have a significant effect on the sensitivity and response criterion of subjects. These results are discussed in terms of the applicability of Signal Detection Theory in control chart decision making as well as implications on display design.

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Xu, Lin Hong, Zheng Feng Jiang, and Jan Eric Ståhl. "Machinability Prediction of Workpiece Material with a Diagraph Method." Advanced Materials Research 97-101 (March 2010): 2072–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.97-101.2072.

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This work presents a diagraph method for the description and predication of the potential machinability of work materials. In the method, a radar chart with five axes was used to examine the machinability of different work materials and each axis representing a behavior or property, i.e. abrasiveness or hardness of workpiece material by grading the 5 different machinability properties. Such charts are seen to be helpful in the setup work to machine the new materials or unknown materials when choosing suitable tool properties and the cutting data suitable for the new material machining.

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Pawar, Vilas Y., Digambar Tukaram Shirke, and Shashikant Kuber Khilare. "Steady-State Behavior of Nonparametric Synthetic Control Chart Using Signed-Rank Statistic." Pakistan Journal of Statistics and Operation Research 14, no. 1 (March 9, 2018): 185. http://dx.doi.org/10.18187/pjsor.v14i1.2029.

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KIRITANI, Yusuke, Katsuhisa FUJITA, and Tadao KAWAI. "822 Vibration Behavior and Stability Chart of Herringbone-Grooved Journal Gas Bearing." Proceedings of Conference of Kansai Branch 2013.88 (2013): _8–22_. http://dx.doi.org/10.1299/jsmekansai.2013.88._8-22_.

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Eissa, Mostafa Essam, Ahmed Mohamed Mahmoud, and Ahmed Saber Nouby. "Control Chart in Microbiological Cleaning Efficacy of Pharmaceutical Facility." Dhaka University Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 14, no. 2 (June 28, 2016): 133–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/dujps.v14i2.28501.

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Statistical process control and quality control charts have important applications in the field of microbiological quality control of clean area. Monitoring the environment and the surface samples using contact plates is critical to verify microbiological cleaning efficacy of the surface and to understand the behavior of the operation. In the current study, RODAC (Replicate Organism Detection and Counting) plates were used to sample surfaces in production rooms for semisolid and liquid products in a course of two years and overall performance was assessed using I-MR chart and data were subjected to analysis. The throughput yield (TPY) was 0.999993 and the overall process capability was acceptable (Ppk was 1.45). The used methodology in microbiological quality control is simple, fast and not expensive, which provides insight for the evaluation of the process efficiency and highlights the limiting factors and the drawbacks that affect the performance.Dhaka Univ. J. Pharm. Sci. 14(2): 133-138, 2015 (December)

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Bardell, Andrea, Timothy Lau, and J. Paul Fedoroff. "Inappropriate sexual behavior in a geriatric population." International Psychogeriatrics 23, no. 7 (April 19, 2011): 1182–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1041610211000676.

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ABSTRACTBackground: Inappropriate sexual behavior (ISB) is an important topic in geriatrics; etiologies remain unclear and evidence for the efficacy of treatment strategies is limited. The aims of this study were to provide a description of the phenomenology of ISB in the geriatric population, to identify potential contributing factors, and to review the efficacy of interventions aimed at reducing ISB.Methods: A retrospective chart review was conducted of ten patients admitted to an academic inpatient geriatric psychiatry ward because of their ISB (study group) and ten patients matched in age and gender (control group). A comprehensive chart review inventory was done to determine variables that may contribute to ISB. For the study group, effectiveness, adverse effects, and discontinuation due to adverse effects of interventions aimed at reducing ISB were reviewed.Results: A significant finding was the association of a history of right frontal lobe stroke with ISB (Fisher's Exact Probability Test p < 0.05). Also significant was performance on cognitive testing and the presence of dementia (Fisher's Exact Probability Test p < 0.05) in the study group. Citalopram was well tolerated but with minimal reduction of ISB. Atypical antipsychotics olanzapine and risperidone were effective in some cases but also had adverse effects. Medroxyprogesterone acetate was well tolerated and effective in all cases in which it was utilized (n = 5).Conclusions: This study suggests that ISB in the geriatric population is associated with a history of right frontal lobe stroke and with severity of dementia. Case examples of pharmacologic interventions are reviewed.

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Abu-Farsakh, Murad Y., Zhongjie Zhang, Mehmet Tumay, and Mark Morvant. "Computerized Cone Penetration Test for Soil Classification." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 2053, no. 1 (January 2008): 47–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/2053-07.

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Computerized MS-Windows Visual Basic software of a cone penetration test (CPT) for soil classification was developed as part of an extensive effort to facilitate the implementation of CPT technology in many geotechnical engineering applications. Five CPT soil engineering classification systems were implemented as a handy, user-friendly, software tool for geotechnical engineers. In the probabilistic region estimation and fuzzy classification methods, a conformal transformation is first applied to determine the profile of soil classification index (U) with depth from cone tip resistance (qc) and friction ratio (Rf). A statistical correlation was established in the probabilistic region estimation method between the U index and the compositional soil type given by the Unified Soil Classification System. Conversely, the CPT fuzzy classification emphasizes the certainty of soil behavior. The Schmertmann and Douglas and Olsen methods provide soil classification charts based on cone tip resistance and friction ratio. However, Robertson et al. proposed a three-dimensional classification system that is presented in two charts: one chart uses corrected tip resistance (qt) and friction ratio (Rf); the other chart uses qt and pore pressure parameter (Bq) as input data. Five sites in Louisiana were selected for this study. For each site, CPT tests and the corresponding soil boring results were correlated. The soil classification results obtained using the five different CPT soil classification methods were compared.

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Ardakani, M., T. H. Chan, and F. R. Kschischang. "EXIT-chart properties of the highest-rate LDPC code with desired convergence behavior." IEEE Communications Letters 9, no. 1 (January 2005): 52–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/lcomm.2005.1375239.

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Arias, Sarah A., Edwin D. Boudreaux, Elizabeth Chen, Ivan Miller, Carlos A. Camargo, Richard N. Jones, and Lisa Uebelacker. "Which Chart Elements Accurately Identify Emergency Department Visits for Suicidal Ideation or Behavior?" Archives of Suicide Research 23, no. 3 (June 11, 2019): 382–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2018.1472691.

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Song, Cui Ye, Cheng Lie Du, and Gang Li. "An Event Bridge Framework for Modeling and Simulating Networked Hybrid Dynamic Behaviors." Applied Mechanics and Materials 651-653 (September 2014): 1798–805. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.651-653.1798.

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Typical CPS system composes of large scale of smart physical nodes communicated by kinds of network, while each node shows certain hybrid dynamic behavior. Their dynamic behavior features with networked mix of discrete time-driven cyber behavior and continuous time-driven physical behavior, complicating the modeling and simulating of the entire CPS behavior during the design and analysis. In this paper, an event bridge framework is proposed, extending the composition semantics of the hybrid automata, to capture the communication relationship among CPS nodes as well as the transmission delay properties. First, the event bridge model is given and a rail control system is taken as an example to explain its conciseness; second, a modeling and simulating framework is designed and implemented according to the event bridge model, where the dynamic behavior of each node is required to be modeled as an event-driven state chart; finally, the framework is applied in the rail control system and the lunar rover system, and the results show that it is effective both in networked hybrid physical behaviors and in networked cyber physical behaviors.

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Riaza, Muhammad, and Saddam Akber Abbasib. "Nonparametric Double EWMA Control Chart for Process Monitoring." Revista Colombiana de Estadística 39, no. 2 (July 18, 2016): 167. http://dx.doi.org/10.15446/rce.v39n2.58914.

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<p>In monitoring process parameters, we assume normality of the quality characteristic of interest, which is an ideal assumption. In many practical sit- uations, we may not know the distributional behavior of the data, and hence, the need arises use nonparametric techniques. In this study, a nonparametric double EWMA control chart, namely the NPDEWMA chart, is proposed to ensure efficient monitoring of the location parameter. The performance of the proposed chart is evaluated in terms of different run length properties, such as average, standard deviation and percentiles. The proposed scheme is compared with its recent existing counterparts, namely the nonparametric EWMA and the nonparametric CUSUM schemes. The performance mea- sures used are the average run length (ARL), standard deviation of the run length (SDRL) and extra quadratic loss (EQL). We observed that the pro- posed chart outperforms the said existing schemes to detect shifts in the process mean level. We also provide an illustrative example for practical considerations.</p>

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Haffane, Ahmed, Abdelhafid Hasni, Mustapha Khelifi, and Boufeldja Kadri. "Convergence analysis of the unpunctured turbo trellis-coded modulation (UTTCM)." Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 13, no. 2 (February 1, 2019): 447. http://dx.doi.org/10.11591/ijeecs.v13.i2.pp447-452.

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In this paper, the performance of the Unpunctured Turbo Trellis-Coded Modulation (UTTCM) over Additive White Gaussian Noise (AWGN) channel is analyzed using the non-binary extrinsic information transfer (EXIT) chart. The exchange of the extrinsic information between the decoder components is tracked, allowing the generation of an EXIT chart, which is a powerful tool for analyzing the convergence behavior of iterative decoding and prediction of convergence position. The Simulation results are compared with the turbo cliff positions on the BER curves.

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Lokshina, Izabella, and Hua Zhong. "Analysis of Turbo Code Behavior with Extrinsic Information Transfer Charts in High-Speed Wireless Data Services." International Journal of Interdisciplinary Telecommunications and Networking 9, no. 4 (October 2017): 26–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijitn.2017100104.

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This paper examines turbo codes that are currently introduced in many international standards and implemented in numerous advanced communication systems, and evaluates the process of extrinsic information transfer (EXIT). The convergence properties of the iterative decoding process, associated with a given turbo-coding scheme, are estimated using the analysis technique based on so-called extrinsic information transfer (EXIT) charts. This approach provides a possibility to predict the bit-error rate (BER) of a turbo code system with only the extrinsic information transfer chart. It is shown that extrinsic information transfer charts are powerful tools to analyze and optimize the convergence behavior of iterative systems utilizing the turbo principle, i.e., systems exchanging and refining extrinsic information. The idea is to consider the associated soft-input soft-output (SISO) stages as information processors, which map input a priori log likelihood ratios (LLRs) onto output extrinsic LLRs, the information content being obviously assumed to increase from input to output, and introduce them to the design of turbo systems without the reliance on extensive simulation. Compared with the other methods for generating extrinsic information transfer functions, the suggested approach provides insight into the iterative behavior of linear turbo systems with substantial reduction in numerical complexity.

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Liu, Wen Wen, Yong Qin, Hong Hui Dong, and Yan Fang Yang. "Driving Behavior Parameter Sensitivity Analysis Based on VISSIM." Applied Mechanics and Materials 668-669 (October 2014): 1453–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.668-669.1453.

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The determination of the parameter set to be corrected is the premise and key of microscopic traffic simulation model’s calibration. In order to find out the sensitive parameter, this paper chooses Ronghua Road and Wing King Street intersection and the Shangdi Roundabout as experiments, and selects the queue length and travel time as the evaluation index, makes sensitivity analysis of calibrated parameters by microscopic traffic simulation software Vissim. It adopts a line chart method, range analysis and sensitivity coefficients to make comparative analysis of the evaluation results. At last, sensitivity parameters in intersection and roundabout are not identical.

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Pope, Alice W., and Heather T. Snyder. "Psychosocial Adjustment in Children and Adolescents with a Craniofacial Anomaly: Age and Sex Patterns." Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal 42, no. 4 (July 2005): 349–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1597/04-043r.1.

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Objective To examine rates of psychosocial adjustment problems and competencies in a sample of children with congenital craniofacial anomalies (CFAs). Methods Retrospective chart review. Setting Urban hospital plastic surgery primary care unit. Patients A total of 724 children aged 2 to 18 years with completed Child Behavior Checklists in their medical charts. Main Outcome Measure Child Behavior Checklist. Results Higher rates of problems in the clinical range were seen for withdrawn, attention, social, thought, and internalizing problems and lower rates for externalizing and somatic complaints; specific patterns varied according to age and sex. Elevated rates of competency deficits were seen in some groups. Conclusions Most children with CFAs do not appear to experience psychosocial adjustment problems. Although elevated risk may be seen for certain problems, this group may be protected in other areas. Research identifying the mechanisms responsible for varying age and sex patterns of adjustment is needed.

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Park, Lim, Tamang, Jin, Lee, Chang, and Kim. "Analysis of Slope Failure Behaviour Based on Real-Time Measurement Using the X–MR Method." Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 7, no. 10 (October 10, 2019): 360. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jmse7100360.

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A real-scale slope failure model experiment is performed to analyze the movement behavior of the slope during failure, and the results are analyzed through the x–MR control chart method, along with inverse displacement and various analysis sections such as K-values. As a result, the portent of failure can be identified to be about 7.7–18.3 minutes prior to the final slope failure. As a result of the analyses of changes in the control limit in the various analyses sections, it is considered that the application of K = 3 to the x-MR control chart is effective. It is observed that using the x-MR control chart technique of the inverse displacement is useful for the early prediction of the anomalous behavior of a slope, through a more quick and objective judgment. Henceforth, it is necessary to establish clear techniques for prediction and analyses of slope failure through continuous research, and those results can be used as the basic data of a slope instrumentation management standard that can contribute to the mitigation of life and property damage caused by slope failure hazards.

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VASCONCELLOS, Carolina, José Carlos Petorossi IMPARATO, and Karla Mayra REZENDE. "Motivation chart as a supporting tool in pediatric dentistry." RGO - Revista Gaúcha de Odontologia 65, no. 3 (September 2017): 276–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1981-863720170002000153353.

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ABSTRACT Infant fear and anxiety are two feelings that cause stress in pediatric dental treatment. Many management techniques have been described in the literature, with the aim of controlling this anxiety and fear that are ultimately a big challenge for the dental surgeon. The aim of this study is to present a clinical case of a five-year-old child who would not cooperate with the dental treatment. To this end, an incentive chart was devised that is specific for treatment. The chart focuses on encouraging the child to comply with rules in the pediatric dentist office and, as the child completes his objectives, the chart is filled with happy faces and at the end of the appointment, depending on the outcome, the patient is rewarded with something. We concluded that the use of the incentive chart was particularly satisfactory in terms of the patient’s conduct and developing maturity over the course of his dental treatment and it may be an additional option to use as an adjunct in the approach to behavior in private or public dental clinics, and even in Universities.

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Lorber, Michael F., Tamara Del Vecchio, and Amy M. Smith Slep. "The emergence and evolution of infant externalizing behavior." Development and Psychopathology 27, no. 3 (September 12, 2014): 663–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954579414000923.

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AbstractIn the present investigation, we examined the developmental viability of the externalizing behavior construct spanning the period from 8 to 24 months of age. A sample of 274 psychologically aggressive couples was recruited from hospital maternity wards and followed from childbirth through 24 months of age. Mothers and fathers completed questionnaire measures of infant physical aggression, defiance, activity level, and distress to limitations at 8, 15, and 24 months. The developmental viability of externalizing behavior at each age studied was suggested by several results. Physical aggression, defiance, activity level, and distress to limitations reflected the operation of a single underlying externalizing behavior factor. In some cases, these individual facets of externalizing behavior became more strongly associated with one another over time. The externalizing construct exhibited remarkable longitudinal stability, with the stability of physical aggression and defiance increasing with age. The externalizing behavior construct was concurrently and prospectively associated with several factors in its nomological network (e.g., interparental conflict and poor parental bond with the infant). Our findings suggest that externalizing behaviors coalesce into a psychologically meaningful construct by 8 months of infant life. Researchers who seek to chart the emergence of the externalizing behavior construct may now need to look to earlier months.

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Marx, Marcia S., and Jiska Cohen-Mansfield. "Hoarding Behavior in the Elderly: A Comparison Between Community-Dwelling Persons and Nursing Home Residents." International Psychogeriatrics 15, no. 3 (September 2003): 289–306. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1041610203009542.

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Objective: To determine correlates of hoarding behavior in frail elderly persons. Methods: Information about nursing home residents (n = 408) and community-dwelling senior day-care participants (n = 177) was gathered through interviews with family and professional caregivers, medical chart review, and physician examinations, and included the following areas of assessment: hoarding behavior, demographic and health information, level of cognitive functioning, activities of daily living (ADL) performance, depressed affect, social functioning, manifestations of agitated behaviors, and previous stressful life experiences. Results: We found that 15% of the nursing home residents and 25% of the community-dwelling senior day-care participants manifested hoarding behavior at a rate of several times a week or higher. For nursing home residents, hoarding behavior was significantly related to a larger appetite, taking fewer medications, higher social functioning, comparatively less ADL impairment, and manifestations of physically nonaggressive agitated behaviors. For senior day-care participants, hoarding behavior was significantly associated with being female, a larger appetite, comparatively less gait impairment, fewer medical diagnoses, more involvement in activities, a positive diagnosis of dementia, hallucinations, the delusion of infidelity, and manifestations of three syndromes of agitated behaviors. Conclusion: While hoarding behavior in our samples presents differently from compulsive hoarding described in the literature, we obtained robust findings that show that despite differences in living conditions, the elderly persons who manifested hoarding behavior were those with relatively fewer health and functional disabilities. In addition, those who exhibited hoarding behavior also manifested agitated behaviors. We suggest that future researchers develop alternative measures of hoarding behavior so as to further clarify the phenomenon of hoarding behavior in the elderly.

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Soukissian, Takvor, Sofia Reizopoulou, Paraskevi Drakopoulou, Panagiotis Axaopoulos, Flora Karathanasi, Simona Fraschetti, Laura Bray, et al. "Greening offshore wind with the Smart Wind Chart evaluation tool." Web Ecology 16, no. 1 (March 9, 2016): 73–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/we-16-73-2016.

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Abstract. The development of offshore wind farms (OWFs) and the establishment of marine protected areas (MPAs) comprise two main elements for the production of clean energy, and the simultaneous maintenance and protection of biodiversity in the Mediterranean and Black seas. Successful, efficient, and sustainable coupling of these two aspects presumes that the criteria for selecting suitable locations for the deployment of OWFs should not only include technical-engineering terms (e.g. high wind energy efficiency, bottom suitability, inland infrastructures) but also ecological–environmental considerations (e.g. the least possible impact on biodiversity, ecosystem functioning) and socio-economic aspects (e.g. effects on coastal and marine activities, development of marine spatial planning). In the context of the FP7 CoCoNet project, the integration between OWFs and MPAs is based on four main steps: (i) the identification of existing (networks of) MPAs focusing on the biodiversity distribution patterns and current legislation, (ii) the coupling of offshore wind potential within networks of MPAs, (iii) the evaluation of the knowledge gained up to date and the theoretical approaches at the two pilot sites of the Mediterranean and Black sea basins, and (iv) the development of the "Smart Wind Chart", a convenient and rational tool addressed to scientists and policy makers for the evaluation of maritime policy management schemes. The latter step comprises the core of this work.

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Rabarijoely, Simon. "Evaluation of correlation between parameters from CPTU and DMT tests and soil type behavior chart." Annals of Warsaw University of Life Sciences – SGGW. Land Reclamation 50, no. 4 (December 1, 2018): 313–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/sggw-2018-0025.

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Abstract This paper presents the correlation of soil parameters obtained from the dilatometer of the Marchetti (DMT) and the cone penetration tests (CPT). The data for the development of these correlations come from four experimental sites of the Department of Geotechnical Engineering of the Warsaw University of Life Sciences – SGGW: test embankment in Antoniny, and the Koszyce and Nielisz water dams, Stegna test site, WULS-SGGW Campus. Additionally, the relationship between the soil behavior type classification index (Ic) from the Cone Penetration Test (CPT) and the material index (I D) from the dilatometer test (DMT) based on the Robertson method, modified in this paper, is presented. Finally, a new soil behavior type classification chart was presented, allowing to determine not only the type and condition of the soil, but also the stress history (OCR).

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Lampl, Michelle, and Amanda L. Thompson. "Growth chart curves do not describe individual growth biology." American Journal of Human Biology 19, no. 5 (2007): 643–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.20707.

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Lehman, Jill Fain, and Iolanda Leite. "Turn-Taking, Children, and the Unpredictability of Fun." AI Magazine 37, no. 4 (January 17, 2017): 55–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1609/aimag.v37i4.2685.

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When the goal is entertainment, designing language-based interactions between characters and small groups of young children is a balancing act. On the one hand, an autonomous character should support the freedom of expression and natural behaviors of children having fun. On the other hand, an autonomous character is only capable of supporting the activity it’s designed for and the behavior it anticipates. In the last five years we have watched this tension between freedom and constraint play out in hundreds of small groups in a variety of activities. Using two of the activities as examples, we chart the ups and downs of turn-taking and other language behaviors along the Fun Curve.

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Meltzer, Mor Brokman, Dikla Perez, and Roy Gelbard. "Keep IT Together." International Journal of Information Technology Project Management 12, no. 1 (January 2021): 93–105. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijitpm.2021010105.

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Prior research shows that project managers tend to avoid following the optimal work plan, and that this tendency is negatively influenced by the perceived complexity of the Gantt chart. This research introduces a central factor moderating this effect: the level of communication effort required by PMs (project managers) when managing IT (information technology) team members. To test this prediction, the researchers followed an experimental approach and manipulated the level of communication effort by defining two group types, which differed in the number of team members and the geographical distance between them (together or not). Research results show that the complexity level of the Gantt chart negatively affects PMs' motivation to adopt an optimal work plan, and importantly, findings suggest that the group type (together or not) attenuates this effect. Research findings also offer practical implications for managers seeking to influence PM's behavior and attenuate the negative impact of Gantt chart complexity without changing other aspects of the work plan.

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Dooley, K. J., and S. G. Kapoor. "An Enhanced Quality Evaluation System for Continuous Manufacturing Processes, Part 1: Theory." Journal of Engineering for Industry 112, no. 1 (February 1, 1990): 57–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.2899295.

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A quality evaluation system is presented which gives enhanced information about the nature of quality changes in continuous manufacturing processes. The system monitors a quality characteristic of the process via stochastic time series models and detects shifts in the process mean, variance, and dynamic parameters. A rule base classifies the type of change that occurred, and change magnitude and time of occurrence are estimated. Part 1 of the work addresses the theoretical issues concerning the statistics used by the rule base and their behavior under various process changes. The characteristics of the cusum chart, autocorrelation chart, and Chi-Square test are derived with respect to each of the possible change mechanisms.

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Xu, Yan. "Cause‐classified Control Chart and its application." Managerial Auditing Journal 16, no. 4 (June 2001): 227–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/02686900110389179.

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Stipelman, Carole H., Gregory J. Stoddard, Elizabeth R. Smith, Jamie J. Bell, Vasee Sivaloganathan, Diane Liu, Jennifer A. Goldman-Luthy, et al. "Quality Improvement Intervention for Universal Lipid Screening in Children Aged 9 to 11 Years." Clinical Pediatrics 58, no. 14 (October 22, 2019): 1528–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0009922819884403.

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We performed a quality improvement intervention to increase universal lipid screening in well-child visits (age 9 to 11 years): 12-month preintervention; phase 1 (8 months) with provider education, group monthly chart review with feedback, and electronic health record cues to order lipids; and phase 2 (16 months) with electronic health record cues and examination room phlebotomy. Outcomes were compared with clinics having no intervention. In phase 1, immediate treatment effect on the regression line for provider behavior (proportion of visits with lipids ordered) showed 34% increase in intervention and 7% decrease in comparison clinics; patient behavior (phlebotomy completed) showed 19% increase in intervention and 5% decrease in comparison clinics. At the beginning of phase 2, the intervention clinic had average 44% orders entered and 33% phlebotomy completed per well-child visit, and these proportions were maintained. Provider education and chart review with feedback were associated with the greatest gains in outcomes.

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Aninao, Tiffany, Timothy Fuller, Kendra Newsome, and Donny Newsome. "School, meds, and moms: Using the Standard Celeration Chart for a contextual analysis of behavior." Behavioral Development Bulletin 20, no. 2 (October 2015): 177–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/h0101311.

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O'Connor, Robert E., and Ross E. Megargel. "The Effect of a Quality Improvement Feedback Loop on Paramedic Skills, Charting, and Behavior." Prehospital and Disaster Medicine 9, no. 1 (March 1994): 35–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1049023x00040814.

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AbstractObjective:A mechanism was initiated for conveying quality improvement (QI) results to paramedics as a means of improving chart documentation in difficult-to-correct areas. This study examines the impact of this QI feedback loop on charting, resuscitation rates from cardiac arrest, endotracheal intubation (ETI) success rates, and trauma scene times.Design:Paramedic trip sheets were reviewed before and after the institution of the QI feedback hop in this interrupted time series design.Setting:The New Castle County, Delaware, Paramedic Program.Participants:All New Castle County paramedics participated in the study.Interventions:In January 1990, the medical director began to circulate a QI summary among the paramedics in an effort to improve performance and chart documentation. The summary focused on the management of respiratory distress or arrest, cardiac arrest, and major trauma. The success rate for ETI was compared with the rate of field resuscitation from cardiac arrest, the percentage of unjustified prolonged trauma scene times (longer than 10 minutes), and the percent compliance with minimum endotracheal intubation documetation (ETID) requirements from a six-month period before institution of the QI feedback mechanism with data obtained from a six-month period after the program had been operational for one year.Results:Comparing results from before with after the initiation of the QI program, the ETI success rate was 273 of 295 (92.5%) before and 300 of 340 (88.2%) after (X2 = 3.04, p <.1, ns); field resuscitations totaled 26 of 187 (13.9%) before and 44 of 237 (18.6) after (X2 = 1.40, p <.25, ns); ETID rate was 249 of 295 (84.4%) before and 336 of 340 (98.8%) after (X2 = 44.24, p <.001), and unjustified prolonged trauma scene times were 69 of 278 (24.8%) before and seven of 501 (1.4%) after (X2 = 320.5, p <.001).Conclusion:The use of QI feedback had little effect on psychomotor skills such as the ETI success rate or resuscitation rate, but had a dramatic effect on chart documentation, as evidenced by ETID rate, and behavior, as evidenced by the reduction in prolonged trauma scene times. The use of QI feedback is recommended as a means of correcting charting deficiencies or modifying behavior.

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Sebourn, S., Q. Yu, and P. Ritwik. "Pulpectomy versus Extraction for the Treatment of Nonvital Primary Second Molars: A Retrospective Chart Review." Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry 44, no. 5 (September 1, 2020): 302–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.17796/1053-4625-44.5.3.

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Objectives: The current investigation evaluated parameters leading to the utilization of pulpectomy versus extraction for treatment of nonvital primary second molars. Study design: This retrospective chart review identified patients up to 8-years of age with primary second molars treated by pulpectomy or extraction. Patients in the extraction group were age and gender-matched to the pulpectomy group. Demographic, clinical, radiographic and behavioral data were extracted for comparison. Chi-square, Fisher and T-test were performed for statistical analysis. Results: There were 23 patients in each group, with a mean age of 5 years (ranging 3–8 years, ±1.5 for pulpectomy and ±1.3 for extraction). Significantly more pulpectomies were performed in the mandible (p=0.002), specifically on the left side (p=0.0035). Internal and external root resorption were significantly higher in the extraction group (p=0.033 and p=0.007 respectively). Restorability was significantly lower in the extraction group (p<0.0001). Pre-procedural pain was reported by 76.5 percent of all patients, but pharmacologically treated in 15.2 percent. Nitrous oxide was administered to 73.9 percent of patients for behavior guidance. Conclusion: Pathologic root resorption and non-restorability were significantly higher in the extraction group. Behavior and pathologic bone resorption did not influence treatment choice. A higher proportion of children reported pre-treatment pain and needed adjunctive behavior guidance than children who did not have pre-treatment pain or did not need adjunctive behavior guidance.

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Scott, K. Dow, Steven E. Markham, and Michael J. Vest. "The Influence of a Merit Pay Guide Chart on Employee Attitudes toward Pay at a Transit Authority." Public Personnel Management 25, no. 1 (March 1996): 103–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/009102609602500109.

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The influence of the merit pay guide chart on managerial, professional, technical, and clerical attitudes toward pay is examined in a large transit authority. Although findings indicate that both instrumentality and merit pay satisfaction are influenced by a merit pay guide chart (i.e. position in range and performance ratings) and the size merit increases, the relationship are not necessarily in the predicted direction. Regression analysis indicated that the impact of guide chart ratings on merit pay satisfaction is considerably more than on instrumentality belief. Employees who received merit increases larger than suggested by the guide chart are more satisfied with their merit pay increase than those who receive what is specified or less than what is specified. Implications for future research and compensation practices in the public sector are discussed.

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Novaes, Camila Marinho, Milena Pereira Pondé, and Antonio Carlos Cruz Freire. "Control of psychomotor agitation and aggressive behavior in patients with autistic disorder: a retrospective chart review." Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria 66, no. 3b (2008): 646–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s0004-282x2008000500008.

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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy of pharmacotherapy on the symptoms of psychomotor agitation and aggressive behavior in a sample of patients with autistic spectrum disorder. METHOD: The charts of all patients with a diagnosis of autistic spectrum disorder, receiving care for psychomotor agitation and/or aggressive behavior in two psychiatric outpatient departments between 2001 and 2006, were reviewed. The Clinical Global Impression-Severity and -Improvement scales (CGI-S and CGI-I) were applied to the data retrieved from the charts. RESULTS: The majority of the 26 patients included were treated with second-generation antipsychotics. A positive, statistically significant correlation was found between the implementation of pharmacotherapy and a reduction in CGI-S scores (p<0.05). Treatment response in patients with no mental retardation was better than in those mentally retarded (p<0.05). The majority of patients in whom clinical improvement was found following implementation of treatment had participated in at least one form of intervention therapy in addition to the principal treatment (p<0.05). CONCLUSION: Second-generation antipsychotics seem to reduce psychomotor agitation and aggressive behavior in patients with autistic spectrum disorder; however, further studies are required to evaluate the side effects of these drugs in relation to their beneficial effects.

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Hattori, Komei, Nobunao Tatsumi, and Shigeho Tanaka. "Assessment of body composition by using a new chart method." American Journal of Human Biology 9, no. 5 (1997): 573–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/(sici)1520-6300(1997)9:5<573::aid-ajhb5>3.0.co;2-v.

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Brinker, David L., Erina L. MacGeorge, and Nicole Hackman. "Diagnostic Accuracy, Prescription Behavior, and Watchful Waiting Efficacy for Pediatric Acute Otitis Media." Clinical Pediatrics 58, no. 1 (October 12, 2018): 60–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0009922818806312.

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Current guidelines recommend “watchful waiting” (WW) as an alternative to immediate antibiotic treatment. Continued high rates of antibiotic use suggest that WW may be underutilized. We conducted a retrospective chart review of 474 pediatric acute otitis media (AOM) cases at a clinic in central Pennsylvania. We assessed physical examination findings, diagnostic behavior, WW utilization, prescription writing, and filling in cases of pediatric AOM to evaluate the underutilization of WW. We evaluate diagnostic consistency with published guidelines and rates of antibiotic prescription resulting from misdiagnosis. We report WW instructions and compliance, and prescription filling behaviors. Fifty percent of AOM diagnoses in this sample were not supported by physical examination findings. The majority of these AOM diagnoses received antibiotic prescriptions, suggesting that unsupported diagnoses translated to injudicious prescribing. WW instructions corresponded to 57% fewer filled prescriptions and longer fill delay. We discuss the implications and recommendations to improve antibiotic stewardship.

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Soni, Resha S., Barbara Ebersole, and Nausheen Jamal. "Treatment of Chronic Cough: Single-Institution Experience Utilizing Behavioral Therapy." Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery 156, no. 1 (October 25, 2016): 103–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0194599816675299.

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Objective Chronic cough remains a challenging condition, especially in cases where it persists despite comprehensive medical management. For these particular patients, there appears to be an emerging role for behavior modification therapy. We report a series of patients with refractory chronic cough to assess if there is any benefit of adding behavioral therapy to their treatment regimen. Study Design A case series with planned chart review of patients treated for chronic cough. Setting The review was performed with an outpatient electronic health record system at a tertiary care center. Subjects and Methods The charts of all patients treated for chronic cough by a single laryngologist over a 30-month period were analyzed. Patients’ response to treatment and rate of cough improvement were assessed for those with refractory chronic cough who underwent behavior modification therapy. Results Thirty-eight patients with chronic cough were initially treated empirically for the most common causes of cough, of which 32% experienced improvement. Nineteen patients who did not significantly improve with medical management underwent behavior modification therapy with a speech-language pathologist. Of these patients, 84% experienced resolution or marked improvement of their symptoms. Conclusion Behavioral therapy may be underutilized in practice and could lead to improvement of otherwise recalcitrant cough.

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Celasun, Oya, Xavier Debrun, and Jonathan David Ostry. "Primary Surplus Behavior and Risks to Fiscal Sustainability in Emerging Market Countries: A "Fan-Chart" Approach." IMF Working Papers 06, no. 67 (2006): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451863277.001.

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