Dissertations / Theses: 'PROFILE ASSESSMENT'

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Ward, John T. "Worker profile: two functional assessment models." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/43069.

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The traditional functional assessment techniques developed by medical, psychological and social care providers lack the quantitative precision of industrial engineering work descriptors. This study develops two models of disabled worker behavior for use in the vocational assessment and job design process. In addition to providin the rehabilitation engineer a usable assessment of the client's abilities the Worker Profile should aid in the sharing of information among the specialists on the rehabilitation team. Unlike previous efforts directed at modeling disabled workers' abilities, this study individually modifies the elements used to describe unique, specific jobs. The element by element Worker Profile approach encourages proper job selection and work station modification. This study uses both a traditional Motion Class Model and a novel Action Set Model. Both models use standard Available Motions Inventory test scores as inputs. Each of the models produces a Worker Profile which can be used to predict the worker's performance on any job for which an appropriate job standard has been written.
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Denison, Gordon E. "Personality profile of a pastor." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1993. http://www.tren.com.

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Білопільська, Олександра Олександрівна, Александра Александровна Белопольская, Oleksandra Oleksandrivna Bilopilska, Сергій Михайлович Фролов, Сергей Михайлович Фролов, and Serhii Mykhailovych Frolov. "Assessment profile of waste management system in Ukraine." Thesis, Сумський державний університет, 2013. http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/31054.

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With the industrialisation waste emerged in the proper sense. Waste had to become a problem so that waste management could develop. Within industry, commerce as well as households non-renewable resources were used with increasing intensity. Furthermore the economic development of the industrial system took up pace. Products got replaced faster and more frequent and were devaluated to waste. Through the development of new technologies and energies, the large scale use of raw materials that have been rarely used yet as well as the development of new markets a self-reinforcing process came into being. All these factors lead to an increasing economic and social change as well as a so far unknown amount of waste. When you are citing the document, use the following link http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/31054

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Corollaro, Maria Laura. "Sensory and instrumental profiling of apples: a new tool for quality assessment." Doctoral thesis, country:IT, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10449/23791.

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Food suppliers currently measure apple quality considering basic pomological descriptors. Sensory analysis is expensive, does not permit to analyse many samples, and cannot be implemented for measuring quality properties in real time. However, sensory analysis is the best way to precisely describe food eating quality, since it is able to define, measure, and explain what is really perceivable by human senses and using a language that closely reflects the consumers’ perception. On the basis of such observations, we developed a detailed protocol for apple sensory profiling by descriptive sensory analysis and instrumental measurements. The collected sensory data were validated by applying rigorous scientific criteria for sensory analysis. The method was then applied for studying sensory properties of apples and their changes in relation to different pre- and post-harvest factors affecting fruit quality, and demonstrated to be able to discriminate fruit varieties and to highlight differences in terms of sensory properties. The instrumental measurements confirmed such results. Moreover, the correlation between sensory and instrumental data was studied, and a new effective approach was defined for the reliable prediction of sensory properties by instrumental characterisation. It is therefore possible to propose the application of this sensory-instrumental tool to all the stakeholders involved in apple production and marketing, to have a reliable description of apple fruit quality.

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Green, Ian Linley. "Common femoral pulse profile in the assessment of aorto-iliac disease." Thesis, Imperial College London, 1986. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.283588.

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溫雅慧 and Nga-wai Rosalie Wan. "Neonatal pain assessment in clinical setting: applying premature infant pain profile." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2008. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B40721498.

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Wan, Nga-wai Rosalie. "Neonatal pain assessment in clinical setting applying premature infant pain profile /." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2008. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B40721498.

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Slade, Denim L. "An Assessment of the Concurrent Validity of the Family Profile II." DigitalCommons@USU, 1998. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/2544.

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This study was designed to assess the concurrent validity of the Family Profile II (FPII). The FPII is an instrument designed to measure 13 areas of family functioning. Matches for II of the 13 subscales of the FPII were identified from the literature. These comparison subscales were used to confirm the concurrent validity of the FPII. The sample consisted of 229 undergraduate students enrolled in summer classes at Utah State University. The factor structure of the FPII was also assessed. Four of the 13 subscales factored exactly as previously reported. Five factored with only minimal differences. The remaining four subscales were substantially different. All of the correlations between the FPII subscales and the comparison subscales were statistically significant. Five of the pairs shared 42% or more of their variance. Results indicate that the FPII has promise as an easy-to-score-and-interpret measure of the 13 aspects of family functioning it assesses.

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Childs, Brian Richard. "Use of Personality Profile Assessments in the Construction Industry." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2015. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/5634.

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Various industries are using personality profile assessments as tools to help reduce employee turnover. Employee turnover is a continuing challenge in the construction industry that has negative effects on construction companies. Research found that it was difficult to know if companies in the construction industry are using personality profile assessments as a tool to help reduce employee turnover. After understanding that other industries were using personality profile assessments in their hiring, promoting, team building and leadership development to reduce turnover, it was desired to understand if the construction industry was doing the same. This research performed a survey among the top construction companies to understand if construction companies were using assessments, and if it had any effect on the turnover of those companies. The survey results provided information on the amount of companies using personality profile assessments, as well as additional insights and attitudes among these companies, whether they used assessments or not. The results of this survey and research have provided strong indicators that personality profile assessments are tools that will help construction companies reduce employee turnover.

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Rietchard, Barbara-Cheree. "Online dating in a South African context a psychological study of the persona profile /." Pretoria : [s.n.], 2007. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-09302008-081203.

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Hillman, Saul. "The standardisation and validation of the Story Stem Assessment Profile (SSAP) : a clinical narrative-based assessment for children." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2011. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.720012.

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Castaneda, Michael Anthony. "A Big Five profile of the military pilot a meta-analysis /." [Pensacola, Fla.] : University of West Florida, 2007. http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/WFE0000097.

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Forsberg, Anna. "Environmental assessment of the urban environment." Licentiate thesis, KTH, Chemical Engineering and Technology, 2003. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-1621.

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This thesis gives a systematic description of theEnvironmental Load Profile (ELP), an environmental assessmenttool developed for the urban environment. The purpose of thework was to improve the stringency of the system boundaries andfunctional units of the tool. This was achieved by putting theELP structure in the context of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)with a special emphasis on system boundaries. To create animproved scientific base for the ELP, a comparative study wasconducted using an evaluative framework for conceptual andanalytical approaches. Here, the ELP tool is compared with foursimilar environmental assessment tools for the builtenvironment.

Since, energy use in the operation phase is an importantfactor for the overall environmental performance of buildings,a sensitivity analysis was performed to investigate how theselection of heat and electricity mix affects the results of anenvironmental assessment of buildings. Four modes ofelectricity production and two modes of heat production wereapplied on three buildings with different technical systems intheir heat supply. The results show that the choice ofelectricity mix has a great influence on the outcome of anenvironmental assessment (EA) and it is suggested that both anaverage and marginal electricity mix should be applied inEA´s of the built environment. Further, it is argued thatconsequences of assumptions made should be explicitlycommunicated in the EA report, to allow the decision-makersrather than the analysts to make the final evaluation.

The ELP is primarily developed to follow up theenvironmental goaltwice as goodand assess theenvironmental performance of Hammarby Sjöstad, a newcity-district in southern Stockholm. The city-district is builtas a continuation of the inner Stockholm and the first part ofthe project, called Sickla Udde, is nearly finished. The ELPtool was applied in a first case study to answer the questionof how far Sickla Udde has reached in achieving the goal. Theassessment indicates that compared to a reference districtbased on the technology used in 1990, the environmentalperformance of Sickla Udde has reached the goaltwice asgoodfor some environmental load categories and 30percent for others. Although these findings are preliminary,they indicate a development in the right direction. Measurestaken contributing to largest environmental improvements are: amore efficient energy production (improved district heating)and use (e.g. lower U-values in the buildings, energy efficientappliances, heat exchange of ventilation air) and improvedsewage treatment. The results also demonstrate that theenvironmental load from domestic transports can be of the samemagnitude as from the buildings situated within thecity-district. Hence, resources spent to decrease environmentalload in the planning process should primarily be divoted toimproving domestic transportation systems and on optimising theoperational phase of the buildings.

Keywords:environmental assessment, urban district,environmental load profile, Hammarby Sjöstad, life cycleassessment, LCA, environmental management, builtenvironment

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Brick, Karolina. "Barriers for implementation of the Environmental Load Profile and other LCA-based tools." Licentiate thesis, KTH, Energy Technology, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-4786.

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The building sector is a vital part in the progress towards environmental sustainability, because of its high potential to decrease the environmental impact. However, the building industry remains one of the most critical industries for the adoption of environmental sustainability principles, because of several unique characteristics in terms of e.g. long-lived products and many stakeholders involved. Environmental assessment tools have an important role to play in implementing environmental sustainability in the building sector, as they provide a clear declaration of what are considered the key environmental considerations and also provide a way of communicating these issues. The Environmental Load Profile (ELP) is a Swedish Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) based tool for the built environment, originally developed as an instrument for evaluation of the environmental performance of Hammarby Sjöstad (HS), a new city district in Stockholm, Sweden. The ELP is facing implementation, aiming to be established as an instrument of common acceptance. Experiences and results from the ELP has revealed that it can be applied to give a comprehensive picture of the environmental performance of a city district, but also that the tool has a number of weaknesses and there is much to improve in the practical procedures for the use of the tool in environmental assessments.

This research project has the overall goal of making the ELP a stakeholder-accepted methodology for LCA-based assessment for the built environment. The overall goal includes two subgoals: (i) a research goal is to find an acceptable compromise in the design of the ELP tool between a natural science and technology based scientific accuracy and a social-science based acceptance of the tool and (ii) an implementation goal is to study and report experience from the use of the tool as developed today. The thesis consists of three papers: (i) the first is a study of two Swedish LCA-based tools for the built environment, which is based on comparative assessments using the ELP and EcoEffect (EE), (ii) the second is based on a questionnaire and interview study, in which we have investigated responses on LCA-based tools for the built environment among stakeholder representatives of Sweden’s building sector, with the purpose to identify barriers and opportunities for increased use of such tools and (iii) the third is based on case studies in HS using the ELP. We have identified the dominant environmental aspects in the ELP and also investigated the accuracy of the results. The study is completed with a development of a simplified version of the ELP, which also is applied in HS.

Findings show that despite applying the comparative parts of the ELP and EE on an equal basis (i.e. the object specific data), differences in results were found. The following factors give rise to the differences: (i) differences in material grouping and life expectancy for the construction materials used, (ii) diverse Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) data and (iii) different impact assessment. The required level of knowledge to compare, analyse and evaluate assessments made with the ELP and EE, is relatively high, which creates an educational barrier towards increased tool use. A number of other barriers that could mitigate a fruitful implementation of LCA-based tools in Sweden’s building sector have also been identified. We have found barriers between: (i) the current and the desired environmental work within the sector, (ii) the knowledge of and the use of LCA-based tools and (iii) the developers of the tools and the potential users. Other barriers further identified are especially connected to: (i) data (availability and credibility), (ii) costs, (iii) time, (iv) customer pressure, (v) knowledge and (vi) incentives. We have also identified the following opportunities for increased use of the tools: (i) different design of the tools for different actors and situations, (ii) combine LCA with LCC, (iii) involve environmental assessment in the implementation of the EU Directive on energy performance of buildings, (iv) develop reference values, (v) simplify input-data collection, (vi) improve environmental labelling and (vii) provide incentives. In the development of a simplified ELP we have noticed that the most important aspects contributing to the environmental load at a city district level (50 % of the total amount), covers 91-99 % of the total environmental load. The thesis shows that different simplifications of the ELP-tool are required for different purposes, actors and situations. A simplified version of the ELP, “ELP-light” was developed and applied in HS. In the development of ELP-light, we have used some of the identified opportunities and bridged some of the identified barriers.

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Boyd, Sara E. "A COMPARISON OF THE REISS PROFILE WITH THE NEO PI-R ASSESSMENT OF PERSONALITY." UKnowledge, 2010. http://uknowledge.uky.edu/gradschool_theses/73.

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The purpose of this thesis was to determine whether the NEO Personality Inventory-Revised (NEO PI-R) could account for significant variance within a measure of personality developed for the intellectually disabled (i.e., the Reiss Profile of Fundamental Motives), as well as to consider their comparative validity. The NEO PI-R and the Reiss Profile of Fundamental Motives were administered to 127 undergraduate students in conjunction with the Personality Research Form (PRF) and the Behavior Report Form (BRF). The NEO PI-R was able to account for a substantial amount of variance in the Reiss Profile scales, and the Reiss and the NEO accounted for approximately equivalent amounts of variance in the PRF and BRF. Implications for general personality research as well as additional research with a sample of adults with intellectual disability are discussed.

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Smith, Anabela Da Silva. "Youth Self-Report : profile patterns of adjudicated adolescents and diagnostic efficiency of clinical scales /." View online ; access limited to URI, 2005. http://0-wwwlib.umi.com.helin.uri.edu/dissertations/dlnow/3206247.

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Linares, Bejarano Carlos Andres. "Environmental impact assessment of the operation of conventional helicopters at mission level." Thesis, Cranfield University, 2011. http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/7167.

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Helicopters play a unique role in modern aviation providing a varied range of benefits to society and satisfying the need for fast mobility, particularly in metropolitan areas. However, environmental concerns associated with the operation of rotorcraft have increased due to envisaged growth of air traffic. Even though helicopter operations represent a small percentage of the total greenhouse gas emissions resulting from all human activities, helicopters are categorised as a main source of local air pollution around airports and urban areas. New rotorcraft designs, innovative aero engines and all-electrical systems are being developed in order to diminish the impact that aviation has on the global and local environment. However, advanced rotorcraft designs and breakthrough technologies might take decades to be in service. Additionally, there is a large number of polluting rotorcraft that are in use and must be progressively replaced. Therefore, in the near-term, improvements to minimise air quality degradation (around airports and metropolitan areas) may be possible from better use of existing rotorcraft by focusing on trajectory and mission profile management. In this research project, a parametric study was carried out in order to assess the environmental impact, in terms of fuel burn and emissions, that the operation of light single-engine helicopters causes under different flight conditions. The results of this assessment were used as a basis to carry out a single and multi-objective optimisation for minimum fuel consumption and air pollutant emissions. Oxides of nitrogen, carbon monoxide and unburnt hydrocarbons were considered as trade-off parameters. In order to achieve this, a multidisciplinary assessment framework, intended to generate outputs for estimating the fuel burn and emissions during the operation of conventional helicopters, was developed. Simulink® Design Optimization™ software was incorporated into the framework in order to enhance the benefits of this tool.A baseline mission profile was proposed in order to validate the potential of mission profile management. Different case studies were carried out changing flight parameters at every segment of the baseline mission. The single and multi-objective optimisation proved that favourable reductions in fuel burn may be attainable at the expense of a slight increase of NOX emissions during the entire mission. If reductions of more than 3% in block fuel burn are to be achievable in the short term for a single helicopter, savings for air transport companies are expected to be significant if mission profile management is considered for a whole fleet of helicopters.

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Oliveira, Madalena Mendes de Almeida Esteves de. "On Robo assessment of risk profiles." Master's thesis, Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/20778.

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Mestrado em Finanças
Nos tempos que correm, o mundo tecnológico tem crescido a um ritmo muito acelerado, o que significa que tem de haver uma rápida adaptação, e as empresas sentem a necessidade de se reinventar. As inovações tecnológicas também alcançaram a indústria de serviços de gestão de ativos com os chamados Robo-Advisors. Estas são as plataformas que fornecem aconselhamento financeiro ou gestão automatizada de investimentos. Os Robo-Advisors coletam informações sobre a situação financeira e os objetivos futuros de seus clientes através de questionários, recomendando carteiras baseadas em ETFs, supostamente adequadas ao perfil de risco do investidor. No entanto, os questionários parecem vagos e os robôs não revelam os métodos usados na alocação de ativos. Este estudo visa contribuir para a compreensão da eficácia dessas plataformas. Baseia-se na teoria da utilidade esperada e, para vários níveis de aversão relativa ao risco, propomos carteiras de média-variância ótimas. Em seguida, comparamos as nossas carteiras com as carteiras propostas pela plataforma Riskalyze, para três tipos diferentes de investidores: conservador, moderado e agressivo. Avaliando o seu desempenho in-sample e out-of-sample. Concluímos que, a longo prazo, a metodologia utilizada pelos robo-portfolios, de acordo com o perfil de risco do investidor, pode ser eficaz para investidores que apresentam um maior nível de aversão ao risco, porém para investidores com aversão ao risco relativamente menor os portfólios de média-variância tendem a ter melhor desempenho.
Nowadays, the technological world has been growing at a very fast rate, which means there has to be a quick adaptation and companies feel the need to reinvent themselves. Technological innovations also reached the asset management service industry with the so-called the Robo-Advisors. These are platforms that provide financial advice or automated investment management. Robo-Advisors collect information about their clients' financial situation and future goals through questionnaires, then recommending ETF based portfolios supposed to fit investor's risk profile. However, questionnaires seem to be vague, and robos do not reveal the methods used in asset allocation. This study aims at contributing to the understanding the effectiveness of these platforms. It relies on expected utility theory, and, for various levels of relative risk aversion we propose optimal mean-variance portfolios. We then compare our portfolios with the portfolios proposed by the Riskalyze platform, for three different types of investors: conservative, moderate and aggressive. By evaluating their in-sample and out-of-sample performance. We conclude, that in the long run, the methodology used by robo-portfolios, according to the investor's risk profile, can be effective for investors who have a higher level of risk aversion, however for investors with relatively lower risk aversion the mean-variance portfolios tend to perform better.
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Anderson, Timothy A. "Visualization and assessment of Global Ocean Data assimulation experiment profile data for the Pacific Ocean." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2001. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA395809.

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Gordon, Janet. "An analysis of the acceptance of results of orthognathic surgery using a personality profile assessment." Title page, contents and summary only, 1999. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09DM/09dmg6635.pdf.

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"February 1999" Bibliography: leaves 119-138. The results of the study concluded that the identification of the patient's personality profile was unable to predict those patients who would not have a successful perception of the outcome of surgery, mirroring the findings of Pogrel and Scott (1994) who found that it was impossible to identify the 'psychologically bad-risk' orthognathic patient.

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Lehner, Lukas Johannes [Verfasser]. "Assessment of the Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI) in a European cohort / Lukas Johannes Lehner." Berlin : Medizinische Fakultät Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 2019. http://d-nb.info/118913960X/34.

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Byrd, Julia Frances. "Applications of Sensory Analysis for Water Quality Assessment." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/81969.

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In recent years, communities that source raw water from the Dan River experienced two severe and unprecedented outbreaks of unpleasant tastes and odors in their drinking water. During both TandO events strong 'earthy', 'musty' odors were reported, but the source was not identified. The first TandO event began in early February, 2015 and coincided with an algal bloom in the Dan River. The algal bloom was thought to be the cause, but after the bloom dissipated, odors persisted until May 2015. The second TandO in October, 2015 did not coincide with observed algal blooms. On February 2, 2014 approximately 39,000 tons of coal ash from a Duke Energy coal ash pond was spilled into the Dan River near Eden, NC. As there were no documented TandO events before the spill, there is concern the coal ash adversely impacted water quality and biological communities in the Dan River leading to the TandO events. In addition to the coal ash spill, years of industrial and agricultural activity in the Dan River area may have contributed to the TandO events. The purpose of this research was to elucidate causes of the two TandO events and provide guidance to prevent future problems. Monthly water samples were collected from August, 2016 to September, 2017 from twelve sites along the Dan and Smith Rivers. Multivariate analyses were applied to look for underlying factors, spatial or temporal trends in the data. There were no reported TandO events during the project but sensory analysis, Flavor Profile Analysis, characterized earthy/musty odors present. No temporal or spatial trends of odors were observed. Seven earthy/musty odorants commonly associated with TandO events were detected. Odor intensity was mainly driven by geosmin, but no relationship between strong odors and odorants was observed.
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Rhodes, Katherine T. "Language Profile and Performances on Math Assessments for Children with Mild Intellectual Disabilities." Digital Archive @ GSU, 2012. http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/psych_theses/98.

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It has been assumed that mathematics testing indicates the development of mathematics concepts, but the linguistic demands of assessment have not been evaluated, especially for children with mild intellectual disabilities. 244 children (grades 2 – 5) were recruited from a larger reading intervention study. Using a multilevel longitudinal SEM model, baseline and post-intervention time points were examined for the contribution of item linguistic complexity, child language skills, and their potential interaction in predicting item level mathematics assessment performance. Item linguistic complexity was an important, stable, and negative predictor of mathematics achievement with children’s language skills significantly and positively predicting mathematics achievement. The interaction between item linguistic complexity and language skills was significant though not stable across time. Following intervention, children with higher language skills performed better on linguistically complex mathematics items. Mathematics achievement may be related to an interaction between children’s language skills and the linguistic demands of the tests themselves.

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MesKimen, Allen L. "Assessment and Improvement of Fire Resiliency for Structures Located in the Wildland-Urban Interface." DigitalCommons@CalPoly, 2011. https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/theses/559.

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The purpose of this research was first to study the Wildland-Urban Interface and Wildland-Urban Intermix (WUI) fire problem, and then to design, develop and implement improved fire assessment and fire protection features for structures in the these interface fire-prone areas. The findings included that several areas of the world are prone to devastating fires that claim lives and destroy property, and their fire problems continue to exacerbate. None of these compare to the property loss experienced in Southern California due to its vast development in fire prone areas. It is because of the continuing huge property loss and frequency of major WUI fires that Southern California was selected as the concentration for research and the case studies used in this paper. However, the results of the research are applicable to other interface fire-prone areas in the world. The author is motivated by a need to dramatically improve our ability to effectively deal with what is no longer a fire “threat,” but the reality that people have chosen to live in an area of the world in which wildland fires are part of natural forest dynamics. To reduce the economic and social impacts of these inevitable fires, we need to understand the causes of fire damage, and establish methods to minimize damage when fires occur. This thesis proposes several fire protection strategies for increased fire resiliency and safety of individuals. Following a search of fire history and analysis, three related fire assessment matrixes were synthesized (see Chapter Five). The Fire Profile Index is the principal fire assessment matrix. It was developed empirically and applied to historical fire spreads for a sense of accuracy. The intended users of the Fire Profile Index are design professionals, public agencies charged with oversight for development in the WUI, insurance agencies, building and landscape contractors, homeowners, potential homeowners, residents and fire service professionals. From the Fire Profile Index two derivative special-use matrixes were established for use by diverse groups. The first of these matrixes, the Developers Guide, is intended for design professionals, public agencies, insurance agencies, and building and landscape contractors. The second matrix is the WUI Fire Assessment Guide, whose intended users are those concerned with development in high fire hazard areas, who should have a fundamental knowledge of fire behavior. This group includes fire agencies, developers, homeowners, potential homeowners and insurance companies. This thesis contributes to increased residential structure fire resistiveness and occupant fire safety in the WUI, by proposing site-specific fire assessment and corresponding design features in both structures and landscapes. Chapter Seven covers the development of noncombustible fire shields to divert airflow and diminish flames and embers blown towards structures. Wind tunnel modeling research was conducted at the Aerospace Program’s wind tunnel at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.

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Romero, Vincent. "The Body Profile Score : an assessment of whole body walking patterns in children with cerebral palsy." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för teknik och hälsa (STH), 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-189886.

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Patients with cerebral palsy account for great upper extremities deviationswhile walking. However, the number of studies assessing their upper bodygait kinematics are rare and no studies have been conducted interested inthe whole body kinematics during walking. In this study, we created awhole body index, the Body Profile Score made of modified existing kinematicindexes assessing the gait pattern of children with cerebral palsy. TheBody Profile Score (BPS) is an average of combination of the Gait ProfileScore (GPS), a modified Trunk Profile Score (TPS), a modified Arm PostureScore (APS) and a also new index called Head Profile Score (HPS), basedon a similar calculation. Dierent versions of the BPS were tested on threegroups: a control group, a CP group before botulinum toxin A treatmentand a CP group after botulinum toxin A treatment. The results showed apoor level of linear correlations between the dierent BPS versions and theGait Profile Score, indicating that lower body indexes such as the GPS orGait Deviation Index (GDI) and full body index such as the BPS do not renderthe same information. The BPS is the first index proposing a full bodykinematic analysis and aims at showing that such an analysis is needed ingait assessment of spastic children in order to have a realistic overview ofthe pathological walking condition.

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Erler, Antje. "Bias in retrospective assessment of perceived dental treatment effects when using the Oral Health Impact Profile." Springer International Publishing AG, 2018. https://ul.qucosa.de/id/qucosa%3A35213.

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Abstract Purpose Aim of this exploratory study was to investigate whether a retrospective assessment of oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) using the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP) is susceptible to bias such as implicit theory of change and cognitive dissonance. Methods In this prospective clinical study, a sample of 126 adult patients (age 17–83 years, 49% women) requiring prosthodontic treatment was consecutively recruited. The OHRQoL was assessed using the 49-item OHIP at baseline and at follow-up. Additionally, patients were asked at followup to retrospectively rate their oral health status at baseline (retrospective pretest or then-test) and the change in oral health status using a global transition question. Furthermore, patients’ ratings of overall oral health and general health were used as validity criteria for the OHRQoL assessments. Response shift was calculated as the difference between the initial and retrospective baseline assessments. Results Baseline and retrospective pretest did not differ substantially in terms of internal consistency and convergent validity. Response shift was more pronounced when patients perceived a large change in OHRQoL during treatment. Retrospective pretests were more highly correlated with the baseline than with the follow-up assessment. Conclusion Findings suggest that retrospective assessments of OHRQoL using the OHIP-49 are susceptible to bias. Cognitive dissonance is more likely to appear as a source of bias than implicit theory of change.:Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Einführung in die Thematik…………………………………………………2 2. Formatierte Publikation……………………………………………………..11 3. Zusammenfassung…………………………………………………………. 19 4. Literaturverzeichnis……………………………………………………….... 24 5. Anlagen 5.1. Darstellung des eigenen Beitrags……………………………………. 27 5.2. Selbstständigkeitserklärung…………………………………………... 28 5.3. Lebenslauf……………………………………………………………… 29 5.4. Publikationen…………………………………………………………… 30 5.5. Danksagung……………………………………………………………. 31

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Dandiala, Sireesha [Verfasser]. "Assessment of Clinical Profile and Mangement of Viral Fever with Thrombocytopenia In Paediatric Patients / Sireesha Dandiala." München : GRIN Verlag, 2020. http://d-nb.info/1214808972/34.

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Kelly, Robert Shannon 1952. "DEVELOPMENTAL PROFILE II: APPLICABILITY TO POPULATIONS THIRTY MONTHS OF AGE AND UNDER (BAYLEY SCALES, PRESCHOOL ASSESSMENT)." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/292047.

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Silva, Alexandre Mauat da. "Tradução para o português brasileiro e validação da escala Individualized Music Therapy Assessment Profile (IMTAP) para uso no Brasil." reponame:Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UFRGS, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10183/61729.

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Introdução: a musicoterapia pode ser definida, de forma simples, como um processo de avaliação e tratamento que utiliza técnicas e experiências musicais, no qual a avaliação possibilita não apenas estabelecer metas e objetivos, mas também verificar se estes foram atendidos. Em razão da falta de instrumentos traduzidos e validados no Brasil muitos musicoterapeutas desenvolvem seus próprios instrumentos de avaliação ou utilizam ferramentas de avaliação de outras áreas como forma de realizar as suas atividades. Entretanto é de ser considerado que a utilização de instrumentos de avaliação que não sejam específicos da musicoterapia pode resultar em avaliações imprecisas, pois não há garantia de que instrumentos de outras áreas tenham o mesmo nível de precisão e acuidade quando utilizados na avaliação musicoterapeutica. Justificativa: verifica-se uma carência de estudos de validação desses instrumentos tanto em nível nacional quanto em nível internacional. Ao mesmo tempo, não há registros de publicações sobre validação de instrumentos de avaliação em musicoterapia no Brasil. Objetivos: traduzir e validar um instrumento de avaliação específico da musicoterapia para uso no Brasil: a Individualized Music Therapy Assessment Profile (IMTAP). A IMTAP avalia dez diferentes grupos de comportamentos, fornecendo um perfil individual detalhado. Metodologia: a tradução e validação da IMTAP foi realizada através de um estudo transversal, no qual examinou-se as propriedades psicométricas de validade de conteúdo, validade convergente e concordância entre avaliadores. Resultados: as evidências de validade de conteúdo foram consideradas satisfatórias, exigindo poucos ajustes na revisão final da tradução. Encontrou-se boa correlação entre os avaliadores (CCI=0,98). Em relação à validade convergente, foram encontradas correlações negativas moderadas na comparação entre a comunicação expressiva IMTAP (idiossincrasias vocais) e a escala CCC verbal (r=-0,519) e não verbal (r=-0,468). Conclusões: a metodologia utilizada no processo de tradução e as propriedades psicométricas encontradas no estudo de validação habilitam a versão brasileira da IMTAP para uso no Brasil.
Introduction: the music therapy could be defined in a simple way as a process of assessment and treatment that uses musical techniques and experiences, on which the assessment allows not just establish goals and objectives, but also check whether they were reached. Owing to lacking of translated and validated instruments in Brazil, music therapists use assessment tools from other areas or developed by themselves in order to do their activities. However, must be taking account that the utilization of non specific assessment tools from music therapy could lead to imprecise results, because there is no guarantee that these instruments from other areas have the same level of precision and accuracy if utilized as a music therapy assessment tool. Justification: are observed a lacking of validation studies of these instruments even at national and international levels. In parallel, there are no records of validation’s studies about music therapy’s assessment tools in Brazil. Objectives: translating and validating a specific instrument of music therapy for use in Brazil: the Individualized Music Therapy Assessment Profile (IMTAP). The IMTAP assesses ten different behavioral groups, providing an individual and detailed profile. Methodology: the translation and validation of IMTAP were done through a transversal study, where have been analyzed the psychometric properties of contents of validity, convergent validity and agreement among evaluators. Results: the evidences of content validity were considered acceptable, demanding just a few adjustments during the final translating revision. Has been detected good correspondence between evaluators (ICC=0.98) indicating good conditions of IMTAP acceptance. Related to convergent validity, were found negative moderated correspondences on comparison between expressive communication IMTAP (vocals idiosyncrasy) and CCC verbal scale (r=-0.519) and non verbal (r=-0.468). Conclusions: the methodology used at translation’s process and psychometric properties observed during the studies of validation leads to admit an IMTAP's Brazilian version for use in Brazil.

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Wollin, Judy A. "Assessing disability : the reliability and validity of the multiple sclerosis disability profile." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 1998. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/36737/1/36737_Digitised%20Thesis.pdf.

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The assessment of people with disabilities is complex. The priorities adopted and issues addressed vary. The Multiple Sclerosis Disability Profile was developed and is currently used to assess people with MS in Australia. However, little is known about its psychometric properties and people with MS have not had a previous opportunity to comment on its relevance to them. Therefore the reliability and validity of the Disability Profile was assessed using widely used assessment methods and the views of people with MS. Standard methods for assessing the characteristics of assessment scales were used and one hundred and three people with MS were asked to nominate important issues that need discussing when assessing the person with MS. Support people and health professionals provided additional views. The research was conducted from a theoretical perspective that considers the relationship between disability and citizenship. The internal consistency of the Disability Profile was found to be excellent (Cronbach's Alpha= 0.9656). Furthermore it was found that the inter-rater reliability of the Multiple Sclerosis Disability Profile can be improved with clearer operational definitions, increased training for health professionals in the use of the instrument and reduced number of responses per item. Moreover the assessment of disability needs to be improved to achieve more sensitivity and to incorporate the handicap score devised in the course of this study. These amendments will enable improved discrimination when assessing handicap. However further research is required to assess the reliability and validity of the amended instrument. As the Disability Profile is a starting point for assessment, therapy and support for the person with MS, the revisions proposed here offer health professionals a holistic assessment instrument with acceptable reliability and viability.

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Allvin, Renée. "Postoperative recovery : development of a multi-dimensional questionnaire for assessment of Recovery." Doctoral thesis, Örebro universitet, Hälsoakademin, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-7731.

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This thesis aims to present a multi-dimensional instrument for self-assessment of progress in postoperative recovery. The author employs different research paradigms and methodologies to achieve this aim. Walker and Avant’s approach to concept analysis was used to examine the basic elements of postoperative recovery (Study I). The analysis identified different recovery dimensions and developed a theoretical definition showing postoperative recovery to be an energy-requiring process of returning to normality and wholeness, defined by comparative standards. Fourteen patients and 28 staff members participated in individual and focus group interviews aimed at describing patient and staff experiences of patient recovery (Study II). The essence of the postoperative recovery process was described as a desire to decrease unpleasant physical symptoms, reach a level of emotional wellbeing, regain functions, and re-establish activities. In Study III, 5 dimensions and 19 items were identified as a part of the operationalization process of the concept postoperative recovery. Fifteen staff members and 16 patients participated in the evaluation of content validity. On average, 85% of the participants considered the items as essential to the recovery process. In a test run of the questionnaire, 14 of 15 patients considered the questionnaire to be easy to understand and easy to complete. Twenty-five patients participated in the evaluation of intra-patient reliability. Percentage agreement (PA), systematic disagreement (RP, RC), and individual variability (RV) between the two assessments were calculated. PA measures ranged from 72% to 100%. The observed disagreement could be explained mainly by systematic disagreement. In total, 158 patients participated in the evaluation of construct validity, the ability to discriminate between groups, and the investigation of important item variables (Study IV). A rank-based statistical method for evaluation of paired, ordered categorical data from rating scales was used to evaluate consistency between the assessments of the Postoperative Recovery Profile (PRP) questionnaire and a global recovery scale. The number of months needed by participants to be regarded as fully recovered was studied by means of recovery profiles displayed by the cumulative proportion of recovered participants over time. A ranking list based on the participant’s appraisal of the five most important item variables in the PRP questionnaire was compiled to illustrate the rank ordering of the items. In comparing the assessments from the PRP questionnaire and the global recovery scale, 7.6% of all possible pairs were disordered. Twelve months after discharge 73% in the orthopaedic group were regarded as fully recovered, compared to 51% of the participants in the abdominal group (95% CI: 6% to 40%). The pain variable appeared among the top five most important items on eight measurement occasions, of eight possible, in both study groups. In conclusion, the PRP questionnaire was developed and support was given for validity and reliability. The questionnaire enables one to evaluate progress in postoperative recovery.

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Doran, William John. "An experimental assessment of the effects of shroud profile on the performance of a radial inflow turbine." Thesis, Queen's University Belfast, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.301709.

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Mann, Jimmy. "A Study of the Interrater Agreement of Therapists Using the Basic I.D. Profile as an Assessment Tool." TopSCHOLAR®, 1985. https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/2561.

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In using the BASIC I.D. profile as an assessment tool, seven modalities of the client are assessed: Behaviors, Affect, Sensations, Imagery, Cognitions, Interpersonal relationships, and Drugs (physiological condition). The purpose of this s•udy was to assess the interrater agreement of the BASIC I.D. profile when used as an assessment approach in psychotherapy. The raters were 15 graduate students in clinical and school psychology at Western Kentucky University. Six actors served as subjects who simulated clients coming to a psychotherapist for his/her initial interview. Two experienced interviewers portrayed therapists conducting the initial interview with the subject. The interviews were videotaped and, after a training session explaining the use of the BASIC I.D. approach, the raters prepared BASIC I.D. profiles for each of the subjects. The seven BASIC I.D. modalities yielded kappa coefficients ranging from .59 for Sensations to .42 for Affect. The correlation between the raters' own BASIC I.D. profiles and the number of problems they identified in the BASIC I.D. profiles of the subjects was nonsignificant. In conclusion, interrater agreement for the BASIC I.D. profile method of clinical assessment appears to be acceptable. Furthermore, it does not appear that the personal BASIC I.D. profile of a therapist influences his/her assessment of others.

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Hjortswang, Henrik. "A strategy for health assessment : the case of ulcerative colitis /." Linköping Univ, 2003. http://www.bibl.liu.se/liupubl/disp/disp2003/med767s.pdf.

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O'Rourke, Thomas J. "A relationship of the Dekalb County profile for assessment of leadership in relationship to the leader behavior description questionnaire." DigitalCommons@Robert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center, 1985. http://digitalcommons.auctr.edu/dissertations/2943.

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Persio, Andrew Franklin. "Assessment of changes in the water-surface profile of the lower canyon of the Little Colorado River, Arizona." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 2004. http://etd.library.arizona.edu/etd/GetFileServlet?file=file:///data1/pdf/etd/azu_etd_hy0124_sip1_w.pdf&type=application/pdf.

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Johnson, Craig I. "Global expression profile assessment of canine osteoarthritic tissues for the validation of in-vitro models of the disease." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/28699.

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Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic, degenerative condition of articular joints. The prevalence of OA is high in many mammalian populations, though our understanding of the disease is limited, with the initiating factors and the early phenotype of the disease being poorly characterised. Clinically, the early-stage of OA is rarely identified, precluding the identification and treatment of affected individuals. Consequently, in vitro models of OA typically reflect the later stages of the disease, and are rarely validated against the naturally-occurring disease. This project utilised tissue from a naturally-occurring canine disease (medial coronoid process disease) to characterise the transcriptome of early-stage OA, and inform different in vitro models, to try and refine the model conditions. Medial coronoid processes from affected dogs were removed and graded histologically, both manually and through the development of a semi-automated assessment. Early-stage OA was characterised by a decrease in the chondrocyte density, an increase in the thickness of the articular cartilage and a loss of proteoglycan. No histological changes in bone morphology were noted in early-stage OA. A transcriptomic approach was adopted, in which the transcriptome of earlystage canine OA was assessed in the coronoid process samples. The canine data generated were meta-analysed alongside published datasets from in vivo models of early-stage OA. These data were from rodent models of the disease. A panel of genes were identified as being associated with the early stage of the disease across multiple datasets. By immunoassay, synovial fluid was screened for pro-inflammatory cytokines and in affected canine joints, interleukin 8 was found to be increased. Three in vitro models (cytokine stimulation of monolayer cell cultures, cyclic compression of agarose embedded cells and impact loading of osteochondral cores) were refined through modification of their stimuli. An identified panel of differentially expressed genes were used to screen each model under different parameters. Hierarchical clustering analysis was used to cluster the panel of conditions so that those which most closely reflected the naturally occurring disease were selected for more detailed transcriptomic analysis by microarray. Chondrocytes and osteoblasts were stimulated with a range of cytokine conditions, using IL-1β and IL-8 based on use in the literature and immunoassay findings. Monolayers were stimulated for a range of times and conentrations with either a single stimulus or multiple cytokines in the medium. The cells responded differently to the cytokine stimulus, requiring different stimuli to most closely replicate the transcriptomic profile of the natural disease. Microarray profiling revealed that cytokine stimulation enriched genes associated with the extracellular matrix and the extracellular region in both cells types. For the cyclic compression model, cells were embedded in an agarose gel matrix and cyclically compressed for various time periods followed by various incubation periods after compression. Both chondrocytes and osteoblasts responded in a similar manner to the cyclic compression stimulus when a post loading incubation step was included to replicate the transcriptomic profile of the natural disease. Cyclic compression enriched gene clusters associated with response to oxidative stress and the extracellular matrix When osteochondral cores were harvested from joints and impacted to represent a traumatic injury, the model could not replicate the transcriptomic model of the natural disease, although increased sGAG release nitric oxide (NO) production was observed. Degradation of mRNA in both tissues was a feature of this model regardless of the loading condition, which precluded further analysis by microarray, but highlighted the significant limitations that were associated with this model. None of the three models tested could accurately reflect the transcriptomic changes of the early-stage OA phenotype in cartilage or bone. A unified model, combining cytokine stimulation with cyclic compression drove cells towards the diseased phenotype in bone. Inflammatory pathways were activated as well as the proteases MMP3 and MMP13. However, chondrocytes were seemingly unresponsive to the multifactorial model, and this will require further analysis. The chronic nature of OA makes it difficult to match in vitro models to the transcriptomic phenotype identified in naturally occurring OA, particularly with respect to the differential expression of structural genes which were identified in the naturally occurring disease but not the models. This work highlights the limitations of existing models, but proposes a validation process which can be used to direct invitro models towards the naturally occurring phenotype.

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Dale, Brittany A. "Profile analysis of the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children, second edition with African American and Caucasian preschool children." Muncie, Ind. : Ball State University, 2009. http://cardinalscholar.bsu.edu/772.

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Litwin, Nicole S., W. Andrew Clark, Balraj Singh, and Kamesh Sivagnanam. "Assessment of Red Blood Cell Fatty Acid Profile in Relation to Dietary Intake in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Catheterization." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2014. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/2516.

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Woodin, Michael F. "Screening for the interface between attention, executive functioning, and working memory : a cluster and profile analytic study." Virtual Press, 1998. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1117096.

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The purpose of the study was to examine the utility of profile analysis using the SCAD index of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Third Edition (WISC-III) and behavioral rating scales as brief and accessible elements of a standard neuropsychological battery by which to screen for deficits or assets within the interface between attention, executive functions, and working memory. An ancillary purpose was to examine the further role and diagnostic efficacy of using a continuous performance test of vigilance as a discriminating measure between specific clinical groups. Three subtypes of individuals referred to a diagnostic assessment clinic were identified by means of a three-stage cluster analysis in a sample of 86 children and adolescents on the basis of scores attained on specific neuropsychological, cognitive, and behavioral variables. It was also found that the assigned clusters exhibited a high degree of consistency with the individual diagnoses ultimately rendered during the evaluation. The variables which best discriminated the three subtypes were identified through a forward stepwise discriminant analysis and subjected to multiple validation procedures. The significant and discriminating variables included the SCAD Index, the Attention Problems and Hyperactivity scales of the Behavioral Assessment System for Children (BASC) and the Perceptual Organization factor of the WISC-III. It was also determined that the overall index and a time-related measure from the Conners' Continuous Performance Test (CCPT) were indeed able to differentiate clinical groups. Functional and theoretical implications were addressed in terms of their relevance for examining the interface between attention, executive functions, and working memory as well as for the identification and treatment of those diagnosed with ADHD and LD, or individuals considered to be gifted or intellectually advanced.
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Michael, Sheniqua J. "The use of community needs assessment data to establish a high-risk profile for negative health outcomes in the city of Fort Worth." online resource, 2008. http://digitalcommons.hsc.unt.edu/theses/6/.

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Bosch, Willem Benjamin. "The benchmark personality profile of a marketer in the professional service industry : a conceptual framework." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/21384.

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Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2012.
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The purpose of this research is to gain insight into the personalities of marketers and to identify a benchmark personality profile for a marketer in professional service industries. In order to accomplish this, the personality traits required when performing the general marketing role, as well as the personality tests to measure the identified traits, were investigated. A best-fit profile was then selected by matching these traits. The variations in the marketing role between the professional services and the goods industry were then investigated in order to adapt the profile for the specific traits required by professional service industries. The Myers Briggs Type Indicator and 16 Personality Factor scales were identified as the main tests and selected to measure the desired traits for the profile. Additional tests were identified to test for high levels of creativity, high levels of tolerance for ambiguity, strong internal locus of control, high need for achievement, high levels of emotional intelligence and entrepreneurial spirit. When comparing the traits required by the boundary spanning, entrepreneurial role of marketers inside organisations, with the descriptions of each of the 16 Myers Briggs types, the Extrovert, Instinctive, Thinking, Perceiving (ENTP) type was identified as the best-fit profile. A corresponding 16PF profile was constructed and compared using correlations between the two scales. No clashing personality traits could be identified when investigating the mainly relational marketing role requirements of the professional services industries. Replacement of the ENTP type was therefore not justified. Additional traits related to ‘loyalty’ and ‘trust’ were added as further advantages and an investigation into the Myers Briggs type theory identified ways of evaluating it. The subsequent theoretical profile and descriptions were then sent to experienced and practised marketers in the professional services industry, asking them to provide feedback regarding the personality traits of the theoretical profile and the methods followed. Feedback was provided by means of a Likert scale multiple-choice survey that was hosted online as well as private email conversations. The feedback was mostly positive and responses corresponded with the theoretical model with the exception of two specific personality traits of the 16PF in question that opposed the model. Personality tests can serve as a starting point for constructive discussions of individual behaviour and performance of current employees. These tests can be used for coaching, career counselling, conflict resolution, team and organisational development and to predict employee-role "fit". The tests and results can help provide a framework for assessing the ways that different individual personalities contribute to the behaviours that impact performance in the workplace.

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Agbemenyah, Hope Yao [Verfasser], André [Akademischer Betreuer] Fischer, Klaus-Armin [Akademischer Betreuer] Nave, and Judith [Akademischer Betreuer] Stegmüller. "Assessment of Epigenetic profile in Alzheimer's disease / Hope Yao Agbemenyah. Gutachter: Klaus-Armin Nave ; Judith Stegmüller. Betreuer: André Fischer." Göttingen : Niedersächsische Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Göttingen, 2012. http://d-nb.info/1044305991/34.

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Gleckman, Ari Dean. "A psychological profile of the learning disabled college student : a cluster analytic assessment as depicted by the MMPI-2." Virtual Press, 1992. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/833471.

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As increasing numbers of learning disabled (LD) students attend postsecondary institutions (McGuire, Norlander, & Shaw, 1990; Saracoglu, Minden, & Wilchesky, 1989), researchers and clinicians contend that these college students display a disproportionate amount of psychological distress as compared to their non-LD peers (Faigel, 1985; Kronick, 1976; Patton & Polloway, 1982). The LD college student's propensity to experience emotional distress has been attributed to the stressful nature of the college environment, the demands of coursework, and unresolved psychological and psychosocial conflicts from childhood and adolescence. This paper explored the contention that LD college students are at risk for developing emotional problems which may affect their chances of experiencing success both in academia and in their personal lives.This study included a sample of 40 learning disabled college freshmen and 46 non-learning disabled college freshmen from four state universities in Indiana. Due to the nature of the research questions, only multivariate statistics were included. Multivariate analysis of variance results from the MMPI-2 validity and clinical, supplementary, and content scales indicated that there were no general differences in adjustment between the LD and non-LD samples. However, cluster analyses which were based on MMPI-2 clinical and validity scale T-scores, supported the notion that there were varying levels of emotional adjustment among the college learningdisabled students.One cluster of learning disabled students, (LD cluster 2), exhibited a propensity to experience psychological difficulties, and they appeared to be undergoing distress at the time of testing. Students from this at-risk LD cluster also reported many more personal, familial, and academic problems in their past. In comparison to students from the well-functioning LD cluster, those in the at-risk group indicated being diagnosed with their learning disability much later in their schooling; consequently, they also reported receiving fewer opportunities to receive help for their difficulties.The author suggests that, although these findings are preliminary, it appears that some learning disabled college students may be at-risk for experiencing personal distress and, perhaps, academic failure. It is recommended that the MMPI2, along with other psychologically-based instruments be used with this population as a possible way of identifying college students who may be in need of receiving psychological support.
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Alterman, Dorothy R. "Initial placement methods for Haitian adult ESOL students : the NYS place test plus profile data compared to subjective assessment." FIU Digital Commons, 1994. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/1115.

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Few valid and reliable placement procedures are available to assess the English language proficiency of adults who enroll in English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) programs. Whereas placement material exists for children and university ESOL students, the needs of students in adult community education programs have not been adequately addressed. Furthermore, the research suggests that a number of variables, such as, native language, age, prior schooling, length of residence, and employment are related to second language acquisition. Numerous studies contribute to our understanding of the relationship of these factors to second language acquisition of Spanish-speaking students. Again, there is a void in the research investigating the factors affecting second language acquisition and consequently, appropriate placement of Haitian Creole-speaking students. This study compared a standardized instrument, the NYS Place Test, used alone and in combination with a writing sample in English, to subjective judgement of a department coordinator for initial placement of Haitian adult ESOL students in a community education program. The study also investigated whether or not consideration of student profile data improved the accuracy of the test. Finally, the study sought to determine if a relationship existed between student profile data and those who withdrew from the program or did not enter a class after registering. Analysis of the data by crosstabulation and chi-square revealed that the standardized NYS Place Test was at least as accurate as subjective department coordinator placement and that one procedure could be substituted for li other. Although the writing sample in English improved accuracy of placement by the NYS test, the results were not significant. Of the profile variables, only length of residence was found to be significantly related to accuracy of placement using the NYS Place Test. The number of incorrect placements was higher for those students who lived in the host country from twenty-five to one hundred ten months. A post hoc analysis of NYS test scores according to level showed that those learners who placed in level three also had a significantly higher incidence of incorrect placements. No significant relationship was observed between the profile variables and those who withdrew from the program or registered but did not enter a class.

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Boardman, R. D. C. "Creating an Expected Profile for Affinity 2.5 from a Sample of Non-pedophilic, Exclusively Heterosexual, College Age Males." Diss., CLICK HERE for online access, 2009. http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/ETD/image/etd3021.pdf.

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Stroster, John A. "Meta-Analytic Assessment of Blood Lipid Response to Dietary Manipulation of Macronutrient Distribution." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/293605.

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Incorporating the best findings from current, high-quality research into routine clinical practice is the basis of evidence-based care. Chapter 1: "Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis in Evidence-Based Care" is a review of the systematic review process, including meta-analysis, aimed at clinical professionals with limited statistical training. It advocates the use of the systematic review process, outlines some general techniques, and provides selected resources where individuals can acquire additional assistance. The typical steps involved include: formulating a clear research question, defining inclusion and exclusion criteria, extracting the data and assessing the study quality, summarizing and synthesizing the evidence, and then interpreting the findings. When effort is made to minimize bias and locate as many articles on a particular topic as possible, systematic reviews and meta-analyses can produce invaluable findings for evidence-based care. Chapter 2: "The Effect of Macronutrient Distribution on the Lipid Profile in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis" describes a systematic review and meta-analysis that examined the impact total macronutrients had on blood lipid levels. This chapter builds upon the concepts introduced in chapter one, and assesses the effect of manipulating macronutrient distribution on the lipid profile of adults, and compares these effects to recommendations regarding macronutrients, such as the Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Ranges (AMDRs). Suggestions related to improving the quality of meta-analyses are also outlined, and supplemental analyses are provided at the end of the dissertation.

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Mikeš, Pavel. "Spokojenost a motivace zaměstnanců vybrané společnosti." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta podnikatelská, 2017. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-319462.

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The theoretical part of the master thesis presents motivation, its significance for society and for the overall employee satisfaction. The practical part describes the current situation in company, using a questionnaire. Subsequently, the work will focus on the relationship between satisfaction levels and characteristics of employees. In conclusion, there are proposals that will lead to improved current level of motivation and satisfaction in order to secondarily reduce staff turnover.

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Ronning, Margaret E. "Core profile types for the cognitive assessment system and Woodcock-Johnson tests of achievement-revised: their development and application in describing low performing students." The Ohio State University, 2004. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1080136687.

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Farley, Oliver. "Assessment of competitive requirements, repeated sprint paddle ability and trainability of paddling performance in surfers." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2016. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/1912.

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Studies examining the physical demands of surfing, the physiological characteristics of surfers, training techniques and various indices important to surfing performance are limited and characterised by methodological discrepancies. This thesis consists of five studies to assess the competitive requirements, test specific repeat sprint fitness and the trainability of sprint paddling in surfers. Initially an understanding of surfing movement patterns and a determination of the reliability and validity of custom-made GPS units was established (SurfTraX, Gold Coast, Australia) (Study 1: The validity and inter-unit reliability of custom-made SurfTraX GPS units and use during surfing). Durations, intensities, external loads and velocity of movements during competitive surfing were then examined (Study 2: Workloads of competitive surfing: A performance analysis of three surfing competitions). During competition surfers paddle 44% of the total time and have a significantly higher work to rest ratio at a beach-break compared to point-breaks. Further, point-breaks involve longer continuous durations of paddling, with significantly longer rides, compared to the beachbreak. Data from Study 2 aided in forming the rationale for developing and determining the reliability of a novel repeat sprint paddle test (RSPT) (Study 3: The repeat-sprint paddle test: A protocol for measuring surfing athletes’ sprint paddle performance). With lacking appropriate and valid testing protocols for evaluating physiological qualities in surfing athletes, Study 3 determined that the measurements of RSPT total time, best 15m time, and peak velocity from recreational and competitive surfers were reliable between days. Additionally, the smallest worthwhile change ranged from 0.02 to 2.7 s, demonstrating high sensitivity in detecting performance changes. After determining the reliability of the RSPT, this study investigated the durations that adolescent competitive surfers spend surfing and physically training. In the pilot study (Study 4: Tracking 6 Weeks of Training/Surfing Sessions of Adolescent Competitive Surfers: Just what are these young surfers up to?) adolescent surfers provided details on the amount of time spent free surfing, being coached, competing, strength training, conditioning and undertaking balance work over six weeks. It was found that adolescent surfers spent 14 more hours surfing than doing any form of land-based training, including no form of specific paddle training. Following the conclusions of Study 4, Study 5 examined the effectiveness of implementing structured training on the paddling abilities of adolescent surfers (Study 5: Five weeks of sprint and high intensity interval training improves paddling performance in adolescent surfers). It was discovered that high intensity interval training (HIT) (30 s sprint paddling) decreased athletes 400m endurance paddle time, and sprint interval training (SIT) (10 s sprint paddling) decreased the total RSPT time. Such training can be implemented to improve aerobic and repeat sprint paddle ability, which are key aspects of the sport. Additionally, the 400m paddle and RSPT can possibly discriminate between aerobic and anaerobic training adaptations, with aerobic gains likely from HIT and anaerobic gains likely from SIT. Overall, this thesis established greater in-depth information on competitive surfing, an innovative and reliable test to assess repeat sprint ability, and two training methods that produced beneficial sprint and endurance paddle improvements.

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