The Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) was recently developed for the WHO by an international group of substance abuse researchers to screen for problem or risky use of tobacco, alcohol, cannabis, cocaine, amphetamine - type stimulants, sedatives, hallucinogens, inhalants, opioids, and «other drugs» that do not fall into the previous nine categories.40 The ASSIST was found to have high internal consistency (α > 0.80), correlated well against similarly worded items of other questionnaires, and
good concurrent validity with a range of substance use and dependence measures.40
A literature review of 747 studies concluded that the HADS demonstrated
good concurrent validity, internal reliability and discriminant validity (Bjelland et al. 2002).
This study also shows that both WFC and WFE have adequate internal consistency and
good concurrent validity.
The neuroticism scale of the EPQS - R also has
good concurrent validity as it correlates significantly with the neuroticism scales of the Revised NEO Personality Inventory, r =.77, and the Zuckerman — Kuhlman Personality Questionnaire, r =.80 (Aluja, García, & García, 2002).
The average same - variable correlations for each variable group (full - scale v single item) were 0.66 (work characteristics), 0.63 (personality), 0.37 (coping style) and 0.63 (outcomes), suggesting
good concurrent validity (above 0.50) in all but coping style.
The outcome measures show
good concurrent validity, with single - multi item correlations all greater than 0.60.
The single items had
good concurrent validity and estimated reliability.
The JW - DEQ version B was also found to have
good concurrent validity with the HADS anxiety scale and high internal consistency for the total scale.
The 14 CATI personality disorder scales have good internal and test - retest reliability, and
good concurrent validity with the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory (Millon, 1987) and Beck's Personality Beliefs Questionnaire (Beck et al., 2001).
After the period, Battletech was launched and progressed according to plan with
good concurrent user figures, i.e. the number of players playing simultaneously.
Your veterinarian will need to get your pet's full history from you, taking special note of the diet and any opportunistic eating as
well any concurrent prescriptions or supplements that your dog is on.
Better concurrent user rate than some of the other early access titles like the Black Death and citadel forged in fire
Not exact matches
You can find the complete agenda, which includes roundtables and other «
concurrent» sessions that will not be livestreamed as
well as various morning and evening activities for attendees, here.
But, these issues and
concurrent feelings are passing as
well.
He served in various capacities in Ghana's Embassies and High Commissions in Cotonou, Cairo, Brussels, Havana, London, the Ghana Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York and also his role as Ghana's Ambassador to Ethiopia as
well as the Permanent Representative to the African Union and the United Nations» Economic Commission for Africa [ECA] with
concurrent accreditation to Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, Eritrea, Djibouti and Rwanda and we are very hopeful, the experiences gathered in all those places all these years will be brought to bear positively at the AU Commission so far as tact, advocacy and diplomacy are concerned».
Touching on the state's claim that the government had no contract with Woyome, Mr Justice Ofoe was emphatic that Woyome's claim was based on the tendering process, which was terminated in 2005, as
well as his claim for financial engineering and the
concurrent approval for his partners by the Central Tender Review Board (CTRB).
«According to recent press reports, the Governor and others have suggested that perhaps the
best outcome of this year's
concurrent negotiations regarding the rent laws and the 421 - a tax incentive program would be a simple extension of both,» the Assembly members wrote in the letter, which was provided to Capital.
When Gov. Andrew Cuomo called special elections (much to the chagrin of the
good government advocates and the New York Times) to run
concurrent with the Sept. 13 primary to fill six vacant Assembly seats and the House seat formerly held by ex-Rep.
Concurrent with this objective will be a solid determination to give Parliament the facilities and resources needed to pass
good laws and scrutinize the proposals submitted by the Executive effectively.
He continued: «We can conclude from this analysis that the use of G - CSF during thoracic radiotherapy is safe and should support patients to receive the full planned course of
concurrent chemo - radiotherapy and achieve the
best possible benefit.
They developed a new Combined Stress Index in order to
better understand the effects of
concurrent heat and water stress events.
There have been improvements in W / O - droplet electroporation electrodes for use in disposable 96 -
well plates for
concurrent performance (Fig. 2).
Dr Paolo Cipollini from NOC explained: «When a satellite altimeter overpasses the area affected by a surge, it gives us a unique profile of the water surface level from offshore to the coast, as
well as
concurrent measurements of wave height.
Chronically - ill cancer patients have different exercise limitations than their healthy counterparts and other
concurrent diseases and high symptom burden add challenges in how
best to study and implement physical activity programs in lung cancer patients.
We're testing the
best laser type, optimal window of therapy, use of
concurrent medications that prevent scarring, molecular inflammatory responses,» said Dr. Bailey.
We continue to investigate the remarkable
concurrent loss of both catalytic ATPase SWI / SNF subunits to
better understand this disease pathogenesis.
The trial began as a study of
concurrent chemotherapy and sunitinib, but was amended into a maintenance therapy trial when the combination was not
well tolerated.
A paper from one clinic did note, however, the rise in the number of so - called Brazilian waxes among patients (men as
well as women) and a
concurrent decline in pubic hair lice.
In fact, the diet should be approximately 70 % of calories from unadulturated fats like low carb nuts (pecans and macadamias are great, almonds ok and peanuts and cashews are considered higher carb on the nut scale), avocado, grass fed butter, coconut oil, olive oil; and the remainng 15/15 for protein and non-starchy vegetable carbs, especially nutrient dense leafy greens It is carbohydrates or high protein leading to gluconeogenesis in the diet that make
concurrent consumption of fats a cardiovascular risk, but in a properly carb - restricted and moderate protein diet, and in the absence of systemic inflammation (hsCRP, ESR), one should not worry about increases in cholesterol, but focus on the size of the cholesterol particles (bigger is
better) Dr. Peter Attia explains this complex topic
well.
Previous case reports, as
well as number of non-randomized, controlled studies of exposed workers (including firefighters), demonstrate that detoxification reduces body burdens of PCBs, PBBs, dioxins, various drugs and pesticides with
concurrent symptomatic improvement.
«We again are asked to ignore the obvious — that Americans are definitely eating more, on average, with no
concurrent need for those calories, and likely moving a bit less as
well.»
@Law Wanxi «My mother dropped us off at the place and told him not to drown and me to not embarrass her» «I was 16, so there were the usual teenage boy issues of vertigo, shortness of breath and, uh,
well, um, let's see; OK, call it peripheral vascular circulation disturbances concomitant and
concurrent with exposure to that many naked cougars.»
Quality over quantity (being sociable and pleasurable) It is a
good idea to chat with as many people as possible when you start online dating, but try to keep the number of
concurrent chats to a minimum.
This would all be rather preposterous — Bruckheimeresque, even — were it not for a
concurrent plot by Commodus» sister Lucilla (Connie Nielsen) and leading Senator Gracchus (Derek Jacobi, who fills out a toga as
well now as he did in I, Claudius 25 years ago) to use Maximus» popularity to restore the Republic.
(There's even a bit of mosquito noise in the earlygoing, something that plagues the
concurrent release of Blood Diamond as
well.)
The film seems to merit a spot in your DVD collection, but which of the two
concurrent releases is your
better bet?
SIFF 2011 Short Film Jury Awards As a qualifying festival of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, short films that receive the Grand Jury Prize for
Best Narrative short film and
Best Animation short film awards at SIFF may qualify to enter the Short Films category of the Academy Awards ® for the
concurrent season without the standard theatrical run, provided the film otherwise complies with the Academy rules.
I had a
better time, to be honest, with the pell - mell ingenuity of Spielberg's
concurrent (and, in box - office terms, competing) Tintin, not to mention Hugo, which is surely the finest Spielberg film not in fact made by this director.
We can not say that a lower share of choice students is the cause of
better performance because
concurrent with lower shares of choice students are lower shares of students who are more likely to have a difficult time academically, including for reasons that are hard to observe.
Because the database is comprised of student - level data, researchers can use it to link
concurrent as
well as consecutive enrollments of individual students at multiple institutions — a capability that distinguishes the Clearinghouse data from national databases built with institution - level data.
«I think it's the
best college preparation in town,» said Chris Krueger, Skyline's IB coordinator, noting he has taught
concurrent enrollment and Advanced Placement courses, too.
Among several benefits of the
Concurrent Courses initiative, the report notes, were the establishment of new college - high school partnerships and the expansion of existing ones - as
well as a
better understanding between educators at both levels of what was needed to help the students succeed.
Keynote: Be the Boom as
well as two
concurrent sessions: Teaming: The Emotional Glue of School Culture and Great Leadership: It's All about the Mindset.
These webinars are open to
concurrent enrollment program administrators, faculty, chief academic officers and others at NACEP member institutions considering pursuing NACEP accreditation as
well as those interested in a roadmap for program excellence.
Most of these studies include
concurrent enrollment as
well as other forms of dual enrollment, including on courses taken on a college campus, via distance education, and / or taught by college faculty in the high school.
Concurrent with these troubling findings, school administrators and law enforcement officials find themselves in the untenable position of having to make critical decisions about bomb threat incidents with few established
best practices, outdated protocols, and a complete lack of education - based training.
This initiative is noteworthy among the nation's large urban school districts, where fewer dual and
concurrent enrollment opportunities exist, and those tend to be available only to select students in relatively
well - off schools.
More than 350
concurrent sessions will showcase proven strategies for educators of all roles, from
best practices for classroom management and student engagement to ways to lead and inspire entire school communities.
The tool facilitates
concurrent Agency reviews for quick, clear, and transparent issue resolution as
well as trust and consensus among all project partners.
As a Mercury, early Comets received
better grade interior trim than
concurrent Falcons, and a slightly longer wheelbase.