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The Validity and Reliability of the My Jump 2 App for Measuring the Reactive Strength Index and Drop Jump Performance
(2019-02-01)BACKGROUND: This is the first study to independently assess the concurrent validity and reliability of the My Jump 2 app for measuring drop jump performance. It is also the first to evaluate the app's ability to measure ... -
Validity and repeatability of the EPIC-Norfolk Physical Activity Questionnaire
(2002)Physical activity is an important lifestyle which is often poorly assessed in epidemiological studies. The European Prospective Investigation into Cancer Study-Norfolk cohort (EPIC-Norfolk), a large population-based cohort ... -
Validity and sensitivity of the phonics screening check : implications for practice
(2015-05-01)Background: Introduced in June 2012, the phonics screening check aims to assess whether 6-year-old children are meeting an appropriate standard in phonic decoding and to identify children struggling with phonic skills. ... -
The Validity of the Lag Signs in Diagnosing Full-Thickness Tears of the Rotator Cuff : A Preliminary Investigation
(2008-06)Objective: To investigate whether the lag signs were valid tools in diagnosing full-thickness tears of the rotator cuff. Design: A same-subject, correlation, double-blinded design was used. The results of the external ... -
Validity, reliability and acceptability of the Imperial Nutritional Screening System (INSYST) : A tool that does not require the body mass index
(2009-12)Background: Nutritional screening tools are central to identifying malnourished patients, but their efficacy is often reduced as a result of difficulties in obtaining height for body mass index (BMI) calculations. The ... -
The validity, responsiveness, and score interpretation of the PROMISnq Physical Function – Multiple Sclerosis 15a short form in multiple sclerosis
(2022-06-01)Background A valid, sensitive patient-reported outcome (PRO) measure of physical function (PF) for people with multiple sclerosis (MS) would have substantial value in routine care and clinical research. We now describe ... -
Valley heat deficit as a bulk measure of wintertime particulate air pollution in the Arve River Valley
(2016-03)Urbanized valleys are particularly vulnerable to particulate air pollution during the winter, when ground-based stable layers or cold-air pools persist over the valley floor. We examine whether the temporal variability of ... -
Value and effectiveness of National Immunization Technical Advisory Groups in low- and middle-income countries : A qualitative study of global and national perspectives
(2019-05-10)The Global Vaccine Action Plan proposes that every country establish or have access to a National Immunization Technical Advisory Group (NITAG) by 2020. The NITAG role is to produce evidence-informed recommendations that ... -
Value chain restructuring in Europe in a global economy
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Value Conflicts in School-Based Initial Teacher Education
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The Value of a Food System Approach
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The Value of Architectural Sketches
(2010)In this article we analyse architectural sketches as an example of how communities attribute value to activities and outputs. Sketching is both an ideational activity, of conceiving of things through the act of drawing, ... -
The Valued People Project : Report of a Strategic Review of Educational Commissioning and Workforce Planning in Learning Disabilities
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The valued people project : users-views on learning disability nursing
(2011)Undoubtedly a well educated and trained workforce is crucial to the development of quality care for people with learning disabilities. Notwithstanding this and unsure as to the need to continue to commission educational ... -
Values Acquisition and Values Education: Some Proposals
(2001)Three proposals are made regarding values acquisition in schools. It is believed that: (a) optimal conditions for the integration of values into school-students' lives will include students' voluntary commitments; (b) ... -
Values and cultural issues in social work
(2012-01)This article examines issues of culture in English social work, with particular reference to current policy and practice in the treatment of Black and Minority Ethnic (BME), migrant and minority faith groups in England ... -
Values in international development organisations : Negotiating non-negotiables
(2008-02-01)Values are an important theme in discussions in international NGOs, helping to create the conditions for solidarity among staff. But at the same time they are also frequently a source of demoralisation and destructive ...