morality is measured by counting the frequency of moral words in each text. The dictionary contains 411 words like “abomination”, “demon”, “honor”, “infidelity”, “patriot” or “wicked”. In contrast to previous measures, the technique employed to quantify morality is highly sensitive ...
It is concluded that the views of these young people support the call for more sex education with girls to be delivered in single-sex groups. 展开 关键词: Research Report Focus Groups Students Youth Secondary Schools Sex Education Sex Factors Developed Countries Data Collection Research Methodology ...
Osteoporosis is a complex disease affecting one in four women and one in 12 men. Osteoporotic fractures of the wrist, spine and femur have a high cost in morbidity and mortality. There are several causes of osteoporosis, but the most important factor related to osteoporotic fracture in women ...
Feasible generalized least squares was used to examine the association between a hospital's past quality ranking (high-quality, intermediate-quality, low-quality) and its subsequent performance, as measured using the ratio of the observed-to-expected mortality rate (O-to-E ratio).Hospitals ...
Lung capacity predicts health and longevity.A 29-year follow-up of the Buffalo Health Studyconcluded that pulmonary function is a long-term predictor of respiratory mortality and should be used as a tool for general health assessment. Taking spirometry tests is a good way to measure lung function...
We measured the daily fraction of users mentioning words in each of those categories (Fig. 1E). In the refusal phase, the frequency of any of these words did not significantly increase. In the anger phase, the frequency of words related to economy peaked, and that related to alcohol ...
Table 2 Average proportions and standard deviations of HBTs and LHBTs (DBH > 100 cm) to all trees measured in different elevation bands in unburnt sites (pre-fire surveys) and by fire severity (post-fire surveys). The second to last column is the average proportion of LHBTs to all...
it is crucial to understand how this effect can be reliably measured and, even more importantly, what countermeasures to employ. Prior research has focused more on individual measuring approaches and less on countermeasures. As researchers across different research fields have studied this bias, we co...
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to determine how extensive resection affects operative morbidity, mortality, and long-term survival in elderly patients with colorectal cancer. METHODS: A total of 119 patients 80 years of age or older were given a diagnosis of colorectal carcinoma at our hospi...
Single monthly mortality (SMM) is a way to gauge the prepayment risk of a mortgage-backed security. SMM is measured as a per-month percentage of mortgages in the MBS pool that will be paid off early. Prepayment risk affects the duration of an MBS and is a primary concern of asset-backed...