Multimodal Assessment of Schizophrenia and Depression Utilizing Video, Acoustic, Locomotor, Electroencephalographic, and Heart Rate Technology: Protocol for an Observational Study by Robert O Cotes, Mina Boazak, Emily Griner, Zifan Jiang, Bona Kim, Whitney Bremer, Salman Seyedi, Ali Bahrami Rad, Gari D Clifford

“…MethodsWe plan to recruit three outpatient groups: (1) 50 patients with schizophrenia, (2) 50 patients with unipolar major depressive disorder, and (3) 50 individuals with no psychiatric history. Using an internally developed semistructured interview, psychometrically validated clinical outcome measures, and a multimodal sensing system utilizing video, acoustic, actigraphic, heart rate, and electroencephalographic sensors, we aim to evaluate the system’s capacity in classifying subjects (schizophrenia, depression, or control), to evaluate the system’s sensitivity to within-group symptom severity, and to determine if such a system can further classify variations in disorder subtypes. …”
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A critical analysis of national policies, systems, and structures of patient empowerment in England and Greece by Boudioni M, McLaren S, Lister G

“…For both the countries, comparative research and these findings could be beneficial in building connections and relationships, contributing to wider European and international developments on PE, involvement, and patients’ rights and further impact on patient preferences and adherence. …”
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What change of epoch brings into the basic principles of school: Authority, oppression, individuation? by Todorović Milorad V.

“…Every historical epoch - the time interval bounded by upheavals with 'epochal significance' - has the characteristic patterns, the principles of internal development and organization. While the old epoch, by the nature of things - subsequently, with 'hindsight', always perceived, more or less the same, as a form, a new epoch is never with so clear-cut contours and expressions and therefore it is difficult to describe, understand or predict. …”
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Development of the individual agencies within international organizations: comparative-personological view by Т. О. Калмиков

“…Conclusions of the research: - Appointment of the defined persons for positions of executive bodies of international organizations not connected with the political (external) strategies, but the strategies of their own, internal, development; - International organizations as corporate structures manage the process of strategic institutional development of their own bodies, independently; - The case of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Council of Europe  Commissioner for Human Rights shows the stages of strengthening the particular sides of the bodies through the process of the selection of candidates with certain characteristics; - Strategic stage of the development of executive body is sufficient and prevail over personal characteristics of the candidate during elections.…”
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The Eastern Question in the Views of the Russian Liberals of the Early 20th Century by Rafael A. Arslanov, Konstantin P. Kurylev, Daria V. Stanis

“…The analysis of the liberals’ ambiguous perception of the Russian government’s actions in the Balkans, their attitude to the South Slavs, to the problem of the Black Sea Straits, and to the confrontation between the great powers united in alliances, i.e. all aspects of the Eastern question, will allow us to reconstruct and understand the liberals’ understanding of the connection between foreign policy and Russia’s internal development, national interests, and ideological values. …”
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Structural Requirements of the Third-Generation University: The Case of Medical Sciences Universities in Iran by Ghorbani AA, Sohrabi Z, Yazdani S, Khalili Azandehi S

“…Ali Asghar Ghorbani, 1 Zohreh Sohrabi, 2 Shahram Yazdani, 3 Salimeh Khalili Azandehi 4 1Department of Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, CERMS (Center of Educational Research in Medical Sciences), Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; 2School of Medicine, Department of Medical Education, CERMS (Center of Educational Research in Medical Sciences), Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; 3School of Medical Education, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; 4Social Security Organization, Valiasr Regional Hospital, Education & Research Unit, Ghaemshahr, IranCorrespondence: Zohreh SohrabiSchool of Medicine, Department of Medical Education, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Iran, Tehran Tel +98-21-88622607Email zo_sohrabi@yahoo.comIntroduction: Given the social, economic, environmental and internal developments of universities, the necessity for medical universities to move to being third-generation universities has been demonstrated. …”
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Konflik dan Survivalitas Gerakan Islam (Telaah Tentang Gerakan Pelajar Islam Indonesia) by , M RIDHA, , Prof. Dr. Susetiawan, SU

“…Dues, this research has explored about organizationâ��s identity, its history, itâ��s conflicts with government, and process of internal Development.By then, this research has explanation about functions of conflict between Islamic Movement and government This is a qualitative research and produced descriptive explanation and researcherâ��s interpretation. …”

USULAN STRATEGI BERSAING PERUSAHAAN KONTRAKTOR GOLONGAN KECIL [PROPOSED COMPETITIVE STRATEGIES OF SMALL CONTRACTOR COMPANIES] by Niken Prawirakusumah, Maria Merry Marianti

“…The company needs to maximise its strengths and further its current position in the sector by employing an appropriate strategy to implement continued penetration of the market via internal development. This is reinforced by the results of the QSPM analysis which shows that this strategy is the best choice for the company in moving forward in such a competitive market. …”
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De la descentralización a la regionalización: Nuevo escenario de la guerra y oportunidad para la paz by Darío Restrepo

“…Will this regionalization be convenient for a more stable internal development and a favorable setting for a peace agreement based on a territorial distribution of the power, or will it be the promptest way to abandon each territory to its luck in the world competence, and to break the territorial unit of the Colombian State? …”
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The <it>NARCONON</it>™ drug education curriculum for high school students: A non-randomized, controlled prevention trial by Cecchini Marie A, Lennox Richard D

“…In 2004, Narconon International developed a multi-module, universal prevention curriculum for high school ages based on drug abuse etiology, program quality management data, prevention theory and best practices. …”
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Etnicidad, desarrollo y ‘Buen Vivir’: Reflexiones críticas en perspectiva histórica by Víctor Bretón Solo de Zaldívar

“…The text also addresses four remarkable aspects of this process: a) the period in which cultural difference or ‘otherness’ was conceptualized as an obstacle to so-called ‘modernization’; b) the establishment, under neoliberalism, of discernible standards regarding the perceived potentialities of ethnicity in view of generating processes of endogenous or internal development; c) the difficulty of being able to precisely define what is referred to as Buen Vivir or Good Life, depending upon the viewpoint taken from positions of the government or of the opposition; and d) to what extent does Sumak Kawsay constitute (or does not constitute) a form of alternative paradigm that could potentially lead to a scenario of empowerment for subaltern groups in whose name they are said to be acting.Resumen:El propósito del artículo es reflexionar sobre el binomio etnicidad-desarrollo en perspectiva histórica y desde la atalaya del mundo andino. …”
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The Ophthalmology Surgical Competency Assessment Rubric (OSCAR) for Open Globe Surgical Management by Justin GA, Soleimani M, Zafar S, Cheraqpour K, Green C, Moin M, Prajna NV, Golnik KC, Woreta FA

“…Grant A Justin,1,2 Mohammed Soleimani,3 Sidra Zafar,4 Kasra Cheraqpour,5 Catherine Green,6 Mohammad Moin,7 N Venkatesh Prajna,8 Karl C Golnik,9 Fasika A Woreta4 1Department of Vitreoretinal Surgery, Duke Eye Center, Durham, NC, USA; 2Department of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA; 3Department of Ocular Trauma and Emergency, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; 4Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medical Institute, Baltimore, MD, USA; 5Department of Eye Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; 6Glaucoma Unit, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; 7Department of Ophthalmology, Amee ud Din Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan; 8Department of Cornea and Refractive Eye Services, Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai, India; 9Department of Ophthalmology, University of Cincinnati, The Cincinnati Eye Institute, Cincinnati, OH, USACorrespondence: Grant A Justin, Department of Vitreoretinal Surgery, Duke Eye Center, Durham, NC, USA, Tel +1 609-468-2468, Email grant.a.justin@gmail.comBackground/Aims: To produce an internationally developed rubric to assess surgical competency in open globe management.Methods: An international expert panel of seven ophthalmologist educators developed a standardized competency-based rubric. …”
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PERUMUSAN STRATEGI TEKNOLOGI UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KINERJA UNIT KHUSUS PENGELOLAAN INSTITUSI PENDIDIKAN PADA PT. BANK NEGARA INDONESIA (PERSERO) TBK. KANTOR CABANG PERGURUAN TINGGI BA... by Yose Andrea

“…After analysis of the strategic variables by using a SWOT Analysis, SFAS Matrix and IE Matrix concluded that indicators of variable performance that is very supportive of this special unit and in line with the existence of this special unit in the IE matrix in cell 2 (growth strategy) with the concentration of horizontal integration through market expansion and internal development of technology in special units in order to facilitate the work. …”
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PROMs and PREMs in routine perinatal care: mixed methods evaluation of their implementation into integrated obstetric care networks by Anne L. Depla, Bettine Pluut, Marije Lamain-de Ruiter, Anna W. Kersten, Inge M. Evers, Arie Franx, Mireille N. Bekker

“…Methods Three OCN in the Netherlands implemented PROM/PREM in routine practice, using an internationally developed outcomes set with care professionals and patient advocates. …”
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Safety of Tiered-Dispatch for 911 Calls for Abdominal Pain by Tiffany M. Abramson, Stephen Sanko, Saman Kashani, Marc Eckstein

“…In 2015, a large, urban fire department implemented an internally developed, tiered-dispatch system. Under this system, patients reporting a chief complaint of abdominal pain received the closest BLS ambulance dispatched alone emergency if located within three miles of the incident. …”
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Federalism and Australia’s National Health and Health Insurance System by Andrew Podger

“…While health reform in Australia has been marked by piecemeal, incremental changes, the overall trend to increasing Commonwealth involvement has not been accidental or driven by power-hungry centralists: it has been shaped by broader national and international developments including technological change and the maturing of our nation and its place internationally, and by a widespread desire for a national universal health insurance system. …”
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Whole human design : designing for Humans, not Users by Klein, Alex C.(Alex Charles)

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System dynamics approach to understand the role of information technology in the evolution of next generation integrated product development systems by Somavarapu, Sashi K. (Sashi Kanth)

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The challenge of smooth transition from R&D business for innovation in a telecom company by Tsuji, Yukari, M.B.A. Sloan School of Management

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Strategic alliances by defense contractors in an era of industry consolidation by Sharp, Lionel Scott, 1949-

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