Baroreflex Dysfunction in Prader Willi Syndrome by Manpreet Kaur, Shival Srivastav, Ashok Kumar Jaryal, Kishore Kumar Deepak

“…We performed a battery of tests assessing vascular structure (carotid intima thickness), vascular function (arterial stiffness indices), baroreflex sensitivity (overall integrator of short term regulation of blood pressure), blood pressure variability and autonomic tone (heart rate variability) along with autonomic reactivity tests. …”
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Current Status and Future Directions of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Surveillance Test Based on Cost-effective Analysis by Jihyun An

“…However, there would be obstacles to the improvement of efficacy and cost-effectiveness of the HCC surveillance test. Assessing who is at risk of developing HCC remains incompletely validated. …”
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Laboratory-based tests for swimmers: Methodology, reliability, considerations and relationship with front-crawl performance by Athanasios A. Dalamitros, Vassiliki Manou, Jailton G. Pelarigo

“…From the data examined, it is concluded that despite their reliability and efficacy in determining adaptations after a training period, as well as, detecting differences between athletes’ training status, laboratory-based tests assessing aerobic, anaerobic power and muscular strength for swimmers does not meet the criterion of specificity and disregard the crucial role of technique.…”
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The effect of using augmented reality technology in developing imaginative thinking among students with learning difficulties by Tareq Alkhasawneh, Mohamad Ahmad Saleem Khasawneh

“…The experimental group did better on post-tests assessing initial imagination, perceptive imagination, and transformative imagination than the control group, indicating a significant improvement in the study's results. …”
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Assessment of Changes in the Quality of Life of Emerging Economies in the Context of Developed Economies of the European Union by Violeta Pukelienė, Viktorija Starkauskienė

“…The Quality of Life Measurement Model presented in the article has been empirically tested assessing quality of life in 20 purposefully selected developed and emerging economies of the European Union during the period from 2005 till 2013. …”
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Comparison of the sensitivity of in vivo and in vitro assays for detection of antiviral cytotoxic T cell activity. by Castelmur, I, DiPaolo, C, Bachmann, M, Hengartner, H, Zinkernagel, R, Kündig, T

“…However, when the same 51Cr release assays were performed after in vitro restimulation, this in vitro method was found to be more sensitive than all of the five in vivo assays tested. Assessment of CTL-mediated protection against LCMV replication in spleens was most sensitive among the in vivo tests, followed by CTL-mediated resistance to intracerebral or intraperitoneal challenge infections with vaccinia-LCMV-recombinant virus. …”

WHICH MOTOR ABILITIES HAVE THE HIGHEST IMPACT ON WORKING PERFORMANCE OF SLOVENIAN SOLDIERS? by Maja Pori, Primož Pori, Matej Tušak

“…Motor abilities were measured with 11 motor tests, assessing the level of flexibility, speed, strength and coordination. …”
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The Development of Psychological Assessment in Brazil and Current and Future Challenges by Ana Paula Porto Noronha, Caroline Tozzi Reppold, Denise Ruchel Bandeira, Acacia A. A. dos Santos

“…The construction of the Sistema de Avaliação dos Testes Psicológicos (SATEPSI, Psychological Testing Assessment System) and its deployment, collectively, by the profession’s regulating agency with the collaboration of scientific associations as well as of the WG and ANPEPP are also mentioned. …”
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Emergent model for community engagement: Developing courses and programs by Barbara Spector, Cyndy Leard

“…The primary novel aspect of the model is participatory involvement of both the target audience for the program and representatives of various stakeholder groups who initiated, conceptualized, tested, assessed, and evaluated the courses and program with the professor. …”
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Genetics and Genomics: Discovery, Validation, and Utility of Novel Tools for management of Prostate Cancer by Alan W. Shindel

“…Compared to simple genetic testing, assessment of expression levels in a panel of genes provides a more nuanced and holistic understanding of genetic modulation of human disease. …”
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An interprofessional education pilot study for nursing and speech-language pathology students by Akhtar E Ghassemi, Renee Fabus

“…All students received pre- and post-tests assessing their knowledge of the respective profession. …”
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Reflection of Bratislava retail network in selected aspects of consumer behaviour by Pavol Kita, Marta Grossmanová

“…The authors used methodes, e. g. multidimentional scaling, GIS, for testing assesses the significance of these changes on the sample involving 11.389 repondents interviewed. …”
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Effectiveness of socio-scientific issues with mind mapping strategy on students learning outcomes on heat topic by Adilliya Gerda Irananda, Laily Rosdiana

“…Data was collected using instruments in the form of learning implementation observation sheets, student response questionnaire sheets, and test assessments. The results of this study, namely: (1) the implementation of learning with the socio-scientific issues method with a mind mapping strategy at each stage got a very good category; (2) the application of the socio-scientific issues method with the mind mapping strategy received a very good response; (3) learning outcomes in the knowledge aspect showing an increase as evidenced by the N-gain average value in the high category.…”
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Examining the Relationship between Choice, Therapeutic Alliance and Outcomes in Mental Health Services by Mark S. Salzer, Stacey L. Barrenger, Victoria Stanhope, Stephen C. Marcus

“…Multivariate analyses examined choice as a predictor of outcomes, and Sobel tests assessed alliance as a mediator. Results: Choice variables predicted recovery, quality of life and perceived outcomes. …”
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The effect of adding real-world evidence to regulatory submissions on the breadth of population indicated for rare disease medicine treatment by the European Medicines Agency by Ravi Jandhyala

“…The data on indicatable population (the therapeutic indication requested by an engagement) and indicated population (the therapeutic indication ultimately granted) as well as the median number of criteria limiting the indicated population in each study type (RCTE/RWE) was extracted. A chi-square test assessed the association between the indicated population (as a proportion of the indicatable population) and type of evidence (RCTE with or without RWE) and a Wilcoxon rank sum test assessed the difference between the median number of limiting criteria between RCTE and RWE studies. …”
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Washback or backwash? Revisiting the status quo of washback and test impact in EFL contexts by Mohammad Ali Salmani Nodoushan

“…It has been argued in the literature on (language) testing that any act of testing/assessment can impact (a) educators’ curriculum design, (b) teachers’ teaching practices, and (c) students’ learning behaviors. …”
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Quantitative Metabolomics to Explore the Role of Plasma Polyamines in Colorectal Cancer by Donatella Coradduzza, Caterina Arru, Nicola Culeddu, Antonella Congiargiu, Emanuela Gigliola Azara, Antonio Mario Scanu, Angelo Zinellu, Maria Rosaria Muroni, Vincenzo Rallo, Serenella Medici, Ciriaco Carru, Andrea Angius, Maria Rosaria De Miglio

“…Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the major public health and socio-economic problems, which management demands the development of non-invasive screening tests. Assessment of circulating polyamines could be a valuable tool, although analytical problems still preclude its clinical practice. …”
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Genetic variation in Hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated (HCN) channels and its relationship with neuroticism, cognition and risk of depression by Andrew Mark Mcintosh

“…HCN1, HCN2, HCN3 and HCN4 were genotyped for 43 haplotype-tagging SNPs and tested for association with DSM-IV depression, neuroticism and a battery of cognitive tests assessing cognitive ability, memory, verbal fluency and psychomotor performance. …”
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Effects of Ozone Treatment on Microbial Status and the Contents of Selected Bioactive Compounds in <i>Origanum majorana</i> L. Plants by Natalia Matłok, Tomasz Piechowiak, Miłosz Zardzewiały, Józef Gorzelany, Maciej Balawejder

“…In order to determine the effects of ozonation, a number of analyses were carried out including microbiological tests (aerobic colony count, yeast and mould count, and mesophilic lactic acid bacteria count) and chemical tests assessing total antioxidant potential, total polyphenols, and volatile fraction composition. …”
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An Open-Source Social Robot Based on Compliant Soft Robotics for Therapy with Children with ASD by Diego Casas-Bocanegra, Daniel Gomez-Vargas, Maria J. Pinto-Bernal, Juan Maldonado, Marcela Munera, Adriana Villa-Moreno, Martin F. Stoelen, Tony Belpaeme, Carlos A. Cifuentes

“…Likewise, mechanical tests assess the robot’s response to blocking conditions for two critical modules (i.e., neck and arm) in interaction scenarios. …”
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