News tagged with self assessment tool
New tool for early diabetes detection in adults
(PhysOrg.com) -- A simple questionnaire developed by researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College can promote early detection of diabetes in adults so they can dramatically reduce their risk.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dec 21, 2009 |
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Web tool helps advise when flu needs a doctor
(AP) -- Wondering if swine flu's bad enough to require a doctor's attention? An interactive Web site may help you decide, using the same type of triage calculations that doctors at Emory University use.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 07, 2009 |
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Cystic fibrosis patients' self-assessment of health can predict prognosis
Adult Cystic Fibrosis patients can provide important information that helps to predict their prognosis, according to research that asked 223 adult CF patients to assess their own health and well-being.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dec 29, 2008 |
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Real science in virtual school labs
Up-to-date marine data enables students to carry out scientifically valid virtual experiments. The method yields insights on how scientific knowledge is created and developed, according to research from the ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 14, 2012 |
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Can you recognize an effective teacher when you recruit one?
Research on the relationship between teacher characteristics and teacher effectiveness has been underway for over a century, yet little progress has been made in linking teacher quality with factors observable at the time ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 22, 2012 |
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Study spotlights dog impulsivity
Researchers in Hungary have discovered a clear link between repeat polymorphism in the tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) gene with activity-impulsivity in German Shepherd dogs. The research is presented in the journal ...
Feb 20, 2012 |
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Technology, costs, lack of appeal slow e-textbook adoption
Textbooks are often a luxury for college senior Vatell Martin. The accounting major at Virginia State University got by in several courses with study groups and professors' lectures. "It's not that I didn't want to buy," ...
Jan 18, 2012 |
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New technologies challenge old ideas about early hominid diets
New assessments by researchers using the latest high-tech tools to study the diets of early hominids are challenging long-held assumptions about what our ancestors ate, says a study by the University of Colorado ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Oct 13, 2011 |
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Teaching workshops fail to spur learner-centered teaching
Professional development workshops for college teachers, designed to encourage the use of active, "learner-centered" teaching methods, may be less effective than the participants believe, according to research reported in ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jul 06, 2011 |
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New biofuel sustainability assessment tool and GHG calculator released
Various biofuels, first hailed as a way to a sustainable energy supply, have since fallen out of favor because of the overall negative impact they have on the environment, mainly due to the production of the ...
Jun 14, 2011 |
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Getting inside the control mechanisms of complex systems
Northeastern University researchers are offering a fascinating glimpse into how greater control of complex systems, such as cellular networks and social media, can be achieved by merging the tools of network ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
May 13, 2011 |
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Learning: No longer a textbook case
Switching from rigid, linear textbooks to technology such as iPads alone won’t boost student performance – so a team of Wake Forest researchers has turned the classroom upside down, allowing students ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 02, 2011 |
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Bosses' beliefs about workers can impact their success
American companies and organizations spend billions of dollars every year on leadership training for their managers. To improve job performance they ought instead to focus on what managers believe about their employees, a ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Apr 26, 2011 |
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