BACKGROUND Despite the common use of urinary diaries to assess lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), a standardised validated diary does not exist. OBJECTIVE To develop a validated urinary diary, using the psychometric validation protocol used in previous International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire (ICIQ) modules. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS We invited 400 consecutive pati...

Reproductive competence is one of the most important components in the overall management of a cow-calf operation. The ability to maintain a 365-day calving interval in a high percentage of the females influences the profitability of all breeding operations. In most cases, low reproductive efficiency can be directly linked to the nutritional status of the animal(s). Research has shown that poor...

One strategy for increasing the usefulness, ease of use and satisfaction of wireless navigation and related services is to tailor a package of services to meet the requirements of particular user groups. This paper reports a diary study, which compared the rendezvousing performance and behaviour of two age groups 18-30s and 31-45s. The age groups differed in the following respects: (i) 31-45s m...

tongue, (3) apparent muscular weakness, (4) incoordinated movement, and (5) proportionally short legs. The length of forecannon has proved to be the most accurate method of identifying the living dwarf calf at birth. Genetic studies were made to learn if dwarfism in beef cattle was inherited or if it was caused by faulty nutrition. In these genetic studies, cows that had previously dropped dwar...

Objective: This study examined the prevalence of low energy availability in a sample of female collegiate athletes (N=25) then delivered nutrition education related to the female athlete triad and assessed change in knowledge and dietary behaviors. Methods: Average energy intake was assessed preand post-education using Automated Self-Administered 24Hour Dietary Recalls. We assessed body composi...

Digital Addiction (DA) is an emerging behavioural phenomenon that denotes an obsessive and problematic usage of digital media. Such usage could meet various criteria of an addictive behaviour such as salience, conflict, tolerance and withdrawal symptoms and, hence, it would raise new challenges and ethical considerations on the way we engineer software. Luckily, software as a medium for such ad...

active video gaming and other energy-balance related behaviours in adolescents: a 24-hour recall diary study. Abstract Background

Abstract In agriculture, the ability to reproduce dictates gross revenue and reproductive success is culmination of implementation multiple management practices that optimize probability animal will reproduce. About four decades ago, Extension Specialists recognized need develop a holistic approach beef cattle management. Integrated Resource Management (IRM) concept developed by Cooperative Ser...

Sally Reyes-Morales is a mathematical statistician in the Division of Price Statistical Methods, Branch of Consumer Expenditure Surveys, Bureau of Labor Statistics. Diary surveys are often used to collect information on daily activities such as consumer spending. They are particularly useful for collecting daily records of small frequently purchased items, which are normally difficult to recall...