BACKGROUND Congenital talipes equino-varus (CTEV), also known as clubfoot, is one of the most common congenital musculoskeletal malformations. Despite this, considerable variation exists in the measurement of deformity correction and outcome evaluation. This study aims to determine the criteria for successful clubfoot correction using the Ponseti technique in low resource settings through Afric...

BACKGROUND The aim of the study was to develop quality indicators that can be used for quality assessment of registries of occupational diseases in relation to preventive policy on a national level. The research questions were: 1. Which indicators determine the quality of national registries of occupational diseases with respect to their ability to provide appropriate information for preventive...

Due to advances in information and communication technology, e-teaching has become increasingly popular is high demand by educational organizations. During the lockdown period of COVID-19 especially, provided prior solutions address pressing need for monitoring students’ learning progress. However, many developing countries, it apparent that a wide variety issues are related adoption. Although ...

Disagreement among experts is a central topic in social epistemology. What should an expert do when confronted with the different opinion of an epistemic peer? Possible answers include the steadfast view (holding to one’s belief), the abstemious view (suspending one’s judgment), and moderate conciliatory views, which specify criteria for belief change when a peer’s different opinion is encounte...

Correspondence: Catherine Powell, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Southampton, Nightingale Building (67), Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK. E-mail: [email protected] POWELL C. (2003) Journal of Advanced Nursing 41(4), 376–382 The Delphi technique: myths and realities Aim. To outline the key concepts and principles of the Delphi technique. Methods. Reference is made to a selectio...

This paper discusses the notion of collective intelligence through the application of the Wideband Delphi method as a way to obtain convergence among a group of experts. The specific application is the definition and calibration of cost estimation models that use data collected from experts as part of their calibration. Convergence is important in this case because companies need to commit to c...