ion/Flexibility (Wisconsin Card SortingTest; Heaton et al, 1993) The percentage of perseverative errors was used as the central parameter. Statistical analyses Frequency counts and descriptive statistics were calculated for initial basic symptoms, observed and self-perceived psychopathology. Differences in initial psychopathology between those patients at risk who experienced a transition to ps...

OBJECTIVE Anopheles bellator e An. cruzii are vectors of the so-called bromeliad-malaria, typical of conserved areas. The objective was to evaluate the seasonal and vertical distribution of these anophelines, aiming at assessing the risk of malaria transmission. METHODS In the municipality of Ilha Comprida, Southeastern Brazil, CDC light traps baited with dry ice were placed fortnightly from ...

This study aims to assess the psychometric properties of the Brazilian version of the Vulnerable Elders Survey-13 (VES-13). Interviews were carried out with individuals aged 60 years and over receiving care at an ambulatory cancer centre. Test-retest reliability was assessed using the Spearman correlation coefficient, intraclass correlation coefficients and Cohen’s kappa coefficient. Construct ...

The fashion and increase of consumers cultural is an important problem. This paper studies the effective Socio-Cultural Factors on the fashion trends among the girl student’s in Andimeshk. About 200 girls in Andimeshk (South west of Iran) were randomly chosen. The research method was survey and correlation with questionnaire. The data were analyzed through SPSS package along with Pearson coeffi...

It is more common for educational and psychological data to be non-normal than to be approximately normal. This tendency may lead to bias and error in point estimates of the Pearson correlation coefficient. In a series of Monte Carlo simulations, the Pearson correlation was examined under conditions of normal and non-normal data, and it was compared to its major alternatives, including the Spea...

BACKGROUND Osteoarthritis of the knee is commonly diagnosed and monitored with radiography. However, the reliability of radiographic classification systems for osteoarthritis and the correlation of these classifications with the actual degree of confirmed degeneration of the articular cartilage of the tibiofemoral joint have not been adequately studied. METHODS As the Multicenter ACL (anterio...

The research aim was to determine the preschool teachers’ competence for implementation of movement in children’s integrated learning and everyday activities during their stay early education institutions. As many as 100 teachers from various institutions City Rijeka its surrounding participated research. questionnaire consists 16 items. basic statistical parameters were calculated, Spearman co...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to assess the impact of the extent of brain white matter lesions on the development of cognitive and psychoemotional disorders, and to investigate correlations between the degree of integration of brain pathway structures and the clinical features of epilepsy. MATERIAL AND METHODS Forty-six epileptic patients (36 with pharmacoresistant epilepsy and 10 who ...