In the recent years, nurses haven't contributed much time to research (1). Evidence based medicine is becoming more and more popular, and it depends on the nurse's attitudes and knowledge towards research (2-4). Without studying the nurse's attitudes towards research, it won't be possible to determine if the findings of the researches are used to improve practice or not (5). The aim of this stu...

abstract evapotranspiration (et) is one of the most important components of the water balance, it is also one of the most difficult to measure. despite the importance of et, methods to obtain values of et are still limited. conventional methods are very local, ranging from point to field scale. estimates of the et over the entire area, especially for irrigated areas, are essential, as these can...

OBJECTIVES To investigate (1) the diagnostic value of the Signs of Depression Scale (SODS) in a Likert scale format and (2) whether the Likert scale improves the diagnostic value compared with the original dichotomous scale. DESIGN Cross-sectional multicentre study. SETTING One general and one university hospital in the Netherlands. SUBJECTS A total of 116 consecutive hospitalized stroke ...

This study aims to investigate and develop a self-report inventory that will measure person?s tendency interpersonal intelligence based on Howard Gardner. The said consisted of 16-item, four-point forced choice Likert scale with verbal interpretation ranged from "Describes me very well" (4) extremely poorly" (1). was administered total 133 respondents for pilot testing 375 as the normative samp...

information and communication technology (ict) is one of the emerging driving forces to disseminate the agricultural knowledge. skilled extension personnel can grab these opportunities for the diffusion of agricultural technologies to farming community. therefore, the present investigation measures e-skills among agricultural experts of krishi vigyan kendras (kvks) — farm science centers in raj...