OBJECTIVE We developed an observational tool, the Comprehensive Observations of Proprioception (COP), for identifying proprioceptive processing issues in children with developmental disabilities. METHOD Development of the COP underwent three phases. First, we developed items representing proprioceptive functions on the basis of an extensive literature review and consultation with occupational...

The present paper addresses the issue of optimization of reliability acceptance criteria for components of complex engineered systems with given criterion to acceptable system risk. To this end, the paper first describes how complex engineered systems may be modelled hierarchically by use of Bayesian probabilistic networks. The Bayesian probabilistic network serves as a function relating the re...

BACKGROUND There is a paucity of literature on validated outcome measurement tools for evaluation of neck pain and related disability in the Asian context. AIM The main aim of the present study was to design a new tool called neck pain functional limitation scale (NPFLS) for measuring disability related to neck pain and observe its reliability, concurrent validity and criterion validity. SE...

We assessed the impact of videotape analysis on scoring of the Hypertonia Assessment Tool (HAT) that discriminates between hypertonia subtypes. The HAT was administered to 28 children with cerebral palsy (mean age 9 years, range 4-17 years, 61% male). HAT examinations were videotaped; scores were assigned before and after videotape review. Neurological examination provided the gold standard dia...

Abstract. Many examples of calibration in climate science raise no alarms regarding model reliability. We examine one example and show that, in employing Classical Hypothesis-testing, it involves calibrating a base model against Many examples of calibration in climate science raise no alarms regarding model reliability. We examine one example and show that, in employing Classical Hypothesis-tes...

Talker localization is indispensable in video conferencing. Statistical audio-visual (AV) talker localizers that fuse AV features based on prior statistical property are ideals. However, statistical property must be estimated prior to the AV feature fusion procedure. To overcome this problem, this paper proposes a novel robust and omnidirectional AV talker localizer that dynamically fuses AV fe...

The purpose of this study was to determine the prioritization and comparison of communication skills as a selection criterion of Iran's national table tennis coach from the sport elites perspectives. As this was a descriptive study, survey methodology was employed. The study population consisted of 100 table tennis sport elites of whom 80 subjects were randomly selected using the Morgan table. ...

BACKGROUND Regular physical activity can not only help with weight management, but also lower cardiovascular risks, cancer rates, and chronic disease burden. Yet, only approximately 20% of Americans currently meet the physical activity guidelines recommended by the US Department of Health and Human Services. With the rapid development of mobile technologies, mobile apps have the potential to im...

INTRODUCTION Most of the EBP measuring instruments available to date present limitations both in the operationalisation of the construct and also in the rigour of their psychometric development, as revealed in the literature review performed. The aim of this paper is to provide rigorous and adequate reliability and validity evidence of the scores of a new transdisciplinary psychometric tool, th...

BACKGROUND The Lower Limb Functional Index (LLFI) is a relatively recently published regional outcome measure. The development article showed the LLFI had robust and valid clinimetric properties with sound psychometric and practical characteristics when compared to the Lower Limb Extremity Scale (LEFS) criterion standard. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was cross cultural adaptation and v...