The application of the proposed criterion to various digital geophysical records has provided satisfactory results. The method is well suited to geophysical signals because they often have a remarkable Markovian character in the broader sense, i.e. the autocovariances have values decreasing roughly exponentially as the time lags increase. Computer simulations on mathematically defined time seri...

The Addiction Severity Index--Multimedia Version (ASI-MV) is a CD-ROM-based simulation of the interviewer-administered Addiction Severity Index (ASI). Clients in treatment (N = 202) self-administered the ASI-MV to examine the test-retest reliability, criterion validity, and convergent-discriminant validity of the ASI-MV. Excellent test-retest reliability was observed for composite scores and se...

Prioritization of equipment is an important factor for decision making to optimize maintenance management in Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM). Many factors must be considered as part of the prioritization of equipment for maintenance activities. Consequently, evaluation procedures involve several objectives and it is often necessary to compromise among conflicting tangible and intangible ...

aim and background: the aim of the present study was to develop a short form of the persian version of the cognitive emotion regulation questionnaire (cerq-p-short) and to examine its reliability and validity. methods and materials: the cerq-p was administrated to 420 (220 male and 200 female) iranian university students in 2009-2010 academic year. following stepwise omission of the items with ...

Data analysis is a quite important process and has been extensively employed in many areas. Especially in statistics, the distribution type test of data often needs to be handled. This paper presents that linear regression as a type of universal method can be applied to the distribution type test. In reliability engineering due to the failure data is commonly of non-linear relationship so that ...

The SCORE (Systemic Clinical Outcome and Routine Evaluation) is a 40-item questionnaire for completion by family members 12 years and older to assess outcome in systemic therapy. This study aimed to investigate psychometric properties of two short versions of the SCORE and their responsiveness to therapeutic change. Data were collected at 19 centers from 701 families at baseline and from 433 of...

OBJECTIVES To determine which of the two methods of case note review provide the most useful and reliable information for reviewing quality of care. DESIGN Retrospective, multiple reviews of 692 case notes were undertaken using both holistic (implicit) and criterion-based (explicit) review methods. Quality measures were evidence-based review criteria and a quality of care rating scale. SETT...

Software Reliability is a key concern of many users and developers of softwares. Demand for high software reliability requires robust modeling techniques for software quality prediction. This paper presents a new approach to software reliability assessment by using neural network. The neural network model has been applied to three different applications and normalized root mean of the square of...

Objective This research developed a practical, multi-dimensional attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) rating scale (i.e., the Symptoms and Functional Impairment Rating Scale, SFIRS) for Chinese children, aged 6-12 years, with ADHD. Methods The structural validity, criterion validity, internal consistency, and test-retest reliability of the scale were evaluated. Item screening was c...

The purpose of this paper is to present and describe a motor assessment scale (MAS) for stroke patients and to report on the investigation of two aspects of its reliability. The MAS is a brief and easily administered assessment of eight areas of motor function and one item related to muscle tone. Each item is scored on a scale from 0 to 6. To check interrater reliability, we videotaped five str...