Objective Score Versus Subjective Satisfaction: Impact on Emotions Following Immediate Score Reporting

This research identifies the influencing factors on human well-being in the San Jacinto de Santay community by interpreting subjective satisfaction with life revealed by its inhabitants in a crosssectional study. The dependent variable was explained by age, social relationships, and time available for recreation activities. In addition, ecosystem services perceived as critical were identified: clean air and wild food (mainly artisanal fishing). The analysis of the results, using a Mann-Whitney test and analysis of covariance and redundancy, highlighted sustainable management and the importance of understanding the contributions of the natural environment.

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Score reporting issues in the assessment of people with disabilities: Policies and practices.

Assessing individuals with disabilities in educational, employment, and counseling settings. ◽

10.1037/10471-006 ◽

2002 ◽

pp. 87-100

Author(s):

William A. Mehrens ◽

Ruth B. Ekstrom

Keyword(s):

People With Disabilities ◽

Score Reporting ◽

Policies And Practices

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Data collection, management, and score reporting

Local Language Testing ◽

10.4324/9780429492242-8 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 158-180

Author(s):

Slobodanka Dimova ◽

Xun Yan ◽

April Ginther

Keyword(s):

Data Collection ◽

Collection Management ◽

Score Reporting

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Bridge-Enhanced ACL Repair: Two Year Results of the First In Human Study

Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine ◽

10.1177/2325967119s00197 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 7 (3_suppl2) ◽

pp. 2325967119S0019

Author(s):

Martha M. Murray ◽

Leslie Kalish ◽

Braden C. Fleming ◽

Brett Flutie ◽

Laura Thurber ◽

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Keyword(s):

Acl Reconstruction ◽

Human Study ◽

Hamstring Tendon ◽

Suture Repair ◽

Hamstring Autograft ◽

Acl Repair ◽

Time Points ◽

Patient Reported ◽

Kt 1000 ◽

Objective Score

Objectives: The Bridge-Enhanced ACL Repair (BEAR) procedure is an alternate form of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgery that involves suture repair of the ligament combined with a scaffold to bridge the gap between the torn ligament ends. In this paper, we report outcomes of this procedure and a non-randomized concurrent control group receiving ACL reconstruction with quadrupled hamstring tendon autograft. We hypothesized that patients treated with Bridge-Enhanced ACL Repair would have physical exam findings, patient reported outcomes and adverse events at one and two years that were similar to patients treated with ACL reconstruction. Methods: This was an observational cohort study. Twenty patients were enrolled. Ten patients received a Bridge-Enhanced ACL Repair (BEAR®) and 10 received a hamstring autograft ACL reconstruction. Outcomes were assessed at time points up to 2 years post-operatively, including the International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) Subjective Score, the IKDC Objective score, KT-1000 testing for AP laxity and functional testing. Results: There were no graft or repair failures in the first two years after surgery. The IKDC Subjective Scores in both groups improved significantly from baseline (p< 0.0001) but were similar in BEAR and ACL reconstruction groups at 12 and 24 months. An IKDC Objective score of A (normal) was found in 44% of the patients in the BEAR group and 29% of the patients in the ACL reconstruction group at two years; no patients in either group had a grade of C (abnormal) or D (severely abnormal). KT-1000 testing demonstrated a side to side difference that was similar in the two groups at 2 years (mean(±SD) 1.9(± 2.1) mm in the BEAR group, 3.1(± 2.7) mm in the ACLR group). Functional hop testing results were similar in the two groups at 1 and 2 years after surgery. Hamstring strength indices measured by dynamometer were significantly higher at all time points in the BEAR group than in the hamstring autograft group (mean percentages relative to contralateral side at two years, 98.6%(±10.5%) vs 56.3%(±19.0%), p=0.0001). Conclusion: In a small first-in-human study, Bridge-Enhanced ACL Repair produced similar outcomes to ACL reconstruction with autograft quadruple bundle hamstring tendon.

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Web Site Usability

Encyclopedia of Multimedia Technology and Networking ◽

10.4018/978-1-59140-561-0.ch152 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 1078-1083

Author(s):

Louis K. Falk ◽

Hy Sockel

Keyword(s):

Task Performance ◽

Error Rate ◽

Web Sites ◽

Web Site ◽

Model Development ◽

Web Usability ◽

Self Image ◽

Subjective Satisfaction ◽

Hypermedia System

Strictly speaking, the term usability has evolved from one of use to also include design and presentation aspects. A large amount of research has been conducted using this wider definition. These studies include everything from model development (Cunliffe, 2000) to personal self image on Web sites (Dominick, 1999) to the purpose of a Web site (Falk, 2000), and to Web site effectiveness (Briggs & Hollis, 1997). Ultimately, these topics are related to usability and the success a Web site enjoys. The construct of usability covers a range of topics. This paper specifically addresses Web usability from the perspective of how easy a system is to learn, remember and use (Rosen, Purinton & Lloyd, 2004). The system features should emphasize subjective satisfaction, low error rate and high task performance (Calongne, 2001). In this regard, usability is a combination of the underlying (hypermedia) system engine and the contents and structure of the document, and how these two elements fit together (Lu & Yeung, 1998).

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