scholarly journals Validation of questionnaire algorithm based on repeated open application testing (ROAT) with the constituents of fragrance mix II: The EDEN Fragrance Study

Author(s):  
M. Bruze ◽  
M. Engfeldt ◽  
P. Elsner ◽  
M. Gonçalo ◽  
L. Naldi ◽  
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Author(s):  
Sharad Desai ◽  
Nilesh Patel

Participation of humans in clinical research is always remained questionable. Hence evaluation of such doubt helps to conclude the perception about such participation. This research presents the process for development and validation of questionnaire for Healthy Adult Human Participants of Early Phase Bioequivalence Pharmacokinetic Endpoint Study. For development of questionnaire, literature search, experts’ discussion and authors’ experience was used for domain identification and its segregation for different variables. For validity of questionnaire, face validity and content validity was performed. Modification was done based on response from experts during non-quantitative face validity. % of overall agreement was 94.55 for question asked in face validity. While, Content Validity Ratio and Content Validity Index was calculated using the process mentioned by Lawshe and Lynn respectively. Initially 83 items were identified but based on validation 84 items were finalized after removal of three and addition of four questions. Deleted three items had Content Validity Ratio of 0.00, 0.67 and 0.67 and which were below accepted level of 0.99. While, I-CVI was observed from range of 0.83 to 1.00 and S-CVI values were above acceptable level of 0.90 for S-CVI (S-CVI/ Ave) and 0.80 for S-CVI (S-CVI/UA) for whole questionnaire and each part.



Author(s):  
Laura Suppes ◽  
Kacey Ernst ◽  
Leif Abrell ◽  
Kelly Reynolds

Swimming pool water ingestion volumes are necessary for assessing infection risk from swimming. Pool water ingestion volumes can be estimated by questionnaire or measuring a chemical tracer in swimmer urine. Questionnaires are often preferred to the chemical tracer method because surveys are less time consuming, but no research exists validating questionnaires accurately quantify pool water ingestion volumes. The objective of this study was to explore if questionnaires are a reliable tool for collecting pool water ingestion volumes. A questionnaire was issued at four pool sites in Tucson, Arizona to 46 swimmers who also submitted a urine sample for analyzing cyanuric acid, a chemical tracer. Perceived ingestion volumes reported on the questionnaire were compared with pool water ingestion volumes, quantified by analyzing cyanuric acid in swimmer urine. Swimmers were asked if they swallowed (1) no water or only a few drops, (2) one to two mouthfuls, (3) three to five mouthfuls, or (4) six to eight mouthfuls. One mouthful is the equivalent of 27 mL of water. The majority (81%) of swimmers ingested <27 mL of pool water but reported ingesting >27 mL (“one mouthful”) on the questionnaire. More than half (52%) of swimmers overestimated their ingestion volume. These findings suggest swimmers are over-estimating pool water ingestion because they perceive one mouthful is <27 mL. The questionnaire did not reliably collect pool water ingestion volumes and should be improved for future exposure assessment studies. Images of the ingestion volume categories should be included on the questionnaire to help swimmers visualize the response options.



2019 ◽  
Vol 182 (4) ◽  
pp. 955-964 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Bruze ◽  
M. Engfeldt ◽  
R. Ofenloch ◽  
P. Elsner ◽  
M. Goncalo ◽  
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2012 ◽  
Vol 56 (11) ◽  
pp. 1748-1754 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charlotte Bergkvist ◽  
Agneta Åkesson ◽  
Anders Glynn ◽  
Karl Michaëlsson ◽  
Panu Rantakokko ◽  
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2018 ◽  
pp. 088626051881279
Author(s):  
Rosana Alves de Melo ◽  
Flávia Emília Cavalcante Valença Fernandes ◽  
Rafael Miranda Tassitano ◽  
Karina Perrelli Randau


Author(s):  
Sandesh Jain ◽  
Saumya Dubey ◽  
Sandhya Jain


Author(s):  
Ivaylo Atanasov ◽  
Evelina Pencheva

The paper presents a new mark-up approach to service creation in Next Generation Networks. The approach allows access to network functions exposed by open application programming interfaces. Based on ontology analysis of the application domain, language constructions are synthesized and formally defined. Language supporting tools are developed. The approach functionality is tested by simulation.





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