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Effects of diabetes definition on global surveillance of diabetes prevalence and diagnosis: a pooled analysis of 96 population-based studies with 331…
2015
Diabetes has been defined on the basis of different biomarkers, including fasting plasma glucose (FPG), 2-h plasma glucose in an oral glucose tolerance test (2hOGTT), and HbA1c. We assessed the effect of different diagnostic definitions on both the population prevalence of diabetes and the classification of previously undiagnosed individuals as having diabetes versus not having diabetes in a pooled analysis of data from population-based health examination surveys in different regions.
Foundation literacy acquisition in European orthographies
2003
Several previous studies have suggested that basic decoding skills may develop less effectively in English than in some other European orthographies. The origins of this effect in the early (foundation) phase of reading acquisition are investigated through assessments of letter knowledge, familiar word reading, and simple nonword reading in English and 12 other orthographies. The results confirm that children from a majority of European countries become accurate and fluent in foundation level reading before the end of the first school year. There are some exceptions, notably in French, Portuguese, Danish, and, particularly, in English. The effects appear not to be attributable to difference…
Visões dos agentes envolvidos na concepção, divulgação e utilização de materiais educativos digitais nos portais educativos espanhóis
2019
Este artículo recoge resultados de un estudio más amplio dedicado al análisis de las visiones de los agentes y actores implicados en el diseño, difusión y utilización de los materiales digitales educativos presentes en portales educativos españoles que ofertan servicios y recursos educativos. Forma parte, a su vez, de un proyecto de I+D+i, denominado “Escuela Digital”, dedicado al análisis de la producción y uso de contenidos didácticos digitales en los centros escolares1. El propósito principal del artículo es presentar los resultados de las visiones del profesorado, el alumnado y las familias sobre los materiales digitales presentes en los portales institucionales de Galicia y Valencia, o…
Study of the different polymorphs of alumina and transitional phases appearing in the first oxidation stage of aluminium : simulation at the atomic s…
2014
The goal of this work is to develop a new SMTB-Q potential in order to study the early stages of the oxidation of aluminium by molecular dynamics (MD).Our potential is able to model different alumina polymorphs as well as transitions from the amorphous state to a crystalline phase. Our approach couples a covalent term with the charge. It uses Rapp_ and Goddard scheme for the electrostatic part and the model of alternating network developed by C. Noguera for the covalent part.The SMTB-Q potential was validated with a Monte Carlo approach. This study shows that the potential SMTB-Q gives satisfactory results for the Al-O bonding in different atomic configurations. The bonding results from the…
“There is something very pompous in his style”: an analysis of Mr Collins’ social missteps in Pride and Prejudice
2019
Kandidaatin tutkielmani käsittelee Jane Austenin rakastettua romaania Ylpeyttä ja Ennakkoluuloa (Pride and Prejudice) ja erityisesti siinä esiintyvää sivuhahmoa, Mr Collinsia. Tavoitteeni oli selvittää, miksi sekä lukijat että kirjassa olevat hahmot yleisesti pitävät kyseistä hahmoa samanaikaisesti sietämättömänä sekä huvittavana. Keskityin siis löytämään mahdollisia kohteliaisuusrikkomuksia sekä niiden seurauksia Mr Collinsin ja muiden hahmojen dialogeista. Nämä rikkomukset selittävät hahmon huonon vastaanoton. Analysoin kolmea tärkeää kohtausta, joissa erityisesti korostuivat Mr Collinsin ja muiden hahmojen väliset väärinymmärrykset sekä Mr Collinsin aiheuttamat kiusalliset tilanteet. Näi…
Contextual factors predicting compliance behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic: A machine learning analysis on survey data from 16 countries.
2022
Voluntary isolation is one of the most effective methods for individuals to help prevent the transmission of diseases such as COVID-19. Understanding why people leave their homes when advised not to do so and identifying what contextual factors predict this non-compliant behavior is essential for policymakers and public health officials. To provide insight on these factors, we collected data from 42,169 individuals across 16 countries. Participants responded to items inquiring about their socio-cultural environment, such as the adherence of fellow citizens, as well as their mental states, such as their level of loneliness and boredom. We trained random forest models to predict whether someo…
Factitious disorders and pathological self-harm in a hospital population: an interdisciplinary challenge.
2002
Factitious disorder, Munchausen's Syndrome, and deliberate self-harm have recently been conceptualized as different facets of self-destructive behavior. A descriptive typological classification has been presented by Willenberg et al., but has not yet been tested with a clinical sample. The instrument distinguishes between direct self-harm (e.g., self-inflicted wounds), self-induced disease (e.g., factitious fever), and indirect self-harm delegated to medical staff (e.g., repeated operations occasioned by feigned symptoms). All patients referred to the psychosomatic-psychotherapeutic liaison-consultation service or to the outpatients' department within 14 months (n = 995) and all patients di…
A study of solar thermal absorber stack based on CrAlSiNx/CrAlSiNxOy structure by ion beams
2019
Renewable energies are foreseen as a major energy resource for next generations. Among several energy sources and technologies available, Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) technology has a great potential, but it needs to be optimised, in particular to reduce the costs, with an increase of the operating temperature and long term stability. This goal can be achieved by tailoring the composition and multilayer structure of films. In this work we present and discuss the results obtained from solar absorber coatings based on nitride/oxynitride structures. A four-layer film structure, W/CrAlSiNx(HA)/CrAlSiNxOy(LA)/SiAlOx, was deposited on stainless steel substrates using magnetron sputtering deposi…
A CONFIGURAÇÃO INOVADORA DO PRINCÍPIO DA BOA ADMINISTRAÇÃO ENTRE PRIVADOS E AUTORIDADES PÚBLICAS NA UNIÃO EUROPÉIA
2017
O direito a uma boa administração pública é um dos direitos fundamentais da pessoa, garantido pelo artigo 41 da Carta dos direitos fundamentais da União Europeia, que, em 2009, por força do Tratado de Lisboa, tornou-se juridicamente vinculante com o mesmo valor de fonte primária dos Tratados europeus. Ele é definido como o direito de cada pessoa (física e jurídica) de receber, por parte da autoridade pública, em relação às questões que se lhe refiram, um tratamento imparcial, equitativo e num prazo razoável. Inclui, também, os seguintes direitos de natureza procedimental: a ser ouvida, antes de, a seu respeito, ser tomada qualquer medida individual que a afete desfavoravelmente; a ter acess…
Predictors of enhancing human physical attractiveness: Data from 93 countries
2022
People across the world and throughout history have gone to great lengths to enhance their physical appearance. Evolutionary psychologists and ethologists have largely attempted to explain this phenomenon via mating preferences and strategies. Here, we test one of the most popular evolutionary hypotheses for beauty-enhancing behaviors, drawn from mating market and parasite stress perspectives, in a large cross-cultural sample. We also test hypotheses drawn from other influential and non-mutually exclusive theoretical frameworks, from biosocial role theory to a cultural media perspective. Survey data from 93,158 human participants across 93 countries provide evidence that behaviors such as a…