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The Details of Conceptual Modelling Notations are Important - A Comparison of Relationship Normative Language

Discussions of conceptual modelling assume that notation details are of secondary importance, a matter of taste and past experience rather than of science. For example, it does not really matter if cardinality is shown with a ‘crow’s foot’ or with the symbol ‘1..*’. This paper argues that such an assumption is wrong and that the notation is extremely important in the process of modelling relati...

Needs Assessment Competencies: Are They Important for Extension Educators?

The purpose of this study was to determine the importance of eleven professional competencies related to needs assessment and program development; a secondary purpose was to identify the best time these competencies should be learned. The study followed a survey research design, in which 441 randomly selected extension educators in the North Central Region of the United States responded to a qu...

Are Abnormal Yolk Sac Characteristics Important Factors in Abortion Rates?

Fever and Cough are Two Important Factors in Identifying Patients with the Covid-19: A Meta-Analysis

Background and Aim: The most important clinical symptoms in patients with COVID-19 on admission at the hospital are fever and cough. The results of the studies show different levels of prevalence of these two symptoms in patients. The aim of this study was to coordinate the prevalence of fever and cough in patients with COVID-19. Methods: In this meta-analysis study, searching was performed on...

Important details about the red cell distribution width.

In the recent issue of the Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis, Wang et al. assessed the relationship between the red cell distribution width (RDW) and acute myocardial infarction (AMI). However, assessing all parameters affecting the RDW, determining the optimum RDW cut-off value for predicting the prognosis of coronary artery disease (CAD), excluding metabolic comorbidities affecting th...