BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Functional outcome scales are typically used to measure quality of life (QOL) and outcomes in patients with cerebral aneurysms; however, these instruments only examine a limited number of domains that contribute to QOL. An alternative are preference-based QOL methods, which integrate all factors contributing to QOL and provide a comprehensive individualized measure of how...

We probe the scale dependence of the primordial spectrum in the light of the three-year WMAP (WMAP3) alone and WMAP3 in combination with the other cosmological observations such as galaxy clustering and Type Ia Supernova (SNIa). We pay particular attention to the combination with the Lyman α (Lyα) forest. Different from the first-year WMAP (WMAP1), WMAP3’s preference on the running of the scala...

Objective: The purpose of this study is to examine the association between hand preference in young healthy individuals and handgrip strength (HGS), (which is accepted to be an objective measurement in the assessment of gender), 2D:4D ratio (ratio of the length of index finger to that of ring finger), eye dominance and upper limb performance. Methods: A total of 198 individuals, 111 males and 8...

Project delivery system selection is an essential part of project management. In the process of choosing appropriate transaction model, many factors should be under consideration, such as the capability and experience of proprietors, project implementation risk, and so on. How to make their comprehensive evaluations and select the optimal delivery system? This paper proposes a decision-making a...

To evaluate whether hemispheric lesion distribution in multiple sclerosis is related to the uneven interhemispheric localisation of cerebral function, a 10 item self administered questionnaire evaluating hand preference and supratentorial brain MRI was obtained in 23 patients with clinically definite multiple sclerosis. The mean degree of hand preference was +74 (range -86 to +100). The median ...

We introduce a measure of the severity of violations of the revealed preference axioms, which we call the money pump index (MPI). The measure is based on the idea that a consumer who violates the axioms is subject to being exploited as a money pump. The MPI has a simple interpretation as the certain dollar amount that can be extracted from a consumer who behaves irrationally. We carry out an em...

BackgroundThere are increasing concerns about the appropriateness of generic preference-based measures to capture health benefits in area mental health.ObjectivesThe aim this study is estimate preference weights for a new measure, Recovering Quality Life (ReQoL-10), better healthcare.MethodsPsychometric analyses larger sample service users (n = 4266) using confirmatory factor and item response ...

feeding habits of yellowfin seabream, acanthopagrus latus was investigated in coastal waters of the northern persian gulf. this investigation was conducted by monthly sampling of thirty fish from september 2011 through august 2012. fish size ranged from 17.98 ± 2.07 to 32.31 ± 6.52 cm in total length and from 134.01 ± 45.62 to 720.46 ± 292.58 g in weight. the highest value of gastro-somatic ind...