In this paper, we propose a ubiquitous product rating system. First we provide an overview of state-of-the-art product recommendation, concluding that current approaches do not support in-store consumers; i.e. consumers on the shop floor. Within shops however is where three out of four buying decisions are made. Hence we propose APriori, a new approach towards mobile product recommendation. APr...

Ninety subjects consisting of 30 patients of generalized anxiety disorder, 30 of dysthymic disorder (depressive neurosis) according to D. S. M. III criteria and 30 patients of mixed anxiety-depressive disorder were given a detailed psychiatric examination, in addition, they were administered the Humilton rating scales for anxiety and depression, and also the Taylor manifest anxiety scale and Am...

OBJECTIVE (a) To determine the prevalence of comorbid anxiety disorder in ADHD, defined by diagnostic criteria and (b) to compare anxiety as reported by parents and participants with clinician assessment. METHOD Children with ADHD were assessed for comorbid anxiety disorder using the Anxiety Disorder Interview Schedule for Children. Parent report (Conners' Parent Rating Scale-Revised: Long ve...

The Wisconsin Manual for Assessing Psychotic-like Experiences is an interview-based assessment system for rating psychotic and psychotic-like symptoms on a continuum of deviancy from normal to grossly psychotic. The original manual contained six scales, assessing thought transmission, passivity experiences, thought withdrawal, auditory experiences, personally relevant aberrant beliefs, and visu...

Background: The present study aims at exploring the psychometric characteristics of the Korean version of the Depression and Somatic Symptoms Scale (DSSS) in a clinical outpatient sample. Method: Study participants were recruited from consecutive outpatients, 18 – 65 years of age, who met the DSM-IV-TR diagnostic criteria for major depressive disorder (current MDD) or had suffered from major de...

â  industrial site selection is a complicated decision and is related to various factors, so it is kind of multi-criteria decision analysis which is used for prioritizing different factors and selecting the best alternative among possible alternatives. in fact by scientific site selection, it is possible to minimize negative impacts of industrial construction and going towards sustainable devel...

A 3-year-old child was referred to consultation for hyperactivity, attention deficit, impulsivity, and sleep problems. He met Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition criteria for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. At baseline, the Conners' Parent Rating Scale and the Conners' Teacher Rating Scale raw total scores were 30 and 32, respectively. The child had l...

PURPOSE This research evaluates the utility of two different definitions of successful aging in predicting well-being. DESIGN AND METHODS We assessed the definitions of (a) self-rating and (b) Rowe and Kahn's criteria of absence of disease, disability, and risk factors; maintaining physical and mental functioning; and active engagement with life. We made associations with well-being for each ...

OBJECTIVE This study examined the confounding effect of treatment emergent physical or psychic symptoms on clinical global impression (CGI) ratings in CNS trials and examined the benefit of targeted scoring criteria on clarifying ratings and reducing scoring variance. METHODS Twenty-four raters participating in an investigator meeting training session scored a series of scripted CGI scenarios...

BACKGROUND Teaching and assessment of communication skills have become essential in medical education. The Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) has been found as an appropriate means to assess communication skills within medical education. Studies have demonstrated the importance of a valid assessment of medical students' communication skills. Yet, the validity of the performance sc...