the objective of this study was to diagnose integrative ecological health of an urban stream,which is located in the asian temperate region. the research approach was primarily based on the index ofbiological integrity (ibi) using fish assemblage and a qualitative habitat evaluation index (qhei). and these indexes were compared with long-term conventional chemical dataset during 1996-2005. for ...

BACKGROUND Self-assessments of health are a strong predictor of mortality. Whether self-assessment of health provides additional information beyond a physician's assessment is unclear. METHODS We analyzed data on 14,530 US adults from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. General self-rated health (GSRH)-"In general, would you say your health is Excellent, Very Good, Goo...

It is difficult to remove subjectivity from assessment, especially when the assessed material is highly subjective by nature. While one assessor deems work to be of high quality, a second may view it as poor. Moreover, although two assessors may agree that the work is of satisfactory quality, they may nevertheless proceed to grade it significantly different, based on their interpretation of wha...

Funders and policy makers have strongly recommended the uptake of FAIR principles in scientific data management. Several initiatives are working on implementation standardized applications to systematically evaluate FAIRness. This paper presents practical solutions, namely metrics tools, developed by FAIRsFAIR project pilot assessment research objects trustworthy repositories. The mainly built ...