BACKGROUND Early diagnosis and treatment of asthma is important for improving health and minimizing the social and economic burden of the disease. A simple questionnaire would provide a convenient and timesaving tool to help physicians diagnose asthma. OBJECTIVE The senior author developed a simple, pre-interview screening questionnaire--the Asthma Screening Questionnaire (ASQ)--consisting of...

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has impacted the aviation industry worldwide. Several restrictions and regulations have been implemented to prevent virus’s spread maintain airport operations. To recover trustworthiness of air travelers in new normality, improving service quality (ASQ) is necessary, ultimately increasing passenger satisfaction airports. This research focuses on relatio...

Explanatory style models of optimism focus on three aspects of attributions for the causes of positive and negative events: stability, pervasiveness, and internal–external control. These three aspects are predicted to cluster within each valence forming explanatory-style factors and these in turn are predicted to correlate negatively, in line with attributional accounts of depression. Here we r...

There are many existing models of usability and instruments to measure it, such as the Administrative Scenario Questionnaire (ASQ) and the Satisfaction Usability Scale (SUS), and the Network Satisfaction Scale (NET). Performance metrics also exist to measure efficiency and effectiveness. However, none of these instruments have been used, separately or together, to measure the overall usability ...

Auralization through binaural transfer path analysis and synthesis is a useful tool to analyze how contributions from different sources affect the perception of sound. This paper presents a novel model based on the auralization of sound sources through the study of the behavior of the system with respect to frequency. The proposed approach is a combined model using the airborne source quantific...

OBJECTIVE This study uses the Attribution Style Questionnaire (ASQ) to measure the causal thinking of 42 college students with diagnosed language-based learning disabilities (LD), ADHD, or co-occurring ADHD and LD. Attribution style, or explanatory style, is a term used to describe the tendencies of individuals to think that the causes of meaningful events are internal or external, global or sp...

Background: Eckardt score and Achalasia quality of life (ASQ) are two scoring systems used in achalasia. This study tries to compare these scores assessing the severity disease before 3 months after initiation treatment. Methods: 40 patients newly diagnosed with achalasia cardia were included this study. ASQ calculated at time presentation. Patients underwent either Laparoscopic Heller myotomy ...

The COVID-19 outbreak has exposed healthcare professionals (HPs) to increased workloads and a high risk of contagion. present study aimed at examining the effects on mental health HPs in Italy, investigating role attachment style, personality traits, sociodemographic variables. An online survey was administered from 18 22 March 2020. Respondents were 296 (77% female, 23% male; aged 21–77 years)...

objectives: there are various developmental screening tools that are different in terms of psychometric characteristics and choosing the best one is challenging for the pediatrician. this research was designed to identify the validity and reliability of parents evaluation of developmental status, a developmental screening questionnaire, in 4-60 months-old children in the city of tehran. methods...

INTRODUCTION One of the most common forms of violence against women is the intimate partner violence (IPV). This term includes physical, sexual, and emotional abuse and controlling behaviors by an intimate partner. AIM This exploratory study investigates the relationship between alexithymia, adult attachment styles, depression, and coping strategies in a group of female victims of IPV and a c...