The congruence coefficient was first introduced by Burt (1948) under the name of unadjusted correlation as a measure of the similarity of two factorial configurations. The name congruence coefficient was later tailored by Tucker (1951, see also Harman, 1976). The congruence coefficient is also sometimes called a monotonicity coefficient (Borg & Groenen, 1997, p. 203). The congruence coefficient...

asthma affects an estimated 300 million people worldwide. poor compliance with the prescribed medication leads to increased mortality and morbidity. various determinants of compliance have been described. the purpose of this study was to determine factors that can influence patients' compliance with prescribed metered dose inhaler drugs. 179 patients with diagnosis of asthma were selected from ...

In this paper we give a new and robustness way to use the Elliptic Curve Cryptography for the security of a compressed MPEG-2 video. We encrypt the DC coefficient of the Index frame of the video, this allow our method to be faster than the other encryption scheme. We performed several tests and the experimental results have proved our method to be secure and efficient.

Understanding typical variation of vertical jump (VJ) performance and confounding sources of its typical variability (i.e., familiarization and competitive level) is pertinent in the routine monitoring of athletes. We evaluated the presence of systematic error (learning effect) and non-uniformity of error (heteroscedasticity) across VJ performances of athletes that differ in competitive level, ...

methods this was across-sectional study, which audited 228 general practitioner offices randomly. the data from offices was collected based on researcher-made checklist, the validity of which was approved. firstly, descriptively analysis of data was done and then, the relationship between clinics characteristics and compliance with standards was assessed using analysis of variance (anova) and t...

The congruence between two configurations of points quantifies their similarity. The configurations to be compared are, in general, produced by factor analytic methods which decompose an “observations by variables” data matrix and produce one set of factor scores for the observations and one set of factor scores (i.e., the “loadings”) for the variables. The congruence between two sets of factor...

This work describes the measurement of the common-mode current conversion coefficient for a microstrip line with solid and slotted ground planes by using a VNA with a BCI probe. The radiated emissions estimated by the common-mode current conversion coefficient are further compared with those obtained by the FAC measurements. Furthermore, the proposed method was used to estimate radiated emissio...

The recently proposed Equivalent Dipole Model for describing the electromechanical properties of ionic solids in terms of 3 ions and 2 bonds has been applied to PZT ceramics and lead-free single crystal piezoelectric materials, providing analysis in terms of an effective ionic charge and the asymmetry of the interatomic force constants. For PZT it is shown that, as a function of composition acr...

This study aims to examine the effect of tax understanding, rates,tax incentives, and sanction payers compliance Micro Small Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Ngawi, Indonesia during Covid-19 pandemic. uses primary data where collection a questionnaire . Data method is by distributing questionnaires Indonesia. The sample used 84 respondent. In this using quantitative analysis methods classic test c...

ôbjectives: non-adherence limits the effectiveness of medications among patients with bipolar disorder. many studies have investigated the predicting factors of non-adherence. this paper aims to present the pattern of adherence in patients with bipolar ï disorder (bïd). methods: seventy six patients with bïd enrolled in a prospective study. the medication possession ratio (mpr) was used to eval...