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The article discusses the development of a multilingual electronic assessment platform by UC Irvine researchers to improve early detection of chemotherapy side effects in minority patients.

The article explains the use of questionnaires by "The New York Times" journalists, detailing how responses are securely handled, processed and shared for the sole purpose of journalism.

The article focuses on survey of people attitudes on student-loan forgiveness revealed support for something that is often seen as an even deeper issue as making college more affordable. Topics include examines several percent of survey respondents said the government should make bringing down the cost of college a priority.

The New Jersey Paid Sick Leave Law (PSLL) goes into effect on October 29, 2018. We have received hundreds of questions in the last few weeks from employers seeking guidance [...]

Summary: In my publication this week, I discuss about the UAE Personal Status Law in different situations. Question My wife and I are Muslims who married in Dubai six months [...]

The article reports on the efforts of orthopaedic surgeons in Europe to fully adopt patient-reported outcomes measures (PROMs) practices.

The article reports that first day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial will contain questions from both the parties including the Republican Party.

The article offers readers' responses to what they believed to be the ten biggest events in popular music for the year 2007. Several people comment on the album "In Rainbows" by the band Radiohead. Another comments on the singer Feist's song "1234" which has been used for an iPod commercial. One reader believed the release "Raising Sand" by rock singer Robert Plant and bluegrass singer Alison Krauss perfect.

The article focuses on the Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers' response to a Senate Judiciary Committee questionnaire in the United States. According to responses submitted Tuesday to the panel, Miers over the last 30 years has cultivated a network of powerful connections by sitting on the boards of directors of dozens of civic organizations and charities connected to Fortune 500 CEO's, as well as belonging to exclusive social clubs in Texas. However, while these connections might provide members of the Senate with a better understanding of how she was able to move through the Texas political world into the George W. Bush family inner circle.

ROME -- Often, when the Vatican speaks, it can be a fairly one-sided conversation, issuing encyclicals and other formal documents stating the Roman Catholic Church's official position on doctrine or [...]

The article explores that E-commerce majors Amazon India and Flipkart have been asked to reveal top sellers on their platforms and a detailed questionnaire has been sent to Amazon and Flipkart by the government. It mentions that e-commerce firms have no right to discount products and use predatory pricing to dominate retail sales.

The article presents information on a dictionary, known by the acronym DARE. It is a comprehensive catalogue of some 60,000 regional and folk expressions used in the U.S. The dictionary is sponsored by the American Dialect Society. Over the years, field workers visited 1,002 communities around the country and interviewed informants, who answered questionnaires that consisted of 847 queries about local vocabulary and usage. The field workers also collected tape recordings of casual conversation.

The article focuses on the reliance of teacher evaluation by students in higher education in the U.S. Student ratings are becoming a common personnel tool especially when deciding for the retention and promotion of faculty members. However, faculty members have legitimate concerns on how their institutions will use the information that their students provide. Lawrence M. Aleamoni, director of the office of instructional research and development at the University of Arizona, comments on the problems in student-evaluation questionnaires.

The article reports that Supreme Court will consider whether president Donald Trump administration may add questions about citizenship to 2020 questionnaire and mentions that conducting census required peacetime mobilization in history of America.

In follow-up to Secretary Duncan's announcement of a set of rights that outlines what families should be able to expect for their children's education, the Department, America Achieves, the National [...]

Last month, we prepared a Jones Day Commentary noting that the IRS was on the verge of distributing a compliance questionnaire to 400 colleges and universities nationally. (To view a [...]

The article discusses the magazine's "Great Colleges to Work For" survey, offering data on responses. Topics include the soliciting of faculty and staff opinions, the recognition of universities and colleges in various categories for their employment practices, and the questionnaires used as part of the survey.

The article explores that ecommerce companies are cooperating with the government after being sent questionnaires over complaints regarding the alleged violation of foreign direct investment (FDI) rules. It mentions about India’s redlines in trade negotiations with the US, its position on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) treaty and plans to modernise the Indian Railways.

The article focuses on the Divorce related questions and mentions the views of comedian Craig Baldo Riffs on divorce questions.

The article discusses questionnaires aimed at determining whether an individual will serve jury duty for cases in the United States, highlighting the specific and personal nature of some questions for the jurors. Topics addressed include lawyers' attempts to eliminate bias against their clients, the use of consultants in designing juror questionnaires, and various examples of questions posed to jurors.

The article discusses the use by hospitals and health plans in the U.S. of the Patient Activation Measure (PAM), a score derived from a series of questions aimed at determining a patient's competence and confidence in helping to manage his own health care. A study by researchers including Judith Hibbard of the University of Oregon found that medical-care costs for patients with low PAM score were noticeably higher than for those with high scores. INSET: What Type Are You?.

The questionnaire sent to member states on February 8 contains five questions, one of which is whether they support the Commission proposal to create a new section in the 2007-13 [...]

The author discusses the use of ocular surface interferometer in the treatment of dry eye disease. He explains the cause of dry eye disease citing a study conducted by the Tear Film Ophthalmic Society. He also details the components and steps of the triage-to-treatment system developed by TearScience. In addition, he highlights his findings after implementing the Standard Patient Evaluation of Eye Dryness (SPEED) questionnaire on his practice.

The article presents information on a study related to the experiences of the women religious in the U.S. on their apostolic visitation to Vatican City. In the study many of the women religious of different congregations shared their views on the visitation. It further informs that the study contained a questionnaire that was completed by all the women religious communities.

The article considers a trend in physician-patient relations in which patients are being asked to complete surveys and questionnaires which include questions on psychological issues and their social lives. The surveys are designed to influence treatment for some illnesses which can have a significant impact on a patient's emotions or social life.

The article announces that the Missouri American Water Co. will be asking a new water and sewer rate increases ranging from 19 to 76 percent. It notes that the implementation of the rate increase is the fourth time within 2011, which may also mean a possible increase in utility rates. However, the Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC) has also handed out questionnaires to ratepayers to ask their view about the increases.

The article offers information on the new text-the-pastor, question program introduced by Mark Roach, the worship arts director in consider Morning Star Church, in Dardenne Prairie. It states that Pastor Mike Schreiner would answer questions and says the church would not lose sight of its true purpose, but as well as make things as easy for folks to connect to God without watering down the hard challenges found in Gospel. He said that he would use technology to preach and clear peolple's doubts.

The article discusses tools being used by doctors to spot mental depression in patients. By one estimate, one-fourth of those in the U.S. who get medical checkups from primary-care doctors suffer from depression. Increasingly, questionnaires are being used to screen patients. Insurance company Aetna runs a program that reimburses doctors who administer a questionnaire.

The article discusses factors in the accuracy of surveys, noting that surveys are increasingly important to colleges due to rising demand for systematic evidence. It states that efforts to increase the response rate to surveys are not cost-effective, citing studies based on voting records showing that increased response rate does not lead to greater accuracy of responses. It also indicates other factors that affect response accuracy which should be attended to rather than response rate, including vague terms, ambiguous construction of questions, and participants' dissembling to conform to socially desirable standards. Also discussed are a tendency to agree with survey items no matter what they say, and the influence of questions asked early in the survey on responses to later questions.

The article discusses a study on the quality of life (QOL) of patients who sustained pelvic or acetabular fractures conducted by Tomas Borg and colleagues in Sweden. They found that at 2 years postinjury, the patients' physical and mental domain scores and sexual life based on the SF-36 and LiSat-11 questionnaires never really recovered from the injury. Lead investigator Sune Larsson also noted that the outcomes aspect of the study needed to be rigorous in order to sufficiently describe results from the patients' perspective.

The article offers readers' opinions of their favorite music events in 2007. One reader claims that rapper Lil Mama's song "Lip Gloss," was the best release of the year. Another reader comments on the album "Under the Blacklight," by the band Rilo Kiley. One reader discusses the country singer Miranda Lambert's song "Gunpowder & Lead."

The article discusses the ways in which Google Inc. is going about hiring new employees. Google has begun looking at job applicants that have diverse backgrounds, instead of just individuals with high academic achievements. New employees, that Google is looking at, are ones who may have published a book or started their own organization or business. The way Google is finding out information about new applicants is through an online survey that asks various questions about a persons background.

The article presents solutions for problems of readers of the periodical "Windspeaker." The problem of the first reader is that being a new councilor of the Indian Band Council unawareness about method for calling meetings. The expert replied that first of all the questioner need to read the Indian Band Council Procedure Regulations. Which can be found online at the Department of Justice Web site. Another question has been regarding the requirement of a passport for traveling to the United States for vacations from Canada. The expert replied that currently passport is not required and this rule will change in the year 2008.

The article informs that the 12th annual African Diaspora Film Festival (ADFF), which commenced November 26th at the Anthology Film Archives in the East Village, is bursting with intriguing feature films and cutting-edge documentaries, most of which are followed by a Q& A session with the filmmakers. The seventeen-day cinema celebration, created in 1993 by husband-and-wife team Reinaldo BarrosoSpech and Diarah N' Daw-Spech, features more than seventy films depicting the global Black experience. Among the more than 70 films screened at the ADFF is" African Blood," an eye-opening 25-minute documentary on Afro-Mexican identity, directed by Roberto Olivares. " Au Pair Chocolat," directed by Benson McGrath, is a wacky comedy centered on Tawny Washington, a young Harlemite who is hired as an au pair by an upscale Black couple in Martha's Vineyard. Seventy-five minutes of homework can drive anyone bonkers, but" Homework," directed by Kevin Asher Green, is a mildly delirious film about.

The article reports that the federal government of the U.S. is losing millions of dollars annually by using "outdated and ineffective" methods to assess skills and qualifications when hiring. If 10 per cent of the new professional and administrative hires annually leaves jobs prematurely, it costs the government an added $150 million per year, said a report from the non-profit New Partnership for Public Service. A numerical system using self-reported training and experience and the 155-part questionnaire methods used for assessing top candidates were criticized by the report.

Focuses on the questionnaire concerning public administration mailed to the public by Elections BC in British Columbia. Respect for democratic process; Details of the questions; Complexity of the questionnaire.

Presents a quiz on politics in the United States.