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Developing And Testing Of Dating Violence Behavioral Intention Questionnaire In College Students, Wen-Li Hou, Bih-Ching Shu

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

This study develop the DVBIQ is a reliable and valid theory-based measurement and can be used to assess the status of college students' dating violence intentions, and then to develop and implement programs designed to prevent dating violent behaviors in college students.

Factors Associated With The Advance Care Planning Among Community Older Adults In Taiwan, Yen-Chun Lin, Wen-Yu Hu

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Because of the cultural taboo, only few older adults in Taiwan have had the opportunity to discuss advance care planning (ACP). The purpose of this study was to investigate the knowledge, attitude, and stage of change regarding ACP among community older adults and to explore the associated factors in Taiwan.

Under Reporting Of Workplace Violence By Nurses In A Regional Hospital In South Africa, Ronell Leech, Gloria L. Maseko

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Quantitative, descriptive research was conducted to determine why nurses in a regional hospital in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa, under-report workplace violence. Data was collected with a questionnaire and analysed with descriptive statistics. Several organisational-related, management-related, and nurse-related barriers were indicated as to why nurses under-report workplace violence.

An Exploration Of The Experiences Of People Living With Diabetic Foot Ulcers: A Qualitative Study, Saneh Khunkaew

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

This qualitative study explored the experiences of people living with a diabetic foot ulcer. The findings provide an understanding of how people with DFUs experience and endure the realities of having a DFU including their experiences of undertaking daily foot care.

Factors To Influence Autonomous Decision Making By Patients In Cancer Clinical Trials, Chi-Yin Kao, Mei-Chih Huang, Wen-Yu Hu, Chih-Hsin Yang, Wu-Chou Su

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Informed consent represents a major step in respect for patient autonomy. However, most cancer patients participating in a trial are based on the pressure of disease progression and trust of physicians. Therefore, it is necessary to explore influential factors of patient autonomous decision when considering cancer trials.

Assessing The Impact Of An Rmn Supporting Healthcare Professionals In Dementia Care In Acute Settings, Monika Rybacka

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

The focus of this research is the use of expertise in Dementia Care. This work looks particularly at a Quality Improvement role to improve innovations, support staff and develop education.

Participation Of Laryngectomized Patients In Self-Help Groups In Japan: Relationship With Subject Characteristics, Kaori Haba, Kumiko Kotake, Kazuyo Iwanaga, Ichiro Kai, Yoshimi Suzukamo, Aya Takahashi, Yoko Ishibashi

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

This study is to reveal the relationship between participation of laryngectomized patients in self help groups and subject characteristics from before surgery to 1 year after discharge. You can get suggestions how you are good by support about the comeback to normal life after the discharge for laryngectomized patients.

Improving Healthcare Quality For Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis By Analyzing Vascular Access Methods, Hsiu-Lan Li, Pei-Hui Tai, Shih-Wei Lin, Yi-Ting Hwang

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Vascular access is the main access method for administering hemodialysis to patients. Hemodialysis quality is crucial for the health care quality of patients requiring such treatment. Complications related to hemodialysis access may reduce hemodialysis quality.

Patient Adherence: A Concept Analysis, Lisa Nicole Mansfield

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Participants will explore how the concept of adherence is defined and used throughout the medical literature. Attributes, related terms, antecedents, and consequences of adherence will also be identified. Exploration of future research on adherence will also be discussed.

Facilitators And Barriers To Confidence Development In The Clinical Teaching Role, Van N. B. Nguyen, Maxine M. Duke, Helen Forbes

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

This abstract addresses an important aspect in nursing education literature about clinical nurse educator confidence. Evidence about facilitators and barriers to the development of confidence in clinical teaching in a Vietnamese setting will be helpful for the preparation and support of clinical nurse educators in the future.

A Family Experience Of Decision-Making Home Care For The Cancer Elderly With In-Home Medical Care, Mana Sakai, Misae Ito, Kanako Yamamoto, Kazunori Nagasaki

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

The learner will be able to identify the process of home care decision-making of a family for the cancer elderly with in-home medical care at the discharge from an acute care hospital.

Translation And Validation Of Korean Version Of The Menstrual Distress Questionnaire, Yaelim Lee, Susie Cho, Eun-Ok Im

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

The need for cross-cultural and international collaborative nursing studies have been continuously highlighted. A detailed and rigorous steps of translation and validation of Korean version of the Menstrual Distress Questionnaire are introduced in this study.

What Are The Perceptions And Experiences Of Falls Amongst People With Stroke Who Live In The Community?, Danielle Munford, Hilary Gunn

School of Health Professions

No abstract provided.

Web-Based Physiotherapy For People Affected By Multiple Sclerosis: A Single Blind, Randomized Controlled Feasibility Study., Lorna Paul, Linda Renfrew, Jennifer Freeman, Heather Murray, Belinda Weller, Paul Mattison, Alex Mcconnachie, Robert Heggie, Olivia Wu, Elaine H. Coulter

School of Health Professions

OBJECTIVE:: To examine the feasibility of a trial to evaluate web-based physiotherapy compared to a standard home exercise programme in people with multiple sclerosis. DESIGN:: Multi-centre, randomized controlled, feasibility study. SETTING:: Three multiple sclerosis out-patient centres. PARTICIPANTS:: A total of 90 people with multiple sclerosis (Expanded Disability Status Scale 4-6.5). INTERVENTIONS:: Participants were randomized to a six-month individualized, home exercise programme delivered via web-based physiotherapy ( n = 45; intervention) or a sheet of exercises ( n = 45; active comparator). OUTCOME MEASURES:: Outcome measures (0, three, six and nine months) included adherence, two-minute walk test, 25 foot walk, Berg …

Dexamethasone For Adult Patients With A Symptomatic Chronic Subdural Haematoma (Dex-Csdh) Trial: Study Protocol For A Randomised Controlled Trial, Angelos G. Kolias, Ellie Edlmann, Eric P. Thelin, Diederik Bulters, Patrick Holton, Nigel Suttner, Kevin Owusu-Agyemang, Yahia Z. Al-Tamimi, Daniel Gatt, Simon Thomson, Ian A. Anderson, Oliver Richards, Peter Whitfield, Monica Gherle, Karen Caldwell, Carol Davis-Wilkie, Silvia Tarantino, Garry Barton, Hani J. Marcus, Aswin Chari, Paul Brennan, Antonio Belli, Simon Bond, Carole Turner, Lynne Whitehead, Ian Wilkinson, Peter J. Hutchinson

Peninsula Medical School

No abstract provided.

Volume 73, Fall 1999, Number 4

St. John's Law Review

No abstract provided.

Volume 73, Summer 1999, Number 3

St. John's Law Review

No abstract provided.

Volume 73, Spring 1999, Number 2

St. John's Law Review

No abstract provided.

Full Issue, Special Issue 2, Fall 2018

essay: critical writing at pomona college

essay: critical writing at pomona college is an online, open-access journal published in Scholarship@Claremont. essay is an initiative of the Pomona College Writing Program and is part of a larger network of online, open-access publications supported by the Claremont Colleges Library. Pieces that appear in essay are peer-reviewed by Pomona College faculty and Writing Partners.

Enabling Poll Surveys Via In-App Advertisements, Tuna Toksoz, John Dukellis

Defensive Publications Series

Pollsters often seek to cost-effectively obtain data on issues of immediate relevance. App developers have available ad inventory that can allow pollsters to reach users of their apps. Advertising networks benefit from being able to uniquely identify users to serve more relevant ads. The techniques of this disclosure expand the scope of typical ad experience to include polls. A pollster creates a poll, e.g., using automated template tools provided by an ad network. The poll is served to app users in formats such as banner, native, interstitial, rewarded ads, etc. Users are provided with rewards for responding to the poll.

Ad Network Speed Comparison Tool, Tuna Toksoz, John Dukellis

Defensive Publications Series

Online ads that take too long to serve lead to users not paying attention to the ad, or even leaving the app. App developers, who want to maximize ad revenue and user engagement, thus have an interest in measuring and optimizing ad-serving times.

This disclosure presents real-time tools to compare latencies of one or more ad networks on a side-by-side basis. App developers can use the tools provided herein to compare ad-network latencies and to optimize the selection of ad networks.

Re-Engagement Ads With Real-Time Leaderboard Information, Tuna Toksoz, John Dukellis

Defensive Publications Series

App publishers and advertisers want users to come back into their apps. In order to do so, they use re-engagement ads to appeal to users who have used their apps historically. The aim is to re-engage users as much as possible at an optimal cost per re-engagement.

This disclosure describes re-engagement ads that push relevant, personally motivating messages arising from leaderboard data in order to keep the user’s engagement levels high. Leaderboard data can include, e.g., app-users in the top several places at the user’s level, as measured by in-app reward points. The techniques of this disclosure apply generally to …

Layering Incentives During Idle Time After User Action In Rewarded Ads, Tuna Toksoz, John Dukellis

Defensive Publications Series

Rewarded ads are an ad format that gives users the option to watch a (typically) thirty-second video ad in exchange of a reward, e.g., in-app points. Some rewarded ads additionally offer to install apps. Users who choose to download the app early during the rewarded video ad are forced to watch the remaining sections of the ad, leading to suboptimal user experience. On the other hand, ad networks typically require the user to watch the full thirty seconds of the ad.

This disclosure describes techniques to fill in the remaining time in a rewarded ad if the user takes action, …

Automated Insertion And Testing Of Ads, Tuna Toksoz, John Dukellis, Edward Weng, Boubou Guiro

Defensive Publications Series

App developers seek to optimize the number, format, placement, and combination of ads to be served a given user. However, they often don’t know which placements, numbers, or formats are the most effective. Running tests to determine optimal ad combinations to a given user is cumbersome and time-consuming.

This disclosure presents analytical techniques to display ads in a variety of formats and measure the efficacy of the ad in terms of, e.g., ad-time vs. app-time; numbers of ads shown; time since last ad; attrition of users; etc. The analytical techniques determine which ads to show based on statistics that optimize …

Personalized Re-Engagement Ads, Tuna Toksoz, John Dukellis

Defensive Publications Series

Advertisers or publishers prefer users who return often to their apps. Re-engagement ads are ads that target specific users who have used their apps historically. The problem is to design the re-engagement ad (or ad campaign) such that they appeal to users. By driving re-engagement and reducing cost per re-engagement, the efficacy of ads is improved.

This disclosure describes techniques that draw upon the user’s personal history, with user permission and consent, to craft personalized re-engagement ads. Such personal history can be, e.g., the user’s app usage patterns, data from online presence, and with permission from the user’s friends, data …

Crowd-Sourced Verification Of Content, Tuna Toksoz, John Dukellis

Defensive Publications Series

Damaging or objectionable innuendo can sometimes get associated with otherwise harmless-looking symbols or images. Although machines can recognize a wide range of mature or objectionable material, innuendo is difficult to detect. In certain jurisdictions, innuendo, even if transitory or understood only within limited groups of users, is considered objectionable. A media or communications provider who is unable to detect such objectionable material can be subject to penalty.

This disclosure provides techniques to crowdsource the verification of content, e.g., ads, for the presence of innuendo or other objectionable content. The techniques apply to ads or content that is presented visually or …

Rewarded Tasks For Reducing Ad Fraud, Tuna Toksoz, John Dukellis

Defensive Publications Series

Ad fraud occurs when unscrupulous web or app publishers generate clicks, ad-impressions, or other events using bots that emulate human visitors to the web-page, app, or ads within. Ad fraud improperly diverts significant amounts of revenue to such publishers. Ad networks have long grappled with controlling or eliminating ad fraud.

This disclosure uses rewarded ads to issue challenges to willing users so as to discriminate between bots and humans. Users that are determined to be bots are tracked, ads appearing on associated web-pages or apps discarded, and such publishers noted for further action. The techniques enable detection of fraud using …

Unbiased Review Of Apps, Tuna Toksoz, John Dukellis

Defensive Publications Series

To obtain favorable ratings for their apps, developers often present rating screens to users who are believed to like the app. Further, to suppress poor ratings, some app-developers neglect to send every rating to the app store. Thus app-ratings are affected by selection bias and by preferential reporting.

This disclosure uses the facility of rewarded ads to present a ratings form to the app user. Both ad and its embedded ratings form are controlled by the app store, such that users are selected with lower statistical bias. Free-form textual reviews can be included such that the app store passes these …

Automated Online Product Ads, Tuna Toksoz, John Dukellis

Defensive Publications Series

Online advertisements for products are typically created manually and integrated by the product seller into the ad network. The initiative for ad creation and integration generally rests with the product seller. There is some opacity in the pricing of such ads, resulting in periods when ads are mispriced.

This disclosure provides techniques that enable a third-party ad affiliate, e.g., not necessarily a product seller, to automatically generate product ads and price them based on the revenue they generate. For example, an auto-generated ad is priced based on a comparison between the cost of placing the ad and the referral fee …

Incentivizing Users To Watch Ads, Tuna Toksoz, John Dukellis

Defensive Publications Series

Advertisers, ad networks, and online publishers generally prefer that their ads be watched in their entirety. Rewarded ads are an ad format that tries to achieve end-to-end viewing of ads by incentivizing users to watch a video ad in exchange of a virtual good. However, not all apps have virtual goods to offer; for example, a flashlight app may not have a virtual good to offer.

This disclosure addresses the lack of virtual prize-goods by introducing an automated raffle into the rewarded ad format. Per the techniques of this disclosure, a reward of watching an ad is an entry into …