Search Results - subject:"functioning"

Subramanian, S. - 2004

This essay aims at a broad, main-stream account of the literature on inequality and poverty measurement in the space of income and, additionally, deals with measures of disparity and deprivation in the more expanded domain of capabilities and functionings. In addition to an introductory and a...

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Frame-of-reference bias in subjective welfare

Beegle, Kathleen; Himelein, Kristen; Ravallion, Martin - In: Journal of economic behavior & organization : JEBO 81 (2012) 2, pp. 556-570

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Die ICF Core Sets : Manual für die klinische Anwendung

Bickenbach, Jerome (contributor) - 2012 - 1. Aufl.

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An application of dichotomous and polytomous Rasch models for scoring energy insecurity

Murray, Anthony G.; Mills, Bradford F. - In: Energy Policy 51 (2012) C, pp. 946-956

Household food security in the United States has been extensively researched and a number of indexes have been generated. However, household energy security has been largely ignored even though low-income households spend almost equal income shares on food and energy. This paper uses Rasch...

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REŢELELE DE CANALIZARE SUB PRESIUNE – SOLUTIE RAŢIONALĂ PENTRU COLECTAREA ŞI EVACUAREA APELOR UZATE MENAJERE PRODUSE ÎN LOCALITĂŢILE RURALE

Perju, Sorin; Tudor, George - In: Romaqua 83 (2012) 5, pp. 36-42

In recent years, together with the social and economical changes, the concern for the water and wastewater supply systems has arisen up. At present, the investments in the water and wastewater supply sector are allocated to the rehabilitation and the development of the water supplies and...

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Real and Artificial Differential Item Functioning

Andrich, David; Hagquist, Curt - In: Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics 37 (2012) 3, pp. 387-416

The literature in modern test theory on procedures for identifying items with differential item functioning (DIF) among …

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Improving Mantelâ€“Haenszel DIF Estimation Through Bayesian Updating

Zwick, Rebecca; Ye, Lei; Isham, Steven - In: Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics 37 (2012) 5, pp. 601-629

This study demonstrates how the stability of Mantelâ€“Haenszel (MH) DIF (differential item functioning) methods can be …

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Immigrant status and cognitive functioning in late-life: An examination of gender variations in the healthy immigrant effect

Hill, Terrence D.; Angel, Jacqueline L.; Balistreri, … - In: Social Science & Medicine 75 (2012) 12, pp. 2076-2084

Although some research suggests that the healthy immigrant effect extends to cognitive functioning, it is unclear … to assess variations in cognitive functioning trajectories by nativity status and age at migration to the U.S.A. among … functioning than the U.S.-born. Our growth curve analyses suggest that the cognitive functioning trajectories (slopes) of women do …

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A CHRONOLOGICAL RECORD OF PROBLEMS OF UNIONIZATION AND UNION FUNCTIONING IN ASIA

Khan, Dr. Muhammad Tariq; Khan, Prof. Dr. Naseer Ahmed; … - In: Far East Journal of Psychology and Business 9 No 3 Paper 4 December (2012) 4, pp. 48-56

Eighteenth century witnessed the industrial revolution, which paved the way to change the human society from agrarian to industrialized society. It not only changed the scale and methods but the whole pattern of the manufacturing. Big factories replaced individual handicrafts wherein workers...

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Family functioning as a mediator between neighborhood conditions and children's health: Evidence from a national survey in the United States

Fan, Yingling; Chen, Qian - In: Social Science & Medicine 74 (2012) 12, pp. 1939-1947

operate through aspects of family functioning. We use data from the 2007 National Survey of Children's Health in the United … functioning index, a general indicator of children's health status, and three neighborhood factors: neighborhood physical … children's general health status, as well as indirect associations mediated by aspects of family functioning. Among the three …

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