► Agitated honeybees display an increased expectation of bad outcomes ► Hemolymph levels of dopamine, octopamine, and serotonin are reduced in agitated bees ► Honeybees exhibit a vertebrate-like emotional state Published online: June 2, 2011 Identifying the best objective measures of negative affect (i.e., emotion) in animals is currently the focus of intense debate [ 2, 4, 21, 22].
The T25FW was administered as a measure of walking speed and has been identified as the best-characterized objective measure of ambulation in MS based on its psychometric properties [ 16].
Using robust, appropriate, and best practice objective measures, this study provides robust epidemiological information regarding the relationships between the built environment and health outcomes for this population.
What are the best objective tools to measure the severity of chronic gastrointestinal problems?
NEC-per-metre was identified as the objective measure which best correlated with the subjective assessment (Spearman rank correlation coefficient 0.77) and the best discriminator for images with a subjective assessment of "definitely adequate" (area under the ROC curve 0.94).
NECpatient was identified as the objective measure which best agreed with the physician's assessment.
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Further, that prevalence studies may be best served by using an objective measure of medical conditions found in electronic healthcare records.
Self-reported medical data may be sufficient for ruling out history of a particular condition whereas prevalence studies may be best served by using an objective measure of medical conditions found in electronic healthcare records.
Noise equivalent counts per length of scan, NECpatient, has been identified as the objective measure of image quality which best coincides with the clinician's assessment.
