Therefore, weight correction formulas [ 19] and indexation of EVLWI to height [ 19, 28] have been shown to improve usefulness of EVLWI.
As an active moderator both improves usefulness scores and causes more suggestions to be made, it seems reasonable to speculate that an active moderator improves the usefulness of design feedback in particular by guiding the participants to provide more constructive feedback, that is, more suggestions.
This new function improved the usefulness of the audible feedback system, because the surgeon could understand whether the drill was closer to the scala tympani or scala vestibuli, that is, the relative distance, in addition to the absolute distance.
Following the accrual of 140 cases for the summary items and 155 cases for the skill and attitude items, the data were used to improve the usefulness of the survey.
These data suggest that efforts to bypass TRAIL resistance would improve the efficacy of chemotherapy as well as improving the usefulness of drugs that are specifically targeted to TRAIL receptors.
Houston has just redesigned its entire bus network to provide a much more frequent service on heavily used corridors, dramatically improving the usefulness of the system without spending an extra dime.Washington, DC, where I live, has an extensive network.
So, improving radiotherapists' attitudes towards discussing emotional problems and using screening instruments may not only improve the usefulness of a screening instrument like the SIPP, but also patients' satisfaction with care.
Sectioning the city for analysis and using GIS techniques helped to improve the accuracy of the impact estimations and helped improve the usefulness of the assessment.
One obvious way to improve the usefulness of PROMs as quality improvement tools would be to allow patients the opportunity to record their own perceptions about care processes that either hindered or enhanced their journey to a full recovery.
We hypothesized that, as in some other domains, a better integration of use and users in informatics systems could improve the usefulness of the cooperative tool.
