There are many other alternative schemes that could possibly shed light on communication behavior; and many of the parameters we fixed in our operationalizations could also be modified.
Alternatively, in view of our operationalization of perceived benefits, testers may perceive self-tests as an important tool to take responsibility for their own health [ 22].
However, our study is limited to the information in the available data, and we acknowledge the difficulty in operationalizing substance dependence; whether our operationalization of addiction to two or more substances, truly reflects the strength of the addiction phenotype is open to question.
The fact that we did not find an association might be related to our operationalization of performance in terms of the aims of the web-based system.
This definition informed our operationalization of migration policies in two ways: (i) DEMIG POLICY focused on 'policies on paper', that is, the laws, regulations, and measures enacted by states to regulate migration.
Our operationalization, however, was based in part on low- and high-risk US drinking definitions 18, 24 and supported by correlational analyses with EtG concentration (0.53, CI = 0.46, 0.59 for hair; 0.57, CI = 0.50, 0.63 for fingernails).
Second, it is more than just a theoretical aid to help us conceptualize reality in our minds: Its operationalization, both quantitative and qualitative, allows us to measure the determinants and to test the model as a whole.
With the rising status of English as a global language, the construct of English and its operationalization in teaching, learning, and assessment need to be reconsidered and researched.
The second column contains the number of different variable operationalizations that we aggregated in our proxy variable definitions.
