Who needs electronic instruments when a composer can draw such varied, eerily alluring sounds from good old string instruments?
The names idiophone and membranophone (membrane instruments, such as drums) replace the looser term percussion instruments when a precise, acoustically based classification is required.
The questionnaires were considered valid instruments when a reliable and acceptable level of agreement was reached between the patient's score and the score of a review panel, defined as a concordance correlation coefficient (CCC) of ≥0.70.
The word aerophone replaces the term wind instrument when an acoustically based classification is desired.
In conclusion, we recommend the revised five-item ASC instrument when an assessment of cancer survivor concerns is needed.
The name chordophone replaces the term stringed instrument when a precise, acoustically based designation is required.
So far governments have mostly pursued disjointed interventions that have displaced the problem from one country or one substance to another; put a lot of resources into law enforcement and little into health; eradicated crops rather than poverty; and have used drug control as a blunt instrument when a chisel is needed (for example, by criminalising addiction instead of treating it).
The predictive validity of the Y-ACNAT-NO in terms of discrimination and calibration was sufficient to justify its use as an initial screening instrument when a decision is needed about referring a juvenile for further assessment of care needs.
This survey also identified that just over 55% of the dentists surveyed strictly followed the correct ART approach of using only hand instruments, while the remaining dentists used a high- or low-speed drill, either alone or as a complement to the use of hand instruments, when preparing a cavity for an "ART" restoration.
In general, pilots need to pay close attention to a wide variety of visual signals, beyond cockpit instruments, when landing an airplane or moving around the airport.
