To assess the condition of the housing stock, centers either modified a measure developed by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (Jacobs et al. 2002) or developed their own instruments, which included visual assessments for molds/mildew, deteriorated paint, safety hazards, leaks, roach/rodent infestations, and other factors (Appendix 2).
A single-item measure of stage of readiness to attend PARC will be developed by modifying an existing measure of stage-of-change for physical activity that has been reported to have good construct validity and test-retest reliability [ 25].
The instrument was developed by modifying an existing measure, the Prescribed Treatment Plan, designed in a cystic fibrosis population and previously modified for use in asthma (17).
Because it modifies a ballot measure, Weber's bill required a two-thirds vote of the Assembly to pass.
Researchers are advised to use an existing measure, or modify an existing measure if possible, before developing a new one.
In this pilot study the authors examined implicit associations related to avoidance and negative affect using a modified Implicit Association Test IATT), a measure designed to examine implicit associations related to negative affect and avoidance, and the relationship of these associations to distress tolerance and smoking relapse.
LG was modified from a measure used by Helmstetter et al. (2007).
The new analyses of Pusztai's data immediately led Labour MP (Member of Parliament) Alan Simpson to demand a "complete moratorium" on genetically modified food--a measure British Prime Minister Tony Blair said in a radio interview he wasn't ready to take.
The protective effect existed in more than one AD model, was achieved using genetic or pharmacologic strategies, and modified a directly relevant measure to clinical AD – cognition.
It is important to note, however, although the property denoted by a standard measure is inherently perdurant (i.e. time-dependent and not linked to any specific independent entity), other linguistic devices can be used to coerce an endurant-continuant reading of a noun modified by a standard measure.
(Prior behavioral studies had been limited to older children and adults). First, the researchers modified a questionnaire that measures math anxiety to make it suitable for 7- to 9-year-olds.
