Proxy-completed responses had proportionally more affirmative responses to the depression-screening questions compared to self-completed responses.
But other voters, especially those who might consider it their patriotic duty to vote, might wish for a more affirmative way to register their displeasure with their choices.
iiProbable asthma defined as 1 or more affirmative response to the Brief Pediatric Asthma Screen Plus[ 19] without having a formal diagnosis of asthma.
iProbable asthma defined as 1 or more affirmative response to the Brief Pediatric Asthma Screen Plus[ 19] without having a formal diagnosis of asthma.
Food security is defined as 0 2 affirmative responses; low food security as 3 7 affirmative responses; and very low food security as 8 or more affirmative responses to the questionnaire [ 18].
Participants were included if they had a positive HIV antibody test (ELISA, confirmed by Western blot), had two or more affirmative responses to the CAGE (Cut down, Annoyed, Guilty, and Eye opener) alcohol screening questionnaire [ 10] or by physician-investigator diagnosis of alcoholism, spoke English or Spanish, and had at least one contact person likely to know the participant's whereabouts.
The more affirmative the answer to a question in the questionnaire (in the case of smoking, the more affirmative answer being "no"), the more likely the person was to choose the prepayment scheme; i.e., the higher the odds ratio.
Or, put in a more affirmative way: Vegetarianism allows me to live my values -- to "pray ceaselessly," as St. Paul puts it: Every time I sit down to eat, I cast my lot: for mercy, against misery; for the oppressed, against the oppressor; and for compassion, against cruelty.
Helmut Kohl's government, given historical ties, was more favourable than the United States or the United Kingdom to Croatia's plight, and might have been ready to lead more affirmative action if it had not been so busy with German reunification.
But we may also see a shift in philosophy, with programs moving away from the star-search mentality to a more affirmative approach that puts more emphasis on which coach may actually fit well in the job.
