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A researcher is in the process of validating the SF-36 for patients with neck pain and wants to assess the consistency of the results at baseline, 1 week from baseline and at the end of treatment (4 weeks post baseline) as part of a reliability research protocol. What type of reliability testing is being performed?

A group of 100 pre-adolescents without any impairment ages 10 to 12 was recruited into a study to assess risk factors associated to the incidence of neck pain during the high school years. General Health measured by the SF-36 was measured at baseline and every six months for a period of six years. What was the type of study design used?

What will be the preferred statistical analysis to assess the effectiveness of dance therapy when compared to a control group at the end of treatment and 6 months and 12 months follow up for the outcome of depression? (Depression is measured by the CES-D questionnaire with a score system that categorizes the patient into 5 mutually exclusive categories)

This and the next question are based on the following information: One thousand (1000) college students were recruited during their college enrollment week to examine the risk of suicidal ideation and its association with depression. The principal measure of depressive symptoms was the nine-item depression module from the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9). Additional questions were focused on suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, symptoms of anxiety and stress. The inclusion criteria included college students without any history of suicidal ideation . All participants completed the battery of questionnaires and were follow up for three years to measure the risk of developing suicidal thoughts. At the end the data of 729 students was analyzed over a 3-school year interval.  What type of study design do you believe the investigators used?  

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Which of the following commands will display the output of a file while also displaying a line number at the left side of each line for the /etc/passwd file?

Billy would like to mount the remote /data directory on server5 to the /mnt directory on his local system using NFS. Which command can he use?

Which of the following does Systemd use to denote runlevels?

Which of the following commands will send a process’s resources to /dev/null to kill the process for process ID 1357?

The following 14 questions refer to the scenario for Lorelie Wonder   Ms. Wonder is a 48-year-old woman with arthritis and hypothyroidism. She is prescribed corticosteroids, an antihypertensive, an anti-inflammatory, and a synthetic thyroid medication, which she takes on a daily basis. Ms. Wonder is unable to walk, uses a wheelchair, and has significant deformities of her hands, knees, and elbows. Her vital signs upon admission to the emergency room are: Vital Signs: Temp: 37.8C Pulse: 112 RR: 28 B/P: 85/40 The nurse notices a fruity aroma on Ms. Wonder’s breath, along with a breathing pattern that is deep and fast. On oral examination the nurse notes Ms. Wonder’s skin and mucous membranes are dry and warm. Ms. Wonder states she’s had an increase in hunger and thirst recently and also mentions she has to urinate a lot lately.   Serum Electrolytes   Urinalysis Na 130 mEq/L MACROSCOPIC Cl 110 mEq/L Color – Dark Amber Turbidity – Clear pH – 3.2 K 3.0 mEq/L Specific Gravity – 1.028 Glucose – Large Ketones – Positive BUN 42 mg/dl Protein – Negative Blood – Negative Bilirubin – Negative Creat. 0.8 mg/dl MICROSCOPIC CO2 18 mmol/L RBCS – Negative Bacteria – 50,000/ml Fat – None Ca 8.9 mg/dl WBCs – Negative Epithelial cells – None Casts – None Mag 2.0 mEq/L Crystals – None Leukocyte esterase – Negative Nitrite – Negative Phos 1.8 mg/dl Gl 532 mg/dl Albumin 3.7 g/dl   Considering the above data, Ms. Wonder has developed: