Re-conceptualising and accounting for examiner (cut-score) stringency in a ‘high frequency, small cohort’ performance test
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DOI: 10.1007/s10459-020-09990-x
Abstract: Variation in examiner stringency is an ongoing problem in many performance settings such as in OSCEs, and usually is conceptualised and measured based on scores/grades examiners award. Under borderline regression, the standard within a station… read more here.
Keywords: cut scores; cut score; stringency; examiner ... See more keywords
The asymmetric effect of environmental policy stringency on CO2 emissions in OECD countries
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DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-18267-8
Abstract: This paper uses a quantile fixed-effect panel data approach to investigate how environmental policy stringency affects CO 2 emissions in a set of 32 countries from 1990 to 2015, using OECD data. This approach allows… read more here.
Keywords: asymmetric effect; stringency; policy; environmental policy ... See more keywords
International collaborations in green energy technologies: What is the role of distance in environmental policy stringency?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2021.112470
Abstract: Abstract This paper investigates the intensity of international collaborations in energy-related technologies across OECD and BRIICS countries, by disentangling the role of the distance in environmental policy stringency between countries, controlling for the more traditional… read more here.
Keywords: environmental policy; distance; stringency; policy ... See more keywords
Empirical evaluation of the stringency and design of renewable portfolio standards
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DOI: 10.1038/s41560-018-0202-4
Abstract: In two decades of experience with state renewable portfolio standards (RPSs), the United States has observed immense growth in renewable energy markets, initially in wind energy and more recently in solar power. During this time,… read more here.
Keywords: stringency; policy; energy; renewable energy ... See more keywords
Resident marine sportfishing effort in the United States varied non-monotonically with COVID policy stringency
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-60960-4
Abstract: Governments responded to the Covid-19 pandemic with different policies to curtail the spread of the virus. We show how sportfishing levels are related to the stringency of Covid-19 policies. Specifically, we relate the total number… read more here.
Keywords: policy stringency; stringency; trips taken; covid policy ... See more keywords
The ladder of regulatory stringency and balance: an application to the US FDA’s regulation of bacterial live therapeutics
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DOI: 10.1080/19490976.2025.2517377
Abstract: ABSTRACT The three main types of live bacterial therapies – probiotics, fecal/microbiome transplants, and engineered bacterial therapies – hold immense potential to revolutionize medicine. While offering targeted and personalized treatments for various diseases, these therapies… read more here.
Keywords: stringency; medicine; regulatory stringency; regulation ... See more keywords
COVID-19 Containment Measures-a Step Back for Walking Mobility? A 2-Year, 60-Country Analysis of the Apple Mobility Data.
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DOI: 10.1123/jpah.2022-0189
Abstract: BACKGROUND COVID-19 containment measures curb viral spread but may hamper walking mobility. As a low daily step count is associated with increased noncommunicable diseases and mortality, assessing the relationship between pandemic responses and walking mobility… read more here.
Keywords: containment measures; mobility; stringency; covid ... See more keywords
Lockdown stringency and paediatric self-harm presentations during COVID-19 pandemic: retrospective cohort study
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DOI: 10.1192/bjo.2022.41
Abstract: Background Lockdown during the pandemic has had significant impacts on public mental health. Previous studies suggest an increase in self-harm and suicide in children and adolescents. There has been little research on the roles of… read more here.
Keywords: emergency; self harm; stringency; harm presentations ... See more keywords
Predicting COVID-19 Cases in South Korea Using Stringency and Niño Sea Surface Temperature Indices
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DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.871354
Abstract: Most coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) models use a combination of agent-based and equation-based models with only a few incorporating environmental factors in their prediction models. Many studies have shown that human and environmental factors play… read more here.
Keywords: south korea; surface temperature; stringency; cases south ... See more keywords
Trading Health for Wealth: The Effect of COVID-19 Response Stringency
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17238725
Abstract: International governments’ COVID-19 responses must balance human and economic health. Beyond slowing viral transmission, strict lockdowns have severe economic consequences. This work investigated response stringency, quantified by the Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker’s Stringency Index,… read more here.
Keywords: stringency; response stringency; response; viral transmission ... See more keywords