The objective of this study is to ascertain the efficacy of the existing two-stage method for combining the Aggregate Data (AD) and Individual Patient Data (IPD) studies in meta-analysis and to introduce some modifications to the existing two-stage method for combining the these studies. We evaluated the effects of these modifications on the estima

To be accepted in peer groups is important in children adjustment particularly in the school and future social relationship in general. The aim of the study was to find out traits of popular children. Mixed methods were used in the present study, which had two phases, first quantitative method and second qualitative method. Peer matrix of peer nomi

Spherical rolling mechanisms (SRMs) exhibit a number of advantages with respect to wheeled and legged mechanisms. In fact if the SRM is combined with the power of bouncing mechanism, it will produce an exciting phenomena that can be contributed to applications such as security surveillance, search and rescue. There is not much research done in both

Nowadays, halal products are gaining wider recognition as a new benchmark for safety and quality assurance. As a consequence the commercial development of microalgae are established due to their high value chemicals, for examples, β-carotene, astaxanthin, phycobilin pigments and algal extracts for cosmaceuticals products. Therefore, many researche

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This chapter identifies some concepts, themes and theories in peace psychology based on a selection of relevant articles and books that examine the psychological components of peace, conflict, and violence. To organize the literature, first, we use the 2 x 2 matrix that distinguishes between episodic and structural violence and peace. Then, we iden

Multimedia courseware is a software developed for educational purposes. Nowadays, learning to speak more than two languages gives one a good edge over others. This chapter discusses how to create a courseware that can help user to learn three different languages at one time. The courseware can improve the limitations of existing products. The cours

In an effort to find a reliable method that could assist clinicians in risk assessment, information in the speech signal has been found to contain characteristic changes associated with high risk suicidal states. This paper addresses the questions of (1) Does information contain in the speech timing-based measures able to discriminate between high

International Labour Organization (ILO) estimates that there are about 250 million economically active children worldwide. In Malaysia, although the Children and Young Persons Act (Employment) 1966 prohibits the children to be employed, previous studies proved that there are high rate of working children in certain states in Malaysia. It is believe

In this study, we compared the efficacy of the overall meta-analysis estimates that used only the available aggregate data (AD) studies against those that combined the available AD and individual patient data (IPD) studies. We introduced some modifications to the existing two-stage method for combining the AD and IPD studies. We evaluated the effec