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CliftonStrengths (also known as StrengthsFinder) is an assessment developed by Don Clifton while he was chairman of Gallup, Inc. The company launched the test in 2001. [ 1 ] Test takers are presented with paired statements and select the option they identify with best, then receive a report outlining the five strength areas they scored highest ...
In 1999, Clifton created the online assessment tool Clifton StrengthsFinder that focuses on 34 themes that make up the user's personality. [ 4 ] [ 9 ] [ 10 ] He co-authored the 2001 book Now, Discover Your Strengths with Marcus Buckingham , offering advice on determining employees' strengths and using those qualities for success at work.
Airman Leadership School (ALS) is a 24 duty day (5 week) United States Air Force program designed to develop airmen into effective front-line supervisors. It is the first professional military education that enlisted Air Force members encounter. [ 1 ]
A dog with degenerative myelopathy often stands with its legs close together and may not correct an unusual foot position due to a lack of conscious proprioception. Canine degenerative myelopathy, also known as chronic degenerative radiculomyelopathy, is an incurable, progressive disease of the canine spinal cord that is similar in many ways to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
Gallup is a private employee-owned company based in Washington, D.C., [3] [11] founded by George Gallup in 1939. Headquartered in The Gallup Building, [4] it maintains between 30 and 40 offices globally, [6] in locations including in New York City, London, Berlin, Sydney, Singapore, and Abu Dhabi, and has approximately 1,500 employees.
ALS can strike at any age, but its likelihood increases with age. [64] Most people who develop ALS are between the ages of 40 and 70, with an average age of 55 at the time of diagnosis. [65] ALS is 20% more common in men than women, [65] but this difference in sex distribution is no longer present in patients with onset after age 70. [64]
Burning Man is a week-long large-scale desert event focused on "community, art, self-expression, and self-reliance" held annually in the western United States. [1] [2] The event's name comes from its culminating ceremony: the symbolic burning of a large wooden effigy, referred to as the Man, that occurs on the penultimate night, the Saturday evening before Labor Day. [3]
Associated with 0.5-2.0% of ALS cases. [1] ALS22: 616208: TUBA4A: 2q35 autosomal dominant 2014 Associated with 1% of fALS cases and 0.4% of sALS cases; not enough evidence to conclude it causes ALS or FTD as of 2018. [1] ALS23: 617839: ANXA11: 10q22.3 autosomal dominant 2017 Associated with 1% of fALS and 1.7% sALS cases; considered a causal ...