... level of attainment: the higher the level of attainment, the more parents get involved The most important finding from the point of view of this review is that parental involvement in the form of ... structure of the report 1.8.1 Parental involvement refers to a broad range of activities as indicated earlier Understanding the impact of various forms of spontaneous involvement and of the large ... of parental involvement The effects of poverty, psycho-social illness, social class, parental attitudes and values, and of the dynamic influence of children are described as are the effects of...
... responsiveness of three quality of life measures in the assessment of psoriasis patients: results of a phase II study Health & Quality of Life Outcomes 2006, 4, Article Number: 71 Date of Publication: ... Gerstenhauer M, Hofstadter F, Landthaler M, Stolz W: Willingness to pay and time trade-off: sensitive to changes of quality of life in psoriasis patients? Br J Dermatol 2003, 148:1153-1160 Page 11 of 11 ... relatively small sample size of some of the studies may compromise the validity of the results Small sample sizes in HRQoL studies have also been reported elsewhere [92] Comparisons of utilities between...
... intranuclear accumulation of [beta]-catenin [20] The expression of nuclear [beta]-catenin may play a role in the differential diagnosis of desmoid tumors from a host of fibroblastic and myofibroblastic lesions ... etiological mechanism Penoff [25] described cases of traumatic lipoma of the hip, although he found no anatomic confirmation of an injury to Scarpa's fascia In 1988, Dodenhoff [26] described a "saddle-bag ... tumors account for 0.03% of all neoplasms [13,14], and 3.0% of all soft tissue tumors [15,16] Patients with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) have a 1000-fold increased risk of developing desmoid...
... testing of any drug with potential anti-viral activities) and in need of editorial assistance But it left the reader with the correct impression of the relative lack of good, non-toxic inhibitors of ... first of its class to enter clinical trials The chapter on RNAi is a nice summary of the state of the art in this rapidly emerging field As was pointed out by the authors, given the specificity of ... examine the role of the factor of interest The final chapter, on clearance of the latent reservoir, pointed out the difficulties inherent in deleting this long-lived reservoir of infected cells...
... the plain sense of the sentence 2.2.5 Issues of politeness and indirectness 2.2.5.1 Theory of politeness He also regards the Politeness Principle as part of the principle as part of the principles ... act Language Teaching 1.3 SCOPE OF THE STUDY 1.2 AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1.2.1 Aims of The Study - To investigate specific situations of encouraging under the influence of sociological factors in English ... this factor is not included as a part of the studying order to keep the number of Discourse Completion Task items to a minimum The number of 1.6 DEFINITION OF TERMS Speech act items would have...
... probe Immunostaining of nuclei of C cinerea meiotic cells Immunostaining of nuclei of C cinerea meiotic cells was performed as described previously [38] A : 100 dilution was used of both rabbit anti-CcLim15 ... SWI2/SNF2 family of chromatin-remodelling factors, promotes the co-localization of Rad51 and Lim15/Dmc1 [8] The heterodimeric complex of Hop2 and Mnd1 stimulates strand exchange of Lim15/Dmc1 [9–11] ... function of CAF-1 as a binding partner of Lim15/Dmc1 However, currently there are no observations available describing the meiotic role of CAF-1 Therefore, we sought to examine the distribution of...
... mechanical properties of paper The development of papermaking additives and the accumulation of practical experience of their use, combined with profound understanding of their action mechanisms, ... Number of pages 81 p + app 84 p Publisher Helsinki University of Technology, Department of Forest Products Technology Print distribution Helsinki University of Technology, Department of Forest ... Faculty of Chemistry and Materials Sciences Department Department of Forest Products Technology Field of research Forest Products Chemistry Opponent(s) Professor Robert Pelton Supervisor Professor...
... comprised of 30–50 mol% of glutamine (Q), 15 mol% of proline (P) and 19 mol% of hydrophobic amino acids [21] TG2 specifically deamidated Q65 (underlined) in the 57–68 peptide (QLQPFPQPQLPY) of A-gliadin ... cross-linking of proteins mediated by TG isoforms results in well-defined functions in various biological processes: cross-linking of fibrin in haemostasis, of semenogelin in semen coagulation and of involucrin ... transamidation of the c-carboxamide group of a glutamine residue to form a thiol ester with an active site cysteine (resulting in the release of ammonia) followed by transfer of the acyl intermediate...
... size & range of movement of each individual finger Fischer et al assisted the finger extension of mildly affected stroke patients with the help of a powered orthosis Following six weeks of training ... beneficial effect of robot-assisted upper limb treatment on the impairment of severely affected stroke patients [4-9] There are fewer clinical reports of machine-assisted movement of paralysed fingers ... Each pair of locking rollers moves orthogonally to the axis of the finger roll, and an elastic spring pulls each pair of locking rollers towards the finger roller These can be lifted out of the...
... National Database of CLs CLs of Acidity - Forested Ecosystems CLs of Nutrient Nitrogen - Forested Ecosystems CLs of Acidity - Surface Waters Empirical Critical Loads of Nitrogen - Fungi, ... Ecological Effects Critical load of nitrogen is the level of deposition below which no harmful ecological effects occur for an ecosystem Critical Load Deposition Exceedance of critical load Exceedance ... Soil profile and catchment methods considered best options Selection of best method determined by data availability Recommendation: Produce map(s) showing data availability for PROFILE and...
... subluxated lens offered us an opportunity to examine the effect of topical latanoprost on the position of the lens Figure (arrows) Measurement of the thickness of ciliary body by UBM Measurement of the ... thickness of the ciliary body in an eye with a subluxated lens Approximately two-third of the anterior part of the ciliary body moved posteriorly which would increase the tension of the zonule of Zinn ... was due to the loss of the zonule of Zinn fibers in the superior margin of the lens, and this loss would make it easier for the lens to move posteriorly Although the movement of the lens was not...
... ("PEC") of the Department of Defence[40] CEAP and CEAMD are emerging fields of academic and health policy interest for China, with the particular aim of reducing the high proportion (44%) of pharmaceutical ... first stages of implementation of the US Department of Commerce report mentioned previously Its stated terms of reference appear to confirm this They are: 1) to add to the base of information ... as a core part of the international right to health in article 12 of the International Covenant on Economic, Cultural and Social Rights (article 25 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)[54]...
... transcripts of The People of the State of New York against Scott Ortiz, Ind No 3658-04, final sentencing date 4/4/06, Bronx County Criminal Court Transcripts of The People of the State of New York ... persistent felony offender statute did not violate Apprendi according to the Court of Appeals Panel Upholds State's Felony Offender Law June 10, 2005 Transcripts of The People of the State of New York ... Population Impact of Mass Incarceration Under New York's Rockefeller Drug Laws: An Analysis of Years of Life Lost Journal of Urban Health: Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine 2002, 79(3):434-435...
... unrestrained growth of PCV2 in pigs with low levels of serum antibodies with concurrent infections and/or another stressor are required for development of PMWS [1-3,40] Production of high levels of SAA in ... case of PMWS Within the last batch of pigs reared at the test station, this was determined in 40 pigs that also were monitored closely for clinical signs of PMWS Methods Initial health status of ... after arrival (ranging from 59 to 86 days of age) Two of these six pigs (581-SPF and 1008) were alive at the end of the observation period on day 55 One of the pigs (666) died from wasting on day...
... We believe, however, that development of ‘a sense of professionalism’ is not a function of whether a shift is 30 hours or is 16 hours, but is a function of the ethical priorities engendered through ... patient handoffs, medical education, and trainees’ sense of professionalism should be priorities as interventions are developed that reduce consecutive work hours to ensure the safety of patient ... research should study the effects of sleep deprivation and work schedule interventions on the performance of upper-level residents and other medical staff across a variety of disciplines We likewise...
... 24 months of follow-up Sample size For an alpha of 0.05, a power of 80%, and in order to detect an reduction of HbA1c of 0.3 percentage units, with a common standard deviation (SD) of 1.15, in ... reduction of 7% in the risk of mortality owing to cardiovascular disease, and 10% in the risk of mortality owing to ictus with every mmHg decrease in SBP The slight decrease in the lipid profile of ... Statistical analysis of the data was carried out with SPSS 15.0 (SPSS, Inc., Chicago, Illinois) Results A total of 608 patients were included, of which 51.6% were women, with a mean age of 66.7 years...
... formation of a virtual community of friends, with the aim of expanding the network of support for the elderly In order to build a network of friends, the system displays a photo and a brief profile of ... managing primary health interventions, while keeping the professional informed of the status of large numbers of patients with a level of detail and speed far more complex than other current programs ... nursing homes The aim of the user platform is to provide diagnostic, therapeutic, and playful support Professional user platform Professional users are the health agents who are part of the Butler network...
... blotting of the samples containing equal amounts of total protein According to these data, the content of the imported protein in the supernatant was 0.025% of total protein of the fraction, whereas ... N-terminal addressing presequence of subunit IV of yeast mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase, and Su9(1–112) is the N-terminal part of the precursor of subunit of yeast mitochondrial Fo-ATPase Yeast ... of anti-rabbit IgG with peroxidase This approach allowed one to estimate the content of various CYP11A1 versions with an accuracy of ± 50% Assays of cholesterol side-chain cleaving activity of...