a contextual version of the 1915 incidents

... refinement of) Ruzsa’s analogue of Freiman’s theorem, which gives a fairly strong characterisation of subsets A ⊆ Fn satisfying a small doubling condition |A + A| K |A| An analogue of this theorem for any ... Annals of Mathematics, 168 (2008), 1025–1054 A quantitative version of the idempotent theorem in harmonic analysis By Ben Green* and Tom Sanders Abstract Suppose that G is a locally compact abelian ... suppose that there are at least δ |A| 3 additive quadruples (a1 , a2 , a3 , a4 ) in A4 with a1 + a2 = a3 + a4 Then there is a regular Bourgain system S satisfying dim(S) Cδ −C ; |S| e−Cδ −C |A| and...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 20:21

... interview All the patients reported clarity of the Hausa language and ease of understanding of all the items The final version of the Hausa translation of IKHOAM (see Additional file 2) The anchors (English) ... of IKHOAM The divergent validity of the Hausa version of IKHOAM was analyzed by subjecting participants' scores on the Visual Analogue Scale and the Hausa version of IKHOAM to Spearman rank Order ... correlation Internal consistency of the parts of the Hausa version of IKHOAM was calculated using the Cronbach's alpha Level of significance was set at 0.05 The SPSS 12 software program was used...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 19:20

... and analysis and participated in the interpretation of the data and discussion of the findings AS advised on the study design and analysis and participated in the interpretation of the data and ... interpretation of data, and drafting the manuscript JIR participated in a conception and designing of the study, analysis and interpretation of the data, and drafting the manuscript GT advised on the study ... with the participants about the questionnaire Minor modifications were made to the format of questionnaires and to the wording Secondly, the backward translation of the draft version of the Korean...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 22:20

... than 16 years of age), following oral and written explanation of the study Analysis Data were analysed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 11.4 Assessing internal ... (CF) version of the questionnaires (based on the 12–18 year age group) was used as the basis for the development of the parent form (MMQL-UK (PF)) This measured the components of physical appearance, ... information is available to support the validity of the proxy ratings [16] Even when a child's responses are available, the perspective of the parent has an important bearing on health care decisions...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 22:20

... healthrelated quality of life; ARIA: Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma; mCSA: minimum cross-sectional area; ROC: receiver operating characteristic; ANOVA: analysis of variance Page of ... of the Hospital Clínic in Barcelona and all patients taking part in the study provided written informed consent to participate Statistical analysis The feasibility of the Spanish version of the ... Clínica Cima, Barcelona, Spain; Joaquín Sastre, Elena Hernandez, Allergy Departament, Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain; Pablo Amat, Alfonso Malet, Allergology Unit, Al.lergocentre, Barcelona,...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 15:20

... clinics of the Dental Schools of Athens and Thessaloniki ii) dental clinics of the Social Insurance Fund of Greece (IKA) in Athens and Thessaloniki and iii) a selected professional corporation These ... conduct the backward translations The backward translations were then compared to the original English version to check the similarity of their structure The final version of the Greek OHIP-14 was ... based on: a) the availability of an appropriate middle-age group of the population in one place, b) the possibility to perform a clinical examination along with completion of a questionnaire and...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 16:20

... bipartite graphs (2-partite 2-uniform hypergraphs) to k-partite k-uniform hypergraphs Ramamurthi and West asked at the end of their paper [RaWe] for such a hypergraph analog of Alon and Tarsi’s result ... R[XV ] and the initial stacks Sv of ℓv − erasers are assigned to them The idea is that Mr Paint substitutes in the ith round a new symbolic variable Ti for some of the variables Xv , instead of coloring ... We also saw that ℓ-list colorable graphs not always are ℓ-paintable, as we say, i.e., there does not have to be a winning coloration strategy if the vertex sets Vi are allowed to change (see also...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 12:23

... which all weights are equal to On the other hand, every weighted r-partite graph can be interpreted as an r-partite graph if the weights are rational, and so can be approximated in case of arbitrary ... recursively At the end, according to the equality of the number of weights and parameters and the number of equalities, d(T ) can be expressed as a root of a rational function, that is, a root of a polynomial ... it says that optimal constructions may have relatively few vertices The lemma is the generalization of a claim in the third section of the paper of Bondy, Shen, Thomass´ and Thomassen [2], and...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 12:23

... and a set of questions for diagnostic analysis and planning All of the separate components of the actual Guide are contained in additional files (see Additional Files 1, 2, and 4) The main narrative ... for clear conceptual and operational definitions, measurement approaches, and additional practical information about the realities of application • QUERI frames of reference and concepts affected ... of innovation theory [33]) • Removal of clearly stated attributes of a facilitator after earliest version of PARIHS (i.e., general credibility, authenticity, and respect) • Insufficient guidance...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 11:20

... Janssen Pharmaceuticals, LLP and has received funding from National Institute of Mental Health, Astra Zeneca Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, Hoffman La Roche Pharmaceuticals, and Janssen ... techniques Additionally, TestGraf provides a graphical analysis of test items and/or rated responses using Ramsay's "kernel smoothing" approach to IRT The software, manual, and documentation are available ... unidimensionality as follows A PCA without rotation was used as in general, an unrotated PCA is the best single summarizer of the linear relationship among all the variables, since rotated loadings may...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 16:20

... conception and design; CF acquisition of data; MCS statistical analysis and interpretation of the data; MCS and CF drafting the manuscript; AB, MF and WR interpretation of data, critical revisions of the ... longitudinal assessment of the case and all data from medical records were evaluated to form a diagnosis of Clinical Somatizers (CS), taking into account the number of validated unexplained symptoms ... the manuscript All authors read and approved the final manuscript Acknowledgements We thank the clinicians and patients of "Mais Carandá" Family Health Unit that contributed to this study and the...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 16:22

... implement their DMPs Changing the approach toward patient-centeredness and more support for self-management demands a lot on the part of the organization and professionals, as well Organizing and training ... reconciliation was carried out into a single forward translation The back translator translated the ACIC Dutch version back into the source language The project team compared both versions and discussed ... can be analysed at the team level taking into account the hierarchical structure of the data for individuals nested within teams As there is the potential for considerable variation within teams...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 01:22

... participated in the design of the study and performed the statistical analysis JB conceived of the study, participated in the design and coordination and drafted the manuscript All authors read and approved ... indicates a better health status The total score is the sum of the scores of the three domains (varying to 7) The LCQ already has been validated in English and has also been used in at least one other ... the patient's perception and there is lack of well-validated reliable objective alternative parameters that are commercially available to quantify the burden of chronic cough Responsiveness The...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 08:20

... first and second assessment A case-control design was adopted for the evaluation of validity The procedure of a case-control study starts with the selection of known cases and then an appropriate ... writing the manuscript AB planned the design of the study, collected data and conducted the analyses, took part in reading the ms and approved to the final version of the ms TF developed the SPSQ-C, ... response rate at the first assessment was 85% and 79% at the second, resulting in a total of 169 subjects participating at any of the assessments The subjects in the total sample were in the 1st...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 18:21

... Rejas J, y el grupo para el estudio de la validación al español de la escala LANSS: Adaptación lingüística y validación al español de la escala LANSS (Leeds Assessment of Neuropathic Symptoms and ... logistic and evaluation of data All authors read and approved the final manuscript Additional material Additional file Cuestionario DN4 This appendix includes the Spanish version of DN4 questionnaire ... score of to each negative item The total score is calculated as the sum of all 10 items, and the cut-off value for the diagnosis of neuropathic pain is a total score of 4/10 All questions are related...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 22:20

... methodology and analytic strategies used, the performance of the French ECOHIS and the extent of the validation tests In terms of the methodological and analytical approaches, there are two limitations ... collaborating with us in the validation of the French version of the scale In addition, the authors would like to acknowledge the financial support of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research ... comfortable reading and speaking French This meant that they said "yes" when asked the question "Are you able to read and speak French?" and that they were able to read and sign a French language...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 22:20

... Table 3: Mean item-total correlation and Cronbach's alpha for domain scores in the NFAS-4 and the NFAS-5 (N = 3325) Cronbach's alphaa NFAS-4 NFAS-5 Mean item-total correlation NFAS-4 NFAS-5 Walking/standing ... Mann Whitney U-test Data quality The response rates and the low levels of missing data show that both versions of the NFAS are acceptable to the population A few items had a high percentage of ... and a visual analog scale The level of missing data was least and the responder preference was highest, for the five-point scale version Since the NFAS data are skewed towards higher levels of...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 22:20

... [1,16] Visual analogue scale for pain The Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for pain is a simple way of measuring the intensity of pain The 100-mm VAS is a unidimensional scale that is versatile, easy to ... reliable and validated Dutch versions of disease-specific questionnaires were available to evaluate the functional status of patients and quality of life after surgery The Western Ontario and ... et al and Faucher et al who claimed that the subscales Pain and Physical function of the WOMAC loaded on the same factor [25-28] In the present study, the factor loading of the question S4 (can...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 22:20

... pain were asked to indicate the location of the pain on eight diagrams of the feet The participants then completed the Greek language version of the MFPDI A total score for the MFPDI was obtained ... ground and while keeping the trunk upright The position of the fibular head was marked on the clear acrylic plate, and the angle formed between the lateral malleolus and the fibular head was measured ... Thomas E, Jayson MI, Macfarlane GJ: The grading of hallux valgus The Manchester Scale J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 2001, 91:74-78 Menz HB, Munteanu SE: Radiographic validation of the Manchester scale...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 22:20

... Dallolio coordinated data entry and data analysis, Dr Savoia provided assistance with data analysis and the narrative of the manuscript All authors revised the text and provided information and ... applying the time trade-off-based valuations from a general UK population sample to the observed EQ-5D profile, as data from an Italian norm are not available at the present time Using the data ... lacks of empirical evaluations in Italy The lack of information on the construct validity and reliability of the instrument as well as the absence of utilities estimated in the Italian population...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 15:20