... data, statistical analysis and drafting ofthe manuscript BC was responsible for data acquisition, analysis ofthe data, and drafting ofthe manuscript JD was responsible for conceiving the study, ... calculate the creatinine clearance were always available in both the PB-U andthe C-U In addition to the pharmacists' own professional knowledge, clinical guidelines (Up to Date®, Waltham, MA, USA) ... nursing file andthe laboratory data Renal function was noted for every patient and renal failure was defined as calculated creatinine clearance less than 50 ml/minute The parameters needed to calculate...
... can facilitate the initiation of WCM implementation Cooper and Kaplan (1991) also conclude that the understanding of cost variability sources of plant managers and so, can manage the demand of ... resource and rationalize the product mix changes is the result of ABC implementation In support ABC, Cagowin and Bouwman said that the transparency increasing and information accuracy is obtained ... changing make the adoption of traditional costing systems is not relevant Instead of, ABC can provide more accurate activities information and transactions information and lead to the effect on...
... 17.8 Again, the acoustic models andthe linguistic models are adapted separately before their combination is evaluated The upper part of Table shows the results ofthe adaptation ofthe acoustic ... terms ofthe perplexity than in terms ofthe word accuracy In terms ofthe perplexity, the best adaptation results are always obtained, if data ofthe same state is used for adaptation ofthe language ... (nonsignificant) decrease is obtained by adding Ohm M twice The results ofthe linguistic adaptation are shown inthe middle part of Table In contrast to the adaptation ofthe acoustic models, the emotionally...
... quality, in areas of service and production Its evaluating criteria are “leadership, information and analysis, strategic quality planning, human resource utilization, quality assurance or products and ... the control group Increases in sales growth and /or profit margin can increase EBIT Again, Profit margin can be increased either by commanding premium price inthe market or reducing the cost of ... digit industry standard code) were chosen Based onthe SIC code, financial data ofthe companies similar to award winners was also downloaded Thus a total of 15 award winners were compared against...
... drawbacks of this metric are that it does not distinguish the qualities ofthe good links ofa path, andthe fact that it may not take into consideration the hop count ofa path 4.8 MAX-LQI and ... overestimate the transmission performance by not including the LQI of lost packets [19] 6.2 Variability ofthe LQI ofa Link Figure depicts the standard deviation ofthe LQI against the average values ... interval between and 7, in which an ideal link has a link cost value equal to A drawback of this second option is that, though the quality of each link ofa path is taken into account, the round()...
... Education, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada FL is Canada Research Chair in Implementation of Shared Decision Making in Primary Healthcare GG is Canada Research Chair in Health Behaviours and ... encompasses continuing medical education (CME) [1], plays an important role in maintaining and improving the quality and efficiency ofthe healthcare system [2] by translating evidence into clinical ... its grammar and readability, and (c) the appearance of bias in two rounds of planned contacts within the entire research team and its network Once the team and its networks have provided their...
... settings will require adaptation to the local context, including a flexible approach to the utilisation of clinical and lay staff Retraining of nurses and lay counselors may also be necessary ... operational and management conditions Randomization was not feasible because the intervention clinics were selected before the evaluation was planned The assessment ofthe intervention was facilitated ... and acquisition of data: NL, PN, CM, SL and CL; analysis and interpretation of data: NL, PN, and CL; drafting the manuscript: NL; critical revisions for intellectual content: NL, CM, SL, PN and...
... settings will require adaptation to the local context, including a flexible approach to the utilisation of clinical and lay staff Retraining of nurses and lay counselors may also be necessary ... operational and management conditions Randomization was not feasible because the intervention clinics were selected before the evaluation was planned The assessment ofthe intervention was facilitated ... and acquisition of data: NL, PN, CM, SL and CL; analysis and interpretation of data: NL, PN, and CL; drafting the manuscript: NL; critical revisions for intellectual content: NL, CM, SL, PN and...
... behaviour and family relationships, as assessed by parents A secondary aim ofthe survey was to investigate the parental assessment ofthe effect of stimulant medication onthe behaviours of their ... not matched for severity -of- illness In addition, no information was available onthe dosage of medication and medication compliance inthe ADHD treatment group Concerns regarding the use of stimulation ... despite these limitations, the data gathered during this parent survey provides clinicians with a wealth of information onthe effect of ADHD and its medication onthe everyday life of affected...
... data Secondary data is the data that have been already collected by and readily available from other sources Such data are cheaper and more quickly obtainable than the primary data and also may ... trade organization APEC Asian pacific economic organization ASIAN Association of southeast Asian nations NGO Non-governmental Organization PR Public Relation TBL Triple Bottom Line VSA Vietnamese ... and society, so how long can they make profit, remain profit So they should also take care about the environment and social line to make profit inthe durable way 16 Acompany has bad relationship...
... a large amount of upfront costs of consulting fees and upgrading accounting information systems The final outcome ofthe investment is increasing intangible assets and helps the organization ... shareholders ofthecompany will benefit as a result Maintaining the interests of those groups and receiving their support is the key for the survival ofthe organization (The 1963 International memorandum ... complicated and unstandardized market in Vietnam 3.3.2 Measurement of financial performance ofthe firm Financial performance is measuring the results ofa firm's policies and operations in monetary...
... for adaptation to climate change, the integration of policies andthe implementation of other conventions and conditions It is also a concrete and practical tool, with achievable targets anda ... meet again at the Sixth European Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health in 2016 13 We the Minister of Health andthe Minister ofthe Environment, Land and Sea of Italy, on behalf of all ... factors threatens health: inadequate water and sanitation, unsafe home and recreational environments, lack of spatial planning for physical activity, indoor and outdoor air pollution, and hazardous...
... Committee in Prague (approved 2003) Informed consent was obtained from each patient, andthe study was carried out in accordance with the principals ofthe Declaration of Helsinki Isolation and amplification ... interacting partners ofthe mutated residues are shown in yellow andthe dipyrromethane (DPM) cofactor is shown inthe ball and stick representation Magenta indicates the beginning andthe end of ... the interpretation of clinical, biochemical and genetic data and establishing a diagnosis of AIP The use ofthe crystal structure of HMBS for structure–function correlations of real mutations in...
... step in European economic integration was the creation of an Economicand Monetary Union (EMU) in 1999 andthe introduction of euro coins and bills in 2002 The remainder of this section explains ... wider in scope and analyse also barriers to market integration and market access, technological developments and innovation and price and wage adjustments to changing market conditions Internal Market ... efficiency and invest in innovation EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE ONTHE EFFECTS OFTHE INTERNAL MARKET The Internal Market has resulted ina 2.2% increase ofthe EU GDP in 2006 andthe creation of 2.75 million additional...
... of job satisfaction, future intentions and nursing at 18 months and years Path model of job satisfaction, future intentions and nursing at 18 months and years Odds Ratios are shown against each ... major contribution to the conception ofthe study, the design, data collection and interpretation PG provided intellectual and theoretical input for the paper and interpretation ofthe findings ... intentions and working as a nurse Pay was the only factor, apart from staffing on one occasion, to have a direct effect on intentions There was partial evidence ofa direct effect of job satisfaction...
... conceived ofthe study, and participated in its design and coordination All authors read and approved the final manuscript Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests ... squamous cell carcinoma patient clinical data ina cohort of human oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma specimens by using quantitative PCR and immunohistochemical analysis Our data demonstrated ... from the videotape at the equivalent of 15 intervals in real-time and stored as a series of gray scale bitmap images The movement of single cells within a colony was analyzed by tracking each...
... conceived ofthe study, and participated in its design and coordination All authors read and approved the final manuscript Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests ... squamous cell carcinoma patient clinical data ina cohort of human oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma specimens by using quantitative PCR and immunohistochemical analysis Our data demonstrated ... from the videotape at the equivalent of 15 intervals in real-time and stored as a series of gray scale bitmap images The movement of single cells within a colony was analyzed by tracking each...
... maintain uniform strand tension, with a tensioning device, is along the longitudinal axis ofthe tibial tunnel Any deviation from this Page of axis, more so inthe medial and lateral planes, appears ... there is medio-lateral excursion ofthe tendons away from their longitudinal axis Such a variation, inthe direction of load application, may result in significant structural deformation ofthe ... result ina significant variation in strand tension Similarly, superior strand tension was obtained by maintaining the tensioning device in an unlocked state This study is a simulation ofthe human...
... 11.0 for Windows The qualitative variables were described as frequency and percentage andthe quantitative variables as mean, standard deviation, minimum and maximum To analyze the relationship ... of data and analysis and interpretation of data PCG, JRG, JMD, AGM, and EGV have been envolved in drafting the manuscript and revising it critically for important intellectual content All authors ... enhances the assessment ofthe effects of various interventions ona standard basis Competing interests Javier Rejas Gutierrez and Antonio Martin Centeno are employees at Pfizer Spain and Elena...
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