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... this profile may also be explained by a background of prior learning within an organization managed with bureaucratic rules and demands, with an organizational system that does not rec- Page of 17 ... speaks of the semiotic square as a canonical representation of a set of relations Quoting Greimas, Imbert [24] states that it is "the visual representation of the logical articulation of any ... information contained in each of the selected units was compared and a common conceptual denomination was assigned to the group of segments sharing the same clinical profile as a standard As a next...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 00:20

... consistency of a 0.78 [16] Data analysis A descriptive analysis of the participants’ socio-demographic and occupational characteristics was conducted, using means and standard deviations for age and ... The covariance matrix was used for data entry as it enables robust analysis to be made of ordinal data when the latent variables present more than one indicator [19] This analysis was carried ... number of factors Multivariate Behavioral Research 1966, 1:245-76 19 Coenders G, Satorra A, Saris WE: Alternative approaches to structural modeling of ordinal data: a Monte Carlo study Structural...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 15:20

... resources available to so, and one crucial question that arose was what elements are activated at a particular point in the reading These two constraints, related to inference making (or the lack of ... that are on the causal chain are better recalled than those that are located at dead-ends (i.e., assumed to be outside the causal chain) In the second theoretical approach (see Kintsch & van ... lack of adequate formal theories characterizes all research areas in higher order cognition—concept formation, analogical reasoning, decision making, and so on Models in all of these areas suffer...

Ngày tải lên: 24/03/2014, 02:20

... Naturality of f∗ follows from naturality of f Hence, f∗ is a ϕ-linear chain map C → C As usual, f∗ is given by a family of ϕ-linear natural transformations fn : Cn → Cn The singular chain ... generated by the set πφ 2.2 The algebraic invariant To construct the classical algebraic Lefschetz invariant, let M be a finite connected CW complex and f : M → M a cellular map Again, choose a base ... be played with rings in order to define a ringoid, also known as a linear category or as a small category enriched in the category of abelian groups Definition 3.2 A ringoid ᏾ is a small category...

Ngày tải lên: 22/06/2014, 22:20

... DesRosiers C, Randall M: Extracranial stereotactic radioablation: Physical principles Acta Oncol 2003, 42:882-894 Nagata Y, Takayama K, Matsuo Y, Norihisa Y, Mizowaki T, Sakamoto T, Sakamoto M, Mitsumori ... Haedinger U: Stereotactic radiotherapy of primary liver cancer and hepatic metastases Acta Oncol 2006, 45:838-847 Schefter TE, Kavanagh BD, Timmerman RD, Cardenes HR, Baron A, Gaspar LE: A phase ... twelve beams were used to generate the IMRT and 3DCRT plans Beam angles were arranged in a practical manner according to tumor and critical organ location for the purpose of achieving maximal target...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 10:20

... pCAGG construct (e.g., Z/EG line) TCGA TGCA GGAT AACTT CGT 400 GGT ACC GTC GACT GCA GAAT 400 AGC AGC AGG CAG GGC TTT 50 GTCT GGA CAC GGG AGC ACTT 50 Primers & generate a single peak in all samples ... Mori E, Tomita T, Hirata M, Ebihara K, Masuzaki H, Fukuda A, Furuyama K, Tanigaki K, Yabe D, Nakao K: Rbp-j regulates expansion of pancreatic epithelial cells and their differentiation into exocrine ... San Francisco, CA, USA 4Diabetes Center, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA 5Department of Psychiatry and Center for Neurobiology and Psychiatry, University of California...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 05:21

... secondary study, performed statistical analyses and interpreted data, and drafted the manuscript SC interpreted data and drafted the manuscript MO and JHL performed statistical analyses and drafted ... missing data uncertainty In addition, linear mixed-effects models are particularly useful for longitudinal data because each patient can have an unequal number of observations, although individuals ... Figure 2) Hazard ratios are adjusted by day one APS, pre-admission Charlson score, age, and pre-admission ADLs APS, Acute Physiology Score; ADL, activity of daily living; DRG, diagnosis related group...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 03:20

... that this type of analysis has a random duplication effect This means that the citation of a paper in one database can be found in the other two databases; thus, the summary of citations per paper ... “collection and manipulation of data” this category includes the processes of data capture and data analysis; (3) “information management” this category encompasses the processes of information provision, ... discussed, and a definite list of BPM system characteristics was agreed Characteristics of a BPM system The characteristics obtained as a result of the content analysis are presented in Tables II-IV...

Ngày tải lên: 17/04/2016, 12:25

... of thread that calls it – The DLL uses the stack of the calling thread and the virtual address space of the calling process – The DLL allocates memory from the virtual address space of the calling ... Systems Programming 10 2/27/2008 Advantages of Using DLL  Some advantages over static linking – Smaller program image – Save system memory, since multiple processes can share a single copy of the ... Last Class  Memory Management – Overview – Heap management – Memory-mapped files – Dynamic link libraries CS222 - Systems Programming 2/27/2008 Today’s Class  Memory Management – Overview...

Ngày tải lên: 12/09/2012, 14:38

... -ie and -sis are feminine: 13 A STUDENT GRAMMAR OF SPANISH -ma (el) asma la cama la crema (M) la estratagema la forma asthma bed cream stratagem form la gema la lima la trama la yema agility anxiety ... uncouth man, brute head of an organization 21 A STUDENT GRAMMAR OF SPANISH calavera c´ mara a caza cura espada facha g´nesis e gu a ı ma˜ ana n meta pareja recluta vig a ı skull camera hunt cure ... siguiente parrafo en voz alta y en clase, e indica el uso de la sinalefa Al escribir ´ las palabras, pon un , o sea subrayando el espacio entre las palabras apropiadas o dentro de una palabra: A trav´...

Ngày tải lên: 21/09/2012, 10:39

... MacDonald can be said to have a larger degree of dispersion of data around the mean than Max hamburger in those attributes Max hamburger had a larger standard deviation than MacDonald in these attributes“its ... was clear and well dressed neat and trained staffs” Therefore MacDonald can be said to have a larger degree of dispersion of data around the mean than Max hamburger in those attributes Max hamburger ... jingle: a slogan is a visible feature of a brand There can be a strong link between a slogan and a brand The slogan and jingle are powerful and can be a great change for a brand • Be different and...

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Ngày tải lên: 05/10/2012, 08:23

... be statistically significant at a 10% level in the univariate analysis and subjected to multivariate Cox regression analysis: lactate, APACHE II score, SOFA score and circulating Ang-2 (Table ... Critical Care Vol 12 No Kümpers et al package (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA) and the GraphPad Prism software (GraphPad Prism Software Inc San Diego, California, USA) Figure Results Decreased Ang-1 and ... coefficient and linear regression analysis was performed after logarithmic transformation of Ang-2 values (logAng-2) The primary outcome studied was 30-day survival and was calculated from the day of...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 10:31

... Intensive care unit The ICU, consisting of 25 critical care beds, is part of a specialist hospital that concentrates on all aspects of adult cardiothoracic care Approximately 70% of admissions are patients ... detailed data on particular aspects of a patient's condition and treatment – are accessible via tabs displayed across the top of the summary screen as shown in Figure A multidisciplinary team at ... place of a paper record? Given the complex nature of interaction of multidisciplinary communication in an ICU, we have chosen to triangulate three types of qualitative data: video-based interaction...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 10:31

... board European aircraft Materials and methods This study originates from the surgical department of an academic teaching hospital (Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Augusta Krankenanstalt, ... compare the MFK of a large national European national airline with that of a lowcost (no-frills) carrier Although the national European airline had excellent equipment, intravenous medications and ... European commercial aircrafts are not precisely regulated, which results in a variety of different medications and equipment on board In Germany, the regulations of the National Federal Aviation Agency...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 10:31

... 51:189-197 A ssaoui Y, Zeggwagh AA, Zekraoui A, Abidi K, Abouqal R: Validation of a behavioral pain scale in critically ill, sedated, and mechanically ventilated patients Anesth Analg 2005, 101:1470-1476 ... Zeggwagh AA, Abidi K, Madani N, Abouqal R: Measurement properties of the short form 36 and health-related quality of life after intensive care in Morocco Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 2007, 51:189-197 A ssaoui ... of data NM helped to draft the manuscript, and participated in the acquisi- Page of 10 (page number not for citation purposes) tion of data AZ participated in the coordination of the study AAZ...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 10:35

... of surgical repair of coarctation of the aorta in patients older than 50 years Ann Thorac Surg 2001; 72: 2060– 2064 Discussion Aortic coarctation is a congenital vascular lesion typically diagnosed ... Campbell M Natural history of coarctation of the aorta Br Heart J 1970, 32:633-640 Jenkins NP, Ward AR Coarctation of the aorta: natural history and outcome after surgical treatment QJM 1999, 92:365-371 ... Vermeersch P, Paelinck B, Van den Heuvel P, Van den Branden F Aortic coarctation: a rare and unexpected cause of secondary arterial hypertension in the elderly Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn 1996, 39:71-74...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 11:40

... sequence of rat TLR4 (GenBank accession NM_019178) were: 5’-CUACCAACAGAGAGGAUAU-3” (siRNA1), 5’-GUCUCAGAUAUCUAGAUCU-3’ (siRNA2), 5’-GAGCCGGAAAGUUAUUGUG-3’ (siRNA3) All siRNAs were chemically synthesized ... system (Amersham Pharmacia Biotech, Uppsala, Sweden) Histone3 (Sigma, St Louis, MO, USA, 1:500) was used as an internal control Statistical analyses Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation ... once daily for days, starting from day before CCI surgery Evaluation of tactile allodynia and thermal hyperalgesia The paw withdrawal latency (PWL) to radiant heat and paw withdrawal threshold (PWT)...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 11:48

... 2001;41:604-5 Prakash S, Chavda BV, Mandalia H, Dhawan R, Padmanabhan D Headaches related to triptans therapy in patients of migrainous vertigo J Headache Pain 2008;9(3):185-8 Marcus DA, Furman JM Prevention ... Female Female Female Female Female Female Female Aura Aura No Aura Aura Aura Aura Aura Vertigo Vertigo Non-Vertigo Non-Vertigo Vertigo Vertigo Non-Vertigo Motion Sickness History Actual Visual ... RB, Pascual J, Goadsby PJ, et al Effect of rizatriptan and other triptans on the nausea symptom of migraine: a post hoc analysis Headache 2001;41(8):754-63 32 Krymchantowski AV, Bigal ME Rizatriptan...

Ngày tải lên: 26/10/2012, 09:57

... was stronger among men (OR=3.13) than among women (OR=2.19) (Table 2) Additional analysis treating days of sickness absence during 1990 as a continuous variable showed a clear trend of increase ... considerably younger than the official retirement age, and to ensure a maximum age of 59 during follow-up: Alternative labour market exit options in terms of voluntary early retirement is available ... Ministry of Employment, the Ministry of Social Affairs and the Ministry of Education DWECS was conducted in 1990, and featured a random sample drawn from the Central Population Register of Denmark of...

Ngày tải lên: 26/10/2012, 10:03