advantages of estimating expected npv and assessing risk
báo cáo hóa học: " Exploring the validity of estimating EQ-5D and SF-6D utility values from the health assessment questionnaire in patients with inflammatory arthritis" potx
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18/06/2014, 19:20
... the EQ-5D and SF-6D for the purpose of estimating the average utility of a cohort [8] The use of mapping techniques has been described as second-best compared to primary collection of data [9], ... baseline and in terms of the change between baseline and the final follow-up The mean differences between predicted and observed values were calculated and presented with 95% confidence intervals and ... 59 years) and BSRBR (median 59 years) studies, and had lower DAS28 scores (median: BROSG 4.0 vs STIVEA 5.5 and BSRBR 6.0) and lower median tender (median: BROSG vs STIVEA and BSRBR 12) and swollen...
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báo cáo khoa học: " Seroprevalence of select bloodborne pathogens and associated risk behaviors among injection drug users in the Paso del Norte region of the United States – Mexico border" ppt
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11/08/2014, 18:20
... context of transmission of HBV, HCV and HIV [27-30] The higher rates of HIV and syphilis among Texas residents compared with Mexico and New Mexico were not matched by their rates of HBV and HCV, ... HCV, HIV and syphilis), and some associated risk behaviors were analyzed to provide a basic description of this IDU population Data was collected on site using Microsoft Excel (Microsoft, Redmond, ... infectious hepatitis and much lower rates of HIV and syphilis The median age and gender characteristics of the IDU population in this study were similar to those seen in other studies of seropreva-...
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travers - hedge fund analysis; an in-depth guide to evaluating return potential and assessing risks (2012)
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01/11/2014, 16:37
... represented 85 percent of the sector’s total market cap within the sector): Company Name Standard Oil of N J Standard Oil of Ind Standard Oil of Cal Standard Oil of N.Y Gulf of Pa Texas Corp Vacuum ... hundreds of years’ worth of data) and to make forecasts of rice production and quality based on changes in weather and other seasonal effects By reviewing the historical price movements and plotting ... With of ces in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia, Wiley is globally committed to developing and marketing print and electronic products and services for our customers’ professional and...
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báo cáo khoa học: " Assessing the role of syringe dispensing machines and mobile van outlets in reaching hard-to-reach and high-risk groups of injecting drug users (IDUs): a review" ppt
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11/08/2014, 18:20
... high risk of blood-borne infections A range of interlinking factors compound this risk – the large number of IDUs, scarcity of sterile injecting equipment and correspondingly higher prevalence of ... van outlets of NSPs are effective in reaching hidden and high -risk group of IDUs A large study (n = 1020) in Vancouver compared risk taking behaviours of IDUs attending conventional, and mobile ... conventional NSPs and pharmacy outlets The results of this review not support one type of NSP outlet over another, rather they suggest that coexistence of different modes and tailoring of services offered...
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Báo cáo khoa học: " A Process monitoring in intensive care with the use of cumulative expected minus observed mortality and risk-adjusted p charts" ppt
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12/08/2014, 23:21
... samples of three months of cases, using observed mortality rate divided by the mean expected risk of death The calibration curve is displayed in Figure 3, showing an overestimate of risk of death ... mortality of both random effects and unmeasured factors (such as the quality of care) can be teased out By continuous real-time comparison of the predicted and observed outcomes, the process of care ... Grigg and Farewell [6] have reviewed risk- adjusted charts Plots of the cumulative difference between expected and observed outcomes (E-O plots) provide a qualitative and intuitive representation of...
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Báo cáo y học: "Grb2-associated binder 1 polymorphism was associated with the risk of Helicobactor pylori infection and gastric atrophy"
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31/10/2012, 15:37
... PTPN11 gene encoding SHP-2 increased the risk of gastric atrophy [18] Table shows the age-sex-adjusted ORs of the Gab1 and the combinations of PTPN11 and Gab1 genotypes for gastric atrophy among ... conferring binding and activation of SHP2 J Biol Chem 2001; 276: 24380-7 18 Goto Y, Ando T, Yamamoto K, et al Association between the precursor lesion of gastric cancer and polymorphism of PTPN11 encoding ... atrophy was present in only 10% of subjects (p
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Báo cáo y học: "The association of meat intake and the risk of type 2 diabetes may be modified by body weight"
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31/10/2012, 16:49
... part of a dietary pattern 155 associated with a higher risk of type DM [17] To our knowledge there are no other reports of a direct link between poultry consumption and risk of diabetes or of interactions ... was no information on associations of different types of meat and the risk of diabetes Poultry consumption was associated with a moderate decrease in risk of type DM in the NHS II [6] No association ... reduction in the risk of type DM for normal weight and overweight participants, but was unrelated to the risk of type DM in obese participants and the interaction factor was of marginal significance...
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Báo cáo y học: "Maternal use of Loratadine during pregnancy and risk of hypospadias in offspring"
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02/11/2012, 10:09
... age, height and weight of the neonate, and personal identifiers for both mother and child [24] Use of loratadine, other antihistamines, IVF drugs, antidiabetics and epileptics As a part of the tax-funded ... postpartum and maternal use of antihistamines according to time of exposure, odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) Time of exposure Exposure 30 days before conception and first trimester ... between use of loratadine and hypospadias was studied in a nested case-control design within the cohort of women who had a livebirth or a stillbirth after the 28th week of gestation Use of loratadine...
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Tài liệu The Early Detection Research Network: Investing in Translational Research on Biomarkers of Early Cancer and Cancer Risk docx
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14/02/2014, 21:20
... Biomarkers of Early Cancer and Cancer Risk One of the most consistent properties of lung cancers is their high level of chromosome instability that is reflected in imbalance of chromosome copy number and ... Biomarkers of Early Cancer and Cancer Risk projects The Network is challenged to motivate scientists to offer their candidate biomarkers for testing and to educate scientists about the importance of ... the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) The BRLs are important resources for technology development, standardization of biomarkers and the refinement of existing methods Some...
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The Health Risks and Consequences of Trafficking in Women and Adolescents pot
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05/03/2014, 13:20
... summaries of primary health risks and consequences related to migration and trafficking; definitions and descriptions of symptoms of common and severe illnesses among migrant and trafficked women, and ... Stages of the trafficking process Spheres of marginalisation and vulnerability Health risks abuse and consequences Legal and human rights analysis of trafficking and health A review and analysis of ... coercion, of abduction, of fraud, of deception, of the abuse of power, or of a position of vulnerability or of the giving or receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having...
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CAT BONDS AND OTHER RISK-LINKED SECURITIES: STATE OF THE MARKET AND RECENT DEVELOPMENTS pdf
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06/03/2014, 04:20
... evolution of the risk- linked securities market and an evaluation of the current state of the market The scope of the article is limited primarily to securitization of catastrophic property-casualty risks ... and other risk financing devices They have the advantage that the reinsurer simultaneously lays of some of its core risk and obtains a new source of diversification by exchanging uncorrelated risks ... has an expected annual loss of 0.96 percent and a spread over LIBOR of 235 basis points, whereas the smaller tranche ($10 million) has an expected annual loss of 0.93 percent and a spread of 230...
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OUTDOOR AIR POLLUTION: ASSESSING THE ENVIRONMENTAL BURDEN OF DISEASE AT NATIONAL AND LOCAL LEVELS potx
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06/03/2014, 16:20
... benefits of reducing the risk factor by a specified amount A determination of the size of the population groups exposed to PM10 and PM2.5, and the type of health effect of interest The incidence of ... use of air conditioning and gas stoves, and day of week Even though some of the studies combined individuals with different levels of asthma severity and medication use, or combined asthmatics and ... distribution of deaths to estimate YLL, and the age distribution of onset of disease, duration of disease and severity weight to estimate YLD DALYs are then calculated as the sum of YLL and YLD This...
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Investor Alert: Self-Directed IRAs and the Risk of Fraud pptx
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07/03/2014, 16:20
... Stinson Be mindful of “guaranteed” returns Every investment carries some degree of risk, and the level of risk typically correlates with the return an investor can expect to receive Low risk generally ... filed charges alleging that two companies and four individuals misrepresented and concealed numerous material facts in connection with the offer and sale of $10 million in bonds to approximately ... 8% annual return and t�at t�e real estate investments �ere a safe and lucrative alternative to more traditional investments suc� as certificates of deposit and stocks Mr Warr and �is entities...
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GLOBAL HEALTH RISKS: Mortality and burden of disease attributable to selected major risks doc
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14/03/2014, 09:20
... and DALYs attributable to five environmental risks, and to all five risks combined by region, 2004 24 Table 7: Percentage of total disease burden due to and 10 leading risks and all 24 risks ... for 44% of global deaths and 34% of DALYs; the 10 leading risk factors account for 33% of deaths (see Section 3.2) Understanding the role of these risk factors is key to developing a clear and effective ... proportion of loss of healthy years of life in Africa and low- and middle-income European countries (40% and 45%) than in other regions, where these risk factors cause about one third of the loss of...
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Factors infl uencing the risk of breast cancer – established and emerging ppt
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15/03/2014, 01:20
... cocktail effect of chemicals and the role of chemical exposures in early life Exposure to undesirable chemicals may arise from contamination of the food chain and from the use and disposal of many everyday ... court of the individual and to talk of exercise and weight control However, the increasing scientific evidence is now demanding that governments also play a part and ensure better control of chemical ... of cial views of the funders and the EU institutions Factors influencing the risk of breast cancer – established and emerging April 2008 Introduction Most of us will know of someone affected by breast...
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The intersection of market and credit risk ppt
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15/03/2014, 04:20
... assumptions There are also a number of disadvantages Many of the basic inputs to the KMV model ± the value of the ®rm, the volatility and the expected value of the rate of return on the ®rmÕs assets ... reduced form model of Jarrow and Turnbull The reduced form model of Jarrow and Turnbull The CreditMetrics, CreditRisk+ and KMV methodologies not consider both market and credit risk These methodologies ... Harrison and Pliska (1981); Helwege and Kleiman (1997); Ho and Lee (1986); Ho and Singer (1982, 1984); Hull and White (1996); Jacod and Shiryaev (1987); Jarrow and Madan (1995); Jarrow and Turnbull...
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protecting emergency responders volume 2 community views of safety and health risks and personal protection needs pptx
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15/03/2014, 15:20
... Higgins of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Office of Law Enforcement Standards; Jim Gass of the Oklahoma City Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism; and Andy Levinson ... Location and Type of Participating Organizations 2.1 Number and Average Size of Fire Departments and Number of Firefighters in 2000 13 2.2 Number and Average Size of Local Police Departments and ... qualitative nature of the input Because of the broad scope of the discussion protocol, the wide range of types of agencies and organizations included in the study, and the individual nature of the discussions,...
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Báo cáo "Characteristic of urban wastewater in Hanoi City – nutritive value and potential risk in using for agriculture " docx
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22/03/2014, 12:20
... potential risk of using wastewater of Hanoi City for agricultural cultivation Materials and methods 2.1 Study site ten inner city districts and 19 outer city districts of a total area of 332 490 ... using wastewater and river water for irrigation (kg ha-1) Two horizontal lines show the nutrition demand for N, P, K of rice and maize H and L indicated the demand supplying of water being high ... L-1 Considering the aspects of nutrition and availability of using sewage as irrigation water, wastewater of Hanoi contains high content of nutrients suitable for reuse of agricultural irrigation...
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How Banks Construct and Manage Risk A Sociological Study of Small Firm Lending in Britain and Germany pptx
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22/03/2014, 21:20
... lower level of failure and lesser degree of volatility (Mullineux 1994; Midland Bank 1994; Bank of England 10 1995a); their financing horizons are longer (Bank of England 1995b: 6), and they are ... Bank of England Bank of England 1995b ‘Quarterly report statistics’, London: Bank of England on small business Bank of England 1997 ‘Finance for small firms: A fourth report’, London: Bank of England ... sharing of gains and losses The down-side of this system is the lack of concern for those who have been victims of the market Douglas and Wildavsky (1982) thus suggest that the values and fears of...
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The Value and Impacts of Alternative Fuel Distribution Concepts- Assessing the Army’s Future Needs for Temporary Fuel Pipelines pptx
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23/03/2014, 02:20
... existing combatant command (COCOM) operation plans, and illustrative planning scenarios From this review of history and anticipated needs, a picture of expected future demands for pipelines emerges ... operation plans, and Office of the Secretary of Defense homeland security and steady-state security posture scenario lists From these sources, there emerged a list of eight instances of either explicit ... Stevenson, Commanding General, United States Army Combined Arms Support Command It was conducted within RAND Arroyo Center’s Military Logistics Program RAND Arroyo Center, part of the RAND Corporation,...
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