... awareness ofthe burden of disease resulting ofthe deleterious effects of violence on the mental health The primary aim of this survey is to study the exposure to urban violence and the effects of ... Based on the characteristics oftheof Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, it is hypothesized that the prevalence rates of exposure to traumatic events will be expressive, and that most ofthe population ... step ofthe fieldwork was followed by one ofthe authors (WSR), who had open access to the team engaged in the project Training: Two ofthe authors (MIQ and WR) were responsible for training the...
... characteristics ofthe techniques, due to lack of training The body of evidences about the efficacy and the security ofthe diverse modalities of CTs is dynamic and request constant updating by the health ... efficacy ofthe desired CT treatment Degree of understanding ofthe risks and benefits of CT treatment Knowledge and voluntary acceptance of those risks by the patient Persistence ofthe patient’s ... patient’s values For the proper use of a CT is necessary for the physician, the patient, the therapist and the health services to play their expected roles Table provides a description of these expected...
... characteristics ofthe techniques, due to lack of training The body of evidences about the efficacy and the security ofthe diverse modalities of CTs is dynamic and request constant updating by the health ... efficacy ofthe desired CT treatment Degree of understanding ofthe risks and benefits of CT treatment Knowledge and voluntary acceptance of those risks by the patient Persistence ofthe patient’s ... patient’s values For the proper use of a CT is necessary for the physician, the patient, the therapist and the health services to play their expected roles Table provides a description of these expected...
... is the time spent in the CP transmitting useful data, that is, the ratio ofthe length in bits of packet payload P (excluding the number of header and trailer bits, H) to the data rate R The other ... the average duration of time the useful data are received by a STA during the CP, ICP is the average duration of time the channel remains idle during the CP, and BCP is the average duration of ... STA if the STA does not have any pending data to send, τ is the propagation delay ofthe wireless LAN, and H is the length ofthe header and frame check sequence (FCS) of an 802.11 frame The first...
... AUFI eligible for the protocol The majority of these patients were presenting on the 1st or 2nd day of fever (Figure 2) Ofthe 113 AUFI patients who presented within the first days of fever, 57.5% ... for the management of adult patients with acute undifferentiated fever Page of patients were managed either by the protocol or as deemed most appropriate by the evaluating physician Under the ... performed All patients were then treated according to the results of investigations as deemed appropriate In order to assess the feasibility ofthe implementation of this protocol, data were...
... thickening (filling the angle between adjacent bones without bulging over the line linking the tops ofthe bones) 2- synovial thickening bulging over the line ofthe tops ofthe periarticular bones ... surface ofthe area adjacent to the joint 0- Regular bone surface 1- Irregularity ofthe bone surface without formation of a defect in the surface ofthe bone seen in planes 2- Defect in the surface ... the same experiment at the completion ofthe trial This will allow an evaluation of whether exposure to the intervention (as for those in the intervention arm) changes their preferences for the...
... administer the electronic/online version ofthe survey (for the regulated and managerial staff) and to develop the CAPI version ofthe survey (for the healthcare aides) In both administration methods the ... Changing the behavior of healthcare professionals: The use of theory in promoting the uptake of research findings J Clin Epidemiol 2005, 58:107-112 Estabrooks CA, Thompson DS, Lovely JJ, Hofmeyer ... behavior management, and the health status index – a composite measure of health-related quality of life During the five years ofthe project other resident outcomes captured with the RAI-MDS 2.0 data...
... conducted The intent is to present the themes along with their definitions and some descriptive examples so that the participants can comment on their perceptions ofthe accuracy ofthe interpretation ... professional networks that affect knowledge use To describe the role of key actors in knowledge use at various levels ofthe organization To describe how history has shaped the development ofthe ... enhance the credibility and transferability ofthe conclusions drawn from the data The unique characteristics ofthe different data collection methods will allow a more comprehensive understanding of...
... conducted The intent is to present the themes along with their definitions and some descriptive examples so that the participants can comment on their perceptions ofthe accuracy ofthe interpretation ... professional networks that affect knowledge use To describe the role of key actors in knowledge use at various levels ofthe organization To describe how history has shaped the development ofthe ... enhance the credibility and transferability ofthe conclusions drawn from the data The unique characteristics ofthe different data collection methods will allow a more comprehensive understanding of...
... improvements in the quality of clinical care under the Engaging with Quality Initiative (EwQI) The three objectives ofthe EwQI are given in Table 1, and the criteria for the selection ofthe projects ... very limited knowledge of six projects, and none at all ofthe other two On the other hand, it was also clear that subsequent deeper understanding ofthe projects (and ofthe EwQI http://www.implementationscience.com/content/3/1/46 ... consequences ofthe initiative Tasks Influence ofthe EwQI - evaluate the projects' legacy plans - ask the project teams to identify the impact their work has had on the development and implementation of...
... Cross-validation ofthe toolkit ratings against service users' quality of life, autonomy and markers of recovery tests whether it can deliver a proxy-measure ofthe service users' experiences of care and the ... Ethical approval aspects ofthe institution (such as the décor and homeliness) by the interviewer A later stage ofthe study involves the assessment of service users' quality of life, autonomy, satisfaction ... Acknowledgements The study is funded by the Sixth Framework ofthe European Commission and the authors gratefully acknowledge this support The authors would also like to acknowledge the contributions of the...
... periods of time These simulations point out the importance ofthe speed of decrease/increase ofthe power level Therefore, we have adjusted the physical parameter ζ ofthe SNAPdMac protocol in these ... Upon the successful reception of a packet, the CW value is reset depending on the history ofthe collision ratio The CW value is reset based on whether the value of RatioColl (3) is larger than the ... the number of 1-hop active neighbors (NrNCURRENT ) and the previous transmit power (PtTR ) However, the history ofthe collision ratio also affects the speed ofthe decrease ofthe power The history,...
... (8) where if the size ofthe AP buffer can be assumed to be the same as the RNC buffer, the amount of packets dropped is also the same as the case of PCP with n = Now, we can compute the average ... responds to the mobile node by sending an RAU accept message and switches the route for the data, destined to the mobile node, to the corresponding GIF Then, the SGSN sends the incoming data to the GIF ... However, the remaining packets in the RNC buffer are transmitted to the mobile node through the WWAN interface, if there still remain any Step The GIF transmits the data received from the SGSN to the...
... anterior-medial and the anterior-lateral extremes ofthe talar head and the bisection ofthe proximal articular surface ofthe navicular [22] (Figure 5) The talus-second metatarsal angle is formed by the bisection ... angle is the angle between the inferior surface ofthe calcaneus and the supporting surface [14] (Figure 5) The calcaneal-first metatarsal angle is the angle formed by the inferior surface ofthe ... calculate the surface area in each third ofthe foot Normalised navicular height truncated is the ratio of navicular height relative to the truncated length ofthe foot Navicular height is the distance...
... implementation of a new treatment paradigm as did the present study The authors not mention EGDT and the incidence of its use in their study is not reported Thus we believe the present report to be the ... to other populations Second, therapies administered in the ED other than EGDT (e.g antibiotics or steroids) or therapies administered after the EGDT period (e.g during the first 72 hours of ICU ... from the ED physicians to the admitting physicians Data analysis and outcomes The primary outcome was one-year mortality rate The admission date ofthe index visit for sepsis was used as the baseline...
... consisting of a summary ofthe purpose ofthe SCP and the study, and practical guidelines ofthe use ofthe SCP, intended to remind the health care providers to provide an SCP to their patients ... was not possible for them to be blinded to the group assignment The participants on the other hand are unaware ofthe group assignment, as they are under the assumption that the hospital is providing ... potential to meet the information needs ofthe increasing group of cancer survivors, and are likely to improve their quality of life [9] Nevertheless, the psychological impact of these strategies...
... ofthe regulations and statutes These sections are not intended to function as the main tool ofthe protocol (this is the purpose ofthe checklist) Instead, they serve to remind the auditor of ... needed and the date by which it is needed are determined by the type of operation at the facility, the amount of throughput ofthe tank, and the number of tanks at the facility Appendix A of this ... keeping the tank undisturbed for at least 36 h each week, during which the contents ofthe tank are measured twice at the beginning and twice at the end ofthe test period At the end of each week the...
... and chin, then stretch the bands over your head and secure them comfortably as shown; one band on the upper back of your head, the other below the ears at the base ofthe neck Adjust the mask ... away from the shoulders Slip the fingers of one hand under the cuff ofthe opposite arm Pull the hand into the sleeve, grasping the gown from inside Reach across and push the sleeve off the opposite ... grasp the outside ofthe opposite glove near the wrist Pull and peel the glove away from the hand The glove should now be turned inside-out, with the contaminated side now on the inside Hold the...
... cases of sexual assault, rape, incest, and where the continued pregnancy endangers the mental and physical health ofthe mother or the life ofthe mother or the foetus (Article 14[2][c]) The protocol ... Article 18(3) ofthe African Charter requires the state to “ensure the elimination of every discrimination against women and also ensure the protection ofthe rights ofthe woman and the child as ... implementation ofthe protocol; • train women at the grassroots level on how to redress violations ofthe rights they are guaranteed by the protocol; • train public of cials on the rights guaranteed in the...