basic epidemiology of stroke and risk assessment

... the Riskometer, in chapter of Extremes and Integrated Risk Management (London: Risk Books) Mina J., and J.Y Xiao (2001), Return to RiskMetrics: The Evolution of a Standard, Discussion paper, RiskMetrics ... insight and extend our understanding of hedge fund risks to a wide range of equity oriented hedge fund strategies They characterised the risk exposures of hedge funds using buy -and- hold and option-based ... analysis of hedge fund risks and returns is also important from the standpoint of asset pricing theory Understanding the hedge fund risks exposures is also a key feature to the design of optimal risk- sharing...

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... estimate of the standard deviation for each of the hazard quotients and cancer risk estimates Traditional risk assessments use point estimates of exposure yielding point estimates of risk with ... considered The use of Monte Carlo simulations in risk assessment provides an understanding of the degree of uncertainty and variability around a risk estimate that single-point estimates of risk cannot ... Edberg determined risk based on the number of microbes, their virulence, and the immune status of the host Boffetta et al (2000) compared childhood cancer risk and adult lung cancer risk after childhood...

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... detection bias Assessment of the trial reporting in terms of risk of bias, the use of random assignment, and subsequent concealment of allocation would qualify as adequate (that is, low risk of selection ... Symptomatic efficacy and safety of diacerein in the treatment of osteoarthritis: a meta-analysis of randomized placebo-controlled trials Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2009, Oct 14 [Epub ahead of print] Vlad ... Roche (Basel, Switzerland), sanofi-aventis (Paris, France), Scandinavian Clinical Nutrition (Stockholm, Sweden), and Wyeth (Madison, NJ, USA) Published: February 2010 Page of References Jacquet...

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... scope of this study to investigate the issue of clinical significance, particularly in terms of the effect of these observed improvements on risk for falls Although this sample of men and women ... visit Data collection and assessment Data were collected at each of the two visits, through selfreport questionnaires, Research Assistant (RA) interviews and physical assessments and examinations ... the results and contributed to writing the paper JKH, RR, MC, and SH contributed to the study design, interpretation of the results and writing of the paper MC recruited participants and coordinated...

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... modify and redistribute the computer software code Open source technology offers a level of stability and flexibility that is not typically available with “out -of- the-box” software Benefit of Open ... part of Turkey These include the satellite sensor data taken in the year of 1987 and 2000, which are use for the extraction of land surface temperature and landuse information 1:25000 scale standard ... get the idea of paces and occurrence of Landslides After observing the conditions of existing and old landslides, it has been decided to use DGPS to obtain the location of landslide 4.3.2 Equipment...

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... Diseases and Total Burden of Disease Individual and Joint Contributions of Risk Factors to Mortality and Burden of Disease from Site-Specific Cancers Individual and Joint Contributions of Risk Factors ... Mortality and Burden of Disease, by Age and Sex Joint Contributions (PAFs) of the Leading Risk Factors to Mortality and Burden of Disease, by Region Individual and Joint Contributions of Risk Factors ... disease assessments and the assessment of the disease and injury burden from major risk factors (Ezzati and others 2004; Murray and others 2002; World Health Organization 2002) In 2002, a number of...

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... method of creating truth can have a fighting chance at reaching the heights that it is capable of So it is that through a mixture of the two schools of thought and the work of the two men ... mastered it that theatre can reach a point of beauty and truth and can display reality and drama in a way that doesn't need to adapt with the changes of life because it is based in life The theatre ... life The theatre that emerges from this blend has its roots deep in the heart of humanity and what people truly want, and, consequently, will never die ...

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... self-esteem, and level of hope (O'Young and McPeek 1987) In sum, concepts of quality of life can be extraordinarily broad, and the interests of clear technology assessment strategy and communication of ... Quality of Life and Technology Assessment http://www.nap.edu/catalog/1424.html THE USE OF QUALITY -OF- LIFE MEASURES IN TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT The Use of Quality -of- Life Measures in Technology Assessment ... of use of quality -of- life measures and the rigor of the methods of study have changed substantially Najman and Levine (1981) conducted Acknowledgment: We appreciate the advice of J.M Najman and...

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... Sport, Professionalism and Pain: Ethnographies of injury and risk Sport, Professionalism and Pain considers these and other pertinent concerns as it questions whether, in the world of modem sport, ... of Sport in the School of Sport and Leisure at the University of Gloucestershire Sport, Professionalism and Pain Ethnographies of injury and risk P.David Howe LONDON AND NEW YORK First published ... body and social theory 53 Pain and the body 65 Summary 69 vi PART II Pain, injury and the culture of risk 70 71 The concept of pain 72 Medical practice and the nature of pain 77 Positive pain and...

Ngày tải lên: 30/03/2014, 02:20

... review and consider further actions if necessary, to ensure fair outcomes and protect standards Ofqual 2013 Consultation on the Removal of Speaking and Listening Assessment from GCSE English and ... effectiveness of the moderation of controlled assessment in the speaking and listening component, the subject of this consultation Speaking and listening assessments are ephemeral Only a third of schools ... X X.1 For the purposes of assessment of GCSE qualifications in English and/ or English language for award of qualifications in 2014, 2015 and 2016, paragraphs 11 and 12 of the GCSE Subject Criteria...

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... (ELISA) Proceedings of the Session of the Research Group of the Standing Technical Commitee of the European Commission for the Control of Foot -and- Mouth Disease, Lelystad, Netherlands, 20–22 Sept ... for the serotypes O, A and Asia1 are at a 1/5 serum-dilution (σ = 4), (σ = 1), (σ = 6), and those result in an endpoint-titre of 1/ 320, with a standard deviation of one twofold dilution step For ... Descriptive statistics of the antibody ELISA for samples per month and serotype Descriptive statistics of the antibody ELISA for samples per month and serotype Box -and- whisker diagram of the measured...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 01:20

... acquisition of data for NIHSS and mBI PAPJ participated in the acquisition of data for NIHSS and stroke case definitions JOF conceived and coordinated the study, participated in its design, stroke ... consequences of stroke measured by the stroke impact scale Stroke 2002, 33:1840-1844 Special report from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke: Classification of cerebrovascular ... of life after stroke using the EQ-5D and health utilities index Stroke 2004, 35:607-612 Page of 18 Sulch D, Melbourn A, Perez I, Kalra L: Integrated care pathways and qualitivy of life on a stroke...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 15:20

... professional, who always most willingly offered help and advice when needed Specific publications consulted during the preparation of this text include: American Association of State Highway and ... of the beam or other member Units used are inches and millimeters and their powers The formulas in Fig 2.1 are valid for both USCS and SI units Handy formulas for some dozen different types of ... xL, the location of the center of gravity of the loading with respect to one of the loads; G2 ϭ ⌺b Pn/W, where n bnL is the distance from each load Pn to the center of gravity of the loading (taken...

Ngày tải lên: 22/07/2014, 18:22

... dense silty sand Very soft to soft silty clay to clay Slightly compact to compact clayey silts and silts Silts, sands, and gravel Loose to dense clayey sands and bedded silts, sands, and gravels ... rotated the top of the columns forward and eventually pushed the spans off the top of Bent and Bent Or, perhaps there was an element of strong shaking that combined with the landslide to create ... (they often occur during heavy rains, which increase the weight and reduce the friction of the soil), but the number of landslides is greatly increased wherever large earthquakes occur Landslides...

Ngày tải lên: 22/07/2014, 18:22

... is defined as the art and science of designing and successfully executing structures in accordance with aesthetic considerations and the laws of physics, as well as practical and material considerations ... so important that they often dictate the very architecture and layout of the structure; certainly they dominate the design process and are the focus of this chapter Many of the other factors also ... relation to economics and risk in the design of welded tubular structures and their connections include: (1) static strength, (2) fatigue resistance, (3) fracture control, and (4) weldability c...

Ngày tải lên: 22/07/2014, 18:22

... covered a wide range of portal and leaning column frames with slenderness ratios of 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, and 80 and relative stiffness ratios (G) of 0, 3, and The ultimate strength of each frame ... length of web angle thickness of web angle k value of web angle gauge of web angle Note: (1) Top- and seat-angle connections need lines and for input data, and top and seat angle with web-angle ... length of top angle thickness of top angle k value of top angle gauge of top angle(= 2.5 in., typical) width of nut (W = 1.25 in for 3/4D bolt, W = 1.4375 in for 7/8D bolt) depth of beam length of...

Ngày tải lên: 22/07/2014, 18:22

... will be of significant value in helping to provide an experimental and analytical testbed for proof -of- concept of existing and new devices c 1999 by CRC Press LLC References [1] Aiken, I.D and Kelly, ... systems encompass a range of materials and devices for enhancing damping, stiffness, and strength, and can be used both for natural hazard mitigation and for rehabilitation of aging or deficient structures ... mitigation in the form of either energy dissipation or elements of seismic isolation systems The possible use of active control systems and some combinations of passive and active systems, so-called...

Ngày tải lên: 22/07/2014, 18:22

... capacity, Mcap , is a random variable with mean of 20 ft-kips and standard deviation of ft-kips The load, P , is a random variable with mean of kips and standard deviation of kip Compute the second-moment ... particular normal distribution, (·) = the standard normal CDF, µx = mean of random variable X, and σx = standard deviation of random variable X Since the standard normal variate is therefore the variate ... standard normal CDF, and λy and ξy are the lognormal distribution parameters related to µy = mean of random variable Y and Vy = coefficient of variation (COV) of random variable Y , by the following:...

Ngày tải lên: 22/07/2014, 18:22

... (M0250000.995) U.S Bureau of Reclamation Denver, CO Marston, A and A.O Anderson 1913 The Theory of Loads on Pipes in Ditches and Tests of Cement and Clay Drain Tile and Sewer Pipe Bull 31 Iowa ... predict the magnitude and time variation of transients in both the positive and negative internal pressure 25.3.2 Pipe and Contents The effects of dead weight of the pipe wall and the fluid carried ... height of ground surface above top of pipe (ft) hw = height of groundwater surface above top of pipe (ft) D = diameter of pipe (in.) = coefficient of elastic support B = 1+4e−0.065h E = modulus of...

Ngày tải lên: 22/07/2014, 18:22

... overview of aspects of fatigue and fracture that are relevant to design or assessment of structural components made of concrete, steel, and aluminum This chapter is intended for practicing civil and ... Nijhoff Publishers, Dordrecht, the Netherlands [11] British Standards Institute 1994 Code of Practice for Fatigue Design and Assessment of Steel Structures, BS 7608, London [12] British Standards ... by the combination of a lack -of- fusion defect and the unfused edge of the backing bar On a cross-section at the deepest point of the lack -of- fusion defect, the total depth of the notch, including...

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