... Journal of Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injury 2007, 2:20 Three of our articles have been designated as "Highly Accessed" [6-8] and one, by Professor Marianna Papadopoulou and colleagues ... remain positive about the direction ofthe journal andthe Society We have more support than ever with the inclusion of new editors and new ideas We have added Jörg Bahm and Jayme Bertelli as ... can most appreciate and find use for published information The mix of basic science and clinical materials submitted for review has been excellent and encouraging Our reviewers are all voluntary...
... 13 The relevant amount ofthe concessionary refund is the amount of registration fees paid on a pro-rata basis, in respect ofthe number of days in the Waiver Period, which are covered by the ... before the end of March 2012 and have already paid the full amount of $6,550 for a 3-year business registration certificate The commencement date ofthe certificate of my company falls in April ... respect ofa sole proprietorship business and its branch; any ofthe partners – in respect ofa partnership business and its branch; the secretary, manager or any ofthe directors – in respect of a...
... literature, HRQOL outcomes have been reported using both types of measures Generic and disease-specific measures of HRQOL each have their advantages and disadvantages Generic measures are applicable ... to any population and scores may be compared to general population norms as well as across diseases Disease-specific measures contain items of particular relevance to patients with the disease, ... loss and weight gain That is, weight loss was associated with improved HRQOL and weight gain was associated with reduced HRQOL, and these changes occurred in a linear fashion Among the individuals...
... American Cancer Society, Inc 2008 Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW), Australasian Association of Cancer Registries (AACR): Cancer in Australia: An overview, 2006 Canberra: AIHW ... Assessment of Cancer Therapy scale: Development and validation ofthe general measure J Clin Oncol 1993, 11(3):570-579 29 Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS): Australian Standard Classification ... Assessment of Cancer Therapy; FACT-G: Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General; FACTGP: Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General Population; FACTB+4: Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Breast...
... conclusions about the relative importance of patient care and operational factors compared to sources other than ambulance work, such asthe ‘managerial role’, the ‘relations with others at work’ and ... between the sample available at T1 only andthe sample available at both T1 and T2 Sample T-test (T1 and T2) sample vs sample (n = 784-821) Dependent variables measured at T1 and T2 Job satisfaction ... data and critical revisions ofthe manuscript TS performed the statistical analyses and drafted the manuscript TS will act as guarantor for the paper All authors approved the final manuscript Competing...
... the study and participated in the acquisition and interpretation of data HEG and FHS participated in the design ofthe study, the acquisition and interpretation of data All authors read and approved ... year after diagnosis two children (4%) had had a relapse ofthe cancer The average cumulative length of hospital stay was 15.7 days at T1, and 50.2 days at T2 As Table shows, about 56% ofthe ... designed the study, participated in the collection of data, analyzed the data and drafted the manuscript MV designed the study, participated in the interpretation of data and helped to draft the manuscript...
... department (ED), any hospitalisation (defined asa hospital stay of at least one day) and death occurring during the year after the baseline visit as well as nursing home placement and greater ... (33%) had at least one admission to the ED and 46 (25%) at least one hospitalisation At unadjusted analyses the lowest score-based quartile ofthe OPQOL total score was associated with a greater ... lowest scorebased quartile ofthe health-related OPQOL sub-score (i.e a score between and out of 20) at baseline was associated with a greater risk of any fall and also with a greater risk of nursing...
... prefer the apical parts of shoots In Scandinavia, the majority of single attacks took place at the distance of 10 mm from the base ofthe apical bud (Långström 1983) In the United States this distance ... (ANOVA) assuming the stand and study season as classification factors The post-hoc comparison was carried out on the basis ofthe Tukey’s multiple range test Using Student’s t-test for unpaired samples, ... trees was measured to the nearest 0.25 m; (iii) dbh of all pine trees was measured outside bark in N–S and E–W directions to the nearest 0.5 cm The study site was located in Zagnańsk in southeastern...
... Sasaki M: A case of invasive hemolymphangioma ofthe pancreas World J Gastroenterol 2008, 14:2932-2934 Le Borgne J, de Calan L, Partensky C: Cystadenomas and cystadenocarcinomas ofthe pancreas: ... although the case reported by Banchini [4] had a slight increase in alkaline phosphatase and gamma-glutamyl transferase Serum carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) and CA19-9 are within normal limits Imaging ... enucleation andthe partial pancreatectomies Hemolymphangioma ofthe pancreas is commonly a benign disease and has no invasion ability Local resection is necessary But in the Japanese case, pancreatoduodenectomy...
... localized prostate cancer during the period January 2000 to December 2002, in the department of Radiation Oncology at the Allan Blair Cancer Center (ABCC), in Regina, Canada One ofthe standard ... G Gray, B Sarafian, E Linn, A Bonomi, M Silberman, SB Yellen, P Winicour, J Brannon: The Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy (FACT) scale: development and validation ofthe general measure ... showed that the impact of prostate cancer treatments such as EBRT alone vs combination of EBRT and HDRBT on HRQoL was comparable at one year after com- Page of (page number not for citation purposes)...
... Journal of Foot and Ankle Research 2009, 2:31 and postgraduate levels Education in Australasian and British podiatry has not always been at graduate level, and it is, perhaps, easy to forget that ... Frescos Adam Garrow Mark Gilheany Jill Halstead Farina Hashmi Katarina Hjelm Sara Jones Anne-Maree Keenan Tim Kilmartin Michael Kinchington Alberto Leardini Chris MacLean Xavier Martin Ian Mathieson ... comparison ofwhat was originally planned by the researchers andwhat was actually done This helps identify whether the target sample size was obtained, whether any post-hoc changes were made...
... medical advice, and they were treated asa separate group in further analyses Page of 11 substance use-related poisoning) asthe dependent variable Suicide attempt, as assessed by physicians, was ... evaluated as appeal patients also stated a wish to die In total, 36% were evaluated as suicide attempt patients and 26% as appeal patients Substance use-related poisoning was seen in 38% of cases, of ... likely to receive a higher level of care at discharge than those evaluated as appeal patients Both suicide attempts and appeals are aspects of suicidal behavior [25] Among repeaters of self-poisoning,...
... repeated measures ANCOVA’s, examining the course of anxiety measured by the BAI, andthe course of depression assessed by the IDS, at T0 and T1 All patients suffered from a CIDI-diagnosis of anxiety ... ofthe presence ofa mental problem, the perceived need for care andthe patient’s utilization of health care services This translates as whether the patient consulted a GP, specialist, company ... Friesland, GGZ Drenthe, Scientific Institute for Quality of Healthcare (IQ healthcare), Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research (NIVEL) and Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction...
... post-index healthcare costs First, we calculated the mean for each ofthe numeric covariates, and gave equal share ofthe categorical covariates, and then calculated the log mean ofthe fitted gamma distribution ... post-index Because the dataset in this study was derived from an insurance claim database andthe data conform to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 confidentiality requirements, ... aripiprazole was associated with a lower risk of hospitalization than ziprasidone, olanzapine and quetiapine, and lower mental health costs than ziprasidone and quetiapine in the year following initial...
... (linear), at a flow rate of μL/min Mass spectra have been collected in full scan (MS data) and also in data-dependent scan (MS/MS data) mode with a capillary temperature of 250°C, a sheath gas ... of 17 arbitrary unities, a source voltage of 3.6 kV, anda capillary voltage of 32 V Measurements have been performed in the positive ion mode and mass accuracy has been calibrated before measurements ... pulmonary epithelial cells and alveolar macrophages are constantly exposed to environmental toxicants, it can be hypothesized a passive cellular release of thymosin b4 rather than an active compartmentalization...
... secondary study, performed statistical analyses andinterpreted data, and drafted the manuscript SC interpreted data and drafted the manuscript MO and JHL performed statistical analyses and drafted ... physical function and role physical domains preferentially because of their objective nature and amenability to proxy assessment Functional status was measured asthe number of dependencies in activities ... findings may help to clarify what PMV patients may experience regarding the general rate and magnitude of their functional recovery as well as reinforce others' concerns about the shifting of increasingly...
... (post-implementation phase) and 50% (preimplementation phase) ofthe subjects had expired Continuous data are presented as means ± standard deviation, and when appropriate were compared for statistical differences ... contributions AEJ conceived the study AEJ MAP, MRM, MTS, and JAK designed the study AEJ, MAP, JAK, MRM, and MTS collected the data and performed the statistical analysis AEJ drafted the manuscript and all ... patient triggered an alphanumeric page to ancillary staff (ED and ICU charge nurses, respiratory therapist, pharmacy, bed management) and both the protocol quality assurance nurse and physician...
... analysis and drafted the manuscript SK, RSY, TV and ER participated in drafting and revision ofthe manuscript All authors were involved in data acquisition and read and approved the final manuscript ... after ARF compared with the age-matched and sex-matched reference values HRQOL decreases after ARF [29] and ARDS [5], and it may even be lower after ARDS compared with other critically ill patients ... estimate ofthe total predicted lifetime QALYs and cost per QALY for the entire population of 958 ARF patients ofthe FINNALI study Statistical methods Data are presented as medians and interquartile...
... participated asthe main supervisor ofthe whole process ofthe study: planning ofthe study, analysis ofthe data and reading, discussion and improvement ofthe manuscript All authors have read and approved ... collecting the data, performing the data analyses and writing the article LS also collected data ISB, LS and HM participated in the planning ofthe study and discussions during data analyses, read the ... were replaced with the patients’ mean value for each subscale Data on categorical variables are presented as numbers and percentages, and those with ordinal scale as median Continuous data are presented...
... takes a very important part in teaching and learning reading a language anda foreign language as well It can be seen asthe ability to retain information ofa written text to the fullest ofthe ... native speakers are not the same In other words, the native languages andthe target language not often share much similarity of opinions, ideas because of many elements such as grammar structure, ... that they can learn as an autonomy outside the classroom But it is a fact to the teachers at the UOS that they are to take up ESP teaching but they are not trained in doing that difficult task...