... risk of falling should develop and maintain basic professional competence in fallsassessment and prevention. [D]1.10.2 Individuals at risk of falling, and their carers,should be offered information, ... risk and individualised intervention aimed at promotingindependence and improving physical and psychological function. [A]1.4 Strength and balance training1.4.1 Strength and balance training ... 2002).Detailed examination of the MDSThe content validity of the risk assessment of falls section of the MDS instrument was examined and information onthe utility of the instrument in practice in relation...
... PestsBackgroundWithin APEC little is known on the introduction of marine pestsLittle practical information on measures to prevent introductionsLack of knowledge in what individual countries are doingNeed ... important vectorsInternational shipping, aquaculture and biodiversity are most threatened values Amount of commercial shipping and number of trading partners affecting pathway strength ... FrameworkConclusions, including the results of the November 2001 Workshop Management Framework - Introduced Marine PestsManagement capabilities and approaches APEC and the MRCWG have a role in liaising...
... renewed interest in examining the indications for BCG vaccination in theUnited States included consideration of the wide range of vaccine efficacies deter-mined by clinical trials and estimated in ... preventing pulmonary TB in adoles-cents and adults. These studies also were not useful in determining a) the efficacy of BCG vaccine in HCWs or b) the effects on efficacy of the vaccine strain administered6 ... vaccination of adults and the type of vaccine strain administered precluded the inclusion of these factors as covariates in the random -effects regression model. However, these researchers determined...
... impact of RNA binding on pro-tein structure and substrate-binding ability.Proteins that bind and process nucleic acids areoften capable of binding to both RNA and single-stranded or double-stranded ... an intrinsic relationship between the RNAbinding and protein folding in RNA–UDE.Interestingly, treatment of RNA–UDE with RNa-se A did not result in significant changes of the meltingcurve, indicating ... Activation-induced deaminase can deaminatecytosines only in ssDNA, and not in RNA [18]; how-ever, activation-induced deaminase expressed in Sf9cells is bound to RNA, and elimination of this RNA...
... cardinal symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD), and persons with PD run anincreased risk of falling [1,2]. Most falls occur during func-tional activities, e.g. walking and turning [3], and ... fear of falling as less severe with DBS ON as com-pared to DBS OFF, and the total score of FES(S) increased(p = 0.002) in median with 54 points (Table 3).Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation ... activi-ties: getting inand out of bed, grooming and toileting[38]. The FES(S) was originally tested in stroke patients,but the 13 item version has been used when investigatingpatients with...
... composition.1. INTRODUCTIONApplication of fertiliser often increases the growth of Pinuspinaster Ait. and other conifers [24, 38]. The mass and area of foliage increases following fertiliser ... fertiliser explain only10% of the increase of net photosynthesis within the canopy[31]. Increases in leaf area and changes in biomass partitioningprobably explain the bulk of the growth response ... between inco-ming solar radiation and daily maximum and minimum tempera-ture, Agric. For. Meteorol. 31 (1984) 159–166.[9] Brix H., Effectsof thinning and nitrogen fertilization on growth of Douglas-fir:...
... identification number, and the date of drug dispension. Since January 1 1989 all data from North Jutland County have been stored in a prescription database maintained by the Department of Clinical Epidemiology, ... exposure information may be incomplete. Incomplete exposure information in the current study may bias the results towards unity as well. Because of our reliance on dispensing information in the ... with exposure to loratadine and other antihistamines according to the time of exposure. The adjusted OR for loratadine exposure within 30 days before conception and during the first trimester...
... prevalent HBV strains in China are genotype B and C [32], but the two genotypes distribute unevenly in China. We studied 1096 Chinese chronic HBV carriers from 9 provinces in Mainland China. Four major ... genotype C in development of hepatocellular carcinoma remains controversial. The response of different HBV genotypes to interferon-alfa treatment is of increasing interest because the benefit of interferon-alfa ... transmission includes injection drug use, transfusions and dialysis, acupuncture, working in a health-care setting, tattooing and household contact. In the United States and Western Europe, injection...
... welfare effects. Because China is a larger trade partner, the elimination of Chinese quantitative restraints results in a correspondingly larger increase in imports and a smaller increase in GDP. ... quarter of the welfare gain at a cost of 13.3 percent of the output loss, while elimination of preferential rules of origin accounts for the remaining 23.3 percent of increased welfare and 84.9 ... (1): 141–166. Estevadeordal, Antoni and Kati Suominen. 2006. “Mapping and Measuring Rules of Origin Around the World.” In The Origin of Goods: Rules of Origin in Regional Trade Agreements, ed....