... considerably THE RAND EVALUATIONTheevaluationofthe demonstration by RAND consisted of two components: a process evaluation and an analysis ofthe effects ofthe guideline on clinical practices The ... presents the results from our evaluationofthe implementation ofthe low back pain guideline in the Great Plains Region demonstration These findings build on and extend the results of our process evaluation ... guideline Summary reports ofthe results ofthe final round of site visits for the four participating MTFs are presented in Appendix B The purposes ofthe analysis ofthe effects of guideline implementation...
... considerably THE RAND EVALUATIONTheevaluationofthe demonstration by RAND consisted of two components: a process evaluation and an analysis ofthe effects ofthe guideline on clinical practices The ... presents the results from our evaluationofthe implementation ofthe low back pain guideline in the Great Plains Region demonstration These findings build on and extend the results of our process evaluation ... guideline Summary reports ofthe results ofthe final round of site visits for the four participating MTFs are presented in Appendix B The purposes ofthe analysis ofthe effects of guideline implementation...
... improved the sensitivity, specificity, PPV, and NPV ofthe test, especially during the first h after the onset of chest painThe diagnostic accuracy ofthe repeat test was also superior to the Cardio ... department setting The subjective nature ofthe reports ofthe patients about the exact onset of their ischemic symptoms may potentially overestimate or underestimate the duration of their ischemic ... ofthe 32 patients who presented to the ED within h after the onset of chest pain, 10 (31.2%) had AMI (group 1) Six ofthe 31 patients (19.3%) who presented after h but within 12 h of chest pain...
... all but ofthe 11 subjects for the duration ofthe anesthetic This result suggestsa central mechanism as the mediator between the myofascial trigger points andlight sensitivity; however, the phenomenon ... population The results ofthe present study refute claims that some or all ofthepainexperienced by chronic whiplash patients arises from psychosocial issues, as the only treatment experienced by the ... methods used in the present investigation, these studies involved IV infusions of lidocaine Thus, the purpose ofthe control group in the Table 5: Pressure pain threshold for the controls PPT...
... notice that the variance Coo.,5 ofthe conditional distribution of given $ is also the variance ofthe marginal distribution of under the reduced model (0, A) This leads to view the ratio of determinants ... relative ease of computation in large field data sets The extension ofthe theory to the measure ofdegreeof connectedness of random factors is illustrated in this example by calculations of D and ... consisting of what is called disconnectedness or confounding between the factors This suggests the idea of measuring thedegreeof connectedness by some distance between the current status ofthe layout...
... early in the morning and swelling ofthe legs at the end ofthe day Participants were asked to weigh themselves using the same weighing scales at around a.m and p.m for three consecutive days They ... idea ofthe high prevalence of edema in the more advanced grades of cellulite The lack of specific clinical and laboratory studies hinders research on cyclic edema and the dissemination of information ... patients and the other (28%) required other types of treatments Aminaphtone was the first drug of choice but when treatment failed ginkgo biloba was prescribed For the patients treated with the ginkgo...
... increase in the prevalence of low back painof 162% with an annual increase of 11.6% The widely held belief that most ofthe episodes of low back pain will be short-lived, with 80% to 90% of these ... lumbar radiofrequency neurotomy.29-31 The exact mechanism ofthe therapeutic effect of lumbar facet joint nerve blocks is not known, whereas radiofrequency neurotomy causes denaturing ofthe nerves ... any deleterious effects The basis for intraarticular injections has been the inflammation ofthe joint This report consists ofthe 2-year results ofthe comparativeness of lumbar facet joint nerve...
... Analysis 3.1.1 The Suitability ofthe Material to the Aims ofthe Course To determine the appropriateness ofthe material to the aims ofthe course, the author has based upon the analysis ofthe syllabus ... and the judgments ofthe value ofthe materials being evaluated in relation to the objectives and the requirements determined 1.2.2 Purposes of Materials Evaluation An evaluationof teaching materials ... designers Therefore, they can provide the most valid information in theevaluation process Also, their understanding of cultural and political factors ofthe institution in which the evaluation...
... ofthe ESP reading texts in the course are useful; 70.7% the learners think that the topics ofthe ESP reading texts in the course are useful and 13.4% the learners think that the topics ofthe ... half ofthe learners (65.2%) find the length ofthe ESP reading texts in the course suitable while over half ofthe learners (67.7%) complain about the length ofthe ESP reading texts in the course ... issues in programme evaluation as follows: • What is the purpose ofthe evaluation? • Who is the audience for the evaluation? • What principles of procedure should guide the evaluation? • What...
... that the price was all-important, and every penny counted The supermarket was generally accepted as the food retailer until the years 1970s By the end ofthe decade, the changing lifestyle ofthe ... ofthe store by evaluating the store in terms ofthe factors comprising the choice criteria Based on the evaluation, the consumer 18 forms a degreeof preference for the store If preference exceeds ... Demographic profile of supermarkets’ non-users and heavy-users The demographic profile of heavy users in the sample is similar to the profile described for the whole sample (table 4.16 The figures...
... Demand (BOD): A measure ofthe amount of oxygen consumed in the biological processes that break down organic matter in water The greater the BOD, the greater thedegreeof pollution Nhu c u oxi ... designed to promote the settling of fly ash and coarse particulate matter by changing the direction and/or reducing the velocity ofthe gases produced by the combustion ofthe refuse or sludge ... inhibition ofthe effect of one chemical by the action of another Antarctic "Ozone Hole": Refers to the seasonal depletion of ozone in the upper atmosphere above a large area of Antarctica (See: Ozone...
... such as the port of entry, the names ofthe importer and exporter, a detailed description ofthe goods, the quantity ofthe goods, the value ofthe goods, the currency, and the country of origin ... total sales ofthe company in 2011 The Central Vietnam and the others took up the last 13% of revenue generated from the activity The customers of VEDS JSC are mainly commercial offices, factories, ... activities ofthe company such as ensuring profitability, growth and development ofthe entire company, achieving the objectives ofthe company on sales growth, profit, personnel development and others...
... from the shortage of water The damage [%•day] from the shortage of water is quantified by the product ofthe percent of deficiency to the water supply demand [%] and the period of deficiency [days] ... drinks L of water every day, the concentration in the drinking water should be lower than 0.25mg/L The cancer risk for chloroform is evaluated on the basis ofthe occurrence probability ofthe concentration ... Japanese Evaluationof health risks by the DALY What is DALY? The Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALY) is the sum ofthe Years of Life Lost (YLL) and the Years Lived with a Disability (YLD) The YLL...
... uptake the CO2 dissolved in the water because ofthe existence ofthe CO2 concentration difference between the inside (low) and outside (high) ofthe cell When the water was discharged outside the ... point.) To be sure ofthe effect of SS in raw water, another experiment was conducted with the supernatant from the final settling tank ofthe WWTP (Ube City, Japan) with the same initial TC ... represent the data range.) CONCLUSION (1) The optimum operational condition ofthe device is a pressure of 0.3 MPa When a high-dissolved CO2 device is used for the disinfection ofthe effluent from the...
... water (Miura et al., 2007) Evaluationof denitrification activity of microorganisms Batch experiments for theevaluationof DNR, and a quinone analysis for theevaluationofthe microorganism community ... representation ofthe PCA analysis of DNR The X-axis is the first principal component (PC1) and Y-axis is the second principal component (PC2) The diameters ofthe circles indicate DNRs The plots ... Outline ofthe experimental field and the water treatment apparatus - 422 - Journal of Water and Environment Technology, Vol 8, No.4, 2010 Paddy field The characteristics ofthe paddy field and the...
... Another major factor was the reduction of water use in the factory through the utilization of WWR and water conservation efforts mainly due to their cost consciousness after the introduction of ... proposed the necessity of city-wide recycling system and other measures The fluctuation of water consumption in this period reflects the people’s consideration on the WCP introduced The people ... where the water usage of 700 households was monitored for a period of time to review the consumption pattern However, according to TMG, the amount of reduction is not clear yet but they believe the...
... cracking Figure shows the schematic diagram ofthe SJBG The SJBG consists ofthe gas producer, purification unit and the generator The gas producer is an 180Nm3/h gas production unit The purification ... efficiency ofthe gasifier without looking at the downstream processes and associated components Figure Schematic diagram ofthe system Johansson Biomass Gasifier Figure shows the photo ofthe 180Nm3/h ... rate of 2Nm3/h was assumed, which is the gas flow rate in the 180Nm3/h gasifier; and a wood heating value of 17.5MJ/kg was used because it is the average calorific value ofthe wood used during the...