... significantly absorbed in the intestinal tract, and reach the colon mainly intact [27] They are therefore bioavailable to the epithelial cells in the intestinal wall, where procyanidins and other phenolics ... investigated the relationship of different structural factors of procyanidins, such as the mean degree of polymerization and percentage of galloylation, with their antiproliferative potential and their ... from green tea, is a potent antioxidant and chemopreventive agent [21,22] These and other results suggest that the galloylation of catechins andthe presence of gallocatechin moieties in natural...
... sulphate, and those of Pilsen (the home of clear lagers – are soft waters Water and Taint Water is a common source of Taints in beer Typically, water is the source ofthe majority of taints ... measure ofthe buffering capacity ofthe bicarbonate ions and, to some extent, the carbonate and hydroxide ions of water These three ions all react with hydrogen ions to reduce acidity and raise ... sulfate ions In the presence of sulfate, sodium creates an unpleasant harshness, so the rule of thumb is that the more sulfate in the water, the less sodium there should be (and vice versa) Potassium...
... English They were fluent into the idioms and colloquial forms ofthe forward language The two back translators had not seen the original English text ofthe Family Impact Scale and were unaware ofthe ... purpose ofthe project The two backward translations were then reviewed by two ofthe authors of this paper The aim of this phase was to ascertain that the translation was fully comprehensible and ... disabilities and on the assumption that functional independence of a child is directly proportional to the burden of care affecting the family We chose WeeFIM also because thereliabilityandvalidity of...
... measure ofthe uptake capacity, and K0.5 as well as the ratio between Vmax and K 0.5 are measures ofthe affinity ofthe uptake system Also the slope, a, ofthe initial linear part ofthe uptake ... the controlled growth experiments and uptake studies and performed most ofthe statistical analyses HB and BL drafted the manuscript IAM, KLM and SLM participated in the design ofthe study and ... considered the main explanation for the rapid spread and competitive success of Typha in the P-enriched areas ofthe Florida Everglades Cladium and Typha also co-exist in the oligotrophic areas of the...
... That help businesses improve and confirm the role and position themselves in the market Therefore, the development and launch ofthe product as well as the expansion ofthe market is an important ... in the market Developing new products is the main controlling tool of profit, it maintains competitive advantages and ensure the survival ofthe business The development andthe launching of ... market, are clear evidences to theimportanceofthe development andthe presence of new products PART II RATIONALE I Theimportanceof developing new products The product life cycle Like humans,...
... criteria of good tests and theoretical ideas on test reliabilityandvalidity as well as achievement tests Chapter 3- The study is the main part ofthe thesis showing the context ofthe study andthe ... assessment ofthe test reliabilityandvalidity These conclusions are as follows: The test with chosen items is compatible with the aims ofthe courses andthe objectives ofthe syllabus andthe test ... reliable andthe other 40% may be caused by an error Thus, the higher thereliability coefficient is, the lower the standard error is The lower the standard error is, the more reliable the test...
... However, thereliabilityandvalidityofthe SF-8 has not been demonstrated for use with populations affected by conflict The purpose of this study was to test thevalidityandreliabilityofthe ... with the participant name, sex and age were collected The sample size was determined with the aim of measuring thereliability coefficients for the PCS and MCS scores ofthe SF-8 This used the ... have had on thevalidityofthe tests However, respondent understanding ofthe different recall periods appeared clear 30 other questions separated the SF-8 questions andthe HTQ and HSCL-25...
... Hungarian and UK English versions, and item ofthe South African, item ofthe "somnolence" dimension ofthe German and South African and item ofthe "sleep disturbance" dimension ofthe Hungarian ... any ofthe others Construct validity was tested with the following two analyses The ability ofthe MOS-Sleep scores to discriminate between groups of subjects according to the severity ofthe ... the average number of hours of sleep per night reported by the patient andthe "optimal sleep" is a dichotomized version, that is "yes" when the number of hours of sleep is or The scores of the...
... support thevalidityofthe Scandinavian language versions ofthe GSRS andthe QOLRAD in patients with GERD [41] Future studies could use this approach to further assess thevalidityofthe additional ... frequency and severity of symptoms, andthe QOLRAD Emotional distress domain correlated with physician-assessed frequency of symptoms Known-groups validityofthe GSRS andthe QOLRAD All domains ofthe ... correlating the GSRS with the QOLRAD; (b) correlating the GSRS andthe QOLRAD with the SF-36 dimensions; and (c) correlating the GSRS andthe QOLRAD with the HAD (except in South Africa) and with...
... to the illness, the assessment ofthe heath-related quality of life of parents and families could contribute toward their healthcare needs [3,21,22] This study presents thereliabilityandvalidity ... regarding thereliabilityandvalidityofthe construct This suggests its usefulness as a parameter in studies assessing the impact of pediatric cancer on the HRQOL of parents and family functioning The ... cross-cultural adaptation, the group of specialists stated that the concept ofthe impact of childhood cancer on the quality of life ofthe families used for development ofthe original instrument was...
... While the objectivity, reliability, andvalidityofthe pendulum test andthe simplicity and portability ofthe Polhemus tracking system provide support for its use, the convergent validityofthe ... contributed to the inertia ofthe leg against which the quadriceps and spasticity served as a brake Still, the addition ofthe weight did not improve the measurement properties ofthe pendulum test and ... We therefore purposed to determine the intrasession reliabilityandvalidityofthe test performed with an unweighted and weighted limb the tested lower limb, one laterally over the knee axis of...
... objective ofthe current paper was to evaluate reliabilityandvalidityofthe Norwegian translation ofthe PedsQL™ (version 4.0 generic core scale) in a sample of healthy young adolescents The focus ... describes the psychometric properties ofthe Norwegian translation ofthe PedsQL™ 4.0 generic core scale in a healthy sample of young adolescents and their caregivers The results from the present ... [26-28] The gender differences would seem to reflect a genuine disparity between boys and girls and therefore gives further evidence for thevalidityof PedsQL™ as a sensitive measure ofthe emotional...
... Discussion The results of this initial test provide evidence for acceptable reliabilityandvalidityofthe Thai versions ofthe MOS-HIV and SF-12 as measures of HRQOL among HIV+ patients in Northern ... score within the MOS-HIV and SF-12 andthe proportion of minimum and maximum responses were determined to assess the impact of floor and ceiling effects for each scale The reliability, or scale ... validity testing was also conducted for the summary scores ofthe SF-12 and MOS-HIV using a series of dichotomized variables for CD4 count, SDM score, number of bed days, and number of days of...
... underlying the 10 items ofthe scale Thereliabilityofthe Spanish version ofthe 10-item CD-RISC was similar to that ofthe original version (Cronbach’s a ofthe original version = 0.85 andofthe ... groups, andthe PCA and CFA results did not show significant differences between groups Reliability Convergent validityThe differences in the mean score ofthe MCS and in the mean score ofthe PSQI ... could predict the appearance of mental health problems Our results support the convergent validityofthe scale because they showed that both the quality of sleep andthe mean score ofthe MCS worse...
... as the mean of completion time ofthe Asthma Module The percentage of missing value for each item was defined as the number of subjects who did not fill out the item divided by the number of ... computing ICC For the total sample andthe patients of different age groups, the ICCs were close to or higher than the recommend standard of 0.8, indicating a good test-retest reliabilityofthe scale ... responsiveness ofthe Chinese version scale in longitudinal studies, evaluating thereliabilityandvalidityofthe scale for the patients with severe asthma or teens independently, and assessing HRQOL of...
... understand the HRQOL of children with cancer living in mainland China The objective of this study was to investigate the feasibility, reliability, andvalidityofthe Chinese mandarin version ofthe ... diseases, andthe remaining patients (38.7%) had solid tumors The mother answered the questionnaires in 82.7% ofthe cases andthe father in 17.3% ofthe cases 109 (41.0%) patients completed all therapy ... support the feasibility, reliabilityandvalidityofthe Chinese mandarin version of PedsQL 4.0 Generic Core Scales andthe Cancer Module Further studies should focus on testing responsiveness of the...
... children with other chronic diseases Measuring quality of life in Iranian children and adolescents with diabetes and assessment ofreliabilityandvalidityofthe Persian version ofthe PedsQLTM ... quality of life of Iranian children with type diabetes: reliabilityandvalidityofthe Persian version ofthe PedsQL TM Generic Core Scales and Diabetes Module Peyman Jafari1, Elham Forouzandeh ... been used to measure the quality of life (QOL) in children with diabetes, having good reliabilityandvalidity [10-14] Although, the feasibility ofthe Persian version ofthe PedsQLTM 4.0 Generic...
... interpretation ofthe scores and enable comparison of different subgroups of children, the domains and subdomains are standardized to an arbitrary mean of 50 and a standard deviation (SD) of 10 The individual ... ofthe European Parliament (Directive 95/46/EC ofthe European Parliament andofthe Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and ... validityand test-test reliability had a higher parental level of education compared to the whole sample (Table 1) The internal consistency reliabilityofthe Spanish CHIP-CE/PRF andthe results of the...