... performed the statistical analysis and interpreted the results; EB prepared the first draft ofthe paper; EB and JG-A had full access to all ofthe data in the study and take responsibility for the ... Ministry of Health, Spain No funding sources were involved in the study design; in the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data; in the writing ofthe report; nor in the decision to submit the ... both and reduced HRQoL and found that the magnitude of this association was modified by working status, COPD severity, andthe presence of comorbidities A better understanding ofthe influence of...
... untreated smear-positive patients are the main sources of infection, delays in the diagnosis and treatment of these patients increase the risk of disease transmission in the community These delays are ... and 120 days in these reports [12,22] A previous report indicated that 28.4 percent ofthe patients had patient delay and that the median application interval was 17.5 days [14] The rate ofpatient ... in the diagnosis and treatment of inpatients with smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis andfactorsaffecting these delays The present study indicated that there were several delays between the...
... costs andthe expenses ofthe social and health services are increasing The report analyses thefactors influencing the use of social and health services by the elderly On the basis ofthe analysis, ... means of ordered logit models the impacts of age, dependency and other factors on probabilities to use home and community care for the elderly With these models andthe age profile ofthe institutional ... numerous In the independent ordered logistic regression ofthe DEPENDENCY on reported sickness and injuries ofthe respondents in the Table 1, the role of mental and physical factors is evident The figures...
... et al Risk FactorsAffectingthe Development of Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in Household Contacts of Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis (such as uncle, grandfather, cousin) The definitions ... between TST positivity of contacts and gender, age, closeness to the index case, BCG scar presence and radiological degree ofthe disease of index case The rate of TST positivity of household contacts ... the second of classmates and teachers andthe third of more distant contacts They found that 88% were infected in the first group 42% in the second group and 18% were infected in the third group...
... volume of lychee, selling prices, distance to markets, gender of producers and participation in the lychee association Then, the 125 Factorsaffecting lychee productivity andthe choices of fresh ... CONCLUSION AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS There were several factorsaffectingthe lychee productivity andthe choices of fresh lychee marketing of producers in Thanhha district, Haiduong province In the overall ... probability of an individual making a choice is a linear function ofthe individual attributes (Pindyck and Rubinfeld, 1981) The logit technique allows examination ofthe effect of a number of variables...
... sales and profit ofthe company - Scope: Mainly research on the small and medium enterprises (SMES) in Vietnam - The forms of ownership and types of enterprises: The enterprises of all forms of ... Figure 2.6: Schematics ofthe theory of reasoned action (TRA) However, the TRA has some limitations in explaining all mechanisms ofthe actual use of an innovation andthe role ofthe individual‟s ... from the behavioural intentions, these include the functions of an individual‟s attitude towards the behaviour andthe subjective norm surrounding the performance ofthe behaviour Accordingly, the...
... into thefactorsaffectingthe competitiveness ofthe Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in aquiculture Therefore, the author has chosen thesis Factorsaffectingthe competitiveness of Small and ... none of them have got deeply involved in thefactorsof competitiveness of aquaculture enterprises in the Northern region of Vietnam Therefore, in this thesis, the author focuses on thefactorsaffecting ... On the other hand if there are a lot of suppliers their influence is weaker One has to analyse the number of realized orders, the cost of changing the supplier, the presence of raw materials The...
... the analysis and interpretation ofthe resuslt To present the sequence of findings ofthe study, the discussions were arranged according to the stated problems: 4.1 Respondents’ profile 4.2 Factors ... research on the small and medium enterprises (SMES) in Vietnam - The forms of ownership and types of enterprises: The enterprises of all forms of ownership and business types, except for the enterprises ... 4.20), the columns are the two predicted values ofthe dependent, while the rows are the two observed (actual) values ofthe dependent In a perfect model, all cases will be on the diagonal and the...
... income for the region and for the country Therefore, the author has chosen thesis Factorsaffectingthe competitiveness of Small and Medium Sized aquiculture Enterprises in the north of Vietnam” ... results of this study are the picture ofthe factual situation ofthe Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in aquiculture in the north of Vietnam This study will identify factorsaffectingthe competitiveness ... 2.1 and 2.2, the framework of this thesis the author has focused on the micro factorsaffectingthe competitiveness of small and medium sized enterprises in aquaculture sector Group micro factors: ...
... account [7] The aim ofthe present study was to 95 determine the impact of CYP3A5*1 and CYP3A5*3 genotype on the kinetics of tacrolimus in renal transplant recipients The drug dose and level, the drug ... normal distribution ofthe dependent variables and fixed effects exist, the effects of between- and within-subjects factors as well as the interaction between factorsand covariates and its effects ... seriousness, co-administrated drug therapies and their interactions, renal and hepatic function, nutritional and other habbits, are often responsible for the intra- and inter-individual variability...
... carrying out the experiment as they were the teachers ofthe two classes; the others were the researcher and another teacher of English who observed the two classes before and at the end ofthe experiment ... O1: the degree ofthe participation before the experiment of Class A O2: the degree ofthe participation at the end ofthe experiment of Class A O3: the degree ofthe participation before the ... participation The other aims to answer how the use ofthe two techniques increased the students’ participation by comparing the levels ofthe participation before and at the end ofthe experiment...
... Light radiation is often thought of as a wave with a wavelength (λ) and frequency (f) related by this equation: • Since c (the speed of light) is constant, the wavelength and frequency are inversely ... but also to the total number of packets arriving at a given location (such as our skin) • Total Energy depends on many factors including the intensity of sunlight • The UV Index rates the total ... (sometimes called “particles”) – Different number of ions can cluster together – Must be a multiple ofthe formula unit • ZnO always has equal numbers of Zn and O atoms • TiO2 always has twice as many...
... made up of three dimensions "the technical quality ofthe outcome", "the functional quality ofthe encounter" andthe company corporate image” He argued that in examining the determinants of quality, ... responsiveness and tangibility RESEARCH PURPOSE v The overall objective ofthe research is to recognize the underlying factorsof service quality of Danang university of economics (DUE) q To examine the ... associated with the process of service delivery and quality associated with the outcome of service, judged by the consumer after the service is performed § Parasuraman, Zeithaml and Berry (1985)...
... cells (Fig 4B) The binding of 618F, 653F and VK-8 to the OVCAR-3, SKOV-3, and CAOV-3 cells was comparable Considering the demonstrable specificity of 618F and 653F for MUC16 and their ability ... obtained with both the 618F and 653F antibodies (Fig 6c and 6d) Discussion Figure ting Identificationof soluble Muc16 and MUC16 by Western blotIdentification of soluble Muc16 and MUC16 by Western ... generation ofthe shed Muc16 Given the lack of cell surface Muc16 on MOVCAR cells, we can make important distinctions between the human and murine forms ofthe mucin MUC16 is both expressed on the cell...
... Journal ofthe International AIDS Society 2005, 7:71 increasing data on the genotype of B and non-B viruses among drug-naive and -experienced patients Although the overall response ... subtypes Currently, the workgroup consists of investigators from 15 sites in 13 countries The goal ofthe workgroup is to collect and analyze a robust database of sequences and clinical data to ... continuously updated The International Non-subtype B Workgroup We have established an international workgroup for thecollectionand analysis of RT and protease sequences and data from persons...
... level of awareness and understanding, ease of use, and usefulness of cost accounting system The accountants’ andthe managers’ perception of their level of awareness and understanding ofthe cost ... between the accountants’ andthe managers’ perception of their level of awareness and understanding, ease of use, and usefulness of cost accounting system and their attitude towards adoption ofthe ... profession andthe statistical results on appriciate the difference in the accountants’ andthe managers’ perception of their level of awareness and understanding, ease of use, and usefulness of...
... using the SPSS program RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 3.1 Effect of type of oil on the interfacial tension and modulus ofthe adsorbed film at the oil/water interface In many food formulations the proteins ... purified oil and purified oil, respectively Interfacial tension (mN/m) The interfacial tension and modulus are two important parameters to determine the purity ofthe oil The effect ofthe type of oil ... among the values ofthe various oils) 10 Factorsaffectingthe interfacial properties of surfactant absorbed layers Interf acial tension (mN/m) While the dynamic interfacial tension ofthe sunflower...
... indole-3-acetic acid and abscisic acid (ABA), which become unevenly distributed in the upper and lower parts ofthe root Unequal growth rates then occur in the upper and lower sides ofthe zone of extension, ... effects between theofthe taproot andthe growth and orientation of 1LL have been described In Theobroma cacao L., if the taproot is excised below very young laterals, some of them will bend ... direction of growth of first order laterals around the tree in the horizontal plane is set by the position ofthe initials on the taproot The direction of growth is maintained away from the tree...
... situations, and an esophageal T-tube may be used for late perforations Primary repair ofthe perforation site and drainage offers the highest probability of survival Clinical outcome of these patients ... 70% of our patients The presence of cervical emphysema is suggestive of a perforated esophagus and warrants further diagnostic study with contrast esophagography The esophagogram is considered the ... Drainage geus, the impingement ofthe aortic arch and left main stem bronchus, andthe distal esophagus just proximal to the lower esophageal sphincter [2] In our series, 30% of patients suffered...