... the coordination and design of this study, training interviewers and interpretation of data Nakamura M, Miyachi Y and the Acne QOL Questionnaire Development Team contributed in the design of this ... closely to the concept of "skin": hada mainly refers to the skin of the face, and hifu is a slightly more technical term that, strictly speaking, corresponds to skin in general Since the questionnaire ... original English version of the questionnaire (in a study that including people being treated for skin conditions other than acne) [9] In a survey of people with acne who were selected randomly...
... analysis of internal consistency and discriminative validity Figure Flow diagram of the participants in the validityandreliability analyses Flow diagram of the participants in the validityandreliability ... "getting up from a chair" and "walking indoors" and the lowest score was found for the item concerning climbing and descending a stair without a handrail, findings similar to those in previous studies ... valid and reliable in testing of function in an elderly population [17] Evaluation ofvalidity We examined the completeness of item responses, the distribution of the scores, and the extent of ceiling...
... scientific input in the design of the study andin the writing of the manuscript 15 16 17 NE: took part in all parts of the design anddevelopmentof the AF6 andin the writing of the manuscript 18 Acknowledgements ... competing interests Authors' contributions 10 All the authors have read and approved the final manuscript MH: took part in all parts of the design anddevelopmentof the AF6 andin the writing of ... participated in the data analysis, in the preparation of tables and writing of the manuscript KK: gave scientific input regarding the statistical methodology, the analysis of the results andin the writing...
... to investigate the reliabilityandvalidityof the Iranian version of the Pediatric Quality of Life InventoryTM 4.0 (PedsQLTM 4.0) Generic Core Scales in children Methods: A standard forward and ... Conclusions: The findings support the initial reliabilityandvalidityof the Iranian version of the PedsQLTM 4.0 as a generic instrument to measure health-related quality of life of children in Iran Keywords: ... enable national and international evaluation and benchmarking We have previously reported the initial reliabilityandvalidityof the Iranian version of the PedsQLTM 4.0 as a generic instrument to...
... scientific input in the design of the study andin the writing of the manuscript 15 16 17 NE: took part in all parts of the design anddevelopmentof the AF6 andin the writing of the manuscript 18 Acknowledgements ... competing interests Authors' contributions 10 All the authors have read and approved the final manuscript MH: took part in all parts of the design anddevelopmentof the AF6 andin the writing of ... participated in the data analysis, in the preparation of tables and writing of the manuscript KK: gave scientific input regarding the statistical methodology, the analysis of the results andin the writing...
... pyrimidine ring with at most fragments of the thiazolium ring remaining It is worth noting that hydrolysis of the thiazolium ring of ThDP generates open-chain neutral species similar to andIn view ... enzyme and coenzyme in stabilizing reaction intermediates has become clearer, and the features of the coenzyme essential for binding and catalysis have been elucidated New and intriguing features of ... in the pyridine series II Synthesis of 2-methyl-3-hydroxyethylpyridine andof the pyridine analogue of thiamine (vitamin B1) J Org Chem 6, 5462 Wooley DW (1950) Pyrithiamine and neopyrithiamine...
... dissatisfied) in satisfaction domain, and from (never) to (all the time) in impact and worry domains Domain scores were calculated by summing responses of all items in the corresponding domains, and lineally ... end point in clinical investigations Interestingly, the findings from this and earlier studies [23] suggest that the combined use of anchor-based and distribution-based approaches tend to expand ... properties of the DQOL were examined using internal consistency (reliability) , convergent/discriminant validity, and known-groups validity Internal consistency of each domain was estimated using Cronbach's...
... 100% 0% > 10 Cutoff point A score > points in the sum of the 10 items of the DN4 questionnaire resulted in the best discriminant cut-off point for the overall sample Cut-off point in the DN4 questionnaire ... analysis of the properties of the questionnaire according to pain intensity revealed significantly lower sensitivity and specificity in patients with mild pain intensity The influence of pain intensity ... 10 Cutoff point A score > points in the sum of the 10 items of the DN4 questionnaire resulted in the best discriminant cut-off point for the sample after excluding patients with mixed pain and...
... 100% 0% > 10 Cutoff point A score > points in the sum of the 10 items of the DN4 questionnaire resulted in the best discriminant cut-off point for the overall sample Cut-off point in the DN4 questionnaire ... analysis of the properties of the questionnaire according to pain intensity revealed significantly lower sensitivity and specificity in patients with mild pain intensity The influence of pain intensity ... 10 Cutoff point A score > points in the sum of the 10 items of the DN4 questionnaire resulted in the best discriminant cut-off point for the sample after excluding patients with mixed pain and...
... possibility to obtain different trade-offs between energy saving andreliability by choosing different values of f is one of the main advantages of using the CRT as splitting technique, and that this ... J Heidemann, and D Estrin, “Geography-informed energy conservation for ad hoc routing,” in Proceedings of the 7th Annual International Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking (MobiCom ’01), ... Nieberg, J Wu, and P Havinga, “Trade-off between traffic overhead andreliabilityin multipath routing for wireless sensor networks,” in Proceedings of the Wireless Communications and Networking Conference...
... understanding of general information needs, the validityof these scales in reporting radiation therapy information needs is uncertain because the items not focus specifically on patient's information ... with information, rather than information needs or fulfillment of information needs Reliabilityandvalidityof the questionnaire were not assessed Several other studies on radiation therapy information ... seek information through formal or informal information sources Part of the information seeking behaviour used may also involve efforts to obtain information from other people, such as health professionals,...
... a validityandreliability study involving parents of 2128 students, using the three versions of Chinese SDQ and a retest weeks later involving 47 of these parents [4] Despite reported findings ... on 12 June 2008, involving PsycINFO 1806, Ovid MEDLINE(R) 1996, CINAHL 1982 and EMBASE 1996 using "SDQ or Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire" and "Chinese or Mandarin or China or Taiwan or ... any finding as a result of using two questionnaires with different languages and meaning We therefore question the conclusion by Du Y et al about the use of Chinese version of SDQ in China http://www.capmh.com/content/2/1/23...
... swaying trunk (e.g standing and singing a song) Was stationary but moving arm or leg (e.g sitting doing puzzles or craft, digging in a sandpit or standing and kicking or throwing a ball) Played ... estimates of activity in young children in their home environment The aims of this paper are to outline the developmentand socioecological framework of Pre-PAQ, and to report its validityandreliability ... earlier, the findings of Krishnaveni et al [27] lend support of this theoretical cut-point Further confirmation of the cut-point using Dwyer et al International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical...
... on recent international and European trends in contract and tort Volume 11: Studiesof the Oxford Institute of European and Comparative Law Studiesof the Oxford Institute of European and Comparative ... mainly in correc12 Previously, in the morning the court would give a judgment ordering the opening of proceedings and then, in the evening, bring the observation period to an end and order winding-up ... References in this section to the expenses of the winding up are to all expenses properly incurred in the winding up, including the remuneration of the liquidator 127 New rule 4.218C–E of the Insolvency...
... determined through a number of investigations utilizing the auditory oddball paradigm In one such study examining frequency and intensity deviation, changes in inter-stimulus interval (ISI) and intensity ... state of CNS dis-inhibition involved in the pathophysiology of the condition [93] Genetic linkage studies involving families with a history of alcoholism show involvement of chromosomes andand ... utility in therapeutic contexts for measuring and tracking of ERP findings in cases versus controls for most such studies is unclear, as most extant studies are descriptive and limited in power and...
... Summary Using Xcode 3.1 35 36 Introducing Xcode 36 The anatomy of Xcode Xcode 38 3.2 37 ■ Compiling and executing in Creating a first iPhone project in Xcode: Hello, World! Understanding main.m 39 ... programming language, and then examine some of the basics of the iPhone OS, which contains that set of iPhone and iPad frameworks 2.2 Introducing Objective-C All of the SDK’s programming is done in ... play, and, interestingly, retelling of what is being learned People understand and remember new things, which is to say they master them, only after actively exploring them Humans learn in action...
... supplies and aquatic biodiversity Fish kills and observations of intersex in fish have been increasing in regularity in the Shenandoah River and Potomac River basins in Virginia (Blazer and others, ... E.T., and Holmes, J., 2008, Investigation of organic chemicals potentially responsible for mortality and intersex in fish of the North Fork of the Shenandoah River, Virginia, during spring of 2007: ... POCIS consisted of fabrication and field blanks intended to determine the presence of any contamination of the sampler matrix during construction in the laboratory and handling in the field Laboratory...
... E185, D226, D244) in PIN domains involved in binding Mg2+ ions are conserved in all three sequences Other conserved residues are R263, V139 and N144 Determination of the MCPIP domain architecture ... shown) Of the identified proteins, 73% are proteins involved in mRNA stability, but there are also proteins involved in other cellular processes, such as actin Further studies characterizing proteins ... proteins interacting with MCPIP will clarify the dynamics and features of this protein Role of MCPIP in regulation of the endogenous IL-1b transcript level After identification of a PIN domain in the...
... and DHMP, respectively, and measured the binding of HP in the absence of GA NP and MP are the oxidized forms of the pterins, with a double bond between C7 and N8 instead of a single bond as in ... was obtained in the absence of the protein The data set obtained in the absence of the protein was then subtracted from the corresponding data set obtained in the presence of the protein after ... A set of control data was obtained in the absence of HPO and was subtracted from the corresponding data set obtained in the presence of the enzyme The solid lines were obtained by nonlinear least-squares...
... oligomerization and to the efficiency of secretion Results Exchange of t peptides between human AChE and BChE The T variants ofhuman AChE andhuman BChE are composed of a catalytic domain of approximately ... Role of cysteines in oligomerization – effects of introducing an additional cysteine In a previous study, we found that mutating residue 19 in the t peptide of Torpedo AChE considerably increased ... Ba and Bb, suggesting a predominant in uence of the catalytic domains on oligomerization This may be due in part to the difference in N-glycosylation of AChE and BChE, which carry four and nine...