... elsewhere [11] The quality of therapeutic practices was then estimated for each patient in terms ofthe number of aspects (out ofthe five above) being managed appropriately Quality of practices ... practices is of interest No other study to date has investigated the impact ofthe quality of preESRD therapeutic practices on HRQoL at dialysis initiation Concerning the impact of time since ... Our hypothesis is that the higher the quality of pre-dialysis care, the better the HRQoL Our aim is to heighten nephrologists’ awareness ofthe outstanding importance ofthe quality of pre-dialysis...
... that, in the absence of adequate distance between the sponsor and the AMC, performance ofthe AMC will be affected by the ups and downs ofthe originating MB The AMC will be subject to greater ... seen that the more risky the business is, the high lending interest is expected In fact, only when banks take grasp ofthe “purpose” ofthe lending they offer the loan They often research the relevance ... posed threat to foreign exchange rate and means of payment In addition, the inflation hit its record of 12.6 % reported by the national department of statistics As the result, the State Bank practiced...
... can the valuation technique used [8] This research explored one specific element ofthe health state description for the valuation of hypothetical states, how the timing ofthe health state’s ... were those in which the SG value for the mild state was greater than that for the moderate state, which was greater than that for the severe state Illogical responses violate this ordering and ... atthe point in time that the health state is occurring, with greater time since onset often indicating greater adaptation to a state and hence higher utility [5,6] In addition, it may be that...
... report that found that TNF-α is elevated in early infection in patients developing septic shock [29] The latter may be the effect of a severe infection whereas the former may be the cause of progression ... shock [14,15] Elevated levels of IL-6 and IL-8 were associated with higher mortality rates [14,16] To the best of our knowledge, no other studies have been reported that investigated the progression ... in terms of immune modulating cytokines in chronic alcoholic patients The aim ofthe present study was to investigate whether chronic alcoholic patients differed from nonalcoholic patients with...
... in other studies as changing their expression attheonsetof metamorphosis [20,21,40] The identification of well-characterized 20E-regulated genes within our datasets suggests that the other ... (Additional data file 2) These observations indicate that many metabolic and immunity-regulated genes are part ofthe genetic program directed by 20E attheonsetof metamorphosis, and that these genes ... regulation attheonsetof metamorphosis led to a final list of 20E-regulated, EcR-dependent genes Only those genes that are upregulated by 20E in culture and downregulated in at least one of the...
... studies related to CLT application in Viet Nam 13 13 CHAPTER : THE STUDY 2.1 15 Background ofthe study 15 2.1.1 Description ofthe students at TCEF 15 2.1.2 Description ofthe teachers at TCEF ... questions Scope ofthe study Methodology 5.1 The objects 5.2 Instruments 5.3 The procedures Significance ofthe Study Organization ofthe study PART B : DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER : LITERATURE REVIEW 1.1 ... Evaluation of English textbook regarding in CLT 27 application Teachers’ opinions about the difficulties in the 2.3.1.8 28 implementation of CLT in their context of language teaching 2.3.1.9 The...
... ideas 18% of them complain about the time limitation for preparations before speaking Another fact claimed by the other 5% ofthe informants is that the teachers talk most ofthe time in the lessons ... from an examination ofthe data rather than being determined beforehand and imposed on the data and information The information from the interviews was transcribed and major themes were indentified ... great advantage From this fact, it can be concluded that the majority ofthe teacher are aware ofthe importance of speaking skill On the other hand, 63% ofthe students said that speaking is rather...
... of argument and the concept of equilibrium These analyses reveal three categories of indicators which are often present together atthe beginning of a financial crisis These are the deterioration ... angle of monetary developments Thus, they trace the starting point ofthe financial crisisofthe 1930s back to the rise in interest rates triggered atthe end of 1928 by the Federal Reserve The ... especially, the creation ofthe single market and the entry into force of EMU have allowed the formation of genuinely transnational financial groups and facilitated the removal ofthe partitions...
... formation ofthe atherosclerotic plaque Previous study demonstrated that rats lack of Cx43 expression showed 50% lower rate of attack with atherosclerotic plaque compared with normal rats (9) Our ... endothelium and resulted in the formation of atherosclerosis (9) Javid et al also found that in the early stage of atherosclerosis, the number of Cx43 gap junction plaques increased and the diameter ... connections The present study aimed to detect the expression of Cx40 and Cx43 in the artery at early stage of high fat diet induced atherosclerosis and to investigate the effects of AT1 antagonist...
... when an unstable joint situation results, the outcome ofthe surgery is endangered or the mobilisation ofthe patient is hereby limited Generally, the surgical treatment of these fractures should ... articulation promotes the emergence of high local antibiotic concentrations due to the continuous friction ofthe articulating components Cement debris can be then easily removed atthe time ofthe ... improve the femoral fixation ofthe spacer stem Alternatively to that and at stable femoral fixation, the spacer itself may dislocate out from the hip socket In these cases, specific attention...
... including the manager, the head of department, the director, the leader The success or failure ofthe interview depends on the attitude ofthe interviewers to the candidates At first time ofthe interview, ... Selection ofthe best applicants 2.3.2.1 Tests At first, the company asks the candidates to two kinds of tests They are IQ test and English test The purpose ofthe company is to select out the candidates ... candidates are rejected until the amount of qualified candidates meets with the human needs ofthe company There are often four people in the company take part in an interview They are the human...
... consideration ofthe students needs and the objectives ofthe course, together with the institutional bias ofthe teaching institution It implies that a material designer must analyze the needs ofthe ... accurate and effective interpretation of data, we use frequencies to find out the percentage that indicate the emphasis given to the items to find out the populations ideas ofthe target situation ... the administrators) 3.3.3.4.2 The organization ofthe syllabus Basing on the results ofthe surveys and the official requirements ofthe college, we have offered an ESP reading syllabus for the...
... meet the demand of their work Being aware ofthe great importance of ESP in the teaching career, the students’ study and their future jobs, teachers atthe University of Odonto and Stomatology ... the students Types of text are chosen to be the focus of 20% ofthe teachers and 5% ofthe students The same amount ofthe students (5%) concentrate on the relating knowledge of Dentistry meanwhile ... ofthe teachers (20%) and one fourth ofthe students (25%) believed that the material is difficult and boring From the results, the author of 28 the study can come to a conclusion that the material...
... communication atthe first encounter 25 Situation a To business partner of higher status in the office b To their business partner of equal status in the office C To their business partner of lower status ... requested to provide information about: Their nationality Their age Their sex Their marital status Their occupation Their residence Their acquisition of foreign language The informants are assured ... role-play; the researcher will verbally describe the situations and ask the role-playing people what to say in the situations The second one consists of written interactions Briefly described situations...
... words in the dictionary, what did you often do? a looked at its meaning only b looked at its pronunciation and meaning, then pronounced it in mind c looked at its pronunciation and meaning, then ... SATISFACTION Over the years, the development of different theories of management and different approached to organization has affected the way we view motivation In the 19th century, the writer Federick ... during the summer than it is now The impact on the jet stream will be that it will be located further north The British Isles will then become dry, with an almost complete lack of rain So there’s...
... overview ofthe study in which the rationale for the research, the research problem, the purposes, the research questions, the scope ofthe study, the research method, the significance ofthe study, ... features of pronunciation they aimed at when reading the passage (normally suggested by the teacher), and make the whole class aware of those features In other words, they played the role ofthe ... marks they got at this exam However, to their surprise, they passed it The truth was that they passed the exam thanks to their exceptionally high marks in mathematics and literature rather than...
... compatible with the aims ofthe courses and the objectives ofthe syllabus and the test specification However, with the negative skew of score distribution analysed above, along with the evaluation ... The study aims at evaluating the reliability and the validity ofthe final achievement test for the third-year students atthe University of Technology To deal with the stated aims, the study was ... cue for the study Finally, the writer collected the data, analysed and evaluated the data in order to find answers to the research questions raised atthe very beginning ofthe study The study...
... information 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 ... 87% ofthe 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, ... authorizes them to import goods Then, they must follow the Vietnamese procedures to bring about the legal "entry" of imported goods When the shipment of these goods arrives at one ofthe country's officially...
... in terms of : (a) the mastery of general subject, (b) the ability of problem-solving, (c) the development of morality, (d) the development of attitude and (e) the development of communication skills ... presentation And the same number answered that they gathered ideas from other students in group talk More than 60 % ofthe students thought they corrected pronunciation mistakes of each other and ... presentations, planners focused their attention on content rather than on the language The analysis of group data also showed that with the exception of group PTP4 in week 3, few Language Related...