... I and II) and late stage (Ann-Arbor stages III and IV) Combining the studies, there were 439 patients, and over 98% of these were late-stage Treatment efficacy The main characteristics ofthe ... in tables andThe first analysis, in which R-CVP and R-CHOP are compared as frontline chemotherapeutic agents, included the R-CHOP study of Hiddemann et al [5] andthe R-CVP study of Marcus et ... important to assess the relative efficacy ofthe two treatments Our first analysis reviewed the studies of frontline treatment of patients with FL using either R-CVP or R-CHOP There are no published...
... of commitments to gender equality andthe empowerment of women, both nationally and globally There is a broad consensus that the full and effective implementation ofthe Beijing Declaration and ... progress between womenand men and girls and boys The Rio+20 conference recognized the central role ofwomenand girls as leaders, participants and agents of change Member States committed themselves ... cooperation to the countries in situations of fragility and conflict must acknowledge the differential and disproportional impact of armed conflict on the lives and rights ofwomenand girls A critical...
... 42 Meta- AnalysisThe effect combined in the meta- analysisof results from these studies was the relationship between the metal concentrations in the soil to the metal concentrations found in the ... the inverse ofthe square ofthe S-values from the regression output These S-values represent the standard error ofthe points about the regression line (Moore 1995) The variance ofthe pooled ... hyperkeratosis andthe formation of hyperkeratotic warts and corns on the palms andthe soles ofthe feet are caused by chronic arsenic ingestion Discoloration ofthe skin ofthe face, neck, and back...
... (1982), and Cambell and Mankiw (1987) assume the stationarity ofthe rst log difference ofthe real GDP and emphasize on the usage of ARIMA models in an attempt to estimate the long-term trend of ... well as the U.S on aggregate exhibited distinct downturn ofthe real estate cycle between the third quarter of 2006 andthe rst quarter of 2007 Finally we found that the state level economic and ... proximity from the economically dominant states plays quite a signi cant role in the formation ofthe business cycle patterns ofthe former group of states The business cycle patterns ofthe major...
... gets the benefits of both the main effect of D andthe main effect of E—then the interaction of D and E is monotone If, however, Sam gets the main effects of both plus an extra benefit, then the ... supporting Theory is extracted from practice One ofthe goals and one ofthe tests of a theory of reasoning excellence is that it should be faithful to the practice of Ameliorative Psychology ... excellent, or better than any ofthe alternatives If our theory andthe theories of SAE are theories of different epistemological categories, one might wonder whether they can conflict Perhaps by...
... or others who are influenced by the brand image OVERVIEW OFTHE MODEL The main components ofthe model are: (a) the sources of brand image, (b) the content of brand image, (c) the structure of ... brand I propose three hierarchical stages ofthe customer–brand relationship on the basis ofthe intensity of attachment They are the brand preference stage, the brand commitment stage, andthe ... from the University of Illinois Professor Park is an editorial board member ofthe Journal of Marketing and Journal of Consumer Research and a member ofthe board of advisors of Journal of Market-Focused...
... none of these considerations bears in the least on the theory of relativity, they were all very much part of how the media portrayed Einstein and it is these traits rather than the profundity of ... helpless, at the mercy of cold, hunger, wild beasts, and one another They had no idea how to explain the great forces they saw around them the rising and setting ofthe sun, the wheeling stars, the alternating ... del Duomo, the board that supervised the building ofthe cathedral, but their plans were found unpersuasive The Opera was made up ofthe political and business leaders ofthe city, and their personal...
... exchange and DLCO% on the 6th and 12th month.(4) Postoperative 6MWD on the 3rd ,6th and 12th month.(5) QOL: We performed systematic review, instead of meta- analysisof QOL in the RCTs due to the different ... exchange(PaO2,PaCO2), DLCO% and 6MWD were depicted in Figs 1A-E and Table Meta- analysisof mortality ofthe group underwent LVRS (group A, similar thereinafter) andthe group received conservative medical therapies ... meta- analysisand systematic review of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) Methods: Eight RCTs published from 1999 to 2010 were identified and synthesized to compare the efficacy and safety of...
... separate the whole duration into the first half andthe second half andanalysis how average prices ofthe first and second halves change respond to the other explanatory variables mentioned above The ... andthe followed iteration process of higher level thinkers Specifically, the higher the average of minimum and maximum prices is, the higher the average market price could be Then I take a meta- study ... attention to theand max price Here, P1 represents the average price ofthe first half and P2 represents the average price ofthe second half Comparing specifications and 7, we can find the results...
... wrong in the stock market, this is a good time to make you aware of two ofthe most common stock scams The Pump and Dump The pump and dump is one ofthe easiest and most common ways of taking ... pulling their money out ofthe market at any price, it will force fund managers to sell shares ofthe stocks that they hold On the other hand, it is bullish because it sets the market up for the ... it the unsuspecting investors who bought into the hype They probably thought the price could go higher, so they never sold their shares 146 UNDERSTANDING STOCKS The pump and dump is one of the...
... organizations, women s health professionals, and other individuals and groups, as appropriate, on the policy ofthe Cen- ters with regard to women; and ‘‘(5) serve as a member ofthe Department of Health and ... composed ofthe directors ofthe na- 18 tional centers and other appropriate officials ofthe 19 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 20 ‘‘(3) CHAIRPERSON. The Director ofthe Of- 21 fice ... COMPOSITION. The Coordinating Com- 13 mittee shall be composed ofthe official designated 14 under subsection (a) andthe directors ofthe centers 15 and offices ofthe Agency 16 ‘‘(3) CHAIRPERSON. The official...
... 5), andthe salt-bridge between E132 and R135 [18] contribute to the thermodynamic stability ofthe stressed conformation and/ or are important for the positioning of hF in a way delaying the ... mimicking the effect ofthe K325A substitution (Fig 5) Of note is that the side chain of E285 forms a hydrogen bond to the backbone ofthe hF/s3A-loop in PAI-1stab [18] (Fig 5) and in contrast with the ... stabilize the stressed conformation of these serpins by relieving the strain of side chain overpacking between the K325 side chain and residues in the hF/s3A-loop, i.e the conserved I150 and L153...
... information on the use of, and threats to, the Malaysian coastal and marine resources off the Straits of Malacca andthe adjacent waters ofthe Andaman Sea andthe Indian Ocean In the process, an attempt ... TAI The Straits of Singapore The Straits of Singapore The Straits of Malacca The Straits of Singapore The Straits of Singapore The Straits of Malacca The South China Sea The South China Sea The ... trawlers and purse-seiners landed the most, about 79% ofthe total catch One ofthe main problems in the West Coast fishery is the encroachment of trawlers into the coastal fishing grounds of traditional...
... sub-sector Analysisofthe structure ofthe commodity system usually focuses on the characteristics related to the Chapter number and size of firms in relation to the size ofthe market, the presence ... failing to meet their objectives this may be because of lack of assets or that their aims are in conflict with those of other, more powerful, groups One ofthe key principles ofthe SLA is the attempt ... opportunities andthe returns they can achieve G the access ofthe poor to social, human, natural, financial and physical capital and their ability to put these assets to productive use G the changing...
... laws, the right ofthe child to the "enjoyment ofthe highest attainable standard of health", as laid down in article 24 (paras and 3) ofthe Convention on the Rights ofthe Child The origin of ... violence against women, the effects of armed or other kinds of conflict on women, and human rights ofwomenThe issue of traditional practices affecting the health ofwomenand children has been ... stage ofthe life cycle of girls and women; (b) promotion of ratification and implementation ofthe Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, as well as the Convention...
... modify the social and cultural patterns of conduct of men and women, with a view to achieving the elimination of prejudices and customary and all other practices which are based on the idea ofthe ... elimination of harmful cultural and traditional practices and all other practices which are based on the idea ofthe inferiority or the superiority of either ofthe sexes, or on stereotyped roles for women ... the cultural life of his community” and that “[t]he promotion and protection of morals and traditional values recognized by the community shall be the duty ofthe State.”12 Article 27(1) of the...
... The committee’s mandate was to gather and analyze the best available information on the status ofwomen in academic science and engineering and to propose ways of putting their abilities to the ... professors in the social and behavioral sciences and 14.8% in the life sciences are womenand these are the only fields in science and engineering where the proportion ofwomen reaches into the double ... imposes on them Because ofthe diversity of cultural patterns, the experience and expectations ofwomen vary by race and ethnicity.c The additional challenges that girls andwomen in ethnic and racial...
... erection ofthe Concert Hall, the General Infirmary, the Leeds Library, andthe town’s first theatre between 1767 and 1771; in Sheffield the same period witnessed the opening ofthe Assembly Rooms and Theatre, ... were seen arising in the vicinity ofthe town; and in the introduction of some ofthe refinements and elegancies of social life A subscription library was opened on the plan of one formed a short ... conveniences for the purposes of religion and charity, business and pleasure, and at the same time to give an air of respectability and splendour to the town in the number, style, and adjustment of its...
... question of "when" that becomes pivotal for them All in all, the chapters of this volume display part of a broad spectrum of novel and important approaches to the study ofthepsychologyof leadership ... other words, function as regulatory mechanisms that aid groups in understanding themselves, in maintaining their goals and their knowledge of where they are with regard to the achievement of these ... purpose of this conference was to explore new ideas about thepsychologyof leadership, an important and long-enduring research topic within the field of social psychology It was the opinion of the...