performance and how can it be measured

... VAS and the HAQ showed significant improvement in both patient groups, most parameters showed the greatest response within the first months, however significant improvements were seen between and ... The bottom left graph shows CRP mg/L decline with biologic therapy The bottom right graph shows HAQ and its dramatic improvement Time is shown as O for baseline and then 3, and 12 months line to ... were measured and the 28-joint count Disease Activity Score, DAS28 calculated RA patients fulfilled diagnostic criteria for according to American College of Rheumatology criteria [13], and PsA...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 14:21

... preferences Additionally, consensus approaches have little evidence of validity and reliability.16 Explicit measures with little clinical detail can be applied on large prescribing databases, but with measures ... be avoided in elderly people because the risks of use outweigh benefits These lists were developed and updated by Beers and co-workers20–22 in the USA and McLeod and colleagues23 and Naugler and ... inappropriate medications and their prognostic significance among in-hospital and nursing home patients with and without dementia in Finland Drugs Aging 2006; 23: 333–43 Onder G, Landi F, Liperoti R,...

Ngày tải lên: 28/03/2014, 20:20

... to be made on a service and time for mistakes to be caught earlier in the process, which can further benefit a business Conclusion Essentially, a service-oriented architecture can be a huge benefit ... existing services new functionality How Service-Oriented Architectures Can Benefit a Business When used by businesses, service-oriented architectures can make it possible for the establishment ... structure of data However, one major benefit of setting up a service-oriented architecture is that it doesn’t matter which language or protocol is used Instead, the process can be written to be used across...

Ngày tải lên: 16/10/2013, 12:15

... to be made on a service and time for mistakes to be caught earlier in the process, which can further benefit a business Conclusion Essentially, a service-oriented architecture can be a huge benefit ... existing services new functionality How Service-Oriented Architectures Can Benefit a Business When used by businesses, service-oriented architectures can make it possible for the establishment ... structure of data However, one major benefit of setting up a service-oriented architecture is that it doesn’t matter which language or protocol is used Instead, the process can be written to be used across...

Ngày tải lên: 21/12/2013, 06:18

... capital is The productivity of capital will be affected by how, and in what Figure Stylised relationship between saving, investment and the real interest rate combination, capital is used with ... bank is also concerned exchange rate is below its neutral level, and the output gap with how many (and which) variables it thinks of as being in is positive In these circumstances, holding the ... available to be used with a particular level of capital stock, the more output can be produced with that capital Similarly, Real interest rate advances in technology can make a given amount of capital...

Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 01:20

... the critical consequences of childhood obesity, which has been associated with Type diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and poor self esteem.iv In addition, childhood obesity can become ... relationship between hunger and obesity exists with girls and not boys, in white girls but not African American girls, and in those who receive food stamps and are poor but not those who are poor and ... but never eat them raw because they can make you sick! Grapefruit Grapefruit is at its best in spring Cut it in half and top it with honey or sugar for a simple, healthy and tasty breakfast Lettuce...

Ngày tải lên: 17/03/2014, 17:20

... you can use a drill bit that matches the size of the bearing Be carful since large drill bits can tear up the wooden causing the wood to splinter Wrap a piece of tape around the area to be drilled ... will occur is between the axle and the chassis The interface between the axle and the chassis is called the bearing A plain bearing can be as simple as an axle turning in a drilled hole A bushing ... the stopper thrust bearing rubber stopper Experiment Try an experiment to learn about a thrust bearing Place a book on the table and give it a spin The book should spin slowly and then stop quickly...

Ngày tải lên: 16/03/2014, 12:20

... significance scores for individual words and the language model scores Because of space limitation, we omitted the special sentence beginning and ending symbols in the formula above More details can ... have been transcribed and annotated with dialogue acts (DAs), topics, abstractive and extractive summaries (Shriberg et al., 2004; Murray et al., 2005b) In this study, we use the extractive and ... that may not be removable for sentence compression, and also generated simple rules to shorten some phrases (such as turning “a little bit” into “a bit”) This resulted in 50 final FPs and about a...

Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 17:20

... INEQUALITY WHILE BOOSTING ECONOMIC GROWTH: CAN IT BE DONE? Policy trade-offs and complementarities between growth and income equality objectives Despite a vast theoretical literature on the link between ... INCOME INEQUALITY WHILE BOOSTING ECONOMIC GROWTH: CAN IT BE DONE? iv) Five English-speaking countries (Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand and the United Kingdom) and the Netherlands all have ... countries show little progressivity, either because: i) the tax mix favours consumption taxes and social security contributions over more progressive personal income and wealth and inheritance taxes;8...

Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 20:20

... to stand for 10 seconds with the feet in parallel, semi-tandem, and tandem position as well as to stand on one leg with eyes open and with eyes closed Scores were given according to the ability ... an optimal cut-off value can be suggested An ideal curve reflecting high sensitivity and high specificity would be positioned towards the left and the upper border with an area under the curve ... task – gait automation Walking should be an automated function which should not require much attention and it should be possible to perform a cognitive task while walking However, it can be challenging...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 08:20

... information for the institution where it was conducted, because the data have probably already been used for institutional quality management in intensive care medicine However, the same information ... technique and the conic dilatation technique [Ciaglia Blue RhinoTM]) in a large number of patients They found both methods to be equally safe and effective However, because they recognise the limitations ... this issue Fikkers and coworkers indeed address a very important issue, because they analyze two different techniques for percutaneous tracheostomy with respect to practicability and the specific...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 20:20

... me why it can t be done,” I said “Tell me how we can it and what the costs will be I don’t care how crazy the ideas are; just come up with something Take a month and see if you can figure it out.” ... sometimes it can be difficult to differentiate between legitimate critique and mere excuses Here’s a rough rule of thumb that I’ve found useful: constructive critics are often very blunt; it can be extremely ... transistor It s a key metric of a chip’s performance, because the shorter the channel, the more transistors can be placed on a chip, and the better the performance in terms of speed and reliability...

Ngày tải lên: 16/03/2014, 21:03

... commitment to and capacity for learning can be no greater than that of its members The roots of this discipline lie in both Eastern and Western spiritual traditions, and in secular traditions as well ... Or maybe they're ordering so much because they can' t get any of the beer from you Either way, you'have to keep up What if you can' t get any of the beer and they go to one of your competitors? ... blame you At least it' s early enough in the process that you can quit with some dignity If only you could come up with some explanation to show that it wasn't your fault—to show that you were...

Ngày tải lên: 17/10/2013, 18:20

... Reputation: why it matters and how you can manage it Therefore, trust is a learned behaviour, its presence or absence can be assessed as you look at the systems and procedures for how the organisation ... your brand or kill it That’s why quantifying your company’s reputation is so important It s a cost that can be identified and needs to be managed, to ensure the greatest profits and opportunities ... increased significantly • Reputation is created from within As such, its definition and quantification can and need to be incorporated into both strategic and operational planning and oversight...

Ngày tải lên: 08/02/2014, 18:11

... census of Tandem system availability between 1985 and 1990 Tandem Computers Technical Report 90.1, 1990 [6] J Gray Why computers stop and what can be done about it? Symposium on Reliability in Distributed ... injection and load testing require a performance- and reliability-isolated subset of the production service to be used, because of the threat they pose to the performance and reliability of the ... to be operator errors, but arguably understandable ones.) Third, it is vital that operators understand the current configuration and state of the system and the architectural dependencies and...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 21:20

... of girls and women across the globe It can also be harmful to men’s health despite the many tangible benefits it gives men through resources, power, authority and control These benefits to men ... physical and mental health of millions of girls and women across the globe, and also of boys and men despite the many tangible benefits it gives men through resources, power, authority and control Because ... inequalities among households can seriously distort our understanding of how inequality works and who actually bears much of its burdens Health gradients can be significantly different for men and...

Ngày tải lên: 28/03/2014, 12:20

... herders (a) can live sustainably on the land, not harming the natural environment (and indeed, they can assist and promote biodiversity conservation), and (b) can be provided with good quality social ... have been adapted to high altitude grasslands, sparse population density, and a harsh, unpredictable environment Social and cultural identities can and develop through such environmental situations, ... and debate within the community, encouraged by Plateau Perspectives together with Zhaxi Duojie, the community began to shift and they soon considered that for their future, it would indeed be...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 23:20

... professional activity, working area, population of working city, and distance between their office and the nearest university hospital ICU In addition, information concerning the number of patients ... 10.1186/cc9061 Cite this article as: Etesse et al., How the relationships between general practitioners and intensivists can be improved: the general practitioners' point of view Critical Care 2010, ... attitudes, and how such improvement affects patient well-being Key messages • 25% of general practitioners assessed their relationship with intensivists with a score ≤35 of 100 Etesse et al Critical...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 20:22

... management and advisory firm with six hundred consultants and a worldwide reach Its teams have to collaborate with clients, and those teams live and die on their ability to build and hold credibility with ... just how (to use his words) intelligent people lose credibility and how they can get it back On the basis of my own continuing association with Allen, I can tell you firsthand that his very best, ... desire for you to show your credibility by learning how to be more direct and succinct and to the point? And how many of them show a desire for you to know the difference between the really important...

Ngày tải lên: 03/11/2014, 19:28

... names and phone numbers Locations of hospitals near work, school and home and their phone numbers Locations of local and state health departments and their phone numbers Pharmacy name and phone ... phone and e-mail contact list Share it with family members, work, schools and child care centers Someone to care for your children at home in case you cannot be there or you become ill A local and ... telephones and light switches with a disinfectant cleaner or a cleaner with bleach You can also mix your own water and bleach solution Mix ten parts water with one part bleach • Limit your contact with...

Ngày tải lên: 20/12/2013, 23:15