... preference -based instruments, which incorporate broad domains covering all aspects of QOL Furthermore, most items in the investigated instruments, except those in the HUI2/3, incorporate aspects of coping ... functioning; RF = Role functioning; EF = Emotional functioning; CF = Cognitive functioning; SF = Social functioning FACT-G = FACT-G global score; PWB = Physical well-being; SWB = Social wellbeing; ... scores reflecting better QOL Reliability and validity, including responsiveness, of the instrument have been well documented in cancer trials and clinical settings [17-19] Generic Instruments The...
... preference -based instruments, which incorporate broad domains covering all aspects of QOL Furthermore, most items in the investigated instruments, except those in the HUI2/3, incorporate aspects of coping ... functioning; RF = Role functioning; EF = Emotional functioning; CF = Cognitive functioning; SF = Social functioning FACT-G = FACT-G global score; PWB = Physical well-being; SWB = Social wellbeing; ... scores reflecting better QOL Reliability and validity, including responsiveness, of the instrument have been well documented in cancer trials and clinical settings [17-19] Generic Instruments The...
... because of my ethnic group Help parents in Singapore I have had to help my parents by explaining how to things in Singapore Can’t be like Singaporean kids I feel like I can’t what most Singaporean ... pressure to become a trilingual Comments (Korean, English and Other language like Chinese) Comments Factor 194 Appendix F Content Validity Index (CVI) Immoderate interesting in Korean culture Sometimes ... because of my parents’ culture Belong to gang for ethnicity I feel that belonging to a gang is part of representing my ethnic group Don’t understand different culture Sometimes I not understand why...
... Singapore? In the following sections, the context of this study is explained, including the new trend of migration within Asia, the immigration policies and practices of Singapore, and the background of ... and has continually made an effort to designate an ‘art and learning hub’ and emphasize Singapore’s strength in having the ‘best combination of Asian and Western education systems’ (Yeoh & Lin, ... policies in Singapore Singapore is a multicultural and multilingual society that includes Chinese, Malay, Indian, and other minority ethnic groups One of the contributors to population growth in this...
... dividend and earnings data of companies in four industries (Chemicals, Foods, Steels and Machine Tools) and tested if there was a relationshipbetween stock prices and dividends and income of these ... is a meaningful relationshipbetween dependent and independent variables being tested The findings of studying 88 companies during the time period between 2004 and 2009 showed that Joint ownership ... payout increases stock value Bird -in -hand theory In 1963, Gordon and Walter developed their theory as a counterpoint to M&M dividend irrelevant theory According to the bird -in -hand theory investors...
... the existing body of literature in the area of executive compensation and firm performance by examining the relationshipbetween CEO compensation and firm performancein a sample of firms in the ... to the existing body of literature in the area of executive compensation and firm performance by examining the relationshipbetween CEO compensation and firm performancein a sample of publicly ... Comparisons of CEO compensation and firm performancein the U.S airline industry may aid those seeking to invest in the industry as well as forward looking investment decisions by various groups interested...
... the process of planning and control As framework, planning and control cycle including steps The relationshipbetween budgetary controls andperformancein Gtel Mobile 10 The planning and Control ... level ofperformancein Gtel Mobile To examine the relationships between dependent variables and independent variable, Eview software will be used to analyze and find the relationships between ... sufficient information for study and research which can be used for analyzing and finding The relationshipbetween budgetary controls andperformancein Gtel Mobile 29 CHAPTER - ANALYZING, INTERPRETATION,...
... having promising Page of 12 psychometric properties, the ORCA fits many of the recommendations found in the Weiner review regarding defining and measuring the construct of organizational readiness ... resources on clinics in greatest need of the LHI training Finally, the labeling of the clinics as high and low implementation was somewhat arbitrary The median split based on the number of clinical practices ... now planning to change the timing of the completion of the Page 10 of 12 ORCA from prior to the face-to-face training to immediately following the face-to-face training This change in timing will...
... clinical interventions, including the efficacy of drugs and drug combinations for treating HIV infection and HIVassociated illnesses [29] This is a standard self- administered questionnaire based ... plan, and the interpretation of the results, and was lead in writing the manuscript JL performed the statistical analyses, and participated in the designof the study, the analytical plan, and ... PP, Hekster YA: Assessmentof adherence to HIV protease inhibitors: Comparison and combination of various methods, including MEMS (electronic monitoring), patient and nurse report, and therapeutic...
... the beginning of the sample each one-point increase in G was associated with a decrease in Tobin’s Q of 2.2 percentage points and by the end of the decade, a one-point increase in G was associated ... difficulty in paying interest and principal while obtaining more funding uk.advfn.com/ Descriptions: Table lists all the variables used in this study and gives exact definitions for each of them ... the data and our methodology We then present our findings and finally our conclusions Literature Review We distinguish two types of studies regarding the investigation of the relationship between...
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... caffeine-sensitive individuals [39] The absence of changes in blood pressure, resting heart-rate and self- ratings in the four treatment groups involving p-synephrine, naringin and hesperidin relative ... effects of p-synephrine alone andin combination with different amounts of hesperidin and naringin on: (1) resting metabolism, (2) blood pressure, (3) resting heart-rate, and (4) self- reported ... This increase in thermogenesis is similar to the increases reportedin previous studies involving p-synephrine [17, 18] The increase in RMR between Group 4, the combination of p-synephrine with...
... correlations between the changes in credit spread and the changes in interest rate Some find positive correlations between the levels of credit spread and interest rate, and positive correlations between ... correlations between interest rate slopes and default rates In addition, these results are generally consistent with findings in Collin-Dufresne et THE RELATIONSHIPBETWEEN DEFAULT RISK AND INTEREST ... definitive and comprehensive guidance on the assessmentof single-obligor default risk and for the bottom-up analysis of risk and return of credit portfolios To get a better understanding of...
... skin at anal verge including thickened, leathery surrounding skin tags (stage of pruritus ani, definition table 3) Table 4: Definition of concomitant anal findings (CAF) found at inspection of ... specificity and predictive value of patients’ positioning in diagnosis of BAD, concomitant anal findings (CAF), and multiple anal lesions (MAL) with one individual also remain unknown [3,14,15] We investigated ... by using t-tests to compare independent groups and point-biserial correlations coefficients to analyse relationships between continuous and dichotomous variables Bivariate relationships between...
... replication Training of Panelists Nine panelists (six women and three men) were selected from the University based on availability, previous training and liking of cheese The panelists were trained for ... evaluation of dairy products Food and chemical references as well as cheese samples were used in the training A 15-point intensity line scale where = “not detected” and 15 = “extremely strong” in respect ... applications and is underutilized in sensory experimentation, but it has shown merit in explaining consumer acceptability of tenderness in chicken breasts (Schilling et al 2003) Such statistical modeling...
... of positive relationshipbetween trading volume and price volatility, and negative relationshipbetween price volatility and lagged trading volume Applying the model of Bessembinder and Seguin ... The index fell as low as 239.69 points in February 2009 Since then, the index rose nearly 2.6 times to 530 points at the beginning of 2010 As being affected by the changes of the world finance and ... Wang and Yau (2000) continued paying attention to the interesting relationshipin futures markets Based on two financial futures contracts (S&P 500 and DM) and two metal futures contracts (gold and...
... we defined elderly as individuals ≥50 years of age partially based on the Page of arguments of Glascock and Feinman (1980) [11], which provide a basis for definition of old age in developing countries ... and standard deviation (SD) of energy, protein, selected minerals (Ca, Fe, Page of Zn) and vitamins (A and C) were determined from dietary intake data The vitamins and minerals selected are those ... protein intake Similarly, in the normal weight and underweight BMI categories, adequate energy and protein intake were reported for 64 and 22, and 47 and 17%, respectively Similarly, for minerals...
... efficiency in the presence of this group of osmolytes Interestingly, there is a linear relationshipbetween DDGD° and Dlog(kcat ⁄ Km) in the presence of methylamines and sugar However, the slopes of ... in the presence of these amino acids and amino acid derivatives, and values of DGD°, measured in triplicate, are given in Table The effect of polyols on the kinetic parameters (Km and kcat) of ... l-lysine, l-serine, b-alanine, taurine, sarcosine, dimethylglycine, glycine betaine, trimethylamine N-oxide, and cytidine 2¢-3¢ cyclic monophosphate were also obtained from Sigma These and other...
... aggregate demand and aggregate supply determines the level of output and employment in the economy According to Keynes investment demand is one of the determinants of aggregate demand and that demand ... Doraszelski, and Jaumandreu, (2006) uses the dynamic model on 1800 Spanish manufacturing firms in nine industries during the 1990s Empirical findings indicate that the link between R&D and productivity ... growth must decline and end due to the scarcity of land and its diminishing marginal productivity He showed that how distributional changes between wages, rent, interest and profit affected the...
... of everincreasing customer numbers In 2010, Techcombank continued reinforcing and investing in non-financial innovations, as following: Continue building and developing technological infrastructure, ... corporation being aware of the strength of cultural background in business since establishing Secondly, Techcombank is a typical of successful companies on making profit during the booming time of Vietnamese ... quickly starting and killing initiatives, and rapidly confronting problems also bring many benefits for organizations such as increasing gross profit, return on investment or operating income Hence,...