suggestions for a developing country s early outcome measurement effort

... and social implications The LIS suitable for developing countries must be capable of providing a sound base for economic and environmental planning This is certainly the theory ... From Pharaohs to Geoinformatics FIG Working Week 2005 and GSDI-8 Cairo, Egypt April 16-21, 2005 ộ TS – Applied SIM and SDI Trung Tran and Don Grant TS9.6 Why Copying LIS from a Developed Country ... countries but there is little evidence that it is so in practice Accordingly developing countries may require a more complex approach to an LIS than the relatively simple use of the LIS in many developed...

Ngày tải lên: 18/10/2013, 14:15

... and extra salt used during meal Statistical Analysis We used EPI-INFO-2002 software for data entry and analysis We applied chi-square test to find out the results at 5% significance for the select ... risk factors and outcome variables We put the significant variables from the bivariate analysis into a series of stepwise, unconditional multivariate logistic regression and calculated the Odds ... hypertension is often indicated by a rise in mean systolic and diastolic pressure Similar observation has been noted in Yugoslavia and in Japan when it was a developing nation and decrease in prevalence...

Ngày tải lên: 02/11/2012, 11:12

... publications in international journals, 15 announcements in international conferences and articles published in magazines and books E-mail address: chkara@epu.ntua.gr Charalampos Pappas is a is a Mechanical ... as well as decision support systems He pas participated in research projects, such as “RES and RUE Stimulation in Mountainous - Agricultural Communities towards Sustainable Development” and has ... conventional thermal capacity in the SING grid (100 % thermal) has a large coal base, this estimated emission factor is fairly conservative Considering a stand alone CSP plant with a 64 MW capacity (similar...

Ngày tải lên: 05/09/2013, 14:58

... testing-assessment includes continuous assessment during the course of study, a final oral test, assessment on attendance and class participation It can be specified as follows: a Three times of assessment ... part of the grammatical system has been learned The structural syllabus is very familiar to language teachers, and it has several advantages However, structural syllabus has its shortcomings ... the aim of designing an appropriate syllabus for language learners such as: ESP definition, definition of syllabus, types of syllabus, steps for syllabus design, need analysis, and some speaking...

Ngày tải lên: 07/09/2013, 13:19

... of the state and parastatal sectors due to transformation policies76 is frequently put forward as a reason for the engineering skills shortages, for example by Marius Fransman, transport and public ... professionals Analysis of data and the investigation of contextual factors show that there is a demand for engineering professionals in the South African labour market An array of reasons is put forward ... 2008, South Africans with the right skills may return to South Africa, although South Africa still needs to compete for scarce skills with countries such as Canada, Australia and China (Isaacson,...

Ngày tải lên: 19/02/2014, 00:20

... of the state and parastatal sectors due to transformation policies76 is frequently put forward as a reason for the engineering skills shortages, for example by Marius Fransman, transport and public ... professionals Analysis of data and the investigation of contextual factors show that there is a demand for engineering professionals in the South African labour market An array of reasons is put forward ... 2008, South Africans with the right skills may return to South Africa, although South Africa still needs to compete for scarce skills with countries such as Canada, Australia and China (Isaacson,...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 18:20

... poorest against the costs of illness Issues such as these have led many countries to consider establishing user fees for publicly provided care, particularly in urban areas where transport costs are ... variables enter the regressions as linear splines; these include child age, mother and husband education, mother height, and household asset values Spline transformations provide a way to assess ... replication), the estimator is applied to the data and the resulting parameter estimates are saved as a data set Using the collection of estimated parameter sets from these replications, one can calculate...

Ngày tải lên: 28/03/2014, 09:20

... mass media Table describes their views as well as suggestions on these media campaigns They thought the media enhanced the credibility of health workers as the messages on television (TV), radio ... such as HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) were reported as health issues on which dialogue was difficult for the LHWs entering data from the quantitative questionnaire into ... CHWs; their programme is considered as one of the successful large-scale community programmes [10] Various evaluations have enumerated the successes of this programme, along with a few areas to...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 17:20

... coefficients for the association with impairment fell slightly and the statistical significance decreased This may be explained because factors such as wealth and education are associated with greater ... three separate occasions After each pre-test we made modifications by consensus The final version was back-translated to English and checked for consistency by a bilingual psychiatrist and a bilingual ... We used the survey commands in Stata (svyset) for analyses We first described the unadjusted associations between wellbeing score and the socio-economic, social support and health variables We...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 19:20

... coefficients for the association with impairment fell slightly and the statistical significance decreased This may be explained because factors such as wealth and education are associated with greater ... three separate occasions After each pre-test we made modifications by consensus The final version was back-translated to English and checked for consistency by a bilingual psychiatrist and a bilingual ... We used the survey commands in Stata (svyset) for analyses We first described the unadjusted associations between wellbeing score and the socio-economic, social support and health variables We...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 16:20

... 0.02 Sex (male/female) Associate professor (in comparison to an assistant professor) Professor (in comparison to an assistant professor) Instructor (in comparison to an assistant professor) Non-academic ... coefficient* Sex (male/female) Associate professor (in comparison to an assistant professor) Professor (in comparison to an assistant professor) Instructor (in comparison to an assistant professor) Non-academic ... need assessment versus personal interest or repeating others research) and the passive strategy score is positive The passive strategy scores increase by 1.68 as a result of change of 'reasons for...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 05:21

... 0.02 Sex (male/female) Associate professor (in comparison to an assistant professor) Professor (in comparison to an assistant professor) Instructor (in comparison to an assistant professor) Non-academic ... coefficient* Sex (male/female) Associate professor (in comparison to an assistant professor) Professor (in comparison to an assistant professor) Instructor (in comparison to an assistant professor) Non-academic ... need assessment versus personal interest or repeating others research) and the passive strategy score is positive The passive strategy scores increase by 1.68 as a result of change of 'reasons for...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 16:21

... database Statistical Analysis was done with Statistica version software (Statsoft, Inc 2009) As some of the data was descriptive in nature, results are provided as means with standard deviations, where ... groups were assessed at inclusion and rating scales as described in the methods section were performed at each of these visits Participants from both groups were assessed again after 12 months for ... workers act as care coordinator bur caseloads are shared Individual caseloads Site of most visits >50% contacts are home visits Office based Engagement Assertive; focus on engagement Non-assertive,...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 16:22

... VR, LS, AS and CP carried out clinical examinations and the recruitment of patients AR and AG collected strains and performed on admission susceptibility tests AS and RP analysed the data GS and ... Associations among qualitative variables were analysed using the contingency table The statistical significance was assessed with the Fisher exact test Results Sixty-two isolates of S. aureus were collected ... examinations, recruited patients, analysed the data and drafted the manuscript AM and AC collected bacterial isolates, performed on admission susceptibility tests and laboratory experiments VR,...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 17:20

... world s top pros at the annual Professional Golf Association s (PGA) Honda Classic Both measure more than 7,000 yards long, are defended by narrow fairways, and, outside this small, safe landing area, ... Sweden and Spain, and China and South Korea Today it s a global passion, with professionals from all over the world Although Americans dominate junior tournaments, Europeans and Asians are increasingly ... PublicAffairs books are available at special discounts for bulk purchases in the U .S by corporations, institutions, and other organizations For more information, please contact the Special Markets...

Ngày tải lên: 08/03/2014, 20:20

... information about vascular access, see the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) fact sheet Vascular Access for Hemodialysis Who Performs It Hemodialysis is usually ... increase the risk of developing cancer Some immunosuppressants can cause cataracts, diabetes, extra stomach acid, high blood pressure, and bone disease When used over time, these drugs may also cause ... Transplantation • Eat Right To Feel Right on Hemodialysis • Kidney Failure Glossary Fact Sheets • Vascular Access for Hemodialysis • Hemodialysis Dose and Adequacy • Peritoneal Dialysis Dose and Adequacy...

Ngày tải lên: 01/09/2012, 11:09

... information about vascular access, see the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) fact sheet Vascular Access for Hemodialysis Who Performs It Hemodialysis is usually ... increase the risk of developing cancer Some immunosuppressants can cause cataracts, diabetes, extra stomach acid, high blood pressure, and bone disease When used over time, these drugs may also cause ... Transplantation • Eat Right To Feel Right on Hemodialysis • Kidney Failure Glossary Fact Sheets • Vascular Access for Hemodialysis • Hemodialysis Dose and Adequacy • Peritoneal Dialysis Dose and Adequacy...

Ngày tải lên: 24/12/2013, 16:15

... are established by NIEHS and EPA, with a research emphasis on children s asthma and other respiratory diseases, as well as ways to reduce exposure to pesticides for children in agricultural settings ... compounds and their potential effects on development and learning Environmental factors in diseases such as asthma, immune disorders, autism, and obesity are also being studied An additional component ... interactions among basic scientists, clinicians and behavioral and social scientists n Generate data from multiple scientific disciplines to understand the persistent effects of chemicals and other...

Ngày tải lên: 12/02/2014, 19:20

... Miss Westlake and Miss Hastings as they separated Miss Hastings did her best on the way back to console Mr Turner for the absence of Miss Westlake Vivacious as she always was, she never was more ... list his eye caught a quotation for walnut It had made a sharp advance of ten dollars a thousand feet Out of the window, as he looked up, he saw Miss Westlake and Miss Hastings crossing the lawn, ... later Sam briskly got up again and Mr Stevens shook hands with him "That 's a great scheme," he said, and he gazed after Sam 's broad shoulders admiringly as that young man strode down the steps On...

Ngày tải lên: 17/02/2014, 19:20