... speak further about the study with a member ofthe study staff when they arrived at their next appointment If they agreed, a field research assistant met the patient at the clinic prior to their ... testing the significance of difference ofthe adjusted mean differences, or the ratio of adjusted odds ratios, of a given follow-up versus the baseline visit between the intervention groups The primary ... respective organization and the principal investigator The letter outlined the goals ofthe study, gave a general description ofthe interventions, and described the responsibilities of clinicians caring...
... variation, the reduction ofthe number of unnecessary steps in care processes (do not provide care for which there is no evidence of efficacy), the reduction ofthe number of planning Page of 11 moments ... single day, with the aim of reducing the throughput time ofthe diagnostic trajectory Examples of other process redesign change ideas that were provided are: the standardisation of care processes in ... Page of 11 Table Application ofthe model for improvement in the enrolled process redesign projects Measures of improvement1 Key elements Specific and ofthe model measurable for aims (N)1 improvement...
... investigating the effectiveness ofthe strategies and models of service being offered They wanted to use the methodology to assess thequalityof care processes, monitor progress, and evaluate the impacts ... which they were provided with training Most were enthusiastic about the benefits of continuous improvement and the impact the information from auditing had on their perception ofthequalityofthe ... in the attributes ofthe innovation and the change agency within which it sits; theprocessof diffusion or dissemination; elements ofthe user system; and in the outer system context A total of...
... variation, the reduction ofthe number of unnecessary steps in care processes (do not provide care for which there is no evidence of efficacy), the reduction ofthe number of planning Page of 11 moments ... single day, with the aim of reducing the throughput time ofthe diagnostic trajectory Examples of other process redesign change ideas that were provided are: the standardisation of care processes in ... Page of 11 Table Application ofthe model for improvement in the enrolled process redesign projects Measures of improvement1 Key elements Specific and ofthe model measurable for aims (N)1 improvement...
... processing by means of quantitative research, I surveyed thequality expectations of software users by means of inductive research, then I used deductive method to outline thequality model of ... requirements ofthe related ISO standard Using these, I identify quality criteria of accounting software and develop a quality model for accounting software In section six, I summarize the hypotheses ... devised in the course of research work Section seven deals with the verification of these hypotheses and gives an overview ofthe results Section eight introduces new and novel statements ofthe dissertation,...
... continuing improvement 4.3.2 Quality control circle Building quality control circle from 3-10 people to implement theprocessofthequality management system ofthe company based on the voluntary ... innovating processofthe system, thequalityof products and services will be improve to satisfy high demand of customer, ensure the long-term development of organization.” 2.1.2 Quality Management ... means such as quality planning, quality control, quality assurance and qualityimprovement within thequality system” Most organizations now consider quality more as a process rather than a product...
... uptake the CO2 dissolved in the water because ofthe existence ofthe CO2 concentration difference between the inside (low) and outside (high) ofthe cell When the water was discharged outside the ... point.) To be sure ofthe effect of SS in raw water, another experiment was conducted with the supernatant from the final settling tank ofthe WWTP (Ube City, Japan) with the same initial TC ... represent the data range.) CONCLUSION (1) The optimum operational condition ofthe device is a pressure of 0.3 MPa When a high-dissolved CO2 device is used for the disinfection ofthe effluent from the...
... use the sub-domains rather than the domains ofthe CHIPCE when evaluating ADHD patients This is supported by the factor analysis based on the sub-domains and the correlation analysis ofthe sub-domains, ... QoL and the core symptoms The influence ofthe QoL ofthe parents or the parents’ diseases (such as ADHD) could not be assessed because these data were not obtained Conclusions The strength of this ... smaller The RA and the PA sub-domains had lower correlations with their domains than most ofthe other domains at baseline, at endpoint, and Psychometric properties ofthe CHIP-CE also for the change...
... analyzed by MALDI-TOF MS The addition ofthe protease is considered the zero time point The relative intensities ofthe peaks from the mass spectra were used to calculate the fraction of Pyr-ONC (M23L), ... (M23L) by the addition of AAP, as described in the Materials and methods Completion ofthe hydrolysis was confirmed by the disappearance ofthe (Met1)-ONC (M23L) signal in the MALDI-TOF mass spectra ... simultaneously interacts with the main phosphate ofthe substrate [32] The closer positioning ofthe N-terminus to the main protein body is essential for the activity and, together with the 87–104 disulfide...
... dissolution of Si into the molten silicon–gold solution and precipitation at the other end ofthe droplet in the form of crystalline Si Depending on the reaction conditions any of these steps could be the ... diameters in the range 8–35 nm The TEM analysis of this sample further demonstrated the high uniformity ofthe nanowires along their axis As seen in Fig 2, almost the full body ofthe nanowire ... quantify the surface composition and the oxidation state ofthe silicon product The binding energies were corrected by reference to the C(1s) line at 284.5 eV The fitting ofthe XPS spectra and the...
... contraction mechanism of vitamin B12 Fig The mechanisms ofthe ring contraction process in the biosynthesis of vitamin B12 postulated on the basis ofthe isolation of factor IV from the anaerobe P shermanii ... in the 13 C-NMR spectrum of 13C,18O-vitamin B12 the 18O-retention ratio oftheof [1-13C,1,1,4-18O3]ALA 13 C18O-carbonyl oxygen Mechanism ofthe ring contraction process in the biosynthesis of ... mechanism of vitamin B12 Fig The highlights of previously postulated mechanisms ofthe ring contraction process in the biosynthesis of vitamin B12 in the anaerobe P shermanii (top row) and the aerobe...
... most cases, the proximal part ofthe plate was placed under the main body ofthe pronator quadratus muscle The brachioradialis tendon was partially released from the radial aspect ofthe styloid; ... to reduce the styloid process to an anatomic position The three-column concept ofthe distal radius as proposed by Rikli respects radial dislocation ofthe styloid process and fixes the radial ... proximally to the fracture remained intact, but most ofthe fibers that insert onto the styloid fragment were sectioned, without Z-lengthening We assumed that the remaining insertion ofthe brachioradialis...
... (defined as > 30% of patients having the maximum score, i.e ‘none ofthe time’ or ‘none at all’) were observed in ofthe 25 items ofthe QOLRAD questionnaire Four of these were in the Physical/social ... effects (the proportion of patients having the maximum score) were also assessed The presence of ceiling effects, in which a high proportion ofthe patients grade themselves as having the maximum ... a In the week before the visit; unknown for 0.1% of patients at visit In the week before the visit; unknown for 0.2% of patients at visit c In the week before the visit; unknown for 0.2% of patients...
... MD simulation ofthe RNIL processThe objectives of this study are to understand the deformation behavior of imprinted film and the effect of adhesion and friction with changes ofthe roller tooth ... obtained by summing the atomic forces ofthe substrate atoms on the X–Z plane ofthe mold atoms (the X-axis is the direction ofthe substrate movement and the Z-axis is the vertical direction) It is ... on the Au substrate One is the ‘‘pushed behavior’’ that occurs on the substrate atoms that are located on the left side ofthe roller, and the other is the ‘‘pulled behavior’’ that occurs on the...
... (the diagram history), but using the revised values ofthe message in place ofthe original values during the replay.1 To minimize the number of output tuples generated, the box would replay the ... improving the latency ofthe other branch will have no observable effect at the output) In the case that no information is available from the end point monitor concerning the source ofthe problem, then ... previous value ofthe data being updated as ofthe time ofthe update, whereas revision records invalidate previous values of data as ofthe time that data was first processed Borealis may therefore...
... variety of scientists also contributed to the legitimacy oftheprocess At the core oftheprocess is a Foresight Panel consisting of 22 distinguished members ofthe scientific community from developing ... feedback on the preliminary issues selected by the Panel during their first meeting The Issues: 21 Issues for the 21st Century The output ofthe UNEP Foresight Process is a ranked list of 21 emerging ... that the rate of land acquisition has greatly accelerated over the past few years There is a need to better understand the scale ofthe phenomenon, the main countries at risk, and the trade-offs...