... source of protein for many people living inthe sampling watershed However, at the same time, levels of contaminants in fish are of considerable interest because ofthe potential effects on the ... than the Indonesian drinking water standard (1000 ng/l) (Public Health Minister of Indonesia, 2002) The highest of mercury concentrations at st 403 is related to the location ofthe sampling point, ... source of water pollution The primary pollution ofthe river associated with gold mining is mercury using inthe gold extraction process However, the impacts of mercury on river environments in the...
... estimate ofthe benchmark’s PD The true PD ofthe benchmark is unknown We should therefore combine the variance ofthe ex-ante estimated probability of default ofthe rating source and that ofthe ... 99% confidence interval The column “average DF” is an estimated average using in occurrences at the midpoint ofthe first interval and in occurrences at the midpoint ofthe second These averages ... the same rating grade at the beginning of a year Y In our case N Y denotes the number of entities rated “A” at the beginning of year Y The cohort method simply records the number of entities...
... Lind are AstraZeneca employees, and Ingela Wiklund was an employee at the time ofthe study 15 16 Authors' contributions FJ was the principal investigator inthe study, and was involved inthe ... treatment of selected RDQ scales; 2) assessmentofthe concordance between RDQand physician-generated ratings of disease severity; and 3) assessmentofthe internal consistency reliability ofthe translated ... adaptation The RDQ was translated into Norwegian and Swedish according to international principles [10] The translators met with members ofthe RDQ survey team to maintain content and clarity of the...
... training for the athletes was defined as the total number of hours training per week For the control population, amount of physical activity was defined as the total number of hours per week including ... an eating disorder ii) Risk for menstrual dysfunction was assessed using an adaptation ofthe screening questions routinely used inthe 'Eating, Sports and Health in Females' project ofthe Better ... coming year, and iii) training for ≥ hr/wk-1, considered frequent training [17] As previous research showed that participation in certain sports (e.g gymastics, running) increases the risk of the...
... regarding the terminology used inthe rest of this paper Let I be the total number of frames in Vc Let M be the total number of pixel rows in each frame of Vc , and let N be the total number of ... reported that the nature of dither is most important inthe flat regions ofthe image [12] This phenomenon is due to the spatial masking effects that hide the presence of noise in regions ofthe image ... technique which requires an initial halftone ofthe image as the initial guess (or the starting point) The initial halftone ofthe image is iteratively refined, via toggling the bits, until a convergence...
... early inthe dendrogram The degree of similarity is illustrated by the length ofthe horizontal line that joins the pair After joining, the mean value for the pair is again compared with the other ... government ofthe Yunnan Province inthe People's Republic of China, located immediately upstream ofthe Chinese/Lao border, is reported to have inspected 1042 industrial enterprises inthe basin in ... the entire lake During the dry season, water drains out ofthe Great Lake back into the Mekong system and then into the Delta, thereby adding to low flow discharges inthe region downstream of...
... was the principal investigator ofthe OASIS study and is the principal investigator who assisted in designing the ATLAS study WPM is the principal investigator and assisted in designing the Canadian ... endpoints to evaluate the effect of adalimumab on the reduction of signs and symptoms and to assess the inhibition of progression of structural damage inthe spine as measured by the mean change in ... D, Goldstein N, Braun J, Ankylosing Spondylitis Study for the Evaluation of Recombinant Infliximab Therapy Study Group: Radiographic findings following two years of infliximab therapy in patients...
... RLAT inthe injection log within 28 days prior to the visit Because RLAT steady -state plasma concentrations are maintained at a minimum of weeks after the last injection [14], the 28-day interval ... [31], Global Assessmentof Functioning (GAF) [32], and Strauss-Carpenter Levels of Functioning (LOF) [33] The PSP rates the patient’s level of functioning during the past month in four areas: ... that these data be interpreted cautiously and not be overly generalized Initiation of RLAT at the beginning ofthe study was the only clinical mandate, and treatments for schizophrenia including...
... questions of any ofthe villagers The reason for the pictures ofthe front view is because they the walls correctly inthe front, but on the sides and the back, as well as the roof, they leave ... during the trainings The qualitative interview format for the relief worker interviews was developed for theassessment based on initial key informant interviews with relief workers during the ... and then sold the Page of 14 remaining to other villages to make money the village leaders are not chosen by the people in this area, they are appointed by the government and are part of the...
... fluoroquinolone or aminoglycoside), most centers chose tobramycin or amikacin The intent ofthe IMPACT-HAP pathway (Figure 1) was to assist clinicians at the participating ICUs in recognizing the signs ... Patient inclusion criteria and assessment Adults in participating ICUs were eligible for inclusion inthe database if they met ATS/IDSA definitions for HAP, VAP, or HCAP [1], including clinical ... reasons for the inability to show changes in clinical outcomes despite improvement in compliance with empiric therapy include early adoption ofthe protocol during the implementation phase and the decision...
... helps bring more insightful information, thus increasing the reliability ofthe study findings Since the study focused on evaluating students‘ real reflection of critical thinking ability in their ... composing their own writings on one of them inthe test The essay tests were carried out at the end ofthe course, with the time allowed of 60 minutes and under the strictly observation ofthe instructor ... bad points as well as the reasoning errors they make to help them better their thinking and writing skills in English Thanks to the mention of weak points in thinking, the students are then more...
... for further studies in Singapore in 2008 I would say, however, that the experience of being a participant inthe devotional activities inthe shrine contributed to my interest in engaging in a ... he P hilippines a nd S ingapore who kindly gave their time for the interviews; To all the professors and friends I met during my stint in Harvard-Yenching Institute (HYI) as a Visiting Fellow, ... between maximizing the distinctness of pe rsonal stories a nd the ge neralities ofthe s ocial s tructures tha t bi nd them into a specific milieu The point of analytical inquiry, then, is to engage...
... received training in planting, maintaining and tapping the trees, which they could adopt later when planting rubber on their own On national level there was the determination to increase domestic ... governmental promotion of rubber already occurred inthe Chinese province Yunnan bordering with Laos Beginning inthe late 1950s and in a second step inthe late 1970s the expansion of rubber was fostered, ... result in a high dynamic regarding the current market price of rubber However, increasing the area of rubber plantations means increasing the dependence on the demand of China and on the rubber...
... understanding and a comprehensive overview ofthe issues affecting Beer Promoters in Phnom Penh The results contextualize some ofthe issues raised inthe KAP questionnaire The purpose ofthe in- depth ... Marketing the Product A shift in customer focus to the product being sold rather than the woman selling it may go some way to reducing the maltreatment of beer promoters inthe workplace CARE International ... promoter who has had an abortion indicating the practice of abortion is widespread amongst the target population This is an interesting finding in light ofthe fact over 92% of beer promoters are able...
... represents a first step inthe complex task of assessing the quality of intelligence reports In this paper we focused on coverage perhaps the most important aspect in determining which single report to ... the writers ofthe documents, and the workshop report (Morse et al., 2004) identified a bias ofthe individual judges when evaluating their own reports, we did not include the score given by the ... rank This simple baseline is surprisingly effective, outperforming the worst human judge in seven out of eight scenarios, and doing better than the average individual in two of them System Performance...
... task-specific Training and education Method of training Amount of training The closed-loop methodology of planning, measuring, executing, assessing, and adjusting is central to the TO-BE operational ... spreadsheets, improving their ability to monitor and direct the sustainment of forces flowing into the joint operating area As base loading became critical during the second phase of operations, they would ... However, because of limitations inthe TF04 exercise design, theassessmentThe tacit information is internal to the group of personnel performing the manual processes During TF04, the AOC was not...
... extension the variability index, the mean index and the variability index did not correlate significantly None ofthe components ofthe fatigue index correlated with the distance walked during the ... treadmill walking at the beginning and at the end ofthe physical exertion test, respectively * indicates significant differences between mean values at the beginning and end ofthe test; † indicates ... the standard deviations at the beginning and end ofthe test (P < 005) The significant correlations ofthe fatigue index with its subcategories mean index and variability index and the lack of...