... standard of Vietnam (TCVN 5942/95/B) [4, 9]. The
two reasons for this situation are the discharges of cattle waste into channels then to river
and the uses of fertilizer.
• The concentrations of ... and improving the water quality
model for Cau River, we carried out the research: “Preliminary assessment and simulation
of the water qualityof Cau River, Bac Ninh province by mathematical model”. ... concentrations
were near the allowable limit. Water quality was greatly improved in the third scenario.
4. Conclusion and recommendation
4.1 Conclusion
ã In general, the water qualityof Cau River hasnt...
... ng/g
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. These results
show that considerable geographical differences exist in
the cadmium content of rice.
The riceof West Java has been found to have double
the cadmium content ofrice from ... half or more of their daily cadmium intake from
rice
46)
. The latest data in Japan show that one third of the
daily cadmium intake comes from rice. Compared with
the data for Japan in the 1970s
17, ... Accumulation in
the Kidneys: Tomoyuki K
AWADA,
et al.
Department
of Public Health, Gunma University School of
Medicine The body burden of cadmium primarily
depends on the daily intake ofthe element...
... party. Put the Queens on top ofthe Kings. (Make sure they are the same suit.) Then say the
Queens are very proud of their sons and they invite them to the party. Place the Jacks on top ofthe
Queens. ... stack them for the third time, reverse the order ofthe cards. Ask spectator
for the 1-4 value ofthe selected card. Deal that number off the TOP ofthe pile. The last card you deal is
their ... and puts them on top ofthe deck. He says the first
King decides to go to the back ofthe forest, in case their friend came out. Magician puts the first King on
the bottom ofthe deck. Then he...
... and 42 (8%) of unknown gender.
It was the mother who answered the questionnaire in
89.5% ofthe sample, it was the father in 4.57% of the
sample, and it was someone else in 6.28% ofthe sample.
Distribution ... Y:
Measuring health-related qualityof life in Greek children: psychometric
properties ofthe Greek version ofthe Pediatric Qualityof life
Inventory™ 4.0 Generic Core Scales. Qualityof Life Research ... Summary
Score, the mean is computed as the sum ofthe items
divided by the number of items answered in the Emo-
tional, Social, and School Functioning Subscales.
The sequenti al validation procedure of the...
... within the first factor of the
unrotated solution and the majority had loadings over 0.4
within the first component ofthe rotated solution. They
were therefore assessed for their contribution to the
hypothesised ... small levels of
change.
The results of comparisons with other instruments and
knee-related questions are evidence for the validity of the
KQoL-26. The high level of correlation with the Lysholm
Knee ... the man-
uscript. IR contributed to the design ofthe study and com-
mented on the manuscript. WG contributed to the design
of the study and commented on the manuscript. DK con-
tributed to the...
... Magnitudes in the correlations of
all DQOL domains with the physical relevant domains of
the D-39S (diabetes control and energy/mobility) were
slightly larger than with other domains ofthe D-39S
(social ... also
hypothesized that, compared to the RAND-12 the DQOL
and the D-39S would discriminate better between the
known groups of retinopathy, neuropathy, and diabetic
foot complications rather than the ... discriminant validity of the
DQOL against the D-39S and the RAND-12. In general,
domain scores ofthe DQOL were moderately correlated
with the D-39S (except sexual functioning) and the
RAND-12 PHC...
... considerations. The first is feasibility;
the instrument should be easily administered, both in the
ED and at the time of follow-up (FU). Another considera-
tion is validity: the strength ofthe association ... purposes)
Health and Qualityof Life
Outcomes
Open Access
Research
Health-related qualityof life for pediatric emergency department
febrile illnesses: an Evaluation ofthe Pediatric Qualityof Life
Inventory™ ... medi-
cine [2-4]. The lack of HRQOL data is largely a result of
the absence of validated HRQOL instruments available
for the ED setting.
Published: 29 January 2009
Health and Qualityof Life Outcomes...
... toxicity of chemotherapy or the isolation to which the
individual is subjected [9,15].
The analysis ofthe correlation between the scores the chil-
dren/adolescents obtained and those obtained by the
guardians ... determine the impact of disease and
treatment on thequalityof life of patients. Moreover,
decisions for the implementation of improvements in
public healthcare may be adopted based on the impact of
interventions ... hospitals ofthe city. A total of 190 families of Bra-
zilian children between the ages of 2 and 18 years, of both
genders, with malignant neoplasm in various phases of
treatment or control of the...
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the health-related qualityof life of parents/guardians. The
score is computed as the sum ofthe 20 item scores on the
Physical, Emotional, ... illness, the assessment ofthe heath-related quality of
life of parents and families could contribute toward their
healthcare needs [3,21,22].
This study presents the reliability and validity ofthe ... Chachamovich E, Vieira G, Santos L,
Pinzon V: [Application ofthe Portuguese version ofthe instru-
ment for the assessment ofqualityof life ofthe World
Health Organization (WHOQOL-100)]. Rev Saude...
... Comparisons to the mean scores of
the other subscales within the present study to those of
the previous PedsQL™ school study [3], the mean scores
on the social functioning scale of both healthy ... respondents in the way it was
intended by the developer ofthe scale [15]. Thus, the
assumptions about both thequalityofthe measures and
utility ofthe rating scale in facilitating interpretable ... 1.9%). The
race/ethnicity ofthe total sample was Asian. Respondents
of parent self-report consisted of mother (n = 1250,
86.0%), father (n = 159, 10.9%), grandmothers (n = 5,
0.3%), grandfathers...
... convert the family of ion peaks, gave a
protein with molecular mass of 13,794 ± 4 Da (Figure 1).
The lack of recovery or detection of proteins ofthe size of
CP subunits is likely the result of retention ... that
the peptide comprising aa 965–1085 represents the
protease, based on the position ofthe active site within
the predicted sequence. In the predicted protein the
Aspartic acid residue of active ... member ofthe genus Waikivirus in the family Sequi-
viridae [12,13]. RTBV is responsible for symptoms of the
disease [8] and RTSV is required for the transmission of
the two viruses by the leafhopper...
... convert the family of ion peaks, gave a
protein with molecular mass of 13,794 ± 4 Da (Figure 1).
The lack of recovery or detection of proteins ofthe size of
CP subunits is likely the result of retention ... member ofthe genus Waikivirus in the family Sequi-
viridae [12,13]. RTBV is responsible for symptoms of the
disease [8] and RTSV is required for the transmission of
the two viruses by the leafhopper ... retention on the HPLC
column due to the very basic charge ofthe protein; esti-
mated isoelectric point (pI) of CP is 9.43.
Localization ofthe protease domain
By comparing the known sequence of P3...
... relavent to
their concept of life quality and thus, did not correlate
with the other items.
Strengths of this study include the large data sets available
for testing, the diversity ofthe samples ... individual's life. The
Flanagan Qualityof Life Scale (QOLS) takes this issue into
account [2,3].
The QOLS was developed in the United States during the
1970's to measure thequalityof life across ... 1995, 18:547-556.
9. Neumann L and Buskila D: Measuring thequalityof life of
women with fibromyalgia: a Hebrew version ofthequality of
life scale (QOLS). J Musculoskeletal Pain 1997, 5:5-17.
10....
... throughout the
entire study process from the development ofthe study
question to the revision ofthe final manuscript. Each of
the four authors has made a significant contribution at
each phase ofthe ... results of this analysis suggest that the AQLQ12+ is
valid for measuring asthma-specific qualityof life in
adolescents 12–17 years. The similarity ofthe measure-
ment properties ofthe AQLQ12+ ... asthma
patients; the Spanish version ofthe Asthma Qualityof Life
Questionnaire. Arch Bronconeumol 1995, 31:219-226.
9. Leidy NK, Coughlin C: Psychometric performance of the
Asthma Qualityof Life Questionnaire...