... perceive their practiceto be considerably different to that delivered in the ‘usual care arm ofthe trial and, therefore, question the applicability ofthe findings to their patients The outcome ... designed to determine whether the protocol is effective Randomization may also need to be at the level ofthe health care provider or service delivery organization when the aim ofthe study is to determine ... ways to ensure compliance with a protocol, refined protocols with more of one component and less of others, extending the scope ofthe new process to other populations or moving the process into...
... represents the apparent extension ofthe interaction zone but only to that of their mother root The global response was essentially local, since only the laterals close tothe tip ofthe mother root ... roots along the taproot The numbers correspond to their rank, from the base tothe apex (after Thaler and Pagès [19]) roots growing in the poorer medium, especially at the vicinity ofthe enriched ... taking into account both the amount of structural carbohydrate and the energy cost The global demand ofthe root system, calculated as the sum of all root individual demands, can be compared to the...
... principal factors that determined the treatment decision were the level ofthe fracture and the degree of displacement The level ofthe fracture influenced the degree of preoperative coronal and sagittal ... loss of teeth; influence ofthe affected TMJ(s) on mandibular movements and the masticatory system; degree and direction of dislocation ofthe condyles; difficulty of surgical access; risk of lesion ... that surgical access tothe condylar process to perform open reduction and internal fixation requires exposure and dissection of some ofthe soft tissues ofthe condylar process to allow manipulation...
... qualitative assessment of organisational factors that may have hampered or facilitated the use ofthe new tools in practiceThe results of these studies will then be used in the design of a subsequent ... understanding of experienced barriers tothe application ofthe tools is needed Third, we studied PCHCs that belong tothe same primary healthcare consortium Healthcare professionals from these PCHCs ... submitted tothe Medical Ethical Committee ofthe Academic Medical Centre ofthe University of Amsterdam The Committee established that the study does not fall within the realm ofthe Dutch Law...
... were more ready to change their exercise behaviour by the end ofthe study A longitudinal comparison ofthe stage of change shifts for patients at the start ofthe study and at the end was performed ... hardship facing the patients who utilized the SMHC during the time ofthe study and contributed tothe unusual results This economic hardship occurred because ofthe closure ofthe sugar factory, Caroni ... compared to baseline, the increase in HbA1c measured at the end ofthe 48-week period was 0.57% less with the intervention compared tothe control (p = 0.025) Implications ofthe study The negative...
... clinician’s ability to monitor adequacy of ‘flow’ phase resuscitation For advocates ofthe introduction of new diagnostic technology tothecriticalcare setting, the road to widespread clinical ... and includes the ‘ABCs’ of resuscitation [11] In this phase, the clinician’s tools to achieve completeness of resuscitation ofthe circulation are probably adequate, namely monitoring the arterial ... consideration [9] Other investigators came tothe same conclusion through different lines of reasoning, thus leading tothe hypothesis that mitochondrial dysfunction leading to cell injury could...
... blinded tothe BIS results [25,26,28], or uncontrolled repeated measurements in one patient were included in the study [25,27,28] The objective ofthe present study was to evaluate use ofthe BIS to ... interval of hour between measurements The set with the best impedance values was chosen for calculation of further statistics To interpret the significance ofthe data quality, we also calculated the ... opinion use of electrophysiological monitoring tools such as the BIS is imperative in paralyzed patients to prevent levels of sedation that are too light or too deep Furthermore, the terms 'under-sedation'...
... employ to mitigate the future effects of a disaster In terms of impact, the education of healthcare professionals is at the top ofthe list [15] The educational initiatives we propose to accomplish ... Finally, there is a useful role for what is termed ‘just-in-time training’ The intent of these programs is to make concise knowledge available to providers, at the time of an event and at the point of ... according tothe type and severity of injuries among the various hospitals Unfortunately, a significant percentage of casualties make their own way tothe hospital, irrespective of these plans...
... reviewing the medical record [1] It is unclear whether these results are related tothe OutcomeRea database, to local coding practices or training, to national effects specific to France, or to influences ... influences ofcriticalcare or criticalcare medical conditions Regardless, the results raise concerns about the accuracy of administrative coding, and particularly about the accuracy of post hoc ... interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests References Expectedly, there are significant limitations to all administrative and healthcare data Often this relates tothe breadth...
... 63)* 48 (41 to 59)* Stroke volume (μl) 33 (19 to 62) 29 (23 to 53) 27 (21 to 39) 25 (20 to 32) Ejection fraction (%) 45 (38 to 55) 40 (35 to 48) 50 (37 to 57) 47 (35 to 54) End-diastolic pressure ... (60 to 88) 76 (54 to 88) 71 (60 to 81) IL-6 (pg/mg protein) 449 (264 to 713) 366 (252 to 483) 338 (140 to 500) 260 (192 to 339)* MCP-1 (pg/mg protein) 194 (102 to 280) 114 (77 to 138)* 99 (68 to ... secretion in microglia exposed to LPS [20] In the context of these contradictory findings, the doses ofthe H2S donors administered may assume particular importance Even the physiologically relevant...
... process of giving it a centre or of referring it to a point of presence, a fixed origin… The history of metaphysics, like the history ofthe West, is the story of these metaphors and metonymies ... in the Novel A Rhetoric of Irony The Rhetoric of Fiction Le Facteur de la Verité Structure, Sign and Play in the Discourse ofthe Human Sciences The Journals of Søren Kierkegaard TheConceptof ... denial ofthe affective powers of irony If the critics admit their emotional reaction to irony, then they risk becoming the object of irony: this personal stake in theconceptof irony removes the...
... order to help students reach tothe ideas ofthe author, the teachers should guide them to employ appropriate and approaches On the part ofthe students, with a good understanding and using ofthe ... ideas from TL to TL Instead, they should focus on the meanings ofthe messages that the author wants to send to readers in the ST and apply the apprpopriate strategy to find out the Vietnamese ... added in the target language with the aim of making the source text smoother and more elegant Besides the original meaning, the translator adds meaning to clarify the ideas, which he intends to express...
... related totheconceptof “Black”, “White” and vice versa 10 + Type 4: Vietnamese idiom related totheconceptof “Black”, “White” has no English equivalents related totheconceptof “Black”, ... Interpreting the denotative meaning ofthe given idioms related totheconceptof “Black”, “White” in the source language + Clarifying the connotative ofthe idiom mentioned + Explaining the general ... Up to now, there has been hardly an M.A thesis which studies the semantic, syntax, rhetorical devices of idioms related totheconceptof “Black”, “White” under a cognitive perspective 2.2 THEORETICAL...
... SATISFACTION Over the years, the development of different theories of management and different approached to organization has affected the way we view motivation In the 19th century, the writer Federick ... beat them at the noble art of queuing The British actually look forward to spending their weekends in a queue, waiting for a shop to open or waiting for a parking space at the furniture superstore ... ever decide to visit Britain, you will need to know some ofthe basic rules ofthe sport First of all, remember that you only need one person to make a queue If you are alone at a bus stop, for...
... terms of: (1) The height ofthe bulk ofthe tongue in the mouth (2) The front/back position ofthe tongue in the mouth (3) The degree of lip-rounding (4) The length of vowels (Roach, 1998: 13-14) ... have the habit of pronounce a new-formed word according tothe pronunciation ofthe root one For example, they tend to pronounce the sounds of Exhibition like the sound of Exhibit With the help of ... English The voice ofthe students was recorded and then played again for the students themselves to find out the mistakes they had made After the students realized the mistakes they had made, the...
... directly to big accumulation of 12 months The growth of total profit showed that the Department has continuously made an effort to diversify the variety of services to meet and satisfy better customers’ ... services ofthe banks For each group of customers, the branch need to identify which features of a card that attract each group of customers most Then, the branch has specific policy to recommend ... members The exchange of financial information is called clearing The exchange ofthe actual funds for the transaction and the fees associated with them is called settlement The term used to refer to...
... giá khuyến khích to n băng tiền mặt to n nhanh: Đó việc giảm giá cho khách hàng to n nhanh tiền mặt to n nhanh cho hoá đơn mua hàng Mục đích chiết giá khuyến khích khách hàng to n nhanh, giảm ... “bộ” “trọn gói” theo nguyên tắc giá gói nhỏ tổng số tiền mua hàng theo phương thức riêng rẽ Định giá theo nguyên tắc địa lý: cách thức mà doanhnghiệp định giá bán sản phẩm theo nguyên tắc địa ... thời hạn to n….đó việc xác định mức giá cụ thể cho mặt hàng, kiểu kênh phân phối, thời gian địa điểm tiêu thụ, phương thức to n Ra định thay đổi giá bao gồm định điều chỉnh thay đổi giá theo môi...