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... L; Task Force for Mass Critical Care: Definitive careforthe critically ill during a disaster: a framework for allocation of scarce resources in mass critical care: from a task force for mass ... eligible for receipt of a limited resource based on fulfilling the above criteria, they are then evaluated forthe presence of any exclusion criteria The presence of any exclusion criteria makes them ... these concepts delineated in advance of a disaster will allow for a systematic and effective use ofthe proposed schema without having to re-consider these issues in the face ofthe epidemic The...
... patient himself, the patient then receives the information via the therapist/GP and is given a letter containing all the information If the patient is interested in participating, then the participant ... Amsterdam, The Netherlands 7Department of Clinical Psychology ofthe Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Mental Health Care Center Arkin/PuntP, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Department of Psychiatry, ... their former therapist/GP with a letter, by advertisements or interviews) Subsequently, the researcher informs the participant, the participant receives the information in a letter with all the...
... Cys302 then performs a nucleophilic attack on the carbonyl carbon ofthe aldehyde This forms a thiohemiacetal intermediate that facilitates hydride transfer to the cofactor This results in the formation ... standard deviation ofthe control reaction, δn= standard deviation ofthe inhibition reaction, µp= average ofthe points in the control reaction and µn=average ofthe points in the inhibition reaction ... facility to perform crystallographic experiments The Argonne National Laboratory is operated by the University of Chicago Argonne, LLC, forthe United States Department of Energy Office of Biological...
... effect and the effect ofthe current dose of drug B The mode II curve is generated by plotting the dose of drug A against the dose of drug B needed to increase the effect of drug B to the chosen ... slope ofthe median-effect plot In addition, the linear correlation coefficient r ofthe median-effect plot indicates the goodness of fit ofthe data to the equation For two drugs in which the ... activities ofthe drugs are greater than predicted from the individual contribution ofthe individual drugs and antagonism occurs when the effect of combination is less than the sum of activities of the...
... Chemotherapy offered and accepted, RT – radiation therapy offered and accepted, HT – Hormonal therapy offered and accepted, NC – noncompliance with offered adjuvanttherapy * The difference in the ... conceived the project, had full access to all ofthe data in the study, and takes responsibility forthe integrity ofthe data and the accuracy ofthe data analysis JF participated in the design ofthe ... have better financial healthcare coverage than those of other races Over half of them had some form of insurance compared to only about a third ofthe others Nevertheless, most patients were...
... publication is the sole responsibility ofthe authors and does not necessarily reflect the views or policies ofthe NIH or the Department of Health and Human Services, the DoD or the Departments ofthe ... participation in the cohort study while receiving their primary HIV care either within or outside ofthe military healthcare system Aside from the advantages afforded by the medical system, there are ... start for seroconverters (B) Therapy changes over time The declining percentage of patients remaining on the first HAART regimen results from complete discontinuation of or changes in therapy...
... cycle of audits of its standards of nursing care These audits showed that certain elements ofcare were not improving The TOPIC7 project was therefore proposed to improve the experience of older ... whether the ward needs to be the unit of analysis rather than individuals when considering contextContext in acute care nursing Aggregation of data from the present study and the original study of ... inherently more variable, or the items used to measure the dimensions are less precise, it seems likely that these dimensions ofcontext operate at the level ofthe hospital Therefore, measurements across...
... discussed The other community (control) pharmacists (n = 39) delivered standard careforthe patients within the CG Pharmaceutical CareThe PC process forthe patients in the IG consists of three ... elements of preparation for home care and that therefore no further decisive advantage can be attained Otherwise the number of patients (n = 62) as well as the observation period (n = months) in the ... point for measuring the impact of PC on HRQoL After 12 months the comparison ofthe HRQoL ofthe patients who received intensified PC with those who received standard care showed that the vitality...
... may reflect either the severity of heatstroke or the presence of neurological damage Further studies are required to confirm these hypotheses Although the mechanisms of cTnI release during heatstroke ... Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France) which waived the requirement for informed consent The criteria for inclusion in the study were: 1) emergency admission in the adult ED of one ofthe participating centers between ... data concerning the schedule and/or duration of heat exposition before TnI measurement However, this may reinforce the potential usefulness of TnI dosage in the real conditions of a heatwave leading...
... outside of intensive careduringthe first 50 days ofserum sodium Proportion of intensive care unit (ICU) patients with serum sodium valvalues outside the normal range duringthe first 50 days of ... exported to the data warehouse For analysis purposes, the value that deviated the furthest from the median ofthe reference range was taken Where there was no difference between the minimum and ... level(s) as per the Calgary Laboratory Services (CLS) reference range (133 to 145 mmol/L) duringthe first day of their ICU admission Patients who received renal replacement therapyduring their ICU...
... experience The age of teacher The proficiency ofthe teacher The hard work ofthe students The cooperation ofthe students The proficiency ofthe students Others, Please,specify 51 ... teacher work and group The teacher’s ability of organizing The hardship ofthe students work ? The cooperation ofthe students The language proficiency ofthe students Other option 11 9,2 1,5 ... answers ofthe students did not agree with the answers ofthe teachers They liked using the same topics as in the textbook but not the exact copies (50%) 29,2% of students use the information in the...
... both in the host country ofthe Why countries need Double Tax Treaties? investment and in the residence country ofthe investor), by allocating taxing rights over this income between the two ... Convention Models important? Why are basis forthe negotiation of their bilateral treaties; thus they have a profound influence on international tax treaty practice The UN Model Convention seeks to assist ... Objectives ofthe 2011 Update • Take into account recent developments in the area of international tax policies of both developing and developed countries • Seek further consistency with the OECD...
... look at themselves and become more aware of their responsibilities duringthe class hours This will them more good than otherwise Another part ofthe survey was feasible in the form of interviews, ... Acknowledgements Abstract Table of contents PART I: INTRODUCTION Rationale ofthe Study Significance ofthe Study Scope ofthe Study Aims ofthe Study Overview ofthe Study PART II: DEVELOPMENT ... are needed 2 Scope ofthe Study The study mainly deals with the practical issues of second language acquisition in the classroom, therefore only the main theoretical aspects of linguistics shall...
... dependent of each of these customer accounts, when in B2C contextthe customer base is often large and the dependence on one account is low This has implications for measuring the satisfaction of these ... organization is the nature ofthe organization’s offering In a B2C context, the offering is typically either a product or service and thus the CSM typically focuses on measuring the customers satisfaction ... from our analytical work The hypotheses are formulated to be tested in thecontextof B2B PBOs that receive a significant amount of their revenues from the delivery of complex projects (e.g power...
... concern not only the mother, but the fetus as well Therefore, the optimum treatment of both must be targeted A therapy favourable forthe mother can be associated with an impairment ofthe child, and ... measures which protect the survival ofthe mother can cause the death ofthe fetus On the other hand, therapies to protect the child may lead to a suboptimal outcome forthe mother Because prospective ... use of OACs is the most effective regimen to prevent valve thrombosis, and therefore is the safest regimen for her, and risks forthe mother also jeopardize the baby On the other hand the risk of...
... understand: The content of reproductive health; The process of priority setting; The influence ofthe different actors on the priority making processes; and How these interact with the contextual ... Another component ofthe SWAp is the pooling of funds to support implementation ofthe POW Currently, six ofthe fifteen official donors in the health sector have pooled funds These are DANIDA, ... supplies,at the points of service delivery is one ofthe key constraints to the delivery of health services and has emerged as the major gap between the rhetoric of health sector reforms and the reality...
... assessment ofthe trajectory of interconversion rates as a function of time of cold exposure, (b) comparison ofthe magnitudes ofthe various interconversion rates, and (c) lineup ofthe accessions ... measure of how exposure to °C influenced the process of photosynthesis, gas exchange of plants was measured by infrared gas analysis Measurements were performed duringthe first h 508 ofthe light ... ÀrCO2 !Starch Ratesof net photosynthesis (rNetPhotosynthesis) were calculated as the average rate of carbon uptake duringthe first half ofthe light phase (n = h): n R rNetPhotosynthesis ¼ xNPSi...
... reflect the borrowing costs of all companies in the country The analysis of financing costs via the market ofthe national private sectors thus amply confirms the conclusions ofthe analysis at the ... sectors, examine the repercussions ofthe debt crisis on the cost of borrowing on the market for financial and non-financial private sectors at the country level the fall of Lehman Brothers, divergences ... emergence ofthe public debt crisis marked the start of a partial decoupling of public sector borrowing costs from those ofthe non-financial private sector, as the trend in the bond yield spread of the...
... scenario for solar system formation The Sun formed at the hot center of a large cloud of gas and dust (the Solar Nebula) which became unstable and collapsed under the force of gravity The composition ... Determination ofthe bulk chemistry ofthe silicate portion of Mercury can provide an opportunity to gain an insight as to which ofthe mechanisms operating duringthe formation ofthe inner Solar ... identified Forthe experiment to succeed, it is necessary that the core does not follow the 88 day physical libration cycle ofthe mantle but rather follows the mantle on the time scale ofthe 250...