... felt that children should be told at the beginning ofthe research Their reasons focused on reducing thechildren being taken aback upon learning their status during the course ofthe research ... deciding whether or not disclosure should be a component ofthe research, being mindful that the minors participating inthe research may in fact want to know that they have HIV Participation inthe ... sometime during the course ofthe research or at the end ofthe research Some health professionals also commented that the timing of disclosure depended on the type of study: According to a male...
... reported four main integrated rubber farming systems inthe South of Thailand emerging during the financial crisis inthe late 19 1990's The major systems included 1) Rubber intercrop farming, 2) Rubber-rice ... year to year Most of Thailand receives the majority of rain during the Southwest monsoon Generally, the quantity of rainfall decreases with increasing distance from the sea, but the amount of rainfall ... On the other hand, inthe far Northeast, along the Mekong River, over 2030 mm is received annually Variation inthe average amount of rainfall is therefore notable inthe Northeast During the...
... divided into two major categories: any form of exercise, excluding walking, lasting a minimum of 30 minutes per day, and walking alone, again for a minimum period of 30 minutes Both groups where then ... state of health ofthe individual, the influence of increased body weight on the subjective perception ofthe quality of life should not be underestimated [12-14] Certain adverse effects of excess ... status inthe Serbian urban population, and the first to use the SF-36 generic assessment scale outside the clinical setting [28,29] We would like to highlight the importance ofthe application of...
... divided into two major categories: any form of exercise, excluding walking, lasting a minimum of 30 minutes per day, and walking alone, again for a minimum period of 30 minutes Both groups where then ... state of health ofthe individual, the influence of increased body weight on the subjective perception ofthe quality of life should not be underestimated [12-14] Certain adverse effects of excess ... status inthe Serbian urban population, and the first to use the SF-36 generic assessment scale outside the clinical setting [28,29] We would like to highlight the importance ofthe application of...
... Deviation SNPs in NFE2L2 and KEAP1 and course of FEV1 We studied the effect of SNPs on course of FEV1 by introducing the interaction term of SNP × time (defined inrelationtothe first FEV1 ... development of acute lung injury in a Caucasian population [23] So far no studies have investigated the role of NFE2L2 or KEAP1 polymorphisms inrelationtothe longitudinal course of lung function inthe ... on the pooled cohorts using data from single surveys (i.e second inthe Doetinchem cohort and last inthe Vlagtwedde-Vlaardingen cohort) in order to ensure the highest cumulative exposure to tobacco...
... were linked together in a 1–1 linkage (i.e as trehalose) with a terminal galactose linked to one ofthe glucoses ofthe trehalose in either a 1–6 or 1–4 linkage, and the nonreducing glucose linked ... This indicated that the galactose residue was linked in an a1–6 linkage to one ofthe glucoses of trehalose, and the glucose was linked tothe other trehalose glucose in an a1–4 linkage The trisaccharide ... and the sequences obtained from the Mycobacterium tuberculosis genome [24] One of these pathways involves the direct rearrangement ofthe a1,4-glucosidic linkage of maltose tothe a,a1,1 linkage...
... shown inthe arctic problem inthe CC condition; more inthe Forest Ranger problem inthe FTF condition We will take each ofthe categories, describing more fully what is included in them, and then ... investigators, since apparently ~he training for coding interpreted many more statements as representing some sort of analysis or opinion than "should" be there, according tothe distributions obtained ... words This includes statements that are meant to secure the attention ofthe other, (such as "There are two points I'd like to make "), restating or reporting the essential content of what the group...
... for children, all children Karin Hulshof Representative, UNICEF India The Situation ofChildrenin India - A Profile The Situation ofChildrenin India A Profile Introduction India is home tothe ... Website: www.unicef .in The Situation ofChildrenin India - A Profile The Situation ofChildrenin India A Profile The Situation ofChildrenin India - A Profile Contents Foreword Introduction Child ... reduction to getting children into school, from eliminating gender inequality to reducing child mortality.91 The strengthening of evidence base inthe area of child protection is one ofthe key...
... respiratory symptoms The levels of NO2 among the examined 319 mothers were increased by 21% if there was dust exposure found at the mothers' workplace There was an increase of 18% if they used cooking ... areas inthe prevalence of chronic cough In general, the lowest prevalence of respiratory symptoms was observed in Anqing City, a higher prevalence in rural Anqing, and the highest prevalence in ... exposure to tobacco smoke, there has been an increasing attention tothe effects of diesel emissions inthe past years [12] Both on the epidemiological and the experimental field, a variety of studies...
... are indicative of thinking brain It is based on the rule of thinking that all information exists inthe human brain needing to have interconnections in order to find and use However, comparing ... Use ofthe concept maps in teaching the part of genetics (Biology of grade 12) In teaching the part of genetics of Biology of grade 12, the concept maps are used inthe stages ofthe teaching ... analyzed to see how they are inrelationto each other (in fact the relationship among genes are the relationship among products ofthe gene synthesis) This will determine two systems that is the relationship...
... difference in tube length be- germination was containing no lower in tween the windward and leeward sides of exposed trees The addition of ABS tothe culture reduced germination in all trees The extent ... and the collapse ofthe secreting heads of glandular hairs (fig 1A-D) Damage decreased inthe following order: Q pubescens, Q frainetto, Q ilex and Q robur The same trees were sprayed again in ... trees than inthe healthy-looking tree, and in damaged trees it was lower on the windward side than on the leeward side (table I) However, the germinative capacity inthe healthy-looking individuals...
... formation of chemical bonds inthe residual lignin network of thermomechanical pulps has been tween implicated inthe autocross-linking of these cellulosic fibers during the production of paper ... concentrations and the rate of addition ofthe reagents, the polarity ofthe medium or solvents, the electronic and steric effects ofthe substituents inthe aromatic cycle, according tothe various ... discussed inthe case of cell wall proteins by Cassab and Warner (1988) Furthermore, inthe case of lignins, this cross-linking phenomenon may be of much more general interest For example, the formation...
... correlations) The correlations inthe Qualcibo symptoms domain with all ofthe SF36 domains were higher (primarily inthe moderate to strong category) than the other Qualcibo domains Most ofthe ... and the betweenrater variance in addition tothe within-rater variance ofthe two ratings inthe denominator [11,12] We used SPSS for Windows 14.0 and 17.0 for the statistical analyses (SPSS, Inc, ... important inthe context of nutrition The impact on those domains should be considered inthe prescription of dietary interventions to patients in both the clinical and the research settings It...
... clay of lagoonal facies inthe central part passing into silty clay of flood plain, oxbow, coastal swamp and peat facies inthe direction from the plain tothe modern coastline. The ... and marine facies (formed inthe final stage of each cycle). Based on this point of view, the Quaternary sediments inthe Red River Delta can be divided into the following hydrogeological ... Hai Hung Formation inthe upper sequence and the fine sediments of deltaic and marine facies of Vinh Phuc Formation inthe lower sequence. The sediment of Vinh Phuc Formation was weathered (Fig. ...
... strategies in their own settings Curricula gaps, staff training, and the need for in- service programs are among the challenges to integrating child injury prevention education and training into existing ... progress in reducing injury, and enables a focus on the most compelling problems Working together to collect data the community needs, making the data readily accessible, and translating the data into ... States with the lowest injury rates are inthe northeast • The number of fire and burn deaths is highest in some ofthe southern states • The number of traffic injuries is highest in some southern...
... that the more the noun's relationto human becomes closer and the more the level of abstract ofthe noun becomes lower the numbers of verbs that are closely related to them ~id therefore have to ... equivalents in detail at the lower level categories (2) To each verb found inthe process ofthe association, consults ordinary dictionary of translation equivalents and word usage of verbs and obtain the ... (1) Find a pair of verb and associated translation equivalent ( D o , Play : ~ - & ) that can be associated in common to a part ofthe structure ofthe categories as in Fig.l, and then find appropriate...
... were added to increase the number of younger individuals and immigrants within the sample Ofthe 2300 invited, 1691 persons (803 men and 888 women) participated inthe follow-up For the present ... dichotomized according to whether the woman was born in Norway or not Marital status was dichotomized according to whether the woman was married/cohabitating or not Place of residence variable ... (WA) were missing for 12 cases (2,01%) problems However, all data collection was conducted inthe presence of a trained investigator, which may have assisted in overcoming shortcomings The question...
... one ofthe drivers of good vision at a population level Competing interests However, the causality ofthe association between the prevalence of visual impairment inrelationtothe number of ophthalmologists ... determinant of eye morbidity at a national level To confirm these findings, it would be worthwhile to study the relationship between regional visual impairment rates and indicators of other eye-care ... participate The three most frequent reasons for refusal were lack of time (22.7%), the non-compulsory character ofthe INSEE survey (10.7%), and lack of staff to help the interviewer (7.3%) In total,...
... conduct ofthe study and the editing ofthe article BR contributed to shaping ofthe article and the editing ofthe article GEE contributed tothe statistical analyses and the editing ofthe manuscripts ... other in some characteristics; however inthe genetic counseling setting it is interesting to analyze them together since they are very similar with regard tothe risk they are living with, they ... correlation between the independent variables (avoidance, attention, and fear) was not too high to include them as independent determinants inthe regression models To investigate the ability of...
... set to account for 15–10% ofthe basal area during the first half ofthe rotation period (up tothe age of 50 years) and for 10–6% ofthe basal area inthe second half of rotation period Full stocking ... period Full stocking and a five-year thinning interval were assumed Where stocking was not full, the thinning intensity decreased to 30–50% ofthe original amount On the variants 4t in young stands, ... with the unknown initial density (Table 2) According tothe age ofthe first thinning, experiments are divided into two groups (Table 1): older (i.e experiments with thinning that started at the...