... single-centre data[52-56]. Inherent within this type of evidence is the lack of rigour and generalisability. Furthermore, the magnitude of the effect ofthe MET may be influenced by institution-specificadministrative ... the bedside ofthe critically ill whereverthey are. In the words ofthe slogan ofthe American Society of Critical Care Medicine, we need to deliver the ‘right care,right now’. Hospital wards ... component of the syndrome. The arrival ofthe MET brings a critical careenvironment to the bedside. In a sense, when an MET syn-drome develops, it could be argued that both the hospital and the patient...
... research or the management of patients have a sound grasp of at least the basics of statistical methods. Unfortunately, in practice this isoften not true, with many relying on distant memories of poorly ... Although some ofthe topics covered in this serieswill probably be familiar, it is hoped that there will still be usefullessons to be learned, for example the underlying assumptions of a hypothesis ... calculations;measures of disease; parametric and non-parametric tests;simple regression; and analysis of survival data. Ideally the series will evolve to meet the needs of Critical Care readers,and...
... (3) the location ofthe impact and the occur-rence ofthe tumor corresponded exactly one to the other; and (4) there was a more than one year interval between trauma and the appearance ofthe ... documented the absence of tumor at the time ofthe brain injury. We suggest that these conditions for the accep-tance of a causal relationship between cranial trauma and brain tumor study are the ... interval between trauma and the appearance ofthe tumor of at least 1 year, a longer latent period increasing the likelihood of a causal relationship. 5. The presence ofthe tumor must be proved...
... > Making the Most of Attaching Mouse Events to Movie Clips Movie clip instances can also have attached mouse events (as shown in the preceding exercise). To make the most of this powerful ... the hand cursor to appear, set the useHandCursor property ofthe instance to false with a rollOver event: ã ã on (rollOver) { ã ã this.useHandCursor = false; ã ã } ã The ... using the term this as a target path. For example, if you were to place the following script on a movie clip instance, the instance itself would rotate: This property is available only to movie...
... care to the motherand reduce the likelihood of MTCT of HIV. ‘ The core goal of all medical therapy is to bring the patient’s viral loadto an undetectable level. When that goal is reached, the chance ... providers use their time, ratherthan the amount of time they have available, iswhat matters. The contribution of MCH and deliveryservicesIn most developing countries, the great majority of pregnant ... printed herewith the agreement ofthe Department. IanAskew’s participation in thereview was sup-ported through the ‘Memorandum of Under-standing’ between the WHO Department of Reproductive...
... areas complained of narrowness of their houses in the 1960 s. At the time, airtight houses started to be built in urban area,and air pollution due to a lack of fresh air because of the low ventilation ... led to the rapid urbanization. Housing such as these back-to-backs and courtyards in Li verpool w ere typical in1830 s. One third ofthe population in Liv erpoollived in the cellars of these ... SHS and MCSas the same, because they have been confused by the media.29)Asystemic literature review was con-ducted to confirm and extend the U.S.A. case defini-tion of MCS. The results showed...
... situations ofthe third type, where the parts break down at different rates. The authors build off of these findings by developing another set of scenarios that include the introduction of “high-skill ... policymakers should consider trade-offs among them. Next, the studies reviewed here largely examined the military ofthe 1980s. Since then, the scale and scope of operations have grown; many functions, ... and the developments associated with it. A more advanced understanding ofthe production of military activities would be valuable to the readiness ofthe armed forces, the effectiveness of the...
... reading of Scripture. Never- theless, when I read the great theologians ofthe Church, Augustine, Luther, Calvin, Cocceius, and others, I find the grasp which these men and women had ofthe whole ... ofthe events themselves. History, rather than the text of Scripture, had thus become the central focus for understanding the meaning of Scripture. History and science were now the source of ... ECLIPSE OF OLD TESTAMENT NARRATIVE 81 its conclusion. That is, in fact, the blessed hope ofthe Christian. The return of Christ is the end ofthe story. Or, as C. S. Lewis would say, the end of...
... appeal of firevictims. They had to live the rest of their lives with the absolute disfigurement a fire accident can cause and the social disadvantage such disfigurement can mean(Jamie, 2009). They ... anhydrase, improving the a stabilizing material in most parts ofthe world but itquality of egg shell and the presence of manganese has could be a replacement for other types of stabilizationan ... before thethe internet on 30/09/2011.advent of its use (Jamie, 2009). Collagen is also usedin the manufacture photography aids (especially the variety that dominated before the advent of digitalphotography)....
... Canada, the Office ofthe Auditor Generaland the Treasury Board Secretariat have been the primary promoters of reforms across the federal government.While there have been variations in the reform ... Forexample, the passage ofthe 1993 Government Performance and Results Act was the major driver of federalgovernment reform in the United States. In the United Kingdom, the publication of a 1995 ... follow-up activities to theReviewofthe DAC Principles for Evaluation of Development Assistance. One ofthe new areas of work identified was performance management systems. The DAC Secretariat...