... Results indicate that a third of physical therapists use research findings inclinicaldecisionmaking rarely or not at all, and only 13.3% of therapists integrate research inclinicaldecisionmaking ... online searching and reading ofthe research literature, and use of research evidence inclinicaldecisionmakingIn light ofthe four strategies for increasing self-efficacy [20], and the theoretical ... using research inclinicaldecisionmakingThe relationship with research use has also been observed inthe nursing literature [15,42] Interestingly, 74% ofthe 86 therapists participating in...
... makers Inthe pilot province of Lam Dong, the pilot exercises on applying the principles of Free, Prior and Informed Consent inthe context of REDD+ were internationally recognized as groundbreaking ... research, development and decision- making processes in REDD+ Readiness Which difficulties have been generating inthe process of implementing REDD? Inthe process of implementation of REDD at site, we ... manipulated the whole thing for our own selfish reasons because we are more interested inthe financial benefits of REDD rather than the social and environmental benefits Then now, the question is: In...
... protein pathophysiology and the biomarkers, the rapid appearance ofthe biomarkers, the correlation between thebiomarkers and the severity ofthe disease, the provision of prognosis, and the ... [37] Other uses of CK-MB include estimating the infarct time, the infarct size and expansion, and reinfarction [38] Troponins Troponin T and troponin I are part ofthe contractile apparatus of striated ... the circulation following myocardial injury, and is detectable within to hours ofthe onset ofclinical symptoms [48] The diagnostic sensitivity of H-FABP for acute myocardial infarction in the...
... on decisions in SAMSUNG COPORATION Nevertheless, financial information affects the decision- making process Inthe role of management accounting information is interwoven and integrated inthe ... use accounting information inthe decisionmaking process? Third, we examine several reason why accounting information are importance inthedecisionmaking process inthe case study of Samsung ... decisionmaking process 1.2 Problem statement In this project, the main idea related to the impact of accounting information on decisionmakingof manager The accounting information includes information...
... surrounding cytoplasmic membrane in at least 10% of invasive carcinoma cells or presence of membranous staining in less than 30% provided that the staining is intense (++) Score 3: Presence of intense ... CHAPS) at the ratio of 5:1 Sera were then diluted again with binding solution at the ratio of 10:1 and were applied in 100 µL amounts inthe wells on the chip Protein chips on which the samples ... groups The relevance of this finding is that it was the result ofthe first subgroup analysis for these biomarkers Bc1 should therefore be studied in terms of tumoral development and inflammatory...
... be taken into consideration that the emergence of divergent national rules in this area in some Member States and the lack thereof in others may have a bearing on the functioning ofthe internal ... and men”31, BUSINESSEUROPE fully supports the objective of increasing the proportion of women in decision- making positions They stress the importance of raising awareness and sharing best practices ... 3rd quarter of 2011 17 The key indicator of gender representation on corporate boards inthe EU shows that the proportion of women involved in top-level business decision- making remains very low,...
... Lind are AstraZeneca employees, and Ingela Wiklund was an employee at the time ofthe study 15 16 Authors' contributions FJ was the principal investigator inthe study, and was involved inthe ... adaptation The RDQ was translated into Norwegian and Swedish according to international principles [10] The translators met with members ofthe RDQ survey team to maintain content and clarity ofthe ... extended the earlier psychometric work on the RDQ by investigating its responsiveness to changed symptom status as a result of therapy in a large clinical population of patients diagnosed as having...
... are interested inthe noise-free predictor weights, given by ⎡ where cl are the tap weights ofthe predictor The output ofthe PEF, yPEF,k , is defined as the subtraction ofthe estimate ofthe interference ... all simulations The adaptive weights are initialized such that the main tap is set to one, resulting inthe desired symbol being part ofthe output ofthe equalizer The remaining taps are set ... interested inthe convergence in a limited time interval when the metric of interest is BER Therefore, we define the convergence to be the average number of training symbols needed to achieve a BER of...
... differences inthe diameter ofthe cavity between the two projectiles were found 6.0-10.0 cm behind the point Page ofof impact ofthe projectile on the gelatin block In this area, the gelatin blocks ... within the ruptures of a temporary cavity inthe gelatin block revealed a deposition of particles along the entire bullet path for both types of projectiles examined Inthe case ofthe soft point ... reproducible method of systematic examination inthe field of terminal ballistics The model permits the infiltration depth of exogenous particles leading to contamination in relation to the bullet path...
... especially inthe early phase of illness [3] Disappointingly, however, inthe only randomized, controlled study of proning yet published, hours of prone positioning did not influence mortality inthe ... Finally, intensivists are strongly motivated by the ‘rule of rescue’ Intensivists feel obliged to offer some therapy, any therapy, to a patient in imminent danger of dying [16] As is often the ... common inthe group whose position was varied than inthe group that remained continuously supine Con: prone positioning is not useful inthe management of ARDS patients Gordon Rubenfeld Imagine the...
... process — including the determination of brain death, identification ofthe possibility of organ donation, providing physiological support ofthe potential organ donor, ensuring that the family ... discussions of these wishes with family members, feelings and beliefs of family members, the timing and nature of procedures involved in organ removal inthe operating room, the opportunities for viewing ... any other issues that the family need to discuss Intensivists often facilitate decision- makingin other related contexts [65] (e.g limiting or withdrawing intensive therapies) and could use these...
... omissions ofclinical care, Figure will be the key to effective change in practice [9] Quantifying the full impact of these changes will require a longitudinal understanding ofthe underlying epidemiology ... early goal-directed therapy [7] The Surviving Sepsis Campaign was developed in an attempt to address theclinical inertia inthe adoption of such evidencebased strategies [8] The campaign has worldwide ... evaluations of trend over time by changes inthe interpretation or application ofthe definitions by individuals However, the data were not collected for the primary purpose of identifying severe...
... good as the initial clinical assessment This study was conducted in a single centre, and so the model in fact predicts the decisions ofthe clinicians who looked after the patients inthe first ... difference inclinical opinion In addition, there is a tendency to concur with a definite-looking computer-generated answer rather than trust one’s own intuition There are many aspects ofthe management ... management ofthe critically ill to which similar decision tools could be applied, such as antibiotic therapy, inotropic dosing and weaning from respiratory support The future integration of these...
... application ofthe DBCDG This occurred inthe form of monthly clinical meetings in which the application ofthe DBCDG in particular patients was discussed as well as recent developments inthe literature ... 80 hours of Page of 10 postgraduate training in manual therapy Several discussions between the examiners took place over the course of five years prior to commencing data gathering on the application ... reproduces the patient’s pain Wainner, et al [22] found that the presence of positive findings on three of these tests indicated at least a 65% probability ofthe presence of cervical radiculopathy The...
... investigating and refining theclinical utility ofthe DBCDG for patients with LBP The purpose was to document the types of diagnostic features identified and the frequency oftheclinical findings ... and in general a “team approach” was taken Inthe context ofthe DBCDG, these are the treatments that were applied: In response to the findings or the second question of diagnosis (source ofthe ... Usefulness of a 2-question coping screening tool in patients with low back pain In: American Academy of Pain Management 21st Annual Clinical Meeting, Exploring the Science Practicing The Art Las...
... regulator of endothelial function [14] Binding of circulating Ang-1 to the Tie-2 receptor protects the vasculature from inflammation and leakage, whereas binding of Ang-2 antagonizes Tie-2 signaling ... decreased inthe progression of sepsis and may be one ofthe main pathogenic factors in multiple organ dysfunction syndromes [5] EPCs are increased inthe blood of patients with sepsis, in parallel ... Although the number of controls in our study was small, the inclusion of a comparator group allows the assessment of possible effects of other asymptomatic coinfections, such as helminths and...
... clothing thickness or wetness, the extent of undressing, the incidence of whole body fixation, the amount of intravenous fluids transfused or the incidence of intravenous opioids or sedatives administered ... competing interests 17 Authors contribution The authors contibuted inthe following way to the paper: P L: Design ofthe study, aquisition of data, analysis and interpretation of data and writing ofthe ... Design ofthe study, aquisition of data, analysis and interpretation of data and writing ofthe manuscript P N: Interpretation of data and critically revising the manuscript U B: Design ofthe study,...
... common is the practice of dichotomising ordinal outcome measures Inthe field of stroke research, the modified Rankin Scale and the Barthel Index are often used as primary efficacy endpoints - and ... [25,26] The Optimising Analysis of Stroke Trials (OAST) Collaboration has shown the benefit of ordinal analysis inthe field of stroke [27] Other examples of ordinal outcome scales can be found in ... analysis’, instead of emphasizing the formal assumptions of this model Both approaches to ordinal outcome analysis that were investigated inthe present study resulted in substantial power increase Therefore,...
... Anatomy of cerebral veins and sinous The veins ofthe brain have no muscular tissue in their thin walls and possess no valves as compared to other types of veins They emerge from the brain and lie in ... inthe subarachnoid space They pierce the arachnoid mater and the meningeal layer ofthe dura and drain into the cranial venous sinuses Blood from both brain is drained by cerebral veins into ... equivalent to other studies According to the studies of Kosinski, Crassard, Ghaffarpour, Gouda, they chose the cut off ≥ 500 µg/L, with the exception ofthe study of Tnislaz chose a low cut off ≥ 500...