the study population and site of the study

... Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan (Republic of China) Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Togo Tokelau Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine ... Philippines Pitcairn Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Reunion Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Helena Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa ... NLD 149 Netherlands Antilles ANT 150 New Caledonia NCL 151 New Zealand NZL 152 Nicaragua NIC 153 Niger NER 154 Nigeria NGA 155 Niue NIU 156 Norfolk Island NFK 157 Northern Mariana Islands MNP...

Ngày tải lên: 08/11/2013, 16:11

... areas of the state of Sóo Paulo, southeastern Brazil: the cities of Botucatu and Campinas; an area covering the cities of Itapecerica da Serra, Embu, and Taboóo da Serra; and the district of Butantó ... status, place of residence and number of chronic conditions component of quality of life, and smokers showed poorer quality of life than never-smokers The results of the present study are consistent ... (2006)10 studied a large population sample of the capital of Finland and did not nd any signicant associations between HRQoL and former smokers or nonsmokers Another study found the highest scores...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 21:20

... of the time) and responders were considered restricted in an aspect of life if they did not participate in it "as and when they wanted" for "all" or "most of the time" The number of aspects of ... substantially to (i) the conception and design of the study, acquisition of data and analysis and interpretation of data, (ii) drafting of this manuscript and have given final approval of this version ... limitation); and societal (participation restriction) [3] Our knowledge of the natural history of these three levels and of the underlying health conditions, is uneven The prevalence and incidence of several...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 19:20

... study and the editing of the article MEL participated in the conduct of the study and the editing of the article KHL participated in the preparation and conduct of the study and the editing of the ... participated in the preparation and conduct of the study, the statistical analyses and the writing of the article All authors read and approved the final manuscript Competing interests The authors ... this study follows the call to consider clusters of symptoms, and mechanisms common to the clusters, in the context of developing a theoretical model of menopause, its symptoms, and quality of...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 15:20

... out the study, participated in the design of the study and wrote the manuscript SM led the study design and writing CK did the statistical analyses JEK and LGP contributed to study design and ... were calculated for each of the 289 Swedish municipalities for men and women and each of the age groups 40-49, 50-59, 60-69 and 70-79 years The population sizes for the year 2000 were used A ... 227-902) Applying these study data on the present study, statin use might explain 12/ 48, 25 percent of the observed decrease of male AMImortality 1998-2002 Making the same type of theoretical calculation...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 07:21

... between the PHQ and ZDS, along with high internal consistency of the ZDS as a whole is a promising for the use of the translated ZDS in the UK The main study will build on the current study, where ... 16 domains The scale was translated into English and then back translated into Arabic to check the face validity of the translation For the purpose of the UK study six questions from the Ibrahim ... development of depressive symptoms; it was found that the more the control persons feel over their lives the more likely they are to have problem solving abilities and the lower their level of depression...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 16:22

... because of the proximity of the sinus to the orbit and the anterior skull base [5] The frequency of bilateral absence of the frontal sinus has been reported in 3-4% to 10% of several populations ... reliability between observers and was 0.86 Fig Unilateral absence of the frontal sinus; on the right, the absence of the frontal sinus, and on the left, the limited aeration of the frontal sinus; axial ... the frequency in our population and that in other populations may be due to the number of patients examined, the patient sample, and the difference in the examining techniques and equipment In addition,...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 11:04

... (46,47) They are synthesized by chondrocytes and FLS These cytokines act in various ways in the pathogenesis of OA such as inhibition of synthesis of type (articular) cartilage and activation of catabolic ... clinical study we sought to evaluate the comparative efficacy and tolerability of 5-Loxin® and Aflapin® in the treatment of OA of the knee Materials and Methods Study materials BE-30 (5-Loxin) is ... Raychaudhuri SP A double blind, randomized, placebo controlled study of the efficacy and safety of 5-Loxin® for treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee Arthritis Res Ther 2008; 10(4): R85 Krishnaraju...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 11:40

... assessment the demand of skilled labor and how to solve the gap between demand and supply of skilled labor for sustainable economic growth in Vietnam Objectives of the Study The objectives of the study ... circumstances In the resolutions of the VIth and the VIIth congresses of the Communists Party and those of the important meeting of the National Assembly, the Government and the Central Party ... building up the whole system It is hoped that these schools (10-15% of the sector) will reach the standards of the best institutions in the region and gradually those of the world While these school...

Ngày tải lên: 13/04/2013, 10:31

... component of most management definitions of strategy Strategy is the determination of the basic long-term goals and objectives of an enterprises, and the adoption of courses of action and the allocation ... features 60 As a rule, then, the lower the price of substitutes, the higher the quality and the performance, and the lower the user’s switching costs, the more intense are the competitive pressures ... &ANALYSIS ASSESSMENT OF SUCCESS FACTORS CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS Figure 1.1: Framework of the study 1.5 Scope and Limitations of the Study 50 The study analyzed in general the present competitive...

Ngày tải lên: 13/04/2013, 10:32

... including the rationale of the study, the identification of the problem, the objectives, the scope and limitations as well as the methodology and framework of the study Chapter shows the literature ... pipes, the main product of the company It focuses on the formulation the development strategy for the company in the long-term The depth of this study depends partly on the availability of the key ... 2000 and 80% by 2005 • To improve the quality of plastic products to meet the demand of high quality consumer products of the country, then to increase the quantity and expand varieties of export...

Ngày tải lên: 13/04/2013, 10:32

... students’ language proficiency - 15 - CHAPTER 2: THE STUDY 2.1 Design and methodology 2.1.1 Subjects of the study The subject of the study consists of 100 students of 10th grade and 10 teachers who ... information and evidence for the study All comments, remarks, recommendations, and conclusions provided in the study will be based on the data analysis I.6 Design of the study This study is going ... Introduction, deals with the reason for the research and the aims, scope and methodology of the study The research questions are also raised in this part  Part II, Development, consists of the three following...

Ngày tải lên: 07/09/2013, 13:00

... topic, the aims of the study, the scope of the study, the methods and the design of the study 13 Part B is the Development including three chapters: Chapter gives an overview of syntax and semantics ... the theory of negation must include the role of syntax and semantics, it is necessary to take the general viewpoint of these categories and the relation between them 1.An overview of syntax and ... Doan Hoang Giang TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgments Contents Part A Introduction 1 Rationale Aims of the study Method of the study Scope of the study Design of the study Part B Development...

Ngày tải lên: 11/12/2013, 23:53

... behalf of the FORVALUE study, asking you to complete a short questionnaire on the valuation of non-market forest products and services The purpose of the FORVALUE study ( Study on the Development and ... ENGO) However, in the evaluation of the “Importance of forest goods and services” (the first thematic area), only the data coming from the official source was used The data from other sources was ... Marketing of Non-Market Forest Products and Services Annex Summary of the FORVALUE Questionnaire Results Introduction The purpose of the FORVALUE study ( Study on the Development and Marketing of Non-Market...

Ngày tải lên: 18/02/2014, 21:20

... longer-chain (and nonglobular) versions of the structure of the Bowman±Birk inhibitor in Fig The X-ray crystal structure pi2 reveals that the /,w angles of most of the residues of the Bowman±Birk ... form of b strand [18] The positive bands at » 1675 cm)1 in the amide I region of the ROA spectra of b- and j-casein, which originate mainly in the peptide C ˆ O stretch, are characteristic of disordered ... signature of b strand, individually or within b sheet, so the well-de®ned negative band at » 1245 cm)1 in the ROA spectrum of j-casein is assigned here to b strand (rather than b sheet from the appearance...

Ngày tải lên: 21/02/2014, 15:20

... (cyc), and other sources (cyo) as a function of time can then be calculated from (2) and (3) Contributions of ca, cyc, and cyo to the ambient levels of acetone, MEK, and acetaldehyde in summer and ... understanding and modeling of the sources, morphology and effects of aerosol OC The technique of minimizing (maximizing) the correlation between combustion (photochemical) tracer compounds and the ... function of (OC/EC)E for winter and summer Again, the critical point of the curves gives the representative value of (OC/EC)E for that time of year [64] The median value of (OC/EC)E determined for the...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 21:20

... and one type of a negative factor influenced the process of the implementation of the innovations within the area of the management accounting (in this case on the implementation process of the ... organizations, the estimating the effectiveness of their accounting system The industry characteristics are about the kind of production, the market share, the competitions The second part which seeks the ... value of end product, leading the mistake in making decision of managers The lack of information about the costs and profitability and relying extensively on the intuitive decision-making was the...

Ngày tải lên: 13/03/2014, 14:20

... support the provision of the good Generally speaking, an individual is motivated by, on the one hand, self-interest and, on the other hand, the welfare of society or the state of the natural world The ... e Study on the Development and Marketing of Non-Market Forest Products and Services all cases The value of the service may fall short of the replacement of restoration costs; either because there ... understanding of the issues described in the rest of the report and a reminder of the vast number of different benefits forests’ provide to society Before moving on to the next chapter, where the...

Ngày tải lên: 16/03/2014, 09:20