... to study and there is no intuitive meaning ofthe effect size (standard deviation units) How does the MID help to make sense ofthe results of clinical trials? Describing the choice ofthe methods ... ofthe methods for interpretationof PRO instruments the authors ofthe FDA guidance addressed only the issue of deriving the MID leaving the issue ofthe very interpretationof clinical trial ... typically the control group at baseline or the pooled standard deviation ofthe experimental and control groups at baseline Cohen [44] provided a rough rule of thumb to interpret the magnitude of the...
... If one element ofthe current pair is found andthe other element ofthe pair is not in the same cluster, then the other element is added to that cluster If neither element ofthe pair is found ... created containing the elements ofthe first pair in List Then the pairs in List are iterated through and checked to see if one ofthe members ofthe current pair is within any ofthe existing clusters, ... number of comparisons, N, is defined in the following equation, where Countij is the number of elements in the matrix cell indexed by (i,j), and n is the number of variables (genes) in the clusters...
... inclusions in the inner growth zone are older than the P and PS ones in the outer zone Inclusions along the growth planes are denoted as primary The S trail, extending to the surface ofthe crystal, ... isochores modified from Fischer (1976) Enlargement ofthe low pressure region, in the box, appears to the right H2O isochores 20 Density estimates (CO2 and CH4) (a) Densities of liquid and gas on the ... relations in the system NaCI-KCIH2O IV Differential thermal analysis ofthe sylvite liquidus in the KCI-H2O binary, the liquidus in the NaCI-KCI-H2O ternary, andthe solidus in the NaCI-KCI binary...
... subnetwork of S cerevisiae, C elegans, H sapiens, and A athaliana (log-log scale) The linear pattern between the log ofthe number of nodes andthe log ofthe node degree implies the scale-free ... 1.3, the degree distribution for the geometric model is left-skewed with more nodes of high degrees and less nodes of low degrees However, the skewness is not as extreme as in the scale-free degree ... datasets We fully explore how the accuracy ofthe estimators depends on the underlying network, the subnetworks, andthe motif type Altogether, the theoretical and simulation results confirm that...
... interaction 2.2 THE VECTOR MODEL OF ATOMS When describing the atomic origin of magnetism, one has to consider orbital and spin motions ofthe electrons andthe interaction between them The total orbital ... knowledge ofthe materials used for data stor age in these systems andthe physical principles behind the writing andthe reading ofthe data Special attention is therefore devoted to these subjects ... for the more detailed description ofthe magnetic behavior of localized moment systems described further on Our main interest in the vector model of magnetic atoms entails the spin states and...
... that inhibition of energy production precedes the generation of oxidative conditions Mitochondrial DNA destruction became evident after the GSH de ciency had fully developed The GSH de cient conditions ... bands indicate SD in three independent results Concomitant loss in the 5.2-kb band intensity was observed with the appearance and intensification ofthe deleted fragments Even when NAC was added ... phase (day 3–5) ofthe experiment when the GSH level was still sufficiently retained (cf Fig 1) NAC rescued the GSH depletion in the late phase, but not the ATP decrease Destruction of mitochondrial...
... Journal of Inequalities and Applications Lemma 2.5 Assume that the hypotheses in Theorem 2.4 hold, then r−p ∇u rp p p ≤J u , 2.8 for u ∈ H Proof By thede nition of K u and J u , we have the following ... following theorem shows the asymptotic behavior of global solutions of problem 1.1 – 1.3 Theorem 2.8 If the hypotheses in Theorem 2.7 are valid, and < q < np/ n − p , n > p and < q < ∞, n ≤ p, then the ... University of Science and Technology no 200803 andthe Middle-aged and Young Leader in Zhejiang University of Science and Technology 2008–2012 References G Andrews, “On the existence of solutions to the...
... severity degree are determined by the location ofthe caps after testing This would demonstrate the confusion ofthe subject’s color perception andthe total error score ofthe caps arranged by the ... measure of color defects by simulation of colors on the CHT in view of anomalous trichromacy, andthe other is the measure of color defects by clinical testing on the CHT on the subject From the ... 70th cap in the CHT, while they were ranged from the 15th to 16th caps at the center ofthe 17th cap and from the 58th to 68th caps at the center ofthe 64th cap in the FM100H test Andthe primarily...
... severity degree are determined by the location ofthe caps after testing This would demonstrate the confusion ofthe subject’s color perception andthe total error score ofthe caps arranged by the ... measure of color defects by simulation of colors on the CHT in view of anomalous trichromacy, andthe other is the measure of color defects by clinical testing on the CHT on the subject From the ... 70th cap in the CHT, while they were ranged from the 15th to 16th caps at the center ofthe 17th cap and from the 58th to 68th caps at the center ofthe 64th cap in the FM100H test Andthe primarily...
... comprehend the existence and significance ofthe theoretical articulation ofthe laws and tendencies ofthe rate of profit deduced from the sphere of production with Marx’s analysis of monetary and ... intensification of them, are unavoidable.57 At the end of his treatment ofthe “Law ofthe Tendency ofthe Rate of Profit to Fall” in Part Three of Volume Three of Capital Marx links the rupture ofthe contractcredit ... disequilibrium and crisis Andthe degree and character ofthe anarchy and incoherence of SCP andof capitalism depends upon the relative importance and particular institutional underpinnings ofthe various...
... to the returns to land (the fixed factor) At the demand level, the price of GM food of course decreases relative to the preinnovation choke price level The price of organic food decreases at the ... equilibrium in the land market (demand for land from the three industries equals the exogenously given land endowment) andequation (27) ensures the feasibility ofthe equilibrium level of organic ... that we consider must be interpreted as derived demands In addition to reflecting the nature of final EU consumer demand, such derived demands implicitly account for the (net) excess demand for EU...
... countries—as in the case of Germany and Austria, and more generally, in the case ofthe other countries (Belgium, France, andthe Netherlands) As Table below shows, between 2000 and 2007, unit ... Following the adoption ofthe euro and until the onset ofthe crisis, all noncore countries’ fiscal deficits, on average, were below percent of GDP and, with the exception of 2006 and 2007, were ... on the y-dot schedule The fall in capacity utilization would lead to an outflow of capital and a depreciation ofthe currency—typical of currency crisis The final effect ofthe combination of...
... swapping the items A and B must be propagated to the included formula The next example, (9), is handled by applying the exchange on the basis ofthe surface structure: swapping the properties of a ... looked at the German phrases andersrum and umgekehrt, and their English equivalents vice versa andthe other way (a)round We only considered instances where the parallel structure with a pair of items ... framework and vice versa ( 2) It discusses all modes of transport from the European Union to these third countries and vice versa ( 3) Ok – so the affix on the verb is the trigger andthe NP is the...
... Page of 13 the degree of self-reported functional limitation was the dependent variable andthe corresponding physical performance test was the independent variable In adjusted models, we included ... and knee flexion were scored similarly For analysis, results on the lock and key test were categorized into quartiles, and range of motion ofthe shoulders Louie and Ward Health and Quality of ... http://www.hqlo.com/content/8/1/84 and flexion ofthe hips and knees were dichotomized as either full or not, with full as the reference group We did not include the timed tandem stand test because almost...
... de ne the RBMO(μ) norm of f by the minimal constant C as above and denote it by f RBMO(μ) Remark 2.12 It was proved by Tolsa [7] that thede nition of RBMO(μ) is independent ofthe choices of ... completes the proof of Theorem 3.1 For any k ∈ Z, from Theorem 3.1, the linearity of Sk , the fact that (H (μ))∗ = RBMO(μ), and a dual argument, it is easy to deduce theuniform boundedness of Sk ... that if Q ∈ Ᏸ, then any R containing Q is also in Ᏸ andthede nition ofthe set Ᏸ is independent ofthe chosen reference {R− j } j ∈N∪{0} in the sense modulo some small error (the error is no...
... game-theoretic setting in Section Thede nitions and proofing ideas in this section generalize the introduction of paintability of graphs in [Scha2] andthe purely combinatorial proof ofthe Alon-Tarsi ... analog of Alon and Tarsi’s result In the course ofthe described development Alon and Tarsi found the so called Polynomial Method andthe Combinatorial Nullstellensatz [Al2, Scha1], which is of fundamental ... domains R The variables Xv play the role ofthe vertices, the electronic journal of combinatorics 17 (2010), #R176 R[XV ] andthe initial stacks Sv of ℓv − erasers are assigned to them The idea is...
... populations, the issue of circularity of reasoning is relevant One can argue that presence of ACPA and small joint involvement will indeed influence both the clinician's diagnosis of RA andthe decision ... Gaarder and Gro Jaaberg Talgø at the Department of Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, Ullevål University Hospital for performing the analyses of RF and anti-CCP, and Inova Inc for providing the ... used to determine baseline variables independently associated with each outcome (dependent variables) The independent variables were selected from univariate analyses if P < 0.25 The model building...
... a theory was judged to have been used within the study, but where the study did not provide a test of any ofthe hypotheses deduced from the theory in order to design the study Studies included ... identified whether included studies had used a theory to inform the design of an intervention and/ or theinterpretationofthe results A study was considered to have used a theory if the authors ... considered, this was considered to be use ofthe theory within the ‘some conceptual basis’ category Stage of use Choice/design of intervention The choice/design category refers to the use of theory...
... a theory was judged to have been used within the study, but where the study did not provide a test of any ofthe hypotheses deduced from the theory in order to design the study Studies included ... identified whether included studies had used a theory to inform the design of an intervention and/ or theinterpretationofthe results A study was considered to have used a theory if the authors ... considered, this was considered to be use ofthe theory within the ‘some conceptual basis’ category Stage of use Choice/design of intervention The choice/design category refers to the use of theory...
... discordant if, in the opinion ofthe PP, theinterpretationofthe PI did not coincide with the formal interpretation by the PR Discordant interpretations were further subdivided by the PP into clinically ... management were made by PI on the basis ofthe official interpretationof radiograph An interpretation was considered concordant if the PI reading was consistent with the formal PR interpretation; ... routine description ofthe clinical situation andthe indication for the chest radiograph The formal interpretationofthe PR was retrospectively obtained from the patient medical record and served...