validation of existence and legal status of participating legal entities

... sensitivity) and false-positive ratios (or 1-specificity) of a particular cut-off value, and may help in selecting the optimal cut-off value for a new scale: i.e assuming an optimal FAS cut-off value of ... widespread pain, average level of fatigue, and sleep disturbance all on one side of one page algia Assessment plot of repeatability, with the average values Bland and Altman Status values plotted against ... conception of the study, and the acquisition, analysis and interpretation of the data, and participated in drafting the manuscript PSP contributed to the conception of the study, and acquisition,...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 14:22

... authors made substantial contributions to conception and design, and to the analysis and interpretation of the data TRM and GWC handled acquisition of data All authors contributed to the manuscript ... in the population, and more reflective of the test itself, lessening the impact of any unique features of the VA population Moreover, we might expect that the PPV and NPV of the algorithm might ... effective Because of similarities in both the descriptive characteristics of the study populations of biologic and non-biologic DMARD users and the performance characteristics of the effectiveness...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 10:45

... (weight and height ,5th centile) led to a rapid and sustained increase in growth and a reduction of pain crises and episodes of infection.15 The authors found no lipid malabsorption and a normal ... study of 86 SS patients under 20 years of age reported weight and height ,10th centile in 40% and 31% of cases, respectively, and the weight deficit persisted after puberty.43 In a follow-up of ... reference cut-off, and there were significant positive associations between PLP levels and BMI Z-scores, weight and MUAC.111 Reduced levels of other B vitamins including B12112 and riboflavin113...

Ngày tải lên: 12/02/2014, 19:20

... Disparities of Child Health and Nutritional Status in China from 1989 to 2006 This paper analyzes urban–rural disparities of China’s child health and nutritional status using the China Health and Nutrition ... social and economic changes in both urban and rural China, and their effects on the economic, demographic, health, and nutritional status of the Chinese population The CHNS employs a multistage, random ... units of CHNS are communities from cities, county towns, suburban villages, and rural villages of China, which are all entities officially identified by the National Bureau of Statistics of China...

Ngày tải lên: 18/02/2014, 15:20

... quality of life of both present and future cohorts of elderly populations Prior to this survey, information has not been available at a population level on the health and nutritional status of the ... information gained will be of use in raising awareness of the needs of this important and growing sector of society and provide a useful resource for policy-makers and planners This survey was ... Acknowledgements Thanks and appreciation are due to the WHO consultants, Andrew Seal of the Institute of Child Health in London and Dr Francesco Branca of the National Institute of Nutrition in Rome...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 18:20

... referred to as mandatory ethics aspirational professional standards Standards of professional practice that exceed the minimum standards mandated by a code of professional ethics Standards that ... values and principles, which are referred to as mandatory ethics ethics–mandatory The minimum level of ethical guidance focusing on compliance with laws and standards of a professional code of ethics, ... the key ethical and legal issues and considerations, codes and statutes, and the key legal opinions (case law) and key ­legislation ix RT53227.indb 10/9/06 9:54:38 AM Introduction and regulations...

Ngày tải lên: 07/03/2014, 04:20

... translation, but it is not suggestive of the incentives and fines attached The purpose of this article is to describe and discuss the concept of illegal pregnancy and how it has been applied in practice ... modernization and development The 1973 policy used approaches such as education to individual women and couples, provision of models of reproductive behavior, and improvement of contraceptive and abortion ... concept of an "illegal child" (i.e a child born out of an "illegal pregnancy"), and the law prohibits discrimination against children born outside marriage [34] However, children from illegal pregnancies...

Ngày tải lên: 14/03/2014, 16:20

... Quality of life is the key component of the health status The present research deals with the relationship between nature of support and the health characteristics of elderly Health disabilities of ... part of library Objectives of the Study: C C C C To determine the demographic profile of the respondents To explore the level of family support to elderly people To analyze the health status of ... parts like a) the demographic profile of the respondents; b) level of family support to elderly people and c) health status of elderly people living in rural area of Gujrat Further, the data was...

Ngày tải lên: 14/03/2014, 20:20

... summed and transformed on a scale from (worst possible health status) to 100 (best possible health status) Discriminant validity of the Korean and Japanese versions of SF-36 was established and ... (1992), and the short form (GDS-15) was developed by Sheik and Yesavage (1986) A GDS score of or higher, up to 15 is indicative of “probable” depression Concurrent and discriminant validity of the ... test and t-test were performed to show comparisons of Korean and Japanese elderly in demographic variables which included age, gender, education, marital status, the number of children and current...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 14:20

... economic sectors, and their skills and demographic profiles, is fundamental to an understanding of the impact of HIV/AIDS on various sectors and the demand and supply of labour and skills The economic ... counterparts of 50 years and above (16.4% of males and 9.1% of females respectively); both single males and females reported higher use of condoms (57.1% and 53.0% respectively) than did those of other ... impact of HIV/AIDS on the demand and supply of skills (N = 12) 87 Table 6.1 Profile of employer respondents 92 Table 6.2 Profile of employees by occupational category, population group and sex...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 18:20

... line represents a similarity class of one type of double collision Let S be the unit EXISTENCE AND MINIMIZING PROPERTIES OF RETROGRADE ORBITS 329 sphere in V and S be the unit shape sphere The ... a sequence of motionless paths with greater and greater mutual distances, it is easy to see that the infimum of A on Hloc (R, V ) is zero, which EXISTENCE AND MINIMIZING PROPERTIES OF RETROGRADE ... 1)m1 m2 m3 + m1 m2 + m2 m3 + m1 m3 max{mi } 338 KUO-CHANG CHEN Proof of Main Theorems We begin with the proof of Theorem 1: Proof of Theorem Assume m3 = 1, M = m1 + m2 + Let F (m1 , m2 ), G(m1 ,...

Ngày tải lên: 29/03/2014, 07:20

... issues about the ethical and legal dimensions of such research and the norms and policies that have traditionally governed its conduct The ability of both researchers and their subjects to assume ... course of one -and- a-half days, they fleshed out the relevant issues in online research and considered the role of IRBs This report and its action, research and education agenda are products of the ... others This lack of understanding by participants, and sometimes researchers as well, of the technical and storage capabilities of Internet technologies may elevate the risk The risk of exposure can...

Ngày tải lên: 29/03/2014, 20:20

... regulator of metabolic activities of organisms and thus governs metabolism of the biological community as a whole and also acts as an indicator of trophic status of the water body (Saksena and Kaushik, ... phosphates and nitrates of Ca, Mg, Na, K, and Mn and organic matter, salts and others particles (Mishra and Saksena, 1991) Minimum total dissolved solids (260 mgl-1) were recorded at Station-B and Station-C, ... Results of physico-chemical characteristics of river Chambal forms of biological life in the water and the effect of waste discharge in a water body is largely determined by the oxygen balance of...

Ngày tải lên: 29/03/2014, 21:20

... fairness of background social conditions and institutions ought to be interrogated using the cultural practices and identities of groups Cultural practices and identities have no independent moral status ... treated as sacrosanct In the case of FGC in Africa, understanding the function and importance of the practice in the ways of life of people in Senegal and elsewhere, and the processes by which the ... First, the identities of 22 Reasons of Identity groups and individuals are threatened by diVerent kinds of circumstances and, second, diVerent kinds of legal and political resources are useful...

Ngày tải lên: 10/06/2014, 21:25

... evaluated Calibration standard curve and linearity of dilution Due to the lack of a standard reference material, calibration standard curves were not evaluated for quantification of cellular IFNγ response ... pre -validation studies for tetramer, RT-PCR, and ELISPOT and assisted writing the manuscript SMR, supervised all validation studies for tetramer, RT-PCR, and ELISPOT and gave final approval of ... be both accurate and precise with % recovery between 80–120% (analyst had a 123%) and % CV < 20%, respectively (Table 3) Calibration standard curve and linearity of dilution A standard curve was...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 15:20

... inoculation of TSB and FTM media with 1% of the total volume of the product under validation as stated in European Pharmacopoeia (2.6.27) For the latter, 500 μl of whole blood and 100 μl of the BM-MNC ... endotoxins), the validation of the sterility testing in compliance with eu Pharmacopoeia 2.6.1 (sterility) and the validation of the potency assay in an ATMP that is constituted of bone-marrow ... for the culture of anaerobic and fungi/aerobic bacteria (THIOC-T and TSB-T, bioMerieux SA, Switzerland) was performed by incubating two vials of medium for 14 days at 32.5°C and 22.5°C respectively...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 15:20

... reliability of these findings is increased by the use of separate subsets of population for the scoring and initial validation and for the psychometric validation The good quality of completion and returns ... Flowchart of the population included and participating in the study Flowchart of the population included and participating in the study Page of 12 (page number not for citation purposes) Health and ... factor the items B10, B11 of the "Convenience" dimension and the items C1 and C2 of the "Burden of Disease and Treatment" dimension; factor the items D1, D2 and D3 of the original "Anticoagulant...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 18:20

... the study design, the analysis and interpretation of data and revision of the manuscript AG participated in the study design, analysis and interpretation of data and drafting the manuscript BM ... exception of assess- Page of (page number not for citation purposes) Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2009, 7:55 ments of responsiveness in the clinical trial that also used data from baseline and ... an alpha score of 97, PPSM-Global had an alpha score of 95 and PPSM-Pain had an alpha score of 96 (see Table 1) The other areas of interest included within the measure (control of urinary symptoms,...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 18:20

... Management, and Experience of Side Effects and a theoretical model of the impact of AOM on patient functioning and well-being was developed (Figure 1) Based on this theortetical model, and relying ... reflecting major dimensions of depression: depressed mood, feelings of guilt and worthlessness, feelings of helplessness and hopelessness, psychomotor retardation, loss of appetite, and sleep disturbance ... The goal of this first validation study was to determine the initial measurement model and fundamental reliability and validity of the TRIM-Weight The cross sectional and web based nature of the...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 19:20