validity of a bioactive ceramic spacer in posterior lumbar interbody fusion with studies of the stability of the pedicle screw for the osteoporotic spine in vivo and in vitro
... taking a detailed history and physical examination The severity of CDH was defined from mild instability ofthe femoral head with slight capsular laxity, to moderate lateral displacement ofthe ... not with subluxation and instability A significant increasing linear trend inthe T allele frequency as the severity worsens was also observed This indicates that the SNP may be associated with ... Chinese origin living inand around Nanjing No subjects dropped out during the process ofthe study The study was approved by the ethical committee ofthe participating institutions, and informed...
... paragraphs containing 240-270 words, aiming at getting students familiar withthe topic, providing them information and linguistic materials, and developing their reading skill 24 B Speaking: includes ... helps form directions and guidelines for further instruction and assessment at tertiary level and at other language education centers and institutions Ina narrow scale, results ofthe quality assessment ... Furthermore, the scope of an MA thesis could only allow for an investigation into two types of validity, that is, content and construct validityandthe area chosen for investigation is the language components...
... trajectory was deemed feasible in all cases on the basis of preoperative imaging analysis Therefore, a cm paracoccygeal skin incision was made andthe presacral approach was performed to place ... presacral space) with ample space forthe C-arms underneath the table at the level ofthelumbarand sacral spine Biplanar fluoroscopy was used throughout each case The procedure began withthe ... Kawakami M, Tamaki T, Ando M, Yamada H, Hashizume H, Yoshida M: Lumbar sagittal balance influences the clinical outcome after decompression and posterolateral spinal fusionfor degenerative lumbar...
... consists ofa pipelined data path, a controller, a coefficient ROM, a data input RAM, a data output RAM, and an address generator In this study, the I/O data and coefficients are expressed inthe 16-bit ... bands (100 Hz), and 16 constant-Q bands (Q = 5.6) is constructed at a sampling rate of 16 kHz The parameter values are chosen so that the 21-band CBT closely approximates the Bark scale Forthe ... scale, there are 10 constantbandwidth bands, and 14 constant-Q bands with Q = 6.9 SHORT-TIME CRITICAL-BAND ANALYSIS ON SPEECH In this section, the performance ofthe proposed 21-band Bark scale...
... functioning, and disability in postwar Afghanistan JAMA 2004, 292(5):575-584 Lopes Cardozo B, Vergara A, Agani F, Gotway CA: Mental health, social functioning, and attitudes of Kosovar Albanians ... Internally Displaced Camps in Lira and Pader, Northern Uganda A Baseline Health Survey Preliminary Report [http://www.msf.or.jp/news/baseline/Baseline.pdf] Health and mortality survey among internally ... pre-testing to check for errors or problems The data collectors were all fluent in Luo and English A final forward and back-translation was then produced anda final review conducted by the study team...
... versions ofthe GSRS inthe Indigestion domain, forthe Hungarian version inthe Diarrhoea domain, andforthe Afrikaans, Hungarian, Polish and Spanish versions inthe Constipation domain Intraclass ... between the GSRS Abdominal pain domain andthe QOLRAD Emotional distress and Physical/social functioning domains Inthe German versions, the GSRS Abdominal pain and Indigestion domains correlated with ... [45,46] The HAD was not used in South Africa because the Afrikaans translation was not available at the start ofthe study All instruments have been translated and linguistically validated according...
... data management plan, Dr Dallolio coordinated data entry and data analysis, Dr Savoia provided assistance with data analysis andthe narrative ofthe manuscript All authors revised the text and ... mobility impairment Angina, asthma and COPD mainly affected the usual activities domain Angina was associated withthe anxiety and depression domain with 210% increased odds of reporting impairment ... domain, anda 370% increased odds inthe usual activities domain (OR = 4.7, 95% C.I 3.3–6.7) Having a headache at least once a week affected mainly the pain and discomfort domain witha 300% increased...
... estimate, for each ring, a gap fraction computed as the ratio of light levels measured above and below the canopy The spatial variability ofthe gap fraction is accounted in part by averaging K values ... by averaging the logarithm ofthe transmission rather than the transmission itself [4, 14, 26] The estimate of leaf area index from the averaged gap fraction (linear average) assumes that leaves ... relationship between the tree basal area, the height to the base ofthe crown andthe total leaf area was established Finally, this latter relationship was used to calculate the total leaf area...
... determination regarding scale inclusion of items was based on factor loadings and investigator judgment regarding content and face validityfora putative subscale construct (Table 1) Internal consistency ... be associated withthe decision to initiate or defer HCV treatment initiation, independent of standard of care clinical considerations The assessment was part ofa multidisciplinary approach ... symptoms’ factor The second included 11 items that explained 22% ofthe variance and corresponded to questions related to body aches, dizziness, skin/hair changes, and nausea and was therefore named...
... or reliable data being available regarding calcaneal apophysitis causation and no clinical trial comparing treatment approaches, no clinical treatment path can be determined as “best practice” ... within this paper AJ and CW drafted the manuscript with critical revision and ongoing support and advice from TH All authors read and approved the final manuscript Competing interests The authors ... collected for all participants at the baseline assessment along withthe Foot Posture Index-6 (FPI-6), a clinical standardised measure ofa participant’s standing foot posture [40] This assessment allows...
... certain state Statistical Analyses Principal component analysis with varimax rotation was used to determine the construct validityofthe HCL-32 Eigenvalues > were initially retained and clinical ... express anxiety and emotion in patients Therefore, the Taiwanese version ofthe HCL-32 is difficult to use in mainland China The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of using a simplified ... version Back translation was performed by a bilingual psychiatrist unaware ofthe original HCL-32 A preliminary translated version was administered to individuals without psychiatric illness and patients...
... HDP/HDR/RG-T(81.7)BRA/ 3007] for partially funding the study The authors are also grateful to all study participants and their families, and all research team members for their valuable collaboration Special thanks ... Brazil Page 10 of 11 Authors’ contributions Both authors planned the study, participated in data analysis, data interpretation, drafting and critical review of this manuscript, and have read and ... interview rates, clinician screen interview rates (clinical judgment taking into account parent and child information), and final DSM-IV diagnoses Based on these parameters, Brasil and Bordin BMC...
... on the CRS [19] and assessed symptoms in 16 domains The scale was translated into English and then back translated into Arabic to check the face validityofthe translation Forthe purpose ofthe ... [19] has been used ina representative sample of Egyptian students [20] It has the advantage of exploring symptoms ina number of domains including insomnia, agitation and anxiety and may be ... median value It was proposed that for purposes of univariate analysis replacing missing values can reduce bias and often is used for this purpose if data are missing at random [32] Kappa analysis...
... ofthe GIPD scale andthe interpretation of data, PMW and AS drafted the manuscript, RWD and MD revised it critically for important intellectual content All authors read and approved the final ... Table shows the internal consistencies (Cronbach's alpha) ofthe GIPD total scores reflecting the ratings ofthe patients, the parents andthe physicians at baseline andthe following points in ... were evaluated (Full Analysis Set, FAS) using SAS version The dataset for all analyses of changes from baseline to endpoint consisted of all patients witha baseline measurement and at least one...
... cannot examine students‟ ability of sentence transformation andthe understanding and using relative clauses; Grammar item 47 of Test failed to examine students‟ understanding and using the passive ... recognize and use the stress patterns ofa language, and ability to hear and produce the melody or patterns ofthe tunes ofa language (i.e the rise and fall ofthe voice) There are often several items ... end-term achievement tests 2.1 The relationships of language testing with teaching and learning Teaching, learning and testing are interrelated closely to each other, that the existence and changes of...
... Philippines; Macro is in Thailand and Taiwan, Carrefour from France is in Taiwan; and Wellcome is in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Mainland China and Singapore Major Japanese department stores are in most Asian cities ... mushrooming all over the country’s main cities at an unprecedented growth rate Andin Indonesia, the changing spending patterns within the Jakarta area are contributing to an increase inthe use of department ... itself as the top quality supplier forthe upper end ofthe market and tries to present an international image (Kawahara and Speece, 1994) Singapore is the easiest place in Asia for international...
... line withthe registration - Registering, enumerating and paying taxation as well as performing other financial obligations in accordance withthe prevailing laws - Ensuring product quality in ... wise to adopt the internal law as governing law to the contract On the other hand, the parties can agree to adopt a certain world law regarding international trade that can listed here as CISG ... provision: The [Seller/Buyer] shall responsible for obtaining and maintaining insurance on the goods while in transit The insurance coverage must be forthe invoiced value ofthe goods, andthe [Seller/Buyer]...
... graduate Thermodynamics inthe Department of Mechanical Engineering at UFRJ He is a member ofthe Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering (ABCM) andofthe American Institute of ... system at the beginning of each iteration is performed The analysis provides information to hierarchically classify the components as main, secondary, and remainder, and to define main decision variables ... function, OF0 The point obtained at the end ofthe procedure, Xf = (x1,f, x2,f,…, xn,f), contains the final values ofthe decision variables, and is associated withthe final value OFf; of course, OFf...
... language Many English idioms inthe misunderstanding the figurative meaning At advanced level, comparative form could be translated ina literal way, for instance: as analyzing semantic mechanisms ... understanding idioms in general and idioms situation, history allusion and cultural background containing TsFPs in particular as well as finding the translational 5.2.2 Implication for Teaching ... form of noun phrases Normally, they have a parallel structure root and branch, salad days, bãi b nương dâu, b a rau b aandthe order of this pattern cannot be often changed Inthe parallel and...
... re-express the meaning the meaning MEANING The Overview Of Language Tasks In Translation * Three steps in translation: - Read and analyze forthe basic meaning ofthe words - Transfer the meaning in ... of frogs and as it gets dark and an exaltation of larks We live on a farm in Tennessee We have a drove of cattle anda grist of bees A colony of ants anda gaggle of geese A school of fish and ... follow the form ofthe source language and are known as literal translation Meaningbased translations make every effort to communicate the meaning of source language text inthe natural forms of the...