... both the SBLP model and
the MFI model greater resources be devoted to professional inputs both
in the formation of SHGs and JLGs as also inthe imparting of skill
development and training and ... inputs and without the requisite handholding cannot sustain
the financial content of either model and can lead to an increase in
defaults and consequent abuses inthe system.
14.3 In a communication ... distribution ofthe loan portfolio, both in
terms of number of borrowers and outstanding loans
(ii) analysis of overdues
(iii) the average effective rate of interest, the average cost of
funds and the...
... years. It was the mother who answered
the questionnaire in 92.52% ofthe sample, and it was the
father in 7.48% ofthe sample. No parent inthe patient
group refused to participate inthe study, ... boys (51.05%)
and 215 girls (40.95%) and 42 (8%) of unknown gender.
It was the mother who answered the questionnaire in
89.5% ofthe sample, it was the father in 4.57% of the
sample, and it was ... anxiety.
Perceptions of being different from the others, the pos-
sible peer discrimination because ofthe presence of a
scar o n the chest inthe usual period of starting to go to
kindergarten or school...
... the way it was
intended by the developer ofthe scale [15]. Thus, the
assumptions about both the quality ofthe measures and
utility ofthe rating scale in facilitating interpretable meas-
ures ... a rating
scale inthe manner the test constructor intended [35].
Because it is always uncertain how a rating scale was used
by a sample, an investigation ofthe functioning ofthe rat-
ing scale ... to the mean scores of
the other subscales within the present study to those of
the previous PedsQL™ school study [3], the mean scores
on the social functioning scale of both healthy children
and...
... functioning factor
of children and their parents is their different perception ofthe construction ofthe mentioned
items. Hence, the loading ofthe first four items including, walking more than ... The unavailability of information on nonrespondents and
investigation of only a sample from Tehran, the capital city of Iran, may limit the generalizability
of the findings to other parts of ... primary and secondary
schools in Tehran, and their parents. The inclusion criteria were obtaining of agreement from
both the children and their parents, who were required to give their written informed...
... point in clinical
investigations. Interestingly, the findings from this and
earlier studies [23] suggest that the combined use of
anchor-based and distribution-based approaches tend to
expand the ... approaches, the range of MIDs were 3–5 points for
the satisfaction domain, 4–5 points for the impact
domain, 6–8 points for the worry domain, and 3–4 points
for the overall HRQOL.
Discussion
Although the ... of the
DQOL against the D-39S andthe RAND-12. In general,
domain scores ofthe DQOL were moderately correlated
with the D-39S (except sexual functioning) and the
RAND-12 PHC and MHC, with Pearson's...
... questionnaire including the definition
of each investigated condition based on a review of the
most recent clinical guidelines. References to the adopted
guidelines were included andthe questionnaire ... validation is an ongoing process of learn-
ing more about the construct, making new predictions
and then testing them. It is a process where the theory and
the measure are assessed at the same time ... EQ domains. The magni-
tude and significance ofthe ORs for the EQ-5D domains,
as well as the sign and significance ofthe regression coef-
ficients for the EQ-5D Index, EQ-self rated index,...
... instructing Negroes inthe principles of the
Christian religion, giving them the fundamentals ofthe common branches, and teaching them the most useful
handicrafts.[2] The indoctrination ofthe colored ... institution of slavery as seemingly to doom the Negroes to heathenism.
These inventions were the spinning jenny, the steam engine, the power loom, the wool-combing machine, and
the cotton gin. They ... willing to labor among these lowly people,
he often knew little about the inner workings of their minds, and failing to enlighten their understanding, left
them the victims of sinful habits, incident...
... instrument. The 7-day interval between inter-
views was important in diminishing the probability of
systemic alterations inthe clinical condition of the
patient. It is recommended that the interval ... parameter in studies
assessing the impact of neoplasms on the quality of life of
children and adolescents. Further investigation ofthe Bra-
zilian Portuguese language instrument should focus on
testing ... administration and self-administered mode
of administration needs further investigation. Finally,
there was no report by the patients or guardians of any
lack of comprehension regarding the questions.
The...
... 0.30 and 1.00 inthe child self-reports, and
0.44 and 1.00 inthe parent proxy-reports.
Convergent and discriminant validity were examined
by multitrait scaling analysis (Table 8). After excluding
item ... According to the
original E nglish version, the interviewer was the child’s
parent. After the parent completed the parent proxy
report separately from their child, they read out the
questions for the ... questionnaires for the sec-
ond time. Patients did not receive t reatment between
the first and second completions ofthe questionnaires.
The ideal length ofthe interval between the first and
the second...
... supplies and aquatic biodiversity. Fish kills and observa-
tions of intersex in fish have been increasing in regularity in
the Shenandoah River and Potomac River basins in Virginia
(Blazer and others, ... ensure the reliabil-
ity ofthe data obtained. The QC samples for the SPMDs and
POCIS consisted of fabrication and field blanks intended to
determine the presence of any contamination ofthe sampler ... (POCIS) inthe North Fork ofthe Shenandoah River,
Virginia 13
14 Investigation of Organic Chemicals inthe North Fork ofthe Shenandoah River, Virginia, Spring 2007
Table 4. Identification of select...
... the only reaction resulting inthe amination of
the pyrimidine ring into a cytosine derivative (Fig. 1). It is
therefore of interest to examine to what extent this
enzyme controls the fluxes and ... those
leading to the biosynthesis of amino acids or nucleotides,
the control ofthe flux should reside inthe demand for the
end-product, whereas the supply determines the degree of
concentration ... 4A). The results show that the feedback
inhibition ofthe CTP synthase enzyme is incomplete
in vivo. In conclusion, the homeostasis ofthe CTP pool in
the wild-type cell is primarily a matter of...
... fold
activation ofthe enzyme by 200 lm AMP remained unchanged in compari-
son to the wild-type complex. The mutations inthe C-terminal Bateman
domain of c3 (H453R and R454G), on the other hand, substantially
reduced ... and investigated the effect of these substitu-
tions on the allosteric activation ofthe kinase by
AMP. Our main focus was to study the effects of
mutations in positions V224, R225 and R307 in ... reaction, the AMPK trimers
were incubated with increasing concentrations of AMPKK,
and the amount of upstream kinase corresponding to the
highest possible level of Thr172 phosphorylation was used
in the...
... data inthe study and takes responsibility for the
integrity ofthe data andthe accuracy ofthe data analyses. Study concept
and design: CA and OB. Acquisition of data: CA and OB. Analysis and
interpretation ... in
neurophysiology and regulates the metabolism of neuro-
transmitters including dopamine, acetylcholine, seroto-
nin and gamma aminobutyric acid [70,78], and the
synthesisofcertaingrowthfactorssuchasNerve
Growth ... an abnormality of processing of musculos-
keletal mechanisms andof sensorimotor information in
the CNS. The central question is to determine whether
the age-related alteration ofthe postural...