... 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 patientgroup 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 ascar o n the chest inthe usual period of starting to go tokindergarten or school...
... the way it wasintended 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 ratingscale inthe manner the test constructor intended [35].Because it is always uncertain how a rating scale was usedby 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 scoreson the social functioning scale of both healthy childrenand...
... 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 clinicalinvestigations. Interestingly, the findings from this and earlier studies [23] suggest that the combined use of anchor-based and distribution-based approaches tend toexpand the ... approaches, the range of MIDs were 3–5 points for the satisfaction domain, 4–5 points for the impactdomain, 6–8 points for the worry domain, and 3–4 pointsfor the overall HRQOL.DiscussionAlthough the ... of the DQOL against the D-39S andthe RAND-12. In general,domain scores ofthe DQOL were moderately correlatedwith 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 adoptedguidelines 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 usefulhandicrafts.[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, leftthem 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 studiesassessing the impact of neoplasms on the quality of life of children and adolescents. Further investigation ofthe Bra-zilian Portuguese language instrument should focus ontesting ... administration and self-administered mode of administration needs further investigation. Finally,there was no report by the patients or guardians of anylack 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 examinedby multitrait scaling analysis (Table 8). After excludingitem ... According to the original E nglish version, the interviewer was the child’sparent. After the parent completed the parent proxyreport 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 2007Table 4. Identification of select...
... the only reaction resulting inthe amination of the pyrimidine ring into a cytosine derivative (Fig. 1). It istherefore of interest to examine to what extent thisenzyme controls the fluxes and ... thoseleading 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 feedbackinhibition 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...
... foldactivation ofthe enzyme by 200 lm AMP remained unchanged in compari-son to the wild-type complex. The mutations inthe C-terminal Batemandomain of c3 (H453R and R454G), on the other hand, substantiallyreduced ... and investigated the effect of these substitu-tions on the allosteric activation ofthe kinase byAMP. Our main focus was to study the effects of mutations in positions V224, R225 and R307 in ... reaction, the AMPK trimerswere 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 synthesisofcertaingrowthfactorssuchasNerveGrowth ... 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...