... filtered into the interior, and so reached the pipes ofthe Chinese. Just why the Chinese chose to obtain their supplies from India is no clearer than why, having obtained it, they smoked instead of ... draw upon the original prefacewesterners in China in the early decades ofthe nineteenth century and the war, the Opium War, that they brought on. The war is the centerpiece, And at the time ... her).Senhousecaptain ofthe Blenheim, a 74-gun ship -of -the- line, and senior naval officer inthe Canton operations of 1841.Sladepublisher ofthe weekly Canton Register.Squire China agent for the English...
... "Promoting an international moratorium on the death penalty by Council of Europe member states" f. Adoption ofthe order of business g. Adoption ofthe minutes ofthe meeting ofthe Standing ... EPP/CD)) a. Examination of credentials (Doc. 11124) b. Election ofthe President ofthe Assembly c. Election ofthe Vice-Presidents ofthe Assembly d. Appointment of members of committees ... Bureau ofthe Assembly 9.30 a.m. Political groups 11.30 a.m. 1. Opening ofthe first partofthe 2007 Ordinary Session (oldest member inthe Chair: Mr Miguel Barceló Pérez (Spain, EPP/CD))...
... repayable within 12 months irrespective ofthe amount ofthe loan. However, the larger the loan, the larger the amount ofthe repayment installment, and a large installment may strain the repayment ... entities inthe financial system. Incidentally even the Act does not make any mention of interest rates except that the total interest cannot exceed the principal amount ofthe loan. On the other ... blowing (xii) sharing of information with industry bodies c) disclosures to be made inthe financial statements including: (i) the geographic distribution ofthe loan portfolio, both in terms...
... written information about the methods, aims, and the voluntary nature of partici-pation inthe study. Subjects ofthe patient group filled in the questionnaires in a room inside the outpatientclinic, ... 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 someone else in 6.28% ofthe sample.Distribution ... 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...
... 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 ... the way it wasintended by the developer ofthe scale [15]. Thus, the assumptions about both the quality ofthe measures andutility ofthe rating scale in facilitating interpretable meas-ures ... several distinct benefits. It can aid in identifying sub-groups of children who are at risk for health problem, in determining the burden of a particular disease or disabil-ity, and informing efforts...
... by the clinical condition weobtained a 600% increased odds of reporting impairment in the mobility domain (OR = 7.0, 95% C.I. 4.7–10.4), a690% increased odds of reporting impairment inthe ... with increased odds of reporting impairment in all 5EQ dimensions. Table 3. Most of them were strongly asso-ciated to increased odds of reporting impairment in the mobility domain. In particular ... < 0.001).Discussion In this study we investigated the construct validity of the Italian version ofthe EQ-5D administering the instru-ment to a sample of citizens living in Bologna (NorthItaly)....
... Hence, the loading ofthe first four items including, walking more than one block, running, doing sports activities or exercise and lifting something heavy, either in children or in their parents, ... 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 ... Conclusions: The findings support the initial reliability and validity ofthe Iranian version ofthe PedsQLTM 4.0 as a generic instrument to measure health-related quality of life of children in Iran....
... heathenism.These inventions were the spinning jenny, the steam engine, the power loom, the wool-combing machine, and the cotton gin. They augmented the output of spinning mills, and in cheapening ... moresuccessful. These educators adopted the threefold policy of instructing Negroes inthe principles of the Christian religion, giving them the fundamentals ofthe common branches, and teaching them the ... ofthe moral and intellectual training of such asthey held in servitude."[2] To elevate their slaves to the plane of men, southern Quakers early hit upon the scheme of establishing in 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 ... cognitive debriefing tests to assess the level of comprehension and cognitive equivalence ofthe items. The finding from cognitive debriefing tests suggests aminor revision inthe wordings for some ... func-tioning and general health) ofthe SF-36 than with the psychosocial domains (e.g., social functioning) [25].Taken together, these findings might suggest that the con-cepts captured by the DQOL,...
... adequate sta-bility ofthe 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 ... 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 lack of validation ... 9 of 11(page number not for citation purposes)among the individuals who participated inthe presentstudy, the option was made to administer the question-naire inthe form of an interview in...
... of the guardians rated their economic level as ‘lo w’ becausemost mothers had to quit their job to take care of theirchildren.There was no statistically significant difference in the ratio of ... (worryingabout whether the medical treatments were working andworrying about reoccurrence or relapse) loaded on the ‘commun ication’ factor inthe child self-report. More-over, the first item of ... ng out what to do when something bothers him/her)loaded on the ‘perceived physical appearance’ factor. In the parent-proxy report, the first and the second items of ‘wo rry’ loaded on the ‘ nausea’...