... two Hbs have the b-chain in common, with the exception of those of Cygnodraco mawsoni [15] which share the a-chain. Therefore, Nototheniidae (and all Notothe-nioidei) are generally characterized ... acuticeps and C. mawsoni).However, the lack of a clear relationship with the Hbsequences of other nototheniid species suggests that in thiscase the evolution ofthe oxygen-transport system hasoccurred ... Fishes ofthe SouthernOcean. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, South Africa.21. Balushkin, A.V. (1992) Classification, phylogenetic relationships,and origins ofthe families ofthe suborder Notothenioidei(Perciformes)....
... 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 capacity ofthe borrower ... b) There has, therefore, to be a linkage between the amount ofthe loan and the tenure ofthe loan. It is, therefore, suggested that for loans not exceeding Rs. 15,000, the tenure ofthe loan ... considerations, the essential featuresof credit for Microfinance which have evolved are as under:- a) The borrowers are low-income groups. b) The loans are for small amounts. c) The loans are without...
... in the light of our results. The presence in vitro of a less stabledimer in the mutant PufXD2)7neither affects the photo-synthetic capability ofthe bacteria nor the efficiency of exchange of ... demonstrated the role of PufX in the orientation ofthe RC inside the LH1Fig. 4. Isolation ofthe PMCs on a sucrose gradient. The final detergentextracts from the ICM were loaded on the top of a 10–40% ... interaction betw een the QBsite ofthe RC and the Qosite ofthe cyt bc1in the pufX-deleted strain.We have measured the k inetics of cytochrome b561reduction ofallthe N- and C-terminal...
... as their peculiar needs demanded. In the agricultural sections the first duty ofthe teacher ofthe blacks was to show them how to get their living from the soil. This was the final test of their ... was usually said to be incompetency and liability to abuse their office andinfluence to the injury ofthe laws and peace ofthe country. The elimination ofthe Christian teachers of the Negro ... children in the various small schools scattered over the State.[2] There was then in the city of Burlington a free school for the education of poor children supported by the profits of an estate...
... SomniferumOn the banks ofthe Ganges some distance east of Benares, in the most wretched and neglected part of the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, lies the little town of Ghazipur. It is not much of ... really say why the peoples east ofthe Indian Ocean got into the habit of assimilating the drug in this way. Opium came to them as it had come to the Indians, through the Arabs. For years they ... interference or even observation on the part ofthe Chinese. They, after all, had little presence on the Kowloon side ofthe roadstead. They had no presence at all on the island, and made no attempt...
... and 42 (8%) of unknown gender.It was the mother who answered the questionnaire in89.5% ofthe sample, it was the father in 4.57% of the sample, and it was someone else in 6.28% ofthe sample.Distribution ... Scale Scores are computed as the sum ofthe items divided by the number of items answered (this accounts for missingdata). If more than 50% ofthe items in the scale are missing, the Scale Score ... [11,17,68]. The parental underesti-mation of QOL and coping mechanisms of chronicallyill children is known from the literature [4,11,21,25].Thepsychosocialsupportofthefamilyshouldbethepart of health...
... Magnitudes in the correlations of all DQOL domains with the physical relevant domains of the D-39S (diabetes control and energy/mobility) wereslightly larger than with other domains ofthe D-39S(social ... correlation coeffi-cients ofthe satisfaction domain ofthe DQOL with diabe-tes control and energy/mobility ofthe D-39S were all 0.57, which were larger than with the other D-39 domains(0.30 ... ≥ 0.2)because these two instruments center on burden of diabe-tes treatment and symptoms of glycemic control. We alsohypothesized that, compared to the RAND-12 the DQOLand the D-39S would...
... related to the small number of items that compose the subscale [22]. Furthermore, Alpha Coefficient values maybe influenced by the level of schooling in the sample [23]. The analysis ofthe Corrected ... determine the impact of disease andtreatment on the quality of life of patients. Moreover,decisions for the implementation of improvements inpublic healthcare may be adopted based on the impact of interventions ... hospitals ofthe city. A total of 190 families of Bra-zilian children between the ages of 2 and 18 years, of bothgenders, with malignant neoplasm in various phases of treatment or control of the...
... Comparisons 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 ... and aiding in the allocation of health careresources [46].On the other hand, it has been suggested that conceptsand measures from the more positive end ofthe HRQOLcontinuum are needed for ... (adolescent), and assesses parent's percep-tion of their child's HRQOL. The items for each of the forms are essentially identical, differing in the develop-mentally appropriate language,...
... the early phase ofthe phrenic neurogram are different from those observed for gasping. However, the patterns that mark the late phase ofthe phrenic neurograms are still the same as those of gasping.Conclusion: ... ros-tral to the incision were removed. After completion of the decerebration, anesthesia was removed. Piglets werechemically paralyzed for the rest ofthe experiment. Aminimum of one hour was allowed ... showed that the time-frequency patterns at the early and late phases ofthe phrenic neurogram were the same for the 3–6 days old age group. As maturation pro-ceeds, the early phase ofthe phrenic...
... adults, randomlyselected from the Registry ofthe Health Authorities ofthe city of Bologna, Italy. The primary carephysician of each subject was contacted to report on the subject's health ... is an ongoing process of learn-ing more about the construct, making new predictionsand then testing them. It is a process where the theory and the measure are assessed at the same time [22]Our ... applicability. The primary goal of our study was to assess the applicabil-ity, internal consistency, and construct validity ofthe Ital-ian version ofthe EQ-5D in a random sample of the citizens of Bologna...
... 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 child’ s self-report and marked the answers. ... half 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 ... demonstrate the feasibility of the Japanese version ofthe PedsQL 3.0 Cancer Module.Discussion The present study demonstrated t he reliability, validity,and feasibility ofthe Japanese version of the...
... between physical functioning factor of children and their parents is their different perception ofthe construction ofthe mentioned items. Hence, the loading ofthe first four items including, ... investigation of only a sample from Tehran, the capital city of Iran, may limit the generalizability of the findings to other parts of Iran. Further Iranian PedsQLTM studies in the other regions ... self-reports and the parent proxy-reports. In the parent-report, the first factor consisted of items 1 to 6 and the second factor consisted of items 7 and 8; however in the children report, the first...