... bias in patient results at critical cutoffs Our study is unique not only because we evaluated differences using Passing-Bablok analysis but also because statistical differences between methods and ... time, other tests may be indicated A man should discuss elevated PSA test results with his doctor There are many possible reasons for an elevated PSA level, including prostate cancer, benign prostate ... consists of 90% PSA complexed to α 1antichymotrypsin and 10% fPSA.[15] Recent studies evaluated automated methods using this standard, and although bias between different methods has been significantly...
Ngày tải lên: 21/03/2014, 12:19
... association between SES, depression and health 30 2.7 The association between stress and depression 33 2.7.1 Conceptualising stress 33 2.7.2 The association between stress and ... Association between SES and stress 45 2.10.2 Association between SES and social support 47 2.10.3 Association between SES and psychological resources 49 2.11 Research on depression ... connection between SES, depression and health are examined in the following two sections The relationship between psychosocial resources and depression and the association between SES and psychosocial...
Ngày tải lên: 23/07/2014, 03:38
What are the differences between British English and American English? pptx
... rubbish rucksack saloon car school report Sellotape shares spare time suspenders (used to hold up ladies stockings) tights tin toffee apple toilet torch trousers vest wellies / wellingtons windscreen ... boots run Scotch tape sedan sidewalk *sink skillet slicker stocks student suspenders sweater thumbtack toilet trashcan truck trunk undershirt washcloth windshield zip code zipper condom wellies ... September 7th 2007) It also looks nicer ! - watch out! These words could prove embarrassing !Note - *if the sink is in the kitchen - it 's a sink, but if it 's in the bathroom it 's a basin ...
Ngày tải lên: 27/07/2014, 09:21
Báo cáo y học: "All duplicates are not equal: the difference between small-scale and genome duplicatio" docx
... explanation for the difference in dispensability between SSDs and WGDs could be that the two sets are associated with different functional classes of proteins To test this hypothesis, the GO was used to ... between the functions that are over-represented or under-represented in the SSD and WGD sets and the distribution of essential genes in those classes (Table 2) For the functional classes that are significantly ... duplicate set and within similar sized random genome samples was investigated No significant differences were found between the average degrees of the proteins in any class (SSDs, WGDs, or random...
Ngày tải lên: 14/08/2014, 08:20
229. The Difference Between Giving Credit and Taking Credit ppsx
... Punishments for plagiarism differ in schools A high school student might fail the project A college student might fail the class and be suspended for a year In some colleges and universities, a student ... is supposed to appear inside quotation marks Where people get in trouble is when they try to claim other people 's words as their own IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English was written by Nancy Steinbach ... universities, a student or professor caught plagiarizing might be told to leave and never return Using information from experts is usually OK, as long as where the material came from is identified Any material...
Ngày tải lên: 14/08/2014, 21:21
Contributions of Various Noncovalent Bonds to the Interaction between an Amide and S-Containing Molecules
... Adhikari and S Scheiner as a model of the peptide unit CH3SH is used to represent the Cys side chain, and CH3SCH3 is a prototype of Met The disulfide bond that frequently connects Cys side chains is ... any of the structures, thus allowing an assessment of this H-bond energy of 3.33.5 kcal mol1 in this system When a second S atom is added to the monomer, as in CH3SSCH3, most of the minima, and ... yields higher values of E(2) and SSãããp(CO) bonds occur in more stable minima than does SSãããN There has been one previous computational study of complexes of NMA with S- containing systems of these...
Ngày tải lên: 16/12/2012, 15:21
WORKING PAPER SERIES NO. 548 / NOVEMBER 2005: THE LINK BETWEEN INTEREST RATES AND EXCHANGE RATES DO CONTRACTIONARY DEPRECIATIONS MAKE A DIFFERENCE? doc
... in some cases the latter depreciates while in others it strengthens Second, responses to either one or both of the shocks analysed here depend on the structural characteristics of the economies ... some of the issues arising from the analysis of the previous case studies A simple model In order to investigate the link between interest rates and exchange rates, let us consider a simple small ... expression (14) in the previous subsection, allows us to characterise the central bank’ reaction s function in terms of the real interest rate In assessing impulse responses of interest rates and...
Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 23:20
Khóa luận tốt nghiệp tiếng anh: A Study on the relationship between service quality and customer satisfaction in Hanoi’s tourism
... relationships between security and tourist satisfaction 3.2 Measurement The questionnaire consists of independent parts including measurement scales designed to assess the constructs of this study and ... relationships between suppliers and customers This also has positive effect to customer loyalty and profitability When suppliers meet customers’ needs, desires and requests, resulting in the increasing ... the research results also show conclusion, limitations as well as directions for further researches in the future Keywords: Customer Satisfaction, tourist satisfaction, tourist destination, SERVQUAL,...
Ngày tải lên: 05/07/2014, 10:08
Báo cáo y học: "Current understanding of the relationship between cervical manipulation and stroke: what does it mean for the chiropractic profession" pps
... disease such as VADS, because one could follow thousands of patients for many years and potentially never come across a case of VADS Case-control study: this is the best research design for assessing ... placebo, sham or no treatment and the outcomes of the groups are compared The RCT is considered the Gold Standard for assessing treatment efficacy but is rarely used for risk assessment [34] Prospective ... the “case” group Reduction of bias in this regard is sometimes addressed by using a case-crossover design [36] in which cases serve as their own controls This helps to better match the groups...
Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 14:20
Báo cáo y học: "Figuring out what works: a need for more and better studies on the relationship between ICU organization and outcomes" potx
... care is as good as it can be But the matter of intensivists and their training is just one piece of this pie Since little is known about the relationships between ICU organization and outcomes, ... physicians, it is not absent from the medical literature [13-15] Within this systems-based concept, every aspect of what we and how we it is a candidate for study and change [12]; this list includes ... need numerous studies from multiple sites to begin developing a consistent and integrated understanding of this complex topic But there are steep barriers to conducting such studies They are difficult...
Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 20:21
Báo cáo y học: " Diaphragm weakness and mechanical ventilation what’s the critical issue" pdf
... easier to assess using chest radiographs, and, for the most part, the treatment options are relatively straightforward On the other hand, if we recognize that diaphragm weakness is present, what ... understanding of the pathophysiology of this disorder and, most importantly, we need to develop rational, specific and effective treatments Once these goals are met, we may be able to substantially ... agents to treat patients with this disorder To make such progress in dealing with the problem of respiratory muscle dysfunction in critically ill patients, we need better diagnostic tools, a...
Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 21:21
Báo cáo y học: "Where is the difference between the genomes of humans and annelids" pot
... determined by the genome size, the number of protein-coding genes, the number of introns, or the total number of genomic transcripts Rather, we should assess these parameters all together, and estimate ... comparison of their positions in different species is only the first step in understanding their intricate evolution in animals and other eukaryotic taxa Biologists have recently gained access to ... elements that create several problems for cells and perform various functions [15,16] Jeffares et al [17] have recently reviewed the process of intron gain and loss They and others have demonstrated...
Ngày tải lên: 14/08/2014, 16:20
what is the relationship between teachers’ different corrective feedback types and students uptake and repair
... presents, analyzes and discusses the findings the researcher found out according to three research questions Chapter (Conclusion) summarizes the main issues discussed in the paper, provides some ... minutes - Thoroughly understand the system of rules in group work discussion while expressing opinions in a discussion, which steps to follow, ways to listen to the others, ways to express agreement ... in other words, successful and unsuccessful responses The results revealed that the most frequent type of feedback was the recast, the teacher s reformulation of all or part of a student s ill-formed...
Ngày tải lên: 14/10/2014, 01:03
The difference between saigon and hanoi
... Gon : the 30/4 Park Because space was very cool and calm No tables, no chairs, seats are the sidewalk, the walkways under green trees The Saigonese love singing and music Coming here on the weekend ... The presentation has parts: – ROAD – THE WEATHER – FOOD AND DRINK – LEMON TEA AND SIDEWALK COFFE – DAILY ACTIVITIES PART ROAD IN HANOI IN SAIGON Hanoi is famous for old roads , small alleys and ... weekend Choose a corner to sit in the part,drink coffee,chat with friends Sidewalk coffee is so close and familiar A very different Sai Gon,something slowly,gently,instead of the noisy scene Sidewalk...
Ngày tải lên: 28/11/2014, 11:37
The relationship between default risk and interest rates: An empirical study research insight
... comparison, the change in month short rate Δr (t ) is used in a separate contemporaneous regression analysis and the results are consistent with those using shocks Table summarizes the results There ... δˆ SE (δˆ ) (7) The t-stat is: The null hypothesis is: the time series had a unit root The alternative hypothesis is: the time series is stationary A p-value of less than 0.05 means that at the ... • Section discusses the data and variable specification • Section describes historical correlation findings using aggregated data • Section presents the results from regression specifications...
Ngày tải lên: 26/10/2012, 11:21
the relationship between cnsumer acceptability and descriptive sensory attributes in cheddar cheese
... regression The only major difference in the analyses is the nature of the response variable In multiple linear regression, the response is a continuous variable, while in logistic regression, the ... than the other cheeses The 12-month-ripened Cheddar cheese was differentiated from the other two cheeses because it possessed the characteristic aged Cheddar cheese tastes, such as “sulfur” and ... These researchers used a greater variety of cheeses as well as different types of cheese from this study and also obtained six clusters of consumers The majority of the consumers were in cluster...
Ngày tải lên: 03/04/2013, 21:06
unit 4 What''s the weather like?
... Discuss these questions Would you like to visit any of the places in part A? Is the weather important? What s the weather like today where you live? What was the weather like last weekend? Is ... work Discuss these questions Is the weather forecast better for Saturday or Sunday? What you think the weather will really be like next weekend? Which day last weed had the best weather? What did ... winds traffic accidents frostbite power losses wildfires Blizards Heat waves C join another pair Compare your ideas Can you add any more words and phrases to part B.? D Group work Discuss these...
Ngày tải lên: 03/07/2013, 21:51
A STUDY OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CEO COMPENSATION AND FIRM PERFORMANCE IN THE US AIRLINE INDUSTRY 2002 2006
... conclusions that result from the research (Cooper & Schindler, 2006) The use of hypotheses testing involves two statistical hypotheses; the research hypothesis, which is usually symbolized by H1, and ... and the null hypothesis, which is usually symbolized by Ho For the purpose of statistical analysis, the study s hypotheses are presented in the null and alternative forms Statistical analysis allows ... procedures used in the analysis The study findings and analysis are presented in Chapter 4, while Chapter provides a detailed discussion of the analysis and findings, the conclusions from the study,...
Ngày tải lên: 11/09/2013, 11:44