... the teams told us they needed help, such as cost consequences analysis (aim 6, Table 4) Problem four: whatwouldhavehappenedanyway – didtheprojectscausetheoutcomesthey identified? Each ... • Whatdidthe project team do? • Who didthey involve? • How were these activities evaluated? Q Outputs • Whatdid these activities produce? • How were these outputs evaluated? Q Who didwhat ... Sutherland's reservations about the role theyhave played in the past and about whether they all possess the skills and capacities to play a leading role in engaging professionals in quality Other...
... contacts the relative by telephone and post to inform them which arm of the trial theyhave been allocated to RA2 contacts the relevant support worker who will guide the relative through the intervention ... the participant’s views on the consequences of the illness, comprehension of the illness, knowledge of prognosis, the extent to which they attribute blame, knowledge of potential causes and their ... NHS Trusts in the North West of England The research team are responsible for the content of the intervention and have worked with a design company to produce the toolkit and website The trial is...
... on the genotype, the age and the surveillance stream Considering that the animals tested from a given flock had the same distribution of age and surveillance stream as the general population, the ... possibly age too To have a better understanding of their respective impact on the development of the disease it would be useful to study the age-genotype interactions This would especially help ... further explored Even if the open reading frame of the PRNP gene has a strong influence on the occurrence of AS it might not be the unique genetic factor of susceptibility Other regions of the...
... address the target audience of the translation because they are tight to the culture and the language community where they originate Therefore, to this type of translation, the function of the translation ... the theoretical notion of equivalence They claim that it is either irrelevant or causes damage to translation studies Yet other theorists have a neutral viewpoint on this concept Baker uses the ... ―Some of the old women was knitting, and some of the young folks was courting on the sly.‖ Although Standard English would find it hard to accept the above cases, they add to the authenticity...
... coincident with, or soon after, the hazard They become apparent only after the hazard initiates, and havethe potential to enhance or mitigate the severity of disaster outcomesThe figure represents this ... capacities, defining the severity of the disaster Temporally the vulnerabilities and capacities predate the hazard, although, in the case of chronic hazards, the hazards themselves may shape the underlying ... to have only a distal influence on the disaster They are, however, crucial to the chronic forces that drive vulnerability to disasters and the development of capacities against them Poverty at the...
... Substitution of either D132 or R110 disrupts the salt bridge D132R110 and causes the partner side chain to adopt a different conformation, thereby reducing the effect of the mutation The other two types ... energies of the original resiDG i;j due i in the native protein with the rest of the residues, self DDG k mutị are the changes of the self energies of the residues k that change either their ionization ... several other variants were explored in which each of these properties of the aspartate side chain was altered individually Because the D132S variant essentially conserved the properties of the wild-type...
... minding whatever consequences their activities may have on the citizens of the country and their image in the international community, when their nefarious act become known to the world Within the ... similar for other indices What could be inferred is that resources that wouldhave gone into improving the life of the people, are those embezzled by their leaders One agency that has engaged the services ... that the practices exist in advance countries too But the big difference between them and us is that there is no sacred cow With the private sector, there are corrupt practices either by the staff...
... somewhat higher than that observed with isozymes in the same species (Fst = 10.0%; Villani et al 1991) or other species of the genus (C dentata, Gst = 11.0%; Huang et al 1998) However, because the ... analyzed, the best results were obtained with the glutelin fraction, which showed a high degree of polymorphism, finding up to 32 polymorphic bands in all the trees evaluated On the other hand, the ... or He = 0.227) in the other Fagaceae species (Danne et al 1999; Alvarez et al 2003) The characterization of the diversity in holm oak for glutelin proteins is present in Table The genetic diversity...
... from the TEMPS-A scale that best discriminate groups The D corresponds to the difference in the percentages in the responses given between two groups The second step included the development of the ... conceived the study, gathered and managed the data, performed the genetic analysis, participated in the statistical analysis and wrote the paper KNF conceived the study, carried out the literature ... writing the paper GB participated in designing the study, analysing the data and writing the paper All authors read and approved the final manuscript Competing interests The authors declare that they...
... indirect evidence of the efficacy of the chemotherapy in these patients in eliminating the mitotic fraction It is intriguing to note that, as soon as 24 hours after chemotherapy, there was a rise ... [17,18] The decision to restrict the number of biomarkers to three was to keep the study design as simple as possible in the pilot trial Several groups have found that Ki-67 decreases after chemotherapy ... chemotherapy, when patient is available in the hospital along with feasibility to evaluate biomarkers of response to chemotherapy in these biopsies The correlation to response, if proven, would...
... muscle from the onset latency of MEPcr The latency from the anterior horn cells to the rootlet (CRL) was calculated by subtracting the onset latency of the MEPcv from the latency between the anterior ... to peak of the M-wave Motor distal latency (MDL) was obtained from the onset latency of the M-wave The latency between the anterior cells and the muscle was calculated according to the formula ... no significant influence on the motor disturbance in CTS patients; theydid not support the DCH[14] Recently DCH seems to have been dismissed Retrograde changes on the proximal fibers of median...
... data collected for the study will include CPD activity attended, the clinical area of the activity, the type of needs assessment conducted, the theoretical foundation, the length, the number and ... of the global instrument Phase 3: assessment of the reliability and validity of the new theory-based global instrument The objective of phase is to assess the reliability and validity of the ... within the entire research team and its network Once the team and its networks have provided their feedback, the Development Committee will review the final list of selected instruments and their...
... and the LDL cholesterol level is ≤ 2.5 mmol/l; (4) they are not on a statin but their fasting LDL is ≤ 1.8 mmol/L; (5) they not have CAD proven on catheterization; (6) they are undergoing catheterization ... excluded if: (1) theyhave not had a fasting lipid panel done in the six weeks prior to their cardiac catheterization; (2) they are already on a statin at maximal dose; (3) they are on a statin/lipid-lowering ... coronary artery disease would be conducted in the near future On the survey form eliciting the opinion leaders, we gave all physicians the option to indicate if theydid not want to participate...
... settings Another weakness is that there is the potential for contamination between the treatment groups; as the SDDT treats more patients, then it may influence the treatment provided by other health ... has not been diagnosed by the primary clinical team but detected at baseline in the course of the research will not be excluded because in NHS clinical practice theywould be looked after by specialist ... facilitators to the implementation of the project In addition to these four approaches carried out by the research team, stakeholders will be invited to keep reflective diaries on the issues they face...
... worsening prognosis [2] The development of treatments for PTSD is challenging due to the complexity of the symptoms and psychiatric comorbidities Psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy are the two main classes ... therapy (TFCBT), stress management, other therapies (supportive therapy, nondirective counseling, psychodynamic therapy, and hypnotherapy), group cognitive behavioral therapy and eye movement desensitization ... the SSRIs Furthermore, medication was superior to placebo in reducing the severity of the three symptom clusters of PTSD, as well as alleviating the symptoms of depression, and in improving the...
... fusion, the viral core is released into the cytoplasm Once inside the cell, reverse transcriptase converts viral RNA into DNA which is then transported into the nucleus and integrates into the host ... and coordination and helped to draft the manuscript All authors read and approved the final manuscript Competing interests The authors declare that theyhave no competing interests Received: ... performed all experiments and drafted the manuscript ND participated in the design of the study and contributed to drafting the manuscript MRF conceived of the study, and participated in its design...
... (ICER) of the innovative technology from the perspective of the hospital Basically, the question was: what is the incremental cost per avoided CLABSI by switching from the open to the closed ... null for the Pharmacy Department at Sacco hospital The use of the innovative closed infusion container technology did not have any impact on the transportation of supplies from storage to the hospital ... the plastic bags The cost of waste management is therefore significantly lower for the closed container (Table 7) In order to measure the level to which the difference in production cost of the...
... to the base affixed at the first thoracic vertebra Matching Lucite blocks, one attached to the headband of the CA-6000, and the other attached to the load cell, provide for alignment during the ... aligning the laser light with the screen mark Participants maintained the neutral target position for 10 seconds with eyes open and were then instructed to close their eyes for the remainder of the ... myofilaments deform the receptive endings to a greater extent On the other hand, maintaining intrafusal fibers at a long length stiffens the spindle apparatus at the longer length As the mus- http://www.chiroandosteo.com/content/14/1/5...