work non work interface a review of theories and findings

... 40-50% of trabecular mass by 90 years of age [58] This results in a decline in the loadbearing capacity of the vertebral body For example, load bearing capacity in a lumbar vertebra can decrease from ... end plate The disc facilitates intersegmental movement while maintaining alignment of the vertebral column and has a primary role in attenuating and dispersing axial load With aging, the water ... osteoporosis and are associated with back pain, functional disability, reduced health-related quality of life and increased mortality These associations become more significant with increasing numbers of...

Ngày tải lên: 03/11/2012, 09:49

... Washback indicates “an intended or unintended (accidental) direction and function of curriculum change on aspects of teaching and learning by means of a change of public examinations” Similar ... effect of teaching and learning Types of Washback Generally, washback can be analysed according to two major types: positive and negative, depending on whether it has a beneficial or harmful impact ... Tests are used as a “lever” for change To present a clear view of positive and negative washback at both micro-level (classroom settings) and at macro-level (educational and societal system), Tables...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 12:20

... Public health and social wellbeing is at the heart of health and social care The 12 Review team is aware that there is a separate piece of work being undertaken by the Department of Health Social Services ... information can be shared quickly among professional staff, duplication eliminated and that the latest diagnostic and treatment tools are available Changes should take account and build upon the Memorandum ... by Cancer Research UK and the Department of Health, England was carried out by researchers from a number of institutions in Australia, Canada, Denmark, Norway and the UK that were the focus of...

Ngày tải lên: 07/03/2014, 04:20

... in particular countries in sub-Saharan Africa, as well as in the Caribbean and Pacific islands, Central America or Caucasus and Central Asian countries The transaction costs for international ... Poland, Slovak Republic and Turkey), Arab countries (Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates) and other donors (Israel and others) China and India also provide aid, but the numbers are ... internationally 45 The members of the DAC are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Ireland, Japan, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway,...

Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 19:20

... Bank of New Zealand He has a PhD in economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and a BA in economics from Claremont McKenna College RETIREMENT AND INVESTOR RESEARCH » Sarah Holden, ... percent of stock fund share classes made a capital gain distribution, and half of these share classes distributed at least percent of their assets as capital gains FIGURE 2.5 CAPITAL GAIN DISTRIBUTIONS* ... back-end-load, and level-load shares—usually include a sales load and/ or a 12b-1 fee The sales load and 12b-1 fees are used to compensate financial advisers and other investment professionals for...

Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 08:21

... Americans because it replaces a large share of annual labor income for many low- to moderate-income families At the same time, the creation of IRAs in the 1970s and the expansion of 401(k)s and ... conducting and overseeing research on the flows, assets, and fees of mutual funds, as well as a major research initiative to better understand the costs and benefits of laws and regulations governing ... University of California, Santa Barbara, and a BA in economics from Claremont McKenna College Retirement and Investor Research Sarah Holden, Senior Director of Retirement and Investor Research, leads the...

Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 11:20

... management and traffic control; transportation planning, road construction and maintenance; and land use In the case of many of these important functions, agency roles and responsibilities are ... Transportation, fuel use and air quality in Asian cities Energy 19(5):573–586 Shah, J J., and T Nagpal 1997 Urban air quality management strategy in Asia-Greater Mumbai report World Bank Technical Paper ... increased rapidly in cities of Pakistan, because of inadequate road infrastructure, modal separation, transport system management and traffic control In Karachi, for example, the average speed...

Ngày tải lên: 29/03/2014, 21:20

... 13:760 Cimaz R, Meroni PL, Brucato A, Fesstova VV, Panzeri P, Goulene K, Stramba-Badiale M: Concomitant disappearance of electrocardiographic abnormalities and of acquired maternal autoantibodies ... late-onset cardiomyopathy and endocardial fibroelastosis Other possible manifestations such as sinus bradycardia or QTc interval prolongation are currently a matter of debate Cardiac malformations ... erythematosus syndrome [6] 71 Arthritis Research & Therapy Vol No Costedoat-Chalumeau et al Morphological heart abnormalities and anti-SSA/Ro antibodies Cardiac malformations Classically, autoantibody-mediated...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 06:22

... medial malleolus (M) and tendo Achilles (TA) Small arrow indicates rounded TP tendon proximally and large arrow indicates the flattened area of tendon in retromalleolar region as a result of the ... JW and DET critically revised the manuscript All authors read and approved the final manuscript Additional material Additional file Posterior approach A video demonstration of the posterior approach ... Journal of Foot and Ankle Research 2009, 2:24 Figure Audit of placement of intramuscular electrode Audit of placement of intramuscular electrode Gross anatomy of dissected limb with intramuscular...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 21:23

... Police often apply military management approaches to treat drug users while they are in incarceration sites The majority of treated drug users relapse and not change their HIV risk behaviors after ... commercial availability and accessibility of needles in combination with health education about safe injecting practice, a concept approved by the Ministries of Health and Pubic Security because it ... 21 Acknowledgements This work was supported by research grants from the China National Key Research Program (2007BAI07B01) awarded to JL and from the US National Institutes of Health (5R21DA023893-02)...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 18:20

... journal online rather than the print version; • finding faster ways to publish research; • clinical scenarios; and • paediatric journal club critiques Finally, we, the editorial team at Critical ... Care, thank all of our readers, authors, referees and Editorial Board members for their continued support There are a number of referees who have reviewed several articles for us over the past ... Kellum JA, Mehta RL, Palevsky P, the ADQI workgroup: Acute renal failure: definition, outcome measures, animal models, fluid therapy and information technology needs – the Second International Consensus...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 20:21

... would change if the input parameters are changed and it is purely numerical Spadaro and Rabl [65] As an alternative to Monte Carlo approach, a simple and transparent alternative- estimating the ... prematurely Average annual wages are often used to estimate the annual productivity of an average healthy person of working age Annual productivity losses are adjusted downward to obtain "net annual ... contingent valuation approach Whereas the cost of the criteria pollutants was estimated on the basis of human epidemiological studies and ambient air-quality data, the cost of toxic air pollutants was...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 11:22

... which assessed work resumption as an outcome measure and depression as a primary prognostic variable in cardiac patients Studies were identified using databases for medical, health, occupational and ... potentially included: (i) application of depression measures (as distinct from ‘psychological distress’) and work status at baseline, (ii) examination and statistical analysis of predictors of work ... Tasmania, Private Bag 23, 52 Bathurst St, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia Page 10 of 11 18 19 Authors’ contributions AO conceptualised the paper, synthesised, analysed and interpreted data, and wrote...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 16:20

... countries in east and southern Africa (ESA): Angola, Botswana, DRC, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe There ... Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Namibia, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK AND METHODS 2.1 Conceptual framework A review ... Efficiency Index* (and rank) Angola Botswana DRC Kenya Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Namibia South Africa Swaziland Tanzania Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe HDI rank (and index) 0.275 (181)...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 19:20

... Quality Award (MBNQA) This award is administered by ASQ and is presented annually to organizations that demonstrate quality and performance excellence Three awards may be given each year in each ... total participation of all employees and total integration of the company's technical and human resources Costs of non- quality have to be categorized if they are to be managed Costs of control and ... performance instead of teamwork and collaboration Measures in the organization are still monitored by accountants and senior managers instead of teams and process owners Goal setting is maintenance oriented...

Ngày tải lên: 03/06/2014, 02:23

... Transactions International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing International Journal of Human Factors in Manufacturing Internationa Journal of Operations and Production Management International ... assignment and layout of tasks The process is initiated by capacity analysis and workstation allocation (fractal cell creation), and after performing these tasks, an iterative algorithm that updates layouts ... optimal orientation that minimizes travel distances and machine duplication Venkatadri et al (1996) Comparison Evaluation of fractal and holographic layouts, and comparisons with functional and...

Ngày tải lên: 23/11/2013, 10:01

... accessible, affordable, safe and co-ordinated transport options that are tailored to the needs of older adults and promotion and awareness of alternative transport options amongst older drivers and their ... especially for older drivers Casualty crash analyses, even those encompassing casualties of all severity, have a sampling bias: the so-called ‘frailty bias’, which exaggerates any apparent age-related ... the characteristics and travel needs of the road users that use it It is recommended that: Road design and operation standards be adopted that reflect the needs and capabilities of older road users...

Ngày tải lên: 13/02/2014, 18:20

... Predicting bank performance with financial forecasts: A case of Taiwan commercial banks Journal of Banking and Finance, 28, 2353—2368 Karels, G V — Prakash, A J (1987) Multivariate normality and forecasting ... stochastic DEA Kao and Liu (2004) formulate a DEA model of interval data for use in evaluating the performance of banks Their study makes advance predictions of the performance of 24 Taiwan banks ... combination of linear programming (LP) and DA Using data from the National Bank of Belgium, they find that MSD, DEA and C5.0 obtain the correct classification rates of failure for 78.9%, 86.4% and 85.5% of...

Ngày tải lên: 16/02/2014, 06:20

... impacts of climate change and the role of humans in inducing climate change, and increasing focus on estuaries, coasts, and the Great Lakes as an integral part of U.S oceans There was a great ... six thematic areas for clarity and appropriateness of thematic research priorities (Task 3a) ; balance among substantive research areas as well as among research activities such as observations, ... National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration] OCEAN, COASTAL, AND MARINE EDUCATION CAN: • Enhance public awareness of the ocean and increase scientific literacy • Ensure that present and future...

Ngày tải lên: 17/02/2014, 06:20