... objective of this study was to analyze the performance ofthe models from the standpoint ofthe new European Legislation The models were applied to the Lisbon downtown area and results of CO concentrations ... or other structures in the area have a height equivalent to at least 40% ofthe source height of times the height of such tall buildings 3.1 Gaussian dispersion modeling The prediction ofthe ... GLC values of SO2 obtainable for a specific case as to whether exceeded the permissible limit ofthe specific class Thus the impacts of each ofthe three units in isolation as also the cumulative...
... Significance ofthe study Scope and objectives ofthe study 3.1 Scope ofthe study 3.2 Research questions Research methods Overview ofthe study CHAPTER REVIEW OFLITERATURE 1.1.CHARACTERISTICS OF LEGAL ... methods This study aims at assessingthequalityofthe English translation ofthe Law on Investment of Vietnam Therefore, a set of parameters for assessment is necessary Among the various criteria ... the TT Overview ofthe study The study contains three chapters: Chapter – Review ofLiteratureThe first part of this chapter will first introduce the main legal traditions in the world and then...
... ofthe components ofthequalityof prenatal care used in the Jordan Prenatal Care Study3 Figure 1: Examples ofthe components, sub-components and indicators ofqualityof prenatal care at the ... management ofthe service facility as one component ofthequalityof care5" QUALITY IN THE CONTEXT OF REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES The WHO definition of reproductive health extends beyond the physical ... and from the clinics themselves A sampling frame was constructed of currently married women below the age of 50, and the sample of women from the community included users ofthe services of private...
... had concerns with thequalityof advice in the other quarter In 11% of mystery shops we felt the advice was unsuitable for the customer and in a further 15% the adviser did not gather enough information ... concerned 12 Assessingthequalityof investment advice in the retail banking sector Section – Key causes of poor advice about these failings as the majority ofthe mystery shops based upon the short, ... based on the amount of money the customer wanted to invest – to help u establish the level of risk he was willing to take; and • ighlighting the difference between the risk profile ofthe customer’s...
... hours; the greatest part of that delay was attributed to the purchase of therapeutic material by patients and their families [48] The overall evaluation of professional skills, together with thequality ... perceptions ofthequalityof care This is reported in Tanzania in 2003, where the low rate of utilization of health centres providing EmOC is partially due to the poor perception ofqualityof care ... summarized, the remainder ofthe analysis was carried out using the data extraction form and the analytical framework presented in the following section Analytical framework The concept of "quality of...
... systematic review oftheliterature After exclusion of duplicates, the abstracts of all citations were reviewed Of these, 104 citations concerning the relationship between qualityof life and survival ... better profile on the topic, and consequently aid in improving thequalityof life of cancer patients Methods Using either term - 'patient-reported outcome' or 'healthrelated qualityof life' - the ... interpreting the findings from studies ofthe relationship between qualityof life data and survival duration Qualityof life data might be markers ofthe socio-economic status of cancer patients...
... the effects of mode of questionnaire administration The first of these examined the application ofthe aforementioned health utility approach The second assessed the psychometric properties of ... patients with other conditions Two of these used the SF-36, one used the'Qualityof Life Index', the Q-LES-Q and the WHO-QOL-BREF and one applied a 'health utilities' model Page of 17 (page number ... euthymic (rather than hypo/manic) patients, and rarely included descriptions ofthe psychometric properties ofthe instruments they utilized The authors ofthe review made a number of suggestions...
... [2,3,28,29] All ofthe evaluated studies focused on the impact of thalassemia, SCD or MDS on patient QoL rather than the impact of ICT on patient QoL However, mention ofthe impact on QoL of infusion ... by the condition (thalassemia, SCD, MDS) Figure provides an overview ofthe hypotheses for the impact of infusion ICT on the QoL of patients with iron overload In thalassemia, the impact of infusion ... that the impact of such therapy included pain at the injection site (3/9 [33%]), although one patient reported that the problem was not the pain from the injection site but rather awareness of the...
... Interagency HIV Study (WIHS), one ofthe largest prospective cohort studies of HIV-infected and at-risk women in the U.S Acknowledging the challenges encountered in the analysis of observational data, we ... well-being) on the basis of a published algorithm[19] The summary and nine domain scores are the outcomes of interest in this study HAART was defined following the Department of Health and Human ... different between the groups, which necessitated the matching of these covariates in our study Using a tolerance of 0.1% in the propensity score, we were able to obtain 458 matched pairs of HAART initiators...
... aim ofthe proposed review according to their experiences and the priorities of their organizations Consensus on the need to produce a comprehensive account ofthe benefits of PR and on the three ... refined in terms ofthe mechanism The final stages of our synthesis will include confirming or refining our understanding ofthe demi-regularities at play and the middle-range theories that provide ... another other CMOs may also be configured in a series, in which the outcome of one CMO becomes the context for the next Configuring CMOs is a step toward generating or refining the theory or theories...
... relationships due to their training, the theories underpinning their profession and the types of interventions they provide [103] Therapists' perceptions of their therapeutic relationships with patients ... meta-analysis of 30 studies of IPT, then a second meta-analysis using only the highest quality studies (n = 7) to determine whether or not the results would confirm the findings ofthe first meta-analysis ... in these settings [11] This paper reports on the findings oftheliterature review The scope oftheliterature review was necessarily broad since we wanted to include all core components of institutional...
... among those in the physical category ofthe SS-QOL for the patients of this study Because the focus ofthe rehabilitation used in the current study was on the functional recovery ofthe paretic ... study, which may weaken the validity ofthe study conclusion about the effect ofthe self-management education on thequalityof self-care after stroke Although the validity of a self-rated global ... about the psychometric properties ofthe SS-QOL subscales, the preliminary results ofthe MDC and CID ofthe SS-QOL subscales established by this study facilitate the interpretation ofthe change...
... to place the results of this assessment in a broader context, thequalityofthe reports of meta-analyses in the critical care literature was compared to thequalityofthe reports of meta-analyses ... in thequalityof reports A similar improvement in thequalityof reports has been found with regards to thequalityof reports of RCTs following the publication ofthe Consolidated Standards of ... qualityofthe report It was found that thequalityofthe meta-analyses in the critical care literature was comparable to thequalityof reviews published in the emergency medicine [17], the anaesthesia...
... incommensurable with the valuation ofthe duration ofthequality improvement, i.e quality and quantity of Page of 11 life cannot be measured on the same metric Eight ofthe studies assessed HRQL using ... question of perspective needs further investigation In the next phase of this study, we will therefore compare the experts assessment of HRQL presented in this study with those ofthe patients at the ... shows the level values in each dimension ofthe EQ-5D for each ofthe eight health states considered It is based on the average consensus values from the three focus groups rather than the average...
... sources Thereby, adjust and complement the scale ofthe service quality at the Megastar CGV Cinema Look at the official use survey creation tool of Google The questionnaire was based on the basis of ... levels of satisfaction, although they not affect the service quality On the other hand, Zeithaml and CTG (2009) suggest that the price ofthe services may affect the customer's perception of quality, ... for superiors Thereby, following daily operations ofthe business, and synthesis ofthe results ofthe accounting report All revenues and expenditures ofthe company from the payment of employees'...
... to intact skin [22] The dose of drug delivered depends on the surface area ofthe patch and the length of time that the patch is worn, which allows for tailoring the duration of medication effect ... account ofthe everyday impact of ADHD on the HRQL ofthe child http://www.capmh.com/content/3/1/39 option for their children with ADHD Further studies evaluating the long-term impact of MTS on ... of satisfaction with the duration of effect ofthe study medication on their child's ADHD symptoms Regarding medication satisfaction with tolerability of MTS, at study endpoint the majority of...
... monitor the counterpart ofthe symptomatic patient with AC as early as possible, irrespective ofthe absence of symptoms Conflict of Interest The authors have declared that no conflict of interest ... have only found one such case of MZ with mirror-imaging of AC in theliterature In this case, we describe the second case of MZ with mirror-imaging of AC and discuss the possible clinical implications ... of MZ12 It is a characteristic feature of MZ The mechanism of mirror imaging is poorly understood One explanation is that later fission of MZ makes them particularly prone to this process13 The...
... (3) the location ofthe impact and the occurrence ofthe tumor corresponded exactly one to the other; and (4) there was a more than one year interval between trauma and the appearance ofthe ... documented the absence of tumor at the time ofthe brain injury We suggest that these conditions for the acceptance of a causal relationship between cranial trauma and brain tumor study are the following: ... interval between trauma and the appearance ofthe tumor of at least year, a longer latent period increasing the likelihood of a causal relationship The presence ofthe tumor must be proved histologically...
... methods The company should form a group of interviewers including the manager, the head of department, the director, the leader The success or failure ofthe interview depends on the attitude ofthe ... Selection ofthe best applicants 2.3.2.1 Tests At first, the company asks the candidates to two kinds of tests They are IQ test and English test The purpose ofthe company is to select out the candidates ... are rejected until the amount of qualified candidates meets with the human needs ofthe company There are often four people in the company take part in an interview They are the human resource...