... tingling) allowing the assessment ofthe different dimensions of neuropathic pain and two items on frequency and duration of pain Each ofthe items has a recall ofthe past 24 hours and items are ... content validation ofthe questionnaire and a more guided assessment of symptoms during the second phase ofthe focus group During the concept elicitation phase, the importance of each neuropathic ... conducted the focus group sessions using a semi-structured discussion guide Prior to the start ofthe focus group, the moderators explained the purpose ofthe study, reassured the subjects ofthe confidentiality...
... focusing on understanding impacts as they happened AIDS researchand response has followed the evolution ofthe disease andthe epidemic The key issues changed asthe epidemic spread and treatment ... the IPCC's foundations are based in science, in this case physical climatic sciences including the reconstruction of past climates, the understanding of current climates, andthe projection of ... response ofthe AIDS field has focussed on intervening in developing crises As new clusters of diseases emerged, the emphasis was on understanding the epidemiology and biology Asthe syndrome began to...
... University of Illinois, was funded, in part, by the Office of Educational Researchand Improvement In the case of these two reports there was a single author who worked with a group of advisors The Anderson ... whom had received their research funding from the ARC, to discuss and review their work in the reading area As noted by Pratt and Coltheart7, the issues covered andthe emphases ofthe different ... read and write before they come to school, and it has traditionally been the role ofthe school to teach children the skills of reading and writing, as distinct from the skills of listening and...
... the distribution and absorption of a gas are known, as they are for the uniformly mixed gases of CO2 and O2, then the detected emission is proportional to the temperature of that volume of gas ... climate researchandthe associated requirements The committee reviews the current status of these measurements and their associated algorithms, and also explores what the status ofthe requirements ... from the councils ofthe National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, andthe Institute of Medicine The members ofthe committee responsible for the report were chosen for their...
... STRATEGIES OFTHE ATTACKER Chapter Introduction to the Games of Nature 1.1 Early Models of SelfReplicating Structures 1.2 Genesis of Computer Viruses 1.3 Automated Replicating Code: The Theory and Definition ... Many ofthe designations used by manufacturers and sellers to distinguish their products are claimed as trademarks Where those designations appear in this book, andthe publisher was aware of a ... over the network, but did not "infect" objects on the disk Today, it is important to understand all of these major perspectives the file (storage), in-memory, and network views and correlate the...
... and accommodate the target's MOAs andthe trade-off of free choice and externalities The potential for success ofthe three sets of tools is derived from the target's assessment ofthe "risk premium" ... concept of marketing was perceived asthe exchange (Bagozzi 1978; Kotler and Levy 1969) or the transaction (Kotler 1972) and was regarded as being in the self-interest of both the manager andthe ... (2) the target's MOA; and (3) the use ofthe tools of education, marketing, and law Figure I shows the eight segments of any market that result from the combinations ofthe presence or absence of...
... logistics, research assistance, and editorial tasks The panel also appreciates the assistance of Jon Herrmann and Alan Hais, EPA Office ofResearchand Development and Hiba Shukairy and Grace ... dedicated to the furtherance of science and technology and to their use for the general welfare Upon the authority ofthe charter granted to it by the Congress in 1863, the Academy has a mandate that ... meeting, the experience and knowledge ofthe authors in their fields of expertise, andthe collective best professional judgment ofthe panel Chapter Overarching Issues in the Review ofthe Water...
... to Nebraska, Kansas, eastern Colorado, andthe Texas Panhandle) in response to changes in the location of production By contrast, in the case of hog production, the evidence suggests that the regional ... president ofthe Institute of Medicine The National Research Council was organized by the National Academy of Sciences in 1916 to associate the broad community of science and technology with the Academy’s ... structure of U.S agriculture and, if so, how The Committee to Review the Role of Publicly Funded Agricultural Research on the Structure of U.S Agriculture was asked to assess the role of public-sector...
... stewardship ofthe advanced thermionics researchand development program andofthe technical progress ofthe program The NRC accepted the charge of performing this assessment The statement of task for ... increase, the mass ofthe thermal radiator scales linearly with power, andasthe reciprocal ofthe absolute temperature raised to the fourth power.2 As a result, asthe power level increases ... independent assessment of its stewardship ofthe advanced thermionics researchand development program andthe technical progress ofthe program The NRC accepted the charge of performing this assessment...
... outside of NASA and JAXA, the new and unique nature ofthe PR data andthe learning required to exploit them, the perceived experimental nature and finite lifetime ofthe PR, andthe lack of sophistication ... because ofthe unique aspects of TRMM’s orbit and sensor suite This reflects their professional judgment ofthe value of doing so based on their experiences of improvements in such things as accuracy ... into the operational environment because ofthe unique aspects of TRMM’s orbit and sensor suite This reflects their professional judgment ofthe value of doing so based on their experiences of...
... implementation, and control, as well asthe marketing mix, exportation, andthe social aspects of marketing FINA 605 Corporate Finance (3) The objective ofthe course is to provide an understanding ofthe ... thinking, and engage students in active and collaborative learning Serving the students of Qatar and other students of GCC countries andthe region, the College of Business and Economics at the Qatar ... improve the effectiveness and flexibility of their business by managing across functions and throughout all areas ofthe business in an integrated and coherent fashion It covers areas such as: quality...
... both PCB and PCH on this site in northern Vietnam In contrast, in the trial located at Pleiku in the Central Highlands, PCC was the fastest growing of all varieties tested (Table 13) with the largest ... caribaea and examined the potential of some hybrid combinations involving PCH The first of these trials was planted in 1996 at Ha Tay in northern Vietnam primarily to evaluate the performance ofthe ... low latitudes of central Vietnam There were only relatively small differences in the growth ofthe Vietnam and Queensland sources of PCC and PCH evaluated in the Cam Quy (Table 17) and Lang Hanh...
... here The idea is to define and set the binary-point position ofthe states andthe intermediate variables [8] This gives us a bound on the L2 -gain ofthe transfer functions from the input u to the ... operators, and so forth Though the new measures exhibited not require hardware and/ or software implementation ofthe filter, they give a good approximation ofthe transfer function error andthe pole ... a standard form [30], as shown in Figure w(k) ∈ R p1 and z(k) ∈ Rm1 are the exogenous p1 inputs and m1 outputs (to control), whereas u(k) ∈ R p2 and y(k) ∈ Rm2 are the p2 control and m2 measure...
... Users ofthe Database The structure and functionality ofthe database are driven by the users and their needs The expected users of this database are described below 3.1 Researchers This is the ... Aside from the source ofthe sound, sound designers may also want some metadata such as details ofthe recording: the location, the time, the distance ofthe microphone from the source, andthe ... number of clipped samples, rms (in dB), and peak (in dB) Most users would want to know such details ofthe recording asthe location, the time, the distance ofthe microphone from the source, and the...
... chemical inputs andthe use of waste products such as cocopeat reduce the environmental impacts of horticulture and increase the sustainability of production systems Approach and Strategy This ... will increase their production quality and output andthe ability to increase their income A better standard of living for families (including women) on farms will result The concept of a sustainable ... in the areas of protected cropping systems, postharvest management and quality assurance systems Six scientists from RIFAS, IAS and HUAF that gain experience in Australia will aid the setup of...
... use of plants growing in a greenhouse Water wicks up into the substrate from the base ofthe pot fed by an individual tank Asthe plant uses water the level in the tank drops and can be measured ... comparing the effectiveness of different media on cucumber and tomato production Hanoi This trial was carried out at theResearch Institute of Fruit and Vegetables (RIFAV) The trial compared thesuitability ... project is led by theResearch Institute of Fruit and Vegetables with Hue University of Agriculture and Forestry andthe Institute of Agricultural Sciences for South Vietnam asthe Vietnamese project...
... use of plants growing in a greenhouse Water wicks up into the substrate from the base ofthe pot fed by an individual tank Asthe plant uses water the level in the tank drops and can be measured ... production practices and supply chains The project is led by theResearch Institute of Fruit and Vegetables with Hue University of Agriculture and Forestry andthe Institute of Agricultural Sciences ... of coir is expected to increase the wicking ability of mix The effect ofthe two mixes on plant growth and water use will be determined Measurements: • Physical and chemical characteristics of...