... Prognosis and Followup The prognosis for thepatient with a retinal break andthe need for followup by the optometrist depend on the type and severity ofthe break The frequency and composition of evaluation ... educate patients and other health care practitioners about the complications and prevention of retinal disease andthe availability of treatment Statement ofthe Problem I STATEMENT OFTHE PROBLEM ... inflammation of blood vessels Visual acuity The clearness of vision that depends upon the sharpness of focus ofthe retinal image andthe integrity ofthe retina and visual pathway Visual field The area...
... directive in the Netherlands Furthermore, we investigated thecontent validity ofthe PDI by assessing the relevance andthe comprehensiveness ofthe PDI items with the COSMIN Page of checklist ... phase of their life?’ The other randomly selected half ofthe cohort received the PDI, in which they were asked to rate the extent to which they though the items could influence their sense of dignity ... sub-theme Relevance ofthe PDI items Analysing thecontent validity ofthe PDI, we assessed the relevance ofthe PDI items for (1) the construct to be measured, (2) the study population, and...
... square-root ofthe quadratic sum ofthe standard deviations of all contributing systematic errors, s the square-root ofthe quadratic sum ofthe standard deviations of all contributing random errors, and ... contributor to the margin is the combined systematic error Using the van Herk formula [7] with the assumption to cover the PTV with ≥95% ofthe prescribed dose in 90% ofthe patients, the SM ofthe different ... because ofthe high dose prescribed, the close proximity ofthe organs at risk: bladder and rectum to the prostate, andthe use ofthe highly conformal treatment technique IMRT Image-guided radiotherapy...
... intensity, patient' s global assessment of disease activity, and WOMAC™ Function subscale score in patients with OA ofthe knee (defined as the 75th percentile ofthe change in score among patients ... pain, patient' s global assessment of disease activity, and functional impairment We present data on patient satisfaction according to PASS during and at the end ofthe study period and on patient ... baseline, patients achieving the MCII threshold, and patients achieving the PASS threshold for OA pain (Table 2; Figure 2a), thepatient' s global assessment of disease activity (Table 3; Figure 3a), and...
... from the Head ofthe Department of Health in the Free State, andthe study protocol was approved by the Human Research Ethics Committees ofthe Faculty of Health Sciences ofthe University ofthe ... Table summarises the characteristics ofthe ART training available to nurses in all clinics across the province andthe training offered as part ofthe intervention The details of these training ... Free State for their time and cooperation The financial support ofthe STRETCH trial by the IDRC, Irish AID andthe UK Medical Research Council, andof doctoral studies (KU) from the National Research...
... wall and often is the primary instigator of other cardiovascular pathology The development of atherosclerosis has been shown to commence even in infancy and progress throughout the life ofthe ... Huang and Wang Huansong for their everyday help ii TABLES OF CONTENTS Page Acknowledgements ii Tables of contents iii Abstract viii List of tables x List of figures xii List of abbreviations and ... atherosclerosis in the guinea pig model in the literature could be questionable On the other hand, significant liver damage and indications of advanced fatty liver disease were observed, together...
... with the head of guide department of Dong Hanh Viet Travel Company, the direct advisor, visiting around the company and socializing with everybody in the company and I read the documents about the ... company and its products or services, sorting and handing out mails, a switchboard, setting appointments, filing, records keeping, keyboarding entry and performing a variety of other office tasks, ... to the company days a week And my working time table is dependent on the working time table ofthe company Office time - In the morning: from 7:30a.m to 11:30a.m In the afternoon: from 16:00p.m...
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... the strategic plans and policies established by the board of directors As the leader ofthe firm, the CEO has an astounding impact on the performance ofthe firm and many believe this to be the ... industry propels the economic takeoff of our nation It is the great enabler, knitting together all corners ofthe country, facilitating the movement of people and goods that is the backbone of economic ... managers andthe governance of corporations in the United States and legislators and regulators have been quick to respond to the latest corporate scandals Despite the debate among the academic and...
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... addition, the source of data as well as data analysis are also mentioned And in Chapter Four the findings ofthe research on the semantic and pragmatic features ofthe adjectives Black and Đen ... JUSTIFICATION FOR THE STUDY With the contrastive analysis ofthe different features of meaning ofthe adjective Black and Đen, pragmatic acquisition of how to apply such an adjective in appropriate and suitable ... features ofthe adjective Black in English and Đen in Vietnamese? (4) What are the pragmatic similarities and differences ofthe adjective Black in English and Đen in Vietnamese? 1.5 SCOPE OF THE...
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... accountants and lawyers in Vietnam in May 2005; and, Discussions with and reviews by officials ofthe World Bank andthe IMF who were well versed in the subjects and/ or the region 1.3 The Structure ofthe ... Chairman ofthe SSC, and Mr Pham Phan Dzung, Director of Banking and Financial Institutions Department ofthe MOF for their guidance and support Mr Nguyen Doan Hung, Vice Chairman ofthe SSC, ... reinforcement ofthe SSC's duties and powers Nov-03 Decree No 144 on securities and securities markets Feb-04 Sep-04 The transfer ofthe SSC into the Ministry of Finance The reorganization ofthe SSC...
... analyze the data and has the capability of sending them on to thephysician' s office Data are being gathered on the utility of these more sophisticated devices One ofthe goals is to reduce the need ... wave) on the other side Although the heights ofthe objects are fixed, the height ofthe fence can be varied By lowering the fence (from 4.0 to 0.5 mV/cm), the sensitivity is increased andthe object ... Evaluation of Sensing Threshold The determination of sensing threshold establishes the adequacy ofthe sensed amplitude ofthe R wave (and/ or P wave) Sensitivity is a measure P.161 of how easily the...
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... we understand many aspects ofthe behavior ofthe cell and many fragments ofthe network, but not how it all fits together We particularly not understand the stability of life andofthe networks ... On the biological significance ofthe properties of matter: L J Henderson’s theory ofthe fitness ofthe environment Journal ofthe History of Biology, 29, 155–96 Fry, I (2000) The Emergence of ... the nature of existence Origin tends to occur frequently in these big questions: the origin ofthe universe, the origin of matter, the origin of life, the origin of sentience We, scientists and...
... positioned these kinases as new downstream OXI1 components and named the proteins PTI1-1, 1-2 and 1-3 One ofthe prey cDNA encoded PTI1-1 (At1g06700) and a second prey cDNA encoded another member ofthe ... [17] On the other hand, expression ofthe tomato SlPti1 cDNA in the rice Ospti1a mutant suppressed the mutant phenotype These results indicate that PTI1 acts as a negative regulator ofthe HR ... autophosphorylation activity, loss -of- function (kinase-inactive) forms ofthe MAPKs were produced as GST-lofMPK3 and GSTlofMPK6 However, when lofMPK3 and lofMPK6 proteins were tested for phosphorylation...
... DCIS In view ofthe cost involved andthe effort required to diagnose these tumors and in light ofthe debate about both the initial and subsequent treatment of patients with DCIS andthe putative ... the NSABP leadership with regard to an excess risk of cataracts and cataract surgery observed among women in the tamoxifen group The NSABP leadership then informed officials ofthe NCI, theOffice ... 1000 women in the placebo group and 1.43 per 1000 women in the tamoxifen group The rates of occurrence of tuin the placebo group and five were in the tamoxifen group The effectiveness of tamoxifen...
... OF SPECIFIC THEMES The following summarizes the assessment ofthe proposed research for each ofthe six themes In its review, the committee considered the clarity and appropriateness ofthe thematic ... 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 ... according to the guidelines provided by the statement of task.1 Chapter assesses the format ofthe public workshop and evaluates the response ofthe plan to both the workshop summaries andthe public...