... multiplying the likelihood ofthe risk occurring by the size ofthe outcome (as monetised), and summing the results for all the risks and outcomes.”28 Risk transfer involves the allocation of risk to the ... actors together forthe purpose ofthe PFI deal (See diagram 1) It does this through a system of contracts, the most significant of which are: • Contracts withthe construction company and service ... resources of its parent companies it is nonetheless the company which signs the main PFI contract withthe public sector body commissioning the deal The main function ofthe SPV is to bring the various...
... Administration ofthe US Department of Veterans Affairs at the time the study was conducted The funders ofthe project had no influence over the design or conduct ofthe study and had no influence over the ... about the project and serve as their point of contact Communication Team Using information provided by the Clinician Liaison Team and Steering Committee, format and produce all written materials concerning ... design and produce the elements ofthe implementation intervention and bring those elements into use All the authors worked together to coordinate the project as members ofthe Steering Committee...
... role ofthe podiatrist as an educator to re-educator; the patients’ attitude to the disease; the age and gender of both the patient andthe podiatrist; andthe patients’ confusion over the professional ... considered that the scope of practice of podiatrists in relation to managing peoplewith RA is not widely recognised within the medical community or by patients If patients and other members ofthe multidisciplinary ... Graham et al Journal of Foot and Ankle Research 2012, 5:2 http://www.jfootankleres.com/content/5/1/2 Page of Therefore, the aim of this study was to identify the nature and content of podiatrists’...
... types of imaging Including this outcome stems from a concern that while practitioners may reduce their use of x-rays, they may concurrently increase their use of other forms of imaging Other forms ... complete the data collection (allowing for 20% attrition), we have investigated the likely width ofthe 95% CI forthe risk difference andthe log odds ratio forthe primary practitioner outcome ... Specification ofthe log link forthe GEE model permits natural interpretation of marginal effects on cost without retransformation [95] Correlation structure, standard errors, and controls for confounding...
... meeting at the start ofthe study The background and methods ofthe project were presented and general principles for facilitating groups, arrangements for supervision, andthe role of study proforma ... cluster size ofand an ICC of 0.175 the Design Effect forthe trial is 2.22 and a sample size of 100 per group was therefore required A sample of 100 participants in each ofthe three arms ofthe trial ... Group Art Therapy was conducted in keeping with recommendations ofthe British Association of Art Therapists [21] The key ingredients of group Art Therapy are considered to be the process of art...
... clarity of understanding of all items and their scoring Phase The draft toolkit comprised 154 questions (consisting of 280 items) of which 29 were descriptive and did not contribute to scoring The ... or more ofthe nine domains by the UK research teams Since some questions were combined forthe purposes of scoring, a total of 96 question scores contributed to the rating of domains Of these, ... interviewees and researchers was collected on the relevance and usefulness ofthe toolkit questions, the ease of completion andthe time taken to complete Data management and analysis A common SPSS...
... [18] The Recovery framework We chose to use the concept of "Recovery" as an overarching framework in the development ofthe toolkit since it incorporates these issues and offers a model for services ... ("essential" and "very important") are collated within country and consensus ratings measured "Strong consensus" is defined as 100% of participants being within one point ofthe median score, and "consensus" ... promotion of their human rights and recovery The ability ofthe toolkit to assess the "value for money" delivered by institutions is investigated by comparing toolkit ratings and service costs The...
... In their review of treatments forpeoplewith severe mental illnesses and co- occurring substance misuse, Drake et al [66] concluded that the available evidence supported the integration ofmental ... with Recovery Much ofthe evidence provided overlaps withthe concept of "Recovery", which originated from the narratives ofpeoplewith personal experience ofmental health problems [131], and ... Research Group andthe project's funder, the European Commission References Conclusion Our synthesis ofthe literature has examined ofthe strength ofthe evidence for various components of institutional...
... but the effectiveness ofthetreatment is not high The disease often relapse and influence on the quality of life ofthe patient AD becomes the burden on the family and society 1.2 The role of ... clearly that the average scores ofthe same group at the time ofthe 7th day andthe 14th day oftreatment declined considerably compared to the initial score This is in accordance with Kawashima, ... the commencement ofthetreatment After 14 days of treatment, the average SCORAD of group continued to decrease to 16.61 ± 3.85 (decreased 28 points compared to the initial score), and that of...
... serves to strengthen and fix the positions ofthe functional moieties forthe creation ofthe complementary binding sites Upon the completion ofthe polymerization reaction, the imprinted polymer ... on the development of a new strategy and technique forthe molecular imprinting of protein macromolecules The main considerations include (1) the compatibility ofthe imprinting system withthe ... on the nature ofthe interface but also on the native conformations ofthe proteins and on the conditions in the aqueous phase 27 _Chapter Chapter The effect of...
... context in the broader Platform as a Service (PaaS) landscape the concepts, terminology, and technology components ofthe Force.com platform andThe goal is to provide context for exploring Force.com ... sites for your company Code Share (http://developer.force.com/codeshare) Code Share is a directory of open-source code contributions from the Force.com community, with links to the source code ... product called VMforce.VMforce brings some ofthe features ofthe Force.com platform to Java developers It consists of development tools from the Salesforce community and virtualized computing resources...
... your rectum The medicine dissolves and is absorbed by the body ■■ In or around the spinal cord: Medicine is placed between the wall ofthe spinal canal andthe covering ofthe spinal cord 17 Questions ... probably never think of these body functions because they happen on their own But learning how to control them may help you relax and cope with pain Biofeedback is often used with other pain relief ... if they have others around them A common result of having cancer and being in pain is fear For many, pain and fear together feel like suffering People get upset worrying about the future They...
... respect forthe dignity ofthe individual and family and recognition ofthe importance of their choices and preferences The emphasis is not on exploration ofthe subterranean unconscious or on covert ... ofthe integrity ofthe planning process andthe quality ofthe plan itself In general, the greater the complexity of a task that is undertaken, the greater the attention that is applied to the ... in Mental Health Recovery1 That book was the result of work by consumers, families, clinicians, and researchers who studied the consumer’s recovery process andthe role of providers andthe community...
... utensils, counter tops, and food To ensure that your hands and surfaces are clean, be sure to: • Wash hands in warm soapy water for at least 20 seconds before and after handling food and after using the ... you eat • The food supply in the United States is among the safest in the world— but it can still be a source of infection for all persons • According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, ... bring them to a boil first • Consider using one cutting board only for raw foods and another only for ready-to-eat foods, such as bread, fresh fruits and vegetables, and cooked meat Cook: Cook...
... that both the matrix form [4, 9] andthe vector form [10] for rank metric codes have been considered in the literature Following [10], in this paper the vector form over GF(qm ) is used for rank ... m, and dR , explicit construction for linear or nonlinear MRD codes exists For n ≤ m and dR ≤ n, generalized Gabidulin codes [16] constitute a subclass of linear Class-I MRD codes For n > m and ... Incorporating this expression for ψ j (1, 1) in the definition ofthe RHS and rearranging both sides, we obtain the result We now give a proof of Proposition Proof We apply the q−1 -derivative with...
... imaging ofthe wrist; contrast injection; enhanced imaging ofthe wrist; the patient was repositioned so that the fingers were within the coil; and then enhanced imaging ofthe fingers was performed ... opinions ofthe XR readers differed and these were re-examined and a consensus reached Ofthe 11 patients with XR-AM, seven fitted the clinical definition of AM with digital shortening (Figure 1) The ... findings in these patients, before administration ofthe study drug or placebo All patients gave informed consent according to the requirements ofthe New Zealand Multiregion Ethics Committee Enrolment...
... imaging ofthe wrist; contrast injection; enhanced imaging ofthe wrist; the patient was repositioned so that the fingers were within the coil; and then enhanced imaging ofthe fingers was performed ... opinions ofthe XR readers differed and these were re-examined and a consensus reached Ofthe 11 patients with XR-AM, seven fitted the clinical definition of AM with digital shortening (Figure 1) The ... findings in these patients, before administration ofthe study drug or placebo All patients gave informed consent according to the requirements ofthe New Zealand Multiregion Ethics Committee Enrolment...
... group forthe formation of ECF, as a result of both the process of their disease andthe need for multiple surgeries [10-12] ECF are one ofthe most complex and challenging complications encountered ... and coordination EIE participated in the design ofthe study, the acquisition and interpretation ofthe data andthe drafting ofthe manuscript PZ participated in the sequence alignment andthe ... sub-population of CD Consent Written informed consent was obtained from the patients for publication of this case report and any accompanying images A copy ofthe written consent is available for review...
... in thetreatment process forthe data to be collected and an objective assessment made They also signed an informed consent form for participation in the research Both the interviews andthe ... the need to take into account the comorbidity between these two types of disorder among homeless people, in treatmentand in the development of specific intervention programs In conclusion, the ... carried out The study conformed to the policies established by the Code of Ethics ofthe World Medical Association (Declaration of Helsinki) and ethics approval was obtained from the Doctoral Commission...
... that is, the translation of studies into one another by comparing the themes and concepts in one account with those in others [36] The conceptualization of ideas was further refined as the analysis ... program with their children, and to study the impact ofthe involvement of children in their mothers' residential addictiontreatment program on both the experience oftreatmentand on recovery ... effective model forthe recovery process [74] The phases of transformative learning are congruent with many ofthe process findings ofthe qualitative meta-synthesis An initial step of transformative...