... between the subpath Pv and the x-axis No doubt that the last marked point is exactly the right end point of P , and then these m marked points cut P into m subpaths Each of these subpaths contained ... A A the power indices of x and y represent the numbers of all steps U and the flaw ones respectively The proof is now complete 2.1 Chung-Feller property ofthe Motzkin paths The set Mn ofthe ... according the left end point ofthe u last step U intersecting the line y = k for k = 1, , i − Each of these i pieces is a step U followed by a Catalan path; so A = xG generates a single piece Therefore,...
... of rigorous reviews ofthe available evidence regarding the effectiveness of social marketing for improving health [33] They reviewed published reports of 88 interventions targeting diet, exercise, ... by the TIDES team, and the number of providers receiving marketing materials The effectiveness of marketing activities at the VISN level could be assessed by interviewing VISN leaders to obtain ... At the provider level, a survey could ask clinicians if they remember receiving the TIDES marketing materials, whether they felt the materials were compelling, and whether they are referring...
... development of this proposal, and we aim to involve the Alzheimer's Society directly inthe development ofthe intervention The Faculty of Old Age Psychiatrists ofthe Royal College of Psychiatrists ... dementia [20] These suggest potential ways of improving current practice and highlight the importance ofthe process of referral and testing in preparing people with dementia and their carers ... the generalisability ofthe planned trial participants Theory selection The theories (Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB), Social Cognitive Theory (SCT) and Implementation Intentions (II)) have...
... and who, therefore, had to write inthe vernacular-that is, English Then, a number of inventions had the effect of making writing more important in a variety of settings The invention ofthe mechanical ... learned inthe act of writing (p 366) Flower and Hayes also focused on the role of problem definition inthe writing process, noting in their article The Cognition of Discovery: Defining a Rhetorical ... Which ofthe following problems have you experienced? Beginning the paper Knowing what you want to say Writing an introduction Getting a first sentence Finding a thesis Organizing the paper Deciding...
... are reduced [17,18] The lasers normally adopted offer the enormous advantage of being conveyed in a fibre, which serves as the working tip at the end ofthe handpiece The use of flexible, length-adjustable ... allowing excellent results to be obtained painlessly, in a short time and without requiring the patients to suspend their routines activities For the operators, the main barriers to acquiring these ... machines" can replace "the brain and hand, skill and experience" ofthe specialist The aim of this study was to verify the reliability and efficacy of one of these compact portable diode instruments,...
... stage ofthe evidence loop is the monitoring of patients or population groups and the reassessment ofthe value and necessity of continuing the intervention While the importance of this final ... can meet the patient’s aesthetic needs these patients are willing to accept the prospect of edentulism On the other hand, inthe midst of shrinking health care budgets, there are increasing demands ... already introduced inthe beginning ofthe 20th century The molecular identities of these signals, so-called growth and Irma Thesleff Institute of Biotechnology University of Helsinki, PO Box 56 FIN–00014...
... or more ofthe identified key themes of good practiceThe rationale for site selection is further explained inthe “Introduction” to the Interview Reports In parallel to the site visits, the research ... This involves only keeping one copy of master files and offering thumbnails and access online The cost of this basic maintenance is inthe region of 14-38% ofthe initial imaging cost • The second ... pressure But an investment in this kind of planning will be amply repaid over the life ofthe project: inthe quality ofthe products, in smooth workflow, in staff morale, and not least inthe total...
... consider the emotional and verbal responsiveness ofthe parent, the organization ofthe baby’s world, opportunities for play, and caregiving routines Training inthe use ofthe HOME Inventory strengthens ... inquiry might include questions about the parent’s experience ofthe infant, the meaning ofthe infant to the parent, what the parent cherishes about the infant, and what is difficult The practitioner ... Health in 1983 and revised in 2002 to in uence the design of university and community-based programs inthe preparation of infant mental health trainees and to strengthen thepracticeof infant...
... Sonny.As the story nears completion, a single event brings the narrator out ofthe second phase and intohis third phase It is in this final pahse that the narrator obtains a true understanding of Sonny ... freedom.Finally, during the third phase, the narrator finally started caring about Sonny instead of try tocare for Sonny He no longer saw him as just something to be taken care of, he finally began ... brother He became sensitive to what offended Sonny and took caution to avoid them He was willing tobe interested in what Sonny interested in Finally, he was willing to sit and listen to Sonny instead...
... Writing IS Teaching Reading: Training the New Teacher of ESL Composition,” maintains that the composition teacher must know Writing Theory and Practiceinthe Second Language Classroom theories of ... L2 writing instruction: 1) the focus on the form ofthe text itself, 2) the focus on the writer and the cognitive processes used inthe act of writing, 3) the focus on the content ofthe text, ... Vygotsky) on thetheoryof composition and the connections between writing and learning She also provides a theoretical overview of writing as a process and Writing Theory and Practiceinthe Second...
... than of judgments of rightness The concepts ofthe good and the right differ inthe shape ofthe characteristic frameworks of evaluation they offer us, that ofthe good being much more tolerant of ... promoting human ¹ Zagzebski, Virtues ofthe Mind, p 85 Excellence in Being for the Good 15 well-being or in terms of its intrinsic excellence My theory is obviously ofthe second sort These ... at all Much the same can be said ofthe students in my graduate seminars on virtue at Yale inthe spring of 2000 and the fall of 2001, and at Oxford inthe fall of 2004 As the preceding narrative...
... point theoryInthe framework of G-convex spaces, we obtained some minimax theorems and the Nash equilibrium theorems in our previous works 17, 18, 21, 22 , based on coincidence theorems or intersection ... was simply done in 27 In this paper, we study several stages of such developments from the KKM principle to the Nash theorem and related results within the frame ofthe KKM theoryof abstract convex ... {1, 2}, Theorems 8.1 and 8.3 imply the Fan minimax inequality The Nash-Type Equilibrium Theorems From Theorem 8.1, we obtain the following form ofthe Nash-Fan-type equilibrium theorems in 27 with...
... synchronizing ofthe rulers and the clocks as the synchronizing of clocks inthe special theoryof relativity Firstly, we seek the relation between etalons at each point then convert the measured ... 2007 We see that in non-inertial frames of reference, the length of a line segment depends upon the region of space it is located inThe length ofthe same line segment differs at points with different ... the equation ofthe geodesic inthe curved space-time with the metric tensor g AN APPROACH TO THE METRIC TENSOR OF SPACE-TIME WITH THE PRESENT OFTHE GRAVITATIONAL FIELD In this section, we introduce...
... development of several theories referring to the above mentioned dependences (Pipe Model Theory, Profile Theory) One ofthe primary theories is the Pipe Model Theory, proposed by Shinozaki et ... the study of Nylinder (1961), who stated that the percentage of heartwood in Scots pine decreased with an increase inthe length ofthe live crown and an increase inthe widths ofthe last ten ... or the intensity of physiological and biological processes taking place inthe living tree In order to determine the biomass ofthe assimilation apparatus, a method was applied inthe study in...
... conducted in hospital settings [12] The aim ofthe present study was to determine the prevalence and types of patient safety incidents occurring in general practiceinthe Netherlands Page of Table Practices ... those ofthe patient safety incidents in hospital This probably reflects the generally lower risk ofthe majority of interventions conducted in general practice, the fewer number of transfers of ... health professionals in general practice, and the generally healthier status of patients inthe GP setting, as opposed to the hospital care setting The results ofthe present study are of particular...
... takes into account the importance of indirect links in maintaining links between nodes not otherwise connected [25] This, too, is relevant in terms of examining the flow of resources (such as information ... understand the happenings within the ‘black box’ linking CoPs to improved practice Stage one: theoryThe first stage ofthe realist evaluation involves developing candidate theories on the role of CoPs ... provided input into various aspects ofthe study, provided ongoing critique and approved the final version ofthe manuscript Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests...
... Overall, the broader clinicians' perspective ofthe relevance of lifestyle issues to their role, the more they were willing to invest time in addressing them These views tended to reflect the model of ... analysis of additional interviews (n = 30) and the project managers' journal notes In line with grounded theory principles [41,50], 10 interviews were theoretically sampled from the existing interview ... guide for baseline and post-intervention interviews conducted as part ofthe feasibility project Baseline interviews Post-intervention Interviews • Overview of job role • How addressing SNAP risk...
... constructs of four theories of behavior that have been applied in many health contexts over the past 30 years [21] These include theTheoryof Reasoned Action, theTheoryof Planned Behavior, the Health ... Cognitive Theory [31-34] Implicit inthe combination of these theories into one IM is that these theories have sometimes used different terminologies for very similar constructs The strength of these ... the last several decades, we have witnessed a redefinition ofthe role of patients in decision-making This new conceptualization ofthe role of patients in decision-making in healthcare settings...