... viewing the RJP The next section will discuss the results ofthe tests of hypotheses Tests of Hypotheses Hypothesis A significant interaction was hypothesized between Type of Preview and Type of Participant ... to focus on the negative aspects of themselves, other people, andthe world around them Because these individuals examine the negative aspects of themselves, this may contribute to the pervasive ... positive and neutral attributes ofthe job The RJP consisted ofthe TJP brochure plus the addition of a sheet of paper listing several negative attributes ofthe job To control for order effects in the...
... through the end ofthe year The mean cumulative days of hospitalization at the end of each ofthe 12 months post initiation indicated that the average number of hospitalization days for the RIS-treated ... olanzapine and risperidone treatment groups, respectively), and for the number of days between initiation ofthe index and discharge from the hospital for individuals who were inpatient at the time of ... period of time in which the patient had worsening of symptoms that changed the patient's daily routines and pattern of care seeking Further, in order to address the potential impact of changes in the...
... rate the frequency of their use of a variety of information sources, the frequency of their research use andthefactors thought to influence their research use [17], and found the importance of ... account ofthe study methods are presented elsewhere [9] Questionnaire The theoretical underpinnings ofthe questionnaire were based on Rogers' Diffusion of Innovation theory andthe TPB The questionnaire ... week and average length of patient encounter, 4) the attributes ofthe HHK andthe above mentioned guideline, 5) physicians' confidence and control using the HHK, 6) physicians' likelihood of clinical...
... rate the frequency of their use of a variety of information sources, the frequency of their research use andthefactors thought to influence their research use [17], and found the importance of ... account ofthe study methods are presented elsewhere [9] Questionnaire The theoretical underpinnings ofthe questionnaire were based on Rogers' Diffusion of Innovation theory andthe TPB The questionnaire ... week and average length of patient encounter, 4) the attributes ofthe HHK andthe above mentioned guideline, 5) physicians' confidence and control using the HHK, 6) physicians' likelihood of clinical...
... occur when the N:P ratio is as high as 5.8 On the other hand, the nitrogen and phosphorus contents of all ofthe other (low-organic) substrates were much lower (Tab 2) and biomass values of knotweed ... the pot wall, for chemical analyses The ramification ofthe branches was also taken into account; the lengths of all the main branches rising from the soil, as well as the lengths of all ofthe ... content ofthe substrate However, the total nitrogen content ofthe substrate was not correlated with the nitrogen content of knotweed rhizomes and roots (Fig 11) In the absence of melilot, there...
... effects of obesity on theriskof adenocarcinomas ofthe oesophagus and gastro-oesophageal junction, alone and in combination with other causal factors PATIENTS AND METHODS Approval to undertake the ... strata of age (in 5-year age groups) and state of residence to match thedistributionofthe case series We aimed for similar numbers of male cases and controls in each stratum of age and state; ... Ministry of Health and Medical Education of IR Iran andthe National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia, respectively The funding bodies played no role in the design or conduct of the...
... 1989), Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) (Ajzen, 1991) and Trust and examines thefactors that influence the adoption and acceptance ofthe information technology and system of Internet; in the banking ... lightening direct and indirect effect of Trust) 16 1.8 Practical and Theoretical Value of this Research The need to understand what thefactors are influencingthe adoption of internet banking ... concerning the current state of consumer beliefs and attitudes toward internet banking, and develop and validate the relationships between thefactors that drive the adoption and acceptance of such...
... researchers in the Asian region to further investigate thefactorsinfluencingthe application of CUA in their own countries; and (3) Singapore is among the most westernized of all the Asian countries, ... illness and its consequent therapy With the international trend of ageing ofthe 21 populations andthe resultant increasingly prevalence of chronic diseases requiring often life-long treatment, the ... has a multiethnic and multilingual population of Chinese (76% ofthe total population), Malays (14% ofthe total population) and Indians (8% ofthe total population), most of whom may share similar...
... services in the field of finance and banking Aregbeyen (2011) described the behavior of client’s choice in the finance and banking field based on the theory of reasonable choice and competition theory ... appearance” and “Influence of relatives” The importance ofthe others factors are also different for each groups of investor 4.3 The result ofthe third period in depth-interview 4.3.1 About the most ... “Quality of Service” is the most important factor and “Influence of relatives” is the least important factorsThe “Cost of factor is ranked the 2nd most important factor by the group of investors...
... However, all the established riskfactors together can only explain about half of breast cancer cases and for the remainder, scientists and doctors are still unsure ofthe causes2,3 One ofthe suggested ... CANCER Factors influencing theriskof breast cancer – established and emerging Established RiskFactorsThe established riskfactors for breast cancer may increase a woman’s chances of developing the ... makers and governments on the one hand and scientific researchers, medical and health professionals, patient groups, environmental organisations andthe public on the other We work to highlight the...
... positivity of contacts and gender, age, closeness to the index case, BCG scar presence and radiological degree ofthe disease of index case The rate of TST positivity of household contacts under ... RESULTS The demographic characteristics ofthe contacts were shown in table The mean age of contacts determined active disease was 24.4 ± 16.9 Twenty-one of them were female and 14 male The mean ... opinion, the reason of this findings were that female contacts considered their health important, the majority of them have a lot of time because of not working In this study the frequency of TB...
... features of CLL cells, hence eventually influencingthe clinical aggressiveness ofthe disease, are divided into "intrinsic factors" , mainly genomic alterations of CLL cells, and "extrinsic factors" , ... Studies ofthe molecular structure ofthe BCR in CLL are suggesting evidences of a promoting role ofthe antigen encounter A first evidence has been provided by analysis of IGHV genes starting in the ... transmigration of CLL cells across endothelia depends on CD49d expression by CLL cells and is favoured by the production ofthe matrix metalloproteinase-9 as the result of CD49d engagement [150] Page of...
... the ICU Overall, in 214 ofthe 1,876 admissions (11.4%) the patient died in the ICU More details ofriskfactorsand outcomes are shown in Table Analysis ofriskfactors for the acquisition of ... Analysis ofriskfactors for mortality (model 2) Detailed information on the CSHRs of baseline and timedependent riskfactorsof model are shown in Table The baseline variables of age, SAPS II and other ... waived the need for informed consent Further details on the setting ofthe study are described elsewhere [9,10] Analysis ofriskfactors for the acquisition of NP (model 1) In model 1, we studied risk...
... increased theriskof gastric atrophy [18] Table shows the age-sex-adjusted ORs ofthe Gab1 andthe combinations of PTPN11 and Gab1 genotypes for gastric atrophy among seropositive healthy controls The ... diagnosis of cancer In summary, the Gab1 A/A was associated with the low riskof H pylori infection while the G/A and A/A genotypes together may increase therisk for gastric atrophy The biological ... eradication ofthe bacteria However, the OR ofthe A/A genotype for H pylori seropositivity was 0.25 (95% CI 0.09-0.71) So, the Gab1 polymorphism was associated with the low riskofthe infection...
... To our knowledge there are no other reports of a direct link between poultry consumption andriskof diabetes or of interactions between poultry consumption and BMI andtheriskof type DM Red ... consume processed meats The Cox proportional hazards model was used to assess the effect of meat intake on the incidence of type DM Socio-demographic factorsand other riskfactors for diabetes ... in the association of unprocessed total meat intake and type DM risk depending on the BMI ofthe women A higher consumption of total unprocessed meat was related to a modest reduction in the risk...
... increase in apoptosis [73] The authors of this study ascribe the regulation of outgrowth of limb buds and patterning ofthe digits to the chicken AP-2 The role of AP-2a was further studied in zebrafish ... tumorigenesis and genetic diseases [47] Most analyses ofthe regulation of AP-2 andthe interactions ofthe transcription factor with binding partners, as well as ofthe regulation of target gene ... because ofthe severe skeletal defects in growth andthe development of face and limbs [17–19] Donner et al tried to link the expression of AP-2a in these tissues to upstream signaling pathways They...
... degree of risk, andthe level ofrisk typically correlates with the return an investor can expect to receive Low risk generally means low yields, and high yields typically involve higher risk Fraud ... illiquid and difficult to value As a result, self-directed IRA custodians often list the value ofthe investment as the original purchase price, the original purchase price plus returns reported by the ... IRAs and steering them to custodians who offered the self-directed IRAs Approximately $3.5 million ofthe funds invested in the bonds came from self-directed IRAs SEC v Stinson Be mindful of “guaranteed”...
... costs andthe expenses ofthe social and health services are increasing The report analyses thefactorsinfluencingthe use of social and health services by the elderly On the basis ofthe analysis, ... means of ordered logit models the impacts of age, dependency and other factors on probabilities to use home and community care for the elderly With these models andthe age profile ofthe institutional ... smoothened the distributions by linear discrete models An example of smoothing thedistributionofthe short term homes for the elderly is given in Appendix V The smoothened age distributions and...
... in the amount of work they could perform, irrespective of whether they are limited in the kind of work they can perform (1 = yes, and = no) The vast majority of respondents who noted that they ... indicated whether the husband made less than 40% ofthe couple’s total income, andthe second dummy variable indicated whether the husband made more than 60% ofthe couples’ total income The omitted ... by the end ofthe study but were at riskof divorce until the study ended) The model I estimated is ofthe following general form and takes into account the fact that all eligible members of...
... tested, K is the number ofriskfactors in the asset pricing model, µ is a column vector of mean returns oftherisk factors, Ω is the unbiased estimate ofthe covariance matrix oftheriskfactors ... proxy for the interest rate risk is the difference between the monthly return of government bonds andthe one-month risk- free rate ofthe previous month The proxy ofthe default risk is the difference ... previous month The proxy ofthe default risk is the difference between the return of corporate bonds andthe return of maturity-matched government bonds The level and slope interest rate risk factors...