... not be permitted to give loans tothe microfinance
sector, which in the aggregate exceed 10% of its total assets.
6 Areas of Concern
The advent of MFIs in the Microfinance sector appears to ... could be directed to other
uses and not be available for repayment when repayment is
due.
b) There has, therefore, tobe a linkage between the amount ofthe
loan and the tenure ofthe loan. ... regulator.
If therefore, NABARD is to act as a regulator, it may be
required not to participate in the financing ofthe sector.
ii) If NABARD is to remain the regulator as provided in the
proposed...
... can be made in the
light of our results. The presence in vitro of a less stable
dimer in the mutant PufXD
2)7
neither affects the photo-
synthetic capability ofthe bacteria nor the efficiency of
exchange ... of ubiquinone between the RC
and the cyt
bc
1
in the presence of mutated
PufX protein
The role ofthe PufX protein in facilitating the ubiquinone/
ubiquinol exchange between the Q
B
site ofthe ... requires a second
photoexcitation ofthe RC and is coupled tothe uptake of
two protons from the cytoplasmic space. The formed
ubiquinol dissociates from the RC and is released into the
membrane lipid...
... never be allowed in Canterbury nor any town of the
State. They appealed tothe legislature. Setting forth in its preamble that the evil tobe obviated was the
increase ofthe black population ofthe ... in the number of
colored freeholders. As a result ofthe introduction ofthe Lancastrian and monitorial systems of instruction
the enrollment was further increased and the general tone ofthe ... into
a curse. If they are to remain in slavery they should be kept in the lowest state of ignorance and degradation,
and the nearer you bring them tothe condition of brutes the better chance they...
... traversed in the later stages of their portage the same ground. Teas picked early in the spring
began arriving at Canton in October; the bulk ofthe crop reached the city during November, December, ... xi
of the necessary orders, in part because most ofthe chests belonged to distant persons who had
entrusted them to these merchants tobe sold. But Elliot had assured them that he asked for the ... generalizations) nothing beyond the chronological limit ofthe story and paid no particular
attention to place. Canton city, the Canton River upon which it lies, the Gulf of Canton into which that
river...
... children is known from the literature [4,11,21,25].
Thepsychosocialsupportofthefamilyshouldbethe
part of health care of chronically ill children. In light of
the apparent limitations of parents’ assessments ... and 42 (8%) of unknown gender.
It was the mother who answered the questionnaire in
89.5% ofthe sample, it was the father in 4.57% of the
sample, and it was someone else in 6.28% ofthe sample.
Distribution ... from 2 to 18 years of age. The
development, refinement and validation ofthe original
instrument and linguistic validation to a number of Eur-
opean and other languages have been described in...
... symptoms of glycemic control. We also
hypothesized that, compared tothe RAND-12 the DQOL
and the D-39S would discriminate better between the
known groups of retinopathy, neuropathy, and diabetic
foot ... distribution-based
approaches need tobe conducted to confirm these find-
ings.
There are a number of limitations to this study. First, the
generalizability of our results may be limited because our
samples ... determinants of HRQOL [15,16]. The use of labo-
ratory indicators (FPG, PPG and HbA1c) together with
diabetes complications would be helpful for validating
diabetes HRQOL instruments.
An issue limiting the...
... deficiencies attributed to
the toxicity of chemotherapy or the isolation to which the
individual is subjected [9,15].
The analysis ofthe correlation between the scores the chil-
dren/adolescents ... may
be related tothe small number of items that compose the
subscale [22]. Furthermore, Alpha Coefficient values may
be influenced by the level of schooling in the sample [23].
The analysis ofthe ... hospitals ofthe city. A total of 190 families of Bra-
zilian children between the ages of 2 and 18 years, of both
genders, with malignant neoplasm in various phases of
treatment or control of the...
... significant difference
on the social functioning scale between healthy and
unhealthy children. Comparisons tothe mean scores of
the other subscales within thepresent study to those of
the previous PedsQL™ ... estimate ofthe replicability of
item placement within a hierarchy of items along the
measured variable if these same items were tobe given to
another sample of comparable ability. Analogous to
Cronbach's ... measures
should be feasible; that is, they should be short so that
they may be administered repeatedly and easy to score
and analyze, be acceptable to patients by being inoffen-
sive, and be usable...
... during eupnea and the mean total energies below and
above 150 Hz during gasping. The mean ratio ofthe total
energies above and below 150 Hz for the early and late
phases ofthe phrenic neurogram ... completion of the
decerebration, anesthesia was removed. Piglets were
chemically paralyzed for the rest ofthe experiment. A
minimum of one hour was allowed to elapse between
removal of anesthesia ... [29].
The objective ofthe study herein presented was to investi-
gate the similarity on the time-frequency respiratory pat-
ters during eupnea and severe hypoxia (gasping) and to
determine whether...
... describes quality
of life in a manner similar tothe description ofthe bene-
fits of a life insurance policy, where different monetary
benefits are placed on the loss of various limbs. Although
the ... performed in 2002 and
the sample was expected tobe representative ofthe resi-
dents ofthe geographical area covered by the two Health
Authorities. A package with the SF-12 and the EQ-5D
questionnaires ... are present in most health indicators
between the North and South ofthe country. Therefore
any inference on the Italian population should be cau-
tious. The utility value calculated for the...
... Accord-
ing tothe pilot testing, the time required to complete
the questionnaires was estimated tobe 5 to 10 minutes
Table 2 Multivariable analysis ofthe total score of the
PedsQL Cancer Module
Factor ... the
guardians rated their economic level as ‘lo w’ because
most mothers had to quit their job to take care of their
children.
There was no statistically significant difference in the
ratio of patient’s ... benefit and toxi-
city of anti-cancer treatment to maximize the quality of
life remaining for the patients. To achieve both mis-
sions, we need tobe able to measure the quality of life
* Correspondence:...
... loaded to
other factors. One possible explanation for the discrepancy between physical functioning factor
of children and their parents is their different perception ofthe construction ofthe ... In the
parent-report, the first factor consisted of items 1 to 6 and the second factor consisted of items 7
and 8; however in the children report, the first factor consisted of items 1 to 4 ... and the second
factor consisted of items 5 to 8. Similarly, the school functioning scale was split into two factors;
in the parent and child reports, the first factor consisted of items 1 to...
... medium
and in the cytosol were examined. By 3 days after the inoculation, the amount of HBsAg in the culture
medium fell below the level of detection. However, the level of HBsAg in the culture ... overwhelmingly in excess to infectious particles, which is the majority of
the two types [3, 4]
The life cycle of HBV is believed to begin when the virus attaches tothe host cell membrane via ... by the
observation ofthe conformation change ofthe large surface protein of DHBV at low pH condition [62].
However, the more detail investigation was from the kinetic study ofthe uptake of...