... acts The aim ofthe present study was to compare the incidences of suicide attempt during the entire lifespan by age group in suicide victims and controls, with gender taken into consideration The ... controls A majority ofthe suicide attempts were made in close connection to admission (often a cause of admission), 89% ofthe suicide attempts in the suicide group and 84% in the control group ... assumed, but not proven Time ofthe suicide attempt and thus age at the event could be stated with certainty in 84% ofthe controls and 89% ofthe suicide victims, as the attempts were made in connection...
... sources and their watersheds.37 Other key tenets ofthe Water Code include the user pays principle, the polluter pays Water Issues in the Democratic Republic ofthe Congo principle, the precautionary ... part ofthe Lualaba watershed The largest contributor to the Congo River is the Kwa-Kasaï, originating from Water Issues in the Democratic Republic ofthe Congo Angola’s Lunda Plateau in the south ... average of 10,000 m3/s; almost equivalent to the flow ofthe main Congo River at its intersection The Oubangui drains the northern plateaus ofthe Central African Republic (CAR), adding a mean runoff...
... and references therein), suggesting the presence of detectable amounts of PMLA synthetase-specific mRNA The absence of PMLA and polymalatase in other cell types could be the result of cell specific ... related to the depression of PMLA were not observed Level of polymalatase mRNA at different stages in thelife cycle The amount of polymalatase transcript at different stages in thelife cycle ... identify the synthetase gene, SSH was used with mRNA ofthe plasmodium as the tester and mRNA of amoebae as the driver The amoebae strain chosen was LU352, which was not identical with plasmodia of...
... estimates ofthe social cost of carbon the valuation ofthe damages due to emissions of one metric ton of carbon, of $30/ton of CO2 equivalent (CO2 e),20 with low and high estimates of $10/ton ... accounting for thelife cycle of coal Epstein et al emissions from coal mines, on the order of 3% ofthe stack emissions.110 There are also additional GHG emissions from the other uses of coal, approximately ... activity of one agent affects the well-being of another agent outside of any type of market mechanism—these are often not taken into account in decision making and when they are not accounted for, they...
... level ofthe patients The majority ofthe participants were aged between 40 to 49 years (32.7% in the experimental group and 40% in the control group), and most of them were married (88.8% in the ... the symptoms of cancer and improving the quality oflife Conclusions The results of this study provide empirical evidence about the benefits of incorporating peer-led education in improving the ... quality of life, although it improves the social function in treated cancer patients [28] Therefore lack of improvement in the physical function and the existence of complication in the patients’...
... ofthe three segments that make up the thorax or central region ofthe insect's body Each of these three segments carries a pair of legs In front ofthe thorax is the head on which the pair of ... bounding the mouth cavity below or behind The proboscis is made up ofthe pair of jawappendages in front ofthe labium, the maxillae, as they are called Behind the thorax is situated the abdomen, ... those ofthe female disappearing at the final moult Reviewing the main features ofthe life- story of a grasshopper or cockroach, we notice that there is no marked or sudden change of form The newly-...
... by SPSS-9 software The mean age of males was 44.7 years (range: 24–65 yrs) and that of females was 42.0 yrs (range: 18–67 yrs) The mean for the absolute latency (cortex to muscle) ofthe median ... thorough explanations about the process of study the volunteers were deliberately included in the study To obtain the absolute latencies of median and ulnar nerves, the magnetic coil Methods This ... volunteers They had no history of convulsive disorders Their neurologic clinical evaluation was normal and they had no signs of neuromuscular disorders The medical ethics committee of Shahid Beheshti...
... level ofthe patients The majority ofthe participants were aged between 40 to 49 years (32.7% in the experimental group and 40% in the control group), and most of them were married (88.8% in the ... the symptoms of cancer and improving the quality oflife Conclusions The results of this study provide empirical evidence about the benefits of incorporating peer-led education in improving the ... quality of life, although it improves the social function in treated cancer patients [28] Therefore lack of improvement in the physical function and the existence of complication in the patients’...
... Role ofthe non-homologous DNA end joining pathway in the early steps of retroviral infection EMBO J 2001, 20:3272-3281 Smith JA, Daniel R: Following the path ofthe virus: the exploitation of ... fold The HDAC4-1061 mutant that is constitutively present in the nucleus completely reverses the effect ofthe ATM inhibitor (Fig 7A) To investigate the possibility that the differences in the ... http://www.virologyj.com/content/7/1/237 Page of 10 Figure Effect of an integrase inhibitor on the formation of HDAC4 foci in infected cells HeLa cells were infected with the HIV-1-based vector in the presence and absence ofthe integrase...
... consists of seven chapters Chapter I includes an overview ofthe study, a statement ofthe problem, the purpose ofthe study, the significance ofthe study, the research questions, and definition of ... ofthe 1920s before the collapse ofthe economy in 1929 According to Torr, “not since the Gilded Age ofthe late nineteenth century or the Roaring Twenties had the acquisition and flaunting of ... REIDER Submitted to the Office of Graduate Studies of Texas A&M University in partial fulfillment ofthe requirements for the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Approved by: Chair of Committee, Patricia...
... can affect the health of both a mother and her unborn children With the increasing lifespanof women and the rapid growth of minority populations in the United States, the number of women at ... the health care delivery system Diabetes and Women’s Health AcrosstheLife Stages: A Public Health Perspective examines the challenges and risks of diabetes in each stage of a woman’s lifeOf ... type of diabetes results from the body’s resistance to the action of insulin The increased resistance during pregnancy is caused by hormones produced in the placenta (the cord that connects mother...
... Establishment ofthe Office of Research on Women’s Health within the Office ofthe National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director • The NIH Revitalization Act of 1993 • Establishment ofthe U.S Public ... profound for particular subgroups of women.16-19 Because ofthe increasing lifespan of women and the rapid growth of minority populations, the number of women in the United States at high risk for ... to take account ofthe limits of personal choice may therefore little to change the health status ofthe group.5-8 This profile of women in the United States presents a review of recent data on...
... known from the literature [4,11,21,25] The psychosocial support ofthe family should be the part of health care of chronically ill children In light ofthe apparent limitations ofparents assessments ... years It was the mother who answered the questionnaire in 92.52% ofthe sample, and it was the father in 7.48% ofthe sample No parent in the patient group refused to participate in the study, ... health-related quality oflife in Greek children: psychometric properties ofthe Greek version ofthe Pediatric Quality oflife Inventory™ 4.0 Generic Core Scales Quality ofLife Research 2008,...
... Comparisons to the mean scores ofthe other subscales within the present study to those ofthe previous PedsQL™ school study [3], the mean scores on the social functioning scale of both healthy children ... However, the range of ICCs was between 47 and 61 acrossthe ages These results suggest moderate agreement In particular, there was good agreement for the total score of ages 13–18 Furthermore, the ... Topf R: Validation ofthe German version ofthe Pediatric Quality ofLife Inventory™ (PedsQL™) in childhood cancer patients off treatment and children with epilepsy Quality ofLife Research 2004,...
... carried out on childrenofthe same age in a different area in London It confirmed the feasibility ofthe methodology with only minor modifications ofthe wording ofthe questionnaire The study had ... health-related quality oflife (OHRQoL) data on 18 children, representing 8% ofthe sample The Child-OIDP questionnaire was the measure of oralhealth related quality oflife used in this study ... the lower the prevalence of oral impacts The importance of oral health-related quality oflife is particularly relevant for children Their perceptions are important as a number of their social...
... clarify the possible questions oftheparents about the instrument Permission to use the translated Persian version ofthe PedsQLTM 3.0 Diabetes Module was obtained from the developer ofthe questionnaire ... physical, emotional and social functioning ofchildren and adolescents One ofthe international tools for assessment of HRQOL ofchildren is the Pediatric Quality ofLife Inventory (PedsQL) This instrument ... months and their parents (95% mothers) referring to tertiary care clinics of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Iran, were enrolled in the study They completed the same Persian version ofthe PedsQL™...
... loaded to other factors One possible explanation for the discrepancy between physical functioning factor ofchildren and their parents is their different perception ofthe construction ofthe mentioned ... health-related quality oflife in Greek children: psychometric properties ofthe Greek version ofthe Pediatric Quality ofLife Inventory(TM) 4.0 Generic Core Scales Quality oflife research : an ... limitations The unavailability of information on nonrespondents and investigation of only a sample from Tehran, the capital city of Iran, may limit the generalizability ofthe findings to other parts of...
... lifespan in Drosophila, mice and several other species (called inbreeding depression oflife span) However, several other studies, including that of Vermeulen et al ([7] and see references therein) ... Mechanistic explanations often involve the concept of trade-offs, that is, the allocation of energy or other ‘resources’ to functions such as reproduction and behavior, at the expense of somatic maintenance ... from the effects of inbreeding Of course, this result does not rule out an important role for maternal products in modulating life span, but it does show that they are not the direct targets of the...