... those outcomes. ” Resources and liabilities for elementary and middle school students are presented High Engagement as a Resource and Low Engagement as a Liability for the Academic Performance and ... education reform initiative for schools and school districts developed by the Institute for Research and Reform in Education, seeks to raise student academic performance to levels required for postsecondary ... to have students who are engaged in and connected to school Professionals and parents readily understand the need for high standards and quality curriculum and pedagogy in school Similarly, the...
... results for physical and mental health for the average patient HowChronically III Elderly and Poor Patients-Ware et al Table 3.-Physical and Mental Health Outcomesfor Patients Treated in Prepaid and ... time for elderly patients in HMOs Chronically III Elderly and Poor Patients-Ware et al 1043 Table 5~Physical and Mental Health Outcomes in Prepaid and Fee -for- Service Systems for Poverty and Nonpoverty ... compare outcomes across types of HMOs To facilitate interpretation, regression models were used to estimate adjusted outcomesfor the total sample andfor each subgroup in comparing outcomes...
... paper, plastic, aluminum and thin stainless steel), and the results between the data of theoretical simulation and those of experimental measurements are compared together [3-5] For backscattering ... MCNP and experimentally measured ones are compared together [4] From the data, graphs and fitted equations for different material could be built Table Intensity of scattering gamma-ray for different ... results and drawing of graphs are done by software of Origin The fitted equations and saturation thicknesses of 97% for each material are listed in Table 2, where I is pulse count rate (cps) and...
... x, Ai > x) and set containment for categorical variables (Aj ∈ {x, y, z}) and a predicted value c for class C In general decision trees have reasonable accuracy and are easy to interpret if the ... algorithm and search constraints from into an algorithm that goes from transforming medical records into transaction to getting predictive rules The transformation process using the given cutoffs for ... settings for algorithm parameters, that were based on the domain expert opinion and previous research work [25] Table contains a summary of medical attributes and search constraints Transformation...
... paper, plastic, aluminum and thin stainless steel), and the results between the data of theoretical simulation and those of experimental measurements are compared together [3-5] For backscattering ... MCNP and experimentally measured ones are compared together [4] From the data, graphs and fitted equations for different material could be built Table Intensity of scattering gamma-ray for different ... results and drawing of graphs are done by software of Origin The fitted equations and saturation thicknesses of 97% for each material are listed in Table 2, where I is pulse count rate (cps) and...
... contributions SJS and KCK developed the ideas for these experiments, performed much of the work, and drafted the manuscript JC, WSK, GEK, CGL, and ECC designed the study, collected the data and interpreted ... failures, 15 regional failures, and distant metastases Five patients showed local and regional failures, showed regional and distant failures, and one patient showed local and distant failures Of those ... the five-year survival and cause-specific survival rates of stage I and II oral tongue cancers as 60.9% and 83.5%, respectively, and in other oral cavity subsites as 64.7% and 94.1%, respectively,...
... MOS-HIV and SF-12v2 formeasuring health-related quality of life of men and women living with HIV/AIDS AIDS Research and Therapy 2011 8:5 Submit your next manuscript to BioMed Central and take ... both the SF-12v2 and MOS-HIV as outcome measures The overall fit of each model was assessed and standardized beta coefficients for each clinical variable of interest were reviewed for statistical ... AIDS Research and Therapy 2011, 8:5 http://www.aidsrestherapy.com/content/8/1/5 Page of Table Mean, Standard Deviation, Median and Min-Max Values for Components/Domains of MOS-HIV and SF-12v2 (n...
... modeled as a sum of sine and cosine oscillations and a Fourier transform is performed In our case the Fourier transform equals an ordinary least squares All frequencies are tested for significance The ... match: For Poisson random variable the mean equals the variance and we assume a oscillating number of crimes So the residuals will not automatically be homoscedastic and are afterwards tested for ... week show different nycthemeral rhythms of bodily harm Data handling and calculations were performed by Microsoft Excel ® , Matlab ® and R Significance level was set to 0.05 In the following, the...
... http://www.implementationscience.com/content/6/1/87 for the effectiveness of CCDSSs for screening and treatment/management of dyslipidaemia in primary care, and mixed evidence for CCDSSs in screening of cancer and mental health-related ... effectiveness, especially for patient outcomes, because of heterogeneity in systems, settings, andoutcomes assessed Page 12 of 14 analysed, and interpreted data; drafted the manuscript; and provided administrative, ... included studies Additional file 5: Costs and CCDSS process-related outcomesfor trials of primary preventive care Cost and CCDSS process-related outcomesfor the included studies Acknowledgements...
... episode, and secondary outcomes will be the use of known effective therapies for the treatment and management of asthma and gastroenteritis Outcomes will be assessed using time series analysis For ... clinical outcomes, especially those with severe outcomes; and families' social and economic burden A secondary objective is to explore causal mechanisms for how various interventions work by performing ... disseminate the research findings from both clinical (for practitioners) and KT research (for researchers), and to assess their outcomesand effectiveness in the real world of clinical practice...
... episode, and secondary outcomes will be the use of known effective therapies for the treatment and management of asthma and gastroenteritis Outcomes will be assessed using time series analysis For ... clinical outcomes, especially those with severe outcomes; and families' social and economic burden A secondary objective is to explore causal mechanisms for how various interventions work by performing ... disseminate the research findings from both clinical (for practitioners) and KT research (for researchers), and to assess their outcomesand effectiveness in the real world of clinical practice...
... workers) were trained to administer CNCM forms, which provide clinical case information for individual feedback as well as cumulative data for the database CNCM forms include various validated clinical ... board of directors and executives of the participating care providers approved its application The data can be used both for evaluative purposes and managerial decisions, andfor anonymised group ... assertive community treatment), and one variable that included information on both region and period (REGION-1998 before 2004, REGION-1998 after 2004, REGION-2004 I and REGION-2004 II) were added...
... 2007-8 For this reason, data were rarely missing: 931/955 had complete data for OPQOL, 942 for CASP and 905 for WHOQOL-OLD Original data were compiled and processed in SPSS software; analyses for ... within each ethnic group and age band: Principal components analyses were conducted on individual OPQOL questions for different ethnic groups and in 5-year age bands, and the resulting ideal ethnicity-specific ... regression (which adjusts for unexplained variation between individuals), adjusting for age (negative correlation for all topics) and household size (positive correlation for all topics), we found...
... 1.6 to 6.6), p = 0.002 for nocturnal stools; and OR 2.4 (95% CI, 1.01 to 5.8), p = 0.049 for CRP]; and at day [OR 2.8 (95% CI, 1.4 to 5.8), p = 0.003 for nocturnal stools; and OR 3.5 (95% CI, 1.4 ... assumptions and adequacy, andmeasuringand reducing errors Stat Med 1996;15:361–87 Laupacis A, Sekar N, Stiell IG Clinical prediction rules A review and suggested modifications of methodological standards ... to identify patients to be prepared for secondline therapy (e.g for treatment suitability for infliximab, calcineurin inhibitors, and/ or surgical consult), and higher cutoffs (i.e high specificity)...
... status and reason for admission) andoutcomes (unit/acute hospital discharge status) for the purposes of outcome audit, employing accurate risk prediction models [10] Support for the collection and ... for half of these and actual or risk for bleeding accounted for a further quarter (Table 2) Infusions were reported as interrupted for almost a quarter of patients, with just over one-tenth for ... need for new data from a randomized controlled trial nor contradicts the current UK National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guidelines for use of DrotAA However, as soon as new randomized...
... Richter and Suzanna Lewis [26] The MP Ontology is updated daily and can be browsed or searched online at [19] MP files also are available in flat file format and OBO format from our ftp site [27] and ... record for the Ccm1tm1Dmar phenotypic allele [http:// www.informatics.jax.org/searches/allele.cgi?22569] MGI Alleles and Phenotypes Query Form [http://www.infor matics.jax.org/searches/allele_form.shtml] ... annotations and querying capabilities for mouse phenotype data While this vocabulary is far from complete, we have designed strategies for its continued development as a collaborative effort for supporting...
... methods /outcomes for the 96 conditions and easy-to-use protocols for the evaluation of the results are lacking We therefore performed several simple, duplicate assays, and then compared their outcomes ... point was first standardized by subtracting the mean of the data set from each data point and then dividing by the standard deviation of the data set Standardized and raw data for the secondary ... is an emerging technology for intracellular molecular delivery It is typically used in a single-cuvette format for delivery of nucleic acids such as plasmids and siRNA, and has been successfully...
... Reactions began at 95°C for 10 minutes, followed by 40 cycles of 95°C for 30 s, 58°C for 40 s, and 72°C for 40s PCR products were electrophoresed on percent agarose gels (Sigma) and bands were excised ... Identification of the molecular markers for 5-FU and Irinotecan efficacy and toxicity is important for the development of more efficient and less toxic treatment strategies for patients with colorectal ... dNTP, and 2.5mM MgCl2 Reactions were performed on the GeneAmp PCR System 2700 (Applied Biosystems) RT conditions were 25°C for 10 minutes, 42°C for 60 minutes, 68°C for 10 minutes, 95°C for minutes,...
... Concrete Standard Test Method for Unit Weight, C 138 Yield, and Air Content (Gravimetric) of Concrete Standard Test Method for Slump of C 143 Portland Cement Concrete Standard Test Method for Air ... Guide for Measuring, Mixing, Trans304 R porting, and Placing Concrete Hot Weather Concreting 305 Cold Weather Concreting 306 American Society for Testing and Materials Standard Specification for Ready-Mixed ... The cement -measuring device must be inspected and cleaned regularly Indicating meters and dials should be operational and readable Admixture systems should be checked for proper flow and operation...