... and Peyrot Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2010, 8:32 http://www.hqlo.com/content/8/1/32 Page of Table Scale Statistics T1 T1 T1 T2 T2 T2 Test Retest Test- Retest Test Retest Test- Retest Meana ... (internal consistency, test- retest reliability, floor/ceiling effects) Although the test- retest analysis revealed statistically significant changes in means for three of eight tests, the shifts ... Satisfaction) The results were similar forthe retest administrations (alphas = 75/.70 for Diabetes Worries, 87/.86 for Perceptions of Insulin Therapy, 85/.85 for Treatment Satisfaction) Test- retest reliability...
... is the metabolic transformation rate applied to the entire food web and n is the number of trophic interactions in the food web The constant 0.0065 reflects the rate at which metabolic transformation ... include the effect of metabolic transformation on the BAF The latter is illustrated in Figure It illustrates the QSAR Comb Sci 22 (2003) A Generic QSAR forAssessingthe Bioaccumulation Potential of ... egestion of fecal matter can be expressed as the fecal elimination rate constant kE (dÀ 1) As with the dietary uptake rate constant, this parameter is dependant on the KOW ofthe chemical and the...
... 0.181 This model reflects the abilities ofthe annotators in the study and may not be representative of annotators in other projects However, the purpose of this paper is to create a framework for ... cost affects the assessment of AL algorithms used in POS annotation and advocate the use of a cost estimate that best estimates the true cost For this reason, we employed an hourly cost model to ... annotated; and (c) number of tags corrected initially unannotated data We employ section 24 as the development test set on which tag accuracy is computed at the end of every iteration of AL For tagging,...
... assisted in the design ofthe study and in the drafting ofthe manuscript SL assisted in the conducting of interviews, analysis ofthe data and the drafting ofthe manuscript DMB prepared the ... between items Next, factor analysis to identify structural domains was performed Reliability and validity testing was then performed It is the intention ofthe developers that the TRIM-Diabetes/Device ... of both treatment drug and treatment delivery system is multifaceted To fully understand these impacts, the patient's perceptions ofthe impact of treatment on functioning and well-being must be...
... assisted in the design ofthe study and in the drafting ofthe manuscript SL assisted in the conducting of interviews, analysis ofthe data and the drafting ofthe manuscript DMB prepared the ... between items Next, factor analysis to identify structural domains was performed Reliability and validity testing was then performed It is the intention ofthe developers that the TRIM-Diabetes/Device ... of both treatment drug and treatment delivery system is multifaceted To fully understand these impacts, the patient's perceptions ofthe impact of treatment on functioning and well-being must be...
... o'clock of IPM on citrus We participated Scientists (including me) The content of Questions of farmer are the objective of IPM and trend for future to extent FFS Many of questions that want to kown ... before had the opportunity to visit citrus orchards in the Central Coast region of Vietnam Her travel was not planned in the budget, but when Oleg Nicetic was in Vietnam planning to travel to the ... 1 Institute Information Project Name Assessingthe effectiveness of Farmer Field Schools for Implementation of Citrus IPM in Viet Nam Vietnamese Institution Plant Protection Department Vietnamese...
... part ofthe in kind contribution The expertise of SOFRI researchers has greatly strengthened the scope of training provided to trainers The Australian Organisation has demonstrated great commitment ... commitment to the project and has facilitated training activities in Vietnam by forwarding funds to the Vietnamese Institution before they have been received from the funding organisation The Australian ... Scientific questions that should be answered in the future are if there are different optimal planting densities that are related to the size ofthe farm land To facilitate discussion about the optimal...
... trainers then conducting FFSs in their local districts The key objective was achieved through implementation of all the activities documented in the project contract, and the implementation of ... from outside the project budget, and demonstrates the level of commitment ofthe Vietnamese partners to the project In 2006 four ofthe FFS were completely funded by the provincial government The ... participated at the stakeholder meeting and expressed their willingness to participate and support the project At the meeting the locations of FFS were decided and the TOT program drafted The review...
... predicting the northern limit ofthe beetle distribution Also, the LT90 is more indicative ofthe level of cold exposure that may represent a severe threat to the overwintering success at the population ... farther and even exceed the distribution range ofthe beetle The beetle is one ofthe most important vectors ofthe disease in China, control ofthe beetle itself is a main approach to depress the ... the wilt disease Therefore, it is very useful to determine the potential distribution range ofthe beetle, to control the beetle as pest itself and also the wilt disease If the range ofthe disease...
... * t- test t- test t- test t- test % of soil % of soil % of soil pH unit 61% ± 37% 27% ± 29% 12% ± 20% 5,4 ± 0,8 17% ± 28% 28% ± 21% 55% ± 30% 6,2 ± 1,2 *** ns *** *** t- test t- test t- test t- test ... pseudoplatanus were the main regenerating trees, analyses were carried out first for these two species separately and then on the pooled other species (vi) To investigate the spatial distribution ofthe ... poor stands were wetter, and richer in clay and silt Although the mean distance to the nearest forest was quite similar between the two groups, the mean distance to the nearest alluvial forest differed...
... filtering them through the selection tool Due to the complexity ofthe dataset, we decided at this stage to further limit the scope of our review to community-based settings, and to participatory ... becomes the context forthe next Configuring CMOs is a step toward generating or refining the theory or theories that become the final product ofthe review Context Context pertains to the ‘backdrop’ ... implementation, yet, not specific to the point of being relevant to only one case Page of outcome of a particular point of investigation to uncover the array of factors that may contribute to process...
... administration Rapid testing for HIV was not yet available during the study period; therefore the low uptake and return rate for HIV/STI could be due to our reluctance to provide test results and ... time of specimen collection; he did not return for his post -test counseling and results visit Ofthe remaining 19 participants, (29%) returned for HIV test results disclosure and post test counseling ... returning for HIV/STI test results; results and post test counseling were offered days a week between a.m – p.m at the centrally located offices ofthe SFDPH Specimens were analyzed at the SFDPH...
... communication can change the mothers’ nutrition and child care habits, then the children will get improved diets, indirectly reduce the rate of child malnutrition; At the same time, the mothers ‘nutrition ... diversification 4.2.3 Effect of intervention on the nutritional status ofthe children The increase in weight was significant at months after the intervention, but the absolute height increased ... malnutrition control programs These are the new scientific and practical contributions to the specializations of Social hygiene and health organization, and Community Nutrition Layout ofthe thesis...
... tests meet the stated requirement Testreport Thetest report shall include the following information: full description ofthe cable tested; manufacturer ofthe cable tested; the part ofthe standard ... against which thetest was carried out; the number oftest pieces; the total volume of non-metallic material, per metre oftest sample, ofthetest pieces; the method of mounting, (¡.e spaced or touching): ... When mounting thetest pieces, the first test piece shall be positioned approximately in the centre ofthe ladder and further test pieces added on either side so that the whole array oftest pieces...
... information: a) full description ofthe cable tested; b) manufacturer ofthe cable tested; c) the part ofthe standard against which thetest was carried out; d) the number oftest pieces; e) the ... minimum distance of 50 mm between the edge ofthetest sample and the inside ofthe ladder uprights When mounting thetest pieces, the first test piece or array oftest pieces shall be positioned ... temperature of (20 for at least 16 h before commencing thetestThetest pieces shall be dry 5.2 f 10) "C Determination ofthe number oftest pieces In order to calculate the appropriate number of test...
... both the domestic country and the US for bonds Standard errors are reported in parenthesis J-Stat denotes the p-value ofthe Jstatistic to testthe null hypothesis that the overidentifying restrictions ... J-stat The results refer to the estimation of system (14) by one stage GMM estimation with the optimal weighting matrix being the unity matrix The estimated coefficients ofthe system of equations ... reported in parenthesis J-Stat denotes the p-value ofthe Jstatistic to testthe null hypothesis that the overidentifying restrictions are satisfied Excess returns are expressed vis-à-vis the US The...
... relatedness.getShortestPathMeasure(); // 3b Display the shortest path WikiPathDisplayer.getInstance().display(relatedness.getShortestPath()); // Score the importance ofthe categories in the ... the encyclopedia page objects and compute the relatedness scores The information flow ofthe API is summarized by the sequence diagram in Figure The higher input/output layer the user interacts ... from the Java API Perl routines take care ofthe bulk of querying encyclopedia entries to the MediaWiki software (which in turn queries the database) and efficiently parsing the text responses into...
... Tine® tests) are not as reliable as the Mantoux method of skin testing and should not be used as a diagnostic test in the United States (30) Contact the state and local health department for TST ... program, the interpretation of TST results occurs in two distinct parts The first is the interpretation by standard criteria, without regard to personal risk factors or setting-specific factors ofthe ... administrations with other TST trainers to maintain TST trainer certification State regulations specify who is qualified to administer thetest by injection The TST trainer should first ensure antigen...
... addition to the importance of weighting to make the aggregate results be more representative ofthe universe results using the experience ofthe survey respondents, there is the question of whether to ... individuals typically select the asset allocation for their accounts given the range of investment options offered by their plans A key component of a 401(k) plan is the asset management services that the ... impacting fees across plans in the survey The results ofthe statistical regression analysis pointed to the size ofthe plan and the plan’s percentage of assets invested in equity investment options...