... rotation ofthe foot (external/internal rotation) in respect to the walking direction and is defined as the angle formed with the line of progression and the segment connecting the marker on the V ... sole ofthe foot [24] in young obese patients during standing and walking, revealed a relevant increase inthe foot surface in contact with the ground This would predispose to the development of ... standing up, bending, walking and running [1,2] Theanalysisof gait pattern of obese children shows a more flat-footed weight acceptance period in stance phase and greater out-toeing ofthe foot...
... [25,26] The Optimising Analysisof Stroke Trials (OAST) Collaboration has shown the benefit of ordinal analysisinthe field of stroke [27] Other examplesof ordinal outcome scales can be found in ... common is the practice of dichotomising ordinal outcome measures Inthe field of stroke research, the modified Rankin Scale and the Barthel Index are often used as primary efficacy endpoints - and ... analysis , instead of emphasizing the formal assumptions of this model Both approaches to ordinal outcome analysis that were investigated inthe present study resulted in substantial power increase Therefore,...
... find out if there really exists a superior rule inthe entire universe of trading rules In this thesis, I will first find out the best performing rule of each technical indicator class in an insample ... another decline sets in This is the right shoulder Finally, a decrease ofthe stock price in this third recession down through a line, called the neckline, drawn across the bottoms ofthe declines ... implemented The blue line is the price series ofthe Straits Times Index The area shaded in green indicates a long position; the area shaded in red indicates a short 22 position and the area in white...
... self-organizing map contains  units, like inthe previous case The rest ofthe training parameters are the same as before The same parameters are used with the map as with the cylinder The trained ... useful for the insertion of other shapes Since the size ofthe SOMs is the same, the state representation is not modified at all The evolution ofthe mean insertion time during 8000 learning trials ... Evolution ofthe probability of successful insertion during the training process of 4000 consecutive trials is shown The timeout is set to 20 s in each trial The smoothed curve was obtained by filtering...
... brought into the colony to boost breeding production Most ofthe albino laboratory rats used inthe U.S are linked to the colony ofthe Wistar Institute In previous discussion, the role of Donaldson ... population of about 6000 rats The commercial rights to the sale ofthe Wistar Rat were sold in 1960 From the beginning, the Wistar Institute maintained a random bred, heterogeneous colony Therefore, there ... variability inthe commercial colony maintained by the Institute It is unknown whether albino lines other than those provided by Donaldson were introduced into the Wistar Colony According to Lindsey,2...
... self-organizing map contains  units, like inthe previous case The rest ofthe training parameters are the same as before The same parameters are used with the map as with the cylinder The trained ... useful for the insertion of other shapes Since the size ofthe SOMs is the same, the state representation is not modified at all The evolution ofthe mean insertion time during 8000 learning trials ... Evolution ofthe probability of successful insertion during the training process of 4000 consecutive trials is shown The timeout is set to 20 s in each trial The smoothed curve was obtained by filtering...
... fx the new number of trees per plot Using the same procedure as for model 2°, we obtained the following values for the new variance components in terms of those ofthe original full model: The ... locations in Poland, in Kornik and in Goldap, in 1976 using 2+2 seedlings raised in a nursery in Kornik The experiment includes half-sib progenies from 12 provenances from the North Eastern range ofthe ... the ) FB (σ TheThe number of trees per plot (x) is the unit of measurement and does not enter into the degrees of freedom Since theanalysis is performed on the basis of plot means (sums...
... revenue increased, and both initial and return visits increased They compared similar measures collected during the same study period from an internal medicine outpatient clinic The inclusion ofthe ... question the nature of its inferences, by presenting the intended organizational level deployment of Lean, the article stands as an interesting contrast to narrower applications inthe reviewed ... improvements in care and ever increasing capacity for continuing improvement Improving evaluation and understanding ofthe implementation and outcomes of such changes are essential to sustaining ongoing...
... revenue increased, and both initial and return visits increased They compared similar measures collected during the same study period from an internal medicine outpatient clinic The inclusion ofthe ... question the nature of its inferences, by presenting the intended organizational level deployment of Lean, the article stands as an interesting contrast to narrower applications inthe reviewed ... improvements in care and ever increasing capacity for continuing improvement Improving evaluation and understanding ofthe implementation and outcomes of such changes are essential to sustaining ongoing...
... effectiveness inthe first VRA is followed by 3-4 VRAs over the lifetime of a project Scores should “be a reflection ofthe previous discussions”, with the same informants Analysisof practice in Viet ... data Ranking can be applied to compare the properties of different indicators (variables) at a certain time, and the property of single indicators (variables) at different moments • Ranking data ... driver in itself Owners of land or housing less inclined to migrate, more likely to return Early Warning systems are in place in rural areas, and aid after disasters Living conditions in resettlement...
... how decision- makers influenced project decisions The third level ofanalysis is in terms ofdecision factors Here the criteria of decisions are examined, i.e concerns and preferences of decision- makers, ... However, there is always the danger ofthe more powerful decision- makers gaining precedence, as Etzioni argued.35 The study accepts Lindblom’s model only in terms of decisions being an ongoing, step-by-step ... understanding the processes involved in AWARE’s decisions within an individual project According to his model, decision- makers select a course of action by bargaining among themselves and their stakeholders...
... based on analysisof risk The thoroughness oftheanalysis determines the “quality” ofthe decisions High quality decisions are not the best decisions in hindsight They are the best decisions in foresight ... occur in each ofthe four steps The paper concludes with an example of how methodical decisionanalysis leads to an understanding ofthe degree of risk in a decision Defining Quality Every decision ... understanding of what inputs (biased or otherwise) have gone into the reasoning process For a brief introduction to critical thinking, see the white paper, The Role of Critical Thinking in Effective Decision...
... given the decisions of consumers in periods 1–3 The sequence ofdecision is as follows First, both firms decide on the packaging decisionIn other words, they decide whether they want to offer ... affect thedecisionof consumers inthe region Furthermore, if all consumers are purchasing inthe region , then these consumers must be purchasing two large packages The introduction of small ... prevalent In this case, the introduction of small packages is likely to bring more consumers into the market Note that for > , the consumers inthe middle ofthe Hotelling line not purchase the product...
... pointing the time of main interventions that lead to the increase, or decrease, ofthe value ofthe indicator (Zeribi and Franco 2010) Figure shows the run chart used to monitor progress in institutionalizing ... aspects into pre-service training of health workers and in- service training of current staff Incorporate quality indicators into routine monitoring and reporting systems; add quality monitoring ... institutionalizing the use of partograph in selected health facilities in Afghanistan It includes the proportion of completed partographs over time as well as annotations indicating the timing of introducing...
... I am bringing the world of research and engineering together in order to develop an understanding of what it means to be an innovator I acknowledge their roles in my life and express my indebtedness ... copper) leading to a hole diameter of 0.0194 Section (=0.025 - x 0.0028) The conduction area therefore is the area ofthe via minus the area ofthe hole This leads to a value of 1.95xlO-4 in2 There ... of 0.0028 in As for proper via area calculation, one only has to be mindful that the via has a hole inthe middle and the area for conduction is the area ofthe donut shape The thickness of the...
... Qualitative analysisofthe performance matrix The performance matrix may be the final product ofthe analysis, allowing thedecision maker to qualitatively rank the options Such intuitive processing of ... number of ways of aggregating the data on individual criteria to provide indicators ofthe overall performance of options This section outlines the main principles of MCDA, heavily drawing on ... Because of steep increases in health interventions costs in western countries inthe 1980's, economists proposed the use of cost-effectiveness analysisof health interventions The underlying notion...
... before the intervention The students were told that the result ofthe test was counted in their final learning result; therefore, all the students did the test to the best of their ability The survey ... utilized in order to gain the most valid and reliable information The use ofthe instrument inthe data collection process was primarily illustrated inthe following timeline Timeline Pre- intervention ... During the decoding process, understanding the hierarchal, linguistic structures ofthe language promises reading comprehension The focus is never the meaning ofthe whole text, but detailed linguistic...