... statistically significant differences between the surgical treatment group andthe pelvic floor training group regarding the assessed sociodemographic and clinical data Differences in age andthe ... weeks Assessment Figure Changes2in anxiety and depression (HADS) Changes in anxiety and depression (HADS) Avoidance, Psychosocial-Impact, Social Embarrassment and Total-Score (see Table 2, Table and ... andthe FACT-G scales are concordant since decreased social withdrawal and avoidance, reduced psychosocial impact and less embarrassment are accompanied by better emotional and functional well-being...
... between the sample available at T1 only andthe sample available at both T1 and T2 Sample T-test (T1 and T2) sample vs sample (n = 784-821) Dependent variables measured at T1 and T2 Job satisfaction ... performed the statistical analyses and drafted the manuscript TS will act as guarantor for the paper All authors approved the final manuscript Competing interests The authors declare that they have ... conclusions about the relative importance of patient care and operational factors compared to sources other than ambulance work, such as the ‘managerial role’, the ‘relations with others at work’ and...
... performed case collection, data analysis, literature review and wrote article WY performed case and data collection SBT supervised and helped in manuscript preparation All authors read and approved the ... NASS and VAS scores at months and years postoperation compared to preoperation Thus back pain and neurogenic symptoms are particularly disabling and are associated with significant morbidity affecting ... postoperative NASS and VAS scores There was significant improvement in the NASS scores for back disability and neurogenic symptoms andthe VAS scores for back pain and lower limb pain at months and years...
... drugs are taken either by the mothers or their infants only In a doubleblind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial conducted in South Africa, Uganda and Tanzania, the rate of MTCT was 8.9% in the ... and lamivudine in preventing early and late transmission of HIV-1 from mother to child in Tanzania, South Africa, and Uganda (Petra study): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial ... in Addis Ababa to assess: 1) adherence to medication regimen among mothers and infants in a PMTCT programme; 2) the proportion of infants followed up in the PMTCT programmes; and 3) the rate...
... Technology, Japan, anda Gerontology and Health Grant from Gunma Prefecture The authors wish to express their gratitude to the mayors and staff of the Village of Komochi andthe City of Isesaki for their ... concept and design of the Komo-Ise cohort study and carried out the data collection MN contributed statistical analysis and interpretation of the results HK supervised the data analysis and contributed ... Tsuda T, Yasuda N, Babazono A, Yamamoto E: Smoking and mental health: cross-sectional and cohort studies in an occupational setting in Japan Prev Med 2001, 32:371-375 Tanaka et al BMC Psychiatry...
... contributions All authors contributed the study design and AA, AH and TV were responsible for the data collection AH and AA were responsible for the statistical analysis All authors reviewed and contributed ... statistical analyses carried out was done with adjusting for age In our survey, athletes were asked to name all dietary supplements, all vitamins, minerals and herbal and homeopathic preparations ... financial support from the National Olympic Committee Most athletes completed the questionnaire at their national team camps If athletes were absent from their national team camps the questionnaire...
... sends them to a central location that will analyze the data and has the capability of sending them on to the physician's office Data are being gathered on the utility of these more sophisticated ... can cause misdiagnosis Another potential cause for confusion is a pacemaker with a magnet rate that is slower than the pacing rate Modern pacemakers have numerous programs that can vary rate and ... the system and may cause various pacemaker abnormalities Battery failure At some point, a battery may fail and present with too low a voltage to capture the heart but enough voltage to generate...
... years old) after the surgery The average term was 10.6 years andthe average age was 18.3 years old It seemed to be characteristic that these pains appeared at late adolescence These cases of ankle ... in cases Ipsilateral VFG was applied as a first choice, and contralateral VFG was undertaken when ipsilateral fibula was not available Consequently, ipsilateral VFG was applied in cases and contralateral ... with a brace and it healed Ankle pain Ankle pain was seen in out of the cases, regardless of its severity These pains appeared 12 years (at 19 years old), years (at 17 years old) and 11 years (at...
... color(s) to phrases that fit the themes, and generated summary reports of the phrases assigned to each theme Both data analysts (CA and BE) then discussed and agreed upon the creation of subcategories ... interests Authors' contributions BE, CA, and LE conceived the follow- up interviews and invited JB and KS to participate in their design and coordination BE and CA collected the data and performed the ... Huberman AM: Qualitative data analysis : an expanded sourcebook 2nd edition Thousand Oaks, Sage Publications; 1994:xiv, 338 p Grbich C: Qualitative data analysis : an introduction London ; Thousand...
... color(s) to phrases that fit the themes, and generated summary reports of the phrases assigned to each theme Both data analysts (CA and BE) then discussed and agreed upon the creation of subcategories ... interests Authors' contributions BE, CA, and LE conceived the follow- up interviews and invited JB and KS to participate in their design and coordination BE and CA collected the data and performed the ... Huberman AM: Qualitative data analysis : an expanded sourcebook 2nd edition Thousand Oaks, Sage Publications; 1994:xiv, 338 p Grbich C: Qualitative data analysis : an introduction London ; Thousand...
... the basis andthe proximal parts of os metatarsale I andthe distal os metatarsale V andthe proximal phalanx V are affected Beck et al Arthritis Research & Therapy 2010, 12:R74 http://arthritis-research.com/content/12/2/R74 ... sulfasalazine Further on after starting additional treatment with sulfasalazine, the CNO overall disease activity estimated by the parents/patients and by the physician on the VAS andthe CHAQ score ... arthritis Signal alterations/edema in the skeleton of the feet can be noted at the basis of os metatarsale V, os metatarsale I and in the tuber calcanei on the right side; on the left side, the...
... and plan for a strategy in educational management of organizations in Vietnam and Asia [3] However, there are no DSS applications to apply a real case in the domain of an evaluation anda strategic ... evaluation anda strategic university planning For the implementation, a Web-based DSS is based on ISO 9000 factors for the evaluation and strategic planning for a case study of Vietnam National ... Finally, the questionnaires are sent to VNU by email for data collection Data evaluation uses the collected data through email questionnaires After calculating the average of each question, data...
... BoNT -A treatment in ´ ´ the decollete area Anatomy The major muscles in the chest area are the caudal part of the platysma andthe medial fibres of the pectoralis major The injector can palpate the ... more appropriate Anatomy The orbicularis oculi is usually divided into the lacrimal, palpebral and orbital portions The lacrimal portion is at the medial side of the orbit, and is the smallest and ... is the largest and strongest muscle functioning in mastication Its superficial portion originates from the zygomatic arch and inserts into the ramus of the mandible andthe side of the mandibular...
... mean B-factors of Met121 at ˚ ˚ theAand B chains are 26.67 A2 and 49.26 A2 , andthe ˚ and 79.30 A2 , respect˚ B-factors of S atoms are 38.14 A ively It is therefore reasonable to propose that conformational ... Met121Ala mutation, 5¢-ATCAGTCCGGCACTTGGGGGAACC-3¢ and 5¢-GAGGACGTCGAAGAGGATGGGTTACAG-3¢ The mutation (codon underlined above) was confirmed by DNA sequencing on Applied Biosystems Sequencer 37 3A ... total carboxyl and primary amino groups, respectively The same treatment was also applied to the unmodified GST I, as a control Total carboxy and primary amino groups in the modified and unmodified...
... thiocoraline was 42.3 Total yield of thiocoraline was 1.6 mgÆL)1 culture TioS T-TE thiocoraline DNA-bisintercalation activity assay Oligonucleotides AS1 5¢-AATATACGTTCGATTAA-3¢ and AS2 3¢-TTATATGCAAGCTAATT-5¢ ... of the generated macrocycles, several thiocoraline analogs were isolated and employed in a DNA-bisintercalation activity assay Authentic thiocoraline stabilized duplex DNA in a range similar ... iterative ligation and macrocyclization platform that is capable of catalyzing macrolactonization anda so far unreported macrothiolactonization Initially, TioS T-TE was tested using a linear...
... 2008 Annualized Standard Deviation (%) Relative valuation 0.29 MSCI EAFE Barclays US Aggregate Supply and • Liquidity factors demand • Risk appetites dynamics • Supply and demand pressures on swaps ... the bonds to maturity For example, the US and France guarantee a “deflation floor” in which they will repay the initial par value at maturity, no matter what the inflation environment Below are ... issued with a principal of $100 million, a coupon rate of 3% anda maturity of three years The example shows what happens to the value of the principal and coupon payments when inflation in successive...
... and assets and liabilities, and whether the business is healthy or not is a simple matter of mathematics If you can add and subtract, then you can work out whether you re financially fit or a ... on) and reduce them until your cash flow statement looks better 10 Financial Fitness But you will hate your pauper’s lifestyle and simply abandon the plan My view is that there are no mandatory ... things that have a market value, such as a home, a car (that you own rather than lease), cash in a checking account, shares in a public listed company, and so on Liabilities are things you owe to...
... Far East equities The portfolio was rebalanced annually so that the percentage allocations were reset to the above values at the end of each year I call this technique “faithful annual rebalancing ... since risk and reward always go hand in hand, andthe CAGR is earned every year, but the maximum drawdown is only suffered once Calculating the MAR of any investment situation (even if you have to ... ounce, andthe answer is how many ounces of gold you need to bury in your garden Then, in ten years, when you lose your job and can’t pay your mortgage, simply dig upthe bars sell them at the current...
... for your savings You don’t want to end up with an overallocation to these particular ETFs If you have opened an IB account, then all these ETFs will be automatically available for you to trade ... quarterly basis and make any modifications necessary to getthe balance back (to within 5%) if something changes For example, in Table 4-6, the British pound and New Zealand dollar balances are now ... it’s essential to calculate the compound annual growth rate (CAGR), rather than simply the total percentage return The CAGR is the annual rate of return that gives youthe total return achieved...