... highly variable in its intensity and its quality on both a shortterm timescale (in the range of seconds to minutes) and a long- term timescale (in the range of hours, days and seasons) Important ... compilation ª 2008 FEBS 1083 Long- term light quality acclimation L Dietzel et al Possible functional relationships of state transitions and LTR Both short- term and long- term acclimation responses ... (680 and 700 nm) are marked along the top of the figure Condition 1: daylight in the open field Condition 2: a sun fleck within a dense population, exhibiting depletion in shorter wavelengths and enrichment...
... 0.098 Short- term deterioration Role functioning-emotional 71.0 ± 37.0 70.9 ± 37.1 0.650 66.2 ± 42.1 0.347 No changes Physical Component Scale 52.5 ± 8.6 51.8 ± 7.9 0.234 48.5 ± 9.3 0.004 Long- term ... has assessed the 14G setting covering a 30-day period after core biopsy [7] As a result, short- term and long- term effects of VABB (11G) on HRQoL remain an open field The particularities in VABB ... appeared in the literature This study aims to: i) assess short- term (4 days after VABB) responses in terms of HRQoL after VABB, ii) evaluate long- term (18 months after VABB) responses, if any, and...
... together in Figure in the dB-normal scale to better see the differences between the obtained distributions and their LN approximations than when shown in the log-normal scale Differences between the calculated ... obtained from 1-year measurement only are not statistically reliable from the long- term point of view Results of long- term measurements only, that is, at least 3-year measurement, are needed ... recommendation [8] presents slightly different V Kvicera and M Grabner Percentage of time of AWM 10 Our long- term experimental research will continue Further work will be focused on conversion of cumulative...
... together in Figure in the dB-normal scale to better see the differences between the obtained distributions and their LN approximations than when shown in the log-normal scale Differences between the calculated ... obtained from 1-year measurement only are not statistically reliable from the long- term point of view Results of long- term measurements only, that is, at least 3-year measurement, are needed ... recommendation [8] presents slightly different V Kvicera and M Grabner Percentage of time of AWM 10 Our long- term experimental research will continue Further work will be focused on conversion of cumulative...
... types of memory: short term memory and long term memory Short term memory, also known as active memory, lasts for only a matter of seconds It holds information in the brain for short amounts of ... readily accessible Our memory span for our short term memory is very limited, although there are ways to help convert short term memory to long term memory Long term memory may last from a few days ... temporal lobe and deals primarily with special memory and long term memory It functions to process short term memory by converting it to long term memory The amygdala, located deep in the temporal...
... has been suggested for the large -scale synthesis of very long aligned silica nanowires The SiO2 nanowires were highly pure (no metal catalysis contamination), ultralong (millimeters) Most of wires ... 50 mm in length) were ultrasonically cleaned in acetone for 20 and then placed one by one on a long alumina plate (35 cm in length and 30 mm in width) to act as the starting material and growth ... 1:2 (Cu signal comes from TEM grids) Therefore, the nanowires are identified as amorphous SiO2 In contrast to the previous growth routes [1,4,5,8], no metal catalytic particles (contamination) have...
... completed three patient-reported outcome instruments: the new symptoms scale, the Toronto AF Symptoms Check List (SCL) and the Short Form Health 36 (SF-36) [7] The Toronto AF Symptoms Check List ... frequency and severity Each item is evaluated on a (never) to (always) frequency scale and on a (mild) to (severe) severity scale The maximum frequency score is thus 80 and the maximum severity score ... assessed for DC and patients being evaluated for pharmacological versus non-pharmacological treatment, and the idea was to develop a short instrument that was easy to understand and could be completed...
... the shortscale and the full scale The 74-item scale takes approximately 12–22 to complete, while the shortscale only 6–9 Out of 50 randomly recruited patients 49 (98%) considered the 33-item scale ... the short form of BPH-QLS with the original scale in terms of acceptability, reliability, and validity http://www.hqlo.com/content/7/1/24 Table 1: Short- form of BPH-QLS (33-item scale) new scale ... of life scale is problematic for both the patient and the urologist Shortscale minimize a patient's time and effort, and thus increase a patient's willingness to complete the scale The short- form...
... Health-related QOL Scale SF-8 [18] short form of the health-related QOL scale SF-36 Its items are assessed by a 5- or 6-point Likert scale, and include physical functioning (PF) (5-point Likert scale) , ... (9.8) 35.0(18.4) 53.0(34.0) SF-8: Health related quality of life scale, Short Form-8 CES-D: Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression scale ZBI: Zarit Burden Interview Income: million yen is approximately ... paucity of multidimensional care burden scales in Japan, the present findings confirming the reliability and validity of the BIC, a short multidimensional scale which measures domains with 11 items,...
... Management Scale: MSRMS): data quality (missing data for each item), scaling assumptions (evidence that items in the same subscale can be summed to produce scale scores), targeting of scale to ... that the scale not correlate with dissimilar measures) evidenced by low correlations (r < 0.30) between all subscales of the MSRMS and the Multiple Sclerosis Impact Scale (MSIS-29) [9] scales and ... Coordination of Care scale These findings support the summing of items to generate subscale score Targeting (Table 3) For all subscales, the scores did not span the entire scale range None of...
... completed three patient-reported outcome instruments: the new symptoms scale, the Toronto AF Symptoms Check List (SCL) and the Short Form Health 36 (SF-36) [7] The Toronto AF Symptoms Check List ... frequency and severity Each item is evaluated on a (never) to (always) frequency scale and on a (mild) to (severe) severity scale The maximum frequency score is thus 80 and the maximum severity score ... assessed for DC and patients being evaluated for pharmacological versus non-pharmacological treatment, and the idea was to develop a short instrument that was easy to understand and could be completed...
... proliferations [13] Newer contrast- specific US modes based on the higher harmonic emission capabilities of second-generation contrast agents allow imaging with grey -scale US and the use of a ... continuous imaging without the need for time intervals between scans for contrast replenishment [14] Contrast- enhanced grey -scale ultrasound (CEUS) compared with PDUS has already been shown to improve ... use of the second-generation contrast agents improved sensitivity further Displaying microbubble enhancement in grey scale avoids Doppler-specific artifacts, maximizes contrast and spatial resolution,...
... 2.1 Review of the current job stress scale First, we reviewed the current version of job stress scale is a 13-item questionnaire used to measure job stress along two dimensions One dimension is ... existing scale, which includes role, organizational, and relationship aspects of the job stress 2.3 Scales/items for the pilot study Through the process described above, we developed job stress scale/ questionnaire ... social support scale designed by O’Driscoll (2000) This scale has a reliability of 89 (O’Driscoll et al., 2004) in previous research and obtains responses on a point likert type scale ranging...
... dopamine These drugs function as antipsychotic medications and reduce delusion and hallucination By contrast, drugs such as amphetamine reinforce signal transmissions by dopamine and induce schizophrenic ... lesions Systems should be capable of sequential image acquisition The option to acquire multiple short studies back to back makes it possible to subsequently discard segments degraded by patient ... Patients were assessed psychometrically both times the day before the scans with PANSS, a 33-item scale with to points (normal to extremely abnormal) for each item and sub-scores for positive, negative,...
... with technical assistance Definition of small -scale mining There is no set definition of what is meant by a small -scale mine The definition of small -scale mining varies depending on the purpose ... will also be used where micro -scale mining refers to artisanal mining that involves no mechanisation and whose prime motivation is subsistence; medium -scale smallscale mining where mining is not ... orientated and involves mechanisation on a limited scale (one truck, one front-end loader and a mechanical pan/washer); to large -scale small -scale mining that is not subsistence oriented and involves...
... [17] A sustainability assessment of such a large -scale system in a fast changing Canadian energy market is necessary to help in decision making, along with techno-economic assessments of each component ... turn is dependent on future changes in the global energy market Large -scale integrated hydrogen production system The large -scale production of hydrogen using an integration of conversion technologies ... large -scale operation will result in very low efficiencies thus increasing operating costs) Commercial gasification is assigned a high value (0.9) since it operates commercially on a large-scale...
... Consequently, it is not appropriate to use such dryers for the small -scale food industries in Thailand In general, small -scale food industries in Thailand require a solar dryer which could be ... in a commercial scale were presented in this paper Materials and methods 2.1 Experimental study 2.1.1 Experimental set up The greenhouse type solar dryer was installed at a small -scale food industry ... burner is widely used in longan dryer in northern Thailand A pictorial view of the dryer developed in this study is shown in Figure Figure Pictorial view of the large -scale solar greenhouse dryer...
... adopted a CFD method to study a small -scale dispersion of chlorine in a factory From the simulation result and accident causal analysis for a typical small -scale dispersion of Chlorine, we can ... the obstruction along both sides was bounded by these vortexes Then the chlorine traveling through both sides of plant was difficult to merge in the middle So the concentration along the central ... preferable equipment that provides not only long range shooting water but spraying form By changing its functions, a water jet/spraying gun can be used in long- range case and large area case at the...
... al.method isintended for multidimensionalscales, and had to be amended forthe proposed unidimensionalscale To approximate thismethod, the definitions and scale itemsfrom two distinct, but possibly ... Scale Development Scale development was undertaken to create itemsto measure engagement as a unidimensional ... PHASE 2: PILOT TEST, VALIDITY ASSESSMENT, REPLICATION The nextstep wasto administer the new scale, along with measures of other constructs, to a sample representative ofthe population ofinterest,...