... The interviews started with a general discussion regarding theimpactof FM on participants' lives and then moved to a discussion about theimpactof FM onthe participants' sleep Following these ... in the FM patient population Both of these PRO measures were developed prior to the current emphasis onthe involvement of patients at the concept elicitation and item generation phases [25], and ... assessment oftheimpactof FM on their sleep Nineteen ofthe participants said that the instrument captured all of their sleep-related symptoms, indicating likely concept saturation of these symptoms...
... The interviews started with a general discussion regarding theimpactof FM on participants' lives and then moved to a discussion about theimpactof FM onthe participants' sleep Following these ... in the FM patient population Both of these PRO measures were developed prior to the current emphasis onthe involvement of patients at the concept elicitation and item generation phases [25], and ... assessment oftheimpactof FM on their sleep Nineteen ofthe participants said that the instrument captured all of their sleep-related symptoms, indicating likely concept saturation of these symptoms...
... Richardson and colleagues [27], after examining theimpactof earplugs and eye masks onthe critical care patients’ sleep, found that 58.8% ofthe patients in the intervention group and 25% ofthe ... surgical ICU, and neuro ICU Available online http://ccforum.com/content/13/2/208 Conclusion Based on a number of original papers, theimpactof noise on patients’ sleep andthe effectiveness of noise ... patients and duration of stay Theimpactof sleep disturbance on patients Jones and colleagues [17], according to their questionnaire outcome, indicated that the inability to lie comfortably was the...
... education is a key component of an economy’s human capital, average years of education within the workforce may serve as a component of an estimate of an economy’s human capitalThe use of averages, ... policies and institutions andthe accumulation of human capital. ”35 Much recent literature on growth seeks to answer the question of “why advanced economies … can continue to grow in the long run ... run despite the workings of diminishing returns in the accumulation of physical and human capital. ”36 Extensions of these models remain at the frontier of current research into growth The Macro-Mincer...
... several nations, indeed many nations in Europe, have now surpassed the US in terms of average stature, particularly the Netherlands, andthe Scandinavian nations Most markedly is the Netherlands where ... location, geography, and climate: The marked difference ofthe location, geography, and climate between Korea and Vietnam, we believed that these different conditions have effect on human variation ... indexes of human as height, weight index and so onThe effects of climate on human variation in body size and shape conform to ecological ‘ruler’ of mammalian biological adaptation to the thermal...
... Assumptions: Revisionism Defined 15 Traditionalist Views andthe Emergence of Revisionism 24 Traditionalist Assumptions Defined The Early Roots of Revisionism: The 1960s and 1970s Revisionism in the ... relations First, the Framework led to a sea change in terms ofthe tone and substance ofthe relationship A growing level of confrontation and distrust between the two countries marked the two ... administration these assumptions had clearly replaced traditional thinking The institutionalization of these assumptions led to a fundamentally different conception ofthe Japanese economy, and ushered...
... that the age of maximum response depends onthe age ofthe stand at time of thinning (At ) and k Details ofthe characteristics of this T RF can be found in Liu et al [7] Equation (5) has all the ... under the integral and hence is evaluated upon integration Onthe other hand, Equation (5) alone is interpreted without any further evaluation The positive sign ofthe thinning response rate parameter, ... Table I At the end ofthe sixth remeasurement, only 84 stands out of 186 (41 once thinned andthe rest twice thinned) remained andthe rest were damaged by flood, fire, disease and/ or other activities...
... days Therefore, the genes of cyclin D1 and collagen were quantified by Real Time RT-PCR The nitrogen-containing bisphosphonates zoledronate and ibandronate were compared to the non-nitrogen-containing ... maturation stage The lower proliferation but higher bone density through differentiation could explain the missing regeneration potential of BONJs In contrast, the non-nitrogen-containing bisphosphonate ... Effect of bisphosphonates on cyclin D1 gene expression Time-course experiments were performed to determine the effects of zoledronate, ibandronate and clodronate on cyclin D1 gene expression As...
... supporting the association between the use of a group of evidence-based interventions, executed together, and improved outcomes In addition, the results suggest that if the association between use of ... study, each ofthe five interventions in the 6-hour sepsis bundle and each ofthe four interventions in the 24-hour sepsis bundle is backed by the SSC guidelines with grading recommendations of A to ... age, gender, sources of infection and type of specialties (Table 2) The two groups were not only comparable in their severity of sepsis at the points for interventions ofthe 6-hour sepsis bundle,...
... Singapore-Indonesia relations in the years 1965 to 1973 in the form of enduring lessons learnt about the other from the experience ofthe Confrontation years ii List of Abbreviations ABRI: Angkatan ... played out in the political, military, economic and diplomatic fronts of Confrontation, which also reflects the move towards the closure ofthe conflict In addition, Singapore’s separation from Malaysia, ... by the PAP leadership, was a wildcard which provided the impetus towards the resolution of Confrontation Finally, this dissertation examines how Confrontation affected the reorganisation of Singapore-Indonesia...
... by the objectives and ambitions ofthe Malayan, Indonesian and Singaporean leadership One such pitfall was the pressing concerns ofthe Indonesians onthe question of whether the people ofthe ... when they considered theimpactofthe formation of Malaysia onthe international politics of Southeast Asia Confrontation epitomised what Harrison describes as conflict is the source ofthe emergence ... colonialism and national revolution 2.3 Singapore and Confrontation as the continuation ofthe confrontation over West Irian The West Irian dispute between Indonesia andthe Netherlands had three...
... avoidance of war onthe military front of Confrontation 151 Conclusions 163 Chapter 6: The separation of Singapore from Malaysia andtheimpacton Confrontation 165 6.1 Foundations of Malaysia’s ... national revolution, andthe search for a post-colonial identity 45 2.3 Singapore and Confrontation as the continuation ofthe confrontation over West Irian 51 2.4 The fear of communism, the ... The political and military fronts of Confrontation, 1963-1965: Creating a new Southeast Asia 135 5.1 The systemic imperatives ofthe political theatre of Confrontation 140 5.2 The avoidance of...
... we concentrated on step (4) and (5) Onthe one hand, we used association study to test candidate genes in Singapore population in vivo Onthe other hand, we used functional study to further confirm ... Examination ofthe region then identifies a likely candidate The other is nature ofthe disease will suggest 22 possible candidate genes Recent advances in understanding ofthe molecular biology of ... EVALUATION OFTHEIMPACTOF POLYMORPHISMS ON CANDIDATE GENES OF ALLERGIC RHINITIS AND ASTHMA ON DISEASE OUTCOMES IN THE SINGAPORE POPULATION LIANG XIAOHUI (BACHELOR OF MEDICINE) A THESIS SUBMITTED...
... start one in the future The second positive impactof ICT that is revealed from the field survey is its use in communication and socialization among workers, between workers and owners, and communication ... communication between workers and other parties outside the office The use of ICT for internal communication has been elaborated in the previous section Readers are referenced to the discussion there ... speed up the structural transformation in different areas in the economic, social and cultural life One area where the ICT has also a significant impact is in the labor and work environment The development...
... your responses with the class The instructor will write the class consensus on a flip chart Use the space below for brainstorming Activity 7.2: Determining theImpactof Technology on a Windows ... Identify the level ofimpact — high, medium, or low — that each technology type would have onthe given layer of a Windows DNA design Write your answers in the grid provided After completing the above ... Security After completing the above steps, you will discuss your responses with the class The instructor will write the class consensus on a flipchart THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK ...
... Parameter Brand specific constants α: (Brand 1) (Brand 2) (Brand 3) (Brand 4) (Brand 5) (Brand 6) Standard deviation of brand intercepts s a : (Brand 1) (Brand 2) (Brand 3) (Brand 4) (Brand 5) (Brand ... been strong proponents ofthe information view of advertising, and we will argue in the conclusion that it is perfectly capable of explaining shifts in the shape ofthe demand curve ofthe type ... captured by the estimated standard deviations (across consumers) ofthe brand specific constants (see Eq 10) These are usually more than half the size ofthe means ofthe brand specific constants...
... through communication, transportation, and trade The term is most closely associated with the term economic globalization: the integration of national economies into the international economy through ... investment, capital flows, migration, the spread of technology, and military presence.”8 In other definition, globalization is considered as the expansion of global linkages, the organization of social ... reviewed onthe general look at financial statement, the general approach applied in analysis of financial statements, the nature of globalization, andtheimpactof globalization onthe financial...
... between parents and other adults, the microcontext of interactions between parents and children, the macrocontext ofthe neighborhood one lives in andthe availability of basic educational and health ... incidences of LBW among the population There should be reason to anticipate similar effects onthe level ofthe household with respect to cognitive and mental health outcomes Despite the importance of ... to “poverty” rather than, for example, low educational levels of parents Once a convergence is reached onthe net and correlation effects of poverty on a variety of indicators, the task ahead...
... positive impactonthe health of poor people, andon their food security and nutrition, although the effect onthe latter is not observed across the board The evidence oftheimpactof micro-credit and ... of microfinance (Bateman 2010) Synthesise what these studies tell us about: a Theimpactof microfinance onthe incomes ofthe poor b Theimpactof microfinance on wider poverty/ wealth of ... what is theimpactof microfinance on poor people? discussion and budget By broadening the scope from the initially commissioned review ontheimpactof micro-credit onthe incomes ofthe poor,...