... pressure and average pressure were the parameters measured in this study at seven regions ofthe foot These three variables were assessed as they are the standard outputs ofthe MatScan® system, and ... the median of three trials Calculation ofthe mean occurred by summating the values, then dividing by the number of trials (3), whereas the median was defined as the middle value ofthe three ... 0.75 and 0.82) for MPJ1, MPJ2, hallux andthe lesser toes The relative reliability between sessions when using the median of three measurements was poor to good for the midfoot and hallux (ICCs of...
... refers to the ith voxel ofthe region and n to the total number of voxels ofthe corresponding region Statistical analysis The values are presented as their mean ± SD The relationships of VTEIT ... from the activation of an electronic valve [4] Once the activity ofthe tracer monitored from the camera screen plateaued, entry function ofthe tracer, that is, the amount of activity entering the ... in the platform DL is a pharmacist in charge ofthe chemistry in the platform FL is an engineer in charge ofthe PET camera IF is a professor of physiology and was a visiting professor at the...
... in the right hand side is the sum ofthe potential difference over the self-partial capacitance between the nodes andthe mutual partial capacitance between the surface cells Andthe item in the ... with the normal operation of other devices is addressed The modeling ofthe electromagnetic radiated emission starts with the investigation ofthe radiation characteristics of a single transmission ... elements [25] The first item in the right hand side is the sum ofthe voltage drop over the self-partial inductance between the nodes andthe mutual partial inductance between the volume cells The second...
... dummies for the type of housing unit, the number of earners in the household, andthe level of education ofthe household head The results ofthe estimation are used to predict the presence ofthe household ... household income, number of persons in the household, a set of dummies for seven regions ofthe country, the sex ofthe household head, the age and square of age ofthe household head, dummies ... Distribution of Income and Wealth and Gender Equality andthe Economy programs The central objective ofthe project is to develop a measure of time and income poverty for the Republic of Korea that...
... the food stocks, andthe mood ofthe garrison The tactics ofthe Daily Mail captured the attention ofthe nation; the newspaper dramatized the situation ofthe town by emphasizing the danger that ... examine both the role ofthe press in the formation of public opinion about imperialism andthe role ofthe press in the formation ofthe concept of public opinion itself Mafeking Night marks the powerful ... powerful beginning ofthe New Journalism at the same time as it marks the beginning ofthe end ofthe New Imperialism The coincidence of these occasions arises from the nature ofthe South African...
... in the wrist due to gout [6,8,9] The prevalence of gout in the USA ranges between 0.5–2.8% in men and 0.1–0.6% in women [2] The prevalence rises to 4.4% of men and 1.8% of women over the age of ... at the carpal-metacarpal joint at the base ofthe thumb The report stated that the radiographs were otherwise normal The patient's symptoms worsened with increased pain and swelling over the ... incidence of gout has been reported in the USA and New Zealand over the past 30 years, while the prevalence of gout has been reported to have risen three-fold in the UK over 20 years of follow-up...
... major role in the pathogenesis of both types of diabetes mellitus High levels of free radicals andthe decline of antioxidant defense mechanisms lead to damage of cellular organelles and enzymes, ... current (maximum of milliAmperes) of one polarity for 11.5 minutes, which then switched to the opposite polarity for another 11.5 minutes The device was designed to switch the direction of current ... bilaterally with poor capillary refill The left foot was red and inflamed up to and including the medial malleolus The lateral aspect ofthe great toe and second toe turned black Laboratory investigation...
... increased the risk of gastric atrophy [18] Table shows the age-sex-adjusted ORs ofthe Gab1 andthe combinations of PTPN11 and Gab1 genotypes for gastric atrophy among seropositive healthy controls The ... eradication ofthe bacteria However, the OR ofthe A/A genotype for H pylori seropositivity was 0.25 (95% CI 0.09-0.71) So, the Gab1 polymorphism was associated with the low risk ofthe infection ... and biologically plausible observation would stimulate interest in the study ofthe molecular mechanisms of action of this polymorphism Because these results were based on the low frequency of...
... mainly focuses on the semantics of questions that function as a request for information The semantics refers to the close and intense relationship between the form andthe meaning of a sentence (Thiêm, ... we can see from the above examples, questions of this type contain two opposite clauses, in which the positive one normally stand at the front andthe negative one is often in the back (Thiêm, ... confirmation, we can reverse the position ofthe tag to the beginning ofthe question (Thiêm, 2004) The tags can be put at the beginning or function as a new sentence to indicate the speaker’s emphasis...
... place in the chivalric world of war marked either the uncontrollable lust ofthe British soldier in wartime or the self-controlled lust ofthe British soldier in wartime In one ofthe last ofthe ... attention to the camps – they were an important part of his defense ofthe sexual honor ofthe British soldier First Doyle gave his version ofthe origin ofthe camps: ‘‘Considerable districts ofthe ... (Majuba was the scene ofthe infamous Boer defeat ofthe British in the first Boer War of ).⁵ This kind of slap in the face was pushing the British public a little too far, and sales of Stead’s...
... Research on the reliability of describing the quality ofthe muscle reaction andthe angle ofthe muscle reaction is patchy There is more focus on the angle ofthe muscle reaction as opposed to the quality ... of assessment – level ofmeasurementThe Tardieu method of assessment provides a composite measure of spasticity The quality ofthe muscle reaction (X) is a categorical level ofmeasurementand ... both the validity andthe reliability of both the Ashworth and modified Ashworth scales thoroughly, particularly as there may be an increase in their clinical use with the advent of more therapeutic...
... The Price Stability Goal andthe Nominal Anchor • Over the past few decades, policy makers throughout the world have become increasingly aware ofthe social and economic costs of inflation and ... Stability Be the Primary Goal of Monetary Policy? • Hierarchical Versus Dual Mandates: – hierarchical mandates put the goal of price stability first, and then say that as long as it is achieved other ... Education, Inc All rights reserved Other Goals of Monetary Policy • Five other goals are continually mentioned by central bank officials when they discuss the objectives of monetary policy: – – – – –...
... ice-hockey instead of go ice-hockey, * when offensive players pay the ball to the basket instead of take the ball to the basket and *have a lot of goals instead of get a lot of goals These errors were ... F, H, I, K) appeared On the basis of quantitative analyses ofthe collocation test because the students failed to observe the restrictions on the scores andthe data ofthe questionnaire, several ... review ofthe research indicates that the multiple-choice test, the cloze test, andthe writing task are common approaches to testing INTERPRETATION OFTHE QUESTIONNAIRES RESULTS The “important” and...
... about the thesis First, the rationale is about the main reasons which enhance the author to this thesis Then, the purpose ofthe study introduces the aims to the thesis Andthe scope ofthe study ... expressed in details in the following part ofthe thesis 3.2.3.2 The results ofthe study i The results ofthe questionnaires First of all, the author would like to show the chart ofthe learners’ purposes ... reading and writing Most ofthe learners of this program are adults Especially, at the first level, the mojority ofthe learners are at the age from nineteen to forty Therefore, the author ofthe thesis...
... 1972, p.111) Rationale Aims ofthe study Scope ofthe study Methods ofthe study Design ofthe study Research questions: What is the present situation of teaching and learning vocabulary at Pre ... reaction, their progress and expectation 1.What you think ofthe games your teachers used in your vocabulary lesson? a b c d Very interesting and useful Rather interesting and useful Interesting and ... each other on the meaning of unfamiliar words, including vocabulary items they not know (Nation and Newton, 1977, p.244) Part two: Development Chapter two: Present situation of teaching and learning...
... channels.13 The first channel rests on the effect ofthe availability of credit in the economy andthe second one on the effect of liquidity on the allocation of asset portfolios These channels ... banks This strand ofthe literature focuses on the prevalence of superior information with regard to the success of investment projects on the side ofthe borrower vis-à-vis the bank The approach ... adjusting the level of outside money The volume of broad money supplied to the economy is then simply determined as a multiple ofthe monetary base, depending on the size ofthe money multiplier The...
... STRATEGIES OFTHE ATTACKER Chapter Introduction to the Games of Nature 1.1 Early Models of SelfReplicating Structures 1.2 Genesis of Computer Viruses 1.3 Automated Replicating Code: The Theory and Definition ... over the network, but did not "infect" objects on the disk Today, it is important to understand all of these major perspectives the file (storage), in-memory, and network views and correlate the ... strategies, anti much more Table of Contents • Index • Szor presents the state -of -the- art in bo full technical detail that professionals attacks Along the way, he provides ex and other emerging techniques,...
... or humor ofthe head Immediately after the Doctor left the house, the mother besmeared the tip of her finger with a little ofthe "strong juice" from the grandmother's tobacco pipe, and proceeded ... make powder of it, and then put it in one ofthe ends of said cornet or pipe, and laying a cole of fire upon it, at the other end sucke so long, that they fill their bodies full of smoke, till ... Surgery in the Medical Institution of New Hampshire, at Dartmouth College; Professor of Surgery and Obstetrics in the College of Physicians and Surgeons in the Western District ofthe State of New...
... and no weaker system of law enforcement than this; for it delivers the enforcement ofthe law to the vicissitudes ofthe distribution of power between the violator ofthe law andthe victim of ... years, not only as a result ofthe end ofthe Cold War, the disintegration ofthe Soviet Union andthe demise of most command economies The earlier process of decolonisation, the acquisition by non-industrialised ... ask what is evidence of practice required for the loss of obligatory quality of a norm is the mirror ofthe evidence of practice required for the 14 formation ofthe norm in the first place.’ See...