... repeated MRI of their knees When MRI is performed within a study, the researcher performing the measurements may not be an MRI radiologist: they may be unable to detect abnormalities Thus, the decision ... more precise prevalence estimate However, this isthe first study in this area Our findings raise issues forthe planning of studies and ethical issues related to the obligation ofthe physician-researcher ... of structural change read the MRI scans: they are not usually trained in musculoskeletal radiology or MRI beyond the measurements they perform The researcher is obliged to put the health of the...
... creation of a valid, useful knowledge and evidence base for quality and safety This will require improved conceptions ofthe nature of quality and safety issues, an understanding ofthe mechanisms ... understand the types of quality and safe team initiatives, the evidence about their impact, andthe barriers and facilitators to establishing teams and team initiatives Methods Data sources and ... there is a more indepth understanding of how these teams are established, the barriers and facilitators to establishing and implementing teams and team initiatives, as well as the strength of the...
... from the Society The editor is responsible forthe content ofthe journal The editor is a member ofthe Board of Trustees ofthe Society and serves on the Executive Committee and all standing ... sum, is that the expressive properties of music are a function of both the sounds of a musical performance andthe visual movements ofthe performers Dominic Lopes and I have argued that this forces ... 1-16 The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism Editor Search The American Society for Aesthetics is soliciting applications and nominations forthe position of editor ofThe Journal of Aesthetics...
... run high in the area ofthe free movement of goods.22 All of these three aspects feature in the trio of spectacular cases on the use of goods,23 which form the subject-matter of this 20 See LAURENCE ... emissions could be achieved by other means less restrictive ofthe freedom of movement and whether there actually was a realistic alternative forthe transportation ofthe affected goods by other ... but this is nothing more than whatthe Treaty on the Functioning ofthe European Union (and previously the EC Treaty) actually envisages, andisthe logical consequence of a finding that the measure...
... used the SF-36 (Table 1) Since the SF-6D is a continuous measure of effect we used meta-analytic methods to estimate the weighted grand mean ofthe MID and to test the hypothesis of homogeneity of ... assessment of change including, that the reliability and validity ofthe global scale has not been established and that the judgement of change is psychologically difficult [19] Another limitation ofthe ... is suitable for sample size estimation Cohen the responsiveness statistic [18] The formula for these statistics are as follows, where D = raw score change on measure; SE = standard error of the...
... is necessary Good communication This isthe main and prerequisite skill necessary forthe managers to manage people 2 Good communication Good communication Honest, communication is one ofthe ... Because the performance of an individual in a large organization where the air is due to work or the work culture ofthe organization that brings Increase work efficiency Therefore the employee ... Part 2: Whatisthe importance of good human resources management? Recruitment and training Human resource management help looking good staff actively involved in the success ofthe company and help...
... andthe VAT was defined as the distance between the anterior wall ofthe aorta andthe internal face ofthe recto-abdominal muscle perpendicular to the aorta When the aortic walls were not visualized ... MND, CD and PF helped to draft the manuscript TM and TG performed ultrasound TG participated in the design ofthe study and performed the statistical analysis All authors read and approved the final ... insulin resistance (IR) [3] The pattern of adipose tissue distribution, i.e., visceral adipose tissue (VAT) and subcutaneous abdominal adipose tissue (SAAT), is an important predictive factor of metabolic...
... surfactant function is aggravated by preservation ofthe graft, ischaemia and reperfusion Therefore, substitution of surfactant may bridge the patient to recovery ofthe graft The combination of ... justification is there forthe use of these approaches in lung transplantation? A body of evidence has been established that indicates that surfactant function after lung transplantation is reduced ... procedure, lung function starts to improve following completion of surgery andis usually best 3–6 months after transplantation In the cases of graft failure, brain death and infection ofthe donor lung,...
... experience of managers The objective of this skill is to enhance mutual understanding and respect on the basis of identification and recognition ofthe values and needs ofthe communication object This ... constructive spirit Praise and criticism at the right time and dose effects were very high 3)Behavior and communication • • This skill requires the sophistication, flexibility and social knowledge and ... people This is your daily bread The way you communicate with others can be a key to either your success or failure • 1.Respect the person you talk to • 2.Listen, listen, listen and then speak...
... price and you buy things that tou did not plan to buy earlier This is called impulse buing Attractive packing and displays versuade people to buy things they not actually need For many of us the ... people And those shops may be the only source of living of then To conclude I would like to express my opinion which rather possitive I think that supermarkets are great creatures andthe more of them ... your products, you simply show your recipt and you are given a new one or your money back Not to forget about sales and special offers such as "buy one get one free" or "two forthe pirce of one"...
... Andwhat about this one? I can't even figure out what platform this one uses Is this a bad platform?" "No, it's a wonderful platform," the old man said "The blogger is a programmer, and he actually ... domain name," the old man said "While the words don't make sense, they have a nice ring to them They roll off the tongue and flow with the blog." "I see Andwhat about this one? This one is long, ... voice," the old man said "Because ofthe nature ofthe blog, the readers are expecting a more formal tone The blogger understands the target audience and writes the way that best speaks to them."...
... where a predefined level of demand is managed internally andthe remainder augmented with cloud services The apothegm is ‘Own the base and rent the peak’ Conclusion The customer’s overall cloud ... Infrastructure is a tumour ofthe modern corporation It forces asset specificity; it limits flexibility, agility, and availability Most customers have this tumour, and they should actively avoid ... An example ofthe disruptive consumption rates is shown in the chart below This chart presents the forecasted market growth-rate for cloud services (Forrester, 2011 http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/cloud-computing-market-241-billion-in-2020/47702;...
... sector deregulation premium Naturally, this uncertainty also affects our estimates Of course, the disinflationary impact ofthe Asian crisis ofofthe NRR Hawkesby et al assume that there is ... the mid-point ofthe target band, the output gap back to This suggests that another way of thinking about the NRR is zero, andthe exchange rate back to equilibrium, assuming to ask whether the ... survey of economic forecasters in New Zealand, asking them for their forecasts of, among other things, inflation They then compute the average forecast of all respondents We use the Consensus average...
... the detection of prostate cancer PSA testing for prostate cancer detection, however, is complicated for many reasons First, PSA exists in multiple isoforms Although there are many complexed forms ... cancer, and controversy exists whether these are the patients who have early-stage disease and would benefit from detection or whether these are the patients who have indolent forms of prostate ... Administration for monitoring patients with prostate cancer for disease recurrence, it is unique in that it isthe only tumor marker that is currently approved by the Food and Drug Administration...
... εicgbt (24) where X is a vector of controls, B the vector of behaviors, ε isthe error term, i denotes the individual, c the country, t the year ofthe interview, g gender, and b isthe birth cohort ... the right-hand side of Table 2, both forthe ”reduced form” andforthe dynamic health equation When we consider the former, we find that the overall effect of education on health is negative and ... binary indicators: whether the mother died early, whether the father died early and whether the mother andthe father where present when the individual was aged 10 The extracted principal component...
... (2004) whatisthe impact of microfinance on poor people? sy n thesis 4.2 Synthesis of evidence of effectiveness Below, we first summarise the directions of effect (i.e positive and negative impacts) ... this study therefore retains its status as a high quality evaluation This decision is discussed further in section 5.4 what isthe impact of microfinance on poor people? sy n thesis Synthesis ... review ofthe evidence ofthe impact of microfinance timely And in the latter half of 2010 the microfinance industry made news for negative reasons.7 By October of that year regulation ofthe microfinance...
... seen, there may be several distinct derivations that generate the same parse tree The probability of a parse tree T is thus the sum ofthe probabilities of its distinct derivations Let tid be the ... to the product ofthe inside probability ofthe item and its prior probability Any item with a score less than 10 −5 times of that ofthe best item is pruned from the chart Whatisthe Minimal ... context-free rule r where the lefthand side of r corresponds to the root label of t andthe righthand side of r corresponds to the frontier labels of t Indices link the rules to the original subtrees...
... Medicine and chairs the IOM Clinical Research Roundtable, the Board of Scientific Counselors ofthe National Center for Infectious Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control, andthe Board ofthe ... Properties of objects and materials Properties and changes of properties in matter Structure of atoms Position and motion of objects Motions and forces Light,heat, electricity, and magnetism Transfer of ... states and districts andthe Standards andthe Benchmarks, “there is evidence that assessment and accountability systems influence teachers’ classroom practices and student learning.” Whatis needed,...