... Distance to Make the Most of Your Investment Unfortunately, the use of VCSELs can cause differential mode delay (DMD), an effect that happens when the laser beam launched into a small area ofthe ... variations in the fiber core can affect the angle and speed that a light pulse can travel This effect is the refractive index profile ofthe material, which is calculated as the ratio ofthe speed of light ... graded the index of refraction ofthe fiber core to enhance VCSEL transmission By carefully controlling the refractive index profile, DMD is reduced and the several modes of light are able to travel...
... calculation ofthe equivalent ofthe degree of difficulty [25] as a measure of an Index of Discrimination (D) in order to identify those items from the TEMPS-A scale that best discriminate groups The ... between the different genotype groups to a high degree, no scale compiling these items showed high sensitivity and specificity with respect tothe presence ofthe s allele Even the combination ofthe ... carried the ss genotype, 50 (36.23%) the ll and 69 (50%) sl genotype A total of 88 subjects (63.77%) carried the s allele while 50 subjects (36.23%) did not carry the s allele The frequency of the...
... the hospital along with feasibility to evaluate biomarkers of response to chemotherapy in these biopsies The correlation to response, if proven, would help clinicians to tailor chemotherapy to ... responders, similar to those reported in literature, are indirect evidence ofthe efficacy ofthe chemotherapy in these patients in eliminating the mitotic fraction It is intriguing to note that, as ... specimens using immunohistochemistry (IHC) c) Quantification of extent of change in these biomarkers of response to chemotherapy one day and 21 days after first cycle of chemotherapy http://www.wjso.com/content/7/1/35...
... peak to peak ofthe M-wave Motor distal latency (MDL) was obtained from the onset latency ofthe M-wave The latency between the anterior cells and the muscle was calculated according tothe formula ... in the F-wave ofthe median nerve in CTS [17,18] Stoehr and colleagues found that the extent ofthe retrograde changes correlated with the degree of CTS severity [28] The sensory fibers ofthe ... cells and the muscle from the onset latency of MEPcr The latency from the anterior horn cells tothe rootlet (CRL) was calculated by subtracting the onset latency ofthe MEPcv from the latency...
... instrument Phase 3: assessment ofthe reliability and validity ofthe new theory-based global instrument The objective of phase is toassessthe reliability and validity ofthe new theory-based global ... possible to modify the instrument based on this first set of results The final choice ofthe set of items will be based on their indices of distribution and discrimination and their theoretical ... assessthe relationships between the constructs based on the proposed integrated model using path analysis Observation ofthe expected relationships will be further proof ofthe validity of the...
... access tothe data None ofthe local opinion leaders received any financial compensation for their participation in the study or endorsement ofthe evidence summaries Discussion We report the protocol ... trusted by their peers to evaluate medical innovations within the local context [68-70] Since they influence patterns of practice in the community, their participation in any program of quality ... included in the intervention) on management of patients with acute MI They demonstrated improvements in some oftheir quality indicators, however, it is impossible to gauge the efficacy of opinion...
... the SSRIs Furthermore, medication was superior to placebo in reducing the severity ofthe three symptom clusters of PTSD, as well as alleviating the symptoms of depression, and in improving the ... treatment of PTSD, the findings of prior topiramate studies suggest that this anticonvulsant may be promising in the management of patients with PTSD Aims ofthe Study 1) To compare the efficacy of topiramate ... prognosis [2] The development of treatments for PTSD is challenging due tothe complexity ofthe symptoms and psychiatric comorbidities Psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy are the two main classes of PTSD...
... person within the area unit irrespective of where they live in that unit, the amount of time that they spend in the area, and their ability to travel within and beyond the boundary ofthe administrative ... prone to a number of errors which can bias estimates ofthe associations between the built environment and health [23,29,30] The first source of error relates tothe match rate which is the percentage ... devices also enable investigators to track the mobility patterns of individuals through the environment to develop measures oftheir travel routes and activity spaces [32] These technologies have...
... INTERVIEW QUESTIONS According tothe purpose ofthe report, we had to go out to carry out our interview with the foreigner tourists We had to spend two days in the OldQuarter to it Before carrying this ... that the percentage of independent tourist is the biggest It occupies 58% in total The numbers of tourists who travel in-group hold 33% And the business tourist market is less, 9% Seeing the result, ... finding other guests, but not much tourist, so we could interview one to two travelers Most of them seemed too closed, to be friendly and warmhearted, and welcome us They told us everything they...
... Northern and Middle of Vietnam The result shows that most ofthe tourists like northern of Vietnam with 50% According to our interview, we asked question about the reason why you like northern of ... our result, most ofthe tourist said no when I asked them about tourism information center, they often use it to find information And the result is 75% Although they told us that the information ... intending to visit This chart shows us the tourist sites which tourist chooses to visit in Vietnam and intend to visit We gathered the popular destinations with tourists into three areas: Southern,...
... correlated with the choice ofthe sex Indeed, studies have attempted to reveal a connection between the demographic information ofthe respondents and their preference ofthe sex oftheir doctor It seems ... 15-25% ofthe women consider the sex ofthe doctor to be an important factor in choosing their gynecologist.3,10,11 Furthermore, gender could make a significant difference in the type of services offered ... ofthe doctor The statistic model SPSS, 13.0 for Windows was used in order to draw the conclusions of this research Results 200 women took part in the study The average age ofthe women of the...
... itself If the firm responds tothe new information by redesigning the product, the cost of redesign will reduce the value ofthe new, substitute action Note that, whatever the case, the value of re-optimization ... firm's ability to adjust the level ofinvestmentto reflect the input's price remains a source of flexibility and potential value The value of information in Case Now turn tothe value of improved ... continues to use input but increases the level ofinvestment due to certain knowledge of its lower cost The expected value of information is therefore the expected value of making these production...
... the Napster server resolves the IP addresses ofthe PCs hosting a particular song, it shifts control ofthe file transfers tothe nodes Furthermore, the ability ofthe Napster nodes to host the ... want to know more about the resources being offered, such as the speed ofthe computer, the amount of available memory, and the bandwidth ofthe connection Some ofthe technical means used to track ... addresses? Does it give the nodes at the edges ofthe network significant autonomy? If the answer to both of those questions is yes, the application is peer -to- peer If the answer to either question is...
... polymorphism, finding up to 32 polymorphic bands in all the trees evaluated On the other hand, the understanding ofthe genetic diversity presents in a species and the distribution of this variation ... 0.283) The 27.0% ofthe genetic diversity of this last group was detected among populations; however, this value was higher in Cordoba with 34.8% of total genetic diversity The proportion of genetic ... each band are shown in Table 1 The classification of Marshall and Brown (1975) was used toassessthe distribution of alleles in different populations In general, the bands presented a wide distribution...
... in these multidimensional scales we used the unweighted scores In both cases, the higher the scores, the better the HRQoL, and vice versa (2) The Spanish version ofthe TOOL questionnaire The ... guided by the estimation ofthe utility function according to which a large number of patients is needed to maximise the precision and reduce the risk of measurement error To this end, in the present ... than 0.20 in the discrimination rate Toassessthe dimensionality ofthe questionnaire, an exploratory factorial analysis (extraction criterion of eigenvalue >1) was also conducted The Spearman...
... the participant’s views on the consequences ofthe illness, comprehension ofthe illness, knowledge of prognosis, the extent to which they attribute blame, knowledge of potential causes and their ... problem in family life It assesses the extent to which each of these symptoms cause the relative concern and how well the relative is able to cope with their concerns 3) The Relationship Quality ... to inform them which arm ofthe trial they have been allocated to RA2 contacts the relevant support worker who will guide the relative through the intervention and instructs them to arrange the...
... (divergent selection from the top and bottom 5% ofthe population) to 0.83 (selection from the top 10% ofthe population) Sample sizes to detect significant = departures of Regr(u from its expectation ... absorption of ) fixed effects into u equations and factoring of residual variance from both sides ofthe equation, the coefficient matrix for u has: = = where A is the ratio of residual to sire ... ofthe u distribution a varied uniformly l l over the interval 0.7 to 0.95 AS2: 20 000 animals from the upper and lower 10% ofthe ui distribution a varied l uniformly over the interval 0.7 to...
... website system The advantages ofthe customers are talked above On site ofthe seller, website is a place for they can introduce their products, expand their branches and take advantages of online ... customers can add more products they want and delete the products they chose At the end, the customers confirm orderings tothe manager by enter their address in box and click confirm order button ... instructors and students The advantage ofthe client/server architecture is that the client and server machines work together to accomplish the processing ofthe application being used The processing capacity...