... change
within a sample generalizes to all individuals; individual
differences in change are relegated to the bin of random
error. An individual growth model estimates the average
trajectory as well as individual ... trajectories, thus allowing
for the explicit examination of inter -individual differences
in intra -individual change. It readily estimates both...
... J: Interpreting the sig-
nificance of changes in health-related quality- of- life scores. J
Clin Oncol 1998, 16(1):139-44.
18. King MT: The interpretation of scores from the EORTC qual-
ity of life ... their
significant others seems to be a feasible strategy to gain information about certain aspects of
patient's quality of life and symptom burden, if th...
... mod-
els. After scaling, changes in the HRQOL scales in the mul-
tivariate models are interpreted per 5 mL/kg·min increase
in VO
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peak and per 10% increase in the percentage of
body fat.
Statistical ... and/or diastolic
BP of 85–99 mm Hg). Subjects who were using only one
medicine for hypertension were allowed to discontinue
their medicine for 2-weeks prior to undergo...
... impairment.
In the subgroup of subjects defined as having an exacerba-
tion of asthma at the interview in 2002 (n = 143), the
Table 2: Scores of the AQLQ and the SF-36 in individuals with asthma from ... indicate the extent to which each item relates
to the construct measured by the total score. Correcting
the total score by removing the item of interes...
... population
where the study of the relationship between chewing abil-
ity and OHRQoL would be informative as to how patients
with varying degrees of tooth loss, and therefore varying
degrees of chewing ability, ... 1). Of the patients with dentures, 199
(51.8%) patients came to the clinic to replace their
current dentures.
Impaired perceived chewing ability and oral healt...
... (SPSS
version 16.0) was used to manage and analyze the data.
First, missing values were handled according to the
guidelines given in the manual of the KIDSCREEN-52.
The percentage of missing data was <10%. ... becoming one of the most common
genetic disorders in children in Western Europe, due to
demographic changes [2]. In the Netherlands, an esti-
mate...
... and the
strong expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines such as
TNFα and interleukin (IL)-6 in the demyelinating focus
[10,11]. Therefore, this murine model is useful for inves-
tigating the ... con-
tributed to technical tutorship and the editing of the man-
uscript. KS and KO contributed to editing of the
manuscript. MT and YU contributed to the conception,
int...
... obtained for a-Ge. By using the simulation program
of ref. [11], the calibration curves of Figure 2b giving the
incorporated at.% of H a s a fu nction of the H flow rate
were obtain ed. The increase ... with the contamination at the surface either of
the deposited layer or of the substrate. The tail behind
the H peak is due to t he multiple scattering, wh...
... subject to physical modeling
constraints on the particles of the model. By enforcing
rigidity constraints we can simulate the resulting distortions
that come from pushing the non-planar model to a ... error is intro-
duced into the normal map due to the prospective projection
of the imaging system. As the distance from the camera’s
optical center increases,...
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counties in Spain, which corresponds to the capitals of the
50 Spanish provinces. We are considering the main cities and
the surrounding towns under their administrative in uence.
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the S
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Another interesting point to observe is the final occu-
pancy level of the load...