... traumatic events and PTSD, common mental disorders and hazardous alcohol use and dependence 4) To identify potential vulnerability and resilience factors at both individual and community level ... and specificity for depressive disorder (82.5% and 92.8%), phobic-anxiety disorders (80.6% and 93.5%) and alcohol hazardous use and dependence (79.5% and 97.3%) were found to be satisfactory [36] ... contributions SBA, WSR, and MIQ conceived and designed the study WSR and MIQ were responsible for training the fieldwork team and data collection WSR wrote the first draft of the Protocol and will be a...
... claims and corresponding level of evidence, quality control on production, precautions and adverse events, interactions and contraindications, posology and methods of administration, and considerations ... interventions, practices, and disciplines Advance research on CT natural products Increase understanding of “real world” patterns and outcomes of CT use and its integration into health care and health promotion ... personal empowerment and choice, they can delay diagnosis or mask important symptoms and have adverse outcomes Safety, quality and IM Safety and quality are key health care issues and need to be considered...
... claims and corresponding level of evidence, quality control on production, precautions and adverse events, interactions and contraindications, posology and methods of administration, and considerations ... interventions, practices, and disciplines Advance research on CT natural products Increase understanding of “real world” patterns and outcomes of CT use and its integration into health care and health promotion ... personal empowerment and choice, they can delay diagnosis or mask important symptoms and have adverse outcomes Safety, quality and IM Safety and quality are key health care issues and need to be considered...
... move on and poll the next STA in its polling list PIFS is also function of SIFS and is computed according to PIFS = SIFS + σ (12) and thus the values for 802.11a, b, and g are 25, 30, and either ... acknowledgement, and end frames that are transmitted during the CFP The value of SIFS varies by the particular 802.11 standard implemented by a transceiver For 802.11a, b, and g, the values are 16, 10, and ... HP applications (such as VoIP and moderate resolution video streaming) and delay tolerant LP applications (e.g., file transfer and email) can be supported by the random access or contention functionality...
... collection and edited manuscript; and AR supervised the study design and edited the manuscript JSD reviewed the available literature, edited for content, and prepared the manuscript All authors read and ... eligible patient was stable and had had less than days of fever, all investigations and antimicrobial therapy were deferred, and the patient was prescribed antipyretics and asked to return to the ... more modest goals of reducing costs, avoiding unnecessary testing and inappropriate therapies, and reducing antibiotic resistance and rates of misdiagnosis We have described a protocol that represents...
... evaluate the clinical and cost effectiveness of standard care podiatry and a new inte- Methods/design Study design and setting FiJIA is a secondary-care based pragmatic exploratory randomised controlled ... combinations of foot orthoses and footwear treatments, physical therapies including stretching and muscle strengthening and standard podiatry care for problems such as skin callus and in- Page of 10 (page ... service Utilisation of standardised and validated outcomes, as well as employing imaging techniques and thorough gait analysis should allow accurate monitoring, evaluation and appropriate alteration...
... context and knowledge translation on resident, provider (staff), and system outcomes The primary objectives of the project are: To develop and validate theory relating to knowledge translation and ... organizational context on knowledge translation, and on resident, provider (staff), and system outcomes To undertake and complete multi-level modeling and mixed-method analyses To refine the TREC ... research use, belief suspension, and problem solving ability; and measures of staff outcomes – burnout, aggression from residents, job and career satisfaction, and health status Psychometric properties...
... program and its design, secured its funding, and is providing the leadership and coordination for the program LD is the lead investigator for project two LD, SD and JR-M designed project two and ... progress and achievements of each of the projects, regular teleconferences, the creation of secure virtual spaces for sharing data and information and for contributing to data analysis, and face-to-face ... addition, a project manual detailing clear procedures for sharing and handling data has been developed to ensure data collection and handling is conducted in a Page of 10 (page number not for citation...
... program and its design, secured its funding, and is providing the leadership and coordination for the program LD is the lead investigator for project two LD, SD and JR-M designed project two and ... progress and achievements of each of the projects, regular teleconferences, the creation of secure virtual spaces for sharing data and information and for contributing to data analysis, and face-to-face ... addition, a project manual detailing clear procedures for sharing and handling data has been developed to ensure data collection and handling is conducted in a Page of 10 (page number not for citation...
... societies reflected Leatherman and Sutherland's findings that clinicians listen and learn best from their peers, and that these bodies have a legitimacy and authority that commands clinicians' respect ... for these bodies notwithstanding Leatherman and Sutherland's reservations about the role they have played in the past and about whether they all possess the skills and capacities to play a leading ... on the issues identified by Leatherman and Sutherland, viz: standard setting, development of quality measures, data collection and analysis, peer review and the design, based on evidence, of interventions...
... setting Setting and inclusion criteria erlands, Poland, Spain, Portugal and UK) selected to provide a range of different stages of deinstitutionalisation and a broad geographical and cultural spread ... verbal memory and pervasive negative symptoms such as apathy, amotivation and blunted affect [4-7]; pre-morbid learning disability and poor function [8]; drug and/ or alcohol misuse and challenging ... useful and easy to use Background The study began in March 2007 and is funded for three years by the European Commission It involves ten countries and aims to develop a toolkit for assessing and...
... idle, the node waits for a random deferral time before transmitting This back-off time is a random value multiplied by the slot time, where the random value is a pseudorandom integer, picked from ... 802.11 DCF standard and/ or the basic power control protocol from [2] (see in the appendix a short description of the protocol) The IEEE 802.11 DCF standard is later referred to as standard or STD ... DCF standard obtained by the basic power control protocol in the static network and the SNAPdMac protocol in both static and mobile networks Note that, thanks to PHY (power level adjustment) and...
... Korean Science and Engineering Foundation REFERENCES [1] IEEE Standard 802.21 Working Group, “Draft IEEE standard for local and metropolitan area networks: media independent handover services,” ... being in ton and of a mobile node being in toff are given by pton = α/(α + β) and ptoff = β/(α + β), respectively Let both on and off periods have an exponential distribution with means β−1 and α−1 , ... = N PCP with n = Typical WLAN (a) t on = 120 s and R = 40 Kbps (b) t on = 360 s and R = 40 Kbps (c) t on = 120 s and R = 50 Kbps (d) t on = 360 s and R = 50 Kbps Figure 9: Average power consumption...
... index and normalised navicular height, we requested and were provided with raw foot posture measurements from Scott and colleagues [7] comprising data from 50 healthy young adults (26 female and ... clinical and radiographic measurements, data from the normal-arched, flat-arched and non-qualifying groups were pooled and Pearson r correlation coefficients were calculated For both the t-tests and ... to very good with left and right foot ICCs ranging from 0.68 to 0.78 and absolute random error ranging from 5.6 to 7.1° (Table 2) Anthropometric differences between normal and flatarched groups...
... described by Rivers and colleagues in that: it was executed only by ED physicians and nurses that were providing clinical care to the patient; and it was initiated in the ED and care was subsequently ... ancillary staff (ED and ICU charge nurses, respiratory therapist, pharmacy, bed management) and both the protocol quality assurance nurse and physician In all cases, the ED physicians and staff identified ... published by Rivers and colleagues, 60-day mortality was reported to be 57% in the standard therapy arm and 44% in the EGDT arm [6] In a prospective observational study, Karlsson and colleagues reported...
... the Netherlands The SCP is expected to be an empowering and enabling device, by facilitating better understanding and self-care by the patient However, evidence concerning the positive and negative ... Veldhoven and Eindhoven, The Netherlands Department of Gynecology, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, The Netherlands Department of Gynecology, St Anna Hospital, Geldrop and Eindhoven, The Netherlands ... health status, including scales assessing physical, cognitive and emotional functioning, fatigue and sleep problems, and overall health and quality of life This core instrument is supplemented by...
... developed, kept on- hand, and updated frequently The technical standards which are applicable to TSDFs fall into two classes: general standards which apply to all TSDFs, and specific standards which ... regulations imposing technical standards for tank performance and management, including closure and site cleanup, and establishing financial responsibility for tank owners and operators This document ... RCRA Spill and Overfill Protection and Control (40 CFR 280.20(c) and 280.30) Owners and operators must ensure that there is room in the UST for the delivery before the delivery occurs, and the transfer...
... separate the two bands, hold the mask in one hand and the bands in the other Place and hold the mask over your nose, mouth, and chin, then stretch the bands over your head and secure them comfortably ... personnel and visitors and is required for both Standard and Expanded Precautions Hand hygiene should be performed immediately after removing PPE, even during PPE changes and removal if necessary, and ... worker and the infectious material Gloves, protect the hands, gowns or aprons protect the skin and/ or clothing, masks and respirators protect the mouth and nose, goggles protect the eyes, and face...
... customary and religious laws that violate women’s rights, such as the rights to equality and nondiscrimination; to life, liberty, and security of the person; and to protection from cruel and degrading ... africa-union.org Global and Regional Standards for Reproductive Rights At the regional level, the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the ... opportunities in work and career advancement and other economic opportunities In this respect, they shall c) ensure transparency in recruitment, promotion and dismissal of women and combat and punish sexual...