... data were assumed to be the absence ofthe extra-articular manifestation for pulmonary nodule When radiologic and laboratory data were not available, the data was considered as missing ACR, American ... USA) Statistical analysis To test the convergent validityof RARBIS as a measure of disease severity, the Spearman rank correlation between the RARBIS and the DAS28 was assessed in the total study ... coefficients ofa linear regression of all subscales on the DAS28 Results Patients characteristics and the RARBIS score Patient characteristics ofthe study cohort are summarized in Table The mean age of...
... convergent validity? The DAS28 is a process measure of disease activity, incorporating clinical status (joint counts and global health) and acute phase reactants [4] Disease activity is associated ... substantial — and not statistical — arguments that favour an increased weight of disease activity (clinical status) in a severity index could that Fundamental considerations rather than statistical inference ... radiographic damage [5] and with surgery [6], both components ofthe RARBIS Acute phase reactants are also an independent component ofthe RARBIS It is therefore not surprising at all that the...
... be blinded to the group assignment The participants on the other hand are unaware ofthe group assignment, as they are under the assumption that the hospital is providing usual care Intervention ... and the study, and practical guidelines ofthe use ofthe SCP, intended to remind the health care providers to provide an SCP to their patients As this is a pragmatic trial aiming to assess the ... questionnaire aims to evaluate the (satisfaction with) information received by cancer patients on different areas ofthe disease, diagnosis, treatment and care, and some qualitative aspects, for instance...
... that a SAM is meant to fit into the existing national statistical and planning infrastructure That is to say that, first, a SAM is typically built on the basis of data which are already available ... accounts totals Finally, a SAM always has a matrix format 72 because of its emphasis on the identification of source and use of all transactions Summarizing, a SAM in our view serves as an alternative ... separate blocks, without integrating them into a SAM as yet The computer retabulates the raw data from the surveys, data already available (e.g the 1-0 table) are scrutinized (e.g the treatment...
... on any task, no matter how tedious And finally, the talented team of Donna Nalley and Tracy Hamilton at the SERVE office in Tallahassee did a fantastic job of making the Help! Kit as accurate and ... Pamela has developed a great deal of expertise over the past 15 years that she has worked—in a variety of capacities—with migrant education and ESL programs This guide came about because so many ... in a classroom that is usually comprised of half native English speakers and half native speakers ofthe other language (Christian, D., 1994) CALP—Cognitive academic language proficiency; a mastery...
... TRICARE, use a variety of health self-reporting surveys to assess the health status of military members and other beneficiaries These questionnaires are used to provide data on the health and healthcare ... healthcare needs of all military healthcare beneficiaries and to target specific health issues For instance, the Health Care Survey of DoD Beneficiaries [8] assesses a broad range of healthcare ... respondents to rate their overall health An implicit assumption of this item is that an individual's self-assessment of overall health provides a valid representation ofthe individual's health status [1]...
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... verruca plantaris: a case report Dermatol Online J 2006, 12 36 Virgili A, Corazza M: Guess what! Metastatic malignant melanoma ofthe leg from a warty acral amelanotic malignant melanoma Eur ... Dawber RP, Colver GB: The spectrum of malignant melanoma ofthe nail apparatus Semin Dermatol 1991, 10:82-87 22 Franke W, Neumann NJ, Ruzicka T, Schulte K: Plantar malignant melanoma - a challenge ... search strategy A literature search was undertaken using the National Library of Medicine (NLM) PubMed database to identify literature on foot and nail melanoma A range of search terms was devised...
... [http://www.diabetes.ca/cpg2003/chapters.aspx?agrowing healthcareproblem.htm] Canadian Diabetes Association (CDA): Clinical practice guidelines for the management of diabetes in Canada Canadian Medical Association ... 25:301-318 Damanpour F: Organizational innovation: A meta-analysis of effects of determinants and moderators Academy of management journal 1991, 34:555-588 Elenkov DS, Manev IM: Top management leadership ... being a major cause of traumatic ulcers [8] Lack of awareness of risk factors associated with diabetic foot ulcer by health care professionals and patients adds to unnecessary morbidity such as...
... 50:1129-1136 Akl EA, Mustafa R, Slomka T, Alawneh A, Vedavalli A, Schunemann HJ, Akl EA, Mustafa R, Slomka T, Alawneh A, et al.: An educational game for teaching clinical practice guidelines to Internal ... that a lower percentage of international medical graduates would be associated with better characteristics of teaching CPGs; although some ofthe associations were statistically significant, they ... analysis and interpretation of data: EAA, GHG, and HJS; drafting of manuscript: EAA; critical revision ofthe manuscript for important intellectual content: EAA, RM, AS, MCW, AM, TR, GHG, and HJS;...
... 50:1129-1136 Akl EA, Mustafa R, Slomka T, Alawneh A, Vedavalli A, Schunemann HJ, Akl EA, Mustafa R, Slomka T, Alawneh A, et al.: An educational game for teaching clinical practice guidelines to Internal ... that a lower percentage of international medical graduates would be associated with better characteristics of teaching CPGs; although some ofthe associations were statistically significant, they ... analysis and interpretation of data: EAA, GHG, and HJS; drafting of manuscript: EAA; critical revision ofthe manuscript for important intellectual content: EAA, RM, AS, MCW, AM, TR, GHG, and HJS;...
... [http://www.diabetes.ca/cpg2003/chapters.aspx?agrowing healthcareproblem.htm] Canadian Diabetes Association (CDA): Clinical practice guidelines for the management of diabetes in Canada Canadian Medical Association ... 25:301-318 Damanpour F: Organizational innovation: A meta-analysis of effects of determinants and moderators Academy of management journal 1991, 34:555-588 Elenkov DS, Manev IM: Top management leadership ... being a major cause of traumatic ulcers [8] Lack of awareness of risk factors associated with diabetic foot ulcer by health care professionals and patients adds to unnecessary morbidity such as...
... participated in the design ofthe study and performed the statistical analysis JB conceived ofthe study, participated in the design and coordination and drafted the manuscript All authors read and approved ... indicates a better health status The total score is the sum ofthe scores ofthe three domains (varying to 7) The LCQ already has been validated in English and has also been used in at least one other ... the patient's perception and there is lack of well-validated reliable objective alternative parameters that are commercially available to quantify the burden of chronic cough Responsiveness The...
... in the pie chart above From the chart, we can reckon that, the teachers place the highest percentage on grammar and vocabulary usage; 31 percent suppose that the grammar and vocabulary test can ... that the internal methods refer to ways of investigating the internal structures ofthe test scores to ascertain the adequacy ofthe test scores as indicators ofthe latent traits, or sample of ... empirical criterion related validity. ” (Henning, 1987) Thevalidity is based on the collected data and formulas applied to generate an actual numerical validity coefficient Of course, the validity...
... said A Mathew said that he arranged to meet them after lunch the next day B Mathew said that he had arranged to meet them after lunch tomorrow C Mathew said that he had arranged to meet them after ... ordering task and note-taking 2.6 Validityofa test There are a number of qualities ofa good test, namely, reliability, validity, practicality, interactiveness, impact, or authenticity, etc The author ... of vocabulary It is obvious that vocabulary is the most essential and important part of any language and with any other language components and language skills as phonetics and phonology, grammar,...
... a decrease in the coronal and increase in the sagittal diameter of intrathoracic part of trachea (Fig 1.28) The coronal diameter of saber sheath trachea is two-third or less than sagittal diameter ... particularly in women Apart from the abnormal thickening of airway wall, central airway diseases are associated with a variable combination of focal or diffuse narrowing of tracheal lumen, calcification, ... nasal discharge, sore throat, and epistaxis may be observed in many central airway diseases such as GPA, sarcoidosis, and rhinoscleroma Because many central airway diseases are a part ofa systemic...
... dirty pages • Data manager floods the cache This is rather similar in nature to a data manager which fails to free data, but is easier to detect and prevent • Data manager changes data A malicious ... for another thread in that task • Server tasks which cannot tolerate changing data, or which must ensure that all ofthe necessary data is available, may use a separate thread to copy that data ... copied) data in a message • Data manager backs its own data Deadlock may occur if a data manager becomes blocked in a page fault waiting for data which it provides Fortunately, there are several techniques...
... – Advantages • Can carry up to three times the amount of data as TDMA • Transmissions are much harder to eavesdrop on • A would-be eavesdropper must also know the exact chip in which the transmission ... data to be sent – Imprints a unique address on the data – The longer the code is, the more users will be able to share the same channel – Number of chips in the code • Determines the amount of ... Divides the transmission time into several slots – Each user is assigned the entire frequency for the transmission • For a fraction of time on a fixed, rotating basis – Advantages • Uses the bandwidth...
... languages belonged to a third, Nilo-Saharan family, which may have originated in the broad Saharan region at least as early as Afroasiatic Nilo-Saharan may be distantly related to the fourth family, ... taken Carthage a decade later, and extended their power across the region sub-saharan africa Whether Carthage transmitted metalworking to sub-Saharan Africa is one ofthe mysteries of African ... religions, and alphabetic literacy that sub-Saharan Africa partially shared with the Eurasian core Partial isolation meant that cultural phenomena took distinctively African forms Partial integration...