... risk of falling should develop and
maintain basic professional competence in falls
assessment and prevention. [D]
1.10.2 Individuals at risk of falling, and their carers,
should be offered information, ... risk and
individualised intervention aimed at promoting
independence and improving physical and
psychological function. [A]
1.4 Strength and balance training
1.4.1 Strength and balance training ... 2002).
Detailed examination of the MDS
The content validity of the risk assessment of falls section
of the MDS instrument was examined and information on
the utility of the instrument in practice in relation...
... Pests
Background
Within APEC little is known on the
introduction of marine pests
Little practical information on
measures to prevent introductions
Lack of knowledge in what
individual countries are doing
Need ... important
vectors
International shipping,
aquaculture and biodiversity
are most threatened values
Amount of commercial
shipping and number of trading
partners affecting pathway
strength ... Framework
Conclusions, including the results
of the November 2001 Workshop
Management Framework - Introd
uced Marine Pests
Management capabilities
and approaches
APEC and the MRCWG have a role in liaising...
... renewed interest in examining the indications for BCG vaccination in the
United States included consideration of the wide range of vaccine efficacies deter-
mined by clinical trials and estimated in ... preventing pulmonary TB in adoles-
cents and adults. These studies also were not useful in determining a) the efficacy of
BCG vaccine in HCWs or b) the effects on efficacy of the vaccine strain administered
6 ... vaccination of adults and the type of
vaccine strain administered precluded the inclusion of these factors as covariates in
the random -effects regression model. However, these researchers determined...
... impact of RNA binding on pro-
tein structure and substrate-binding ability.
Proteins that bind and process nucleic acids are
often capable of binding to both RNA and single-
stranded or double-stranded ... an intrinsic relationship between the RNA
binding and protein folding in RNA–UDE.
Interestingly, treatment of RNA–UDE with RNa-
se A did not result in significant changes of the melting
curve, indicating ... Activation-induced deaminase can deaminate
cytosines only in ssDNA, and not in RNA [18]; how-
ever, activation-induced deaminase expressed in Sf9
cells is bound to RNA, and elimination of this RNA...
... cardinal symptoms of
Parkinson's disease (PD), and persons with PD run an
increased risk of falling [1,2]. Most falls occur during func-
tional activities, e.g. walking and turning [3], and ... fear of falling as less severe with DBS ON as com-
pared to DBS OFF, and the total score of FES(S) increased
(p = 0.002) in median with 54 points (Table 3).
Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation ... activi-
ties: getting inand out of bed, grooming and toileting
[38]. The FES(S) was originally tested in stroke patients,
but the 13 item version has been used when investigating
patients with...
... composition.
1. INTRODUCTION
Application of fertiliser often increases the growth of Pinus
pinaster Ait. and other conifers [24, 38]. The mass and area of
foliage increases following fertiliser ... fertiliser explain only
10% of the increase of net photosynthesis within the canopy
[31]. Increases in leaf area and changes in biomass partitioning
probably explain the bulk of the growth response ... between inco-
ming solar radiation and daily maximum and minimum tempera-
ture, Agric. For. Meteorol. 31 (1984) 159–166.
[9] Brix H., Effectsof thinning and nitrogen fertilization on growth of
Douglas-fir:...
... identification number, and the date of
drug dispension. Since January 1 1989 all data from
North Jutland County have been stored in a
prescription database maintained by the Department
of Clinical Epidemiology, ... exposure information may be
incomplete. Incomplete exposure information in the
current study may bias the results towards unity as
well.
Because of our reliance on dispensing
information in the ... with exposure to loratadine and other
antihistamines according to the time of exposure. The
adjusted OR for loratadine exposure within 30 days
before conception and during the first trimester...
... prevalent HBV strains
in China are genotype B and C [32], but the two genotypes distribute unevenly in China. We studied 1096 Chinese chronic HBV
carriers from 9 provinces in Mainland China. Four major ... genotype C in development of hepatocellular carcinoma remains controversial. The response of different HBV
genotypes to interferon-alfa treatment is of increasing interest because the benefit of interferon-alfa ... transmission includes injection drug use, transfusions and dialysis, acupuncture, working in a health-care setting,
tattooing and household contact. In the United States and Western Europe, injection...
... welfare effects. Because China is a larger trade partner, the elimination of
Chinese quantitative restraints results in a correspondingly larger increase in imports and a
smaller increase in GDP. ... quarter of the welfare gain at a cost of 13.3
percent of the output loss, while elimination of preferential rules of origin
accounts for the remaining 23.3 percent of increased welfare and 84.9 ... (1): 141–166.
Estevadeordal, Antoni and Kati Suominen. 2006. “Mapping and Measuring Rules of Origin
Around the World.” In The Origin of Goods: Rules of Origin in Regional Trade
Agreements, ed....