... Spearmans coefficient (r) for non-parametric correlations A P value of less than 0.05 was regarded as significant Software package STATA 9.0 (USA) was used forthe analysis Materials and Methods Results ... and after the initiation of NARP can be seen in table A negative correlation was observed between the ceftriaxone consumption and the prevalence of ceftriaxone resistant E.coli and Klebsiella ... financial cost and resistance patterns of leading nosocomial pathogens (gram) and number of boxes were calculated from two databases, 1) Hospital pharmacy computer databases, and 2) International...
... interpersonal skills, information provision, and availability; the other hospital staff’s interpersonal skills and information provision scale; the exchange of information single-item scale; the waiting ... for instance wishes for more information The questionnaire contains the following scales: (a) Information about the disease; (b) Information about medical tests; (c) Information about treatment; ... 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...
... to the data analysis, the interpretation ofthe data and drafted the manuscript MD and HJD contributed to the statistical analysis, the interpretation ofthe data and helped to draft the manuscript ... can thus be evaluated Abbreviations CA: Congenital Anomaly; MCA: Multiple Congenital Anomalies; CDH: Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia; ICCAP: Impactofa Child with Congenital Anomalies on Parents ... Primary anomalies Abdominal wall defect Congenital diaphragmatic hernia Small intestinal anomaly Oesophageal atresia Anorectal malformation Hirschsprung's disease Miscellaneous Congenital anomalies...
... to the data analysis, the interpretation ofthe data and drafted the manuscript MD and HJD contributed to the statistical analysis, the interpretation ofthe data and helped to draft the manuscript ... can thus be evaluated Abbreviations CA: Congenital Anomaly; MCA: Multiple Congenital Anomalies; CDH: Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia; ICCAP: Impactofa Child with Congenital Anomalies on Parents ... Primary anomalies Abdominal wall defect Congenital diaphragmatic hernia Small intestinal anomaly Oesophageal atresia Anorectal malformation Hirschsprung's disease Miscellaneous Congenital anomalies...
... repair the link break, the node broadcasts an RREQ for that destination Otherwise, the node makes a list of unreachable destinations consisting ofthe unreachable neighbor and any additional ... nonuniform distribution as the simulation time elapses and finally it reaches a steady state In steady state, the mobile nodes are concentrated at the central region and are almost zero around the ... randomly and uniformly from (0, Vmax ] Table shows the values of all parameters used in the simulation The following metrics are computed to evaluate theimpactof each mobility model onthe performance...
... Atorva = atorvastatin; Prava = Pravastatin; Simva = simvastatin the EURopean trial On Reduction of cardiac events with Perindopril in stable coronary Artery disease (EUROPA)[34] and the Simvastatin/Enalapril ... system-related) are often responsible forthe lack of implementation of proven efficacious therapies and traditional means of educating practitioners (journal articles, continuing medical education conferences, ... rates of statin use in the "control" arm of that trial[15] A meta-analysis of these trials confirmed that statins are clearly beneficial for secondary prevention in all subgroups of CAD patients,...
... listing and conservation status ofthe mammals ofthe Savannah River Site 254 Table 4.25 Primary habitats of nongame mammals ofthe Savannah River Site 258 Table 4.26 Levels of foraging bat activity ... and transient and probably concentrated along bottomlands and terraces adjacent to streams (Sassaman et al 1990; Sassaman 1993) Sustained seasonal habitation ofthe area began between 9,800 and ... portion ofthe landscape (Edwards et al 2000) About two thirds ofthe upland forest areas are managed for this species and forthe associated fire-maintained savanna conditions that support a great...
... speculated from steady state analysis that laccases have a conserved O2 binding domain and that the rate of O2 reduction is dependent on that of substrate oxidation In our case, this means that LAC2 ... Grenoble, France) confirmed that only cDNA20, amplified with the reverse primer AK20 5¢CAGAGAACGAACGTA TGTGCTGG3¢ under the conditions described in the Marathon cDNa cloning kit manual, encodes the peptides ... Comparison ofthe backbone superposition at the T1 copper site ofthe C cinereus laccase and the C30 laccase models The Ca trace of C cinereus ( 1A6 5) laccase is shown in red For clarity, only...
... in the membrane preparation, as measured using a gamma counter Membrane preparations were then used in guanylyl cyclase assays A total of lg of membranes was incubated for 12 at 37 °C in the ... extracellular domain would induce a conformational change in the intracellular KHD This conformational change would allow ATP binding to the KHD Thus, preincubation of membranes with ANP should increase ... C-terminal 196 amino acids, forming the GC domain, by a Bpu1102I ⁄ KpnI co-digestion A synthetic linker (complementary oligonucleotides 5¢-TGAGCAACTCAAGAGA GGTGAAAGAGGCTCTTCTACACGTGGTTAAGGTA C-3¢ and 5¢-CTTAACCACGTGTAGAAGAGCCTCTTT...
... considered a "case" [30] among the factors Data considerations and statistical assumptions were met: data was quantitative at the interval scale level with a normal distribution and the sample size ... dimensions, and work organization) and the risk of having an elevated HSCL-25 score Results demonstrated that fair and poor satisfaction with leadership had a significant association with mental health ... Working alone/in a pair/in a team Contact with colleagues at the workplace Contact with manager at the workplace Co-workers Time pressure/control Information/Knowledge Working alone/in a pair/in a...
... treatment options are available Thelow rates of treatment changes on second and third combinations may reflect scarcity of affordable or available salvage options rather than durability of regimens ... rate of changes and has the same number of years of follow-up (2.3 years) [8,9,18] The rate of combination antiretroviral treatment change in The Australian HIV Observation Database (AHOD) was ... Previous analyses from the Australian HIV observational database (AHOD) showed that patients remain on their first treatment fora median 646 days (1.8 years) [9] The range of drug options available...
... development Resultsof literature searches and the database analysis [49] are summarized in Table A number of further pharmaceutical preparations and variants of methylphenidate are in phase III of clinical ... total market data delineated in the Introduction (4) New product profiles and availability An extensive literature and database search was conducted to obtain information onthe expected availability ... April 2006) of methylphenidate with duration of action of 12 hours (wear time, hours) At present, in the absence of head-to-head trials against established oral formulations, the main advantage...
... evaluation settings Their major drawback of evaluation is that they focus onthe estimation of cash flows and accounting criteria (Kim, Suh and Hwang, 2003) Nevertheless, traditional performance ... information systems and data warehouses been able to manage a great deal of data The challenge is to capture and measure soft and qualitative information For example, in the book The Experience Economy ... predominantly classical ones We can find the explanation for this behaviour in the fact that these indicators are much easier to measure In addition, conventional methods have the advantage of being...
... nonfinancial information, such as engineering firms for environmental information and human resource supply chain consultants for social information, lack the global scale and full range of capabilities ... performance, both good and bad, and the relative emphasis it gives to traditional financial information compared to information on nonfinancial performance which could affect financial performance ... and safety The Thomson Reuters ASSET4 database provides data onthe adoption or non-adoption of these policies, for at least one year, for 775 US companies, with complete data for fiscal years...
... devised and made popular Training of traditional birth attendants and health worker females on neonatal resuscitation and neonatal care has been successfully field tested in Chandigarh, India(12) and ... early antenatal registrations Since the time of antenatal registration is determined by traditional customs in this area, repeated Information, Education and Communication (IEC) activities are ... Public Health Nurses for child care forthe first three years The slower decline in the neonatal mortality is because ofthe mainly non-infective nature ofthe conditions causing neonatal deaths...
... the American Medical Association, 285(23), 3011-3014 National Public Radio & The Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation (2000) National survey of American adults on technology and national survey of ... studies that test the efficacy of parental education and supervision as well as the adoption of filtering and blocking software under real world conditions Mitchell et al / SEXUAL MATERIAL ONTHE ... problematic because some ofthe installations may have occurred after or as a result ofthe youth’s exposure So the failure rate may have been considerably lower than 18% (The failure rate was 9% among...
... was measured by (a) the highest grade attained in any national examination for English, (b) the NCDS mathematics achievement score and (c) the average grade in all public examinations taken Parental ... impactof parental aspirations onthe general academic achievement of US adolescents; Ma (2001) who showed a strong impactof parental expectation on achievement in advanced mathematics; Carr and ... entirely consistent with all the available data and each has a common limitation The common limitation is that none of these explanations can account for why many working class parents are fully...
... monitoring ofthe ups and downs of their platelet counts The emphasis placed onthe fluctuations in this clinical marker appears to cause nearly as much anxiety forthe patient as the actual disease ... clinical research Both the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Agency forthe Evaluation of Medicinal Products (EMEA) have emphasized the value of PRO measures in identifying and ... Oaks, California, USA No other additional funding for this study was provided The decision to submit this manuscript for publication was subject to the approval of Amgen, Inc and all authors Page...
... (Dare), and Cochrane Control Trial Register (CCTR) Further, an additional search was done ofthe Health Economics Evaluation Database (HEED) For HEED, the phrases 'iron chelation', 'thalassaemia', ... emotional functioning [16] The objective of this study was to assess the literature fortheimpactof iron overload and infusion Iron Chelation Therapy (ICT) on patients' QoL and to assess the availabil- ... clinical trials and patient reported outcomes Jean-François Baladi and Paula Jones work for Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, USA Authors' contributions JFB and PJ conceived the study and all authors...