... reference standard and defining the sensitivity and the specificity ofthe imaging test The third step is to incorporate the physician into the evaluation ofthe imaging intervention by evaluating the ... summarized answers to the important clinical issues are at the beginning ofthe chapters, so the busy clinician can understand the most important evidence-based imaging data in seconds Each important ... summary ofthe literature, including a quantification ofthe strength ofthe evidence, and then continues with detailed examination ofthe supporting evidence At the end ofthe chapter, the reader...
... screening including erythrocyte sedimenta- Page of tion rate and C-reactive protein was normal Plain radiographs revealed areas of periprosthetic osteolysis inthe femur and the tibia, and a CT scan ... years later In January 2005 the patient began to develop similar medial pain and swelling inthe left knee A bone scan showed increased activity inthe medial femoral condyle indicating possible ... surveillance Figure Fluoroscopic image ofthe left knee showing the introducing cannula and simultaneous venting ofthe medial tibial condylar cyst Discussion When dealing with massive periprosthetic...
... be of value in future studies of context in acute care and in particular has raised the question of whether the ward needs to be the unit of analysis rather than individuals when considering ... (Table 5) The ratios of mean Australian:Canadian scores ranged from 1.03 to 1.14, indicating slightly higher scores inthe Australian hospital, Mean scores were slightly greater inthe Australian nurse ... to the variation between experience and context, and thus can be interpreted as being invariant of experience of nursing staff The redundancy index is a measure that allows calculation of the...
... and international integration The development of educational systems and training in Hanoi became the center of education and training of high quality leaders inthe country Teaching staff, and ... Hanoi City, People's Committees of districts, Education and Training, this research can be a valuable inputs in formulating their plans and strategies inimproving education and training in Hanoi ... Training in Foreign Languages and Informatics 10 Library and Learning Resources Conceptual Framework for the Study ofthe Management Innovations for Improvingthe Quality of Education in Hanoi The...
... serine, threonine and proline Serine and threonine are points of O-glycosylation found inthe tandem repeat regions of mucins and their ratios can vary with the site of secretion and whether the ... confirming the specificity ofthe antibody Amino Acid Analysis The results are shown in Table with the signature amino acids for mucins, namely, serine, threonine and proline comprising 48.3% ofthe ... over the PAS positive neutral mucin is a feature of various cancers including cancer ofthe colon [33] The amino acid analysis ofthe purified mucin gave high amounts of ‘mucin-like amino acids,...
... không…? Interestingly, in Vietnamese, to emphasis a confirmation, we can reverse the position ofthe tag to the beginning ofthe question (Thiêm, 2004) The tags can be put at the beginning or ... as the 18th century, studies on comparing and contrasting linguistics became popular thanks to the emergence of new lands, new communities, and new languages Sine 1970s, comparing and contrasting ... one thing in common, that is the speaker’s search for or assertion of something they are uncertain about As a result, the speaking contexts play a vital role in interpreting and translating these...
... reputation inthe market Therefore, kids‘ brands which branched from famous adult brands such as E-land Junior, Little Bangbang, Little Brann, and Tom Kids have maintained stable status inthe franchise ... list and receive them within 5-6 business days However, the high return ratio inthe internet shopping channel still causes headaches for internet sellers The advantage ofthe internet channel ... will change the brand supplier selection procedure They will introduce the ‗Incubator Method‘ in order to identify promising brands, rather than the ‗Cut-off Method‘, which lays off brands if the...
... Vocabulary in language teaching and learning 1.3 Approaches to language teaching and their relevance to vocabulary 1.4 Recent research about teaching and learning second language vocabulary 1.5 Advantages ... progress and expectation 1.What you think ofthe games your teachers used in your vocabulary lesson? a b c d Very interesting and useful Rather interesting and useful Interesting and useful Uninteresting ... and their meanings 1.1.4 Words use 1.1.5 Form of words 1.2 Vocabulary in language teaching and learning 1.2.1 A neglect aspect of foreign language methodology 1.2.2 Ineffective vocabulary learning...
... settings The complexity of choices of technologies and the complexity of needs and demands of health systems suggests that the gradual introduction, testing and refining of new technologies, in those ... pillars: improvingthe functioning of health care systems by improvingthe management of information and access to that information, including: • management of logistics of patient care • administrative ... before refining Eysenbach’s to read: ‘e-health is an emerging field of health informatics, referring to the organisation and delivery of health services and information using the Internet and related...
... e.g the MediaWiki software5 , integrated within a Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP (LAMP) software bundle The architecture ofthe API consists ofthe following modules: RDBMS: at the lowest level, the ... calling Perl routines from the Java API Perl routines take care ofthe bulk of querying encyclopedia entries to the MediaWiki software (which in turn queries the database) and efficiently parsing ... simple interface to create and access the encyclopedia page objects and compute the relatedness scores The information flow ofthe API is summarized by the sequence diagram in Figure The higher input/output...
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... rights of women by authorising medical abortion in cases of sexual assault, rape, incest, and where the continued pregnancy endangers the mental and physical health ofthe mother or the life ofthe ... trainings on the African Human Rights System and the Role ofthe Protocol In addition to raising public awareness ofthe rights and obligations espoused inthe protocol, it is critical to train ... of men and women, with a view to achieving the elimination of prejudices and customary and all other practices which are based on the idea ofthe inferiority or the superiority of either of the...
... be meaningless Readers may then use the picture to guess the intended meaning, often incorrectly, and think that they understand the message, thereby interfering with their comprehension They ... grade) In discussing these findings, Roter et al emphasized the importance of using people from the intended audience in developing the materials to help insure that the photos and their accompanying ... example, the steps in giving an injection or where the liver is located inthe body and so more easily and efficiently than words alone However, words are still important in explaining the implications...
... Urban Indians are members of, or descendants of members of, one ofthe many Indian tribes or other organized groups of aboriginal inhabitants ofthe Americas who live in cities. The Indian Health Care Improvement Act defines the term ... “Urban Indian” to mean any individual who “resides inan urban center” … and “meets one or more ofthe four criteria” for qualifying as an “Indian” under the Act. The migration of Indians from the reservations to American cities occurred ... The AIHC has identified Urban Indian health as an area that warrants additional attention and heightened awareness. Many AI /AN people live in urban areas inthe state, and these AI /AN individuals face significant and often unique challenges in ...
... reduce the value ofthe product to the customer 50 The “image” of a brand is therefore an integral part ofthe product, and determines the willingness to pay of consumers Manufacturers of luxury ... informative) will increase the number of buyers who purchase the product ofthe manufacturer Since the margin ofthe retailer is smaller than that ofan integrated firm, advertising will be too ... “feel” of their experience with the product, and typically buy it to enhance their own image The “image” of a brand is an integral part ofthe product, and determines the willingness to pay of consumers...
... taking action today • Increasing investment levels for both the Canadian Diabetes Strategy and the Aboriginal Diabetes Initiative; The Canadian Diabetes Association is already working to address ... economic tsunami: the cost of diabetes in Canada | 19 References Increased investment in high-quality, investigator-driven research Insulin was discovered in Canada and the Canadian Diabetes Association’s ... 20 | An economic tsunami the cost of diabetes in Canada December 2009 About the Canadian Diabetes Association Across the country, the Canadian Diabetes Association is leading the fight against...
... meaning ofthe converted verbs is related to the meaning of root words Therefore, learners may have difficulty in guessing the figurative meaning of these verbs in some cases For instances, the ... difficulty in guessing their meaning and require learners to deeply understand in using them Some verbs formed by conversion the meanings of which are not able to be deduced from the meaning of original ... synonym inthe language for the intended conversion-verb, as is the verb to ring, conversion of bell into to bell would not take place, since the meaning is already contained inthe existing verb...