prehistoric life the definitive visual history of life on earth pdf

NUTRIENT ADEQUACY OF EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING FOR THE TERM INFANT DURING THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF LIFE potx

... trivial source of error); and failures to account foreither the non-protein component of human milk or the possible under-utilization of some of the milk’sprotein constituents because of their resistance ... Asupplementation of breastfeeding Indonesianmothers: effects on the vitamin A status of motherand infant. Journal of Nutrition, 1993, 123:666–675.81. Olson JA. Some aspects of vitamin A malnutrition.Retina, ... breastfeeding in the period of interest, i.e. beyond the first 4 months of life. Similarly,poor understanding of the determinants of inter-individual variability in the nutrient content of humanmilk...

Quality of Life and Technology Assessment: Monograph of the Council on Health Care Technology potx

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... instance, the further to the left on the continuum, and the more global the concepts (ultimately includingquality of life) , the more to the right. Concepts to the right encompass all the domains ... in the execution and analysis of their studies. In part, limitations emerge from the continuing development of the measures themselves; as their refinementcontinues, more valid and powerful conclusions ... uses of quality -of -life measures in technology assessmentfrom 1975 to 1979. They found 23 published studies on the impact of medicalcare or technology on the quality of life, and only one was...

history of life a very short introduction

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... enough to the North Pole to have the appropriate effect.89 Michael J. Benton The History of Life A Very Short Introduction1 The History of Life What do the sites of exceptional preservation tell ... catalyse,25 The History of Life: A Very Short Introduction The History of Life called the Cryogenian, but more graphically termed ‘Snowball Earth . The concept of Snowball Earth is highly controversial. ... produce a reasonablesummary of key dates for the history of the Earth. Holmessuggested that the age of the Earth was between 1,600 and3,000 million years. In the same year, Rutherford suggested3,400...

báo cáo hóa học: " Retraction: Psychometric characteristics of the ankylosing spondylitis quality of life questionnaire, short form 36 health survey, and functional assessment of chronic illness therapy-fatigue subscale" pptx

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báo cáo hóa học: " Quality of life data as prognostic indicators of survival in cancer patients: an overview of the literature from 1982 to 2008" pot

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... betweenquality of life data and survival duration. The aim of this review was to examine the literature on the relationship between quality of life data and survivalduration since the topic first ... to justify the collection of quality of life information, even if only toassess improved survival as the main outcome in cancercare. They believed that quality of life data may not onlybe helpful ... factors may con-tribute to the initiation of morbidity, the biology of the disease appears to predominate, overriding the potentialinfluence of life- style and psychosocial variables once the disease...

báo cáo hóa học: " Indoors illumination and seasonal changes in mood and behavior are associated with the health-related quality of life" pdf

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... deduction con-cerning the associations we found. Another limitation was the use of self-reports of the seasonal changes in moodand behavior, and of the illumination levels. However, the former ... ill-being. The intensity of seasonal changes in mood and behavior has anegative effect on mental well-being that was second toTable 2: Regression analysis of the determinants of the sum score on the ... (GHQ-12)translation and validation study of the Iranian version. HealthQual Life Outcomes 2003, 1:1-66.12. Pevalin DJ: Multiple applications of the GHQ-12 in a generalpopulation sample: an investigation of...

báo cáo hóa học: " Psychometric characteristics of the ankylosing spondylitis quality of life questionnaire, short form 36 health survey, and functional assessment of chronic illness therapy-fatigue subscale" potx

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báo cáo hóa học: " The health-related quality of life in rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, and psoriatic arthritis: a comparison with a selected sample of healthy people" potx

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... associated witha variety of extra-articular manifestations that can result ina number of comorbid conditions. Comparison of the prevalence of comorbidity in these conditions remains,therefore, difficult, ... planning of the healthcare servicesshould take these findings into account by maintaining the focus on impairment and physical function, but alsofocusing on the mental and social consequences of the disease. ... questionnaire to maximise the response rate. The patients were instructed to complete all the questionnaires at home and to return them in a pre-paid envelope. To increase the response rate the nonre-sponders...

Báo cáo hóa học: " Development of a parent version of the Manchester-Minneapolis quality of life survey for use by parents and carers of UK children: MMQL-UK (PF)" potx

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... MMQL-UK (CF). This paper concentrates specifically on the vali-dation of the MMQL-UK (PF) and comparison with the child (CF) version. The Anglicisation and validation of the MMQL-UK (CF) is reported ... out either at the home or at Swan-sea University, depending on the preference of the parent. The newly developed MMQL-UK (PF) was then comparedwith the shortened and anglicised version of the ... and MMQL-UK (PF). The internal consistency of the MMQL-UK (PF) was excellent, with all componentsexceeding the accepted criterion of 0.70 (see Table 2) The construct validity of the MMQL-UK (PF)...

báo cáo hóa học:" Modification of the asthma quality of life questionnaire (standardised) for patients 12 years and older" pdf

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... andolder.List of abbreviationsAQLQ Asthma Quality of Life QuestionnaireAQLQ(S) Standardised version of the Asthma Quality of Life QuestionnaireAQLQ12+ Standardised version of the Asthma Quality of Life ... all questions. The four domain scores (symp-toms, activity limitations, emotional function and envi-ronmental stimuli) are the means of the responses to the questions in each of the domains.Symptom ... asthmapatients; the Spanish version of the Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire. Arch Bronconeumol 1995, 31:219-226.9. Leidy NK, Coughlin C: Psychometric performance of the Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire...

báo cáo hóa học:" Evaluating change in health-related quality of life in adult rhinitis: Responsiveness of the Rhinosinusitis Disability Index" potx

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... and others supports use of one SEM (calculated as the standard deviation of the instrument multiplied by the square root of one minus itsreliability coefficient) as an approximation of the MCID[16]. ... response meanAuthors' contributionsHC conceived and designed the study, performed the sta-tistical analysis, and drafted the manuscript. PB contrib-uted to conception and design of the ... focuses on demonstrating the responsiveness of the RSDI, which has yet to be reported. We believe thatthis is important because the RSDI is useful across a range of rhinologic conditions, is reasonably...

báo cáo hóa học:" Using individual growth model to analyze the change in quality of life from adolescence to adulthood" potx

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... Gordon K: Con-struction and validation of a quality of life instrument foryoung adults. Qual Life Res 2004, 13:747-759.24. Chen H, Cohen P, Kasen S, Johnson JG: Adolescent Axis I andpersonality ... observations over time for individu-als. MODEL statement is an equation whose left-side con-tains the name of the dependent variable, in this caseHEALTH. The right-hand side contains a list of the ... computing the denominator degrees of freedom for tests of the fixedeffects. NOTEST prevents the printing results of type 3tests of fixed effects. RANDOM statement contains a list of the random...

báo cáo hóa học:" Negative impact of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on the health-related quality of life of patients. Results of the EPIDEPOC study" docx

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... volume of sputum or any combination of thesesymptoms, of acute onset, and requiring a change in the regular medication of the patient [18]. The study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Foundation ... though they only showa reduction in MCS-12 in the most advanced phases of the disease. The determinant factors of both components of HRQoL include sex, FEV1, use of oxygen therapy andnumber of ... groupcomparisons. Bonferroni adjustment was applied for mul-tiple comparisons. To evaluate the correlation among the values of the quantitative data, the Pearson's correlationcoefficient...

báo cáo hóa học:" Measurement invariance of the kidney disease and quality of life instrument (KDQOL-SF) across Veterans and non-Veterans" pdf

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... samples for the sexual function subscale, sexual function was not included in the calculation of the KDCS for thisstudy. In addition, a one-factor confirmatory factor analysis of the KDCS demonstrated ... consisting of the seven subscales of the KDCS and the eight subscales of the SF-36. The rationale for examining a two-factor, second-or derstruc ture considering generic HRQOL as one factor ... notnecessary precondition for meaningful group compari-sons, was not demonstrated, particularly with the KDCS, the disease-specific HRQOL component of the KDQOL-SF. Further evaluation of measurement...