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... of these factors substantiates thefactthat women havea distinctive relationship with health and physical activity Participation in physical activity Although levels of inactivity in Canada ... colon cancer [4, 5] In fact, investigators suggest that 12% ofthe total number of annual deaths inthe United States are attributable toa lack of regular physical activity [5] From a public health ... this link is the lack of adequate tools to measure participation in physical activity, resulting in an inability to link participation rates to menopausal symptoms The investigation of menopausal...
... contributed toa critical Page of revision ofthe manuscript and made a substantial contribution to its content, and read and approved the final manuscript Competing interests The authors declare that they ... influencing health- related quality of life in adolescents at 13 years J Paediatr Child Health 2004, 40:102-109 19 Honkalampi K, Hintikka J, Haatainen K, Koivumaa-Honkanen H, Tanskanen A, Viinamaki ... JMV, LR, and JA participated inthe conception and design ofthe study EVO, SRF, GV and JAPV analyzed the data EVO, JMV, MH, MF, LR and JA participated inthe drafting ofthe article All authors...
... NBD2 of SUR2B enhanced ATPase activity (above the average ofthe individual NBDs), indicating thatthe NBDs must interact, and emphasizing the functional importance ofthe last 42 amino acids of ... Data analysis Experimental repeats (n) refer to separate protein preparations Data points from each preparation were obtained in duplicate Values are given as mean ± standard error ofthe mean ... et al domains (TMDs) and two intracellular nucleotide-binding domains (NBDs) It is thought that, as in other ATP-binding cassette (ABC) proteins [4], the NBDs of SUR associate ina head -to- tail...
... households inthe sample in Table The rationale for the location of monitoring stations in these areas is that PM10 has often exceeded the national ambient air quality level in these areas while also ... polluted areas inthe city, use ofa mask while traveling, etc; and Z is a vector of individual characteristics such as the individual’s baseline health (or health stock) The utility function of an individual ... displaying considerable variation Moreover, these areas also fall within the core city area of Kathmandu valley with a dense population After locating the monitoring stations, we drew a radius of...
... ‘’least squares’’ ofa best-fitting straight line toa data set when searching for a linear increasing or decreasing trend and subsequently determining the probability thatthe slope ofthe best-fitting ... primary cancer were ineligible All patients signed an Informed Consent indicating that they were aware ofthe investigational nature ofthe study The Institutional Review Boards at MRMC and VAMC approved ... fitting these data is greater than zero is calculated based upon the reduction in variance about the fitted cosine compared tothe total variance about the arithmetic mean (flat line) If the...
... Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) of USA and others, is establishing anew Renewable Energy and CSP Center to serve as a clearinghouse of information and analytic tools and leading source of ... an additional daily flexibility advantage of CSP (day2) in combination with (stored) hydropower (night) Moreover, by increasing installed capacity and by increasing the load factor ofthe already ... installed capacity available within the SING grid [11] In this case again creating (additional) interconnections either national (SIC grid) or international (i.e to Bolivia, Peru and/or Argentina) will...
... that made up the spot To compare quantitative variations in intensity of protein spots, the spot areas were normalized as a percentage ofthe total area in all ofthe spots present inthe gel The ... as a reference After automatic matching, the unmatched spots ofthe member gels were added tothe reference gel The area of each spot was defined as the sum ofthe intensities of all pixels that ... multiple range test Before analysis of variance, percentages were transformed according to y = arcsin[sqr(x/100)] All data were analyzed according toa factorial model and replicates as random effects...
... validity Factor analysis shows the loading of each item on the provided factor ofthe questionnaires (see additional files and 4) Most items show highest loadings on the factor they are assigned to, ... on daily life, they allow investigations in large populations Considering the advances in CF therapy and with regard totherecent increase in interest in PROs, the German CFQ-R, Child, and Parent ... possible explanation is that patients who areina bad physical condition are more likely to participate even ina repeated administration ofthe questionnaires The number of patients in both samples...
... and factor loadings identified using principal component analysis and the orthogonal varimax rotation (only factor loading >0.3 are mentioned) Dimensions Labels Factors Eigenvalues % of variance ... data management, analyzed and interpreted the data, drafted the manuscript; EJ participated inthe design ofthe study, collected the data and performed the statistical analysis BD and VM: participated ... social and behavioral components [3] Formal Quality of Life (QOL) analyses have defined the patient's role as essential tothe transplant process, providing health care professionals with information...
... 6:101 As found in all oral health quality of life studies, the main negative factor for oral well-being was dental pain ("impact value") Important findings ofthe present study included the "impact ... impacts and oral satisfaction are opposing but complementary approaches tothe evaluation of oral wellbeing It is plausible that OSS may be recognized as a Some authors have validated quality of life ... way, although there was a small variation in scores for satisfied and dissatisfied (ICC: 0.87; p < 0.001) Validation sample A total of 280 individuals were invited to participate inthe Validation...
... [1] to provide a standard, unified language and framework to describe health and healthrelated states A specific aim ofthe ICF is to enable the comparison of data across countries and health care ... ofthe ICF, compared with previous classification tools, was to incorporate contextual factors, including physical and social environmental factors as well as personal factors (e.g age, education, ... regions in Thailand The majority ofthe population areof Lao descent and ethnicity, and those living in rural areas are among the poorest in Thailand Ethics clearance was granted by Khon Kaen University...
... collaborating with us inthevalidationofthe French version ofthe scale In addition, the authors would like to acknowledge the financial support ofthe Canadian Institutes ofHealth Research ... and discriminative role Having acknowledged these limitations, it is also interesting to compare our findings with those ofthevalidationofthe original version ofthe ECOHIS Inthe original ... comfortable reading and speaking French This meant that they said "yes" when asked the question "Are you able to read and speak French?" and that they were able to read and sign a French language...
... fulfils all authorship criteria ofthe International Committee of Medical Journal Editors AL made substantial contribution to acquisition of data, analysis and interpretation of data, and drafting of ... ofthe article AB made substantial contribution to conception and design ofthe study, analysis and interpretation of data, and drafting ofthe article Each author revised critically the manuscript ... Deuchar N: The psychological and social aspects of nausea and vomiting of pregnancy In Nausea and Vomiting of Pregnancy: state ofthe art 2000 vol Edited by: Koren G and Bishai R Toronto, Motherisk;...
... results of parametric and non-parametric analyzes Analyses were carried out in both groups of patients (RA and other inflammatory joint diseases) Since the interpretation ofthe data was similar in ... Mental Health compared to all the five RAOS subscales The HAQ is a measure of ADL disability and were expected tohave higher correlations tothe RAOS subscale ADL than tothe other RAOS subscales ... assessment of multidisciplinary care in arthritis The effect size of AIMS2 Arthritis Pain was ofthe same magnitude as the RAOS subscale Pain The effect size of AIMS2 Walking and Bending was higher than...
... date of renal transplantation; functional status measured by Karnofsky Scale score; serum analysis including hemoglobin, creatinine and albumin, and also creatinine clearance and proteinuria; ... hemoglobin, creatinine and albumin corresponding tothe date of interview; and a detailed comorbidity index [12] which includes 24 diseases thatare defined by specific criteria, each disease having ... the study ofvalidationofthe Spanish version ofthe Kidney Transplant Questionnaire (KTQ) that is presented here In Table the sociodemographic, clinical and analytical data are presented, all...
... who acted as a recorder for the examination and was further involved inthe administration ofthe questionnaire The administration ofthe questionnaire involved face -to- face interview with each ... study had two aspects: a clinical examination followed by the administration ofa questionnaire Clinical examinations were carried out by the principal investigator (HY) with the help ofa dental ... reliability and excellent validity Oral health- related quality of life measurements are aimed at complementing clinical indicators, which has a two-fold advantage They are useful in moving the...
... final instruments’ content, taking into account the phrasing ofthe items and their meaning Exploratory factor analysis (EFA): The sample was randomly divided into two halves; one each for EFA ... loadings (loading < 0.40 on a single factor or loadings > 0.40 on more than one factor), and interpretability of factors[31] Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA): After deleting poorly performing ... 18 Table Factor loading of PMH instrument in overall sample and across gender, ethnicity and age groups Factor Item Factor loading Total Gender Female Ethnicity Male Chinese Age Malay Indian 21-40y...
... gingivitis is an inflammatory process that begins about the age of years [34,35] There are three suggested methods to handle missing data due to DK responses Inthe main analyses, the mean imputation ... health services in Turkeys Health Care System is analysed, it is clear that resources are primarily allocated to curative care without an underlying oral health policy Access to oral health services ... analysis and interpretation All authors read and approved the final manuscript Acknowledgements The authors wish to thank all the children and their parents for participating inthe study and...
... examination clinics ofthe Dental Schools of Athens and Thessaloniki ii) dental clinics ofthe Social Insurance Fund of Greece (IKA) in Athens and Thessaloniki and iii) a selected professional corporation ... relationship among the OHIP-14 total score and each domain score with self-assessment of oral satisfaction According to Table 7, in which the findings of this association are summarized, participants ... by examining the association between the OHIP-14 total score and participants’ dental status as assessed by the clinical examination Mann-Whitney or Kruskal-Wallis test was used to assess the...
... [1] to provide a standard, unified language and framework to describe health and healthrelated states A specific aim ofthe ICF is to enable the comparison of data across countries and health care ... ofthe ICF, compared with previous classification tools, was to incorporate contextual factors, including physical and social environmental factors as well as personal factors (e.g age, education, ... regions in Thailand The majority ofthe population areof Lao descent and ethnicity, and those living in rural areas are among the poorest in Thailand Ethics clearance was granted by Khon Kaen University...