... forward As we look tothe coming year, I remain positive about the direction ofthe journal andthe Society We have more support than ever with the inclusion of new editors and new ideas We have ... specialty, another positive sign for future development of both the Society andthe journal We will be planning the next meeting ofthe Society in 2008 and will make announcements as appropriate The staff ... continue to support the activities ofthe journal in a professional and collegial manner This allows us to continue to improve our scientific services to our readers We look forward to many more...
... business and its branch; the secretary, manager or any ofthe directors – in respect of a company and its branch; and any ofthe principal officers – in respect of a body of persons and its branch ... reference tothe number of days in the validity period ofthe certificate held by the business, the number of such days within the Waiver Period (i.e April 2012 to 31 March 2013) for which the concession ... in person at the IRD Office 11 The application should be made by: the sole proprietor – in respect of a sole proprietorship business and its branch; any ofthe partners – in respect of a partnership...
... were then randomized in a 2:1 ratio to either the experimental drug group or the placebo group The patients were instructed to follow a diet with a 500 kcal/day deficit in caloric intake, and they ... weight loss results andthe treatment program, selfesteem and other psychological variables, as well as comorbid health We lack the data to address the potential role of these other variables References ... analyses and had the primary role in drafting the results, tables, and figures NE participated in the design and clinical monitoring ofthe weight loss study Acknowledgements We not wish to acknowledge...
... ethical approval andthe requirements ofthe cancer registry, doctor consent to contact eligible women (provided for 82% ofthe urban sample and 90% ofthe non-urban sample) and participant consent ... than the median, moderate to high stress levels and/ or perceived poor handling of stress could reduce the odds of good QOL two- to fourfold The cross-sectional nature ofthe data denotes that these ... population size ofthe nearest town [23] The selected localities within the perimeter of Brisbane fall within the ARIA+ classification for major cities and hereafter are Page of 10 referred to as ‘urban’...
... conception and design ofthe study, interpretation of data and critical revisions ofthe manuscript TS performed the statistical analyses and drafted the manuscript TS will act as guarantor for the ... employees, on the other hand, are more experienced and may therefore experience potentially traumatic stressors as less severe, but may nevertheless be more vulnerable tophysical demands and musculoskeletal ... distributed through the ambulance chiefs, andthe two major worker union organizations encouraged their members to answer the questionnaire in their homepages and their membership journals In total, 3200...
... in the interpretation of data and helped to draft the manuscript FKN helped to design the study and participated in the acquisition and interpretation of data HEG and FHS participated in the ... to assess the scale structure ofthe remaining items The results supported an internal and external validity ofthe short form that is comparable tothe original TACQOL Cronbach's alphas ofthe ... rates and health status are fairly easy to assess, they often not appropriately mirror the entire impact ofthe cancer and its treatment on the individual child, particularly with respect to subjective...
... quartile ofthe OPQOL score andthe rest ofthe sample Results Out ofthe 239 participants enrolled at baseline, 29 were lost tothe one-year follow-up: these missing cases were those in which either ... confounder when adjusting the correlation between QOL measures and adverse health outcomes Aim of this study was to evaluate the ability ofthe overall QOL andofthe HRQOL to predict at a oneyear ... present and “robust” if none ofthe criteria are present We also considered the occurrence of specific life events in the year prior tothe visit, such as any fall and any admission tothe emergency...
... collected from the ground once a month from August to December, and once more in March ofthe next year 446 Laboratory procedures In the laboratory, the density ofthe shoot fall, the age of shoots ... samples, the differences between the mean lengths ofthe first tunnel with one and two attacks were checked To determine the relationship between the distance ofthe entrance hole ofthe second ... justified by a lack of elaborations of this type concerning stands of older age classes which were growing during their entire life within the influence of a source ofthe reproduction of these insects...
... markers such as CEA and CA19-9 At laparotomy there was a black polycystic, retroperitoneal tumor extending from coeliac axis tothe origin ofthe head of pancreas The tumor infiltrated the transverse ... acquisition and drafted part ofthe manuscript PLQ and KFD performed the surgery, carried out data acquisition and drafted part ofthe manuscript All authors participated in the editing and have read and ... imaging may be used to assess, make a clinical diagnosis and for follow-up The impossibility to preoperatively define the histological type ofthe tumor explains the difficulties to reach a correct...
... margin of 0.7–1 cm and received a dose of 26–30 Gy in 13–15 fractions (2-Gy per fraction) over two and half to three weeks at the discretion ofthe treating Radiation Oncologist None ofthe patients ... at the end of one to two years of completion of treatment and hence a longer follow up might be helpful to see the difference Wahlgren T et al reported the five year disease-specific HRQoL of ... Higher total scores for the FACT-P scale indicate a better overall QoL The modified survey instrument has a total of 50 questions andthe only modification is in the prostate subscale for the purpose...
... Zealand [1,2] In the UK, the development of a degree programme at the Polytechnic of Central London in the mid 1980s signalled the start ofthe progression towards a fully graduate profession, and ... listing was central [9] A number of editorials in the UK podiatry journals continued to emphasise the importance of research tothe profession [12-14], andthe development of a medical database listed ... team liaises with the authors regarding the final html proof version ofthe manuscript; (xi) the final PDF version ofthe paper is published Although the timing of many of these processes is...
... also asked to report the frequency of their substance use and what kind of substances they were using Referrals to further follow-up services at the time of discharge were recorded The categories ... was used to compare the doctor’s andthe patient’s evaluation of intention Multinomial regression analyses were used to compare the groups according to psychosocial factors, with the doctor’s evaluation ... participated in the collection of data, performed the statistical analyses and drafted the manuscript KEH participated in the design ofthe study and coordinated the collection of data FH structured the...
... critically revised the manuscript BP is the principal investigator ofthe NESDA study, and participated in the design ofthe study and revising the manuscript All authors read and approved the final manuscript ... the Netherlands Authors’ contributions IvB and PV participated in the design ofthe study, performed and interpreted the statistical analyses and were involved in drafting the manuscript PC and ... description ofthe untreated and treated patients is given in Table The course of depression and anxiety Figures and show the results ofthe multilevel repeated measures ANCOVA’s, examining the course of...
... calculated the mean for each ofthe numeric covariates, and gave equal share ofthe categorical covariates, and then calculated the log mean ofthe fitted gamma distribution based on these covariate ... (UHC) UHC data include the inpatient, outpatient and prescription drug claims of more than 15 million of covered lives across the United States The index date was the date ofthe first prescription ... likely to be covered by public sector insurance Replication in other observational datasets is necessary to validate the robustness of these results Additionally, by restricting the analysis to an...
... characteristics ofthe patients are summarized in the table The study is conform tothe recommendations ofthe Declaration of Helsinki andthe study protocol has been Page of approved by the local ... to acquisition ofthe data; LF, FV, and GP gave substantial contribution to acquisition ofthe data; IM, CM, and GF participated in the design ofthe study and helped to draft the manuscript ... acquisition of data, analysis and interpretation of data; GP, CF, FI, GZ, MB, and TC, participated in the design ofthe study andtothe statistical analysis and gave substantial contribution to acquisition...
... age, and APS These adjusted models allowed us to compare PMV group-level growth curves of quality of life and functional status scores over the course of one year andto determine the extent to ... (Figure 1) A total of 114 (14%) ofthe 817 patients were ventilated for ≥ 21 days, 88 (77%) of whom received tracheostomies and therefore also met the definition of DRG 541/542 The median age ... length of stay (5 to 12) 22 (14 to 31)* 30 (24 to 41)† Hospital length of stay 15 (9 to 21) 29 (22 to 38)* 39 (30 to 52)† Hospital costs/patient $40,968 ($25,773 to 65,959) $111,194* ($80,164 to...
... clinical care tothe patient; and it was initiated in the ED and care was subsequently transitioned tothe ICU during the resuscitation period The use of serum lactate concentrations to screen for ... identified the patients, initiated the resuscitation protocol, placed the central venous catheter, and followed the protocol until a bed in the ICU was available for patient transfer At the time of patient ... page to ancillary staff (ED and ICU charge nurses, respiratory therapist, pharmacy, bed management) and both the protocol quality assurance nurse and physician In all cases, the ED physicians and...
... than the whole treated population Thus, for those who died we used an estimate of 75% of QOL ofthe age- and sex-matched QOL of respondents and used the exact lifetime during the first year For the ... ER and VP were involved in the study design RL and VP analyzed the data, made the statistical analysis and drafted the manuscript SK, RSY, TV and ER participated in drafting and revision ofthe ... we used the age- and sexmatched QOL of respondents after comparison tothe QOL respondents Thus, we calculated an estimate ofthe total predicted lifetime QALYs and cost per QALY for the entire...
... opportunity to investigate the impact ofthe relative contribution ofphysicaland mental factors to HRQOL Increased knowledge of HRQOL predictors after trauma may enable us to optimize and individually ... was a predictor of better physical health To assess the relative contribution ofphysicaland mental factors after trauma to HRQOL, it is also important to investigate the impact of psychological ... reflect the seriousness ofthe injury and crowd out ISS as an independent predictor Strengths and limitations In the present study, patients were included regardless ofthe ISS score andofthe localization...
... SITUATION OF TEACHING AND LEARNING CONTENT ENGLISH READING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ODONTO AND STOMATOLOGY II.1 An over view on the University of Odonto and Stomatology, the objectives of teaching and ... true tothe content field which forces learners to train themselves more outside the classroom to update them and meet the demand of their work Being aware ofthe great importance of ESP in the ... one hand and not re-taking the exams on the other hand Furthermore, the University of Odonto and Stomatology has been now co-operating with other universities worldwide such as France, the USA,...