... out using the Instron™ tensile testing instrument, courtesy ofthe University of Bath, England, showed that the stress-strain profile ofthe unadulterated PU foam sample and that ofthe PPy-coated ... during the tensile testingofthe foam These effects were observed for the coated and uncoated samples thus originating from the PU substrate The effect ofthe PPy coating was to make the entire ... composites of PPy and PU and so the absolute resistance ofthe foam will be affected by each of these components Firstly the absolute resistance ofthe PPy may vary with time due to the gradual...
... interpretation ofthe data may vary with the orientation of each author [20] Two ofthe authors (FPH and JCL) were involved in the implementation and evaluation ofthe intervention, one ofthe authors ... improve the cardiac care of patients diagnosed with CHF (CHF) [4] The key components ofthe intervention were the availability of an NP case manager andthe collaboration the NP case managers and ... level of satisfaction with the video conferencing sessions, in terms ofthe quality ofthe content andthe regular opportunities to have their questions answered by the cardiologist With the exception...
... ENGO) However, in the evaluation ofthe “Importance of forest goods and services” (the first thematic area), only the data coming from the official source was used The data from other sources was ... Marketing of Non-Market Forest Products and Services Annex Summary ofthe FORVALUE Questionnaire Results Introduction The purpose ofthe FORVALUE study (“Study on theDevelopmentand Marketing of Non-Market ... Malta Netherlands Poland Sweden United Kingdom EU-27 Calculated for 2005 Data for Austria includes also the area of other wooded land 14 | P a g e Study on theDevelopmentand Marketing of Non-Market...
... Study on theDevelopmentand Marketing of Non-Market Forest Products and Services all cases The value ofthe service may fall short ofthe replacement of restoration costs; either because there ... is their moral duty to support the provision ofthe good Generally speaking, an individual is motivated by, on the one hand, self-interest and, on the other hand, the welfare of society or the ... to the relative importance ofthe criteria, while the scores refer to the performances ofthe mechanism respecting the particular criteria 6|P a g e Study on theDevelopmentand Marketing of...
... commercial banks andofthe value of focusing regulation on the nature ofthe activities being undertaken The Rules have clarified the prudential expectations ofthe BOG Better understanding ofthe requirements ... based on their repayment track record andthe quality ofthe systems used to manage them The promise of repeat loans andthe pressures of group or personal guarantees, and sometimes pledges of movable ... accounts as they repay the loan The group handles the collection of savings and repayments, acts as the interface with the loan officer, and bears group responsibility for recovery (though the loans...
... that over-expression ofthe three proteins was significantly associated with the genesis and progression of CRC The functional implications ofthe alterations in the levels of these proteins are ... S100A9 and LASP-1 may play an important role in thedevelopmentand progression of CRC Further functional and clinical analysis ofthe proteins is necessary to elucidate their precise role in the ... 1) The MSDB identification number, the theoretical molecular mass, the theoretical pI, the sequence coverage andthe MASCOT score are shown in Table Among them, the three proteins, identified as...
... water and nutrient cycling, which are essential for the functioning and existence of our world On the other hand they provide goods and services that contribute to the human wellbeing The number and ... owners The difficulties in the implementation ofthe new financing mechanisms are partly a result of them being in early stages ofthe innovation process and due to the lack of support from the ... Engagement of land owners is required for the marketing of goods and services Private financing mechanisms such as the trade with goods andthe offer of services are not regularly used by the land-owners...
... spectrum of BT5AA 56 Synthesis and mass spectrum of 2TAA 58 Synthesis and mass spectrum of 3TAA 59 Synthesis and mass spectrum of 5M2TAA 60 Synthesis and mass spectrum of ... 61 Synthesis and mass spectrum of 3MF9AA 62 Mass spectrum ofthe dimethylamine of 3MF9AA 64 Mass spectrum ofthe methyl ester of 3MF9AA 65 Mass spectrum of 2BIPAA ... the ELISA often provided higher estimates than the GC-MS, which the authors expected because ofthe 13 ability ofthe antibody to cross-react with a number of other PAHs not included in the 19 targeted...
... analysis and review and participated in the drafting ofthe manuscript DY co-led the Ab-01 team and was responsible for studies related to the characterization ofthe biological properties ofthe ... and biomarker movement during the treatment period, but it would not show direct linkage between the movement ofthe biomarker andthe engagement ofthe target Following the biomarker assay development ... at the indicated concentration of Ab-01 or the control IgG1TM prior to addition of 10 ng/mL rhIL21 and hr incubation, andthe effect on the biomarkers was then assessed (Figures and 5) For the...
... assess the measurement and psychometric properties ofthe measure As with thedevelopment phase, the validation study methodology closely followed the guidelines laid out by the FDA for thedevelopment ... Management, and Experience of Side Effects and a theoretical model ofthe impact of AOM on patient functioning and well-being was developed (Figure 1) Based on this theortetical model, and relying ... uses two ofthe longer survey s components, the Physical Component Summary (PCS) andthe Mental Component Summary (MCS) The SF-12 demonstrates multiple R squares of 0.911 in prediction ofthe SF-36...
... designed and managed the study, identified the items for the valuation exercise and wrote the manuscript JR designed and managed the valuation survey, conducted analysis and reported on the valuation ... is valued on the same scale using the same variant ofthe same valuation technique, as was the case for the CAMPHOR and EQ-5D models, then the valuations should be comparable [25] The valuation ... *DM ran the analysis to identify items for the valuation exercise, analysed the validation data and contributed to the writing ofthe manuscript JB designed and managed the valuation survey, ...
... RTR, members ofthe national association of End-Stage Renal Disease patients The group confirmed the pertinence ofthe five dimensions, andthe relevance ofthe items The dimension of "Medical ... the data, drafted the manuscript; EJ participated in the design ofthe study, collected the data and performed the statistical analysis BD and VM: participated in the design ofthe study, collected ... time Most of time A good bit ofthe time Some ofthe time A little ofthe time None of time 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 Is taking medications a constraint for you? Are you scared ofthe possible...
... and design ofthe original web-based survey FJS, SES and FP assessed the quality ofthe data collected and participated in the design ofthe validation study andthedevelopmentofthe statistical ... we report on thedevelopmentand validity ofthe ITAS Methods Developmentof ITAS The ITAS was developed to capture type diabetes patient's current appraisal of insulin therapy The instrument ... removed, andthe topic of weight gain is generally acknowledged as one ofthe important barriers in the current treatment of type diabetes [20] We therefore suggest to retain item in the ITAS,...
... participated; the participant was required to be the primary caregiver ofthe child, and had to be willing to participate throughout the course ofthe study and to complete the questionnaires at Weeks and ... female, usually mothers, with a mean age of 37.1 years (Table 1) The majority ofthe subjects were white Because only one ofthe adults taking part in the study was not the parent ofthe participating ... coordination ofthe study and helped to draft the manuscript RD participated in the design and coordination ofthe study XL contributed statistical analysis and helped to draft the manuscript RA and LA...
... Organization Quality of Life Group [16,17] for thedevelopmentand adaptation of quality of life measures and was used for thedevelopmentofthe WHOQOL-OLD module [18,19] Regarding developmentof new measures ... indicate that the perception of aging did not differ significantly between the two samples and raises the question of whether these similarities remain or not in other different cultures The demonstration ... psychometric theory and Rasch Analysis in the validation ofthe AAQ instrument in a Brazilian sample of older adults Methods Pilot study The pilot study followed the methodology applied by the WHOQOL...
... indicate the location ofthe pain on eight diagrams ofthe feet The participants then completed the Greek language version ofthe MFPDI A total score for the MFPDI was obtained according to the following ... heel from the ground and while keeping the trunk upright The position ofthe fibular head was marked on the clear acrylic plate, andthe angle formed between the lateral malleolus andthe fibular ... using a modified version ofthe weightbearing lunge test The lateral malleolus and head ofthe fibula was first located and marked with an ink pen Participants then stood with their right foot placed...
... experiment time (min) The primary function ofthe frontalis is to raise the eyebrow; hence, contraction ofthe frontalis often accompanies movement ofthe skin proximal to the eyebrow Muscle-contraction ... signal is generated by the unfused mechanical activities of motor units The bulk movement ofthe muscle and asynchronous activation of fibers at the initiation and end of contraction creates ... included in the baseline signal The performance ofthe detection algorithm is profoundly affected by the choice of thresholds, and hence, the baseline signal that encompasses the artefact expected during...
... instrument The purpose ofthe first stage was to carry out item reduction while the second aimed to establish the validity ofthe measure in the local population This paper describes thedevelopmentof ... waiver of consent was obtained for the anonymous surveyand return of completed questionnaires was considered as implied consent; the intent ofthe study andthe details were conveyed to the participants ... received the sociodemographic questions, PMH items andthe general health and happiness items, regardless of which version ofthe questionnaire they received Due to the number Page of 18 of validity...
... in the decisions throughout the process ofdevelopmentand finalisation ofthe questionnaire They gave their approval at each ofthe milestones ofthedevelopmentand finalisation process The ... between some ofthe IDEEL dimensions andthe SF-36 (such as “impact on work” of IDEEL and “role physical” of SF-36; “emotional impact” of IDEEL andthe mental component (or some ofthe related ... and effect of treatments [3,50] Existing PRO instruments focus on the ability to identify and diagnose dry eye, assess the prevalence ofthe condition, and assess the severity and frequency of...