... and Conclusion Part 1: Introduction presents the rationale, the research questions, the method of study, the research procedure, the scope ofthe study, the significance ofthe study and the design ... of questionnaires, one onthe teachers and the others onthe students in pre – improvement stage and post – improvement one The questions are ofthe three – kinds: close – ended questions, open ... used in many parts ofthe world In the tendency of integration ofthe global economy, English is one ofthe effective communicative tools for everybody The role of English is considered to be very...
... productivity In the case of education, it is likely that on average across the community, the effect of a person’s level of education on their wage gives a reasonable indication ofthe contribution of education ... Estimate theeffectsof each ofthe target conditions on general health Combine the estimates from steps one and two to estimate the effect of each ofthe target conditions on wages There is ... estimates oftheeffectsof education on wages 2.2 Measuring theeffectsof health status for labour market research 2.3 Overseas estimates oftheeffectsof health on wages 4.1 Estimating the effects...
... to minimize theeffectsof diurnal fluctuations [36] The lengths and weights of fish were measured after completion of each CTMaximum test Each fish was tested once only After reaching the test endpoint, ... obtained from acute tests, conducted simultaneously in glass vessels using the same stock solutions of these chemicals, with the fish species as part ofthe other aspect ofthe project [23,24] Recovery ... treatments contained the same concentration of toxicants used in the acclimation phase (Table 1) The temperature ofthe water in the test tank then was elevated gradually at a constant rate (0.8 Ϯ 0.02ЊC...
... understand what they consider as costs of uncompensated care and how they calculate the costs To the extent possible, examine whether the purchases of nonprofit hospitals and the consolidations of community ... separate from the other facilities that are part ofthe same nonprofit organization The organizations indicated on Schedule H that they use the same charity care policy at all ofthe hospitals they own ... circumstances Among the factors the attorney general considers when determining whether to consent to the agreement or transaction is whether it is fair and reasonable to the nonprofit entity and in the...
... 4) We therefore conclude that, in vivo, the proteolytic processing of NRG-1 does not depend onthe a-secretase ADAM10 For further confirmation of these findings, we examined the myelination of peripheral ... stimulation of cells [8], which might be accompanied by translocation within the cell Furthermore, the animal model offers a more complex representation because ofthe wide variety of cells that ... [40,41,56] The expression ofthe proteinase itself is illustrated in Fig 4A (lower part) In soluble protein fractions of brains derived from the three transgenic lines, the amount ofthe N-terminal...
... much feelings of guilt they thought they would experience when they evaluate their decision ten years (Condition 1), one day (Condition 2), or sometime (Condition 3) in the future These guilt ratings ... 1: TheEffectsof Judging Others’ Regret on Personal Choice Method Ninety-one respondents (train station travelers) were randomly assigned to one of three conditions: (1) a near-past choice condition ... omission (action versus inactions) and conversational norms Figure presents an outline of our conceptual framework 677 Figure THEEFFECTSOF SELF-CONTROL REGRET ON CONSUMER BEHAVIOR: A CONCEPTUAL...
... presented less range of motion in the 30% BWS condition than in the other conditions and less range of motion in the 0% BWS condition than in the no harness condition The trunk onthe paretic side ... motion in the no harness condition than in the 30% BWS condition and a greater range of motion in the 0% BWS than in the 30% BWS condition Range of motion was greater onthe nonparetic side for the ... throughout the no harness, 0% BWS, and 30% BWS conditions only onthe paretic side and presented a smaller range of motion onthe nonparetic side in the no harness and 0% BWS conditions than on the...
... different concentrations of mRNA, μg of total RNA was used to make cDNA and then the ratio ofthe Housekeeper gene to the gene of interest was used Because the housekeeper gene is not affected by the ... term was the indication ofthe evolution of different responses between the two treatment groups We used the Tukey-Kramer Multiple-Comparison test for posthoc comparisons at different times The Student ... distribution, and theeffectson nonnormally distributed parameters were compared by using the Mann-Whitney test and the Wilcoxon signed-rank test for paired measurements Bonferroni correction was...
... the choices concerning the format ofthe RJP, the timing ofthe presentation ofthe RJP, and the setting ofthe study are to theeffectson outcomes 10 Table Results of Regression Analysis for ... about the job The TJP was presented in the format of a brochure that described only positive and neutral attributes ofthe job The RJP consisted ofthe TJP brochure plus the addition of a sheet of ... ofthe job To control for order effects in the RJP, half ofthe participants saw the negative information first and the TJP brochure second and the other half saw the TJP brochure first and the...
... alternative explanations for theeffectsof recruitment advertisement specificity on application intentions Further, with a focus onthe content ofthe recruitment information required to induce ... information while attractiveness and fit perceptions were shown to influence application intentions under conditions of implicit recruitment information The theoretical and practical implications of these ... organizational attraction, marketing TheEffectsof Recruitment Message TheEffectsof Recruitment Message Specificity on Applicant Attraction to Organizations Over the past decade, researchers have continued...
... predators onthe Bt plot than onthe control plot Pit traps: A total of 12,962 ground beetles were recorded onthe five fields in Oderbruch 7,879 of them were found onthe Bt plots and 5,083 onthe control ... individual locations On average for all the fields, a higher density of heteropterans was found onthe Bt plot than onthe control plot during the flowering period There were slight differences ... from the 2005 and 2006 flowering periods: On one ofthe five fields significantly more thrips occurred onthe Bt plot than onthe control plot Looking at all five fields, more thrips were found on...
... reality that Hong Kong is now part ofthe PRC but also the level of economic integration between Hong Kong and the PRC It is important to highlight that the inclusion of Hong Kong with the PRC implies ... that the renminbi devaluation is also accompanied by a devaluation ofthe Hong Kong dollar by the same amount Now the likelihood of Hong Kong abandoning its currency board increases with the size ... country The other three regions, which complete the aggregation employed in this paper are the Common Economic Relations comprised of Australia and New Zealand, Rest of Asia and the Rest ofthe World...
... dysfunction ofthe serotoninergic system [17] Indeed BDNF is known to have trophic effectson serotoninergic neurons [18] It is well known that depression is associated with hypofunctioning ofthe ... http://www.annals-general-psychiatry.com/content/4/1/8 CA1 DG 200 150 NON-HANDLED 100 HANDLED 50 5-HT1A Figure Effectsof handling onthe density of 5-HT1A receptors in the hippocampus Effectsof handling onthe density of 5-HT1A ... results The superior mnemonic performance ofthe handled animals could be attributed to the increased levels of GR, since they are involved in the consolidation of learned information and their...
... transitions or the photosynthetic C0 fixation, since R values td cover the whole process of photosynthesis used as reliable screening tests for the detection of low temperature effectson leaves of ... Such alterations in the fluorescence kinetics indicate damage ofthe photosynthetic function However, we cannot tell whether the disturbances occurred during the induction period, the state I-state ... after h of treatment at - 4°C (Fig 3) Values of about 50% ofthe controls ment were was recorded when the treat- at -5°C Comparing the percentage of tissue necrosis, measured wk after the treatment,...
... Favours control Figure TheEffectsof Inhaled Corticosteroid/Long-Acting Beta-2 Agonist Combination on Total Mortality Abbreviations: BUD/F, budesonide/formoterol combination; CI, confidence ... [10] We restricted the duration to months to ensure that patients had a reasonable window of exposure to the drugs We excluded trials in which there were no deaths The details ofthe search are provided ... Favours control Figure TheEffectsof Inhaled Corticosteroid/Long-Acting Beta-2 Agonist Combination on Total Mortality Excluding Calverley et al's Trial [13] Abbreviations: BUD/F, budesonide/formoterol...
... to differences in the ultrastructure and metabolism ofthe myocardium [13,14] The ontogeny ofthe adrenoceptors seems to vary in the regional circulations and therefore the responses to inotropes ... despite the lack ofeffectsonthe bowel circulation seen in this study, in view ofthe results ofthe previous study, which did show a reduction in bowel perfusion during epinephrine infusion at ... to that of epinephrine [9] The random order of administration ofthe doses was designed to eliminate the possible effectsof bias related to progressive cumulative doses and the duration of systemic...
... The influence of controlled mandatory ventilatin (CMV), intermittent mandatory ventilation (IMV) and biphasic interpositive airway pressure (BIPAP) on duration of intubation and comsumpsion of ... compared theeffectsof synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation and biphasic positive airway pressure onthe stress response, also during weaning after cardiac surgery [12,13] Neither mode ... extubation, the glucose and insulin levels were returning to their initial levels in group PS The reason for the significant increase of glucose and insulin levels in the PS group is not clear The...
... represent theeffectsof heparin, rather than activation ofthe tissue factor/ FVIIa-mediated pathway of coagulation, because the concentration of TFPI increases after administration of heparin ... effectsof continuous venovenous hemofiltration (CVVH) without the use of anticoagulation onthe activation of coagulation and fibrinolysis Materials and methods Patients The study was approved by the ... Conclusion We conclude that activation of coagulation can be detected in a minority of intensive care patients treated with CVVH without anticoagulation Systemic concentrations of markers of the...
... radiation doses, (2) radiation-independent effectson survival and (3) the relative significance of these changes The main features ofthe method are the inclusion of an indicator term in the model ... indicate the presence ofthe drug and a factor δx representing the variation on any parameter of survival between radiation only and radiation plus drug This implies that the perturbation onthe parameters ... radioprotective effect ofthe drug in this population Conventional analysis oftheeffectsof DNA repair modifiers upon clonogenic survival is limited to quantifying the magnitude of change of a single...
... Rumination mediates theeffectsofthe dysfunctional thinking styles of internal, stable & global negative attributions; dysfunctional assumptions; self-criticism; and neediness on onset of a depressive ... than the content of thinking With the two major limitations ofthe small sample size and the fact that the CBT therapist administered outcome questionnaires, any conclusions can only be tentative ... Measures The Responses to Depression Questionnaire, RDQ, is a slight modification ofthe original Response Styles Questionnaire (Nolen-Hoeksema & Morrow, 1991), with wording of some items slightly modified...