... and valid instruments to measure and assess patients' knowledge of depression The major purpose ofthe present study was to develop and psychometrically assess an MCQ instrument to measure patients' ... treatments (antidepressants) Knowledge ofthe delayed onset ofthe action of antidepressants Ability to act appropriately to failed response to antidepressants Q17 Q21 Ability to act and respond ... http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-244X/9/56 Table 5: Rotated Factor Matrix forthe MCQ Instrument* Component Loadings Items C1 Which ofthe following statements about the speed of response to the treatment with antidepressants is FALSE?...
... variance Forthe visual analogue scale assessment, the interrater reliability was tested with the kappa test Method of Errors The method of errors was assessed for photograph variance, andthe ... months The nasal stent for group IV was used for at least months • Nasal width: The horizontal distance between the most outward point ofthe outer lateral border ofthe nostril aperture • Nasal tip ... five-point visual analogue scale was used to assess the patient s nasal shape The nasal shape in groups I through IV was graded by six examiners (three expert cleft physicians and three laypersons) The...
... ADO.NET method, which is also called GetString( ), that duplicates the functionality ofthe ADO GetString( ) method The prototype forthe ADO.NET method is: String tableString = GetString(DataTable ... characters that separate rows The default value is the CARRIAGE RETURN character nullExpr A string that is substituted for null column values inthe table The default value is an empty string [ Team ... Discussion ADO.NET does not contain a method that is equivalent to the GetString( ) method ofthe ADO Recordset or a method that converts the Recordset to a string This solution presents an ADO.NET...
... rows in // the table less the starting row number // If the starting row is specified as greater than the number of // rows inthe table, set the number of rows to int nRows = Math.Max((dt.Rows.Count ... colName); Parameters tableArray Returns an array of field values corresponding to the values inthe columns and rows selected from the table dt The DataTable to convert to the array rowCount The number ... duplicates the functionality ofthe ADO GetRows( ) method The prototype forthe ADO.NET method is: Object[][] tableArray = GetRows(DataTable dt, Integer rowCount, Integer startRow, String[] colName);...
... constituents can be built up to form new constituents with associated DAGs The right side ofthe rule lists the cat values ofthe DAGs associated with the filial constituents; the left side, the eat of ... requires that the agr feature ofthe DAG associated with the VP be the same as (unified with) the agr ofthe V Thus, the VP 's agr feature will have as its value the same node as the V 's agr, and ... DAGs are notated either by drawing the graph structure itself, with the labels marking the arcs, or, as in this paper, by notating the sets of label/value pairs in square brackets, with the labels...
... the Trust as an organisation, and past history of change at the Trust Theme one: stroke assessment and recording The assessment of stroke patients was fragmented, unidisciplinary, separately ... attempting to manage and sustain change Another barrier, with the potential to cause discontinuity in stroke assessment, was the shortage of permanent nursing staff (leading to increased use of agency ... Medical staff used an assessment model based on anatomical and physiological systems together with three validated assessments: the Glasgow Coma Scale [36]; the Abbreviated Mental Test Score...
... appropriate therapy, morbidity, mortality, and Candida resistance patterns A risk model for early-onset candidemia, however, is a starting point Competing interests The author declares that they ... mortality [9] In candidemia, studies have show that delayed therapy can lead to a higher mortality in hospitalized patients with late candidemia [11] Early identification of these patients therefore ... included candida colonization, parenteral nutrition, and antibacterial therapy – these factors are common in hospitalized intensive care unit patients, which constitute most cases of candidemia [5,6]...
... to assess the students’ oral tests? Four the teachers and two experts agreed that the number of criteria are enough and 33 suitable to assess the student s oral tests They claimed that two main ... data The data was synthesized from two sources: (1) the response ofthe experts and teachers inthe interview (2) the students‟ scores inthe oral testThe software SPSS was taken advantage of to ... Vietnam s first testof English proficiency assessment developed basing on principles oftest assessment construction process of ALTE The VSTEP speaking test is an interview format testand the...
... fungal infections, lymphoma, Kaposi s sarcoma and nocardiosis.16 Ciprofloxacin was used inofthe TB suspects in this study However this is not an advisable antibiotic to use in TB suspects as the ... wall abscess Needle aspiration of this abscess grew drug-sensitive MTB Sensitivity results from the 28 cases with initial cultures that were positive demonstrated an additional cases of MDR TB All ... cause of their illness or death being determined The remaining patients defaulted TB treatment Attempts were made to trace these patients One patient, who had initially improved symptomatically...
... organization manages the information about its customers in view to develop the business strategy or to increase the profit Instead ofthe companies attend the customers initiatives offer results, the successfully ... exceptionally It requires to any organization to transform radically the essential components ofthe business Thesuccesskey is the mentality to change the actual state of facts from the part ofthe ... training programs for all the participants to the project, that contribute to the formation of an attitude concerning the orientation to the total satisfaction ofthe customers needs Inthe same time,...
... 69 In this study, besides mortality and age at death, TPI was only analyzed since it is the most synthetic criterion describing the resistance to the Rous sarcoma virus The detailed analysis of ... explore the genetic variability of these traits and to create extreme phenotypes allowing the analysis of underlying mechanisms andthe search for new genetic markers of disease resistance traits Such ... estimated using the CATMOD procedure The effect of hatch, when applicable, was tested on TPI and mortality and was found non significant and therefore not included in further analyses All these tests...
... Bavaria and BadenWuerttemberg had the highest satisfaction scores in Germany but East Germany 's satisfaction is rising Limitations The advantage of surveys using telephone interviews is the cost-effectiveness ... home/garden and leisure time were least important Subjects were most satisfied with partnership and spirituality, and least satisfied with work and finances The categories are similar to findings of earlier ... was least satisfied The data presented here may be a useful basis for comparisons in future studies with physically or mentally ill patients, and also forthe evaluation of meaning-based interventions...
... with ARDS [8] The purpose of this study was to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis of exogenous surfactant administration to assess whether this therapy, as currently administered, may ... consensus If relevant data were missing or unclear from a particular trial, we attempted to contact the primary author of that study Statistical analysis Meta-analysis was performed using the inverse ... on all trials using predetermined sensitivity analyses All statistical analyses were performed using Stata Version 8.0 (Statacorp LP, College Station, Texas, USA) Ethics Ethics approval and patient...
... mutant proteins Structure of Tax1, Tax2B and their mutant proteins The amino acid sequence of PBM and its mutants are indicated The tax1, tax2B genes and their mutant genes inserted inthe pHβ Pr-1-neo ... previous study using a chimeric Tax1 with Tax2B showed that the amounts of Tax1 and Tax2B proteins were expressed equivalently inthe cells [32] Thus, these results suggested that Tax2B has a toxic ... Tax1 after transfection (Figure 3A) These results indicate that Tax∆C still has IL-2-independent growth inducing activity in CTLL-2 cells, but the activity is much less than that of Tax1 Both Tax2B...
... Dynamically Assessing the Liquefaction Resistance of Soils In Situ by Brady Ray Cox, M .S Dissertation Presented to the Faculty ofthe Graduate School ofThe University of Texas at Austin in Partial Fulfillment ... during testing, (3) the data collection and analysis techniques, and (4) theresults obtained from field studies at the WLA The dissertation contains 12 chapters as follows: In Chapter 1, the ... Estimates forthe effective overburden stress, increase in vertical stress due to the vibroseis base plate load, and total vertical effective stress at the approximate depth of each sensor in...
... lends itself to separate treatment ofthe interface from the bulk substrate This formulation is first tested ina quasi-static capacitance problem ina micro-strip The per unit length capacitance ... better CAD tools forthe extraction of inductances and capacitances makes the PEEC models attractive PEECs are equivalent to Maxwell s equations inthe limit of an infinite lattice of partial ... first tested ina quasi-static capacitance problem ina micro-strip The per unit length capacitance was evaluated for different geometries and material properties Then, transmission characteristics...
... test administration process • An investigation into the backwash ofthetest • An investigation into the association between the computing content ofthetestand what have been taught and to ... can use tests to diagnose his own efforts as well as those of his students Testing and Learning Testing is a tool to “pinpoint strengths and weaknesses inthe learned abilities ofthe student” ... software ina server Before the examinations, the person who is in charge of preparing the tests will use the software to mix thetest items inthe item bank and print out the tests All the tests are...
... * Note: The correct NVP setting is necessary; it has an influence on the determination ofthe cable length by the instrument Notes on the use of hand-held test devices for installation ofthe ... * Note: The correct NVP setting is necessary; it has an influence on the determination ofthe cable length by the instrument Notes on the use of hand-held test devices for installation ofthe ... * Note: The correct NVP setting is necessary; it has an influence on the determination ofthe cable length by the instrument Notes on the use of hand-held test devices for installation of the...
... (the "ap" The classical Park transformation is, in fact, the succesion of two transformations The first trandormation (the socalled Concordials transformation) reduces a three-phase system to ... we assume a constant airgap and no saturation, L, and M, are constant ara arb , and arc the rotor fluxes induced inthe stator phases are The electrical equations ofthe machine can therefore ... useful The transformed system is not a two-phase system anymore Nevertheless, since the Concordia 's Fansformation diagonalizes the inductance matrix L, the three-phase system obtained is totally...