... Most of the study participants were well aware of the legal provisions proscribing MSM, and feared stigma and discrimination from the society around them Tanzania Journal of Health ResearchVolume ... health related attitudes and practices It is envisaged that this information may encourage researchand programmatic interest in efforts aimed to prevent the spread of HIV in Malawi Materials and ... National Statistical Office guidelines (Muula, 2007b) These guidelines define rural, urban and peri-urban area status based on a decision by the Office of President and Cabinet and not based on development...
... risk and promotes the prevention and control of most chronic diseases.4,25 Excess consumption of alcohol increases the risk of several diseases and is associated with increased risk of injuries and ... income, work status, place of residence and number of chronic conditions component of quality of life, and smokers showed poorer quality of life than never-smokers The results of the present study ... of Sóo Paulo (ISA-SP), 20012002 in four areas of the state of Sóo Paulo, southeastern Brazil: the cities of Botucatu and Campinas; an area covering the cities of Itapecerica da Serra, Embu, and...
... our past findings of associations between reproductive factors and the risk of developing RA in the NHS [56] Data on pack-years of smoking (product of years of smoking and packs of cigarettes per ... estrogen, and progesterone may be related to this disparity [3,4] In women and men the age -related increased incidence of RA parallels the decline in androgen production [5] Cross-sectional studies of ... of data, and manuscript preparation PAF participated in the study design and interpretation of the data ST participated in the study design, statistical analysis and interpretation of data, and...
... definitions of disability, and a greater willingness to report handicaps [2] Due to the chronic nature of these disorders, treatment is focused on minimizing disability and improving quality of life Standardized ... measurement of the impact of interventions on these health outcomes is fundamental to advancing clinical practice andresearch The current use of patient-oriented outcome measures in researchand practice ... their practice and requires chart audits and observations Stage focuses on the client and requires evaluation of the efficiency, effectiveness, adequacy and appropriateness of care and its impact...
... to researchers and institutions, potential conflicts must be carefully monitored Sometimes the protection and respectful treatment of subjects and the integrity ofresearch require that some research ... analysis of 30 studies of drugrelated research, Lexchin and colleagues demonstrated that research funded by drug companies is less likely to be published than other studies [16] While research ... References 310 Pharmaceutical Researchand Manufacturers of America: 2004 Pharmaceutical Industry Profile Washington, DC: Pharmaceutical Researchand Manufacturers of America; 2004 Bodenheimer...
... risk of elevated serum uric acid levels such as male, obesity, or abdominal obesity - Researchand analysis of a purine content of food availability and characteristics of Vietnam MINISTRY OF ... EDUCATION AND TRAINING MINISTRY OF HEALTH NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HYGIENE AND EPIDEMIOLOGY *************** PHAM THI DUNG THE SITUATION OF INCREASING SERUM URIC ACID, RELATED FACTORS AND EFFICACY OF DIETARY ... Hygiene and Epidemiology before conducting researchResearch ensured the voluntary participation of subjects Safety issues and benefits of the study subjects had been assured during the research...
... Fortunately, research on herbal medicines has been increasing over the years and these can be seen by the increase in funding and establishment of CAM researchandresearch units in both developed and ... Qualitative and quantitative comparisons of different raw P notoginseng samples 3.1.3.6 Qualitative and quantitative comparisons of raw and steamed P notoginseng samples Pattern matching of extracts of ... (n≥3) 164 xi Table 6.3 Effects of extracts of raw and steamed P notoginseng on PT and APTT in human blood plasma in vitro (n≥3) 168 Table 6.4 Effects of extracts of raw and steamed P notoginseng on...
... Heyland DK, Hopman W, Coo H, Tranmer J and McColl MA Longterm health -related quality of life in survivors of sepsis Short Form 36: a valid and reliable measure of health -related quality of life ... Mean values for age and SAPS II and median values for *LOS and **IPPV days (hours/24) Comparison of medical and surgical ICU patients, andof ICU patients with increasing and patients with decreasing ... (after years) and that simultaneous longitudinal changes in HRQOL can be a measure of effectiveness of rehabilitation and rate of recovery [19] Few such studies have been performed The aim of this...
... 276:1253-1258 Bennett KJ and Torrance GW: Measuring health state preferences and utilities: rating scale, time trade-off, and standard gamble techniques In: Quality of Life and Pharmacoeconomics ... opinion of how the subject understands the meaning of the questionnaires Good understanding (1) Probably understood (2) Possibly understood (3) Did not understand (4) Table 3: Subjects' scorin g of ... WPAI-COPD p < 0.001, and HS-COPD p < 0.001 Data from the six age groups and SF-36, SGRQ and EQ-5D are shown in figure Discussion In clinical researchand in daily life, subjects are often required...
... the National Health System of Greece (II, V and VI), two private hospitals (one profit and another non-profit)(IV and VII) and one belonging to the National Foundation of Social Insurance (III) ... results of the present study and those of other similar studies assessing the health related quality of life of health professionals (after adjusting for age) would has been more valid and methodologically ... medical doctors (84.9) a profession of high social and professional status and the auxiliary personnel (56.4) who are unskilled manual workers of low social and professional status, is the greatest...
... Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2003, Background There are now a number of validated health -related quality of life (HRQL) instruments available for use with adults, and these are often routinely ... from both parents and children whenever possible A recent systematic review [1] and a number of other review articles [5-8] describe the range of generic health related quality of life (HRQL) measures ... definition of health, which is "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease" [11] The ITQOL was developed following a thorough review of the infant...
... observed state and estimated parameterof xi and θi , respectively, and ki and Li are positive constants Proof From system 2.3 , we have yi ˙ Let ei yi − xi , θi ˙ γi t θi ˙ ei t − θi γi t , and note ... Identified results of a, b, c in presence of noises; b Identified results of a, b, c in presence of noises and with filters Conclusions In this paper, we propose a novel approach of identifying parameters ... University of the Ministry of Education of China Grant no NCET-10-0239 ; Professor Yixian Yang is supported by the National Basic Research Program of China 973 Program Grant no 2007CB310704 and the...
... log-convexity, and Cauchy means As applications, such results are also deduce for related inequality We use some log-convexity criterion and prove improvement and reverse of Slater’s andrelated inequalities ... Journal of Inequalities and Applications 11 Theorem 3.9 Let t, s, u, v ∈ R such that t ≤ u, s ≤ v, then the following inequality is valid: Mt,s ≤ Mu,v 3.25 Proof The proof is similar to the proof of ... s1 < s2 and for r s2 , s s1 , and t Acknowledgments The researchof the first and second authors was funded by Higher Education Commission, Pakistan The researchof the second author was supported...
... uniqueness and iteration of positive solutions of discrete fourth-order equation under Lidstone boundary conditions We would like to mention some results of Anderson and Minhos 11 and He and Su 12 ... we show the uniqueness of solutions of the BVP 1.1 and 1.2 Assume, to the contrary, that there exist two nontrivial solutions y1 and y2 of the BVP 1.1 and 1.2 such y1 t and A y2 t , y2 t y2 t ... The aim of this work is to relax the assumptions A1 and B1 on the nonlinear term, without demanding the existence of upper and lower solutions, we present conditions for the BVP 1.1 and 1.2 to...
... Cluster randomisation of hospitals requires large numbers of centres Before -and- after studies lack rigour and generalisability they are In the words of the slogan of the American Society of Critical ... Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society Clinical Trials Group A comparison of antecedents to cardiac arrests, deaths and emergency intensive care admissions in Australia and New Zealand, and ... is the lack of rigour and generalisability Furthermore, the magnitude of the effect of the MET may be influenced by institution-specific administrative features and policies Buist and coworkers...
... past researches in library, some offices and interview officers Researches and analyses found includes the following: • CD - ROM database of Vietnam News Agency • Articles in other newspapers and ... exploitation of its existing efficiency In spite of high capability in producing plywood and note- paper, its annual output stand at 30% of designed capacity, about 800 m3 of plywood and 1500 tons of notepaper ... capacity of the Cau Duong factory and its parent company (Bai Bang Paper Company) only meets the social demand of 35% Private sector and other State-owned firms satisfied the rest demand of the...
... (Tris-HCl) buffer of pH 8.0 Elution was done with the same buffer at a flow rate of ml/h and ml fractions were collected The void volumeof the column was determined by the elution volumeof Blue Dextran ... polysaccharide One milligram of the partially purified polymer contained 309.7 µg of protein, 160.2 µg of neutral sugar, 58.5 µg of hexosamine, 30.8 µg of uronic acid and 3.8 µg of phosphorus Constituent ... concentration of ppm to estimate the effect of pH After min, A660 was measured and the extent of flocculation was calculated Pronase digestion of extracellular polymer Forty milligrams of the extracellular...
... strong volume on the day of the breakout to show significant demand is coming in Demand volume at least 20% above the 50-day MA ofvolume on your breakouts and your odds will improve Strong volume ... resistance and occurs on strong volume (20% over 50-day MA or near record volume since the trading range began.) The second most important variable is the volume action on the day of breakout ... (see Science of Trading Course) If you have access to any of these, check to see that your stock has at least one of these volume accumulation indicators breaking out to new highs ahead of price...