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specific antigen in the blood that there is no ... bleeding and
infection. Prostate cancer treatment often causes incontinence and impotence. For
these reasons, it is important that the benefits and risks of diagnostic procedures
and treatment ... cells ofthe prostate gland. The most frequently
used PSA - prostate-specific antigen test - isthe total PSA, which measures the
sum ofthe free PSA andthe cPSA (complex or bound) in the blood....
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interest rate differentials between New Zealand and Australia
and New Zealand andthe ... and
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selection of risky investments in stock portfolios and capital
budgets,” Review of Economics and ... example, the determinants of
household saving and consumption decisions, the
responsiveness of exports to the exchange rate, andthe level
of the equilibrium real exchange rate.
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and scope ofthe research that was undertaken as part of this Thesis. The methods
and main results ofthe pilot study, focusing on instrument development and
validation, are provided. The ... mediation analysis, following
the three steps in Baron and Kenny’s framework. Estimates ofthe size and
significance ofthe mediated effects are then examined. The chapter ends with a
summary ofthe ... interpretation of
results andthe preparation of this thesis.
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funding support from Atlantic Philanthropies.
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preting data and writing the manuscript, RLH participated
in interpreting data and writing the manuscript, and
MMM designed the study, supervised data collection and
analysis, and participated ... to the motor, but
with the motor turned off. Their ankle and elbow joints
were manually taken through maximum range (plantar
and dorsi-flexion, and flexion and extension, respec-
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elbow (left column) and ankle (right column). The scatter
of the points andthe low values ofthe correlation coeffi-
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diet and exercise from magazines geared
toward African Americans. Mothers in the
program reduced the percentage of fat in their
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reason for this is twofold. First, the MCI (a linear combination ofthe interest
rate and exchange rate) is unresponsive ... time andis credible, the price forecast
errors are zero andthe variance of output is given by the variance ofthe supply
shocks.
I derive the central bank’s reaction function in terms of two ... central
bank, p roducers and foreign exchange market participants all observe current
output, prices and nominal exchange rates. With this information, and knowl-
edge ofthe structure ofthe model, they...
... the embodiment of cognition, the futil-
ity and absurdity of looking for the meaning
of life, the thin line between sanity and in-
sanity, andthe importance and limitations of
scientic reasoning. ... from the Society.
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ees ofthe Society and serves on the Executive Committee and all standing ... philosophers bother
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exceptional status of those measures which do satisfy the Keck
criteria is more and more anomalous. Perhaps the truth is that
the ECJ is not thinking in terms of grand theory, ... Commission v. Italy was transferred
to the Grand Chamber ofthe ECJ.
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When the oral procedure
was re-opened, the Grand Chamber asked the parties and all the
other Member States to give their ... ofthe European Union (and previously the EC
Treaty) actually envisages, andisthe logical consequence of a
finding that the measure is a measure having equivalent effect.
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relates change over time to the standard deviation of base-
line scores. The standardised response mean compares
change to the standard deviation of change. The respon-
siveness statistic looks ... 4).
Since the SF-6D is a continuous measure of effect we used
meta-analytic methods to estimate the weighted grand
mean ofthe MID and to test the hypothesis of homogene-
ity of MID across the nine ... to recall their initial state, and the
judgement is based on their present state and working
backwards. Any measure of change that reflects the unbi-
ased differencebetweenthe final and initial...
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help looking good staff
actively involved in the
success ofthe company and
help recruit the right people
for the company, human
capital is guaranteed, saving
time and recruitment ... •
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Each manager need to make the correct and flexibility decision for their work.
They need to keep their
confidence...
... design and drafted the manu-
script. SS and RO were involved in study conception and man-
uscript revision. SRD and PRE were involved in data
acquisition and revised the manuscript. AEW conceived the
study ... precise prevalence estimate. However, this is
the first study in this area.
Our findings raise issues for the planning of studies and ethi-
cal issues related to the obligation ofthe physician-researcher
to ... as the hand and wrist imaged for rheumatoid
arthritis, may be less likely to show these abnormalities [15].
Although 28% of enchondromas are seen in the hand, these
are benign lesions [15].
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hospital), the third was extracted from anesthesiol ogist’ s
record prior to administration of anesthesia from the
radial arterial line.
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from mechanical ventilation a t the discretion of the
intensivist according to standard weaning protocols. All
procedure specific data is reported on Table 1.
Statistical Analysis
The primary ... means (± SD) or medians (intra-
quartile ranges [IQR]), and numbers or proportions and
compared using Wilcoxon rank tests, t-tests and chi-
square tests, as ap propriate. In the event of missing...
... evaluation and creation
of a valid, useful knowledge and evidence base for qual-
ity and safety. This will require improved conceptions of
the nature of quality and safety issues, an understanding
of the ... processes,
asthma, and diabetes management) [19-44], exploration
of effectiveness of quality and safety programs [45-49],
and descriptions of team characteristics and leadership
as important to the establishment, ... to survey and
interview senior leaders an d team members of quality
and safety teams across Canada, a scoping review of the
literature was undertaken to understand the types of
quality and safe...