... peer review to ensure that they meet high standards for research quality and objectivity Stress and Performance AReviewofthe Literature andIts Applicability to the Military Jennifer Kavanagh ... (NSRD) ofthe RAND Corporation NSRD conducts research and analysis for the Office ofthe Secretary of Defense, the Joint Staff, the Unified Commands, the defense agencies, the Department ofthe Navy, ... that battle fatigue and other stress reactions may account for as many as 50 percent ofthe casualties in a given war As a result ofthe effect that stress can have on service members and their...
... vegetative propagation, andthe ease ofits establishment in plantations Growth traits, stem and crown habits (basal sweep, stem straightness, branching habits), wood quality, and pest resistance ... rates comparable to other vigorous species such as Douglas fir and an apparent wide soil adaptability on Rational use ofthe parental populations and their evaluation through hybridization as ... than the F progenies and show a comparable variabi- lity The greater uniformity ofthe F genera1 tion progeny over the parental progenies has also been recognized as an advantage in favor of...
... RNA that contains the retroviral packaging signal (ψ) and so made amenable to molecular manipulation The genetic structure ofthe virus is such that the viral cis (sequences that are biologically ... experimentation (principally the laboratory mouse), or are of commercial significance (such as farmed animals such as chickens, horses, goats, cattle and fish, and pets), where they cause a number of ... pathogenic and have been shown to be the causative agent of several slow progressive diseases in animals including arthritis and encephalitis in goats, leukemia in cattle, anaemia in horses, and immunodeficiency...
... lots of Vietnamese readers Apart from The Last Leaf, the readers have known The Gift ofthe Magi as a typical short- story by O Henry It is translated into Vietnamese by many translators and each ... ofThe Magi, and two translated versions, the author has been attracted with the idea of comparing two translated versions on textual equivalence According to Callow (1992) each language has its ... the reasons for success of this translation andthe failure ofthe other There have been some works that analysed and contrasted cohesion between English and Vietnamese so far The purpose of these...
... may be related to salt and NOC, in enhancing carcinogenesis after the epithelium is damaged[8] The aim of this article is to reviewand evaluate the available epidemiological evidence about the ... M, Natsukawa S, Shaura K, Koizumi Y, Kasuga Y, Hanaoka T, Tsugane S Association of Helicobacter pylori infection and environmental factors in non-cardia gastric cancer in Japan Gastric Cancer ... study Int J Cancer 1999; 80: 852-856 van Loon AJ, Botterweck AA, Goldbohm RA, Brants HA, van Klaveren JD, van den Brandt PA Intake of nitrate and nitrite andthe risk of gastric cancer: a prospective...
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... the greatest part of that delay was attributed to the purchase of therapeutic material by patients and their families [48] The overall evaluation of professional skills, together with the quality ... remainder ofthe analysis was carried out using the data extraction form andthe analytical framework presented in the following section Analytical framework The concept of "quality of care" was defined ... obstetric* care OR maternal mortality" AND "quality health care OR quality care" AND "developing countries" Based on the advice of one ofthe authors (PF), an expert in the field of maternal health and...
... urban and rural areas in the same way, or that they value the opportunity to work in the private sector equally in rural or urban areas These are strong assumptions that could be investigated ... M: Health workforce issues andthe Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria: An analytical review Human Resources for Health 2006, 4:1-12 Mauritius Ministry of Health and Quality of ... use a constant job scenario against which all other choice sets were compared The choice of attributes and levels was usually based on preliminary qualitative work and some literature review (Additional...
... with advice from DR and SL The data were extracted by JC and AL JC wrote the first draft ofthe paper, and all authors contributed to the analysis and interpretation ofthe data and reviewed and ... research Malaria, diarrhoea and pneumonia are of huge public health importance in sub-Saharan Africa and if ITNs, Page of 11 antimalarials, antibiotics, oral rehydration solution and other simple ... al.: Thirty years after Alma-Ata: a systematic reviewofthe impact of community health workers delivering curative interventions against malaria, pneumonia and diarrhoea on child mortality and...
... organic acids such as oxalic acid (pKa = 1.3) and tartaric acid (pKa = 3.0) also catalyze acetalization, but acetic acid (pKa = 4.7) does not catalyze this reaction (Adams and Adkins 1925) Oxalic and ... alcoholates Noncatalytic salts for this reaction include carbonates and chlorides of sodium and potassium; calcium and sodium sulfates; and calcium and sodium acetates (Adams and Adkins 1925; Adkins ... that catalyze the polymerization of olefins andthe addition of mercaptans to olefins The organic acids andthe elements commonly found in the char can act as catalysts for many of these reactions...
... at a ward geographical level The air pollution index of each participant is equal to the level of their residential ward Geographical level and SES variables Main results Social class of head of ... health and 5.4% of depression after having controlled for age, sex and marital status and found that provision of gardens and other amenities substantially reduced the percentage variance in each ... pollution and survey air quality A rich database of information is now available and offers studies and research opportunities The last few years or decade have seen the development of several tools...
... related to addiction such as tolerance, sensitivity, dependence and so on, are the results ofa molecular and cellular adaptation which takes place in specific brain areas as a results of repeated ... model ofthe parents, especially the parent ofthe same sex seems to be significant Operant conditioning is related to the increase of satisfaction andthe decrease of unpleasant feelings (uneasiness, ... mesolimbic pathway is considered crucial for the reward procedure This pathway starts from the ventricular area, which is an area rich in dopamine in the midbrain (the ventral tegmental area (VTA)) [1,22]...
... in the parametrial areas [35], whereas Levenback found 9% ofthe sentinel nodes in the paraaortic area, 11% in the common iliac, 71% in the external iliac, and 9% in the parametrial area in a ... Although majority ofthe nodes are located in internal iliac and external iliac areas, nodes have been found in also presacral, parametrial and pararectal areas [33] In a sentinel node study carried ... Ofthe cases, 90% are squamous cell carcinomas, while the rest are melanoma, adenocarcinoma, basal cell carcinoma and sarcoma [7] Nodal metastasis in vulva cancer is the main prognostic factor,...
... (LPS)-induced GAG release [69] It also affected the activities of lysosomal enzymes, decreasing the activities of arylsulfatase Aand arysulfatase B, an N-acetylgalactosaminidase-4-sulfatase, but increasing ... risk of developing OA in their near future Appendix Comparative discussion on the value ofthe Jadad and OA scores to evaluate the quality of clinical trials on OA To evaluate the quality ofthe ... boron, a cocktail of vitamins and selenium, anda cocktail of minerals), on plant extracts (bromelain, Rosa canina, Harpagophytum procumbens, Uncaria tomentosa, and Uncaria guianensis, Salix sp.,...
... Germany Authors’ contributions FR participated in data acquisition, literature reviewand drafted the manuscript CTI, FZ and CTH participated in data acquisition and literature review MB, JD and ... that, malignant transformation and sarcoma induction have also been reported in patients treated without radiation at all For example Dahlin et al [22] reported the development of sarcoma in of ... wide variations in fractionation, total dose and radiation techniques [1-4,15-20] Beside the limited data for this treatment approach, radiotherapy has been criticized in the past also because of...
... Malignant Intracerebral Nerve Sheath Tumor A case report andreviewofthe literature Cancer 1998, 82(3):545-552 10 Hanabusa K, Morikawa A, Murata T, Hanabusa K, Morikawa A, Murata T, Taki W: Acoustic ... wrote the part ofthe paper concerning radiotherapy and followed up the patient at his out-patient clinic AK was the radiologist performing the preoperative and postoperative CT and MRI scans and ... indicates the beneficial role ofthe radiotherapy in local control of disease after a total or a near total resection of extracranial MPNSTs [14,33-38] Anghileri et al found adjuvant radiotherapy...
... fibroelastoma On echocardiography papillary fibroelastoma usually arise via a pedicle from mitral valve tissue or adjacent endocardium, and have a characteristic frond-like appearance [31] A remarkable ... lupus erythematosus Lancet 1990, 335:1541-4 Takayama T, Teramura M, Sakai H, Tamaki S, Okabayashi T, Kawashima T, Yamamoto T, Horie M, Suzuki T, Asai T: Perforated mitral valve aneurysm associated ... participated in the design ofthe manuscript and they revised and critically reviewed the manuscript All authors read and approved the final manuscript Competing interests The authors declare that they...
... these grounds) As an overall summary measure of effectiveness, the risk ratio and RDs were calculated using meta-analysis for both ofthe main outcomes ofthereview Page of 17 2010 yielded a ... reliability and validity, type of interventions, sample size, statistical power, primary and secondary study findings, statistical tests used, and associated statistical and clinical significance ... local community pharmacy Study personnel provided counselling about fall prevention and intake of calcium and vitamin D; educational materials from osteoporosis Canada provided and patients asked...
... developed from the transformation are retained and transferred to other problems and parts ofthe healthcare organization The two exceptions to the question of sustainability are Furman and Caplan's report ... Station, Texas LG is Director ofthe National Science Foundation and industry supported Center for Health Organization Transformation and Professor and Head ofthe Department of Health Policy and ... size ofthe intervention decayed and eventually disappeared over time Lastly, Furman and Caplan's examination of Lean at Virginia Mason Medical Center [40] warrants specific comment because it was...