... voluntary and I must thank them for lending us their invaluable expertise and, more significantly, their time The act of assisting in this way truly shows a level of commitment and caring that is difficult ... exceeded and I look forward to increasing the scope and number of published articles inthe future Our editorial board has steadily grown to include leaders in our fields of interest as well as new ... difficult to celebrate adequately I would also like at this moment to thank Sonya Melcher for her excellent management ofthe journal Sonya has always been diligent and impartial, two requisite characteristics...
... ofthe directors – in respect ofa company and its branch; and any ofthe principal officers – in respect ofa body of persons and its branch 12 The application should be submitted tothe Business ... before the end of March 2012 and have already paid the full amount of $6,550 fora 3-year business registration certificate The commencement date ofthe certificate of my company falls in April ... start issuing invitation letter andthe application form IRBR188(2/2012) from mid April 2012 to businesses that are eligible to apply forthe refund If the business operator wishes to apply for the...
... That is, the unit of analysis ina meta-analysis isthe study, whereas the unit of analysis ina single study isthe individual A review of HRQOL outcomes in 34 randomized controlled trials for ... AMN did the statistical analyses and had the primary role in drafting the results, tables, and figures NE participated inthe design and clinical monitoring ofthe weight loss study Acknowledgements ... other and, inthe case ofthe SF-36, variable across domains We believe the current findings may be relevant for weight loss patients and obesity clinicians and researchers in that they can be...
... andis based on road distance and population size ofthe nearest town [23] The selected localities within the perimeter of Brisbane fall within the ARIA+ classification for major cities and hereafter ... activity and stress levels including perceived handling of stress) and treatment (chemotherapy, radiotherapy, hormone therapy) characteristics forthe breast cancer study participants were also obtained ... collection at the Cancer Registry and provided critical input in data collection, analysis and manuscript All authors read and approved the final manuscript Competing interests The authors declare that...
... interpretation of data and critical revisions ofthe manuscript TS performed the statistical analyses and drafted the manuscript TS will act as guarantor forthe paper All authors approved the final ... tothe last six months We performed a principal component analysis with varimax rotation All items were measured at T1 only, andthe analysis was performed on the total T1 sample The analysis ... http://www.occup-med.com/content/6/1/10 Page of Table Means, standard deviations and comparison between the sample available at T1 only andthe sample available at both T1 and T2 Sample T-test (T1 and T2) sample vs sample (n...
... participated inthe acquisition and interpretation of data HEG and FHS participated inthe design ofthe study, the acquisition and interpretation of data All authors read and approved the final manuscript ... data, analyzed the data and drafted the manuscript MV designed the study, participated inthe interpretation of data and helped to draft the manuscript FKN helped to design the study and participated ... scale structure ofthe remaining items The results supported an internal and external validity ofthe short form that is comparable tothe original TACQOL Cronbach's alphas ofthe subscales in...
... living at home so that data on survival and living arrangements one year after the baseline visit were available for all (Figure 1) The main characteristics ofthe participants at the baseline ... were: any fall, any admission tothe emergency department (ED), any hospitalisation (defined as ahospital stay of at least one day) and death occurring during the year after the baseline visit as ... therapeutic advice focused on improving their health and QOL, which isthe standard approach of geriatric outpatient visits This highlights the fact that, within the CGA, the administration of the...
... statistical analysis the data were log-transformed Then, shoot diameter data were processed by the factor analysis of variance (ANOVA) assuming the stand and study season as classification factors The ... mean shoot fall in individual years indicated a high intensity of beetle feeding in pine crowns in 2002 inthe marginal part ofthe stand (Table 1) During the remaining study seasons the shoot density ... using the package Statistica 6.1 (STATSOFT Inc 2004) found in stand A during the year of intensive beetle feeding (31.6%), andalso during the next year (22%) In subsequent years the percentage of...
... tomography demonstrating a large tumour with partial blood flow(arrow) inabdominal cavity This tumor may be asymptomatic fora long time Abdominalpainand awareness ofabdominal mass are the ... in laboratory data including tumor markers such as CEA and CA19-9 At laparotomy there was a black polycystic, retroperitoneal tumor extending from coeliac axis tothe origin ofthe head of pancreas ... hemolymphangioma ofthe pancreas head with a large size ina 20-year-old girl The wide infiltration and adherence of adjacent organs and tissues was an important feature ofthe present case Couinaud , Jouan...
... localized prostate cancer during the period January 2000 to December 2002, inthe department of Radiation Oncology at the Allan Blair Cancer Center (ABCC), in Regina, Canada One ofthe standard ... I have a good appetite I have aches and pains that bother me I have certain areas of my body where I experience significant pain My pain keeps me from doing things I want to I am satisfied ... baseline HRQoL information Radiation doses are also low by today's standards However the study does help to minimise concerns of using combination treatment as an alternative for dose escalation...
... viewed as an extension of trial registration, which is now mandatory for clinical trials [25] The basis of trial registration isto allow for comparison of what was originally planned by the researchers ... Richard Smith, will publish "any case that is ethical and understandable", andthe eventual goal ofthe Cases Network isto develop a large, searchable database of thousands of cases from all ... researchers and what was actually done This helps identify whether the target sample size was obtained, whether any post-hoc changes were made tothe study design, and whether any unplanned statistical...
... but in general, the information obtained in this study matches what is available inthe clinical setting The form was based on clinical terms commonly used in clinical interviews andinthe patient’s ... statistical analyses and drafted the manuscript KEH participated inthe design ofthe study and coordinated the collection of data FH structured the data files and helped with the statistical analyses ... Treatment was given in accordance with the standard hospital protocols, andthe study was done in accordance with the Helsinki Declaration Permission was obtained from The National Data Inspectorate...
... investigator ofthe NESDA study, and participated inthe design ofthe study and revising the manuscript All authors read and approved the final manuscript Competing interests The authors declare that they ... design ofthe study, performed and interpreted the statistical analyses and were involvedin drafting the manuscript PC and HM have critically revised the manuscript BP isthe principal investigator ... that assesses the patient’s perception ofthe presence ofa mental problem, the perceived need for care andthe patient’s utilization of health care services This translates as whether the patient...
... comparative analysis ofthe cost data, intent -to- treat analysis was conducted forthe cost analysis and patients were followed up for year after their initial atypical antipsychotics treatment Antipsychotic ... calculated the log mean ofthe fitted gamma distribution based on these covariate values andthe parameter estimates and then exponentiated the log mean to get the cost in dollars Gamma regressions ... post-index Because the dataset in this study was derived from an insurance claim database andthe data conform tothe Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 confidentiality requirements,...
... clinical and lung involvement characteristics ofthe patients are summarized inthe table The study is conform tothe recommendations ofthe Declaration of Helsinki andthe study protocol has ... statistical analysis and gave substantial contribution to acquisition ofthe data; LF, FV, and GP gave substantial contribution to acquisition ofthe data; IM, CM, and GF participated inthe ... wrote the study; RI and SLB gave substantial contribution to acquisition of data, analysis and interpretation of data; GP, CF, FI, GZ, MB, and TC, participated inthe design ofthe study andto the...
... interpreted data and drafted the manuscript MO and JHL performed statistical analyses and drafted the manuscript JG interpreted the data and drafted the manuscript LC obtained funding forthe original study, ... missing data uncertainty and results in multiple versions ofa complete dataset Each of these multiple versions are analyzed using the same model, andthe estimates and standard errors from each ... different clinical factors affect outcomes andthe rate of recovery, assessing the overall cost-effectiveness of PMV, meeting the informational needs of patients and families, and informing decisions...
... contributions AEJ conceived the study AEJ MAP, MRM, MTS, and JAK designed the study AEJ, MAP, JAK, MRM, and MTS collected the data and performed the statistical analysis AEJ drafted the manuscript and all ... mortality rate The admission date ofthe index visit for sepsis was used as the baseline date and our query was intended to confirm deaths within one year after the baseline date We assessed for ... page to ancillary staff (ED and ICU charge nurses, respiratory therapist, pharmacy, bed management) and both the protocol quality assurance nurse and physician In all cases, the ED physicians and...
... analysis and drafted the manuscript SK, RSY, TV and ER participated in drafting and revision ofthe manuscript All authors were involvedin data acquisition and read and approved the final manuscript ... stay andthe exact number of ward days for cost calculation The average cost for one TISS-point (48€ per TISS point) was calculated by dividing the total annual cost of participating ICUs by the ... manuscript Acknowledgements We thank Ms Alisa Higgins (MPH) for her valuable review ofthe manuscript and editing ofthe language We also owe our gratitude to all nurses and doctors inthe participating...
... planning the study, collecting the data, performing the data analyses and writing the article LS also collected data ISB, LS and HM participated inthe planning ofthe study and discussions during ... ØE participated as the main supervisor ofthe whole process ofthe study: planning ofthe study, analysis ofthe data and reading, discussion and improvement ofthe manuscript All authors have ... operation) Injury-related and medical data were collected from the Trauma Registry ofthe hospital, where approved trauma registrars performed AIS and ISS scorings Statistical methods Statistical...
... were asked to read separate paragraphs of an article and give the headings for these parts in pairs Andthe students had chance to play the game with their partner’s cooperation They shared their ... view ofthe teachers The table indicates that all ofthe teachers are aware ofthe utmost importance of vocabulary and terminology in comprehending a reading text And no teacher can deny that using ... explanation can be everyone’s satisfaction According to Harmer, it isthe eyes andthe brain to dominantly participate inthe reading process The eyes are on messages andthe brain then has to...