... straightforward and comprehensible way the facts as I see them surrounding the origin and formation oftheChinese script in the second half ofthe second millennium B.C., andof its reformation and standardization ... describe the nature and internal structure oftheChinese script from the time of its invention in the middle ofthe Shang age down to the period of its sl3.ndardization in the Han, and to dispel ... representation ofthe verb is non-standard What such a usage ofthe graph (8) shows is that the link between the graph andthe semantic aspect ofthe original word, schematically the G-S leg ofthe G-P-S...
... establish a cause and effect relationship due to the lack of longitudinal follow-up ofthe same individuals Nevertheless, the use of a national populationbased survey permits the inclusion of representative ... contributions DPC conceived ofthe study, and participated in its design and coordination and draft the manuscript CAB carried out the acquisition ofthe data, analysis and interpretation of data She has ... critically VHB participated in the design ofthe study and performed the statistical analysis PCG carried out the acquisition ofthe data, analysis and interpretation of data She has been involved...
... thanks to the simple structure ofthe original OIDP andthe universal nature of its dimensions On the other hand, it proved more challenging to comprehend the theoretical basis ofthe OIDP and its ... predominance in the literature ofthe effects of tooth pain, poorly fitting prostheses and edentulism The OIDP allows the cause of impacts to be linked with the affected dimension by means ofthe Condition-specific ... 0.79, and this alpha value was not increased by the removal of any item In fact, the removal of some items lowered this value, further supporting the inclusion of all ofthe original items Page of...
... diseases, andthe remaining patients (38.7%) had solid tumors The mother answered the questionnaires in 82.7% ofthe cases andthe father in 17.3% ofthe cases 109 (41.0%) patients completed all therapy ... 50% ofthe items in the scale are missing, the scale score is not computed To create the Psychosocial Functioning score, the mean is computed as the sum ofthe items divided by the number ofthe ... investigate the feasibility, reliability and validity oftheChinese mandarin version ofthe PedsQL 4.0 Generic Core Scales and 3.0 Cancer Module in a group ofChinese children with cancer Methods: The...
... left hand Only out of 62 male and 10 out of 63 female victims had handgrip strength for the dominant hand equal to or above the mean value of dominant hand for health facility employees ofthe ... with life and their present health condition There have been many studies ofthe effects ofthe Yugoslav wars andthe Kosovo war on mental health, but surprisingly little is known about the nutritional ... family member A total of 126 victims took part in the examinations The objectives and procedure ofthe study, guarantees of anonymity and confidentiality andthe use ofthe data were explained...
... designing the study, performed the analysis and drafted the article TLH is the PI ofthe YoungHUNT-study and participated in the design, statistical analysis, drafting and presentation ofthe results ... in the age group 13–19 years [33] Mental healthThe mental health variables were derived from the mental health "Symptom Check List" andthe school adjustmentpart ofthe questionnaire Anxiety and ... local health authorities, to be used for planning ofhealth services, in accordance with the consent given The study was evaluated and approved by the Regional Medicine Ethics Committee and the...
... Reproductive Health + The CDC’s Office of Women’s Health + + The Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation ofthe Administration for Children and Families (ACF) + The Children’s Bureau ofthe ACF + The ... funded by the following programs and agencies ofthe U.S Departments ofHealthand Human Services: + The National Institute for Child Healthand Human Development (NICHD) + The Office ofPopulation ... reproductive healthof men and women (11–13) Strengths and Limitations ofthe Data The data in this report come primarily from the most recent cycle ofthe NSFG conducted in 2002, and, as a result, they...
... assessment ofthe informant ofthehealth status ofthe elderly person was obtained Results The non-response rate for the study was only 1.7% In response to the question "Are you healthy ?", 49% of males ... included: semi tandem stand, full tandem stand, rising from chair without using arms and shoulder external rotation (full) A younger member ofthe household present at the time ofthe interview ... present in 1167 (97%) ofthe interviews Comparison ofthe physical health rating made by the informant with 'selfiassessment' indicate that the elders rate their level ofhealth to be marginally...
... rows in the race ought to live till the age of 60; and if all the members ofthe Oxford 1829 crew had lived till the 10th of June, 1869, the 40th anniversary ofthe race, and then died, their lives ... possible way be traced to the effects of rowing, we come to the consideration of those diseases ofthe respiratory andthe circulatory systems (in other words ofthe lungs andofthe heart) which we ... requesting them to favour me with their experience ofthe after effects of training and boat-racing on their own health ; and I further begged them to inform me which, if any of those who were their...
... toward improving thehealthand well-being of our citizens The concept ofthe Summit on Integrative Medicine andtheHealthofthe Public arose from these basic premises that healthand well-being ... and participatory health care experience THE SUMMIT ON INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE ANDTHEHEALTHOFTHE PUBLIC The IOM Summit on Integrative Medicine andtheHealthofthe Public was sponsored by the ... healthand wellness This publication, Integrative Medicine andtheHealthofthe Public: A Summary ofthe 2009 Summit, provides an account ofthe discussion and presentations ofthe two -and- a-half...
... are also played by the Department of Transportation, the Department of Defense, the Department of Commerce, the Department of Justice, the Department ofthe Treasury, andthe Environmental Protection ... of Homeland Security Many other federal agencies are also involved in some aspects of animal health protection and response activities They include two units within the Department ofHealthand ... Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO), the western hemisphere branch ofthe World Health Organization for their efforts on the prevention control PROTECTING THE U.S o o 21 and eradication of FMD in the...
... just yet As statistical indicators they measure thehealthof a nation andthe level of its development But behind those statistics are the shadows of many other urgent development issues - gender ... stages of their growth, but also for mothers Over 30% of women are malnourished in this region, harming expectant mothers and reducing the chances of survival for their children before they are ... national level to: • Improve standards and increase action around maternal and child health • Empower girls and women with the knowledge to take good care of themselves and their children, including...
... increasing the numbers and proportions ofthe very old The fastest growing population in most countries ofthe world is ofthe oldest old, 80 years and above The majority of elderly people are women, often ... parts ofthe world, and 18 ofthe 20 countries with the highest percentages of elderly people are in this region (the others are Japan andthe United States), with 13.2–17.9% of their population ... at a population level on thehealthand nutritional status ofthe elderly in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia WHO therefore advocated and provided resources for the inclusion ofthe elderly...
... quality of prosthetic rehabilitation and its effect on oral healthofthe elderly Only few studies have been performed on prosthetic rehabilitation ofthe elderly in Finland The Mini-Finland study ... extraction of teeth and progresses at varying speed for the rest ofthe life (Tallgren, 1972) Both local and systemic factors may affect the rate of RRR The role of local prosthetic factors in the RRR ... 1967) The aim of this doctoral thesis was to describe the present prosthetic rehabilitation, the adequacy of received prosthetic treatment and subjective and objective needs for the prosthetic...
... Addressing the Impact of Household Energy and Indoor Air Pollution on theHealthofthe Poor Implications for Policy Action and Intervention Measures | Review ofthe evidence for health effects There ... Addressing the Impact of Household Energy and Indoor Air Pollution on theHealthofthe Poor Implications for Policy Action and Intervention Measures Table of Contents Preface | Introduction ofthe ... 11 Addressing the Impact of Household Energy and Indoor Air Pollution on theHealthofthe Poor Implications for Policy Action and Intervention Measures • Cancer ofthe Nasopharynx and Larynx Several...
... Because ofthe nested nature ofthe models (i.e., the model with constraints on the slopes is a subset ofthe baseline model), the difference in the chi-square values for the baseline model andthe ... examined The third step examined the equivalence ofthe intercepts () andthe latent means () across groups The next step examined the invariance ofthe variance– covariance matrix ofthe errors ... the errors (⌰) Finally, the equivalence ofthe variances ofthe latent variables (⌽) was evaluated The results ofthe tests ofthe equality hypotheses are shown in Table The italicized elements...
... trends in thehealthand functional status ofthe elderly, the likely effects of new medical advances and treatments on morbidity and mortality among the elderly, andthe likely costs of new medical ... receiver, ofthe energy that emerges from the tissue (in the case of x-ray, CT, or ultrasound) or the change in the state ofthe tissue as a result of application of some energy (in the case of MRI) ... or more The interactions of ADLs and disease vary in magnitude and significance, both in this model and others Determinants ofHealth Status: theHealth Status Transition Model Using the Health...
... men and women, for the full sample, and for the sample 40 and older Thehealth indicators are described in the text, and in Table (H12 is the indicator of self-reported good health; Low and High ... entails estimating the role ofhealth in the “retirement” decision As Davis-Friedmann noted, however, the role ofhealth is not independent of Ceaseless Toil? Healthand Labor Supply ofthe Elderly ... increases in the index reflect improvements in health As a result, the signs ofthehealth effects for PF and H12 should be the same 17 Ceaseless Toil? Healthand Labor Supply ofthe Elderly in...