... ofthe studies reviewed here used the firm as the unit of analysis. The remaining fifteen studies adopted ex-port venture as the unit of analysis. In the case of using the firm as the unit of ... Measurement: An EvaluationoftheEmpirical Research in the Literature 1Export Performance Measurement: An EvaluationoftheEmpirical Re-search in the Literature INTRODUCTION The area of export ... Measurement: An EvaluationoftheEmpirical Research in the Literature 4carry out such controls, casting some doubts on the representativeness ofthe samples and on the robustness ofthe data obtained....
... redeployers. In the event ofthe bad state ofthe world occurring, these asset redeployers change the use ofthe asset and generate cash thereby creating value. Debt therefore acts as a means of transferring ... worse off in all cases since the secured creditors have prior claims to not just the collateral but also all other assets ofthe firm. In the case of junior secured debt, the value ofthe unsecured ... do anticipate that there are states ofthe world wherein the assets in their intended use may not be of any value. In the instance that this bad state ofthe world occurs, the assets are redeployed...
... said they would eliminate "a good bit ofthe time"and a "little bit ofthe time," stating that they were toosimilar to "most ofthe time" and "some ofthe ... providedabout their sleep, an additional indication ofthe overallrelevance ofthe measure from the participants' perspec-tives.Ease of administration and response scalesImprovements to the format ... that they were frequently awakened during the night due to the pain of FM. Participants also spoke of nolonger feeling refreshed upon awakening since having FM,regardless ofthe amount of sleep...
... "yes" when the number of hours of sleep is 7or 8. The scores ofthe dimensions and ofthe sleep prob-lem index were converted to a 0 to 100 scale, with higherscores reflecting more ofthe attribute ... medication. The analysis ofthe psychometric properties was per-formed on all subjects who completed at least 50% of the items ofthe MOS-Sleep at the baseline visit (more than99% ofthe sample). The ... utilizing the same 7-point scale asabove.Description and scoring rules ofthe MOS-Sleep The item content and the structure ofthe MOS-Sleep arepresented in Table 1. All items ofthe MOS-Sleep,...
... cor-roborated by the statistical measure of effect size, whichpersisted in the total and most ofthe subscale analyses.Our evaluation generated results similar to those of priorstudies ofthe PedsQL™, ... considerations. The first is feasibility; the instrument should be easily administered, both in the ED and at the time of follow-up (FU). Another considera-tion is validity: the strength ofthe association ... analyzed by means of a paired t-test. The effect size was then calculated by dividing the overallmean change in score by the standard deviation of the score at baseline. As a point of reference,...
... support for the qualitatively-derivedtheoretical underpinnings ofthe instrument. The PLAcontributes to the advancement of science by offering atool to measure what is hypothesized to be the primarymotivator ... select their own activities,responses to the PLA are individualized in meaningfulways not offered by the more global subscales ofthe Ped-sQL™ [25] or AAQOL [23]. Providing an extensive list of fun ... PLA.MethodsDevelopment ofthe PLA The PLA scale is a 15-question, 3-indicator scale designedto measure level of unrestricted involvement in chosenlife activities. The questionnaire completed by the child...
... for the study wasalso obtained from the offices ofthe Regional and Dis-trict Commissioners, the Regional Medical Officer and the District Medical Officers. The head of each healthunit, the ... in the design, led the implementation ofthe simulated patientsstudy, and co-wrote the first iteration ofthe manuscript. KN was involved in the design and data collection, conducted most ofthe ... healthunits in the participating districts by the end of 2008.This paper focuses on thescale up ofthe YFS compo-nent only.At its core, the YFS intervention relied on the in-ser-vice training of health...
... assessment of their sleep quality facilitated by this measure was bothimportant and similar to the type of information they pro-vided to their physicians about the consequences of theirnocturnal ... part ofthe development ofthe generic sleepassessments that were evaluated, this study provides evidence of their content validity, supportingtheir use in FM studies. Modifications to the MOS-Sleep ... part of a patient diary. The MOS-Sleep was considered to be of similar relevanceby the participants while providing a more comprehen-sive and detailed assessment ofthe impact of FM on theirsleep....
... [25,26] and the 14-item General Activity subscale ofthe Quality of LifeEnjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire (QLES-Q)[27]. For each item ofthe QLES-Q, the respondent uses a5-point scale ranging ... Specifically, the GA-VAS obtained relatively high correlations with the HAM-A, HADS-Anxiety, and the mental subscales of the SF-36, and lower correlations with the HADS-Depression and the physical subscales ... obtained between the GA-VAS and the mental subscales ofthe SF-36 com-pared to the physical subscales.MIDs The distributions of GA-VAS scores for each ofthe sevenPGIC response categories are presented...
... idea of the high prevalence of edema in the more advanced grades of cellulite. The lack of specific clinical and laboratory studies hinders research on cyclic edema and the dissemination of ... associated with the more advanced stages. The control of edema is essential in the treatment of cellulite. Conflict of Interest The authors have declared that no conflict of in-terest exists. ... this disease. The fact that it is idiopathic is another limiting factor to its management as there are few reports about treatment in the literature. During theevaluationof patients with...
... should concern: the audience, the aims, the content, and the methodology.13 3. Significance ofthe thesis The findings ofthe thesis will be useful not only to the researcher, and the course book ... with the hope that practical suggestions would be given for further improvements ofthe material in the near future to meet the target of ensuring the effectiveness ofthe teaching and the learning ... development.3.1.2. The Suitability ofthe Material to the Content Requirements ofthe Course 3.1.2.1. Syllabus analysis To determine whether the material has well responded to the content requirements of the...
... (%)Chart 2: Learners’ evaluation on the usefulness ofthe topics ofthe ESP reading texts in the coursesAs shown in chart 2, no one thinks that the topics ofthe ESP reading texts in the courses 1, ... texts, the length ofthe ESP reading texts, the amount of technical vocabulary contained in each ESP reading text, the level of difficulty in grammar, the usefulness of exercises, the most ... necessity of replacing the reading texts in the textbook by the ESP reading texts To answer the survey question of whether the reading texts in the textbook should be replaced by the ESP readings...
... point.) To be sure ofthe effect of SS in raw water, another experiment was conducted with the supernatant from the final settling tank ofthe WWTP (Ube City, Japan) with the same initial TC ... CONCLUSION (1) The optimum operational condition ofthe device is a pressure of 0.3 MPa. When a high-dissolved CO2 device is used for the disinfection ofthe effluent from the final settling ... buried in the SS, allowing the bacteria to take up CO2 again. From these results, after 20 min, the TC log-inactivation ofthe two samples could not reach 2.67 (result of SS = 1.67 mg/L). The results...