... evidence ofthe validity of PANSS-EC One ofthe most interesting findings ofthe validation process ofthe PANSS-EC subscale has been the quantification ofthe reductions on the scoring system ofthe ... by comparing the medians, instead of comparing the means Responsiveness For its use in clinical trials, the PANSS-EC should be capable of detecting changes inthe clinical condition ofthe patients ... time-point in order to understand the onset and durability ofthe effect [30] In this sense, responsiveness provides additional evidence ofthe validity of an instrument, and it was measured using the...
... focus on examining the psychometric properties ofthe mini-PANSS and on the improvement of some ofthe weaker PANSS items Competing interests Financial competing interests • Inthe past five ... extent the common practice in clinical trials to examine thePositiveandNegative subscales independently from the rest ofthe scale since these symptoms are considered a key component ofthe disease ... [28] Instruments PositiveandNegative Symptoms Scale The PANSS [1] is a 30-item rating instrument evaluatingthe presence/absence and severity of Positive, Negativeand General Psychopathology of...
... gives Sofia the assurance that she needs and then receives the same from Sofia when she is in need of support In all of these relationships Celie is affected directly by the rhetoric ofthe other ... strong impactinthe relationship between Celie and Sofia After Sofia's jail sentence she is very depressed, and Celie helps her the grocery shopping Showing her rhetoric of friendship and kindness ... again, Celie shows Sofia a friend when she needs one the most At the family dinner one night, Celie expresses her true feelings in an outburst of rhetoric This reawakens the spirit inside Sofia...
... home, having a few drinks at home then going to town and then taking the party pills when you get there Or maybe having a party at home or something, drinking alcohol and then maybe having one ... jaw, and an inability to urinate Others mentioned less often included impaired sexual performance, dizziness, sore eyes, stomach pains, teeth grinding, increased rates of smoking, and bleeding ... night [Interview [19]] The above two interview extracts also demonstrate the context of use ofthe pills – i.e accompanied by extended periods of dancing – andthe common finding that users often...
... reportedly having a drink in 2007/2008 Particularly troublesome are data indicating the increase in heavy drinking and binge drinking by adolescent girls The consequences of problematic drinking, even ... by the Office ofthe Provincial Health Officer and Business Operations and Surveillance, Ministry of Health Services, 2010 Health Authority (18 per cent ofthe region’s population) andthe Interior ... components ofthe physical environment directly influence the health and well-being of women across their lifespan, including food safety, industrial contaminants and environmental hazards, drinking...
... ofthe cultural and economic impactof cinema in both Ireland and Wales and gives a detailed insight into current cinema provision in Ireland It presents a set of views and analysis ofthe cinema ... Ireland and Wales during July, August and September 2003 In line with the brief, at least 50% ofthe cinemas inthe Interreg IIIA zones and at least 33% ofthe remaining cinemas were visited by the ... present the only dedicated cultural cinemas in Ireland are the Irish Film Institute in Dublin andthe Kino in Cork The importance of arts centres andthe overlap with the film society/‘access CINEMA’...
... found to be contaminated with other proteins, and RA sera contained antibodies against some of these other proteins [81] Taken together, these findings indicate that antibodies against G6PI are not ... ankle and knee joints at the rear limbs Neither the spine, nor the hip, elbow, or shoulder were affected in any ofthe animals analyzed [93] Histologically, there are no further signs of inflammation ... obtained from a different colony [76] Similarly, and again in contrast to previous findings in other murine models of arthritis [77], IL-6 deficiency had no influence on the development of K/B×N...
... is, ofthe combined genes found in all αproteobacteria, andthe associated diversity ofthe gene sets in individual members of this group [82] Thus, without knowing the exact identity within the ... and Smprotein complex, the progenitor ofthe spliceosome [112], the ESCRT-III membrane remodeling system [113,114], actin-like proteins [105] and a prototype ofthe ubiquitin system of protein ... yielded many insights into the origin and earliest stages of evolution of eukaryotes Recent findings indicate that several key cellular systems of eukaryotes exist in archaea The scattering of these...
... consideration given the lack of local surgeons in resource-limited settings [16] andthe danger posed to expatriate surgeons (in particular, the higher risk of kidnapping in certain contexts) In Somalia, ... work inthe area Further studies into the surgical needs ofthe population are warranted, including population-based surveys, to improve program planning and resource allocation and ultimately the ... which resulted in millions of refugees fleeing into the region Its close proximity to Uganda and Rwanda also make it vulnerable to incursions by armed groups in these countries There are various...
... (338 words instead ofthe advised 250-265) It has a sound structure, your position is clearly expressed, the information is well-organized, and structure-wise the sentences are fine The vocabulary ... outweigh the disadvantages Overall, I am convinced that we should further promote globalization and meanwhile the local government should take measures to combat culture assimilation and sweat ... sentences are fine The vocabulary is impressive and there were only a few grammatical errors (see comments underlined in blue) Overall, this seems to be a band 7.5 + essay ...
... percent ofthe population develops schizophrenia during their lifetime [8-11] Risk factors include birth in cities, birth in winter and early spring, and viral infections inthe mother during the ... from these two patients were not included 88% ofthe classical and 90% ofthe Clozapine group suffered from delusion, while 88% ofthe classical and 54% ofthe Clozapine group showed hallucination ... receptors involved in Clozapine therapy included D4, D2, serotonin type 2, norepinephrine, acetylcholine, and histamine [20-22] Functional brain imaging methods have been applied for studying schizophrenia...
... and validity as well as achievement tests Chapter 3- The study is the main part ofthe thesis showing the context ofthe study andthe detailed results obtained from collected tests and findings ... index andthe item disciminability index also indicate the unreliability of Test Knowing that the test is for both good and less competent students inthe group and aims at checking whether and ... meaningful and correct sentences Finally, the two last parts of translation are aimed at accessing the students’ general understanding regarding their vocabulary, their use of language and terminology...
... that the use of mineral fertilizers and pesticides inthe scenarios stays at the same level as inthe baseline situation CED and CO2e emissions inthe baseline situation andthe scenarios CED and ... and machinery used to cultivate cropland and maintain livestock housing, and indirectly, inthe form of manufactured mineral fertilizers and pesticides The level of energy consumption and greenhouse ... rising and public policies supporting their use, the demand for biofuels will continue to grow The challenge for governments is to find approaches that can accommodate the competing demands of the...
... designed the study, conducted all interviews, assisted inthe analysis and drafted the manuscript MH and TC assisted inthe design ofthe study andinthe drafting ofthe manuscript SL assisted inthe ... regarding the treatment impactof inhaled and pump delivered insulin This data was then combined with the information gained from the TRIAD measure interviews and a preliminary conceptual model of ... inthe conducting of interviews, analysis ofthe data andthe drafting ofthe manuscript DMB prepared the analysis plan, conducted the analyses and assisted inthe preparation ofthe manuscript...
... the initial stages, though they only show a reduction in MCS-12 inthe most advanced phases ofthe disease The determinant factors of both components of HRQoL include sex, FEV1, use of oxygen therapy ... the use of an apparatus for long time periods to maintain health, the noise caused by the device, the mobility restriction resulting of its use, andthe limitation involved by the fact that the ... visits, hospital admissions, and death in these patients [38] Furthermore, there is an increasing evidence oftheimpactof these events on the health condition of patients with COPD Thus, it...
... designed the study, conducted all interviews, assisted inthe analysis and drafted the manuscript MH and TC assisted inthe design ofthe study andinthe drafting ofthe manuscript SL assisted inthe ... regarding the treatment impactof inhaled and pump delivered insulin This data was then combined with the information gained from the TRIAD measure interviews and a preliminary conceptual model of ... inthe conducting of interviews, analysis ofthe data andthe drafting ofthe manuscript DMB prepared the analysis plan, conducted the analyses and assisted inthe preparation ofthe manuscript...