... lifespan oftheevaluation and beyond the initial funding period ofthe CLAHRCs (2008 to 2013) The outputs ofthe study will be both theoretical and practical, and therefore opportunities for formative ... through the following aims and objectives Aims The aims of this study are: To inform the NIHR SDO programme about the impact of CLAHRCs in relation to one of their key functions: ‘implementing the ... realistic evaluationofthe mechanisms and impact of protocolbased care within the NHS There are growing numbers of researchers engaged in realistic evaluation research (for example [67-69]), this evaluation...
... use evaluation often takes place before the course starts with the aim to select the appropriate materials most appropriate forthe particular group of learners and forthe aims ofthe course Formative ... designers Therefore, they can provide the most valid information in theevaluation process Also, their understanding of cultural and political factors ofthe institution in which theevaluation ... seeks their opinions about the content ofthe material Part C asks for their opinions about the methodology Part D requires them to offer suggestions forthe material’s further improvement The...
... Another major factor was the reduction of water use in the factory through the utilization of WWR and water conservation efforts mainly due to their cost consciousness after the introduction of ... calls for water conservation They also continuously make efforts to promote the utilization of SWT devices including the distribution of free SWT-tap developed by them as shown in Fig.7 On the other ... basis On the other hand, this paper focuses on the overall Tokyo Metropolitan region The reduction of per capita water consumption in Tokyo is likely due to the effects ofthe introduction of several...
... followed their own customs and traditions in using the forest and land as they had done since the time of their ancestors The National Forest Meeting in 1989 raised the importance ofthe forest forthe ... on the Management of Forest and Forest Land in 19892 certified the change in objectives forthe use ofthe forest and forest land so that it can be used forthe development ofthe economy, including ... Ministers on the protection ofthe Forest, 74, on 17 July 1979, (Forestry Strategy of Lao PDR 2020, 2005: 3) Decree ofthe Assembly of Ministers on the management and use ofthe forest and forest land...
... addition, the majority ofthe lesions examined appear to be ofthe Class I type, rather than Class II lesions for which the technology would have the greatest potential benefit Finally, since 1/3 ofthe ... Critical evaluationof diagnostic aids forthe , Oral Oncol (2007), doi:10.1016/j.oraloncology.2007.06.011 ARTICLE IN PRESS Critical evaluationof diagnostic aids forthe detection of oral cancer then ... in the majority ofthe Class II patients, a cardinal rule fortheevaluationof diagnostic tests.9 By omitting a scalpel biopsy in nearly all patients from Class II, information critical to the...
... (number of different parts of speech) In fact, for these three variables, the hypothesis of random performance cannot be rejected even at the 5% level Tests based on the productivity ofthe words, ... in terms of them, we combined several of them, keeping 14 variables forthe statistical analysis Data Collection In order to measure the performance ofthe markedness tests discussed in the previous ... vectors of estimates forthe performance ofthe various methods The simple frequency test was also evaluated in each testing set for comparison purposes From these vectors, we estimate the density of...
... the ED and at the time of follow-up (FU) Another consideration is validity: the strength ofthe association between the candidate instrument and other relevant outcomes (construct validity) The ... health professional would be necessary, which is neither feasible nor practical; furthermore, caregiver assessment ofthe child's health often is the impetus for caregiver behaviors; therefore, ... demonstrate that the PedsQL™ is a practical and feasible forevaluationof short-term pediatric ED febrile illnesses The brevity and ease of administration ofthe PedsQL™ allowed for enrollment...
... computing the mean scores for each ofthe three indicators Scoring Scoring ofthe Participation in Life Activities Scale is completed by computing the mean scores for each ofthe three indicators before ... support forthe qualitatively-derived theoretical underpinnings ofthe instrument The PLA contributes to the advancement of science by offering a tool to measure what is hypothesized to be the primary ... that returned completed questionnaires were offered an award of $5 forthe first study, $10 forthe sec- ond study, and $30 forthe third study Forthe first two studies, healthcare providers...
... TST+/QFT- HCWs is unknown A number of publications suggest it is low [9,27-29] Because ofthe high sensitivity ofthe IGRA and the low specificity ofthe TST, none ofthe several national guidelines ... compared the performance ofthe TST and IGRA in French HCWs when using a high cut-off forthe TST Materials and methods Study setting and study subjects In France the TB incidence in the general ... building was performed backwards using the chance criteria for variable selection [24] All persons gave their informed consent prior to their inclusion in the study No ethics approval ofthe study...
... advantage of using the long form over the short form and would suggest that investigators use the brief 8item LLDI in future research Second, application of item-response theory to the LLDI short form ... goodness -of- fit test was performed first For large samples, it is very sensitive and is liberal in rejection ofthe null hypothesis that the model fits the data Hsu et al Health and Quality of Life ... levels of information (Figure 2) For example, the item “take care of local errands” provided high discriminating power and a high level of information at a moderate level of disability, whereas the...
... node, is responsible for sending the proofs to the gateway, which contain information on the path(s) ofthe flow When receiving the proofs, the gateway sends them to the authentication and accounting ... and accounting server to verify the truthfulness ofthe information, through the cryptographic information contained in the proofs, and retrieves the information ofthe ad hoc route PACP associated ... [44] For each configuration, tests were made, with 300 seconds runs The presented results are the mean ofthe tests The incremental addition of nodes in the network allows theevaluationof real...
... initiative health care for FSW, has improved knowledge of managing LRTI for medical staffs ofthe center Practical meaning: The results ofthe thesis has performed the effectiveness ofthe intervention ... fixed for a long time On the other hand they also have to move from one province to another, one district to another depending on the number of clients and income for themselves Especial as ofthe ... LRTIs in FSWs The results of some other domestic and foreign studies were comformed with the results of this study to point out the high rate of LRTIs Reported by WHO, the incidence of sexually...
... improves the fitting ofthe distribution because more information is used than in the MOM CONCLUSION In this study, the good results ofthe MOM in terms ofthe number of times forthe lowest values of ... for fitting the Weibull distribution and comparing their performances with the MLE and MOM The objective of this research is to assess and compare the accuracy ofthe above three estimators of ... method) and then used in (5) to obtain b Methods of moments (MOM) The method of moments is another technique commonly used in the field of parameter estimation In the Weibull distribution, the k moment...
... subjects in the 6th decade [3-4] Several therapeutic approaches have been developed forthe treatment of HCC Surgical resection is the treatment of choice for resectable forms ofthe disease ... affect the long-term outcomes A staging system should be capable of accounting for these factors and the most important drawback ofthe TNM-7 staging system is the lack of incorporation of host ... ongoing debates over tumor staging The purpose ofthe present study, therefore, was to assess the validity ofthe TNM-7 staging system for a large series of patients with resectable HCC at a single...
... responsible forthe treatment ofthe majority ofthe patients and control ofthe documentation as well as review ofthe manuscript NL was responsible forthe plans and control ofthe procedures ... procedures CB was responsible fortheevaluationofthe patients' records, collection ofthe data, letters to the patients and the referring doctors, and the entry ofthe data to the databank system CR ... age at the beginning of treatment was 56 years, the mean Karnofsky performance status 92% In the majority of cases the sarcomas were located in the lower extremities or the retroperitoneum The most...
... Measurement was recorded as the average ofthe height medially and laterally from the base ofthe heel to the centre ofthe heel-sole interface Forefoot height (measured at point of first and fifth metatarsophalangeal ... considered the most optimal form of fixation as they allow the fit ofthe shoe to be individually adjusted [1,15], however, they can be difficult for some patients to manage Other alternatives in these ... or heel/forefoot Lateral midsole hardness The lateral aspect ofthe heel is generally the first part ofthe foot to strike the ground during normal walking gait, making the properties ofthe shoe...
... objectives ofthe EwQI are given in Table 1, and the criteria forthe selection ofthe projects in Table The immediate inspiration forthe EwQI came from Leatherman and Sutherland's book 'The Quest for ... undertake the external evaluationofthe initiative as a whole (which included support forthe selfevaluations of each project) This paper describes the development ofthe protocol forthe external evaluation ... theevaluation was to start at the same time as the projects, theevaluation protocol had to be written with very limited knowledge of six projects, and none at all ofthe other two On the other...
... well as forthe full list The ROC curve forthe FCSE yielded the cut-offs of symptoms for women and for men, but different cut-off for self-report, and 5, respectively An overall sensitivity of 86.0% ... properties similar to the SOMS-2, therefore better suited to PC settings The ROC curve analysis forthe FCSE yielded the same cut-off ofthe SSI (4 symptoms for men and symptoms for women) reported ... although the SOMS-2 asks for symptoms occurring only during the previous two years and not for lifetime symptoms The cut-off of symptoms is near the proposed symptoms for Multisomatoform Disorder...