... study and < /b> take responsibility for the integrity of < /b> the data and < /b> the accuracy of < /b> the data analysis All authors read and < /b> approved the final manuscript Balcells et al Health and < /b> Quality of < /b> Life ... intellectual content EB, JG -A,< /b> MB, and < /b> IS performed the statistical analysis and < /b> interpreted the results; EB prepared the first draft of < /b> the paper; EB and < /b> JG -A < /b> had full access to all of < /b> the data in ... Hospital Anxiety and < /b> Depression Scale Acta Psychiatr Scand 2003, 107:216-221 Bjelland I, Dahl AA, Haug TT, Neckelmann D: The validity of < /b> the Hospital Anxiety and < /b> Depression Scale An updated literature...
... family about tradition I have argued with family members because I not want to some traditions Translate for parents I have had to translate/interpret for my parents 192 Appendix F Content Validity ... ethnic background act a < /b> certain way Harder to success because of < /b> ethnicity Sometimes I feel that it will be harder to succeed because of < /b> my ethnic background Keep being a < /b> Korean (ethnicity) I have ... Help parents in Singapore I have had to help my parents by explaining how to things in Singapore Can’t be like Singaporean kids I feel like I can’t what most Singaporean kids because of < /b> my parents’...
... of < /b> Asian immigrant youths in Asia (481 words) vii LIST OF < /b> TABLES Table Conceptual definition of < /b> study variables 40 Table Profile of < /b> participant of < /b> FGD Table Theme and < /b> axial < /b> codes Table Theme, axial < /b> ... Table Theme, axial < /b> codes and < /b> new items of < /b> stress < /b> Table Exploratory factor analysis 94 Table Sample characteristics 100 Table Bivariate Correlation of < /b> testing variables Table Moderating effects on ... This may be found in the cultural gaps between < /b> two generations (Dennis, Basañez & Farahmand, 2010; Kwak, 2003), and < /b> particularly the academic pressure and < /b> unrealistic expectations that Korean parents...
... rate 45%; 24 males, 11 females; average tenure was 4.11 years with a < /b> standard deviation of < /b> 3.88; mean age was 30.22 with a < /b> standard deviation of < /b> 7.34) from organization two – a < /b> small national ... that organizational identification may have on workforce engagement and < /b> burnout, I assume that attachment to organizational membership and < /b> perceptions of < /b> belongingness may moderate the relationship < /b> ... 1990; Maslach et al 2001), workforce engagement and < /b> burnout may be affected by an individual‘s cognitive and < /b> evaluative skills that are beyond the scope of < /b> job resources and < /b> demands For example,...
... statistics by District and < /b> by SES Table - Personal and < /b> Ambient PM concentration and < /b> absorbance levels by District and < /b> by SES Table – Mean Fixed Sites Ambient PM Concentration and < /b> Absorbance SC Table ... Lim SS, Vos T, Flaxman AD, Danaei G, Shibuya K, Adair-Rohani H, et al 2012 A < /b> comparative risk assessment of < /b> burden of < /b> disease and < /b> injury attributable to 67 risk factors < /b> and < /b> risk factor clusters ... Vichit-Vadakan N, Vajanapoom N, Ostro B, Thach TQ, Chau PYK, et al 2010 Part Public health and < /b> air pollution in Asia (PAPA): a < /b> combined analysis of < /b> four studies of < /b> air pollution and < /b> mortality Res...
... secondary data compiled by the Securities and < /b> Exchange EDGAR database and < /b> publicly available annual reports The sample for this study consisted of < /b> 15 years of < /b> CEO compensation and < /b> firm performance ... latitude of < /b> action that a < /b> CEO may have that contributes to firm profitability Hambrick and < /b> Abrahamson (1995) calculated the level of < /b> managerial discretion in 71 industries According to their analysis, ... to air fare That is, a < /b> business air passenger would pay a < /b> high fare as long as the service was reliable and < /b> flexible However, the airline industry has realized that a < /b> large proportion of < /b> air passengers...
... stability (DGD°, Gibbs free energy change at 25 °C) of < /b> RNase -A < /b> and < /b> its activity parameters (Km, Michaelis constant; kcat, catalytic constant) in the presence and < /b> absence of < /b> almost all naturally ... counteraction by methylamines of < /b> urea effects on aldose reductase Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 96, 6517–6522 21 Poddar NK, Ansari ZA, Singh RK, Moosavi-Movahedi AA & Ahmad F (2008) Effect < /b> of < /b> monomeric and < /b> ... (sorbitol, glycerol, xylitol, adonitol, mannitol) and < /b> amino acids and < /b> derivatives (glycine, alanine, proline, serine, lysine, b- alanine and < /b> taurine) that have no significant effects on both DGD° and...
... primary data which is aimed at the relationship < /b> between < /b> corporate culture and < /b> management accounting innovations by Techcombank A < /b> summary has been made to obtain the generalization and < /b> percentage ... decisions Beside the role of < /b> ABC in business activities, almost surveyed managers and < /b> accountants state that ABC is complex and < /b> strange Therefore, lack of < /b> skill standardization is also a < /b> big problem ... Johnson and < /b> Kaplan’s (1987) Relevance Lost: The Rise and < /b> Fall of < /b> Management Accounting, “innovations such as activity-based costing/management, the balanced scorecard, value-chain analysis and < /b> economic...
... specific biochemical markers [alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and < /b> sucrase-isomaltase] and < /b> the rate of < /b> proliferation, and < /b> by electron-microscopic examination As shown in Fig 1A,< /b> the levels of < /b> ALP and < /b> sucrase-isomaltase ... end of < /b> each experiment a < /b> calibration was performed [17] The peak of < /b> [Ca2+]i increase was calculated as the difference between < /b> the [Ca2+]i values recorded afterand < /b> before (basal value) FEBS Journal ... analogy with the relationship < /b> between < /b> calcium phosphate–CPP aggregation as nanoclusters and < /b> the capacity to bind and < /b> maintain calcium in a < /b> bioavailable form The present investigation addressed the...
... Finlay, 2009, p 12-14) Thus interval data are quantitative variables while ordinal and < /b> nominal are categorical variables as illustrated in (Fig 4) Interval data Ordinal data Quantitative Variable ... only association between < /b> variables which was what I was trying to do; creating an accurate profile of < /b> a < /b> situation about the relationship < /b> between < /b> customer satisfaction and < /b> service quality Another ... The reason for this choice of < /b> presentations graphs was because the data were categorical by nature and < /b> bar and < /b> pie charts are the main graphical presentational tools for such nature of < /b> data Moreover,...
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... Summary of < /b> analyses of < /b> variances and < /b> data for wood and < /b> pulping properties Mean Squares Source of < /b> variation Extractable content Fibre DF Merchantable Fibre Density Timber Active Kappa Pulpability ... with a < /b> mean annual rainfall and < /b> temperature of < /b> 1144 mm and < /b> 22 °C respectively The trial was located at an elevation of < /b> 45 m on an east facing slope Soil < /b> parent material is of < /b> aeolian origin and < /b> ... extractives) and < /b> b) extractable content (%) (hot waterand < /b> ethanol benzene combined) against that of < /b> the slope of < /b> growth rate for stem area Source of < /b> variation d.f Density (kg m−3) s.s Extractable content...
... test was used to examine the homogeneity of < /b> variances, a < /b> main assumption in ANOVA Multifactorial ANOVA, analysis of < /b> covariance (ANCOVA), and < /b> Pearson correlation coefficients, was also applied ... in some cases Multifactorial ANOVA was applied to control the variances related to the other factors < /b> and < /b> to measure interaction between < /b> the factors < /b> ANCOVA is an extension of < /b> ANOVA that allows the ... self-esteem and < /b> a < /b> number of < /b> demographic and < /b> psychosocial factors < /b> in a < /b> large sample of < /b> psychiatric outpatients, with the aim of < /b> clarifying the relative strength of < /b> each of < /b> these associations http://www.general-hospital-psychiatry.com /content/ 2/1/3...
... during late stance, which is arguably the major determinant of < /b> medial tibiofemoral load during dynamic tasks such as walking, has proven to be associated with medial tibial bone size [40] and < /b> is of < /b> ... van Tol AW, Bergink AP, Belo JN, Bernsen RM, Reijman M, Pols HA, Bierma-Zeinstra SM: Association between < /b> valgus and < /b> varus alignment and < /b> the development and < /b> progression of < /b> radiographic osteoarthritis ... examination of < /b> various knee structures and < /b> the implementation of < /b> objective and < /b> accurate assessments of < /b> physical activity may also enhance our understanding of < /b> the mechanism by which physical activity...
... into each well and < /b> left for 1.5 h After another washing, primary antibody (35514; Abcam, USA and < /b> FU47500254; Funakoshi, Japan) was added to the plates and < /b> incubated for 1.5 h Incubation with a < /b> secondary ... Germany) and < /b> incubated for 1.5 h at room temperature After incubation, the plate was washed three times with phosphate-buffered saline and < /b> blocked for h After washing, 100 μl of < /b> saliva was dispensed ... participated in the design of < /b> this study and < /b> analyzed data SW managed the laboratory and < /b> participated in the analysis and < /b> discussion of < /b> the results All authors read and < /b> approved the manuscript 17 18 19...
... collectively named HIV encephalitis (HIVE) is described by the accompanying review of < /b> Gras and < /b> Kaul [11] Finally, the interplay between < /b> macrophage polarization and < /b> the effect < /b> that different viral proteins ... explore a < /b> number of < /b> interesting issues and < /b> collectively concur in depicting a < /b> comprehensive overview of < /b> the delicate relationship < /b> established between < /b> macrophages and < /b> HIV-1 Page of < /b> Author details LaboRetro, ... heart of < /b> macrophages: the delicate relationship < /b> between < /b> HIV-1 and < /b> a < /b> multifaceted cell type Retrovirology 2010 7:28 Submit your next manuscript to BioMed Central and < /b> take full advantage of:< /b> •...
... These authors concluded “Cerebrovascular accidents after manipulation appear to be unpredictable and < /b> should be considered an inherent, idiosyncratic, and < /b> rare complication of < /b> this treatment approach” ... supported a < /b> cause -effect < /b> relationship < /b> between < /b> CMT and < /b> VADS The criteria of < /b> strength of < /b> association (the size of < /b> the relative risk), specificity (one cause leading to one effect)< /b> and < /b> analogy (an analogous ... cause -effect < /b> relationship < /b> already established for a < /b> similar exposure and < /b> disease) were deemed equivocal or not in support of < /b> a < /b> cause -effect < /b> relationship < /b> between < /b> CMT and < /b> VADS It was deemed that...
... 2007, 4:24 cally using the calculated peak value of < /b> [ARA] after the first or the fourth stimulus: Twitch = peak[ARA]γ A < /b> peak[ARA]γ A < /b> + [ARA50]γ A < /b> where A < /b> characterizes the distribution of < /b> the threshold ... many combinations of < /b> [A]< /b> 4/ [A]< /b> 1 and < /b> T1; and < /b> (iv) a < /b> pair of < /b> T4/T1-T1 values is associated with a < /b> unique value of < /b> [A]< /b> 4/ [A]< /b> 1 If the fourth stimulus releases the same number of < /b> ACh molecules as does ... obtain [A]< /b> 4/ [A]< /b> 1 values at times of < /b> the observed T4/T1-T1 data pairs The estimated [A]< /b> 4/ [A]< /b> 1 values are plotted as a < /b> function of < /b> time < /b> elapsed from the injection of < /b> vecuronium The time-< /b> course of...
... in a < /b> survey questionnaire and < /b> the sample of < /b> analyst users was asked to rate the importance of < /b> each item on a < /b> 5-point scale After standardizing the responses to a < /b> zero mean and < /b> unit variance, a < /b> ... allows a < /b> fuller and < /b> more powerful approach to analysis as there is considerable variation in the measures of < /b> the explanatory and < /b> dependent variables Last but not the least, as the study found that ... standards by Hong Kong firms is very high in general (Tai et al 1990; HKSA 1997) The only area that has a < /b> comparatively low standard of < /b> compliance is on the disclosure of < /b> related party transactions...
... Data regarding firm performance Q Tobin’s Q, as the ratio between < /b> the market value and < /b> replacement value of < /b> the same physical asset PBV Price to book value, as the ratio of < /b> the market value of < /b> ... identified a < /b> negative relationship < /b> between < /b> coporate governance and < /b> firm performance, measured by five ratios, both accounting ratios and < /b> market-based ratios After we tested the relationship < /b> between < /b> ... variables: LogAssets and < /b> Financial_leverage Table The variables from the econometric research Dependent Variables Independent Variables CGI Q Audit PBV Board_Structure ROA Compensation ROE Shareholder_rights...