... less sensitive to the pres-ence ofthe anion. These residues also modulate the conformation of unfol-ded cytochrome c, influencing its spin state and the coordination to the prosthetic group.AbbreviationCT, ... expressionsystemA version ofthe horse cytochrome c synthetic gene wasdesigned on the basis ofthe sequence of a previously repor-ted cytochrome c synthetic gene [35], and its synthesis wasaccomplished ... A-state even in the absence of sulfate. Therefore, the kinetic progresscurve of Fig. 9B is expected to refer: (a) for the fastphase, to the sulfate-induced destabilization ofthe HSacid-denatured...
... 17 ofthe Act concerning the conditions of Accession ofthe Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of ... III(4) ofthe Treaty of Amsterdam. 1345.2. The General Council shall comprise the President and Vice-President ofthe ECB and the Governors ofthe nationalcentral banks. The other members ofthe ... established, the President, the Vice-President and the other members of the Executive Board shall be appointed by common accord ofthe governments ofthe Member States at the level of Heads of State...
... irrespective ofthe amount ofthe loan. However, the larger the loan, the larger the amount ofthe repayment installment, and a large installment may strain the repayment capacity ofthe borrower ... b) There has, therefore, to be a linkage between the amount ofthe loan and the tenure ofthe loan. It is, therefore, suggested that for loans not exceeding Rs. 15,000, the tenure ofthe loan ... explore the use of outside agencies for inspection. e) The Reserve Bank should have the power to remove from office the CEO and / or a director in the event of persistent violation of the regulations...
... high: the number of consultations per capita is higher in Japanthan in any other OECD country [9], and the rates of hospital utilization are high as well. These trends havemade the shortage of ... a serious doctor surplus in the future, especially because the population of Japan is decreasing. The purpose of this research is to project the future growth ofthe Japanese medical doctor workforce ... combinationwith the projected decrease of Japan’s total population,will result in a serious doctor surplus in Japan. The pur-pose of this study is to project the future growth of the Japanese...
... and 42 (8%) of unknown gender.It was the mother who answered the questionnaire in89.5% ofthe sample, it was the father in 4.57% of the sample, and it was someone else in 6.28% ofthe sample.Distribution ... children is known from the literature [4,11,21,25].Thepsychosocialsupportofthefamilyshouldbethepart of health care of chronically ill children. In light of the apparent limitations of parents’ assessments ... SummaryScore, the mean is computed as the sum ofthe itemsdivided by the number of items answered in the Emo-tional, Social, and School Functioning Subscales. The sequenti al validation procedure of the...
... Magnitudes in the correlations of all DQOL domains with the physical relevant domains of the D-39S (diabetes control and energy/mobility) wereslightly larger than with other domains ofthe D-39S(social ... discriminant validity of the DQOL against the D-39S and the RAND-12. In general,domain scores ofthe DQOL were moderately correlatedwith the D-39S (except sexual functioning) and the RAND-12 PHC ... correlation coeffi-cients ofthe satisfaction domain ofthe DQOL with diabe-tes control and energy/mobility ofthe D-39S were all0.57, which were larger than with the other D-39 domains(0.30...
... toxicity of chemotherapy or the isolation to which the individual is subjected [9,15]. The analysis ofthe correlation between the scores the chil-dren/adolescents obtained and those obtained by the guardians ... hospitals ofthe city. A total of 190 families of Bra-zilian children between the ages of 2 and 18 years, of bothgenders, with malignant neoplasm in various phases of treatment or control ofthe ... for which A is the highest and E the lowest. The goal of this classification system is to estimate the buying power of each family, as measured by the quantity of products each family can afford...
... Comparisons to the mean scores of the other subscales within the present study to those of the previous PedsQL™ school study [3], the mean scoreson the social functioning scale of both healthy ... respondents in the way it wasintended by the developer ofthe scale [15]. Thus, the assumptions about both the quality ofthe measures andutility ofthe rating scale in facilitating interpretable ... 1.9%). The race/ethnicity ofthe total sample was Asian. Respondents of parent self-report consisted of mother (n = 1250,86.0%), father (n = 159, 10.9%), grandmothers (n = 5,0.3%), grandfathers...
... well as the proportions of respondentsreporting impairment in the 5 EQ domains. The magni-tude and significance ofthe ORs for the EQ-5D domains,as well as the sign and significance ofthe regression ... applicability. The primary goal of our study was to assess the applicabil-ity, internal consistency, and construct validity ofthe Ital-ian version ofthe EQ-5D in a random sample of the citizens of Bologna ... set-tings, it lacks of empirical evaluations in Italy. The lack of information on the construct validity and reliability of the instrument as well as the absence of utilities estimated in the Italian...
... demonstrate the feasibility of the Japanese version ofthe PedsQL 3.0 Cancer Module.Discussion The present study demonstrated t he reliability, validity,and feasibility ofthe Japanese version ofthe ... version, the interviewer was the child’sparent. After the parent completed the parent proxyreport separately from their child, they read out the questions for the child’ s self-report and marked the answers. ... now, validation ofthe Japanese ver-sion has not been conducted. The aim of this study was to demonstrate the reliabil-ity, validity, and feasibility ofthe Japanese version of the PedsQL 3.0...
... contribution towards the overall running ofthe Court. 46. Similarly, opportunities to extend the range of souvenir gifts available at theCourt and to promote these via theCourt s website will ... will maintain the constitutional position ofthe UKSC as the apex ofthe judicial branch ofthe State and its independence from the Executive, in reality as well as in theory. Since the Executive ... Courtof York Prize Courts Court ofthe Admiralty ofthe Cinque Ports Power to refer any matter to the Judicial Committee under section 4 ofthe Judicial Committee Act 1833 52. The main...
... involves the formation of a salt bridge between the a-amino group of the substrate and the carboxylic group of Asp235and a hydrogen bond to the carbonyl atom of Ser330. The d-aldehyde group ofthe ... no. Q7QKF0) where the Asp235 ismissing. In this latter case, the absence ofthe Asp235can be explained in the light ofthe model ofthe inter-action ofthe substrate with the active site (vide ... moiety tethered to the phosphopantetheinylgroup and the free amino group ofthe downstreamaminoacyl moiety, thus facilitating the translocation of the growing chain onto the next module. The structural...
... externalmeasure of change. The simplest of these studies have examined change inHoNOS over time in given settings, hypothesising thatthere should be a decrease in severity as the consumernears the end of ... Field Testing of Selected Measures of Consumer Outcome in Mental Health.Canberra, Department of Health and Family Services; 1997. 18. Trauer T: The subscale structure ofthe Health ofthe NationOutcome ... 1School of Population Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, 2School of Population Health, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia and 3New South Wales Institute of...
... as the sum ofthe 20 items of Physical, Emotional, Social,Cognitive Functioning subscales divided by the number of items answered; 3) theFamily Functioning SummaryScoreiscalculatedasthesumofthe8itemsofDailyActivities ... problems. After the revision of the second version, the Chinese version ofthe FIM wasfinalized and to be field-tested in the current study. The reports of all the ste ps in the translation ... importance. The present studyis aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties ofthe Chinese version ofthe PedsQL™ Family Impact Module.Methods: The cross-cultural adaptation ofthe PedsQL™ Family...