... equivalent to other studies According to the studies of Kosinski, Crassard, Ghaffarpour, Gouda, they chose the cut off ≥ 500 µg/L, with the exception ofthe study of Tnislaz chose a low cut off ≥ 500 ... risk factors of CVT To determine the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive valueof D-dimer test in the diagnosis of CVT 2 NEW CONTRIBUTION OFTHE THESIS Our ... than the percent of male patients (53% vs 47%) Overall, our study was similar to other studies of other authors with the percent of female patients with CVT was higher than the percent of male...
... of individual students’ gain values, 40 of 43 students in the control group reached the two gain values and 2, i.e., 21 of 43 students gained thevalue and 19 students gained thevalue Only of ... them reached thevalue 3, the maximum value In comparison with the gain values made by the control group, the experimental group achieved the higher gain values ranged from to Specifically, of ... ofthe students in the experimental group (10 out of 43) reached thevalue Only five students got thevalue 3, the minimum gain 25 of 43 students obtained the values With the values compared in...
... since none of them alone is useful for the majority ofthe BC and none of them is specific for cancer or breast tissues No biomarker has been suggested to date for the early diagnosis of BC (24) ... Med Sci 2011, The results ofthe present study and the other three studies did not fully confirm each other Several hypotheses may be suggested to explain these differences First of all, Li’s ... subjects, the comparison ofthe benign and control groups did not yield a statistically significant difference None ofthe proteomics reach 154 reasonable AUC values for the discrimination ofthe BC...
... University of Industry” is submitted in partial fulfillment ofthe requirements for the degree of Master of Arts is the result of my own work, except where otherwise acknowledge and that this minor thesis ... improve the situation of teaching and learning speaking English to the year non-major English students would be made The thesis consists of three main parts: the introduction, the development, and the ... the conclusion The introduction - gives rationale for the study and sets up the aims, scopes and methods ofthe study The develoment - which is considered as the main part ofthe study, includes...
... can come from the sounds ofthe slogans when customers read them aloud If the combination ofthe words can make rhythms as they rhyme with one another or they contain the phenomenon of alliteration, ... Airlines Use of comparison Admen have to abide by the code of commercial practice and stick to the rules of advertising They should not advertise their product at the expense of others So they resort ... use the verb “buy” directly On one hand, the advertisers try their best to promote their product; on the other hand, they don’t want to give the consumers a feeling of spending their money Therefore,...
... better than that ofthe estimation model without industry dummy The results are the same in terms ofthe number of significant variables and the directions of relationship Of which, the results from ... one hand, the leverage ratios of firms spread from to 0.65 in theinvestigation period On the other hand, the minimum and maximum values of current ratio are 0.11 and 19.5 respectively The dividend ... analyses ofthe hypotheses test and assess the robustness ofthe results 5.1 Correlation matrix Table 5.1 shows the correlation coefficient matrix of variables for the whole data set At the first...
... 3: The experimental groups opinion about the effects of brainstorming Chart 4: The experimental group view on the use of brainstorming Table 8: The reasons of approval ofthe application of brainstorming ... fluency The use of authentic text, the purpose of linguistic communication and the learners inherent motivation to learn, teaching writing was affected by the teaching of other skills in the 1980s The ... written at all The choice here depends on the out come desired, the complexity of brainstormed area, the size ofthe class and the dynamics within the group In summary, the author will use the first...
... to sit at the fronts rows themselves were more confident than the others sitting at the back and at the corners ofthe classroom The more chances the students at the front rows and the strong ... question 5, the teachers said that they not pay a lot of attention to the position ofthe students They usually call the students who sit near them (usually the ones sit at the front rows or the ones ... Rationale ofthe Study Aims ofthe Study Scope ofthe Study Methods ofthe Study Design ofthe Study PART II: CONTENTS CHAPTER 1: THEORETICAL...
... contribute their ideas • They focus on the message and the students concentrate on “what” they are saying rather than “how” they are saying it • The students work independently ofthe teacher • The ... the content of what they are saying rather than on a particular language form They should use variety of language and the teacher will not intervene to stop the activities; and the material the ... because they feel less “exposed” if they are speaking their mother tongue These problems face the teachers and students in mastering the art of speaking Basing on this view, the research is therefore...
... of perceiving, of thinking, of understanding and of interacting spring out ofthe boundaries of ”humanity,” spring out ofthe boundaries of ”nationhood,” and spring out ofthe boundaries ofthe ... strength) ofthe wave length According to survivors of near-death experiences, the higher the level ofthe spirit the brighter the light shines, and the lower the level the darker the light seems ... were of Old Norse, the language ofthe Vikings and the precursor of modern Icelandic, and these words were actually used by the Vikings The other twelve words were all related to seafaring, and of...
... Laboratory Friends ofthe North Fork ofthe Shenandoah River Prepared in cooperation with the Friends ofthe North Fork ofthe Shenandoah River Open-File Report 2008–1093 U.S Department ofthe Interior ... ensure the reliability ofthe data obtained The QC samples for the SPMDs and POCIS consisted of fabrication and field blanks intended to determine the presence of any contamination ofthe sampler ... and the result was given as mass of chemical in the passive 6 Investigationof Organic Chemicals in the North Fork ofthe Shenandoah River, Virginia, Spring 2007 sampler Although the mass of...
... is sufficient to offset the costs ofimprovements in the capacity and technology ofthe STP The public‟s valuation is measured in terms of their WTP higher municipal taxes for improvements in ... aggregating the average WTP over the population ofthe municipality and comparing this figure to the operating and upgrading costs ofthe STP The result of this revealed that the annual taxes the residents ... the meanwhile the results of this study disclose that, despite their tight budget constraints the local public valueimprovements in the quality ofthe water in the Ganga and if the local government...
... subcontract from TheOf ce of Biomass Program, within the DOE Of ce of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Tom Desmet holds a fellowship ofthe Institute for the Promotion of Innovation through ... although the strong preference of Cel74A for the last of these substrates is clear in both studies A possible reason for the quantitative differences is the presence of truncated protein in the previously ... presumably, contain the sites of O-glycosylation, but we have not identified the specific site(s) or the form ofthe O-glycans The CD spectrum of Cel74A looks a lot like that of an unordered protein...
... criteria: The existence ofthe manipulation is not as remarkable as the revelation ofthe techniques used to manipulate the process and the data These two design parameters, the number of sources of ... empiricist/subjective theory of being, the views of actors, as communicated through case studies, is the empirical point of departure Of course, there are very few who occupy either of these polar positions, ... Proponents of wider application of case studies, such as Yin (1981) claim that the use of case studies is only limited by lack of understanding ofthe types of applications, the types of research...
... coefficient ofthe base may add the extra nonlinearity in the shift The theoretical prediction ofthe nonlinearity in the thermal response ofthe Bragg wavelength was described in [11,12] The sensor’s ... the thermal expansion ofthe substrate is dominated over the thermal contraction ofthe fiber, and the wavelength shift is governed by the strain induced by the substrate thermal expansion and thermo-optic ... length ofthe sensor, typically ofthe order of – 10 mm The small dimensions ofthe fiber allow the monitoring of structures with very close clearances This paper describes performance of a prototype...
... health officials whether theinvestigation is on time and complete The ongoing analysis of data also contributes to reassessment ofthe strategy used in theinvestigation (e.g., whether the infection ... Service Act; the Freedom of Information Act of 1966; the Privacy Act of 1974, which restricts the use of Social Security numbers; the Privacy Protection Act of 1998; and the Privacy Rule of HIPAA, ... contacts for investigation are set on the basis ofthe characteristics ofthe index patient, the duration and circumstances of exposure, and the vulnerability or susceptibility ofthe contact...