... summary of assessment, classification, and treatment approaches for managing both the MS disease p rocess and ssociated conditions, and to discuss these a approaches in the context ofthe aging ... characteristic ofthe disease The new criteria simplify the diagnostic work-up and allow a more rapid diagnosis of MS while maintaining the specificity and/ or sensitivity ultimately resulting in the need ... 10% ofthe patients and is most likely to have onset at an older age (40– 60 years of age) and fewer cognitive changes due to primary nvolvement ofthe spinal cord PRMS i is characterized by the...
... standard of Vietnam (TCVN 5942/95/B) [4, 9] The two reasons for this situation are the discharges of cattle waste into channels then to river andthe uses of fertilizer The concentrations of DO, ... scenarios and finally bring out predictions as well as recommendations [7, 8] VNU Journal of Science, Nat., Sci., & Tech., T.XXI, N02, 2005 Preliminary assessmentand simulation ofthe water quality of ... the standard, BOD and COD concentrations were near the allowable limit Water quality was greatly improved in the third scenario Conclusion and recommendation 4.1 Conclusion In general, the water...
... androgens, has been found to reduce the follicular and estradiol response to stimulation and to increase the number of mature oocytes and embryo quality andthe pregnancy rate in clomiphene-resistant ... ratio of successful pregnancy with IVF of 0.56 in women with endometriosis (43) Even in the presence of mild endometriosis, quantitative defects ofthe secretory response of endometrial glandular ... donors and infertile patients Fertil Steril 1990; 54:1093 54 Hughes EG, Yeo J, Claman P, et al Cigarette smoking andthe outcomes of in vitro fertilization: measurement of effect size and levels of...
... in the decisions throughout the process of development and finalisation ofthe questionnaire They gave their approval at each ofthe milestones ofthe development and finalisation process The ... assess the entire gamut ofthe impact of dry eye on patient outcomes: domains of patients’ everyday life, treatment satisfaction, and amount of bother by symptoms IDEEL will aid in theassessmentof ... some of these aspects and is therefore unlikely to describe the full impact and burden of dry eye and its treatment on patients’ everyday life [6] Only the IDEEL covers all relevant domains of...
... performed with the assistance of relatives who accompanied them andof rheumatology nurses at the clinics The patients were asked whether they understood the 20 items from the eight domains ofthe Thai ... Responsiveness ofthe Thai HAQ and other measures of RA disease activity was calculated from the baseline values andthe values at month To assess the responsiveness ofthe Thai HAQ and other parameters, the ... number of swollen joints (66 joints), patient' s assessmentof pain, patient global assessmentof disease activity, physician global assessmentof disease activity, and ESR Pain score andpatient and...
... polymerization of styrene andthe blending of PS and SPS polymers have affected the surface structure ofthe PVDF membrane obviously The cross-section morphologies ofthe PVDF membrane, the PVDF-PS ... Thermal analysis ofthe PVDF-SPS composite membrane The TG analysis curve is presented in Figure for the investigation ofthe thermal stability ofthe PVDF membrane, PVDF-PS membrane, andthe PVDF-SPS ... to prepare the PVDF composite membrane The structure andthe morphology ofthe PVDF-SPS composite membrane were characterized The proton conductivity andthe methanol permeability ofthe PVDF-SPS...
... factors in an appropriate level of detail, depending on the person, the timing ofthe assessment, the degree of overweight or obesity andthe results of previous assessments 1.2.3.2 Any comorbidities ... 43 42 1.2.4.3 The results ofthe discussion should be documented, and a copy ofthe agreed goals and actions should be kept by the person andthe healthcare professional or put in the notes as ... organisations such as the NHS and local authorities, should address the prevention and management of obesity, because ofthe considerable impact on the health ofthe workforce and associated costs...
... factors in an appropriate level of detail, depending on the person, the timing ofthe assessment, the degree of overweight or obesity andthe results of previous assessments 1.2.3.2 Any comorbidities ... 43 42 1.2.4.3 The results ofthe discussion should be documented, and a copy ofthe agreed goals and actions should be kept by the person andthe healthcare professional or put in the notes as ... organisations such as the NHS and local authorities, should address the prevention and management of obesity, because ofthe considerable impact on the health ofthe workforce and associated costs...
... Prognosis and Followup The prognosis for thepatient with a retinal break andthe need for followup by the optometrist depend on the type and severity ofthe break The frequency and composition of evaluation ... educate patients and other health care practitioners about the complications and prevention of retinal disease andthe availability of treatment Statement ofthe Problem I STATEMENT OFTHE PROBLEM ... inflammation of blood vessels Visual acuity The clearness of vision that depends upon the sharpness of focus ofthe retinal image andthe integrity ofthe retina and visual pathway Visual field The area...
... use of padding worn around the hip has been advocated as a measure of reducing the impact ofthe fall and thereby the chance of fracturing the hip The fracture is usually the result of a fall The ... application of RAP (2000) Triggers for falls RAP Detailed examination ofthe MDS The content validity ofthe risk assessmentof falls section ofthe MDS instrument was examined and information on the ... guideline These guidelines will support the implementation of standards two and six ofthe National Service Framework for Older People in England (2001) 13 THEASSESSMENTAND PREVENTION OF FALLS...
... Staff, the Unified Combatant Commands, the Navy, the Marine Corps, the defense agencies, andthe defense Intelligence Community iii iv Assessmentofthe Content, Design, and Dissemination ofthe ... populations xi xii Assessmentofthe Content, Design, and Dissemination ofthe Real Warriors Campaign Identify the strengths ofthe design, content, and dissemination strategies used by the RWC and which ... dissemination ofthe content These activities were designed by the RWC staff to influence the four constructs in xiv Assessmentofthe Content, Design, and Dissemination ofthe Real Warriors Campaign the...
... and survival of both normal and malignant cells [1-3] Components of this system include the ligands IGF1 and IGF2, their cell surface tyrosine kinase receptors IGF1R and IGF2R, and seven IGF ... represented by box and whisker plots, with upper and lower limits ofthe boxes indicating the 75th and 25th percentiles, respectively, andthe central, horizontal line representing the median Outliers ... indicated by points outside ofthe box and whiskers 39 patients had both sera and tumor specimens available for correlation of IGFBP-3 expression and 56 patients had both sera and tumor specimens available...
... Hungarian and UK English versions, and item ofthe South African, item ofthe "somnolence" dimension ofthe German and South African and item ofthe "sleep disturbance" dimension ofthe Hungarian ... the average number of hours of sleep per night reported by thepatientandthe "optimal sleep" is a dichotomized version, that is "yes" when the number of hours of sleep is or The scores ofthe ... population The robustness ofthe structure ofthe "sleep disturbance" and "somnolence" multi-item dimensions andthe sleep problems index ofthe MOS-Sleep versions was demonstrated, whether tested on the...
... and design ofthe original web-based survey FJS, SES and FP assessed the quality ofthe data collected and participated in the design ofthe validation study andthe development ofthe statistical ... we report on the development and validity ofthe ITAS Methods Development of ITAS The ITAS was developed to capture type diabetes patient' s current appraisal of insulin therapy The instrument ... removed, andthe topic of weight gain is generally acknowledged as one ofthe important barriers in the current treatment of type diabetes [20] We therefore suggest to retain item in the ITAS,...
... contributions ES did the data analysis and drafted the manuscript MS and UW conceived ofthe study and designed the questionnaires Both conducted the realisation andthe analysis ofthe study and helped ... draft the manuscript JR participated in the design ofthe study and participated in the analysis ofthe questionnaires JR did the data collection ND, MG and JS participated in the design andthe ... parents (48% ofthe male and 46% ofthe female patients) in contrast to approximately one quarter ofthe general population The analysis of marital state revealed a higher percentage of patients...
... special test and at the left side ofthe test sheet For the results ofthe percentage ofthe correct answers with the use of arrows in the EC condition, both correct answers ofthe right and left ... ofthe correct answers for the right and left sides in the test sheet was 100% In the special test 1, the percentage ofthe correct answers at the left side in the test sheet was 44% andthe ... condition) and (EC75 condition) The percentage ofthe correct answers at the right side in the test sheet was 100% The percentage ofthe correct answers at the left side in the test sheet was 0% For the...
... and design ofthe original web-based survey FJS, SES and FP assessed the quality ofthe data collected and participated in the design ofthe validation study andthe development ofthe statistical ... we report on the development and validity ofthe ITAS Methods Development of ITAS The ITAS was developed to capture type diabetes patient' s current appraisal of insulin therapy The instrument ... removed, andthe topic of weight gain is generally acknowledged as one ofthe important barriers in the current treatment of type diabetes [20] We therefore suggest to retain item in the ITAS,...
... prevalence of two ofthe components ofthe metabolic syndrome (high TG and hypertension), but not any ofthe other components (low HDL, obesity, and glucose intolerance) or the presence ofthe metabolic ... participated in the conception and design ofthe project and in the analysis and interpretation of data and contributed substantially to the drafting ofthe manuscript VFP participated in the acquisition, ... analysis, and interpretation of data KMJD contributed to the acquisition of data HRG contributed to the revision ofthe draft ofthe manuscript GDK contributed substantially to the conception and design...