... from the councils ofthe National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, andthe Institute of Medicine The members ofthe committee responsible forthe report were chosen for their ... Administration (VHA) ofthe Department of Veterans Affairs for their support forthe application ofthe Quality Chasm framework as a tool for improving the quality of health care for mental and substance-use ... W Manderscheid, PhD, Chief ofthe Survey andAnalysis Branch in the Center for Mental Health Services, and Mady Chalk, PhD, Director ofthe Division of Services Improvement in the Center for...
... referred for psychiatric consultation during the study period, which is a relatively low referral rate in comparison with the rates forthe other major departments ofthe hospital such as the internal ... 2009, and consisted of a total of 111 patients Data collection A retrospective review of clinical charts and Up to three reasons for referral as stated by the consultee were recorded, and a mean of ... insurance system) limit the generalization of those findings The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical characteristics of obstetric and gynecologic inpatients referred for psychiatric consultation...
... during the 1990s (Figure 9) Specifically, imports of chocolate, candy, cookies and pastries and popcorn from the United States into Central America grew in the early 1990s, andof potato and other ... methodology for analyzing the relationship between trade policy and food availability The strength of this method is theanalysisofthe relationship over time, using descriptive time series analysisof ... given the complexity ofthe interaction, the study was able to provide an initial level of evidence forthe effect of trade policy on basic indicators of change in the food environment, and also...
... estimation Forthe cow model andthe young animal model, the points in the plot of standardized residuals against the fixed part prediction showed an equal-width band andthe plot of standardized ... reported reason for culling For young animals, the age at the time ofthe disease andthe breed were available in the data from the Milk Recording Scheme In the current study, for cows, the disorders ... only on the disease event's severity, but also on the age ofthe cow, lactational stage, milk yield and/ or the temperament ofthe cow, and that the farmers weighted these factors differently The...
... average of a series of numbers The only difference is that the average changes each day as we add the new day's information and subtract the data or information forthe number of days ago for which ... each other — the buyers andthe sellers The results of their war-like efforts could be measured each day by the amount of net change forthe stock An improvement here was to look beyond the stock's ... finding the difference between the stock's high and low forthe day We then find the difference between the close andthe open We now have two numbers, one telling us the total daily range, the other...
... 2.1.3 The local commercial bank system andthe issue of international integration / The schedule of integration ofthe local bunking system The country is to proceed with the opening ofthe banking ... position ' Value chain analysis describes the activities within and around an organization, and relates them to an analysis o f the competitive strength ofthe organization Therefore, it evaluates ... banking and other financial services The thesis structure The thesis is presented into three chapters, not including the introduction part andthe conclusion part Chapter deals with the theoretical...
... terms ofthe relative importance ofthe profession, the demand for accounting information relative to competing sources of information, and in the longterm, the self-regulatory nature ofthe profession ... overlap in the information content of annual information and interim information as proxies forthe seven effects Although the results ofthe study not support the interpretation of any ofthe proxies ... This thesis assists in extending this understanding 1.4 Outline ofthe Thesis The thesis examines three areas of interest with an underlying theme ofthe value relevance of accounting information...
... instar larvae and 3-day old pupae were used The main component of one ofthe oils was pulegone andofthe other is not yet totally identified, and it is called SEM76 In space fumigation, these two ... were found to be the most potent fumigants of all oils tested The main component of one ofthe oils is pulegone The other is not yet identified and it is called SEM76 (Shaaya and Kostyukovsky, ... 2002) ITCs were chosen for this study because ofthe pesticidal properties of these chemicals (Fenwick at al., 1983) and because ofthe potential use of methyl ITC as fumigant for wheat (Ducom, 1994)...
... makers and advocates have worked to improve the health and well-being of girls and women Recognition ofthe complexity ofthe dimensions of well-being andthe determinants of health has led to the ... girls and women in a holistic and fundamental way This is the starting point forthe development of a richer understanding ofthe links between physical activity andthe health and well-being of ... self-esteem and mastery However, further research is necessary to consider the implications ofthe cause and severity ofthe disability, the influence ofthe competitive level of sport, the mechanisms...
... concept (either forthe company or forthe customer) It includes all activities from the development of an idea or a concept for a product, to the realization ofthe product during the production ... to h The participants were given an explanation regarding the purpose ofthe feedback, the purpose ofthe conceptual model, some background ofthe research that lead to the development ofthe ... management is the manner of implementation, of expertise, paraphernalia, knowledge and modus operandi to an extensive range of activities forthe fulfillment of prerequisite ofthe specific project”...
... structure of preCbnB2 in 70% trifluoroethanol The positions ofthe N-terminus and C-terminus are indicated, as are the residues at the start and finish of each a-helix The position ofthe double ... possibly because ofthe increase in the number of charged and hydrophilic residues in the leader peptide region Increasing the proportion of water to 30% results in the best combination of peptide ... activity of CbnB2 by the leader and to assist future analysisofthe interaction of preCbnB2 with its ABC transporter protease, it is essential to establish the preferred geometry ofthe precursor...
... to the use of generic dictionaries with respect to the IE needs First there is no clear way of extracting from them the mapping between the FL andthe ontology; this is mainly due to a lack of ... those The presence of all the relevant terms should guarantee that the information in the text is never lost; inserting just the relevant terms allows to limit the development effort, and should ... information forthe mapping with the ontology This mapping between words and ontology is generally to be built by hand Most ofthe time in transporting the lexicon is spent in identifying and...
... commerce and privilege Organized to meet the needs of royal courts in Asia and Europe, formal postal operations were intended for royalty and their use was reserved forthe needs ofthe state The ... savings forthe people The introduction of savings accounts at post offices followed the rise ofthe savings bank movement in Scotland and thrift movements elsewhere in the beginning ofthe 19th ... Savings andthe Provision of Financial Services widely seen as part ofthe agenda of Germany’s commercial banks to force the privatization and then take over the Landesbanks Even though the Sparkassen...
... using a version ofthe method of Staiger, Stock, and Watson (1997, 2001) Hence, the forecasts take into account the best estimate ofthe NAIRU as ofthe beginning ofthe period ofthe productivity ... indication ofthe prospects for growth going forward Policymakers must bear the burden of making decisions based on a forecast ofthe rate of technological change and what it implies forthe sustainable ... quality Forthe New Zealand data, the data are from the Treasury’s compilation of industry value added, capital, and hours data The New Zealand data have no adjustment forthe quality of factors The...
... lymphoma Consequences of testing for CD Interventions for adherence to a glutenfree diet Conclusions Sensitivity and specificity of EMA and TG2 ab quite high CD common, prevalence in the general population ... Evidence-based criteria for clinical decisions Formulate an answerable question Track down the best evidence Critically appraise the evidence for • Validity • Impact (size ofthe benefit) • Applicability ... same low levels Conclusions The new guidelines will offer the option of omitting biopsies in selected cases with symptoms suggestive of CD without increasing the risk of misclassification Preconditions...
... because ofthe need forthe formation to have been previously buried deep enough to reach the temperatures required for gas generation, andthe need forthe formation to retain impermeable rock of ... Pennsylvania, emphasising the need for a high standard of characterisation of these conditions Water resources The hydraulic fracturing process is water-intensive and therefore the risk of significant effects ... required for recovery of a given volume of gas than for recovery ofthe same volume of gas from conventional reservoirs Ofthe order of 50 shale gas wells might be needed to recover the same volume of...
... to the concentration of traffic15 and in other London shopping streets, tenants on the asphalted side of a road compare their situation unfavourably with the tenants on the other side ofthe ... reclaim these unused swathes and quickly and inexpensively turn them into new public plazas and parks During the temporary closure, the success of these plazas is evaluated to understand what ... significance of cycling and walking to towns and cities At the level ofthe city as a whole, there is clear evidence that walkability and quality-oflife go hand in hand, so the city is more attractive...
... evaluation ofthe system is described 4.1 carded Furthermore we want to examine the influence ofthe size ofthe training corpus on the results ofthe evaluation Therefore, we split the training ... in theanalysis normalized by the sum of all analysis probabilities ofthe given word The category “Syl” shows which phonemes belong to the syllable, it indicates the beginning andthe end of ... also the correct analysis with the overall word probability of 0.5114 The probability of one The grammar was trained on 389000 words analysis is defined as the product ofthe probabilities of the...
... profits ofthe whole labor ofthe people ofthe Commonwealth, forthe year 1849, at $13,171,039 It appears, therefore, that the total profits of nearly one-fourth part ofthe whole population of ... value; and this forthe simple reason that the price of silver dollars, or of their equivalents in convertible paper, depends upon the ratio ofthe supply of such dollars to the demand for them, and ... measures or standards of value The medium of exchange is one thing; the measure of value is another; andthe standard of value still another 'The dollar is the measure of value Silver and gold at...