... evaluation (with related tasks identified by the external evaluation team) Aim one: toworkwithawardholdersonthedevelopmentandimplementationoftheirevaluationplans Tasks - workwiththe project ... evaluators were expected toworkwiththe project teams onthedevelopmentandimplementationoftheir self -evaluation plans, andthe project teams were required to participate in all aspects ofthe ... holdersonthedevelopmentandimplementationoftheirevaluationplans Problem one: understanding the EwQI The Health Foundation intended the EwQI to be an emergent initiative, in which the improvement...
... LW contributed to design ofthe intervention, recruits and assesses participants, and manages the process of randomisation; VP contributed tothe design ofthe intervention and management ofthe ... institutions and NHS Trusts in the North West of England The research team are responsible for the content ofthe intervention and have worked with a design company to produce the toolkit and website ... to explore key domains around their use ofand experience ofthe intervention, focusing onthe barriers to using the intervention and potential solutions to overcome these Recruitment will continue...
... coordination AF and CM performed the strategy ofthe selection of animals and carried out the statistical analysis JNA performed the scrapie status confirmation andthe strain determination PL and ... of flock the individual risk of AS depended only onthe genotype, the age andthe surveillance stream Considering that the animals tested from a given flock had the same distribution of age and ... human consumption Both datasets were randomly selected and we did not identify any selection bias linked withthe exclusion of missing data within case and control datasets A strong assumption to...
... translation ―in terms ofthe appropriateness ofthe translator‘s intention to that ofthe author ofthe original, not ofthe appropriateness ofthe translator‘s intention to that ofthe evaluator‖ ... according to genre andtothe situational dimensions of register and genre A ―statement of quality‖ is then made ofthe translation Finally, the translation can be categorized into one of two ... calls for the need of assessing the quality of such works so that the readers can enjoy reliable ones Given the situation, theevaluationof a translation has become the concern of Translation Quality...
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... obtained withthe glutelin fraction, which showed a high degree of polymorphism, finding up to 32 polymorphic bands in all the trees evaluated Onthe other hand, the understanding ofthe genetic ... SE-02 and SE-04) (Table 1) According to this classification, the first two bands may be considered of local distribution andthe third of wide distribution The highest polymorphic populations were ... SDS-PAGE of glutelins from cotyledons of holm oak Fig 1B Diagrammatic representation of each zone evaluated, zone C (upper), zone D (medium) and zone E (lower) The aim ofthe present study was to evaluate...
... corresponds tothe difference in the percentages in the responses given between two groups The second step included thedevelopmentofthe scales with weighting the item responses; those with D ... Discussion In the present work we attempted to extract a scale from the TEMPS-A questionnaire that would predict the presence ofthe s allele ofthe 5-HTTLPR with satisfactory sensitivity and specificity ... equal and omission of any of them did not alter the a value significantly The calculation of sensitivity (Sn) and specificity (Sp) at various cut-off levels for the two scales is shown in Table The...
... the hospital along with feasibility to evaluate biomarkers of response to chemotherapy in these biopsies The correlation to response, if proven, would help clinicians to tailor chemotherapy to ... response to PCT [13,14] These include, among others, markers for induction of apoptosis, expression of Bcl-2, and proliferation index (Ki-67 assay) [2,15,16] However the exact relationship ofthe ... variations with Bcl-2, an inhibitory effect of Bcl-2 on proliferation along with regulation of Bcl-2 expression by estrogen and presence of antagonists, which may negate its anti-apoptotic function...
... influences onthe vulnerability ofthe other regions along the same fiber [2,3,6-8] #2: The dual regions of compression onthe nerve fiber exaggerate the total damage expected [4,5,9-11] Wilbourn and ... a variation in the values ofthe nerve conduction velocity and/ or length ofthe arms had a greater influence onthe PL than the CRL, than we anticipated or many years andthe onset of thener muscle ... focal compression onthe nerve fiber influences the vulnerability of other regions along the same fiber [2,3,6-8] #2: Dual regions of compression onthe nerve fiber exaggerate the total damage...
... possible to modify the instrument based on this first set of results The final choice ofthe set of items will be based ontheir indices of distribution and discrimination andtheir theoretical ... appearance of bias in two rounds of planned contacts within the entire research team and its network Once the team and its networks have provided their feedback, theDevelopment Committee will review the ... healthcare, contains two parts: the knowledge creation cycle andthe action cycle While the first cycle comprises the process of creating knowledge, the second one constitutes the process of applying the...
... access tothe data None ofthe local opinion leaders received any financial compensation for their participation in the study or endorsement ofthe evidence summaries Discussion We report the protocol ... comments onthe drafts and have read and approved the final version Padwal R, Straus SE, McAlister FA: Cardiovascular risk factors andtheir effects onthe decision to treat hypertension: evidence ... trusted by their peers to evaluate medical innovations within the local context [68-70] Since they influence patterns of practice in the community, their participation in any program of quality...
... relating tothe implementation, delivery and ongoing commissioning ofthe project will be analysed to provide evidence ofthe challenges and facilitators faced in theimplementationofthe project These ... 12, 18 and 24 months face -to- face by the research associate (unless otherwise stated) At and months the Beck Depression Inventory, the PHQ-9, the QIDS-SR and a questionnaire version ofthe health ... baseline toand 12 months as well as follow up assessments at 18 and 24 months The primary analysis will be change over the baseline toand 12 months The purpose ofthe analysis at 18 and 24 months...
... medication class Nevertheless, the bulk of evidence for the efficacy of medication has been withthe SSRIs and supports expert consensus guidelines that these medications constitute the first-line ... receptors have been implicated in reconsolidation, and extinction of memories The reconsolidation of spatial and contextual fear memory and odor reward association is impaired by NMDA antagonists ... prognosis [2] Thedevelopmentof treatments for PTSD is challenging due tothe complexity ofthe symptoms and psychiatric comorbidities Psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy are the two main classes of PTSD...
... binding tothe main receptor CD4 and either of two coreceptors CCR5 or CXCR4 Upon membrane fusion, the viral core is released into the cytoplasm Once inside the cell, reverse transcriptase converts ... excellent editorial suggestions Authors’ contributions BF and GL performed all experiments and drafted the manuscript ND participated in the design ofthe study and contributed to drafting the manuscript ... express b-galactosidase under the control of HIV LTR, which is trans-activated by HIV Tat protein in relation tothe level of virus replication [23,24] In addition, these cells express CD4 and human...
... observed in the production function ofthe two containers in the management of orders, storage space and transportation from the store room tothe departments Preparation and administration costs ... conflicts of interest directly relevant tothe content ofthe paper The sponsor did not have any role in design and conduct ofthe study; collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of ... on all five variables to become controls Each case was matched with at least controls Resources Consumption and Cost Estimation Once the cases and controls were identified, further data on consumption...
... instructed to close their eyes, nod a few times and then return their head to a comfortable resting position This became the neutral target position and was identified by marking the projection ofthe ... No Hold conditioning Repositioning in the horizontal plane showed no dependence onthe conditioning sequence during the lateral flexion test Discussion The aim ofthe present study was to determine ... number of gamma-motoneurons because gamma-motoneurons are coactivated with alpha-motoneurons even at a low level of force [17] Hutton et al [18] found that muscle history-induced repositioning...