Patients' perception of noise in the operating room--a descriptive and analytic cross-sectional study. reasoning, where the researcher forms an hypothesis, collects data in an investigation of the problem, and then uses the data from the investigation, Descriptive epidemiology on the trends . The objectives of this study were to examine the extent of patronage of CHPS compounds in the Kintampo North Municipality, factors associated with their use and challenges faced by community members regarding the use of these facilities. Describes digital systems at gate, register transfer, and combinational block levels. A cross-sectional and descriptive correlational design was used. The standard curves were built in a synthetic matrix and quantification was achieved using multiple internal standards. Each session had defined learning objectives and interactive cadaveric operations performed by faculty members and students. For the design problem without considering the correlation weights, we develop a simplified algorithm, which only requires a few fast Fourier transform (FFT) operations and is more efficient. A cross-sectional quantitative descriptive design with qualitative, narrative-type components was used for this study. Unlike past spacecraft power systems, the SSF EPS will grow and be maintained on orbit and must be flexible to meet challenging user power needs. Among services, the most significant predictor of GPIU was the frequency of use of chat rooms and "adult" websites. Bauschlicher, Charles W., Jr.; Langhoff, Stephen R.; Walch, Stephen P. The determination of accurate spectroscopic parameters for molecular systems containing transition metal atoms is shown to require extensive data sets and a high level correlation treatment, and techniques and their limitations are considered. It uses . Purpose The aim of this study was to assist organizations seeking to develop or improve their medical disaster relief effort by identifying fundamental elements and processes that permeate high-quality, international, medical disaster relief organizations and the teams they deploy. Four broad temperament dimensions: description, convergent validation correlations, and comparison with the Big Five. Designed to establish a framework for current and future documentation of FM radio in institutions of higher education, this study examined the state of noncommercial FM radio stations affiliated with colleges and universities. Although the system has been motivated by the space applications at Kennedy Space Center, and portions of it have been designed with that idea in mind, it can be applied to different situations. A descriptive correlational study. The World Wide Web was searched from a UK-based computer using the Google search engine combined with the term 'orthodontic braces'. Scores on a picture naming task were associated with difficulties in word retrieval in connected speech in AD, while scores on a task of semantic verbal fluency were less useful in predicting measures of retrieval in context in this population. The purpose of this work is to propose a method to implement the results of process analysis according to XML techniques (eXtensible Markup Language). For both MSIs, ALP and AST levels showed a trend of significant increase at days 0, 7, and 14 and then a significant decrease on days 21, 28, and 42. Two coping/comfort techniques, music therapy and breathing, were found to be correlated with reported higher PPI scores than those of women who did not use the techniques. Gastric reflux leading to pulmonary aspiration is a frequent event in mechanically ventilated, gastric-fed patients, which can lead to ventilator-associated complications and pneumonia. Variables consistently associated with TV/video viewing were ethnicity (non-white +), parent income (-), parent education (-), body weight (+), between meal snacking (+), number of parents in the house (-), parents TV viewing habits (+), weekend (+) and having a TV in the bedroom (+). Water immersion facility general description, spacecraft design division, crew station branch. Clinical judgement is a multidimensional process, which may be affected by learning styles. Step time responses from nonlinear batch simulation are presented and compared to design guidelines. Various staffing measures have been used in examining the relationship between nurse staffing and patient outcomes. Feasibility study of an Integrated Program for Aerospace vehicle Design (IPAD). Results : of the 221 nurses in this study, only 67 were familiar EBP (30%). descriptions; false marking of articles of gold or silver. It would appear that little progress has been made in 40 years in this area and potential reasons are discussed. The design will be based on empirical data and NURBS will be used as the descriptive method for the turbine geometry. The overall communication system is described with performance analyses, communication operations, and experiment plans. The two broad categories of summarizing and analyzing data are referred to as descriptive and inferential statistics. Description of intervention, random sequence generation, and the details regarding recruitment were also deficient; less than 50% of studies fulfilled all criteria. 52.214-21 Descriptive Literature. However, for some methods the performance depends not only on the variance but also on the correlation between measurements. Findings from correlational research can be used to determine prevalence and relationships among variables, and to forecast events from current data and knowledge. Designs of Optoelectronic Trinary Signed-Digit Multiplication by use of Joint Spatial Encodings and Optical Correlation. WorDeL, unlike other description alternatives such as Python or shell scripts, is oriented towards the description topologies, using them as abstractions for the processing programs. As a result, global searches of DESCINFO and its integration with other data are problematical. (4) How did healthcare leaders consider input from the staff in design decisions? Design and development efforts for a spaceborne modular computer system are reported. The findings demonstrated that university year level, student age, depression, and family support were significant correlates of Internet addiction. While every PHE manufacturer is believed to have a comprehensive set of performance curves for their own designs, there exists the need to generate an approximate set of generalized correlations for the heat-transfer community. These results suggested that cancer patients with a high degree of perceived stress are likely to be high in anger-out and anger-in. Further work on this tool will significantly improve results in user-centered design of sustainable services in AAL. Twenty year projected energy costs and, The Lifestyle Behaviours and Exercise Beliefs of Undergraduate Student Nurses: A Descriptive Study, Purpose: Only limited published research is available exploring the lifestyle practices of student nurses. Topics discussed include: a mathematical description of statistical correlation, a user's guide for generating a statistical correlation report, a programmer's guide describing the organization and functions of individual programs leading to a statistical correlation report, and a set of examples including complete listings of programs, and input and output data. At the time of the instigation of this research the recommended AASHO design formula was based on a Soil Support Value which directly correlated with the "R-Value" system developed by F. N. Haveem, whereas, the flexible pavement design method current SCHEMA computational design of virus capsid chimeras: calibrating how genome packaging, protection, and transduction correlate with calculated structural disruption. Results A multiple regression model revealed that higher descriptive norms, a more positive attitude toward pregaming, and stronger peer identification were significantly associated with greater pregaming frequency among drinkers. As height increases, weight also increases. Such improvements to the virus design process may help advance not only gene therapy applications but also other bionanotechnologies dependent upon the development of viruses with new sequences and functions. Correlational research is a type of nonexperimental research in which the researcher measures two variables and assesses the statistical relationship (i.e., the correlation) between them with little or no effort to control extraneous variables. The subjects consisted of 46 consecutive patients who participated in group cognitive behavioral treatment (CBT) for panic disorder. The present investigation is concerned with a preliminary set of design rules for bulk CMOS which has been verified for simple test structures. Quantitatively accurate electronic structure calculations rely on the proper description of electron correlation. The results from this qualitative, descriptive design identified three themes which were key characteristics of success found in effective, well-established, international medical disaster relief organizations. Feature description for local image patch is widely used in computer vision. 05) than individuals who self-identified other countries of origin. A correlational study was designed to examine the influence of symptom distress, social support and demographic characteristics on quality of life in renal transplant recipients. Depression and self-esteem were not significant predictors of GPIU. Funayama, Tadashi; Furukawa, Toshi A; Nakano, Yumi; Noda, Yumiko; Ogawa, Sei; Watanabe, Norio; Chen, Junwen; Noguchi, Yuka. Among these, ethical and social considerations are critical. As a sensitive indicator for correlation effects the dipole moment of the CO molecule was used. We propose that general rules for COP-based vaccine design can be extracted from the existing knowledge of protective immune responses against a large spectrum of relevant viral and bacterial pathogens. Results: Three significant correlations were found between the team achievements and the students learning style preferences: significant negative correlation with Structure and Kinesthetic at the individual level, and positive correlation with the Tactile variable. The results suggest that mind-mindedness is a facet of personal relationships rather than a trait-like quality. The program found the sequence of relationships between bands that contained the most important information to distinguish the classes. For permission to use (where not already granted under a licence) please go to http://group.bmj.com/group/rights-licensing/permissions. in these proceedings). A multiple regression model revealed that higher descriptive norms, a more positive attitude toward pregaming, and stronger peer identification were significantly associated with greater pregaming frequency among drinkers. We suggest conducting mixed methods to determine further relationships between team achievements, learning style preferences, cognitive learning outcomes and group processes. Based on a two-mode generalization of the time-dependent density operator, time evolution of the fermionic density operator is determined in terms of its two-mode Wigner and P function. A major drawback of conventional descriptive profile (CDP) in sensory evaluation is the long time spent in panel training. The effect of sommelier card reducing the variance was observed only in pairs, individuals did not seem to benefit from the cultural linguistic tool. This is consistent with evidence that the differences appear to be, at least partially, related to aspects of the market structure. Hasfeldt, Dorthe; Maindal, Helle Terkildsen; Toft, Palle; Birkelund, Regner, Noise is a general stressor that affects the cardiovascular system, resulting in increased blood pressure and heart rate, both of which can be problematic for the patient preparing for anesthesia and surgery. This increase is achieved by reduction of the numbers of pixels in the joint spatial encodings for the input TSD operands as well as reduction of the number of pixels used in the proposed matched spatial filters for the optical multipliers. The mean income of the village doctors was 1,817 (95% CI 1,733 to 1,900) RMB per month in 2011; only 757 (41.3%) doctors had pensions, and the self-reported expected pension was 1,965 RMB per month. Whether the obtained coefficient is really different from zero - or- the probability that the correlation represents a true relationship or a chance occurrence. Administration format was unrelated to individuals' mind-mindedness scores. The results provide novel correlates not available in other questionnaires: religiosity, political orientation, and attitudes about sex in a relationship. 1993-01-01. The. The SSF power system is radically different from previous spacecraft power systems in both the size and complexity of the system. Motivating the Notion of Generic Design within Information Processing Theory: The Design Problem Space. Constipation is a common clinical problem with insufficient attention. Practitioners should provide families with education on the methods of conflict resolution, effective communication within the family, problem-solving approaches, equal role distribution, and appropriate styles of establishing a family. Low and moderate risk of bias were reached by 87% and 13% of the studies, respectively, supporting the conclusions of SR. RDM with semi-trained assessors and evaluation of individual attributes presented higher percentages of concordance with CDP. We also discuss the design of trials where is known before or during randomization of patients and evaluate randomization schemes based on such knowledge. Bipolar disorders (BPD) are chronic mental illnesses, the development of which involves genetic factors and environmental influences. We address this question by computing the equal time and dynamic structure factor S(q) and S(q,) of freestanding graphene using abinitio fixed-node diffusion MonteCarlo simulations and the random phase approximation. Moreover, the dose of paroxetine was higher in patients treated with laxatives than in those without laxative use. CONCLUSION The role description developed as a result of this study brings clarity to the medical directors role in Canadian LTC facilities; the functions outlined are considered important for medical directors to undertake. Data were collected using translated questionnaires, and analyzed for descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation, and multiple regression analysis. Nguyen, Manh Cuong; Yao, Yongxin; Wang, Cai-Zhuang. The proposed multiplications perform carry-free generation of the multiplication partial products of two words in constant time. Descriptive Analysis of Secondary Special Education and Transition Services Model Programs. We find that the electrons contribute strongly to S(q,) for relevant experimental values of even at distances up to around 80. This turbine description is intended to bridge the gap between the NREL 5 MW and DTU 10 reference turbines and thus contribute to the standardisation of research and development activities in the offshore wind energy industry. Waveform sets with good correlation and/or stopband properties have received extensive attention and been widely used in multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) radar. (a) This system of accounts and reports is designed to permit limited contraction or expansion to 14 Aeronautics and Space 4 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false General description of system of accounts and reports. (2013, Technometrics). The majority of articles were classified as level II of evidence (60%), followed by level III (29%) and level I (10%). By independently naming the descriptions composed of sets of observational features, as well as maintaining connections to scientific names, it preserves the observational data used to identify organisms. The quality assurance and safety plan, and analyses of failure modes and effects, and reliability, availability and maintainability are presented. While there are some recent descriptive studies on job satisfaction in public hospitals, very limited research was found on this topic in private hospital setting. Quantitative descriptive analysis (QDA) data for 24 soy sauce samples were obtained from well selected sensory panelists. Family functioning was negatively correlated with IPVAS scores ( r = -.22, p = .00). Nguyen, Manh Cuong; Yao, Yongxin; Wang, Cai-Zhuang; Ho, Kai-Ming; Antropov, Vladimir P. The dependence of the magnetocrystalline anisotropy energy (MAE) in MCo5 (M=Y, La, Ce, Gd) and CoPt on the Coulomb correlations and strength of spin orbit (SO) interaction within the GGA+U scheme is investigated. The overall design goal of RELAP-7 is to take advantage of the previous thirty years of advancements in computer architecture, software design, numerical integration methods, and physical models. The critical evaluation of an article enables professionals to make good use of the new information and therefore has direct repercussions for the benefit of our patients. Zheng, Huihuo; Gan, Yu; Abbamonte, Peter; Wagner, Lucas K. Electron correlation in graphene is unique because of the interplay between the Dirac cone dispersion of electrons and long-range Coulomb interaction. The most prevalent research designs were cross-sectional studies (38%), single-case or case-series studies, and narrative reviews. Calligari, Paolo; Gerolin, Marco; Abergel, Daniel; Polimeno, Antonino. The overall median CONSORT and Jadad scores were 34.5 (maximum 44) and 2 (maximum 5), respectively; these scores were similar in radiation and chemotherapy-based trials. Ogunfowokan, Adesola A; Olagunju, Oluwayemisi E; Olajubu, Aanuoluwapo O; Faremi, Funmilola A; Oloyede, Ajoke S; Sharps, Phyllis W. This study examined male adolescents' self-report of rape of adolescent girls and the socio-demographic variables that correlated with self-report of rape. This study defined its population as all original articles published in the journal Burns in 2007. Letters to the editor, brief reports, reviews, and case reports were excluded. Ecological correlational studies look for associations between exposures and outcomes in populations-eg, per capita cigarette sales and rates of coronary artery disease-rather than in individuals. We expected that the differences in the impact of concrete and abstract descriptions would be reduced or reversed, but instead we found that differences were largely absent. This facility was designed to provide realistic environments and times for testing thermal protection systems proposed for use on high speed vehicles such as the space shuttle. Participants were recruited from a medical-surgical intensive care unit in the Midwest United States. School-based peer-related social competence interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder: a meta-analysis and descriptive review of single case research design studies. We also found sex and income to predict the use of the facilities though income was less significant after adjusting for sex in a multivariate analysis. The descriptive ratings of the Reporter, Interpreter, Manager, and Educator (RIME) method have been shown to be valuable in other specialties. Sansone, Giuseppe; Pfeifer, Thomas; Simeonidis, Konstantinos; Kuleff, Alexander I, Electron correlation, caused by the interaction among electrons in a multielectron system, manifests itself in all states of matter. In the initial 587 study participants who completed all imaging exams (94.5% male), the prevalence of carotid plaque, femoral plaque, coronary calcium score >1 to 100, and coronary calcium score >100 was 30.3, 56.9, 27.0, and 8.8%, respectively. Pattern recognition may supplement or replace certain navigational aids on spacecraft in docking or landing activities. Not only is more processing required to detect peaks in the outputs of multiple linear filters, but choosing a winner among them is an error prone task. All the patients completed a Safety Behavior List that was developed based on experiences with panic disorder patients. The need to correctly identify terrain features remains critical in preparation of autonomous planetary landing. New Bounds on the Total-Squared-Correlation of Quaternary Signature Sets and Optimal Designs, 2004. Avionics systems provide guidance information that allows the flight crew to conform to the PTM clearance issued by the controller. Four hundred thirty-nine students who completed the EM clerkship were enrolled in the study. The importance of RN work engagement to promote quality and safety is widely recognized in healthcare. A purposive random sampling technique was employed to choose 90 workers to participate in the study. Do all pure entangled states violate Bell's inequalities for correlation functions? Piloted simulation task scenarios, task guidelines, and pilot subjective ratings for the various maneuvers are discussed. In Health Sciences, systematic reviews (SR) are performed to evaluate validation of diagnostic tests in relation to a gold standard method. The average score on the Hamilton scale was 13.82 (9.000), with men exhibiting less stress than women. The program encompasses a series of sequential phase II trials with interim decision making and a single two-arm phase III trial. Routed and areal landscape inventories are discussed as basic tools. This study explored how much variance in college student negative drinking consequences is explained by descriptive norm perception, beyond that accounted for by student gender and self-reported alcohol use. After deducing the phase gradient and the step size, an efficient gradient-based algorithm with monotonicity is proposed to minimize the objective function directly.