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Nsangu, Tsimba. "Cross section measurements for the nucleosynthesis of heavy nuclei and type Ia supernovae." Thesis, University of York, 2014. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/12626/.
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In this work, two rather different experiments with their respective analysis have been described. The first experiment concerned the 20Ne(d,p)21 Ne transfer reaction and the second the 12 C+12C fusion reaction. An experiment of 20 Ne(d,p)21 Ne transfer reaction was performed in Munich, Germany using the Quadrupole Dipole Dipole Dipole (Q3D) magnetic spectrograph. This experiment has aimed at the investigation of spectroscopic information around the Gamow window of the 17O(α,γ)21 Ne located between Ex = 7.65-8.05 MeV. The stated experiment was performed using an 21Ne implanted target on carbon and covered the excitation energies varying from 6.9 MeV to 8.5 MeV. Sixteen states were identified, three of which, the 8.328(6) MeV, 6.977(17) MeV and 6.960(2) MeV have first been observed in this work. Within the Gamow window however, only one state, the 7.955(2) MeV by correspondence to the 7.9603(10) Mev as recorded in literature, has been identified. Out the sixteen states, this work made eleven firm assignments and two “tentative” assignments. The 12 C+12 C fusion reaction was performed at TRIUMF, Canada using TUDA, the TRIUMF UK Detector Array. The experiment covered the centre of mass located between 3.4 to 4.02 MeV. The aim of this work was the determination of the cross section, which would help, at theses energies, reduce uncertainties observed in present data sets. Analysis such ADCs and TDCs calibrations, different cuts selection necessary for particle identification are presented.
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Marical, Patrick. "Ondes guidées dans un guide élastique comportant une variation de section de type gaussienne." Le Havre, 2007. http://www.theses.fr/2007LEHA0009.
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Le but de ces travaux est d’analyser le comportement d’une onde de Lamb (S0 ou A1) quand celle-ci se propage dans des plaque en duraluminium comportant une zone de section variable de forme gaussienne. Les données sont obtenues soit d’une étude expérimentale assurée par un interféromètre laser mesurant les déplacements des ondes ou soit d’une étude numérique basée sur une méthode d’éléments finis. Ces données sont ensuite analysées par des traitements à base de FFT. Les résultats obtenus indiquent un comportement adiabatique de l’onde dans la zone gaussienne et des conversions en modes de Lamb en dehors. Les forts taux de conversions sont liés à une forte variation de la zone de section variable. Une onde partiellement piégée dans la zone gaussienne a été observée et est liée aussi au phénomène de conversions. Une étude consacrée au problème inverse permet de retrouver le profil du guide à partir des relevés expérimentauxThe aim of these works is to analyse the behavior of a Lamb wave (S0 and A1) when it propagates in plates of Duraluminium including a varying section area of Gaussian shape. The data are obtained by an experimental study composed by a Laser interferometer measuring the displacements of the waves or a numerical study based on a finite element method. These data are analysed by FFT treatments. The results obtained show an adiabatic behavior of the wave in the Gaussian area and Lamb mode conversions outside. The strong conversion rates are linked to a strong variation of the varying section area. A partially trapped wave in the Gaussian area has been observed and is linked also with the conversion phenomenon. A study devoted to an inverse problem enables to find the guide profile from the experimental data
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Weinrich, Matthew C. "A DETAILED SEDIMENTOLOGICAL AND GEOMORPHOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION OF WISCONSINAN TILLS NEAR THE LAVERY TYPE SECTION, NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA." University of Akron / OhioLINK, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1164730034.
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Rhenberg, Elizabeth C. "BIOTIC INTERACTIONS OF BIVALVES FROM THE LATE CRETACEOUS COON CREEK TYPE SECTION OF MCNAIRY COUNTY, TENNESSEE." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1190996654.
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Salter, Philip James Charles. "Time-reversed measurement of the 18Ne(α,p)21Na cross-section for Type I X-ray bursts." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/6239.
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Type I X-ray bursts (XRB) are highly energetic and explosive astrophysical events, observed as very sudden and intense emissions of X-rays. X-ray bursts are believed to be powered by a thermonuclear runaway on the surface of a neutron star in a binary system. XRB models are dependent on the accurate information of the nuclear reactions involved. The 18Ne(α,p)21Na reaction is considered to be of great importance as a possible breakout route from the Hot-CNO cycle preceding the thermonuclear runaway. In this thesis work, the 18Ne(α,p)21Na reaction cross-section was indirectly measured at Ecm(α,p) = 2568, 1970, 1758, 1683, 1379 and 1194 keV, using the time-reverse 21Na(p,α)18Ne reaction. Since the time-reverse approach only connects the ground states of 21Na and 18Ne, the cross sections measured here represent lower limits of the 18Ne(α,p)21Na cross-section. An experiment was performed using the the ISAC-II facility at TRIUMF, Vancouver, Canada. A beam of 21Na ions was delivered to a polyethylene (CH2)n target placed within the TUDA scattering chamber. The reaction 18Ne and 4He ions were detected using silicon strip detectors, with time-of-flight and ΔE/E particle identification techniques used to distinguish the ions from background. The measurement at Ecm = 1194 keV is the lowest energy measurement to date of the 18Ne(α,p)21Na cross section. The measured cross sections presented in this thesis were compared to the NON-SMOKER Hauser-Feshbach statistical calculations of the cross section and to the unpublished results of another time-reverse investigation performed by a collaboration at the Argonne National Laboratory. A 18Ne(α,p)21Na reaction rate calculation based on the measured cross sections was performed. In comparison with previous reaction rate estimates, our results indicate a rate that is about a factor 2-3 lower than Hauser-Feshbach calculations, suggesting that a statistical approach may not be appropriate for cross section calculations for nuclei in this mass region. The astrophysical consequences of our new results appear to remain nevertheless negligible. These are also presented in this thesis.
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Martins, Francisca da Costa Freitas. "Effect of parity and suture type on the reproductive performance of beef cows submitted to caesarean section." Master's thesis, Universidade de Lisboa. Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/7618.
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Dissertação de Mestrado [Integrado] em Medicina VeterináriaIn cattle production a good reproductive performance is essential to the herd's efficiency. In beef herds, the calf is the major product and so maximum reproductive efficiency is paramount in determining the herd's profitability. In a large number of cattle farms, reproduction is not optimal, which may have an important negative effect on the herd's economy. Therefore, the main goal of this work is to understand the influence of the caesarean section in the reproductive performance, specifically in the calving interval, breeding interval and culling rate, at different dam's ages and using different suture materials. After the retrospective analysis of 119 caesarean sections realized in a single farm, it was concluded that the number of caesarean sections and the use of Monodox® or Monosyn® for the uterus and Surgicryl® or Safil® for the peritoneum, muscles and skin, do not have a significant influence (p > 0.05) on the calving interval, breeding interval and culling rate. However, it should be emphasized that more data is needed to obtain results closer to reality and to allow for a better variables' evaluation. Furthermore, the study of other factors would be beneficial, since the parameters studied only explain a small part of the variation found.
RESUMO - O efeito do número de partos e diferentes fios de sutura no desempenho reprodutivo de vacas de carne submetidas a cesariana - Na produção de bovinos, um bom desempenho reprodutivo é essencial para a eficiência da exploração. No caso das vacadas de carne, o vitelo é o principal produto. Assim, a máxima eficiência reprodutiva é fundamental para a rentabilidade da exploração. Num elevado número de explorações de bovinos a reprodução não segue um plano ideal, limitando a sua própria economia. Assim, o objetivo deste trabalho foi compreender a influência da cesariana no desempenho reprodutivo das vacadas, avaliando o intervalo entre partos, o tempo de cobrição e a taxa de refugo em diferentes idades da fêmea e utilizando fios de sutura distintos. Após a análise retrospectiva de 119 cesarianas realizadas numa única exploração, concluiu-se que o número de cesarianas e a utilização de Monodox® ou Monosyn® para a sutura uterina e Surgicryl® ou Safil® para suturar o peritoneu, músculos e pele, não apresentaram uma influência significativa (p > 0.05) no intervalo entre partos, tempo de cobrição e taxa de refugo. No entanto, deve ser enfatizado que a continuação da recolha de dados permitiria não só a obtenção de resultados mais próximos da realidade, como uma melhor avaliação das variáveis. Adicionalmente, o estudo de outros fatores seria benéfico, já que os parâmetros agora estudados, apenas explicam uma pequena parte da variação encontrada.
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Campbell, Stuart Alexander. "The Ecca type section (Permian, South Africa) : an outcrop analogue study of conventional and unconventional hydrocarbon reservoirs." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1018199.
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The Karoo Basin of South Africa holds an estimated 906 billion to 11 trillion cubic meters of unconventional shale gas within the shales of the Whitehill and Collingham formations of the Ecca Group. Evaluation of this potential resource has been limited due to the lack of exploration and a scarcity of existing drill core data. In order to circumnavigate this problem this study was undertaken to evaluate the potential target horizons exposed in outcrops along the southern portion of the Karoo Basin, north of Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape Province. Detailed field logging was done on the exposed Whitehill and Collingham formations as well as a possible conventional sandstone (turbidite) reservoir, the Ripon Formation, along road cuttings of the Ecca Pass. Palaeocurrent data, jointing directions and fossil material were also documented. Samples were analysed for mineralogy, porosity, permeability, and total organic carbon content (TOC). The extensively weathered black shales of the Whitehill Formation contain a maximum TOC value of 0.9% and the Collingham Formation shales contain a maximum TOC value of 0.6%. The organic lithic arkose sandstones of the Ripon Formation are classified as ‘tight rock’ with an average porosity of 1% and an average permeability of 0.05 mD. The Whitehill Formation in the southern portion of the Karoo Basin has experienced organic matter loss due to low grade metamorphism as well as burial to extreme depths, thus reducing shale gas potential. The Ripon Formation is an unsuitable conventional reservoir along the southern basin boundary due to extensive cementation and filling of pore spaces.
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Mascarenhas, Helena. "Convolution type operators on cones and asymptotic spectral theory." Doctoral thesis, [S.l. : s.n.], 2004. http://deposit.ddb.de/cgi-bin/dokserv?idn=970638809.
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Nergiz, Cengiz. "Development Of A Stability Analysis Program For Block Type Quay Walls And Comparison Of Block Placing Methods." Master's thesis, METU, 2010. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/2/12611584/index.pdf.
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Block type quay walls are commonly used as berthing structures both in Turkey and worldwide. In this study, stability analysis of block type quay wall is carried out using pseudo-static method. A computer program named QSAP (using Excel spreadsheet) has been developed for the design of block type quay walls. QSAP has been prepared based on the rules of Turkish Seismic Design Codes for Coastal Structures, 2008. Reliability of this program is verified by a comparative study of Derince Port block type quay wall, damaged in Marmara earthquake (1999), with manual solution and field measurements. A newly introduced placement methodology &ldquoKnapsack&rdquo
is also studied with QSAP and the results are compared with the conventional placement method.
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Boissonnade, Nicolas. "Mise au point d'un élément fini de type poutre à section variable et autres applications à la construction métallique." Clermont-Ferrand 2, 2002. http://www.theses.fr/2002CLF21394.
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Le but de ce travail est le développement d'un outil numérique de calcul rapide et efficace pour poutres à parois minces et section ouverte et variable ; une formulation "éléments finis" a été retenue ici, à travers un élément de poutre, parce qu'elle offre le meilleur compromis entre facilité d'obtention et qualité des résulats. Pour pouvoir asseoir de la meilleure façon possible les bases théoriques de cet élément, un modèle analytique complet pour poutres à parois minces et section variable est tout d'abord développé. L'accent est mis sur les phénomènes de torsion, primordiaux pour l'étude spatiale des poutres à section variable, et sur le traitement des rotations dans l'espace. Le modèle mécanique et les hypothèses de comportement sont finalement résumés dans le choix d'un champ de déplacements approprié. Les expressions des déformations non linéaires et des équations d'équilibre en sont déduites, et, en particulier, l'équation différentielle du déversement des poutres en I monosymétriques à semelles constantes et hauteur d'âme linéairement variable, très importante en pratique, est mise en évidence. On montre ensuite comment ces concepts théoriques peuvent être appliqués de façon simple à l'étude du comportement réel des poutres et fléchies. Sur la base du champ de déplacements et des expressions des déformations retenus, un élément fini de type poutre est proposé en formulation corotationnelle totale, avec un soin particulier quant à la prise en compte correcte des modes rigides et des phénomènes de locking. Les qualités de convergence et de précision de l'élément sont testées à travers différents cas de chargement et d'appui, pour tous les types d'analyse statique, y compris le cas le plus complexe de l'analyse non linéaire géométrique et matérielle. Les résultats obtenus sont comparés avec différentes références numériques disponibles, en particulier avec des éléments finis de coques, et la concordance entre ces différentes sources est excellente
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Budinger, Fred Emil. "Targeting early man sites in the western United States: An assessment of the Manix type section, central Mojave Desert, California." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1992. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/443.
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Philip, Long Nguyen. "Development of a Multi Radiation Type Survey Meter Using Aromatic Ring Polymers Undoped with Fluorescent Molecules." Kyoto University, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/2433/217749.
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Kyoto University (京都大学)0048
新制・課程博士
博士(農学)
甲第20066号
農博第2195号
新制||農||1045(附属図書館)
学位論文||H28||N5022(農学部図書室)
京都大学大学院農学研究科地域環境科学専攻
(主査)教授 髙橋 千太郎, 教授 近藤 直, 教授 飯田 訓久
学位規則第4条第1項該当
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Aleksa, Linda C. "Management of a social experiment across multiple settings and institutions regarding childbirth education programs and type of birth." Diss., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/53615.
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Experimentation in field settings addressing socially sensitive topics are generally avoided by researchers. This avoidance is based on the restrictive nature of the required controls and the perceived inability to implement the required designs. In this study, the researcher has documented the necessary steps to meet design requirements for the conduct of a quasi-experimental study in two field settings.
This quasi-experimental study addresses a case dealing with the attitudes of parents regarding their childbirth experiences. Programs for childbirth education traditionally emphasize the "natural" method of birth. Socially, cesarean births are currently being performed in 20 percent of the cases. Nursing education literature Suggests that prepared childbirth education programs contribute to negative parental attitudes for those experiencing cesarean birth. In the case for this study, attitudes of parents experiencing both vaginal and cesarean births and receiving three different levels of childbirth education were investigated.
Documentation of the required research controls for the case was achieved through the maintenance of a log of events. The three levels of childbirth education included two types of Lamaze training and the non-prepared. Two hundred and sixteen (216) parents in each of the settings were included in the study representing 54 vaginal and 54 cesarean births. The measurements included hospital records/and response to a modified Likert scale. Analysis of variance was used to test the research hypothesis.
Documentation of all research requirements for the study was successfully completed and case results obtained. Parents experiencing cesarean birth had more negative attitudes than those experiencing vaginal birth. In one of the two field settings, childbirth education was validated as contributing to more negative attitudes for cesarean birth, but was not replicated in the second setting. A significant (P<.05) first order interaction between type of birth and receipt of childbirth education was found in both settings.Ed. D.
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Pagnacco, Emmanuel. "Optimisation topologique des structures de type coque." Rouen, 1998. http://www.theses.fr/1998ROUES089.
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Nous abordons l'optimisation topologique des coques dont l'épaisseur est continument variable, dans le cadre des nouveaux outils de la phase préliminaire de conception. Une difficulté majeure des problèmes de topologie concerne leur formulation : nous formulons le problème de recherche des pièces de masse minimale sous restrictions géométriques et structurales, proche des situations industrielles. Pour des restrictions de type vibratoire, une formulation basée sur les fréquences des modes concernés est définie. La modélisation adoptée est compatible avec les modèles de coque : la région de conception est décrite par une épaisseur maximale associée à une surface moyenne imposée. Le problème d'optimisation se ramène alors à la détermination d'une distribution d'épaisseur associée à cette surface : la pièce (resp. Les trous) correspond aux régions d'épaisseur positive (resp. Nulles). La discrétisation nécessaire a une bonne résolution géométrique implique un grand nombre de paramètres, ce qui constitue une difficulté. Elle fait également apparaitre un grand nombre de limitations pour les contraintes mécaniques de mises. Nous dissocions alors le problème d'optimisation soumis à ces limitations de celui restreint aux autres limitations structurales (peu nombreuses). Pour le premier de ces problèmes, un critère d'optimalité sans sensibilité analogue au fully stressed design est utilisé. Pour le second problème, le dual du problème approximé conduit à une méthode générale de programmation séquentielle explicite. En outre, nous proposons une méthode de désassemblage adaptée à l'analyse des structures paramétrées. Nous illustrons par quelques exemples industriels que le modèle et les méthodes numériques développés s'accordent pour donner un outil rapide de détermination de la topologie.
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Vuaridel, Bertrand. "Mesuré de la section efficace différentielle et des pouvoirs d'analyse vectoriel et tensoriels de la réaction ⁴He(d, ³He)³H et détermination des constantes de normalisation asymptotique des trinucléons /." Zürich, 1987. http://e-collection.ethbib.ethz.ch/show?type=diss&nr=8438.
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Mebude, Rotimi K. O. "A study of the structural behaviour of reinforced brickwork pocket-type sections." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/12642.
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This thesis investigates the structural behaviour of reinforced brickwork pocket-type sections using the twin approach of experimental and theoretical studies. The behaviour, in shear, of this type of reinforced brickwork is studied experimentally through tests conducted on 8 full-scale beams, under four-point loading, longitudinally-reinforced, and in which a range of shear-span/effective depth ratios (a/d = 2.0-6.0) and % reinforcement (ρ = 0.61%-1.60%) were investigated. Aspects of structural behaviour studied include (a) the ductility of the sections via their moment-curvature relationships as well as their load-deflection behaviour, (b) the shear behaviour of the sections vis-a-vis cracking development and growth through the various stages of loading up to and including the ultimate point. Since the reality of shear failure is such that the members were acting under both shear and flexural stresses, flexural behaviour of the sections was also investigated for the pocket-reinforced beams. The theoretical formulations were based on small scale representative prism test results conducted on the brickwork and the results obtained were compared with experimental findings. A summary of existing methods for predicting shear strength is presented. The method proposed is based on an adaptation of the technique based on plastic analysis which was used originally for predicting the shear strength of concrete beam sections. The ultimate shear strength results obtained experimentally for the eight pocket-reinforced beams are compared with theoretical predictions based on the proposed method. This adapted method is based on a rigorous analysis of all known brickwork beams which were reported to fail in shear. The flanged-action behaviour of these wall sections was investigated in order to ascertain its existence and characteristics. To this end, six full-scale simply-supported, reinforced brickwork pocket-type slab specimens, in which the % steel was kept constant and the pockets spacing varied, were tested to determine the characteristics of flanged-action behaviour in the walls. A method is proposed for the calculation of the effective width associated with the different cases of pocket stem spacings. This method is based on an analysis of experimental strain measurements across the pocket stems.
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Arteaga, Zarate María de Guadalupe, and Olivares Gina Elizabeth Demarini. "Type 2 diabetes and anxiety symptoms: a cross-sectional study in Peru." Bachelor's thesis, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC), 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/656152.
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Objective: To determine the association between diabetes mellitus type 2 and anxiety symptoms using a population-based study from the semi urban population of Tumbes, Peru.
Research design and methods: The present study was an observational, analytical cross-sectional one. Data from a population-based study conducted in Tumbes, Peru between 2016 and 2017 was analyzed. The variables studied were T2DM, defined using fasting glucose and anxiety symptoms, using the Goldberg scale.
Results: Data from 1609 individuals was analyzed, with mean age 48.16 (SD:10.61) and 810 women (50.3%), where a total of 161 were classified as having T2DM (10.0%; CI 95%: 8.5%-11.4%) and 675 individuals had anxiety symptoms (41.95%; CI 95%:39.5%-44.3%). A statistically significant association was found between DM2 and anxiety symptoms (p <0.001). Furthermore, those patients aware of their diagnosis of diabetes over 5 years had a 56% (95% CI: 25% - 96%) higher prevalence of anxiety symptoms compared to participants without DM2.
Conclusion: An association was found between DM2 and anxiety symptoms; there being a higher prevalence of anxiety symptoms in participants previously aware of having DM2. Periodic monitoring of anxiety symptoms is recommended in these patients.Objetivo: Determinar si existe una asociación entre diabetes mellitus tipo 2 y síntomas de ansiedad usando un estudio de base poblacional en la zona de Tumbes, Perú. Material y Métodos: El presente estudio fue de tipo observacional, transversal analítico. Se analizaron los datos procedentes de un estudio realizado en Tumbes, Perú entre los años 2016 al 2017. Las variables de interés fueron diabetes mellitus tipo 2 como exposición; medido con glucosa en ayunas, y síntomas de ansiedad como variable resultado, evaluado usando la escala de Goldberg. Resultados: Se analizó 1609 individuos con edad media de 48,16 (DE:10,61) y 810 mujeres (50,3%); donde un total de 161 participantes padecían de DM2 (10,0%; IC 95%: 8,5%-11,4%) y 675 participantes (41,95%; IC95%:39,5%-44,3%) tenían síntomas de ansiedad. Se encontró una asociación estadísticamente significativa entre DM2 y síntomas de ansiedad (p<0,001); más aún, aquellos pacientes con diagnóstico de diabetes mayor a 5 años tenían 56% (IC 95%: 25% - 96%) mayor prevalencia de síntomas de ansiedad en comparación con los participantes sin DM2. Conclusión: Se encontró asociación entre DM2 y síntomas de ansiedad; habiendo mayor prevalencia de síntomas de ansiedad en los participantes previamente conscientes de padecer DM2. Se recomienda hacer un seguimiento periódico de los síntomas de ansiedad en estos pacientes.
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Ruremesha, Patrimoine. "Differences in the prescribing patterns of diabetes medications among primary healthcare centers in Region Uppsala : A cross-sectional register studie." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för farmaci, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-434498.
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Background: Type II diabetes is a common disease worldwide and several drug treatments are available. Some of the more recently approved drugs are DPP4-inhibitors, GLP analogues and SGLT2-inhibitors. Most of the Type II diabetes drugs (T2DMD) are prescribed by primary care physicians. To ensure rational drug use it is important to follow up prescribing patterns to design strategies and interventions that can improve drug treatment, since consequences of inappropriate drug use might be poor health outcomes and increased health costs. Aim: To study differences in the prescribing pattern of T2DMD among primary healthcare centres (PHC) at a macro level in Region Uppsala. Method: A cross-sectional study based on data collected from Region Uppsala’s data register. Data consisted of individuals over 25 years of age with at least one prescription of a diabetes drug from the Anatomic Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) group A10 prescribed within the period of January 2018 to June 2020. Results: There is a moderate difference in the prescribing patterns of T2DMD among different PHCs in Region Uppsala. Overall, a larger proportion of oral antidiabetic drugs (OAD) were prescribed compared to Insulins. Most PHC prescribed a larger proportion of long acting insulins than other Insulins. Among OAD, a larger proportion of Biguanide derivative where prescribed. DPP-4 inhibitors, Sulphonylureas and SGLT2-inhibitors were prescribed to almost the same extent. Conclusion: Overall, there is a minor difference in the prescribing patterns of T2DMD among different PHCs in Region Uppsala during the study period. Lately, prescribing of DPP4-inhibitors, SGLT2-inhibitors and long acting insulins have increased.I detta fördjupningsprojekt studerades förskrivningsmönstren av typ II diabetesläkemedel i Region Uppsala. Studieresultaten vissa skillnader i hur olika vårdcentraler i Region Uppsala förskriver typ II diabetesläkemedel. Från början var hypotesen att icke-insuliner förskrivs i större utsträckning än insuliner. Vilket visade sig stämma överens med resultaten. I studien jämförs också skillnaden mellan förskrivning av icke-insuliner som funnits längre på marknaden och de nyligen godkända (DPP4-hämmare och SGLT2-inhibitorer). Resultaten visar en tydlig ökning i förskrivning av de nya läkemedlen under studieperioden. En anledning till detta kan vara läkemedels positiva farmakologiska effekter. I studien jämförs också skillnaden i förskrivningen av de olika insuliner i Region Uppsala. Resultaten visar att långverkande insuliner förskrivs i större utsträckning i jämförelse med andra insuliner, vilket är inte enligt rekommendationslistan för förskrivning av typ II diabetesläkemedel Studieresultaten kan användas för att fortsätta följa upp och förbättra kvalitén på diabetesvården i Region Uppsala. Ytterligare studier skulle till exempel kunna utgå ifrån hela populationen med en typ 2 diabetesdiagnos för att studera utfall även för andra interventioner än läkemedel. Dessutom behövs fortfarande kunskap om det är kostnadseffektiv att fler nya typ 2 diabetesläkemedel används. Studien ger kunskap om förskrivningen av typ II diabetesläkemedel i Region Uppsala. Studien kan användas som grund för dialog om förskrivningen av typ II diabetesläkemedel i regionen, så att denna optimeras och fler individer får adekvat behandling. Detta arbete är viktigt eftersom typ II diabetes är en mycket vanlig sjukdom där prevalensen ökar. Denna studie är en tvärsnittsstudie baserat på sekundärdata från Region Uppsalas elektroniska medicinalt register och primärdata från två enkäter skickade till sjuksköterskor och läkare som jobbar på vårdcentraler med patienter med diabetes. Studien inkluderar data från de 26 offentliga vårdcentraler som hör till förvaltningen Nära, Vård och Hälsa i region Uppsala. Förskrivningsdata baseras på recept för ett diabetesläkemedel från Anatomic Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) gruppen A10, förskrivet mellan januari 2018-juni 2020.
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Dominguez, Damian. "Handling future uncertainty : strategic planning for the infrastructure sector /." Zürich : ETH, 2008. http://e-collection.ethbib.ethz.ch/show?type=diss&nr=17867.
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Ait, Khaled. "Sequence analysis of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 : a cross-sectional and longitudinal study." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 1996. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.244731.
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Yoon, Chae-Shin. "A new space type for multi-story housing : a support design with sectional variations." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/78960.
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Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1987.MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ROTCH.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 87-89).
The focus of this study is the variety of space height in a dwelling unit of multi-story housing. This thesis introduces a new space type, named as 'stepped-level' type. The idea of stepped-level type came from the fact that a dwelling is normally composed of two bays. The multi-story housing of the stepped-level type can have spaces of different heights in a unit of the dwellings. The floor heights of the stepped-level type can be chosen by the designers without any design constraints. I propose a method to design with this type and give some support designs as an example. The role & place of this 'space type' in architectural design process is discussed in Chapter 3. The characteristics of this type are revealed by comparing two relative groups of space types in Chapter 4. The way of making the stepped-level type and its tools are described in Chapter 5. Support designs of stepped-level are illustrated in Chapter 6.
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Taboza, Zuila Albuquerque. "Tooth loss, periodontitis and control glycemic in diabetic type 2 - a cross-sectional study." Universidade Federal do CearÃ, 2016. http://www.teses.ufc.br/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=16121.
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CoordenaÃÃo de AperfeÃoamento de Pessoal de NÃvel SuperiorThe role of periodontal disease on sugar control and vice versa has been subjected to numerous investigations. The above association seems to be bi-directional. Within this context, it is logical to argue that those without teeth have better control of their sugar levels as edentulousness removes the periodontal disease associated infection and inflammation. To test this hypothesis, we conducted a cross-sectional study among Brazilian adults. The aim of this study was to compare the glycemic levels of type 2 diabetic subjects edentulous with dentate one with or without periodontitis. Methods: Demographic information, medication history, clinical and fasting blood glucose (FBG) information were collected from medical/dental records of non-smoking subjects with healthy periodontal tissues or mild periodontitis (NO/MILD - N=96), moderate periodontitis or severe periodontitis (MOD/SEV - N=74) and those who were edentulous (N=141). All patients had a medical diagnosis of type 2 diabetes and were taking at least one of the following medications: metformin, glinbenclamide and insulin. Clinical periodontal exam was performed using a 15 mm periodontal probe and patients were classified according to CDC/AAP Classification. FBG levels were evaluated among groups while controlling for age, gender, medication history and periodontal diseases using regression analysis. Results: Mean (SD) FBG levels (mg/dL) among groups were NO/MILD = 123,15 (36,77); MOD/SEV = 136,61 (33,83) and edentulous = 155.7 (70.9). Thirteen percent of the variance in FBG levels were explained by age, gender, number of medications taken and periodontal status (p<0.0001). These covariates were significant predictors of FBG levels. Post-hoc test has also shown that the subjects of the MOD/SEV group have increased FBG levels than the ones in the NO/MILD group. Conclusions: Edentulous patients presents more glycemic levels than the dentate ones. Among the dentates subjects, the greater the severity of periodontal disease, the higher will be glycemic levels.
O papel da doenÃa periodontal no controle glicÃmico e vice-versa tem sido sujeito a inÃmeras investigaÃÃes. Tal associaÃÃo parece ser bidirecional. Dentro desse contexto, à lÃgico argumentar que aqueles sem dentes tem um melhor controle dos seus nÃveis glicÃmicos, pois o edentulismo remove os riscos de uma provÃvel infecÃÃo e inflamaÃÃo associada com a doenÃa periodontal. Para testar essa hipÃtese, nÃs conduzimos um estudo transversal com adultos brasileiros. O objetivo deste estudo transversal foi comparar os nÃveis glicÃmicos de indivÃduos com diabetes do tipo 2 desdentados e dentados com ou sem periodontite. Todos os pacientes apresentavam diagnÃstico mÃdico de diabetes do tipo 2 e tomavam, pelo menos, uma medicaÃÃo anti-diabÃtica. InformaÃÃes demogrÃficas, histÃria de medicaÃÃo, informaÃÃes clÃnicas e nÃveis de glicemia de jejum (GJ) foram coletados de registros mÃdicos/odontolÃgicos de indivÃduos nÃo-fumantes. Estes foram divididos em trÃs grupos de acordo com a sua condiÃÃo periodontal: periodontalmente saudÃveis ou com periodontite leve (NO/MILD - n=96), com periodontite moderada ou severa (MOD/SEV - n=74) e desdentados (n=141). NÃveis de GJ foram avaliados entre os grupos, com controle para idade, sexo, histÃria de medicaÃÃo e doenÃas periodontais usando anÃlise de regressÃo. A mÃdia (Âdesvio padrÃo) dos nÃveis de GJ (mg/dL) entre os grupos foram NO/MILD = 123.1 (Â36.7); MOD/SEV = 136.6 (Â33.8) e desdentado = 155.7 (Â70.9). RegressÃo linear multivariada demonstrou que 13.1% da variaÃÃo nos nÃveis de GJ foram relacionadas à idade, nÃmero de medicamentos tomados e condiÃÃo periodontal (p<0.0001). Essas co-variÃveis foram preditores significativos de nÃveis GJ. TambÃm foi demonstrado que os sujeitos do grupo MOD/SEV apresentaram nÃveis de GJ maiores do que os do grupo NO/MILD (p=0.01). Pode-se concluir que pacientes desdentados apresentaram pior controle glicÃmico do que pacientes dentados, independente do status periodontal. Entretanto, indivÃduos dentados com formas moderada e severa de periodontite, apresentam pior controle glicÃmico do que os indivÃduos periodontalmente saudÃveis ou com a forma leve da doenÃa.
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Ganoza-Calero, Antonelhla M., Milagros Cuadros-Torres, and Antonio Bernabé-Ortiz. "Physical activity levels by glycemia status: A population-based cross-sectional study in Peru." Elsevier Ltd, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/655590.
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Objective: To assess whether the prevalence of low physical activity levels and time spent watching TV differ depending on glycemia status. Methods: A secondary analysis using data from a population-based study was conducted. Two were the outcomes: physical activity levels, derived from the International Physical Activity Questionnaire, and sitting time watching TV. The exposure was glycemia status, defined based on results of the oral glucose tolerance tests (OGTT): euglycemia, dysglycemia, and T2DM. The T2DM group was further split into: aware and unaware of T2DM diagnosis. Prevalence ratios (PR) and 95% CI were reported using Poisson regression models. Results: Data of 1607 individuals, mean age 48.2 (SD: 10.6) years, 809 (50.3%) females, were analyzed. Dysglycemia and T2DM was present in 16.9% (95% CI: 15.1%–18.8%) and 11.0% (95% CI: 9.5%–12.6%) of participants, respectively. A total of 605 (37.6%; 95% CI: 35.2%–39.9%) participants had low levels of physical activity and 1019 (63.3%; 95% CI: 60.9%–65.7%) subjects spent ≥2 h per day sitting watching TV. In multivariable model, there was no significant association between glycemia status and physical activity levels (PR = 1.14; 95% CI: 0.95–1.36). Similar result was found between glycemia status and sitting time watching TV. However, those aware of T2DM diagnosis were more likely to have low levels of physical activity (PR = 1.31; 95% CI: 1.06–1.61) compared to the euglycemia group. Conclusions: We found a no relationship between glycemia status and physical activity level or sitting time watching TV, pointing out similar levels of physical (in)activity among those with euglycemia, dysglycemia and T2DM. Individuals aware of having T2DM were 30% more likely to have low physical activity levels compared to the euglycemic group. There is a need to increase physical activity levels among T2DM individuals.Revisión por pares
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Urrutia, Aliano Débora, and Eddy R. Segura. "Depressive symptoms and type 2 diabetes mellitus in outpatients of an Armed Forces hospital in Lima, Peru, 2012: a cross-sectional study." Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC), 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/609239.
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INTRODUCCIÓN: Los pacientes con diabetes mellitus tipo 2 son más propensos a una baja calidad de vida, discapacidad e incluso muerte. También, tienen una mayor predisposición a la depresión en comparación con los pacientes no diabéticos; así como una evolución favorable producto de la evaluación e intervención de su salud mental. OBJETIVOS: El objetivo de este estudio fue explorar la presencia de síntomas depresivos en una población ambulatoria con diagnóstico de diabetes mellitus tipo 2 y filiación militar. También examinar los factores asociados a la presencia de síntomas depresivos. MÉTODOS: Realizamos un estudio transversal en 108 personas con diabetes mellitus tipo 2, durante enero de 2012 en una muestra ambulatoria de un hospital de las fuerzas armadas. Los síntomas depresivos se evaluaron con el test autoaplicado de Zung. Usamos la prueba de Chi-cuadrado para examinar las asociaciones entre síntomas depresivos y los factores asociados de interés. Usamos modelos lineales generalizados crudos y ajustados para estimar las Razones de Prevalencia (RP) de la asociación entre las características clínicas y sociodemográficas con la presencia de síntomas depresivos. RESULTADOS: La prevalencia de sintomatología depresiva fue de 56,5% (intervalo de confianza 95%: 46,6-66,0%). El análisis bivariado mostró como significativa la asociación entre la presencia de síntomas depresivos con las variables: sexo, edad y complicaciones clínicas de la diabetes. En los análisis ajustados, la retinopatía diabética [RP: 1,3; intervalo de confianza 95%: 1,1-1,7], y la neuropatía diabética [RP: 1,4; intervalo de confianza 95%: 1,1-1,7] se asociaron a una mayor presencia de síntomas depresivos luego de considerar el sexo de los participantes. CONCLUSIONES: Observamos una elevada presencia de síntomas depresivos en la población de estudio, especialmente en los pacientes geriátricos o del sexo femenino. También en aquellos con complicaciones tardías de la diabetes mellitus tipo 2, y que probablemente representen la repercusión de la enfermedad en la calidad de vida del paciente. Un abordaje multidisciplinario, con enfoque físico y mental, debe ser considerado ya que podría beneficiar a la evolución de los pacientes con esta concomitancia en Perú.
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Obršlík, Petr. "Modelování a statická analýza stropní konstrukce v programu ANSYS." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta stavební, 2014. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-226805.
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This thesis mainly deals with modeling and static analysis of the ceiling structure in the basic environment of ANSYS. The first part is focused on verifying correctness of the model most stressed parts of the structure with a simple hand-static calculation by the process of stress on a continuous beam. The main part is devoted to modeling composite structure, element types, specifying loads and boundary conditions by ANSYS FEM program. In the end, there are the results of stress and deflection presented, and the structure is evaluated at the ultimate limit state and serviceability limit state.
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Bernet, Thomas. "The Peruvian dairy sector : farmer perspectives, development strategies and policy options /." [S.l.] : [s.n.], 2000. http://e-collection.ethbib.ethz.ch/show?type=diss&nr=13830.
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McEwen, Marylyn Morris, Rogelio Andrès Elizondo-Pereo, Alice E. Pasvogel, Irene Meester, Javier Vargas-Villarreal, and Francisco González-Salazar. "A Modified Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance System to Assess Diabetes Self-management Behaviors and Diabetes Care in Monterrey Mexico: A Cross-sectional Study." FRONTIERS MEDIA SA, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/625711.
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Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is one of the leading causes of death from worldwide non-communicable diseases. The prevalence of diabetes in the Mexico (MX)-United States border states exceeds the national rate in both countries. The economic burden of diabetes, due to decreased productivity, disability, and medical costs, is staggering and increases significantly when T2DM-related complications occur. The purpose of this study was to use a modified behavioral risk factor surveillance system (BRFSS) to describe the T2DM self-management behaviors, diabetes care, and health perception of a convenience sample of adults with T2DM in Monterrey, MX. This cross-sectional study design, with convenience sampling, was conducted with a convenience sample (n = 351) of adults in the metropolitan area of Monterrey, MX who self-reported a diagnosis of T2DM. Potential participants were recruited from local supermarkets. Twenty-six diabetes and health-related items were selected from the BRFSS and administered in face-to-face interviews by trained data collectors. Data analysis was conducted using descriptive statistics. The mean age was 47 years, and the mean length of time with T2DM was 12 years. The majority was taking oral medication and 34% required insulin. Daily self-monitoring of feet was performed by 56% of the participants; however, only 8.8% engaged in blood glucose self-monitoring. The mean number of health-care provider visits was 9.09 per year, and glycated hemoglobin level (HbA1c) was assessed 2.6 times per year. Finally, only 40.5% of the participants recalled having a dilated eye exam. We conclude the modified BRFSS survey administered in a face-to-face interview format is an appropriate tool for assessing engagement in T2DM self-management behaviors, diabetes care, and health perception. Extension of the use of this survey in a more rigorous design with a larger scale survey is encouraged.
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Schuller, Jean-Pierre. "Mesure des sections efficaces totales des réactions (anti)neutrino-nucléon de type courant chargé dans une cible de fer." Paris 11, 1985. http://www.theses.fr/1985PA112337.
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Nous décrivons les mesures des sections efficaces totales des interactions neutrino-fer réalisées en 1982-83 avec le détecteur de la collaboration CDHS, placé dans un faisceau de neutrinos au CERN. Nous détaillons la formation du faisceau et les méthodes utilisées pour la mesure des flux de particules incidentes. L’analyse des évènements enregistrés dans l’appareillage a permis de vérifier que la section efficace croît linéairement avec l’énergie des neutrinos incidents. Ce comportement est en accord avec les prédictions du modèle naïf des quarks-partons. Nous avons trouvé pour les pentes : σν /E = (. 693 +̠. 026) 10⁻³⁸ cm²/GeV σν⁻/E = (. 327 +̠. 012) 10⁻³⁸ cm²/GeV pour un domaine d’énergie allant de 10 à 200 GeV. Les erreurs systématiques sont discutées en détail. Enfin, nous comparons nos résultats avec ceux obtenus par d’autres expériencesWe describe the measurements of the total cross section of (anti)neutrino-iron interactions, performed in 1982-83 with the detector of the CDHS collaboration, installed in a neutrino beam at the CERN SPS. We detail the set-up of the beam and the methods used to measure the flux of in-coming particles. The analysis of events recorded in the apparatus has permitted to verify that the total cross sections grow linearly with the energy of incident neutrinos, in agreement with the predictions of the naïve quark-parton model. We have found for the slopes: σν /E = (. 693 +̠. 026) 10⁻³⁸ cm²/GeV σν⁻/E = (. 327 +̠. 012) 10⁻³⁸ cm²/GeV in the energy ranges 10-200 GeV. The systematical errors are discussed in detail. Finally, we compare our results with those obtained in other experiments
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Tiley, David. "Post-Fordist ideal type?, the labour process in the Japanese manufacturing sector, 1967-1990." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp04/mq22103.pdf.
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Tiley, David Carleton University Dissertation Political Economy. "Post-Fordist 'Ideal type'? - The labour process in the Japanese manufacturing sector, 1967-1990." Ottawa, 1997.
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Ibrahim, Hammed Olajide. "Is screening for microalbuminuria in type 2 diabetic patients feasible in the public sector primary care context : a cost and consequence study in Elsies River community health centre." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/97246.
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Background: The epidemic of type 2 diabetes poses an enormous and growing burden on health care globally. While the prevalence of diabetes is increasing worldwide, the developing countries will bear the greatest burden of this disease. Diabetes is one of the most common causes of kidney failure and nephropathy is a strong predictor of cardiovascular complications and death in these patients. Microalbuminuria represents a latent and early pre-symptomatic phase of nephropathy which can be stopped from progressing to an advanced stage if detected and treated early. The cost effectiveness of this screening and intervention has been researched and proven in the developed world, however similar studies in developing countries are non-existent. Microalbuminuria is not currently tested for in the public primary care sector.
Aim and objectives: The aim was to assess the feasibility of introducing a screening test for microalbuminuria and the associated costs and consequences at Elsies River Community Health Centre (CHC) in the Metropolitan District of Cape Town. The objectives of the study are to assess the feasibility of implementing the test in our context, to assess any additional cost to the health services, to assess any measurable benefits in the quality of care for the patients, to extrapolate the likely long term consequences in terms of health outcomes, use of resources and costs and to make a policy recommendation to the Department of Health.
Method: A cost and consequence study that describes the introduction of microalbuminuria testing in a cohort of type 2 diabetic patients at Elsies River Community Health Centre, Metro District Health Services, Cape Town, South Africa. Point of care status analyser microalbuminuria screening was introduced to the CHC after training of the chronic care team, and their fidelity to the protocol measured. All patients who met the inclusion criteria were screened. Patients whose first results were abnormal had a repeat test after 3-6 months, if both results were abnormal patient was diagnosed microalbuminuria positive, however a patient with a second normal result required a third test. Interventions included addition of an Angiotesin Converting Enzyme inhibitor to their treatment, more intensive glycaemic, blood pressure or lipid control via medication or lifestyle changes and treatment adherence health education. Field notes were taken by the researcher during visits and a recorded focus group interview conducted with the health workers to explore their views on the feasibility of the screening and intervention. Cost was assessed by the estimation of the additional resources required and the likely long term health outcomes extrapolated from available data and literature.
Results: 15.2% of the sample population was noted to be microalbuminuria positive and they all received interventions. Additional cost required to screen a cohort of 100 patients was R1,109.40 per annum, out of which 15 patients at risk of developing nephropathy were identified and the cost of treating these patients was R1,393.20 for the first year. Qualitative data revealed that the test and interventions are feasible with an additional cost of staff time, medication and other materials which have been included in the cost above.
Conclusion: This study represents the first attempt to successfully introduce screening for microalbuminuria in our public primary health care context. The chronic care team showed reasonable fidelity to the protocol and demonstrated the feasibility of screening and treating patients. The balance of costs and long term benefits suggests that this represents excellent value for money in a South African primary care setting.
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Inganäs, Martin. "Organizing and managing university-industry knowledge transfer : a study of the Swiss biotechnology sector /." Zürich : ETH, 2008. http://e-collection.ethbib.ethz.ch/show?type=diss&nr=17795.
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Sens, Nicolas. "Développement d'une méthode de type "velocity map imaging" pour la mesure de sections efficaces d’émission d'électrons par des molécules d'intérêt biologique en collision avec des ions." Thesis, Normandie, 2020. http://www.theses.fr/2020NORMC213.
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Ces dernières décennies, l'étude des collisions entre des ions et des molécules d'intérêt biologique a reçu un intérêt croissant en raison des applications en radiobiologie. L'objet de cette thèse est le développement d'un dispositif expérimental en faisceaux croisés spécialement dédié à la mesure de sections efficaces absolues totales, simplement et doublement différentielles (en énergie et/ou en angle) d’émission d’électrons par des molécules d’intérêt biologique. Les électrons émis dans un angle solide de 4π stéradians, suite à la collision entre l’ion projectile et la molécule cible, sont extraits et analysés en énergie et en angle par un spectromètre de type Velocity Map Imaging (VMI). Les sections efficaces absolues d'émission d'électrons sont déduites de la mesure de la densité du faisceau cible, de l'intensité du faisceau projectile et du recouvrement géométrique des deux faisceaux à l'aide d'une microbalance à cristal de quartz et d'un profileur de faisceau d'ions. Dans ce manuscrit, la description du dispositif expérimental, la méthode de détermination des sections efficaces ainsi que la caractérisation complète du dispositif sont détaillées. Les premières valeurs de sections efficaces absolues d'émission d'électrons par des molécules d'adénine et d'uracile en collision avec des ions C4+ (11,76 MeV) et N4+ (60 keV) obtenues avec ce nouveau dispositif sont également présentées et interprétées. La bonne concordance entre ces valeurs et les données expérimentales et théoriques existantes confirme le bon fonctionnement du dispositif expérimentalIn the last decades, ion collision with biologically relevant molecules has received increasing interest due to applications in radiation biology. The aim of this PhD is the development of a new crossed-beam experimental set-up dedicated to the measurement of absolute total, single and double differential (in angle and/or in energy) cross sections for electron emission from biologically relevant molecules. The electrons emitted in the 4π steradian solid angle after the collision between the projectile ion and the target molecule are extracted and analyzed by a Velocity Map Imaging (VMI) spectrometer. The cross sections are derived from measurements of the target beam density, the projectile beam intensity, and the beam overlap by means of a quartz crystal microbalance and an ion profiler. In this thesis, the experimental set-up description, the method used to determine the absolute cross sections and the complete characterization of the set-up are detailed. The first absolute cross sections for electron emission from adenine and uracil molecules upon collision with C4+ and N4+ ions measured with this new set-up are also shown and discussed. The good agreement between these results and previous experimental and theoretical data confirms the correct functionning of the experimental set-up
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Chen, Hongyun. "Comparison of Safety Performance by Design Types at Freeway Diverge Areas and Exit Ramp Sections." Scholar Commons, 2010. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/3470.
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The primary objective of the study is to evaluate the safety performance of different freeway exit types used in current practical designs. More specific, the research objectives include the following two parts: 1) to compare the safety performance of different design types at freeway diverge areas and exit ramp sections; and 2) to identify the impact factors contributing to the crashes happening at these two specific segments.
The study area includes four subjects, the freeway widely-spaced diverge areas; the freeway closely-spaced diverge areas; the left-side off-ramps and the exit ramp sections. For the freeway diverge areas, design types were defined based on the number of lanes used by vehicular traffic to exit freeways and lane-balance theory. Four exit ramp types were considered for the widely-spaced diverge area, including single-lane exit ramps (Type 1), sing-lane exit ramps without a taper (Type 2), two-lane exit ramps with an optional lane (Type 3), and two-lane exit ramps without an optional lane (Type 4).
For the closely-spaced diverge areas, three types, named as Type A, Type B and Type C, are selected to compare the safety performances among the three types. For the left-side off-ramp at the freeway diverge area, this study examined the two most widely used design types at the left-side freeway diverge areas in Florida, which are defined as Type I (one-lane left-side off-ramp), and Type II (two-lane left-side off-ramp). Type I is comparable to Type 1 design type and Type II is comparable to Type 3 design type at widely-spaced freeway diverge area. For the exit ramp sections, four ramp configurations, including diamond, out connection, free-flow loop and parclo loop, were considered.
Cross-sectional comparisons were conducted to compare the crash frequency, the crash rate, the crash severity and target crash types between different design groups. Crash predictive models were also built to quantify the impacts of various contributing factors. The results of this study would expectedly help transportation decision makers develop tailored technical guidelines governing the selection of the optimum design combinations at freeway diverge areas and exit ramp sections.
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Song, Jung Hyun. "The Effect of Social Capital on Organizational Performance in Different Cultures: A Cross-National Comparison of the United States and South Korea." FIU Digital Commons, 2016. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/2613.
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The main purpose of this study is to analyze the effects of social capital on organizational performance of local government and whether the effect varies across national cultures. The study hypothesized that organizational level social capital in a public sector organization has a positive influence on organizational performance. To investigate the relationship, surveys were sent to public officials of local government organizations in the city of Omaha in the United States and Wonju city in South Korea. Based on Hofstede’s definition of national culture, these two countries contrast strongly on important cultural characteristics. The two cities were selected as typical representatives of each country. Social capital was operationalized as structural, relational, and cognitive, and organizational performance was measured in terms of efficiency, effectiveness, responsiveness, and equity.
The surveys were distributed to public officials working in various city departments. The departments were chosen to represent the three main policy types (as defined by Lowi): regulatory policies, distributive policies, and redistributive policies. Out of 407 surveys sent, 294 usable and valid responses were received. The data were analyzed using SPSS computer software and included descriptive statistics, ANOVA, Pearson’s simple correlation, t-test, factor analysis, linear regression analysis, dummy regression analysis, and moderator regression.
The results showed that organizations with higher levels of structural, relational, and cognitive social capital achieve higher levels of organizational performance. However, the effect of social capital in a public sector organization on organizational performance did not differ across cultures. Rather, within a given culture, the relationship varied by policy type. The findings provide some practical guidelines to government leaders on how to increase social capital to enhance organizational performance. By integrating public organizational theories with social capital literature, this study suggests the determinants of public sector performance.
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Baregheh, Anahita. "Organisational innovation in food sector SMEs : innovation orientation, types and process." Thesis, Bangor University, 2011. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.680447.
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Shaalan, Ahmed Said Lotfy. "Guanxi-type relationships (shabakat al-alakat) and relationship marketing : new linkages in the Egyptian SME sector." Thesis, University of Hull, 2013. http://hydra.hull.ac.uk/resources/hull:16123.
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Establishing strong, high-quality relationships with customers can be an important element in conducting business throughout the world, particularly in complex and highly competitive markets. This study attempts to explore and examine the differences and possible linkages between two important approaches to building relationships: guanxi and relationship marketing. Guanxi-type relationships tend to work at the inter-personal level, whereas relationship marketing tends to operate at the inter-organisational level. Despite the fact that both concepts are well known individually, a dearth of critical comparison remains in academic literature, even though evidence suggests that managers can use the linkages between the approaches to improve customer recruitment and retention. More importantly, although prior research implies an association between guanxi and relationship marketing, to date, no studies have sought to link the two concepts, and therefore a unified model does not exist. Moreover, hardly any work has been done to explore guanxi-type relationships in the Arab world generally and the Egyptian context specifically, although Hutchings and Weir (2006a, 2006b) highlighted that networks, and in particular guanxi-type relationships, in the Arab world remain insufficiently researched and there is a dearth of literature exploring these. Furthermore, an informed body of knowledge, explaining guanxi-type relationships in the Arab world and comparing the networking styles of China and the Arab world, does not exist. Informed by these issues, this study attempted to address these research gaps by employing a mixed method design through two phases of research. In the first phase, twenty-one semi-structured interviews were conducted with academics, experts and practitioners in the Egyptian SME sector. The aim of this phase was to explore the nature, meaning and variables of guanxi-type relationships in the Egyptian context, identify the variables of relationship marketing, and define the relationship between these two strands, and how organisations can link them and transform personal relationships into organisational relationships to retain their customers. The data were analysed using qualitative content analysis and Nvivo9 software. This phase formed the foundation for the second phase, which employed a quantitative research design to collect primary data using 305 self-administered questionnaires from customers of SMEs in Egypt. The aim of the second phase was empirically to test a model that links guanxi-type relationships and relationship marketing and their association with relationship quality and customer retention. Through testing the research model, the study sought empirical evidence for building the organisational types of relationship involved in relationship marketing instead of the personal type of relationship involved in guanxi-type relationships, thereby enhancing customer retention and avoiding the problem of employees taking customers with them, when leaving the company. The data were analysed using SPSS19 and SPSS macros, employing multivariate data analysis techniques including exploratory factor analysis (EFA), multiple regression analysis, hierarchal multiple regression analysis, bootstrapping method and crosstabulation. The findings of the first phase revealed that guanxi-type relationships in Egypt stem from the principles of Islam and Christianity and have become rooted and embedded in the Egyptian culture. Moreover, the Egyptian type of social network (guanxi-type relationships in Egypt) can be called shabakat al-alakat (network of relationships). Eight characteristics of shabakat al-alakat have been determined: social, personal, intangible, transferable, contextual, emotional, of religious origin, and long-term. In addition, shabakat al-alakat is a multi-dimensional construct that can be measured through five variables affectional bonding, empathy, reciprocity, personal trust and face. Moreover, the findings of the second phase showed that shabakat al-alakat (guanxi-type relationships in Egypt), relationship investment programmes (financial and structural), relationship marketing and relationship quality have a significant positive relationship with customer retention. The results also highlighted that relationship investment programmes (financial and structural) and relationship marketing have a significant positive relationship with relationship quality. In addition, relationship quality mediates the relationship between relationship marketing and customer retention, as well as relationship investment programmes (financial and structural) and customer retention. Furthermore, the findings confirmed the interaction effect of shabakat al-alakat in the relationship between relationship marketing and customer retention. Overall, the proposed research model was validated. Three major contributions stem from this research. First, this study contributes to knowledge by establishing and providing a comprehensive framework of all aspects of the social network in Egypt (shabakat al-alakat or guanxi-type relationships in Egypt): its origin; meaning; name; characteristics; variables; advantages and disadvantages and its role in attracting new customers. The second contribution comes from the novel model, which links guanxi-type relationships with relationship marketing and the impact of this link on customer retention. The third contribution comes from introducing a way to transfer the personal type of relationship involved in guanxi-type relationships to the organisational type of relationship involved in relationship marketing and transferring guanxi-type relationships from the uninstitutionalised and interpersonal level to the institutionalised or organisational level. It is hoped that future research will build on these results so that further avenues can be explored.
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Powell, Priscilla. "Sociodemographic risk factors of glycemic control for youth with T1D: Cross-sectional and longitudinal patterns of HbA1c." VCU Scholars Compass, 2013. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/529.
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Individual growth curve (IGC) modeling evaluated longitudinal trajectories of glycemic control and diabetes care of youth with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) over three years. IGC modeling allowed comparison of confounded sociodemographic predictors of disease outcomes that included ethnicity, SES, parent marital status, family structure, as well as disease duration, to determine the relative impact of these factors in the evolution of HbA1c and diabetes care throughout adolescence. At baseline, participants recruited from two pediatric endocrinology clinics included 198 youth, ages 9-15 (M age = 12.65, 77% Caucasian, 74% lived with married biological parents, M SES = 45.70) with average HbA1c of 8.43% and reported diabetes care behaviors consistent with ADA recommendations. Glycemic control did not deteriorate significantly, but IGC modeling detected a trend of a steady decline in HbA1c of .01% each year. Youth with married biological parents had HbA1c levels approximately 1.23% lower than youth with alternative parent marital status throughout adolescence, t = 4.03, p < .001, although an age by marital status interaction, t = -2.34, p < .05, indicated the impact of parent marital status on HbA1c decreased at age 17. Analyses revealed significant annual declines in blood glucose monitoring frequency, t = -7.61, p < .001, eating frequency, t = -9.04, p < .001, and exercise frequency, t = -7.87, p < .001. Alternatively, the consumption of carbohydrates and fats remained relatively stable throughout adolescence. Consideration of sociodemographic predictors and disease duration further clarified trajectories of disease care behaviors. Throughout adolescence, African American youth reported lower blood glucose monitoring frequency than Caucasian youth. Youth with lower SES exercised less frequently and demonstrated poorer dietary consumption than youth with higher SES. Youth from families with alternative parent marital status ate and exercised less frequently compared to youth from married biological families. However, youth from single-parent homes exercised more frequently than those from two-parent homes. Longer disease duration related to declines in blood glucose monitoring frequency, yet better dietary consumption. Results may inform development of interventions for youth at risk of poor glycemic control and diabetes management across ethnicity, SES, and parent marital status groups.
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Sarkin, Lee. "Survival of adults with HIV-1 infection or Type 2 diabetes in the South African private sector." Master's thesis, Faculty of Health Sciences, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/31230.
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Background: The scale-up of combination antiretroviral therapy (ART), one of the greatest pharmacological interventions in human history, has reduced adult HIV-related deaths in South Africa by around 70% between the peak in 2005 and 2019, but it is unclear from published studies in South Africa and globally which subgroups of HIV-infected adults, defined by both baseline and current (time-updated) characteristics, may achieve HIV-uninfected levels of mortality and which subgroups have relative mortality that is within the insurance industry’s threshold for insurability. Relative mortality estimates are important in insurance since insurability is measured by relative mortality, not absolute mortality or other measures such as life expectancy. As HIV-infected people survive to increasingly longer durations of ART, there is a need for patients, healthcare practitioners, ART programmes, other modellers, insurers and policymakers to understand the prognosis when measured from later durations on ART based on current characteristics. However, most South African studies are based on baseline characteristics, short follow-up times, and low patient volumes, and they lack an HIVuninfected control selected from the same subpopulation for estimating relative mortality. At the time of initiating this research in 2013/2014, some insurers were declining HIV-infected South Africans applying for higher cover amounts spanning the whole of life. Further, other chronic conditions such as Type 2 Diabetes (DM2) had already been insurable for many years in South Africa. At the same time, the ART Cohort Collaboration (ART-CC) assessed the insurability of HIV-infected people starting ART in Europe and issued an urgent call for a corresponding study in South Africa. This study responds to this call and, to the author’s knowledge, is the first study outside of Europe to assess the insurability of HIV-infected adults starting ART by assessing the relative mortality of South African HIV-infected adults initiating ART using an HIV-uninfected control (comparator) chosen from the same subpopulation, measured from multiple time points on ART using both baseline and current characteristics, long follow-up times, significant patient volumes and accurate mortality ascertainment. The study identifies patient subgroups with insurable levels of relative risk as well as subgroups that attain HIV-uninfected levels of all-cause mortality and is fundamental for evaluating ART programmes and for informing evidence-based insurance decisions that are actuarially sound and treat insurance customers fairly. Methods: A retrospective cohort study is performed using patient data from a large medical scheme population and Aid for AIDS (AfA), a private sector HIV managed care programme in South Africa. Three cohorts are extracted from the same medical scheme population: HIV infected adults starting ART, patients with DM2 starting hypoglycaemic therapy, and an HIV-uninfected and DM2-negative control (comparator). Mortality is ascertained via linkage with the national death registry. Relative all-cause mortality risk (relative risk) is estimated using a generalized linear model (GLM) assuming a Poisson error distribution and with expected numbers of deaths based on the control cohort mortality according to age, gender and population group specified as an offset. To meet insurers’ needs for estimates of future relative risk that remain constant across the policy lifetime and incorporate current characteristics nearest to the time of applying for insurance, relative risk is estimated from each 6-month time point on ART over the remaining follow-up according to the patient’s length of time on ART at the time of applying for insurance, current CD4 count and viral load and baseline CD4 count. Results: In the HIV cohort, 8,920 deaths were observed recorded in 77,325 patients starting ART between 2000 and 2013 followed for 315,341 person years of observation (PYO) (median follow-up of 3.23 years [IQR 2.04;5.30]). In the DM2 cohort, 7,970 deaths were recorded in 67,705 patients starting antihyperglycaemic therapy between 2000 and 2013 followed for 365,547 PYO (median follow-up of 6.20 years [IQR 3.85;9.53]). In the control, 24,838 deaths were recorded in 512,940 patients followed for 3,276,501 PYO. The median CD4 count in the overall HIV cohort reached the lower limit of CD4 count in HIV uninfected people (500 cells/µl) after 5 years on ART and, after 12 months on ART, 77% of patients were virologically suppressed (viral load ≤ 400 copies/ml), increasing to 80% after 10 years on ART. Within the first 6 months on ART, 21% of patients attained both a CD4 count above 200 cells/µl and a suppressed viral load, increasing to 49% in months 6-12, 68% in years 1-2 and 80% after 10 years on ART. In the overall HIV cohort, 90% of patients at risk from all time points 6 months or later since ART initiation were estimated to have relative risk within the insurance industry threshold (<5). Within patients attaining current CD4 counts of 200+ cells/µl and suppressed viral loads (≤400 copies/ml) at 6 months on ART or later, 100% of patients at risk corresponded to relative risk levels well below the insurance industry threshold (<5). 90% of patients at risk from 1 year of ART onwards had a lower or comparable relative risk to the DM2 cohort, implying that the majority of patients on ART had comparable relative risk to those with a chronic condition that is already insurable. Baseline CD4 count was only prognostic for relative risk within the first three years of ART after adjusting for the immunological and virological response to ART. Patients attaining a current CD4 count of 200+ cells/µl and a suppressed viral load (≤400 copies/ml) had the lowest relative risk, reducing with time on ART and approaching 1 after 3 years on ART in the black population group indicating attainment of HIV uninfected mortality levels. However, in the non-black population group, relative risk was 1.59 [95% CI 1.30;1.88] times higher than in the black population group which, while still within the insurance industry threshold, is higher than HIV uninfected levels of mortality. A further sub-analysis showed that while the immunological and virological response to ART was similar to that reported by the ART-CC in Europe, the level of relative risk was similar only in the nonblack population group and the effect of current age on relative risk was strongly modified by population group. Conclusions: The vast majority of this cohort of South African HIV-infected adults starting ART have both insurable levels of relative risk and comparable relative risk to DM2 when measured from multiple time points on ART by baseline and current characteristics. The only subgroup with relative risk exceeding the insurance industry threshold were patients with current CD4 counts ˂200 cells/µl and unsuppressed viral loads (˃400 copies/ml). Mortality in the vast majority of this cohort attained CD4 counts ≥200 cells/µl and suppressed viral loads (≤400 copies/ml) and approached HIV-uninfected levels after 3 years on ART. A novel analytics method is presented for modelling relative risk that better meets insurers’ needs than existing studies reporting relative risk in defined intervals of ART using dated patient characteristics.
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De, Noronha Nigel. "Tenure, household, 'home' and the new urban landscape : a mixed methods analysis of the changing private rented sector." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2016. https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/tenure-household-home-and-the-new-urban-landscape-a-mixed-methods-analysis-of-the-changing-private-rented-sector(8e3804a4-4f91-4abf-9cd2-a7758df6c47c).html.
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This thesis critically examines the geography of the growth in the private rented sector (PRS) in England, changing living arrangements and how living in the PRS affects feeling at ‘home’. It moves beyond the grand narratives and individual anecdotes of the ‘housing crisis’ to explain what it means, for whom and where. An integrated mixed methods approach using quantitative analysis of 2001 and 2011 census tables, 2011 Census microdata, the English Housing Survey 2010-11 (EHS) and qualitative data collected through semi-structured interviews was combined to address the four key research questions:• How have tenure and household type changed nationally, regionally, at local authority and neighbourhood level between 2001 and 2011?• Who is moving into the PRS and why? What are the characteristics of households living in the PRS?• Do different household types in the PRS tend to live in particular neighbourhoods? What are the characteristics of these neighbourhoods and households?• How do people who live in the PRS feel at ‘home’?The growth of the PRS has led to spatial concentrations by household type and tenure in local authorities across England and changing living arrangements. This was particularly reflected by the concentration of other households with and without dependent children in London and some other areas. At neighbourhood level this revealed spatial polarisation by household type and tenure and the emergence of new urban landscapes caused by housing market constraints which were most likely to affect younger households and those who had migrated both from within and outside the UK. The EHS showed that the majority of newly formed households had moved into the PRS suggesting that it would continue to grow, the PRS was regarded as the least desirable tenure with the majority living in it planning to move, mostly into ownership, in the future and that the PRS led to high levels of relative poverty after housing costs exacerbated by higher fuel costs for some and poorer material conditions including higher levels of overcrowding, particularly for other households with dependent children, damp and cold. Despite these financial and material disadvantages there is evidence that households living in the PRS overcame tenancy constraints to enjoy the emotional, cognitive and social aspects of feeling at home and to engage in home improvement and home-making. As well as these substantive contributions to knowledge this thesis provided both methodological and policy contributions. The use of facet methodology provided critical insights from a number of different quantitative techniques that enabled the substantive contributions on the changing geography and demography of the PRS, residential decision making and feeling at home, and together the innovative of spatial econometric techniques to housing, into the emergence of new urban landscapes. The policy contributions are underpinned by the need to recognise the universal right to a home which: requires market interventions to rebalance landlord and tenant rights; provide a strong case to ensure that no household is forced to live in relative poverty after their housing and fuel costs have been taken into account; and that spatial planning needs to be based on a commitment to meet local housing needs and restrict the power of developers to deliver schemes that lead to gentrification, displacement and spatial exclusion.
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Schefe, Neville Lindsay. "The systematic improvement of advice given by public sector call centres." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2006. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/16279/1/Neville_Schefe_Thesis.pdf.
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The persistent demand for increased accountability and value for money in the public sector from both the public and governments raises the issue of quality of service in advice-giving by governmental agencies. The goal of this study is to develop a model to validate frameworks able to contribute to improved advice-giving through the application of knowledge management principles.
Zack's (2001) Four Knowledge Problem Model, Brogowicz, Delene, and Lyth's (1990) Synthesised Service Quality Model, and Markus's (2001) Theory of Knowledge Reuse are used to examine knowledge strategies in advice-giving through the application of a case study methodology. Two Queensland public-sector call centres are investigated.
This study confirms that although the studied call centres operate under differing business drivers, agents have developed strategies generally consistent with those suggested by Zack (2001) to deal with uncertain, complex, and ambiguous problem types. No equivocal problems were encountered in the study. The solution of the former problem pair of uncertainty and complexity relies on knowledge that is codified and stored in databases, while the latter equivocality and ambiguity, seeks out experts who apply both technical and functional knowledge to the problem resolution. Roles performed by call-centre agents predominantly align with those described by Markus (2001), with the opportunity to enhance performance through contribution by shared-work producers to knowledge repositories. The problem-solving strategies employed by agents and the technical capabilities of the call centres combine to deliver a level of service quality which, although meeting client expectations, has been able to be improved through the application of knowledge strategies targeting efficient problem resolution through knowledge reuse.
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Schefe, Neville Lindsay. "The systematic improvement of advice given by public sector call centres." Queensland University of Technology, 2006. http://eprints.qut.edu.au/16279/.
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The persistent demand for increased accountability and value for money in the public sector from both the public and governments raises the issue of quality of service in advice-giving by governmental agencies. The goal of this study is to develop a model to validate frameworks able to contribute to improved advice-giving through the application of knowledge management principles. Zack's (2001) Four Knowledge Problem Model, Brogowicz, Delene, and Lyth's (1990) Synthesised Service Quality Model, and Markus's (2001) Theory of Knowledge Reuse are used to examine knowledge strategies in advice-giving through the application of a case study methodology. Two Queensland public-sector call centres are investigated. This study confirms that although the studied call centres operate under differing business drivers, agents have developed strategies generally consistent with those suggested by Zack (2001) to deal with uncertain, complex, and ambiguous problem types. No equivocal problems were encountered in the study. The solution of the former problem pair of uncertainty and complexity relies on knowledge that is codified and stored in databases, while the latter equivocality and ambiguity, seeks out experts who apply both technical and functional knowledge to the problem resolution. Roles performed by call-centre agents predominantly align with those described by Markus (2001), with the opportunity to enhance performance through contribution by shared-work producers to knowledge repositories. The problem-solving strategies employed by agents and the technical capabilities of the call centres combine to deliver a level of service quality which, although meeting client expectations, has been able to be improved through the application of knowledge strategies targeting efficient problem resolution through knowledge reuse.
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Zhao, Jie, Wuquan Deng, Yuping Zhang, Yanling Zheng, Lina Zhou, Johnson Boey, David G. Armstrong, Gangyi Yang, Ziwen Liang, and Bing Chen. "Association between Serum Cystatin C and Diabetic Foot Ulceration in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Study." HINDAWI PUBLISHING CORP, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/621722.
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Serum cystatin C (CysC) has been identified as a possible potential biomarker in a variety of diabetic complications, including diabetic peripheral neuropathy and peripheral artery disease. We aimed to examine the association between CysC and diabetic foot ulceration (DFU) in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D). 411 patients with T2D were enrolled in this cross-sectional study at a university hospital. Clinical manifestations and biochemical parameters were compared between DFU group and non-DFU group. The association between serum CysC and DFU was explored by binary logistic regression analysis. The cut point of CysC for DFU was also evaluated by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve. The prevalence of coronary artery disease, diabetic nephropathy (DN), and DFU dramatically increased with CysC (
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Adkins, Ecstasy D. "An Investigation into Type, Severity, and Cost of Injuries in the Automotive Repair Sector: Overall and by Age." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1417610548.
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Sasaki, Ichiro. "Are pension types associated with happiness in Japanese older people?: JAGES cross-sectional study." Kyoto University, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/2433/242913.
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Vergani, Giovanni. "An interregional equilibrium model to evaluate the impact of agricultural policies and development projects on the agricultural sector of Sri Lanka /." Kiel : Wissenschaftsverlag Vauk, 1991. http://e-collection.ethbib.ethz.ch/show?type=diss&nr=9226.
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Conden, Emelie, Jerzy Leppert, Lisa Ekselius, and Cecilia Åslund. "Type D personality is a risk factor for psychosomatic symptoms and musculoskeletal pain among adolescents : a cross-sectional study of a large population-based cohort of Swedish adolescents." Uppsala universitet, Centrum för klinisk forskning, Västerås, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-197125.
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Background: Type D personality, or the "distressed personality", is a psychosocial factor associated with negative health outcomes, although its impact in younger populations is unclear. The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of Type D personality and the associations between Type D personality and psychosomatic symptoms and musculoskeletal pain among adolescences. Methods: A population-based, self-reported cross-sectional study conducted in Vastmanland, Sweden with a cohort of 5012 students in the age between 15-18 years old. The participants completed the anonymous questionnaire Survey of Adolescent Life in Vastmanland 2008 during class hour. Psychosomatic symptoms and musculoskeletal pain were measured through index measuring the presence of symptoms and how common they were. DS14 and its two component subscales of negative affectivity (NA) and social inhibition (SI) were measured as well. Results: There was a difference depending on sex, where 10.4% among boys and 14.6% among girls (p = < 0.001) were defined as Type D personality. Boys and girls with a Type D personality had an approximately 2-fold increased odds of musculoskeletal pain and a 5-fold increased odds of psychosomatic symptoms. The subscale NA explained most of the relationship between Type D personality and psychosomatic symptoms and musculoskeletal pain. No interaction effect of NA and SI was found. Conclusions: There was a strong association between Type D personality and both psychosomatic symptoms and musculoskeletal pain where adolescent with a type D personality reported more symptoms. The present study contributes to the mapping of the influence of Type D on psychosomatic symptoms and musculoskeletal pain among adolescents.
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Turetsky, Abraham I. "Making Heads and Tails of Distributional Patterns: A Value-Creation-Type and Sector-Based Analysis Among Private-Equity-Owned Companies." Case Western Reserve University School of Graduate Studies / OhioLINK, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1522719854667863.
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Coufalíková, Iva. "Použití R-materiálu do asfaltových směsí typu asfaltový koberec mastixový." Doctoral thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta stavební, 2019. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-408020.
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The dissertation deals with the possibilities of adding recycled asphalt pavement (RAP) to the stone mastic asphalt (SMA), which is increasingly being promoted due to its good resistance to permanent deformations and high traffic load. Thanks to the use of high-quality input materials in production, this is a valuable material source. The theoretical part describes composition of SMA mixture and problems of pavement recycling. The practical part deals with SMA 11S laboratory designs with RAP ratio of 0 to 50%. Based on these suggestions, a trial section with 17 variants was placed, which varied with the content and quality of the RAP and the used additives. All variants have been subjected to functional testing not only on mixtures but also on recovered binders. The results obtained during the dissertation were used to build a certified methodology named "Methodology of application RAP to Stone Mastic Asphalt." In conclusion, the results of the dissertation are summarized.
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Semper, Amanda Elizabeth. "New techniques for the ultrastructural identification of human skeletal muscle fibre types in frozen thin sections and freeze-fracture replicas." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1987. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.670383.
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