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DS_10.1177_0022034520913818 – Supplemental material for Oral Microbiome Signatures in Diabetes Mellitus and Periodontal Disease
No full textSupplemental material, DS_10.1177_0022034520913818 for Oral Microbiome Signatures in Diabetes Mellitus and Periodontal Disease by T.E. Matsha, Y. Prince, S. Davids, U. Chikte, R.T. Erasmus, A.P. Kengne and G.M. Davison in Journal of Dental Research</p
Ecology of the Festuca Grassland in Central Saskatchewan
No full textFor some time it has been realized that the grassland occuring in the 'park belt' or 'aspen grove region' bounding the Canadian prairies on the north, and forming the transition between it and the boreal forest, does not consist merely of extensions of the adjacent grassland communities (true prairie or mixed prairie) among the patches of woodland which occur in that region; but is characterized by a different group of dominant grasses from those occuring elsewhere in North America.
Although other investigators have mentioned this fact and written about the flora in other parts of the region, their data have been based largely on methods of estimation chiefly of a qualitative nature. In view of this, it was thought that an ecological survey based on quantitative methods might provide a better basis for classifying the vegetation of the area.
Accordingly, while being employed as an assistant in the Department of Plant Ecology of the University of Saskatchewan the author was given the opportunity, under the supervision of Dr. R.T. Coupland, to carry out investigations in those parts of the aspen grove region north and northwest of Saskatoon.
The author is considerably indebted to Dr. B.W. Currie of the Physics Department, for furnishing data on the climate of the area of research, and to Mr. H.C. Moss and his assistants, of the Saskachewan Soil Survey, who kindly undertook to examine and report on the soil samples which were collected in several of the sites studied. The author also wishes to express his gratitide to Mr. Jack F. Alex and Mr. W. Budz of the Department of Plant Ecology, who assisted greatly in both the field and laboratory work for this project. The financial assistance of the Saskatchewan Agricultural Research Foundation, which made this study possible, is also appreciated.
The author experienced a great deal of difficulty as a result of unfamiliarity with the topography, in particular with the vegetation of the plants, since he is more accustomed to the mountains and forests of British Columbia. Many problems of identifications were encountered in dealing with the wealth of species of grasses and composites, as well as problems of relationship between the communities found in certain locations and their topographical situation
Plasma cholesterol distribution in a rural Nigerian population - relationship to age, sex and body mass
No full textSeveral reports indicate the close relationship between high plasma cholesterol levels with the occurrence of atherosclerosis.1,2 The prevalence of atherosclerosis has been reported to be much higher in Caucasians than in Black Africans.3 Large differences in total plasma cholesterol levels between these populations have been reported and have been attributed to differing dietary patterns between them.4-7 Thus data on the distribution of cholesterol in groups of subjects randomly selected from communities are important since they provide opportunities for intra and international comparisons which may thus lead to identification of habits or traits which influence plasma cholesterol levels
Erasmus programme effects: a Spanish case
No full textThe internationalisation of Higher Education (HE), as part of the European integration programs, has become a priority not only for governments but also for universities. The Faculty of Economics and Business (Complutense University of Madrid) has promoted the European mobility as part of the internationalisation strategy through the Erasmus programs for students' mobility since its beginning. However continuous endeavour must be made. The objective of the present research is to study the internationalisation of HE. For this purpose a survey was designed to measure the degree of outgoing Erasmus students’ satisfaction. Multivariate statistic techniques were run to observe that variables such as academic and cultural experiences in the host Universities determine the students´ overall satisfaction. Multiple maps of relationships within variables were found demonstrating that students perceive as most important they develop academic and socio-cultural competences together with linguistic skills when studying abroad.The internationalisation of Higher Education (HE), as part of the European integration programs, has become a priority not only for governments but also for universities. The Faculty of Economics and Business (Complutense University of Madrid) has promoted the European mobility as part of the internationalisation strategy through the Erasmus programs for students' mobility since its beginning. However continuous endeavour must be made. The objective of the present research is to study the internationalisation of HE. For this purpose a survey was designed to measure the degree of outgoing Erasmus students’ satisfaction. Multivariate statistic techniques were run to observe that variables such as academic and cultural experiences in the host Universities determine the students´ overall satisfaction. Multiple maps of relationships within variables were found demonstrating that students perceive as most important they develop academic and socio-cultural competences together with linguistic skills when studying abroad
E-health4Uth: integrating monitoring and prevention in youth health care
No full textE-health4Uth is een Internetsysteem dat door ons is ontwikkeld om monitoring en
preventie binnen de jeugdgezondheidszorg (JGZ) te ondersteunen en te
integreren. Ons project richtte zich op basisschoolkinderen van gemiddeld 10
jaar en adolescenten (van middelbare scholen) van gemiddeld 15 jaar; we
gebruiken de term ‘leerlingen’ wanneer we naar beide leeftijden verwijzen.
Eerst hebben we systemen voor monitoring onderzocht (Hoofdstukken 2 t/m 5),
die het afnemen van vragenlijsten over gezondheid en gezondheidsgedrag onder
leerlingen betroffen. Daarna hebben we systemen voor preventie onderzocht
(Hoofdstukken 6 en 7). De systemen voor preventie betroffen de gehele praktijk
van E-health4Uth: vragenlijstafname (wat tegelijkertijd een systeem voor
monitoring is), feedback/informatie aan leerlingen en artsen/verpleegkundigen, en
counseling door artsen/verpleegkundigen. Feedback aan leerlingen betrof
persoonlijke feedback, d.w.z. specifieke voorlichting op basis van persoonlijke
kenmerken van de leerling. Dit kon uit drie soorten feedback bestaan: ten eerste
informatie over een doorverwijzing gebaseerd op een verhoogd risico (alleen op
het voortgezet onderwijs toegepast), ten tweede basale feedback over algemene
gezondheidskwesties waarbij de gegeven antwoorden werden vergeleken met
bestaande normen, ten derde een diepgaand advies ter bevordering van gezond
gedrag wat we advies-op-maat noemen
Private devotion in England on the eve of the Reformation illustrated from works printed or reprinted in the period 1530-40
No full textThis is the first attempt to provide a detailed description of the different types of devotional literature (excluding all liturgical books, biblical translations, doctrinal and polemic works, saintS lives and sermons) available in print to English readers in the years immediately preceding England's break with Rome. It shows that there were far more Catholic works of devotion, many of them written or printed for the first time 1520 - 35, than has previously been recognized. It is also clear that this flourishing literature came to a sudden and decisive end in 1535, although the tradition lived on unofficially to be taken up by the English Recusants. The leading themes of this traditional literature are indicated in chapters on treatises about confession and prayer, the mass, the life and Passion of Christ, on tribulation, death and the Last Things, while more general teaching about the Christian life addressed to religious, contemplatives and lay people, and the humanist and Protestant contribution to this literature is also discussed. The treatises are doctrinally sound and on the whole advocate moderation and common-sense; they avoid many of the weaknesses of popular non-literary devotion, including the Marioleatry and excessive morbidity for which the late middle ages are often condemned. Some of the weaknesses of the Catholic tradition are suggested by comparison with the more rational and secular attitudes of Christian humanist , authors, notably Erasmus, available during the 1530s. The Protestants, whose treatises become increasingly common, despite official censorship, during the decade until they dominate its second half, carry the humanist~ reform much further, and break with the Catholic Church. Traditional devotional topics and audiences are displaced by doctrinal and biblical teaching addressed to lay people. The Bible replaces the Church's authority and there is more emphasis on the spiritual and social dimensions of religion
Coordination in an Adaptive Traffic Signal Control System
No full textCoordination between the intersections is used in traffic signal control for quite a long time. The objective of this thesis is to determine how beneficial network coordination is in an adaptive traffic signal control system that follows the multi-agent approach. As part of the research: Simulation results show that coordination in a multi-agent controller can reduce average delay of the users on the network depending on the average demand. The best performing coordination measure is platooning cars on the main streams at the first intersection of the arterial. This provide time for the downstream intersections to serve side streams and ensured that the main stream is not stopped at the downstream intersections on the arterial. The tested coordination measures reduced delay with 10% compared to the original settings.Transport and PlanningTransport & PlanningCivil Engineering and Geoscience
The implementation of a system description language and its semantic functions
No full textElectrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Scienc
Clinical audit in the laboratory
No full textAudits are part of the continuous quality improvement process and one of the key elements of clinical governance. Laboratory-based clinical audits are concerned primarily with the everyday aspects of laboratory services and are a means of providing feedback to the users of the laboratory and its staff. They involve measuring the performance of laboratory services against established standards. These standards have ideally been established using the principles of evidence-based medicine. If necessary, changes are implemented and then a re-audit is performed after a certain time period to ensure that the changes have been implemented and maintained. Areas of audit in the laboratory include the preanalytical, analytical and postanalytical phases. This review article examines the basis of clinical audits in the laboratory and then proceeds to describe in detail how a laboratory-based clinical audit should be performed and monitored, with special reference to the chemical pathology laboratory.Revie
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