BACKGROUND To develop a sensitive and specific screening tool for knee and hip osteoarthritis in the general population of elderly people. METHODS The Knee and Hip OsteoArthritis Screening Questionnaire (KHOA-SQ) was developed based on previous studies and observed data and sent to 11,002 people aged 60 to 90 years, stratified by age and gender, who were selected by random sampling. Algorithm...

It has been proposed that the elimination of electronic-service quality (e-SQ) gaps holds the key to a better website experience when dealing with organizations on-line. In turn, this leads to increased perceived e-SQ, perceived value, and importantly purchases and repurchases. In this paper a method of measuring e-SQ gaps is proposed. Regression and coefficient analysis are used to analyse dat...

Wixom and Todd (2005) integrated the user satisfaction and the technology acceptance literatures to theorize about and account for the influence of the information technology artifact on usage. Based on Wixom and Todd’s integrated model of technology usage, we propose the 3Q model by investigating the role of service quality (SQ), in addition to system quality (SysQ) and information quality (IQ...

BACKGROUND Although fascial bands within the subcutaneous (SQ) layer are commonly seen in ultrasound images, little is known about their functional role, much less their structural characteristics. This study's objective is to describe the morphological features of SQ fascial bands and to systematically evaluate the bands using image analyses tools and morphometric measures. METHODS In 28 hea...

BACKGROUND Supplementing pregnant and lactating mothers with small quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNS) has resulted in improvements in birth outcomes in some low-income settings. In order to be effective, SQ-LNS must be consumed regularly over sustained periods. METHODS The objective was to assess and compare acceptability of and adherence to SQ-LNS consumption among pregnant a...

AIM To observe the effects of Shenqi compound recipe (SQ) on cell cycle and apoptosis of hepatocarcinoma cell line H22 in-vitro and in-vivo. METHODS BALB/c mice bearing tumors were perfused with SQ for 10 days running. And then cytotoxic activity of mouse NK cells and macrophages and variation of cell cycle of H22 cells were observed. Inhibition of H22 cell proliferation and induction of the ...

Composites of heterospin molecular magnet [EuIII(SQ)3bipy] in a polystyrene (PS) matrix have been synthesized. This complex contains four paramagnetic centers - the Eu3+ ion and three SQ ligands (SQ—3,6-di-tert-butyl benzoquinone radical anion); bipy (bipyridyl) is diamagnetic. It has established that intensive mechanical activation [EuIII(SQ)3bipy]/PS samples leads to an reological explosion, ...

L-Asparaginase, in the dose of greater than or equal to 6000 IU/sq m three times weekly, was demonstrated to be an effective agent in reinduction of remissions in childhood leukemia. Four hundred thirteen children with acute lymphocytic leukemia were treated with L-asparaginase. Doses i.m. ranged from 300 to 12,000 IU/sq m. None of the patients had received prior asparaginase therapy. 6-Mercapt...