a dissertation submitted to the department of electrical engineering and the committee on graduate studies of stanford university in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of doctor of philosophy ii I certify that I have read this dissertation and that, in my opinion, it is fully adequate in scope and quality, as a dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. I certify t...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the contribution of referent pathologists (RPs) to the quality of diagnosis of trophoblastic diseases and to study the level of diagnostic agreement between the initial pathologists and the RPs. METHODS This observational retrospective study was carried between 1 November 1999 and 11 January 2011 using the database of the French Trophoblastic Disease Reference Centre in ...

The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect quality Public Accounting Firm (KAP), audit opinion, and auditor turnover on report lag with specialization as a moderating variable. research carried out companies in agricultural sector plantation sub-sector listed Indonesia Stock Exchange for 2017-2019 period. sample data used were 13 purposive sampling method, analyzed using WarpPLS applic...

partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of Bachelor of Technology (Honours) in 2009, is an authentic record of the work carried out by Sushil Subramanian under my guidance and supervision. In my opinion, this work fulfills the requirement for which it has been submitted. This thesis has not been submitted to any other university or institution for any degree or diploma.

BACKGROUND Evidence-based practice (EBP) is increasing in health care services. This means that respiratory therapists (RTs) should be effective consumers, users and producers of scientific research pertaining to respiratory therapy technology and respiratory physiology. However, little is known about RT opinions and attitudes toward research. Survey instruments to measure them are also uncommo...

OBJECTIVES To determine the degree of consensus regarding the probabilities of outcomes associated with IP/IV and IV chemotherapy. METHODS A survey was administered to an expert panel using the Delphi method. Ten ovarian cancer experts were asked to estimate outcomes for patients receiving IP/IV or IV chemotherapy. The clinical estimates were: 1) probability of completing six cycles of chemot...

Health disparities (HD) continue to persist in the United States which underscores the importance of using low-cost, accessible, evidence-based strategies that can improve health outcomes, especially for chronic conditions that are prevalent among underserved minority populations. Complementary/integrative health modalities, particularly self-administered mind-body practices (MBP), can be extre...

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BACKGROUND Rapid reviews expedite the knowledge synthesis process with the goal of providing timely information to healthcare decision-makers who want to use evidence-informed policy and practice approaches. A range of opinions and viewpoints on rapid reviews is thought to exist; however, no research to date has formally captured these views. This paper aims to explore evidence producer and kno...