Evaluation of Epworth Sleepiness Scale as a screening method for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS) ABSTRACT Objective: To compare the results of the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) score and the Apnea-Hypopnea Index (AHI) measured by overnight polysomnography in patients diagnosed to have Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome in King Hussein Medical Center (KHMC)‚ to evaluate the Epworth Sleepiness Scale as a screening method for OSAS. Method: Retrospective study of patients diagnosed to have
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Pricing Strategies of Small Scale Industries With Reference to Mid Western Development Region of Nepal 1. General Introduction 1.1 Pricing Strategies In general terms price is a component of an exchange or transaction that takes place between two parties and refers to what must be given up by one party (i.e.‚ buyer) in order to obtain something offered by another party (i.e.‚ seller). Yet this view of price provides a somewhat limited explanation of what price means to participants in the transaction
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The Utrecht Grief Rumination Scale (UGRS) was used to collect information about the participant’s thoughts about the loss. The fifteen items of this questionnaire measure grief-related rumination where five different aspects of rumination were addressed with each subscale consisting
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school. The students who were rated the most-bullied performed substantially worse academically than their peers. Projecting the findings on grade-point average across all three years of middle school‚ a one-point increase on the four-point bullying scale was associated with a 1.5-point decrease in GPA for one academic subject (math) - a very large drop. This article by Stuart Wolpert shows that students who get bullied have hard time to focus on their studies. They feel like they are in danger all
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question on how we can make clinical decision based on whether the patient has dementia or very early stages of dementia that is undiagnosed. I was introduced to Global Deterioration Scale(GDS)‚ at my workplace 3 years ago.I utilize this screening tool for tracking the disease process. The Global Deterioration Scale " is useful as a quick‚ standardized assessment of individuals with dementia which helps determinea clinical stage or level of dementia (Genesis Rehabilitation‚ 2004).In our clinical
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psycologyA. Attitudes Towards Women Scale (Spence‚ Helmrich & Stapp‚ 1978) – Short version Instructions: The statements listed below describe attitudes toward the roles of women in society which different people have. There are no right or wrong answers‚ only opinions. You are asked to express your feeling about each statement by indicating whether you (A) agree strongly‚ (B) agree mildly‚ (C) disagree mildly‚ or (D) disagree strongly. 1. Swearing and obscenity are more repulsive
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Since Nigeria attained independence in 1960‚ considerable efforts have been directed towards industrial development. The initial efforts were government-led through the vehicle of large industry‚ but lately‚ emphasis has shifted to Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) following the lessons learnt from the success of SMEs in the economic growth of Asian countries (Ojo‚ 2003). Thus‚ the recent industrial development drive in Nigeria has focused on sustainable development through small business development
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Theories of Growth of Small Enterprises Various theoretical models have been developed which describe the growth of small businesses. One class of theoretical models focus on the learning process‚ either active or passive‚ and the other models refer to the stochastic and deterministic approaches. In the passive learning model (Jovanic 1982 cited in Liedholm 2001)‚ a firm enters a market without knowing its own potential growth. Only after entry does the firm start to learn about the distribution
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Pages 1. Execute Summary............................................................................. 1-3 2. Organization & Management structure........................................... 4 3. Operational Plan ............................................................................. 5 4. Market Plan..................................................................................... 6-11 5. Financial Structure.............
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One of the most controversial things associated with the military is the amount of pay soldiers get. Many think that for the sacrifices they make they are not earning what they should. Ultimately‚ a person will have to determine for themselves if the amount given is fair. In a perfect world military persons should receive the salaries of actors or ball players‚ especially since it’s the military man or woman that is actually doing something productive for society. But since this won’t happen‚ people
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