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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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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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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From industrial facilities such as laboratories and manufacturing plants‚ to medical establishments‚ offices‚ schools and even vehicles‚ the possibility of exposure to risks is present. On top of being prepared for emergencies‚ it抯 also necessary to reduce exposure to a number of hazards. There are several factors that must be considered when choosing the appropriate JS1000 Concrete Mixer personal safety equipment and clothing. One of the most important factors would be the type of facility and
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In the writing‚ “The Pain Scale” by Eula Biss‚ the author compares multiple things to one another. She is describing how different concepts can be used to show the confusion of the pain scale used in hospitals and doctor’s offices. Eula compares the thought of Christ the number zero. She first starts out by stating that “The concept of Christ is considerably older than the concept of zero. Both are problematic – both have their fallacies and their immaculate conceptions. But the problem of zero
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journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/ijminpro Swirl flow agitation for scale suppression J. Wu a‚⁎‚ G. Lane a‚ I. Livk a‚ B. Nguyen a‚ L. Graham a‚ D. Stegink b‚ T. Davis b a b CSIRO Process Science and Engineering‚ Minerals Down Under Flagship‚ Graham Rd‚ Highett‚ Victoria 3190‚ Australia Queensland Alumina Ltd‚ Parsons Point‚ Gladstone‚ QLD 4680‚ Australia a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Scale formation is a serious problem in the mineral processing industry. To better
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