on a large number of patients with HF‚ on the reliability‚ validity‚ and responsiveness of the 6MWT. This simple tool is highly reliable when performed twice within a 5-day period: (Demers et al‚ 2001). Test-retest reliability (Focht et al.‚ 2005; Marmon et al.‚2012;) has been reported as high‚ with an ICC of 0.90 at baseline‚ 0.88 at 18 weeks‚ and 0.91 at 43 weeks in a cohort of patients with heart failure. A positive correlation existed (r=0.624‚ n=94) between the 6MWT distance and the SF-36 physical
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Naomi Blow Penny Freeland ENG 1010 P01 30 May 2014 Descriptive Essay: Day at the beach As the orange hue cast over the gentle sea‚ the waves sang out a sweet and soothing lullaby – that describes the weather for that day. That of gentle and rhythmic motion or that of crashing in a turbulent motion‚ as the tide edges forward or the edges retreat. All the while‚ allowing me to reminisce about my childhood. Memories of scooping up the featherlike sand and remolding it into magnificent images of
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from work‚ lay my back on the sofa and enjoy my favourite songs with some drink. Furthermore‚ music makes people closer when listen together‚ share their feelings and enjoy the songs. In addition‚ an important meaning of traditional music is the lullaby. Every mother lulls their children to sleep by their traditional songs. This can not do by the international music Music is an important part of life. It is a form of expression. It has no boundaries‚ and it follows no guidelines. Essentially
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Samantha Hunt 5/14/2010 Mrs. Arcement 4th Period “There Will Come Soft Rains” In both the story and the poem “There Will Come Soft Rains” they share a common ground. Both focus on world destruction‚ and human extinction. Each author discusses life after humans are gone. Even though humans have vanished‚ life as it is still continues to go on through wildlife and virtual world. In the story‚ Bradbury discusses a very high tech‚ virtual house that continues to do it’s
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A Midsummer-Night’s Dream (Charles Lamb very important for understanding the whole story) THERE was a law in the city of Athens which gave to its citizens the power of compelling their daughters to marry whomsoever they pleased; for upon a daughter’s refusing to marry the man her father had chosen to be her husband‚ the father was empowered by this law to cause her to be put to death; but as fathers do not often desire the death of their own daughters‚ even though they do happen to prove a little
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Balloons are often remembered as childhood trinkets and decorations; however‚ the balloon illustrated in The Red Balloon directed by Albert Lamorisse proposes an idea much less rudimentary and trivial. At one’s first glimpse of the film he recognizes two character: the boy and his balloon. Though what one ought to consider is not simply the balloon alone‚ but instead discover the themes of love and imagination that is only seen when observing the interaction of both characters. With regards to the
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According to a dictionary‚ the definition of adoption is the formal legal process to adopt and raise as one’s own child. Well in our country we see nothing wrong with adoption. On the contrary‚ we see adoption as a wonderful act for people to take a child into their homes and give them love‚ support‚ and a future that they did not receive from their real parents. But the word "adoption" becomes controversial after homosexuals or a same sex couple is added to such act. As a well-civilized nation and
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Consultant Scenario Paper and Presentation Learning Team A: Dominic Nakagawa‚ Marcy Melendrez‚ Leslie Hernandez‚ Liz Ragasa and William Kersey GEN 480 September 11th‚ 2014 Doctor Mike Rodrigues Consultant Scenario Paper and Presentation The Human Nature Project consulting firm’s mission is help underage women change their situations by giving them hope to transform their lives and no longer be victimized. A new way of life and a view of self-worth for the victims of underage prostitution to have
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disadvantages were proved to be true in the event of the Karla Homolka/ Paul Bernardo case. Paul Bernardo‚ husband of Karla Homolka‚ was also known as the Scarborough rapist‚ and was responsible for the abduction‚ rape‚ and murder of two teenaged girls‚ Leslie Mahaffy and Kristen French. However at that time‚ between 1991 and 1992 when both girls were reported missing‚ police had no suspects‚ and no suspicion of Paul Bernardo. To the police‚ Karla Homolka’s testimony
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a very fresh age‚ not only does he have to face many problems in his family‚ particularly with his bad-tempered but overseeing dad‚ but that at school as well. He‚ nevertheless‚ gradually starts to put himself out indisputably soon after he meets Leslie‚ a cordial‚ outgoing girl of Jesse’s neighbourhood‚ and frequently bumps into her on the same school bus. His recurrent meeting her‚ however‚ develops their relationship to a deeper stage as they decide to spend time together after the school hours
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