As both The Abbey and PAINAD scales are subjective tools‚ where assessment is something that is based on personal opinion or knowledge‚ the lack of training and guidance provided could cause results to be interpreted differently depending on who was undertaking the assessment (Buffum et al.‚ 2007). It was recognised that results were also dependent on prior knowledge of the individual themselves. A clinical study undertaken by Helfand and Freeman (2009) suggested that nursing staff involved in the
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RE: Ingersoll Rand Credit Write-up Operating Environment Industry: Industrial goods - diversified machinery (Residential and commercial). Provides products‚ services and solutions to enhance the quality of air and security in homes and buildings‚ climate control and refrigeration along with Industrial technologies that help companies enhance energy efficiency‚ productivity and operations. Industry drivers: Economic expansion‚ new innovative solutions. Industry outlook: Neutral with moderate
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Compiled by: Mirza Rohail B http://economicpakistan.wordpress.com/2008/01/27/large-scale-manufacturing/ The manufacturing sector grew at an average rate of 8 percent from the sixties to the eighties‚ but fell to 3.9 percent during the nineties. This was mainly caused by reduction in investment levels due to lack of continuity and consistency in policies. Political instability law and order position in the major industrial centers‚ transport bottlenecks‚ as well as unreliability and inadequate
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Submitted by : Economies of Scale and Scope in Local Public Transportation: The study tires to make a contribution to the debate on the introduction of competitive tendering procedures in the urban bus transport sector. The paper tries to investigate to what extent multi-mode suppliers could use the scope and scale economies to reduce their costs in comparison to a group of single-mode operators offering to provide local transit services. The model specification used in the analysis is based on
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SMALL SCALE BUSINESS MANAGEMENT This programme comprises modules for learners who intend to start small businesses‚ or are already running some. They may choose those modules that are of interest to them‚ or do the entire programme. The courses enable learners to run businesses successfully and be able to source funds from financial institutions. Programme components There are a total of 10 modules‚ each divided into two topics. Learners who are interested in doing the entire programme leading
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Glasgow coma scale is a neurological scale which is used in assessing the level of consciousness of a person the initial score of a person is taken and recorded and this is compared with the subsequent score of the person. This is done to note if the patient is improving or deteriorating. The scoring is made based on certain criteria and a score of 3-15 is made. The score 3 indicates deep unconsciousness while the score 15 indicates full consciousness. The Glasgow coma scale was published in 1974
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Financing small scale business enterprises CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACK GROUND OF THE STUDY Over the years‚ it has become fashionable for successive government to come up with one economic policy or the other in a bid to bring about improvement in the nation during her regime. The then military administrator in the year 1986 while in power introduced an economic program called Structural Adjustment Programme (SAP) which was foisted on Nigerians as an alternative to IMF/World
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The Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS): The study of Validity and Reliability Ahmet AKIN* Bayram ÇET‹N** Abstract This study investigated the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS). The sample of the study consisted of 590 university students‚ 121 English teachers and 136 emotionally disturbed individuals who sought treatment in various clinics and counseling centers. Factor loadings of the scale ranged from .39 to .88. Findings
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The Glasgow Coma Score (Teasdale and Jennet 1974) is a scale used to assess a patients conscious level. A score is allocated for different behaviours (eye opening‚ verbal response‚ best motor response). These are based on awareness‚ arousal and activity. It is quick‚ objective and easily interpreted. A score of 15 indicates that the patient is fully alert and responsive and a score of 3 indicates unconsciousness |Category |Score
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References: Abaka‚ E.K.‚ and Mayer P. (eds) (1994). Promotion of Small – Scale Enterprises in Ghana Masilela‚ E. and Rees‚ S. S. (2001). Smes’ access to finance in south africa‚ a supply-side regulatory review Abor‚ J.‚ and Adjasi‚ C.K.D. (2007). Corporate governance and the small and medium enterprise sector: Theory and
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