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Continuous subcutaneous Insulin infusion leads to immediate, table, and long-term changes in metabolic control

2008

Background:  Evaluations of continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) usually focus on one pre- and one post-CSII measurement to assess metabolic therapy outcome. Aim:  Extending this research, the aim of the present study was to provide a more fine-grained analysis of achieved glycaemic control. Methods:  In 52 patients with type 1 diabetes (mean age of 37.85 years at CSII begin; s.d. ± 12.41), haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels were assessed every 3 months over a period of 5 years (1 year before and 4 years after the introduction of CSII). Mixed models were utilized to describe changes in glycaemic control. Results:  The pre–post course showed that already in the first quarter, a statis…

Dépenses d’enseignement dans les collèges privés et publics et indice de positionnement social : une analyse spatiale et longitudinale

2023

Introduction En France, depuis 1963, date d’instauration de la carte scolaire, l’affectation des élèves dans un collège est fonction de son lieu de résidence. Ainsi, chaque élève est affecté à un collège public à proximité de son domicile. Par essence, cette méthode d’affectation reproduit au sein des collèges la ségrégation résidentielle. La possibilité d’obtenir des dérogations à cette affectation administrative, l’assouplissement de la carte scolaire de 2007, et la liberté de scolariser so...

Effect of the elongational flow on the morphology and on the properties of polyethylene based nanocomposites

2008

Lifelong learning and the English language : the significance of studying English voluntarily at adult age

2014

Opiskelu ja tietoinen oppiminen ovat yhä tärkeämpiä asioita aikuisten elämässä. Elinikäinen oppiminen tarjoaa välineitä, joilla aikuiset pystyvät vastaamaan haasteisiin, joita globaali ja nopeasti muuttuva maailma tarjoaa. Kieli- ja viestintätaitojen kehittäminen aikuisiällä on yksi elinikäisen oppimisen muoto. Tämän tutkimuksen tarkoituksena oli selvittää millaisia merkityksiä aikuisopiskelijat antavat aikuisiässä tapahtuville omaehtoisille englannin kielen opinnoilleen sekä millainen rooli englannin kielellä on kyseisten opiskelijoiden elämässä. Tutkimuksessa selvitettiin aikuisopiskelijoiden syitä osallistua Englannin kielen kursseille ja näiden syiden kautta tutkittiin myös opiskelijoid…

Exploring Teachers' Motivation for Teaching and Professional Development in Ethiopia : Voices from the Field

2015

Teachers’ work, learning, and professional development are central to any effort aiming at improving schools. Consequently, teachers must consider themselves as a lifelong learner, engage in continuous professional learning and apply that learning to improve student learning and achievement. This article explores teachers’ motivation for teaching and professional development in secondary schools in Ethiopia. Data were collected via interviews and focus group discussions from 32 teachers. The analysis of the collected information revealed low salary and the absence of link between performance and reward as major motivational challenges for teachers. The identified motivational challenges wer…

Anàlisi de la mobilitat de l'estudiant universitari en el marc de l'Europa 2020 per al foment de l'ocupació i les competències genèriques. Un estudi …

2012

Aquesta investigació analitza la percepció de l'estudiant universitari sobre els beneficis de la mobilitat estudiantil en l'Espai Europeu d'Educació Superior. Especialment atenem a l'anàlisi de competències genèriques que puguin atorgar més possibilitats en la recerca d'ocupació. Per això, abordem un estudi de casos a la Universitat d'Oviedo des d'una metodologia quantitativa prenent com a referència els objectius marcats en la iniciativa Europa 2020. Les conclusions donen resultats molt positius en competències interdisciplinars per a la recerca de feina, com ara el domini idiomàtic, el coneixement de noves societats i dels entorns professionals. 

Mitochondrial DNA deletion and male infertility

2009

Abstract The term “male infertility” does not constitute a defined clinical syndrome, but rather, a collection of different conditions exhibiting a variety of aetiologies and varying diagnosis. In men, oligozoospermia, asthenozoospermia, teratozoospermia and azoospermia are the main causes of infertility. The present research is aimed to investigate if mtDNA deletions can cause sperm defects in idiopathic astenozoospermic patients with different sperm motility and sperm concentration. The incidence of deletions in mtDNA (mtDNA) was co-related with diagnostic categorization of male infertility when 6.6kb out of the 16.6kb of the mitochondrial genome was amplified from whole sperm samples, f…

Longitudinal mediation analysis with structural and multilevel models: associational and causal perspectives

2022

Analysing SET over time using multilevel multidimensional explanatory IRT models

2013

This contribution makes an attempt to analyze students' ratings of university teaching on a broad prospective, trying to adjust the final assessment from a wide range of factors which jointly may influence the process under evaluation: academic year peculiarities, course characteristics, students' characteristics and item dimensionality. From a methodological point of view, by setting complex Item Response models as special case of Generalized Linear or Mixed Models a large flexibility is introduced in the specification of ad hoc modelling approaches for the analysis of students' ratings.

The Retrograde Tibial Nail: presentation and biomechanical evaluation of a new concept in the treatment of distal tibia fractures.

2013

Displaced distal tibia fractures require stable fixation while minimizing secondary damage to the soft tissues by the surgical approach and implants. Antegrade intramedullary nailing has become an alternative to plate osteosynthesis for the treatment of distal metaphyseal fractures over the past two decades. While retrograde intramedullary nailing is a standard procedure in other long bone fractures, only few attempts have been made on retrograde nailing of tibial fractures. The main reasons are difficulties of finding an ideal entry portal and the lack of an ideal implant for retrograde insertion. The Retrograde Tibial Nail (RTN) is a prototype intramedullary implant developed by our group…