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A Qualitative Study of Innovation Diffusion : The Novel case of a Small Firm and KTP
(2013)Using a qualitative approach involving interviews, referring to archival documentation and observations, this research study aims to understand the actions required for diffusion of an innovation in an SME. Although the ... -
A Qualitative Study of Midwifery Practices During the Second Stage of Labour
(2018-08-10)This qualitative study explores midwifery practice during the second stage of labour focusing specifically on whether midwives adopt a directed or physiological approach to maternal pushing. It was undertaken against the ... -
A qualitative study of the views of patients with medically unexplained symptoms on The BodyMind Approach®: Employing embodied methods and arts practices for self-management
(2020-12-07)The arts provide openings for symbolic expression by engaging the sensory experience in the body they become a source of insight through embodied cognition and emotion, enabling meaning-making, and acting as a catalyst for ... -
Qualities and the Galilean View
(2021-09-28)It is often thought that sensible qualities such as colours do not exist as properties of physical objects. Focusing on the case of colour, I discuss two views: the Galilean view, according to which colours do not exist ... -
Qualities of Personal Interaction: the Promotion of Research Utilisation for Quality Improvement in the US Health Care Sector
(2008-08-21)Nature of the inquiry: My research inquiry investigated how qualities of personal interaction shape and affect the promotion of research utilisation for quality improvement in the US healthcare sector. The research ... -
Quality Decision Making in Health Technology Assessment: Issues Facing Companies and Agencies
(2020-03-01)Background:To evaluate the quality of the decision-making processes of pharmaceutical companies during medicines development for evidence generation to support reimbursement of new medicines and the appraisal recommendation ... -
Quality improvement collaborative aiming for Proactive HEAlthcare of Older People in Care Homes (PEACH) : a realist evaluation protocol
(2018-11-12)INTRODUCTION: This protocol describes a study of a quality improvement collaborative (QIC) to support implementation and delivery of comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) in UK care homes. The QIC will be formed of ... -
Quality improvement tools to manage emergency callbacks from patients with diabetes in a prehospital setting
(2023-01-04)Diabetes is rising at an alarming rate, as 1 in 10 adults worldwide now lives with the disease. In Qatar, a middle eastern Arab country, diabetes prevalence is equally concerning and is predicted to increase from 17% to ... -
Quality of amoxicillin/clavulanic acid oral formulations for intended veterinary use in the UK, Malaysia, Serbia and Thailand
(2023-06-21)Objectives: Amoxicillin/clavulanate is the most commonly used oral antimicrobial drug in companion animals. The objective of the study was to detect types and frequency of deficits in the quality of veterinary oral ... -
Quality of L2 Input and Cognitive Skills Predict L2 Grammar Comprehension in Instructed SLA Independently
(2021-07-26)Input is considered one of the most important factors in the acquisition of lexical and grammatical skills. Input has been found to interact with other factors, such as learner cognitive skills and the circumstances where ... -
Quality of life : a critical review of current concepts, measures and their clinical implications
(1989)Quality of life (Q/L) measurements are used to justify or refute different forms of medical treatment; to identify the sequelae of disease or treatment which are resolved by other interventions including nursing and to ... -
Quality of Life and Physical Function in Older Patients on Dialysis : A Comparison of Assisted Peritoneal Dialysis with Hemodialysis
(2016-03-07)BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: In-center hemodialysis (HD) is often the default dialysis modality for older patients. Few centers use assisted peritoneal dialysis (PD), which enables treatment at home. This observational study ... -
Quality of Life and Survival in Patients with Advanced Kidney Failure Managed Conservatively or by Dialysis
(2012-12-07)BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Benefits of dialysis in elderly dependent patients are not clearcut. Some patients forego dialysis, opting for conservative kidney management (CKM). This study prospectively compared quality of ... -
The quality of life of hospitalized and outpatient oncological patients
(2018-03-01)The quality of life of sufferers of chronic and serious diseases is a phenomenon which has come to the attention of contemporary medicine, nursing and other supporting professionals working with cancer patients. This ... -
Quality of Life Outcomes in Patients With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Relationship to Treatment Response and Symptom Relapse
(2010)Objective: Data were analyzed from 2 prospective, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials of escitalopram in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) to characterize the baseline levels of functional disability and impairment ... -
Quality of life with conservative care compared with assisted peritoneal dialysis and haemodialysis
(2019-04-01)Background. There is little information about quality of life (QoL) for patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) choosing conservative kidney management (CKM). The Frail and Elderly Patients on Dialysis (FEPOD) study ... -
Quality of service models for ad hoc wireless networks
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