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1. What are the independent variables in this study? What are the dependent variables? ANSWER: The independent variables in this study is treatment & gender. The dependent variables in this study are worry & emotion. 2. Why is a factorial MANOVA appropriate to use for this research design? ANSWER: A factorial MANOVA is appropriate to use for this research design because there is more than one independent variable, each independent variable is discrete variables. The study has more than one dependent

The Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was conducted to determine whether there were any significant differences in the social acceptance of homosexuality between regions. Findings indicate a significant difference between the Midwest and Other (participants who indicated they were not from the listed regions) in the social acceptance of homosexuality, F=3.102 p=0.032. Using the Tukey HSD test the results indicated that the mean score for the Midwest (M=3.26, SD=1.07) was significantly different than

electronically stored and had regular backups. Regular meetings were held with all members of the research team, during which conflicting and unclear issues were discussed and rectified Data Analysis The data obtained was cleaned and entered into statistical package for social sciences, version 16.0 Software (SPSS 16), which was also used for data analyses. The sociodemographic characteristics of participants in the two at baseline were compared using Chi2 statistic. The association between sociodemographic

symptomatic vasospasm or the development of new cerebral infarction. In-person or telephone interviews were completed by the patient or their proxy at 3 and 12 months after SAH to assess functional outcome, as measured by modified Rankin Score (mRS). Statistical analysis was completed to compare the AFC and CFC cohorts as described in Appendix A.1. Analysis of the data collected from the AFC and CFC groups yielded a few significant findings. Patients in the AFC group had a longer ICU length of stay than

Statistical Methods Data management and statistical analysis by SPSS software version 13 was used. Baseline laboratory markers were expressed as mean ± standard deviation (SD) or standard of error (SE) when appropriate. Progression free survival and overall survival were analysed by the Kaplan-Meier method. Paired t test was used to compare AFP, size and number of focal lesions after therapy. ANOVA test was used when appropriate, P< 0.05 indicating statistically significance result. Results The

Literature review The purpose of this review is to assess the links between rheumatoid arthritis and periodontal disease. Past narrative reviews have identified relationships such as cytokine profiles and inflammatory mediators, supporting the association that inflammation may be central to rheumatoid arthritis and periodontal disease. Studies to date provided evidence that the pathological process in rheumatoid arthritis and periodontal disease are similar. However the relationship between the

on social studies concepts, perceptions on religious conflicts and the importance of social studies in solving this religious conflict. The data gathered from both pretest and posttest were analyzed using analysis of variance at 95% (P < 0.05) significance level. The data revealed that the knowledge of social studies education had significant positive impact on the attitude and perception of students on religious tolerance and peaceful coexistence. The findings highlight the critical importance of

Abstract With the recent focus on dramatic cuts and escalating healthcare costs in the United States, a new center of attention has been placed upon postoperative readmission and reimbursement. Although sacral fractures constitute a large component of all pelvic fractures, there is relatively little data investigating differences in the postoperative length of stay (LOS), the complication rates, and the 90-day readmissions for these patients. The purpose of this paper was to investigate differences

RESULTS 3.1 C24 and 142S have similar DNA sequences The results from this experiment are inconclusive as the 1% agarose gel using 142S primers did not display any bands (data not shown). The 142S transgene should be present in the 142S line only. In the control gel (Fig 3), there are bands in every lane; actin is used as the loading control, showing the PCR and gels were run according to standard procedures. Figure 3. 1% agarose gel using actin primers shows constitutive bands in both C24 and

This study had weaknesses that decreased the significance of the results. The study was very limited in the subjects involved; there were 15 male track and field athletes with a record 400 time less than 53 seconds from Flemish athletics clubs, and performing in Belgium. These subjects were all 18 to 28 year old trained males from one country. The results cannot be generalized to a population of trained and untrained individuals. The dose of β-alanine administered may have not been sufficient to