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A. S. Zemtsov - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Developing a program for the refurbishment of the main equipment of the thermal power stations of united energy systems of russia in the period leading up to the year 2010
Thermal Engineering, 2004Co-Authors: A. S. ZemtsovAbstract:For the first time, a program has been developed for the refurbishment (technical refitting) of thermal power stations, in which conditions for the technical refitting of the main equipment were formulated that determine the Volume of Work and the requirements for the new technology. An extended estimate of the cost of the Work is given.
Niiamoo F Dodoo - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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men matter additive and interactive gendered preferences and reproductive behavior in kenya
Demography, 1998Co-Authors: Niiamoo F DodooAbstract:The extent of men’s roles in reproductive decision-making in Africa is a subject of contention. Despite the Volume of Work on the roles men play in fertility decisions, there have been few attempts to derive direct empirical estimates of the effect of men’s preferences on reproductive behavior. I employ 1989 and 1993 Kenya Demographic and Health Surveys to examine the relative roles of the reproductive preferences of males and females on contraceptive use. Additive and interactive measures of preferences document a significant effect of men’s preferences, which may eclipse women’s preferences. The implications of these findings are discussed.
Ciaran B J Woodman - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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influence of Volume of Work on the outcome of treatment for patients with colorectal cancer
British Journal of Surgery, 1999Co-Authors: Jayne Parry, Stuart Collins, J Mathers, N A Scott, Ciaran B J WoodmanAbstract:Background: Recent recommendations for the reorganization of cancer services emphasize the importance of a ‘minimal acceptable Volume of Work’. The influence of both hospital and surgical Workload has been examined using a population-based series of patients with colorectal cancer. Methods: Nine hundred and twenty-seven patients with primary colorectal cancer diagnosed during the period 1 January to 30 June 1993 were identified from the North Western Regional Cancer Registry. Case notes were reviewed for information on patient age and sex, histological diagnosis, disease stage, degree of tumour differentiation, mode of admission, identity of operating surgeon, timing of operative procedure, and use of radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy. A multivariate Cox proportional hazards model was then constructed to examine, simultaneously, the effects of patient-, disease- and health service-related variables on survival. Results: Age, tumour stage and differentiation, and mode of admission were revealed as significant independent prognostic variables. After adjusting for these variables, neither operator grade (consultant versus junior), consultant Workload nor hospital throughput were identified as independently influencing patient survival. Conclusion: The results of this study do not support an association between Volume of Work and patient outcome. © 1999 British Journal of Surgery Society Ltd
Bonnie C. Yankaskas - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Effect of Radiologists’ Diagnostic Work-up Volume on Interpretive Performance
Radiology, 2014Co-Authors: Diana S. M. Buist, Melissa L. Anderson, Robert A. Smith, Patricia A. Carney, Diana L. Miglioretti, Barbara Monsees, Edward A. Sickles, Stephen H. Taplin, Berta M. Geller, Bonnie C. YankaskasAbstract:We found that radiologists with a higher annual Volume of Work-ups for recalled screening mammograms they initially interpreted had consistently higher screening sensitivity and cancer detection rates; however, these performance improvements were accompanied by higher false-positive rates.
Kathy Rowan - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Is there a relationship between the Volume of Work carried out in intensive care and its outcome
International journal of technology assessment in health care, 1995Co-Authors: Jeremy Jones, Kathy RowanAbstract:This paper reports the results of a study of the association between Volume of activity and patient outcome in 26 intensive care units in the United Kingdom. Hospital fatality rates showed a statistically significant (p = .016) negative association with Volume. However, mean APACHE II scores, as a measure of the severity of case mix, were also negatively associated with Volume (p = .021). Thus, one explanation of the lower death rates at higher Volumes is that larger units admit less severely ill patients. For patients admitted immediately after surgery, the correlation between severity standardized mortality ratios and Volume (while not significant, p < .1) suggests there may be a Volume-output effect unexplained by severity.
