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Is EQ-5D a valid measure of HRQoL in patients with movement disorders?

Ghislandi, S.; Apolone, G.; Garattini, L.; Ghislandi, I. - In: The European Journal of Health Economics 3 (2002) 2, pp. 125-130

We assessed the descriptive part of the EQ-5D system in rehabilitation patients with validity severe moving disorders …

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Surviving polio in a post-polio world

Groce, Nora Ellen; Banks, Lena Morgon; Stein, Michael Ashley - In: Social Science & Medicine 107 (2014) C, pp. 171-178

Excitement mounts as the global health and international development communities anticipate a polio-free world. Despite substantial political and logistical hurdles, only 223 cases of wild poliovirus in three countries were reported in 2012. Down 99% from the estimated 350,000 annual cases in...

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The process of closing down rural landfills Case study : Neamț county

Apostol, Liviu; Mihai, Florin-Constantin - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011

landfills. Under these conditions,this article is proposing a territorial review of closing and rehabilitation of rural …

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Selection of sustainability indicators for health services in challenging environments: Balancing scientific approach with political engagement

Blanchet, Karl; Girois, Susan - In: Evaluation and Program Planning 38 (2013) C, pp. 28-32

different countries in the physical rehabilitation sector. The methodology consists of five successive steps: (i) overview of …

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Methodological basis of forest ecosystems rehabilitation contaminated with radionuclides

Krasnov, V.; Landin, V. - In: Balanced Nature Using 8 (2013) 2-3, pp. 33-40

This paper justifies the criteria and methodology of forest ecosystems rehabilitation contaminated by the Chernobyl NPP … concerning rehabilitation at these areas, i.e. to recover fully the economic activity and forest products use. The main criteria … when planning and rehabilitation of forests are: density of radioactive soil contamination; a radionuclides activity in …

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A dynamic benchmarking system for assessing the recovery of inpatients: Evidence from the neurorehabilitation process

Yang, Xiaopeng; Zheng, Danheng; Sieminowski, Tammy; … - In: European Journal of Operational Research 240 (2015) 2, pp. 582-591

The shortage of medical resources (mainly beds) is a critical and increasingly prevalent problem affecting hospitals. Of the factors that contribute to these shortages, the ambiguity and insufficiency of the criteria used to identify whether an inpatient should be discharged are among the most...

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How Can Social Safeguards of REDD+ Function Effectively Conserve Forests and Improve Local Livelihoods? A Case from Meru Betiri National Park, East Java, Indonesia

Harada, Kazuhiro; Prabowo, Dede; Aliadi, Arif; Ichihara, Jun - In: Land 4 (2015) 1, pp. 119-139

The National REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation-Plus) Strategy in Indonesia highlights the importance of local participation and the reform of land tenure in the success of forest conservation. National parks are a main target area for REDD+. National parks in...

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Considerations on the rehabilitation of water treatment systems

LUCA, LUCA , Mihail; LUCA, LUCA , Alexandru Lucian; … - In: Romaqua 94 (2014) 4, pp. 46-51

rehabilitation is complemented with the modernization of structures, facilities and technologies used in water treatment. Research … collection presents important structural degradation affecting the operation. The absence of rehabilitation works determines the … operating process. In the present state cannot achieve a proper water treatment sludge trap. The rehabilitation works to be …

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Evaluation of Childrenâ€™s Stay in Institutions

Lepage-Chabriais, Michèle - In: Evaluation Review 29 (2005) 5, pp. 454-466

This article presents a double approach: quantitative (about 653 older boys and girls who left special education centers less than 10 years ago) and qualitative (talks with 38 of them). The quantitative study, researching factors of success in special education centers, shows the importance of...

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Argyrolobium uniflorum seedlings respond strongly to small doses of phosphorus: Consequences for rehabilitating degraded arid fallows in Presaharian Tunisia

Visser, Marjolein; Collin, Perrine; Belgacem, A.O.; … - Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management, … - 2012

In North African dryland research, few recognize that phosphorus (P) is the main soil nutrient limiting plant growth for legumes, in particular. P-fertilisation of legume reseedings could boost biological N-fixation and N-yield through enhanced biomass production, which, in turn, can benefit the...

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