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Risk factors associated with predicting involuntary weight loss among elderly nursing home residents

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Satheannoppakao, Warapone

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The purposes of this study were to investigate patterns and causes of weight loss among elderly long-term care residents and to examine the relationship between weight changes and the nursing home survival. The study was designed to accomplish five objectives: 1) to examine the rate and degree of the first...

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Dissertation

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, 2004. Title: Risk Factors Associated with Predicting Involuntary Weight Loss among Elderly Nursing
Factors Associated with body mass index among young adults in Taiwan

Creator:

Lai, I-Ju

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Obesity is a major public health problem and is a risk factor for hypertension, diabetes, heart disease and cancer. In addition, the prevalence of obesity appears to be increasing worldwide, making it important to determine the nature and extent of obesity in populations at risk. The aim of this study...

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Masters Thesis

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problem and is a risk factor for hypertension, diabetes, heart disease and cancer. In addition, the
Feed-and-bleed transient analysis of OSU APEX facility using the modern Code Scaling, Applicability, and Uncertainty method

Creator:

Hallee, Brian Todd

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The nuclear industry has long relied upon bounding parametric analyses in predicting the safety margins of reactor designs undergoing design-basis accidents. These methods have been known to return highly-conservative results, limiting the operating conditions of the reactor. The Best-Estimate Plus Uncertainty (BEPU) method using a modernized version of the Code-Scaling,...

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Masters Thesis

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) facility experiencing a Loss-of-Feedwater Accident (LOFA). The statistical advantages of the Bayesian