(1) A method is presented for testing the equality of some or all (constrained or unconstrained) optima in a response surface analysis.
(2) In a series of analyses guided by intuitive hypotheses, the Smith and Ellsworth theoretical approach, and a relatively unconstrained, open-ended exploration of the data, the situations were found to vary with respect to the emotions of pride, jealousy or envy, pride in the other, boredom, and happiness.
(3) Many tasks (e.g., solving algebraic equations and running errands) require the execution of several component processes in an unconstrained order.
(4) The tetracaine-sensitive component of charge was well fitted with an unconstrained Boltzmann distribution which gave: Qmax = 7.5 nC microF-1, V = -46.5 mV, k = 5.5 mV.
(5) We observe that the effect of osmotic shock is an elevation of superhelical tension; quantitative comparison with changes in plasmid linking number indicates that the alteration in DNA topology is all unconstrained.
(6) These results emphasise that in order to obtain accurate flexibility results for isolated loads, the foot must be unconstrained by the loading apparatus.
(7) Advantages of the design include: congruity of the articulating surfaces; unconstrained tibiofemoral movement; preservation of all the ligaments with facility to tension them accurately from a range of bearing thicknesses; minimal bone excision; applicability to unicondylar use.
(8) The "blue" in "Blue Labour" comes from a conservative conviction that market forces, unconstrained, play havoc with the fabric of people's lives.
(9) An analysis of 93 unconstrained totalcondylar knee prostheses showed good to excellent results.
(10) However, we cannot rule out the possibility that unconstrained supercoils exist in addition to these constrained supercoils in the transcription complex in the cell.
(11) The sizing and dimensioning of a new unconstrained elbow prosthesis makes use of a geometric axis for humeral articulating surface definition, an axis which is precisely positioned with respect to extra-articular anatomical landmarks.
(12) In contrast, the prevalence of infection in dogs was not abnormally high, although the canine population was large and unconstrained compared to that in industrial countries.
(13) Thirty-three patients had thirty-four consecutive primary arthroplasties, with use of the Souter-Strathclyde cemented unconstrained prosthesis, for severe rheumatoid arthritis of the elbow.
(14) One of several characteristics of this transformation that indicates its adaptational nature is its gradual reversibility under conditions of unconstrained growth.
(15) Comparison of the analog structure with that of the Clostridium pasteurianum rubredoxin active site shows that the former is substantially less distorted from idealized tetrahedral symmetry, and is considered to represent an essentially unconstrained structural model of the latter.
(16) Estimates obtained by this method for myoglobin, lysozyme, lactate dehydrogenase, papain, and ribonuclease are not substantively different from those obtained using unconstrained linear least squares.
(17) The transit time spectrum, measured by differentiation of the computed retention function, was found to be of no practical value with use of the unconstrained matrix method.
(18) Using this approach, early and late stability allows the use of unconstrained knee implants, including those with mobile-bearing elements.
(19) Many institutions, especially in London, went flat out for overseas students whose fees were unconstrained.
(20) This study was designed to test the ability of the ligaments to restore rotational stability to the knee after rotationally unconstrained anterior cruciate-sacrificing total knee arthroplasty (TKA).
Unplanned
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(1) Differences in incidence of unplanned pregnancies among women was more a result of socioeconomic circumstance and the tendency to have a large family than attitude towards children.
(2) Seventy-five children, aged 8 to 12, who experienced unplanned hospitalizations were studied.
(3) In September-December 1988 in Australia, at least 1490 couples in metropolitan Perth completed a questionnaire on contraceptive use and unplanned pregnancy.
(4) For example, many recent pregnancies were reported to be unplanned.
(5) All of which point to an urgent need for a multidisciplinary and holistic approach to age-related sex education for adolescents of both sexes and their parents; socio-economic problems facing the family; ways of preventing school drop out and further unplanned and unwanted pregnancies among teenagers.
(6) national program strategies must be devoted to reducing the level of unmet need for the following women: 1) nonusers who are at risk of an unplanned pregnancy and need contraception; 2) users who need better contraceptive methods; 3) nonusers and users who need a safe, accessible method of pregnancy termination; and 4) nonusers and users who need more comprehensive sexual and reproductive health services.
(7) Despite dissemination of modern contraceptive techniques among college women, unplanned pregnancy and pregnancy termination rates remain a major health issue.
(8) The paper describes a programme of research directed toward developing and testing a nursing intervention derived from the Roy Adaptation Model of Nursing and designed to prepare expectant parents for unplanned Caesarean birth.
(9) The clogged sewage drains, road-side garbage dumps and unplanned industrial waste management pose severe health hazards.
(10) Our results indicated that review of pregnancy-related behaviors decreased perceived vulnerability among two groups of subjects: those who considered unplanned pregnancy to be most undesirable and those who had the most confidence in the efficacy of their contraceptive behavior.
(11) Broken down by age category, the unplanned pregnancy rate was: 15-19 years, 7.5; 20-24 years, 6.5; 25-29 years, 5.4; 30-34 years, 3.5; and 35-44 years, 2.0.
(12) The immediate and long-range consequences of unplanned teenage pregnancies are many.
(13) After 1 year most of the PKU subjects were not planning a pregnancy, making their main behavioral goal the prevention of an unplanned pregnancy.
(14) On balance, the intrauterine device proved much more effective than oral contraceptives in preventing unplanned pregnancies, reflecting the higher continuation rates of IUD acceptors.
(15) The use-effectiveness of natural methods of family planning in lactation is evaluated by comparing the incidence of unplanned pregnancies in a group of nursing mothers practising these methods with the incidences reported previously in surveys of breastfeeding women using no contraception.
(16) A random sample of 133 elderly patients who had an unplanned readmission to a district general hospital within 28 days of discharge from hospital was studied and compared with a matched control sample of patients who were not readmitted.
(17) No significant differences in rates for other operative and postoperative complications were identified, including wound dehiscence, unplanned postoperative filtering blebs, infectious endophthalmitis, retinal detachment, persistent iridocyclitis, glaucoma, and corneal edema.
(18) Method failure was the reported cause of pregnancy in only 2 of the 83 unplanned pregnancies.
(19) The most often stated reason for requesting abortion was lack of contraception, usually during an unplanned unprotected intercourse.
(20) Findings in the survey indicated that 22% of all women and 33% of married women are at risk of having an unplanned pregnancy.