The circumference of the knees and thighs at three locations was measured in 10 patients on two consecutive occasions by three observers. Analysis of the results for interobserver, intraobserver and among-patient variation established that a change in circumference noted by different observers on two different days is significant if it exceeds 1-5 cm at the midpatella, 2-7 cm at 7 cm above, and...

Richard Kirby, a plankton biologist at Plymouth University’s Marine Institute, United Kingdom, has observed that phytoplankton—microscopic organisms dependent on photosynthesis—are being affected by rising sea temperatures. Responding to research indicating a dramatic decline in phytoplankton populations, Kirby says, “Phytoplankton underpin the marine food chain; without them the seas would be ...

regarding the highly intensive competition in the market, nowadays using customer-oriented strategies is necessary for retention and attraction of the costumers. nevertheless, using those kinds of strategies depends on understanding customer behavior patterns and classification of customers in accordance with those patterns. the current study aims to determine the strategies for dealing with ne...

Since its introduction into the marketing literature by Martilla and James, the Importance-Performance Analysis has proven multiple times to be a cost-effective technique for measuring attribute importance and performance of services for the customer. Additionally, it gives managers valuable hints in order to improve their products and services. However, despite a long list of successful applic...