A time series (t = 921) of weekly survey data on vote intentions in the Netherlands for the period 1978-1995 shows that the percentage of undecided voters follows a cyclical pattern over the election calendar. The otherwise substantial percentage of undecided voters decreases sharply in weeks leading up to an election and gradually increases afterwards. This article models the dynamics of this ...

introduction. the clinical education is one of the most perspectives of nursing education. fifty percent of the time spent in nursing school is for education in clinical field. clinical education is “heart” instruction in nursing profession. methods. from each clinical group of students, twenty percent were randomly selected, then the students were asked randomly (one day per week) to record th...

the present study aimed to determine the effects of 12 weeks of aerobic exercise in different times of day on some cardiovascular risk factors in overweight men. 40 non-athletes, overweight men with an average age of 22.25±2.45 years old and bmi of 30.06±2.42 kg/m2 were randomly allocated to four groups of morning and evening aerobic training and control. morning and evening training groups per...

Recent healthcare legislation, financial pressures, and regulatory oversight have increased the need to create improved mechanisms for performance measurement, quality management tracking, and outcomesbased research. The Anesthesia Quality Institute (AQI) has established the National Anesthesia Clinical Outcomes Registry (NACOR) to support these requirements for a wide-range of customers includ...

the possible relationships between trace elements, oxidative stress and subclinical ketosis during the transition period were evaluated in dairy cows. blood samples were obtained by jugular venipuncture at four times of the transition period: 3 weeks and 1 week before and 1 week and 3 weeks after calving. the highest concentrations of malondialdehyde (mda) and betahydroxybutyrate (bhb) were obs...

the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of a period of interval training and step taper on weight changes and endurance performance in male rats during puberty. in this experimental study, 40 male wistar rats (3 weeks old) were randomly divided into exercise and control groups. after 6 weeks of incremental interval training, exercise group was divided in to 3 groups of 3-week taper ...

Introduction. The clinical education is one of the most perspectives of nursing education. Fifty percent of the time spent in nursing school is for education in clinical field. Clinical education is “heart” instruction in nursing profession. Methods. From each clinical group of students, twenty percent were randomly selected, then the students were asked randomly (one day per week) to record t...