Seven bermudagrass hays were fed to growing steers to determine the relationship between average daily gain (ADO) and Quality Index (QI). Voluntary intake and digestibility were measured with cattle and sheep, respectively. The range in ADG was from -.3 to 1.7 lb/d, and QI ranged from .9 to1.9. The correlation between ADG and QI was quite high (r = .92). For growing steers, QI is a valid expres...

The empirical theme for this book is quality improvement (QI), whereas the more theoretical aspects concern a range of issues common to organization theory. The book essentially provides a collection of seven case studies of successful QI adventures. It is through focusing on the complex organizational contexts of QI that the book contributes to those interested in integrated care; a main theme...

We performed an epidemiological investigation of subjects with premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) to identify the clinical distribution of the major syndromes and symptoms. The pathogenesis of PMDD mainly involves the dysfunction of liver conveyance and dispersion. Excessive liver conveyance and dispersion are associated with liver-qi invasion syndrome, while insufficient liver conveyance a...

Objective: To analyze the similarities and differences of the applications of “the lung and large intestine being interior-exteriorly related” between the ancient and modern clinical practices, and to reveal the theory meaning. Method: Based on the ancient and modern medical cases database, 245 ancient medical records and 373 modern medical records were studied with the general statistical desc...

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, Qi, the life force, is said to have impeded or abnormal flow through the body when disease is present. Restoration of Qi flow is said to regain balance between Yin, Yang and Qi, resulting in the restoration of normal health. A number of therapies have evolved which attempt to restore the normal function of meridians, the channels in the body within which Qi flow...

Consider a symmetric oligopoly Cournot competition with linear cost functions ci (qi ) = cqi , 1 ≤ i ≤ n. The inverse demand function, F(Q), Q > 0, is a positive function (no monotonicity, continuity, or differentiability assumptions on F are needed). The profit function of Firm i is defined on Rn ++ as 5i (q1, q2, . . . , qn) = F(Q)qi − cqi , where Q =∑nj=1 qj . Define a function P: Rn ++ −→ R...

BACKGROUND The psychophysical responses induced by verum acupuncture are characterized by a constellation of unique subjective sensory responses commonly termed De Qi. Furthermore, a variety of sham interventions have been used as a control for acupuncture clinical trials. Indeed, one such control has been mock laser which has been used as control intervention in several acupuncture clinical co...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the institutionalization of quality improvement (QI) programs in Korean hospitals, in which organizational efforts to improve the quality of care have been made only recently. DESIGN A cross-sectional study based upon an initial telephone contact and follow-up mail survey. STUDY PARTICIPANTS All hospitals with 400 beds or more, 100 as of 1997, were contacted in the ...

Quality improvement (QI) research is often hampered by the complexity of the systems and context in which QI is attempted. Better classification of QI can alleviate this problem and help to build generalisable knowledge.