Downregulation of Six2+ by knockdown of neurofibromin with small interfering RNAs results in loss of competence, lack of nephron induction, and an increased ratio of apoptotic cells [69].
The factors include (in order of most significant): "self-interest, failure to maintain objectivity and independence, inappropriate professional judgment, lack of ethical sensitivity, improper leadership and ill-culture, failure to withstand advocacy threats, lack of competence, lack of organizational and peer support, and lack of professional body support".
The Attitudes Towards Guidelines Scale (AGS) consists of seven subscales: general attitude, usefulness, reliability, lack of individual or team competence, lack of organisational competence, impracticality and availability [ 53].
Other constraints to providing effective maternal health services include staff knowledge and competence, lack of proper training and development, inadequate pay, and lack of support from management and colleagues [ 14].
To explore the feelings elicited by the video we used eight categories of emotions, as proposed by Colasanti and Mastromarino (1994) [ 34]: happiness, sadness, fear, rage, guilt, sense of competence, lack of self-confidence, and sense of inadequacy.
Implementing cultural competence has been hampered by lack of conceptual clarity, a failure to distinguish between organisational and individual competence, lack of awareness of the influence of professional values on response to suffering, and a tendency to associate culture solely with race and ethnicity.
Lack of confidence or competence or lack of personal interest were not seen as major barriers to clinical teaching.
Opportunity to be involved would engender experience, confidence and competence; hence, lack of opportunity may lead to deficiency in involvement.
It concerns the White House's competence — or lack thereof.
It may not have all that much to do with their competence or lack of it.
And better procedures will make the FSA's competence (or lack of it) more evident.
