... standard deviation of the differences (indicated by the spreading out of Comparison of novel versus commercial HRV softwares 188 Table 11-2: Bland-Altman analysis (mean difference) of time- and ... difference and the mean, and whether the assumption of constant standard deviation of the differences is satisfied When the data points on the Bland-Altman plot spread out as the magnitude of measurements ... Nevokard and F-EXTRACT, respectively Comparison of novel versus commercial HRV softwares 191 data points) with increasing values of SDNN, rMSSD and pNN27 As recommended, Bland-Altman plots of percent...
... indexes and time and frequency domain measures ofheartrate variability J Med Eng Technol 2001; 25(6): 240-8 64 Carter JB, Banister EW, Blaber AP The effect of age and gender on heartrate variability ... analysis of the heartrateof the human foetus at 26 and 36 weeks of gestation Clin Phys Physiol Meas 1989; 10 Suppl B: 57-60 108 Firpo C, Hoffman JI, Silverman NH Evaluation of foetal heart dimensions ... consumption, heart rate, andheartrate variability in men Heart 2002; 88(6): 641-2 338 Ryan SM, Goldberger AL, Pincus SM, Mietus J, Lipsitz LA Gender- and age-related differences in heartrate dynamics:...
... Heart rate variability of healthy foetuses 153 CHAPTER 10 HEARTRATE VARIABILITY OF HEALTHY FOETUSES Heartrate variability of healthy foetuses 154 Introduction Evaluation of foetal heartrate ... normal and ectopic beats and thus gave an accurate measure of the true fHR The case history highlights the usefulness of non-invasive fECG in the determination of foetal heartrateand ECG and its ... bpm Mean foetal heartrate mNN msec Mean of all NN intervals SDNN msec Standard deviation of all NN intervals rMSSD msec The square root of the mean of the sum of the squares of differences between...
... heartrateof the neonate as compared to the foetus The mean heartrateof 119 beats ECG of healthy foetuses 123 per minute (bpm) in the neonates was significantly lower than the mean heartrate ... in both time and frequency domains The time domain indices measured were the mean foetal heart rate, mean RR interval, SDNN, rMSSD and pNN27 Mean heartrate is the mean foetal heartrate measured ... adult heartrateof 75 beats per minute (bpm) However, the average heartrateof the fetus is almost twice that of the adult’s, with the average being 140 bpm Thus, using the threshold of 6.25%,...
... Central control of foetal heartrate ……………………… 62 2.4 Different maturation rates of the autonomic branches……… 63 Causes of foetal heartrate variability… …………………………… 64 Measurement of foetal HRV………………………………………… ... Physiological significance ofheartrate variability………………… 48 4.1 Components ofheartrate variability……………………… 49 4.2 Estimate of vagal activity…………………………………… 50 4.3 Estimate of sympathetic activity…………………………… ... system and those of a commercial system, and demonstrated Summary xii the importance of the processing of artifact beats in foetal RR-intervals for accurate foetal HRV determination List of Tables...
... and increase metabolism, suppress appetite, and/ or slow the absorption of fats and carbohydrates [5] In spite of their widespread use and the lack of credible reports regarding adverse effects, ... decongestants and is not a constituent of C aurantium Because of the known cardiovascular effects of nor-epinephrine and ephedrine, it has generally been assumed that consumption of p-synephrine and bitter ... maximal blood levels of the ingredients [11, 13] Expired air was then collected and analyzed during the next 10 of the session Heartrateand blood pressure were recorded at the end of expired air...
... share of their total funding Short-term wholesale debt accounts for about one-fifth of banks’ funding, and is priced mainly off 1-month and 3-month bank bill rates Prior to mid 2007, bank bill rates ... deposit rates are currently around per cent, compared to bank bill rates of about per cent Rates % Regional banks** 50 Graph 2 Major Banks’ Deposit Rates 50 Bps 25 25 % Spreads over money market rates ... historical average pre-tax rateof 20 per cent, and does not vary as the share of equity in funding changes Furthermore, different types of loans will have different amounts of equity allocated to...
... The resolution of A/D converter and the sampling rate are 12 bit and kHz, respectively Analysis Heartrate (HR) was calculated from the reciprocal of the inter-R-wave interval of the ECG signal ... for of subjects in TS-down group and for of subjects in TS-up group Figure shows the course of the mean ρmax changes of TSdown and TS-up groups on Day1 and Day3 On Day1, the ρmax changes of two ... Day1 and Day3 decreased at the same point (720–900 s; Fig the course Figure of the mean ρ group on Day1 and Day3 max changes of TS-down and TS-up the course of the mean ρmax changes of TS-down and...
... characteristics and each phase of sleep were typical of those of a healthy individual The analysis of 24-hour CTGs of the fetus demonstrated a clear-cut daily rhythm ofheartrateand locomotor ... http://www.jcircadianrhythms.com/content/3/1/5 Karr et al [16] and Hellbrugge [13] investigated 24-hour heartrate rhythms of the mother and the fetus using single auscultations of maternal heartrateand pulse with 2-hour intervals ... Figure and fetal 1heart rate rhythms (36 – 40 weeks gestation) Hourly layout for 24-hour period frequencies of maternal Hourly layout for 24-hour period frequencies of maternal and fetal heart rate...
... Y-piece and adjacent parts of tubing at ordinary and increased RR and to examine the extent at which Circuit Flushing alone explains positive effects of ASPIDS at different combinations of RR and ... explains 60% of the full Aspiration of dead space • Circuit Flushing and Aspiration of dead space are safe and efficient techniques to reduce tubing dead space, re-breathing of CO2 and, PaCO2 Abbreviations ... first comprehensive analysis of how a wide range of VT - RR combinations affect Page of Table 1: Effects of Circuit Flushing and ASPIDS at increasing respiratory rate VT, Pplat, ml cmH2O Baseline...
... sensitivity of cancers in which it is expressed In spite of the similarity in the resistance profiles of Pgp and MRP1, the substrate selectivities of the pumps differ markedly The substrates of Pgp ... I am grateful to the members of my family for their understanding and great support, especially to my dear parents, sister and husband, for their loving encouragement and caring Table of Contents ... drugs and endogenous compounds Previous studies had shown that the substrates of MRP4 include methotrexate, cAMP and cGMP, metabolites of chemotherapeutic agents, glutathione-conjugated and glucuronide-conjugated...
... plants The mobility of metals in wastes or soils depends on metal concentration, speciation, pH, organic content and redox potential of the substrate The high alkalinity, CEC and Fe and Al oxides content ... target temperature of 55°C This was accomplished by automatic adjustment of the aeration rate by a computer controlling convective and evaporative heat losses Drying of the substrate was avoided ... Ecosystems and Environment, 27, 493-503 Qiao, L., Hofstede, H and Ho, G E (1993) The mobility of heavy metals in clay amended sewage sludge and municipal solid waste compost In: Proceeding of 9th...
... lightness (L*) and an increase in redness (a*) and yellowness (b*) values of raw WSN sheets from soft and hard wheat flour samples Measurements of L*, a*, and b* usually give low standard deviations ... a standard cooked noodle thickness of mm Experiment The effect of water addition and vacuum on color, gloss, and translucency for soft wheat WSN was also examined using ANOVA Translucency and ... translucency of noodles made from the soft, low-FSV wheat flour and the soft, high-FSV wheat flour (9.25% protein) were 39.75 and 43.75%, respectively The mean levels of translucency of noodles...
... categorized in terms of duration and type of inundation We proposed levels based on duration of inundation (shortterm, long-term, persistent and non-inundation) and types of inundation (rainy, ... (range 5–6 days) and frequency of diarrhoeal illness incidences (at least twice) (Figure 3) Here we calculated the frequency as a rateof incidences per sick child and average of these rates in a corresponding ... Short-term and Heavy rainy, SDG: Short-term and Drainage, LSD: Long-term and Stagnant, LHT: Long-term and Heavy rainy, LMK: Long-term and Monsoon flood, PDL: Persistent and Drainage, PHS: Persistent and...
... Portugal and Italy report overweight andobesity levels exceeding 30% among children aged 7-11 The rates of the increase in childhood overweight andobesity vary, with England and Poland showing ... prevention are maintenance of normal body weight, moderate physical activity of 30 minutes or more every day and avoidance of excess consumption of saturated fatty acids and salt Dietary factors ... prevention of overweight, obesityand chronic diseases” I STATE OF PLAY AT EUROPEAN LEVEL I.1 Unhealthy diets and lack of physical activity are the leading causes of avoidable illness and premature...
... differentiation, and so on Isoforms of numerous proteins have been studied and compared in this manner, including alternative isoforms of members of the p53 ⁄ p63 ⁄ p73 [23] and the Bcl2 families ... Expression constructs were generated encoding Myc-tagged versions of these two isoforms, as well as of the Mxi1-WR isoform that lacks the SID, and shown to give rise to proteins of the expected size expressed ... have demonstrated that, in addition to the Mxi1-WR isoform, other Mxi1 protein isoforms exist both in mouse and man [12–14] Many of these isoforms appear to arise from alternative exon (and promoter)...
... other comprehensive income and accumulated in a separate component of equity, and a reconciliation of the amount of such exchange differences at the beginning and end of the period 53 When the ... rates at the dates of the transactions and assets and liabilities at the closing rate Such exchange differences arise both on income and expense items recognised in profit or loss and on those recognised ... dispose of its interest in a foreign operation through sale, liquidation, repayment of share capital or abandonment of all, or part of, that entity A write-down of the carrying amount of a foreign...
... Coupling of Pgp-mediated drug transport and ATP hydrolysis are generally interpreted in terms of ligandinduced ATPase activation and concomitant transitions between substrate-binding and substrate-releasing ... effects of Pi analogues (Vi, BeFx, AlF4), trapping nucleotides at the catalytic site of Pgp, andof ATP depletion, on UIC2shift and UIC2/MM12.10 competition Accurate molecular interpretation of the ... Vi and BeFx also suppressed the effect of substrates/modulators (verapamil, CsA, vinblastine) on UIC2 binding when the cells were incubated in the simultaneous presence of Vi or BeFx, and any of...
... Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy NOTICE on Colleges degrees of the Southern Association ofAND DISCLAIMER The Institute of Paper Science and Technology (IPST) has provided a high standard ... stretchingband of unhydrolyzed AKD and thus can indicatethe active-AKD presentin the mixture The p peak at 1468 cm-’ indicatesthe -CH2- bendingbandof both hydrolyzedand unhydrolyzedAKD, and the ... all levels of the industry; and to aggressively seek out technological collaboration wi th industry partners opportunities and facilitate the transfer of the industry and who rise needs of the industry;...
... October 2008; and University of Chicago liquidity, credit risk, and extreme events conference, 2009; and seminars at Norges Bank, National Bank of Poland, Helsinki School of Economics, and the universities ... a mean of 1,144% and a standard deviation of 3,331% It is highly skewed The minimum is 86%, the median is 400%, and the maximum is 26,997% Imbalance×nex has a mean of -208,065%2 and a standard ... different securities and asset classes (Chordia, Subrahmanyam, and Roll, 2000; Hasbrouck and Seppi, 2001; Huberman and Halka, 2001; and Chordia, Sarkar, and Sub¨ rahmanyam, 2005) Support of this view...