... version and an HTML help file version, and will soon be available in French and Italian, as well as English While the focus of NorthStar is on QI programmes at a national or regional level, those ... Paris Partner manager – Pierrre Durieux Italy: Unit of Clinical Governance, Agenzia Sanitaria Regionale (Regional Health Care Agency) of Emilia-Romagna, Bologna Partner manager – Roberto Grilli ... NorthStar is an integrated and practical tool to assist QI researchers, healthcare professionals, and managers responsible for developing, delivering and evaluating CE and QI programmes at a national...
... such oscillations The main result of such an analysis is that oscillations arise if the parameter k3 is the largest and the parameters k6 and k7 are the smallest in the system Oscillations in ... the systems are so large that a detailed molecular analysis is beyond reach and modularization is required Because we here analyze at the level of complete molecular detail (i.e only reactions with ... that are formulated down to the detail of simple unimolecular and bimolecular reactions can be organized into topologies The latter can then be examined for their potential to induce oscillations...
... than is currently publicly available We therefore developed Genome2D, a software tool that enables visualization of transcriptome data onto a linear map of an annotated bacterial genome and at ... lactis IL1403 (color file) (Additional data file 3); a table of cre-boxes identified in promoters of genes in theL lactis IL1403 genome (Additional data file 4) All additional data files can also ... program menu structure Regular updates of Genome2D will be available via the Internet [43] Because ofthe exponential increase of publicly available bacterial genome sequences and large-scale reviews...
... ofthe KEGG atlas is a graphical visualization of compounds in the context ofthe global metabolic reaction network The KEGG atlas, however, does not provide quantitative and statistical analyses ... propose an analytical framework forthe interpretation of molecular mechanisms that unite a list of compounds This analytical framework is implemented as the freely accessible web tool TICL As we ... visualization capabilities The user can also download a preformatted text file and use the medusa package [34] to visualize the inferred model on a computer Figure illustrates a typical visualization...
... often lead to the loss of functional competence ofthe spermatozoa The major advantage of AFM in pathological studies of spermatozoa is that it allows the evaluation of position and form ofthe acrosome ... Katayama E, Yanagida T: Dynein arms are oscillating force generators Nature 1998, 393:711-714 Sakakibara H, Kojima H, Sakai Y, Katayama E, Oiwa K: Inner-arm dynein c of Chlamydomonas flagella ... flagella adhere onto glass substrates [23] They further reported that Mg-ATP significantly increases the high frequency oscillations ofthe flagellum Both, a horizontal as well as a vertical component...
... the graphical user interface but can be set in the command-line version of Jane Values of these parameters were systematically evaluated and the best values found are used as defaults Jane can ... simulated annealing, and genetic algorithms and found that agenetic algorithm approach consistently outperformed the others In thegenetic algorithm approach, we begin with an initial set of random ... structure and algorithm called Jungles that solves the cophylogeny reconstruction problem optimally [5] The Jungles approach discards all solutions with strong incompatibilities and optimally resolves...
... Critical Care Vol 11 No Fagon et al Table Outcomes and antibiotics in the Canadian Critical Care Trials Group study [1] Endotracheal aspiration (n = 374) Bronchoalveolar lavage (n = 365) ... a result below the usual threshold of 104 colony-forming units/ml could indicate either that the patient has been successfully treated for pneumonia and the bacteria are eradicated, or that there ... meropenem alone Several studies have clearly established that initial antimicrobial therapy in patients with VAP should be customized to local epidemiology at the ICU level [11] Fourth, even on day the...
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... will be used when available Utility and Discussion Searching the database and displaying information: Basic Search Page The home page ofthe database is also the Basic Search page (Figure 3A) ... Gronostajski et al.: The NFI-Regulome Database: Atoolfor annotation and analysis of control regions of genes regulated by Nuclear Factor I transcription factors Journal of Clinical Bioinformatics ... to the limitation of MyISAM not having transaction management or foreign key management The overall structure ofthe tables (Figure 1) was developed specifically for this database The tables can...
... plan module stores patient action plans and provides ongoing access to the plans by the healthcare team and the patient for self-monitoring and follow-up Alternatively, the healthcare team may ... ensure that appropriate audio and visual aids are in place to assist all patients, particularly low literacy, minority, less acculturated, older, poorer, or less educated patients who may feel overwhelmed ... M, Fernald DH, Green LA Practical and relevant self-report measures of patient health behaviors for primary care research Annals of Family Medicine 2005;3:73-81 (47) Paxton A, Strycker LA, Toobert...
... and the interpretation ofthe results, helped draft the manuscript, and read and approved the final manuscript Additional material Additional file Development and evaluation ofatoolforthe assessment ... objective tools available for use clinically or for research purposes Tools which have been previously published [17-20] have lacked evaluation of their reliability, or their applicability has been limited ... as the average ofthe height medially and laterally from the base ofthe heel to the centre ofthe heel-sole interface Forefoot height (measured at point of first and fifth metatarsophalangeal...
... surface ofthe pollinated stigma At higher magnification (inset), most ofthe labelling can be observed as attached to the papillae cells in the form ofa thick layer Yellowish autofluorescence of ... precipitates are localized on the outer surface ofthe papilla cell walls (arrowheads) (C) Stigmatic papillae ofa completely open flower with turgid anthers (stage 3): thick layer of exudate that has plentiful ... Olmedilla A: Programmed-cell-death hallmarks in incompatible pollen and papillar stigma cells of Olea europaea L under free pollination Plant Cell Rep 2010, 29:561-72 41 Brewbaker JL, Kwack BH: The...
... Apart from collection of haemodynamic data, at each time point two blood samples were drawn (one from the radial artery cannula and another from the distal port ofthe pulmonary artery catheter) in ... measure arterial and mixed venous blood parameters that are necessary for calculation of Qsp/Qt (i.e haemoglobin concentration, and oxygen tension and saturation) Analysis ofthe blood samples ... Group A Calcium channel blocker The pulmonary shunt fraction (Qsp/Qt) was calculated using the following equation [12]: Parameter Trinitroglycerin Each haemodynamic profile consisted of parameters...
... measure their prevalence and risk factors, there is a clear need for more culturally adapted and validated scales for use among youth The AYMH scale fills an important gap and addresses some of ... check the equality of variance assumption Internal consistency ofthe scale was evaluated using Cronbach’s alpha As for validity analysis, the diagnostic assessment of depression and anxiety by the ... region The validation revealed that the AYMH scale has reasonably good construct validity and internal consistency However, the scale has moderate discriminatory capabilities as a diagnostic tool for...
... all will be a very valuable tool It will be interesting to see whether this smaller dataset will allow more complete data collection on larger numbers of patients, and whether valuable analyses ... combination of such databases, the management of missing data and the sensible exploration of large-scale data For now, both approaches are valid A robust, clearly defined core dataset common to all ... product administration can all be tagged electronically, as can the patient's position within the hospital Other databases, such as ICU, pathology and radiology systems already collect much of the...
... greatly facilitates the automatic validation of annotation data, as the relationships implied by an annotation can be compared to the allowable relationships specified in the ontology For example, ... CG14478-RA CG14478-RB These data afford many potential analyses, but as our motivation was primarily to demonstrate the practical utility of SO as atoolfor data management, rather than comparative ... potential of these operations to classify alternative transcripts and their exons below Results and discussion As part ofa pilot project to evaluate the practical utility of SO as atoolfor data...