... percentages and means ± standard deviations In the analysis of patient characteristics and comparison of the STEMI and no STEMI groups, a t-test was used for continuous variables and Fisher’s exact test ... test and a chisquared test were used for categorical variables Nonnormally distributed continuous variables were compared according to median values and tested for statistical significance using ... study found that cardiologists could distinguish between STEMI and non-STEMI with 90% accuracy [17], and another study found they could diagnose STEMI with 75% sensitivity and 85% specificity [18]...
... is still debate as to which therapy is the most effective forsecondaryprevention of stroke with APS [4, 8, 9, 10] and concerning the relationship be- tween APS and stroke It is generally accepted ... APS We therefore compared single antiplatelet therapy and a combination of antiplatelet and anticoagulation therapy forsecondaryprevention in ischemic stroke patients with APS According to ... syndrome and ischemic stroke Annual Review 2004; 1: 139-51 Sacco RL, Adams R, Albers G, et al Guideline forprevention of stroke in patients with ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack A statement...
... evaluate and update knowledge on HIV transmission and what works in prevention so as to better inform and reinforce policy making and implementation Therefore, in reinforcing the policy imperative for ... existing literature by Lurie and Rosenthal [55] and Sawers and Stillwaggon [56], as well as a debate hosted on 27 October 2010 by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and ... prevents STIs in men likely involves both cellular and anatomical factors [105,147] That MC affords protection against HIV and multiple STIs in heterosexual men and their female sexual partners, and...
... are selected for a validation set We applied a statistical feature selection method (χ2 statistics) to a preprocessing stage for each classifier (Yang and Pedersen, 1997) As performance measures, ... Constructing Training Context-Clusters for At first, we automatically create keywords from a title word for each category using co-occurrence information Then centroid-contexts are extracted using ... Bennett and Demiriz, 1999), and the other employs clustering algorithms for text categorization (Slonim et al., 2002) Nigam studied an Expected Maximization (EM) technique for combining labeled and...
... associated with ST- segmentelevation Since the use of aspirin, heparin, and fibrin-specific lytic therapy became established formyocardialinfarction with ST- segmentelevation in the late 1980s and early ... and it had lasted more than 20 minutes; if they had ST- segmentelevation of at least 0.1 mV in at least two contiguous limb leads, ST- segmentelevation of at least 0.2 mV in at least two contiguous ... fibrinolysis forSTelevation MI: design and rationale for the Enoxaparin and Thrombolysis Reperfusion for Acute MyocardialInfarction Treatment Thrombolysis in MyocardialInfarction Study 25 (ExTRACT–...
... values for the Foot Posture Index J Foot Ankle Res 2008, 1:6 Redmond AC, Crosbie J, Ouvrier RA: Development and validation of a novel rating system for scoring standing foot posture: The Foot Posture ... coefficients were calculated For both the t-tests and correlation coefficients, the level of significance was set at 0.05 All statistical tests were conducted using SPSS version 13 for Windows (SPSS Inc, ... In contrast, we defined the flat-arched foot as greater than two standard deviations from the normative mean (as reported by Scott and colleagues [7]) The rationale forusing two standard deviations...
... E F Figure Ventriculogram and coronary angiogram day post ST- elevationmyocardialinfarction Ventriculogram and coronary angiogram day post ST- elevationmyocardialinfarction (A, B) Ventriculogram ... thromboplastin time; STEMI: ST- elevationmyocardial infarction; TNK: tenecteplase 10 11 Consent Written informed consent was obtained from the patient for publication of this case report and any accompanying ... used There was acceptable resolution of the ST- segmentelevation by 1.5 hours post TNK administration (Figure 1B, C) The DrotAA infusion was restarted hours post TNK treatment for a total of...
... Cultivated land Brush and thin forest Bareland Dense forest Landcover classes Figure 3.9: Landcover chart Map 3.8: Landcover map in Xin Man 31 Map 3.9: Road system in Xin Man 32 CHAPTER METHODOLOGY AND ... aspect, and land system, landuse, bedrock, isohyetal and seismic zonation, amd first order buffered stream map The slope and aspect maps were generated from the DTM The land use map and landslide ... support and encouragement for the graduate study ii ABSTRACT Xin Man district in the South west Ha Giang has high landslide hazard However, the available information on landslide in Xin Man district...
... transparency and account- ICT for City Management Executive Summary ability in government; complex and overlapping regulations and policies; and lack of engagement with businesses and investors as ... national public agency standard for transactions (See also the case study on page 62.) Broadly, therefore, the biggest boost to competitiveness can come from city agencies transforming themselves ... Economy and Informatization According to the Commission, its priority is a “grid-style public management information system” that integrates information across various city departments—including land...
... instruction was provided by trained former factory medical workers It consisted of information on breast anatomy and cancer and teaching a 3-step BSE technique At and years after initial instruction, ... al Genetic risk assessment and BRCA mutation testing for breast and ovarian cancer susceptibility: systematic evidence review for the U.S Preventive Services TaskForce Ann Intern Med 2005;143(5):362-379 ... U.S Preventive Services TaskForce Quality Rating Methodology for Randomized Controlled Trials and Observational Studies Appendix B5 Quality Rating Methodology for Systematic Reviews Appendix...
... Preventive Services TaskForce – Recommendationsand Ratings The TaskForce grades its recommendations according to one of classifications (A, B, C, D, I) reflecting the strength of evidence and magnitude ... the USPSTF estimated sensitivity of testing for HPV using Hybrid Capture II for HSIL at 82%; specificity, 78%; positive predictive value, 18%; and negative predictive value, 99% The estimated ... recommend using HPV testing for screening, or recommend newer Pap test technologies in favor of conventional Pap tests References With regard to HPV testing, the USPSTF did not identify any studies...
... frustration California Internet Voting TaskForce January 17, 2000 35 of 54 General Requirements for i-voting systems: The Internet Voting TaskForce did not attempt to design a system for i-voting ... precinct and to the appropriate election districts (assembly district, state senate district, congressional district, school district, utility district, etc.) A voter’ registration remains s valid for ... reliable, and certainly much less subject to tampering, vandalism, prank registrations, and user errors such as scanning the back of the form instead of the front California Internet Voting Task Force...
... other hand, the TaskForce discussions have provided a unique forum for many of these stakeholders to exchange and propose ideas, both individually and collectively, for new initiatives and approaches ... Environment, and - Ethical Dimensions of the Information Society Infrastructure - Information & Communication Infrastructure Access - Access to Information and Knowledge Content and Applications ... easily accessible information about available resources and mechanisms to tap, to high transaction and information gathering costs and time lags in finalizing requests for ODA support And finally,...
... longest professional courses Lawyers undergo a year course (after 12th standard), Masters of Business Administration a year course (after graduation), Engineers a years course (after 12th standard), ... August, 2005 constituted the TaskForce on ‘Medical Education for the National Rural Health Mission’ consisting of the following members: Mr Javid Chowdhury Ex-Secretary, MoHFW;Chairman of the Task ... exist between the genders in different parts of the country–in Haryana, for instance, female IMR is 73 as against 54 for males On the basis of the health status of the population, and the existing...
... must take steps to protect American ideas TaskForceRecommendations Page | OUR CHARGE On June 24, 2011, House Republican Leadership formed the House Republican Cybersecurity TaskForce The Task ... government agencies and among private companies That is even more true when it comes to sharing between government and industry TaskForceRecommendations Page | TASKFORCERECOMMENDATIONS ISSUE ... customers if they have compromised computers and inform users what to about them The TaskForce encourages the U.S ISPs to work together to develop an industry-wide voluntary code TaskForce Recommendations...
... the statistical tests adjusted to reflect this? The more statistical tests one conducts, the greater the likelihood that a “statistically significant” result will emerge purely by chance Statistical ... those exposed to the treatment, and the statistical analyses used (see “Statistics” section) [5–7] Checklist for Retrospective Database Studies Study Population and Variable Definitions Sample ... Several statistical procedures have been developed that attempt to test for, and reduce, the bias introduced by unobservable variables [19–23] Testing statistical assumptions: the authors investigate...
... members for serving on the taskforceand indicated that the taskforce has concluded its work REPORT FROM BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONSTASKFORCE Mr Haner chaired this newly created taskforceand said ... the taskforce asked that staff reach out individually to constituents to review the wage data prior to its release Staff provided a report to the taskforce of the number of meetings and webcasts ... Alliance Medical and Health Sciences will be a freestanding associate-level school for training Physical Therapy Assistants, and as such will have to pursue institutional and programmatic accreditation...
... to impose a uniform global standard comparable to that for ships, or even a minimum standard comparable to that for dumping at sea Indeed, no such global standards exist for land-based or airborne ... Editor for Law at Cambridge University Press, for her professional assistance in various phases which led towards the production of this book, and not least for her patience and understanding ... Ivar Liseter, for various formatting assistance; and Snorre Fjelstad, for technical assistance in organising the 1997 project workshop And, finally, I wish to extend sincere thanks and appreciation...