... trial no consensus ofthe appropriate treatment protocol for MCC is made so far [6-8] Therapeutic options depend on the stage ofthe disease at the time of presentation whereas the most important ... rates of locoregional control [8,10,35,36] A benefit of this method is the better inspection of all major borders ofthe lesion [7,36] Postoperative radiotherapy in node free patients either discovered ... MP: drafted the article; LN: helped in drafting the article; NN helped in drafting the draft CG carried out the immunoassays; LL: participated in the design ofthe study and performed the statistical...
... 68 to 100 patients with RSD, 33 in theupper and 21 in the lower extremity. [41] Regardless of whether the patient had CRPS in theupper or the lower extremity, the two groups were significantly ... If these nerves can be demonstrated to be the source ofthe pain by nerve blocks and post-block increase knee function, then "RSD ofthe Knee", then "CRPS I" ofthe knee is really a "CRPS II" of ... series In theupperextremitythe results were excellent in 40% (16 of 40 patients), good in 40% (16 of 40 patients) and failure 20% (8 of 40 patients) Follow-up > and < 24 months In theupper extremity...
... all are there Another type of decision is one in which people are unsure ofthe importance of their criteria In this case to sharpen their knowledge ofthe criteria a wide selection of alternatives ... dependence ofthe priority of elements on the priority and number of other elements The principle of comparative judgments is applied to construct pair-wise comparisons ofthe relative importance of ... preparation of questionnaire, pre-testing of questionnaire for the confirmation and interpretation ofthe factors and then processing ofthe completed questionnaire and reporting The second part of the...
... column to keep the moisture content inside the column uniform while water was sprinkled over the top ofthe medium until the outflow from the bottom ofthe column equaled the volume ofthe water input ... differences in the values ofthe distribution coefficient of two soils Given the fact that the distribution coefficient depends on the specific surface ofthe medium, Andisols provide the diversity of transport ... To compare the change of BTCs in the same flow condition of Reynolds number, the variation of first and second temporal moments as a function ofthe mixture ratio of - 358 - Journal of Water and...
... arrays the factors into several levels in decreasing order in terms of their subordinate relationship, establishes the relationship ofthe factors of different levels, compares the importance ofthe ... increase the temperature ofthe biogas digester due to the presence of abundant solar energy in these two areas But the construction of a solar greenhouse enlarges the capital input Therefore, ... Table We applied the index system, index weight and the evaluation formula proposed above to evaluate the household biogas resources of each ofthe six areas The evaluation value ofthe indices was...
... high density of terminology Therefore, the focus ofthe comparison will be on (1) the translation ofthe topic and (2) how the translators handle the translation of different groups of terminology ... consists of transferring the meaning ofthe source language into the receptor language This is done by going from the form ofthe first language to the form of a second language by way of semantic ... II analyzes the source language text with focus on the pragmatic accuracy, or in other word the accuracy of meaning in context, ofthe US F& A application software The emphasis ofthe analysis...
... placed on the capacity, reliability and the routing ofthe HVDC transmission facilities The effect ofthe grid on out of Northern Manitoba the system reliabilities for the other years and the sensitivity ... the possible Southern assistance from the Northern system to the South to 3668 MW which is the maximum capacity ofthe tie The load carrying capability ofthe Manitoba system obtained using the ... tie the Saskatchewan and Manitoba systems The between the Northern and Southern Manitoba HVDC systems constrains the LCC ofthe Manitoba system the whereas the grid tap at Saskatoon limits the...
... secure the services of eminent members of appropriate professions in the examination of policy matters pertaining to the health ofthe public The Institute acts under the responsibility given to the ... rather than on innovation to enable future advances As in several other thrusts that the committee reviewed, there is a risk that the Navy will lose the 13 14 2001 ASSESSMENTOFTHE OFFICE OF ... NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board ofthe National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils ofthe National Academy of Sciences,...
... list of critical shortfalls identified at the front part ofthe process Then, with the current state ofthe art and the capabilities ofthe organization in mind, they will propose a series of specific ... secure the services of eminent members of appropriate professions in the examination of policy matters pertaining to the health ofthe public The Institute acts under the responsibility given to the ... by the Governing Board ofthe National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils ofthe National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of...
... secure the services of eminent members of appropriate professions in the examination of policy matters pertaining to the health ofthe public The Institute acts under the responsibility given to the ... on the methodologies developed for the review ofthe previous NRC assessmentofthe SBIR at the Department of Defense, SBIR: An Assessmentofthe Department of Defense Fast Track Initiative While ... improvements to the program will be considered The Objectives ofthe Study The objectives ofthe study are to: Satisfy the Congressional mandate for an objective, external assessmentofthe program;...
... adopted a national perspective, the goal of which was to assess the progress ofthe AHRQ initiative and the activities of other federal agencies in the context ofthe larger U.S patient safety ... Assessmentof other mechanisms used by AHRQ to strengthen patient safety practices Assessmentof dissemination of new knowledge to stakeholders in the field Assessmentof progress in adoption of effective ... standards of practice Recent Events Two major events during 2003–2004 either have altered the scope ofthe patient safety initiative or were expected to so One of these was the shift in focus of patient...
... intermediate [11] The sum of these ndings points at the involvement of more than one active oxidant in the diverse types of P450-catalyzed substrate processing [1215] The goal ofthe present perspective ... which small alterations in the environment can cause drastic changes in the reactivity ofthe active species [76] Further support in favour ofthe idea ofthe involvement of a high-valent iron-oxene ... alignment ofthe CYP19 sequence with the known crystal structures of bacterial P450s, E302 was postulated to be essential to activation ofthe 19-oxo group ofthe substrate for attack by the peroxo-iron...
... go from one end ofthe country to the other, taking real advantage ofthe high speed (they tend to use the air services instead) A study commissioned by the Mountain Community ofthe Susa Valley ... analysis One ofthe main ecological justifications ofthe HSR projects would be the energy savings and the expected decrease of pollutant emissions, associated to the shift of a fraction of freight ... because ofthe depth of some sites and because ofthe difficulty to reach the surface sampling sites located in theupper mountain Just to mention an example related to the Susa Valley, during the...
... Compute RMSE of DEM Fig The workflow for assessing the influence of interpolation technique on the accuracy of DEM by using ArcGIS software 2.2 The workflow Theassessmentof influence of interpolation ... point of interest to the sample point i ; and the power p controls the significance of sample points to the interpolated values, based on their distance to the output point The higher the power, the ... weight, the smoother the output surface For the tension spline, the higher the weight, the coarser the output surface More detailed information about the spline interpolation can be found in [6] - The...
... independent assessmentof its stewardship ofthe advanced thermionics research and development program and ofthe technical progress ofthe program The NRC accepted the charge of performing this assessment ... secure the services of eminent members of appropriate professions in the examination of policy matters pertaining to the health ofthe public The Institute acts under the responsibility given to the ... NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board ofthe National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils ofthe National Academy of Sciences,...
... petitioned the court to rehear the case and the final outcome of these and had yet to be determined at the time of this report’s publication In 2007, EPA’s Office of Water (OW) initiated the aforementioned ... documents due to the difficulty in understanding the complexities of these impacts, a lack of available information on their consequences, and the desire to limit the scope of environmental analysis.” ... and ultimately ensure the commercial viability of these unconventional resources In terms ofthe potential size ofthe oil shale resource residing in Region 8, the Department of Interior (DOI) estimates...
... secure the services of eminent members of appropriate professions in the examination of policy matters pertaining to the health ofthe public The Institute acts under the responsibility given to the ... Academies consists ofthe National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine The National Research Council is the operating arm ofthe National Academies ... protection ofthe submarginal lands ofthe southern Everglades and the Gulf Coast Their efforts, coupled with those of women's clubs and the Audubon Society, eventually led to the establishment of a...
... landscape Most ofthe time they occur in the context of major instability events Since the turn ofthe last century, hundreds of thousands of civilians have lost their lives as a result of atrocities ... antipathy over the PutinMedvedev job swap touched off some ofthe largest political protests Russia has seen since the breakup ofthe Soviet Union Despite these unprecedented protests, the Russian ... recurring violence along the Line of Contact increase the risk of miscalculations that could escalate the situation with little warning The threat of instability remains in the states of Central Asia...
... Assessmentofthe System of Implementing the MCH Services The Health workers assessed the implementation ofthe health services in terms ofthe adequacy of budget and supplies, adequacy ofthe workers ... to the mothers while seeking the services ofthe centers Since the researchers could not get enough respondents from the health centers, they went to the elementary schools where other mothers ... present the problems encountered by the health workers and the clients The evaluation ofthe MCH programs from both groups of respondents was presented using the weighted mean the MHU ofthe municipality...
... from the councils ofthe National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine The members ofthe committee responsible for the report were chosen for their ... secure the services of eminent members of appropriate professions in the examination of policy matters pertaining to the health ofthe public The Institute acts under the responsibility given to the ... research, dedicated to the furtherance of science and technology and to their use for the general welfare Upon the authority ofthe charter granted to it by the Congress in 1863, the Academy has a...