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MULTI - SCALE INTEGRATED ANALYSIS OF AGROECOSYSTEMS - CHAPTER 10 ppsx

Ngày tải lên : 11/08/2014, 21:21

... the values of 90% for beef, 88% for milk, 65% for pig, 50% for poultry and 58% for eggs At this point, the item additional input for buildings, technical devices and energy for running feedlots ... piece (both for tractors and for harvester and thresher (H&T)) for the U.S., Canada and Australia; a common value of MT for pieces in Argentina and Europe; and a common value of MT for pieces ... other technical inputs that are required for primary production, for example, infrastructures (commercial buildings, fences), electricity for on-farm operations (e.g., drying crops), energy for...

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Bóa cáo y học: "Review of Australian health economic evaluation – 245 interventions: what can we say about cost effectiveness" ppsx

Ngày tải lên : 13/08/2014, 11:22

... analysis performed or not performed Data abstraction Where articles included analysis of more than one intervention, data were extracted for each separate intervention Data abstraction was performed ... ratio for primary prevention medical interventions of US$5,000 compared to US$23,000 for secondary and US$22,000 for tertiary prevention This compares with our estimates of A$14,900 (US$11,100) for ... A$18,200 (US$13,500) for secondary and A$28,800 (US$21,400) for tertiary prevention, using the same definitions (note that dollars are standardised to 2005 for our work but to 1993 for the Tengs et...

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Báo cáo sinh học : "What do we know about influenza and what can we do about it" ppsx

Ngày tải lên : 06/08/2014, 19:20

... an α2,3 linkage Humans express only the α2,6 form in the upper respiratory tract, and the α2,3 forms only deep in the human lung (along with the α2,6 forms) [3] Thus, breathing in a relatively ... starting material for such vaccines Although efforts are Journal of Biology 2009, 8:46 Volume 8, Article 46 Doherty and Turner 46.3 being made to develop cell-culture systems for producing large ... before it could be approved for human use As it is, the world has, with a current population of about 6.8 billion, never made more than about 400 million doses of trivalent influenza vaccine For...

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Báo cáo y học: "Report from Mongolia – How much do we know about the incidence of rare cases in less developed countries: a case series" ppsx

Ngày tải lên : 11/08/2014, 19:21

... 14 Consent Written informed consent was obtained from the patients for publication of this case report and any accompanying images A copy of the written consent is available for review by the Editor-in-Chief ... occurrence of unusual cases more likely Moreover, certain diseases (for example, tropical diseases) are more frequent in the developing world For example, the high incidence of chronic liver diseases in ... frequently The widespread availability of potential toxins (for example, acetic acid) and the lack of adequate protective measures (for example, when handling fuel) result in a higher incidence...

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WHAT’S NEXT ; Unconventional Wisdomon the Future of the World Economy Edited by David Hale and Lyric Hughes Hale

Ngày tải lên : 04/11/2014, 11:48

... has to find some way to reconcile the need for foreign investment with Mexico’s legacy of nationalizing foreign oil companies in 1938 The second reform Mexico needs is a stronger tax system The ... the publishers Yale University Press books may be purchased in quantity for educational, business, or promotional use For information, please e-mail sales.press@yale.edu (U.S office) or sales@yaleup.co.uk ... rigorously fact-checking the work of the contributors in a fastchanging environment for forecasters These efforts have combined to create a book that is at once visionary and scholarly, useful...

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under a green sky - global warming, the mass extinctions of the past, and what they can tell us about our future

Ngày tải lên : 08/04/2014, 01:22

... is used for comparison, the P-T (Permian–Triassic) mass extinction leads, with a rate of 54 percent, followed by 25 percent for the Ordovician, 23 percent for the Triassic, 19 percent for the ... paleontology, for it was in that year that a group from the University of California, Berkeley, led by a father-son team of Luis and Walter Alvarez, published a bombshell paper forcefully advocating ... percent for several months and was still only about half normal by the end of the year In other words, it got cold, dark, and dry This is an excellent recipe for mass extinction, especially for plants—and...

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INDUSTRY SURVEY - What future animators say about what they are looking for in a school, and what professional animators say are the most important things to look for. ppt

Ngày tải lên : 31/03/2014, 15:20

... looking for in a school, and what professional animators say are the most important things to look for Quotes throughout are from professional animators who responded to this survey Other information ... with a good reel For more information about animation careers, salaries, job satisfaction and animation industry trends, see our other industry report that you can download for free: http://www.animationmentor.com/report ... print, web, or other format without express written permission “ “ As an animator, I get to learn about a whole spectrum of subjects Every project requires research of some form III SURVEY FINDINGS...

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Báo cáo khoa học: " Developing and evaluating stereotactic lung RT trials: what we should know about the influence of inhomogeneity corrections on dose" doc

Ngày tải lên : 09/08/2014, 09:22

... measure for the conformity of a plan The conformity for the UD and EPL plans was slightly better compared to the CC plans, although this difference was only statistically significant for the ... PTV in Figure For the UD and EPL plans, significantly lower ratios were attainable (a mean value of 6.3 for both plans versus 8.4 for the CC plans) Figure also shows that low-dose conformity decreased ... pathlength (EPL) unit for mized plan using plot of the conformity correctionthe optiBox-and-whisker full CC calculation, withindex density (UD) Box-and-whisker plot of the conformity index for the optimized...

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Báo cáo y học: "What do we know about communicating risk? A brief review and suggestion for contextualising serious, but rare, risk, and the example of cox-2 selective and non-selective NSAIDs" pot

Ngày tải lên : 09/08/2014, 10:23

... (page number not for citation purposes) Materials and methods We initially searched PubMed using a number of free-text terms for the particular area of interest Thus for literacy, for instance, ... different scales; for instance, the European Union descriptors are not the same as those proposed by Calman [41] or others (Table 1) Framing risk for patients When patients are provided with information ... men was 34% and for women it was 20% [82] To estimate mortality for risk calculations we chose to use rounded estimates of 10% mortality for gastrointestinal bleeding and 30% for myocardial infarction...

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Báo cáo y học: " The lateral trauma position: What do we know about it and how do we use it? A cross-sectional survey of all " ppsx

Ngày tải lên : 13/08/2014, 23:20

... (ETI), as well as a lack of consensus about who should perform ETI In Norway, emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and paramedics not perform ETI unless there is a total loss of airway reflexes, ... replaced the endotracheal tube (for the same indication) According to Scandinavian recommendations [13], rapid sequence intubation or ordinary ETI is not an option for paramedics or general practitioners ... forward movement on the stretcher Scandinavian recommendations [13] However, this implementation was never systematized [19], and nor are there clear national guidelines about how LTP is performed;...

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What Will Influence the Future of Alternative Medicine? A WORLD PERSPECTIVE doc

Ngày tải lên : 15/03/2014, 09:20

... mostly in the context of providing affordable healthcare for indigenous populations, for example, in the Amazon basin, where most people are too poor to afford costly Western medicine and too ... the context for its evaluation Therefore, to reach optimal integration, it is critical to take into account those many factors For example, it is important to improve academic freedom for investigators ... primary explanation for biological phenomena is based on the existence of a "vital force", an elusive entity designated Qi in China, "Ki" in Korea and Japan, prana in India, vital force in Western...

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What is known about the effectiveness of economic instruments to reduce consumption of foods high in saturated fats and other energy-dense foods for preventing and treating obesity? docx

Ngày tải lên : 17/03/2014, 08:20

... -2.0 for rice, -1.2 for wheat flour, -1.3 for pork and -1.6 for edible oils The own-price elasticities for the amount of foods consumed were: -0.12 for rice, -0.16 for wheat flour, -0.38 for pork ... -0.30 for edible oils The overall own price elasticities, accounting for both probability and amount of foods consumed, were: -0.38 for rice, -0.36 for wheat flour, -0.48 for pork and -0.25 for ... elasticities with respect to pork for consuming foods were: 0.21 for wheat flour, 0.36 for coarse grains and 0.33 for edible oils; however, they were: -0.93 for rice and -0.32 for eggs What is known about...

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Central Bank Credit to the Government: What Can We Learn from International Practices? pdf

Ngày tải lên : 22/03/2014, 21:20

... its requirements for temporary advances for that year and the Bank shall, subject to subsection (3) operate within that requirement (3) The total amount of advances made under subsection (1) shall ... under this section and section 34 shall not exceed one-eighth of the average budgeted revenues of each of Governments as defined in section 36 36 Meaning of annual budgeted revenue (1) For the purposes ... revenue of the Government over the three years (for which accounts have been laid before Parliament) next before the year in which any question under the subsection is raised; "estimated ordinary revenue"...

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Báo cáo lâm nghiệp: "Infrared images of heat ﬁelds around a linear heater in tree trunks: what can be learned about sap ﬂow measuremen" pptx

Ngày tải lên : 07/08/2014, 16:20

... hydrogen bonds, and can transmit mechanical force, may limit such mechanisms Nevertheless, experimentally this distortion of the ellipse form leads to limitations for sensor arrangement: they should ... presented concepts provide for the ﬁrst time a mathematical-physical basis for understanding the measurements However, new measurement hardware has to be developed and tested for a comparative quantitative ... to determine the temperature proﬁles for the measured temperature and of all other temperatures around the heating needle could be performed in a straightforward way In this way the needed quantity...

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Báo cáo y học: "What do biomarkers tell us about the pathogenesis of ankylosing spondylitis" ppsx

Ngày tải lên : 09/08/2014, 01:22

... Wnt and other growth factors such as BMP-2 to induce new bone formation TNF alpha may be viewed as a molecular brake on new bone formation acting through DKK-1, but this then begs the question ... number not for citation purposes) References Appel H, Janssen L, Listing J, Heydrich R, Rudwaleit M, Sieper J: Serum levels of biomarkers of bone and cartilage destruction and new bone formation ... Beneficial effects of Adalimumab on biomarkers reflecting structural damage in patients with ankylosing spondylitis J Rheumatol 2008, 35: 2030-2037 Lories RJ, Derese I, de Bari C, Luyten FP: Evidence for...

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Báo cáo y học: "Correction: What magnetic resonance imaging has told us about the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis - the first 50 years" docx

Ngày tải lên : 09/08/2014, 01:22

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Báo cáo y học: "What magnetic resonance imaging has told us about the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis - the first 50 years" doc

Ngày tải lên : 09/08/2014, 13:22

... erroneously for quite some time as a diagnostic or prognostic test for early RA Also, MRI technology is advancing at a steady rate with improved resolution and an increasing emergent platform for undertaking ... prognosis and for monitoring therapy The demonstration that MRI erosive disease was commonplace in early RA fuelled the idea that erosion was fundamental, not just for diagnosis but also for understanding ... appears to hold true for MRI and ultrasound where synovial thickening may be evident in apparent clinical remission [41] Since the synovium appears to be the primary target for the autoimmune process...

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Báo cáo y học: "Correction: What magnetic resonance imaging has told us about the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis - the first 50 years" pps

Ngày tải lên : 09/08/2014, 13:22

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Báo cáo khoa học: "Endotracheal tubes and imposed work of breathing: what should we do about it, if anything" pps

Ngày tải lên : 12/08/2014, 19:22

... end-expiratory pressure) Alterations in pulmonary mechanics, along with the preference of the COPD patient for short inspiratory times and long expiratory times, result in neuromechanical dysynchrony during ... variable breathing pattern, and improved synchrony In a recent trial of spontaneous breathing before extubation, Haberthur and coworkers [11] failed to show any advantage of ATC over PSV or T-tube ... Evita and Puritan Bennett 840 is that Evita provides both inspiratory and expiratory compensation for ET tube resistance In these cases, the airway pressure may be allowed to drop below PEEP to...

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Báo cáo khoa học: "What do we know about medication errors made via a CPOE system versus those made via handwritten orders"

Ngày tải lên : 25/10/2012, 10:39

... interactive) on-line information system with drug interactions, contraindications, side effects, formulary, and IV administration guide Thus, the demarcation between CPOE systems and forms of decision ... errors and the use of their CPOE system 428 Shulman et al [1] detail, for example, how their CPOE system’s pull down menu for dosages led to prescribing an injection of mg/kg instead of mg of ... CPOE systems, and of all healthcare information technology, is mostly terra incognita This research reminds us that while CPOEs undoubtedly reduce several forms of medication error, measuring...

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