... Table I Baseline data for the 58 smear-negative patients (continued) Characteristic Adenopathy Infiltrate and adenopathy Pleural effusion/thickening and infiltrates Pleural effusion and adenopathy ... 55probable TB cases (3 probable TB cases (3 ‡ had military patterns on had miliary patterns on CXR, and had high ADA CXR, and had high ADA levels in pleural effusion, all levels in pleural effusion, ... classified as having ‘probable’ TB, defined as clinical improvement after weeks of TB treatment and a miliary pattern on chest radiograph or pleural effusion with an ADA level > 30 U/l Four of...
... ML, Pham L, McDermott A, Zeger SL, Samet JM: Fine particulate air pollution and hospital admission for cardiovascular and respiratory diseases Jama-Journal of the American Medical Association ... Following data processing, an exploratory data analysis will be carried out Data processing and analysis will be performed using specific calculating and statistical software Discussion So far, large ... Pope CA, Brook JR, Bhatnagar A, Diez-Roux AV, Holguin F, Hong YL, Luepker RV, Mittleman MA, et al: Particulate Matter Air Pollution and Cardiovascular Disease An Update to the Scientific Statement...
... post manipulation radiograph, the CT findings of impaction of the humeral head and most importantly our peroperative findings ofa long spiral fracture suggestive ofa rotational force as the ... fracture of the proximal humerus does complicate the treatment of the dislocation [9] and requires fracture stablisation that has attendant risks of non-union, avascular necrosis, post-traumatic ... radiological investigations in doubtful cases to define the accurate glenohumeral relationship The additional radiological imaging could be in the form of axillary/apical oblique views or CT scans...
... no professional input They can be used as stand-alone interventions or as an adjunct to other forms of intervention This is a rapidly growing area and a recent meta-analysis of studies evaluating ... conclusions can be drawn regarding effectiveness [11] We are not aware of any studies which have systematically evaluated the use ofa supported self-management approach for relatives of people with ... Care Coordinators or self-referral Potential participants are contacted by a research assistant (RA1) who presents them with verbal and written information about the Lobban et al BMC Psychiatry...
... Perspective-taking The Theory of Mind subscale of the Davos Assessment of Cognitieve Biases Schaal (DACOBS) [Van der Gaag, Schütz, Ten Napel, Landa, Delaspaul, Bak & Tsacher, The development of the Daavos ... trial aiming to evaluate the efficacy of REFLEX Research aims Main aim of the study is to evaluate the efficacy of REFLEX Primary outcome measures in this evaluation are the preconditions of ... ‘Dogs run faster than snails’ and ‘Birds eat cats’ The amount of true/ false items in this condition is balanced Perspective-taking The perspective-taking paradigm is adapted from a paradigm developed...
... Mixed-model analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) will be used for the quantitative measures As covariates we shall use the stratification variables (number of episodes and type of aftercare and treatment ... regression analysis (survival analysis) will be performed, including as covariates the stratification variables that will be used in randomization, and additional variables, i.e.: number of previous ... Chatterji S, Aguilar-Gaxiola S, Alonso J, Angermeyer MC, Bromet EJ, Burger H, Demyttenaere K, de Girolamo G, Haro JM, Hwang I, Karam E, Kawakami N, Lépine JP, Medina-Mora ME, Posada-Villa J, Sampson...
... now reads "We shall compare folic acid and placebo using analysis of covariance to take account of baseline differences, notably in folate levels and the prescription of lithium." 2) We have removed ... had intended the FolATED trial to be paperless, we have replaced the electronic trial database by a rigorous paper-based data collection system We have therefore amended the section on data handling ... electronically Electronic data will be stored on a central computer at each centre Field investigators will use laptops that will be cleared of data after every visit once uploaded to the central database...
... plasma measurements of IL-8 and G-CSF and tracheal aspirate levels of G-CSF, employing a new laboratory method that allows simultaneous determination of parameters from 50 µl blood or tracheal ... Clinical data record form A trained study nurse collects all relevant clinical data for the day before and until days after collection of blood and/or form tracheal aspirate for microbiological examination ... included as a study outcome because of low mortality rates and the intended study size Further data are collected from the hospital's database This database contains all physician's reports, patient...
... vs standard ambulance transport Data from the study on interhospital transfer by standard ambulance in 2005 enables comparison of transfer Table Variables at departure, arrival and 24 hours after ... ICU and hospital mortality; arterial blood gas analysis (saturation, pH, paO2, paCO2, bicarbonate), lactate, glucose and haemoglobin; mechanical ventilation settings and use of vasoactive or inotropic ... indicating deterioration is to evaluate individual data on total number of variables beyond a critical threshold at the moment of departure and arrival Patient groups, having a decrease or increase...
... sequences in axial and sagittal planes; T1- and T2-weighted imaging fat- Figure Axial mammography shows a subcutaneous oval mass with a smooth and sharp margin on the right breast, and another smaller ... physical examination Because benign hypertrophy and breast cancer are the two most common male breast diseases, the primary clinical diagnosis was therefore breast cancer and mammography and MR imaging ... case of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans on the breastofa Chinese man Diagnostic work-up comprised clinical examination, mammography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and diagnosis was proved...
... National Academy Press; 2001 Ontario Critical Care LHIN Leadership Table Inventory of Critical Care Services – An analysis of LHIN-Level Capacities Ontario Ministry of Health and Longterm Care; ... Hospital admission date ICU admission date ICU discharge date Hospital discharge date Patient classification Death during hospitalization Data components Number Number day/month/year Female/male ... process of care indicators Best practice Process of care indicator Unitof measurement Prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia ▪ head of bed elevation(≥ 30°) ▪ route of intubation - Number of...
... stream! UDT – UDP-based Data Transfer Protocol • Application level transport protocol built above UDP • Reliable data delivery • End-to-end approach • Bi-directional • General transport API; ... avoidance Overlapped IO Data scattering/gathering Speculation of next packet User Buffer Data Protocol Buffer Protocol Buffer New Data API • Socket-like API • Support overlapped IO • File transfer ... Efficiency and Fairness Characteristics • Takes 7.5 seconds to reach 90% of the link capacity, independent of BDP • Satisfies max-min fairness if all the flows have the same end-to-end link capacity...
... phonology of languages Universal alphabets Logical relations of the parts of speech The vocabulary and the grammar of languages Distinctions between languages and dialects Mixed languages and jargons ... Eurafrica, Austafrica, Asia, America, Oceanica Causes and consequences of the migrations of races and nations a The Eurafrican Race.—Types of the white race Its first home Early migrations The ... Subdivisions of Races Theories of monogenism and polygenism Doctrine of “geographical provinces” or “areas of characterization.” The continental areas at the date of man’s appearance on the earth Eurafrica,...
... appropriate Comparative data between characteristics are displayed, and data are summarized as tables as well as in text Results Patient characteristics The numbers of patient diagnosed as pulmonary tuberculosis ... tuberculosis at an intensive care unit Anasth Intensivther Notfallmed 1989;24:334-40 al-Kassimi FA, Abdullah AK, al-Hajjaj MS, al-Orainey IO, Bamgboye EA, Chowdhury MN Nationwide community survey of tuberculosis ... requiring mechanical ventilation It is probable that debilitating factors such as alcoholism or anemia are contributory Aspiration of sputum leading to aspiration pneumonia was a less common diagnosis...
... intervention was avoided in the name of regulatory forbearance Repealing Glass-Steagall The Glass-Steagall Act of 1933 had established a firm separation between commerce and banking in the financial world ... behalf of the finance industry The repeal of GlassSteagall was a monumental piece of deregulation, but in many ways it ratified the status quo of the time.21 Hands-Off Regulation Many argued that ... deregulation was a boon for national commercial banks, allowing for the formation of “mega-banks.” The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act was the crowning achievement of decades and millions of dollars worth of...
... would change the appearance of her teeth considerably At the second appointment, the treatment plan was explained to the patient using the diagnostic wax-up and the unaltered original cast Adiagnostic ... teeth shape and alignment and declined the periodontal surgery It was explained that her central incisors would have a squared shape and would appear shorter and wider In her case, adiagnostic ... correct shade for direct composite resin restorations and can serve as a practical chairside alternative to the diagnostic wax-up It can also be used to create a lingual matrix for multilayered...
... demographic and socioeconomic variables such as age, education, marital status, and employment status, and clinical variables such as cancer stage at diagnosis, time after diagnosis, and initial ... information that is congruent with a patient’s needs at that particular time is an important determinant for patient satisfaction and affects health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and anxiety and ... usual care group with that of the SCP approach by giving a patient randomized to usual care more information than was intended for usual care Also, if usual care patients learn from other patients...
... Peninsular Malaysia and the states of Sabah and Sarawak in the north of Kalimantan Kuala Lumpur, the national capital, Labuan UNEP/SCS – National Report Malaysia and Putra Jaya form the Federal territories ... meters and with a tidal stream of over knots The West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia has an equatorial climate, with an average annual rainfall of more than 2500mm and a daily temperature that ranges ... include: Friends of the Earth (Sahabat Alam Malaysia), World Wildlife Fund for Nature (Malaysia), Malaysian Institute of Marine Affairs (MIMA), Malaysian Nature Society, Malaysian Fisheries Society,...
... Tribunal AD Action Directe [Direct Action] AFP Australian Federal Police AG Attorney-General AIC Australian intelligence community ANAO Australian National Audit Office AQMI Al-Qaida pour le Maghreb ... le Maghreb Islamique [al Qaeda for the Islamic Maghreb] ASALA Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia ASIO Australian Security Intelligence Organisation ASIS Australian Secret Intelligence ... Deutschlands [German National Democratic Party] NSA National Security Agency NTAC National Threat Assessment Centre OAS Organisation de l’Armée Secrète [Organization of the Secret Army] ONA Office of...
... We thank Kazuko Seo and Hiroko Yamazaki, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, for technical assistance, and Dr Masahiro Tomita and Dr Katsutoshi Yoshizato, Hiroshima Tissue Regeneration ... of the elementary unitof fibroin in ER It was demonstrated in this study that the elementary unitof fibroin, having the same molar ratio of H- and L-chains, and fhx/P25 as of the elementary unit ... density-gradient centrifugation Each fraction was assayed for activities of NADPH-cytochrome c reductase (an ER marker) and a- mannosidase II (a Golgi marker) Proteins in every other fraction were analyzed...