... demonstrated in patients with ARDS by use of CT scanning [12] The number of experiments is in line with recent studies investigating respiratory mechanics in acute lung injury [23,24] Increasing the ... inflection point (LIP) We were surprised that the inflation point of maximum compliance increase actually increased after recruitment in a nonlinear way (Fig 5d), with a sharp increase beyond an increase ... Pmcd,DEF, point of maximum compliance decrease of deflation curve; Pmcd,INF, point of maximum compliance decrease of inflation curve; Pmci,INF, point of maximum compliance increase of inflation...
... the pre-IMC period, whereas they remain the same for patients having only or days in the ICU In testing for the remaining 10 first-order interactions not involving 'period', only one turned out ... explained the increase in total hospital cost after introducing an intermediate care unit (IMC) • Optimal size and utilisation of the IMC may reduce the total hospital cost per patient Competing interests ... retained in a 'main effects' regression model Next, cost effects of first-order interactions between the periodic difference and the other predictors remaining in the 'main effects' model were introduced...
... discussed in following chapters 87 Chapter 2.2 Changesin cholesterol oxidation after KA-induced neurodegeneration 88 Chapter 2.2 Changesin cholesterol oxidation after KA-induced neurodegeneration Introduction ... Little or no staining was observed in white matter tracts including the internal capsule and the corpus callosum (Fig 3.3H) 64 Chapter 2.1 Changesin cholesterol biosynthesis after KA-induced neurodegeneration ... result in rapid degradation of INSIG-1 protein as a result of cellular 74 Chapter 2.1 Changesin cholesterol biosynthesis after KA-induced neurodegeneration stress (Lee and Ye 2004), leading to increased...
... from some arteries from vagina or pelvic wall h: Right ovarian artery supplying blood to the remaining uterus No right uterine artery could be detected Main bloodsupply of the right side of ... of threatened abortion Daily vaginal disinfection with popidone iodine, bed rest, and administration of ritodrine and an ulinastatin vaginal suppository were continued as a new follow-up modality ... Int J Med Sci 2010, complications, there might be reduced bloodsupply to the remaining uterus Furthermore, if the bloodsupply to the uterus is reduced, it could be a cause of intrauterine...
... to transmission changesin spinal pathways and clinical scores of motor function in chronic hemiparesis after stroke In Proceedings of the 19th International Conference of the International Society ... leg during a pedaling task [61] Only changesin the intersegmental modulation from quadriceps to soleus (a monoarticular muscle) have been explored in the present study However, changesin intersegmental ... Impaired efficacy of spinal presynaptic mechanisms in spastic stroke patients Brain 2009, 132:734-748 50 Simon ES: Changesin spinal recurrent inhibition in patients during the immediate post-stroke...
... seven individuals in the REST group, two rested during the first two minutes, three rested in the middle two minutes, and six rested in the final two minutes One participant rested in all three intervals, ... participants rested during two intervals, and the remaining four participants rested only during one interval (which was always the final interval) Figure illustrates the changesin distance, speed ... precipitated resting in these people were also associated with increased asymmetry, we cannot determine whether the increasingly asymmetric gait pattern in individuals who rested induced the resting behavior...
... repeat-binding protein DNA binding domain: a new fold with an additional C-terminal helix J Mol Biol 2006, 356:72-85 Kirik V, Bäumlein H: A novel leaf-specific myb-related protein with a single binding ... involved in response to auxin stimulus (25) whereas the less abundant one contained the two genes involved in NADHdehydrogenase complex (plastoquinone) assembly (At1g74880 and At5g58260) As in ... At5g59780), the ninth one (At5g59430) corresponds to the telomeric repeat-binding protein (TRP1), which also contains the typical MYB motifs [26] Eight out of these nine genes were also included in the...
... and role functioning-emotional (RE) Each item of the SF-8 is assessed using a 5- or 6-point Likert scale, and is standardized according to the scoring system, in which 50 points represents the ... baseline characteristics between the groups were evaluated using chi-square test, and those in the baseline scores for the SF-8 between the groups were evaluated using Student's t-test Changesin ... excluded, and the remaining 1534 were enrolled in the study Among the latter group, participants who answered both the baseline and follow-up questionnaires, had no missing values in the required questionnaire...
... concentration increased in oak-hickory-pine forest growing on abandoned agricultural land, in the South-eastern USA As mentioned before, bulk density increased with increasing depth, and the mineral ... decline in Corg in the OL and OH but increased Corg in the A layer Because of lack of replication, this finding will need to be confirmed During second rotation, Corg progressively accumulated in ... chronosequence in Harwood; however, the C concentration in the mineral layer of the single CF site was slightly higher, compared with the corresponding one of the 40-yr stands, indicating that mixing of...
... reported that in SCI rats there was an increase in the excitability of the afferent neurons innervating urinary bladder but there was no change in neurons innervating the colon Inferences from ... evident months after human spinal cord injury Brain 2002, 125:1150-1161 14 Jankowska E, Hammar I: Spinal interneurones; how can studies in animals contribute to the understanding of spinal interneuronal ... [15] investigating segmental tail muscle in the rats Since our experiments were performed on triceps surae muscle in mice, one can conclude that spinal cord injury might cause similar changes in...
... Changesin weight and metabolic parameters during treatment with antipsychotics and metformin: the data inform as to potential guideline development? A systematic review of clinical studies Int ... Page of Table Changesin parameters of adiposity during the mo nutritional intervention Visit A (Baseline) vs Visit B (3 mo) Visit A (Baseline) vs Visit C (6 mo) Visit A (Baseline) vs Visit D ... activity counseling and behavioral interventions in order to aid patients’ adherence to a healthy life plan during the nutritional intervention Counseling sessions were undertaken individually by...
... sniffing cocaine (for at least the last 12 months) IDUs stopped injecting (no injection during the last 12 months) Table (bottom lines) shows the mean hours spent using drugs in 2001 and in 2004 Changes ... working, and time looking for work among non-IDUs Change in time working Change in time using drugs Change in time looking for work Decrease or not work No change or Increase Total Not looking ... spent “zero hours” in these activities: changesin time of drug use; work; looking for work; and hanging out in the neighbourhood In the case of the variable change in time using drugs, we excluded...
... and role functioning-emotional (RE) Each item of the SF-8 is assessed using a 5- or 6-point Likert scale, and is standardized according to the scoring system, in which 50 points represents the ... baseline characteristics between the groups were evaluated using chi-square test, and those in the baseline scores for the SF-8 between the groups were evaluated using Student's t-test Changesin ... excluded, and the remaining 1534 were enrolled in the study Among the latter group, participants who answered both the baseline and follow-up questionnaires, had no missing values in the required questionnaire...
... suggesting that the Th1 skewing will diminish after smoking cessation Despite of the decrease in cell numbers and the reduction in cytokine and chemokine levels in the BALF after smoking cessation, ... sputum after smoking cessation [24,25] In contrast, other studies indicate that there is an ongoing airway inflammation in COPD patients who had stopped smoking [29-32] These findings indicate ... was immersed in fresh fixative for at least 24 h, after which it was embedded in paraffin After paraffin embedding, μm sections were cut and stained with hematoxylin/eosin (H&E) according to standard...
... jugular blood samples were collected in the morning, using Vacutainer® tubes (Becton Dickinson Vacutainer Systems, Meylan, France), one month before estimated calving, at calving (within 24 hours after ... significant increase in the numbers of WBC at calving This was mainly due to an increase in the numbers of circulating neutrophils, and to a less extent, an increase in monocytes At calving, the ... proportion of CD18+ neutrophils remained fairly constant, but was significantly (p
... caused during the initial traumatic and inflammatory event coupled with possible long term changes to joint loading After injury, it is proposed that abnormal joint motion and loading lead to ... Results Biomarker concentrations in the setting of acute knee injury To gain an understanding of the effect of joint injury on joint tissue turnover and pathology, we investigated 20 Catterall et ... biomarkers These in vivo findings after acute injury are analogous to the temporal patterns of matrix epitope release in vitro from cartilage explants stimulated with proinflammatory cytokines in which...
... and tissue [21] Ozone inhalation induces iNOS expression in vivo, providing molecular evidence for the possible involvement of NO generation in ozone-induced pulmonary inflammation or lung damage ... activity in airway tissues was elevated in antigen-induced AHR rats, mainly due to the induction of iNOS in the airways Constitutive eNOS and nNOS are not down-regulated in this animal model of AHR In ... described [23-25], iNOS is involved in inflammatory disease of the airways If ozone induces pulmonary inflammation and NO plays a critical role in the ozone-induced pulmonary inflammation, it seems...
... Protein, casein and whey protein content The baseline value of protein content was 3.43% for morning and 3.66% for afternoon milking After the PMI, the protein content increased significantly in ... milking interval = the time between afternoon and morning milking Day milking interval = the time between morning and afternoon milking Data represent the LS-means SE for yield, SCC and PMN in ... before and after a single prolonged milking interval of 24 hrs The prolonged milking interval (PMI) occurred between the morning milkings day and day Night milking interval = the time between afternoon...
... central venous blood gas analyses were performed by intermittent blood sampling and co-oximetry (ABL 700; Radiometer, Copenhagen, Denmark) at baseline and hourly during the hours after surgery ... 0.02* Baseline CI (l Lowest CI (l min-1 m-2) min-1 m-2) CI, 8-hour mean (l min-1 m-2) 3.93 ± 1.07 4.20 ± 1.55 0.30 Baseline DO2I (ml min-1 m-2) 494 ± 191 541 ± 229 0.26 Lowest DO2I (ml min-1 m-2) ... fluctuations in ScvO2 occur during the peri-operative period Values of ScvO2 decreased significantly during the first hour after surgery, while CI and DO2I remained unchanged A significant increase in...