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... Likert-type format of = strongly disagree to = strongly agree were included The areas explored were: the rationale and need forthe guidelines (original score = 4.6); the need forthe development ofthe ... nursing, pharmacy, and supportive care Experts had clinical, academic and research roles and three members ofthe group were also running cough clinics in the UK Members ofthe group have also significant ... necessary and timely Process of guidelines development 2.1 Formation ofthe Task Group The Task Group was led by the Cancer Experiences Research Collaborative (CECo) with invited experts from the Association...
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... re-evaluation ofthe role of BCG vaccination in the prevention and control of TB This updated report is being issued by CDC, the Advisory Committee forthe Elimination of Tuberculosis, andthe Advisory ... RR-4 MMWR The Role of BCG Vaccine in the Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis in the United States A Joint Statement by the Advisory Council forthe Elimination of Tuberculosis andthe Advisory ... Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The role of BCG vaccine in the prevention and control of tuberculosis in the United States: a joint statement by the Advisory Council forthe Elimination of...
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... transactions the tax neutrality for shareholders upon the establishment of a holding SE, the definition ofthe registered office for tax purposes andthe tax neutrality upon the transfer ofthe registered ... 1.1 Motivation ofthe thesis 1.2 Aim ofthe thesis and object ofexamination 1.3 Organization ofthe thesis Relevance ofthe European Company in practice ... Options for Reform with Regard to the Status Quo andthe Proposals at the Level ofthe European Union With a foreword by Prof Dr Christoph Spengel RESEARCH Bibliographic information published by the...
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... number of spins By linearity ofthe Fourier transform the direct relation between the peak integral andthe number of spins ofthe corresponding chemical group holds forthe spectrum of superposed ... to the time- dependence ofthe unit vectors Using the product rule forthe derivation andthe fact that thetime derivative ofthe unit vector is the cross product of !rf with this vector it follows ... implementation of a segmentation algorithm is presented In the cases studied, the procedure gives better results than the standard watershed transformation Forthe quantitative analysis ofthe uniformity of...
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... scaffolds andthe rate of new tissue formation must be coupled appropriately to each other in such a way that by thetimetheinjury site is totally regenerated, the scaffold is totally degraded The ... distribution of inorganic phase in the organic matrix and hence to optimize the performance ofthe biomedical devices and their interaction with the host tissues A wide variety of biocomposites ... accounts for about 70% ofthe dry weight of bone andthe organic matrix makes upthe remainder.5 2.1.1 Organic Phase: Collagen Nanofibers and Noncollagenous Proteins Approximately 90% ofthe organic...
... used in our laboratory forthe last four years We will show that the RAPET of silanes is yielding the smallest reported SiC particles having the highest surface area The RAPET of empty Coca Cola ... ability to reduce metals for which there is no reducing agent that can it For example, preparing metallic Mg nanoparticles .The last technique was named by us RAPET It stands for Reaction under Autogenic ... The main parameters that determine the particle size in sonoelectrochemistry are temperature, sonication intensity, andthe electric pulse width Its main synthetic advantage is the ability...
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