... analyze the data and has the capability of sending them on to the physician's office Data are being gathered on the utility of these more sophisticated devices One ofthe goals is to reduce the need ... wave) on the other side Although the heights ofthe objects are fixed, the height ofthe fence can be varied By lowering the fence (from 4.0 to 0.5 mV/cm), the sensitivity is increased and the object ... Evaluation of Sensing Threshold The determination of sensing threshold establishes the adequacy ofthe sensed amplitude ofthe R wave (and/or P wave) Sensitivity is a measure P.161 of how easily the...
... staff ofthe Village of Komochi and the City of Isesaki for their support Author details Department of Public Health, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan 2Faculty of Education, ... greater variety of depressive symptoms [26,27], regardless ofthe presence of chronic diseases The results showed gender difference of association of BMI with the development of depression A ... those with a BMI of >25 Table shows the lifestyle variables for the subjects in the analysis and the number of associated cases of depression in 2000 For men, the prevalence of depression was...
... was for the initial trial of VFG, and the other was for the second trial of VFG after failure of bone consolidation in ipsilateral VFG Patients The mean age ofthe patients at the time of VFG ... ofthe cases during the course ofthe follow- up Multiple previous operations had been performed before VFG in patients in other institutions prior to attending our hospital We have reported these ... existed Therefore there was no significant difference between the previous state (6.8 cm) and the post state (7.5 cm) of VFG in the group of cases undergoing multiple operations (p = 0.84) The discrepancy...
... in the care One ofthe limitations of our study is that the rate of MTCT was calculated among infants who completed their followup to six weeks This could result in Page of 10 overestimation of ... mothers had live births of single infants and two mothers had live birth of twins (Figure 1) Table shows the demographic and obstetric characteristics ofthe mothers enrolled in the study The ... in the study The median age ofthe mothers was 25 years and the median schooling completed was Grade The majority ofthe mothers were pregnant for the second time The median gestational age during...
... Consequently, the operator L : M → M is contractive operator We note that the set M is closed subset ofthe space Ꮿ((0,1]L2 ([0, ∞))) (for the proof see Lemma A.1 in the appendix of this paper) Therefore, ... every t ∈ [0,1], u(t,r) ∈ C((0,1]L2 ([0, ∞))) Proof Let M be the set ofthe proof of Theorem 3.1 Let t ∈ [0,1] be fixed We define the operator R as follows: R(u)(t,r) = ∞ r ∞ h2 (s) h1 (s) s h2 (τ) ... Consequently, the operator R : M → M is contractive operator We note that the set M is closed subset ofthe space Ꮿ((0,1]L2 ([0, ∞))) (for the proof see Lemma A.1 in the appendix of this paper) Therefore...
... We used the clinical followup registery of our hospital in order to reach the reports of their conventional imaging examinations and other investigations We couldn’t get the results ofthe medical ... by PET/CT Of these 16 patients, 2/16 were in the first group, 12/16 in Group and 2/16 in Group3 In group 1, 2/4 patients (50%) had compatible PET/CT and CT results In the other half of these patients ... important limitation that the number of patients is small especially in the first group, the number of studies in the literature investigating the role of PET in the diagnosis of distant metastasis...
... group I had reached again about 74% ofthe initial value of saliva flow The recovery during a followup period of 24 months or 36 months was significant for group I and group II, whereas in group ... implemented The aim of this investigation was to measure ofthe whole salivary flow rate 12, 24 and 36 months after the end of radiotherapy under the circumstances that the protection of at least ... schemes corresponded to the criteria ofthe official guideline Patients’ characteristics are described in table The protocol was accepted by the ethics committee ofthe Martin-LutherUniversity Halle-Wittenberg...
... suitable for the treatment of Japanese patients since the dose of alendronate used for the treatment of osteoporosis in Japanese patients (5 mg per day) was half of that used for the treatment of osteoporosis ... changes in the left acetabulum, half ofthe ilium, and the pubic bone dosage of alendronate for one year after the cessation of treatment [9] Furthermore, in this study, we have shown that the administration ... Interestingly, the progress of our patients during the five-year follow- up after the discontinuation of treatment differed In one patient (Case 1), his T-ALP level remained within the normal range...
... prospective 5-year follow- up study In the present article we describe the follow- up in the first year The aims of our short-term follow- up study were to evaluate NSAID treatment in the first year ... treatment Whether the clinically reported complaints or the MRI-defined number of lesions will be the better predictor ofthe long-term outcome cannot be determined from the 1-year follow- up In our ... 0.05) The head was clinically involved in 2.7%, the extremities in 53.3%, the thorax in 19.6%, the spine in 6.5% and the pelvis in 17.9% of patients (Table 1) At the time of diagnosis, 22% of patients...
... significant with p < 0.01 3.1.2.4 .The structure ofthe lesions on US and CT Table 3.8 The structure ofthe lesion on US The structure ofthe lesions Number of patient Rate% Hypoecho 55 43.6 Mixed ... Thus, the result of our research is also consistent with the results of other authors that most ofthe small lesions are concentrated on clusters with ill-defined boders 4.1.2.3 The shape ofthe ... 100.0 Comment: Most ofthe lesions close to the liver capsule (69.0%) 3.1.1.2 Nodular size ofthe lesions Table 3.2 Nodular size ofthe lesions Nodular size of lesions Number of patient Rate% Nodule...
... and their Children The Interagency Task Team (IATT) on the Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV was established in 1998 following initial reports ofthe results ofthe efficacy of ... scaling upof programmes, and tracking the global progress ofthe prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and HIV care and treatment for children GUIDANCE ON GLOBAL SCALE -UP OFTHE PRE ... create the environment for the later roll-out of antiretroviral therapy and to galvanize political support for the broadening ofthe global response to the HIV epidemic However, the global scale-up...
... max{k, 2n/ n − } Suppose that the following hold A1 The coefficients ofthe leading term of A satisfy one ofthe following two conditions: aαβ x, η aαβ x ; aαβ x, η 0, as α / β A2 There is a constant ... , p 2δ/ δ The proof of Theorem 4.4 is parallel to that of Theorem 4.3; here we omit the detail Acknowledgment This project was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China no ... space, at the same time Y → X1 Lemma 4.1 Under the hypotheses of Lemma 2.7, there exists a sequence of {un } ⊂ X, un u0 in Furthermore, if, we can derive that u Y < C, C is a constant, then the X1...
... By this the proofs ofthe part ofthe results (which require the rather long proofs) are given in Section In Section 4, the main results are formulated, in Sections 5–7 the proofs ofthe main ... respect to γk ¯ The definition ofthe L-condensing map is given in [3] The proof of theorem repeats the proof of Theorem 2.2 in [21] on the strength of ¯ ¯ Lemmas 5.6–5.8 and the inequality u ... the proof of this theorem in Section From Theorems 3.6 and 3.8 the next result follows 0,t (3.11) 222 On weak solutions ofthe equations of motion ¯ Theorem 3.9 For every f ∈ E∗ the equation...
... obligatory' in the sum of £100 to deliver upthe wether flock whole and sound, 'not rotten, banyd,[155]nor otherwise diseased.' The consequence ofthe spread of leases was that the portion ofthe demesne ... copyholders ofthe Abbot of Ramsey, and the northern army lay there so long that they impoverished the country and the tenants had to give up their copyholds through poverty.[183] The loss of life, ... prices to the detriment ofthe whole kingdom: a typical example ofthe political economy ofthe time, which considered the prosperity of agriculture indispensable to the welfare ofthe country,...
... Evaluation ofthe efficacy of long-term therapy shows that, after years of infliximab therapy, the majority of patients had a low level of disease activity and that approximately half ofthe patients ... provides the Kaplan-Meier plot ofthe attrition on infliximab therapy, illustrating the continuation rates after 1, 2, and years; these data are also displayed in Table Evaluation ofthe actual therapy ... etanercept, 63% ofthe 468 patients who entered the 3-year open-label extension were still receiving etanercept at the 5-year follow- up [19] Similarly, years after the initiation ofthe ARMADA (Anti-TNF...
... follow- up At the end of follow- up, the use of beta-blockers decreased significantly in the CABG group, and increased in the MT group (MT, 87%; PCI, 75%; CAGB, 71%; p = 0.011) Also, the use of calcium ... stenosis) was achieved in 41% of patients The overall major adverse events at the 5-year followup by ofthe therapeutic strategies are shown in Table Of note, the PCI group needed significantly more ... group The Ethics Committee ofthe Heart Institute ofthe University of São Paulo Medical School in São Paulo, Brazil approved the trial, and all procedures were performed in accordance with the...
... countries 201Tl uptake Figure wall ofthe LV from the anterior part and anterior was decreased on cardiac scintigraphy ofthe IVS 201Tl uptake was decreased from the anterior part ofthe IVS and ... previous professor ofthe department of cardiovascular surgery in Koyto university hospital Now he works as a cardiovascular surgeon in Toyohashi heart center TN is a professor ofthe pediatrics ... beyond the LV free wall The Dor and SAVE procedures have improved outcomes for patients with damaged IVS [7-9] These procedures recommend resection or exclusion of both the non-functioning parts of...
... placed in the subglottic trachea, movement ofthe head and neck or coughing tend to induce stent migration [3] The other unique aspect ofthe current report is the use of HDR brachytherapy to ... allows the delivery of a high dose of radiation over a short period of time to the obstructed area, and at the same time reducing the risk of undesired side effects to adjacent structures Our group ... a followup bronchoscopy (usually every to weeks for the first months) then another intervention was applied Patients were considered cured when free of symptoms for at least one year after the...
... inferior to the first metatarsal dorsal cortex The guide wire was directed plantarly in the direction ofthe plantar surface ofthe third metatarsal head but perpendicular to the long axis ofthe second ... addressing the position ofthe hallux with the Akin osteotomy is vital to ensure that the hallux lies parallel but not abutting the second toe Pressure ofthe hallux against the second toe will cause the ... contact reducing the risk of non union (iii) High stability ofthe osteotomy with the inferior and superior fragments ofthe metatarsal being pushed together by weight bearing forces rather than being...
... during the first 26 weeks ofthe study This agrees with the findings ofthe ARTIS study, where the risk of infection was highest in the first year [27] We suspect that this was due to the discontinuation ... accounted for of 74 treatment discontinuations, and they were the fourth most common AE overall They also accounted for two ofthe nine deaths Despite the importance of cardiovascular events, there is ... vigilant during the course of treatment with infliximab or any other anti-TNF-α therapy Prior to beginning the study, we speculated that the use of corticosteroids would reduce the frequency of IRs and...