... drafting the manuscript and inthe review ofthe literature and in performing the clinical follow-up HG was involved in drafting the manuscript and inthe review ofthe literature SH participated ... the final draft Do you have a case to share? Submit your case report today • Rapid peer review • Fast publication • PubMed indexing • Inclusion in Cases Database Any patient, any case, can teach ... urethral stricture was found Biodegradable grafts seem to be an ideal solution forthe repair ofthe urethra as well as other segments ofthe urinary tract SIS acts like a framework forthe host-tissue...
... competed withthe radioactive ligand 57Co-labeled Cbl forthe binding to IF (or TC) It appeared that both the analogue and Cbl efciently displaced 57Co-labeled Cbl according tothe ratio of their half-saturation ... quite feasible In this regard we plan to examine a group of analogues concerning details of their binding tothe specic proteins and receptors In conclusion, the binding ofa uorescent Cbl analogue ... vitamin B12 binding II Steric orientation of vitamin B12 on binding and number of combining sites of human intrinsic factor and the transcobalamins Biochim Biophys Acta 243, 7582 Marchaj A, Jacobsen...
... Journal of Inequalities and Applications remain valid for nondoubling measures; see, for example, [1–9] One ofthe main motivations for extending the classical theory tothe nondoubling context was ... non-doubling measures,” Advances in Mathematics, vol 164, no 1, pp 57 116, 2001 [9] X Tolsa, The space H for nondoubling measures in terms ofa grand maximal operator,” Transactions ofthe American ... T(1) theorems The main purpose of this paper is to investigate behaviors of approximations ofthe identity and some kind of maximal operators associated with it at the extremal cases, namely, when...
... foot and ankle joint (three cases), the forearm (four cases), and the popliteal area (one case) Pulmonary metastasis was detected at diagnosis in all alveolar soft part sarcoma cases and in one ... radiography, although one case of synovial sarcoma (Figure 1) and one case of alveolar soft part sarcoma showed calcification on plain radiographs In all three cases of alveolar soft part Figure A ... histiocytoma, two cases each of myxofibrosarcoma and high-grade leiomyosarcoma, and one case of clear cell sarcoma were diagnosed Four ofthe seven cases of synovial sarcoma, two ofthe three cases of...
... declare that they have no competing interests Authors' contributions KS was involved withthe initial writing ofthe manuscript including the literature search MK was involved withthe initial management ... from the patient for publication of this case report and accompanying images A copy ofthe written consent is available for review by the Editor -in- Chief of this journal Competing interests The authors ... Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008, 2:377 http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/2/1/377 Figure Clinical photograph of hand Clinical photograph of hand Figure Lateral radiograph of hand Lateral...
... that reduce the intake of lactose, galactose, or phenylalanine, respectively Infants with galactosemia require total artificial specific lactose-free formula; infants with PKU may be partially ... small amount of HCV may be inactivated inthe infant’s gastrointestinal tract The integrity ofthe mucosa ofthe infant may preclude infection by the oral route There may be neutralization of ... normal flora ofthe intestinal tract ofthe breastfed infant, as well as the offspring of all other mammalian species studied until weaning, is bifidobacterium or lactobacillus.54 These bacteria...
... peculiar aptitude forthe essential in painting as an art But before we can appreciate his real value, we must come to an agreement as to what inthe art of figure-painting the craft has its own altogether ... Andrea Orcagna and Fra Angelico ORCAGNAOf Orcagna it is difficult to speak, as only a single fairly intact painting of his remains, the 23altar-piece in S Maria Novella Here he reveals himself as ... us look a moment at certain of his symbols inthe Arena at Padua, at the “Inconstancy,” the “Injustice,” the “Avarice,” for instance “What are the significant traits,” he seems to have asked himself,...
... Legislature Under its assigned missions, the office conducts the following types of examinations: Financial audits attest tothe fairness ofthe financial statements of agencies They examine the adequacy ... enacted, the statutes require that the measure be analyzed by the Office ofthe Auditor as to its probable effects Health insurance analyses examine bills that propose to mandate certain health ... PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP conducted a financial audit ofthe Department ofthe Attorney General, State of Hawai‘i, forthe fiscal year July 1, 2003 to June 30, 2004 The audit examined the financial...
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... objected to our finding involving its failure to obtain a quotation fora copier maintenance agreement, contending that obtaining quotations was unnecessary as the terms ofthe copier maintenance ... Other Governmental Funds The accompanying notes are an integral part ofthe financial statements $ $ General Fund Department ofthe Attorney General State of Hawaii Balance Sheet Governmental ... The accompanying notes are an integral part ofthe financial statements Amounts reported inthe statement of net assets are different because: Capital assets used in governmental activities are...
... clusters of retained items within each ofthe 14 individual domains and then on the resultant item pool in its entirety after item elimination at the domain level In Rasch analysis, a mathematical ... items (in their domains and in aggregate) to Rasch analysis The retained items–by virtue of fitting the Rasch model, like all items that fit the Rasch model–are guaranteed to have the same measurement ... each ofthe ATAQ-IPF’s scales (domain and total) maintain their additive properties To our knowledge, only one other investigator has used this type of approach inthe development of respiratory...
... firmly in Japanese industry However, over the past decade the association of lean manufacturing with Japan has weakened and “lean” has become an international standard in many industry sectors Lean ... we begin with an outline ofthe origins of lean manufacturing, commencing with an overview ofthe Toyota Production System and, in particular, the ideas of Taiichi Ohno, the main architect of just -in- time ... principles of lean manufacturing and tease out the likely implications for workers ORGANIZING PRINCIPLES OF LEAN MANUFACTURING Particularly in early research into Japanese manufacturing during the 1980s,...
... firmly in Japanese industry However, over the past decade the association of lean manufacturing with Japan has weakened and “lean” has become an international standard in many industry sectors Lean ... we begin with an outline ofthe origins of lean manufacturing, commencing with an overview ofthe Toyota Production System and, in particular, the ideas of Taiichi Ohno, the main architect of just -in- time ... principles of lean manufacturing and tease out the likely implications for workers ORGANIZING PRINCIPLES OF LEAN MANUFACTURING Particularly in early research into Japanese manufacturing during the 1980s,...
... Additional data file contains additional tables Additional data file contains the legends forthe additional figures and tables Additional data file contains supplementary methods, including data analysis ... ChromaTOF software the S/N threshold was set at 10, baseline offset at 1.0, data points for averaging at 7, and peak width at 2.5 The TOF mass spectrometer can collect spectra at up to 500 Hz and ... normalization methods (see Additional data file 4) Additional data files The following additional data are available with this paper online Additional data file contains additional figures Additional...
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... bacterial extracts ‘Immunoeducation’: a novel strategy or an utopian goal? Bacteria or bacterial products are already being tested against allergic diseases Encouraging preliminary data are coming ... in those ‘unhygienic’ areas inhale and ingest a different kind, variety and amount of bacteria compared with children of farmers and anthroposophic families, who have access to natural soil and ... allergic asthma in animal models [29] Adjuvant DNA immunostimulatory sequences can provide part ofthe immunostimulatory effects of Freund’s adjuvant without the severe inflammatory and toxic side...
... performance”, led by Professor Robert Kaplan of Harvard University as a representative of academia and the CEO of Nolan Norton David Norton as a representative of industry to evaluate the performance ... scorecard Berman [12] also believes that companies should include 25 to 60 key performance indicators inthe balanced scorecard Additionally, Hanson [13] thinks that the main advantage ofthe balanced ... technical staff causing reluctance to invest – Others have already applied Quality Assurance Systems (e.g., Company A, Company B), and their technical information is stored and made available to the...
... status tothe cloud, while custom applications or analytics can be performed at a higher aggregate level “Pushing data tothe cloud got us out ofa mindset that saw this as a point -to- point integration ... serve as a barrier Healthcare, in particular, faces challenges: regulatory approval for new systems can easily take the best part ofa year - a long timeframe for firms inthe hi-tech industry that ... the European Commission aims to have “eCall” functionality built into all new cars by 2015, aimed at providing an automated emergency calling service inthe event of an Rise ofthe machines accident...