... In addition, having an in- depthunderstandingof shopping behaviour at keyretailers often represents an important key to opening interesting doors within the organizationofretailers Although ... in achieving their marketing objectivesand that respect their operational standards and ways of working For manufacturers, this implies not only an in- depthunderstandingof the retailersobjectives ... thought of as a discipline (generating insights andunderstanding shoppers) and as an approach (an intuitive understandingof shoppers that allows us to act) Deploying the two sides of shopper...
... also made gains in both the finance/banking industries andin the defence-related public sector Whereas some 125 000 women worked in finance and banking institutions in 1975, the number increased ... model answer: The two decades between 1975 and 1995 brought significant changes in the representation of women in Freedonia's work force, according to the graphs In 1975, for example, ... 000 Two sectors that retained stable employment numbers for both men and women were manufacturing, which had about 300 000 women and 650 000 men in both surveyed years, and the public sector (non-defence),...
... much, and what type of capital inflow to buy Specifically, how can the central bank make use of prior knowledge relating to the volatility and persistence of capital flows? And how would the interaction ... Prospects, andKey Policy Issues,” Washington, D.C The data are quarterly and available from the IMF’s Balance of Payments Yearbook FDI covers an investment that involves an “effective voice in management,” ... improved rates of return This could be done either by forcing a step exchange rate depreciation (and thereby generating the expectation of a strengthening of the rand) or by raising interest rates...
... pre-existing increased insulin resistance and dysfunction of beta cells Insulin resistance is present in the acutely ill [13,15,18,28] in different intensity, but the factors determining the extent of ... manuscript AVB and VG participated in patients' inclusion and follow-up IPR was involved in the analysis of results and writing the manuscript All the authors read and approved the final version ... insulin resistance Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care 2002, 5:551-559 14 Marette A: Mediators of cytokine-induced insulin resistance in obesity and other inflammatory settings Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab...
... expenses of the authors Baelani and Dünser Conflict and Health 2011, 5:2 http://www.conflictandhealth.com/content/5/1/2 Page of Author details Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, ... cared for patients following sexual violence, these institutions were visited and included in the survey During on-site visits consisting of personal interviews and visits ofkey hospital facilities ... Our results regarding inconsistencies in post-discharge care of sexually abused females are in line with the findings of the United Nations panel reporting unmet needs of victims of sexual violence,...
... Committee of the Moi University School of Medicine and Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (Eldoret, Kenya) and the Institutional Review Board of the Indiana University School of Medicine (Indianapolis, ... qualitative and quantitative analyses, drafted the manuscript, and approved the final manuscript WMN contributed to the conception and design of the study and participated in the acquisition of data and ... (Indianapolis, Indiana) Informed consent was obtained for key informant interviews, and all clinical investigation was conducted according to the principles expressed in the Declaration of Helsinki Study...
... nursing handover (red, up-pointing arrows), the beginning and end of the daily medical shift (green, down-pointing arrows), and periods of routine nursing observations (pink, shorter, up-pointing ... routine nursing observations and nursing handover, and the majority of calls occur after hours Our findings raise questions about the appropriate frequency and technology of observations in hospital ... periods of nursing handover and routine nursing observation In addition, although MET calls occurred more frequently during the hours 08:00–18:00 (47% of calls during 42% of the day), a substantial...
... NF, Mandl RC, et al Language lateralization in monozygotic twin pairs concordant and discordant for handedness Brain 2002; 125: 2710-8 Vernooij MW, Ikram MA, Tanghe HL, et al Incidental findings ... neighboring structures or leads to increased intracranial pressure as they get older In conclusion, we report a second case of mirror-imaging of ACs in MZ, which contributes to the understandingof ... case of MZ with mirror-imaging of AC in the literature In this case, we describe the second case of MZ with mirror-imaging of AC and discuss the possible clinical implications First, Helland and...
... populations, including Alaskan Eskimos (25% in males and 36% in female) and Canadian Eskimos (43% in males and 40% in female) [21,22] According to the literature, the frequency of a bilateral absence of ... Nasolacrimal Passageways and Olfactory Organs in Man Philadelphia: P Blakiston’s Son; 1920 Som PM, cCurtin HD Head and neck imaging In: Som PM, Shugar JMA, Brandwein MS, eds Anatomy and Physiology, 4th ... 2003:98-100 Dodd G, Jing B Radiology of the Nose, Paranasal Sinuses and Nasopharynx Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins 1977:59–65 Hollinshead W The nose and paranasal sinuses In: Hollinshead W, ed Anatomy for...
... completed PP Subjects in all three plans had an increase in MAPC: Plan 1=1.20%, Plan 2=0.33%, and Plan 3=2.5% Using a repeated measures t-test, MAPC in Plan and were significant (P=0.027 and P=0.002 respectively), ... for compliant sub-groups in each of the three Plans As shown in Figure 2, subjects following all three plans had an increase in MAPC: Plan 1=1.30%, Plan 2=2.00%, and Plan 3=4.1% Using a repeated-measures ... non-plant-sourced calcium and minerals, and that the body is able to use less than 10 percent of the minerals contained in the most popular brands of multivitamins, as opposed to over 80 percent of minerals derived...
... integrated transducer and skin In Group B and C, a water bag with proper pressure was able to expel the intervening tissues and shorten the distance between the transducer and the pancreas The ... ear veins and ketamine was infused (50 mg/h) for anesthesia Diazepam was administered as needed The HIFU ablation procedure complies with the guidance of the National Standard of China and was ... Int J Med Sci 2011, creatic cancer (prolongation of life and relief of carcinoma-related pain) have been reported [11, 12] Because pancreatic injury may result in severe pancreatitis and...
... or the main form of treatment itself For many procedures, lasers are now becoming the treatment of choice by both clinicians and patients, andin some cases, the standard of care Clinicians need ... "the brain and hand, skill and experience" of the specialist The aim of this study was to verify the reliability and efficacy of one of these compact portable diode instruments, emitting a maximum ... consisted of 10 patients (7 women and men; age range 23-68 years) We treated red linear telangiectases with diameters above 0.5mm [Fig.2a] and angiomas ranging in size between 2x2 and 3x4 [Fig.3a]...
... chondroitin, one month prior to study and during the study, other than multivitamin and mineral supplements containing vitamins and minerals as the sole medicinal ingredients Use of concomitant prohibited ... treatment of arthritic pain in horses Clinical conditions (body weight, body temperature, respiration rate, and pulse rate), and liver (bilirubin, GGT, and ALP) and kidney (BUN and creatinine) functions ... statistics, and report writing remained blinded Prior and concomitant therapy Uses of medications such as narcotics, oral NSAIDS, topical NSAIDS within four weeks of randomization and during the...
... cholesterol and triglycerides were determined using GPO-PAP and CHOD-PAP kits, respectively, from Boehringer Mannheim (Mannheim, Germany) HDL was measured following precipitation of apoB containing lipoproteins ... Ballantyne CM, Gotto AM, Marian AJ Effects of PPARα, γ and δ haplotypes on plasma levels of lipids and progression of coronary atherosclerosis and response to statin therapy in the lipoprotein ... investigate the effect ofan activated PPARδ Inan obese state the activities of numerous interacting genes are altered which may influence the effect of PPARδ on metabolism In our data andin the study...
... significant increase in the blood glucose level both fasting and post-prandial in the patients group (Gp3) compared with Gp1 and Gp2 Also total cholesterol and creatinine were significantly higher in ... performed in a GeneAmp, thermocycler (Biorad, USA), and the profile consisted ofan initial melting step of at 94°C; followed by 35 cycles of 30 s at 94°C, 30 s at 61°C, and 30 s at 72°C; and a final ... MY C677T and A1298C polymorphisms of the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene: incidence and effect of combined genotypes on plasma fasting and post-methionine load homocysteine in vascular...
... recombination [13] MMR genes, including hMSH2, hMLH1, hMSH3, hMPS1, hPMS2 and GTBP/hMSH6 are very important in distinguishing and repairing misparing and slippage errors in DNA synthesis The mismatch ... usually painless and appear clinically as white keratotic lesions The erosive, atrophic and bullous forms are often associated with a burning sensation andin many cases can cause severe pain [5] ... suggest that in some instances inflammatory cells and cytokines found in peritumoral stroma can more likely contribute to tumor development and progression than to mount an effective host antitumoral...
... signaling is involved in claudin-1 expression and localization 99 Indeed, a study shows that increasing β-catenin increases the expression of claudin-1 in colorectal cancer cells, and that claudin-1 ... P.A., and Yang Y The roles of claudin superfamily proteins in paracellular transport Traffic 2001;2(2): 93-98 Morin P.J Claudin proteins in human cancer: promising new targets for diagnosis and therapy ... important for the regulation and localization of claudin expression It has been shown that protein kinases such as Protein Kinase A (PKA) and Protein Kinase C (PKC) can phosphorylate claudins (6,7)...
... allergy, and clinical pharmacology, and also family doctors in training o recycling periods The objectivesof the investigation were explained to all participating physicians and they were provided ... half of the predictors and because it was “coherent” with the clinical and biological reality The age and CA 19.9 were “predisposing” for the condition with OR’s of 1.020 and 1.023 respectively and ... I and IIA by means of validation of a previous original model [18] The model, validated by means of logistic regression and “bootstrap” analysis, contains the variables AGE [18], TC [1,3-6] and...
... Expression of proteoglycans and hyaluronan during wound healing J Histochem Cytochem 1995;43:125-35 Pianigiani E, Andreassi A, Taddeucci P, Alessandrini C, Fimiani M, Andreassi L A new model for studying ... distally, and lingually Data were obtained at baseline before treatment and at 10 days, and 6,9, and 24 months after treatment Surgical Technique After local anaesthesia, intrasulcular incisions ... Contributions: SC and AB made substantial contributions to conception and design and drafted the manuscript SC revised it critically for important intellectual content and gave final approval of the version...