... communication with patients and their relatives in the out-patient clinic or by telephone or mail The patient or a family member was contacted and interviewed to obtain further information Patients ... studied, andthe model with only the main effects assumed as adequate (Table 4) Therefore it was concluded that the two factors which were independently significant were neo-adjuvant therapy and AJCC ... Supervised and assisted in all of the statistical analysis KID - Conceived of the idea, participated in its design and wrote and supervised several drafts of the manuscript All authors have read and...
... Us is the short -term unemployment rate and Ul is the long- term unemployment rate The value of α will be determined by the estimation For the purpose of this paper, the duration version of the Phillips ... beyond their indirect effect via long- term unemployment On the other hand, unemployment benefits duration and labor market policies only affect the weights via their impact on long- term unemployment The ... rate, and π t is inflation over the past year t Ugap takes two possible values: The first value is the gap between the unemployment rate ˜ ˜ andthe standard NAIRU The second is the gap between U and...
... than the effect of long- term incentives The results support this 19 hypothesis as well In step 2, the coefficient for bonuses was larger than the coefficient for longterm incentives, andthe ... greater than the coefficient for both the bonus plan (p < 001) and long- term incentives (p < 0001) Because of the restrictions on long- term incentives, Hypothesis predicted that the effect of ... of the specified grids For the bonus pay plan, the company set targets, which were based on the pay band of the employee at the beginning of the year The company paid bonuses which reflected the...
... Osaka, Japan) The RNA was reverse-transcribed using SuperScript II (Invitrogen) and used for cloning the SV40T Ag cDNA The cDNA encoding the wild-type SV40T Ag andthe 3¢ portion of the tsA58T Ag ... antibodies against the pan-EC marker, CD31, the lymphatic endothelial and liver sinusoidal endothelial marker Lyve-1 (lymphatic vessel endothelial hyaluronan receptor-1) [28–32] and SV40T Ag Immunostaining ... lipoproteins (LDLs) The cell populations derived from the brain, lung, heart, liver and uterus stained positive for CD31 (Fig 3B for the brain, liver and uterus; data not shown for the lung and heart),...
... In the final part we focus specifically on long- term care andthe care of the elderly We firstly examine Europeans’ views about the provision of longterm care: the appropriateness and costs and ... the future, how they expect and prefer to be taken care of should the need arise and how they think they will finance their future long- term care In the last chapter, we look at the extent to which ... “Health and Long- Term Care” Views about the affordability of hospitals vary depending on people’s terminal education age and their occupational status: • • Education: the higher the terminal...
... causing farmers to evacuate and in some cases abandon farms, the agronomic and social impacts of the evacuation, the rationale and execution of livestock evacuation, andthe factors that encouraged ... impacts from the ashfall and ash storms resulted in evacuations out of the area in the short andlongtermThe following types of responses were identified from interviews: • Short -term (
... causing farmers to evacuate and in some cases abandon farms, the agronomic and social impacts of the evacuation, the rationale and execution of livestock evacuation, andthe factors that encouraged ... impacts from the ashfall and ash storms resulted in evacuations out of the area in the short andlongtermThe following types of responses were identified from interviews: • Short -term (
... because the related parameters andthe from years y, y- and y- on the hand, and years y- and y- on the other, can be given opposing biological meanings This could be an artifact due to the large ... with the following model: The indices Cd and Ch are determined from the relationships: Cd x D = Dr and Ch x H Hr, where Hr and Dr are the dimensions of a reference tree that would be of the same ... affect the growth and vitality of trees as a consequence of unfavourable meteorological conditions (Becker, 1987) On the other hand, on the century time-scale, a clear long- term increase in the...
... points The dissection is continued anteriorly along the leading edge of the trapezius until the SAN was identified In most of the cases adhesions were identified between the nerve andthe underlying ... typically with the shoulder elevated on the side of greatest pain; (2) decreased and painful range of motion in neck and shoulder(s); (3) tenderness to palpation along the horizontal portion of the upper ... headaches, stiffness of the neck, and pain in the shoulder/neck region) may be secondary to either primary injury in, or secondary dysfunction of the spinal accessory nerve and/ or the trapezius muscle...
... on the patient’s social network andthe perceived support provided by carers, relatives, friends, neighbours, and statutory and voluntary services The study aims to: • understand and profile the ... partnership between the Greater Manchester NHS Trusts andthe University of Manchester and is part of the National Institute for Health Research The authors are members of the Patient Theme of CLAHRC ... patients in their everyday lives, compared to a sense of normality and well-being for themselves and for others (see Figure patient-focused outcomes) 2) Illness management and types of work The scope...
... “Economic growth and prosperity are determined in large part by access to the global economy And, just as islands require bridges to the mainland….communities require bridges to the global economy ... day, the airline industry propels the economic takeoff of our nation It is the great enabler, knitting together all corners of the country, facilitating the movement of people and goods that is the ... sheets and longer term financial stability Only then will there be a solid foundation for increased capital expenditures, rising wages, and increased service.‖ Statement of David R Strine before the...
... recognize the inefficiencies and profit from them 1.3 Governanceand Market Efficiency Recent research combines the literature on market efficiency andlongterm stock returns with the literature ... entrenchment when determining the best ownership level for the firm 4 A few differences can be seen immediately in the implications of the no costs andthe costs and benefits nuances The no costs nuance ... and detailed in Gompers, Ishii, and Metrick (2003) The Democracy portfolio (G ≤ 5) , the Dictatorship portfolio (G ≥ 14) , and a hedge portfolio long in the Democracy portfolio and short in the...
... The third section presents new empirical estimates of the relationship between policy actions and long- term rates MONETARY POLICY AND LONG- TERM RATES: THEORY VS REALITY The standard view of the ... alter the entire spectrum of shortterm and long- term interest rates The standard view of the monetary transmission mechanism relies on a simple version of the expectations theory of theterm structure ... of the current 1-year rate and a series of 29 expected 1-year rates.4 The expectations theory of theterm structure In the expectations theory, long- term interest rates are related to short-term...
... °C, andthe activity of the same enzyme without the tag was 60–70%, closer to the 80% activity of the endogenous enzyme (Fig 4A) The maximum activity of the recombinant and wildtype enzyme, determined ... eukaryotic and prokaryotic hosts We compared the substrate specificity, optimum temperature and pH, the inhibitory effect of Cbz-Pro, the metal dependence, andthe long- term activity at 37 °C of the ... therapy, we focused on the long- term thermostability at 37 °C of this enzyme We tested both tagged and untagged enzymes to study whether the His tag affected the activity over time The recombinant prolidase...
... tube andthe mixture was shaken for 30 at 25 8C The sample was then centrifuged at 10 000=g andthe supernatant decanted and filtered through a 0.45-mm filter The soil residue was kept for the ... poultry waste and long- term poultry-waste-amended soil geneity This is illustrated in Fig where the lowest values were in the northeast section andthe highest values of As tended to be in the southwest ... soils were determined following the methods of Karathanasis and Hajek (1982) and Karathanasis and Harris (1994) Samples were pretreated to remove salts, carbonates, OM and Fe oxides, andthe fine...
... points (5, 10, 20, 30 and 90 and 6, and 24 h) after treatment with non-opsonized zymosan A or OPZ The main changes were detected after 30, 90 and 24 h: only the results obtained at these time points ... annexin V and 0.05% trypan blue for 10 at room temperature, and analyzed by fluorescenceactivated cell sorting (FACS) in the FL1 and FL3 channels to determine the percentage of dead cells The results ... expression of the Bcl-2 proteins Bax and Bak, caspase activation and cell death [2,3] In addition, the physiological platelet agonist thrombin also induces Bid, Bax and Bak translocation to the mitochondria...
... the lysozyme superfamily [6,8] Despite their structural similarity and a highly equivalent positioning of the general acid residue, GH22 enzymes differ from the others in this group in that they ... chitosanases in the presence or absence of (GlcN)3 The enzyme andthe trisaccharide were mixed in 50 mM sodium acetate buffer pH 5.5 The final concentrations are 2.3 lM for the enzyme and 2.3 mM for the saccharide ... supporting the ‘nucleophilic side’ of the catalytic mechanism observed in the lysozyme superfamily A closer look at the three b-strands segment of the conserved structural core in this superfamily...
... (Fig 3) The interplay between the kinases and their substrates integrates these varying redox signals and initiates appropriate molecular acclimation responses in the short -term and long- term range ... 2004 in the surroundings of Jena) The range of photosynthetically active radiation (400–700 nm) andthe absorption maxima of PSII and PSI (680 and 700 nm) are marked along the top of the figure ... in the expression of photosystem genes and in the accumulation of Chl a and Chl b [29] Despite the differences in the timescales of action, the LTR-like state transitions are triggered Long- term...
... pressures that the Canadian economy will face over the longer term Canadians are living longer and healthier lives Many older workers wish to work longer and increase their retirement income The Government ... plan for jobs, growth and long- term prosperity By making choices now, the Government is taking the necessary steps to reinforce the fundamental strength and promise of the Canadian economy in ... Economic and Fiscal Projections Economists also expect the level of nominal GDP the broadest single measure of the tax base—to be above the level anticipated over the forecast period at the time of the...