... short -term and long- term outcome, independently of ventricular function.5,14-16 Nevertheless, only a few studies have examined the association between BNP and NT-pro-BNP and ischemia, and the ... heart disease as well We assessed the relationship between N-terminal pro-BNP (NT-pro-BNP) levels and long- term mortality from all causes in a large cohort of patients with stable coronary heart disease ... The new england journal of medicine original article N-Terminal Pro–B-Type Natriuretic Peptide and Long- Term Mortality in Stable Coronary Heart Disease Charlotte Kragelund, M.D.,...
... longstanding refractory RA over a 4-year period, (b) document the reasons for discontinuation, (c) describe the long- term course of disease activity, and (d)evaluate early predictors of longterm ... VAS, CRP, and HAQ scores prior to infliximab withdrawal; and actual therapy at year All patients had long- standing, active, refractory RA After an induction regimen of mg/kg at weeks 0, 2, and 6, ... effectiveness and safety issues [27,28] Evaluation of the 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...
... Prior studies have described glomerulosclerotic and glomerulonephritic lesions in old dogs with renal disease, with no known renal disease, and with diseases unrelated to renal function [19-23] ... polyuria and polydipsia after surgery; 36 dogs showed no signs of renal failure Two dogs were dead from renal disease confirmed by blood samples and autopsy In 11 dogs the terminal disease was ... assistance and to Ms S.L Cummings for input on manuscript structure and language References Iseki K, Ikemiya Y, Iseki C, Takishita S: Proteinuria and the risk of developing end -stage renal disease...
... show that the incidence of long- term unemployment is key to understanding the true pressures on prices, and that high long- term unemployment is associated with the long- term unemployed having little ... leading to long- term unemployment, its effects, and possible solutions.3 The objective of this paper is to study the implications of long- term unemployment in the determination of prices and wages ... unemployment and how they translate into short -term and long- term unemployment 34 ECB Working Paper Series No 441 February 2005 References [1] Acemoglu, Daron (1995) "Public Policy in a Model of Long- Term...
... depend on the level of expectancy and valence of the compensation system Long- term Incentives Long- term incentives (LTI) are rewards linked to a firm’s long- term growth as well as employee retention ... < 001) and long- term incentives (p < 0001) Because of the restrictions on long- term incentives, Hypothesis predicted that the effect of bonuses would be stronger than the effect of long- term incentives ... pay-for-performance link and future job performance Step 1: Estimating the presence of expectancy To estimate the determinants of merit pay, bonuses, and long- term incentives - and more specifically...
... endothelial cells from various developmental stages and locations is important for dissecting molecular and cellular mechanisms of endothelial development and function Murine primary cells, including ... these cells Mesenteric BECs and LECs (Fig 5A,B) were also obtained by the same strategy as illustrated in Figs and 4, and were treated with VEGF-A or VEGF-C (Fig 5C) MAPK and Akt phosphorylation ... I.) and the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan (to T Y., T I., N Y and H I.) References Adams RH & Alitalo K (2007) Molecular regulation of angiogenesis and...
... 283 “Health and Long- Term Care” PROVIDING LONG- TERM CARE 78 4.1 Experience with long- term health care .78 4.2 Paying for the long- term care of a parent 85 RECEIVING LONG- TERM CARE ... focus specifically on long- term care and the care of the elderly We firstly examine Europeans’ views about the provision of longterm care: the appropriateness and costs and to what extent they ... 5.2 Expected and preferred form of long- term care 95 5.3 Financing long- term care 100 MALTREATMENT OF DEPENDENT ELDERLY PEOPLE 107 6.1 Occurrence of poor treatment, neglect and abuse ...
... current and expected future short -term rates to fall and leads to lower short -term and long- term rates Evidence on the relationship between policy actions and interest rates In the standard view ... actions and interest rates also casts doubt on the standard view For example, studies by Cook and Hahn (1989b) and by Radecki and Reinhart examined the response of short -term and long- term rates ... giving a response pattern of medium -term and longterm rates that declines as maturity lengthens Accordingly, medium -term and long- term rates rise less than short -term rates in response to the monetary...
... recombinant and endogenous prolidase in terms of substrate specificity, optimal pH and temperature for activity, and metal dependence is discussed, and a detailed analysis of long- term enzyme ... human genome and catalogued 53 diseases caused by mutations in protease genes, mainly recessive loss of function mutations Our understanding of the pathophysiology of these diseases and the development ... expressed in eukaryotic and prokaryotic hosts We compared the substrate specificity, optimum temperature and pH, the inhibitory effect of Cbz-Pro, the metal dependence, and the long- term activity at...
... 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, and the fine ... objective of this study was to determine the solubility and distribution of As among solid-phase components in poultry waste and waste-amended soils receiving long- term applications A second objective ... in both poultry wastes and long- term waste-amended soils, and no attempt was made to differentiate arsenate and arsenite forms 2.2 Analytical methods Arsenic in soils and poultry wastes was measured...
... 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 and endogenous ... peroxide, which stimulates cytochrome c release and activation of caspases and [22] Thus, OPZ appears to be a valuable activating agent triggering a long- term commitment to apoptosis (as also suggested ... zymosan A (both opsonized and non-opsonized) Samples treated with FCCP alone were also studied Platelets were analyzed at various time points (5, 10, 20, 30 and 90 and 6, and 24 h) after treatment...
... C-terminus of an a helix, belonging to a central structural core consisting of two a helices and a b sheet [8] This structure is shared with GH24 enzymes, and is also found in GH19 chitinases and ... L(1–2); loop between sheets b-1 and b-2; L(2–3), loop between sheets b-2 and b-3 Asp57, Glu197 and Glu201 are residues involved in chitosan substrate binding at )2, )1 and +2 subsite, respectively ... CsnN174 (GH46) C-end of a-1 helix b-1 strand E36 (alternative general base) D40b (general base) T45 (water positioning) Loop between b-1 and b2 strands b-2 strand Hen egg-white lysozyme (GH22) T japonica...
... various abiotic and biotic influences, light is highly variable in its intensity and its quality on both a shortterm timescale (in the range of seconds to minutes) and a long- term timescale (in ... relationships of state transitions and LTR Both short -term and long- term acclimation responses are controlled by the same redox signal in the thylakoid membrane and work in the same functional direction ... intensities and replaced by structural rearrangements for light protection [33] Thus, besides the temporal co-ordination of state transitions and LTR in response to short -term and long- term light...
... safety and security of Canadians and the environment as energy resources are developed 16 Introduction EXPANDING TRADE AND OPENING NEW MARKETS FOR CANADIAN BUSINESSES Free and open trade has long ... debt and large recapitalization needs As a result, euro-area banks tightened credit standards and raised interest rates on loans to households and businesses, which weighed on consumer and business ... sustainable, long- term economic growth They also placed Canada in a stronger position than most other countries and allowed the Government to respond quickly and effectively to support the economy and...
... still expanding at the fast rate of 3,436 km2 a year In addition, arable lands are decreasing by 300 to 600 thousand hectares yearly and deterioration of soils is advancing Natural grasslands are ... supply IEEJ: March 2003 and demand policy measures, a poorly functioning environmental control system, lack of supervising ability at both administrative and citizen levels, low and inconsistent environmental ... security, domestic and regional environment, and global warming, which already are giving cause for concern This study is designed to clarify the present shape of energy-related and environmental...
... significant bearing on short- and long- term recovery outcomes for livestock dependent or reliant communities A key example is the Livestock Emergency Guidelines and Standards (LEGS) project which ... abandon farms, the agronomic and social impacts of the evacuation, the rationale and execution of livestock evacuation, and the factors that encouraged farmers to return to evacuated or abandoned ... citing strong financial and emotional attachment to their land and livestock 3.2 Irrigated Valleys High intensity mixed horticultural and pastoral farms (stocking rate >3/ha) and horticultural farms...
... significant bearing on short- and long- term recovery outcomes for livestock dependent or reliant communities A key example is the Livestock Emergency Guidelines and Standards (LEGS) project which ... abandon farms, the agronomic and social impacts of the evacuation, the rationale and execution of livestock evacuation, and the factors that encouraged farmers to return to evacuated or abandoned ... citing strong financial and emotional attachment to their land and livestock 3.2 Irrigated Valleys High intensity mixed horticultural and pastoral farms (stocking rate >3/ha) and horticultural farms...
... stands of the Carboeurope network (from Granier et al [58]) Hesse (France), Hainich (Germany) and Sorứ (Denmark) are beech stands, Tharandt (Germany) is a spruce stand, Hyytiọlọ (Finland) and ... extractable soil water (REW) in: (a) beech stands (Soroe, Hesse and Hainich), (b) coniferous stands (Tharandt, Hyytiọlọ and Loobos), (c) Mediterranean stands (Puechabon, San Roccore) NEE < means ... parameters of the model include: (1) stand structure and tree phenology: maximum LAI, and for deciduous forests the dates of budburst and of complete leaf fall, and (2) soil properties described with...
... coppice-with-standards stands for centuries From lus 1867 until 1914, most of the stands were regenerated to form even-aged high-forest stands, but the old coppice-with-standards stands are still ... both models (tables III and IV) The case of July appears somewhat disconcerting because the related parameters and the from years y, y- and y- on the hand, and years y- and y- on the other, can ... indices: Cd 0.7 alpha and Ch alpha Coefficients a and -0.3 b were determined separately for sessile oak and pedunculate oak The Cd index was then calculated for each sample tree and used to compensate...