... in a tufted angioma KHE and tufted angioma are probably same part ofthe spectrum Cases of an acquired tufted angioma have been described with KMP, as well as cases of KHE have been described without ... During oneofthe clinical episodes, the patient had acute dysphagia and dysponea, wherein he was radiologically diagnosed witha peritonsillar abscess and therefore, underwent right-sided tonsillectomy, ... bodies, a Kaposi’s sarcoma was ruled out in view of presence of several dilated lymphatic channels, focal capillary formation, lack of nuclear atypia and mitosis within tumor cells, along with HHV8...
... reports of acute renal failure in children secondary tothe administration ofa high dose of indomethacin Case presentation The patient was a 20-day-old Spanish male infant witha body weight of 2.5 ... higher than the therapeutic dose was associated with several factors that could have increased its toxicity, such as renal immaturity due to age and cardiac failure secondary to surgery for the congenital ... mg/kg/hour The patient had received treatment with vancomycin and amikacin up to days earlier On examination, there was marked generalized edema The initial blood tests revealed a creatinine level of...
... ofthe FARM Program is to enhance the capabilities of GOs and NGOs, to build local capacity of resource poor farmers for sustainable use and management of agricultural and natural resources to ... research approaches to support the small-scale household farming in utilizing and managing of agricultural and natural resources reasonably Central elements in this participatory research are team-work ... leaders or they play an important role in their own organizations When development agencies arrive in the village, they often contact with these leaders These leaders can organize or call together...
... suggestions, an abbreviated list ofthe group tasks was added tothe top ofthe Discussion Area page A ‘Submit Page’ form (see Figure below) was also added tothe structure of each activity as the area ... site navigation bar at the top of each page to make scrolling tothe bottom ofthe page unnecessary Reviewers also provided positive reactions tothe quality and depth ofthe content within the ... Web learning environment These icons were replicated at the top left corner ofthe corresponding page and again in a navigational menu bar that appears at the bottom of each page allowing the student...
... stages and canal and reinserting the prosthesis The FRF had a normal evolution during the reinsertion and the graphs corresponding tothe final two stages, labelled as stage 4a and stage 5a, are shown ... mechanical characterization ofthe primary bone-prosthesis stability In a previous study we demonstrated the feasibility and validity ofa vibration analysis technique for the assessment ofthe ... characterization ofthe primary stem-femur contact and the assessment of primary stem stability in the first place may help to improve the survival rate of THR Nowadays objective intra-operative...
... individual MiL in a representative sample ofthe German population to gather data for future comparisons with cancer and palliative care patients More specifically, the study aimed (i) to evaluate and ... CI Figure and gender on IoS Results ofthe multifactorial analysis withthe effects of age Results ofthe multifactorial analysis withthe effects of age and gender on IoS Page of (page number ... Victor Frankl [4] who had a personal history as a survivor ofthe Nazi concentration camps, developed the so-called logotherapy He defined "meaning" as the manifestation of values, which are based...
... (not to scale), was administered at all clinic visits and at home in a daily diary format The distance from the left edge ofthe line tothe mark placed by the patient is measured tothe nearest ... moderate in size, but corroborate the responsiveness ofthe GA-VAS Validity correlations between the GA-VAS and other available measures were highly satisfactory Specifically, the GA-VAS obtained ... obtained relatively high correlations withthe HAM -A, HADS-Anxiety, and the mental subscales ofthe SF-36, and lower correlations withthe HADSDepression and the physical subscales ofthe SF-36 At Weeks...
... know that the capacitance (stated in terms ofthe amount of charge (Q) stored at a given voltage drop (across the capacitor)) ofa capacitor is given by (1) (Note that: the SI unit of capacitance ... is the farad; farad = coulomb per volt; typical capacitances are measured in microfarads or picofarads) 5.2.1 The Virtual Capacitor To implement the law of Coulomb, a TinyOS application was developed ... (voltage drain drain) tothe USB power ofthe board The ADC (analog -to- digital converter) and DAC (digital -to- analog converter) lines are connected to DAC1 and ADC4 ofthe EE’s MSP430 Next, the...
... via alternative methods, for example the WZ method; the purpose ofpresenting them is mainly to draw attention tothe potential of Ik (n1 , , nk ) as combinatorial entities References [1] A ... (4), after expanding the product k (ej (x))nj inside j=1 the integral Alternatively, Ik (n1 , , nk ) is a sum of products of various moments ofthe standard exponential distribution, and these ... denote the right hand side of (1) by J(n, m, k), then based on (2), after simple algebra J(0, m, k) satisfies the recursion (3) as I(0, m, k) does, and (iii) the boundary values of I(0, m, k) and...
... dorsal aspect ofthe toes and nails was considered to categorise depth as adequate or too shallow [17] Item General features Age of shoe The age ofthe shoe is important to evaluate the significance ... abnormal wear patterns Unfortunately, the lack of abnormal wear patterns prevented the addition of pictorial guidance for future research and clinical use ofthe tool This is an addition tothe tool ... manuscript, and read and approved the final manuscript Additional material Additional file Development and evaluationofa tool for the assessment of footwear characteristics compressed folder The compressed...
... the analyses JJF, MPE, MJ, PW, JMG and EK contributed tothe interpretation ofthe analyses and the drafting ofthe paper All authors have seen and approved the final draft Additional material ... prescribing statins (to lower cholesterol) As data about actual behaviour were not available at the level ofthe individual clinician (but only at the level of primary care practices), we used the measure ... had a number of limitations First, although the non-response analysis indicated that the sample was representative in all but oneofthe measured variables (number of years since professional...
... received Analysis ofthe data for this paper Data analysis was led by the lead author Two sets of data were entered into the analysis: the pre-trial data that was obtained from interviews and focus ... essential to address a number of key issues in the preparation of both case managers and supervisors These include howto engage the patient and explain both the systematic nature oftheapproachto ... • Explanation ofthe systematic nature ofapproachto care • Alliance building- easier if first assessment is faceto-face • Explaining the use ofthe structured approachto assessment of severity...
... self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort and anxiety/depression) and a rating of ‘own general health’ by means ofa visual analogue ‘thermometer’ scale The EQ5D has shown a good validity and ... offered a personal day structure program made by the nursing staff in collaboration withthe recreational therapist Exercise and music therapy can be part of this day program Psycho-education is also ... program Act In case of Depression (AID), a multidisciplinary care program to identify and treat depression and monitor treatment effects The care program is based on and in accordance with the...
... received Analysis ofthe data for this paper Data analysis was led by the lead author Two sets of data were entered into the analysis: the pre-trial data that was obtained from interviews and focus ... essential to address a number of key issues in the preparation of both case managers and supervisors These include howto engage the patient and explain both the systematic nature oftheapproachto ... • Explanation ofthe systematic nature ofapproachto care • Alliance building- easier if first assessment is faceto-face • Explaining the use ofthe structured approachto assessment of severity...
... longitudinal assessment ofthe case and all data from medical records were evaluated to form a diagnosis of Clinical Somatizers (CS), taking into account the number of validated unexplained symptoms ... period all symptoms for which a medical explanation was in doubt were further discussed withthe participant's GP The history of somatoform complaints was made for each subject As a standard procedure, ... data; MCS and CF drafting the manuscript; AB, MF and WR interpretation of data, critical revisions ofthe manuscript All authors read and approved the final manuscript Acknowledgements We thank...
... preparing the nasal swab, the sample was inserted into the tube and swirled at least six times while pressing the head against the bottom and side ofthe tube (the swab head should be rolled and ... post-infection) At that time, harvesting and storage of viral supernatant was performed Hemagglutination assay The titer ofthe influenza A/ H1N1 virus was determined by HA assay First, U-bottom 96 well plates ... novel influenza A/ H1N1 was obtained from theDepartmentof Laboratory Medicine, National Health Insurance Corporation Ilsan Hospital Figure Analytical sensitivity of NanoSign® Influenza A/ B for novel...
... to use for comparison Further, they are presently not commercially available Hence, sera must be submitted to these particular laboratories and factors such as geographical variation and local ... doi:10.1186/1751-0147-53-23 Cite this article as: Jacobson et al.: Evaluationofa blocking ELISA for the detection of antibodies against Lawsonia intracellularis in pig sera Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2011 53:23 ... are however available for the use in other laboratories A blocking ELISA for the detection of antibodies to L intracellularis has been developed and is commercially available [13] To ensure a...
... Limitations ofthe present study include the fact that PAC placement was done at the discretion ofthe managing physician rather than as part ofa protocol-based decision-making process However, PAC placement ... data analysis, and drafted the manuscript AM collected data, performed data analysis, and drafted the manuscript RT conceived the study, collected data, and drafted the manuscript RP, MAF, and ... data set removed because of lack of NT-proBNP data and two patients without BNP data in the prior analysis added, leaving the same number of patients for the present analysis In brief, the 49 patients...
... on the double-glazed solar cooker, Kumar [7] Oneofthe earliest mathematical models to test the thermal performance ofa Solar Cooker was presented by Garg et al [8] and Vaishya et al [9] Also, ... decreases the heat capacity in the basin Figure shows the increases in the temperature ofthe external glass (on top ofthe transparent cover) as the solar radiation incident on glass increases ... may be made: By using the sun tracker the pot water temperature increases, and the thermal capacity ofthe water decreases, by which the evaporation rate increases Also the amount of solar intensity...