... study were, therefore, to define the incidence of and quantify the risk factors for developing sARF, and to establish the long- term outcome and its determinants in a large well-defined population ... [30] Long- term renal outcome and RRT dependence status was determined from the Southern Alberta Renal Program database that maintains information on all patients in southern Alberta on RRT [31] The ... knowledge of the outcome of sARF is important to aid clinicians, patients, and their families in decision-making regarding patient management choices inthe intensive care unit (ICU) The objectives...
... short -term pain Commenting on late effects, a striking finding is that long- term pain (EQ-5D pain/discomfort and SF-36 Bodily Pain dimensions) seemed rather idiosyncratic, since none of the predictors ... measured by EQ-5D TTO and VAS indices Increasing age was associated with worse baseline EQ-5D TTO and VAS indices; on the other hand increasing income correlated with better baseline EQ-5D TTO values ... considered minimal, if any Nevertheless, future studies stratifying results would be of interest so as to gain more detailed insight into the phenomenon of long- term pain Further commenting on late effects, ...
... contents Qt is the total number of intermediate goods existing inthe society at the date t The parameter α measures the contribution of an intermediate good to the final-good production and inversely ... the market power of the intermediate-good producer 16 Inthe original model of Howitt (1999), labor is used only inthe intermediate-good production We assume that both the final sector andthe ... final sector and implies the wage rate is equal to marginal output of labor Andinthe equilibrium, the wage rates should be the same in final and intermediate sectors Equation (5) says the price...
... relatives inthe out -patient clinic or by telephone or mail Thepatient or a family member was contacted and interviewed to obtain further information Patients were considered lost to follow up if the ... therapy Pathological Characteristics of Tumour The summary of tumour characteristics is shown in Table Rectal cancer comprised the majority inthe young andinolder patients In these young patients ... (3) and II I1, 111 and 1V II,111 and 1V AJCC stage (4) 1,11 and III IV Resection Margin R0 R1 Perineural invasion + Lymphatic invasion - Vascular invasion - + + Tumor margin Pushing Infiltrating...
... around the world In high income countries like the United States and England, there is evidence of a rebound and increase in STIs and HIV, after having seemingly declined inthe late eighties and ... especially Mrs Chew, Theresa, Mr Soh, Lalitha, Lkhvinder, Madeline, Evelyn, Rahman, and Ee Han, for their painstaking efforts in conducting the surveys, and for their inputs inthe intervention program ... they address gaps in existing research) To address the abovementioned gaps inthe existing research, this study aims to evaluate both the immediate andthe long- term intended and unintended effects...
... admission into long- term care facilities This indicates that 107 out of 122 available patients (87.7%) were living inthe community with their families The remaining 78 patients (39%) out of initially ... significant improvement in clinical as well as social functions They were continuing treatment and did not require any prolonged stay in hospital or in long- term residential houses These patients did not ... that the numerical rate of outcome is 30.5% but 27.1% of patients remain dependent on others for living and 60% of patients not succeed in gainful employment The second and more satisfying perspective...
... platinum-based radiochemotherapy Inthe daily routine, guidelines regarding the optimal treatment of the patients, including those with DM, are warranted This study’s aim was to evaluate the longterm ... (30%), 28% (24%) and 14% (22%), respectively (figure 3) The cause of death was tumor dependent in 69 patients (73%) In patients (4%) the cause of death was another carcinoma andin one patient each ... radiochemotherapy with 5-FU and cisplatin during weeks and [22] The tumor was located inthe oropharynx in 52% The 5-year OS rate was 65% This superiority of the results by Adelstein et al may...
... of changes inthe consequent series of samples obtained the same patient was analysed using the paired t-test For the analysis of the long- term changes the Mann-Whitney test was used The P value ... prior to and following rituximab treatment Changes in PB and BM leukocyte populations, Ig, and RF at baseline and following rituximab treatment are presented in Table At baseline, all the patients ... autoantibody secretion The long- term follow-up of rituximab effects shows no differences regarding the levels of circulating RFs and Igs inthe rituximab-naïve and rituximab-treated patients This suggests...
... evidence inthe literature supports the idea that continuing anticancer treatments as maintenance therapy in patients in remission or with stable disease may prolong the disease-free interval [8] There ... analyzed the data of the study and wrote the manuscript AD collected the data of the patient, and NT conceived and designed the study and supervised the manuscript writing All authors read and approved ... chemotherapy in August 2001, radiation therapy was administered to the right breast In January 2002, after CT, thepatient presented with a single metastatic lesion (diameter, 1.4 cm) inthe right...
... with QoL inthe long- term after group CBT We hypothesized that the improvement in QoL inthe long- term after CBT would be: 1) shown in both psychological and social functioning domains; 2) associated ... of the study, performed the clinical investigation (diagnosis, treatment and assessment), and drafted the manuscript TAF participated inthe design of the study and performed the clinical investigation ... [15-17] In terms of psychotherapy, improvements in some QoL measures have been reported in RCTs investigating the efficacy of CBT and subsequent social skills training [18], individual cognitive therapy...
... at the individual plant and leaf level in order to explain the variation in O3-dose/yieldreduction–response relationships There is, however, an increasing interest in better understanding the ... health However, studies conducted inthe early 1980s inthe United States and during the 1990s in Europe and other countries—including Japan, Pakistan, and Mexico—have indicated that many agricultural ... stomata (14) There is a general pattern of stomatal opening inthe morning due to the presence of sunlight and a closing inthe evening, with possible midday stomatal closure occurring during periods...
... radiation exposure inthe UK DM Parkin and SC Darby Tobacco-attributable cancer burden inthe UK in 2010 DM Parkin S14 11 Cancers attributable to infection inthe UK in 2010 DM Parkin S77 S6 10 Cancers ... Sara Hiom and Catherine Thomson for their questions www.bjcancer.com and comments; Colette Pryor for collating incidence data and Katrina Brown for invaluable support in preparing the report ... hormones inthe UK in 2010 DM Parkin S73 The fraction of cancer attributable to lifestyle and environmental factors inthe UK in 2010: Introduction DM Parkin S42 S70 S2 Cancers attributable to inadequate...
... access to the data inthe study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data andthe accuracy of the data analyses Study concept and design: CA and OB Acquisition of data: CA and OB Analysis ... of the genomic pathway either by activating a second messenger inthe cell - cyclic AMP and/ or diacylglycerol and/ or inositol triphosphate and/ or arachidonic acid - or by activating protein kinase ... consumption) and metabolism (including reduction in creatinine phosphokinase and oxidation of long- chain fatty acids) in skeletal muscles [67] This relationship between serum parathormone and muscles...
... welders inthe neighborhood, if there was ongoing concomitant insulation (asbestos), the extent to which he use certain kinds of respirators, and finally - the extent to which there were other possible ... i.e soldering Furthermore, it should be determined whether or not the data from environmental monitoring relevant for thepatient is available for his workplaces and whether or Langård and Lee ... cancer in Finland where the incidence in women inthe 1950 was about cases per 100,000 per year [6] The use of these two alternative entities as reference may result in differences inthe attribution...
... extending our indications and ignoring the presence of patellofemoral arthritis (if not clinically symptomatic) as suggested inthe new guidelines by the Oxford group The vast majority of those patients ... recorded together with the degree of overhang of the prosthesis in millimeters andthe presence or absence of posterior osteophyte Each prosthesis was then scored radiographically by summing the degree ... current interest in optimising the positioning of UKA to improve functional results, our study failed to demonstrated a correlation between the radiographic alignment of the prosthesis andthe patients...
... with certain brain tumors, especially for the very young Because of the rapid myelinization that occurs in infants, the finding by Noble and colleagues [1] of the adverse effects of chemotherapy ... eliminating radiation in certain ‘good risk’ children by using a regimen of prolonged postoperative combination chemotherapy (CDDP, cyclophosphamide, vincristine and etoposide) [9] Current and ... reduced craniospinal radiation was coupled with chemotherapy The agents included a nitrosourea, CDDP and vincristine [8] Of the patients treated in this way, 80% survived, suggesting that reduced...
... paddy rice It would increase the height of rice, increase the number of ears, and reduce pest and disease infection In particular, yield of paddy rice planting in alluvial soil in Gia Lam (Hanoi) ... 0.86 kg of rice andthe return on the financial investment is 2.6 times MMC contributes also to improvement of soil fertility andthe increase of micro-organism populations in both the alluvial ... compost; and impurity
... and 31, June and 26 in 2001 (data not shown), and on May 14 and 21 in 2002 254 (Fig 2) Thus, differences in shoot length between the treatments were obvious during the first 35 days in 2001 and ... (1996): Theeffects of long- term elevation of air temperature and CO2 on the frost hardiness of Scots pine Plant, Cell and Environment, 19: 209–216 Roberntz P (1999): Effects of long- term CO2 ... treatments, respectively These parameters differed insignificantly Bud phenology was observed on apical and lateral buds during the growing seasons 1997–2002 The beginning of the growing season was considered...
... conditions or with increasing inoculation densities [10, 14] Induced reaction zones occur both inthe phloem andthe sapwood in response to bark inoculation They may therefore, together with the development ... sterile malt-agar was inserted inthe hole, bringing the mycelium in contact with the cambial layer The hole was sealed again with the removed bark disk The impact of the inoculations was estimated ... according to the aggressiveness of the beetle andthe pathogenicity of the fungus strain [33, 14] It is also modulated by the health status and vigour of the trees, increasing with tree vigour and...
... L) and linden (Tilia cordata Mill) Biol Plant 26, 374-377 com- parable Finally, while the type of source explants may have some influence during the first steps of the cloning, inthelong term, ... to the type and/ or the concentration of the cytokinin used (table I) Use of 2iP proved to be ineffective and Z did not allow the culture to initiate elongation; culture evolution stopped at the ... propagation andIn oak, BA andthe macronutrient composition of the media, and especially the nitrogen source, have already been noted as playing an important role inthein vitro control of the expression...