... potential long-term health andeconomicimpactof adding nateglinide to metformin in order to improve glycemic control and thereby reduce complication rates Together with the clinical data onthe therapeutic ... also increase the average costs by an average of £2,066 per patient To determine theimpactofthe nateglinide-metformin combination onthe cost of managing complications, the difference in mean ... metformin alone andthe combination group was determined (Table 3) Thus, savings of £464 were estimated regarding the lifetime cost of managing complications These arise mainly from a reduction in the...
... reported increases in odors, and 36 (27.3%) reported increases in symptoms. 4.2.3.1.5 Economicand Community Information In addressing the changing economic situations in their communities since the oil spill, 20 (15.2%) ... The survey results are grouped by geography and presented inthe order communities were surveyed. Each section contains basic historical and contemporary information about the population inthe area andthe land size. Because ofthe number of towns surveyed in St. Bernard and Plaquemines parishes, ... analysis were: domiciled within affected area and employed within affected area. Demographic information is used to examine the distribution of health andeconomic impacts across the socio economic continuum and yield insight into the socio economic structure of study communities. ...
... the purchase intention with the mediation of trust inthe context of Vietnam B2C environment Little or no research is available inthe area of trust, specifically inthe e-commerce industry in ... trust and then purchase intention inthe context of B2C e-commerce is examined in both Taiwan and Vietnam 13 Dimension of Trust Author Antecedents Doney and Cannon, 1997 Reputation, size, willingness ... Chai, L.T and Piew, T.H (2010) The Effects of Shopping Orientations, Online Trust and Prior Online Purchase Experience toward Customer's Online Purchase Intention.International Business Research,...
... Prolongation of air leakage is the second leading cause of delay inthe time of discharge from the hospital following pain [1] Prolongation of air leakage following lung resections is among the ... parenchymal injury and a compress was applied and continuation ofthe air leakage and bleeding was monitored every seconds These durations were recorded The procedure was terminated at the 100 second In ... anesthetic agents The rats were fixed inthe supine position The operation sites were cleaned and sterilization was provided Tracheotomies were performed with neck incisions and intubation was...
... for guiding implementation of innovations (including nursing guidelines) has been demonstrated in previous research [83-87] Leadership is "the process of influencing others to understand and agree ... is not a linear process, but involves simultaneous and interactive relationships between the nature ofthe innovation, the potential adopters, andthe context within the practice environment Three ... recommendations from the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO) clinical practice guideline for care of foot ulcers for people with diabetes 2) To determine theimpactofthe intervention on...
... for guiding implementation of innovations (including nursing guidelines) has been demonstrated in previous research [83-87] Leadership is "the process of influencing others to understand and agree ... is not a linear process, but involves simultaneous and interactive relationships between the nature ofthe innovation, the potential adopters, andthe context within the practice environment Three ... recommendations from the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO) clinical practice guideline for care of foot ulcers for people with diabetes 2) To determine theimpactofthe intervention on...
... substantial contributions to conception and design, acquisition of data, and analysis and interpretation of data; and contributed to the manuscript MvdS and CB have been involved in drafting the manuscript ... infection in injection and noninjection drug users in Italy Clin Infect Dis 2003, 37:33-40 32 van Dam M: National Institute for the Environment and Health, department of Personal communication ... under the basic health insurance system While offering methadone, the posts also facilitate education and monitoring ofthe drug-using population In 2005, national guidelines on opiate maintenance...
... and stockholders of Eli Lilly and Company Authors' contributions P-FL and EA participated inthe conception and design ofthe study, inthe development and conduct of analyses, andinthe clinical ... trials and data collection WLM, JJ, and DRN participated inthe conception and design ofthe study, inthe development and conduct of analyses, andin drafting the manuscript MDW participated in ... severity scoring systems in clinical trials may require training and validation ofthe training to ensure proper collection of severity of illness information Helps to ensure the collection of accurate...
... distance of salinity intrusion occurs in high emission scenario A2 andthe shortest occurs in low emission scenario B1 - The impacts of climate change and sea level rise on salinity intrusion in Dong ... the impacts of climate change on salinity intrusion inthe two basins In order to calculate salinity intrusion inthe future, it is necessary to determine the upper boundary conditions in accordance ... salinity intrusion in Hong –Thai Binh river basin is 50 m/year, while in Dong Nai river basin is 65 m/year - The distance between the salinity line of mg/l and mg/l inthe scenarios is stable and...
... demonstrating the inverse correlation ofthe expression ofthe two tumor relevant molecules and implying their functional link Discussion The understanding ofthe mechanism responsible for thein ... reacting with the murine receptor resulted in a faint stain ofthe cytoplasm and rarely in staining ofthe membrane ofthe tumor cells (Figure 3B) Inthe more advanced 30 weeks tumors the staining ... component ofthe Wingless/Wnt pathway andthe E-Cadherin mediated signalling or the Inhibitor of IKB inthe NFκB signalling [11], crucial for driving the expression of regulators of cell cycle control,...
... as a function ofthe detection energy state In fact the sum ofthe rise time (*2 ps) andthe decay time (*4 ps) for the GaAs emission confirms the carriers dynamics just described Therefore our ... delocalized states as proposed by Vasanelli et al [15] Preliminary results from in- plane absorption measurements (not shown here) confirm the existence of a continuum ofstatesinthe spectral range ofthe ... the QD transition energies in our samples Conclusion In conclusion, we have measured the rise and decay dynamics ofthe ground and first excited state of InAs QDs capped with an InGaAs quantum...
... to the conception and design ofthe study, gave final approval ofthe manuscript for publication JL made substantial contributions to the conception and design ofthe study and was involved in ... expression of inflammatory mediators and cytokines related to bone destruction Bone degradation inthe vehicle treated CIA group was seen as a reduction inthe development of bone trabeculae andthe ... reduces the local expression of both these cytokines inthe joints of arthritic mice, which may account for the block in joint erosion induced inthe CIA model Additionally, VIP shifts the immune...
... have included detailed search terms andthe number of hits that were obtained using these search terms on their own andin combination Abbreviations BUD/F: budesonide/formoterol combination; CI: ... mortality; and 2) these data were robust to the inclusion or exclusion ofthe TORCH and UPLIFT trials These findings are largely in keeping with previous observational studies, which have shown for the ... after smoking cessation [25] Although the inflammatory process in COPD may be relatively insensitive to the actions of glucocorticoids, the addition of a long-acting beta-2 agonist to an inhaled...
... further impeding CSF absorption from the arachnoid villi Taking into consideration the current knowledge concerning theimpactof IAH onthe CNS we conducted an experimental study in animals in ... settings, and then an abrupt increase to 45 mmHg, in order to augment theimpactof IAH on CNS and draw safer conclusions for this relationship Finally, the increase of IAP in phase T3 is considered ... baseline IAP was increased at the beginning (9.9 mmHg) and at the end ofthe experiment (11.4 mmHg) An explanation of this is provided by the mechanism of action of fentanyl, administered for maintenance...
... completely inthe F How the results ofthe F contribute to the understanding ofthe role played by MHC haplotypes during selection? Inthe Biozzi lines of mice at their selection limit, analysis ofthe ... genotype andthe remaining genotype onthe variation ofthe Ab titer inthe F were calculated by comparing the coefficients of determination using different models (table IV) When used alone inthe ... haplotype combinations in similar numbers of animals = = = RESULTS Antibody titer distribution inthe i F and F populations titer distributions inthe H and L lines ofthe 9th generation andinthe crosses...
... and record the conversations they hear Ask them to report their findings back to the class, and then have the class discuss these findings 1.1.3 The roles ofthe teacher in different stages of ... hypotheses ofthe researcher The answers ofthe participant then become the structuring mechanisms for the next phase inthe interview The interview questions were designed to elicit information ... feedback and its effect on students' interest in speaking lessons A discussion onthe findings is also given to find out the effect of teachers' oral feedback on students' interest At the end of this...
... plotting the adsorption isotherms 2.4 Fig.6 Adsorption isotherm Basic information onthe interaction between the inhibitor andthe mild steel surface can be provided by the adsorption isotherm The ... that the E* values in a the presence of Na-CMC are higher than those inthe noninhibited acid solution The increase of E* inthe presence ofthe a inhibitor indicates either physical adsorption ... Sinica, 2008, 24(12): 2236−2242 Na-CMC studied IE values increased with the increase inthe concentration ofthe polymer and attained a value of 78% at 0.04% Na-CMC concentration The comparison...
... presented in Chapters six and seven The overall trend ofthe influence ofthe evapotranspiration ofthe green roof on PV module is summarized in Chapter eight Additionally, theeconomic analysis ofthe ... Solar radiation also depends onthe latitude ofthe place, the time of day andthe day ofthe year At solar noon, the earth will receive maximum solar radiation as the sun is in zenith position In ... to the value ofthe net radiant The value ofthe leaf conductance itself is strongly influenced by the growth conditions andthe age ofthe leaf - In terms of resistance, the soil resistance increase...
... been widely used inthe international construction market In 1999, the International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) released the first edition of conditions of contract for EPC projects, ... to make profits as the construction industry was considered a non-profit-making section inthe national economy (Shen & Song, 1998) Inthe 1980s, the construction industry changed the project ... design and construction Inthe EPC or turnkey projects, the contractors take responsibility for engineering, procurement, construction andthe commissioning and/ or handover All that remains for the...