... randomly assigned to undergo surgery according to one of two strategies: radial -artery grafting to the circumflex territory and saphenous -vein grafting to the right coronary artery or radial -artery ... determine the relative patency rate of radial -artery and saphenous -vein grafts in a randomized trial in which we controlled for bias in the selection of patients and vessels methods We enrolled 561 patients ... informed consent randomization and study procedures Randomization was carried out in the operating room with the use of sealed envelopes, with stratification according to site and a randomly determined...
... hypertension associated with splenic vein thrombosis Splenic artery embolization results in a restriction of blood flow to the spleen and a reduction of transmural pressure and size of gastric varices ... Figure Emergency splenic artery embolization The figure illustrates successful splenic artery embolization via the transcatheter approach after depositing coils into the splenic artery Figure Bleeding ... of this therapeutic method, such as splenic abscess and septicemia, are very rare [13] In summary, splenic artery embolization can be a quick and effective method of controlling gastric variceal...
... ecosystems in West Africa consist of the upland, rainfed lowland (inland swamps), irrigated lowland, deepwater/floating, and mangrove swamps (Fig 7) Andriesse and Fresco (1991) describe a classification ... the main factor and varieties (four upland and four lowland) and weeding regime (weeded and nonweeded) as subfactors Treatments were replicated three times Sweep net samples and visual observations ... r lia Lowland 80 Diopsis O oryzivora Maliarpha Chilo 60 B 60 C C 40 40 20 20 C C 0 Upland Upland Hydro Hydro Lowland Toposequence site Upland Upland Hydro Hydro Toposequence site Lowland Fig 20...
... fills it, and stands on the surface After the rain, come wind and sun, to dry off the standing water,—to dry out the free water in the surface soil, [018] 12 Draining for Profit, andDraining ... effect of drought, except on poor sands and gravels, may be presumed to result [010] [011] Draining for Profit, andDraining for Health from the same cause; and a certain wiryness of grass, together ... adjoining land [024] 18 [025] Draining for Profit, andDraining for Health 2d—That which reaches it below the surface, by springs and by soakage from the lower portions of adjoining land The first...
... in the feeding response and total caloric intake without altering feeding- associated behaviors such as drinking, grooming and motor activity [20], whereas GALP has complex actions on feeding ... primary structure and gene structure of galanin and GALP in several species Black shaded characters indicate the amino acid sequences that are common to galanin and GALP Galanin and GALP are encoded ... and body weight via a specific receptor for alarin 5008 Regulation of GALP mRNA expression GALP mRNA gradually increases between postnatal days and 14, and markedly increases between days 14 and...
... muscles and then runs with the IA on the anterior surface of the interosseous membrane, between and deep into the FPL and flexor digitorum profundus 1+2, which it supplies [14] A focused history and ... Ballard JL: Treatment of radial and ulnar artery pseudoaneurysms using percutaneous thrombin injection J Hand Surg 2004, 29:936-42 Publish with Bio Med Central and every scientist can read your ... brachial artery Bull Hosp Joint Dis 1974, 35:158-61 Svizenska I, Cizmar I, Visna P: An Anatomical Study of the Anterior Interosseous Nerve and its Innervation of the Pronator Quadratus Muscle J Hand...
... medial geniculate artery while preserving a generous safe zone for the saphenous nerve and the femoral artery The incidence of injury to the superior medial geniculate arteryand its clinical ... geniculate artery were 9.4 mm, 11.5 mm and 12.9 mm respectively The mean diagonal distances (dC) from the SPP pin, the cm pin, and the cm pin to the FAAH diagonally were 59.8 mm, 44.5 mm and 33.9 ... the cm pin, and the cm pin to the femoral artery were 35.8 mm, 31.3 mm and 29.6 mm respectively Discussion Femoral skeletal traction has been used for over a century with advent and wide spread...
... the MWNTs and overall morphology of the films are critical for FE This is also important because both structure andmorphology of CNT films strongly depend on growth techniques and related parameters ... investigate the effect of substrate morphology on the growth of CNT films by an MPECVD process and investigate their comparative FE properties and structure morphology dependence In this article, ... substrates with different surface morphology by the MPECVD process and their FE characteristics were investigated The correlation between structure, morphology, and FE properties of CNTs has been...
... Results and Discussion Illustrated in Fig are the AFM images and the histograms of QD height Clearly, the surface morphology strongly depended on the substrate orientation As shown by Fig 1a and ... further increased to 11.4° and 15.8°, i.e., for samples D and E, as shown by the AFM images in Fig 1g and h there were no QDs found The InAs growth was still 2D growth and QW was formed on each ... Height (nm) (g) 400nm (h) 400nm Fig (a) AFM and (b) histogram of the QD height of sample A; (c) AFM and (d) histogram of the QD height of sample B; (e) AFM and (f) histogram of the QD height of sample...
... variability of feeding behaviour criteria The aim of the present study was to estimate genetic parameters of the Large White and French Landrace breeds for feeding behaviour criteria and production ... both A phenotypic and genetic levels with average daily gain (rp and r of about -0.7 and -0.6, respectively) than with ultrasonic backfat thickness (rp and r of about A 0.1 and 0.3, respectively) ... (1996) and the present one concern the genetic relationships between feed intake per day, eating time per day and rate of feed intake As previously reported by De Haer and Merks (1992) and Young and...
... dexamethasone at bedtime, adrenal androgens (dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate, androstenedione, testosterone, and 17-OH progesterone), and serum estradiol in men and post-menopausal women [7] Plasma ... contributions WC, JMH, and CBH were involved in the diagnosis and treatment of the patient WC drafted the manuscript JMH and CBH revised the manuscript All authors read and approved the final ... and the spleen superiorly determined to be unresectable because of local unresectability and metastatic disease Mitotane, an adrenocorticolytic drug, was started at an initial dose of g/day and...
... contributions NCB, PC and FS analyzed and interpreted the data and wrote the manuscript ST performed the stent placement and the arteriography PM and CDB were major contributors in writing and correcting ... arteriogram, a self-expandable metallic endoprosthesis (Wallstent; Boston Scientific, Galway, Ireland), 10 mm in diameter and 20 mm in length was placed over the entrance of the false lumen and the obstructing ... mesenteric artery shows the origin of the dissection approximately cm from its ostium and distal extension to a jejunal artery (white arrows) The true lumen of the superior mesenteric artery is...
... mediator Fas ligand was severely inhibited in both dogs with CPSS and in dogs with PPVH (1 4and 8-fold, respectively) Moreover, caspase-3 was halved in both CPSS and PPVH On the other hand, no induction ... proliferation, and growth-arrest Therefore we investigated expression levels of pro-apoptotic Fas ligand and caspase-3, anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 [17], cell-cycle stimulating TGFα, and cell-cycle ... area without recognizable portal veinand arteriolar proliferation Van Gieson stain (B) PPVH, Markedly enlarged portal area with fibrosis and extensive arteriolar and ductular proliferation Van...
... stroke and vascular dementia, gene expression changes implicated in hypertension and its downstream impact in the vessels and brain 21 Chapter 2: Materials and Methods 22 2.1 Rabbits and treatment ... collection and analysis The 2K1C and 2K1CC rabbits were sacrificed 12 weeks after the surgery was initiated and MCA and FC were harvested for microarray analysis The gene expression profile on the FC and ... formation and progression (Hollander et al 1993, Xu et al 1991), where the extent and severity of cerebral atherosclerosis were significantly related to the severity of hypertension in one study and...
... species of soybean (Xanh Ha Bac and Soja 182) on 3% agarose gel Almost markers could successfully amplify DNA and generated clear bands, except Satt173 and Satt243 Bands sizes had slight difference ... characters and six loci SSR in the early segregating generation from the cross between wild soybean and cultivated soybean Materials and methods 2.1 Materials + Xanh Ha Bac cultivar (Glycine max, landrace) ... gave two band sizes, about 197bp for Soja 182 and about 210bp for Xanh Ha Bac Bands sizes for Soja 182 was similar to the size that was known in William cultivar Distance between two bands was...
... mean SO2 and pulmonary artery SO2 Reference Mean SO2 – pulmonary arterial SO2 Barrat-Boyes and Wood [27] 1.5% Gasul and coworkers [28] 2.0% Gutgesell and Williams [29] 1.5% Kjellberg and coworkers ... pulmonary artery occlusion pressure, mean arterial pressure, and cardiac index Table shows individual SO2 and [Lac] measured at each sampling site, and Figure shows graphs of mean ± standard error ... error values for SO2 and [Lac] There were no differences in SO2 between IVC and SVC SO2 levels at the IVC and SVC were greater than that at the pulmonary artery (P < 0.01) and were greater than...
... and serum cholesterol levels were not significantly different in patients with and without CAD (Table 1) Comparisons of the levels of the vitamins (retinol, tocopherol and cholecalciferol), and ... cholecalciferol levels and plasma renin activity, blood pressure, coronary artery calcification and prevalent cardiovascular disease (36-41) In conclusion, serum levels of trace elements and vitamins may ... levels and mortality Arch Intern Med 2002; 162: 2443-2449 31 Rock E, Winklhofer-Roob BM, Ribalta J, et al Vitamin A, vitamin E and carotenoid status and metabolism during ageing: functional and...
... The Uses and Rules of Capital Letters Capitalize the names of family relations when they are used as substitutes for names: I went to visit my Uncle Ted and Aunt Margaret Grandma and Grandpa live ... and Grandpa live with Dad and Mom now I went with my mom and dad to visit my aunt and uncle Notice the role of the modifying pronoun here A CAPITAL IDEA! The Uses and Rules of Capital Letters ... capitalize the first, last, and all important words Usually, we don’t capitalize articles, prepositions, and coordinating conjunctions In the Lake of the Woods War and Peace I Know This Much Is...
... In this paper, we compare simulated and real designs for vibratory parts feeding Modelling And Experimental Setup To run physical and simulated vibratory feeding experiments “side-by-side”, we ... models the mid- and tall-sized cylinders have diameters of 3.0 cm, heights of 2.5 and 3.7 cm, and masses of and 12.5 grams, respectively (see Figure 2) We measured the dimensions and masses of ... In International Conference on Robotics and Automation IEEE, May 1995 [3] Geoffrey Boothroyd, Corrado R Poli, and Laurence E Murch Handbook of Feedingand Orienting Techniques for Small Parts...