... of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research 2011, 6:37 http://www.josr-online.com/content/6/1/37 Surgical technique After thorough clinical history and physical examination, standard radiographs are ... logs and data was accumulated from the case notes, operative records, physiotherapy notes, clinic letters and radiographs Patient demographics including age, sex, occupation, handedness and other ... procedure including pin site problems and patient tolerance were noted The procedure and timing of wire removal was also documented Results In all eighteen little finger and two ring finger metacarpal...
... 2,5 ml for T12 and L3 vertebra, ml for L1, ml for L2 and ml for L4 vertebra Increases of 6% and 12% were measured respectively for anterior and middle wall of T12 vertebra and 10% and Page of (page ... data and discussion as well as in surgical technique KA has contributed in interpretation of data and in surgical technique AB has contributed in interpretation of data, surgical techniqueand ... metastases of the spine rationale andresults of treatment Spine 2002, 27:1802-1806 Dupuy DF, Goldberg SN: Image-guided radiofrequency tumor ablation: challenges and opportunities J Vasc Interv...
... RS, McDougal WS, Mueller PR: Radiofrequencyablation of renal cell carcinoma: part 1, Indications, results, and role in patient management over a 6-year period andablation of 100 tumors Am J ... nutritional support, renal sclerotherapy and surgical ligation of the lymphatic system [4,9] Conclusion It is important to be aware of chyluria as a complication after renal RFA, and to recognize ... routine follow-up after renal RFA in California, USA, where the routine imaging included both the abdomen and pelvis [7] Renal RFA has been in practice for over 10 years and it is interesting to...
... is undesirable The main probe-ablative techniques being investigated as alternatives to partial nephrectomy are cryoablation, radiofrequency ablation, and high-intensity focused ultrasound Advances ... Radiofrequencyablation of renal cell carcinoma via image guided needle electrodes J Urol 1999, 161:599-600 Brown DB: Concepts, considerations, and concerns on the cutting edge of radiofrequencyablation ... E, Pisters LL, Rozner MA, Kennamer DL, Hicks ME: Percutaneous radiofrequencyablation of renal tumors: technique, complications, and outcomes J Vasc Interv Radiol 2005, 16:679-88 Chang I, Mikityansky...
... cold-based (cryoablation), and extreme heatbased (radiofrequency ablation, microwave ablationand laser ablation) ablations These treatments can be performed in laparoscopic, percutaneous, and open ... liver for desired ablation at lobe A, B, C and D, and (b) ablation process using the new RF ablationand cutting prototype 60 (a) Aluminium tissue cutter of 10mm inner diameter, and (b) tissue ... create coagulation necrosis MW ablation is found to be superior to other ablation techniques in producing higher ablation temperatures, larger ablation region, and faster ablation [41, 42] This method...
... 125- and 20- bp bands (lanes 1, 2, 3, 6, and 9) and CYP3A5*1/*3 genotype gives 168-, 148-, 125- and 20- bp (lanes 4, 5, and 10) CYP3A5*3/*3 genotype is not seen in this picture The 20- bp band ... CYP3A5*1/*1 genotype gives 148-, 125- and 20- bp bands, CYP3A5*3/*3 genotype gives 168- and 125-bp bands and CYP3A5*1/*3 genotype gives 168-, 148-, 125- and 20- bp [19] Statistical analysis Tacrolimus ... age, renaland hepatic function Material and Methods Patient population Forty renal transplant recipients (median age: 41 years, range: 13-69), who attended the Outpatient Clinic of Nephrology and...
... coefficient, beam length, torque and force at the free end of the beam Robot calibration methodand results • G DUELENand K SCHROER ~ x M It,,, Z Y 227 don and orientation of the TCP (system ... Mechanical Model Robot calibration methodand results • G DUELENand K SCr~ROER elasticity, gear eccentricity (i.e periodic variations of transmission ratios) and joint backlash 3.1 Kinematic model ... workspaces, the transmission and coupling coefficient matrix, and link masses and centers of gravity The geometry of the kinematic structure (joint type, joint axis position and orientation) is entered...
... Reserve, including changes in a wide range of U.S and global financial market rates and asset prices, and volatilities and correlations of those rates and prices The specific risk factors are those ... and advancement of that work, reflecting advances in modeling technique, richer and more detailed data over which to estimate the models, and longer histories of performance in both adverse and ... Information and Consultancy Service via CEIC, and IMF Recent Economic Developments, Labour Bureau of India via CEIC and IMF, Census and Statistic Department of Hong Kong via CEIC, Census and Statistics...
... (excl Ireland & Netherlands) of w hich guaranteed funds Total (incl Ireland & Netherlands) 36,733 in No in % (3) in No (1 No full data breakdo wn is available fo r Ireland and the Netherlands; (2) ... excess of EUR billion (Ireland EUR 26 billion, Luxembourg EUR billion, United Kingdom EUR billion, Switzerland EUR billion, the Netherlands EUR billion, Sweden EUR billion and Denmark EUR billion) ... billion (Ireland EUR 39 billion, Luxembourg EUR 32 billion, United Kingdom EUR 13 billion, Switzerland EUR 11 billion, Norway EUR billion, the Netherlands EUR billion, Sweden EUR billion and Denmark...
... Other Total (excl Ireland & Netherlands) of w hich guaranteed funds Total (incl Ireland & Netherlands) 35,766 (1 No full data breakdo wn is available fo r Ireland and the Netherlands; (2) end June ... EUR billion: Ireland (EUR 13 billion), Switzerland (EUR billion), Denmark (EUR billion) and Luxembourg (EUR billion) Luxembourg and Ireland attracted net inflows of EUR 22 billion and EUR 17 billion, ... attracting net inflows in excess of EUR billion: Ireland (EUR 44 billion), Luxembourg (EUR 31 billion), France (EUR 15 billion), Switzerland (EUR 14 billion) and the UK (EUR billion) These inflows reflect...
... Considering the type’s SemUs along with their PoS and ‘isa’ relation, the IWN resource is explored in search of linking candidates with same PoS and whose ontological classification matches the ... identifying the parent nodes and allowing them to be taken into account in the mapping process Hyperonyms of matching candidates are taken into account during the linking process and play a particularly ... mapping; 3) Human validation of the automatic mapping and storage of the results; 4) If necessary, relaxation/tuning of the mapping constraints and new processing of the input data By human validation...
... 4f5/2 and W 4f7/2 are found to lie at 37.1 and 35.20 eV, respectively and are contributed to lattice tungsten in the WO3 crystal 3.2 Gas sensing properties of the thin film sensors Resultsand discussion ... between the gas sensitivity and TMA concentration at 70◦ C NH3 , gasoline, C2 H5 OH, CH4 and CO at the same concentration of 1000 ppm and to water vapor These experimental results indicate that the ... , CO, and water vapor were measured A given amount of each gas was injected into the chamber and mixed by a fan for 30 s The sensitivity to gases, S, is defined as S = V g /V a , where Vg and Va...
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... above issues and promotes a common and systematic approach to the identification, design, and monitoring and evaluation of learning for capacity development The Framework and associated standardized ... the behavior of political and economic actors Social and economic development is sustainable when resultsand performance are locally owned and can be replicated and scaled up by local actors ... for revisions and rationalization of land regulation requirements Land administration staff responsible for implementing new land-registration procedures Learning outcomes and the results chain...
... immunohistochemistry, XD and JK performed the western blotting SK, XD and WS conceived and designed the experiments and analyzed the data The manuscript was written by SK and WS All authors read and approved ... I, II and III vs control group #P < 0.05, group I vs groups II and III, by one-way ANOVA and Newman-Keuls test) sufficiently separated from each other to be counted individually (Fig 4A and 4B) ... collagen and is postulated to play an important role in HCC invasion and metastasis [21,22] Tumor angiogenesis is another crucial step in the growth and metastasis of cancer, including HCC, and has...
... fitting into the tibial and fibular notches created by the high-speed burr level of the posterior flap incision The nerves and vessels are again individually ligated and divided, and the posterior ... their care and providing photography for the technique described above Authors’ contributions BCT was the primary author of the manuscript AP contributed to the manuscript and described his technique ... Osteomyoplastic transtibial amputation: techniqueand tips Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research 2011 6:13 Submit your next manuscript to BioMed Central and take full advantage of: • Convenient...
... fitting into the tibial and fibular notches created by the high-speed burr level of the posterior flap incision The nerves and vessels are again individually ligated and divided, and the posterior ... their care and providing photography for the technique described above Authors’ contributions BCT was the primary author of the manuscript AP contributed to the manuscript and described his technique ... Osteomyoplastic transtibial amputation: techniqueand tips Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research 2011 6:13 Submit your next manuscript to BioMed Central and take full advantage of: • Convenient...
... modelling phase shifts, time delays, and data symbols as mutually independent random variables (Pursley et al., [5]) Interference terms are random as well, and treated as additional noise By this ... such sequences and extending the preliminary results presented in [12] Given the amount of binary De Bruijn sequences obtainable, even for small values of the span parameter, and considering ... on Wireless Communications and Networking 2011, 2011:4 http://jwcn.eurasipjournals.com/content/2011/1/4 Table Length and Total Number of m-Sequences, Gold, Kasami, and De Bruijn Sequences, for...
... matrix U and Q×L matrix V consist of left and right singular vectors, respectively U p (V p ) and Ur (Vr ) are the left and right submatrices of U(V), associated with the p principal and the remaining ... characterization and synchronization,” Journal of Communications and Networks, vol 5, no 4, pp 319–326, 2003 [4] A.-J van der Veen, M C Vanderveen, and A Paulraj, “Joint angle and delay estimation ... elements of Φd , and the desired parameter can be determined accordingly This theory removes the normal constraints on the structures of the basic factor matrices (e.g., Vandermande matrix) and the data...