... dysfunction of other organ systems, urine output and serum pH rather than absolute serum creatinine and/ or urea levels • Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests ... research inthe field of AKI in ICU [13] Top priority was given to the broad topics of epidemiology of AKI and RRT, including the quest for criteria for RRT Haematological failure was defined as the ... HM, Ronco C, Kellum JA, Beginning and Ending Supportive Therapy for the Kidney (BEST Kidney) Investigators: Timing of renal replacement therapy and clinical outcomes in critically ill patients...
... Lamoureux and Lastrapes (1990) and Laux and Ng (1991) support the second The second relationship also supports the model of Brock and Kleidon (1990) where thelinkbetween variations in demand andthe ... currencies are presented They reveal an interesting feature Inthe last part ofthe day BST time, from about the closing time ofthe European exchanges and until the closing time ofthe New York exchange, ... where , sp , and n are the standard deviation ofthe R R R percentage change of an exchange rate, the average spread, andthe number of quotations within the tth halfhour interval, andthe system...
... to the extremely important invention ofthe printing machine, the number of ancient writers' readers increased greatly andthe reading and studying ofthe Greek and Roman culture became an interest ... only " the revival of interest inthe ancient culture of Greece and Rome "but also "the discovery ofthe world and humanbeings" More than that, it implies "the awakening of man's mind and capacity, ... great problems of good and evil in both But inthe chronicles they are mostly linked with political themes - the questions ofthe state and public life ofthe period described Inthe tragedies...
... committed to continuing this work, and to bringing the power ofthe researcher andthe research institution into their hands for their direction, for only they know the meaningful and important ... being I hope that Pat and his community will find in these pages something insightful and useful as they continue to pursue their lives inthe singularity that is life in Interior Alaska To them ... understanding ofthe caveats ofthe nutritional and political economies of cheap food increases, outpost agriculture is finding a renewed niche in emerging indigenous movements against the vulnerabilities...
... hybridizes to the center ofthe input target RNA The asterisk indicates the input target RNA; the arrow indicates the digested product bands The amount of digested product obtained is indicated at the ... levels of either RNase H1 or H2 The discrepancy betweenthein vivo andin vitro measurements could be due to a compartmentalization of a component inthein vivo system On the other hand, we ... punctate perinuclear and cytoplasmic staining of other structures than appear following liposomal transfection The corresponding PO-ODN shows a similar pattern and intensity as the PS-ODN inthe ¯uorescent...
... (%), mineralization to CO2 (%) and amount of Cl− released inthe solution On the other hand, a raise of oxygen concentration inthe gas phase, andinthe absence of hydrogen peroxide inthe liquid ... (type and concentration of organics, pH, presence of inorganic ions), the concentration of oxygen inthe reaction solution, the magnitude ofthe intensity and wavelength ofthe UV light, the desirable ... mineralization of PCP in two cases: one with 10 mM [H2 O2 ] added once at the beginning ofthe experiment andone at which [H2 O2 ] was maintained at 10 mM throughout the reaction The mineralization...
... levels of play inthe United States Rather than merely recounting the deaths, we will place them in context, addressing the factors that led to them andthe changes inthe game that resulted from them, ... was not the first time that day the two had faced each other In fact, Hageman was the starting pitcher inthe first game as well and had given up the home run to Pinkney inthe first inning of that ... during the second inning of a game in Wilton, ND, on the evening of July 13, 1932 According to testimony given at an inquest the next day, Klein appeared to freeze after stepping into an inside...
... by the Academy, the Council has become the principal operating agency of both the National Academy of Sciences andthe National Academy of Engineering in providing services to the government, the ... of Engineering was established in 1964, under the charter ofthe National Academy of Sciences, as a parallel organization of outstanding engineers It is autonomous in its administration andin ... Medicine was established in 1970 by the National Academy of Sciences to secure the services of eminent members of appropriate professions inthe examination of policy matters pertaining to the...
... process ofthe association, consults ordinary dictionary of translation equivalents and word usage of verbs and obtain the set of all the translation euqivalents for the verb (3) Then find nouns ... associated in common to a part ofthe structure ofthe categories as in Fig.l, and then find appropriate translation equivalents in detail at the lower level categories (2) To each verb found inthe ... as the most closely related verb in this ease It can generally be said that the more the noun's relation to human becomes closer andthe more the level of abstract ofthe noun becomes lower the...
... on theone hand andthe growing demand for healthy food on the other Another example might be the growing interest in local food, which is often equated with fresh and wholesome produce, and ... apparent, since the basic components are often 12 Networks, Conventions, and Regions the same The only diVerence is in packaging andinthe addition of Xavouring and colouring Fresh fruit and vegetables ... blurring the boundaries between them and creating increasingly complex worlds of food 1 Networks, Conventions, and Regions: Theorizing ‘Worlds of Food’ Introduction Food is a long-standing productive...
... that initiates a compensatory response The intensity ofthe error signal determines the intensity ofthe compensatory response This is the gain inthe system The gain determines how rapidly the ... days, losing of all but 3% of body weight in fat and one- third of lean body mass A small amount of fat is essential to maintain the functions ofthe brain, bone marrow, and cell membranes In a healthy, ... surfaces of cells, and alter their activities They also regulate secretion ofthe neuroendocrine cells inthe hypothalamus to maintain control ofthe system Oneofthe most important pituitary hormones...
... Journal ofthe International AIDS Society 2004, 6:56 http://www.jiasociety.org/content/6/3/56 sharing, and education that must attend expanding global HIV/AIDS care initiatives Authors and Disclosures ... Bio Med Central and every scientist can read your work free of charge "BioMed Central will be the most significant development for disseminating the results of biomedical researc h in our lifetime." ... grants for clinical research and/ or honoraria for educational and/ or advisory activities from Bristol-Myers Squibb, Boehringer Ingelheim, Gilead Sciences, GlaxoSmithKline, Idenix, Merck, and Roche...
... ataxic The trachea was then intubated andthe horse was held on a surgical table Anesthesia was maintained by inhalation of halothane and oxygen At the beginning of surgery, 20 mg/kg of cefalotin ... coxae (EIG mini-amplifier), the intersection ofthe horizontal line extending from the tuber coxae andthe rear edge ofthe last rib (noninductive electrodes), andthe apex of an inverted regular ... distributed inthe ileum and pelvic flexure [16] Therefore, it is suggested that the difference inthe distribution ofthe 5HT4 receptor is at the base of different effects of mosapride inthe small intestine...
... shearing ofthe soil, the tensile strength of roots on the windward side ofthe plate andthe resistance to bending ofthe roots and soil inthe hinge region on the lee side ofthe tree It is therefore ... crown The co-ordinates ofthe centroid are the mean ofthe co-ordinates ofthe eight points at the end ofthe eight radii; • total height of windthrown trees andthe height ofthe first living ... undamaged pines on theone hand and windthrown pines on the other The mean circumference of undamaged pines and windthrown pines per plot was then calculated and incorporated into the model in order...
... RA synovium into tissue microcompartments and fluid The finding that the proportion and percentage of chemokine binding sites on macrophages increases inthe inflamed intima of RA and non-RA synovia ... differences inthe percentage of chemokine-positive cells in inflamed regions ofthe RA and non-RA intima However, there were fewer CXCL8 positive cells inthe inflamed RA intima than inthe inflamed ... recruited andthe severity of disease In addition, administration of chemokines to the joints of animal models results in inflammation and leukocyte recruitment The biological effects of chemokines...
... changes inthe culture of drinking inthe UK in general andthe Armed Forces inthe last decade [33,34], although the measures used were different inthe two studies Prevalence of PTSD in this ... that the differences inthe prevalence of alcohol problems betweenthe UK and US found here may reflect differences inthe culture of drinking or differences inthe rate of deployment inthe two ... contributed to the design ofthe study, and contributed to the article submitted NF assisted inthe design ofthe study, led on the planning and execution ofthe analysis and co-wrote the article...
... to the index and middle finger The plaster and wire were removed (Figure 3) and physiotherapy commenced At months, the metalwork from the elbow was removed (Figure 3) The range of motion at the ... Radiographs ofthe elbow and wrist after removal ofthe metalwork Radiographs ofthe elbow and wrist after removal ofthe metalwork tion At months, she had recovered complete range of motion in both ... anterior dislocation ofthe radial head; the second most common is fracture ofthe proximal third ofthe ulna, lateral angulation ofthe fracture and lateral dislocation ofthe radial head; proximal...
... independent variable inthe analysis and could not explain the results even though the infection rate andthe duration of mechanical ventilation were not increased inthe obese group Studies of critically ... prepared in collaboration with investigators ofthe ARIC study and does not necessarily reflect the opinions or views ofthe ARIC study or the NHLBI The coauthors had full access to all ofthe data in ... analytic cohort Outcome variables The primary outcomes of interest were the risk ofthe development of acute organ failure within three years ofthe baseline examination, in- hospital mortality related...
... bands in each sample, andthe relative intensity of each band inthe sample (pi) was computed Shannon diversity indices (H') were then calculated for each patient at and months of age, using the ... differences in microbial diversity ofthe gut between children who will and will not develop eczema in infancy persist up to age months andin fact increase during the first months of life An inverse ... preparation ofthe manuscript JCC, AAL, DRG, and STW participated inthe study design and data interpretation JCC also participated inthe manuscript preparation DL participated inthe coordination of the...
... particularly when the time interval betweenthe injury andthe operation is short Do not forget to insert a drain inthe vicinity ofthe repair In a minority of cases, if you feel that there is an increased ... Concerning penetrating injury ofthe pancreas; if a parenchymal injury is noted, it is important to determine the integrity ofthe main pancreatic duct keeping in mind the intra operative criteria introduced ... collateral vessels Taking into consideration the effort, the loss of time andthe additional loss of blood during the repair ofthe vein, it is worth considering ligation ofthe IVC inthe patient with...