... contributions WKY and YWC both participated in the design of the study and drafted the manuscript HGS and TCL both obtained data and performed the statistical analysis HKK and JHW both participated ... complications during hospital stay and mortality in patients with sternal infection and osteomyelitis after sternotomy and cardiothoracic surgery Although the total length of hospital stay and total ... debridement, antimicrobial treatment and adjunctive HBO2 therapy [10] Three of them improved significantly andthe authors concluded that HBO2 therapy was safe and effective forthe management of...
... dedication and passion for research I would like to thank the students and staff of BIOMAT Centre, past and present, for their help andthe pleasure of their company: Chee Kong, Fenghao, Kay Siang, ... demonstrate that hepatic sheets implanted into subcutaneous space are Chapter Introduction able to integrate with the underlying tissue, and establish vascular networks The constructs remain stable ... pre-formed to match the anatomy of the implant site, with the sole aim of defining thetissue space to direct tissue remodelling In addition, only limited and non-uniform cell penetration was...
... endothelial phenotype 122 Chapter Isolation and Characterisation Of Vascular Progenitors (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) Figure 4-4: CFU assay Adherent colonies appeared after ten days of culture, and ... Chapter Isolation and Characterisation Of Vascular Progenitors Figure 4-3: Primary culture of haemopoietic tissue in EGM Following culture in endothelial cell media, outgrowth colonies ... and were stained with crystal violet to facilitate visualization Cobblestone colonies were generated from cord blood (a, b) In contrast, outgrowth colonies from fetal blood (c) were heterogeneous...
... selection, thecells could be expanded in culture using a cytokine-rich medium These cells continued to demonstrate haematopoietic and angioblastic properties My results demonstrated that a similar ... streaking as a result of the coating process Thus, I studied the possibility of repeating the grafting process, and demonstrated that improved distribution was achieved, together with a higher density ... vessel development and vasculogenesis Of these, Kinase Domain Receptor (KDR) stands out, as it is one of the markers of endothelial progenitor cells (the other two being CD34 and CD133) (Peichev...
... results in significant reduction of clotting times This may be due to the fact that Factor XII, a crucial factor in the intrinsic contact-activation coagulation cascade, attaches to and is activated ... surfaces forthe generation of the perivascular compartment I then proceeded to engineer a surface forthe reconstitution of the tunica intima The intima is constantly exposed to fluid shear stresses, ... Compared to other contact activation assays, such as partial thromboplastin time (PTT) tests, TEG measures the whole blood response, including the size of the clot,, an indication of consumption...
... 1) The adiabatic saturation temperature, Tad sat, is the temperature that the air reaches when gets to the output of the tunnel, if water is provided and evaporated at that temperature Isolation ... the transformation of sensible heat into latent heat The non-saturated air reduces its temperature, providing the sensible heat that transforms into latent heat to evaporate the water If the process ... heat-transfer areas in compact distributions [7] Asthe main resistance to heat-transfer can be found in the air on the dry face of the system, the advantage of the higher thermal conductance...
... coagulation tests (prothrombin time [PT] and activated partial thromboplastin time) are performed at the low temperatures seen in patients with hypothermia, and not when assessed at 37°C (as is routine ... enrolled in the two studies, andthe type and location of the surgery undergone In addition, the timing of the administration in the two studies might have influenced the outcome Patients received ... events in patients with risk factors for such events and in those with arterial disease, in whom atherosclerotic plaques may expose TF and lead to the activation of coagulation at sites other than...
... discriminate between sounds, understand vocabulary and grammatical structures, interpret stress and intention, retain and interpret this within the immediate andthe larger socio-cultural context of the ... Pretest and posttest In terms of the content, the tests simply consist of two parts: The first part includes about fifteen pictures simple and familiar with students What students have to is to ... reveals that the majority of the students find their listening comprehension improved thanks to the web-based listening activities practice The analysis andthe synthesis of the two groups‟ test scores...
... Jin and Ms Tu Wenting Without their generosity and timely help, I would not be able to complete all the tasks and targets I set out Last but not least, I would like to dedicate this thesis to ... (Pd) have attracted significant attention for their extraction and recovery, andthe related analytical quantification and environmental monitoring, as well as separation techniques (Rao and Reddi, ... extractant or the ionization state of the extractant selected (Ismael and Tondre, 1993; Tondre et al., 1997) Fillipi et al (1997) investigated the regeneration of the retained Cu(II)-extractant-micelle...
... area between P93 in the NTD and C131 in the first cytoplasmic loop C1 These data are in agreement with the above-mentioned findings, and they further define TMS1 as a central determinant for ET-1 binding ... fragment ETB132 (TMS2-CTD) lacking the TMS1 region was not detectable in the eluted fraction, and therefore seems not to interact with ETBStrep After mixing of purified proteins, again the fragments ... the fragments ETB93 (TMS1-TMS3), ETB131 (NTD-TMS1), ETB168 (NTD-TMS2), ETB203 (NTDTMS3) and ETB306 (NTD-TMS5) were coeluted together with ETBStrep, indicating an interaction of the proteins However,...
... analysis on the membranes and Tris extracts, respectively The results showed that the bands crossreacted with anti-(R-PsbQ¢) and anti-(R-PsbV) were released by m Tris-treatment, whereas the band cross-reacted ... against the extrinsic proteins All of these thylakoid membranes reacted with anti-(RPsbQ¢) (lane 4) and anti-(R-PsbV) (lane 5) but not with any other antibodies, except the diatom thylakoid membranes ... 2) The C paradoxa thylakoid membranes reacted with anti-(R-PsbV) (lane 5) and anti-(R-PsbU) (lane 6) but not with anti-(C-PsbU) (lane 7); the latter is consistent with the result of Shibata et...
... with others while keeping control over the data: The statistics team should be able to read the annotated data but must not be allowed to edit resources and so on manages the communication with ... on a text document is accomplished: The task to process a specific document is sent from the client to the server As a first step the Command Dispatcher checks based on the Master Data if the requesting ... requesting user is logged in correctly, authorized to perform PoS tagging and has permission to read the document to be tagged The next step is to fetch the document from the Storage Handler as...
... nanoparticles with ligands that promote cell-specific recognition and binding The nanoparticles can (i) release their contents in close proximity to the target cells; (ii) attach to the membrane of the cell ... epithelial and endothelial cells This could lead to non-specific targeting and subsequently decrease the effectiveness of the drug and increase toxicity49 The use of peptides as targeting agents ... receptors, was approved forthe treatment of breast cancer28 The first angiogenesis inhibitor for treating colorectal cancer, Bevacizumab (Avastin), an anti-VEGF mAb that inhibits the factor responsible...
... position the thermal camera at an angle and distance from the participant that was not consistent with the other participants Several improvements can be made to enhance the results in situations ... andthe algorithm concluded the same Sensitivity and specificity values were estimated Results and discussion The performance of the proposed algorithm on the thermal video of ten participants ... next mouth opening The participants were instructed to maintain a constant head position, so that their mouth movement stayed within the camera's field of view The thermal sensitivity of the infrared...
... long) then advanced into the canal until it was flush with the joint surface The extruded cement was removed The wound was closed in the same manner asthe controls This was repeated on the contralateral ... standard curve was drawn using the values obtained from the standards The control sample ensured that the quality readings obtained was within the set limits Finally, the values forthe test ... flush with the joint surface The wound was closed in the same manner asthe controls This was repeated on the contralateral side iii) cemented implant group They had the identical approach as the...
... competing interests Authors' contributions IDB conceived the project, collected data and edited the manuscript HMC analyzed the data and wrote the manuscript PJW conceived the project and edited the ... manuscript EG was responsible forthe HIV test results and edited the manuscript TRW conceived the project and supervised and edited the manuscript MVV conceived the project and supervised and ... the design and conduct of the study, nor in the preparation of the manuscript The Namibia Institute of Pathology provided the external quality assurance on the surveillance conducted during these...
... Driven Startup: Focus on the experience you want to create and let everything else support that Avoid common mistakes startups make Mistake 1: Building something people don t really want or need ... Don t think of your product roadmap like this “Build half a product, not a half-assed product” -Jason Fried What is the experience you want to create? http://bit.ly/uxvision p.s Foodspotting ... looking for a cofounder A chance to refine, communicate and validate my vision When I did find a cofounder, we could hit the ground running What is the experience you want to create? The UX...
... LTE-Advanced andas such it provides a starting point forthe education/information to evaluation groups Source: RP-080763 LTE-Advanced Requirements and targets Requirements and targets for LTE-Advanced ... many at the detailed level, have contributed to substantial progress on LTE-Advanced This is a key strength of the 3GPP process: the resulting conclusions are able to take best advantage of the ... where LTE was presented as a foundation forthe LTE-Advanced Toward IMT-Advanced: As highlighted in the next slide, the ITU-R and 3GPP timelines are well aligned In particular, 3GPP foresees: An...
... curvature of the gastric corpus located at cm from the esophagogastric junction, which squashed and isolated the gastric folds from the rest of the stomach b An elevated lesion that appeared to ... xanthogranuloma and early gastric cancer Therefore, it is unclear whether early gastric cancer participates in xanthogranuloma Pathologically, stromal tumors such as GIST, myogenetic tumors, and ... diagnosed xanthogranuloma as was found in the current case In our case, the gastric xanthogranuloma was preoperatively misdiagnosed asan advanced gastric cancer This occurred forthe following reasons:...
... distant metastases to the duodenum Carcinoma of the cervix usually spreads in an orderly and predictable fashion [5] The earliest and most common metastases are by direct extension to the contiguous ... jejunum and ileum than primary lesions Though malignant melanoma is the most common extra-gastrointestinal primary to metastasize to the small bowel [2], intestinal metastases are common in end-stage ... process and a tissue biopsy was obtained While awaiting pathological confirmation of the exact nature of this neoplastic lesion, the patient was investigated with computed tomography (CT) scans as...