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... reports documenting sparing ofthe skin inthe previous radiation fieldin patients treated with erlotinib, a small molecule inhibitor of tyrosine kinase Again, the interval between the previous ... to obtain a better understanding ofthe etiology and variability ofthe skin toxicity induced in patients undergoing combined therapy Consent Written informed consent was obtained from the patient ... suggesting a radiation recall type phenomenon [19] The etiology underlying the sparing ofthe previously irradiated skin from the expected cetuximab-induced skin rash in our patient is uncertain In...
... technique Following cross-clamping ofthe aorta the heart was arrested using intermittant cold blood cardioplegia antegradely and retrogradely, continued with in every 20 min, and finally warm blood ... with the male patients [13-15] On the other hand obesity is considered to be a major risk factor in patients undergoing CABG With the increasing of BMI also comorbidty increases [16,17] There ... contractility and in female patients there is a higher incidence of hypothyroidism undergoing CABG [24] Inthe study of Zindrou and colleagues they found a high mortality rate (16,7%) in female patients...
... contains the variables pain inthe knee during childhood, knee OA in close relatives (parents, brother, or sister), malalignment ofthe tibiofemoral joint, BMI, cumulative kneeling or squatting (in ... prearthritic deformity according to theresultsof that study Unfortunately, the position ofthe patella was not assessed inthe present study Our results support the findings ofthe current review by ... summarised their findings about the influence of genetic factors of OA derived from classic twin studies [6] They indicated that the influence of genetic factors was 39 to 65% in knee/ hand OA, 60% in...
... nevertheless inthe meanwhile theresultsof this study disclose that, despite their tight budget constraints the local public value improvements inthe quality ofthe water inthe Ganga and if the ... water The remaining untreated wastewater is discharged to the Ganga, creating environmental pollution and negatively affecting the sustainability ofthe ecosystem functions ofthe river There is therefore ... some ofthe key characteristics ofthe sample are similar to those ofthe population, sample results presented in this paper have indicative value regarding the preferences ofthe population Results...
... by a filled land affected by human activities. ‐ Inthe front area ofthe King’s yard of Kinh Thien Temple, resultsof analysis for the profiles by the GPR methods also show rather clear indications of geological ... structure signs along these profiles coincide with each other and are at small depth (about 2.5 m) inthe beginning ofthe profiles. Fig. 4 presents theresultsofthe GPR sections with 200 MHz and 400 MHz antennae. All three ... depth of about 1 m and 2 m, existing from the beginning to the end ofthe profiles. Probably these two foundation layers are related to the culture ofthe Le Dynasty and the ...
... socio-demographic, clinical, laboratory and pharmacy information for all patients, including the dates of enrollment into the HIV clinic, the dates of all clinical appointments and CD4 tests and the dates of starting ... enrollment at the HIV clinic, and determined the proportion of these patients who were HAART-eligible at the time of their visit Only patients newly enrolling inthe HIV clinics were included in this ... and site Outcome The final analysis determined whether the introduction ofthe CD4 nurse increased the monthly number of adult patients starting HAART The outcome was the number of eligible patients...
... avoid the effect of neuromuscular imbalance on treatment results Age at the beginning ofthe treatment, gender, pattern of involvement ofthe foot, severity ofthe foot deformity according to ... between the child’s shoulders (Figure 1) The splint maintains the corrected foot in 70 degree of external rotation to prevent recurrence ofthe varus deformity ofthe heel, adduction ofthe foot, ... score of 30 points for amount of pain; of 20 points each for level of activity and patient satisfaction; and of 10 points each for motion ofthe ankle and foot, position ofthe heel during stance,...
... avoid the effect of neuromuscular imbalance on treatment results Age at the beginning ofthe treatment, gender, pattern of involvement ofthe foot, severity ofthe foot deformity according to ... between the child’s shoulders (Figure 1) The splint maintains the corrected foot in 70 degree of external rotation to prevent recurrence ofthe varus deformity ofthe heel, adduction ofthe foot, ... score of 30 points for amount of pain; of 20 points each for level of activity and patient satisfaction; and of 10 points each for motion ofthe ankle and foot, position ofthe heel during stance,...
... analysis The most interesting characteristic of this instrument is the availability of a "utility index score" which for the decision makers following the principles of utilitarism makes the tool ... settings, it lacks of empirical evaluations in Italy The lack of information on the construct validity and reliability ofthe instrument as well as the absence of utilities estimated inthe Italian ... affected by the clinical condition we obtained a 600% increased odds of reporting impairment inthe mobility domain (OR = 7.0, 95% C.I 4.7–10.4), a 690% increased odds of reporting impairment in the...
... basis for Page of 10 implementing changes inthe second version (v.2) ofthe SF-36, in use since 1996 [8] These changes included adjusting the layout horizontally, improving the wording of questions ... surveys, including measures of well-being and self-evaluation of health status [4-6] The items inthe questionnaire were selected from the set of 149 items ofthe Functioning and Well-Being Profile, ... suggesting good construct validity On the other hand, the validity ofthe Mental Component ofthe Brazilian version ofthe SF-36 (v.2) was lower than reported in other studies in view ofthe lower...
... rate their average pain due to FM over the past 24 hours with an 11-point numeric rating scale ranging from (indicating no pain) to 10 (indicating pain as bad as you can imagine) Higher scores indicate ... and degree of interference in ADLs [21] The scores from the dimensions are summed to calculate the Global Fatigue Index (GFI), which ranges from (indicating no fatigue) to 50 (indicating severe ... understand FM patients inthe US by conducting a comprehensive evaluation of their clinical and comorbid profile, and the impact of FM severity on HRQoL, symptom domains (such as, pain, sleep, depression),...
... conduct ofthe study and the editing ofthe article MEL participated inthe conduct ofthe study and the editing ofthe article KHL participated inthe preparation and conduct ofthe study and the ... and the editing ofthe article TvL participated inthe preparation and conduct ofthe study, the statistical analyses and the writing ofthe article All authors read and approved the final manuscript ... personal interview (CAPI), a self- Page of 10 administered questionnaire, physical examination by trained personal (including assessments of body weight and height) and blood sampling The sample of the...
... underestimation ofthe quality of life ofthe children The proportion of parents underestimating the quality of life of their child was smallest for ‘Self-esteem’ (17.0%), and in this case the proportion of ... show the result ofthe multivariate analysis to explain the over- or under-estimation by the parents of their child’s quality of life The higher the selfassessed quality of life (child rating), the ... background If mother and father respond to the questionnaire together then there is a lower change of underestimating the quality of life inthe sectors ‘Self-esteem’, ‘Friends’ and inthe ‘Total’...
... involved inthe planning ofthe design, the interpretation oftheresults and the writing ofthe manuscript All authors read and approved the final manuscript Acknowledgements The authors are grateful ... "Meaning in life is what the individual says it is" Abbreviations IoW Index of Weighting IoS Index of Satisfaction IoWS Index of Weighted Satisfaction MiL Meaning in Life MiL_NRS Numeric Rating ... the precision depends on the training ofthe interviewers The research institute was well-experienced and all interviewers received a written, standardized protocol ofthe SMiLE method Nevertheless,...
... Trang province, 02 in Bac Lieu province, 02 in Ba ria - Vung Tau province and 01 in Ben Tre province The scale is from 10 to 300 - Shrimp hatcheries include: 01 in Bac Lieu province and 01 in Ba ... Trainning course had been given to the pilot farms in Bac Lieu and Soc Trang province + In Otc 2008: Trainning course had been given to the pilot farms in Ben Tre and Ba ria – Vung Tau province ... developed and implemented; the procedures include investigation and documentation ofthe findings 2) All complaints/feedback involved in capital, adulterated or unsafe are notified in a timely manner...
... a degree of uncertainty inthe determination ofthe edge position even by experienced operators; therefore, in this situation the assessment method needs to take the uncertainty ofthe ideal ... (18) Both the OSSR and USSR metrics define the success inthe segmentation Therefore, success inthe segmentation can be obtained as a combination ofthe OSSR and USSR The combination of these values ... of SSR of over 0.7 The segmentation ofthe test image set using the edgebased algorithm provided a value for the geometric mean of SSR of between and 0.88, where most ofthe combinations of the...
... the cracking of paddy grains inthe area Thus a survey using the PRRA method on the use of flat-bed dryer in selected Provinces ofthe Mekong Delta was conducted 5.2 Objectives - To confirm the ... dryer inthe Mekong Delta and the cost of drying; and the writing of extension materials for future training courses, based on the outcome ofthe survey and experiments 5.1 Background The flat-bed ... VARIOUS DRYING METHODS INTHE MEKONG DELTA By the terms ofthe contract, two other activities were conducted: The survey using the Participatory Rapid Rural Appraisal (PRRA) method on the use of flat-bed...
... (Figs. 2 to 9) The earlier beginning of this stage can be explained by the fast onset of high spring temperatures in 2006 and by very mild winter and extraordinarily warm spring in 2007 The beginning of ... conclusion The paper evaluates theresultsof phenological monitoring ofthe tree layer in a mixed stand inthe region ofthe Drahanská vrchovina Upland in 2004–2007 The onset and duration of particular ... reported the highest correlation ofthe onset ofthe phenological stage of budbreak in spruce with air temperature in February to May They also evaluated the beginning of flowering in Norway...