... nevertheless inthe meanwhile the results of 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 ... for the regeneration ofthe park attribute, yes (i.e., investment inthe regeneration ofthe park) was coded as and no (i.e., no investment inthe regerenartion ofthe park) was coded as –1 The...
... Modes of training and control interventions Most interventions were comprised ofthe three major modes of exercise (aerobic training, strength training, flexibility) either singly or in combination ... a certain number of classes or that there was a natural break inthe data at a certain number of classes This is problematic in that the "dose" ofthe intervention was not generally attainable ... multidisciplinary rehabilitation inthetreatmentof fibromyalgia: a randomized controlled trial Clin J Pain 2005, 21:166-74 Valkeinen H, Häkkinen K, Pakarinen A, Hannonen P, Häkkinen A, Airaksinen...
... (median of 21 years) Eighteen percent of them sought treatment within one day since the onset of illness Most ofthe patients (86.21%) appeared with fever and the remaining with a history of fever ... treatmentof p.falciparum from monotherapy sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) to artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT), namely artemetherlumefantrine (AL), while keeping chloroquine (CQ) for treating ... (81.2%) live in rural areas [19] The majority ofthe population works in agriculture Famine and drought are regular occurrences inthe region As inthe rest of Ethiopia, malaria transmission in Tigray...
... followed in conducting the interviews and therefore the information gathered is to be considered with that in mind Nevertheless, the interviews are of key figures inthe evolution of JDR inthe countries ... the design of a training program In short, Canada offers many points of discussion on the impact of JDR on the role of judges and the court system Singapore in its own way has also embraced the ... themselves play a role in ensuring their independence inthe way they determine the grouping and hearing of cases, and put in place operational control procedure 22 Putting an emphasis on the need for...
... the management and practice of mechanical engineering He is a Fellow ofthe Engineering Institute of Canada, the Canadian Academy of Engineering, the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering, ... engineering perspective The indicators are chosen so that they assess the technical capabilities of each element inthe system on the same level The values of these indicators specify the sustainability ... improve the performance of drying and storage aspects of fuel handling since one affects the other These two processes affect the crushing and grinding operations which in turn affect the in- system...
... that line and a rising income distribution curve The greater the area between the curve and the 450 line, the more unequalthe income distribution and the higher the GINI coefficient The GINI coefficient ... Thus, perfect equality inthe GINI computation occurs if 10% ofthe population has 10% ofthe income, if 20% ofthe population has 20% ofthe income, if 30% has 30% ofthe income and so forth That ... other regions and groups • Interactive nature of health determinants Our understanding ofthe interactions among the different determinants of health and ofthe causal links between them remains...
... withdrawn from the study (without penalty) if, inthe opinion ofthe treating physician, it was not inthe patient’s best interest to continue For instance, if during the course ofthe study a patient ... unwilling to stop taking pain medication other than the study medication (for arthritis or other types of pain) or is unwilling to stop taking other medications for thetreatmentof OA Any other ... including glucosamine and chondroitin, one month prior to study and during the study, other than multivitamin and mineral supplements containing vitamins and minerals as the sole medicinal ingredients...
... debt financing On the other hand, the individual with low income and savings is more attracted towards debt financing The selection of income group and the means of income are very important The ... impact inthesuccessof any micro financing model Realizing the importance ofthe borrowers’ perspective for a successful and sustainable financing model, the research reviews major factors that influence ... ignoring the idea of business sharing within their respective communities, thus discouraging the notion of group lending, which is termed as the baseline of micro finance model However, the MFIs...
... immunotherapy is likely to significantly increase their chance for long-term survival In 1994, The Lancet published the findings from a well-designed trial on PSK therapy inthetreatmentof stomach ... If none of these criteria for effectiveness was met in a patient at the end ofthe trial period (six months), thetreatment was judged ineffective Once the code was broken at the end ofthe trial ... 14 months, then gram/day thereafter for the remainder ofthe trial They speculated their results would have been better had PSK been given at grams/day for the duration ofthe trial The only statistically...
... from: • the Expanded Review Panel in defining the scope ofthe guidelines and in reviewing the evidence retrieval report; • the Guidelines Development Group in reviewing and appraising the available ... formulating the recommendations, and defining the core principles on assessment, evaluation and treatmentof pain; • the Peer Review Group in providing feedback on the draft guidelines and finalizing ... administration, which minimizes the risk of errors End of dose pain: pain occurring when the blood level ofthe medicine falls below the minimal effective analgesic level towards the end of a...
... interpreting data There should be an open-ended question inthe survey of TWU to investigate the perceptions/ expectations or thinking ofthe respondents Coding plan Coding plan is the collection of ... means there is insufficient evidence to suggest that a difference exists inthe amount of usage ofthe Safe Bus intern of gender 2.5.2 The amount of usage ofthe Safety bus differ by origin In this ... some limitations to the investigators in term ofthe results are not cover the aims ofthe business or too wide to conclude the status ofthe strategy Therefore, TWU targets the random sample size...
... flexible Fear of needle injection Insulin will increase the risk of hypoglycaemia Insulin will improve health Insulin will cause weight gain 10 Insulin will be demanding to administer 11 Insulin means ... enjoy 12 Insulin means my health will deteriorate 13 Injecting insulin is embarrassing 14 Injecting insulin is painful 15 It is difficult to always inject insulin correctly 16 Insulin makes it ... agreed that insulin causes weight gain, compared to 23% inthe insulin naïve The highest mean score for insulin-naïve patients was on the item pertaining to the belief that insulin signifies...
... Lind are AstraZeneca employees, and Ingela Wiklund was an employee at the time ofthe study 15 16 Authors' contributions FJ was the principal investigator inthe study, and was involved inthe ... baseline, but one week at the post -treatment visit (visit 2, after two weeks of treatment) Item content includes the following: 1) four items on the frequency and severity of acid taste inthe ... adaptation The RDQ was translated into Norwegian and Swedish according to international principles [10] The translators met with members ofthe RDQ survey team to maintain content and clarity of the...
... proteins in mice Increase inthe expression of caspase-3 and cleaved PARP proteins noticed inthe mice treated in vivo with GnRH-Ag also showed increase inthe number of atretic follicles inthe ... inthe ovary was investigated following in vivo and in vitro administration of GnRH agonist inthe intact cyclic mice Methods Animals All the experiments were conducted in accordance with principles ... Effect ofin vitro treatmentof different doses of GnRH-Ag on progesterone synthesis and western blot analyses of LH-R and 3b-HSD proteins inthe ovaries of mice Progesterone synthesis by the ovary...
... flexible Fear of needle injection Insulin will increase the risk of hypoglycaemia Insulin will improve health Insulin will cause weight gain 10 Insulin will be demanding to administer 11 Insulin means ... enjoy 12 Insulin means my health will deteriorate 13 Injecting insulin is embarrassing 14 Injecting insulin is painful 15 It is difficult to always inject insulin correctly 16 Insulin makes it ... agreed that insulin causes weight gain, compared to 23% inthe insulin naïve The highest mean score for insulin-naïve patients was on the item pertaining to the belief that insulin signifies...
... assurance The negative controls documented the alterations inthe bioluminescence intensity ofthe tested bacteria inthe absence of any toxicant during incubation The inhibition ofthe positive ... means, in general, an increase of CBZ inthe effluent within the whole treatment process Similar findings for CBZ are mentioned inthe literature [6] At this point, there is no information about the ... xenobiotics Furthermore, an increase of inhibition inthe effluent ofthe investigated STP could be emphasized with rising polarity ofthe four wastewater fractions Similarly, the efficiency ofthe STP...
... [13,14] In current practice, rituximab has appropriately assumed a dominant position intreatmentof lymphoma both in combination with chemotherapy and as maintenance [9] We now raise the question ... a triple therapy approach [15] We acknowledge that there is currently little published data demonstrating the efficacy of anti-CD20 RIT following rituximab-containing induction chemotherapy regimens ... or combined with chemotherapy, as initial treatment or in relapse [2,3,5] The 10-year progression-free survival as observed after 131 I-tositumomab either alone or combined with chemotherapy,...
... quantity of glucose inthe blood (hyperglycemia) that is caused by the inability ofthe body either to produce any insulin or enough insulin, or by the inability ofthe cells to respond properly to the ... the insulin producted inthe pancreas This excess blood glucose eventually passes out ofthe body inthe urine So, even though the blood has plenty of glucose, the cells are incapable of getting ... as amylin, is secreted by the beta cells ofthe pancreatic islets of Langerhans, which also secrete the insulin The occurrence of IAPP inthe membranes of beta-cells and the presence of alterations...
... and c*(ppm) are the concentrations ofthe adsorbate inthe activated carbon and inthe solution, that are in equilibrium with each other By logarithmizing the equation (1) and plot the calculated ... types of kinetics models have been used to evaluate the flow ofthe process: the outer mass transfer [3], the pseudo 1st order and the pseudo 2nd order [4] By plotting the experimental point and the ... 0.240(1/ppm) 3.3.Kinetics investigation Each volume of 1500 ml with determined initial concentration of dyestuffs is prepared for the kinetics investigations Two concentrations ofthe dyestuffs (20ppm...
... are explained by assuming hybrids and their offspring to be male sterile, enabling them to transfer their organelle genomes Such unequal kind of gene flow can in theory end up in altering the cytoplasmic ... rooms allowing no penetration of air coming from outside Then mature catkins were cut off into a fine sieve, thereby separating pollen grains from anthers and other components ofthe catkins One sieve ... [26], nine morphological characters (lamina length, petiole length, lobe width, sinus width, length of lamina from the lamina base to the widest point, number of lobes, number of intercalary veins,...