... Thai BL, Takayasu K, Takayama T, Kosuge T, Gunvén P, Yamazaki S, Hasegawa H, Ozaki H: Preoperative portal embolization to increase safety of major hepatectomy for hilar bile duct carcinoma: a ... Muto T, Ikari T, Yanagisawa A, Kato Y: Proliferative activity of intrahepatic colorectal metastases after preoperative hemihepatic portal vein embolization Hepatology 2001, 34:267-272 Wakabayashi ... Matsuyama Y, Nakayama A, Miyagawa S, Makuuchi M, Kawasaki S: Preoperative portal vein embolization: an audit of 84 patients Hepatology 1999, 29:1099-1105 Page of (page number not for citation...
... ofthe MMP family is the hallmark of several inflammatory disorders, including arthritis MMP-9, in particular, has been implicated in the degradation and damage of articular cartilage in RA and ... metalloproteinase (96-kd gelatinase B) in human rheumatoid arthritis Arthritis Rheum 1996, 39:1576-1587 Yoshihara Y, Nakamura H, Obata K, Yamada H, Hayakawa T, Fujikawa K, Okada Y: Matrix metalloproteinases ... La Fondation Armand-Frappier and the Canadian Arthritis Network 16 17 References Momohara S, Kashiwazaki S, Inoue K, Saito S, Nakagawa T: Elastase from polymorphonuclear leukocyte in articular...
... occur at nearly the same time The angular direction ofa phasor indicates the phase relationship between light and activity for an individual Greater amounts of activity near the onset of circadian ... indicate prolonged times of rest and, usually, darkness Although many analyses ofthe activity and ofthe transformed CS data are possible, the data in Figure were used to develop a quantitative ... perhaps reflecting a true continuum ofthe degree of circadian behavioral-entrainment among individuals The data from the rats in Figure 9b also show a clear and statistically significant separation,...
... dominant language (e.g., Spanish) to reduce language barriers and drafting all patient educational materials at the appropriate reading level (e.g., fourth grade) to enhance health literacy Surface ... Scientific Software Development GmBH, Berlin, Germany), a qualitative data management software [58], will be used to manage and analyze all qualitative data Quantitative analysis All tests will ... clinic administrator, and the research team to inform all phases ofthe project Use ofa CAB is an established CBPR strategy for modifying interventions as it helps frame and monitor the progress of...
... models These models are dual tothe centric models [15,16], and they have the same characteristics in terms of realism and computational behavior The fourth class of models, called sub-cellular lattice ... regulate adhesion between contiguous cells An image analysis, analogous tothe analysis performed in [40], was achieved to extract the locations of cell nuclei and the levels of expression of markers ... estimation of interaction parameters Furthermore, Graner and Sawada reported two limitations of their approach First, because the GS model is not stochastic, it does not explore the set of possible...
... consequences of calcium release into the cytoplasm and the activation of PKCs is the firing ofthe three major MAPK cascades, culminating in the activation of extracellular-signal regulated kinase (ERK) ... negative charges of DNA [140] 1.4.3 Histone deacetylases (HDACs) HDACs form a group of important transcriptional regulators that antagonize directly the actions of histone acetyltranferases (HATs), ... affecting pathways downstream of calcium, particularly the MAPKs 1.3.2.3 The function of Gem as a negative regulator ofthe Rho-Rho kinase pathway in cytoskeletal remodeling Other than binding the β3...
... allomorph-based variant of Example is shown by Example There is an equivalence relation on the set of affix arrays l0 Nom means nominal, N, Adj and Adv as usual Some remarks tothe sample words: ... simplified, and does not show an important aspect ofthe parser, namely, it retains the unification-based approach introduced in the morphological analyzer This means that all atomic elements in a phrase ... lexical basis of Humor 99 contains surface characters only no transformations are applied -, while the metadictionary mechanism retains many advantages ofthe two-level systems It means in the practice...
... allomorph-based variant of Example is shown by Example There is an equivalence relation on the set of affix arrays l0 Nom means nominal, N, Adj and Adv as usual Some remarks tothe sample words: ... simplified, and does not show an important aspect ofthe parser, namely, it retains the unification-based approach introduced in the morphological analyzer This means that all atomic elements in a phrase ... lexical basis of Humor 99 contains surface characters only no transformations are applied -, while the metadictionary mechanism retains many advantages ofthe two-level systems It means in the practice...
... (17) The autocorrelation matrix seen in (17) is partitioned into submatrices The matrices on the diagonal are the autocorrelation matrix ofthe received input tothe equalizer and the Note that the ... employed at the receiver to maximize the signal -to- noise ratio (SNR) at the output ofthe filter Note that the overall frequency response ofthe pulse shape and the matched filter is assumed to satisfy ... Decision-feedback equalizer K z−1 wDFE,l = The DFE is composed ofa transversal feedforward filter with K + 1-taps (one main tap and K side taps) and a feedback filter that has M-taps A block diagram of the...
... that the average growth rate is more likely to be closest tothe actual growth rate at the midpoint ofthe measurement interval and related average changes tothe interpolated state variables at ... 0.864 There is often a limited amount of data available for estimating the site-specific parameter We employed a sensitivity analysis to assess the importance ofthe available amount of data for ... years and natural-geographical regions of Denmark according to Jakobsen [22] In addition tothe visual appraisal ofthe errors a number of summary statistics were calculated for the entire data...
... modifies a graph into another, we denote by GI the initial graph and by GF the final graph Similarly, if AI and AF are the adjacency matrices ofthe graphs GI and GF on n vertices, we say that AF is ... set of its eigenvalues in the complex plane The spectral radius is the maximum ofthe modulus of its eigenvalues If the matrix is the adjacency matrix ofa graph, we call it the index ofthe graph ... is a regular graph P roof Let n + be the order of graphs GI and GF with adjacency matrices AI and AF , respectively In the language of perturbations, we can consider that AI and AF are related...
... Valencia, CA, USA) The DNA was blunted, and adapters were ligated to each end to facilitate Solexa sequencing PCR was then used specifically to enrich for DNA fragments with adapter molecules ligated ... i, and α is a regularization factor that biases solutions with fewer components The estimates a* and m* are ofthe amplitudes and positions ofthe binding sites, and the estimate N* is ofthe ... compute the full width at half maximum (FWHM) and amplitude ofthe forward and reverse enrichment profiles and compute the average FWHM and amplitude for the region by taking the mean ofthe forward...
... Michael’s Hospital, Past Chair ofthe Advance Cardiac Life Support Committee ofthe American Heart Association and the Co Chair ofthe Advance Life Support Task Force ofthe International Liaison Committee ... reporting of laboratory CPR research A statement for healthcare professionals from a Task Force ofthe American Heart Association, the American College of Emergency Physicians, the American College of ... are transferred toa participating hospital following an OHCA Trained in-hospital data collectors will complete chart abstraction ofthe variables related to post-arrest care for each ofthe hospitals...
... with toa maximum of 10 items A minimum of 100 data entries are needed for an exploratory factor analysis (EFA) [19] Also, a minimum of 10 data entries are needed per parameter to make estimations ... 23 24 Federation of Medical Regulatory authorities of Canada: Position statement 2008 ofthe Federation of Medical Regulatory Authorities of Canada Graham ID, Logan J, Harrison MB, Straus SE, Tetroe ... decision makers and collaborators to this project Each year, thousands ofeducational activities are offered through this network These institutions and organisations reachthe vast majority of the...
... considerably add tothe general body of knowledge by evaluation ofthe added value ofthe extended strategy as compared tothe state -of -the- art strategy Results from our study will allow us to draw ... and products • Screening and if necessary adapt products and appropriate facilities Finally, we describe the assessment ofthe actual implementation ofthe strategies and the evaluation of barriers ... evidence to support these theories [18-26] The extended strategy Page of includes all ofthe above elements ofthe state -of -the- art strategy as well as: gaining active commitment and initiative of ward...
... tothe study design, clinical and laboratory investigations and tothe data analysis and writing ofthe manuscript ACR contributed tothe laboratory investigations and contributed tothe data ... were also attached tothe posterior calcaneus and medial tibia to derive ankle/subtalar complex motion data The 1st metatarsal sensor was attached using a Velcro strap in accordance with a protocol ... invited on the basis ofthe extent of any benefit that had been gained from the wearing ofthe foot orthoses at this stage ofthe trial A sample was constructed to include a range of participants,...
... Australia Adelaide; 1999 Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW): Diabetes management and the allied health workforce: An overview of workforce mapping techniques and related data issues ... Medical Research Council of Australia (NHMRC): A guide tothe development, evaluation and implementation of clinical practice guidelines Canberra: Commonwealth of Australia; 1999 26 27 National ... Survey, ABS Cause of Death statistics etc Administrative data sets Hospital data bases Inpatient minimum datasets, Outpatient minimum datasets Medicare data Medical services MBS (Medical Benefits...
... Australia Adelaide; 1999 Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW): Diabetes management and the allied health workforce: An overview of workforce mapping techniques and related data issues ... Medical Research Council of Australia (NHMRC): A guide tothe development, evaluation and implementation of clinical practice guidelines Canberra: Commonwealth of Australia; 1999 26 27 National ... Survey, ABS Cause of Death statistics etc Administrative data sets Hospital data bases Inpatient minimum datasets, Outpatient minimum datasets Medicare data Medical services MBS (Medical Benefits...
... setting, the T transcript profiles in the data matrix E are assumed to be unrelated and so independent of one another In the linear interaction model, the abundance value ofa gene is treated as a weighted ... networks Analysis ofthe statistical and topological properties of learned LP-SLGNs may have practical value; for example, genes with high random walk betweenness, a measure ofthe centrality ofa node ... [34] that is solved by formulating a Linear Program (LP) A virtue of this LP-based approach is that the use ofthe Huber loss function reduces the impact of variation in the training data on the...