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... more precise prevalence estimate However, this isthe first study in this area Our findings raise issues for the planning of studies and ethical issues related to the obligation ofthe physician-researcher ... management of incidental findings in research studies has not been raised in musculoskeletal imaging It is important given the increasing use of MRI inthe investigation of OA by researchers trained ... radiologist or other suitably trained specialist review all the images or just the baseline images in a longitudinal study This will also add to the cost ofthe research study Despite the increasing...
... Induction of hypoxia and hyperoxia against the background of ischemia After the ischemic injury, the rats ofthe young and aged subgroups, breathed unassisted in Plexiglas chambers for 24 h in ... for the higher levels of Lac and mI inthe hippocampus ofthe aged rats These findings are consistent with the data reported in other ex vivo studies [12,13] Nevertheless, the increase in Lac is ... found inthe corresponding brain areas during ischemia-hypoxia, but the decline in Lac increase in ischemia-hyperoxia was less pronounced inthe aged rats (Tables 1, 2) Inthe young rats, the levels...
... distribution and management of missing data (n = 10) Only one-half ofthe authors contextualized findings within existing literature The weakest section of reporting across studies was planning ofthe interventions, ... established, the barriers and facilitators to establishing and implementing teams and team initiatives, as well as the strength ofthe evidence about the impact of team initiatives Before embarking ... considered in interpreting the results of this review First, the search was broad and included studies of quality and safety team initiatives without operational definitions of quality and safety This...
... regarding such changes in QoL appraisal generated by the baseline and follow- up design is lacking, i.e insight into the content ofthe cognitive processes underlying QoL appraisal over time In this ... comprehension and interpretation ofthe question; b) recall of relevant information; and c) combination ofthe retrieved information The Tourangeau model does not include the use of standards of comparison, ... qualitatively examine the assumption of consistency inthe content ofthe cognitive processes underlying QoL appraisal over time To reflect the measurement of change in QoL inthe context of clinical research,...
... measured by smoking, drinking, exercising andthe body mass index – contribute to explaining the gradient We find that the effects of education on smoking, drinking, exercising and eating a proper diet ... one ofthe indicator is ordinal andthe others are continuous We list below the synthetic indicators, the observed variables used for each indicator andthe interpretation we propose, based on the ... three binary indicators: whether the mother died early, whether the father died early and whether the mother andthe father where present when the individual was aged 10 The extracted principal...
... andthe linea alba, andthe VAT was defined as the distance between the anterior wall ofthe aorta andthe internal face ofthe recto-abdominal muscle perpendicular to the aorta When the aortic ... insulin sensitive or insulin resistant according to a stringent homeostasis model assessment of IR (HOMA) cut-off (>or = 1.95 as insulin resistant) [16] Exclusion criteria were a history of infectious ... for future interventions in NAFLD and indeed in all the metabolic diseases [20] On the other hand, a recent observation has highlighted theroleof spleen as further non invasive marker of chronic...
... considered This interesting approach was successful inthe experimental setting of acute lung injury and needs to be verified in clinical indications other than lung transplantation Competing interests ... transplantation Inthe cases of graft failure, brain death and infection ofthe donor lung, reduced surfactant function is aggravated by preservation ofthe graft, ischaemia and reperfusion Therefore, ... substitution of surfactant may bridge the patient to recovery ofthe graft The combination of iNO and surfactant proved to be successful in experimental severe reperfusion injury [15], strengthening Della...
... into the pulmonary microcirculation To test this hypothesis, several investigators have tied off the bronchial artery of sheep and then exposed the animals to smoke In these studies the hypothesis ... the effects of rhAPC in an ovine model when the bronchial artery is tied off to clear its mechanism in ALI Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests Page of ... capillaries The activated neutrophils release reactive oxygen species and proteases that damage the parenchyma [15] The final proof of this hypothesis was to deplete the animals of their neutrophils and...
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... paradigm where a predefined level of demand is managed internally andthe remainder augmented with cloud services The apothegm is ‘Own the base and rent the peak’ Conclusion The customer’s overall ... assessment of value The assessment of value of cloud services can only include a comparison against other cloud providers The comparison of cost between traditional IT investment and cloud services ... Sourcing's Three Fates The IT Outsourcing RFP COW is too FAT AMS - The next stage inthe evolution of IT Outsourcing Outsourcing’s Two Evils Apply CREAMS to your IT Outsourcing pain Sourcing’s...
... The impact of microfinance on the incomes ofthe poor b The impact of microfinance on wider poverty/ wealth ofthe poor c impact of microfinance on other non-financial The outcomes for the ... ofthe failure of micro-credit and not its success There isthe potential for clients to remain in a cycle of borrowing or saving, investing inthe future, increasing income, repaying loans and ... reviewed and published at the start ofthe project During the course ofthe project we drew on the expertise of potential users ofthe review, including researchers, policy advisers and microfinance...
... fields; raising the profile of aesthetics andthe philosophy of art within the profession of philosophy; collaborating with academic societies of aesthetics in other countries; fostering common interests ... R.P Frigg and M Hunter, Boston Studies inthe Philosophy of Science, 262, Springer 2010 Croft, J The Challenges of Interdisciplinary Epistemology in Neuroaesthetics.” Mind, Brain, and Education, ... of whether this criterion is fulfilled.”2 Or consider the case of neuroaesthetics This new branch of empirical aesthetics is often defined as the study ofthe neural processes underlying aesthetic...
... lefthand side of r corresponds to the root label of t andthe righthand side of r corresponds to the frontier labels of t Indices link the rules to the original subtrees so as to maintain the ... accuracy.) 4.4 The impact of structural context Instead of investigating the impact of lexical context, we may also be interested in studying the importance of structural context We may raise the question ... use the pruning technique described in Goodman (1997) and Collins (1999: 263-264) which assigns a score to each item inthe chart equal to the product ofthe inside probability ofthe item and...
... but this is nothing more than whatthe Treaty on the Functioning ofthe European Union (and previously the EC Treaty) actually envisages, andisthe logical consequence of a finding that the measure ... because the chronology ofthe opinions andthe judgments is so staggered, to examine and contrast first the approach ofthe Advocates General in each case chronologically and then the judgments inthe ... trading quite as they wished, the cases on the use of goods discussed in this Article signal the end ofthe slippery slope approach of allowing any expansion ofthe type of measures which the...
... takes time, and that the grabbing at features andthe blending inofthe new andthe traditional may be on the road to a healthier Hegelian synthesis type of thing.” On the other hand, she added, ... principal operating agency of both the National Academy of Sciences andthe National Academy of Engineering in providing services to the government, the public, andthe scientific and engineering communities ... creating their own standards Another participant pointed out that the NSES have “raised the debate” regarding the issue of science standards One attendee cited the increased emphasis on inquiry in...
... between the response to the GRoC question andthe SF-6D score at initial assessment across the nine studies The combining ofthe "somewhat worse" and "somewhat better" groups assumes the two ... baseline and follow- up SF-6D score and follow- up global change score Statistical Analysis Results We examined the relationship between the global ratings of change question and changes in SF-6D ... SF-6D is a continuous measure of effect we used meta-analytic methods to estimate the weighted grand mean ofthe MID and to test the hypothesis of homogeneity of MID across the nine studies If there...
... the final product isthe result of ‘wetting’ by the liquid present upon sintering The extent of this ‘wetting’ during liquid-phase sintering, being dependent upon molten binder metal dissolving ... inserts consist of: • ‘Pure’ ceramic – this isthe traditional tooling insert material, consisting of aluminium oxide The alumina is white in colour andis produced by cold pressing powder inthe desired ... 6% W and 5% Mo – Fe being the remainder In this form, the M2 HSS could withstand machining temperatures ofup to 650°C (ie the cutter glowing dull red) and still maintain a cutting edge In 1970,...
... Part 2: Whatisthe importance of good human resources management? Recruitment and training Human resource management help looking good staff actively involved inthe success ofthe company and help ... help recruit the right people for the company, human capital is guaranteed, saving time and recruitment costs 1 Recruitment and training Staff training is an integral part ofthe overall ... strategy ofthe business Staff are not trained or not trained fit isthe main cause leading to the current state enterprises are not competitive enough inthe market 2 Conflict resolution Resolving...