... −0.003 for males) While the precision ofthe estimates ofthe effects of behaviors declines with respect to the micro data, we cannot reject the null hypothesis that these effects are jointly statistically ... 16 the year of birth as well as common cohort, country, year ofthe survey and early life controls The table is organized in two columns, one forthe ”reduced” form equation and the other forthe ... results forthe ADS model are shown on the right-hand side of Table 2, both forthe ”reduced form” and forthe dynamic health equation When we consider the former, we find that the overall effect of...
... the spectrum of NAFLD is quite impossible without liver biopsy that is not always performed for ethical and technical issues For this reason, we generally speak of hepatic steatosis (HS) MS is ... risk Generally, visceral fat, better correlated with MS [4], is thought to be the most important factor forthe development of hepatic steatosis in adult obese patients, but other Authors disagree ... almost characteristic of young obese patients [15] Protocol was consistent withthe principles ofthe Declaration of Helsinki and participants gave their informed consent Population Forty two young...
... transplantation In the 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 ... in prospective randomized trials, so what justification is there forthe use of these approaches in lung transplantation? A body of evidence has been established that indicates that surfactant ... transplantation with and without use of extracorporeal circulation (ECC) In 28 recipients the lungs were preserved with Euro-Collins (EC) solution The remaining grafts were perfused with low potassium...
... 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 ... 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 ... activated in the bronchial areas – their F-actin is activated and the cells are stiff and cannot deform These stiff cells are carried to the pulmonary microvasculature, where they are impaled by the narrow...
... analysed as the standardised (by list size) number ofpatients who have had the investigation/procedure of interest performed; standardised number ofpatients who have their level ofthe investigation/procedure ... Aim The aim of this study is to improve the quality of care forpatientswith diabetes cared for in primary care by identifying individual, team, and organisational factors that predict the implementation ... dependent variables measured at the level ofthe practice and predictor variables measured at either the level ofthe practice or the level ofthe individual The theoretical models will be tested...
... analysed as the standardised (by list size) number ofpatients who have had the investigation/procedure of interest performed; standardised number ofpatients who have their level ofthe investigation/procedure ... Aim The aim of this study is to improve the quality of care forpatientswith diabetes cared for in primary care by identifying individual, team, and organisational factors that predict the implementation ... dependent variables measured at the level ofthe practice and predictor variables measured at either the level ofthe practice or the level ofthe individual The theoretical models will be tested...
... neuroprotective properties of progesterone in thepatientswith acute severe brain trauma The effects of progesterone on neurological outcome ofthe TBI patients remain unclear The purpose ofthe present pilot ... and reduced the mortality ofthepatientswith acute severe TBI (GCS = to 8), although there was no statistical significance in the outcome improvement for GCS = to patientswith and without progesterone ... evacuation of an intracranial hematoma All patients received the standard treatment for management of severe TBI based on the guidelines forthe management of severe head injury ofthe American...
... yourself forthe necessary knowledge to be able to face these changes 5 Dealing with changes Dealing with changes Each manager need to make the correct and flexibility decision for their work They ... performance of an individual in a large organization where the air is due to work or the work culture ofthe organization that brings Increase work efficiency Therefore the employee in the company ... communication This isthe main and prerequisite skill necessary forthe managers to manage people 2 Good communication Good communication Honest, communication is one ofthe key ingredients...
... rate of missed pulmonary embolism is more a reflection ofthe high mortality ofthe pathology when this diagnosis is missed [35] The availability of new diagnostic techniques can also give misleading ... infectious diseases are rising, pathologists fear the risk of infection [10] Finally, autopsies now contribute little to the scientific output ofthe pathology department, with only 6% ofthe published ... in the respiratory tract of critically ill patients This finding argues against the use of expensive antifungal treatment in mechanically ventilated patients solely on the basis of isolation of...
... managers The objective of this skill is to enhance mutual understanding and respect on the basis of identification and recognition ofthe values and needs ofthe communication object This isthe basis ... people This is your daily bread The way you communicate with others can be a key to either your success or failure • 1.Respect the person you talk to • 2.Listen, listen, listen and then speak ... to the person you are talking to • 4.Take into account that you can be wrong • 5.Leave the space for others to think • 6.Timing isthe key • 7 .What you send iswhat you get • 8 .What kind of rules...
... answers," the old man said "One is within yourself The other is in these blogs For now, you have no answers within yourself, so we must start by observing these blogs Forthe rest ofthe day, ... domain name," the old man said "While the words don't make sense, they have a nice ring to them They roll off the tongue and flow withthe blog." "I see And what about this one? This one is long, ... over their blog." "I see And what about this one? I can't even figure out what platform this one uses Is this a bad platform?" "No, it's a wonderful platform," the old man said "The blogger is...
... with cloud services The apothegm is ‘Own the base and rent the peak’ Conclusion The customer’s overall cloud health starts with an assessment of value The assessment of value of cloud services ... An example ofthe disruptive consumption rates is shown in the chart below This chart presents the forecasted market growth-rate for cloud services (Forrester, 2011 http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/cloud-computing-market-241-billion-in-2020/47702; ... (AMS) This is yet another approach businesses should use when assessing cloud value AMS isthe paradigm where a predefined level of demand is managed internally and the remainder augmented with...
... this study therefore retains its status as a high quality evaluation This decision is discussed further in section 5.4 what isthe impact of microfinance on poor people? sy n thesis Synthesis ... incomes (and there are plenty of opportunities for this failure to occur), then the number of MFIs is likely to increase The proliferation of MFIs may therefore be a symptom ofthe failure of micro-credit ... and the other axis the providers (informal, formal, and semi-formal providers) Rutherford (1996) based his categorisation on the type of service as well as whether it is owned and managed by the...
... to the use of goods fall within the scope of article 34 TFEU Fortunately, the judgments mark a firm rejection of siren calls in favor ofthe importance ofthe unity ofthe internal market within ... EC); the requirement of an interstate element; the nature ofthe ECJ’s approach in Keck; the nature ofthe case-law-based justifications for obstacles to the free movement of goods; whether the ... dealing with matters in which emotions run high in the area ofthe free movement of goods.22 All of these three aspects feature in the trio of spectacular cases on the use of goods,23 which form the...
... turn to the first page ofthe Workshop Summary immediately, so as to get right to the heart ofthe issues Others may wish to finish reading the Preface, which provides further information on the ... down what he or she considered to be the greatest influence ofthe NSES and then compare the notes withthe person in the next seat Sneider then asked for volunteers to share their ideas withthe ... align withthe vision set forth in the standards? Then, they asked three more questions: Whatisthe current national status of science education? What changes have occurred as a result of the...
... – this is some distance back and where the crater is formed The position for this highest isothermal region can vary, depending upon the feedrate For example, if the feedrate is increased, the ... status ofthe tooling within the manufacturing facility, this allows for a tooling rationalisation campaign to be developed Tool rationalisation (Fig 1) consists of looking at the results ofthe ... reducing the number of tooling suppliers for particular types of tools and inserts This initial rationalisation policy has the twin benefits of minimising tooling suppliers with their distinct...
... Although the subgroup ofpatients who die of hypoxemia is small (approximately 15%), this difference could have driven the statistical significance ofthe PaO2/FiO2 ratio on the third day of ALI ... was at the discretion ofthe critical care team However, both hospitals had implemented the lung-protective ventilation protocol ofthe ARDS Net trial on either a formal or an informal basis and ... ventilation for ALI were included in this study The 56 (149 minus 93) patients excluded from the original cohort were either extubated (27 patients) or died (29 patients) before the th day of mechanical...
... removed because of lack of NT-proBNP data and two patients without BNP data in the prior analysis added, leaving the same number ofpatientsforthe present analysis In brief, the 49 patients were ... However, theroleof biomarkers in the evaluation ofpatients in the ICU setting remains largely unexplored Because hemodynamic monitoring is a frequent theme in the evaluation ofpatients in the ... reduce the number ofpatients in whom this potentially risky procedure is performed is a reasonable consideration Further studies using larger cohorts of ICU shock patients should elucidate the...
... not the primary aim ofthe study Clearly, a systematic clinical PK study is Page of 10 required to evaluate the beneficial effects of this strategy on the outcome of sepsis patients Finally, we ... ill patients may also limit the a priori prediction of PK abnormalities and the optimal dose that should be administered to sepsis patients Optimizing aminoglycoside therapy should, therefore, ... B: The accuracy of visual estimation of body weight in the ED Am J Emerg Med 2004, 22:526-529 doi: 10.1186/cc8945 Cite this article as: Taccone et al., Revisiting the loading dose of amikacin for...
... though the buyers are high quality, a remaining risk to the factor is in the case of returns – if the buyer is unsatisfied withthe quality ofthe goods or services received, they generally have the ... virtue is that underwriting in factoring is based on the risk ofthe accounts receivable themselves rather than the risk ofthe borrower For example, factoring may be particularly well suited for ... will pay the seller 70% ofthe face value ofthe receivable, and the factor in the buyer’s country, for a fee, will take on the responsibility of collecting the amount due from the buyer This setup...