... interpreted the data, prepared and participated inthe manuscript writing PW: evaluated the data, performed the statistical analysis and participated inthe writing ofthe manuscript PT/ GL: performed the ... participated inthe study design and planning, was responsible for the field campaign, performed the PM measurements and characterization, evaluated and interpreted the data and participated in ... Work and Health) for their help inthe metal/creatinine analysis, and comments on the manuscript The medical team ofthe Institute for Work and Health (Prof Marcel-André Boillat, Dr Sophie Praz,...
... analysis Data were entered into a computerized database and analyzed witha statistical package (STATISTICA; StatSoft, Inc) The descriptive summary of data included mean ± standard deviation and 95% ... Postoperative protocol After surgery, all patients were treated with intravenous heparin and amiodarone With reconvalescence ofthe patient, anticoagulation (warfarin or coumadin) and antiarrhythmic ... paroxysmal in 29%, persistent in 31% and long standing persistent in 40% of patients According to the Cox classification, AF was continuous in 71% and intermittent in 29% of patients Atrial diameters...
... calcium, aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, prothrombin time, albumin, CRP, leptin, IL-6 and TNF -a) and arterial blood gas analysis Routine cultures of blood, urine and suspected ... manifestations of SIRS and those with sepsis in patients suffering from a broad range of diseases in ICU andits correlation with other biomarkers Materials and methods After the study was approved by an investigational ... analysis Parametric data were analyzed using either ANOVA or Student’s t-test while non-parametric data were analyzed using Mann-Whitney U and c 2- tests Data were presented as mean and standard...
... queens taken separately and together (maps B, V, and combined) They were all saturated and as the order of markers in common was the same in maps taken pairwise, the combined map will be the only one ... reviews The following data are available withthe online version of this paper Additional data file is a PDF file containing a microsatellite-based genetic map ofthe honey bee, AmelMap3 Additional ... position ofa marker or to integrate physical data This choice allowed for an independent check of colinearity of markers inthe map andthe sequence, anda reciprocal control of quality Lod...
... 27:782-792 Jehu-Appiah C, Baltussen R, Acquah C, Aikins M, Amah d’Almeida S, Bosu W, Koolman X, Lauer J, Osei D, Adjei S: Balancing equity and efficiency in health priorities in Ghana: The use of multicriteria ... resulted ina rank ordering of health interventions Fifth, the rank ordering was an important input in an elaborative process among policymakers Inthe study, we presented the different rank orderings ... it would lead to decisions that are considered fair and acceptable to stakeholders We agree with this point of view, and see much scope to integrate MCDA and A4 R The A4 R framework has been criticized...
... Technology Assessment Program (HITAP), Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand School of Public Health and Social Sciences-Muhimbili, University of Health and Social Sciences, Tanzania *Corresponding ... Tromp, and D Chitama, The EVIDEM framework andits usefulness for priority setting across a broad range of health interventions Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation, 2011 9: p Daniels, N., Accountability ... Center for Health Systems Research and Education (NICHE), Department of Primary and Community Care, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands Health Intervention and Technology...
... focusing action arises because ofthe vectorial changes inthe xy-plane velocity v (i.e k xy ) ofthe SPP traversing across the thin layer above the cavity, ina manner akin to the focusing ofa ... graph Data are calculated based on the EM theory ofa 3-layers stratified system Dielectric constants of Au are evaluated using the experimental data obtained by Johnson and Christy (73) The dielectric ... bound) from the surface rather than propagating away Inside the metal (i = 2), on the other hand, k z ofthe SPP will v possess a negative imaginary part (see Eqn and 7), which suggests that the E2...
... at Laboratory of Optical Imaging and Photodynamic Therapy inthe National Cancer Centre, namely Dr Patricia Thong, Ms Ramaswamy Bhuvaneswari, Mr William Chin and Ms Lucky Sasidharan, and also to ... thicknesses are indicated inthe graph Data are calculated based on the EM theory ofa 3-layers stratified system Dielectric constants of Au are evaluated using the experimental data obtained by ... 12 A schematic sketch ofthe cavity system considered in this chapter The distance ofthe center ofthe cavity to the surface is h The major and minor axis ofthe cavity are ˆ denoted as a and...
... (FAO, 1995) Achieving sustainable agriculture and rural development (SARD) in China and Brazil is not an easy task, as the per capita water availability is falling rapidly Achieving SARD depends ... growth and favoured the promotion of water sanitation plans The National Water Supply and Sanitation Plan (Planasa) was institutionalised in 1971 during the military regime to guarantee financial ... coordination ofthe regulating bodies Economic reforms in emerging countries such as China and Brazil have accelerated the process of industrialisation and urbanisation Although China has a central...
... BT carried out histological analyses KR and JSS participated inthe design ofthe study GS conceived the study, and participated inits design and coordination All authors read and approved the ... were analyzed in arthritic mice: the subchondral bone adjacent to the synovial inflammatory tissue (black arrow), the cortical bone channels in close vicinity ofthe inflamed areas (red arrow), and ... periarticular damage of inflamed joints in RA TNF is a proinflammatory cytokine of major importance in chronic inflammatory arthritis and also exerts profound effects on bone: TNF can induce osteoclast...
... to the resulting caspase interactions The oligomerization ofthe apoptosome is abstracted inthe apoptosome module using the results of Nakabayashi and Sasaki [75], while the remainder ofthe ... being one of [Casp3*]max and τ in standardized form) andthe standardized random parameters X, where each row of X is a concatenation ofthe 54 model parameters inthe order given by Table The ... Srinivasula SM, Datta P, Fan XJ, Fernandes-Alnemri T, Huang Z and Alnemri ES: Molecular determinants ofthe caspase-promoting activity of Smac/DIABLO andits role inthe death receptor pathway...
... strands with each strand having a tail, a hinge anda head region The tail regions bind to each other inthe central portion ofthe filament andthe Page of 23 strands are aligned along a single ... provide a detailed understanding ofthe heart as a muscular pump andoftheinteraction between the heart andthe vasculature The concepts of contractility, preload and afterload are paramount ... understanding and will be the focus and repeating theme throughout the text A sound understanding of cardiac physiology begins with basic understanding of cardiac anatomy andofthe physiology of...
... for the probable interaction between the SH3 domain andthe intramolecular prolin rich domain which is located at the random coil domain between the BAR and SH3 domains of Endophlilin A2 This interaction ... consisting ofthe SH3 domain andthe random coil domain was designed and named as ∆BAR domain The EEN full length, BAR domain, SH3 domain and ∆BAR domain were all cloned into pET-M, expressed in ... three domains (BAR domain, ∆BAR domain and SH3 domain) were expressed in BL21 bacterial systemThe Ca2+ binding abilities of EEN and ∆BAR domain were studied in vitro The interference ofthe random...
... using AH withthe same authentication algorithm) As stated in [ESP], while the use of encryption algorithms and authentication algorithms are optional in ESP, it is imperative that an ESP SA ... SOCIETY ANDTHE INTERNET ENGINEERING TASK FORCE DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTY THAT THE USE OFTHE INFORMATION HEREIN WILL NOT INFRINGE ANY ... specification provides a similar service, by computing authentication data which covers the data portion ofa packet as well as the immutable in transit portions ofthe IP header ESP_NULL does not include...
... interactions withthe fructofuranoside ring are Asn53, Gln70, Trp78, Ser114, Arg180 and Asp181 (Fig 3C) The interactions ofthe blades inthe axis area are of polar character The water channel in ... FEBS A Bujacz et al A Crystal structure of B longum b-fructofuranosidase domains involve contacts of IV and V blades and b-strands (1–6) from the internal b-sheet ofthe b-sandwich domain The last ... four amino acids ofthe native sequence at the C-terminus andthe His-tag protrude from the b-sandwich domain and interact withthe Nterminal b-propeller domain on the side surface of blade I,...
... the occasion of 50th Anniversary of Department of Mathematics, Mechanics and Informatics, Vietnam National University The authors are grateful to the referee for carefully reading the paper and ... H Inaba, A semigroup - approach to the strong ergodic theorem ofthe multistate stable population process, Mathematical Population Studies (1988) 49 [7] H Inaba, Asymptotic properties ofthe inhomogeneuos ... diffirential equations and Their Application held in Bratislava 1981, Teubner, Leipzig, 1982, p 329-338 [5] N Levinson, The asymptotic behavior of systems of linear differental equations, Amer J Math...
... Up Withthe Legal System sets out an agenda for legal reform and renewal It comprises a series of practical proposals for making the American legal system more understandable, affordable and ... to the law Chances are it was at least in part the idea that by joining the legal profession you could lead an honorable life of service inthe tradition of men like Lincoln, Holmes and Warren ... relation to the work actually done; the lawyer charges a percentage ofthe value ofthe Page 12 I wasted my youth inthe romantic belief that the law was a learned profession —THOMAS GEOGHEGAN, ATTORNEY...
... Columbia & Rehab Research Lab, GF Strong Rehab Centre, Vancouver, Canada 2School and Graduate Institute of Physical Therapy, National Taiwan University, and Physical Therapy Center and Department of ... ability) will in fact generate an increase in HRQL Page of All ofthe functional ability measures were found to correlate to the amount of PA, indicating that greater balance function and decreased motor ... University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan ROC 4International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries, Vancouver, Canada Rand et al Health and Quality of Life...
... that the streaks appeared inthe SAED pattern along (0001) facet, as indicated by white arrowheads in SAED pattern These streaks may be caused by the sharp edge ofthe nanowires or the planar ... spectra The nanowires grown inthe mixed gas stream have intrinsic defects, which are ascertained as O vacancies, andthe nanowires grown inthe air atmosphere have a good crystallinity The above ... decreasing the diameter, the ratio of surface area to volume increased, which can favor a high level of surface and sub-surface oxygen vacancies [46] Thus, in this case, the amount of BX increased...