... internet of things Related work is given in Section III where existing architectures are listed and the advantages and disadvantages of each of these approaches are discussed Section IV gives a high-level ... bandwidth Increased throughput It has been shown that the use of small packets has a negative influence on the maximum throughput of transmission systems, in particular for wireless networks By combining ... entities that implement a single software function These software services are dynamically combined to form ad hoc applications In regards to the internet of things, SOAs have two main disadvantages...
... rats (3 weeks old, weighing 50–55 g) were obtained from Shanghai Laboratory Animal Center of the Shanghai Institute of Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences (Shanghai, China) Animals ... pyrophosphorylase (Ugp2), glycogen synthase (Gys2) and b4-galactosyltransferase (B4galt3) supported the hypothesis that glycogenesis was impaired with GBE50 intake, although Foxa3 remained upregulated ... biosynthesis was repressed and metabolism was enhanced in animals exposed to an HFD with GBE50 Genes involved in fatty acid biosynthesis, such as Acacb, Acbd6 (acyl-CoA-binding domain containing...
... engineering design process has to be the elimination of uncertainties In thermal design of heat exchangers there are presently many stages in which assumptions in mathematical solution of the design ... require support, then ligaments are staggered to preserve flow paths past the ligaments This approach has already been successful in creating a small and well-designed shell-and-tube heat exchanger, ... representative of the whole geometry, guessing is no longer necessary Methods of directsizing go straight to the dimensions of the heat exchanger core, while satisfying all thermal performance constraints...
... the various phases of clinical trials Chloroquine serves as such an example Our results suggest that chloroquine has a clinically useful inhibitory activity against influenza A virus replication ... drugs was also assessed at all concentrations used in the antiviral assay The results are shown in Table (see additional file 1) Cellular toxicity was observed at a chloroquine concentration of ... influenza infection It would also be interesting to determine the activity of chloroquine against the highly pathogenic H5 N1 subtype as this would add to the very limited antiviral stockpile against...
... which is virtually a third generation antipsychotic (TGA), and a partial dopamine agonist Methods A systematic Medline and repositories search of clinical trials.gov, Cochran collaboration and ... throat, itching, rash), speech disorder, agitation, fainting, transaminasaemia, pancreatitis, muscle pain, stiffness, or cramps and very rarely neuroleptic malignant syndrome and tardive dyskinaesia ... effectiveness of aripiprazole against agitation, meta-analytic studies suggest that although non-sedated patients with bipolar I disorder showed significant decreases in PANSS-Excited component scores...
... recording of dosimetrical data seems necessary to evaluate the impact of these novel methods The analysis of published series proves that IMRT and HT can be a good alternative for the administration ... for selected OARs are presented in Table It shows that substantial sparing of critical structures was achieved in all patients although major variability in OARs mean doses in this very heterogeneous ... radiation dose was 51 Gy (range 11 Gy - 70 Gy) Sedation with inhalation of sevoflurane during radiotherapy session was necessary in 41 patients (62%) Median age of these patients was years (range...
... Committees Analysis Coding analysis consisted of three stages: data collection and thematic content analysis occurring simultaneously; detailed analysis of the thematic codes; and matrix analysis of ... conducting the first set of interviews, the lead qualitative researcher (HSR) and a research assistant (MW) read through the transcripts, made notes on preliminary coding, and developed a thematic ... second issue is that the sense of obligation to participate in the intervention appeared to have increased because it was also a research study This issue has important implications for implementation...
... discussion While such adaptations seem a particularly compelling approach to increasing the likelihood of the use of EBTs, the success of such approaches in the available literature for behavioral ... attitudes towards, and use of, EBTs in substance abuse programs serving AI/ AN communities We then classified these issues based on Greenhalgh et al. s [86] summary of the factors associated with the ... and clinical programs as well as decades of research, available information suggests that the prevalence of problematic substance use has not appreciably changed in many American Indian and Alaska...
... reporting Statistical analysis Statistical analyses were performed using SPSS 14.0 (SPSS, Chicago Ill) Patients' demographics and clinical characteristics were expressed as proportions and compared across ... follicular lymphoma Patient characteristics Demographics are shown in tables and The first analysis, in which R-CVP and R-CHOP are compared as frontline chemotherapeutic agents, included the R-CHOP study ... and Marcus et al [7] did not include patients of stage To make the data accurate and comparable across all four studies, we reassigned patients into two broad stages: early stage (Ann-Arbor stages...
... burn injury is still controversial Most surgeons suggest grafting as early as possible Early skin grafting increases the risks of infection and complications However, delayed skin grafting also increases ... that can influence skin graft success Local anesthesia was induced with 1% lidocaine A horizontal incision was made to mm above and parallel to the palpebral margin The two sides of the incision ... include increase resistance to trauma over thin grafts and less distortion functionally and cosmetically [6] We collected these eight cases into one case series because the surgical management of the...
... Committees Analysis Coding analysis consisted of three stages: data collection and thematic content analysis occurring simultaneously; detailed analysis of the thematic codes; and matrix analysis of ... conducting the first set of interviews, the lead qualitative researcher (HSR) and a research assistant (MW) read through the transcripts, made notes on preliminary coding, and developed a thematic ... second issue is that the sense of obligation to participate in the intervention appeared to have increased because it was also a research study This issue has important implications for implementation...
... Surgeons Medical nursing staff Surgical nursing staff National specialty groups Obstetrics and gynaecology Oncology Condition Ischaemic heart disease Ischaemic heart disease N /A Ischaemic heart ... PC2 Surgeons DGH1 DGH2 TH Physicians DGH1 DGH2 TH Surgical nurses DGH1 DGH2 TH Medical nurses DGH1 DGH2 TH Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Oncologists Total respondents Mean score of all respondents ... practitioners Practice nurses Practice managers Total DH1 Surgeons Physicians Surgical nurses Medical nurses Total DH2 Surgeons Physicians Surgical nurses Medical nurses Total TH Surgeons Physicians...
... vascular system should be handled as gently as possible The external iliac vessels should be dissected en bloc, and taken on elastic slings During surgery, the pulses of the exposed artery should ... and after surgery Patients with risk factors (such as old age, diabetes, atherosclerosis, or hypertension) should be identified and investigated with ultrasonography The sophisticated imaging ... et al [1] suggested that these stresses may be responsible for thrombogenesis The patient described by these authors had further risk factors not encountered in our case: he had sustained high-energy...
... data were assessed using Chi-squared analysis for categorical variables, and t-tests for continuous variables Data from each outcome measure was checked against the normal distribution using ... Ham-D 17 was administered at all study visits The total scores were used for analysis • The Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM -A) [47] The Ham -A is a 14 item clinician-rated measure, which assesses ... categorical variable with seven values, and the comparison of CGI results between groups was assessed using Chi-squared analysis An independent samples t-test was used to compare group means at...
... closely for clinical signs of PMWS Methods Initial health status of the animals Pigs in Sweden are free from all diseases listed by the Office International des Epizooties (OIE), including Aujeszky 's ... with high maternal immunity to PCV2 at that day obtained between the three groups at any occasion (Table 4) The highest level of SAA in serum was obtained at the first sampling occasion at day after ... sources and also the effect of stressors and pathogen load at the herds of origin should be taken into account Indeed, there was a variation in the incidence of pigs with clinical signs resembling...
... impaired cough-related health status assessed by the LCQ, increased cough VAS and heightened cough sensitivity assessed by capsaicin cough challenge compared to healthy controls The mannitol C2 and C5 ... reported for the capsaicin challenge [14] This pilot study therefore suggests that further work is warranted to assess whether the mannitol challenge has a place as a cough outcome measure The cause ... Cough 2008, 4:10 assess airway hyperrresponsiveness and cough sensitivity We hypothesised that subjects with non-asthmatic chronic cough also have a heightened cough in response to mannitol and...
... additional risk of selection and emergence of resistant strains What is even more alarming is that bacteria strains that are not susceptible to common antibiotics, such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus ... when considering microbiological findings of the oropharyngeal and tracheal samples taken at inclusion The same species were identified in samples from both the oropharynx and the trachea of six ... ina definitive study Statistical methods were chosen after consulting a biostatistician, and the statistical analyses were performed using Statistica 6.0 (StatSoft, Tulsa, OK, USA) Student's...
... important consideration as it relates to vasopressor therapy is being constantly vigilant in minimizing vasopressor dosage by targeting the lowest pressure that can be assured to be providing adequate ... cardiovascular support of sepsis that remain relatively unknown Although arterial blood pressure is important and is clearly associated with outcome, the overarching goal of cardiovascular support ... maintained So it appears Page of that the more we learn about cardiovascular support in sepsis, the less we actually know Abbreviations MAP = mean arterial pressure Author details Department of...