... controversial [3,7] Therefore, the aim ofthe present study was to prospectively examine theimpactof presence and severity of concomitant AR in patients operated for severe AS on long- term functional capacity, ... identified as the only independent predictor of long- term mortality, are in concordance with previous studies [3] The process of LV remodeling after AVR, in the sense of reduction of volumes, is ... and size ofthe implanted prosthesis, and the incidence of associated coronary artery bypass surgery as a predictors oflongterm outcome of surgery [3,4,12,13] Our data suggest that there is...
... restoration to recalibration to termination This dissertation focuses onthe relationships onthe right hand side ofthe model shown in Figure 2.1 Based onthe theoretical lenses of attribution theory ... by the programmed counterpart preceded the violation in the short duration condition, while 15 rounds of cooperation took place before the violation in thelong relationship duration condition ... In the small penance condition, the message offered to let the subject get one round of maximum payoffs In the large penance condition, the message offered to let the subject get two rounds of...
... Findings: Slowdown ofeconomicgrowth since 2000, worried by both public and economists, seems to move in the same locus with the potential GDP growthThe fluctuations oftheeconomicgrowth are attributable ... in that (1) they extend the closed economy ofthe original S-W(2002) to a small open economy and (2) they contrast the institutional changes in Korea after the Financial Crisis Concluding Remarks(2/2) ... B-Q(1989), consisting of Import Volume, GDP and CPI Limitations •Not based oneconomic models •Doesn’t consider the institutional changes after the Crisis Sources of Shocks and Transmission Channels(1/2)...
... Decomposition(FEVD) and interpret them in terms ofeconomicgrowth Eventually, it is our destination to discern what portion oftheeconomicgrowthof Korea is influenced by either theimpactof productivity ... estimation results in forms of IR and FEVD IR analysis tracks down theimpactof a shock 20 on an endogenous variable along the passage of time Onthe other hand, FEVD measures the fraction ofthe ... consistent with the results from the original B-Q model Onthe other hand, we could guess theimpactof oil shocks onthe Korean economy from the FEVD results that the relative contributions of...
... Psychoemotional aftermath With respect to the tsunami's psychoemotional aftermath, the full impactofthe wave onthe mental health ofthe survivors is still unknown [2] In February 2005 the World ... estimation about the force with which the victims were hit and swept away by the wave Antiinfective therapy Our intial choice of anti-infective therapy was a combination of a potent quinolone combined ... discussed [49] The area of disaster mental health is fairly new and only few data exist on what interventions may encounter short and longterm psychological problems One reason why valid epidemiological...
... than the coefficient for both the bonus plan (p < 001) and long- term incentives (p < 0001) Because ofthe restrictions on long- term incentives, Hypothesis predicted that the effect of bonuses ... pay and bonus pay plan were based on individual performance, allocations for these pay plans were also in part dependent onthe decisions ofthe supervisor The distribution of long- term incentives ... valence ofthe compensation system Long- term Incentives Long- term incentives (LTI) are rewards linked to a firm’s long- termgrowth as well as employee retention (Rousseau & Ho, 2000), generally in the...
... the population of cells in each stage ofthe cell cycle at the three concentrations of FASC in Jurkat, J1.1, U937, and U1 cells, as compared to the DMSO control At the highest concentration of ... as a method of early detection of a disease state or a response to infection Here, we demonstrate that the detection of unique proteins in the serum of HIV-1 infected long- term non-progressors ... inducing the endogenous loss of expression of other cdk inhibitors The loss of p16INK4A results in the constitutive activation of cdk4/6 as well as pRb hyperphosphorylation, therefore bypassing the...
... assess theimpactof ICU infection on longtime survival, whereas the other parameters in the final model were selected on statistical grounds (P < 0.05) The log-linearity assumption ofthe continuous ... models Hence, the odds ratios ofthe other parameters are biased because ofthe incorporation of ICU-acquired infection in the models Therefore, any conclusions concerning the other parameters ... infections during critical illness impose a major burden onthe costs and outcomes of intensive care; we addressed the question of whether these infections also have an impacton long- term mortality...
... Authors’ contributions GS carried out the acquisition ofthe data and drafted the manuscript TS participated in the statistical analysis and interpretation ofthe data TK participated in the study ... Furthermore, the sample size was limited More patients need to be studied to confirm the current results Page of 4 10 11 12 Conclusions Repeated PCI increases risk for long- term prognosis of ... hospitalization We examined the patients at our outpatient clinic or contacted the patients for follow-up Follow-up was obtained on 93% of patients and the mean length of follow-up was 58 ± 43 months Continuous...
... affected the long- term survival, and the survival depended onthe clinical response assessed at month after the treatment, i.e., CR or non-CR (P = 0.001, Figure 2) The clinical response was determined ... radiation [8,9] Here, 2-5 of 49 patients seemed to have died from late toxicity This might affect the association ofthe plasma concentrations of 5-FU with long- term survival Conclusions Japanese ... definitive 5-FU/CDDP-based CRT This is the first report onthe effects of plasma concentrations of 5-FU on long- term survival in cases of esophageal cancer Page of Methods Patients Forty-nine ESCC...
... clearance of infection in a chronically relapsing patient [11] Authors' contributions Conclusion References The incidence of WD is low despite the ubiquitous presence of T whipplei in the environment ... immune deficiencies are responsible for the development of WD Recent data demonstrate a persistent defect ofthe cellular immune response with decreased serum concentrations of interleukin (IL-12), ... presentation of Whipple disease: report of 12 cases and review ofthe literature Medicine 2002, 81:443-457 Von Herbay A, Ditton HJ, Maiwald M: Diagnostic application of a polymerase chain reaction assay...
... lungs of 92 day smokeFigureon NF-κB theimpactof local administration of decoy exposed1mice ODNs Demonstration oftheimpactof local administration of decoy ODNs on NF-κB activation in the lungs ... demonstrate that theimpactof NF-κB decoy ODNs on smoke-induced chronic inflammation, a series of experiments were performed We analyzed whether intratra- Demonstration of activation in the ... activation of NF-κB and airway inflammation control [18-20] However, a detailed role in long- term smoke-induced inflammation and theimpactof NF-κB inhibition on histology and airflow obstruction...
... regulations, takes precedence over other acts and allows for more efficient control ofthe national goal for low carbon green growth Further reading “Development and evaluation of laws and regulation ... also ensures that they endure beyond the turnover of political administrations As an umbrella law, the Framework Act on Low Carbon, Green Growth is significant because it combines the existing but ... Low Carbon Green Growth Roadmap for Asia and the Pacific : Case Study - Republic of Korea's Framework Act on Low Carbon, Green Growth Considerations for replicating Strategies...
... 3.6 THEECONOMICIMPACTOF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING MAY 2012 Map Civic Economics THEECONOMICIMPACTOF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING THEECONOMICIMPACT ... non-profit that advocates for affordable housing, retained Civic Economics to analyze theeconomicimpactofthe 2006 commitment and to consider the prospective impactof another round of bonds ... 23.26% THEECONOMICIMPACTOF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING ECONOMICIMPACT FINDINGS: CONSTRUCTION As of February 2012, just over $49 million dollars of general obligation bond...
... Occasional Papers, no 38 Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (2010): An assessment ofthe long- termeconomicimpactof stronger capital and liquidity requirements, Basel Basel Committee on Banking ... to the revised requirements (eg BCBS (2010)); others ontheimpact during the transition phase to the new requirements (eg BCBS and FSB (2010)) Among these papers, BCBS (2010) is closest to the ... decline in the level of GDP under these assumptions 3.3 Construction of plausible bounds As noted above, we consider a few alternative scenarios to derive some plausible bounds ofthe effect of higher...
... since in either case theeconomicimpactonthe state and, thus, the size ofthe state's economy, is the same After all, the source oftheimpact is the new job (an expansion oftheeconomic base), ... Trenton State College Brown, K H (1995, June 1) TheEconomicImpactofthe University of Northern Iowa onthe State of Iowa Cedar Falls, IA: Department of Economics, The University of Northern ... estimation of university's economic impacts Journal of Higher Education 48(5): 565576 Breslin, T P (1979, September) TheEconomicImpactof Trenton State College onthe Local Community Trenton, NJ:...
... result of its use The designations employed and the presentation ofthe material in this overview not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever onthe part ofthe World Health Organization concerning ... investment The EPIC model predicts losses caused by different health conditions in terms of their effect onthe value ofeconomic output Labour Economic Output US$ NCDs Capital World Economic Forum ... the Problem: Demonstrating theEconomic Burden of NCDs Theeconomic burden study carried out by the World Economic Forum and the Harvard School of Public Health set out to assess economic losses...
... to 5.0 million by 2050 • Of these, females bear a greater share of chronic pain, over 54% for the projection period EconomicImpact Chronic pain has a substantial economicimpacton society, ... rationale) Altogether the DWL is 28.75% ofthe value ofthe taxation forgone (Section 4.6) Access Economics estimates that around $1.1 billion in DWL is incurred in 2007, due to the additional ... reviews the main conditions that cause chronic pain as identified by the NSA Pain Study It then estimates AFs for the proportion of cases under each condition where the person experiences chronic...
... mainly onthe theoretical impactof this innovation onthe creation of new firms and products, onthe empirical evidence about theimpactof its introduction for the European economy and onthe ... approach in the evaluation oftheimpactofthe diffusion of a new general purpose technology as cloud computing is based on macroeconomic theory and macroeconomic data We emphasize the effect ... moment of high macroeconomic uncertainty For this reason, we will focus onthe net expected impactof cloud computing onthe economy, meaning the expected additional impact above and beyond the...