... http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-244X/11/49 in addition to a reduction of their involvement and lessening of their dedication to work inthe interest of satisfying their personal needs On the other hand, the variables “occupation” ... copes with these feelings of frustration can lead to thedevelopmentof one type of burnout or another Consequently, subjects with “frenetic” burnout work increasingly harder to the Page of 13 point ... congruent withthe definition of each ofthe subtypes The results of this work assist the clinical differentiation of subtypes by introducing sociodemographic and occupational variables into the differential...
... modernization associatedwiththedevelopmentofthe knowledge-based economy inthe Province of Thua Thien Hue inthe near future 2.2 Research tasks Withthe above objectives, the thesis has the following ... the best of my knowledge Data and materials used inthe thesis are real with obvious origins; findings in this thesis are studied results ofthe writer AUTHOR OFTHE THESIS Ha Thi Hang LIST OF ... teaching methods Thereby, the author offers the following solutions: clearly aware ofthe importance of building, developing and improving the quality of human resources; continue promoting innovation...
... between the loss of cartilage volume inthe entire medial compartment and the JSW in patients with knee OA These findings were in line withthe previous report of Amin and colleagues [4] However, in ... by the trochlear area These findings are in line withthe work of Amin and colleagues [4] in patients with knee OA with meniscal lesions and that of Biswal and colleagues [30] in patients with ... evidence of OA ofthe affected knee on a radiograph obtained within months ofthe outset ofthe study Finally, patients had to have a minimum joint space width (JSW) ofthe medial compartment of between...
... truncating mutation Therefore, we were able to confirm these results Nevertheless, they found the missense I157T mutation in 4.1% ofthe cases In this study, the incidence of this variant within the ... http://www.jnrbm.com/content/9/1/10 other than 1100delC in SCCHN as well as the definition ofthe role of CHK2 inthe carcinogenesis of SCCHN remain to be an interesting matter for future investigations Abbreviations ... The checkpointkinase (CHK2) 1100delC germ line mutation is not associatedwiththedevelopmentof squamous cell carcinoma ofthe head and neck (SCCHN) Journal of Negative Results in BioMedicine...
... analysis of a case-control study determined that the IL8 rs4073T>A and rs2227307T>G SNPs from the promoter region are associatedwithdevelopmentof IPF The frequencies ofthe minor allele ofthe ... protein level in BAL fluid was significantly increased inthe subjects with IPF having the common allele of rs4073T>A compared to those withthe minor allele This result indicates that the rs4073T>A ... Yen SH, Lee SD: The -251T allele ofthe interleukin-8 promoter is associatedwith increased risk of gastric carcinoma featuring diffusetype histopathology in Chinese population Clin Cancer Res...
... on the farm inthe winter, and increasing the number of broiler houses on the farm Protective factors included the use of official or official treated water on the farm compared to the use of ... ofthe models Spreading manure on the farm inthe winter season was present in 60% ofthe models, the number of broiler houses was present in 50%, and storing manure on the farm at any time of ... present in one-third ofthe models An all -in- all-out policy at the farm level (i.e the practice of shipping all flocks on the farm within the span of a few days, with all houses remaining empty...
... using vaccine A, and 3,218 dogs vaccinated using vaccine B IntheOf all the variables considered inthe multivariable analysis only gender was not retained inthe final model Inthe final model ... vaccinated with one ofthe two commercially available vaccines in Sweden To qualify into the study the dogs had to be vaccinated in Sweden and been vaccinated against rabies with one ofthe two in Sweden ... referrals containing breed, age, Page of gender, date of vaccination, vaccine label and the number of vaccinations Ofthe 6,789 dogs included inthe study 3,571 (52.6%) received vaccine A and 3,218...
... were the SOFA scores every day during follow-up and the incidence of severe brain injury There were no statistical differences ofthe ISS or the incidence of severe thoracic injury between the ... measurement of mHLA-DR expression have evolved, thereby complicating interpretation and comparison ofthe findings of these studies Inthe present cohort, incidence of sepsis was 35% and the mortality ... to include patients, participated with AC inthe interpretation of all data, and contributed to the writing ofthe paper BA and GMo helped to design the study, participated with AC inthe interpretation...
... acute inflammatory syndrome frequently complicated by thedevelopmentof anemia As the incidence of sepsis is high [12], determination of this putative pathway ofthedevelopmentof anemia is of ... hypoferremia of inflammation by inducing the synthesis ofthe iron regulatory hormone hepcidin J Clin Invest 2004, 113:1271-1276 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Fleming RE, Sly WS: Hepcidin: ... [20] In addition, in these patients the presence of different comorbidities and the severity ofthe disease could have influenced thedevelopmentof anemia However, we were not able to express these...
... over-expression ofthe three proteins was significantly associatedwiththe genesis and progression of CRC The functional implications ofthe alterations inthe levels of these proteins are discussed in detail ... role inthedevelopment and progression of CRC Further functional and clinical analysis ofthe proteins is necessary to elucidate their precise role inthe process of CRC and the formation of metastases ... and intensity of immunostaining in each section Staining for proteins in tumour cells was scored semi-quantitatively using a quality control system The proportion of cells expressing the proteins...
... [41] The inverse association of endostatin with giant capillaries and microhemorrhages and ofthe higher levels of endostatin in patients with avascular areas argue for a role of endostatin inthe ... shows an increase of VEGF inthe serum of patients with SSc compared with healthy controls The triggers as well as the source of VEGF in serum samples of SSc patients remain to be defined Platelets ... Hypoxia increases the synthesis of VEGF in a variety of cell types via an accumulation ofthe transcription factor hypoxia inducible factor [31] In addition, a variety of cytokines (e.g interleukin-1,...
... that G/G ofthe PTPN11 gene encoding SHP-2 increased the risk of gastric atrophy among the seropositive subjects [18] The present study examined the association of a polymorphism of Gab1 with gastric ... So, the Gab1 polymorphism was associatedwiththe low risk ofthe infection independent on severe atrophy Although the Gab1 polymorphism prevented H pylori infection, it was associatedwiththe ... pylori infection because ofthe earlier presentation or diagnosis of cancer In summary, the Gab1 A/A was associatedwiththe low risk of H pylori infection while the G/A and A/A genotypes together...
... association ofthe -173 SNP genotype C/C withthe incidence of sepsis in African Americans but not in European Americans [38] However, because ofthe limited sample size of -173 C/C individuals in Gao's ... focus the haplotype was associatedwith poor outcome whereas in older patients and inthe groups defined by the focus of sepsis it was not Especially inthe younger patient group the effect of genetic ... CATT7 microsatellite with severe malarial anemia, respectively [34,35] These findings seem to be in line with our results reporting deleterious effects of these markers in infectious diseases...
... electrocardiographic findings and the relief of his chest pain after stopping the cayenne pepper pills support the role of capsaicin inthedevelopmentof coronary vasospasm through increased sympathetic stimulation ... unfractionated heparin The patient’s pain and ECG changes disappeared after the administration of sublingual nitroglycerin An urgent diagnostic coronary angiogram within h ofthe onset of chest pain revealed ... mild hypokinesia ofthe inferior wall Discussion Chili peppers are a major source of natural capsaicinoids, including capsaicin, dihydrocapsaicin, nordihydrocapsaicin, homodihydrocapsaicin, and...
... of these proteinases to the changes in collagen and glycosaminoglycan (GAG) content in fibrocartilaginous disc explants Our findings are consistent withthe hypothesis that relaxin-mediated induction ... loss; they also suggest a potential mechanism of action of relaxin in contributing to TMJ diseases in a subset ofwomenwith these disorders Competing interests The author(s) declare that they ... by the relaxin's induction of collagenase but also by the comparable loss of collagen on the exposure of these tissues to the hormone [4,9] Thus, the extent of collagen loss in fibrocartilaginous...
... expressed throughout the entire cardiac crescent early inthe developing heart Withthedevelopmentofthe heart, Tbx5 is asymmetrically expressed inthe heart Expression of Tbx5 inthe ventricu- Wu ... does not inhibit HDAC activities through the intervention ofthe transcription of HDAC genes More likely, valproate inhibits HDAC activities directly by binding withthe active site ofthe enzyme ... role in cardiac development Tbx5 is expressed inthe developing heart in vertebrate embryos during critical stages of morphogenesis and patterning In human, mutations inthe Tbx5 gene have been associated...
... In order to speed the determination of brain death and potentially reduce costly ICU stays, beginning in January 1996 the brain flow scan became the primary method of confirming brain death in ... as the single largest cause of lethal traumatic brain injury inthe US [18] This trend is consistent with our findings (Table 1) Unfortunately, the individuals most likely to be involved in inter-personal ... seen in images from normal patients, appears quite prominent in those with brain death, allowing definition ofthe contours ofthe head in such subjects (Fig 2) For each patient in group I, the...
... recognized that the feeding tube was actually inthe left pleural space In retrospect, the initial film demonstrated misplacement ofthe feeding tube in both cases Ofthe 14 patients, five sustained a ... identification of all cases To place the risks associatedwith feeding tube placement into perspective, the probability of pneumothorax with central line insertion is inthe 1-2% range [4,5] Therefore, ... tubes in high-risk patients This technique initially requires the placement ofthe tube inthe esophagus to the level ofthe xiphoid and confirming the position with a chest roentgenogram If the...