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... also made gains in both the finance/banking industries and inthe defence-related public sector Whereas some 125 000 women worked in finance and banking institutions in 1975, the number increased ... men and 250 000 women worked inthe communications sector Twenty years later, though the number of men remained unchanged, the number of women rose to 550 000 A similar situation was seen inthe ... model answer: The two decades between 1975 and 1995 brought significant changes inthe representation of women in Freedonia's work force, according to the graphs In 1975, for example,...
... rates of return for any sustained period of time To so could introduce excessive exchange rate and/or interest rate volatility and, inthe process, undermine the SARB’s inflation-targeting strategy ... expectation of a strengthening ofthe rand) or by raising interest rates Under either of these options, it would probably be both difficult and undesirable for the SARB to maintain the higher rates ... control, an inflation-targeting regime is now in place, and the exchange rate has been allowed to float with a significant gain in external competitiveness The banking system is strong and healthy In...
... is the cut-off value inthe Recommendations ofthe American Heart Association [35] and the trigger for initiation of insulin treatment for ICU patients recommended by the American College of ... manuscript AVB and VG participated in patients' inclusion and follow-up IPR was involved inthe analysis of results and writing the manuscript All the authors read and approved the final version ... participate inthe study, 203 patients due to terminal illness, and another 29 patients who were receiving corticosteroid treatment Ofthe remaining 1,105 patients, 669 were normoglycaemic during the...
... oxygen saturation, materials to administer neuro-axial anaesthesia, and materials for airway management Availability of drugs (including expiry dates), laboratory tests (including expiry dates), instruments, ... outside the hospital Our results regarding inconsistencies in post-discharge care of sexually abused females are in line with the findings ofthe United Nations panel reporting unmet needs of victims ... facilities and resources available to treat victims of sexual violence inthe area of Goma, which is the capital city ofthe North Kivu province inthe Eastern Democratic Republic ofthe Congo...
... Data Manager inthe Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine PB is an Assistant Professor of Medicine atthe Indiana University School of Medicines and Co-Field Director of ... additional investigators in reviewing the recordings and field notes and in confirming or disconfirming the codes and the subsequent themes Data triangulation was used by comparing the information ... to the manuscript, and gave final approval ofthe version to be published Authors' informations RCV is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics atthe Indiana University School of Medicine in the...
... nursing handover (red, up-pointing arrows), the beginning and end ofthe daily medical shift (green, down-pointing arrows), and periods of routine nursing observations (pink, shorter, up-pointing ... illustrate the frequency of activation at various times over the 24-hour period Episodes of activation were related to the periods of routine nursing handover (07:00, 13:00 and 21:00), routine nursing ... Information on the activation of all MET calls is maintained on a hospital switchboard logbook that includes the date and time ofthe call, as well as the ward where the MET review occurred The...
... diagnosed an AC inthe other twin (twin B), when the concerned parents took him to our department Brain CT and MRI of twin B who did not have any com- 403 plaints revealed a mirror-imaging ofthe AC in ... case of MZ with mirror-imaging of AC inthe literature In this case, we describe the second case of MZ with mirror-imaging of AC and discuss the possible clinical implications First, Helland and ... neighboring structures or leads to increased intracranial pressure as they get older In conclusion, we report a second case of mirror-imaging of ACs in MZ, which contributes to theunderstandingof the...
... frequency in our population and that in other populations may be due to the number of patients examined, the patient sample, and the difference inthe examining techniques and equipment In addition, ... of pneumatization results inthe individual size and shape ofthe frontal sinus An absence of pneumatization inthe frontal bone results in frontal sinus aplasia [1] This kind of variation should ... higher in some populations, including Alaskan Eskimos (25% in males and 36% in female) and Canadian Eskimos (43% in males and 40% in female) [21,22] According to the literature, the frequency of...
... Each group was then rank-ordered and dichotomized atthe median When making these ratings and classifications, both the technician and the investigator were blinded with respect to the subject‟s ... outright increases in BMD, a finding that stands in marked contrast to a plethora of studies suggesting that calcium and vitamin D3 supplementation can, at best, only slow down the age-related decline ... compliant sub-groups in each ofthe three Plans As shown in Figure 2, subjects following all three plans had an increase in MAPC: Plan 1=1.30%, Plan 2=2.00%, and Plan 3=4.1% Using a repeated-measures...
... effective and safe for the ablation ofthe pancreas in a swine model Our results provide evidence supporting the clinical application of HIFU in patients with pancreatic cancer Conflict of Interest The ... 2011, integrated transducer and the skin in order to well locate the target region The real-time US imaging device was used to locate the head of pancreas as the pre-designed target region The spatial ... complicated anatomic structures, has an exocrine function and is sensitive to hyperthermia, which can result inthe rupture ofthe pancreatic ducts and the surface membrane The pancreatic enzymes...
... procedures or the main form of treatment itself For many procedures, lasers are now becoming the treatment of choice by both clinicians and patients, and in some cases, the standard of care Clinicians ... obtained painlessly, in a short time and without requiring the patients to suspend their routines activities For the operators, the main barriers to acquiring these tools are their high cost in ... machines" can replace "the brain and hand, skill and experience" ofthe specialist The aim of this study was to verify the reliability and efficacy of one of these compact portable diode instruments,...
... medication other than the study medication (for arthritis or other types of pain) or is unwilling to stop taking other medications for the treatment of OA Any other condition that, inthe opinion ... withdrawn from the study (without penalty) if, inthe opinion ofthe treating physician, it was not inthe patient’s best interest to continue For instance, if during the course ofthe study a patient ... chondroitin sulphate alone or in combination did not reduce pain significantly in patients with OA ofthe knee However in a subgroup of patients with moderate to severe knee pain the combination of...
... both animal studies used obese models to investigate the effect ofan activated PPARδ Inan obese state the activities of numerous interacting genes are altered which may influence the effect of ... rise of HDL and lowering of LDL, triglycerides, and insulin [5] In addition, transgenic expression ofan activated PPARδ in mice conferred resistance to obesity and hyperlipidaemia [6] Considering ... staining on polyacrylamid gel Statistical Analysis Allele frequencies were determined by gene counting and compared using the ²אtest The data was analysed using SPSS 12.0 software The association...
... significant positive correlation between the level ofthe tHcy and the total cholesterol, urea, creatinine and the fasting and postprandial blood glucose The correlation was significant atthe 0.01 ... regarding the folate level inthe studied groups might be explained by the high level of fruits and green vegetables inthe diet ofthe Egyptian population in general However, the lack of correlation ... between the plasma tHcy and the folate could be explained by the presence of mild renal impairment inthe patients group, as evidenced by the significantly higher level of urea and creatinine in the...
... secondary antibody or primary incubation inthe presence of non-immunized rabbit serum instead ofthe primary antibody Cell quantification and Statistical analysis The immunolocalization of hMSH2 ... sub-epithelial lymphocytic infiltrate, disruption of epithelial basement membrane, degeneration of basal keratinocytes, hyperkeratinization and acanthosis [24] Basal cells are the prime target of ... painless and appear clinically as white keratotic lesions The erosive, atrophic and bullous forms are often associated with a burning sensation and in many cases can cause severe pain [5] The...
... cancer studies indicate that these proteins also play important roles in signal transduction In part, this is facilitated by the translocation of claudins to subcellular locations other than their ... laboratory Further, claudin-1 is important in mediating an EMT in colon cancer cells (17), similar to that seen with Wnt5A All of these data taken together imply that claudin-1 is an important ... M., and Weeraratna A.T The Wnt5A/protein kinase C pathway mediates motility in melanoma cells via the inhibition of metastasis suppressors and initiation ofan epithelial to mesenchymal transition...
... by the different collaborators The fruit of that qualitative examination was the rejection of a total of controls and cases atthe defining moment ofthe construction ofthe data package The ... mucin or inthe circulation, and that is located inthe sialylated Lewis A blood group antigen [16-18] The individuals with the Lewis a-b genotype cannot synthesize this antigen (an approximated ... beginning Notarmicola et al have also published very suggestive findings on the enzymatic changes inthe mevalonate pathway in patients with SCRC depending on the location ofthe tumour in the...
... without the application of a membrane inthe treatment of infra bone defects, our clinical results are encouraging considering that in a similar study a mean value ofthe increase ofthe bone ... processes of wound healing: inflammation, granulation and re-epithelization [17,20,21] Inflammation occurs when the entire organism reacts to pathogenic agents penetration inside a wound, and all the ... for the consistency ofthe active component that can act as a barrier to the spread of any bacteria penetrating the tissues including those ofthe periodontium It is conceivable that hyaluronan...