... inserted flush withthe surrounding articular surface and maintained the characteristics of hyaline cartilage Thehistologicalfindingsof group F Table L* a* b* color change ofthe plug cartilage ... tological findingsofthe plug surface by another blinded observer (TH) as follows: group H, the cartilage plug retained the features of hyaline cartilage; group F, the cartilage plug consisted of fibrous ... Our findings demonstrate the ability of spectrocolorimetric measurements to predict thehistologicalfindingsof cartilage plugs after OCG In particular, the a* values and SRP470 values can be used...
... center experience with ASPS over a period of 16 years with special reference to the clinical course and outcome and assessed our findings against the background ofthe existing literature Methods ... within or close to muscle may support the thesis that the origin of ASPS is myogenic [11,12], although, due to recent genetic findings, a myogenic line of differentiation seems unlikely [7] Interestingly ... cases of alveolar sarcoma ofthe soft parts out of 1597 patients with soft tissue sarcoma, ASPS accounted for 0.7% of STS in our data base Ten patients could remember the period of time the tumor...
... counteracts the calcineurin induced affinity switch of a5b1 integrin in CHO cells, suggesting also a role for Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent molecules in regulating the affinity state of integrins on neutrophils ... invading pathogens [5] The effect ofthe calmodulin inhibitor W7 on fMLP induced ROS production was investigated and compared withthe effect ofthe PtdIns3K inhibitor LY294002 The respiratory burst ... 6A,B) Therefore chemoattractant induced activation of PtdIns3K and elevation of [Ca2+]i are in themselves insufficient inthe protection of neutrophils against apoptosis DISCUSSION In this study, the...
... which is again in accordance with our previous findings that they are highly in search of meaningful support [25] Engagement in USP, CRP and ExP depended on the educational level: Patients with higher ... value in measuring SpR attitudes and engagement of patients coping with life-threatening illness, and inthe measurement of distinct aspects of QoL An advantage of our instruments is the clear-cut ... addressed with regard to their distinct forms of practice inthe inventories A useful tool which does not assume a specific belief in God is the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy...
... protocol had the approval ofthe Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee ofthe National Defense Medical Center (Taiwan, Republic of China) Direct microinjection of dsAAV vectors into the spinal ... single injection of MORS196A gene, the local and sustained MORS196A receptor expression in dorsal horn of sacral to lumbar spinal cord were found in these MOR knockout mice Our findings further ... without tolerance in future clinic study However, inthe present study, we have used the direct local injection of vector into the local site of spinal cord Although spinal-cord microinjection was...
... demonstrating failure ofthe TGN with fracture ofthe proximal end ofthe nail, nonunion ofthe fracture site and varus deformity ofthe proximal femur reaming autograft was collected following the ... difference inthe rate of nonunion [2] Modes of failure included femoral fracture inthe IMD group and screw cutout inthe extramedullary device group Another frequent mode of failure inthe dynamic ... union ofthe fracture site at 10 months following revisionsurgerywith no signs of avascular necrosis ofthe femoral head fracture It has been defined as a fracture occurring at the level of the...
... showing an overestimate of risk of death in patient risk ranges above 30% A histogram of patient numbers in each ofthe risk of death ranges (Figure 4) shows that most ofthe patients were inthe ... and reversible changes inthe quality of care In either case, tampering could produce more undesirable effects within the system However, a persistent change inthe slope ofthe E-O chart should ... falls below the expectation ofthe model The validated external model is analogous to 'in- control' specifications of an industrial process Inthe UK a centralised national database, the Intensive...
... agreement withthe similarly reduced infectivity of Env(NYP)-bearing viruses in cells expressing CCR5(∆18) compared to their infectivity in cells containing wild-type CCR5 [36] The elimination of a ... block infection, while moderately affecting the binding of monomeric gp120 to CCR5 [11,37,38], argues that high-affinity binding of gp120 involves the Nt domain, while interactions withthe ECL2 ... modification of chemokine receptors is essential for their mediation of gp120 binding and infection Interestingly, the CCR5 Nt-derived sulfated peptides are capable of reconstituting the function of the...
... hospital, seven of whom were not evaluable because of death soon after initiation of APC Ofthe 34 remaining patients, nine had major bleeding episodes The clinical characteristics of these 34 patients ... cirrhosis remained independently associated withthe risk of a bleeding event (P = 0.02, odds ratio = 23.5, 95% confidence interval = 1.75–315) Ofthe five patients with ALD who had bleeding episodes, ... episodes, four died within 28 days of drug administration Interestingly, only one out of 12 patients who had undergone major surgery during their hospitalization experienced a bleeding episode (this...
... due to the coincidence ofthe concomitant occurrence The VisualMINTEQ program [15] was used to identify a probable composition of such a mineral Thus, the precipitation ofthe mineral CoFe2 O4 ... and secondary minerals capable of maintaining metals in their crystalline structures were not considered Thus, the presence of such metals inthe water column is not expected According to Kersten ... regulator role inthe increase of metal flux towards the sediment Acknowledgements Conclusions The comparison ofthe seasonal distribution of Mn, Zn, Cu, Ni, Fe, and Co inthe sediments, using the ICP-OES...
... Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests Authors' contributions All the authors have been involved in literature search, writing and final reviewing of this ... vaccination was administered weeks prior to surgery Histology ofthe spleen showed a large hemangioma with central foci of hematoma (Figure 3) At the periphery ofthe hematoma and inside the ... hemangiomas, leaving a substantial number of cases requiring further investigative procedures [9] They also emphasize the importance of digital angiography inthe accurate diagnosis of hemangiomas...
... locus A inthe middle of a marker interval, where information is used from the markers on either side of this locus A In our case, locus A is positioned at the marker locus inthe middle of each ... marker interval The probability of A in two haplotypes being IBD or not IBD is estimated by weighing all possible combinations ofthe markers inthe haplotype being IBD or not IBD with recombinations ... marker) (Figure 1) Inthe next marker interval, this middle ungenotyped marker became the flanking marker ofthe interval withthe adjacent marker being the ungenotyped marker The genetic diversity...
... motivation for learning grammar In light ofthe findings, seek possible pedagogical recommendations withthe hope of further enhancing the effective useof this technique inthe English as a Foreign ... little ofthe main ideas The understanding ofthe academic lectures is proved to depend less on the meaning of individual sentences, but more on the “inter-relatedness” and the structure ofthe ... concepts should be introduced inthe discussion in Step ofthe standard dictogloss procedure After doing a drawing, students compare their drawings with their partners and withthe original Alternatively,...
... RECEIVER WITHTHEUSEOF MULTIUSER INTERFERENCE CANCELLER TIE LOK TIING (B Eng (Hons.), National University of Singapore) A THESIS SUBMITTED FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ... and it is used for the rest ofthe thesis 1.3 Thesis Outline The thesis is organized as follow: The introductory chapter has briefly addressed the problem definition for the thesis and the need ... work in this thesis si thus mainly focused on the processing involved inthe accurate parameters estimation module within the basebandprocessing unit as well as the implementation of these parameter...
... illustrated inthe Laplace transform inversion example given in Appendix A For any other input to G(s), as withthe step input, the poles ofthe Laplace transform ofthe input will occur in a term ofthe ... gain of (2) a single zero with a breakpoint of (3) a single pole with a breakpoint of (4) a quadratic pole with natural frequency and damping ratio, = 0.5 The instruction in MATLAB to obtain the ... of this transfer function is obtained withthe instruction nyquist(G) It is shown in Figure 4.4, which is obtained by the following single instruction defining the transfer function of G in the...
... The State of Social Media Marketing Table of Contents Letter from the CEO Foreward Major Findings Key Finding #1 Key Finding #2 Key Finding #3 10 Key Finding #4 12 Key Finding #5 15 Key Finding ... the bell curve distribution of responses, which we believe supports the validity ofthefindings across company expertise levels The State of Social Media Marketing Major Findings MAJOR FINDINGS ... Better social marketing integration with other marketing initiatives, as reported by 50% of survey respondents Percentage The State of Social Media Marketing Major Findings Key Findings #3: Social...
... level are essential for interpretation of intra-individual change as they help to determine clinical meaningfulness ofthe observed change in individual scores Estimates of individual level MCIC ... error, with lower values of SEM indicating more sensitive subscales SEM was derived from within subjects analysis of variance [29] with time of assessment (i.e., baseline, follow-up) as the within ... countries, allowing comparisons ofthe health status ofthe patient groups withthe general population [1,14-16] To be of practical usein clinical and research settings, measures that are used to assess...
... respectively The OSTA index varied between -9 to 6, and the percent distribution ofthe women according to the OSTA index is shown in Figure On the basis of categories used in Asian women[4], there ... risk of osteoporosis by OSTA index Table was the fourfold table of OSTA in assessing risk of osteoporosis comparing with LS BMD according to various cutoffs Performance of OSTA risk index comparing ... which had a sensitivity of 91% and specificity of 45% in identifying women of high risk when compared with final results of femoral neck BMD measurement in Asia women The index of Osteoporosis Selfassessment...
... confirming that there is endothelial dysfunction in women with PCOS in comparison with normal subjects The pathophysiological mechanism of inducing endothelial dysfunction remains unclear, but insulin ... posterior arterial walls The image was focused on the posterior wall ofthe common carotid artery, and we used the gain settings to optimise the quality ofthe image For accuracy, the CIMT measurements ... lipoprotein (HDL) and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) Insulin resistance (IR) was assessed using both fasting insulin levels and the homeostasis model assessment (HOMA) calculation: fasting serum insulin...