... utilization data These data are then hand entered, in duplicate, into the TASO clinical administrative data collection Patients are provided with a unique confidential identifying number Patients ... who initiated antiretroviral therapy at TASO clinics in Uganda between January 200 4 and January 201 0 were included in this study These patientswere followed until either thetimeof death or the ... programmes emphasize adherence and retention, and include innovative approaches to maintaining patient interest, including drama and social groups, diary writing and involvement ofpatientsin clinical...
... the Immunology Unit and participated inthe discussion MD was a main clinical investigator and made a major contribution to the preparation ofthe manuscript PhG was a main clinical investigator ... RA ofa positive anti-CCP2 test in our populationof 99 patients with early RA was 55.5% at baseline and 63.6% atanytimeduringthe first three years of follow-up In seven (7%) patients, anti-CCP2 ... investigator and contributed to the preparation ofthe manuscript AC was a main clinical investigator and contributed to the preparation ofthe manuscript JS was a main clinical investigator, contributed...
... (65.5%) Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (Dpt) was the causative allergen in 62, Dermatophagoides farinae (Df) in 58, cat hair dander in 23 and dog hair dander inpatients (some patientswere allergic ... presence of CIC and the activation ofthe complement system inpatients with atopic rhinitis Had the results indicated that complement was activated, blocking the complement pathway using agents ... obtained when sera obtained from apparently normal individuals were all less than 0 .200 Their analysis ofthe precipitates formed using sera from 20patients with diseases other than allergy indicated...
... centers and the same group of substances was analyzed inthe same laboratory for all the samples Quantitative detection limits, QDLs, were determined based on variances in each analytical method The ... conductivity, alkalinity and residual chlorine (only for treated water), were also measured in each water treatment plant Table TARGET SUBSTANCES AND ANALYTICAL METHODS Group / substances Volatile Chemicals ... EDCs via drinking water Grant -in- aid Research Report, the Ministry of Health and Wealfare, Japan Ueda H (200 0) Current strategies against Environmental Endocrine Disrupters bythe Ministry of Environment...
... Organic swamp originating as a blanket formation Residuum originating as a veneer surface Table The origin of Kite’s point data identified at 248 stations inthe two northern Maine study areas ... originating as kames terraces, 12 as kames, as blanket formations, as a hummocky formation, and as a stream terrace Stream alluvium with 14 stations originating as terraces and along the floodplains ... digital format using ARC/INFO Geographic Information System, Version 6.0 (ESRI, Inc., 1995) ARC/INFO establishes spatially referenced data into covers that contain information about spatial relationships...
... name, inthe state of Minas Gerais, which is inthe southeastern part of Brazil (20) The municipality of Bambuí has 20 573 inhabitants, with 73% of them living inthe urban area ofthe municipality, ... information using double-blinding, assessing the reliability ofthe data gathered, standardizing procedures and instruments, training of field-work and labo- ratory teams, and adjusting for several confounding ... appointment because of existing lines, and in obtaining medicines because of financial problems or any other problem (Table 4) ple, in China and India, higher income levels, particularly in urban...
... Page 19 Anguilla, Antigua, Grenada, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, and Trinidad & Tobago, the MoE finances the HIV/AIDS coordinator In Guyana and St Lucia the HIV/AIDS coordinator is financed bythe ... out ofthe 13 MoEs collect some data to facilitate ongoing monitoring and evaluation of their SHN programs This data may include information on teacher training, school sanitation and teacher attrition ... health among school-age children, as part of EFA programs A major step forward in international coordination was achieved atthe World Education Forum in Dakar in April 200 0, where a joint partnership...
... Microsoft and Google facing off against the major telecommunications corporations such as AT& T that provide the data pipelines) and inthe appearance ofa newly formed world organization that grew ... amassed The early 1990s predictions are available ina searchable database online atthe site Imagining the Internet: A History and Forecast and they are also the basis for a book by Anderson ... online Creating a legal and operating environment that allows people to use the internet the way they want, using the software they want Establishing an easy-touse, secure international monetary...
... banks enabling them to access and authority to operate in financial and capital markets From this credit information, financial information and qualitative appraisal ofthe majority of companies ... generated by various multinational agencies and/or locally at each country’s official business statistic report in form of master file data, combination of application and demographic data, as ... mark-to-market activities inthe firm2, More competitive margins and relative maturity of many ofthe industries, Declining and volatile values of collateral as well as the substantial increase of...
... and all available training data, Acct (A) is the average accuracy achieved by active learning algorithm A and t amount of training data, and Acct (L) is the average accuracy achieved using random ... generating one classifier atatimeIn each iteration, artificial training data is generated in such a way that the labels ofthe data are maximally different from the predictions made bythe current ... too Jane contains tools supporting a single annotator, as well as for managing teams of annotators The administrative tool facilitating the latter include modules for managing users, creating and...
... was principal investigator and acquired the funding EAJ and HRR designed thesurvey SEB and HRR acquired the data HRR analyzed the data and all three authors interpreted the data, wrote the manuscript, ... Data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences, v 16 A chi-square statistic was used to test for the significance ofthe association between categorical variables in ... with a Page of 10 matching lack of interest inasurveyabout their inactivity In addition, over 20% of initial respondents considered themselves active in medicine and had not taken a leave from...
... analysis A descriptive analysis was made ofthe clinical and functional variables by calculating the median and interquartile range ofthe quantitative variables and the frequencies and percentages of ... proximally and the Z-axis was the line that joined both epicondyles inthe lateral direction Inthe hand, the origin was atthe midpoint between radial and ulnar styloid ofthe wrist, the Y-axis was ... was the onset of displacement ofthe marker on the head ofthe third metacarpal and the end ofthe cycle was the return ofthe marker to the starting point after completing the drinking task As...
... individuals who started HAART duringthe follow-up period, rather than at baseline, and examined time to initiation of therapy The final analysis included all individuals who initiated HAART duringthe ... CD4 count, and plasma viral load were associated with HAART initiation AIDS-defining illness and viral load were also associated with time to initiation of and late access to HAART As expected, ... Multivariate Cox Proportional Hazard Analysis of Factors Associated With Time to Initiation of Therapy Among Persons Starting HAART Duringthe Follow-up Period (n = 303) Time to Initiation of Therapy...
... conducted in Pwani region, Eastern Tanzania and inthe capital city of Dar es Salaam from November 200 4 to June 200 5 According to the 200 2 population and housing surveyin Tanzania, Pwani region has the ... and calibrated dentist (IK) conducted all clinical examinations ina shaded area with natural daylight as the source of illumination and with an assistant recording the observations Research assistants ... gender and age Family wealth was assessed as an indicator of socio-economic status in accordance with a standard approach in equity analyses [19] Household durable assets indicative of family wealth...
... obtained from the comparison of these groups The relative validity estimated for each scale was calculated as the ratio ofthe largest F-value obtained among scales to the F-value ofthe scale ... is the first timethe Brazilian translation ofthe questionnaire is used ina nationally representative probability sample Data quality was satisfactory, with a high response rate and use of all ... CMT, ALN, LAA and MMV drafted the questionnaires and contributed inthe analysis and interpretation ofthe data All authors read and approved the final manuscript Competing interests The authors...
... virtually meaningless It should be noted that Ne was slightly less overestimated inthe case where both the paternal and maternal sides were affected bya lack of information atthe same rate than ... randomly sampled atany autosomal locus ofa given animal has a 0.5 probability of originating from its sire, and a 0.5 probability of originating from its dam Similarly, it has a 0.25 probability of ... to a 20% higher inbreeding level inthepopulationof Normande females born in 1988-91 The effective size ofthe populations (Ne) was estimated from the average increase in inbreeding during the...
... observed, duringthe maintenance of wild caught Drosophila melanolaboratory populations, that the total frequency of all inversions as well as the frequency of each inversion decreased, and that the inversion-carrying ... location (vineyard) about km from the cellar On the days of capture the temperatures inthe melanogaster were : a cellar and an reached minima of ° C temperatures varied between 11 ° and C The relative ... chromosomes inthe cellar compared to the vineyard population could also be influenced bythe differing behaviour ofthe populations in response to seasonal changes Because ofthe semi-open habitat of the...
... smoking for males and females Missing data on age at first sex for male and females Missing data on partners in past year for males and females Missing data on consulting a traditional healer ... the countryside rather than clustered in villages, which mainly represent administrative areas demarcated on maps rather than population centres The study population are mostly subsistence farmers, ... psychiatrist) and the national tertiary referral hospital at Butabika located inthe capital city of Kampala [2,3,17] Traditional beliefs about mental illness are still very strong inthe country...
... ofthe data All authors had full access to all ofthe data (including statistical reports and tables) inthe study and can take responsibility for the integrity ofthe data and the accuracy of ... tibial cartilage [23] The measurement of tibial plateau area Medial and lateral cross-sectional areas of tibial plateau bone were determined by creating an isotropic volume from the input images ... cm, and a matrix of 256 × 256 pixels was also obtained [20] The assessment of cartilage defects Cartilage defects inthe medial and lateral tibial femoral cartilages were graded on the MR images...