... heritable and genotypically correlated withthe control method Finally, to compare the means of modulus of elasticity measured by the different methods, the test ofthe difference of two means of non ... compared withthe control method This tendency to overevaluate the modulus of elasticity using ultrasound method is confirmed by other authors [2, 15, 16, 27] On the other hand, the control andthe ... et al of indirect measures ofthe modulus of elasticity at the different steps leading tothe production of normalised specimens, by means ofthe Sylvatest1, Grindo-Sonic2 and Pilodyn The final...
... essential package of HIV prevention, treatmentand care withthe aim of moving as close as possible to universal access totreatment by 2010 Thetreatmentof HIV with ARTs is a huge and greatly needed ... illustrate the potential importance of this relationship PAR is dependent upon the prevalence ofthe risk factor (diabetes) andthe strength of its relationship tothe outcome (TB) and provides, ... recent years there was a lack of good evidence on the strength and nature ofthe association between TB and DM At present recognition ofthe association between diabetes and TB is low The link goes...
... observed in their typical daily surrounding During the periods of assessment, interviewers and translators stayed in the orphanage and shared the meals withthe children and played with them in their ... number of sweets during the interview to help them to stay focused Children were encouraged to draw a picture or to play their favorite game at the end ofthe interview In addition, the behavior of ... According tothe completeness of datasets for t1 and t2, the analyses ofthe severity of PTSD symptoms included n = 20 children, whereas the analyses concerning the severity of depressive symptoms...
... Figure Validation of selected genes by flowcytometryand immunocytochemistry Validation of selected genes by flowcytometryand immunocytochemistry (a) Flowcytometry analysis of prostate cancer ... 6c) These pathways were dominated by the signaling of inflammatory cytokines through the JAK-STAT (Janus activated kinase-signal trans- ducer and activator of transcription) pathway andthe interaction ... loss of viability in the presence of PTL, the cancer CD133+ cells were strongly induced to undergo apoptosis (from 88% to 22% viability after treatment) as were the progenitor cells from cancer and...
... Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK andthe US The sample starts in 1986 in order to avoid the more turbulent, ... to monetary policy shocks, such as the structure ofthe pension andthe tax systems, or because the indicators used to group countries are poor.27 It may also be that the characteristics ofthe ... used to influence asset prices could proceed despite the evidence tothe contrary Another interpretation, more plausible to us and compatible withthe arguments of Kohn (2006), is that the impact...
... producers in the study countries who are likely to bear the brunt ofthe disease? This can be hypothesized through Items and together What is the effect ofthedisease outbreaks and scares/threats ... scales The duration ofthe livelihoods impacts of these shocks are assumed to be one year This is because the variables used to derive the impacts of these shocks (which include whether or not the ... is the number of observations, Xi is the forecast value, and Yi is the actual value The closer the value of U is to zero, the better the model fit Estimating Livelihoods Impactof HPAI Using the...
... the analysis and drafted the manuscript MH and TC assisted in the design ofthe study and in the drafting ofthe manuscript SL assisted in the conducting of interviews, analysis ofthe data and ... impactof both treatment drug andtreatment delivery system is multifaceted To fully understand these impacts, the patient's perceptions oftheimpactoftreatment on functioning and well-being ... psychological aspects of life, treatment satisfaction issues, andthe specific variables that act as moderators (i.e., factors that either help or hinder theimpactof treatment) Expert and individual...
... shown toimpact negatively on both physical and mental HRQoL [10,31] However, the nature ofthe symptoms and whether they were attributed tothedisease process or to HAART was not clear In the ... [3] With increasing numbers of HIV-positive individuals being enrolled onto HAART and increasing survival among these patients, there is a growing need to understand theimpactof HAART use on the ... Limitations tothe study included possible selection bias and information bias related tothe use ofthe MOS-SF36 instrument The loss of up to 50% of patients, who had incomplete HRQoL data, from the...
... perceived life satisfaction ofthe dyads, the perceived level ofimpactofthe stroke in everyday life for the persons with stroke andthe perceived level of burden of care for the caregiver Life Satisfaction ... for the persons with stroke together with their caregivers, the focus of this study will be on the dyads’ combined global life satisfaction and how it is associated with caregiver burden andthe ... analyzed the life satisfaction ofthe person with stroke or their caregiver, little is known regarding the life satisfaction within the dyad Life satisfaction ofthe person with stroke and their...
... the analysis and drafted the manuscript MH and TC assisted in the design ofthe study and in the drafting ofthe manuscript SL assisted in the conducting of interviews, analysis ofthe data and ... impactof both treatment drug andtreatment delivery system is multifaceted To fully understand these impacts, the patient's perceptions oftheimpactoftreatment on functioning and well-being ... psychological aspects of life, treatment satisfaction issues, andthe specific variables that act as moderators (i.e., factors that either help or hinder theimpactof treatment) Expert and individual...
... about compliance of sepsis bundles and its impact on outcomes In this study, therefore, we determined the rate of compliance with 6-hour and 24-hour sepsis bundles andtheimpactofthe compliance ... target ofto g/dl All the elements ofthe first 6-hour sepsis bundle were received by 52% of patients and, by definition, the rate of compliance was 52%, withthe lowest compliant element being the ... service within the first 24 hours following the diagnosis of severe sepsis Compliance with 6-hour sepsis bundle and hospital mortality Ofthe 101 patients, within the first hours after diagnosis of...
... standardize the quoted spreads and depths by the beginning ofthe year price andthe average daily volume rather than their respective averages 21 The accuracy ofthe DJNS time stamp relative to ... statistics andthe research design controls for the composition of firms andthe time of day ofthe announcements The univariate approach provides an intraday profile ofthe variables of interest ... from the mean value for that firm and time of day The independent variable in each regression is the square root ofthe ratio of volume in the interval tothe mean volume for that firm and time of...
... affected the reorganisation of Singapore-Indonesia relations in the years 1965 to 1973 in the form of enduring lessons learnt about the other from the experience ofthe Confrontation years ii List of ... pursuit of moral ideals and strategic interests was played out in the political, military, economic and diplomatic fronts of Confrontation, which also reflects the move towards the closure ofthe ... which centred on the question of whether Malaysia was formed out ofthe free will of its inhabitants or whether it was a post-colonial state foisted upon them However, while the contest over...
... territories of ‗Nusantara‘ or pre-historical Indonesia, which consisted ofthe eight groups of islands ofthe Malay peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo, Java, the Southeastern Islands, the islands of Sulawesi, ... pursuit of merger with Malaya This involved the 26 formation of Malaysia andthe shaping ofthe concept of a Malaysia that was the antithesis of what Indonesia was prepared to accept, as well as the ... Confrontation and shaping the events ofthe conflict in relation to Indonesia‘s pursuit of Confrontation brings tothe fore the Southeast Asian perspectives ofthe legitimacy of Malaysia, the principles...
... The political and military fronts of Confrontation, 1963-1965: Creating a new Southeast Asia 135 5.1 The systemic imperatives ofthe political theatre of Confrontation 140 5.2 The avoidance of ... Confrontation andthe re-organisation of Singapore-Indonesia Relations 196 7.1 Fear of a Sukarno-style leadership 197 7.2 Suharto as the initiator of ASEAN 206 7.3 Confrontation as a feature ofthe hostile ... Malaysia plan andthe Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) 60 Conclusions 68 Chapter 3: The proximate “causes” of Confrontation, 1962-1963: On the concept of Malaysia 72 3.1 The question ofthe North...
... a place to undertake my research 19 Tothe participants and their families who took part in the studies: without them none of this would have been possible And finally tothe ever expanding HealthNuts ... all age groups and will be self-administered prior tothe OFC and month after the challenge By using them we aimed to assess whether theimpactof a positive “routine” diagnostic OFC can be as ... confirmation of food allergy have been limited due to their poor participation rate (8) 24 2.4 Food allergy andthe atopic march The term atopic march refers tothe natural history of allergic disease...
... analysis of HUH73A and MRB161A The similarity in the pattern of labeling obtained with both mAbs indicates they recognize the same molecule, panels andThe diagonal pattern of labeling indicates the ... CD44 [14,24,54] The pattern of expression of rabbit CD44 was similar to that noted in other species Comparison ofthe pattern of labeling obtained with L12/201 (CD45) withthe panels of mAbs developed ... the mAbs indicates the epitopes detected are sterically close on the same molecule, withthe binding of one mAb interfering withthe binding ofthe second mAb These methods of analysis have been...
... consultation withthe Director of 20 the Office of Research on Women’s Health andwiththe 21 advisory council for the Institute 22 ‘‘(b) RESEARCH, TRAINING, AND INFORMATION AND 23 EDUCATION.— 24 ... factors that may be re17 lated tothe development of women’s health conditions (as 18 defined in section 486) The Director ofthe Institute shall 19 carry out this section in consultation withthe ... PREVENTION ‘‘SEC 463B (a) IN GENERAL. The Director ofthe 13 Institute shall make grants to public or nonprofit private 14 entities for the development and operation of not more 15 than six centers...
... In order to be able to conduct and monitor the progress ofthe trial for the patients' safety and according tothe World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki andthe European and Italian ... collection of information known to be causally associated withthe choice ofthe treatments, then the production of a propensity score (the conditional probability of exposure to a treatment given the ... given to explaining the purposes, manner ofthe management and use ofthe patients' data from questionnaires and diaries The right ofthe patient to withdraw from the studies in any time, without...
... compared withthe correct mixture - The risk to spraying the windward with nose and sore diseases is 2.55 times more than right the wind direction pesticides - The risk of going on withdisease due to ... Understand how to spray 72.0 25.1 46.9 Understand the purpose of (P) use 52.3 17.0 35.3 Know the way into the body 43.6 15.4 28.2 Know the harmful effects of (P) 36.9 14.5 22.4 Know the symptom of ... improved The use of mask and protection glass limits the penetration of pesticides into body Besides, the intervention group usually examines and treats disease at once; therefore, thedisease rate of...