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... thymic selection or decreased activity of regulatory T cells The aim of this study was to analyze the association ofthe 1858C/T SNP with RA in a sample set comprising 390 German white RA cases and ... contributions MP designed the study, oversaw all aspects ofthe laboratory work, analyzed the data and prepared the manuscript SK, SA, MW and CB participated in the collection of clinical data and the ... positive The median age at onset of RA was 47.0 years (interquartile range 37 to 59 years), the median disease duration was 12.5 years (interquartile range to 22 years) and 76.1% ofthe RA patients...
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... group of users representing a variety of expertises and contexts in Canada As such, 10 to 18 participants [68] for each group of users will be recruited across Canada through professional associations ... team consisting of one ofthe two principal investigators and a research associate to assess fitness of studies with the inclusion criteria Any discrepancies in study inclusion between the two ... colonoscopy services among different stakeholders (gastroenterologists, surgeons, family physicians, nurses, decision-informants, patients, healthcare services managers, healthcare systems administrators);...
... the anterior skin tothe underlying vascular bed In addition, a postauricular flap was elevated The anterior skin was then sutured tothe amputated stump ofthe ear and tothe postauricular flap ... amputated stump ofthe ear and the skin ofthe helical rim was sutured tothe elevated postauricular flap Two vicryl 3-0 sutures were used for fixation ofthe graft tothe tissues ofthe mastoid ... reattachment ofthe ear as a compound graft usually leads to necrosis and total loss ofthe organ [1,4] Therefore, many techniques have been advocated in order to enhance the "take" ofa replanted ear...
... antimicrobial agents was considered resistance Multidrug-resistant was defined as resistance ofthe isolate to five antipseudomonal classes of antimicrobial agents (i.e antipseudomonal penicillins, cephalosporins, ... press Levin AS, Barone AA, Penco J, Santos MV, Marinho IS, Arruda EA, Manrique EI, Costa SF: Intravenous colistin as therapy for nosocomial infections caused by multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa ... eight) strains Only in one case was a second strain isolated from the same culture specimen, and it was found to be methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Half ofthe isolated pathogens were sensitive...
... fibrosis: a pilot study J Cystic Fibrosis 2004, 3:23-28 Michalopoulos A, Kasiakou SK, Mastora Z, Rellos K, Kapaskelis AM, Falagas ME: Aerosolized colistin for the treatment of nosocomial pneumonia ... methicillinresistant Staphylococcus aureus) and colistin-resistant Gram-negative bacteria such as Serratia marcescens continue to be a threat However, in cases where only colistin-susceptible Gram-negative ... isolates are implicated, such as Acinetobacter spp or Ps aeruginosa as causing nosocomial pneumonia, nebulized therapy with colistin, or preferably with colistin sulphamethate, might be the ‘therapy...
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... Selection of relevant substances, system boundaries, processes, and goods • Step Assessmentof mass flows of goods • Step Assessmentof substance concentrations in the goods • Step Calculation of substance ... analysis System analysis Selection of substance of concern 2.2.1 System analysis The tasks of “system analysis” are to identify the relevant substances, geographic boundaries and a reference year ... the system analysis The variables of an MFA system are the following: dMi(j)/dt: Stock change rate of substance i (or total mass) in each process Ai,j -s: Mass flow of substance i (or total mass)...
... expects to bear in case ofa disease, such as loss of earnings, costs of averting behaviour or intangible costs As mentioned above, the advantage ofthe willingness -to- pay approach consists of its ... capita costs ofthe partial assessment approach are shown in Table 15 25 Table 15 Air pollution related health costs per capita based on the partial assessment approach (1996) France A ust ria To ... 2’900 cases in Austria, 11’000 cases in France and 1’600 cases in Switzerland The smallest number of road traffic attributable cases is obtained for respiratory hospital admissions (all ages) In...
... have shown that the molecular mass variants of BSSL found in milk results from a polymorphism in the BSSL gene This strongly suggests that BSSL variants described in other tissues, such as the ... expressing the high molecular mass variant together with a low molecular mass variant of BSSL in milk, carried two transcripts that hybridized tothe BSSL-speci®c probe The sizes of these two transcripts ... betaine was added to each reaction toa ®nal concentration of M (Sigma, St Louis, MO, USA) A pair of primers, referred to as BSSL 12 and BSSL 14, was designed to cover the entire sequence of...
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... be substantiated by the results of analysis on flood depths discussed later Point ‘e’ Loss of Storage Areas Dueto Future Urbanization 72 showed the least changes in peak stages There is no significant ... Thus, careful examination has to be made on the transfer of impact downstream if the adjacent affected areas undergo certain mitigation measures Loss of Storage Areas Dueto Future Urbanization ... than the peak flows in the other watersheds Storm recession period ofthe same watershed was characterized by a 2-day storm recession constant that was 40% to 100% greater than others This rapid...
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