... neurological, psychiatric and neuropsychological assessments were reviewed in a consensus conference comprised of neurologists, psychiatrists, and neuropsychologists Based on this review all participants ... repetition of phrases from the Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Evaluation [19] Abstract reasoning was evaluated using WAIS-R Similarities subtest [66], and the non-verbal Identities and Oddities subtest of ... It has been previously established that APOE variability is not associated with the rate of progression of Alzheimer s disease [51,59,67] The study was designed to address a specific question...
... chest wall) were also examined Statistical Analysis Data analysis was performed by using SPSS for Windows, version 11.5 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, United States) The data were shown as median (minimummaximum) ... time is short no dense adhesions were expected so the presence of adhesions was evaluated as no adhesions or minimal adhesions Surrounding tissues (the diaphragm, liver, kidney, hearth, chest wall) ... pleurodesis on growing swine J Pediatr Surg 1990, 25:1147-1151 20 Light RW, Wang NS, Sassoon CSH, Gruer SE, Vargas FS: Comparison of the effectiveness of tetracycline and minocycline as pleural sclerosing...
... surveyed students agree with this idea Because singers sing covered songs so musicians are lazy to compose In order to have fast success, they also cover foreign music They become passive musicians ... of Music 2.1.2 Impact melodies and lyrics in covered song on audiences Besides, 11% NEU students think: melodies and lyrics of covered songs so beautiful and meaningful and make they have positive ... have strong personality like listening this genre So, to satisfy audience 's different music hobbies, Vietnam s musicians and singers, who cover music, often chose pop songs to write Vietnamese...
... questions, setting, instrumentation, and data collection techniques This chapter also presents and discusses the results and findings of the study, Chapter is Results and Discussions In this chapter, ... is not immediately presented as is the case with speakers: gestures, body movements, facial expressions, pitch and tone of voice, stress and hesitations, consequently, student have to compensate ... RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS 25 3.1 Results of student questionnaire 3.1.1 Questionaire 3.1.2 Questionnaire 3.2 Summary of findings PART III : CONCLUSION Recapitulation of the Study Suggestions...
... and significant improvement of ICU monitoring (in particular of the patient s hydration status) and treatment (more rapid and adequate resuscitation of severe sepsis and shock and avoidance of ... E, Saenz G, Canales HS, Gonzalvo R, Vidal G, Martins G, Das Neves A, Santander O, Ramos C: Safety and efficacy of colistin in Acinetobacter and Pseudomonas infections: a prospective cohort study ... antibiotics in the treatment of ventilator-associated pneumonia [4,14] Three recent studies used the RIFLE (Risk - Injury Failure - Loss - End stage renal disease) classification to determine CMS-associated...
... bands from the tissues but not from sputum supernatants These results can be related to many reasons one of those being proteolysis of GST alpha in the tissues Another, even more likely reason ... Mean (SD) All cases were studied for the expression of GST pi, but due to the exhaustion of biopsy material, only non-smokers, smokers and COPD-cases were included in the Western analysis for GST ... Statistical methods The statistical analyses were performed with the SPSS for Windows software (SPSS, Chicago, IL, USA) Continuous data were compared using analysis of variance (ANOVA) http://respiratory-research.com/content/9/1/80...
... utilization of the organization 's existing assets, resources and capabilities It prompts managers to close gaps, to plug loopholes, to rectify deficiencies, to reduce wastage and leakages of funds, materials, ... exclusive dealer network and so on If the organization enjoys a distinct advantage in possession of such resources, a careful planning is essential to allocate them into those lines which would strengthen ... crises and threats and to ward them off, to perceive and seize opportunities ahead of other competitions, and to gain a competitive lead over others For the purpose, some enterprises establish...
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... tidal flow of seawater supplies dissolved oxygen and consequently biological activities (Cheong, 2000) It is likely that the stranded oil prevents interstitial spaces of sediments, reduces water ... densities of macrobenthos in the C simulator were lower than those in Hiroshima Bay, these results suggest that the ecosystem maintained the C simulator represents the tidal flat ecosystems typical ... tidal flat sediment (Cheong, 2000) The purpose of this study is to evalluate the effectsof stranded oil on tidal flat ecosystems with special emphasis on the relationship between seawater infiltration...
... exhaust emissions They are also useful for engine design and optimization Besides, the combustion characteristics such as maximum cylinder gas pressure ,temperature and heat-release rate can be used ... nature of combustion in the insulated engines Finally, smoke emissions decreased slightly in the insulated engines Numerical studies about energy and exergy of exhaust gas stream, which is the most ... coatings on diesel engine performance and exhaust emissions which was performed by Dennis Assanis et al [25] shows that in the optimum thickness of ceramic coating, efficiency increases 10%, exhaust...
... characteristics of the same individuals Pooled crosssections data A collated series of snapshots of the characteristics of different individuals over time Self-assessed health A summary measure of a ... B.5 Descriptive statistics, by gender and employment status B.6 Effectsof target illnesses on measures of physical and mental health, selected sources B.7 Preferred estimates of the effectsof ... a number of reasons: • There is a range of studies (Australian and overseas) that estimate the effectsof the target conditions on the PCS and MCS scores Using the PCS and MCS scores in combination...
... MA, USA) was used at the ÔServeis CientificoTecnicsÕ of the University of Barcelona The presence of multinucleated cells was assessed on microscope slides containing samples prepared as described ... within days after the end of continuous treatment (Figs and 7) Most of the cells showed polyploidy and multinucleation instead of displaying signs of ÔclassicalÕ apoptosis as nuclear condensation ... times For the sake of comparison, Fig shows both phase contrast and fluorescence photographs of selected field of cells obtained under the same magnification and contrast acquisition characteristics,...
... the support and mobilisation of others This book explores some of these gaps, as well as potential solutions to fill them, by sharing stories from World Vision s field experiences A single story ... illness and infection as a result of this is increased – water-borne diseases, left untreated, claim many lives, and Myanmar s malarial deaths account for around half of those in South East Asia Significant ... state of children s health in Sri Lanka is set to worsen as a result of massive displacement, which has disrupted health services in affected areas, and rapidly rising food costs in the country’s...
... amplitudes of the up amplitudes and down amplitudes (triangles) were tted to Eqn (4) (H2O-ts, solid lines; D2O-ts, dotted lines); the sums of the up amplitudes and down amplitudes are shown as squares ... plus sloping baseline (Eqn 2) yielding fast up-phases (up-triangles, kfast) and slower down-phases (down-triangles, kslow) (A) Representative stopped-ow traces (grey) in H2O (solid lines) and ... reductive and oxidative half-reactions of the enzyme, resulting in a multitude of rst- and second-order steps contributing to the observed kcat and Km values To assist in the deconvolution of possible...
... dissociation of CDase was investigated using a stoppedow apparatus The rate constant of dissociation (kd) from dodecamers into dimers was 7.99 s) 1, and the dissociation process was completed within seconds ... biological systems [1] CDase I-5 existed as dodecamer formed from two hexamers of 3D domain-swapped dimeric units The results obtained in this study show that the association/dissociation process of ... results suggested that the effect of salts on the oligomeric state of CDase I-5 correlated with the dissociation of the dodecameric form of the enzyme Discussion An earlier study on the CDase...
... treatises of both sorts, a review of which is beyond the scope of this article Of the many factors discussed as relevant to the aesthetics of spatial composition, perhaps the most important is the ... able to assess such claims rigorously, but much work to be done before it can be addressed with any hope of success Nevertheless, even consensual, highly positive aesthetic response is not sufficient ... ratings diminishing for lesser degrees of symmetry (The size of the presented circles was about the same as the smallest circles shown here.) of all occurring when the circle lay on essentially...
... previous work First, most previous analysis of the economic effectsof technical barriers has examined bans on product shipments across a single border (Calvin and Krissoff; Paarlberg and Lee) Since ... processing facilities For this scenario, we follow Alston and Scobie and assume an aggregate supply elasticity of across regions.12 The second scenario is a short-run scenario where we assume ... increases $22 to $28 per mt Because of this change in relative prices, the US increases its low-value exports to China and the ROWM Increased US exports to these regions offset some of the loss of...
... separate experiments Statistical significance of results between lipid systems was analysed using oneway ANOVA software (GraphPad software, San Diego, CA, USA) Ó FEBS 2002 Membrane-reconstituted human ... Carcinogen Repository, Midwest Research Institute, Kansas City, MI, USA Preparation of enzymes and lipid vesicles Human CYP1A1 was heterologously expressed as C-terminal 6xHis-fusion protein in Spodoptera ... vesicular preparations Finally, standardized amounts of CYP1A1 were used for the enzymatic assays, usually or 10 pmol (vesicular) CYP1A1 Enzyme assays The epoxidation assays were performed as...
... investigated by a comparison of the effectsof rough and smooth LPSs of E coli, both in the presence and absence of EDTA (Fig 1) The rate of oxidation was increased in the presence of the LPSs of ... [12] The stock solution was 71 mgÆmL)1 in Ringer s acetate, pH 7.4 It was sterile and essentially LPS-free (< 100 pgÆmL)1 as assessed by the Limulus amebocyte lysate assay [13]) and stored at ... the presence of EDTA A comparison of rough and smooth LPSs of E coli andS minnesota in the presence of EDTA revealed that both in the presence and absence of EDTA, the oxidation of crosslinked...