... improved the sensitivity, specificity, PPV, and NPV ofthe test, especially during the first h after the onset of chest pain The diagnostic accuracy ofthe repeat test was also superior to the Cardio ... Hisamuddin NAR and Suhailan M: Evaluationofthe diagnostic indices andclinical utility of qualitative cardiodetect®® test kit in diagnosis of ami within 12 hours of onset of chest pain in the emergency ... the definition of AMI includes a combination of two out of three characteristics composed ofclinical history, a rise and fall of cardiac biomarkers, and ECG changes Despite being guided by the...
... containing the double of NrfA subunit in respect to the NrfH subunit Nevertheless, inside these huge aggregates there are species ofthe type a2b2 The present findings are in agreement with the reported ... present analysis, the enzyme is a complex of two different subunits – the pentahemic NrfA andthe tetrahemic NrfH, implying the existence of nine different hemes Thus, a re -evaluation ofthe Mossbauer ... correlations The determination ofthe 3D structure of D desulfuricans ATCC 27774 NrfA [17] enabled to ascertain the spatial characterization ofthe five hemes, namely their proximity andthe axial...
... as the ratio ofthe wheal size induced by the allergen and that induced by histamine (A/H) The data were recorded in accordance with the recommendations ofthe Standardization Committee ofthe ... from 0–88%, with 57 and 58% (13 of 23 and 11 of 19, respectively) having a 2+ reaction, 64 and 58% (18 of 28 and 18 of 31, respectively) with a 3+ reaction, 63 and 88% (5 ofandof 8, respectively) ... the Northern Society of Allergology [12] An A/H of 0.1–1 and an erythema diameter of 21 mm was assigned a reactivity of 2+...
... routinely made in the diagnosis of cellulite, in obesity and in other evident causes ofclinical edema The diagnosis of idiopathic cyclic edema was clinical based on theclinical history and fluid retention ... idea ofthe high prevalence of edema in the more advanced grades of cellulite The lack of specific clinicaland laboratory studies hinders research on cyclic edema andthe dissemination of information ... patients andthe other (28%) required other typesof treatments Aminaphtone was the first drug of choice but when treatment failed ginkgo biloba was prescribed For the patients treated with the ginkgo...
... of evaluation, it can be inferred that material involves the determination of what needs to be evaluated, the objectives and requirements ofthe materials, andthe judgments ofthe value ofthe ... the material, the teaching context andthe learners Their opinion and their evaluation, therefore, are critical to the improvement ofthe material in particular andof teaching and learning in ... conduct an evaluationofthe material, which is based on an analysis ofthe teaching material, andthe requirements ofthe course Therefore document analysis of this study was the analysis ofthe course...
... (definition of ESP, classification of ESP andthe development of ESP), evaluation (terminology definition, typesof programme evaluation, purposes for evaluation, criteria for evaluationand central ... that of Biology or General English andthe aim ofthe analysis is to identify the grammatical and lexical features of these registers Teaching materials then take these linguistic features as their ... depends on the purpose oftheevaluation 1.2.2 Typesof programme evaluation According to Stufflebeam (1971), there are four typesof programme evaluation which are identified as: context evaluation, ...
... such as the port of entry, the names ofthe importer and exporter, a detailed description ofthe goods, the quantity ofthe goods, the value ofthe goods, the currency, andthe country of origin ... customers The target customers andthetypesof goods a company offers can have effect on the level of price elasticity of demand For example, when there is inflation or price increases, the demand ... director and two deputy director (one deputy director is in charge of finance and administration andthe other is in charge of technique) In which, the general director is the head ofthe company and...
... the device, the microorganism uptake the CO2 dissolved in the water because ofthe existence ofthe CO2 concentration difference between the inside (low) and outside (high) ofthe cell When the ... outside the device, the pressure suddenly decreased, while the CO2 inside the cell appeared and caused a large amount of bubbles quickly, resulting in a rupture ofthe microorganism Additionally, the ... 18-20 h The colonies developed were counted and expressed as CFU/mL The data presented are the means with standard errors ofthe results of experiments performed in several sessions The log survival...
... Outline ofthe experimental field andthe water treatment apparatus - 422 - Journal of Water and Environment Technology, Vol 8, No.4, 2010 Paddy field The characteristics ofthe paddy field andthe ... important indicator ofthe stabilization of denitrification activity in the water treatment apparatus and will help with the water treatment apparatus improvement Furthermore, thetypesof quinone related ... provides information for theevaluationofthe biological potential for denitrification in paddies The arrangement of environmental factors of paddy, focusing on the Q-8 and other highly-contained-quinones,...
... proposed the necessity of city-wide recycling system and other measures The fluctuation of water consumption in this period reflects the people’s consideration on the WCP introduced The people ... relocation of large-scale factories in Tokyo such as Toyosu Gas, Ebisu Brewery, Kirin Beer and others to the outskirts of Tokyo Another major factor was the reduction of water use in the factory ... conservation They also continuously make efforts to promote the utilization of SWT devices including the distribution of free SWT-tap developed by them as shown in Fig.7 On the other hand, for triggering...
... cracking Figure shows the schematic diagram ofthe SJBG The SJBG consists ofthe gas producer, purification unit andthe generator The gas producer is an 180Nm3/h gas production unit The purification ... measurement of CO, CO2 and CH4; it employs the use of Palladium/Nickel (Pd/Ni) sensor for measurement of hydrogen content Temperature is measured through the use of type K thermocouples The NDIR and ... efficiency ofthe gasifier without looking at the downstream processes and associated components Figure Schematic diagram ofthe system Johansson Biomass Gasifier Figure shows the photo ofthe 180Nm3/h...
... t o the other material presentedin the paper, we offer the following comments and questions The cost of unreliability is mentioned in the paper but no cost estimateshavebeenassociatedwiththecalculatedreliabilityindices ... performed by varying the R & M characteristics and thus the component indices used and by varying the configuration ofthe components The ability to assess objectively the impact of both aspects by ... depends on the reliability and maintainability (R&M) characteristics of its constituents andthe configuration in which they are connected The authors have not illustrated these aspects Perhaps the...
... Parks, and Marsha Quinn ofthe Department of Energy’s Office of Industrial Technology The committee is particularly grateful to Jim Quinn and Denise Swink andthe staff ofthe Office of Industrial ... cooperation, and professionalism The chair thanks all ofthe participants for their insights and stimulating discussions andthe staff ofthe NMAB for their coordination and assistance throughout the ... agency of both the National Academy of Sciences andthe National Academy of Engineering in providing services to the government, the public, andthe scientific and engineering communities The Council...
... neurodegenerative disease Synthesis and secretion of GIF in the brain Cellular and temporal localization of GIF synthesis Whilst the MT1 and MT2 isoforms are ubiquitously synthesized throughout most ... conditions [22] In the traumatically injured brain, however, the synthesis of MT1 and MT2, as well as the synthesis of GIF, are up-regulated by reactive astrocytes in the vicinity ofthe lesion [23] ... GIF within the brain Further studies are required to determine the function of GIF within the normal, injured and neurodegenerative brain, and to establish the therapeutic potential ofthe protein...
... considerably THE RAND EVALUATIONTheevaluationofthe demonstration by RAND consisted of two components: a process evaluationand an analysis ofthe effects ofthe guideline on clinical practices The ... EVALUATIONTheevaluationofthe demonstration consisted of a process evaluationand an analysis ofthe effects ofthe guideline on service utilization The specific methods and data used in theevaluation ... learning among the MTFs throughout the demonstration andevaluation process The purposes ofthe process evaluation were to (1) document the actions and experiences ofthe participating MTFs and assess...