... judgments of rightness The concepts ofthegood and the right differ in the shape ofthe characteristic frameworks of evaluation they offer us, that ofthegood being much more tolerant of ambivalence ... ideal of excellence in being for other people and being good to them It must face, however, the question whether we can really justice to the virtues of caring forthegoodof other people, and their ... variety of particular goods What is most important about these goods, forthe structure of my theory of virtue, is indeed their diversity I hold a very broad view ofthe goods that virtue is for, ...
... on the kinetic chromogenic LAL-test that is based on the cleavage of a synthetic substrate by an enzyme produced in the reaction ofthe lysate in the presence of endotoxin The system consists of ... digest the matrix At the end-point ofthe assay, invasive cells appear on the underside ofthe porous membrane and can be quantified Guidelines for sterility testing of biologics is addressed in the ... responsible forthe development ofthe vascular system and are one ofthe main mechanisms leading to improved cardiac function after the injection of BM-MNC [10] Among the CD34+ cells, the CD133...
... individual GAPs, in terms ofthe breadth of their coverage across the ten components, influences the incentives for adoption The vertical scope, in terms ofthe involvement of different supply chain ... making all firms in the supply chain responsible forthe safety ofthe food they handled, regardless ofthe source of contamination The resulting increase in monitoring costs for retailers encouraged ... ‘payoffs’ to the firm are indicated at the base ofthe tree and reflect the incentives for firms to adopt and comply with GAP systems Four variables affect the payoff to the firm The revenue from the...
... on the prevalence in the population, and more reflective ofthe test itself, lessening the impact of any unique features ofthe VA population Moreover, we might expect that the PPV and NPV ofthe ... NC) Results The characteristics ofthe VARA participants measured at the start of each treatment episode were evaluated Because the characteristics of VARA patients at the start of non-biologic ... contrast to other RA therapies where the drugs are typically discontinued if they are not effective Because of similarities in both the descriptive characteristics ofthe study populations of biologic...
... body or tail ofthe pancreas For tumors of SPT located in the neck and body ofthe pancreas, resection ofthe midportion ofthe pancreas and the mass with preserving the rim ofthe head and tail ... 311 Fig The CT scan indicated the typical internal or capsular calcification in the SPT Once the diagnosis of SPT is made, surgery is the first choice of treatment, since other adjuvant therapies, ... (SPN), the experience with the management of disseminated disease is very limited in the literature6, therefore, attention to the therapy strategy of this neoplasm in the future may allow a more...
... 100% relief of their pain in 86% ofthe patients with a median relief period of months The range of relief varied from zero days to up to 13 months forthe facet injection group None ofthe lumbar ... median period of pain relief being months The range of relief forthe radiofrequency group was from zero days to 16 months for all 26 patients who underwent the radiofrequency procedure Ofthe 14 patients ... improvement from the radiofrequency procedure, the length of improvement varied from months to 16 months Again, no one in the radiofrequency group developed permanent relief of their pain Thus, the endoscopic...
... laminoforaminoplasty, should decrease the risk of major adverse events, allow for same day hospital discharge, and decrease the need for postoperative analgesia and immobility [5] [6] In the current ... and neural structures increases the risk of adverse events with invasive approaches Open surgical correction is the current standard of care for foraminal stenosis of cervical and lumbar vertebrae ... follow-up Results The author acknowledges that there are no conflicts of interest or financial benefits with the results ofthe study All twelve patients (10 males, females) completed the surgery without...
... system, in the distal segment ofthe tubule Inhibition of glucose reabsorption in the kidney, mediated by the SGLT cotransport system, represents a promising therapeutic target forthe control of hyperglycemia ... larvae of beetles (Chrysomelidae) Their synthesis has been previously described [31-33] Forthe purpose ofthe present study the thioglycosides used were selected and grouped based on their differences ... baseline reading, 0.1 ml of PBS containing 10 µM ofthe compound investigated was added, and the fluorescence signal was recorder for 40 sec The change in fluorescence was calculated as the ratio of...
... large inventory of normalized mathematical indexes of abnormality It is the pattern of these mathematical indexes of abnormality, obtained from analysis of multiple cardiac cycles ofthe resting ... Moreover, to assess the performance ofthe prediction of stenosis independent ofthe prevalence of stenosis, the positive and negative likelihood ratios (LR) were calculated [24] A value of p
... with the supermarkets Along with the actual evaluations ofthe stores’ performance, the research tries to uncover the shoppers’ expectations of this kind of store In addition, the demographic profile ... level of 90% (app.D, p 84-86) 4.1.10 Demographic profile of supermarkets’ non-users and heavy-users The demographic profile of heavy users in the sample is similar to the profile described forthe ... ofthe store by evaluating the store in terms ofthe factors comprising the choice criteria Based on the evaluation, the consumer 18 forms a degree of preference forthe store If preference exceeds...
... Step 3: The director ofthe branch will responsible for approving the loan application form or not if the value ofthe loan does not exceed 500 million In case of an exceed, the director ofthe branch ... expanded the scope and form of lending to customers The orientation ofthe branch: expanding, strengthening and improving the operational efficiency ofthe office agency To attract more customers, the ... actually the major activity ofthe bank Therefore, continuing research and offering solutions would bring enormous significance for both theoretical and practical aspects forthe diversification of the...
... supported by the research project The research on the development ofthe total evaluation technique forthe hazardous impacts by the chemical substances towards human and ecology (the project ... and N2- and C8-modified deoxyguanosine as major products ofthe in vivo reaction of N-hydroxy-6-aminochrysene with DNA and the formation ofthe adducts in isolated rat hepatocytes treated with 6-nitrochrysene, ... postlabeling method, etc.) Therefore, it is important to develop a simple rapid in vitro method for evaluating the generation of reactive oxygen species from a variety of genotoxic chemicals We...
... study, the ozone and UV combination (ozone/UV) process is applied forthe reuse of sewage effluent Therefore, the aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of ozone/UV process forthe treatment ... reduction of A410 after 10 of run time On the other hand, the UV alone process did not show much color change Therefore, for color reduction, the ozone alone process was considered as the best ... the mechanism ofthe reaction of ozone with substances in the water can be divided into two distinct pathways (7) The first route is the direct attack of molecular ozone The second route is the...
... of 95 ml) The A280 to A260 ratio ofthe UV-absorbing peak indicated it was composed mainly of nucleic acid In the profile ofthe NaOH-extracted polymer (B), the elution volume (80 ml) of saccharide ... control test was calculated every minute using the following formula: The relative A660 = A660 of flocculating test A660 of control test Forthe control, the polymer solution was replaced by distilled ... compared to the other methods The SDS-extracted polymer included a small amount of material other than protein Furthermore, the steaming- and washing-extracted polymers contained large amounts of phosphorus...
... clarify the performance ofthe biogas plant forthe reduction ofthe pollution load to the surrounding water bodies For this purpose, the questionnaire survey to the local people, interviews to the ... latrine /others Table shows the claimed performance ofthe Figure Change ofthe use of sanitation options sanitation options according to the household interview Before 1999, more than 40% ofthe ... know the benefit of having the connection of their latrines to biogas plants At the installation, the community agreed to share the 20% ofthe installation cost and the 100% of cleaning cost of...
... ethanol at a final concentration of 10%, then transported to the laboratory of UT at 4oCstored Then, each ofthe samples were divided into two One of them was for DNA extraction and was washed ... general, the higher concentration of primers can lead to the formation of primer dimers Also, the cost ofthe chemicals should be minimized if the same quantitativeness can be achieved The results ... Another was for FISH analysis and was stored at -80oC The extraction of DNA was performed with Fast DNA SPIN Kit for Soil (Qbuiogene, USA) according to the instruction by the manufacturer In the...
... with the increased HRT ofthe adsorption tank From an engineering application point of view, the appropriate operational parameters ofthe recycle ratio, HRT ofthe regeneration tank, HRT ofthe ... technical feasibility of this process was demonstrated The effects of recycle ratio, HRT ofthe regeneration tank, HRT ofthe adsorption tank and SRT ofthe system were evaluated The removal efficiency ... in the PO43 P removal These results revealed that the selection ofthe operational parameters ofthe CARS process had a great influence on the overall system performance Adsorptive capability of...
... govern the washout of sludge from the reactor, and therefore, we investigated the effect of surface loading rate and aeration rate on the selection of well-settling sludge and the formation of aerobic ... ofthe AUFB reactor Reactor Setup and Operation forthe Formation of Aerobic Granular Sludge Two AUFB reactors were used forthe formation of aerobic granular sludge Air was introduced from the ... had already been formed in our previous studies Based on the preliminary experimental results, we decided the control strategy forthe selection of well-settling sludge Then, we applied the strategy...