... Dilatation ofthe cervix is required to allow the curette to pass into the uterine cavity, and the greater the gestation ofthe pregnancy, the greater the amount of dilatation required Priming ofthe ... that the continuance ofthe pregnancy would involve risk, greater than if the pregnancy were terminated, of injury to the physical or mental health ofthe existing child(ren) ofthe family ofthe ... although the exact mechanism of this is poorly understood The higher the dose of oestrogen within COC, the greater the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) Type of progestogen also affects the risk of...
... provides a clear sense of direction to the activities ofthe organization and to the job behavior of managers and others It strengthens their confidence in understanding where the organization is ... most people, don’t dig at all 1.2 The importance ofthe planning The importance ofthe planning function should have be clear to you We can recognize the importance of planning function as follows: ... Planning is means of judicious allocation of strategic and scarce resources ofthe organization in the best possible manner for achieving strategic goals ofthe organization The strategic resources...
... illustrates the efficiency ofthe reactors for the removal of TP The highest efficiency for the removal of TP was obtained upon using reactor II, and the maximum removal rate is 80% The least efficient ... microcells, then the iron could be reduced The reaction can reduce the toxicity of pollutants, promote growth of microorganism in reactors especially biological degradation for pollutants, then, lower the ... ammonium The efficiency ofthe reactors in removing ammonium is clearly seen in the graph The most efficient in ammonium removal is reactor III and the maximum removal rate is 97.85% In reactor I, the...
... problems with the connected devices and the speakers are turned on Gathering information is by far the most important step ofthe troubleshooting cycle Step Given the above scenario, what are the most ... verifying the proper installation ofthe sound card in the PCI slot If the problem still exists, check for system resource conflicts Finally, update or reinstall the driver Step The first aspect ofthe ... solution involves gathering correct information, knowledge ofthe computer components, and the ability to recognize symptoms The problem has been isolated to a bad installation ofthe sound card -...
... result of these decisions The state of Texas has sued CMS to prevent the loss of federal funds and a group of Planned Parenthood clinics has sued the state to prevent implementation ofthe affiliate ... Dallas County, but some of its sites are in other adjacent counties and some ofthe patients served may be residents of other counties The list does not indicate how many ofthe 10,176 patients were ... are the dominant providers of care in the WHP in their markets, serving between half and four-fifths ofthe WHP patients in the five areas we examined If their patients must be served by other...
... cause of offence In these habits we resemble the Aborigines of our country They load their huge pipes with the dried leaves of this plant, and when lighted, they breathe the dark cloud of smoke ... condition ofthe vessels belonging to the membranes ofthe socket, with the condition of which, the state ofthe tooth is closely connected."] Having gone through with an examination ofthe physical ... it capable of giving strength to the weary, vivacity to the stupid, and wisdom to men void of understanding; capable of soothing the sorrows ofthe afflicted, of healing the wounds ofthe spirit,...
... Simulating the effect ofthe addition of mM unlabelled arginine on the distribution of radioactivity in cytoplasmic intermediates ofthe urea cycle As the pattern of distribution of radioactivity ... urea cycle intermediates were added to the cells, in order to assess the influence of these added substrates on the rate of urea synthesis Model Written in Mathematica, the basic model simulates the ... [10], but aspects of channelling and theeffectsof subcompartmentation ofthecycle were not explored Hence, the aims ofthe current work were to: (a) extend this model in the widely available...
... 24-month cycle, the fleet meets the goal only 76 percent ofthe time The two-deployment cycles meet the goal more often: 88 percent ofthe time for the 36/42-month cycle and 99 percent ofthe time ... in the operations and safety ofthe ship, the integration ofthe ship and the air wing, and the integration of all the ships in the carrier strike group (CSG) Because of their complexity, the ... center sponsored by the Office ofthe Secretary of Defense, the Joint Staff, the Unified Combatant Commands, the Department ofthe Navy, the Marine Corps, the defense agencies, and the defense Intelligence...
... introduced alanine at these two positions, with the aim of determining whether any ofthe observed effects were a result of changes in the size and charge ofthe amino acid at these positions Results ... the conformation of this loop Changes in the conformation ofthe backbone at this point and changes in the orientation of other side chains, as a result ofthe introduction ofthe large charged ... expressed in E coli at 37 °C, the significantly lower yield ofthe variants may also be the result of dissociation followed by proteolysis ofthe monomers Theeffectsof these mutations on temperature...
... results The effect ofthe timing ofthe birth in the year and the business cycle around the birth year The first column of Table presents estimates ofthe PH model where the transitory component of ... changes with the cyclical indicator ofthe business cycle at birth Their data are from the Netherlands and contain the social class ofthe parents at the moment of birth They conclude that there are ... light on these by studying the importance ofthe timing ofthe macro fluctuations around the year of birth and by interacting the effects with regional indicators and the degree of urbanization The...
... half the world's exports of paper come from Canada (over a fifth ofthe total), Finland, Sweden and the US The US is also a major importer The main Northern exporters of pulp are Canada and the ... about thesideeffectsof recycling and about the risks of undermining the world's forest industries through demand reduction Whilst we recommend that research continues to minimise the side- effects ... consumption These criticisms gained official recognition in the UK, with criticism of high targets for recycled paper made by a Select Committee ofthe House of Lords180 32 Despite these reservations,...
... separate theeffectsofthe attack from theeffectsofthe business cycle (although we not attempt to isolate theeffectsofthe fall 2001 anthrax scares from theeffectsofthe attack) Unless otherwise ... hours On the other hand, estimates ofthe labor loss may be overstated, because ofthe double counting ofthe earnings losses of some ofthe deceased workers and the assumption that the deceased ... York City residents but not to the nation as a whole These estimated replacement costs ofthe physical losses are based on the assumption that the reconstruction ofthe World Impact ofthe World...
... that the amounts of water poured under the pressure pF ≤ 4.2 in the soil samples manured by the bioproducts are higher than those ofthe soil samples DC The amount of water poured from the soil ... 35.67g while it is 33.91g for the soil samples TN1 Both of them are higher than that ofthe soil sample DC (32.48g) The results fortify the claim about the role ofthe product Lipomycin M in holding ... from the results that the bioproduct Lipomycin M can improve the ability of holding water in soil, thus reducing the percentage of gravity water in the soil samples fertilized by the bioproduct The...
... products on the basis of their (current) life cycle environmental impacts They will be identified on the basis ofthe environmental impacts ofthe whole volume ofthe product used The impact per euro ... together 60% and 80% ofthe total impact, the number of product groupings tends to increase by a factor of to Outside this set covering 80% ofthe impact, there are still a large number of product ... emissions in the production, use and disposal phases of all products consumed in the EU-25 The analysis does not consider the impacts of products exported outside the EU The study shows that the top-down...
... layer of surfactant by coating another layer of SDS on the OA-coated NPs The hydrocarbon chain of SDS tended inward to the hydrocarbon chain of OA and gave the particle a hydrophilic surface These ... where λ is the wave length ofthe X-ray, θ is the reflection angle, and B is the full width at half maximum ofthe peak The particle diameter obtained from that for all samples was in the range ... discussion The mechanism of formation of particles was understood as a short single burst of nucleation occurred when the concentration of constituent species reached critical supersaturation Then, the...
... represent the standard error based on at least three independent experiments Effects on the viability of U1285 cells The toxicity ofthe compounds used was assessed by means of determination ofthe ... with emphasis on the regulation of TrxR Results Effectsof PycnogenolÒ on cellular TrxR enzyme activity To investigate theeffectsof PycnogenolÒ on the TrxR, GPx and GR activity, the cells were ... by the redox state ofthe cell Furthermore, hydrogen peroxide could in part prevent the effect of PycnogenolÒ and thus partly restore the activity of TrxR One possible mechanism explaining the...
... accordance with both the provisions ofthe Declaration of Helsinki and Good Clinical Practice Site monitoring included review ofthe accuracy ofthe data in the case report forms Page of 11 (page number ... response rate of 15% To gain insight on theeffectsofthe immunocytokine on the immune system, we measured serum levels of Page of 11 (page number not for citation purposes) Journal of Translational ... for that cycle, and the patient received the infusions ofcycle at a half dose (2 mg/m2/d) One subject (0004–4104) was overweight and was dosed at the ideal body weight rather than the actual...
... to the amplitude ofthe MUAP but inversely related to the shape factor b The impact ofthe shape factor b on the morphology ofthe MUAP is studied by simulation Thirty three MUAPs are synthesized ... increases with the intensity ofthe driving current, and the steepness of relationship curve is dependent on the shape factor of MUAP It is well known that the driving current ofthe muscle is ... signal, I0, and the physiology ofthe motor unit Simulation ofthe ME channel In order to validate the mathematical derivation of Eq.7, simulations were performed The values of physiological...
... performed the calculation ofthe infarct volumes and participated in the statistical analysis ofthe data OSL, EM and BLF participated in the design and coordination ofthe study, reviewed the data, ... assessment ofthe therapeutic time window of protection is of paramount importance in pursuing future therapies to treat stroke victims Therefore, our next experiments were conducted to evaluate theeffects ... dividing the total volume ofthe hemisphere ipsilateral to pMCAO by the total volume ofthe contralateral hemisphere The actual infarct volume adjusted for edema was calculated by dividing the infarct...
... Working Group ofthe European Society of Intensive Care Medicine: Prevention of acute kidney injury and protection of renal function in the intensive care unit Expert opinion ofthe Working Group ... of colistin All studies using the RIFLE criteria reported a considerably higher incidence of CMS-induced nephrotoxicity [20,22,27] A possible explanation may be the very high sensitivity ofthe ... Neurotoxicity The interaction of colistin with neurons, which have high lipid content, has been associated with the occurrence of peripheral and orofacial paresthesias, visual Spapen et al Annals of Intensive...