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... for the general population Since OAB is a compilation of lower urinary tract symptoms, the prevalence of LUTS should be higher Irwin et al.2 in their 5-country population study reported the prevalence ... OAB and hepatitis (p= 0.03, OR=2.2) See Table Table Prevalence of OAB, LUTS and OAB subtypes DISCUSSION The prevalence of OAB in men has been reported to be 10.2-16.0% It is expected to be much ... Reilly K, Kopp Z, Herschorn S, et al Population-based survey of urinary incontinence, overactive bladder, and other lower urinary tract symptoms in five countries: results ofthe EPIC study Eur...
... 2.5 ppm (0.5 to ppm); medium intensity 15 ppm (>5 to 20 ppm); high intensity 50 ppm (>20 ppm) The frequency of exposure to solvents represents the percentage of working time during which the exposure ... intensity 2.5 ppm (0.5 to ppm); medium intensity 25 ppm (>5 to 50 ppm); high exposure 100 ppm (>50 ppm) Page of 11 (page number not for citation purposes) Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology ... Tetrachloroethene [ppm*yrs.] ppm*yrs >0, 9.1, 78.8 ppm*yrs Trend test* CTET [ppm*yrs.] ppm*yrs >0, 2.3, 48.1 ppm*yrs Trend test* DCM [ppm*yrs.]...
... MS, DHe, BP, CP, EP-T, and FC helped to perform analysis and interpretation ofthe data DHa and PA helped to perform analysis and interpretation ofthe data and to draft the manuscript VHT and ... Lasbleiz S, Pierlot C, Quillet P, Bardin T, Prum B, Cornelis F, ClergetDarpoux F: New classification of HLA-DRB1 alleles supports the shared epitope hypothesis of rheumatoid arthritis susceptibility ... attributed tothe risk ofthe A1B8-DRB1*03 haplotype Additionally, haplotypes carrying Page of 11 (page number not for citation purposes) HLA-DRB1*0404 were described to be HLA-DRB1-independent...
... revenues derive from the export of its products (88% in 2002) A substantial portion ofthe Company's procurement of equipment, tools and material is imported Therefore, in order to protect against ... other internal or external factors has changed or expects to have any significant change, explain the fact, influencing factors and the possible impact tothe Company's future finance and responding ... result ofthe issuance of corporate bonds 1.2 Major Impact on Financial Position: There was no significant impact on financial position 1.3 Future Plan on Financial Position: Not Applicable Operating...
... condition(s) experienced in the last seven days In particular, probable causes of symptoms, past history, initial episode(s) of symptoms, duration of symptom(s), 'average' severity of symptoms and ... Thirty-four percent of participants also reported a previous history of LBP, which was likely to predispose them to recurrent, future episodes [31] Furthermore, trauma particularly that incurred in sporting ... 27%–40%) of respondents A previous history of LBP is known to predispose individuals to recurrent episodes of back pain [31] Other modifiable risk factors for LBP Smoking Smoking was highly prevalent...
... evaluation of "talk" This forces the model to expand to contain the property of talking The addition of this new property expands the domain ofthe set of properties denoted by "John", thus forcing the ... denotation the set of properties that John has The sentence "John talks" translates to: (2) [~ P P(j)](talk) This formula evaluates to true or false depending on whether or not the property that is the ... expansion ofthe characteristic function ofthat set to specify whether or not talking is to be included However, because the relationship between the Z-expression for "John" and the set of properties...
... The calculation of (10.2) 10.4.2 The calculation of (10.7) 10.4.3 Proof of proposition 19 10.4.4 Proof of proposition 20 10.4.5 Proof of proposition 21 10.4.6 Proof of proposition 22 10.4.7 Proof ... lengthens the optimal search time" 10 The real option approach 1.2 Real put options The option to abandon is a real put option Similarly, the option to alter operating scale and the option to ... derived from the SPC and requires the equality between the slope ofthe present value ofthe project, net ofthe investment cost and the option, and (1 ) multiplied by the slope ofthe before-tax...
... property values, and parking problems Much of this fear is inappropriate, or can be addressed with appropriate local policies The Community Acceptance Tool Box (NPH 2009) and Overcoming Opposition To ... “free” parking spaces, charge $800 per month for the apartment plus $100 for each parking space, so renters are not forced to pay for parking that they not need This is particularly appropriate ... neighborhood, and an automobile-dependent suburban community The top half ofthe table shows the various inputs, the bottom half indicates the output For example, it assumes that land prices range from...
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... steppe the large livestock population is thought to increase the risk of desertification The authors ofthe chapter not explain that processes of desertification in Inner Mongolia are historical ... chapters) The authors of Livestock in a changing landscape Experiences and Regional perspectives attempt to apply the drivers reviewed in Volume to individual regions The first chapter attempts ... little to with the present-day impact of livestock production The chapter reviews the policies that are required if these environmental challenges are to be met One such policy is the regulation of...
... expert knowledge of complex FPGA compiler tools These tools are able to integrate IP, in the form of source code or net lists, to simplify the design process The ability to relocate cores at the ... application is proportional tothe number of PEs in a linear array P This is only effective if the subject sequence length is close to or equal toP Provisioning the FPGA space to share multiple ... have presented a simple system that uses a dynamically linear array of processors The geometric flexibility provided by the techniques presented in this paper opens up opportunities to explore...
... study the effect ofthe number of robot, we vary the number of robot from to 10 Another important parameter is the speed ratio between the speed of target and the speed of robot (Vt / Vr) Because ... games, the players will try to encircle and catch their opponents During the process of encirclement, some parameters are critical tothe overall performance ofthe results like the number of pursuer/hunter ... program is the number of time steps the robots spent to encirclement the target Or in other words, the amount of time spent to encircle the target, if we multiply the number of time steps with the size...
... helpful in policy making when an answer is needed a short time The purpose of this study was to apply the basic principles of a population-based case-control study toassessthe validation ofthe ... possible to produce approximately random samples ofthe base population, because all deceased people were approximately at random within the study base, as were their spouses The strengths of this ... the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences who supported the original survey We thank Professor Richard Peto, who gave us great support for the project The cooperation ofthe local government, the...
... significant, symptomatic PAD that could impact the patients' quality of life – as opposed to asymptomatic disease The present study adds tothe growing body of literature pertaining tothe risk of cardiovascular ... were used toassessthe risk of PAD in PMR subjects compared with non-PMR subjects, as well as to examine the influence of PMR disease characteristics on the development of PAD within the PMR cohort ... the manuscript for important intellectual content GGH participated in the design ofthe study and revised the manuscript for important intellectual content ELM participated in the design of the...
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... national estimate per year ICPC symptoms ICPC-code (n) Chest/heart pain Other cardiovascular symptoms Other respiratory symptoms Neurological Convulsion Other neurological symptoms National estimate/year ... or more patients, respectively The total number of patients was 180 which corresponds to a rate of 25.5 (24.7-26.1) patients per 000 inhabitants per year Ofthe 256 extra patients from the accidents, ... difficulties” was the most used Indexcategory in the “all other” group with nearly 5% ofthe total Approximately half of all patients in the youngest age group had “all other” medical problems and...
... may be explained by adapting tothe conditions ofthe disease and/or adopting new lifestyle behaviors There is also the possibility ofthe patients being able to count on some form of support from ... State of São Paulo (FAPESP)— Public Policy Project, process nº 88/14099 and the São Paulo State Secretary of Health for financing the fieldwork; tothe Secretary of Health Surveillance ofthe Ministry ... stresses the importance of promoting mental health and strengthening social relationships and support, as well as the active participation ofthe elderly in the community so as to maintain or improve...
... from the pooled US value, given the precision of each estimate The precision depends on the number of deaths included in the analysis, which depends in turn on the size ofthe population and the ... widely, as did the proportion ofthe national population covered by the data These proportions affect the extent to which the survival estimates can be deemed representative ofthe country concerned ... access tothe raw data The corresponding author had full access to all ofthe data and the final responsibility to submit for publication Results The background risk of death in the general population...