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... Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome factors), logistic regression analysis was performed using age, sex, SAPS II score and number of dysfunctioning organ systems as covariates In the remainder ... characteristic Number of admissions with severe sepsis per year Total number of admissions per year Number of ICU beds Number of hospital beds Staffing aValues are expressed as mean ± standard ... regression analysis demonstrated significant associations ofthe annual number of patients admitted with severe sepsis and the availability ofa MCU as a step-down unit with in-hospital mortality (Table...
... contact presents a part ofa psychological support, which is based mainly on empathy, reassurance, explanation and suggestion The aim of this interview is to verify the adequacy of responses tothe ... regressions An approach by a decisional tree (CHAID) will also be considered - Analysis oftime delay of SA repetition will be performed using conventional methods of survival analysis: Kaplan-Meyer ... Theresearch team has been practising these procedures of follow-up for more than 10 years (these telephone contacts), were realized as a part of previous studies, such as SA patients and road...
... this article as: Kamdar et al.: Skin prick testing does not reflect the presence of IgE against food allergens in adult eosinophilic esophagitis patients: a case study Clinical and Molecular Allergy ... Published: 17 November 2010 References Arora AS, Yamazaki K: Eosinophilic esophagitis: asthma ofthe esophagus? Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2004, 2:523-530 Simon D, Marti H, Heer P, Simon HU, Braathen ... Consent Written informed consent was obtained from all patients to allow materials to be used for research purposes and subsequent reports, under protocols approved by the Northwestern University...
... by hand to look for common themes and then analysed to draw conclusions Data gathered from the quality assurance portion ofthe evaluation were used to calculate error rates at the level ofthe ... quantitative data analyses were performed with SAS statistical software, version 9.1 (SAS Institute, Cary, North Carolina, United States of America) All qualitative, open-ended question responses were ... at these facilities, based on data gathered from interviews with facility managers as well as tabulations from CT record books A major reason for the use of lay counsellors is the potential they...
... scenarios for various sub-Saharan African populations Sawers and Stillwaggon s argument that the concurrency models of Morris and Kretzschmar only find an effect because of absurd parameters is simply ... health crises Acknowledgements The author thanks Aditya Khanna, Susan Cassels and the two anonymous reviewers for their valuable feedback and assistance with the manuscript Authors’ contributions ... papers assume that coital frequency per relationship is the same regardless of whether an individual is in one or more than one ongoing relationship, which is not always a realistic assumption...
... metastasis or in patients with CNS damage caused by radiation but they also may be potential markers Radiation stimulates the inflammatory pathway and leads tothe release of various cytokines, ... fractions over two weeks Surgery Surgical resection is used as a treatment option for patients with a favorable prognosis, surgically assessable metastases and who have minimal extracranial disease ... brain metastases receiving WBRT These tests are standardized, have alternate forms or are somewhat resistant to practice effects, and assess the main domains that may be affected by radiation...
... “One -to- One Marketing” • Marketing researchers and practitioners seek to understand relational behavior: – Between firms and customers/consumers (traditional) – Among customers/Among business partners (emerging ... • • focuses on equivalence of actors in a subgroup based on social strata focuses onthe extent to which all actors are interconnected – Relations (strands): content, direction and and strength ... Ties: Weak/Strong based on frequency of social contact, importance ofrelation – Multiplexity the number of relations in a tie – Does not assume social relations – Assumes structural equivalence...
... review The Australian context Focus of Australian research into language and literacy 10 The international context 15 Current approaches tothe teaching of reading in Australia 24 Australian research ... differences were statistically significant on all tests except the Passage Reading Test Effects sizes calculated onthe basis ofthe mean scores and standard deviations provided (adjusted for effects of ... be argued that the task of considering all of these issues was beyond the scope ofa single Committee, which was appointed for the specific purpose of seeking answers to what was seen as the major...
... (1) thesensitivity analyses are contained as ancillary analyses in the Appendices tothe RIA, rather than integrated into the primary analysis; (2) thesensitivity analyses consider only one ... NAAQS establish ambient standards for key air pollutants and are the flagship rules ofthe Clean Air Act (CAA) While the CAA prohibits the consideration of cost in setting the NAAQS, EPA prepares ... discussion for the variety of factors for which it is unable to provide a quantitative analysis Each of these approaches deserves further discussion Alternate Concentration-Response Functions...
... visionary capabilities and their aspirations have identified a vision and mission for the business 2.1.3.3 Affections of business environment The business environment of corporation is all factors ... organization These symbols may be logos, particular slogans, colors and designs These symbols may be suitable with the brand of that organization Onthe other hand, there are also symbols of ... cultural expressions Such studies usually include only organizations that can form a consensus on evaluation research, such as in line with the concept of culture and measure indicators of integration,...
... a grammar has one ofthe categories on its right hand side annotated as the head These head rules were constructed based onthe FTB annotation guidelines (provided along with the dataset), as ... tags was also read off the training set; this distribution is used by BitPar to tag unknown words in the test data All models were evaluated using standard Parseval measures of labeled recall ... marks are represented as the single PONCT tag, there are no separate tags for modal verbs, whwords, and possessives Also verbs, adverbs and prepositions are more coarsely defined Onthe other hand,...
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... (“anywhere” access) Anytime access means that youth may consume more of new media than traditional media and so in response tothe situations that come up in their daily lives A youth might accessthe ... traditional media content is meant to be consumed as is, user-generated new media often call for response and manipulation by users That is, the user response is as much a part ofthe media as ... applications such as Facebook and Twitter, news and information applications, games, and shopping applications such as eBay Application software is contrasted with system software, which manages and integrates...
... From the limited selection of specialist journals analysed it appeared to be clear that they are positioned to disseminate theresearch findings of early stage translational research from the basic ... mirrors the progression of an intervention along the translational medicine pathway The journals chosen appeared to publish work which is at particular stages along the translational pathway To evaluate ... translation of biomedical science to healthcare: The first gap arises in the translation of basic and clinical research into ideas and products; the second gap relates to introducing those ideas...
... statistical analysis MSchroeder participated in the design ofthe study, study coordination, data collection, data analysis and interpretation and in performing the statistical analysis and took ... proinflammatory conditions and sleep disturbances elevate the risk of cerebrovascular and cardiovascular diseases [13,18-25] This model may explain the higher cardiovascular diseases risk in shift ... collection, data analysis and interpretation of results and drafted the manuscript SWW participated in the design ofthe study, data collection, data analysis and interpretation and in performing the...
... [21] Data acquisition was performed using the VEE Pro software version (Agilent Technologies®) The data were analyzed using an analysis of variance (ANOVA), and the Student s t test was used to ... experimental set up and data analysis MC participated in data analysis and helped to draft the mauscript TAS participated in study design and coordination ofthe study All authors read and approved the ... stiffness tothe Ilizarov external fixator and allow the usage of only one ring per bone segment, but shear stresses at the osteotomy under axial loading should be considered The results allow an estimation...
... aesthetic canons are elevated compared to everyday standards; an aesthetics that is supposed has been expressed in times and cultures ofthe past, but that today is lacking "If one is conscious, ... one, at least in the Italian cultural context and deserves further researchThe awareness of these differences may help palliative care professionals meet the real needs and expectations of terminal ... for making the moment of death more comfortable These elements are substantially consistent to clinical and organizational praxis of palliative care, i.e the understanding and satisfaction of the...