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... or priorities of researchers or industry, the visibility of certain diseases, the strength of advocacy and industry backing rather than the health needs of society[13] The results of this review ... participated in the design ofthe study, coordinated the data collection, participated in the data analysis and interpretation of results, and drafted the manuscript LS participated in the design ofthe ... significance was assessed using the median value and the Kruskall-Wallace H test for independent samples, all degrees of freedom were equal to one with the exception ofthe test for year of publication...
... part ofthe reason for the excessive death rates in otherwise healthy young adults during the 1918 pandemic Other factors affecting virulence are theproductionof viral proteins capable of inhibiting ... yet know enough aboutwhat determines infectivity and virulence to predict the key correlates of transmissibility just from the viral RNA sequence What determines the severity of disease caused ... between humans What determines whether new animal virus variants that can pass from animals to humans can also be transmitted from human to human? The primary factor is the sialic acid on the...
... design, interpreted the data and drafted the manuscript OB gathered the data, interpreted the data and helped in drafting the manuscript AHR gathered the data and helped in drafting the manuscript ... total of 203 patients were treated An overview is presented ofthe clinical course of seven ICU patients with rare or so far unknown disease conditions each followed by a concise review ofthe ... from the patients for publication of this case report and any accompanying images A copy ofthe written consent is available for review by the Editor-in-Chief of this journal In the case of patient...
... access to these authors was the impetus for this book We began the grand task of asking these authors, many of them friends, to write about their vision for the future, based upon their respective ... part of this process, Canadian bank capital requirements were, at the time ofthe onset ofthe financial crisis, and continue to be well in excess of Basel II standards and that of many of their ... in the United States, where the borrower can simply “mail the key to the bank and walk away,” if, for example, the value ofthe property falls below the mortgage principal, Canadian borrowers can...
... age, could be studied The most useful of these would be sections with the largest variety of fossils available As it turned out, some ofthe best of these in the world were the Basque seacoast ... near the sea and then rising upward from the base of this canyon as the tilt ofthe beds carried this K-T boundary layer, one the year before discovered to be packed with all the hallmarks ofthe ... become the greatest expert on the extinction of ammonites through each ofthe mass extinctions—and more These were the lineal descendents ofthe Teutonic, mid-nineteenth-century fathers of biostratigraphy,...
... SURVEY Whatfuture animators sayaboutwhat they are looking for in a school, and what professional animators say are the most important things to look for Quotes throughout are from professional ... print, web, or other format without express written permission V WHAT PROFESSIONAL ANIMATORS SAY IS IMPORTANT ABOUT GETTING A GOOD ANIMATION EDUCATION We asked professional animators aboutthe type ... for them to see what you can One way to judge a school is to look at the quality ofthe student work Most schools have a show reel of their best students’ work that will give you a sense of what...
... evaluated by the ratio ofthe volume ofthe prescription isodose (60 Gy) and the PTV (V100%/VPTV) For evaluation ofthe low dose spillage, the ratio ofthe 50% isodose volume (30 Gy) and the PTV was ... inhomogeneities were better accounted for The broadening ofthe dose distribution is reflected in the ratio ofthe volume ofthe 50% isodose and the PTV (V50%/ VPTV) which is plotted as a function ofthe ... recalculation Ratio of PTV for thethe 50% isodose and the PTV as a Ratio ofthe volume ofthe 50% isodose and the PTV as a function of PTV for the three plans before recalculation Page of (page number...
... experienced an epidural themselves or be familiar with the experience of others, and all these antecedents influence the acceptance of a low risk Perhaps one ofthe most striking examples of antecedent ... overweight can exert a massive reduction, but most people ignore this advice The US Nurses' Study exemplified how big the beneficial effect of healthy living can be [29] The greater the number of ... an intervention [35] The difference between the presence and the absence of serious illness changed attitudes of smokers towards quitting and therefore changed the effects of intervention to help...
... (1,239/1,395) ofthe ground EMS personnel, but only 59% (829/1,395) answered that they use it Of those who use LTP, 87% (719/829) answered that they had received training in the use of LTP Of these, ... 20% (137/697) Positioning ofthe head was also investigated Ofthe ground EMS personnel using LTP, 95% (785/829) answered the question about positioning ofthe head Of these, 81% (633/785) reported ... (697/829) of those who use LTP answered a question regarding positioning ofthe lower extremities The majority reported flexing the upper leg (78%; 544/697), whereas flexion ofthe lower leg was...
... to be solved To take the Theory of Five Elements as an example, some ofthe explanations ofthe theory seem far-fetched In modern society, the integration between the theory of TCM and modern science ... Report ofthe 3rd sub-project ofthe National '9.5' Research Program "Research on the Development Strategy ofthe Modernization of Chinese Materia Medica." By the Department of Life Science ofthe ... tailored primarily to the programmatic Factors Shaping theFutureof AM 13 responsibility ofthe institutes rather than to the topics of interest to AM Similarly, other grants that were perhaps less...
... work and the contents are the responsibility ofthe authors They not necessarily reflect the official policies of WHO/Europe The reports were subjected to international review, managed by the HEN ... The designations employed and the presentation ofthe material in this publication not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part ofthe World Health Organization concerning the ... in the present document.) However, neither systematic review drew any conclusions aboutthe impact of these financial incentives on weight loss Further, neither review included any studies of...
... centum ofthe market value ofthe instrument at the date of its acquisition by the Bank (3) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Bank may in the discharge of its functions any other banking ... three months from the date ofthe making ofthe advance; (8) the purchase and sale of securities ofthe Central Government or a State Government of any maturity or of such securities of a local authority ... bills ofthe Government ofthe Republic or ofthe government of any other country, or securities of a local authority in the Republic; 13 Prohibited business The Bank may not (f) hold in stocks of...
... from the centre (zero flow) to the lower focus ofthe ellipse (finite flow) The other focus is shifting upwards, the more the higher the sap flow rate The reason is that the eccentricity ofthe ellipse ... visible on the smoothed surface and could generate the heat field for IR-images The depth ofthe heated point on the smoothed surface corresponded to the xylem depth from the opposite side ofthe stem ... image of heat field around the heater (Fig 1) About 20 cm long outer part ofthe stem was cut off down to the depth of 26 mm from the southern side of stem and the opened xylem surface was smoothed...
... the context ofthe histopathological evolution of an inflammatory lesion in the spine Early lesions have features of synovial and subchondral marrow inflammation that is followed by erosion of ... therapy in the more mature inflammatory lesions where reparation is already underway The overall outcome for the individual patient is then little changed at the level ofthe entire spine Lack of impact ... using anti-TNF therapy New trials of anti-TNF therapies in patients presenting early in their disease course prior to the appearance of significant repair in the spine are now a high priority...
... arthritis The original studies of MRI showed that it is more sensitive than projection radiography for the detection of erosions, particularly in the wrist joints [9,10]; however, at the outset, ... (Figure 2) These MRI features, in fact, depict the reversal of a preradiographic abnormality However, the natural history of untreated MRI bone oedema is the subsequent development of radiographic ... prevented used, including the quantitative measurement of synovitis by the evaluation of its thickness in millimetres, calculation ofthe volume of a given slice, or estimating the entire joint volume...
... work suggests that the work of breathing postextubation may actually increase compared with work of breathing through the ET tube, raising questions aboutthe conclusion ofthe study by Brochard ... appears to argue to the contrary The real question may be whether overcoming ET tube resistance is necessary, not whether ATC is as good as or better than PSV Thefutureof ATC, like many new ... point that weaning may be considered Of course, there are numerous other studies that suggest that ET tube resistance may represent a significant impediment to spontaneous breathing However, it...
... insights aboutthe consequences of CPOE systems Their analysis offers an uncommon balance; addressing both the benefits and dangers of CPOEs, and highlighting differences in the types of errors ... to be of CPOE systems are actually studies of CPOE and DSS, the waters get even more muddied Shulman et al posit a direct link between the most serious medication errors and the use of their ... consequential errors, they found the reality is that no significant decrease in patient morbidity and mortality occurred as a result ofthe institution of CPOE” [3] The oft-noted 84% to 55% decrease...