... written in bold, and where the majority ofthe practitioners agree withthe research team, the answer is also in italics The use of maintenance care based on patientswith a history of one episode of ... based on the distribution of data The distributions of MC use per day and per week were analyzed withthe help of frequency tables and graphs andthe mean value with standard deviations ofthe weekly ... use of MC, as they self-defined the term, by presenting them with a series of clinical case scenarios that varied as to prior Page of history (frequency and duration ofthe previous episodes) and...
... provided the epinephrine infusion rate remained steady and fluid loading was not used inthe preceding 15 minutes Inthe case of modification ofthe epinephrine infusion rate or fluid loading inthe ... norepinephrine The influence of BW anddisease severity on epinephrine pharmacokinetics may account for some ofthe inter-patient variability in response to epinephrine infusion The lack of impact of ... pharmacokinetics Finally, we observed that exogenous epinephrine altered norepinephrine metabolism in septic shock patientsThe linear pharmacokinetics of epinephrine and its decreased clearance with...
... ofand no FIC since no dose of Penta was administered Withthecostof vaccines and consumables ignored, thecost per FIC for the district remains higher withthe outreach strategy, andwiththe ... http://www.resource-allocation.com/content/9/1/9 Page of Figure The Map of Cameroon showing the ten regions coverage and efficiency This is because the quantity of vaccines is determined by the central level on the basis of administrative ... Figure The Average cost per FIC, Dose Administered and Dose Used in FCFA Discussion One ofthe main findings of this study is that vaccine coverage is lower for the outreach strategy than for the...
... fields; raising the profile of aesthetics andthe philosophy of art within the profession of philosophy; collaborating with academic societies of aesthetics in other countries; fostering common interests ... perceptual and cognitive functions inthe brain, but it would be a mistake to see this as theprimary goal of this research Part ofthe problem has to withthe way neuroimaging findings are reported, ... Seeley reminds us in his article (this issue), the scientific study of aesthetics can be traced back to the beginning of experimental psychology andthe work of Gustav Theodor Fechner inthe second...
... lefthand side of r corresponds to the root label of t andthe righthand side of r corresponds to the frontier labels of t Indices link the rules to the original subtrees so as to maintain the ... accuracy.) 4.4 The impact of structural context Instead of investigating the impact of lexical context, we may also be interested in studying the importance of structural context We may raise the question ... use the pruning technique described in Goodman (1997) and Collins (1999: 263-264) which assigns a score to each item inthe chart equal to the product ofthe inside probability ofthe item and...
... by the advertising as reported by Nielsen) is highly correlated withthe general costin ation reported by the Television Bureau of Advertising 6 The Cost- Effectivenessof Military Advertising: ... larger portion ofthe budget to magazine advertising, and increasing the total advertising budget During this time period, the Army was hurt by competing Service programs In comparison with earlier ... network television advertising were reported by the Television Bureau of Advertising and reflect the changing cost for inserting a 30-second television spot as well as the diminishing prime time audience...
... analyzed and interpreted the data ES created the figures and wrote the manuscript HJ and ME helped withthe statistical analysis RK and MAM oversaw the research, helped analyzed the data and edit the ... management decisions to escalate or limit the intensity of care are often made during this time interval In this prospective cohort study of 93 patientswith ALI who survived or more days of mechanical ... predictors of mortality in ALI patients ventilated with lung-protective ventilation during this stage ofdiseaseIn addition, if prospectively validated, these findings may help identify patients...
... this end-point Conclusion Inpatientswithbrain injury, the SOFA scoring system has superior discriminative ability and stronger association with outcome compared withthe MOD scoring system with ... discriminate outcome in multisystem ICU patients [4,5] In this cohort of patients, the proportion ofpatientswith renal, hepatic, and hematologic failure was small However, the proportions of ... least 48 hours of ICU care during the study period The characteristics of these patients are detailed in Table The percentages ofpatientswith SOFA and MOD component score defined organ failure...
... pathogenesis and pathogen time-courses The number of components [7,36] that can be modeled is smaller than in discrete models because ofthe increase inthe number of parameters The state ofthe variables ... 1), the deterministic (noise-free) framework is most frequently used at the cellular level As the number of components included in a model increases, so does the number of parameters, andthe ... bacterial infection and consequences for pathogen transmission”, submitted] Since the immune responses involve interactions at the site of infection, the maturation of T and B cells inthe lymph...
... (166) Claudin-23 on the other hand, was found to be down-regulated inthe intestinal type of gastric cancer (167) All these reports pointed to the link ofthe diminished level of claudins and gastric ... indirectly with AF-6 andthe myosinbinding molecule cingulin (150-152) Claudins bind to the PDZ-domain-containing proteins such as ZO-1, -2 and -3 through its PDZ-binding motif at the C-terminal region ... function inthe sealing ofthe TJ (142) The crucial task of claudins inthe TJs was highlighted by the following evidence Firstly, claudin-1 co-localizes with occludin inthe most apical regions of the...
... with vessel disease a stenosis > 50% was found inthe circumflex artery inpatientsandinthe right coronary artery inpatients Complete revascularization inthepatientswith 2-vessel disease was ... serial PCI ofthe remaining diseased coronary arteries according to hemodynamic relevance and morphology ofthe stenosis during the further clinical course Basic clinical data are listed in Table ... analysis for the detection of previous segmental myocardial infarction by strain, sSR, dSR or S´ after AMI The main finding of this study isthe significant difference of strain, SRe and tissue...
... REVEAL andthe MEPS samples were 3.1 to 3.4 points, which exceeded the MCID of 3.0 points This finding is not surprising given that previous studies have indicated that patientswith psoriasis are ... been reported inpatientswith psoriasis A survey of National Psoriasis Foundation members with severe psoriasis found that thedisease negatively impacted the HRQOL of nearly 80% of respondents ... However, the meaning associated withthe magnitude of change in HRQOL scores is not well-characterized There is currently little guidance for interpreting changes in HRQOL scores Most often information...
... ruboxistaurin for vision loss inpatientswith diabetic retinopathy The clinical findings and characteristics of this trial have been reported previously [22] A total of 684 patients were randomized ... letters, another lost 39 letters, andthe other 37 patients lost between 10 and 27 letters) Analyses comparing subgroups ofpatientswith different levels of vision loss within this group ofpatients ... ofthe study protocol andthe informed consent document The study was initiated at each site after the principal investigator andthe study sponsor obtained approval documents The principal investigator...
... Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2009, 6:13 Background Postural instability is one ofthe cardinal symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD), and persons with PD run an increased risk of ... chair, andwith arms folded across the chest The subject's regular footwear is worn The test begins withthe commando "Start now'' Timing commence when the subject's back is leaving the back ofthe ... with Parkinson's disease: characteristics of fallers and non-fallers Age & Ageing 2001, 30:47-53 Adkin AL, Frank JS, Jog MS: Fear of falling and postural control in Parkinson's disease Mov Disord...
... (2) Inthe above, ni isthe observed frequency inthe ith bin, and ˆ mi isthe expected frequency inthe same bin under the null hypothesis of a normal amplitude distribution Dispersion ratio Dispersion ... suitable on the basis ofthe proposed feature spaces The proposed classifier can be further enhanced by considering other features and expanding the scope of swallowing events for training The ultimate ... data have skewness and kurtosis Figure portrays histograms ofthe skewness and kurtosis of aspirations inthe top figures andthe corresponding statistics for swallows inthe bottom figures While...
... ruboxistaurin for vision loss inpatientswith diabetic retinopathy The clinical findings and characteristics of this trial have been reported previously [22] A total of 684 patients were randomized ... letters, another lost 39 letters, andthe other 37 patients lost between 10 and 27 letters) Analyses comparing subgroups ofpatientswith different levels of vision loss within this group ofpatients ... ofthe study protocol andthe informed consent document The study was initiated at each site after the principal investigator andthe study sponsor obtained approval documents The principal investigator...
... Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics ofthe sample are shown in Tables andThe percentage of missing values in each ofthe items contained inthe questionnaire was less than 5% The mean completion ... discriminative power The characteristics ofthe sample may limit the scope of use of this measure Therefore, it may be arguable whether patientswith greater involvement (that is, patientswith ... guided by the estimation ofthe utility function according to which a large number ofpatientsis needed to maximise the precision and reduce the risk of measurement error To this end, inthe present...
... study further strengthen the view ofthe spliceosome being one ofthe predominant autoimmune target structures in SLE, playing a presumably pivotal role inthe pathogenesis of this disease, even ... stimulation index (SI) defined as the ratio of mean counts per minute (cpm) obtained in cultures with antigen to mean cpm obtained in cultures incubated inthe absence of antigen An SI ≥3.0 and a ∆cpm ... affinity maturation This andthe association of HLA-DR subtypes withthe presence of certain autoAbs indicates an antigen-driven immune response, emphasizing the role of T cells in SLE [18,19] The...
... because ofthe evidence of evolutive diseasewith a gastric outlet obstruction andin another patient because of persisting inoperability at exploratory laparotomy Inthe remaining three patients, there ... for the group with resection was 12.6 months and 39% Three patients are alive at the time of this report andof them have no evidence ofdisease (1 patient inthe 45 Gy cohort and patient in 54 ... toxicity isthe DLT However, the median survival andthe number of inoperable patients becoming resectable, indicate that there might be a role for the investigation of CRT with a fixed dose of gemcitabine...
... patientswith RA to that ofpatientswith PsA or AS consisted primarily ofpatientswith mild-to-moderate disease [3,4] Disease severity is an important factor influencing the HRQoL ofpatients Therefore, ... inthe changes inthe placebo group across diseases Changes in PCS inthe placebo group were lower inthe PsA and AS cohorts compared withthe RA cohort All patientsinthe RA cohort, including ... with these diseases Materials and methods This analysis included 1,987 patients from four clinical trials in which the safety and efficacy of infliximab was evaluated in rheumatic diseases Two of...