... scientist may gain an understanding of a better hypothesis Disproving a hypothesis serves a purpose Science and our understanding of nature often advance through tiny incremental pieces of information ... states, and a little change, a tiny force, is often enough to disturb them Think of a seesaw in balance A little puff of wind, andthe balance is gone The same is true of chemical equilibrium—increase ... dissolved in another (solvent) Inthe salt and water mixture, the salt isthe solute, andthe water isthe solvent In a heterogeneous mixture, the components can often be visually identified, and the...
... a monthly basis attended by the treating intensivist, the radiologist andthe pathologist Interesting cases should be published with the aim of education and improving knowledge of epidemiology ... aspirates and broncho-alveolar lavage fluid Recent published guidelines ofthe Infectious Diseases Society of America on the treatment of invasive candidiasis in intensive care reinforce this [21] ... means a joint effort of both intensivists and pathologists The clinicians need to inform the pathologist about the patient’s pre-mortem status, the expected findings andthe unsolved questions The pathologist...
... monetization," the old man said "Maintaining a blog is a lot of work, andthe blogger has the right to earn some income The ads aren't too distracting, and they actually complement the blog by providing offers ... Whatisthe Sound of One Hand Clapping? If you're into Zen and you're into blogging, read and share this ebook If you're into Zen but you're not into blogging, share this ebook If ... length," the old man said "This blogger is mainly reporting the news in her industry She's gotten good at quickly saying what needs to be said, and pointing her readers to where they can get more information."...
... paradigm where a predefined level of demand is managed internally andthe remainder augmented with cloud services The apothegm is ‘Own the base and rent the peak’ Conclusion The customer’s overall ... assessment of value The assessment of value of cloud services can only include a comparison against other cloud providers The comparison of cost between traditional IT investment and cloud services ... Sourcing's Three Fates The IT Outsourcing RFP COW is too FAT AMS - The next stage inthe evolution of IT Outsourcing Outsourcing’s Two Evils Apply CREAMS to your IT Outsourcing pain Sourcing’s...
... measured by smoking, drinking, exercising andthe body mass index – contribute to explaining the gradient We find that the effects of education on smoking, drinking, exercising and eating a proper diet ... one ofthe indicator is ordinal andthe others are continuous We list below the synthetic indicators, the observed variables used for each indicator andthe interpretation we propose, based on the ... three binary indicators: whether the mother died early, whether the father died early and whether the mother andthe father where present when the individual was aged 10 The extracted principal...
... directions of effect using an asterisk, andthe difference between these andthe findings ofthe medium quality studies reflected inthe findings and discussion sections The medium quality studies include ... undertaken that brings together all these studies, and assesses the nature ofthe evidence ofthe impact of microfinance on the poor in SSA Regarding impact studies on microfinance in SSA using comparative ... of microfinance (Bateman 2010) Synthesise what these studies tell us about: a The impact of microfinance on the incomes ofthe poor b The impact of microfinance on wider poverty/ wealth of...
... ontological point of view: explaining what kind of object wine is, what kinds of objects are tastes, aromas, andwhatisthe difference between taste and tasting Then from an epistemological point of view: ... 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 ... Aesthetics is soliciting applications and nominations for the position of editor ofThe Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, the official journal ofthe Society, to begin February 2013 (The...
... 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 ... could be the case that DOP's gain in parse accuracy with increasing subtree depth is due to the model becoming sensitive to the influence of lexical heads higher inthe tree, and that this gain could ... 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...
... because the chronology ofthe opinions andthe judgments is so staggered, to examine and contrast first the approach ofthe Advocates General in each case chronologically and then the judgments inthe ... Houdini-like in its contortions in its findings on whether or not the Keck conditions for removing measures from the scope ofthe Dassonville basic principle are satisfied.10 The issue of whether ... is therefore, in my view, preferable to examine measures of that kind inthe light ofthe Treaty rules rather than to remove them from the scope ofthe Treaty.79 Inthe light of these three reasons,...
... takes time, and that the grabbing at features andthe blending inofthe new andthe traditional may be on the road to a healthier Hegelian synthesis type of thing.” On the other hand, she added, ... principal operating agency of both the National Academy of Sciences andthe National Academy of Engineering in providing services to the government, the public, andthe scientific and engineering communities ... creating their own standards Another participant pointed out that the NSES have “raised the debate” regarding the issue of science standards One attendee cited the increased emphasis on inquiry in...
... SF-6D is a continuous measure of effect we used meta-analytic methods to estimate the weighted grand mean ofthe MID and to test the hypothesis of homogeneity of MID across the nine studies If there ... between the response to the GRoC question andthe SF-6D score at initial assessment across the nine studiesThe combining ofthe "somewhat worse" and "somewhat better" groups assumes the two ... practice The interpretation of HRQoL scores raises many issues [1–7] The scales and instruments used may be unfamiliar to many clinicians and patients, who may be uncertain ofthe meaning ofthe scale...
... the final product isthe result of ‘wetting’ by the liquid present upon sintering The extent of this ‘wetting’ during liquid-phase sintering, being dependent upon molten binder metal dissolving ... inserts consist of: • ‘Pure’ ceramic – this isthe traditional tooling insert material, consisting of aluminium oxide The alumina is white in colour andis produced by cold pressing powder inthe desired ... rationalisation (Fig 1) consists of looking at the results ofthe previous tooling survey and significantly reducing the number of tooling suppliers for particular types of tools and inserts This initial...
... Part 2: Whatisthe importance of good human resources management? Recruitment and training Human resource management help looking good staff actively involved inthe success ofthe company and help ... help recruit the right people for the company, human capital is guaranteed, saving time and recruitment costs 1 Recruitment and training Staff training is an integral part ofthe overall ... strategy ofthe business Staff are not trained or not trained fit isthe main cause leading to the current state enterprises are not competitive enough inthe market 2 Conflict resolution Resolving...
... management of incidental findings in research studies has not been raised in musculoskeletal imaging It is important given the increasing use of MRI inthe investigation of OA by researchers trained ... more precise prevalence estimate However, this isthe first study in this area Our findings raise issues for the planning ofstudiesand ethical issues related to the obligation ofthe physician-researcher ... radiologist or other suitably trained specialist review all the images or just the baseline images in a longitudinal study This will also add to the cost ofthe research study Despite the increasing...
... role inthe aetiology ofthe disease itself [44] Disease stage and phase of therapy In PSV, and especially in SVV, the therapeutic approach usually consists of an induction of remission and a maintenance ... of targeting this problem: recognising and minimising risk factors, implementing prophylaxis where appropriate and ensuring early diagnosis and targeted therapy if infections occur Although there ... For induction, more aggressive regimens, including Cyc and higher GC doses, are utilised Furthermore, in SVV the selection of drugs depends on the stage ofthe disease: inthe localised and early...
... distribution and management of missing data (n = 10) Only one-half ofthe authors contextualized findings within existing literature The weakest section of reporting across studies was planning ofthe interventions, ... considered in interpreting the results of this review First, the search was broad and included studiesof quality and safety team initiatives without operational definitions of quality and safety This ... established, the barriers and facilitators to establishing and implementing teams and team initiatives, as well as the strength ofthe evidence about the impact of team initiatives Before embarking...
... andthe linea alba, andthe VAT was defined as the distance between the anterior wall ofthe aorta andthe internal face ofthe recto-abdominal muscle perpendicular to the aorta When the aortic ... the moment of study Discussing possible mechanisms and explanations for our findings, we can argue that IR presence isthe most important factor in determining the fat deposition in organs (in ... absolute risk because SAAT volume is greater than VAT [19]; jjjj) in adults, visceral fat is directly associated with liver inflammation and fibrosis independently of insulin resistance and HS and...
... considered This interesting approach was successful inthe experimental setting ofacute lung injury and needs to be verified in clinical indications other than lung transplantation Competing interests ... transplantation Inthe cases of graft failure, brain death and infection ofthe donor lung, reduced surfactant function is aggravated by preservation ofthe graft, ischaemia and reperfusion Therefore, ... substitution of surfactant may bridge the patient to recovery ofthe graft The combination of iNO and surfactant proved to be successful in experimental severe reperfusion injury [15], strengthening Della...
... degree of ω-oxidation occurs, potentially increasing the risk for toxicity Less than 3% of VPA is excreted unchanged inthe urine [10,14,15], much of which isinthe form of valproylcarnitine [27,28] ... valproylCoA in brain tissue, suggesting that the effects of VPA inthe CNS are independent ofthe formation of this metabolite [80] Development of cerebral oedema is not clearly correlated with the dose ... [38] Administration of exogenous carnitine is thought to decrease ammonia levels by binding to VPA, thereby enhancing the β-oxidation process and production of acetyl-CoA, and relieving the inhibition...
... into the pulmonary microcirculation To test this hypothesis, several investigators have tied off the bronchial artery of sheep and then exposed the animals to smoke In these studiesthe hypothesis ... the effects of rhAPC in an ovine model when the bronchial artery is tied off to clear its mechanism in ALI Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests Page of ... capillaries The activated neutrophils release reactive oxygen species and proteases that damage the parenchyma [15] The final proof of this hypothesis was to deplete the animals of their neutrophils and...