Báo cáo y học: "Theoretical basis to measure the impact of shortlasting control of an infectious disease on the epidemic peak" pps

... demonstrate successful control of an infectious disease (e.g. [40-42]). Motivated by these problems, we considered the impact of upward change in the transmission rate during the course of an epidemic. ... both the height and the time of epidemic peak can be readily controlled by varying initial conditions at a given point of time at which transmission rate...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 16:20

... sources of financial con- flict of interest to declare. Authors' contributions WM conceived the hypothesis behind this study, designed and undertook the theoretical and system modeling and wrote ... culture" and thereby automation of the entire assay. Specifically, if the initiation of light emission is tailored to antigen (TMK- myc) capture, then chemiluminiscen...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 16:21

... very typical and was used in the past, for example, to derive the original DAS and the DAS28 [3,4]. Several issues need consideration when analyses are based on physician opinion, and many of these ... clinician’s decisions if it was the only measure available to that physician, and was thus the only measure objectively informing the decision. Commentary Pooled indices...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 07:20

... magnitude may be relatively independent, and that the magnitude of an antibiotic response is unlikely to be improved by extending treat ment beyond 14 days. The profiles of mean daily changes in ... exacerbation management study of intravenous ceftazidime/ tobramycin and meropenem/tobramycin in which spirometry was conducted daily to assess the time course of pulmonary fun...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 11:22

... as translation and transcription of patho- genic proteins. Additionally, it has anti-apoptotic, anti-inflam- matory and anti-coagulatory properties and can reduce oedema formation [8]. There ... dying because of this clinical reality. Here, it is very important that independent groups do support implementation of hypothermia. Pichon and colleagues report on the efficacy and toleranc...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 08:20

... in the estimation of violent deaths, as dem- onstrated by an analysis of the results of the 2004 Iraq Living Conditions Survey (Michael Spagat, University of London) [18]. The collection of data ... indicator of human health and has wide-ranging implications on the understanding of the scale of a crisis on a population, the use of violence against civilia...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 13:21

... interpreted the data. MSL and TYC drafted the manuscript. SMC helped with the study design and critically reviewed the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final version of the manuscript. Competing ... supported by the Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (K09050). Authors’ contributions MSL and JIK conceived the study design. MSL, TYC and JIK searched and select...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 15:21

... leukocytes [2-6]. The lack of expression of several homeostatic and inflammatory chemokines by ECs contrasts with their relevance in the homing of leukocytes and other cell types to central lymphoid ... a consequence of the exposure of EC to the cytokines TNF-α and LT-α 1 β 2 , which, in transgenic animals or in vitro, have been shown to induce the expression of sy...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 07:20

... wrote the manuscript. RH: Designed the study, conducted the study, and analyzed the data. BS: Conducted the study. HA: Designed the study, conducted the study, analyzed the data, and wrote the manuscript. Competing ... USA. Authors’ contributions All authors have read and approved the final manuscript. ER: Designed the study, conducted the study, analyzed the data, a...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 09:21

... Tunstall-Pedoe H, Vanuzzo D, Hobbs M, et al: Estimation of contribution of changes in coronary care to improving survival, event rates, and coronary heart disease mortality across the WHO MONICA Project populations. ... depends on the surgical protocol: retrospective analysis of 3441 on- and off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting procedures. Journal of Cardiothoracic Surg...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 09:22