— a simulation and experimental study

... performed in compliance with the guidelines of the Federation of European Laboratory Animal Science Association (FELASA) and approval was granted by the Institutional Animal Care Committee of the ... Yoshinaga M, Ohkawara S, Nariuchi H, McCracken Jr, G.H.: Tumor necrosis factor alpha / cachectin and interleukin beta initiate meningeal inflammation J Exp Med 1990, 172:497-507 Saukkonen K, Sande ... minimize secondary brain injury after head trauma Crit Care Med 2003, 31:S112-7 Morganti-Kossmann MC, Rancan M, Stahel PF, Kossmann T: Inflammatory response in acute traumatic brain injury: a doubleedged...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 22:20

... frames were simulated with glazing and spacer, not with an insulation panel to find the frame U-value Griffith et al [9] and Carpenter and McGowan [10] studied heat transfer in curtain wall aluminium ... temperature variations on the thermal transmittance of sealed glazing units Hutchins and Platzer [3] measured the thermal performance of advanced glazing materials for windows Carpenter and Elmahdy [4] ... frames They found that a two-dimensional calculation programme gives accurate results when appropriate calculation procedures are applied Standaert [11] studied the U-value of an aluminium frame...

Ngày tải lên: 26/09/2015, 09:39

... took a more direct approach to verbal mourning, one that drew on Elizabethan patriotism and patronage and, later, Jacobean melancholy and popular devotional traditions This type of poem, usually ... “Lycidas” and New England’s elegies As Draper points out, that factor was social: the rise of a largely Puritan merchant class to wealth, power, and artistic patronage (Funeral Elegy ) In contrast ... cultural and historical implications of what I was trying to do; Sheila Sullivan helped me clarify my methods and theoretical positions; and Michael S Glaser gave a poet’s critique, at once sharp and...

Ngày tải lên: 21/09/2012, 11:00

... recommended way to this was to have a healthy daily regime based on the Galenic non-naturals of air, motion and rest, sleep and waking, diet, evacuation and retention and the passions However, although ... THE SCENE CHAPTER ONE ANIMALS IN EARLY MODERN SOCIETY AND CULTURE The way in which animals are viewed and valued in a society depends on a range of factors and has changed dramatically over the ... hierarchy’ which he referred to as the ‘Scala Naturae’ or ‘Ladder of Nature’ This began with humans at the peak and animals and plants at various levels below according to their reasoning abilities.14...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 16:20

... basis Data analysis was performed by a deconvolution method using a nonlinear least-squares fit programme, based on the Marquardt algorithm The goodness of fit was evaluated by statistical parameters ... aqueous AOT The far-UV CD spectra obtained at different concentrations of AOT (Fig 1B), show (a) the appearance of a minimum at around 208 nm and a shoulder at around 222 nm increasing with AOT ... conformation of bLG when it is encapsulated in AOT RM at a wide range of water-pool sizes The study of the interaction between bLG and AOT RM was carried out using CD, and steady-state and timeresolved...

Ngày tải lên: 07/03/2014, 15:20

... natural law He believes that Aquinas agrees with him, against Vasquez, in separating a law (lex) from a standard (regula) and a measure (mensura) When Aquinas refers to our capacity to discriminate ... Natural Law? The Natural Law and the Law of Nations Natural Law and the Basis of Political Society The Law of War as Part of the Law of Nations Sedition and Rebellion The Separation of Morality ... other standards that might guide action In order to show that reason is a standard and measure of human action, he asserts simply that it is a measure and standard by being a principle of actions;...

Ngày tải lên: 11/06/2014, 10:28

... the statistical analysis PS participated in the study and analyses of the study Page of JS participated in the study and analyses of the study All authors read and approved the final manuscript ... Fink et al Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research 2010, 5:46 http://www.josr-online.com/content/5/1/46 Page of Table Laboratorial, clinical and radiographic data Parameter Standard approach ... one accepts that the muscle enzyme values are meaningful parameters, then this could mean on one hand that the degree of trauma associated with minimally invasive and standard posterior approaches...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 04:20

... arterial lesions and myocardial infarcts Mitral valve prolapse in Cavalier King Charles Spaniel: A review and case study in the dog; A pathological and microangiographic study Acta Vet Scand (Suppl) ... Dorsoventral (A) and lateral (B) thoracic radiographs In a dorsoventral view, the cardiac shadow was enlarged In a lateral view of thoracic radiograph, it is obvious that left atrial and left ... caudal vena cava and the thoracic aorta was distended Pulmonary vein was wider than pulmonary artery due to pulmonary overcirculation (Fig 2A) In a dorsoventral view, the cardiac shadow was enlarged...

Ngày tải lên: 07/08/2014, 18:21

... Shinohara N, Matsushita M, Dosaka-Akita H, Miyasaka K: Feasibility of insertion/ implantation of 2.0-mm-diameter gold fiducial markers for precise setup and real-time tumor tracking in radiotherapy ... Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2003, 56:240-247 Imura M, Yamazaki K, Shirato H, Onimaru R, Fujino M, Shimizu S, Harada T, Oqura S, Dosaka-Akita H, Miyasaka K, Nishimura M: Insertion and fixation ... final version of the manuscript F.dG designed the mobility phantom and performed with J.vSdK and J.C all the phantom measurements F.L analysed the study data and prepared the final manuscript, and...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 10:21

... normothermia to guarantee distal organ perfusion and placing the proximal aortic clamp between the left carotid artery and the left subclavian artery or just below the left subclavian artery Shimokawa and ... populations Author details Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Cardiovascular Surgery Unit University Magna Græcia, viale Europa, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy Department of Experimental and Clinical ... age a risk factor in terms of morbidity and mortality Type B AAD is quite another matter so the primary goal is to reduce early mortality and on this way TEVAR treatment is a valuable application...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 09:22

... study, and performed the statistical analysis and drafted the manuscript She also carried out the cellular culture and RT-PCR assay and western blotting analysis SYW collected clinical data and ... migration Pathol Annual 2002, 52(4):255-264 29 Sakata K, Satoh M, Someya M, Asanuma H, Nagakura H, Oouchi A, Nakata K, Kogawa K, Koito K, Hareyama M, Himi T: Expression of matrix metalloproteinase ... fragment); Akt, forward 5’GGACAACCGCCATCCAGACT-3’ and reverse 5’GCCAGGGACACCTCCATCTC-3’ (121 bp fragment) For amplification, a DNA Engine PTC200 (MJ Research, Watertown, MA) thermocycler was...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 10:21

... FHB, as well as the orthodromic medial and lateral plantar sensory values have acceptable intra-rater reliability and variability Acknowledgements The authors thank Amanda Antczak for her assistance ... root mean square error, standard error of the measurement, and minimal detectable change values were also calculated for each parameter to establish variability and determine a clinically meaningful ... moderate degree of variability was noted in our reported tibial (FHB) motor as well as medial plantar and lateral plantar sensory amplitudes both within and between participants All amplitude parameters...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 21:24

... Standard, Smoothcoated Standard, Smoothcoated Standard, Smoothcoated Standard, Wirehaired Standard, Wirehaired Standard, Wirehaired Standard, Wirehaired Standard, Wirehaired Standard, Wirehaired ... Wirehaired Standard, Wirehaired Standard, Longhaired Standard, Longhaired Page of (page number not for citation purposes) Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2007, 49:39 http://www.actavetscand.com/content/49/1/39 ... the histopathologic examination Both authors read and approved the final manuscript Additional file Table Degree of calcification, evaluated by a radiographic and a histopathologic examination in...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 18:22

... interactions of Anaplasma phagocytophilum, endothelial cells, and human neutrophils Ann N Y Acad Sci 2005, 1063:374-382 11 Carlyon JA, Fikrig E: Invasion and survival strategies of Anaplasma phagocytophilum ... lambs naturally infected with A phagocytophilum a) Intracellular Anaplasma organisms (arrows) are present in the lumen of a small vessel Vasculitis characterised by thickened wall and infiltration ... Rikihisa Y: Mechanisms to create a safe haven by members of the family Anaplasmataceae Ann N Y Acad Sci 2003, 990:548-555 21 Wamsley HL, Barbet AF: In situ detection of Anaplasma spp by DNA target-primed...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 18:22

... peripherally inserted central venous catheters, and jugular, subclavian and femoral access sites; arterial catheters, including radial, femoral, pedal and humeral arterial catheters; and nonvascular ... necessary to analyze all types of catheter used and to report the data in a standardized and comparable manner, such as percentage of catheters accidentally removed and number of ACRs/100 catheter-days ... Enfermer a Intensiva 1998, 9:102-108 Carrión M, Ayuso D, Marcos M, Robles P, de la Cal MA, Al a I, Esteban A: Accidental removal of endotracheal and nasogastric tubes and intravascular catheters...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 20:20

... rats appeared ill as demonstrated by exudates around nose and eyes, tachypnea and decreased spontaneous movement Sham-operated rats seemed grossly normal and were active within their cages Changes ... determination of plasma magnesium levels at baseline (T0) and 24 hours (T24) after the induction of sepsis, and an equal volume of saline was given Mean arterial pressure was recorded at baseline and 2, ... enter rats with a balanced randomization sequence until we had eight surviving rats for each group Statistical analysis The results are expressed as means ± standard deviation EB dye content, brain...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 20:20

... Inc., Chicago, IL, USA) and LogXact 4.1 (Cyrus Mehta and Nitin Patel, Cambridge, MA, USA) Continuous variables are reported as means and standard deviation, and categoric variables as percentages ... of data and drafted the manuscript AJ was involved with analysis and interpretation of data MLM conceived and designed the study and was involved with the interpretation of data All authors gave ... femoral access [11,15] In our study, femoral venous access was associated with a significantly higher incidence of CRLI and CRBSI than jugular and subclavian access; and jugular access was associated...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 23:20

... (nature, duration, cause, Visual Analog Score (VAS), and associated complaints), and previous care (physician previously attended/treatment plan) See Additional file and Additional file Data ... percentage of causes due to trauma Table 3: Mean of duration with chief complaint Chief Complaint Mean Days(years) Standard deviation Days(years) N Head and Neck Thoracic Lumbar Pelvis Sacrum and ... intellectual content of the article HN provided statistical analysis of the data, and critical review of the manuscript All authors read and approved the final manuscript 14 15 16 17 Additional material...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 14:20

... patient triggered an alphanumeric page to ancillary staff (ED and ICU charge nurses, respiratory therapist, pharmacy, bed management) and both the protocol quality assurance nurse and physician ... 60-day mortality was reported to be 57% in the standard therapy arm and 44% in the EGDT arm [6] In a prospective observational study, Karlsson and colleagues reported the in-hospital and one-year ... MTS, and JAK designed the study AEJ, MAP, JAK, MRM, and MTS collected the data and performed the statistical analysis AEJ drafted the manuscript and all authors contributed significantly in revisions...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 19:20

... PRBC/patient/day with a standard deviation of 0.15 units PRBC/patient/day Statistical analysis We expressed variables as means ± standard deviations and numbers (percentages), and made comparisons using ... cost-benefit ratio and economic savings PRBC transfusions are associated with significant morbidity and mortality and any reduction in transfusions may eventually improve overall patient outcome A larger ... prospectively: patient demographics, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II score, Hb levels at ICU admission and discharge or death and just before any PRBC transfusion, number...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 20:21