... stage groupings The blue line represents StageIII (whom did not progress to Stage IV, maroon line represents StageIII which progressed to Stage IV, green line represents the initial stageIV ... 2000-2008 with curative-intent radiotherapy (with or without chemotherapy) forstageIII NSCLC or SBRT for limited stageIV NSCLC, defined as metastatic disease treated with curative-intent The ... recurrence for these StageIII patients was 14.2 months (range 3.2-45.2 months) Among those withStageIIIandStageIV disease all had a staging CT or MRI of head All 38 patients withstageIV NSCLC...
... reduction in mobility achieved with the use respiratory gating, derived from calculating the displacement of the GTVgating within GTVall phases, and (iii) residual GTV mobility within gating windows, ... windows, derived from displacement of the GTVsingle phase within GTVgating Treatment planning and dosimetric analysis Treatment planning was performed on each PTVroutine, PTVall phasesand PTVgating, ... This study in 15 consecutive patients withstageIII NSCLC highlights the volumetric and dosimetric gains that can be achieved using individualized PTVs that incorporate all tumor motion and also...
... complex and invasive technique and therefore is not easily applied in studies with critically ill children The search for uncomplicated and inexpensive quantitative tools to evaluate insulin sensitivity ... King J, Soldin SJ: IMMULITE 2000 age and sex-specific reference intervals for alpha fetoprotein, homocysteine, insulin, insulin-like growth factor-1, insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3, ... however, in large studies with critically ill childrenIn the present study, therefore, insulin sensitivity was indirectly assessed by investigating the insulin response to glucose and by HOMA...
... units was increased as necessary during training to achieve the targeted performance Initially, all networks started with two basis units and this was increased by five at each training iteration ... normality and dispersion ratio can be considered as capturing time domain information, whereas energy and zero-crossing features relate to spectral information in the signals Each of the five features ... Recently, in a study involving eleven expert judges and a small sample of 20 stethoscopic sounds of "normal" and "abnormal" swallowing, individual rater specificity and sensitivity for aspiration/penetration...
... Measuring health-related quality of life inchildrenwith cancer living in mainland China: feasibility, reliability and validity of the Chinese mandarin version of PedsQL 4.0 Generic Core Scales and ... The findings support the feasibility, reliability and validity of the Chinese Mandarin version of PedsQL 4.0 Generic Core Scales and 3.0 Cancer Module inchildrenwith cancer living in mainland ... the other hand, the information from standardized questionnaires provided a wealth of information about the physical and psychosocial status of childrenwith cancer living in mainland China Moreover,...
... patients with sickle cell disease without asthma in those presenting with vaso-occlusive pain crises Methods We performed a 5-year retrospective chart review of 48 childrenwith asthma and sickle ... disease was determined by high performance liquid chromatography and isoelectric focusing analysis and grouped into phenotypes of hemoglobin SS or hemoglobin SC Children were included in the asthma ... bronchoprovocation with methacholine and only had documented spirometry with consistent withairway obstruction, with reversibility of airway obstruction, and one with poor technique and unreliable...
... from baseline to study end-point) and the incremental effect size (6-week double-blind randomization to study end-point) Efficacy was examined descriptively by classifying patients individually ... associated with atomoxetine treatment was shown by changes in the CGI ratings and CPRS ratings within groups, but there was no significant incremental improvements within groups on these measures during ... desipramine alone andin combination inchildren J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 1993, 32:1065-72 Brown TE: Atomoxetine and stimulants in combination for treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity...
... selective norepinephrine transporter inhibitor Atomoxetine has demonstrated efficacy across age, gender, and ADHD subtypes (inattentive, hyperactive-impulsive, and combined inattentive/hyperactive-impulsive) ... dependence within the past months (excluding nicotine and caffeine); a positive urine drug screen for any substances of abuse; and treatment with a monoamine oxidase inhibitor within 14 days ... Reading decoding age equiv, mo Spelling standard Spelling age equiv, mo Reading comprehension standard Reading comprehension age equiv, mo Reading composite standard Reading composite age equiv,...
... contact the National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse For More Information A National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse Information Way Bethesda, MD ... of protein In some patients, however, restricting protein can prevent adequate growth and may lead to malnutrition Forchildrenwith kidney disease, the goal is to eat enough protein for growth ... vary and you should discuss any changing needs with your child’s health care team Protein Protein is an essential part of any diet It helps build and maintain muscle, bone, skin, organs, and blood...
... B Mild (remaining) findings 1.2; 2.1; 2.2; 2.3; 2.4; 4.2 Unlimited C Clinically significant (remaining findings) 1.3; 5.1; 5.2; 5.3 No competitive sports D Severe (remaining) findings 1.4a; 1.4b; ... before cardiac surgery/interventions (including ablations) Group Patients after cardiac surgery/interventions (including ablations) 1.1 Without remaining findings (complete correction) 1.2 With ... www.aerzteblatt.de MEDICINE Tables andand box show classifications of postoperative findings or clinical findings and their categorization into degrees of severity Category group "0" includes patients with hemodynamically...
... riboflavin, zinc, calcium, magnesium, and phosphorus declined significantly with age Childrenwith SCD-SS had poorer nutrient intake than children matched for age and race in the National Health and ... make contact with the skin and trigger vitamin D synthesis (National Institutes of Health [NIH], 2009c) Vitamin D is essential for promoting calcium absorption in the gut and maintaining adequate ... growth and development and prepare preadolescents for a probable delay in puberty It would be beneficial forchildren to know the findings that some studies have presented, including vitamin and mineral...
... index including subjective reporting of abdominal pain, general well-being, and diarrhea and physical findings, including linear growth and laboratory parameters (hematocrit, serum albumin, and ... be effective in ameliorating the disease activity inchildrenwith mildly to moderately active, stable Crohn’s disease A dose of 1010 CFU twice a day resulted in intestinal colonization in all ... mucosal barrier It reverses the increased intestinal permeability induced by cow’s milk in young rats (23) and promotes intestinal barrier function inchildrenwith food allergy (24) These studies...
... validity and clinical utility forchildrenand adolescents with SCD in clinics, day hospitals and inpatient settings (51) 2.4Defining criteria and selecting a pain measurement tool in clinical settings ... inhibitors and newer antidepressants of the class of serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors for persisting neuropathic pain inchildren > 10 • Gabapentin for persisting neuropathic pain inchildren ... 23 1.3.1 Causes and types of pain inchildrenwith HIV/AIDS 23 1.3.2 Causes and types of pain inchildrenwith cancer 24 1.3.3 Causes and types of pain inchildrenwith sickle cell...
... conducted within RAND Child Policy andin collaboration with the RAND Gulf States Policy Institute For inquiries related to RAND Child Policy, please contact Rebecca Kilburn at kilburn@rand.org For inquiries ... suggesting data sources, and providing other ongoing input during the project We thank Stacy Fitzsimmons for administrative assistance during the project, and Lance Tan for assistance in preparing ... priorities for investments, with an emphasis on childrenand families In addition to informing the development of funds for the Community Foundation, the findings of this report are likely to be of interest...
... coefficients and interpolated valws Local cubic interpolation 5-pint cubic smoothing by Savitzky and Golay Determination of interpolating cubic spline Function value, derivatives and definite integral ... PRonSsING Classical mthods Interpolation Smmthing Differentiation Integratim Spline functions in signal prccessing Interpolating splines Smmthing splines Fourier transform spectral methods Continuous ... DATA HANDLING IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY -VOLUME Advanced scientific computing in BASIC with applications in chemistry, biology and pharmacology DATA HANDLING IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY...
... the advances in CF therapy andwith regard to the recent increase in interest in PROs, the German CFQ-R, Child, and Parent versions are necessary tools for including schoolchildren in the analysis ... due to different interviewers and settings and due to missing data on health state in 24 of the 136 children Unfortunately, information on socioeconomic status cannot be obtained for all patients ... characteristics and equivalence with the original version Qual Life Res 2001, 10(1):81-91 Landgraf JM: Measuring and monitoring quality of life inchildrenand youth: A brief commentary Sozial- und Präventivmedizin/Social...
... [15] during the first, most intensive, year of treatment The decline in QoL for certain items during the second, less intensive year of treatment, might be related to an increasing cumulative dose ... continuing close monitoring and counselling of both child and family during the whole of treatment In HR children, reported scores on cognitive functioning were considerable lower than in NHR children, ... rapid and intensive changes in QoL, mood and behaviour during ALL therapy [13,15] The aim of this study was to assess the effect of dexamethasone on QoL during maintenance treatment inchildren with...
... Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2008, 6:24 between stress and negative emotions on the one hand, and HRQoL on the other hand [6] Individual differences in coping with a chronic illness ... study that investigated predictors of HRQoL inchildrenwith asthma within the context of other predictors With this study a first step is made in investigating predictors of HRQoL while taking other ... significantly increased over a year However their study focussed on children diagnosed with cancer The findings described in this study are specific forchildrenwith asthma, it remains uncertain how...
... controlled and coordinated for speech production inchildrenwith mild spastic CP Understanding the control and coordination mechanism for speech production is essential for developing appropriate ... abilities (sitting, crawling, standing and walking) and their need for assistive devices (e.g., walkers, crutches canes and wheelchairs) The GMFCS employs a 5-point scale (I-V) from “independent” ... tasks with increased utterance length and complexity can be selected as part of the high-demanding articulatory training program As we are uncertain whether the brain damage inchildrenwith CP...
... progranulin reversed inflammatory arthritis Atsttrin, an engineered protein composed of three progranulin fragments, exhibited selective TNFR binding Progranulin and Atsttrin prevented inflammation in ... concentrations of progranulin in patients with relapsingremitting multiple sclerosis (MS) during relapses compared with patients with relapsing-remitting MS during remissions andwith non-inflammatory controls ... Proteinase and neutrophil elastase enhance inflammation in mice by inactivating antiinflammatory progranulin J Clin Invest 2008, 118:2438-2447 24 He Z, Bateman A: Progranulin (granulin-epithelin...