... Warrington Hoffman DR Comparison of the radioallergosorbent test to intradermal skin testing in the diagnosis of stinging insect venom allergy Ann Allergy 197 9;43:211–3 67 hypersensitivity not predict ... estimations of specific IgE antibodies by RAST in patients with bee-sting allergy.7 The results corresponded in 82% of the patients Hoffman com- 65 pared RAST and skin testresults for five venoms in ... Symp 2004;257: 6–16 Patrizzi R, et al Comparison of skin tests and RAST for the diagnosis of bee–sting allergy Allergy 197 9;34:2 49 56 Symptoms, Skin Tests, and Radioallergosorbent Tests in Venom...
... errors in sampling, testing, and recording EVALUATION OFSTRENGTHTESTRESULTSOF CONCRETE 2 14R- 7 Table 3.4—Expected percentages of individual tests lower than fc′ * Average strength µ Expected percentage ... standard curing •Poor testing procedures: -Specimen preparation -Test procedure -Uncalibrated testing equipment •Variations in mixing, transporting, placing, and consolidation •Variations in concrete ... result The within -test variation is affected by variations in sampling, molding, consolidating, transporting, curing, capping, and testing specimens A single strengthtest result of a concrete...
... spa Rabel and Harlem hot springs originally were naturally flowing discharging a large amount of geothermal water into Warm Creek springs In fact these springs appear to have been the principle ... wells and hot mineral baths were available The amusement park declined and was sold in 192 4 Circa 192 9 an article appeared in a local newspaper describing a plan to drain Urbita Springs because ... Hot Springs included for comparison Temperature measured in discharge of flowing well of unknown depth at Waterman Hot Springs 12 at the surface in many places The waters at "Palm Hot Spring"...
... among pediatric cancer patients Cognitive Therapy and Research 199 8, 22(5):457-473 Lazarus RS, Folkman S: Stress, Appraisal and Coping New York: Springer Publishing Company: New York; 198 4 23 ... Linking theory and intervention New York and London: Plenum Press; 199 7:41-55 Burgess ES, Haaga DAF: Appraisals, coping responses, and attributions as predictors of individual differences in negative ... weeks interval parents and chil- Figure Stress-coping model of Maes, Leventhal & De Ridder ( 199 6) Stress-coping model of Maes, Leventhal & De Ridder ( 199 6) Page of (page number not for citation purposes)...
... facilitate the management and interpretation of indeterminate/discrepant rapid testresults “Persistent profiles” One-third of indeterminate/discrepant individuals followed in this study maintained ... three tests are positive, follow-up testing is indicated regardless of partner testresults or reported exposures c Indeterminate/discrepant profiles that cannot be classified using the Two of Three ... require routine follow-up testing Routine training of technicians for the visual reading of rapid test results, particularly the more challenging indeterminate results, should take place Individuals...
... routine blood investigations, including full blood count (FBC), renal profile (RP), and cardiac enzymes (creatine kinase) Presence of H-FABP in the circulation was detected using the point -of- care ... superior early myocardial infarction marker Human heart-type fatty acid-binding protein Z Kardiol 2004, 93 (5):388 -97 29 Pelsers M, Hermens TWim, Glatz FCJan: Fatty acid-binding proteins as plasma ... myoglobin is heart-type fatty acid-binding protein (H-FABP) It is a low- molecular- Page of weight cytoplasmic protein (15 kDa) that is present in abundance in the cytosol of cardiac myocytes [13,14]...
... Genistein, a specific inhibitor of tyrosinespecific protein kinase J Biol Chem 198 7, 262:5 592 -5 595 Huang J, Nasr M, Kim Y, Matthews HR: Genistein inhibits protein histidine kinase J Biol Chem 199 2, ... increase in cleaved PARP protein was measured following combined genistein and radiation treatment, indicating increased apoptosis The authors proposed a mechanism of increased cell death by genistein ... both receptors (figure 1) In contrast, in our passages of PC-3 cells we could not stain any of these receptors Genistein inhibits clonogenic cell survival in LNCaP and PC-3 In PC-3 cells we tested...
... the period of post-operative VTE risk, data increasingly support extended-duration prophylaxis beyond the period of hospitalization The practical and pharmacokinetic advantages of the LMWHs facilitate ... anticoagulation in cancer patients [1,16- 19] However, despite the existence of these guidelines and the high-risk of VTE in cancer patients, up to 75% of cancer patients not receive appropriate prophylaxis ... extended-duration prophylaxis reduces VTE in this high-risk population Prophylaxis in medical cancer inpatients There is a growing awareness of the risks of VTE in hospitalized medical patients Medical patients...
... Ferdinande P, Lauwers P, Bouillon R: Intensive insulin therapy in critically ill patients N Engl J Med 2001, 345:13 59- 1367 Opal SM: Clinical impact of novel anticoagulation strategies in sepsis ... panel went on to discuss what elements should be included in the definition of sepsis Perhaps unsurprisingly, they essentially recreated the ‘PIRO’ model Vincent reported that he had participated ... tachypnoea) [9] The widely used but problematic definitions of specific terms are as follows: ‘sepsis’ is defined as the presence of infection and SIRS; ‘severe sepsis’ is defined as ‘sepsis’...
... heparin levels found after subcutaneous administration of 2500 U dalteparin in a group of critically ill patients In their study, patients with edema were defined by at least a 10% increase in ... weight and the appearance of generalized edema The pharmacokinetics were compared by examining the peak anti-factor Xa heparin level and the area under the anti-factor Xa heparin level–time curve ... van den Bemt PMLA: Anti-Xa activity after subcutaneous administration of dalteparin in ICU patients with and without subcutaneous oedema: a pilot study Crit Care 2006, 10:R93 Page of (page number...
... that the in silico-to -in vitro mappings in Figure are valid, ISEA2's operating principles and dynamic phenotype stand as hypotheses of their MDCK counterparts in cell culture Methods In vitro ... Reginato MJ, Muthuswamy SK, Brugge JS: The role of apoptosis in creating and maintaining luminal space within normal and oncogene-expressing mammary acini Cell 2002, 111: 29- 40 Nelson WJ: Epithelial ... (p = 0) LUMINAL SPACE DIE Do nothing None (p ≥ 0) MATRIX Do nothing None (p ≥ 0) CELL and LUMINAL SPACES; no Produce and deposit MATRIX Do nothing None (p ≥ 0) DIE Do nothing Increased CELL population;...
... input in devising operating policies geared towards improving the accuracy of these adjustments 1.2.2 Model Building and Hypotheses The first step involved proposing a working model for the process ... members of the supply chain Forecast errors of a firm cause larger fluctuations in demand for the suppliers in the upstream tiers of the supply chain This phenomenon is referred to as the “amplification ... in their own respect Ashton ( 199 8) points out that Big-Five may provide adequate predictive and explanatory power for some types of jobs, while other types of jobs may require more specific personality...
... Appropriate supply of non-prescription medicines 34 2.6.3 The supply of medicines inlow and middle-income countries 37 2.7 Improving the supply of non-prescription medicines 39 ... result of education and training 295 7.3.4 The quality of pharmacy service provision regarding the supply of NPMs 296 7.4 Improving the responsible supply of non-prescription medicines 297 ... discusses the supply of non-prescription medicines in community pharmacies in many countries including the appropriate supply of non-prescription medicines and factors influencing this Literature...
... related to using the vending machine Using vending machine can worsen the image other people have of me Using vending machine makes some people whose opinion I value think that I am not acting correctly ... Customization of vending machine on Customer Value The impact of Functionality of vending machine on Customer Value The impact of Perceived Risk ofusing vending machine on Customer Value The impact of ... main purpose of this research is perceived customer value of consumer inusing focus on the respondents had used the vending machine for purchasing prior There are three kinds of vending machine...
... 46 3.1 Pine oil biofuel – An overview 46 3.2 Production of pine oil 46 3.3 Composition of pine oil 47 3.4 Properties of pine oil biofuel 50 3.4.1 General properties ... 194 7.2.5 Adaptability of pine oil in gasoline engine 194 REFERENCES 195 APPENDIX I 215 APPENDIX II 222 APPENDIX III 228 APPENDIX IV 2 29 ... air of the engine and implement a glow plug in the combustion chamber so as to support the ignition of pine oil Therefore, pine oil was operated as neat fuel in diesel engine by preheating the inlet...
... ESTABLISHING A NICHE Counter-claiming Indicating a gap Question-raising Continuing a tradition OCCUPYING THE NICHE Outlining purposes Announcing present research Announcing principal findings Indicating ... Counter-claiming Indicating a gap Question-raising Continuing a tradition OCCUPYING THE NICHE Outlining purposes Announcing present research Announcing principal findings Indicating RA structure Figure ... 199 3: 1) Examples of research along this line include the examination of hedging, modality and reporting verbs (Hyland, 199 6; Salager-Meyer, 199 2; Thompson & Ye, 199 1), metadiscourse in L2 postgraduate...
... related to using the vending machine Using vending machine can worsen the image other people have of me Using vending machine makes some people whose opinion I value think that I am not acting correctly ... the respondents had used the vending machine for purchasing prior There are three kinds of vending machine which respondents can use in Ho Chi Minh are Vending massage chair, vending soft drink ... for using vending machine I would use vending machine instead of conventional stores when there are discount rates for using vending machine or promotional activity I would using vending machine...