... consultations and radiological examinations, patients' age and gender, we obtained information onthe pattern of injury and detailed description of accident (the date and the time of accident) The ... categories depending onthe season of theyear and into six 4-hour periods upon the time of the day in which they had occurred The statistical analysis was done using Statistica v 5. 1 The statistical ... detailed analysis was carried out onthe case records of 198 patients with maxillofacial injuries resulting from traffic accidents Onthe basis of data from a history, examination on admission, consultations...
... Korea, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Rep of Korea, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, ... New Zealand, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, U.S .A. , Vanuatu The Region covers about 26.0% of the world’s land area and accounts for around 34.0% of the world’s ... COUNTRIES/ TRANSITION ECONOMIES SOUTHEAST ASIA Cambodia Indonesia Lao PDR Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Thailand Timore-Leste Viet Nam 17 652 181 157 23 080 32 855 65 755 29 817 51 089 487 32 54 9 0.38...
... radical anion, respectively [22] It is clear that photocatalysis implies photon-assisted generation of catalytically active species rather that the action of light as a catalyst in a reaction ... electrons from the conduction band of the anatase phase Many researchers attribute the high photocatalytic activity of this preparation to the intimate contact between two phases, enhancing separation ... the addition of metal ion dopants, which act as charge-carrier recombination centres, and the sub-band gap photocurrent was only a very small fraction of the band-gap photocurrent Nakamura et al...
... responses automatically went into a database that was available for analysis at all times This allowed for monitoring of survey progress and eliminated the time and cost associated with data entry ... saved the results to the connected database thus eliminating the need for data entry Administration of the questionnaire online offered several advantages over a paperand-pencil administration First, ... allowed "other" with text data as an option All responses were optional except for identification (name of the company, address, name of individual, professional position) The main page stated the...
... specific brain areas as a results of repeated exposure to alcohol [24, 25] The exact neurobiological changes at the pharmacological level all the above-named actions provoke, and how they are related ... midbrain (the ventral tegmental area (VTA)) [1,22] The stimulating addictive substances act directly onthe metasynaptic dopamine receptors, whilst non-stimulating ones, such as alcohol, act via the ... dysfunction [29] A similar effect appears through modification of the functional activity of the proteins that are already inside the neuron or through the influence of alcohol on their 'real' quantity...
... interviews, and a thematic analysis was carried out Data collection and analysis was led by an experienced qualitative researcher The main author of the randomised trial was also involved in the qualitative ... Cochrane review We defined a qualitative study as any study that used qualitative methods for data collection and analysis We contacted the authors of the 82 trials, asking if any such research had ... develop the intervention Fora further six (7%) of the trials, qualitative research had been carried out before the trial and was available as either published or unpublished reports The aim of these...
... own financial means This had an impact onthe distribution pattern, as the allocation of the AEDs depended onthe involved institutions rather than strategic planning Based on targeted contacting ... Sanna T, La Torre G, de Waure C, et al.: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation alone vs cardiopulmonary resuscitation plus automated external defibrillator use by non-healthcare professionals: a meta-analysis ... places according to the AHA recommendations (see above) is essential and will be realised with 35 additional AEDs within the next two years Since April 2009, information about the AED locations has...
... wellknown linguists, the author has an idea that many of the approaches to grammar teaching, currently popular or has been waned, all have the advantages and availability and suitability to be utilized ... with a target onthe first year non-English-major students at Hanetco, this research examined the learning of grammar before and after the experiment of the integration of approaches To achieve ... research questions were proposed: (1) What are the reasons fora change in approach to grammar teaching to students at Hanetco? (2) What are students’ expectations towards grammar teaching and...
... All 454 patients, (59 .2% female, 40.8% male, mean age 58 (+/- 16 .5) years) who had undergone RF catheter ablation for AVNRT, AVRT or EAT at our institution between 2002 and 2007 were mailed a ... and coronary sinus) Before ablation, the underlying clinical tachycardia had to be able to be repeatedly induced before detailed mapping and the ablation maneuvers were performed The ablation itself ... to ablation (Years) All patients AVNRT AVRT EAT RF-Applications (Number) All patients AVNRT AVRT EAT Examination time (Minutes) All patients AVNRT AVRT EAT Fluoroscop time (Minutes) All patients...
... the capacity of the system is above 22.8 Ah, the system is reliable, though the capacity of a battery is lower than 57 00 mAh Suppose the capacity of the first branch is 56 00 mAh and the capacity ... can be determined by the analytical precision In this paper, the capacity of the battery is divided into eight intervals, that is: (7) k =1 l =1 [52 00 ,55 50 ) , [55 50 ,57 00 ) , [57 00 ,58 50 ) , [58 50, ... reliability theory are always conservative For example, when the required capacity is 23.4 Ah, the reliability of the system obtained by the traditional system reliability theory is only 0. 251 07, but the...
... adsorbed onthe clean Ag areas are not ordered according to the same structure as that observed upon adsorption ona clean Ag(1 0) surface [10] The reactivity of the Ag surface is presumably locally ... day after the evaporation of THAP onthe surface exhibit the same random adsorption of the THAP molecules onthe surface This suggests that even after a significant amount of time for diffusion ... al [2] and (b) side view of the PQ/SiNWs adsorption mechanism responsible forthe shrinkage of the gap Forthe same reason, the onset of the feature appearing at À0 .5 V is presumably due to the...
... and Generation Xers That makes persuasion more important than ever as a managerial tool But contrary to popular belief, the author asserts, persuasion is not the same as selling an idea or convincing ... It was a simple matter to remedy that lack of information: We merely asked the therapy director to display all the awards, diplomas, and certifications of her staff onthe walls of the therapy ... the traditional hierarchy as ideas and people flow more freely than ever around organizations and as decisions get made closer to the markets These fundamental changes more than a decade in the...
... (Veeco, Santa Barbara, CA) were calibrated for their spring constant using the equipartition theorem The average spring constant was ~ 15 pN nmÀ1 for forceclamp experiments and ~ 60 pN nmÀ1 for force-extension ... separately, in the constant force SMD simulations The model preparation and data analysis were done with VMD[84] and MD simulation with NAMD.[ 85] During the ns equilibration the protein is reasonably ... atoms at the reaction transition state Forthe nucleophile tris(2-carboxyethyl)phosphine (TCEP), a larger bond elongation of Dx = 0.41 Æ 0.04 at the transition state of the reaction was measured...
... strains) the presence of a galactose residue (the additional 162 Da) in the material of peak (Fig 3A, B) and both galactose and fucose (the additional 146 Da) residues in peak (the data forthe ... RP-HPLC analysis of carbohydrate content of the Ru strain CP N-terminal peptide Monosaccharides were analyzed as AMC derivatives (A) Analysis of a blank sample (eluate fraction between peaks in ... supernatant from the ST mutant contains one major peptide fraction and the supernatants from the UK3 and Ru strains contain two [The differences in peak mobilities forthe UK3 and Ru peptides are...
... side-stream gas analysis Peak endtidal and mean end-tidal sevoflurane concentrations were recorded and used for evaluation of need for anaesthesia Immediately after surgery anaesthesia was discontinued ... qualitative systematic review Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 1998, 42:71?9 Holmer Pettersson P, Owall A, Jakobsson J: Early bioavailability of paracetamol after oral or intravenous administration Acta ... pre-emptive analgesia for acute postoperative pain management: a meta-analysis Anesth Analg 20 05, 100: 757 ?73 Rawal N: Postoperative pain treatment for ambulatory surgery Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol...
... bulky frame configuration, the unidirectional axial loading led to angular displacements and, therefore, shear at the fracture site While the all-wire frame demonstrated a plane osteotomy gap closure ... data analysis BJ helped with the experimental set up and data analysis MC participated in data analysis and helped to draft the mauscript TAS participated in study design and coordination of the ... universal test machine (UTS®) with custom-made mountings (Figure 2) The parallel fixation plates allowed uniform axial loading along the mechanical axis of the tibiae Continuous axial loading and...
... 12 .5% Patients qualitative and quantitative 11 .5% 20.2% Patients qualitative 55 .8% 12 Patients quantitative % 58 Selection with patient input n For data extraction details, please see Additional ... search) 1% Adaptation and experts 1% Patients and adaptation and literature (unsystematic search) 1% Patients and experts and adaptation 1% Significant others and literature (unsystematic search) ... development and validation of the 'RAYS' scale and comparison with the SF-36 International Journal for Quality in Health Care 2000, 12(6) :51 1 -51 7 94 Schag AC, Heinrich RL, Aadland RL, Ganz PA:...