... experimental models because of advantages such as the availability of various transgenic animals, the wide array of reagents available for analysis, the low cost of maintenance and the 20 CHAPTER 1: Introduction ... disease, namely allergic asthma and non-allergic asthma as described earlier (Romanet-Manent et al., 20 02) Allergic asthma, the most common type of asthma experienced by approximately 80% of asthmatic ... (Braman, 20 06) The increase in asthma and atopic diseases has been described as an epidemic event According to statistics released by American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology, the prevalence...
Ngày tải lên: 10/09/2015, 09:04
... gender, age, education, marital status and household income Information gathered from patients and their parents included severity of malformation and the age which an awareness of the depression arose ... Petersen C: Self and parental assessment after minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum: lasting satisfaction after bar removal Ann Thorac Surg 20 07, 83(5):1844-1849 Lam MW, Klassen AF, Montgomery ... hypospadias J Pediatr 20 08, 1 52( 6):865-8 72 Jaroszewski D, Notrica D, McMahon L, Steidley DE, Deschamps C: Current management of pectus excavatum: a review and update of therapy and treatment...
Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 15:20
Báo cáo khoa học: "Effectiveness of 99mTc-tetrofosmin for assessment of heart functions in micropigs" ppsx
... ecitcarP no ecroF ksaT noitaicossA traeH naciremA/ygoloidraC fo egelloC naciremA eht fo troper a :yrammus evitucexe gnigami edilcunoidar caidrac fo esu lacinilc eht rof senilediug CNSA/AHA/CCA ygoloidraC ... )pu-wollof fo raey rep %2. 1 ,etar tneve drah %8.1( ksir etaidemretni ot wol llarevo ta era dna snoitcrafni laidracoym suoiverp yna dah ton evah dna noitaziralucsaver ro noitaziretehtac roirp ... yb dezylana erew seulav naem hcaE DS ± naem a sa desserpxe era seulav derusaem eht fo llA sisylana lacitsitatS )ekatpu tnesba ,4 ;stnuoc ni noitcuder ereves ,3 ;lamronba yletinifed dna stnuoc...
Ngày tải lên: 07/08/2014, 20:23
Báo cáo y học: "Regional differences in prediction models of lung function in Germany" ppsx
... responsible for the data analysis, interpretation of data and manuscript preparation C-MC and JH assisted in the data analysis, interpretation and critical reversion of the results TS was responsible ... racial and ethnic background; anthropometric and genetic factors; occupational and environmental exposures; nutrition; childhood infections; cardiovascular, metabolic and hormonal disorders; and ... population-based random sample of the 43 32 stage I responders was invited to attend a clinical examination, perform lung function measurement and answer a detailed questionnaire (stage II) The age...
Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 11:21
Báo cáo y học: " Endothelial Computed tomographic assessment of lung weights in trauma patients with early posttraumatic lung dysfunction" potx
... 86:730-735 47 van Kaam AH, Lachmann RA, Herting E, De Jaegere A, van Iwaarden F, Noorduyn LA, Kok JH, Haitsma JJ, Lachmann B: Reducing atelectasis attenuates bacterial growth and translocation in experimental ... preparation of the manuscript The principal investigators, AWR and APR, had full access to the data analyzed in the study and take full responsibility for the integrity of all of the data and the accuracy ... causes of early posttraumatic pulmonary opacification and thus different populations of ALI patients [2, 8-14] If a patient has pulmonary opacifications on qCT but has a normal Mlung , atelectasis...
Ngày tải lên: 14/08/2014, 07:21
Assessment of neuropsychological function of attention in drop out students returning for diploma completion
... more about schoolwork 2. 2 Lack of National Data on Drop-outs Unfortunately, the current literature and available data are limited to the identification of the risks and the rate of withdrawals among ... behavior and adaptation to a range of environmental changes and demands Executive function includes the ability to plan and anticipate outcomes (cognitive flexibility) and to direct attentional ... Truant's Alternative Optional Education Program • Total amount of allocated funds: $2, 898,070.00 NCLB Chapter I • Total amount of allocated funds: $471, 128 .00 NCLB Title I • Total amount of allocated...
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FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT OF THE ELDERLY pot
... with an increased prevalence of visual impairment Black Americans have a rate of visual impairment almost twice the rate of white Americans From 65 years there is a steady decrease in visual acuity, ... and nurse academically and/ or experientially trained in gerontology Often Geriatric Assessment clinical programs are offered in academic medical centers and in Veteran’s Administration Medical ... sit-to-stand) and pivoting This can provide added information on strength, safety, and level of independence The Get Up and Go Test (see below) is a practical balance and gait assessment test for an office...
Ngày tải lên: 28/03/2014, 20:20
báo cáo hóa học: " A prospective study of decline in lung function in relation to welding emissions" pdf
... 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Saito H, Ojima J, Takaya M, Iwasaki T, Hisanaga N, Tanaka S, Arito H: Laboratory measurement of hazardous fumes and gases at a point corresponding to breathing ... Blood samples were collected in a dry tube and analysed the same day or frozen at -20 °C until analysed using a Beckman Coulter Immage® kit, Beckman Coulter, CA, USA All measurements of alfa-1-antitrypsin ... decade and summed over all decades to arrive at a summary measure of total lifelong welding exposure (mg/m3*years), Table No exposure data were available for welding of alloyed steel at one plant...
Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 00:20
báo cáo hóa học:" Dynamic magnetic resonance imaging in assessing lung function in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a pilot study of comparison before and after posterior spinal fusion" doc
... 67(5):699-7 02 Kotani T, Minami S, Takahashi K, Isobe K, Nakata Y, Takaso M, Inoue M, Maruta T, Akazawa T, Ueda T, Moriya H: An analysis of chest wall and diaphragm motions in patients with idiopathic ... wall on the reformatted axial image (a) Upper level at the carina (C), maximal inspiratory image (b) Lower level at the apical vertebra (A) , maximal inspiratory image Tangential lines are drawn ... image Measurement of diaphragmatic heights on the reformatted coronal image (a) At maximal inspiratory image and (b) maximal expiratory image The diaphragmatic heights were taken as the vertical distance...
Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 01:20
báo cáo hóa học:" Assessing normative cut points through differential item functioning analysis: An example from the adaptation of the Middlesex Elderly Assessment of Mental State (MEAMS) for use as a cognitive screening test in Turkey" docx
... 22 .4 38.8 85 Education Middle (n = 97) Male Female 26 .5 30.6 22 .4 20 .4 49 22 .9 29 .2 29 .2 18.8 48 High (n = 121 ) Male Female Total (n = 350) Male Female 25 .4 28 .8 25 .4 20 .3 59 24 .5 29 .7 24 .5 21 .3 ... self-report measures Spine 20 00, 25 :3186-3191 Kutlay S, Kucukdeveci AA, Gonul D, Tennant A: An Adaptation and validation of the Turkish version of the Rheumatoid Arthritis Quality of Life Scale Rheumatol ... clear DIF with the older least educated group having a much lower probability of passing, at any given level of cognitive ability, than all other ages and educational levels (age and education are...
Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 15:20
Báo cáo y học: "Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF): properties and frontier of current knowledge" docx
... used, and where along the line the anchor points should be located Scales and further treatment of data Raw data from scaling and measurement often undergo statistical analysis For such analysis, ... policy and management levels (for example, allocation of resources, measurement of case mix in psychiatric organisations) Aas Annals of General Psychiatry 20 10, 9 :20 http://www.annals-general-psychiatry.com/content/9/1 /20 ... relevant to distinguish between four types of scales: nominal, ordinal, interval and ratio scales Both nominal and ordinal scales are well known in psychiatry and GAF is an example of an ordinal...
Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 23:21
Báo cáo y học: "Guidelines for rating Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF)" pdf
... is a potential candidate for inpatient care, a patient with a score of 31-69 a potential candidate for outpatient care, and a Page of 11 patient with a score of 70 and higher may be functioning ... ‘guesstimates’? Acta Psychiatr Scand 1996, 93: 125 - 128 16 Vatnaland T, Vatnaland J, Friis S, Opjordsmoen S: Are GAF scores reliable in routine clinical use? Acta Psychiatr Scand 20 07, 115: 326 -330 17 Burlingame ... December 20 09 was searched (Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, American Journal of Psychiatry, Applied Psychological Measurement, Archives of General Psychiatry, BMC Psychiatry, British Journal of Psychiatry,...
Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 01:21
Báo cáo y học: "Analysis of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid proteome from systemic sclerosis patients with or without functional, clinical and radiological signs of lung fibrosis" pot
... group Table details the patients' demographic, clinical, immunological and functional characteristics Bronchoalveolar lavage and phenotype analysis Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) was performed as described ... design and its coordination and participated in preparation of the manuscript All authors read and approved the final manuscript 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Acknowledgements 21 We thank Dr Angela Flagiello ... conducted 2- DE and immunoblotting MM was involved in data analysis and performed statistical analysis CL and CV selected patients and revised all clinical charts PE was involved in the coordination of...
Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 08:22
Báo cáo khoa học: "Prognosticators and Risk Grouping in Patients with Lung Metastasis from Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: A more accurate and appropriate assessment of prognosis" doc
... paranasopharyngeal extension of nasopharyngeal carcinoma A significant factor in local control and distant metastasis Cancer 1996, 78 :20 2 -21 0 32 Geara FB, Sanguineti G, Tucker SL, Garden AS, Ang ... 45 :29 81 -29 85 41 Nibu K, Nakagawa K, Kamata S, Kawabata K, Nakamizo M, Nigauri T, Hoki K: Surgical treatment for pulmonary metastases of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck Am J Otolaryngol ... secondary metastases, and DFI 24 months (Table 2) Multivariate Analysis of Clinical Variables In the multivariate analysis of the clinical variables for LMS, all of the univariate variables were...
Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 09:21
Báo cáo y học: "Effect of smoking on lung function, respiratory symptoms and respiratory diseases amongst HIV-positive subjects: a cross-sectional study pptx
... before or after salbutamol inhalation [27 ,28 ] Asthma was defined as reversible FEV1, which improved more than 12% and 20 0 ml after salbutamol inhalation [26 ] A history of asthma was defined as previous ... the number of packs of cigarette smoked per day and the number of years of smoking Marijuana use was similarly measured as never, former and current use Marijuana consumption was measured by the ... Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to compare continuous variables among different groups and c2 test was used for categorical variables Fisher’s exact test was adopted if the number of cases in any...
Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 05:21
Báo cáo y học: " In vivo imaging of the airway wall in asthma: fibered confocal fluorescence microscopy in relation to histology and lung function" potx
... Lamellar Asthma Lamellar Mixed Asthma Lamellar Lamellar Healthy, atopic Mixed Mixed Healthy, atopic Mixed Lamellar 10 Healthy, atopic Lamellar Lamellar 11 Healthy, atopic Lamellar Lamellar 12 Healthy, ... Research 20 11, 12: 85 http://respiratory-research.com/content/ 12/ 1/85 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Page of Spek CA: Protease-activated receptor -2 induces myofibroblast differentiation and ... A: The structure of large and small airways in nonfatal and fatal asthma Am Rev Respir Dis 1993, 147:405-410 Benayoun L, Druilhe A, Dombret MC, Aubier M, Pretolani M: Airway structural alterations...
Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 13:22
Báo cáo y học: "Pre- and post-bronchodilator lung function as predictors of mortality in the Lung Health Study" pot
... 50-50, and 60 and older), and was used as a continuous variable in the survival analyses BMI was categorized at baseline and was categorized into categories ( < 25 , 25 -29 , and >= 30 kg/m2), and was ... Control Statistical Analysis Data analysis was completed using statistical software (Statistical Analysis Software, version 9 .2; SAS Institute; Cary, NC and SUDAAN version 10.1; RTI, Research Triangle ... Chavannes N, Dillard T, Fahy B et al.: Standards for the diagnosis and treatment of patients with COPD: a summary of the ATS/ERS position paper European Respiratory Journal 20 04, 23 :9 32- 946 22 ...
Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 14:20
Báo cáo y học: "A multivariate analysis of serum nutrient levels and lung function" ppsx
... data Demographic data were similar also for the study population with data available for vitamin B 12 (n = 7360) and normalised calcium (n = 126 57) Mean serum nutrient levels and their standard ... analyses and draft of the manuscript SL, HS, PB, PC & JB all contributed to the design of the study and draft of the manuscript All authors read and approved of the final manuscript 20 21 22 Acknowledgements ... collinearity and there was no strong evidence of collinearity within the model as all of the variance inflation factors were less than and the mean variation inflation factor was 1.86 Lastly, if...
Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 14:20