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... assessment of MAC and TSF thickness as a percentage40 (see Appendix, Tables A- 4 and A- 5) The MAC and TSF measurements (in mm) are used to calculate upper arm muscle area and fat area (formulas ... specific vitamins and minerals, are needed for patient care (see Chapters 5, 6, and 7) The history (medical and dietary), physical examination, and anthropometric and laboratory data obtained are used ... detect a change in nutritional status and to monitor the effectiveness of nutritional and medical therapy As discussed above, age- and sex-specific charts and tables are available for the evaluation...

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... SIMIAN VIRUS 40 AND MESOTHELIOMA Natalya Baranova and Michele Carbone MOLECULAR IMMUNOBIOLOGY OF HEPATITIS B-ASSOCIATED VIRAL CANCER Timothy M Block and Anand S Mehta 191 211 11 HEPATITIS B VACCINE ... than with anogenital cancers (Fakhry and Gillison, HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS-ASSOCIATED CANCERS 2006) Also, although tobacco and alcohol use are risk factors for non-HPV-associated head and neck cancers, ... C., van den Brule, A. J., et al (1999) Variants of squamous cell carcinoma of the anal canal and perianal skin and their relation to human papillomaviruses Cancer Research 59:753–757 Frisch, M and...

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... 365 Ahmad Sukari Halim, Aik-Ming Leow, Aravazhi Ananda Dorai and Wan Azman Wan Sulaiman APPENDICES Appendix Asia Pacific Association of Surgical Tissue Banks (APASTB) Standards for Tissue Banking ... Malaysia Malaysia and Department of Surgery Hospital Raja Perempuan Zainab II Kota Bharu Malaysia Selamat S Nadir Malaysian Nuclear Agency (NM) Bangi, 43000 Kajang, Selangor Malaysia Aziz Nather NUH ... European Association of Tissue Banks (EATB), Asia Pacific Association of Surgical Tissue Banks (APASTB), Australian Tissue Bank Forum (ATBF), and Latin American Association of Tissue Banks (ALABAT)...

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... trials Brand Generic name Active substance Indication Adagen® Pegadamase Adenosine Deaminase SCID 1990 Oncaspar® Pegaspargase Asparaginase Leukemia 1994 ® Approval year Neulasta Pegfilgrastim G-CSF ... Verlag/Switzerland 11 Protein PEGylation, basic science and biological applications Francesco M Veronese, Anna Mero and Gianfranco Pasut Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Padua, ... PEGylated enzymes (PEG-adenosine deaminase; ADAGEN® and PEG-L-asparaginase; ONCASPAR®) was an important landmark This achievement was the culmination of the pioneering research of Davis, Abuchowski...

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... a cyclical manner A wealth of data exists which provides evidence that both E2 and P are important in mammary gland development and tumour formation Clinical management of females with gonadal ... ductal and alveolar system after transplantation into cleared mammary fat pads Serial transplantation of these cells was able to recapitulate the mammary gland, demonstrating selfrenewing and multipotent ... Lukas J, Bartek J (2005) DNA damage response as a candidate anti-cancer barrier in early human tumorigenesis Nature 434:864–870 Bejsovec A (2005) Wnt pathway activation: new relations and locations...

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... Clinician and patient distrust of research Despite the extraordinary advances in clinical care and outcomes that have emanated from research, longstanding distrust has also accumulated Years after ... other organizations that have recruited and trained community healthcare providers for clinical trials and clinical research networks and/ or have key information regarding clinical research networks ... and/ or clinical research networks We began with an environmental scan of academic and trade journals, the internet, and public- and private sector reports of clinical and community-engaged research...

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... ARDS are currently aimed at reducing plateau airway pressures and tidal volumes, and at attempting to have an open lung [26] Based on this rationale, the high Paw in conjunction with small Vt values ... observation that adequate gas exchange occurred in panting dogs with tidal volumes lower than the anatomic dead space [27] In the 1970s, groups in Germany and Canada found a system that oscillated ... mind that these steps may lead to larger tidal volumes (as already mentioned) and to larger pressure swings at the alveoli, and as a result may lead to the potential to negatively impact on lung...

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... such as aplastic anemia remain unsolved, and rHuSCF was associated with side effects related to mast cell activation Nevertheless, rHuSCF received marketing approval in Australia, New Zealand, and ... Victoria, Australia IAN N OLVER, MD, PhD • Clinical Director, Royal Adelaide Hospital Cancer Center, Adelaide, Australia HAYLEY S RAMSHAW, PhD • Cytokine Receptor Laboratory, Hanson Institute, Adelaide, ... Biology Branch, Parkville, Victoria, Australia; Clinical Hematologist, Department of Clinical Hematology and Medical Oncology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia CAROL ANN...

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... arterial pH, such low Pa2 values translate into arterial O2 saturations of % or less The cause of this arterial desaturation and failure of gas exchange has been debated, but Cardiovascular and ... is quantitatively related to the balance between fat and carbohydrate as fuels, and the amount of lactate accumulating in the blood; increases in fat oxidation [] and reductions in lactate accumulation ... exercise and, thus, increase V2 max [] Peripheral vascular adaptations Regular physical activity results in peripheral vascular adaptations which enhance perfusion and ow capacity Thus it has been...

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... bursa, and retrocalcaneal bursa The olecranon bursa and the superficial infrapatellar bursa are examples of bursae between tendons and skin Arthroscopy, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and ultrasound ... amino acids join to form an alphachain There are alpha-chains, which are surrounded by a thin layer of proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans Two of the alpha-chains are identical (alpha-1), and ... in fetal rat skin and fibroblasts as a function of gestational age Ann Plast Surg 47:417–24 4 Aging and Degeneration of Tendons Pekka Kannus, Mika Paavola, and Lászlo Józsa Introduction: Aging...

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... Irina Amorim, Paulo Armada-daSilva, Raquel Gomes, Cỏtia Pereira, Miguel L Fran a, Diana M Morais, Miguel A Rodrigues, Maria A Lopes, Josộ D Santos, Ana Lỳcia Luớs and Ana Colette Maurớcio Chapter ... Gomes, Ana Lỳcia Luớs, Miguel Lacueva Fran a, Stefano Geuna, Paulo Armada-da-Silva and Ana Colette Maurớcio Section Special Applications of Biomaterials 499 Chapter 19 Hydroxylapatite (HA) Powder ... Siwar Sakka, Jamel Bouaziz and Foued Ben Ayed Chapter Degradation of Polyurethanes for Cardiovascular Applications 51 Juan V Cauich-Rodrớguez, Lerma H Chan-Chan, Fernando Hernandez-Sỏnchez and...

Ngày tải lên: 17/03/2014, 02:20

... Chakravarty, Rajkumar Patra and Rohit Raja Chapter Density Estimation and Wavelet Thresholding via Bayesian Methods: A Wavelet Probability Band and Related Metrics Approach to Assess Agitation and ... Wavelet Transforms Techniques 27 Awad Kh Al-Asmari and Farhan A Al-Enizi Chapter DWT Based Resolution Enhancement of Video Sequences 45 Sara Izadpanahi, Cagri Ozcinar, Gholamreza Anbarjafari and ... Gholamreza Anbarjafari, Hasan Demirel, Sara Izadpenahi, Cagri Ozcinar, Dr Awad Kh Al-Asmari, Farhaan Al-Enizi, Fayez El-Sousy Published by InTech Janeza Trdine 9, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia Copyright...

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... Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, Texas, U.S .A Akira Shimamoto, Ph.D Department of Target Discovery, GeneCare Research Institute Co., Ltd., Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan Alexandra ... British Columbia, Canada Saori Kitao, Ph.D Department of Target Discovery, GeneCare Research Institute Co., Ltd., Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan Alan R Lehmann, Ph.D Genome Damage and Stability Centre, ... response and life span in mammals Nature 402:309–313, 1999 M Kuro-o, Y Matsumura, H Aizawa, H Kawaguchi, T Suga, T Utsugi, Y Ohyama, M Kurabayashi, T Kaname, E Kume, H Iwasaki, A Iida, T Shiraki-Iida,...

Ngày tải lên: 29/03/2014, 08:20

... field demands national and international collaborative networks to facilitate analysis of large datasets and coordinate future clinical trials The FIRM-ACT (First International Randomized Trial in ... of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Padua, Via Ospedale 105, 35128 Padova, Italy, anna.patalano@libero.it Paola Perotti Oncologia Medica, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria San Luigi, ... data and detail the current state of clinical care and research accomplishments While this is a major advantage of a textbook, it is also a major challenge for a book that focuses solely on a...

Ngày tải lên: 29/03/2014, 08:20

... Bradley J Goldstein and Thomas R.Van De Water SURGICAL ANATOMY OF THE NOSE AND PARANASAL SINUSES Dinesh Mehta and Walter M Ralph Jr NASAL AND PARANASAL SINUS PHYSIOLOGY ... RADICALS AGING SCARS FAILURES AND AND THEIR EFFECT AMINO ACIDS VITAMIN A VITAMIN C (ASCORBATE) VITAMIN B COMPLEX VITAMIN D VITAMIN K VITAMIN E MINERALS Many animals, like lizards and stone crabs, ... Rosenstreich, Ashok Vaghjimal, and Golda Hudes HEAD AND NECK MANIFESTATIONS OF RHEUMATOLOGICAL DISEASES CHAPTER Derek D Sloan and Jeffrey P Harris PULMONARY PHYSIOLOGY AND MECHANICAL VENTILATION CHAPTER...

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... Brazil, aris@sterodimas.com Katsuya Takasu Takasu Clinic, 2-14-27 Akasaka, Kokusai-Shin-Akasaka Building, Higashi-kan 2F, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0052, Japan, katsuya@co.jp Richard H Tholen Minneapolis ... percentage of its fat Neuhof (7) examined available experimental and clinical evidence and concluded that: Transplanted autologous fat undergoes practically some changes as transplanted bone The transplant ... year) Normal appearing adipose cells were present in all the transplants Dermal-fat grafts provide a readily available transplantation material for establishing normal contour in small breasts...

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... leaders at a young age to leading business organizations and working with leaders committed to making a difference, I’ve always wanted to be engaged with leaders and with leading In my early years, ... values-centered leaders guiding great organizations After retiring from Medtronic and spending two years teaching in Switzerland and at Yale School of Management, I joined the faculty of Harvard ... others, and self-acceptance In the early years, they helped me recognize I was trying so hard to get ahead that I was behaving very differently in my work and community than at home and in my personal...

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... joys and heartbreaks of life: loss of a child; death of a member; divorce; birth of children and grandchildren and their graduations and marriages; career successes and some failures; and health ... multiple organizations and people Even so, few of these groups and teams had the intimacy and bonding to move beyond work relationships I believed that a different and deeper relationship among team members ... organizational and leadership development practices that stimulated me to pursue this line of work in my career As a teacher, consultant, and corporate executive, I have worked to bring increased...

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... up and lead They need leaders who can align people around the organization’s mission and values, empower other people instead of exerting power over them, act as servant leaders, and collaborate ... provide a safe place where we can explore the higher levels of Maslow’s hierarchy — love/ belonging, esteem, and self-actualization As people learn that material acquisitions alone cannot satisfy ... Self-awareness: the ability to read one’s emotions and recognize their impact • Self-management: controlling one’s emotions and impulses and adapting to changing circumstances • Social awareness:...

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... This can lead to a healthy reframing of their most difficult experiences Going into painful and difficult times and exploring one’s dark side can be a cathartic and healing experience In learning about ... members on a rotating basis The peer facilitator model has the advantage of treating all members as equals and fully engaging them from the outset This promotes involvement and commitment and provides ... extremely important to the quality of a small group You want a space that is warm and comforting, not a cavernous, cold space.” She continues, For example, you don’t want to meet in a large classroom...

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