... be compared to spectral subtraction Evaluation database As test material we took the resource management (RM) database (available from LDC [34]) These data are considered as clean data, to which ... singular value of Σ The enhanced signal s(k) is recovered by averaging along the antidiagonals of Hs Dologlou and Carayannis [17], and later on Hansen and Jensen [18] proved that this overall ... spectral subtraction Singular value adaptation In the singular value adaptation (SVA) method [5], the p dominant singular values of Hx are mapped onto the original (clean) singular values of Hs by...
... lightest wearable option, are suited to the frail and housebound as they analyze the data in real-time and can raise immediate alerts Data-logging wearables are suitable for monitoring multi-parameter, ... flexible, and accurate method for the analysis of posture and movement,24 with applications in fall detection, gait analysis, and monitoring ofa variety of pathological conditions, such as COPD ... detects hardware failure The WPAN server includes an alarm button, a display to show the state of the IAU, and an optical/acoustic signal to confirm transmission toa remote unit Low power ISM-band...
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... countries of Sub Saharan Africa[82] Indeed, it has been appreciated for many years that the global availability and marketing of cheap vegetable oils and fats is leading to increasing fat consumption ... infection and both IFN-γ and Tumor Necrosis Factor alpha (TNFα, another Th1 cytokine) attack TB via the activation of macrophages [38-41] Activated macrophages release reactive oxygen species (ROS) and ... increased rates of DM have been found amongst TB patients in an African setting A Tanzanian study found TB patients to have increased rates of IGT anda Nigerian study found an increased level of...
... Indoor Air Quality Indoor Environ., 1, 27–34 (in Japanese) 126) Kishi, R., Saijo, Y., Kanazawa, A. , Tanaka, M., Yoshimura, T., Chikara, H., Takigawa, T., Morimoto, K., Nakayama, K and Shibata, E (2009) ... Kishi, K., Sata, F., Katakura, F., Urashima, Y., Hatakeyama, A. , Kobayashi, S., Jin, K., Kurahashi, N., Kondo, T., Gong, Y Y and Umemura, T (2004) Symptoms in relation to chemicals and dampness in ... (in Japanese) IPCS (1989) Environmental Health Criteria 89 Formaldehyde, World Health Organization, Geneva Takeda, M., Saijo, Y., Yuasa, M., Kanazawa, A. , Araki, Aand Kishi, R (2009) Relationship...
... shown to be an accurate predictor of personnel quality and ability in numerous cases AFQT and experience appear to be fundamentally different measures of quality While AFQT measures an individual’s ... defense agencies Comments are welcome and may be addressed to Jennifer Kavanagh, RAND Corporation, 1776 Main Street, Santa Monica, California 90407, or Jennifer_Kavanagh@rand.org For more information ... relating to the performance benefits of experience, training, and innate ability and also as a summary of the research already completed in this area The report will be of particular interest to...
... Disney characters appeared on packages and store displays for fruit snacks, breakfast cereals, candy, yogurt, frozen waffles, toaster pastries, macaroni and cheese, and fruits and vegetables Multi-brand ... meals, breakfast cereals, candy, snacks, and beverages, as well as fruits and vegetables and dairy products, and the campaigns generally were integrated across promotional formats The focus of ... snacks, and breakfast cereals Animated characters from Cartoon Network programming appeared on labels and packaging for QSR children’s meals, fruit snacks, snack crackers, yogurt, macaroni and cheese,...
... defense of the neonate and the intestinal flora Acta Paediatrica Scandinavica 351(Suppl.):122–125 Pisacane A, Graziano L, Zona G, Dolezalova H, Cafiero M, Coppola A, Scarpellino B, Ummarino M, Mazzarella ... Nagata I, Shiraki K, Tanimoto K, Harada Y, Tanaka Y, Okada T 1992 Mother -to- infant transmission of Hepatitis C virus Journal of Pediatrics 120:432–434 78 Ogasawara S, Kage M, Kosai K, Shimamatsu ... well-being of children and families by leading a national effort to collect, develop, and disseminate information and educational materials on maternal and child health, and by collaborating with...
... DEXTER, A. R & ALSTON, A. M 1986b Maximum axial and radial growth pressures of plant roots, Plant andSoil95,315-326 M.B 1988 Moss, G.I., HALL,K.C and JACKSON, Ethylene and the responses of roots of maize ... there is an abundance of coarse sand or larger material, the effective diameter of the probe is greater than its actual diameter so that smaller probes (e.g of mm rather than mm diameter) can experience ... glass beads to require larger displacements of the diaphragm Thus, resistance to root elongation was considerably greater than the diaphragm pressure Pressurized airlwater Chaudhary & Aggarwal(l984)...
... peer reviewto ensure that they meet high standards for research quality and objectivity Stress and Performance AReviewof the Literature and Its Applicability to the Military Jennifer Kavanagh ... can act as a moderator between stress and performance by helping reduce uncertainty associated with stress and improving the accuracy of individual expectations and performance of certain tasks ... constant For example, if A mediates the relationship between X and Y (and X and Y are correlated), then X will be correlated with Aand will have an effect on Y independent of X A moderator variable...
... M: Health workforce issues and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria: An analytical review Human Resources for Health 2006, 4:1-12 Mauritius Ministry of Health and Quality of ... Aand job B They all used a fractional factorial (most of them creating 16 choice sets), and the predominant method to construct choice sets was to use a constant job scenario against which all ... 2:55-64 Ryan M, Gerard K, Amaya-Amaya M: Using Discrete Choice Experiments to Value Health and Health Care Springer; 2008 Lancaster K: A New Approach to Consumer Theory The Journal of Political Economy...
... surgical treatment of Table 3: Comparison of surgical approaches and mean survival time among Karnofsky's groups Karnofsky score Surgical approach Mean survival (months) Combined Anterolateral Posterior ... years and consisted of 36 males (63.1%) and 21 females (36.9%) Preoperative assessments included a medical history, a history of primary tumors, and spinal magnetic resonance imaging All symptoms, ... http://www.josr-online.com/content/3/1/37 All data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation Statistical analyses were performed using pairwise comparison of means, correlation, Pearson's test, and Fisher's exact test A probability...
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... was a collaborating member of the Institute of Health and Society and was mentored by Professor Carl May DJ is now working as a translational scientist in child and family at the NIHR National ... speech and language therapists, Pennington and Thompson [29] reported that the speech and language therapists valued how the parents had been able to adopt a totally different approach, they related ... began with a search for a pediatric speech and language therapy intervention that was used in practice across the UK and was the topic of published qualitative research on the parents’ and professionals’...
... Journal of Foot and Ankle Research 2009, 2:24 Figure Audit of placement of intramuscular electrode Audit of placement of intramuscular electrode Gross anatomy of dissected limb with intramuscular ... JW and DET critically revised the manuscript All authors read and approved the final manuscript Additional material Additional file Posterior approach A video demonstration of the posterior approach ... tendon anatomy andtoreview current evidence that describes normal and abnormal tibialis posterior muscle activation during gait based on EMG Anatomy and Function The TP muscle is contained within...
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... Germany and Canada found a system that oscillated gas into and out of an animal’s lungs was effective at CO2 elimination [28,29] Commercial products are now available for children and for adults ... several patient-specific factors [25] Lung protective strategies in ARDS are currently aimed at reducing plateau airway pressures and tidal volumes, and at attempting to have an open lung [26] Based ... Critical Care October 2003 Vol No Ritacca and Stewart time cycled and achieves flow rates of 175–250 l/min The respiratory rate is usually 60–100 breaths/min and achieves Vt values of 3–4 ml/kg Although...
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... Regulatory authorities also have a role to play Clinical trials are based on extensive preclinical experimentation and animal trials that take many years to complete Clearly, the particular vector system ... virus was administered to animals viral replication per se did not appear to have an overt pathogenetic affect, rather a T-cell lymphoma eventuated [62], presumably as a result of oncogene activation ... (principally the laboratory mouse), or are of commercial significance (such as farmed animals such as chickens, horses, goats, cattle and fish, and pets), where they cause a number of commercially...
... Diagram of the systems approach that may be applied to explain the multifactorial aetiology underlying osteoporotic vertebral fracture Bone, macroscopic, local and global factors may interact to ... is associated with the development of local microtrauma [29] Instability of the trunk may lead toa biomechanical overload of already weakened vertebrae and perpetuate subregional microtrauma ... density, geometry and perhaps mineralisation will influence load bearing capacity These factors are known to correlate well with the capacity ofa vertebral body to withstand axial load, since both...