... Clinical
tests included Mcmurrays' for meniscal damage, Draw
tests for cruciate damage, and valgus and varus stress tests
for collateral ligament integrity. A clinical diagnosis was
made and ... techni-
cal factors including imaging parameters, coil strength,
surface coil use and planes of image [5]. Partial tears of
ACL may be identified as an altered signal alone and
imaging may not be accurate ... revolutionised the
diagnosis and management of intra-articular pathology
and ligamentous injuries. Being non invasive anda highly
sensitive tool of investigation, early and subtle changes in
the soft...
... arachidonic acid into PtdIns is
attained in the presence of large amounts of docosahexa-
enoic acid and that several acyltransferase activities are
involved in the process in yellowtail.
Materials and ... methods
Materials
Yellowtails (S. quinqueradiata) were obtained from a
local market. Standard fatty acids were purchased from
Serdary Research Laboratories (London, ON, Canada).
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in yellowtail
A comparative study of acylation systems of phospholipids in rat and the fish
species
Seriola quinqueradiata
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decrease in specific activity was always accompanied by
an increase in signal intensity, sugge sting that the g ¼ 2.01
signal is an artifact arising from an oxidatively damaged
cluster. ... central g value a t 1.96 (in the following
designated as ÔP
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signalÕ) appeared at )250 mV, reached
an intensity maximum at )120 mV and decreased a gain
with increasing potentials. The bell-shaped ... Protein was
determined according to B eisenherz et al.[23].
Metal and acid-labile sulfide determinations
The quantitative d etermination of Fe and Mo w as achieved
by inductively coupled plasma mass...
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Enzyme
ADA Adenosine deaminase 3.5.4.4
ADPRT Adenine phosphoribosyltransferase 2.4.2.7
AK Adenosine kinase 2.7.1.20
ALD1 Fructose-diphosphate aldolase 4.1.2.13
AMPDA Adenosine monophosphate
deaminase
3.5.4.6
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INO Inosine
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L-Lactate
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NADH Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
reduced
NADP Nicotinamide adenine ... standard function-
ality of SAHH (here denoted as SAHH1) and another
10 pathways starting from adenosine (rather than
S-adenosylmethionine) and involving SAHH1 in the
backward direction and SAHH2...
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approach.
Assess and align mission
The newly created Department of Health Behavior and
Administration was charged with administering two exist-
ing graduate degree programmes ... systematic
strategic and action planning process [26]. Through criti-
cal assessment of data, input from higher and lower
administrative units and inputs from stakeholders and
others in the external ... (Master of Science in
Health Promotion and Master of Health Administration),
several Certificate programmes, and an Interdisciplinary
Health Studies undergraduate minor. During its first year,
the...
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unhappy or partially unhappy with it and 20% did not
have any opinion. Regarding the quality of the training
received 52% felt it was adequate or very adequate, and
20% that it was inadequate ... other
Moz ambican and African Faculties. The studies provide
longitudinal data about medical training inA frica, more
specifically in Mozambique, a theme that has received
little coverage in the ... Ferrinho P, Sidat M, Fresta MJ, Rodrigues A, Fronteira I, da Silva F, Mercer H,
Cabral J, Dussault G: The training and professional expectations of
medical students in Angola, Guinea-Bissau and...
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and responses to global measures of health in low back pain
patients: aprospective study
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in detail by Mullis et al [10]) could easily be included
within a clinical assessment and translated into treatment
goals. We have shown that achievement ... QoL and gen-
eral health status are also unique to the individual, and
determination of the relevant domains that comprise
these constructs must take account of what is important at
an individual...
... contrast, in an animal model of
sepsis VEGF -A levels increased in liver, kidney and
heart, and no difference could be detected between
VEGF -A levels in serum and plasma, arguing against a
majorroleofplateletsasasourceofVEGF -A[ 8] .In
our ... the stage for a
future and planned validating study [31], as well as to
gain insights about the time-course of sFlt-1 and VEGF-
A release during the very initial phase of sepsis.
Alves et al. Journal ... in
neutropenic patients with sepsis and septic
shock: aprospective study
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sepsis VEGF -A levels increased in liver, kidney and
heart, and no difference could be detected between
VEGF -A levels in serum and plasma, arguing against a
majorroleofplateletsasasourceofVEGF -A[ 8] .In
our ... neutropenia and
before 3 0 days. Differences in continuous and categori-
cal variables were analyzed using the Mann-Whitney or
Fisher’s exact test respectively. Data are expressed as
median and range ... E, Kawaguchi T,
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growth factor in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Scand J Rheumatol
1998, 27:377-380.
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and Jan Nystuen from the area of Innlandet, Unni Eskeland and Olav Østebø
from the area of Stavanger, and Leif Landa, Kari Hauge Nilsen, and Trond
Kibsgaard in the area of Haugesund. We want ... necessary
NACA 4 Development of vital (life threatening) danger possible
NACA 5 Acute vital (life threatening) danger
NACA 6 Acute cardiac or respiratory arrest
NACA 7 Death
Zakariassen et al. Scandinavian ... hospitalisation, but
still not a life-threatening situation. NACA 4-6 indi-
cates potentially (4) and definitely life-threatening
medical situations (5 and 6) and NACA 7 is a dead
person. NACA scores...
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MS participated in the study design, data analysis and inter-
pretation of the data as well as the writing of the manuscript.
FGB participated in the data analysis and interpretation of the
study. ... available data and
classified different categories of medical and surgical emer-
gencies. Only events that actually happened in the air after
take-off and before landing were included. rpk values ... Croatia Airlines,
Cyprus Airways, Czech Airlines, Eurowings, Finnair, Germanwings, Ibe-
ria, Icelandair, JAT Airways, KLM, LOT, Lufthansa, Malev, Olympic, SAS,
Swiss, TAP, Turkish Airlines and...