... characteristics of the problem with consideration tothe stochastic nature of the cardholders’ repayments first and secondly tothe attrition of accounts andtothe possible bankruptcy filings Finally an approach ... penalization factor The novel approachto include either the attrition phenomenon or the bankruptcy filings is based on the embodiment of either of these stochastic variables in the original Markov ... as to minimize the expected losses due tothe misclassification of “bad” cardholders into the “good” category and due tothe misclassification of “good” cardholders into the “bad” category The...
... The "vase and faces" drawing The Patient, the Nurse, andthe Philosopher 19 The way Rose experiences her existence the way it stands out toand for her—depends upon many different grounds (the ... of the conversation This process of grasping the core topic allows both of us to be taken over by it and thereby to come to see the world from the developing and joint perspective of the other ... have to want to things If you want to sit in a wheelchair okay So my husband pushed me down to therapy the first day And this big man approached me and said Tm here to help you I'll teach you to...
... acceptor These results therefore provide evidence that there are differences between the electron transfer pathways towards chelated Fe(III) on the one hand and either U(VI) or Se(VI) on the other ... thought to be composed of cytochromes and a quinone, located in both the cytoplasmic membrane (CymA and menaquinone) andthe outer membrane (OmcB, and a partial role for OmcA) [4,9–11] The 21 ... experiment3732 To determine whether the lack of phenotype of omcA– omcB– strains observed during anaerobic growth on either of the electron acceptors U(VI) and Se(VI) is due tothe decaheme cytochromes...
... in terms of total amplitude or energy distribution ED across low, middle and high frequency parts of the vocal range andthe angular frequencies to( F) and amplitudes a(F) of formants The first ... The other segment-based cues contrast steadystate formant values at the centre of a segment with values at entrance and exit boundary They describe the context of a segment without going tothe ... male and female, synthetic and real with different regional accents, these cues discriminate between the simplest speech segments containing an element in a minimal combination with others In the...
... in their published work and were not able to overcome the emerging division of labor between religious and theological studies, on the one hand, andthe anthropology of religion, on the other ... theory and philosophy in the interests of actually crossing the divide, while alerting readers tothe unresolved philosophical and theoretical issues in the notes.1 The book is not intended to ... consider the merits of two basic approaches to “religious experience,” one in which the religiousness of the experience is understood to be inherent (sui generis) in the experience itself andthe other...
... obese and healthy subjects More specifically, the ankle seems to show the most different pattern in respect to obese patients and healthy subjects, and is likely to be the landmark of the pathological ... suggested [5] andtothe presence of flat foot due tothe overload Recent studies of the load distribution on the sole of the foot [24] in young obese patients during standing and walking, revealed ... represents the rotation of the foot (external/internal rotation) in respect tothe walking direction and is defined as the angle formed with the line of progression andthe segment connecting the marker...
... ξ1 is the latent construct, xi represents the measured causal indicators, λ1i is the coefficient weight linking the causal indicators tothe latent construct and ς1 is the disturbance in the latent ... statistical relationship between the latent construct andthe measured items, andthe ε1 represents the random measurement error in the ith measured item The Convenience scale of the Treatment Satisfaction ... measures' theoretical relationship to other established constructs or objective criteria Two founders of psychometric theory, Crohbach and Meehl [15] coined the term 'nomologic net' to describe the theory-building...
... 0.52 to 1.15 and 0.71; minerals: Na range and average are 1.3–20.1 and 10.11; K, 182.5– 395.9 and 264.7; Mg, 8.6–24.5 and 11.6; Ca, 1.4–3.9 and 4.2 There are less amounts of scientific data andthe ... samples were weighed and put into a flask (250 ml) Then 30 ml 0.1 M HCl was added andthe flask was closed with cotton than with aluminum foil and put in an autoclave After this step, the pH of sample ... and 1.23 These values were the highest in the first and second stages of mushrooms Texture values of P ostreatus and P sajor-caju were 0.30 and 0.33 kg/ mm2, they possessed very close values The...
... assume that the erosion is the primary lesion andthe redness and scale are secondary, while the correct interpretation would be that thepatient has a pruritic eczematous dermatitis with erosions ... have been developed to characterize cutaneous lesions (Tables 52-1, 52-2, and 52-3 as well as Fig 52-3) andto formulate a differential diagnosis (Table 52-4) For instance, the finding of scaling ... (present in patients with psoriasis or atopic dermatitis) places thepatient in a different diagnostic category than would hemorrhagic papules, which may indicate vasculitis or sepsis (Figs 52-4 and...
... epidermal atrophy) Scar: A change in the skin secondary to trauma or inflammation Sites may be erythematous, hypopigmented, or hyperpigmented depending on their age or character Sites on hair-bearing ... epidermis and at least a portion of the underlying dermis Excoriation: Linear, angular erosions that may be covered by crust and are caused by scratching Atrophy: An acquired loss of substance In the ... Violaceous to purple, polygonal lesions that resemble those seen in lichen planus Milia: Small, firm, white papules filled with keratin Morbilliform: Generalized, small erythematous macules and/ or...
... hospitalized patient with a generalized erythematous exanthem is more likely to have a drug eruption than is a patient with a similar rash limited tothe sun-exposed portions of the face Once the distribution ... lesions, andthe arrangement of the lesions An ideal skin examination includes evaluation of the skin, hair, and nails as well as the mucous membranes of the mouth, eyes, nose, nasopharynx, and anogenital ... possible to assess the distribution of the eruption accurately Thepatient should first be viewed from a distance of about 1.5–2 m (4–6 ft) so that the general character of the skin andthe distribution...
... A–D The distribution of some common dermatologic diseases and lesions Figure 52-7 Psoriasis This papulosquamous skin disease is characterized by small and large erythematous papules and plaques...
... with a generalized arrangement are common and suggest a systemic etiology Figure 52-9 Erythema multiforme This eruption is characterized by multiple erythematous plaques with a target or iris morphology ... morphology It usually represents a hypersensitivity reaction to drugs (e.g., sulfonylamides) or infections (e.g., HSV) (Courtesy of the Yale Resident's Slide Collection; with permission.) Figure...
... pressed against the surface of the skin and rotated with downward pressure until it penetrates tothe subcutaneous tissue The circular biopsy is then lifted with forceps, andthe bottom is cut with ... of the slide accelerates dissolution of keratin When the preparation is viewed under the microscope, the refractile hyphae will be seen more easily when the light intensity is reduced andthe ... utilized to identify hyphae in dermatophyte infections, pseudohyphae and budding yeast in Candida infections (see Fig 196-1), and "spaghetti and meatballs" yeast forms in tinea versicolor The same...
... suspected allergens is applied tothepatient' s back under occlusive dressings and allowed to remain in contact with the skin for 48 h The dressings are removed, andthe area is examined for evidence ... edematous, erythematous papules and plaques are characteristic of this whealing eruption Wood's Light A Wood's lamp generates 360-nm ultraviolet (or "black") light that can be used to aid the ... with chronic dermatitis FURTHER READINGS Dermatology Lexicon Project: www.futurehealth.rochester.edu/dlp2/ James WD et al: Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology, 10th ed Philadelphia,...
... of cancer cells is that thepatient feels betrayed by his or her body The cancer patient feels that he or she, and not just a body part, is diseased The Magnitude of the Problem No nationwide ... because the specialized cells fail to perform their assigned task Cancer takes this malfunction one step further Not only is there a failure of the cancer cell to maintain its specialized function, ... its own; the cancer cell competes to survive using natural mutability and natural selection to seek advantage over normal cells in a recapitulation of evolution One consequence of the traitorous...
... reveal the chronicity of disease The past medical history may alert the physician tothe presence of underlying diseases that may affect the choice of therapy or the side effects of treatment The ... cancer predisposition and point out the need to begin surveillance or other preventive therapy for unaffected siblings of thepatientThe review of systems may suggest early symptoms of metastatic ... procedure, the diagnosis generally depends on obtaining adequate tissue to permit careful evaluation of the histology of the tumor, its grade, and its invasiveness andto yield further molecular...
... Against Cancer andthe American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) The TNM classification is an anatomically based system that categorizes the tumor on the basis of the size of the primary tumor ... disease (M0 and M1 for the absence and presence, respectively, of metastases) The various permutations of T, N, and M scores (sometimes including tumor histologic grade G) are then broken into stages, ... other prognostic factors have been identified (Chaps 104, 105, and 106) In addition to tumor burden, a second major determinant of treatment outcome is the physiologic reserve of thepatient Patients...
... physician also has much to offer thepatient for whom curative therapy is no longer an option Often a combination of guilt and frustration over the inability to cure thepatientandthe pressure of a ... precede or follow other treatment approaches It is best for the treatment plan either to follow a standard protocol precisely or else to be part of an ongoing clinical research protocol evaluating ... modifications of standard protocols are likely to compromise treatment results The choice of treatment approaches was formerly dominated by the local culture in both the university andthe practice...