... Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) subcommittee scoring system [20,21] Patients having a cumulative score of less than were arbitrarily labeled as having ‘non-overt DIC’ Blood samples and plasma assays ... cytometric analysis Statistical analysis All statistical analyses were performed with SPSS 12.0 K for Windows (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA) Continuous data comparisons were performed by using the MannWhitney ... management and statistical analysis SMH shared responsibility for data management and statistical analysis and helped to write the manuscript KSH shared responsibility for the study design, data interpretation,...
... identifiers The datasets also account for changes in patent ownership as the original assignee-organization is acquired/merged/or spun-off As the NBER patent datasets only record a patent s primary technological ... shares of different technical areas in a firm stechnological base I defined atechnological space as comprising all patent classes in the US Patent Classification System at the 3-digit level (about ... Hansen-Sargan s test are free of heteroskedasticity I used the command xtabond in STATA 10 to estimate the above models Lagged values oftechnological diversification and its squares were considered...
... was ruled out because it is associated with the advanced age (Kawasaki disease and giant-cell arteritis) Sarcoidosis is also considered as a differential of TA, but is only diagnosed after all ... patient [4] Patients with TA may also present with epilepsy [5] Fifty percent of patients with TA have a normal ESR [6] Patients with beta thalassemia trait also have a raised ESR Anemia in TA ... diagnosis of beta thalassemia, a serum electrophoresis was done to firmly establish that the anemia was due to beta thalassemia trait and to exclude iron deficiency anemia The differential diagnosis...
... principal designs for focused tasks: comprehension tasks, consciousness-raising tasks, and structure-based production tasks Elsewhere (Ellis, 200 3a) presents a sequence of tasks for helping learners ... implementation, and assessment/evaluation: • Needs analysis to identify target tasks • Classify into target task types • Derive pedagogic tasks • Sequence to form a task-based syllabus • Implement ... sequence as part ofa unit of work or study Sequencing is a major issue in a task-based syllabus For Swales (1990), tasks are "…sequenceable goal-directed activities…relatable to the acquisition of...
... Givaudan, Switzerland; (3) Rajamäki, Finland Table Mean ratings (SD) of pleasantness and intensity of the aroma solutions in the free odor naming at the baseline (Task 1) Aroma/ingredient Pleasantness ... topic and practical exercises The contents of the lessons are described in Appendix In both education waves, the practical exercises and activation of senses played a major role 2.6 Data analysis ... 18 years of age) The parents signed an informed consent before the study began The subjects themselves gave a verbal assent to participate 2.4 Laboratory sessions The measurements (lasting approximately...
... marketing mechanisms and strategies to attract less educated masses through staff trainings and holding open sessions in these localities and persuading them in their respective languages towards ... qualitative analysis of the gathered data, which reveal the behaviors and decision making patterns in lower income populations towards regulated microfinance institutions ANALYSIS The analysis ... evaluated the level of awareness about MFIs, availability and accessibility to MFIs, and impact of Government support to MFIs amongst lower income populations The data was tabulated and analyzed...
... Device supply volt 0.7 pu 1.73 pu Relative supply rating 8.4 pu 10.4 pu Rating and loss considerations for large scale system The losses and ratings ofa large scale electrical conversion system ... investigated An average peak junction temperature of 125°C and 80°C heat sink temperature has been assumed Over-current capability of 25% has also been included The results of the loss evaluation ... commutated switches and a small dc-capacitor The configuration is similar to that ofa single phase full bridge, but the control is different and the size of the capacitor is several times smaller...
... The Status of Design in Natural Science Albany, NY: State University of New York Press Rea, M 2000 Naturalism and material objects In Naturalism: A Critical Analysis, ed W L Craig and J P Moreland ... bridges with its opponents and to find sympathetic ears in the academy If sound scholarship produces results that attract the interest of already-established scholars, this will start to happen ... makes the designer responsible for natural evils such as parasitism This suggests that either the designer lacks some of the traditional attributes of God or does not exist at all Rather than be forced...
... itself taken as a historical practice, is also necessary, not just an accident of history; and, third, show that its necessity is itself rational in the sense that it has emerged as what was really ... vassal has the authority to confer that authority on him, since the only authority the vassal possesses is conferred on the vassal by the master himself as author of the law? The master remains ... autonomy is to be taken as a historical, social achievement, not as the realization ofa metaphysical power that was all along operative in us (as Hegel apparently thought Kant s doctrine of transcendental...
... outline ofa form Basic shapes include circles, ovals, squares, rectangles, and triangles SPOT THE VARIOUS SHAPES In this section, a series of photos demonstrate how to see the various shapes of the ... INTRODUCTION This lesson takes you step-by-step through the process of establishing accurate proportions and drawing a simple horse s head, by examining the shapes of its individual parts ILLUSTRATION ... directions, and are many different lengths and thicknesses STEP 15 Shading is added inside the ears Copyright to all articles, images, text, projects, lessons and exercises within this drawing class...
... United States (n=1286 fathers; 19% Hispanic, 70% African American, and 8% Caucasian) with a comparison sample of married parents (n=473 fathers; 25% Hispanic, 37% African American, and 32% Caucasian) ... psychosocial conditions, and availability of materials resources, access to health services, and so on One area of interest, then, is the roles that fathers play in shaping the social circumstances, ... connectedness, Attachment, Positive peer relations, Supportive social networks Resiliency, Less delinquent behavior, Less substance use, Less stress, Less depression, Self acceptance, Life satisfaction...
... London; also by Mr L.C Kerans, expostmaster of Bath, and Messrs S. I Toleman and G.E Chambers, ex-assistant Superintendents of the Bristol Post Office I have gathered many interesting facts from "Stage ... was lessee and manager of the Bath and Bristol theatres, and went about beating up actors, actresses, and companies in postchaises, and he thought letters should be carried at the same pace at ... Secretaryship and General Managership of Post Office affairs, was as a youth a disciple of his predecessor, and assisted him in the development of the Mail Coach system He was apprenticed to the Post Office...
... regionalism art that deals with one specific geographical area school a group of artists with common interests myths Stories about Greek and Roman gods and goddesses that explains and teaches about ... discussions of myth and mythologies Compare the "god-like" qualities ofa particular character (such as Diana, goddess of the hunt) to a modern character (such as Mia Hamm, huntress ofa soccer ... carved students can either leave it as is or paint it using whatever paints are available Tips: The top ofa piece of drywall is the side that tapers down at the edges, this side usually has a...
... Introduction Database Management Systems (DBMSs) are complex, mission-critical software systems Today s DBMSs embody decades of academic and industrial research and intense corporate software development ... contrast to both shared-memory systems that fail as a unit, and shared-nothing systems that lose access to at least some data upon a node failure (unless some alternative data redundancy scheme is ... cardinalities and are na¨ by the standards of current generaıve tion systems Most systems today analyze and summarize the distributions of values in attributes via histograms and other summary statistics...
... man 's side As I aimed a blow at Elias I saw, out of the tail of my eye, Jerry drop his meal as he came forward at full speed, and at almost the same moment a loud splashing in the water caused ... A mean native of North Carolina, who starves his slaves, and makes them work twice as many hours as they should He runs the mill, and it is said that all those who carry grist to him keep a sharp ... grasp on it, and thus made it possible to have a view of what was going on Darius hauled his captive up, much as if he had been a bale of merchandise, and as he was dragged to the floor I saw...