... only afterthe onset ofthe disease, the overexpression of CD40 precedes the onset of lupus and is sustained even during the course ofthe disease We therefore propose that the decreased ratio of ... stimulatory capacity beforeandafterthe onset ofthe disease [14] In our study we analyzed DCs in the original NZM2410 and NZB-W/F1 mice beforeandafterthe onset of overt disease and found different ... to the myeloid DCs and to a smaller extent, beforethe onset ofthe disease, to the CD8α+ DCs, andafter disease onset, to pDCs The overexpression of CD40 is not constitutive in resting DCs The...
... time points during the first 24 hours and then on days andafterthe inclusion in the study APACHE II (acute physiology and chronic health) scores at the time of admission to the intensive care ... biomarker levels beforeandafter endotracheal intubation The measurements ofthe biochemical and physiologic indices were extended to include a full 24 hours afterthe institution of positive pressure ... greater than the upper level ofthe reference standard range (306 ng/ml); and for IL-6, nine patients had a level greater than the upper level ofthe reference standard (149 pg/ml) and only seven...
... SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING ANDTHE FACULTY OFTHE LEONARD N STERN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS OF NEW YORK UNIVERSITY IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OFTHE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY ... outstanding Book-to-Market is the ratio of book value to market value of equity, calculated as ofthe beginning ofthefiscal quarter Size is the natural logarithm of market capitalization as ofthe ... EPS at the end ofthefiscal year during which the Form is filed (the following year for t+1) andthe latest EPS analyst forecast prior to the filing date, deflated by stock price as ofthe beginning...
... contributions PS, NT and PD guarantee the integrity ofthe entire study PS, PC, NT and PD developed the study concepts and design PS undertook the literature research BA and PC performed the histological ... tumours ofthe gastrointestinal tract: a paradise for acronyms (GUMP, GIST, GANT, and now GIPACT) Implications of c-kit in genesis, and yet another of many emerging roles ofthe interstitial cell of ... This therefore raises the question as to whether the diagnosis of all previously undefined mesenchymal tumours ofthe GI tract where c-kit immunostaining was not performed should be revised and...
... especially afterthe founding ofthe People’ Republic of China Generally speaking, the qiaojuan roughly included the relatives ofthe huaqiao during the Republican period They were the relatives ofthe ... observes that the fankeshen painfully pined for their husbands and experienced the feeling of sexual anxiety in the absence of their husbands Wang suggests the need to study the inner world of these ... into the change of southeastern China society The studies also explore changes in the lives ofthe qiaojuan, which help to look into the impact ofthe migration on the individuals However, they often...
... — The Causes ofthe Economic Crisis more, then the fate ofthe money is sealed Only the belief, that the inflation will come to a stop, maintains the value ofthe notes II THE EMANCIPATION OF ... Exchange” andthe essay on “Monetary Reconstruction” written for publication as the Epilogue to the 1953 (and later) editions ofThe Theory of Money and Credit.—Ed.] 16 — The Causes ofthe Economic ... If the quantity of notes were not increased, then the prices ofthe items for sale would be lower If they then demand more imported goods, the prices of these imported items must rise Or else the...
... EARLIER EARLIER EARLIER MATURITY DATE MATURITY DATE EARLIER EARLIER B Harvesting data of smallholder farmers before CARD 026/VIE-05 project implement Variety: OM2718Cooperative: Tan Thoi; Time:12/2006 ... Sổ Nguyễn Văn Sơn Nguyễn Văn Tăng Nguyễn Văn Bảy Trương Văn Hiệp Nguyễn Hòang Lương Nguyễn Văn Theo Tơ Văn Muống Bùi Thanh Hải Đinh Việt Hòang Trần Văn Tiền Dương Văn Dũng Nguyễn Văn Lẩm Tống ... Nguyễn Văn Mười Trần Ngọc Lẫm Nguyễn Văn Út Nguyễn Thanh Liêm Đào Thị Mãnh Nguyễn Thị Lúi Phạm Văn The Phạm Văn Dình Phạm Văn Giữ Nguyễn Văn Bảy Nguyễn Ngọc Chiểu Nguyễn Minh Phương Phạm Văn Triệu...
... number of exported laborers still increased very rapidly This, on one hand, was the result ofthe shift in the structure ofthe State policy and mechanism, and on the other hand the efforts of businesses ... Address the theoretical and practical issues of Vietnam’s labor exports beforeandafterthe 2008 economic crisis - Assess the actual status of Vietnam’s labor export beforeandafterthe 2008 ... export of Vietnam in the upcoming time Structure ofthe Thesis Apart from the preface, list of abbreviation, list of figures and charts, references, and appendices, the Thesis consists of three...
... faster than the fore limbs during the swing phase before administration of 6OHDA The velocity ofthe moving limb during the swing phase was lower after 6-OHDA injection The swing speed of bilateral ... pressure and print area of paw contact in the affected limbs This was most likely due to the rigidity of muscle tone and altered use of paw surface The intensity and contact area ofthe unaffected ... by the Animal Experiments and Ethics Committee ofthe Changhua Christian hospital, Taiwan The experiments were designed to minimize the number of animals used and their suffering Rat model of...
... outline ofthe methodology used for mapping of biomass resources and technology assessment Section discusses the current demand and energy mix of CA Section presents an assessmentofthe potential ... measures the influence of weather seasons on the biorefinery operation andthe challenge to implement systems that enable the biorefinery to operate despite the weather conditions For the analysis ofthe ... account the cost of these systems (stove/fuel) andthe current status ofthe biomass market in the region, there would be even higher barriers for deployment of these stoves than for ICSs Other...
... distribution to the right between 1990 and 2000, andthe increase in the share of countries with higher values ofthe overall index At the same time, there was another change between 1990 and 2000: The policy ... Ho and Jorgenson (1994) review the literature on trade liberalization and its effect on the USA They build a theory to explain the positive association, and then test the significance ofthe ... to the understanding ofthe political economy of regulation On the other hand, deregulation allows newly created competition on the product, labor, and capital markets to determine the winner of...
... sum ofthe market value of all large trades in a given month divided by the average ofthe outstanding nominal amounts at the beginning andthe end ofthe month 4.3 Bid-ask spread (Roll) As the ... market and bond series size and credit quality Here one could also see if there are larger differences between onand off -the- run bonds during the crisis period than in the periods beforeandafter ... Insurance Association andthe Ministry of Economic and Business Affairs targeting the pension area The aim was to ensure that the widening ofthe spread between covered bonds and government bonds...
... is the difference between the monthly return of government bonds andthe one-month risk-free rate ofthe previous month The proxy ofthe default risk is the difference between the return of corporate ... maturity of 1-3 years and a market value weighted short positionofthe remaining maturities The construction of this portfolio is based on the sum ofthe intercept and residuals of equation 3, for the ... excess returns ofthe complete maturity spectrum of German Sovereign bonds andthe month Euribor rate ofthe previous month ∆DS_Levelt and ∆DS_Slopet are the level and slope ofthe default risk...
... happening, the world and culture ofthe Apalachee changed dramatically Some ofthe changes were the result ofthe actions of Europeans; others were the result ofthe actions of Apalachee Some changes the ... community, resistance, and official and unofficial traditions With the aid of these, the resolution to the conundrum will be found in the revised understanding of southeastern history andthe fundamental ... by the end ofthe day Upon completion of assigned tasks, slaves had the remainder ofthe day to pursue their own goals The gang system, on the other hand, involved groups of slaves working the...
... contains the means and SDs ofthe SCCH patients on the scales ofthe SSI Where the possible scores ofthe SSI subscales range from to 15 andthe SSI-total from 20 to 60, the observed means ofthe ... condition of SCCH patients andthe extent and seriousness of their problems both in the interval between first manifestations and diagnosis ofthe disease, and in the current situation, afterthe diagnosis ... dorsal-complaints-first, and diagnostic delay, on the one hand, andthe four IES-R and five SSI scales on the other hand None ofthe correlations with the IES-R scales were significant Age at first manifestations and...
... medicine ofthe author's hospital LTK is the head ofthe division of respiratory and critical care medicine ofthe author's hospital PL is the nurse clinician ofthe medical ICU ofthe author's ... attached to the syringe andthe required blood sample(s) is drawn Following the collection ofthe sample, the syringe with the cannula is removed andthe shut-off valve is opened The Page of device's ... to the improved mortality in the remaining patients We acknowledge the limitations of our study First, this was a before- and- after study and given the limitations of historical control study, the...
... Furthermore possibilities of a personal work style and work with children are sources of energy and motivation The health situation of educators differs from average values ofthe labour force of ... in different body positions, recording of different body positions and movements will be part ofthe intended monitoring Work ability of educators Aims and objectives Ilmarinen and Tempel define ... location) Job demands and work stress - a questionnaire study The study design enables bidirectional assessmentof objective and subjective perception ofthe work situation of educators In so...
... carried out the analysis of data and wrote the manuscript; AML and TPL contributed to the editing ofthe manuscript, clinical recruitment and assessment; WWML participated in the editing ofthe manuscript; ... as the vertebral column andthe central canal; while the visualization ofthe lungs, the chest walls and diaphragms were not affected In the literature, there has been debate about the effect of ... the time ofthe MR studies beforeandafter operation Ethical approval and informed consent for dynamic breath-hold MR imaging have been obtained from all the subjects and their parents MRI assessment...
... point ofthe catheter is dependent on conspicuity ofthe catheter tip Another limitation is the dislocation of catheters between acquisition ofthe planning CT and irradiation Although the angiographic ... volume andthe tolerance dose volume in relation to the direction vector of catheter implantation Since movement ofthe brachytherapy catheters within the liver is limited to the catheter track the ... 38) The direction vector of an implanted catheter was calculated from the coordinates ofthe catheter skin entry site andthe catheter tip in the treatment planning CT If more than one catheter...
... operatory of cardiac surgery showed decreased volumes and pulmonary capacities, therefore reducing the quantity of deep inspirations and cough effectiveness The lessening of deep inspiration and cough ... arises the necessity of an inexpensive alternative method which can reflect in a reliable manner the VC The aim of this study was to evaluate the incentive spirometers as a method ofassessment ... study the direct vital capacity (DVC, ml/Kg) measured by ventilometer and Incentive spirometer beforeandafter CABG surgery The execution order of DVC techniques measured with ventilometer and...