assessment of forced expiratory flows in infants

... the EELV measured by increasing the FiO2 as a function of the Accuracy of the nitrogen washin/washout technique EELV obtained decreasing FiO2 The EELV obtained increasing the FiO2 was -56 + 1.0078 ... cross-sectional lung image in order to identify the regions of interest Each region of interest was then processed and analysed by a custom-designed software package (Soft-E-Film, University of Milan, Italy), ... washout/washin technique was performed by either decreasing or increasing the inspired oxygen fraction (FiO2) The average result of these two measurements allowed the accuracy of the Engstrom Car- Page of...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 11:23

... and Ventura F (2001) Monitoring of pesticides in drinking and related waters in NE Spain with a multiresidue SPE-GC-MS method including an estimation of the uncertainty of the analytical results, ... 30 40 50 60 Incubation time (min) Fig - Formation of MPP metabolites by CYP3A4 up to an incubation time of 60 The molarity of MPP (10 M) at the beginning of the reaction was defined as 100% ... careful monitoring of MPP oxides in drinking water is required to evaluate the acute toxicity of MPP because human population could be exposed to MPP oxon sulfone through the drinking water and...

Ngày tải lên: 05/09/2013, 10:15

... examined brain mechanisms specifically associated with sustained processing using neuroimaging, potentially due to 1) a lack of hypotheses regarding brain mechanisms underlying sustained processing ... important in maintaining processing of emotional information in depressed individuals The current research therefore focused on identifying sustained (ϳ30 sec after a stimulus) disruptions in amygdala ... decreased in response to all emotional stimuli in depressed individuals who displayed increased amygdala activity 4) The clinical relevance of sustained amygdalar processing can be inferred by examining...

Ngày tải lên: 07/03/2014, 17:20

... progression of increased unit readiness over time resulting in recurring periods of availability of trained, ready, and cohesive units These units are prepared for operational deployment in support of ... Angolan heavy In the Middle of the Fight Case xii Table S.1 Case Studies Table S.1—Continued Case Complex Terrain Point in the Range of Military Operations Type of Operation Types of Armored Vehicles ... Findings Several cases examined in this study show the critical difference that even small numbers of medium-armored forces can make, particularly in augmenting light forces or when operating independently...

Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 21:20

... electroplating, smelting, and ore processing (ATSDR 1994) Mine tailings and drainage from mines can contain high concentrations of zinc (Cobb et al 2000) The fate and transport of zinc (Zn+2) in the ... of paint chips or the inhalation of aerosolized lead from decaying paint In 1991, the amount of Pb was greatly reduced in gasoline (Anonymous2001a) Most of the environmental lead contamination ... field studies using plants growing in field-contaminated soil) Sources of contamination for soils used in these studies included mine tailings (20%), sludge amendments (20%), industrial wastes...

Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 23:10

... quantitation of microgram quantities of protein utilizing principle of protein-dye binding Anal Biochem 72, 248 254 34 Tang D, Shafer MM, Vang K, Karner DA & Armstrong DE (2003) Determination of dissolved ... data (black line, A,B,C), tting a singleenzyme model (blue line, A), tting a twoenzyme model (red line, B) and tting a single-enzyme model with competitive product inhibition (yellow line, C) The ... metabolites in Leishmania infantum promastigotes (A) Analysis of 2-oxoaldehydes, showing the presence of MG as 2-methylquinoxaline and the internal standard (IS, lM 2,3-dimethylquinoxaline) Other...

Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 13:20

... regarding the efficacy of inhaled ribavirin for treatment of RSV CAP in infants Ribavirin has in vitro activity against RSV, but use of this drug for RSV infection is not routinely recommended in ... drug exposure in infected tissues, inadequate drainage of empyema or abscess, or inadequate duration of therapy Increased degree of parenchymal involvement, presence of or increase in pleural fluid, ... cephalosporins provide adequate activity against only 60%–70% of currently isolated strains of pneumococcus Clindamycin provides in vitro activity against 60%–85% of pneumococci in certain geographic...

Ngày tải lên: 28/03/2014, 09:20

... annual rainfall with the highest rains falling in November The third is a short dry season starting in December and ending in January The fourth is a rainy season spanning from February to end of May ... limits for drinking and irrigation purposes Zinc is originating from urban areas and its source needs to be pinpointed There is also a possibility that Zinc is also being removed in groundwater ... plating, and in the chemical industry as oxidizing agents and in the production of other chromium compounds Trivalentchromium salts are used less widely, being employed in textile dyeing, in the ceramic...

Ngày tải lên: 29/03/2014, 21:20

... [3] Highly challenging and innovative ideas such as serving 70% of a population of 190 million in Brazil, skin-to-skin care for newborns in India and improved perinatal care in Nepal have worked ... the LHWs entering data from the quantitative questionnaire into the Statistical Package for Social Sciences; reaching a final interpretation by combining all the findings The answers of the majority ... areas of weak knowledge They liked the idea of receiving a regular publication from the programme Out of the total, about 3% of the respondents showed interest in receiving official or administrative...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 17:20

... incorporates modifications resulting from the findings of this study These studies should include an assessment of whether extending the response options in the Ease of use domain from to points ... (v1.1) In general, how afraid are you of needles? General feelings about injections Feelings about injections In general, how afraid are you of having an injection? How anxious you feel about giving ... (v1.1) In general, how afraid are you of needles? General feelings about injections Feelings about injections In general, how afraid are you of having an injection? How anxious you feel about giving...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 15:20

... experience of household in the project area 10 Table 6: Clam culture technical training, quality and rate of applying in the study area 11 Table 7: Type and area of land holding of farmers in the ... transparency Using fertilize to produce algal in clam culture pond Weekly applying CaCO3 or dolomite to maintain value of pH (in range 7.5-8.5) and alkali (in range 80-150) Using lime of CaO in pond ... Institute training from Australia Over 200 farmers including 36 farms participated in the demonstration and received technical training in clam farming Considering the size and duration of the project,...

Ngày tải lên: 21/06/2014, 06:20

... Effect of microwave intensity for decomposition of BTB in aqueous solutions contributed to degradation of BTB indirectly by increasing UV intensity The thermal and non-thermal effects of microwave ... blocking of surface sites by H2O2 and the OH radical scavenging by H2O2 (H2O2 ? •OH ? HO2• ? H2O) Comparison of the Effects of the Constituent Techniques The effect of H2O2 has been investigated in ... nanoparticles mass of 0.1 g; microwave irradiation intensity of 0.4 kW; solution circulation flow rate of 300 ml/ min; ozone injection rate of 0.75 g/hr; hydrogen peroxide addition amount of ml (1.1632...

Ngày tải lên: 21/06/2014, 17:20

... promotion in Huarmaca province The project has measured Key Findings: Financing Baseline Findings (2007) Endline Findings (2010) • Financing mainly in the form of funding by international donors and in- kind ... activities of a particular organization and some outlining collaborative agreements In Cajamarca, the Key Findings: Institutional Arrangements Baseline Findings (2007) Endline Findings (2010) ... 11:48 AM Endline Assessment of the Enabling Environment in Peru Findings by Dimension 2.7 Financing In recent years, the bulk of government implementation funding has shifted from such ministries...

Ngày tải lên: 29/06/2014, 02:20

... measurements remain mandatory for bringing a comprehensive and consistent picture of forest conditions 2.1 Remote sensing in the optical domain In the short wavelengths ranging from visible to infrared ... comparing the two images with rating or dierencing techniques Using colour composite transparencies, Ciesla et al [19] have found some limitations in the assessment of defoliation intensity, inducing ... development of strategies for a spatial assessment of damages including the use of remote sensing data; developments in a number of water stress issues, such as the identication of potential...

Ngày tải lên: 07/08/2014, 16:20

... CC (t C t–1 DM) DM) Min Min Min Min Min Max Min Max Min Min Max Max Max Min Min Max Min Max Max Max Min Max Max Max 0.8 Figure Box plots (see Fig for detailed description) of BEF1 values for different ... 50% of the sample points of the second inventory were measured With more than 13 000 plots over a territory of 30 528 km2, forest inventories in Belgium have one of the highest sampling rates in ... Belgian sampling grid, with each sampling point representing 50 of forest, is very dense [15, 31] In comparison, one plot represents 400 of forest land in the USA [9] Based on the information of the...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 00:22

... review Any remaining sentinel nodal tissue after frozen sectioning were fixed in formalin and embedded in paraffin with subsequent examination by H&E staining (again an average of levels per node ... are all too often inaccurate[3] Any uncertainty surrounding the "completeness" of the initial surgery may weigh heavily on the minds of women undergoing lymphatic mapping due to the interval between ... analysis and the formal paraffin section remain widespread In this study, we describe our experience of routine intraoperative frozen section of sentinel nodes in women with invasive breast cancer but...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 07:21

... was maintained in the left eye The adenoma gradually progressed, eventually requiring SRT using 25 Gy in equal fractions (5 Gy × times in consecutive days) for a minimum coverage of 90% of the ... underline the importance of QA assessment for reproducible outcomes, not only in contouring and the setting of dose constraints, but also for planned dose distributions especially in a multi-clinician ... neither consensus in contouring nor planning in these area, so that in fact it is only simulation examination Thirdly, although we confirmed precision of fusion software by visual inspection at least...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 09:20

... series, considering one cutting level in five out of nine cases, two cutting levels in eight out of nine cases, and three cutting levels in all cases produced a reliable result cal review of the manuscript ... feasible through the examination of multiple specimens obtained by US-guided biopsy of small joints Microphotograph of an ultrasound-guided sample H & E staining of Microphotograph of an ultrasound-guided ... features of rheumatoid synovitis, surgical synovial tissue specimens were obtained during arthroplasty or synovectomy from clinically involved (swollen) small joints of nine patients with longstanding...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 10:21

... species of the 323 species of wild vegetables were selected for the integrated assessment Integrated Assessment The establishment of integrated assessment index system The indicators of the synthetic ... References Inner Mongolia and Ningxia Integrated Expedition of the Chinese Academy of Sciences: Vegetation in Inner Mongolia Beijing: Science Press; 1985 Ma YQ: Flora of Inner Mongolia Hohhot: Inner ... Chinese Academy of Science: Northeast Resource Plants Handbook Beijing: Science Press; 1958 47 Chinese Ministry of Commerce Bureau, Institute of Botany of Chinese Academy of Sciences: Flora of...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 09:21

... duct) in 66.7% of cases, and in 33.3% they were localized outside the gland in the vicinity of the hilus and of the distal portion of the excretory duct Following submandibulectomy or slitting of ... is a painful swelling of the afflicted gland that abates postprandial The literature describes sialolithiasis in infants mostly in single case reports The youngest documented case in a single ... and infants This agrees well with our findings We saw 66.6% of non-epithelial tumors (haemangioma, haemangiolymphoma) in infants Eneroth und Hjertman [41] found 75-85% of all benign lesions in...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 20:20