... NeuroCom International, Inc the subject's predetermined (seated) digit span Upon reciting the final digit in the string, the examiner initiated COP recording, and the subject repeated the digit string ... even in a relatively small sample More research is needed to confirm the current findings, expand our understanding of what constitutes meaningful clinical change in ApEn values, and determine ... training on posture and attentional demands in older adults Aging Clin Exp Res 2004, 16(5):363-368 Schneider M, Retz W, Coogan A, Thome J, Rosler M: Anatomical and functional brain imaging in...
... lived in the Hongnong prefecture belonged to Chinese Medieval aristocracy in the Han- Jin period At the same time, it was one of the two most prominent families in the late Han period Accordingly, ... Yangs as an indicative representation of Chinese medieval aristocracy during the early Medieval China To explore the three historic periods of Yangs’ rising, flourishing and declining, this paper ... chapter, tracing the Hongnong Yangs’ origins by analyzing the annals including the Chinese official historiography, historical literature, and the records on tablets Meanwhile, the third and fourth...
... 论。Whalen Lai 的“Friendship in Confucian China—Classical and Late Ming”以西方论朋友相较孔门论友道的视角,泛论交友意涵从先秦致晚明的变 化。其他偶有触及的,则似多关注“交友”作为男性身份之意涵之一,如 Martin W Huang 的 “Male Friendship in Ming China”, 然此即属性别课 题。 以汉代人伦为探讨课题的专书,目前只见有季乃礼的《三纲六纪与社会整 ... 孝伦理的措施及社会影响》(2006)。张文关注的是儒家由治家到治国一贯的主 张通过“孝”伦理在汉代发展的情形,而 Michael Nylan 的“Confucian Piety and Individualism inHan China” (1996) 则分析了“孝”之价值被过度强 调而导致了东汉政权衰败。两者仍不出政治范围之关怀。郭玉峰《略论汉代士 大夫阶层的母子关系》(2001)以及毛力平《汉代社会孝行初探》(2000),则为 ... Holzman 的“The Place of Filial Piety in Ancient China”(1998)。该文的后半部分以汉代极尽孝行来说明“孝”在当时的中国乃 是一种绝对性价值观,而汉人对父母的祟拜能等同于西方对上帝的祟拜。Sorhoon Tan 的“Filial Daughters -in- law—Questioning Confucian Filiality” 则探讨了汉儒叙述女性尽孝于翁姑的事例所关注的问题。Keith...
... compared extensive profiles of cytokines, including chemokines and growth factors, in healthy elderly andyoung subjects As compared to the younger subjects in group 1, the elderly subjects had ... were obtained from the forearm of each subject via the anticubital vein after a minimum of 12 hours of fasting Samples were collected in EDTA-treated and plain tubes The methods for determining the ... and to maximize the sensitivity and dynamic range of the assay Cytokine levels were determined using a Luminex IS 100 (Luminex, Austin, TX), and the data were reported as median fluorescent intensities...
... cancers (46,47) Insulin resistance, changes in adipose tissue hormones, such as leptin and adiponectin, earlier leptin activation of the hypothalamic–pituitary axis resulting in initiation and progress ... hepatitis, and cirrhosis were more frequent in female than in male children, adolescents, andyoungadults During the past decade, the number of publications on NAFLD and NASH has increased dramatically, ... adolescents, andyoungadults increased in the past decades, paralleling the trends in obesity-related hospitalizations This could be a consequence of the obesity epidemic or of increased screening for...
... schooling and health would, depending on its nature, imply the possibility of increasing the aggregate level of health either by increasing schooling or by increasing health education and other ... health For example, schooling increases information about the true effects of Health Econ 15: 1201–1216 (2006) DOI: 10.1002/hec Health, Schooling and Lifestyle among YoungAdultsin Finland health ... Health Econ 15: 1201–1216 (2006) DOI: 10.1002/hec Health, Schooling and Lifestyle among YoungAdultsin Finland 14 years old (À), average grade (+), repeated years of schooling (À) and living in...
... pm– pm) For blood samples, an intravenous catheter was inserted in older and younger adults The sampling collection begun after a rest period of 45 In old andyoung adults, blood samples were drawn ... conducted in humans In animals, estrogens excert an potentiating effect (Kitay, 1961, 1963; Viau and Meaney, 1991; Burgess and Handa, 1992; Carey et al., 1995; Handa and McGivern, 1999) while in humans ... age and gender on pituitary– adrenocortical responsiveness in humans Eur J Endocrinol 132, 705–711 Burgess, L.H., Handa, R.J., 1992 Chronic estrogen-induced alterations in adrenocorticotropin and...
... imaging findings of XDR TB have not been reported Thus, the purpose of this study was to describe the radiological findings of XDR pulmonary TB and to compare the observed findings with findings ... lesions and cavitating nodules (arrows) mainly in left upper and middle lung zones andin right apex B-D Transverse CT (2.5-mm section thickness) scans obtained at levels of great vessels (B), main ... received no or less than one month of anti-TB treatment or received only first-line anti-TB drugs) In our study, there was no difference in imaging findings in terms of frequency and extent of each...
... compared extensive profiles of cytokines, including chemokines and growth factors, in healthy elderly andyoung subjects As compared to the younger subjects in group 1, the elderly subjects had ... were obtained from the forearm of each subject via the anticubital vein after a minimum of 12 hours of fasting Samples were collected in EDTA-treated and plain tubes The methods for determining the ... and to maximize the sensitivity and dynamic range of the assay Cytokine levels were determined using a Luminex IS 100 (Luminex, Austin, TX), and the data were reported as median fluorescent intensities...
... compared extensive profiles of cytokines, including chemokines and growth factors, in healthy elderly andyoung subjects As compared to the younger subjects in group 1, the elderly subjects had ... were obtained from the forearm of each subject via the anticubital vein after a minimum of 12 hours of fasting Samples were collected in EDTA-treated and plain tubes The methods for determining the ... and to maximize the sensitivity and dynamic range of the assay Cytokine levels were determined using a Luminex IS 100 (Luminex, Austin, TX), and the data were reported as median fluorescent intensities...
... CD-RISC show good psychometric properties and a high level of reliability and validity inyoungadults The findings also confirmed a single dimension underlying the 10 items of the scale The reliability ... CDRISC in Castilian Spanish, and that this short and simple instrument requires little time to complete and is thus efficiently administered For that reason, it may be a suitable instrument for clinical ... indexes in covariance structure analysis: Conventional criteria versus new alternatives Structural Equation Modeling 1999, 6:1-55 15 Connor KM, Zhang W: Recent advances in the understanding and...
... noted in snow depth or snow water equivalent in the spruce and beech stands in the winter season 2005/2006 nor in the following two winters in the period of snow accumulation Snowpack investigation ... importance In the spruce and beech stands, overland flow including the lateral flow of water through soil (interflow) ranged at a level of ± 4% of winter precipitation in 2005/2006 In the following ... Detailed methodology and results of studies have already been published in a number of papers (e.g Kantor 1984, 1995) In winter andin the period of spring melting, overland and lateral flow of...
... We herein report a rare presentation of intratumoral bleeding followed by intraluminal rupture of a giant gastric GIST resulting in upper GI bleeding The occurrence of intratumoral bleeding followed ... (MIB-1 index) in gastrointestinal stromal tumors Hum Pathol 1997, 28:160-165 Bagnolo F, Bonassi U, Scelsi R, Testoni PA: Gastric stromal tumor: a rare neoplasm presenting with gastrointestinal ... consider for at least year in patients with intermediate or high risk [11,12] GIST usually presents as gastrointestinal bleeding or a palpable abdominal mass Other rare presentations include bowel...
... of an amino acid, p.Ser95del, in the elastin/laminin-binding domain of EBP This variation in the elastin-binding domain of the EBP protein may directly impair tropoelastin binding to EBP and assembly ... of alternatively spliced mRNA of the GLB1 gene encoding EBP The unique 32 amino acid region encoded by a frameshift in exon contains an elastin/laminin-binding domain (underlined) The bp in- frame ... frameshift in exon results in a unique form of EBP, a 32-residue sequence containing an elastin/laminin-binding domain [15] The two heterozygous mutations identified in patient displaying cardiac involvement...
... varied imaging manifestations of injury, and maintain a high index of suspicion within the appropriate clinical setting In the case of clinical suspicion, when radiological signs are lacking, there ... manuscript LF and KV took part in the care of the patient and contributed in the preparation of the manuscript HI contributed in carrying out the medical literature search SF was involved in conception ... examination revealed multiple rib fractures in the left half of the thorax, abdominal breathing and a right flail chest, macroscopic haematuria and swelling of the left abdominal wall Chest examination...
... near neck Body of scapula involving glenoid margin Rt Pain swelling and discharging sinus 11 Isolated Drainage and ATD Surgery and ATD NA Debridement and curettage and ATD, ATD alone Scapular ... chemotherapy, consisting of four drugs: isoniazid (INH), pyrazinamide, ethambutol and rifampicin He was given INH, rifampicin and ethambutol for four months and INH and rifampicin for 10 months Radiographs ... density seen in the body of the scapula involving the glenoid margin (Figure 1) and there was a minimal increase in density surrounding the lesion A plain chest radiograph was normal and a closed...
... working, and time looking for work among non-IDUs Change in time working Change in time using drugs Change in time looking for work Decrease or not work No change or Increase Total Not looking ... sniffing cocaine (for at least the last 12 months) IDUs stopped injecting (no injection during the last 12 months) Table (bottom lines) shows the mean hours spent using drugs in 2001 andin 2004 ... we observed many young people (generally non-injecting drug users) living or congregating in groups on street corners, in building entrances, andin abandoned public spaces Cocaine is frequently...
... T1 and T2 weighted images The initial cervical T2 weighted MRI showed patchy ill-defined central linear hyperintense focus in the intramedullary portion of the spinal cord between C1 and C5 in ... http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/2/1/348 General physical examination showed a young woman with frequent paroxysmal tonic flexor spasms lasting minutes each and involving the left upper and lower limbs Higher mental function ... Sjogren's syndrome, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and anti-phospholipid syndrome [8-10] NMO occurring following the administration of vaccines prepared from whole, killed or live attenuated vaccines...
... association Inyoung patients a definite link between high homocysteine levels and risk of developing central retinal vein occlusion has not been established [10] Conclusion Our initial history-taking ... vein occlusion with both deep and superficial haemorrhages involving all four quadrants of the retina on each side, as well as marked optic disc oedema and dilated, tortuous retinal veins Intraocular ... closer questioning it was found that the patient had not eaten vegetables for several years and lived on a diet involving a processed corn snack, chips and fast food chain meals She explained that...
... from chronic gastrointestinal or genitourinary tract bleeding, insufficient iron intake from the diet or impaired intestinal iron absorption One possible underlying intestinal disease associated ... showing no cross-competition for binding of erythropoietin and thrombopoietin to c-mpl and the erythropoietin receptor Recent data suggest a synergistic effect of erythropoietin and thrombopoietin ... thrombopoietin to c-mpl and the erythropoietin receptor On the other hand, it has been suggested that erythropoietin and thrombopoietin can synergistically stimulate megakaryocyte proliferation owing...