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... because they recognized the increased potential liability of not doing so Not surprisingly, with widespread adoption, the cost of these devices came down Another interesting finding inthe closed ... education, through residency OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGYand other postgraduate training programs, and continuing with a demonstration of both the understanding and practice of safest medical practice ... allergies and drug– drug interactions THE EFFECT OF DEFENSIVE MEDICINE PRACTICES INOBSTETRICSANDGYNECOLOGYThe sobering realities of liability issues in our specialty are well documented The average...
... specialist inobstetricsand gynaecology He has an interest in high risk pregnancy and health informatics He was the main instigator of one ofthe rst perinatal databases inthe world and has an ongoing ... surprisingly few studies on the efficacy ofultrasoundin improving outcomes but in a number of situations including dating, diagnosing multiple pregnancies (e.g twins) andinthe use of Doppler ultrasound ... services 2) understand the competitive forces facing e-health organizations andthe role ofthe Internet in modifying these forces, and 3) from analyzing the web of players combined with the competitive...
... broad groups of causes or ofultrasoundin improving outcomes but in a number of situations including dating, diagnosing multiple pregnancies (e.g twins) andinthe use of Doppler ultrasound for ... time in their lives The International Confederation of Midwives has midwives in terms of training and standards which is important as they have a leading role internationally inthe provision of ... College of Obstetricians and Gynof standards of good medical practice under the categories of professional, institutional and training The RCOG statements and guidelines on governance and clinical...
... taking Vitamin A and Iron tablets in postnatal care period is low There is only 0,4% of mothers use Vitamin A and 15,8% of mothers taking full dose of Iron tablet The rate of mothers taking supplements ... mothers and newborn during 10 days after hospital discharge, including clinical examination, treatment (if any) and health counselling - Aim ofthe intervention: Improving good knowldge and ... taker) In each area, we chose 10 informants for in- deph interview 2.2.1.4 Data gathering methods There are two methods of data gathering in this paper: quantitative methods (using checklist and...
... to the long axis ofthe limb, in a set repeatable patient position for carrying out the imaging ofthe identified muscle [11,19-21] Quantitative analyses ofthe intrinsic foot muscles, including ... between ultrasound imaging andthe "gold standard" of MRI and CT [15] Furthermore, muscle imaging techniques such as MRI and US have been shown to be of value in inflammatory myopathies [15] Ultrasound ... data collection and drafted the manuscript KR and WH participated inthe design ofthe study, statistical analysis and drafting ofthe manuscript All authors read and approved the final manuscript...
... domain structure Schematic of Vrp1p showing the Vrp1p truncations and mutant proteins used in this study and their various known domains: actin-binding domains, Hof one trap (HOT) domain, and ... (Vrp1p-verprolin homology N-terminal or VH2-N) which we previously showed does contain an actinbinding domain (this actin-binding domain has not yet been mapped) [23] We name the actin-binding domain that ... novel C-terminal actin binding domain the VH2-C domain to distinguish it from the two previously reported N-terminal actin-binding domains [19,21,23] The second submodule comprises the LBD (residues...
... a is the ratio of apparent dissociation constants for binding GST-IjBa inthe presence and absence of ATP, andthe value of a indicates whether the binding of one substrate (ATP) affects the affinity ... Intensity of nucleus Intensity of cytoplasm Intensity of nucleus Scheme This is a simplification of a cell as seen by analysis software, where the software measures the intensity of NF-jB inthe ... s)1 and 16.2 nmỈmin)1 inthe kinase assay using Hepes ⁄ MgCl2 ⁄ MnCl2 buffer These findings confirmed the importance of kinase conditions used for determining kinetic values (Fig 2E,F) A list of...
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... shown inthe figure The LUMO is of D andthe 18 HOMO of P symmetry showing again a DESC with ns = and explaining the large HOMO-LUMO gaps The splitting seen inthe D shell is a consequence ofthe ... decay ofthe QMC data (main panel of Fig 2) Then we extrapolated Δsp (K) for various fitting ranges in terms of varying the starting point τstart , as seen inthe inset of Fig Finally, we took the ... Strengthening the research and increasing the visibility to compete at the international level are further goals ofthe Gauß–Allianz At the moment, the entire HPC community in Germany is awaiting the...
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... before them They were pushing the waters out ofthe basin ofthe sea.‖ (The new Englander, 1921) The perception of air in terms of a sea makes an invisible thing (air) observable The repetition of ... associated with feelings in spite ofthe greater popularity of water metaphors These findings will be clarified in light of cultural features inthe following lines The function of describing emotions ... difference inthe way the writers integrate their attitudes inthe descriptions of people and things Analysing the findings in this culturally and stylistically oriented fashion was really among the...
... UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES PHÍ THỊ THU TRANG A STUDY OF WATER AND FIRE AS METAPHORS IN AMERICAN AND VIETNAMESE SHORT STORIES OFTHE 20TH CENTURY ... Water and fire as metaphors in American and Vietnamese short stories ofthe 20th century 12 2.1 The popularity of water and fire as metaphors 12 2.2 The formation of metaphors ... TABLE OF CONTENTS iv PART ONE: INTRODUCTION 1 Rationale for the study Scope ofthe study Objectives ofthe study Methods ofthe study...
... analyzed, synthesized and computed and finally documented The findings and conclusions ofthe paper are based on the facts and figures produced via these methods Design ofthe study This thesis paper ... with the popularity, the creation andthe functions of water and fire metaphors Part III is the conclusion ofthe study in which a summary ofthe findings, pedagocial implications for teaching and ... methods and format ofthe study Part II includes two main chapters Chapter provides the theoretical background ofthe study regarding major concerns inthe area of metaphor and literature, and brief...
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... patient has and counsel accordingly Heartburn and indigestion are common complaints, especially inthe first trimester and again inthe third trimester During the first trimester, much ofthe indigestion ... associate with the common nausea and vomiting of pregnancy (see the article by Goodwin in this issue) The complaints inthe third trimester are commonly because ofthe pressure ofthe enlarging uterus ... blueprint for building a home, then one can see how the data from the initial visit is like laying the foundation The risk assessment and baseline laboratory is like the framing ofthe structure The...