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... Sandblasting of the surface emphasises the varying hardness of the wooden tissue and the needle traces become visible as small “pins” (figure 2) They are arranged in diagonal lines according to the ... [18] The authors explain long-term variations with changes in growth rate and increasing stand density In the present study, impact of air pollution cannot be taken into consideration since the ... illustrated in figure Since the needle primordia are formed in the year preceding shoot elongation, shoot length is partly determined by the same factors which affect the formation of winter buds [3, 25] ...

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... reminders The invited individuals were also given the option to respond over the internet The questionnaire included three parts The first part was a modified version [29] of the Swedish OLIN ... further increase in prevalence of asthma in the lower age http://respiratory-research.com/content/10/1/94 group The current findings, together with findings from several studies presented in the ... wheezing)" and "Have you had these symptoms within the last year" Any wheeze "Have you had whistling or wheezing in the chest at any occasion during the last 12 months"; Wheezing with breathlessness:...

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... and informative covariates The weights represent the inverse probability of having dropped out and are then incorporated into the generalized estimating equations model In our case, we used the ... RA in Spain Throughout the follow-up of the EMECAR cohort, the percentage of patients without any DMARD declined while the frequency of patients on combined therapy increased In addition, combination ... helped to draft the manuscript IG-A participated in the design of the study and also in collection of the data at the Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, was involved in the interpretation...

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... that took 50 years to complete, the initial response being very fast with only a few years being required to reach the mid-point In this chapter I focus on the last glacial cycle ( 125 0 kyr) that ... a minimum or inhibited altogether Further east, on the Russian Plain, the dense temperate forest of the last interglacial maximum was replaced by open, harsh, loess-steppe with the onset of the ... 2002) Corresponding altitude shifts in vegetation occurred in the major mountain blocks (Wooller et al., 2003) The Sahara changed dramatically during these cycles During the last interglacial,...

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... over time, including changes in the scope of services, and, to the extent possible, changes in quantity and quality The next step is to apply an appropriate measure of inflation to the baseline ... through the chosen inflation Price Index index B Do the same for the following FY BLSg (See p 18) National Service Wage Index xiv Measuring Changes in Service Costs Table S.1—continued Estimate the ... project estimates into the future to meet the reporting requirements In Table 1.1 we break down the process of estimating the savings into a series of steps The first step is to define the set of services...

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... in the REST group) between groups Of the seven individuals in the REST group, two rested during the first two minutes, three rested in the middle two minutes, and six rested in the final two minutes ... less in the second two minutes relative to the initial two minutes, and a further 5.4 ± 17.1 m less in the final two minutes (relative to the middle two minutes) Post hoc Tukey analysis indicated ... two minute interval Temporal symmetry ratio was determined by calculating the ratio of swing time/stance time for each limb, and then dividing the limb with the larger ratio by the limb with the...

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... covered according to insurance law In addition, there are differences in the definition of insurance groups, including the level of the insurance premia and who has to pay these, in the guaranteed ... Rep., the Ukraine, Hungary and Belarus The rates decreased strikingly in Romania, Moldavia, the Czech Republic and Hungary On the other hand, the rates in Croatia and Turkey increased strikingly in ... Macedonia On the other hand, the rate was strikingly low in Turkey (Figure 1) The occupational accident rate is not lower in the nine EU countries than in the non-EU countries It is however striking that...

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... but the WHO definition This phenomenon may be explained by differences in the components and cut-off values used in the definitions The WHO is the only definition to include albumin/creatinine ... effects of methotrexate on the presence of the MetS are only present in patients over the age of 60 years These findings are unsurprising given that patients over the Figure The relationship between ... ApoB Insulin resistance was evaluated from fasting glucose and insulin using the Homeostasis Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance (HOMA IR) [37] and the Quantitative Insulin Sensitivity Check Index...

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... threshold) and completely absent in the other species (using a lenient threshold) Accordingly, a binding event that is strong in one species and weak in the other would be considered a ‘conser­ ... gains) of individual binding sites are likely to have a small effect on overall transcriptional output In such a model, the vast majority of individual TF binding sites would be disposable over ... factor in one species, we almost always observe binding by that factor to the orthologous sequence in the other species’ What factors might contribute to such strikingly different findings? One...

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... result in increased TPD in foot areas Therefore, increase in TPD does not necessarily indicate either neuropathy or vascular dysfunction [5] Static and dynamic Two-Point Discrimination The minimum ... An aesthesiometer is a modified form of vernier caliper useful for determining the TPD of touch, by moving the prongs into contact with the portion of the body part and then pressing until the ... different areas of the foot to find the sensation An aesthesiometer was used to find the TPD The two prong tips of aesthesiometer were made to touch the body part at the same instant The subject orally...

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... Bobbaers H, Bouillon R: Intensive insulin therapy in the medical ICU N Engl J Med 2006, 354:449-461 Singer M, Glynne P: Treating critical illness: the importance of first doing no harm PLoS Med ... outcomes Competing interests The author declares that they have no competing interests References 10 11 12 13 Bernard GR, Vincent JL, Laterre PF, LaRosa SP, Dhainaut JF, Lopez-Rodriguez A, Steingrub ... recombinant human activated protein C for severe sepsis N Engl J Med 2001, 344:699-709 Padkin A, Goldfrad C, Brady AR, Young D, Black N, Rowan K: Epidemiology of severe sepsis occurring in the...

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... limitations, including administration of the drug in desperate cases and evaluation of small numbers of patients One serious concern is raised by the high incidence of ischaemia during terlipressin administration ... were evaluated in two of these studies [4,5] Therefore, further studies are need to determine the safety of terlipressin when used in patients with septic shock 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 In conclusion, ... Leone and Martin patients The terlipressin-induced fall in oxygen delivery and consumption emphasizes the need to monitor CI closely when this drug is used in patients with sepsis The additional...

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... blockholders are just continuing the politically-motivated lending policies of the government when they acquire the banks’ stakes In this line of thought, the observed declines in government ownership ... with the bank In addition, Dinç (2005) shows that government-owned banks in emerging markets significantly increase their lending in election years relative to private banks The author interprets ... On the other hand, the poor protection of minority shareholders in some countries may be forcing minority shareholders to either increase their stakes (thereby becoming large shareholders themselves),...

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... variables The response variables increased during the beginning of the fishing season (April–May), plateaued or peaked during the middle of the season (June–August), and then declined towards the end ... in fishery data and in the processes affecting DO concentration within the GOM of fishing effort on harvesting fish in other words, a change in Gulf Menhaden catchability to the fishery Changes in ... 5- × 5-min grid cells, averaged over all fishing sets in the northern Gulf of Mexico during 2006–2009 within each grid (darker shading in cells = lower DO concentration; lighter shading in cells...

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... (Diagnostic Instruments) was used to incorporate pointto-point distance measurements into the digital image spanning the length of the final opaque band and the penultimate opaque band from the edge of the ... occurred within the sampled population METHODS Sampling Barndoor Skate were captured opportunistically in collaboration with the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) during industry-based, ... prohibited from commercial landing while the other two species within the complex (Winter Skate and Little Skate) have strict management regulations governing their harvest in accordance with a Skate...

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... determined, which encompassed 60% of the seedlings grown in the beds, but did not include the extremely small or extremely large seedlings from the population The large diameter class for the Orting ... to the above silvicultural treatments and chose those that resulted in the greatest success We then combined them into a single study to evaluate the interactive effects of different combinations ... gradually over a six to eight month period A thin layer of soil was placed between the roots of the planted seedlings and the fertilizer in the bottom of the planting hole to prevent root burn The...

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... can be made [17], their utility in the diagnosis of critical illness and monitoring of response to therapy have yet to be proven The linkage between these non-invasive continuous measures of ... SvO2 To the extent that these measures can be made continuously and in a non-invasive fashion they will enjoy a wider degree of application and potentially prove cost-effective Finally, these measures ... status and clinical outcomes needs to be made and, if shown useful, may be the direction we take in the future to guide us in the resuscitation of patients with critical illness Competing interests...

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... activists and others working on the frontlines of the response The IAS encourages all professionals working in the HIV/AIDS field to become members We are convinced that in the struggle against this ... society, and the IAS is looking at ways to strategically expand its role in this area in order to strengthen the capacity of the HIV workforce The IAS has been increasingly involved in policy and ... rapidly since its launch in July 2004 It is fully indexed on PubMed and available online [3] The IAS is also increasingly involved in the development and delivery of a range of education and training...

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