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Characterization of lung dendritic cells in a novel murine model of asthma
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10/09/2015, 09:04
... Introduction rate has markedly increased the cost of this disease as measured in health care dollars, time away from work and school, and mortality The global economic costs for asthma patient care ... incidence of symptoms, their day/night time occurrence and history of allergy and so on to facilitate the diagnosis of asthma 1.2 Animal model of asthma Clinical observations on asthmatic patients have ... frequency and severity of symptoms, forced expiratory volume and peak expiratory flow rate In asthma research, nevertheless, it is more commonly classified according to the origin and cause of the disease,...
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báo cáo hóa học: " Assessment of psychosocial functioning and its risk factors in children with pectus excavatum" ppt
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20/06/2014, 15:20
... selection multivariate logistic regression analysis The multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to calculate the odds ratio and to examine the effect of each factor on the risk for ... representative samples of PE patients Information from a standardized behavioural checklist provided a wealth of information about the psychosocial status of children with PE Moreover, we compared the ... interpretation of data, in writing the article, or in the decision to submit the paper for publication The authors are indebted to all participating practitioners and doctors’ assistant for their participation...
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Báo cáo khoa học: "Effectiveness of 99mTc-tetrofosmin for assessment of heart functions in micropigs" ppsx
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07/08/2014, 20:23
... latpesorefni dna ,latpes ,latpesoretna ,laretaloretna ,roiretna ,xepa yhpargomot detupmoc noissime notohp elgnis nimsofortet-cT detag gnisu noitcnuf caidrac eht fo tnemssessa na rof yml 9a9 cigolocamrahp ... eht fo noitazilausiv a dewohs segami noitom llaw caidrac ehT egami lanoisnemid sa detcurtsnocer noitom llaw caidrac eht tneserper segami esehT giF pam a sa noiger caidrac hcae fo noisufrep fo seulav ... eht retfa h ot pu rof demrofrep eb nac gnigami ,eroferehT ekatpu fo nrettap laitini sti morf noitubirtsider tnacifingis ogrednu ton seod nimsofortet ,ralimis eb ot sraeppa DAC etaredom ot dlim...
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Báo cáo y học: "Regional differences in prediction models of lung function in Germany" ppsx
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12/08/2014, 11:21
... Peters) and the SHIP study group and to all coworkers who are responsible for the design and conduct of the three studies The KORA research platform (KORA, Cooperative Research in the Region of Augsburg) ... the diagnosis, management, and prevention of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and World Health Organization Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive ... 15.9) and BMI (27.8 ± 4.7), and it had more than twice as high of an obesity rate (29.1%) in comparison to the two other populations (p < 0.01 for each comparison) The percentage of hypertension and...
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Báo cáo y học: " Endothelial Computed tomographic assessment of lung weights in trauma patients with early posttraumatic lung dysfunction" potx
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14/08/2014, 07:21
... fluid or opacifications other than small, localized dorsal atelectasis were not included The decision whether a lung was normal was based on the consensus of one radiologist and two intensivists ... Radiology Information System and Picture Archiving and Communication Systems of the Department of Radiology CT, computed tomography; PaO2/FiO2, ratio of arterial partial pressure of oxygen to fraction ... Score (ISS), the Abbreviated Injury Scale of the Thorax (AIS-T) and the Thoracic Trauma Severity Score (TTSS) were calculated at the time of admission [27-29] The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score...
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Assessment of neuropsychological function of attention in drop out students returning for diploma completion
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30/09/2015, 13:42
... performance of the normative group on the Stroop Word test H2: The performance of the drop-out group is in the average range when compared to the performance of the normative group on the Stroop ... when compared to the performance of the normative group on the Stroop Word test H2: The performance of the drop-out group is in the average range when compared to the performance of the normative ... Stroop Color test H3: The performance of the drop-out group is in the average range when compared to the performance of the normative group on the Stroop Color-Word test H4: The performance of the...
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FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT OF THE ELDERLY pot
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28/03/2014, 20:20
... availability of a social support network Networks often involve family (related and nonrelated), friends, and neighbors The network may provide physical care, psychosocial support, and financial support, ... indicator is a loss of weight from baseline or the development of anorexia Weight loss of more than five percent of total body weight or five pounds in one month or more than ten percent or ten pounds ... and observe range of motion Ask the patient to put their hands behind their head and then in back of their waist If any pain or limitation is present, a more complete examination and potentially...
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báo cáo hóa học: " A prospective study of decline in lung function in relation to welding emissions" pdf
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20/06/2014, 00:20
... 23 Saito H, Ojima J, Takaya M, Iwasaki T, Hisanaga N, Tanaka S, Arito H: Laboratory measurement of hazardous fumes and gases at a point corresponding to breathing zone of welder during a CO2 arc ... supported by a grant from the County of Aalborg and the Danish Medical Research Council Page of (page number not for citation purposes) Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2008, 3:6 ... protocol SC organized the data collection JPB performed data analyses JPB and OO drafted the paper All authors read, revised and approved the final manuscript Acknowledgements The study was supported...
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báo cáo hóa học:" Dynamic magnetic resonance imaging in assessing lung function in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a pilot study of comparison before and after posterior spinal fusion" doc
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20/06/2014, 01:20
... Patients were also asked to score their breathing effort before and after operation using a scale of 1–9 with ascending order of effort Score was equivalent to nonawareness of breathing effort ... Measurement of AP and TS diameter of the chest wall on the reformatted axial image Measurement of AP and TS diameter of the chest wall on the reformatted axial image (a) Upper level at the carina ... were as mobile as those in the normal subjects and therefore there was no suggestion of neuromuscular dysfunction in AIS [5] Page of (page number not for citation purposes) Journal of Orthopaedic...
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báo cáo hóa học:" Assessing normative cut points through differential item functioning analysis: An example from the adaptation of the Middlesex Elderly Assessment of Mental State (MEAMS) for use as a cognitive screening test in Turkey" docx
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20/06/2014, 15:20
... of cognition, should be the same for younger or older people, men and women, and so on Thus subtests that not yield the same response function for two or more groups display DIF In the case of ... cut points for passing a subtest, as is the case for the MEAMS, a formal test of the validity of the cut point is the absence of DIF For example, if a cut point is set for passing a subtest and ... for the ordinal raw score A value of 0.7 would indicate the ability to differentiate two groups, and 0.8 three groups [16] Traditionally, values above 0.7 would be adequate for group comparison,...
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Báo cáo y học: "Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF): properties and frontier of current knowledge" docx
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08/08/2014, 23:21
... also applies to evaluation of categorical scales for the purpose Such application of categorical scaling would require consideration of the nature and number of categories The number of scales ... used, and where along the line the anchor points should be located Scales and further treatment of data Raw data from scaling and measurement often undergo statistical analysis For such analysis, ... is relevant to distinguish between four types of scales: nominal, ordinal, interval and ratio scales Both nominal and ordinal scales are well known in psychiatry and GAF is an example of an ordinal...
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Báo cáo y học: "Guidelines for rating Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF)" pdf
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09/08/2014, 01:21
... candidate for inpatient care, a patient with a score of 31-69 a potential candidate for outpatient care, and a Page of 11 patient with a score of 70 and higher may be functioning too well to be a candidate ... past year for weeks or more, for much of the time in the past year, or for most of the days over a 2-year period [65] For bipolar disorder, scoring of current symptoms is not enough and it is necessary ... International panels of experts have a role to play, and a manual for GAF can be developed Computerisation of Page of 11 the scoring process can offer advantages for rating In light of the current...
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Báo cáo y học: "Analysis of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid proteome from systemic sclerosis patients with or without functional, clinical and radiological signs of lung fibrosis" pot
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09/08/2014, 08:22
... including the activation of T cells and epithelial cells, the secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines and growth factors, and fibroblast proliferation Furthermore, products from the coagulation cascade ... immunological and functional characteristics Bronchoalveolar lavage and phenotype analysis Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) was performed as described previously [13] To summarize briefly, the distal ... mycobacteria, and for the microscopic examination of Pneumocystis jiroveci (Gomori-Grocott silver stain) All the other aliquots were used to assess the total and differential cell counts (performed...
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Báo cáo khoa học: "Prognosticators and Risk Grouping in Patients with Lung Metastasis from Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: A more accurate and appropriate assessment of prognosis" doc
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09/08/2014, 09:21
... Firstly, not all patients had CT scan of thorax and/ or abdomen at the time of diagnosis of NPC, and it is possible that some patients had micrometastasis at the time of diagnosis of NPC which cannot ... resonance image (MRI) scans of the head and neck, chest X-ray and an ultrasound scan of the abdomen A CT scan of the thorax or the abdomen and a bone scan were performed if the initial examination ... Glisson B, Xia P, Bosch W, Morrison WH, Quivey J, Thorstad W, et al: Intensity-modulated radiation therapy with or without chemotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma: radiation therapy oncology...
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Báo cáo y học: "Effect of smoking on lung function, respiratory symptoms and respiratory diseases amongst HIV-positive subjects: a cross-sectional study pptx
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10/08/2014, 05:21
... contained information on demography, respiratory symptoms, and history of respiratory diseases, cigarette smoking and other drug uses Spirometry testing followed the standardization of spirometry ... asthmatic or had an asthma history, which was not associated with smoking status (p = 0.551) A history of asthma and spirometry diagnosed asthma are also presented in Figure Respiratory diseases ... Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to compare continuous variables among different groups and c2 test was used for categorical variables Fisher’s exact test was adopted if the number of cases...
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Báo cáo y học: " In vivo imaging of the airway wall in asthma: fibered confocal fluorescence microscopy in relation to histology and lung function" potx
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12/08/2014, 13:22
... ‘optical biopsies’ of the airway wall are obtained by placing the tip of the miniprobe onto the airway wall surface Another advantage of FCFM and its miniprobe is the ability to reach and therefore ... including anatomical optical coherence tomography (aOCT) and endobronchial ultrasonography (EBUS) [31-34] While aOCT and EBUS may visualize the different layers of the airway wall, FCFM can image a specific ... National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; NIAID: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; aOCT: anatomical optical coherence tomography; PC20: provocative concentration of methacholine...
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Báo cáo y học: "Pre- and post-bronchodilator lung function as predictors of mortality in the Lung Health Study" pot
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12/08/2014, 14:20
... Table Comparison of pre- and post-bronchodilator classifications from Year and Year visits The rows represent the pre-bronchodilator values and the columns represent the post-bronchodilator values ... The major causes of death at follow-up were lung cancer and cardiovascular disease with comparatively fewer deaths due to non-malignant respiratory disease At baseline, the mean age of the cohort ... and the prevalence of “asthma” in the studied population, may be important determinants of outcomes His conclusion that mortality is “related to age and to a low initial post-bronchodilator FEV1”...
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Báo cáo y học: "A multivariate analysis of serum nutrient levels and lung function" ppsx
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12/08/2014, 14:20
... sodium on FEV1, and we are not aware of any previous reports of these associations There is substantial literature suggesting an association between sodium intake and self-reported asthma and/ or other ... collinearity within the model as all of the variance inflation factors were less than and the mean variation inflation factor was 1.86 Lastly, if we apply the Bonferoni correction to the p-values, then only ... included a slightly higher proportion of ex-smokers, but appeared otherwise to be broadly similar to those with complete data Demographic data were similar also for the study population with data available...
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