... latter stages ofthe disease when individuals are too ill to work The objective of this study is to describe the trends of utilization ofand spending on antiretroviral drug classes as well as individual ... rates inthe U. S. ), some is certainly attributable to both the entry of newer, more expensive drugs in all ofthe antiretroviral drug classes and price increases of drugs once they are being marketed ... individual antiretroviral medications inthe U. S Medicaid Program These results provide useful information to policy makers and health professionals interested in cost-effectiveness and cost-containment...
... digestion Firstly, EC value usually increases After that, it decreases and stable physical processes, chemical processes and biological processes [1] The accumulation of heavy metal in sewage sludge ... content in dry substrates and eluted solutions Fig 10 Variations of Zinc content in dry substrates and eluted solutions C.V turng et al / WIJ lournal of Natural Sciences and Technology, VoI soo E soo ... Variations of Cadmium content in dry substrates and eluted solutions T ru h dry subskal Tlh {d.yt) sr 05111727$435561 +Pb n 6lul* sdulrd -Pb Fig Variations of Lead content in dry substrates and eluted...
... applicable, the “Year Reconstructed” is also given If the superstructure of a bridge is replaced, but the substructure is reused, “Year Built” remains the year of original substructure construction ... bridges constructed using other materials such as masonry, aluminum, cast iron and wrought iron Therefore, the sum ofthe values for the four materials listed will generally be slightly less than the ... Usage and Condition of Existing Bridges inthe U. SThe coding guide assists bridge inspectors in preparing data for identification items, such as bride location, and for rating items, such as...
... storage structures, manure handling and storage structures, feed handling equipment, tractors, trucks, and purchased dairy herd replacements used up inthe annual production process, plus interest ... economic costs the value ofthe coefficients decreased with successive size categories indicating economies of size associated with these costs Costs declined as size increased as fixed amounts capital ... from the costs and returns of conventional production However, the prior research is limited in terms ofthe scope andthe depth of data supporting the analyses This study addresses these limitations,...
... 42o18' AREA OF SEPTIC-SYSTEM RETURN FLOW IN PUBLICSUPPLY AREAS TOWN BOUNDARY BASIN AND SUBBASIN BOUNDARY From USGS and MassGIS data sources, Massachusetts State Plane Coordinate System, Mainland Zone ... Alternatives inthe Assabet River Basin, Eastern MA Water Supply and Consumptive Use Public-water systems (municipal or publicly owned systems) supply most water users in 12 ofthe 20 towns inthe Assabet ... deposits as determined by analysis of aquifer tests at public-supply wells inthe Assabet River Basin, eastern Massachusetts Fine to coarse sand and gravel Silt and clay Sand and gravel Medium...
... lenders; and attending to, and securing the punctual payment ofthe interest, as it fell due So far, there was no bank in our sense ofthe word But the Chamber, inthe course of its business, sometimes ... important branch of business, hitherto of little comparative consequence This was the business of Domestic Exchanges The necessity of sustaining its branches, andof meeting the drafts ofthe government ... opposite One of these causes is, commercial distrust, growing out of a course of unprofitable business Such a business cannot long go on, without exhausting the capitals of those engaged in it At...
... agriculture to the U. S economy This is because the statistics not take into account allied industries and services, such as suppliers, transporters, distributors, and restaurant chains.11 The fiscal ... toward standardizing and streamlining food supply and agricultural safety measures within the framework of a single, integrated strategy that cuts across the missions and capabilities of federal, state, ... dispersed nature ofthe industry and because many ofthe risk evaluations used to assess vulnerability cannot be validated empirically Nonetheless, the analysis contained in this report is useful...
... cDNA Results Cloning of putative mouse L-fucokinase and sequence analysis Using the three known pig fucokinase peptides [21] as probes, part ofthe putative murine fucokinase sequence was identified ... first strand cDNA synthesis For each tissue, lg of total RNA was reverse transcribed with random hexamers using the Invitrogen SuperScriptÒ cDNA synthesis kit according to the manufacturer s instructions ... (Ambion, Inc., Austin, TX, USA) was used as a template inthe first strand cDNA synthesis (Superscript First Strand synthesis system for RT-PCR, Invitrogen) Primers for RT-PCR were designed according...
... chemicals While these broad issues have been discussed, few studies have assessed the effectiveness of particular management strategies in addressing these issues Further, Phan et al (2009) also found ... Addressing key market issues: ensuring small scale producers have a stronger standing inthe industry as well as helping producers meet increasingly stringent food safety and production standards ... performance of BMPs in addressing social and environmental issues and overall sustainability ofthe catfish farming sector inthe Mekong Delta On the basis of this study andthe key findings and conclusions,...
... by the volume ofthe assimilatory apparatus – tree Fagus sylvatica crown To assess the growing processes of individual tree species inthe primeval forest, an analysis of relationships between ... composition and differentiated physical ages of trees has some specific features In addition to the fluctuation ofthe biomass volume, caused by the competition pressure of individual tree species and ... of this study is to answer the following questions: – How is the production space utilized by crowns of different tree species in individual developmental stages of natural forest and what is...
... dpi) and subsequently the roots RESULTS AND DISCUSSION The values of total biomass of vital fine roots show a high variability inthe investigated soil profile The average value ofthe fine root ... according to his results the decrease inthe root tip number is faster than the decrease inthe fine root biomass His finding supports an assumption that the production and lifetime period of fine ... development ofthe fine root system This conclusion was based on the results from the study of root competition between beech and sessile oak The study confirms that the beech occupies the areas with...
... G Aussenac A pinsapo, des risques importants de régression des aires actuelles des sapins circum-méditerranéens existent dans les zones les plus basses de leur aire, mais aussi dans les expositions ... has been carried out in these fields, which are nevertheless essential inthe understanding of stand evolution processes Lastly, the possible evolution of natural or potential pests is also unknown ... differences inthe range and value ofthe indices, in relation to the size ofthe areas and their altitudes Thus A numidica, A nebrodensis and A pinsapo have high indices due to their positions at...
... largest autosome pairs and sex chromosomes, was established [18] This made the development ofthe physical mapping ofthe canine genome possible The objective ofthe present study was the chromosomal ... consistent Several reports showed the occurrence of silver stained NORs inthe terminal part ofthe long arms of three autosome pairs and also on the Y chromosome [6, 11, 12] Other reports based ... pattern ofthe small autosome, not yet included inthe canine standard karyotype The analysis of silver stained metaphases of 27 individuals revealed high transcriptional activity ofthe NORs Similar...
... earlymaturing spiny type) Here, we report the isolation ofthe cDNA of a novel acyltransferase involved in C cardunculus PP biosynthesis, and assess its leaf expression level as induced by UV-C ... downstream enzymatic step Indeed the involvement ofthe HQT gene inthe profile of phenolic acids accumulated can influence the kind of response to the UV stress as reported in a previous study ... complexity of plant secondary metabolism This work is a further contribution inthe understanding ofthe genetic basis of phenylpropanoid (PP) biosynthesis in C cardunculus; our future research activity...
... as the outcome whereas others considered actual intubation The creation of consensus guidelines for outcome definitions for this type of study would be very useful to promote further rigorous ... hypothesis about the advantage of NPPV when using higher levels of pressure support ventilation Materials and methods Study design A systematic review and meta-analysis of RCTs focusing on the ... had some variability (Table 3), with some studies including much selected groups of patients Baseline co-morbidities differed between studies andin some studies the presence of chronic obstructive...
... institution to assess its own population Nonetheless, the mean APACHE II score was 19.8 versus 20.4 inthe EGDT study; the percentages of patients with severe sepsis and septic shock in our study were ... for their assistance with the review of medical records This study was supported by the Austin Hospital Anaesthesia and Intensive care Trust Fund References Rivers E, Nguyen B, Havstad S, Ressler ... our findings Materials and methods Study population This study was approved the Human Research Ethics Committee ofthe Austin Hospital The need for informed consent was waived because the study...
... to set the cutoff value for this particular capnography technique and assess its feasibility inthe field Moreover, as acknowledged by the authors themselves, the clinicians who established the ... higher, sensitivity But the sheer simplicity ofthe technique used by Rumpf and colleagues [1] is appealing and certainly deserves validation in a large-scale prospective study Indeed, it emphasizes ... thrombolysis for a suspected fulminant PE, as well as in monitoring the hemodynamic effect of thrombolysis in such patients [13] Finally, the merit ofthe article by Rumpf and colleagues [1] is to remind...
... [10] The CA3 gene was first isolated in man [8] Studies have shown that the expression ofthe CA3 gene is strictly tissue-specific and is high in skeletal muscle and much lower in cardiac and smooth ... Landrace × Large White cross-combination In our study, the porcine CA3 gene was also differentially expressed inthe skeletal muscle of Yorkshire and Meishan pig breeds The results of expression ... production traits and for the study ofthe expression of porcine CA3 An assessment ofthe relationships between the CA3 functions andthe characterisation of its genomic sequence, with its many...
... ofthe final findings Findings, discussions, and evaluation will assist in placing this research in terms ofthe overall past adoption, use and diffusion studies This will then lead to the final ... also presents the outcomes of a summative evaluation ofthe research conducted using a comparative analysis of research findings against analysis of findings derived using nationally representative ... and psychological mechanisms underlying motivation change in individuals Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) The UTAUT explains user intentions to use an IS and subsequent...
... BUSINESS CYCLE chain of causation and explains the origin ofthe boom; the structural view, with its emphasis upon the changes inthe structure of production andthe disequilibrium between saving ... causes and relevant phases ofthe cycle beginning inthe United States in 1922 and ending with the Great Depression It is at the same time "The Problem of Business Cycles," inthe Skandinaviska ... shown in detail inthe course ofthe subsequent chapters that the main cause ofthe dislocation ofthe exchanges has been the almost universal disregard ofthe rules of common sense inthe treatment...