comparing a dissertation to a long term paper

... the statistical analysis DZ shared responsibility for manuscript preparation EA helped to perform the animal experiments ML performed the ELISA and L929 cytotoxic assay All authors read and approved ... score ranging from to 12 The mean arthritis score on each clinical observation day was calculated for each treatment group For histological assessment of arthritis, all animals were sacrificed after ... were analyzed considering the area under the curve for each subject as a summary measure; these measures were then analyzed as raw data [19] According to data distribution and number of groups, a...

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... markets Market performance Differences in market practices Commercial real estate sectors The US real estate market Market performance Commercial real estate sectors The Asia Pacific real estate market ... real estate? Gaining exposure to real estate Real estate derivatives Key benefits and challenges of investing in real estate Global real estate investment The UK and European real estate markets ... Global Asset Management (UK) Ltd nor any of the other data sources quoted will be liable for any consequences arising from the inclusion of inaccurate data Some historic data may no longer be available...

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... • “Anti-Access in a Baltic Scenario,” 2003; “Anti-Access in a SWA Scenario,” 2003; “Anti-Access in a PRC-Taiwan Scenario,” 2003; and “Anti-Access Strategies: A Quantitative Analysis of Military ... of anti-access tools that potential adversaries may have available in the near- and longer -term future This report aims to make the anti-access threat more tangible by assessing the efficacy ... contingency and operational plans As in so many cases of analysis, the details really matter xviii Assuring Access in Key Strategic Regions: Toward a Long- Term Strategy Toward an Access Strategy These...

Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 20:20

... Portuguese and validated for the Brazilian population Each part has 20 statements Responses are in a 1–4 scale Anxiety-state refers to how individuals feel 'at the moment', and anxiety-trait to how ... plus a oneitem measure of self-evaluated change in health status in the past year [19] 3) BSQ- Body Shape Questionnaire – Translated into Portuguese and validated for the Brazilian population A ... interests Authors' contributions MCLP: design, data collection, interpretation of data and drafting the manuscript HKMA; WLP, AP, DAC, LT, JC: data collection, analysis and interpretation of data ST,...

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... degeneration and olecranon fracture Elbow degeneration and olecranon fracture Mayo Type IIA fracture of the left olecranon after a fall in a 52-year-old woman (A) Lateral (B) and anteroposterior radiographs ... Mayo Scale (VAS) patient satisfaction score (b) Visual AnaFigure logue Elbow Performance score (MEPS) (a) and Mayo Elbow Performance score (MEPS) (a) and Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) patient satisfaction ... with a goniometer Patient-rated outcomes evaluated with the Mayo Elbow Performance Score (MEPS), Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) subjective pain score (10 = unbearable pain) and VAS patient satisfaction...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 01:20

... 12 Bartosh RA, Saldana MJ: Intraarticular Fractures of the Distal Radius: A Cadaveric Study to Determine if Ligamentotaxis Restores Radiopalmar Tilt J Hand Surg 1990, 1 5A: 18-21 13 Short WH, Palmer ... original palmar tilt could not be achieved in all cases despite maintaining radial length and radial The restoration of palmar tilt requires multiplanar ligamentotaxis or a pin in the dorsal fragment ... triangular fibrocartilage and the distal end of the ulna[1] The limitation of external fixation to achieve articular Table Grading of Radiocarpal arthritis Grade Arthritis Bone graft was harvested...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 04:20

... 12 Bartosh RA, Saldana MJ: Intraarticular Fractures of the Distal Radius: A Cadaveric Study to Determine if Ligamentotaxis Restores Radiopalmar Tilt J Hand Surg 1990, 1 5A: 18-21 13 Short WH, Palmer ... original palmar tilt could not be achieved in all cases despite maintaining radial length and radial The restoration of palmar tilt requires multiplanar ligamentotaxis or a pin in the dorsal fragment ... triangular fibrocartilage and the distal end of the ulna[1] The limitation of external fixation to achieve articular Table Grading of Radiocarpal arthritis Grade Arthritis Bone graft was harvested...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 07:20

... non-reproductive and lactating animals as a source of variation in RFI Indeed, the maternal body has to adapt greatly to the process of lactation Apart from an increase in mammary size, lactating mice and rats ... peak lactation to weaning (i.e., from to wk in lactation; PL-W) Hammond and Diamond [6] and Millican et al [12] define peak lactation as the 15th day after parturition Hanrahan and Eisen [7] and ... lactation to weaning, RFI can be attributed to both the dam and the pups Residual food intake from farrowing to peak lactation and from peak lactation to weaning was lower in Sns-families than...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 18:21

... functional class, who not respond to medical therapy, are candidates for heart transplantation In addition to the shortage of available organs, there are legal, economical, ethical and technical problems ... procedure is an equally efficacious alternate to heart transplantation, the procedure appears to be at least a bridging treatment for use between medical treatment and heart transplantation [9] ... 11:96-97 Batista RJ, Verde J, Nery P, Bocchino L, Takeshita N, Bhayana JN, Bergsland J, Graham S, Houck JP, Salerno TA: Partial left ventriculectomy to treat end-stage heart disease Ann Thorac Surg...

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... years was statistically significant (p

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... the long- term exposure to CYC, mainly in African-American or Hispanic patients [15] The goal of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety profile of MMF as maintenance therapy for ... improvement in renal disease outcome and maintained Table Extrarenal manifestations at baseline and during follow-up Extrarenal manifestations At baseline, pt no (%) Pt no with baseline symptom resolution; ... died Secondary end points Extrarenal manifestations Extrarenal manifestations at baseline and during follow-up as well as the time to resolution of each symptom are shown in Table The majority of...

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... Sugita A, Hashimoto J, Maeda A, Kobayashi J, Hirao M, Masuhara K, Yoneda M, Yoshikawa H: Heterotopic ossification in bilateral knee and hip joints after long- term sedation J Bone Miner Metab 2005, ... Tomlinson G, Diaz-Granados N, MatteMartyn A, Mehta S, Mazer D, Guest CB, Stewart TE, Al-Saidi F, et al.; for the Canadian Critical Care Trials Group: Two-year outcomes, health care use, and costs ... begin as soon as possible Treatment modalities of established HO are limited; non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and irradiation of the affected area have been suggested as options in HO after...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 03:20

... approximately 140 standard care patients We anticipated an attrition rate of 20%, resulting in a final target sample size based of approximately 56 APC patients and 112 patients in the standard ... next of kin was obtained To avoid an imbalance between APC and standard care patients from each site, each participating site enrolled in blocks of three APC and six standard care patients Sites ... physical, bodily pain, general health, vitality, social function, role emotional and mental health) and resource utilization measures A longitudinal as well as across treatment comparison was undertaken...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 10:20

... septic patients who were further tested after a mean time of six days because of an inability to decrease vasopressor support and who displayed low cortisol values with a similar range to those ... normal adrenocortical function later developed absolute adrenocortical insufficiency according to conservative criteria [12] Importantly, the patients had received no etomidate or ketoconazole ... should agree with the keymessage of Wu and colleagues: normal initial adrenocortical function is not a warranty for the ICU stay and repeated testing is needed according to the clinical evolution...

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... respiratory health clinics in Canada In addition, a recent American study found an association with distance to road among women, while no strong evidence of an association with particulate matter ... all national, provincial and municipal authorities in the study area and were linked to a digital map of all roads in the Netherlands (NWB), using GIS Other land use data were obtained from a ... prevalence and the exposure variables Since associations with type diabetes seemed to be nonlinear, all exposure variables were analyzed in quartiles As this approach may have resulted in arbitrary...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 19:20

... peroxide, which stimulates cytochrome c release and activation of caspases and [22] Thus, OPZ appears to be a valuable activating agent triggering a long- term commitment to apoptosis (as also suggested ... externalization Zymosan A, a complex polysaccharide obtained from Saccharomyces cerevisiae, is a complement activator that can be used as a tool to investigate the role of activated platelets ... mitochondria integrity and function appear to act as general regulators of platelet fate in terms of both activation and apoptosis, two processes that, in platelets, appear to share some common features,...

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... characterization was completed by sequencing their chitosanase genes Chitosanase purification and assay Chitosanase and protein assays were performed as described previously [37] All chitosanase ... several authors [2,23,32] chitosan shows its maximal antimicrobial effect against E coli at relatively high molecular mass, whereas chitosan oligosaccharides or short-chain chitosan forms (< kDa) ... chitosan The finding that a heterologous chitosanase can protect E coli against the antimicrobial activity of chitosan is novel and raises the possibility of a new function for chitosanases As...

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... a term which has carried on from the era when there were few advancements in pharmacotherapy or psychosocial management, and 'institutionalisation' was the sad reality in mental health Parallel ... León CA, Malhotra S, Marsella AJ, Nakane Y, Sartorius N, Shen Y, Skoda C, Thara R, Tsirkin SJ, Varma VK, Walsh D, Wiersma D: Recovery from psychotic illness: a 15- and 25-year international follow-up ... wrote the paper GC interpreted data, and reviewed, wrote and formatted the Page of (page number not for citation purposes) Annals of General Psychiatry 2009, 8:24 paper All authors read and approved...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 23:21

... writing and drafting of the manuscript JW: conception and design of the study, acquisition of data and data analysis AT: acquisition of data and data analysis DW: acquisition of data and data analysis ... The authors declare that they have no competing interests Authors' contributions All authors read and approved the final manuscript MG: acquisition of data and data analysis, statistical analysis, ... survival [1] Significant progress has been made in surgical, radiation and medical therapy: total mesorectal excision (TME) has become a surgical standard [2] and neoadjuvant radiotherapy (±...

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