... frequency-domain HRV indices when the Nevrokard system was used The disparity inthe HRV values may be due to the different levels of accuracy in removal of non-sinus beats This demonstrates the importance ... whether there is any consistent relation or systemic bias between the difference and the mean, and whether the assumption of constant standard deviation ofthe differences is satisfied When the data ... conversion ofthe ECG signal Since the ECG recording and A/D conversion had been performed by the same equipment (FEMO), and the same strip of recording was used for HRV analysis, the reason for the...
... from the HRV analysis 2.4 User interface The user-interface of F-EXTRACT isthe standard user-interface ofthe MabLab software, which comprises of only one window This user-interface is divided into ... clinic ID, date of recording and week of gestation were also shown onthe top ofthe window The user menu ofthe result window allowed functions such as zooming in/ out, copying, saving and printing ... follow-up of foetal HRV as the foetus develops is useful as an indirect indication ofthe development ofthe autonomic nervous system Neurons ofthe autonomic nervous system innervate the sinoatrial...
... rhythm SDNN isthe standard deviation of NN interval and is defined as: where NNi isthe duration ofthe i-th NN interval, n isthe number of all NN intervals and m is their mean duration Since variance ... NN intervals, mathematically defined as: where NNi isthe duration ofthe i-th NN interval and n isthe number of all NN intervals Finally, pNN27 is another time domain index measured in this ... identification ofthe PR interval may lead to variations inthe measurement ofthe PR intervals and inaccuracies in comparisons of PR intervals between different studies In this study, the mean PR interval...
... onset ofthe P wave to the beginning ofthe QRS is termed the PR interval, which represents the time between the onset of atrial depolarization and the onset of ventricular depolarization It is ... uniform volume conduction during the beginning ofthe second half of gestation, but preferred pathways play a dominant role inthe signal transmission during the last weeks of gestation They found ... around the 28th week and disappears inthe very last stage of gestation, isthe sole factor interrupting with theThe foetal electrocardiogram 11 conduction ofthe fECG current, thereby causing the...
... first investigation that has focused explicitly onthe association of hypoglycemia with ICU LOS, the predominant driver of resource utilization in this population The salient finding of this investigation ... cohort, 72% ofthe patients with hypoglycemia inthe NL cohort had an episode within the first 48 hours of ICU admission Figure displays the strong association between the number of episodes of hypoglycemia ... are commonly impaired during critical illness These include the inhibition of insulin release, typically occurring when BG is
... to monitor that the wrist returned to the start position by natural relaxation through visual feedback ofthe goniometrical traces Accuracy and consistency ofthe direction of training exercises ... onthe activity ofthe agonist muscle Discussion The present study demonstrated that five minutes of periodic, repetitive wrist movements were sufficient to invert the movement direction ofthe ... was continuously monitored during practice to provide visual feedback during the experiment and ensure regular contractions during training In this study the antagonist muscle was defined as the...
... both groups Additional fluid administration with colloids or crystalloids was basedon a clinical decision at the discretion ofthe attending intensivist The departments of anesthesia, ICU, cardiac ... reduction of 70.0% In diabetics, the incidence was 5.6% inthe Control and 2.5% inthe Insulin group (p = 0.25), representing a relative reduction of 56.1% (Table 3) Figure compares the incidence of ... blood glucose level at induction of anesthesia, onthe initiation of cardiopulmonary bypass, at rewarming to normothermia on CPB, at separating from bypass, at admission inthe ICU and after 12,...
... participated inthe acquisition of data and inthe analysis and interpretation of data and reviewed the manuscript FSH participated in carrying out the measurement of muscle structure and inthe analysis ... are presented in Table Determinants of distal vastus medialis and lateralis muscle cross-sectional areas The determinants of vastus medialis and lateralis cross-sectional areas are presented in ... declare that they have no competing interests Authors' contributions FMC and AEW participated inthe design ofthe study and inthe analysis and interpretation of data and reviewed the manuscript...
... Authors' contributions We did not observe a relationship between bcl-2 expression and survival inthe three types of CM metastasis This could be explained in three distinct ways: first, there is no ... third, the interaction between the other members ofthe BCL-2 family may have neutralized the expression of bcl2 The regulation of proapoptotic and antiapoptotic components inthe BCL-2 family is ... although the exact mechanism through which bcl-2 inhibits apoptosis is not fully understood [19] Inthe presence of bcl-2 overexpression, the ability ofthe cell to remove genetic and cell damage through...
... participated inthe acquisition of data and inthe analysis and interpretation of data and reviewed the manuscript FSH participated in carrying out the measurement of muscle structure and inthe analysis ... are presented in Table Determinants of distal vastus medialis and lateralis muscle cross-sectional areas The determinants of vastus medialis and lateralis cross-sectional areas are presented in ... declare that they have no competing interests Authors' contributions FMC and AEW participated inthe design ofthe study and inthe analysis and interpretation of data and reviewed the manuscript...
... still distinct discrepancies, mostly overestimation of resistance, inthe prediction ofthe resistance level for Atazanavir and Saquinavir in five ofthe most common genotypic interpretation systems, ... C where selection pressure on mutation L76V was maintained (Table 3) In these patients the therapy failure had other reasons (e.g acquisition of L90M) These results additionally indicate benefits ... made substantive intellectual contribution to the study including acquisition-, analysis- and interpretation of data and finally drafting the manuscript JV assisted as consultant in patient-specific...
... and panic disorder, which may occur in as many as one-third of COPD patients [15-17] Defining the contribution of anxiety to functional impairment in COPD is a first step in determining the potential ... exacerbated inthe presence of COPD symptoms Deciphering the relative contributions of these two pathways to anxiety will require longitudinal studies beginning in more mild stages of COPD Our findings ... effect of anxiety was decreased further by the conversion of anxiety to a categorical variable of low, moderate or high basedon subjects’ scores on a continuous measure of anxiety In contrast,...
... might be involved inthe maintenance of polymorphisms However, their conclusions are basedonthe validity of assumptions; i), random mating; ii), absence of gametic selection; iii), lack of differential ... attraction of flies to the collecting baits; and iv), lack of selection inthe laboratory (see Ruiz et al, 1986) Inthe present work we report the results ofthe analysis ofthe first assumptions, ... support to the assumption of random mating This result isin agreement with those obtained by Ruiz et al (1991) in a Spanish natural population of D buzzatii However, our analysis isbasedonthe assumption...
... Newcastle Enthesitis Index (MEI), Leeds Enthesitis Index (LEI), Spondyloarthritis Research Consortium of Canada (SPARCC), Maastricht Ankylosing Spondylitis Enthesis Score (MASES), Leeds Dactylitis Index ... the rheumatology clinic of two regional hospitals (The Prince of Wales Hospital and the Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital) since 2006 to 2007 (baseline visit) Exclusion criteria at baseline ... well-being and 100 indicated feeling extremely unwell Physical examination included recording the number of tender and swollen joints using the 68 tender-joint/66 swollen-joint count, the presence of...
... for the plasma tHcy, there was no significant increase in tHcy inthe TT genotype individuals inthe different groups This finding supports more the lack of association between the presence ofthe ... J, Miller JW The pathogenesis of homocysteinemia: interruption ofthe coordinate regulation by Sadenosylmethionine ofthe remethylation and transsulfuration of homocysteine Am J Clin Nutr 1992;55(1):131-8 ... and a final elongation step of at 72°C The restriction enzyme Hinf I (Promega, UK) was used to distinguish the C677T polymorphism, and the gain of a Hinf I restriction site occurs inthe polymorphic...
... inthe discussion onthe design ofthe study, was responsible for the HLA typing, and contributed to the preparation ofthe manuscript LK participated inthe discussion onthe design ofthe study, ... in healthy individuals is limited, as isthe role of SE genes in this context The conversion of arginine to citrulline in HLADRB1*0401 transgenic mice has been demonstrated to significantly increase ... assessed in this study and would, therefore, explain the findings In a recent report onthe genetic control of RF production in a rat model of RA, it was shown that the antibody response is controlled...
... S, Worthington J: Investigation ofthe SLC22A4 gene (associated with rheumatoid arthritis in a Japanese population) in a United Kingdom population of rheumatoid arthritis patients Arthritis Rheum ... and the MHC2TA allotype in a German population [20] The frequency ofthe MHC2TA G allele in that study was 0.27, whichis comparable with the frequency of 0.29 among combined controls ofthe present ... interpretation ofthe data KB and KW participated inthe acquisition of data and helped draft and revise the manuscript H-PB was involved in drafting and revising the manuscript for important intellectual...
... evaluating the role ofthe MBL pathway of complement activation in relation to the occurrence of infections in SLE Inthe present study, functional MBL activity was measured by three assays None of ... measured in a dilution curve of serum of two healthy donors inthe presence of a constant mannose-binding lectin concentration of 200 ng/ml C4 deposition becomes C4-dependent at a concentration below ... by interview, self-reported questionnaire, chart review, and clinical examination performed by one rheumatologist (IEMB) Definition of infections Infections were included inthe analysis if they...
... remodeling and loss of functional texture These features may contribute to the destabilization ofthe aortic wall which may provide a mechanism leading to aortic dissection in a number of vascular ... sagittal (B) CT views ofthe aorta The dissection (arrows) is circumferential and begins distally to the coronary ostiae arrows: dissection membrane Weissen-Plenz et al Journal of Cardiothoracic ... in activated 27F10-positive inflammatory cells) and in association with clusters of CD68-positive macrophages in deeper medial areas mRNA-expression analysis revealed a distinct increase in the...
... expression and clinicopathologic characteristics were analyzed using Pearson c analysis The influence of each variable onthe expression of LCMR1 was assessed by logistic regression analysis In ... important clinicopathological role inthe lung cancer It will be of considerable interest to further understand these interactions and elucidate the intrinsic mechanisms, since one ofthe most important ... integrator of signaling in many transcriptional activations and pathways Exact temporal and spatial regulation ofthe transcription of genes is vital to the execution of complex gene functions in response...