... months - + The characteristics ofpatients exhibiting objective immunological responses In ELISPOT assay, the responses of the patients were evaluated as ++ (strongly positive), if the numbers of ... 10 of 12 mechanisms suggested elsewhere [46-51] In this regard, the discrepancies between the results of ELISPOT assay and the MHC Dextramer assay in some patients (P5 and P6) suggest the existence ... http://www.translational-medicine.com/content/8/1/84 Page of 12 Table Clinical profiles of enrolled patientsPatients Age Sex Primary sites Sites of metastases Stage PS P1 41 female Skin (back) Liver, Spleen,...
... validity of the new scale, paired t-tests showed that scores forpatients without BPH were Table 3: The CCs of the short-form BPH-QLS with other instruments Short-form BPHQLS Disease domain Physical ... questionnaires This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Central South University Scale construction Phase After consulting relevant published QOL scales for BPH, such as IPSS, DAN-PSS-1, ICS-BPH, ... was carried out from different angles as much as possible The easier practice is to use Figure Profiles of domains between the two scales dise-disease domain; physic-physical dimain; soci-social...
... reclining positions differs from that of stroke patientswith flaccid hemiplegia when using such seats This paper is the first study to investigate the effect of V-shaped seats on the positioning of hemiplegic ... reclined position This sliding leads to a sacral sitting posture and results in increased sacral shear stress, predisposing the patient to a sacral pressure sore [5,6] and requiring caregivers to frequently ... nonparametric tests lack statistical power with small sample size Mechanical outcome (MP, SPP) The comparisons of the mean seat pressures of the subject groups and wheelchair types are shown in Table...
... factors associated with recurrence For all statistical analysis, P < 0.05 was considered as significant All statistical analysis was carried out using the Statistical Package forSocial Science (SPSS13) ... 70years Outside UCSF criteria, age 70years old old 755cases Group A Recurrence within 5years 583cases Group B No recurrence within 5years 257cases Figure Outcome overview ofpatientswith resectable ... base for either resection or transplantation, the result of these treatments provides 5-year survival rates of up to 70% in selected patients These are clearly superior to the natural course of...
... number ofpatientswith ACC included into this analysis, showing a smaller rate of local and distant progression than other histologies such as SCC, SC or Melanoma However, within this analysis, ... results were confined to a small number ofpatients only with a short follow-up time The present study retrospectively evaluates the results of IMRT in 46 patientswith carcinomas of the PNS, with ... TNM classification system [21] Five patients presented with T1/ T2 tumors, 11 with T3 and 30 patientswith T4 tumors, respectively Six patients (13%) presented with intracranial invasion of the...
... adult patientswith cystic fibrosis Page of Figure shows the distribution of the single-item score at baseline Representativeness of the sample with repeat measures There are no statistically significant ... quality of life measured by CF-QOL [2] and with elevated levels of depressive and anxiety symptoms assessed by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale (HAD) scale [7] We assessed the feasibility of ... intra-class correlations are reasonably narrow In Page of addition, there was little evidence of a biased group of subjects with information on two sets of questionnaires Those subjects with repeat...
... al.: Intensive insulin therapy in patientswith severe sepsis and septic shock is associated with an increased rate of hypoglycemia – results from a randomized controlled study (VISEP) [abstract] ... PROWESS and ADDRESS trials differed in the results of an analysis of the effect of DrotAA in high-APACHE II versus low-APACHE II patients: PROWESS found a differential effect, whereas ADDRESS did ... analyses (rather than one of few), it was not consistent across different definitions of high risk (such as presence versus absence of multiple organ failure, mechanical ventilation, or vasopressor...
... I: Simulated Lesion Access Series of Imaging Studies (OASIS) (33) database were chosen for this experiment, of which, subjects (female, age: 54 years old) was chosen as the atlas for mapping For ... comparable SAC values for most of the sulcal regions (p>0.05), except inferior frontal sulcus (IFS), superior frontal sulcus (SFS), and sylvian fissure (SF) Overall, the SAC values averaged across all ... cases versus their corresponding healthy brains Statistically, the mapping of the subjects with the simulated parietal infarcts showed the comparable SAC values for most of the sulcal regions...
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... responses of the UK versus US populations’ responses Similar issues were raised in a study of the effect of epilepsy on psycho -social factors which showed US, New Zealand and UK subjects had some ... encompassed by the existing INQoL domains Where additional specific issues were raised by US respondents, these also fitted into the existing domains The quotes ofpatients 11 illustrate the issues ... individual MDs differ in their age of onset, distribution of weakness, speed of progression and severity of symptoms For some questions controlling for all these factors in future research may...
... disability Use of Rasch analysis is appropriate for smaller sample sizes as the response patterns on which the analysis is based are not as easily skewed as raw scores generated by classical test theory ... conventional subscales for the IVI and SF-36 as well as summary scores Two parameters are used to assess scale unidimensionality: item ‘fit statistics’ and testing the assumption of local independence ... being assessed A DIF contrast of >1.0 logits for an item was considered to represent notable DIF and to indicate possible interpretation bias for that item Statistical Analysis The SPSS statistical...
... parameters (Table 1) Use of analgesics and NSAIDS Initial use of analgesics or NSAIDs is shown in Table All patients used at least one or the other: overall 69 of the 81 patients used common analgesics ... encouraging for direct effects of these adjuncts [14], we found that chondroitin sulphate might be associated with less use of analgesics or NSAIDs [15] Some food supplements might also have effects on ... drugs, whose adverse effects (mostly digestive or renal, but also possibly vascular) are such that they may in fact be one of the main life-threatening risks of the disease Because of these risks...
... randomized patients (n=160) Stratification ofpatients by baseline WOMAC was performed as a post-hoc analysis Results Patient disposition and disease characteristics Patient disposition is presented in ... in physician and patient global assessments of pain, the SF-36, and the EQ-5D were also assessed in Part B Biochemical analysis Serum samples were analyzed for AMG 108 concentrations using a ... Western Ontario and McMaster Universities [WOMAC] osteoarthritis index pain score) of multiple administrations of a selected dose of AMG 108 versus placebo given SC to patientswith active OA of...
... rates after removing doublet substitutions (Ks_noDS) were calculated as previous described [80] (Tables and 3) Statistical analysis Spearman 's correlation test was used for analysis of paired samples ... all mouse cell types, highly expressed genes have a lower Ks_noDS (Ks after removing doublet substitution) is consistent with previous results showing that synonymous substitution rates are lower ... codons) in the same species Although the biological bases of the variations of optimal codons remain an issue for further investigation, we hypothesize that one of the aspects of these pressures...
... TMD patients WIPS Table 19 Linear regression analysis of biopsychosocial factors and CPI in TMD patients WIPS Table 20 Model summary of biopsychosocial factors associated with CPI among TMD patients ... biopsychosocial factors associated with pain symptoms Figure ROC curve of full model of biopsychosocial factors associated with nonresponse to TMD treatment Figure ROC curve of most parsimonious ... Measurement of orofacial pain Pain measurement provides clues that assist in the differential diagnosis of the underlying causes of pain (Grossman, 1994) and also helps in the assessment of the...
... were free of significant symptoms of psychiatric illness assessed with the interview Comprehensive Assessment of Symptoms and History (CASH) [28] Controls were excluded if they had severe medical ... analysis of variance of baseline subtest and total scores, respectively Testretest reliability was assessed with intra-class correlation coefficients (ICC) between the first and second administrations ... Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status (RBANS) [11], and the Brief Assessment of Cognition in Schizophrenia (BACS) [12], are useful tools for psychiatric patients, they require...
... this task was trained during the sessions and reflects a training specific change Patients scored less (better) on the GDS (p = 0.05) and PDQ-39 scales, which suggests less depressive symptoms ... Five patients also received several training sessions (up to training sessions) in their home to explore the possibility for future independent home training with the ABF system The home sessions ... analyses were conducted with SPSS version 16 software (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA) Results All participants completed the 18 training sessions and all evaluations and reported generally high satisfaction...
... measures The standard psychometric tool used to assess cognition in the majority of these studies is the Alzheimer 's Disease Assessment Scale (ADAS) [15] The section of the scale from which scores ... with this spectrum of change places an enormous burden on family caregivers ofpatientswith AD Diagnosis of the disease is the first important step, since approximately 50% ofpatientswith AD ... exhibits on the behavioral aspects of AD illustrates multiple mechanisms by which this class of agents may exert psychotropic effects One such mechanism is the action to increase ACh: since patients...
... regarded as syndrome that consists of several domains of symptoms, such as disturbance of consciousness, cognitions, and perceptions [17] At present, it is unclear whether fluvoxamine monotherapy is ... actions (agonist or antagonist) of SSRIs at sigma-1 receptors may be involved in the mechanisms of different effects of these SSRIs [4-6] although a further detailed study is necessary Delirium is ... the selective sigma-1 receptor agonists (for example, cutamesine (SA4503)) in patientswith delirium would also be of interest Previously, it has been reported that the combination of SSRIs with...
... inclusion of different populations ofpatients and/or stages of disease progression in those studies [33] Indeed, Vγ9/Vδ2 cells from patientswith active Behçet s disease, but not from inactive patients ... [24], were studied The activity of Behçet s disease was assessed by the 1994 criteria for disease activity of Behçet s disease, proposed by the Behçet s Disease Research Committee of Japan [25] ... expression was not investigated in Vγ9/Vδ2 T cells from Behçet s disease patients Increased serum levels of soluble TNF receptor II has been observed, however, during the active stage of disease...