ethical issues surrounding umbilical cord blood donation and banking

... delay between IPJ and MCPJ of thumb (TH) and long fingers (LF) for healthy subjects, during hand opening (a) and hand closing (b) Columns and whiskers represent mean and standard deviation, respectively ... Delay between IPJ and MCPJ of thumb (TH) and long fingers (LF) for stroke subjects, during hand opening (a, b) and hand closing (c, d) Columns and whiskers represent mean and standard deviation, ... fingers and thumb This was confirmed by R and RMSE mean (± SD) values which were, respectively, 0.996 (± 0.009) and 1.6° (± 0.6°) for hand opening and 0.995 (± 0.009) and 1.7°(± 0.7°) for hand closing...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 08:20

... clinical and laboratory settings is that by virtue of its programmability, environments and the amount and type of feedback can be modified according to the user's motor capacities, motivation and ... divided in two phases: 1) reaching and grasping the ball and 2) ball transport and release For the first movement phase, temporal and spatial parameters of reaching and grasping were determined Temporal ... reaching and grasping in healthy subjects and in individuals with hemiparesis by comparing movement kinematics of identical tasks made in a physical and a virtual environment Since reaching and grasping...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 10:20

... (lateral retinaculum and iliotibial tract) and hip abduction strengthening exercises, the aim of this paper was to analyze the EMG activity of the VMO, VLL and VLO muscles and verify whether any ... was made between the VMO, VLL and VLO muscles while performing MVIC knee extension at 90° of flexion and MVIC hip abduction at 0° and 30° of abduction for both male and female subjects Discussion ... NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2006, 3:13 Table 1: Summarized results of normalized EMG values of VMO, VLL and VLO muscles during MVIC knee extension at 90° of flexion and MVIC hip abduction at 0° and...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 10:20

... He showed aphasia, motor impairment, and poor scores in fluency and verbal tests After a year of drug therapy (antihypertensive and antiaggregating agents) and logopedic therapy, this subject ... motor control and reaching tasks, and increased his AAT (Aachener Aphasie Test) score from 52/60 to 56/60 Measurement protocol We applied TCD and NIRS during baseline conditions and during CO2 ... progressively and almost linearly increases while BH is maintained and then quickly recovers baseline conditions after breath release NIRS recordings Changes in the concentrations of O2Hb and CO2Hb...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 10:20

... benzodiazepines have some effects on ERP and neuropsychological tests Methods Study design and subjects All subjects had normal acoustic function and were right handed The ethics committee of Chiba ... orally, for 14 days), and the second given ethyl loflazepate (1 mg, orally for 14 days) Subjects were asked to take drugs in the evening every day, and performed ERP recording and neuropsychological ... was also recorded from vertical and lateral derivations to check ocular artefacts Subjects sat on a semi-reclined chair in a sound-attenuated and electrically shielded room during recordings Subjects...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 01:21

... were obtained for subjects of Groups A and B at study days 14 and 28, for Group C subjects at study days 28 and 42, and for Group D subjects at study days 70 and 84 Statistical methods All subjects ... tetanus toxoid and 23-valent pneumococcal vaccines Serum samples were obtained on study day 14 prior to vaccinations and at 14 and 28 days after the vaccinations (study days 28 and 42, respectively) ... carried out in accordance with the ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki and was approved by Institutional Review Boards All subjects gave informed consent Drug administration and vaccination...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 10:20

... analysis and interpretation of data, and drafted the manuscript AF provided statistical support AMH, AEW, FMC, DRE, and GGG participated in the analysis and interpretation of data, and reviewed ... intake of other carotenoids and knee cartilage or bone measures in the multivariate analyses (Table 3) Relationship between fruit and vegetable intake and knee cartilage and bone measures After adjusting ... in these antioxidants with knee cartilage and bone measures in healthy, communitybased, middle-aged men and women with no clinical knee OA Patients and methods Participants The study was conducted...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 10:20

... Recordings of Systolic and Diastolic Pressures (SBP, DBP) and heart rate (HR) were obtained non-invasively (Finapress, Ohmeda, Louisville-CO, USA); a gas analyzer (Cosmed Quark b2, Italy) and ... Heart Rate; SBP, Systolic Blood Pressure; DBP, Diastolic Blood Pressure Values are expressed as means ± SD A p value < 0.05 was considered significant Blood sampling and analysis of Endothelial ... the effect of a brief standardized normobaric hypoxia in healthy subjects on the frequency of PB-EPCs, and to evaluate early molecular events implicated in the activation and/ or recruitment of...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 15:21

... of blood drawing The over-2representation of female controls was a random phenomenon The samples were handled anonymously and all donors gave consent to the blood being used for this purpose and ... patients with RA and blood donors Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA)-stabilised whole blood and blood samples without anticoagulants were drawn Serum was isolated from coagulated whole blood within ... RA, allelic and genotypic association was performed using Fisher:s exact test including all patients (n = 308) and controls (n = 605) and using a significance level of 0.05 Handling of blood samples...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 17:22

... negative affect (MH1, MH2 and MH4) Tests of scaling assumptions Standard deviations of items within a scale were similar and close to 1.0 for BP, GH, VT, SF and MH (scales with 5and 6-choice responses) ... people, and the construction of GH1 and GH5, which measure absolute health Results of the scaling assumption tests basically supported the hypothesized scale structure of the SF-36 in Thailand and ... equality in the item-scale correlations of RE3 and the other RE items and of MH3 and the other MH items Other studies Table 4: Inter-scale correlations and internal consistency reliability (Cronbach...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 19:20

... This gives the user the ability to interact with objects by touching, and moving their hand A precise and detailed recording of hand movements is therefore possible The PHANTOM® Desktop™ haptic device ... test sessions and All participants were tested between 10 AM and PM All tests were performed with the right hand Data analysis Kinematic data sampling and information processing Hand position ... difference and 95 % limits of agreement (LOA) were calculated Table 1: Test-retest consistency for sessions and for the cylinder and pen grips (n = 58) The mean differences between test and retest and...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 10:20

... at 80 kVp and 120 mAs The arterial cannula from the PET scan was kept in place and used to draw arterial blood for blood gas analysis immediately after the scan Image reconstruction and rCBF calculation ... regional cerebral blood flow corrected for partial volume effect using O-15 water and PET: II Normal values and gray matter blood flow response to visual activation J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2000, ... relationship between global and local changes in PET scans J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 1990, 10:458-466 Eastwood JD, Provenzale JM: Cerebral blood flow, blood volume, and vascular permeability of...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 23:20

... This gives the user the ability to interact with objects by touching, and moving their hand A precise and detailed recording of hand movements is therefore possible The PHANTOM® Desktop™ haptic device ... test sessions and All participants were tested between 10 AM and PM All tests were performed with the right hand Data analysis Kinematic data sampling and information processing Hand position ... difference and 95 % limits of agreement (LOA) were calculated Table 1: Test-retest consistency for sessions and for the cylinder and pen grips (n = 58) The mean differences between test and retest and...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 14:20

... into three groups (low, intermediate and high risk) according to their G72 status (based on two SNPs, M23 and M24) (a) Subjects' characteristics: sex, age and education There were no significant ... consent, the cognitive tests were administered and blood was taken from a vein of each subject's arm results did not change (see appendix and tables and 3) This is not surprising, since both markers ... markers M23 and M24, because the M23M24 haplotypes C-T and T-A have recently been associated with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depression [21] Depending on the M23 and M24 markers,...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 17:20

... http://respiratory-research.com/content/10/1/50 Introduction Materials and methods Reactive oxygen species (ROS) such as hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and superoxide anion are generated in inflamed tissues and are reported to contribute ... subjects expressed TLR8, and that the TLR 7/8 ligand R848, but not the TLR7 ligand, induced IL-8 release from neutrophils H2O2 potentiated the R848-augmented IL-8 release, and this potentiation ... data analysis and drafted the manuscript AK, HS, and MI participated in the design of the original study, and contributed substantially to the manuscript TI, MK, RT, KA, TH, KM and YM assisted...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 14:20

... Hounsfield units) and non-aerated areas (-100 to +100 Hounsfield units) was determined, in accordance with the classification proposed by Gattinoni and colleagues [10] and Vieira and colleagues ... prevent tidal recruitment and overdistension of healthy lungs under general anaesthesia The correspondences and contrasts between Ers and the distributions of lung aeration, and particularly the distribution ... subjects, as far as gas exchange and/ or potential ventilation-associated lung injury are concerned, and also for post-surgical and critical care Key messages • Atelectasis and intermittent closure of...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 03:20

... contributions 18 MY, SE and TE participated the design of the study, collected and analyzed data, and drafted the manuscript SF, SY, AM and MY participated in the design of the study and collected the ... [17,18] PAR is activated by a large number of mechanical and chemical irritant stimuli, by inflammatory and immunological mediators, and by airway and lung pathological changes [34] Presumably, capsaicin ... between and between capsiate-induced cough induced reflex sensitivities (A), capsaicin- andcapsaicin- and capsiateCorrelations chemesthesis sensitivities (B) Correlations between capsaicin- and capsiate-induced...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 08:20

... EN, PG, CS and MY participated in the design of the study and collected the data TE and MK participated in design of the study and helped to draft the manuscript All the authors read and approved ... stimulation by chemical substances and changes in the mechanical environment acting on receptors in the lung and airways [12] Some pulmonary and airway sensory receptors and afferent pathways may be ... value of each subject Open circles and error bars indicate the mean value and the standard deviation in each group, respectively n.s denotes not significant smokers, and the nicotine administration...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 10:20

... assessment comprises two (primary and secondary) interdependent stages and consists in a process that defines why and to what extent a certain relation between individuals and the environment that surrounds ... However, the mechanisms inherent to the stress re- tween demands and efforts made to act upon them is called sponse, organized to prepare and protect the organism coping(6) The current definition ... according to the individual evaluation of Passive acceptance, helplessness and depression are asthe stressful situation(6) Thus, even if the event represents sociated with worse adaptation and...

Ngày tải lên: 14/03/2014, 20:20