... prime morning time sessions forthe congress program If the time forthe podium sessions cannot be expanded, the organizers need to reduce the number of sessions The aim of covering every subject ... (Malmö, Sweden) in front of one ofthe few manned posters in Berlin possible strategies for future meetings: (1) eliminate the poster sessions altogether; (2) reduce the number of poster presentations; ... scientific posters This was not the case in Berlin, where posters occupied the walls and the exhibits the middle of a number of long halls These surrounded a courtyard with the Funkturm in an Available...
... remembered for confusion and forthe negligence ofthe Minister of Health, who never showed up The president, Professor Kalden, had the pleasure of delivering the usual prizes (or were there more?) ... and held in the main venue The satellites were not concurrent with any parts ofthe scientific program, but they occupied hours of time ofthe first days They could feature products ofthe companies ... under the command oftheEuropean Union But this should not detract from the risks of commercialism and from overt corruption Competing interests FW is a member ofthe board of directors of OARSI,...
... 100% relief of their pain in 86% ofthe patients with a median relief period of months The range of relief varied from zero days to up to 13 months forthe facet injection group None ofthe lumbar ... median period of pain relief being months The range of relief forthe radiofrequency group was from zero days to 16 months for all 26 patients who underwent the radiofrequency procedure Ofthe 14 patients ... that the direct visualization ofthe joint allows better de-innervation ofthe joint and removal ofthe entire end-plate receptors that adhere to the bone and capsular tissue Limitations of the...
... laminoforaminoplasty, should decrease the risk of major adverse events, allow for same day hospital discharge, and decrease the need for postoperative analgesia and immobility [5] [6] In the current ... and neural structures increases the risk of adverse events with invasive approaches Open surgical correction is the current standard of care for foraminal stenosis of cervical and lumbar vertebrae ... follow-up Results The author acknowledges that there are no conflicts of interest or financial benefits with the results ofthe study All twelve patients (10 males, females) completed the surgery without...
... ethanol at a final concentration of 10%, then transported to the laboratory of UT at 4oCstored Then, each ofthe samples were divided into two One of them was for DNA extraction and was washed ... general, the higher concentration of primers can lead to the formation of primer dimers Also, the cost ofthe chemicals should be minimized if the same quantitativeness can be achieved The results ... Another was for FISH analysis and was stored at -80oC The extraction of DNA was performed with Fast DNA SPIN Kit for Soil (Qbuiogene, USA) according to the instruction by the manufacturer In the...
... with the increased HRT ofthe adsorption tank From an engineering application point of view, the appropriate operational parameters ofthe recycle ratio, HRT ofthe regeneration tank, HRT ofthe ... in the PO43 P removal These results revealed that the selection ofthe operational parameters ofthe CARS process had a great influence on the overall system performance Adsorptive capability of ... technical feasibility of this process was demonstrated The effects of recycle ratio, HRT ofthe regeneration tank, HRT ofthe adsorption tank and SRT ofthe system were evaluated The removal efficiency...
... from data in the RCT The survival of patients receiving ASC/BSC was calculated from the survival ofthe patients in the cetuximab monotherapy arm ofthe RCT The data from the monotherapy arm NICE ... negligible if further active treatment was not available Therefore the results seen in the single-arm cetuximab studies for these outcomes could be interpreted as an effect ofthe drug It also ... from the perspective ofthe NHS Unlike the manufacturer’s models the outcome data were based on published overall survival curves from the two studies The utility value for pre-progression was the...
... reported on the efficacy and/or effectiveness of hydroxyurea treatmentof hematologic diseases, the toxicity of hydroxyurea in thetreatmentof any disease, and the barriers to thetreatmentof sickle ... reviewer reconciled the results ofthe first two reviewers in the case ofthe randomized trials 29 Forthe other study designs, the results ofthe two reviewers were averaged The quality assessment ... reliability ofthe instruments used A pair of reviewers each performed the quality assessment independently In the case ofthe RCTs, a third reviewer reconciled the results ofthe first two reviewers; for...
... (COX) In these enzymes, the redox potential ofthe metals is harnessed to provide the enzymes with their electron transfer capabilities Paradoxically, it is the same redox potential ofthe metals ... that the interaction between Ab and these metals can promote the formation of Ab oligomers, aggregates and fibrils [48,52–55] Metal mediated oligomerization of Ab may therefore contribute to the ... within the physiological ranges that could be expected within the brain The capacity for metals to facilitate this process may therefore be a critical factor in the Ab mediated pathology of the...
... the inclusion of lysine residues in the protein sequence ofthe A fragment but not the B fragment of PE Because only the A fragment must traffic to the cytosol for activity, the lack of lysine residues ... forthe hypothesis that PE exploits the ERAD system is the amino acid bias against lysine residues in its catalytic fragment [93] Sequence analyses ofthe catalytic (A) fragments of PE and other ... altering the rate of internalization ofthe receptor or influencing the intracellular trafficking The proteome ofthe target cell also influences the pathway We have observed large differences in the...
... evidence forthe optimal period oftreatment and number of treatments? We found evidence forthe efficacy of shorter treatment protocols than the 4–6 months recommended by the ICS The basis ofthe ... exercise dosage is the critical factor is unclear The optimal length oftreatment and the number oftreatment episodes could be useful information forthe marketing of physical therapy for SUI Some ... effective forthetreatmentof SUI The other studies in the review were considered forthe generalisability of their findings to clinical practice by identifying the patient populations from which the...
... upon the peer review comments, the best practice statement was submitted to and approved by the PGC and the Board of Directors ofthe AUA Funding ofthe Panel and ofthe PGC was provided by the ... addressed Placement of a thermosensor to monitor the temperature ofthe external sphincter can reduce the potential of thermal injury to this muscle The thermosensor is introduced through the perineal ... Cryosurgery fortheTreatmentof Localized Prostate Cancer The supporting systematic literature review and the drafting of this document were conducted by the Cryosurgery forTreatmentof Localized...
... ARCHITECTURE FOR CARDHOLDER AUTHENTICATION VIA THE INTERNET 23 ANNEX 4: LIST OF AUTHORITIES PARTICIPATING IN THE WORK OFTHEEUROPEAN FORUM ON THE SECURITY OF RETAIL PAYMENTS 24 ECB Recommendationsforthe ... authorities The authorities participating in the work ofthe Forum are listed in Annex In 2011 the Forum’s work focused on developing recommendationsforthe security of internet payments The current ... consequences of each action; – guidelines forthe proper and secure use of all hardware and software provided to the customer; – the procedures to follow in the event of loss or theft ofthe personalised...
... choice and loading ofthe NM is a compromise between the required efficiency ofthe converter and the market price ofthe NM However, the application of noble metals forthetreatmentof exhaust gas ... are formed in adsorption of reactant molecules on the semi-conducting surface; the formation of these is a function ofthe electronic properties ofthe solid, and the structure and kind of bonds ... mechanism of exhaust treatmentThe aims of this thesis will be then proposed The second chapter introduces basic principles ofthe physico-chemical methods used in the thesis, catalyst synthesis,...
... overall survival of treated animals (Figure 6D) These results confirm the anti-tumor activity of anti-VLC therapy, as observed by others, and further support the use of anti-CD52 therapy in humans ... collected at the University of Pennsylvania or the University of Michigan After obtaining informed patient consent, ascites was collected either intraoperatively or at the time of therapeutic ... intraperitoneal delivery ofthe drug Despite being a well-documented therapeutic target, the exact function of CD52 remains unknown In the ID8VEGF tumors, VLC account forthe vast majority of tumorassociated...
... measurement of tumor tissue MRI signal at baseline (T10) and then again following the intravenous infusion ofthe Gd-dendrimer (T1), and the in vitro measurement ofthe molar relaxivity (r1) ofthe Gd-dendrimer, ... Significance ofthe luminal glycocalyx layer ofthe BBTB of malignant brain tumor microvasculature The well-defined physiologic upper limit of pore size in the BBTB of 12 nm would be attributable to the ... would be the "nanofilter" that serves as the main point of resistance to the transvascular passage of spherical particles larger than 12 nm in diameter across the BBTB Therefore, in the physiologic...
... variation between the two groups of subjects caused not by thetreatment itself but by variation ofthe clinical scale at the beginning ofthe therapy To test the overall effect of adaptive training, ... compared the primary outcome measures (change in the clinical scores) between the baseline (T0) and the end ofthetreatment (T3), irrespective ofthe training mode (treatment) As regards the kinematic ... performance at the end ofthe adaptation phase as compared to the final portion ofthe wash-out phase One subject (S8) did not complete the second half ofthe trial, for reasons unrelated to the study...
... Page of (page number not for citation purposes) Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research 2008, 3:9 Statistics The microsoft excel program was used forthe creation ofthe graphs and the SPSS ... minimal loss of physical capacity The technique remains the "gold standard" forthetreatmentof displaced and minimally comminuted olecranon fractures despite the introduction of new Page of (page ... order to improve the biomechanical properties ofthe technique [20] Rowland and Burkhart [21] gave an emphasis on the mathematical need to put the transverse hole forthe figure -of- eight tension...
... one was forthe initial trial of VFG, and the other was forthe second trial of VFG after failure of bone consolidation in ipsilateral VFG Patients The mean age ofthe patients at the time of VFG ... deformities not remodel and are often progressive after VFG [5,13] In the current study, a deformity of more than 20 degrees was seen in out ofthe cases The relationship between the degree of ... consolidation of VFG [13,17,18] In most cases, the first fracture is reported to occur before the age of year [4] In the current case, one out ofthe cases had a stress fracture at the age of 7.4 years...
... shown that when there is loss of more than 50% ofthe vertebral body height or angulations ofthe thoracolumbar junction of more than 20° [8], acute spinal instability results, and the spinal segment ... through the rod pusher to bring the vertebra back to the rod Gentle distraction at the level ofthe fracture followed, restoring tension to the posterior longitudinal ligament (ligamentotaxis) and thereby, ... protocol in our clinic forthetreatmentof osteoporosis The patients were followed with serial physical examinations and radiographs With the use of lateral radiographs centered over the fracture level,...