... develop ways of determining pollution exposure, a measure combining the number of people, the level of pollution, and the amount of time spent breathing it, as an indicator of where the health ... lung, resulting in increased residence time of inhaled particles, including microorganisms In situ detoxification, the main mechanism of defense inthe deepest non-ciliated portions ofthe lung, ... those ofthe Executive Directors ofThe World Bank or the governments they represent The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy ofthe data included in this work The boundaries, colors, denominations,...
... that storing the disks in open air caused a loss of viability and death of Candida albicans Rinsing the dentures inthe evening and keeping them overnight inthe open air can indeed be the easiest ... been the most fundamental etiological factor for the dramatic increase in caries among the Finnish children inthe beginning ofthe 1950's (Rytömaa et al., 1980) Not surprisingly, increase inthe ... time ofthe follow-up examination Inthe follow-up, 52% ofthe dentate had a removable prosthesis; 35% ofthe subjects had ARPD that was also the most frequent form of prosthetic rehabilitation The...
... rotation ofthe foot (external/internal rotation) in respect to the walking direction and is defined as the angle formed with the line of progression and the segment connecting the marker on the V ... sole ofthe foot [24] in young obese patients during standing and walking, revealed a relevant increase inthe foot surface in contact with the ground This would predispose to the development of ... both the limbs The presence of small feet in PWS subjects may be an additional factor explaining the decrease inthe single support phase compared to obese controls Furthermore, dorsal kyphosis in...
... accurately the intensity oftheexercise prescribed, and the average heart rate and exercise duration of each session was recorded in an exercise diary Theexercise intensity was initially set ... data were recorded at 1-minute intervals On the initial test this was used with VO2 data to determine the heart rate training intensity (65 % VO2 peak) ofthe exercise- training programme This procedure ... respectively intheexercise group, while there was no significant change inthe control group Furthermore, as theexercise group averaged the completion of 81 % and 84 % ofthe prescribed exercise...
... discussion ofthe mediators involved in EIB and their cellular sources are beyond the scope of this review.) 61 activity in individuals with underlying airway hyperresponsiveness.4 The occurrence of ... expiratory volume in second LTRA administration Another group reproduced these findings by showing similar protection against EIB during the first days of treatment with either montelukast or ... but again, the protection was lost inthe salmeterol group after weeks of treatment Protection was maintained inthe montelukast group through the study’s duration of weeks.14 A recent investigation...
... facilitate therehabilitation center’s ownership ofthe program, with the goal of increasing the likelihood that the center will continue to offer components ofthe intervention after the study ... Table outlines the cognitive adaptations inthe intervention The main intervention goals of ACHIEVE include: (1) reducing caloric intake by avoiding sugar drinks and “junk food,” (2) eating fruits ... to indicate their interest To track recruitment, a roster of consumers attending the center is provided by each rehabilitation program These rosters assist in defining and counting the number of...
... among those inthe physical category ofthe SS-QOL for the patients of this study Because the focus oftherehabilitation used inthe current study was on the functional recovery ofthe paretic ... further insights into the clinimetric properties ofthe SS-QOL in specific contexts Finally, there are potential clinimetric differences in patient-reported QOL outcomes due to the modes of Page ... for the patients of this study This may be related to the nature oftherehabilitation therapies involved in our research (i.e., physical interventions that emphasized UE function) Findings of the...
... Finally, the kernel informs the hardware physical map module ofthe new virtual to physical mapping With the exception ofthe hardware validation, all of these steps are implemented in a machine-independent ... efficiently support the large body of UNIX software used within the academic community [16] In addition, from the point of view of a system designer, the Accent style of message/memory integration lacked ... once, possibly in different tasks The memory region specified by address inthe vm_allocate_with_pager call will be mapped to the specified offset inthe memory object The offset into the memory...
... these values, could be contained The emotional intensity ofthe backlash against the intrusions of these subaltern groups suggests the importance of reading these developments in ways which interfuse ... advances inthe print industry.22 In Letters on Education (1790), Catherine Macaulay argued that the ‘advantages of printing, by rendering easy the communication of ideas, giving an universality to their ... ideological terrain whose tensions were profoundly implicated inthe more pressing conflicts ofthe age The complex intersection of these two histories – the political turmoil ofthe 1790s and the broader...
... used for information tasks (such as offering, finding or editing all kinds of information) Many things that are said about agents in this thesis do, however, also apply to the other kinds of agents ... on the Internet The functionality of agents can be maximally utilised when they are employed inthe (future) three layer structure ofthe Internet." importance Thinking ofthe layers in terms of ... picture ofthe size ofthe Internet, let alone to make an estimation ofthe amount of information that is available on or through it; • The dynamic nature ofthe information on Internet: information...
... to 4.4% of men and 1.8% of women over the age of 65 [4] A two-fold increase in incidence of gout has been reported inthe USA and New Zealand over the past 30 years, while the prevalence of gout ... attacks inthe first metatarsophalangeal joint he was unaware that gout could occur in his wrist Typical presentation includes sudden onset of intense pain, redness and swelling ofthe joint Examination ... any joint including the ankle, knee, hand, wrist, elbow, sacroiliac joint and other joints ofthe spine, however most commonly occurs inthe lower extremity In this case, although the patient had...
... remit ofthe local ethics committee Prior to introduction of CPOE, local standards of prescribing existed specifying the tenets of good practice, including the avoidance ofthe use of abbreviations ... non-intercepted and intercepted errors were combined) The limitations of this study and the potential for bias discussed previously must be borne in mind when interpreting these results Some ofthe ... 14 • • The types of error appeared to change with the introduction of CPOE The introduction of CPOE without decision support eliminated many minor types of error but introduced new types of error...
... month after the completion ofthe study, the ICIS was implemented inthe two other remaining units Approval ofthe ethics committee was obtained; informed consent was waived A surgical ICU-independent ... overdose of a beta-blocker, where rapid intervention ofthe clinical pharmacist intercepted the administration of this overdose The nonintercepted potential ADEs were mainly dosing errors or incompleteness ... safety, they are not discussed in detail The incidence of intercepted MPEs was four times lower inthe C-U than inthe PB-U A few of these errors concerned problems with trailed zeros, but most of them...
... 2004, of portacaval shunting, thereby decreasing first pass metabolism; decrease in quantities and affinity of plasma proteins, thereby increasing free-drug levels; increase in volume of distribution ... hrs following the post-dialysis dose There is a case report in which lithium levels were maintained inthe therapeutic range by intraperitoneal administration of lithium during continuous peritoneal ... syndrome), including carbamazepine, phenytoin, phenobarbital, and lamotrigine The triad of hypersensitivity includes fever, rash and internal organ involvement with onset of symptoms within to weeks of...
... AC inthe other twin (twin B), when the concerned parents took him to our department Brain CT and MRI of twin B who did not have any com- 403 plaints revealed a mirror-imaging ofthe AC inthe ... Neuroimaging ofthe twins (a) Cerebral CT of twin A shows a vast lesion of cerebrospinal fluid intensity inthe left temporal lobe with a maximum diameter of 63×40×26 mm (b) & (c) MRI of twin A shows ... found one such case of MZ with mirror-imaging of AC inthe literature In this case, we describe the second case of MZ with mirror-imaging of AC and discuss the possible clinical implications...
... surrounding cytoplasmic membrane in at least 10% of invasive carcinoma cells or presence of membranous staining in less than 30% provided that the staining is intense (++) Score 3: Presence of intense ... were included inthe study Blood sampling was performed after surgery inthe patients who were underwent surgical intervention (in group1 and 2) The serum samples in group were obtained after the ... groups The relevance of this finding is that it was the result ofthe first subgroup analysis for these biomarkers Bc1 should therefore be studied in terms of tumoral development and inflammatory...
... treating single de novo lesions in patients with symptomatic coronary artery disease has been examined inthe first four trials ofthe ongoing ENDEAVOR clinical trials program The results of these ... however, the incidence of MACE inthe ZES treated group was 10% at the end ofthe two year follow-up (Table 4) Additionally, the incidence of Q wave MI ranged from 0% to 0.3% inthe first four ... with the in- hospital incidence of MACE (1.7%) for the ZES treated group in our study Despite the small population size used in our study, our results confirm the in- hospital rate of MACE of E-Five...
... the angles ofthe dural opening The most significant step involves constructing small supporting pillars on the bilateral sides ofthe vessels as they pass the edge ofthe dural window (the pillars ... and in most reports the involved patient populations are small, these experiences are valuable At present, inthe absence of definite proof ofthe efficacy of decompressive craniectomy inthe ... Following removal of part ofthe skull, they performed dural incisions in a stellate fashion In this step, it is important that entrance points of major vessels are close to the midpoint between the...
... inthe development ofthe oxidative stress (68) If our findings are proven by further studies involving a larger number of patients, ultra-low microcurrent therapy might change the concept of ... pathogenesis of insulin resistance in humans using magnetic resonance spectroscopy Obesity (Silver Spring) 2006;14 (Suppl 1): 34S–40S 31 Boden G Role of fatty acids inthe pathogenesis of insulin resistance ... admission, the patient had sustained fall inthe bathroom resulting in a left ankle fracture with vomiting and diarrhea for seven days The patient was treated with metformin and augmentin Upon examination,...