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... on the prevalence in the population, and more reflective of the test itself, lessening the impact of any unique features of the VA population Moreover, we might expect that the PPV and NPV of the ... NC) Results The characteristics of the VARA participants measured at the start of each treatment episode were evaluated Because the characteristics of VARA patients at the start of non-biologic ... contrast to other RA therapies where the drugs are typically discontinued if they are not effective Because of similarities in both the descriptive characteristics of the study populations of biologic...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 10:45

... attempted for three SPT patients in whom the mass was located in the portion of body or tail of the pancreas For tumors of SPT located in the neck and body of the pancreas, resection of the midportion ... midportion of the pancreas and the mass with preserving the rim of the head and tail portion can be achieved However, for the patient in whom the mass was located within the head of the pancreas, ... 311 Fig The CT scan indicated the typical internal or capsular calcification in the SPT Once the diagnosis of SPT is made, surgery is the first choice of treatment, since other adjuvant therapies,...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 11:40

... 100% relief of their pain in 86% of the patients with a median relief period of months The range of relief varied from zero days to up to 13 months for the facet injection group None of the lumbar ... median period of pain relief being months The range of relief for the radiofrequency group was from zero days to 16 months for all 26 patients who underwent the radiofrequency procedure Of the 14 patients ... that the direct visualization of the joint allows better de-innervation of the joint and removal of the entire end-plate receptors that adhere to the bone and capsular tissue Limitations of the...

Ngày tải lên: 26/10/2012, 09:32

... follow-up Results The author acknowledges that there are no conflicts of interest or financial benefits with the results of the study All twelve patients (10 males, females) completed the surgery without ... 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...

Ngày tải lên: 26/10/2012, 09:57

... system, in the distal segment of the tubule Inhibition of glucose reabsorption in the kidney, mediated by the SGLT cotransport system, represents a promising therapeutic target for the control of hyperglycemia ... larvae of beetles (Chrysomelidae) Their synthesis has been previously described [31-33] For the purpose of the present study the thioglycosides used were selected and grouped based on their differences ... IC50 values of 30 µM for hSGLT1 and 10 µM for hSGLT2, while thioglycoside VII showed IC50 values of 15 µM for hSGLT1 and 88 µM for hSGLT2 These data confirm the strong inhibitory effects of thioglycoside...

Ngày tải lên: 26/10/2012, 10:04

... large inventory of normalized mathematical indexes of abnormality It is the pattern of these mathematical indexes of abnormality, obtained from analysis of multiple cardiac cycles of the resting ... Moreover, to assess the performance of the prediction of stenosis independent of the prevalence of stenosis, the positive and negative likelihood ratios (LR) were calculated [24] A value of p

Ngày tải lên: 03/11/2012, 10:58

... with the supermarkets Along with the actual evaluations of the stores’ performance, the research tries to uncover the shoppers’ expectations of this kind of store In addition, the demographic profile ... level of 90% (app.D, p 84-86) 4.1.10 Demographic profile of supermarkets’ non-users and heavy-users The demographic profile of heavy users in the sample is similar to the profile described for the ... of the store by evaluating the store in terms of the factors comprising the choice criteria Based on the evaluation, the consumer 18 forms a degree of preference for the store If preference exceeds...

Ngày tải lên: 13/04/2013, 10:30

... Step 3: The director of the branch will responsible for approving the loan application form or not if the value of the loan does not exceed 500 million In case of an exceed, the director of the branch ... expanded the scope and form of lending to customers The orientation of the branch: expanding, strengthening and improving the operational efficiency of the office agency To attract more customers, the ... actually the major activity of the bank Therefore, continuing research and offering solutions would bring enormous significance for both theoretical and practical aspects for the diversification of the...

Ngày tải lên: 25/07/2013, 11:20

... supported by the research project The research on the development of the total evaluation technique for the hazardous impacts by the chemical substances towards human and ecology (the project ... and N2- and C8-modified deoxyguanosine as major products of the in vivo reaction of N-hydroxy-6-aminochrysene with DNA and the formation of the adducts in isolated rat hepatocytes treated with 6-nitrochrysene, ... postlabeling method, etc.) Therefore, it is important to develop a simple rapid in vitro method for evaluating the generation of reactive oxygen species from a variety of genotoxic chemicals We...

Ngày tải lên: 05/09/2013, 08:40

... study, the ozone and UV combination (ozone/UV) process is applied for the reuse of sewage effluent Therefore, the aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of ozone/UV process for the treatment ... reduction of A410 after 10 of run time On the other hand, the UV alone process did not show much color change Therefore, for color reduction, the ozone alone process was considered as the best ... the mechanism of the reaction of ozone with substances in the water can be divided into two distinct pathways (7) The first route is the direct attack of molecular ozone The second route is the...

Ngày tải lên: 05/09/2013, 08:40

... of 95 ml) The A280 to A260 ratio of the UV-absorbing peak indicated it was composed mainly of nucleic acid In the profile of the NaOH-extracted polymer (B), the elution volume (80 ml) of saccharide ... control test was calculated every minute using the following formula: The relative A660 = A660 of flocculating test A660 of control test For the control, the polymer solution was replaced by distilled ... compared to the other methods The SDS-extracted polymer included a small amount of material other than protein Furthermore, the steaming- and washing-extracted polymers contained large amounts of phosphorus...

Ngày tải lên: 05/09/2013, 09:08

... 8% of the total number of plots (222 out of 2688) was included in the survey The housewife or main female member of the first household from the selected plot was requested for the interview The ... know the benefit of having the connection of their latrines to biogas plants At the installation, the community agreed to share the 20% of the installation cost and the 100% of cleaning cost of ... latrine/others Table shows the claimed performance of the Figure Change of the use of sanitation options sanitation options according to the household interview Before 1999, more than 40% of the people...

Ngày tải lên: 05/09/2013, 09:08

... ethanol at a final concentration of 10%, then transported to the laboratory of UT at 4oCstored Then, each of the 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 of the 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...

Ngày tải lên: 05/09/2013, 09:38

... with the increased HRT of the adsorption tank From an engineering application point of view, the appropriate operational parameters of the recycle ratio, HRT of the regeneration tank, HRT of the ... technical feasibility of this process was demonstrated The effects of recycle ratio, HRT of the regeneration tank, HRT of the adsorption tank and SRT of the system were evaluated The removal efficiency ... in the PO43 P removal These results revealed that the selection of the operational parameters of the CARS process had a great influence on the overall system performance Adsorptive capability of...

Ngày tải lên: 05/09/2013, 09:38

... govern the washout of sludge from the reactor, and therefore, we investigated the effect of surface loading rate and aeration rate on the selection of well-settling sludge and the formation of aerobic ... of the AUFB reactor Reactor Setup and Operation for the Formation of Aerobic Granular Sludge Two AUFB reactors were used for the formation of aerobic granular sludge Air was introduced from the ... been formed in our previous studies Based on the preliminary experimental results, we decided the control strategy for the selection of well-settling sludge Then, we applied the strategy to the formation...

Ngày tải lên: 05/09/2013, 10:15

... investors of 25% of the purchase price of the installation, with maximum subsidy of 233€ and 50% of the purchase price with maximum subsidy of 3k€, respectively In the Netherlands, the investment ... programs The National Program for the promotion of energy saving measures and the use of RES, provides subsidies of up to 40% of the eligible costs of small hydro power systems with the maximum ... for the promotion of energy from RES It sets mandatory national targets for each Member State for the overall share of energy from RES in gross final consumption of energy and for the share of...

Ngày tải lên: 05/09/2013, 16:10

... profile and a more efficient performance were obtained in the case of smaller particle sizes All the curves show the classic “S” shape profile The enhancement of the column performance with the ... achieved in the case of PAC2 than that in the case of F400 Regarding the BY dye, F400 showed better performance than PAC2 for the removal of BY dye This is evident from a comparison of the time ... prediction of column adsorption process requires prediction of breakthrough curves for the effluent The maximum adsorption capacity of an adsorbent is also required in the design of the column The Thomas...

Ngày tải lên: 05/09/2013, 16:11

... problem for teachers, most of the listening tasks for students are self-designed This is the answer of up to 83% of the students when asked There are about 42% of the students who say that their ... listener-based The listener privies to It is text-based The listener relies on the background knowledge of the topic, the situation language in the message, that is, the or context, the type of text, and the ... half of them (52.3%) express the wish to take part in the process of building up the supplementary listening materials They would rather their teachers give them opportunities to design the tasks...

Ngày tải lên: 07/09/2013, 13:37

... highlightedtheneed for establishinguniform criteria forthe persons performing these inspections The quality of inspections, of course, depends on the competence of the inspector, andthe Standard for theQualification ... description of the scope of the inspection performed, including the type of inspection (acceptance, periodic, or routine) and whether or not the inspection was performed in accordancewiththeapplicablerequirements ... tests to determine whetherallpartsof the installation conform to the requirements ofthe applicable code or regulations whether required and the safety devices function as requiredtherein; (6) making...

Ngày tải lên: 20/10/2013, 01:15