... aripiprazole and placebo (total PANSS, cognitive and hostility subscales) The therapeutic effect was evident from day On the basis ofthe YMRS change, the effect size Cohen d was equal to 0.30 The response ... HR = 0.31) but not to a depressive episode Unfortunately the mean time to relapse for either group was not reported At the end ofthe study 49% ofthe placebo group and 72% ofthe aripiprazole ... validity of psychiatric diagnosis perplexes the problem and makes the gathering of scientific data difficult, because the diagnosis of BD in particular is often made retrospectively and carries the...
... published Therefore, in the present double-blind and placebo-controlled clinical study, we sought to evaluate theefficacyandsafetyof 5-Loxin® in treatment of OA ofthe knee We assessed the effectiveness ... contributed tothe design ofthe project and data analysis, and was primarily responsible for writing the manuscript KVA contributed tothe design ofthe project, patient recruitment and management, and ... excluded fromthe study because they were suffering from a nonfatal viral infection during the course of study Discussion Tothe best of our knowledge, this is the first clinical study to evaluate the...
... (CPMP/ICH/135/95)5, andthe principles ofthe Declaration of Helsinki, local drug law and standard operating procedures ofthe investigator, sponsor and CRO involved The study protocol and attached ... Analysis of days of onset of common cold symptoms Shown are the numbers of patients for verum, placebo and total divided into groups with days of onset of common cold symptoms at the point of inclusion ... investigator ofthe study and was responsible for the study and protocol design MJA performed the study on site and served as medical director RWE and CME performed the quantitative virus analysis and...
... were randomly assigned to tiotropium and 195 to placebo Forty-four centres across the UK participated in the study, which lasted 12 months from October 2002 to October 2003 (Fig 1) Quality of spirometry ... tiotropium studies [11-14] and supports the clinical relevance ofthe sustained efficacyof tiotropium and reduction of COPD exacerbations The actual magnitude ofthe reduction in rescue medication ... Patients were asked not to take their morning respiratory medications (according to a pre-established washout period) prior tothe morning PFT The highest value of FEV1 and FVC from three technically...
... compared to SMT Careful and frequent monitoring of patients with ACPE is mandatory, especially in the presence of AMI, but there is no evidence from these trials to contraindicate the use of NPPV ... probably due tothe low power related tothe limited number of patients in the studies analyzed To put this evidence of clinical efficacy into context, it is also important to take into account the costs ... to translate to practice and more challenging for clinicians to understand The aim of our study was to systematically review the evidence in order to answer key clinical questions about the efficacy...
... taper and follow-up phase Efficacy Analyses The primary efficacy measure was the change from baseline to endpoint in the total score ofthe 14-item, clinician-rated HAM-A in the pregabalin and ... visits and at LOCF endpoint on all secondary outcomes, including the HAM-A psychic and somatic factors scores, the anxiety and tension items (1 and 2) ofthe HAM-A, andthe CGI-I, in addition tothe ... treatment, so the duration of weeks is sufficient to test efficacy adequately, andthe results may, therefore, generalize to short-term treatment The study was designed to investigate theefficacyof pregabalin...
... confirms the adequacy of indications ofthe procedures and plans made More even than the concern about the pituitary function, we observe the maximum dose considered safe in the optic pathways and often ... tumoral and hormonal control and results overlapped with those of literature Proper selection of patients, the careful definition of target volume andthe respect tothe dose tolerance of adjacent ... in the contouring of structures and prescription ofthe dose required in most cases may explain the absence of hypopituitarism observed so far The absence of visual deficit induced by RS to date...
... universally and shows similar patterns of symptoms across populations The overall prevalence of schizophrenia is estimated to be between 1% to 2% ofthe population, andthe prevalence of major psychotic ... in all-cause time to discontinuation and PANSS Total score between white, black, and Hispanic subgroups Another study looked at the impact of race on theefficacyandsafetyof long-acting risperidone ... the design and coordination JLS and JG performed the statistical analysis KWP wrote the initial and subsequent drafts ofthe manuscript SKW coordinated the development ofthe initial and final...
... design ofthe study andthe interpretation ofthe study data RL supervised the statistical analysis All authors contributed tothe development ofthe manuscript, and read and approved the final ... grants from Almirall and Forest Laboratories RL and EGG are employees of Almirall CC is an employee of Forest Laboratories, and holds stock and options in the company Jones et al Respiratory Research ... was the co-ordinating study investigator and SIR, AA, PC, HM, LF, JFD, EDB and NJG were study investigators All study investigators, CC and EGG made substantial contributions tothe conception and...
... the Ethical Committee ofthe University of Turin, Italy Sheep were transported tothe laboratory at least two days before the experiment Anaesthesia was induced (thiopentone 10 to 15 ml/kg) and ... mechanical damage to blood components, and absence of recirculation On the other hand, it does not offer direct blood flow control, it increases left -to- right shunt, and it could lead to lower-limb ... research experience At the time ofthe first studies in the 1970s, the idea of 'lung rest' (that is, using low tidal volume) [8] had no scientific rationale, andthe modern concepts of 'baby lung' (that...
... factors that influence the pharmacology of drugs, a safety system in standard treatment would help to solve the black box ofsafetyandof unknown relationship between the dosage and actions of ... enables the clinician to adjust the dosage of drugs according tothe characteristics ofthe individual patient The interdisciplinary TDM expert group ofthe Society of Neuropsychopharmacology and ... psychopharmacology ofthe three German professional societies and initiated the network based on decisions ofthe commission MG (head ofthe TDM laboratory in Würzburg) was involved in the design ofthe database,...
... were found to be predictive ofthe total amount of fluid given tothe patient on day two in the ICU The coefficients ofthe variables in the fitted model, their standard errors andthe corresponding ... correlated with the outcome variable of interest are identified The idea is to provide the values of these predictor variables fromthe index patient tothe model, and a predicted range of fluid requirement ... to see if we could predict the total amount of fluid administered to a patient on day two in the ICU, given the physiological data fromthe previous 24 hours Materials and methods The Laboratory...
... establishing the pathways at the level of intermediates and enzymes that catalyze their formation The subsequent step is the selection of targets for further studies at the level ofthe genes This ... Davis, CA, and was called “FlavR Saver.” This tomato has two distinct advantages over other tomato cultivars: first, it has a longer shelf life in storage, and second, the fruit of this tomato could ... in the postharvest storage and handling of crops; (4) the use of plant hormones to improve rooting responses of cuttings, enhancement of seed germination, breaking seed dormancy, prolongation of...
... not be able to discover the identity ofthe beneficiary ofthe account and will be unable to meet their “know your customer” obligation The combination of market access and obscurity of ownership ... authoritative review of their financial procedures and controls and those of recipients, andto improve ways to strengthen safeguards on the use of their funds as well as governance and anti-corruption ... endorse these initiatives and urge these bodies to cooperate with each other and coordinate their actions, as appropriate, to address problematic OFCs 10 We call on OFCs to respond positively to these...
... Tetschen, at the border, I was relieved ofthe bother of customs officials through the kindness of an Austrian officer It was the lasting grief of my companion that he had to submit tothe customs in ... them from every direction They managed to get into a nearby woods by beating a hasty retreat Behind them they heard the yelling ofthe men and women The woods was surrounded, and they had to hide ... shells andthe burning villages all about But if there was nothing to see, there certainly was plenty to hear the dull noise ofthe light artillery, the sharp crash ofthe field pieces andthe crackling...
... 220,000km2 of equatorial rainforests (equivalent tothe size ofthe UK) and about 1/3rd ofthe island of Borneo the 3rd largest island in the world The area straddles the transboundary highlands of Indonesia ... between (a) the value ofthe timber, (b) the total area/geography ofthe concession and (c) the cost ofthe concession In short, equity financing applied to SFM tends to dictate the need for ... seeking to offset the impact of their carbon emissions ITTO 2005b Page 16 of 140 FINAL 06 August 2007 Forest-Backed Bonds ProofofConcept Study Forum for the Future & EnviroMarket The Forestry Sector...
... C and D (to delete site II), E and F (to delete site III), G and H (to delete the perfect inverted repeat) and I and F (to delete simultaneously sites II and III) were ligated to each other The ... restriction and sequencing Cloning of genes in E coli The DNA region (from the nucleotide at position 505 to that at position 1197 of senS) encoding the cytoplasmic part (comprising the segment fromthe ... into the complex network of signaling processes Taking the presented and previous data into account, the TCS SenS–SenR from S reticuli is a model that is well suited to elucidate the role of other...
... environment andthe activities taking place there They were designed to be efficient tools in the hands ofthe professional—a role we are beginning to understand as our knowledge about usability and user ... design of artifacts Evaluation then turns into aesthetics: to understand the logic of an expression on the basis of understanding the material that builds the expression We may think of an expression ... down in the chair belongs tothe expression ofthe chair, but the users disappear as we refrain from referring to why they sit down and what they are doing sitting in the chair If we think of a...
... correctly positioned to perform catalysis with the Oc ˚ atom of Ser171 at about 2.8 A fromthe Oc atom of ˚ Ser195 and about 2.7 A fromthe amino group of Lys96 4718 The analysis ofthe structural ... 5B) One of its amino ˚ groups is about 2.6 A fromthe Oc atom of Ser171 ˚ and 2.5 A fromthe thiol group of Cys145 4720 Even taking into account all ofthe limitations of molecular models of proteins ... Indeed, the sulfur atom of Cys145 is at about A ˚ fromthe Oc atom of Ser171 and 2.5 A fromthe amino group of Lys96 (Fig 4) This putative alternative triad is located in a different plane from the...
... system and it can be an asset for standardizing the PMTCT reports Even before the scaling up ofthe HMIS across the city, the quality ofthe PMTCT reports seem to be good; over 90% the reports from ... By 2005, the programme was expanded to all the ten subcities but the expansion took place at different times The programme has continued to scale up andfrom 2007 it has expanded into private ... standard of care Our study underscores the validity and potential ofthe PMTCT programme estimates for monitoring trends in HIV/AIDS prevalence andto guide prevention and control efforts and...