... needles, lessening their need for bleach If that is one's view, then a decline in "using bleach" is, in fact, a positive outcome On the other hand, if one interprets "using bleach" as part and parcel ... Complexities inthe lives of female drug users inthe AIDS era: Linking ethnographic and epidemiological approaches In Integrating cultural, observational, and epidemiological approaches inthe prevention ... measuring changes in drug paraphernalia sharing behaviors Beyond "using bleach," other examples include "boiling water" and "always cleaning the needle before use." Again, it could certainly be...
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... devices use the energy from the relative motion between the foot andthe ground during the stance phase (the phase in which the foot is on the ground) Others use the energy from the bending of the shoe ... generate the electrical power, and 2) the energy spent by the user in carrying the device, which is a function of the device weight andthe location of the device on the body Therefore, in a comparison ... by the wearer, and finally the effect of the harvesting energy device on the body For example, during walking, inthe heel strike phase, energy is converted into heat inthe shoe sole [15], and...
... to using increment cores in age determination: the difficulty of intercepting the pith at the coring height, andthe differences in years between coring height andthe total age (age at the root ... Probably, inthe past, it happened that the frequent coppicing of shadeintolerant broadleaves prevented them from competing with the silver fir and from reaching the dominant, codominant and intermediate ... stand in plot occurred inthe five-year interval of 1935; indeed, intense logging was carried out inthe Buscaié forest during that interval, andinthe plot more than 24% of the silver firs (probably...
... contributions All of the authors have been involved in drafting this paper and have read and approved the final manuscript KG conceived the idea of the paper, reported the case, performed theliterature ... concerning radiotherapy and followed up the patient at his out-patient clinic AK was the radiologist performing the preoperative and postoperative CT and MRI scans and wrote the part of the paper ... KG the relevant literature research RK was the neurosurgeon who operated the patient, was the supervisor of the clinic admitted the patient, decided for the therapy procedures and revised the...
... HFOV in adults [30,31] Despite this, the results are very encouraging and point to the need for further investigation There are several unanswered questions regarding HFOV in adults These include ... equivalency, and therefore interpreting trends inthe data should be done with caution In addition, there was a significant improvement inthe PaO2/FiO2 ratio (P = 0.008) with HFOV for the first ... inspiration and expiration Lowering the frequency therefore allows more time for a larger Vt to occur With HFOV, CO2 elimination is proportional to the Vt andthe frequency, but increases inthe Vt...
... 1a and 1b) for the duplicon covered by the two adjacent ends of NT_010280 and NT_078096 The second two groups (haplotigs 2a and 2b) therefore cover the other duplicon, including the beginning ... map) There is now a continuous tiling path of clones between the two ends of the map, confirming our finding that CHRNA7 and CHRFAM7A are in opposing orientation Most of the clones originate ... [41], with the remaining two being due to either of the two intrachromosomal mechanisms It is therefore unlikely that an intrachromatid mechanism can explain the lower reported incidence of interstitial...
... temporary dose discontinuation in 3/20 (15%) Forns and colleagues used relatively high-dose interferon/ribavirin therapy in their cohort of 30 patients awaiting transplantation in Spain in an effort to ... low initial dose, with increases every two weeks toward standard target doses Duration of therapy was intended to be 24 weeks in genotypes andand 48 weeks in genotype infection Hematologic inclusion ... factors, specifically G-CSF and erythropoietin, has allowed more aggressive dosing of interferon and ribavirin [13, 14] Finally, growing experience with antiviral therapy in this high-risk group...
... is therefore possible that CKBM could induce cytokine release including TNF-α in these animals and inhibit tumor growth However, further study is needed to determine how they are induced andthe ... compounds including lunasin and lectins that were shown to induce apoptosis in malignant cells [13] As CKBM contains these compounds, this would partially explain why it inhibits tumor growth inthe ... through the induction of apoptosis and inhibition of proliferation of gastric cancer cells However, further clinical trials in humans are needed to examine the pharmacokinetics andthe therapeutic...
... another The grandmother held the floor most of the time from the beginning of the story in her decision where to go, in her introduction of the scenery along the journey While the father, the mother ... Cross in Italy during the World War I, The Sun Also Rises, The Old Man andthe Sea, For Whom the Bell Tolls and Death inthe Afternoon based on his experiences while living in Spain and joining the ... character and setting Technique has to with the structuring of the story into the plot so that the writer can convey the theme andthe manipulating of the language in order to express the ideas of the...
... Conclusions, including the results of the November 2001 Workshop Management Framework - Introd uced Marine Pests Management capabilities and approaches APEC andthe MRCWG have a role in liaising with ... NACA to enhance the effectiveness of existing instruments within APEC Institutional arrangements for managing the marine environment is fragmented in most economies Baseline surveys to identify ... Within APEC little is known on the introduction of marine pests Little practical information on measures to prevent introductions Lack of knowledge in what individual countries are doing...
... nuclear issues in general, the feeling grew inthe environmental movement that Yeltsin was increasingly yielding to the demands of the Ministry of Atomic Power andthe nuclear-industrial lobby.99 ... nuclear matters, including the Navy andthe Ministry of Atomic Power, have consolidated their control over domestic decisionmaking and are themselves becoming increasingly involved in cooperative ... dumping, as these prescriptions figure prominently inthe unequivocal argument made inthe Yablokov Report on the severity of past dumping andthe need to invest more in storage and decontamination...
... observed that the kind and quality of the offerings andthe players are beginning to improve, andthe REIT business is shifting from being a cottage industry to a mainstream investment choice.” ... partnership in which the REIT owns a controlling interest andin which REIT “insiders” may own a substantial interest Since these insiders may own few shares inthe REIT itself, the low tax basis of their ... compensation programs, and other shareholder concerns; and implementing strong financial systems and controls These factors, by strengthening the organization and its financial discipline, allow public...
... c) The Final Fight Inthe final fight, the Good was no longer inthe passive position Owing to the death of dear Lucy, there was fire in their eyes They determined to kill the vampire - the King ... away into the trees andinthe end, they found the body of him at the bottom of the lake and under a tree, covered in blood" The ghost in "The ghost upon the Rail" of the collection "A Twist inthe ... are bad because they live by drinking blood of the living, they hurt the living 3.2.4 The Fight between the Good andthe Evil inthe World As we have mentioned in CHAPTER 2, there are many reasons...
... cells, single lymphocytes scattered inthe lamina propria and intraepithelial lymphocytes spread inthe intestinal epithelia The immune system of infants is not fully developed The structures of the ... demonstrated their capacity to stimulate the production of intestinal mucines, their trophic effect on intestinal epithelium, the reestablishment of the intestinal mucosa integrity, the stimulation of the ... Probiotics and infections The most valid indication of the probiotic remains the decrease of intestinal infections In fact, theliterature shows that the probiotic can reduce the severity and number...
... emigrated, and were either residing in our Colonies or in other parts of the world, andthe only method I could discover of obtaining information regarding several of viil INTRODUCTION them, was ... health; in others, to the rowers being by nature constitutionally delicate; andin others again, to their having thoroughly overdone it, to their being in boating language "stale." As regards the ... turning to the Reports of the Registrar-General, I find that inthe course of the last 14 or 15 years there has been a marked increase inthe deaths arising from these maladies Thus, between the...
... adults These studies also were not useful in determining a) the efficacy of BCG vaccine in HCWs or b) the effects on efficacy of the vaccine strain administered Vol 45 / No RR-4 MMWR andthe vaccinee’s ... heterogeneity inthe efficacy of the BCG vaccine reported inthe individual studies Using a model that included the geographic latitude of the study site andthe data validity score as covariates, they ... vaccination of adults andthe type of vaccine strain administered precluded the inclusion of these factors as covariates inthe random-effects regression model However, these researchers determined...
... deficient inthe AD brain There remains no clear consensus on the role of GIF inthe pathogenesis of AD, and therefore we will briefly review some of the current thoughts on the role of GIF in AD There ... of a brain-specific MT isoform, GIF, in 1991, sparked considerable interest in understanding the role of all MTs inthe brain, and particularly within the injured or diseased brain Inthe case ... might in uence the disease process in AD 2936 Role of the neurite growth-inhibitory properties of GIF in AD There have been extensive studies examining the role of GIF in AD, linked to its initial...
... inflation by taking the fee breakpoints available in 2010 and multiplying by the Consumer Price Index in December 2000 and dividing by the Consumer Price Index in December 2010 The front-end ... endowments, and other institutional investors investing for their own accounts, rather than on behalf of retail investors Stock Funds The average fees and expenses paid by stock fund investors declined ... paid for investing in bond funds declined by basis point in 2010, to 72 basis points (Figure 2) This reflects a basis-point drop inthe annualized cost of load fee payments and no change inthe average...