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Characterization of lung dendritic cells in a novel murine model of asthma

Characterization of lung dendritic cells in a novel murine model of asthma

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... specialised for immune surveillance by actively acquiring antigen from the surrounding environment; hence monitoring for the presence of invading pathogens When encountering with pathogens, DCs ... these people who not only have been great teachers for me in the lab, but most importantly, for being my “family” in Singapore, who rendered comfort and support when things are not all right, who ... dendritic cells 71 2.7 Ex vivo assays for lung parenchymal 72 2.7.1 Cytokine assay for lung homogenate 72 2.7.2 Cytokine assay for sorted lung cells 72 2.7.3 GM-CSF...
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báo cáo hóa học: " Assessment of psychosocial functioning and its risk factors in children with pectus excavatum" ppt

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... tomography (CT) scans were performed in all patients to document the severity of the deformity 50 patients had grade deformity with a HI of 3.0 to 3.9, 149 patients had grade deformity with a HI of 4.0 ... Self-Report form (YSR), the YSR is only constructed for children aged 11 years and older, and thus would not be suitable for use in the current study focused on children from age Furthermore, the information ... Information gathered from patients and their parents included severity of malformation and the age which an awareness of the depression arose in the child (patient first perceived his/her deformity)...
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Báo cáo khoa học: "Effectiveness of 99mTc-tetrofosmin for assessment of heart functions in micropigs" ppsx

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... dipar erom si nimsofortet fo ecnaraelc citapeh eht ,yltnatropmi erom spahrep ,dnoceS pets gniliob a eriuqer ton seod nimsofortet fo noitaraperp eht taht si tsrif ehT nimsofortet dna ibimatses ... ton seod nimsofortet ,ralimis eb ot sraeppa DAC etaredom ot dlim ni ytivitisnes citsongaid eht hguohtlA nim 01 retfa tneserp si ytivitca laudiser eht fo %5< ;dipar etiuq si nimsofortet fo ecnaraelc ... ;lamronba emulov elotsys -dne :B emulov elotsaid-dne :A emulov noisufrep caidrac dna traeh eht ni nimsofortet-cTm99 fo ytivitcaoidar eht fo noitazilausiv a dewohs segami noitom llaw caidrac ehT egami...
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Báo cáo y học: "Regional differences in prediction models of lung function in Germany" ppsx

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... are given FEV1: forced expiratory volume in one second; FVC: forced vital capacity; PEF: peak expiratory flow rate; squared values compared to the standard models For example, for FEV1 the following ... and measured values for the three studies (Figure and 3) In all prediction models for FEV1 it became apparent that for high FEV1 values the predicted FEV1 was lower and that for low FEV1 values ... the three studies performed in Germany offers the unique opportunity to analyse whether prediction equations developed for one subpopulation adequately describe lung function for another subpopulation...
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Báo cáo y học: " Endothelial Computed tomographic assessment of lung weights in trauma patients with early posttraumatic lung dysfunction" potx

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... except for five; in three patients, PEEP >10 cmH2O was already applied before admission and two patients were spontaneously breathing during CT bNo statistical test performed cP < 0.001 for the ... would be the most likely explanation for impaired oxygenation [15] If a significantly increased M lung suggests consolidation from a more significant lung injury (for example, hemorrhage, contusion ... posttraumatic ALI In the future, this information could aid in managing patients with early posttraumatic lung dysfunction Materials and methods Data for this prospective observational study...
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Assessment of neuropsychological function of attention in drop out students returning for diploma completion

Assessment of neuropsychological function of attention in drop out students returning for diploma completion

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... A: Informed Consent Form / 62 Appendix B: Demographic Information / 63 List of Tables/64 Table 1: Sample Gender and Age / 64 Table 2: Sample Demographics / 65 Table 3: Reported Reasons for Withdrawal/Dropping ... Color-Word test H4: The performance of the drop-out group is not significantly different from the performance of the normative group on the Trail Making Test - Form A H5: The performance of the drop-out ... different from the performance of the normative group on the Trail Making Test - Form B 10 H6: The performance of the drop-out group is not significantly different from the performance of the normative...
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FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT OF THE ELDERLY pot

FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT OF THE ELDERLY pot

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... including testing information, the core team meets with the patient and family for a summary conference This meeting includes a review of the assessment and recommendations for future care decisions ... medication because they can’t afford it? Sometimes patients “stretch” a prescription because they can’t afford to fill the prescription fully III Patient Background Information The office appointment ... methods to screen for hearing impairment in the elderly: The Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly is a short questionnaire which can be answered either in the office or before the patient’s...
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báo cáo hóa học: " A prospective study of decline in lung function in relation to welding emissions" pdf

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... exposure A consecutive list of employments for all metalworkers from primary school through 2004 was collected by interview For each employment we extracted information on the first and last calendar ... exposure data were available for welding of alloyed steel at one plant Estimates were based upon the corresponding values for mild steel Likewise, we used exposure data for TIG stainless steel welding ... 0.8 mg/m3 (SD) For each year in a welding shop we added bystander exposures corresponding to the numbers of hours during a work shift that welding was not performed (and therefore not included...
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báo cáo hóa học:" Dynamic magnetic resonance imaging in assessing lung function in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a pilot study of comparison before and after posterior spinal fusion" doc

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... chest was performed in all subjects within two weeks before the operation, while the post operative MRI was performed after months from the date of surgery MRI examination was performed using ... measurements [5] Breathing Effort Assessment Patients were also asked to score their breathing effort before and after operation using a scale of 1–9 with ascending order of effort Score was equivalent ... symptoms or acute respiratory infection at the time of the MR studies before and after operation Ethical approval and informed consent for dynamic breath-hold MR imaging have been obtained from all the...
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báo cáo hóa học:" Assessing normative cut points through differential item functioning analysis: An example from the adaptation of the Middlesex Elderly Assessment of Mental State (MEAMS) for use as a cognitive screening test in Turkey" docx

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... as is the case for the MEAMS, a formal test of the validity of the cut point is the absence of DIF For example, if a cut point is set for passing a subtest and DIF is present for that subtest ... logit location on the cognitive construct of 2.776 (SD 0.6) for the former, and 0.580 (SD 1.5) for the latter The final pass scores for all subtests are presented in Table and the percentage passing ... same for younger or older people, men and women, and so on Thus subtests that not yield the same response function for two or more groups display DIF In the case of determining cut points for...
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Báo cáo y học: "Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF): properties and frontier of current knowledge" docx

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... develop different criterion sets for different diagnoses (for example, for dementia and depression) The use of diagnosis-specific symptoms and functioning criteria for GAF scoring could improve ... used for both for adults and children [14], but a specific version for children has been developed The Children's Global Assessment Scale has anchor points that are especially relevant for children ... properties are difficult to find Such reviews could form the basis for change in anchor points, for example by adding criteria that are relevant for diagnoses where scoring of GAF is difficult due...
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Báo cáo y học: "Guidelines for rating Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF)" pdf

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... for psychological tests could form the learning base for further work with guidelines for GAF; for example, the International Test Commission has developed guidelines for using psychological tests ... [3], but for chronic conditions, it is logical to consider adding scores for longer periods [65] Depression can be scored by, for example: depression in the past year for weeks or more, for much ... guidelines for GAF should therefore be circulated widely to provide ample opportunity for comments [56] A GAF scale with new guidelines should also be tested out for reliability and validity for different...
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Báo cáo y học: "Analysis of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid proteome from systemic sclerosis patients with or without functional, clinical and radiological signs of lung fibrosis" pot

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... on the pathogenetic mechanism of the disease and may thereby indicate protein biomarkers that are useful for the diagnosis of lung involvement, for the monitoring of SSc progression, and for the ... MS/MS spectra were elaborated with ProteinLynx software The MASCOT MS/MS ion search software for protein identification was used These evaluations were performed at CEINGE Biotecnologie Avanzate ... identified the proteins corresponding to the remaining three spots with the aforementioned criteria (Table 4) These 24 differently expressed spots corresponded to 11 proteins /protein fragments...
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Báo cáo khoa học: "Prognosticators and Risk Grouping in Patients with Lung Metastasis from Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: A more accurate and appropriate assessment of prognosis" doc

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... clinical information and/or follow-up data The pre-treatment evaluation included a complete medical history and physical examination, complete blood cell count, serum biochemistry, Epstein-Barr virus ... the thorax or the abdomen and a bone scan were performed if the initial examination revealed abnormal findings that were suggestive of metastasis Forty-five patients had excluded from the present ... tomography of the head and neck performed with patient in the treatment position Computerized tomography-assisted radiation treatment planning was obtained before the initiation of radiotherapy...
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Báo cáo y học: "Effect of smoking on lung function, respiratory symptoms and respiratory diseases amongst HIV-positive subjects: a cross-sectional study pptx

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... among smokers, for every one pack/day of cigarette smoking, the rate of FEV decrease was 12.6 ml/year (95% CI: 9.7, 15.5) for men and 7.2 ml/year (95% CI: 4.8, 9.6) for women [29] Therefore we should ... reinforced the need for smoking cessation programmes in the HIVpositive population Fortunately 20 (38%) of current smokers were trying to quit smoking at the time of study Fifteen (65%) former ... HIV-positive veterans, either former or current smokers were 5.3 times more likely to develop COPD than non-smokers (95% CI was 1.5 to 18.0 for former smokers and 1.6 to 17.0 for current smokers) [10]...
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Báo cáo y học: " In vivo imaging of the airway wall in asthma: fibered confocal fluorescence microscopy in relation to histology and lung function" potx

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... cup forceps (Pentax KW2411S) at the exact same location where the miniprobe had been placed before (Figure 1b, d) Directly after collection, the biopsy specimen was fixed in 4% buffered formaldehyde ... (Media Cybernetics, Bethesda, MD, USA) For each slide, a representative area with positive staining for elastin in the subepithelial layer was selected for elastic fibre pattern analysis FCFM ... recording compensated for the rigid and non-rigid deformations due to motion and irregular contact of the miniprobe with the tissue surface respectively [22] A representative image frame for each FCFM...
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Báo cáo y học: "Pre- and post-bronchodilator lung function as predictors of mortality in the Lung Health Study" pot

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... fifth follow-up visits as current smokers for those who never stopped smoking, former smokers for those who successfully quit, and intermittent smokers for those whose status varied[20] Education ... for the diagnosis and treatment of patients with COPD: a summary of the ATS/ERS position paper European Respiratory Journal 2004, 23:932-946 22 Sterk PJ: Let's not forget: the GOLD criteria for ... 1,000 person years of follow-up for our key covariates Cox proportional hazard regression models were developed using the SUDAAN procedure SURVIVAL to account for differential follow up in cohort...
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Báo cáo y học: "A multivariate analysis of serum nutrient levels and lung function" ppsx

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... 141.3 0.05 3.3 6.7 10.4 11.4 143.8 229.5 0.3 2.4 Total Protein (g/L) 74.0 5.0 * Data available only for 7360 participants **Data available only for 12657 participants uated; however vitamin A retained ... added to the model We also looked for evidence of effect modification by smoking status and found statistical evidence for a smoking by nutrient interactions for vitamin A, lycopene, red blood ... = 0.022 Total Protein (g/L) Per SD change -17.2 -28.5 to -5.9 * Model 1- Adjusted for age, sex, height, smoking (status and packyears), BMI, race/ethnicity † Model 2- Adjusted for covariates...
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