impact factor of high sensitivity cardiac troponin assays

... evaluation of CRP in the setting of acute evaluation, did not utilize a high- sensitivity assay Prior studies evaluating the use of CRP in the acute setting vary with the risk of disease, length of follow-up, ... subgroup of 191 ED patients with an inconclusive cause of chest pain and determined the diagnostic value of a change in two measurements of hs-CRP In the cohort of 191 patients, 38 had a diagnosis of ... Molina J, Antorrena I, de la Guia F: [Evaluation of patients with acute chest pain of uncertain origin by means of serial measurement of high- sensitivity C-reactive protein] Rev Esp Cardiol 2007,...

Ngày tải lên: 21/06/2014, 02:20

... with a sensitivity of 10 ng/mL Furthermore, broadening of the longitudinal band is also observed under high concentration of h-cTnI ([200 ng/ml), which might be due to the aggregation of gold ... order: 100 mL 123 1430 of 0.1 M CTAB solution, 1.0 mL of 10 mM silver nitrate solution, mL of 25 mM aqueous HAuCl4 and 0.4 mL of M HCl solution To this was added 0.70 mL of 0.0788 M AA as reducing ... growth rate of the lateral surfaces of gold NRs, such as {110} facets, could fall down correspondingly and facilitate the formation of gold NRs with a higher AR Figure shows the effect of adding...

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... Fukushima adds to the economic impact of higher oil prices in Japan Billion USD Cost of net imports of oil and gas in Japan 250 3.9% 200 Japan’s net import bills Gas Oil % Share of GDP 2.9% 150 2.4% 100 ... continues to grow, the impact of high energy prices is keenly felt Billion USD Cost of net imports of oil and gas in China 250 2.9% 200 China’s net import bills Gas Oil % Share of GDP 2.4% 150 100 ... rising energy prices compound the pain of austerity Billion USD Cost of net imports of oil and gas in the European Union 700 3.3% 600 Debt of Greek government (end of 2011) 500 400 2.7% 2.1% EU’s net...

Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 20:20

... impact) Turning to the channel of private investment, somewhat surprisingly, no (direct) impact of debt on private investment is found; rather the impact may be indirect through the channel of ... deleterious impact on long-term growth—at about 90-100% of GDP Confidence intervals for the debt turning point suggest that the negative growth effect of high debt may start already from levels of around ... growth effect of high debt may start already from levels of around 70-80% of GDP, which calls for even more prudent indebtedness policies We also find evidence that the annual change of the public...

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... bioconjugation Another advantage of ligands is surface passivation, i.e., reduction of the amount of Cd or Se surface dangling bonds, which creates nonradiative channels of electronhole pair recombination ... position of this maximum is shifted by about K below the expected phase transition temperature (see Figure 2) PL peak energy of in-liquid and dry colloidal CdSe/ ZnS NPs in the temperature range of ... multiexponential fitting As it is shown in the insert of Figure 5, PL response consists of two (fast and slow) exponential components The fast component of PL decay at T = 240-290 K is shown in Figure...

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... being at high- risk will remain free of disease All measures are presented against cut-off values and the percentage of individuals at high- risk to examine the impact of the frequency of the high- risk ... smaller size of the high risk group and high OR for the risk factors, a high AUC is needed to obtain a high PPV In a recent study the AUC of a genetic score of 33 SNPs and family history of prostate ... of the high- risk group approximates the disease frequency, both sensitivity and PPV increase with higher AUC At all other frequencies of the high- risk group, higher AUC will increase either sensitivity...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 12:21

... http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2229/9/39 Effect of5 Figure proteasome inhibitor on stability of polyubiquitinated proteins Effect of proteasome inhibitor on stability of polyubiquitinated proteins Polyubiquitination assays of crude ... internalization of membrane proteins, activation of signal transduction and DNA damage repair [7] The formation of lysyl-63-linked polyubiquitin chains is generated by specific combinations of E2s and ... still had Figure by luminescent analysis Detection of E3-independent polyubiquitination of AtUBC22 Detection of E3-independent polyubiquitination of AtUBC22 by luminescent analysis A, Polyubiquitin...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 03:20

... role of the impact factor in assessing the merits of a body of work and the "impact" this has had on the scientific community Briefly, the impact factor of a journal reflects the number of citations ... the impact factor has taken on a life of its own Several detailed critiques of the impact factor have been published [2], highlighting shortcomings such as the limitations of the impact factor ... writing and submission of articles, the mounting impact of the impact factor and the pressures currently facing authors seeking publication The Rising Impact of the Impact Factor Changing attitudes...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 14:20

... a sign of a high demand of neutrophils in the tissues during inflammation [31] The percentage of band neutrophils is, as mentioned earlier, one of the criteria used for the diagnosis of SIRS ... Cardiac troponins as indicators of acute myocardial damage in dogs J Vet Intern Med 2006, 20:277-283 Schober KE, Cornand C, Kirbach B, Aupperle H, Oechtering G: Serum cardiac troponin I and cardiac ... [21], it is likely that the degree of increase of cTnI concentration in serum provides an estimate of the extent of myocardial damage in our dogs Detection of damaged myocardium may be useful...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 18:22

... presence of cTnI elevation revealed that of the various causes of admission, only sepsis was associated with elevated troponin (p = 0.008) Patients with elevated cTnI had a significantly higher ... PR: Clinically recognized cardiac dysfunction: an independent determinant of mortality among critically ill patients Is there a role for serial measurement of cardiac troponin I? Chest 1997, 111:1340-1347 ... PA: Cardiac troponin I as a predictor of major cardiac events in emergency department patients with acute chest pain J Am Coll Cardiol 1998, 32:8-14 Fernandes CJ Jr, Akamine N, Knobel E: Cardiac...

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... that the duration of CPB plays a role in the postoperative release of cTnI in the absence of cardiac complications Our study highlights the necessity to consider the type of cardiac surgery in ... or death n 183 168 142 Cardiac troponin I (ng/ml) 5.1 (4.1–5.2) 7.8 (7.3–7.8)* 9.1 (8.0–10.1)*† Elevated cardiac troponin Ia 37 (20) 48 (29) 47 (33)* n 32 47 74 Cardiac troponin I (ng/ml) 13.7 ... conventional adult cardiac surgery with CPB Despite the determination of a particular threshold of postoperative cTnI release in each type of cardiac surgery, the accuracy of cTnI to predict...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 08:20

... with an increased risk of sudden cardiac death [16] Recent studies of cases of severe heatstroke admitted to ICU have suggested that such elevation might be observed as part of an early multiple ... these missing values did not modify it Measurement of cardiac troponin I Because measurement of cTnI in serum was performed in different centers, assays were performed using different apparatus ... as: Hausfater et al., Elevation of cardiac troponin I during non-exertional heat-related illnesses in the context of a heatwave Critical Care 2010, 14:R99 Page of ...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 20:22

... on the risk factor analysis METHODOLOGY Place of survey and the population Malda, a district town in the state of West Bengal, had been the place of survey Demographic characteristic of the sample ... income status, weight, height, pattern of salt intake, dietary pattern, history of diabetes, family history of hypertension, past history of any examination of blood pressure and hypertension, or ... (ECG), irrespective of level of blood pressure Participants who were below 40 years of age, only those who had hypertension and complained of typical precordial pain suggestive of ischemic heart...

Ngày tải lên: 02/11/2012, 11:12

... CONTEXT OF HIGH SCHOOL CLASSROOMS AT PHAM VAN NGHI UPPER SECONDARY SCHOOL, NAM DINH PROVINCE: A CASE STUDY Is the result of my own research for the Degree of Master of Arts at College of Foreign ... option The factors which a.Teaching experience b The age of the teacher effect most on the c The language proficiency of the success of a pair teacher work and group d The teacher’s ability of organizing ... and the language proficiency of the students are main factors affecting the success of pair work and group work The other factors have little influence on it 2.3.1.2 The result of language learning...

Ngày tải lên: 07/11/2012, 14:54

... existence of variable reluctance in the air gap of the machine, high reluctance in the quadrature axis and low reluctance in the direct axis It is now well known fact that RSM output increases with high ... reserved 250 International Journal of Energy and Environment (IJEE), Volume 2, Issue 2, 2011, pp.247-254 A high saliency ratio (λ) is desirable to achieve a high power factor The above equations look ... a high saliency ratio (Ld/Lq) accompanied by a high (Ld-Lq), i.e a high Ld and low Lq Finite element package is employed to compute the flux distribution and inductances The other purpose of...

Ngày tải lên: 05/09/2013, 16:30

... the Participation of High School Students in Speaking Lessons TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS i LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ii LIST OF TABLES iii TABLE OF CONTENTS ... INTRODUCTION 1 Rationale of the Study Aims of the Study Scope of the Study Methods of the Study Design of the Study PART II: CONTENTS ... Participation of High School Students in Speaking Lessons There are varieties of measures that are available for the research However, in the narrow scope of the Study, we only use some of them They...

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... Multiple (2+) risk factors† – 0–1 risk factor ■ Features of ATP III similar to those of ATP I and II Identification of population groups, besides middle-aged men, for detection of high LDL cholesterol ... major independent risk factors Other risk factors, some of which are yet to be identified, undoubtedly influence risk independently of the major risk factors Some of these other factors contributing ... III does not recommend measurement of prothrombotic factors as part of routine assessment of CHD risk The strength of the association between any of these factors and CHD risk has not been defined...

Ngày tải lên: 14/02/2014, 09:20

... total factor productivity export share of sales 5% 13 to 17 % 24 % export share of sales export share of sales All other outcomes variables 40 % 50 % No impact Log(profits), log(sales), log(profits/L), ... sources of information and funding Most studies find positive impacts of programs on some indicators of performance but not others The majority of high- income country studies find positive impacts ... different sources of information and funding The majority of high income country studies found positive impacts on performance measures such as For a discussion of the efficacy of combined estimation...

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