... 68 to 100 patients with RSD, 33 in theupperand 21 in thelower extremity. [41] Regardless of whether the patient had CRPS in theupper or thelower extremity, the two groups were significantly ... thelowerextremitythe results were excellent in 41% (7 of 17 patients), good in 35% (6 of 17 patients) and a failure in 24% (4 of 17 patients) Follow-up > 24 months In theupperextremitythe ... If these nerves can be demonstrated to be the source ofthe pain by nerve blocks and post-block increase knee function, then "RSD ofthe Knee", then "CRPS I" ofthe knee is really a "CRPS II" of...
... or χ = ¯ The next theorem completes theorem and gives important information about the chromatic spectrum of BSQSs(16) Theorem Theupper chromatic number for all BSQSs(16) is χ = 3; thelower chro¯ ... 2, then let us define the set of vertices SI ⊆ X as the union of |I| colouring classes coloured with the colours (i) inside I The number of triples of vertices coloured with different colours of ... set of vertices, while C and D are two families of subsets of X The elements of C and D are called C-edges and D-edges respectively If C = ∅ then H is called a D-hypergraph, while if D = ∅ then...
... RCTs have compared the efficacy and complications of cyanoacrylate injection and banding ligation for the management of bleeding gastric varices 27 Management of acute upperandlower gastrointestinal ... will also be of interest to patients who have suffered from acute GI bleeding and to their carers Management of acute upperandlower gastrointestinal bleeding 1.3 definitions Upperandlower gastrointestinal ... in the treatment of non-variceal gastrointestinal bleeding 21 Management of acute upperandlower gastrointestinal bleeding 5.3.3 Continuation of therapy for other medical conditions Prior to the...
... estimate oftheupperandlower bounds on the level of performance that can be expected W e will estimate thelower bound by evaluating the performance of a straw man system, which ignores context and ... when there is an unusual trade-off between the cost of a Type I error andthe cost of a Type II error Nevertheless, the proposed baseline does seem to provide a usable rough estimate ofthelower ... advantage ofthe prior probabilities ofthe senses, so they would be at a disadvantage relative to the baseline if one ofthe senses had a very high prior, as is the case for the test word issue 10 The...
... operation and turn on magnetic brakes to disable any movement of all DOF ofthe robot The main emergency red stop button ofthe power box in is accessible to the therapist The subject holds the second ... between the current tool andthe next tool in the rack The functional task model generates a desired trajectory to simulate the dynamics ofthe selected task with the difficulty specified by the ... measurements of performance and limb use However, the design of ADAPT departs from that of most other current robotic systems In these systems, the task goal is generally prespecified, andthe robot...
... conceived ofthe study, and participated in its design and coordination and helped to draft the manuscript KK: conceived ofthe study, and participated in its design and coordination and helped ... MP: drafted the article; LN: helped in drafting the article; NN helped in drafting the draft CG carried out the immunoassays; LL: participated in the design ofthe study and performed the statistical ... trial no consensus ofthe appropriate treatment protocol for MCC is made so far [6-8] Therapeutic options depend on the stage ofthe disease at the time of presentation whereas the most important...
... study ofthe prevalence of latent and active TB in pastoralists and their livestock However, prior to the implementation of a survey on the prevalence ofthe disease, we attempted to assess the ... kebeles of which are towns/semi-towns The district has ~54,000 population of whom 52.4% are urban dwellers [18] The majority ofthe pastoral population ofthe districts is nomadic, while some of them ... about TB among communities and initiating community participation in the control ofthe disease make up component ofthe basic components ofthe "Stop TB Strategy" ofthe World Health Organization...
... zygomatic arch and inserts into the ramus ofthe mandible andthe side ofthe mandibular angle Its deep portion originates from the bottom or inside ofthe zygomatic arch and inserts ª 2010 The Authors ... two lower parts ofthe muscle are vertical and run down each side ofthe nose Contraction ofthe nasalis moves the nose and controls the size ofthe nostrils Figure Treatment oflower eyelid wrinkles ... Anatomy The orbicularis oris is a sphincter muscle ofthe mouth and a major muscle in the perioral region The fibres of this muscle control the direct closure and protrusion ofthe lips The lack of...
... an ellipse with the use of a function ofthe Xfig software The parameter of lower- face roundness was computed as the ratio between the horizontal axis andthe vertical axis ofthe ellipse (see ... menton) If the face was not depicted fully frontally and was slightly turned, then only the data ofthe more frontal eye (left eye in case of turning right and vice versa), andthe measurement of face ... two paper -and- pencil self-portraits, the first from memory, andthe second with the use of a mirror The facialmetric parameters ofthe two self-portraits were compared with those ofthe photographic...
... that the bursting patterns of contralateral CPGs (upper left andlower right, upper right andlower left) were in-phase while bilateral CPGs (upper left andupper right, lower left andlower ... TG: On the nature ofthe fundamental activity ofthe nervous centres; together with an analysis ofthe conditioning of rhythmic activity in progression, and a theory ofthe evolution of function ... The muscle recruitment patterns oftheupper left andlower right CPG pair were out -of- phase with the burst patterns oftheupper right andlower left CPG pair The ipsilateral flexor-extensor/extensor-flexor,...
... all directions and at all body levels, only the first four harmonics had an amplitude higher than the accuracy ofthe system andthe ratio between the sum of their power, andthe total power ... analysis andthe relevant coefficient of determination (R2) were used to assess the dependency ofthe RMS andofthe coefficients CPH, CPS, and CSH on Fn Results The YG walked at higher speed and ... mean andthe standard error ofthe mean (s.e.m.) were then calculated for the two groups To test the overall null hypothesis, a two-way repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used The...
... discrete singular case (see [1, 3, 8] andthe references therein) In [7], thefollowing result has been proved Theorem 1.2 Let n0 ∈ {1,2, } be fixed and suppose thefollowing conditions are satisfied: ... [a,b], ≤ 0, (1.14) u(b + 1) ≥ 0, then u(k) ≥ for k ∈ [a − 1,b + 1] = {a − 1,a, ,b + 1} ⊂ N + In Theorems 1.2 and 1.3 the construction of a lower solution α and an upper solution β is critical We ... ∈ N (1.6) Then (1.1) has a solution u ∈ C(N + , R) with u(k) ≥ α(k) for k ∈ N + In [1], thefollowing result has been proved Theorem 1.3 Let n0 ∈ {1,2, } be fixed and suppose thefollowing conditions...
... immediately to the southeast ofthe Tibetan Plateau, andthe Mei-yu front is found to originate from the eastern flank ofthe plateau and extends eastward about 32°N A weak cold trough The Second ... “cooling” on the cold side and a “warming” on the warm side ofthe front section over the Korean peninsula and northern China, when the upper- level jet does not yet develop Subsequent to the intensification ... intensification ofthe upper- level jet that blows along the northern flank ofthe Tibetan Plateau toward Japan The simulated precipitation shows that the Mei-yu rainfall is well organized in form of a band...
... early-immediate promoter and enhancer region The 5' half ofthe env gene (nt 6582 to 7981) was also removed, leaving the RRE (REV-responsive element) sequence andthe 5' and 3' exons ofthe tat and rev regulatory ... 190 240 Day ofthe experiment Day ofthe experiment Figure irradiation and transplantation on polymorphonuclear cell, lymphocyte and thrombocyte counts Effect of4 Effect of irradiation and transplantation ... lineges of monkey 6896 (Figure 6) Peripheral blood cells were sorted on the basis of eGFP production, with the aim of characterizing the phenotype of populations of cells expressing the transgene...
... from Bute and Kintyre and also Ireland, and making small inroads into Strathclyde from the west andthe Lothians from the north andthe northwest from the tenth to the beginning ofthe twelfth ... degree of agricultural productivity, and hence status Gaelic names 46 point CPS lost three pieces of land at the time ofthe 1649 boundary realignment, and two of them – on the east to KSY, and ... ‘prince ofthe Cumbrian region’ 11 However, as the power ofthe Gaelic-speaking kingdom of Alba spread from the north from the 9th century (and possibly earlier), the entire AOS witnessed the coining...
... models ofthe first tier ofthe New Industrialised Countries (NICs) of NEA andthe second tier of NICs of SEA plus the transformation of a developmental state model followingthe crisis and how ... relations, both in NEA and SEA The debate in the first subsection focused on the implementation of developmental state model in the first tier ofthe NICs of NEA andthe implementation ofthe nondevelopmental ... andthe Emergence ofthe Regulatory State in Post-Crisis East Asia," in Politics and Markets in theofthe Regulatory State in Post-Crisis East Asia," in Politics and Markets in the Wake of the...
... wavelength Followingthe suggestions of scientific literature on the advantages ofthe compactness, reliability, ease of use and affordability ofthe 980 nm Diode Lasers, we evaluated the efficacy and ... unprofessional salespeople that "these intelligent machines" can replace "the brain and hand, skill and experience" ofthe specialist The aim of this study was to verify the reliability and efficacy ... loss and post-operative discomfort are reduced [17,18] The lasers normally adopted offer the enormous advantage of being conveyed in a fibre, which serves as the working tip at the end ofthe handpiece...
... (CO2), ammonia (NH3) and methane (CH4) into the atmosphere ♦ Most ofthe H2O vapor condensed to form the oceans ♦ As a result of three key processes (outlined on the next slide), the air ended up ... grew much warmer, thereby preventing freezing and accelerating surface “weathering” Except for Oxygen, almost all ofthe Earth’s atmosphere today Evolution ofthe Earth Process and Equation” its ... Multi-celled organisms appeared, and some of these evolved into soft-bodied worm-like animals with a variety of organs, and still later into the first hard-shelled creatures capable of leaving fossils ♦...
... techniques The report then describes the recent status of each ofthe issues RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN INCREASING OZONE CONCENTRATION Ozone generation Method and scale of use Table summarizes the ... concentration and decomposition RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN OZONATION TECHNOLOGY Objectives of ozonation The main objectives of ozonation are to reduce trihalomethane and to remove taste and odor These ... treate the cryptosporidium parvum by chlorine disinfection, the turbidity at the exit ofthe sand filtration basin is set to a turbidity of 0.1 degrees or less However, this method is neither safe...
... proposed the necessity of city-wide recycling system and other measures The fluctuation of water consumption in this period reflects the people’s consideration on the WCP introduced The people ... relocation of large-scale factories in Tokyo such as Toyosu Gas, Ebisu Brewery, Kirin Beer and others to the outskirts of Tokyo Another major factor was the reduction of water use in the factory ... conservation They also continuously make efforts to promote the utilization of SWT devices including the distribution of free SWT-tap developed by them as shown in Fig.7 On the other hand, for triggering...