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... the Schwartz formula and dramatically improved the precision, bias, and sensitivity by reducing the constant from 0.55 to 0.47 At enrollment into CkiD, and using a measured GFR derived from the ... published by the investigators at the data coordinating center (10) The putative exposures of interest in the CKiD cohort have included glomerular diagnosis (estimated at 20% of the cohort), ... ventricular hypertension the within-individual correlation of GFRs year apart, loss to follow-up rates, and the rates of reaching renal replacement therapy in the first few years of the cohort study...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 12:20

... that whereas men received the most emotional support from their wives, the women in the sample said they received the most emotional support from their children and from their friends and relatives, ... relatives to get the emotional support they need if it is not forthcoming from the spouse Even though the women in this sample reported fewer ties than men did, the support received from their broader ... reported receiving more emotional support from their wives than from other network members (e.g., Simons, 1983–1984), this was not the case for women; the women in our sample received significantly...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 15:20

... developing the technology? 6.7 Is the USA the place where it is happening? 6.8 What can we learn from the US market? 6.9 What are the market opportunities? 35 35 35 LOOKING TO THE HORIZON: THE CHALLENGES ... PRACTICAL INSIGHTS FROM THE USA orient them to the company and their role within it Productivity and ROI were the watchwords at this level, and as offers and customers changed continuously, there ... if they want their eLearning programmes to succeed, and recognise that the community that learners interact with helps them define not the physical or mental skills but rather the meanings of the...

Ngày tải lên: 28/04/2014, 11:11

... hydrophobic pocket, a discontinuous region at the interface between the inner and the outer domain of gp120 [52] On the other hand, the lateral face of the D1 CD4 domain is implicated in MHC-class ... then extracted from the PDB files of the compared structures (accession numbers 3CD4 and 2NXY for CD4 and CD4-gp120 complex, respectively) as on the x-axis,a according of the 203)(gray) and the ... hallmark of the progression of HIV infection and, in the absence of antiviral treatment, the main contributor to the development of opportunistic infections and ultimately to the death of the majority...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 15:20

... our case, the tumor originated from the mesorectum because the huge tumor was limited to within the capsule of the mesorectum MFH is an aggressive tumor with a high potential of metastasis to other ... invades the adjacent organs [9] In this case, she noticed the lower abdominal tumor without any symptoms: nevertheless, the tumor size was 15 × 13 × 11 cm and the tumor had directly invaded to the ... submucosal invasion by the MFH It is very important that the requirement of the combined resection with other organs is decided before the operation begins The efficacy of chemotherapy against advanced...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 01:24

... arising from the abdominal cavity are extremely rare Only a few cases of MPNSTs arising from the gastrointestinal tract have been reported [6,7], and to date, no cases of MPNSTs arising from the ... biological behavior These tumors arise from major or minor peripheral nerve branches or from the sheath of peripheral nerve fibers Most of these tumors arise on the trunk, extremities, or the head and ... potential, was noted only in our patient Therefore, to the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of an MPNST arising from the greater omentum The pathologic diagnosis of MPNST is...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 01:24

... The study was supported by grants from the Swedish Medical Research Council, from the Swedish Council for Working life and Social Research, from the King Gustaf V's 80-year foundation, from the ... and the branch of industry during the period of the stated exposure to mineral oils The industrial hygienist was blinded with regard to the disease status of the individuals According to the ... to the interpretation of the results LP had the main responsibility for the genetic analyses and contributed to the analysis and interpretation of the results LA and LK were responsible for the...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 07:20

... still active, and the extinct B4 element The Alu-like B1 element is still active in the mouse but probably became extinct in the rat soon after the mouse-rat split On the other hand, the ID element, ... minor in the mouse, is present in over 160,000 copies in the rat The remainder of the euchromatic rat genome includes rat-specific repeats or rodent-specific repeats that have been lost from the mouse ... neutral DNA Interestingly, the rate of base substitution is 5-10% higher in the rat than the mouse branch, leading to a relative increase in GC content in the rat; and the rat has also accumulated...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 20:20

... indicated for the first time that adjuvant systemic chemotherapy led to a superior survival as compared with the either the no-chemotherapy or the chemoradiotherapy groups Although the study methodology ... chemotherapy alone, without the addition of radiation Therefore, adjuvant chemotherapy is regarded as the standard adjuvant treatment after surgical resection of the pancreas in Europe The recent ... months in the OFF arm Both regimens were tolerable, with the exception of higher neuropathy in the OFF arm The median OS in the OFF arm was 28 weeks, and that of the FF arm was 13 weeks, thereby...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 22:20

... in the control arm There were no differences in the rates of congestive heart failure between the two groups although there was a higher rate of asymptomatic decrease in cardiac function in the ... (4%) required nonsurgical intervention such as stent or radiotherapy for symptomatic management of the primary site Neither use of bevacizumab, location of the primary tumor in the rectum, or metastatic ... intervention rate Their findings support the use of upfront chemotherapy as initial management for patients with synchronous stage IV CRC without obstruction or bleeding from the primary site The ongoing...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 22:20

... chemotherapy group received the planned cycles of chemotherapy The exploratory analysis of these results showed the patients with clinical stage II and T3N1 disease derived the greatest benefit from ... Lastly, there is hope for improving outcomes in the Page of 11 second-line setting given the positive data from the ZODIAC trial The important finding in this trial has demonstrated the improvement ... status In the updated results, the survival analysis continues to show the benefits from chemotherapy beyond 12 years and suggestive of cure (hazard ratio [HR} 0.78, p = 0.04) In comparison, the updated...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 22:21

... dominance, but the search for synergies in order to achieve excellence Maximizing the best of the human and the technology is the real victory Hopefully the patient will be the ultimate victor Other lessons ... ‘reinvent the wheel’ However, the question, yet to be answered, is whether as a profession we have the insight, the will, or the humility So far, no other high-risk industry has waited, or expected the ... offer insights from the profession of engineering, the field of cognitive psychology, and even from games such as chess The conclusion should be obvious – diverse ideas already exist and, therefore,...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 20:21

... reduce the susceptibility of the virus to the host immune system http://genomebiology.com/2005/6/11/238 the coding sequence of the env gene, and then determine the effect of these mutations on the ... balance the employment (in the case of SV40) and suppression (in the case of PFV and HIV) of the host RNA-silencing pathway Do other viruses that produce dsRNA molecules avoid triggering the antiviral ... strand is loaded while the other is degraded The miRNA or siRNA in the RISC finds and silences its target mRNAs through sequence-specific recognition The viral products that interfere with the pathway...

Ngày tải lên: 14/08/2014, 15:20

... regulators in other countries such as the FRC in the U.K., the CPAB in Canada, and the ASIC in Australia, although there are differences across countries in the manner in which the inspection ... within the structure of the basic audit methodology, as applied by the auditor, using his/her best judgment The ability to make sound judgments directly influences the quality of the audit, so the ... Pressures The quality of an auditor’s judgment is also influenced by pressures emanating from the firm itself These pressures can arise from immediate supervisors on the audit team or the overall...

Ngày tải lên: 06/01/2015, 19:43

... a dimer to the Fur-box in the promoter regions of iron-regulated genes (Hennecke, 1990) In the presence of low iron, Fe2+ dissociates from the Fur protein, which then releases from the Fur-box, ... INFECTION: INSIGHTS FROM THE LIMULUS ONG SEK TONG DERRICK (Bachelor of Science (Hon)) A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCES DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES THE NATIONAL ... pool, they would be obvious targets for bacteria to pirate iron from the host Since the cytosolic counterpart may serve as a DNA protector, the plasma ferritin should be the first to ‘sense’ the...

Ngày tải lên: 04/10/2015, 17:06

... canal myocardium due to the late arrival of EPDCs Therefore, we theorize that a probable connection of the theories regarding the genesis of the ALCAPA malformation and the creation of an abnormal ... image of the anomalous origin of the left main coronary artery from the pulmonary artery, and (B) location of the successful ablation site at the left posterolateral area Shown are the coronary ... shallower lesions The disadvantages of this method are the larger size of the catheter and its stiffness We elected to use RF energy and minimized the number of catheters used and the number, power,...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 23:20

... lawsuits? Structure of the thesis To achieve the above objectives, the thesis is divided into of three chapters Chapter lays the theoretical ground for the paper by defining the two concepts: dumping ... arrangement between the exporter and the importer or a third party In these cases, the second method will be used The normal value "The normal value is the selling price of the like product on ... to be the normal price - The other two methods are alternatives they are used when there is no domestic price of the like product in the expiring country for the following reasons: a) When there...

Ngày tải lên: 04/04/2013, 16:17

... arrangement between the exporter and the importer or a third party In these cases, the second method will be used The normal value "The normal value is the selling price of the like product on ... to the first independent importer to be the normal price - The other two methods are alternatives they are used when there is no domestic price of the like product in the expiring country for the ... mentioned in the WTO's regulations The export price shall be the price actually paid or payable for the product when sold for export from the exporting country to the Community in cases where there...

Ngày tải lên: 27/07/2013, 08:50

... present in the liquid settles at the bottom The sludge present in SST is channelled to the Sludge Pumping Station (SPS) where it is pumped back into the PST for recycling whiles the liquid from the ... further filtration From the SF, the liquid portion is discharged into a nearby river The gravels in the SF and PF are occasionally removed and cleaned There are four penstocks (Valves) at the ... During these periods the university is on vacation indicating low population hence the variation in the monthly sludge generation The estimation of the biogas potential of the sludge the quality...

Ngày tải lên: 05/09/2013, 16:11

... on the coordination of the metal cofactor in the active site as well as the changes it experiences in response to different metal cofactors Finally, by comparing ApeSOD with the SOD from the thermophilic ... His31, bound to the metal, in the company of a water oxygen, from the apical positions The manga˚ nese was only 0.06 A out of the equatorial plane (Table 3) The angles around the metal cofactor ... ApeSODs (A–C) The orange map represents the rA-weighted Fo)Fc electron density map at the r level, where the indicated residues are excluded from the calculation of the structure factor The blue map...

Ngày tải lên: 14/02/2014, 22:20