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... previously to assess the relationship between CT features of bronchiectasis and lung function [16] Bronchial dilatation was not assessed The mean of the two scores ascribed was used to assess the ... score that has previously been used to assess BWT in HRCT in adult asthmatics [7] was used However, more recently a paediatric study comparing BWT in HRCT with endobronchial biopsies has used a semi-quantitative ... their data BWT on HRCT cannot be used as a surrogate for RBM thickness on EB Conclusion In summary, these data demonstrate that measurements of BWT on HRCT cannot be used as a surrogate marker...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 16:20

... assessment between days and 28, for the PRISM 24hour assessment between days 11 and 22, for the PRISM III 12-hour assessment between days 51 and 58, and for the PRISM III 24-hour assessment between ... significant difference between observed and predicted probability of death in a mortality class, was observed for 55 deceased patients In this subpopulation, the median length of stay was significantly ... hours after admission) [1,2,4] The PIM2 score was not evaluated because it had not yet been reported when we began the study The outcome measure was death or survival at disR186 Table Time of...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 20:20

... were asked to rest comfortably on board the platform in front of a blank screen The first half of these five minutes served as familiarization phase, whereas the last 2.5 minutes served as baseline ... as often as possible, it is always a trade-off between asking many or few questions to obtain a valid measurement of the perceived state The NoFix slope increased as Mal slope increased, a finding ... have been carried out Positioned sound sources are commonly associated with 3D-sound and can be experienced when attending any modern cinema The benefit of using positioned sound sources as a...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 08:20

... #GAMEON JEREMY JOHNSON @jeremyjohnson I can t wait for the next great gaming experience! GAMER How can I use gaming to make my product more engaging? DESIGNER I can t wait for the next great gaming ... I can t wait for the next great gaming experience! GAMER ARe YOU MOBILE ARe YOU CASUAL ARe YOU AVID How can I use gaming to make my product more engaging? DESIGNER (or anyone improving a product) ... sense of purpose and 4) meaningful mastery - Jane McGonigal gamification extrinsic motivators intrinsic motivators “extrinsic motivators may lead “People are best motivated to merely short-range...

Ngày tải lên: 03/07/2014, 14:47

... boys had been trained by a voice trainer, the next step was to find material for them to perform Their first single-to -be was bought by the managers from a firm selling previously unreleased songs ... managers before they eventually picked one to record in the studio Upside Down's first studio sessions yielded a different sound than their released single It was described in the documentary as having ... attended and practically consisted only of girls aged between 10 and 15! Evaluation Figure is a diagram which can be used to define the difference between an object or work of art in the traditional...

Ngày tải lên: 21/03/2014, 21:57

... a 20-microliter (mcL) sample loop was used for loading the sample ClassVP-LC workstation was used for data collection and acquisition The analytic column was a C18, 150 × 4.6 mm inner diameter, ... a reduction in plasma viral load to below the limit of detection Regardless of the decrease in morbidity and mortality associated with HAART regimens and the significant increase in the life expectancy ... water 3TC was retained in the column, whereas the bulk of the urine constituents was eluted to waste The SCX column was then backflushed to a BDSHypersil-C18 column (Keystone Scientific, Bellefonte,...

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... attacks by the bark beetle was extracted from timber sales for 1988 to 1996 In Belgium, timber is sold “standing” Before being felled, trees are individually marked and measured in order to have ... step has been achieved in this direction, as recording procedures in Wallonia have been changed since the study was carried out A specific codification is now applied to trees attacked by bark beetles, ... a greater number of trees than necessary The main reason evoked was security: they preferred to deploy a sanitary boundary around the infestation in case some trees did not yet bear visible symptoms...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 01:22

... Papalambros et al.: GIST suture-line recurrence at a gastrojejunal anastomosis years after gastrectomy: can GIST ever be described as truly benign? A case report World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2010 ... Power Field (HPF)) gastric tumour [3,4,6-9] For this reason these tumours have been described as essentially benign [7,10] In this report we discuss recurrence in such a case Case Presentation A ... undocumented case and demonstrates that even the most subtle GISTs can never be considered as truly benign Consent Written informed consent was obtained from the patient for publication of this case report...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 03:22

... least one 24-hour attempt to quit, and 22% were quit – based on a 7-day prevalence criterion There was NO significant difference between the groups in absolute PEF NO significant difference between ... inadvertently will increase the risk of being stigmatized It is not clear if this issue is important in actual practice "Privacy" can be seen as an aspect of security – one in which trade-offs between the ... outcome measurements and the small number of controlled studies The majority of reports are "pilot" or "feasibility" studies A subset of Tables and is presented below as Table for diabetes and...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 18:20

... ventilator-associated pneumonia N Engl J Med 2004, 350:433-435 Camargo LFA, De Marco FV, Barbas CSV, Hoelz C, Bueno MAS, Rodrigues M Jr, Amado VM, Caserta R, Martino MDV, Pasternak J, Knobel E: Ventilator ... in such patients can be used to justify stopping antibiotic therapy 426 We believe that the take-home message of the study is that a negative qualitative culture from tracheal aspirate, in the ... a recent change in antibiotic Fabregas N, Ewig S, Torres A, El-Ebiary M, Ramirez J, de la Bellacasa JP, Bauer T, Cabello H: Clinical diagnosis of ventilator associated pneumonia revisited: comparative...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 20:20

... (7% + 7%, rounded to 15%) difference between two measurements is required to ensure that the difference is real and cannot be ascribed to random errors in measurements With esophageal Doppler determination ... is a key issue A 15% increase in cardiac output is usually considered to be significant and is used to characterize responders This value takes into account error in measurements With thermodilution, ... thermodilution, this error is considered to be close to 7% (it depends on the number of boluses averaged; this value is accepted for three boluses, it may be lower when at least five boluses are averaged),...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 03:20

... students The statistical method used was Analysis of Variance and the post-hoc Tukey test was used to undertake comparisons in pairs P < 0.05 was considered as significant Methods Results Results ... aspect are required Several possible solutions could be considered for this issue; one is that training the faculty as disaster medicine instructors should be lesson learned, same as the disaster ... indicators The mean values of the 13 indicators are on the base line The numbers of each performance indicators are circled Numbers that lie below the same horizontal line not have a significant difference...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 23:20

... how the SEA process can be used for power planning and how capacity for conducting SEAs and the consultation process can be strengthened It highlights the role of SEA in assessing the sustainability ... impact assessments (EIAs) necessary for specific developments The SEA process has its own limitations and assumptions because of the scale at which it is conducted Such assumptions must be made ... example In the calculations, it was recognized that the costs of energy efficiency measures will increase as the volumes of savings increase A cost curve was created by assuming rising payback periods...

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... anthracene oil was analyzed by gas chromatography using a capillary fused silica column with apolar stationary phase SE-30 Peak assignment was performed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry ... the /xm surface layer, defined as the product of the surface area and iron content measured from the EDX maps The decrease in iron, assumed to be the active phase as iron sulfide, fully explains ... (Si being the surface fraction corresponding to a brightness B~) can be taken as an alternative measure of iron content in the txm surface layer If iron content for fresh unsulfided red mud measured...

Ngày tải lên: 23/09/2012, 14:46

... lawsuits has raised massive concern for Vietnamese producers, as it has had a negative impact on international economic integration process of Vietnam, as well as shown that Vietnam has not adequately ... appropriately 1.2.1.2 Anti-dumping measures Provisional measures Provisional measures aim at preventing injury being caused during the investigation They can be brought into effect in the investigation ... contract is unreliable because of association or a compensatory arrangement between the exporter and the importer or a third party In these cases, the second method will be used The normal value...

Ngày tải lên: 04/04/2013, 16:17

... word once it has been encountered They can be defined as those are used to understand a word by asking someone who knows it Teachers are said to be often in this position They can be expected to ... of words can be useful for determining their meaning Studying a word’s affixes, root, and word class is potentially useful as a way of consolidating its meaning Paraphrasing can be used as a strategy ... categories since they can be used for both purposes This categorization is 16 based, in part, on Oxford’s (1990) classification scheme The details can be seen on the table below: Strategies group...

Ngày tải lên: 05/04/2013, 15:56

... word once it has been encountered They can be defined as those are used to understand a word by asking someone who knows it Teachers are said to be often in this position They can be expected to ... of words can be useful for determining their meaning Studying a word’s affixes, root, and word class is potentially useful as a way of consolidating its meaning Paraphrasing can be used as a strategy ... categories since they can be used for both purposes This categorization is based, in part, on Oxford’s (1990) classification scheme The details can be seen on the table below: Strategies group...

Ngày tải lên: 17/04/2013, 10:12

... lawsuits has raised massive concern for Vietnamese producers, as it has had a negative impact on international economic integration process of Vietnam, as well as shown that Vietnam has not adequately ... measures Provisional measures Le Thanh Hai - A4 - BBE - K41 17 Graduation thesis Provisional measures aim at preventing injury being caused during the investigation They can be brought into effect ... contract is unreliable because of association or a compensatory arrangement between the exporter and the importer or a third party In these cases, the second method will be used The normal value...

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