... group to the control group for each agent consisting of experimental controls and 15 historical controls Results Intradermal administrationof physically separated vaccines A simple mixture of ... Serum levels of BoNT/A-specific antibody were lowest compared to all other antibodies except controls, likely as a result of the small amount of BoNT/A(Hc) used for vaccinations Levels of antigen-specific ... monocytes compared to the negative control For the BoNT/A neutralization assay, dilutions of serum from animals in the BoNT/A challenge groups were mixed with 10 LD50 of toxin and incubated for...
... be important to obtain a more homogenous size of the globules in the triolein emulsion The results of the present study could not explain the pathophysiological mechanism of the effect of emulsified ... syringe containing 20 mL of saline (1% triolein solution) were connected to a three-way stopcock In a previous study of emulsified triolein on the blood-brain barrier [1], the dose of triolein was ... from damage to endothelial cells Thus, the increased permeability of solutes and water from blood to brain leads to the development of vasogenic edema The mechanism of triolein on blood vessels...
... end of the decade, the changing lifestyle of the customers focused on convenience had led some operators to a “one-stop-shopping -for- household-goods” supermarket The emphasis on one-stop shopping ... the results on question of prior intention of going supermarkets We can see that although the “plan before going” option is appeared more often with half of customers ticked at top two of scale, ... respondents not counted for shopping for everyday fresh food Once per two week was the most frequent trip which counted for more than one-quarter of the sample The shopping frequency of 2, or...
... the implications of a continuous and s t a t i o n a r y o r d e r i n g of infinite consumption p r o g r a m s Notation j = 1, 2, The bundle of n commodities consumed i n p e r i o d j , is ... opportunity i s p r o p o r t i o n a l to the amount invested (constant r e t u r n s to s c a l e ) T h e r e a r e no non-proportional conversion c o s t s o r t a x e s (By 4, p r o p o ... developed in the previous chapter into a formal model We shall then seek the solu- tion to our optimization problem for certain utility functions and examine the properties and implications of...
... Cataldo Rita, Denaro Vincenzo: Comparison of morphine and ropivacaine following knee arthroscopy Arthroscopy 2001, 17(No 5):477-480 Allen GC, St Amand MA, Lui AC, Johnson DH, Lindsay MP: Postarthroscopy ... have been reported for patients undergoing knee arthroscopy [8] The use of opioid drugs, administered by means of either patient-controlled analgesia or other methods, deals with postoperative pain ... paracetamole plus codeine phosphate 60 mg was administered In 1h 2h 3h TIME Figure The comparison of VAS values of the groups at 1,2,3 hours The comparison of VAS values of the groups at 1,2,3 hours...
... the value of the selected cell and that of the threshold of ith cell Length of error zone (Lzone) is defined as L zone = No of cells in error zone The error factor for an error zone (EFzone) is ... L zones into only one earlywood and one latewood zone Figure illustrates an example with two artefacts (position and 2) and one real latewood boundary (position 3) Before the selection process, ... valuable information on the environmental conditions affecting the formation of this part of the tree ring, such as early growing season precipitation [14] CONCLUSION Earlywood and latewood are arbitrary...
... patients had more than one episode of grade III-IV toxicity resulting in a total of 85 events among 75 patients Page of (page number not for citation purposes) World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2008, ... radiation oncologists as well as surgeons and is most likely related to the biologic behavior of oral cavity carcinoma as well as the lower tolerance of oral cavity tissue for radiation therapy Biologically, ... RADPLAT respond favorably to RADPLAT, and possibly other chemoradiation protocols The effectiveness of the therapy is comparable to the results using the same protocol for oropharyngeal and hypopharyngeal...
... no family history of colorectal cancer or polyps, and showed no abnormality on colonoscopy On clinical admission, a CT-guided biopsy revealed the intraabdominal mass to be a desmoid tumour Non-cytotoxic ... Page of (page number not for citation purposes) World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2008, 6:17 http://www.wjso.com/content/6/1/17 References Figure Microscopic examination of biopsy specimen Microscopic ... desmoid tumours Surgery is the treatment of choice for patients with desmoids loco-regionally confined to the body wall However, surgical excision provides for only a narrow therapeutic window,...
... also observed Conclusion: Phase studies of ezatiostat hydrochloride liposomes for injection in MDS are supported by the tolerability and HI responses observed An oral formulation of ezatiostat hydrochloride ... the highest dose at which none of or of patients experienced a DLT or full dose Page of 12 (page number not for citation purposes) Journal of Hematology & Oncology 2009, 2:20 level below the level ... chronic myelomonocytic leukemia; IWG, International Working Group Page 11 of 12 (page number not for citation purposes) Journal of Hematology & Oncology 2009, 2:20 http://www.jhoonline.org/content/2/1/20...
... therapy Discussion Intravesical administrationof BCG has proved to be an effective form of treatment for some stages of bladder Figure Computed tomography scan showing 43 mm abscess affecting ... have been documented [2] The reported incidence of complications other than minor ones is under 5% [3] To the best of our knowledge, we report the first case of disseminated BCG infection causing ... prolonged fever, pneumonitis, arthritis, vertebral osteomyelitis, hepatitis or life-threatening sepsis Symptomatology is probably produced jointly by dissemination of M bovis to the reticuloendothelial...
... test administrationof BP, in consideration of serum Ca level of higher than 12 mg/dl, stages of the tumor progression, symptoms caused by hypercalcemia and general condition at the diagnosis of ... had metachronous multiple oral cancers of the lower gingiva, buccal mucosa, and tongue The time from the initial diagnosis of oral cancer to the occurrence of CAH ranged from to 81 months, with ... 2:9 Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted of all patients who received a diagnosis of hypercalcemia associated with oral cancer at the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery of University...
... treated with thrombolysis (tPA within 12 h of onset of symptoms) Failed thrombolysis was identified by coronary angiography, performed h after initiation of intravenous thrombolysis, which revealed ... short-term follow-up, compared to 21% of controls (P < 0.03) The secondary endpoint was a composite inhospital clinical endpoint of death, stroke, reinfarction, emergency revascularization, or ... using each hospital's Medicare cost report billing data and correction factors to convert charges to costs Thus, the specific subtype of economic appraisal performed was a form of cost-benefit...
... haemodynamic changes that occur following the appearance of pruritus We therefore opted to administer vancomycin over a period of 30 in order to encourage appearance of the sign, as the coronary patients ... France) over 30 A complete haemodynamic profile was taken for each patient at the following time points: before the administrationof vancomycin (time point 1); at 15 (time point 2) and 30 (time point ... another from the distal port of the pulmonary artery catheter) in order to measure arterial and mixed venous blood parameters that are necessary for calculation of Qsp/Qt (i.e haemoglobin concentration,...
... data for the local administrationof antibiotics for the prevention of development of colonization and infection of the respiratory tract Specifically, prevention of colonization of the respiratory ... generation of random numbers, details of double-blinding procedure, information on withdrawals, and concealment of allocation [5] One point was awarded for the specification of each of the above ... effect of the administrationof antibiotics via the respiratory tract on the colonization of the respiratory tract by bacteria and development of ICU-acquired pneumonia Definition of outcomes The occurrence...
... proportion of patients with a favorable outcome in the progesterone group compared with the placebo group up to months indicates the possibility of progesterone for treatment of acute TBI Moreover, ... analysis, GOS scores were dichotomized into favorable or unfavorable outcomes Patients in the upper two GOS outcome groups (good recovery and moderate disability) were considered of favorable outcome, ... The cohorts were well balanced with Page of 10 (page number not for citation purposes) Critical Care Vol 12 No Xiao et al Figure Trial profile profile Page of 10 (page number not for citation purposes)...
... possible to a state of physiological homeostasis, coordination and detailed communication between professionals, and training and experience adapted to the type of IHT (patient with intra- aortic ... to 39% of cases in the 48 hours following diagnostic testing The development of technology [13] allowing diagnostic (echography, TDM, endoscopy) [43-46] and/or therapeutic (tracheotomy, gastrostomy, ... percent of transfers took over 20 minutes to organise, and 14% took over an hour In almost one-third of cases, the delay was caused by a shortage of available beds However, according to this study,...
... the form of powder, contributed to the required Mg2+ ions for magnesium ferrite formation For nickel ferrite formation, Nickel (II) acetate tetrahydrate, in the form of powder, was used for the ... formation of nucleation and growth of magnetic nanoparticles using the program muffle furnaces 3.3.1 Preparatory Stage A stoichiometric molar proportion (8 mmol/ mmol) of iron(III) nitrate nonahydrate ... required Ni2+ ions Cobalt (II) acetate tetrahydrate, in the form of powder, contributed to the required Co2+ ions for cobalt ferrite formation Fig 3-3 shows the picture of powders from Sigma-Aldrich...
... laboratory on the scheduled morning following an overnight (12 hour) fast They sat quietly for 30 in a comfortable chair in a room with dim light Expired air was collected for 10 from 20 to 30 of ... diastolic blood pressures at two hours post treatment relative to the control group No significant effects of either treatment on heart rate were noted over the first three hours after ingestion of ... characteristics of these subjects The Institutional Review Board approved this study prior to data collection All subjects completed a health history questionnaire and provided informed consent prior to participation...