... MAHs andthe VMD SARSS team to discuss issues of joint interest and in particular causality coding and trends in SARs The assessment ofthe causal relationship between the suspected adverse reaction ... case assessment to assist in identifying trends and to generate hypotheses as to the possible causes of these trends In order to increase the objectivity andthe reliability of these reports, medical ... trends and signs of emergent problems, generating hypotheses as to possible causes of these trends, and monitoring the consequences of recommendations for changes in working practices or use The...
... proteins are indistinguishable with the antibody used in these assays Safety Assessment of CP4 EPSPS Proteins in Corn Event NK603 Safety assessments ofthe CP4 EPSPS proteins expressed in corn event ... lack of homology of CP4 EPSPS proteins with known protein toxins and (4) lack of allergenic potential of CP4 EPSPS proteins These data support the assessment of safety ofthe CP4 EPSPS proteins and, ... of less than 15 seconds in the simulated gastric system and less than 10 minutes in the simulated intestinal system Similarly, the CP4 EPSPS L214P protein was also shown to have a half-life of...
... [34] The spirometer was calibrated prior to each visit Spirometry was performed on seated subjects who were using nose clips Respiratory symptom score The amount of symptoms was assessed at baseline ... Adverse Events Score (centimeters, mean ± SD) using Visual Analog Scale (1–10)* Symptom Chest tightness Shortness of breath Cough Headache Chills Muscle soreness Phlegm Nausea Stuffy/Runny Nose Sneezing ... and after each exposure Subjects scored chest tightness, shortness of breath, cough, headache, chills, muscle soreness, phlegm, nausea, stuffy nose, sneezing, and fatigue on a visual analog scale...
... Evaluation in Severe Sepsis [PROWESS]) [4] Severe sepsis was defined in all protocols as the presence of known or suspected infection, the presence of a systemic response to infection (as evidenced ... was assessed for a subset of patients (non-US) For this subset, the number of additional deaths occurring between days and 28 was estimated using the following method Ofthe 240 adults in study ... event rates for controlled trials For open-label and compassionate-use studies, causal relationship was assessed using investigator assignment of causality (related or not related) and by comparing...
... studies aiming at understanding the situation of sea defences system in NamDinh, assess the safety oftheand find the solutions to mitigate these losses for this region However, due to the lack of ... 1.3 Scope of study The scope of this study includes two main aspects: - Deterministic assessment of safety ofthe sea dike system in Namdinh province by applying the sea dike Design Standards of ... data and design tools the results of these studies, somehow, are still limited andthe problem is still poorly understood Therefore adjustment of safety ofthe existing Namdinh sea defences system...
... statistical estimations and tests with imprecise sample elements, e.g., a set of imprecise measurements ofthe thickness in Fig 1.1 Results from robust statistics in form of solution domains of statistical ... 2009) is a random sample as a set of imprecise perceptions of a physical quantity Whilst the scatter ofthe realizations ofthe physical quantity possesses a probabilistic character (i.e., statistical ... safety assessment of an aging offshore structure, this thesis is devoted to the following three aspects: • reliability analysis of offshore structures with marine corrosion effects; • robustness...
... includes the Medicines Act and its subsidiary legislations; the Poisons Act and its rules; the Medicines (Advertisement and Sales) Act and its legislations; andthe Sale of Drugs Act and its regulations ... associated with the consumption of XII such products were also evaluated The extensive list of adulterated products tested andthe assessment results will be useful to consumers, regulators and ... makeshift stalls in red-light districts of Singapore and a shipment at the Singapore Customs The extent of adulteration, contamination and content level ofthe adulterants were assessed The risks...
... use of established assessment and analytic approaches, such as root cause analysis (RCA), process mapping, failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA), and probabilistic risk assessment, to address ... Applicants must have already completed a risk assessment for the proposed interventions and be able to assess the effect ofthe intervention on the processes of care andthe patient population Dissemination ... for goals and approaches for either guiding the choice of a strategy or assessing an existing strategy against the alternatives Process evaluation assesses progress in implementing plans relative...
... measures and assessed validity and measurement issues for them More work remains to validate many of these measures and address measurement issues and specifications AHRQ began work on this with ... PRIVATE SECTOR DATA SYSTEM INITIATIVES Establishment of consistent standards for health information systems and measures encompasses two general categories of systems: institutional systems adopted ... assess the progress ofthe patient safety initiative, we considered the combined results from three separate analyses, all of which are presented in this report The first was an assessment of...
... corresponding landmarks such as branches ofthe portal vein to enable fusion of MR and planning CT/dosimetry data Landmarks were restricted to the liver and chosen as close to the lesion as possible, ... Statistical analysis Results of continuous data are displayed as medians and ranges, results of frequency data as counts and percentages For the analysis, independence between lesions within the same patient ... the doses in the isocenters ofthe micrometastases with a dis- Figure Boxplot ofthe dose at the 3D isocenter of each micrometastasis grouped according to the distance to the margin ofthe originating...
... immunizations Figure with ortho-phthalate-KLH conjugates in various adjuvants serum IgG antibodies and subclasses of phthalate-specific Assessment of classes and subclasses of phthalate-specific serum ... cells, and CTLs Such responses are required to control chronic infectious diseases associated with viruses and intracellular pathogens, and also for the development of therapeutic vaccines against ... as the negative control Statistical analysis The paired Student 's t-test (Sigma Plot software) was used to determine statistical significance Levels of p < 0.05 were considered statistically significant...
... authors (TS) on the basis of published clinical categories [6,14-16] We also registered whether GCS, RR, and SBP assessments, or clinical descriptions of consciousness, respiration, and circulation, ... documentation of physiologic values in terms of its usefulness for trauma research, we assessed the documentation rate of exact values andof RTS categories (0 - 4) of GCS score, RR, and SBP We found ... of using such data for trauma research Methods This was a retrospective, observational, cross-sectional study ofthe completeness and quality of EMS documentation in MVAs Completeness was studied...
... associated with seropositivity of pregnant women in Korea J Parasitol 2008; 94: 963-965 Grant Sand Olsen CW Preventing zoonotic diseases in immunocompromised persons: the role of physicians and veterinarians ... among persons infected with the human immunodeficiency virus Clin Infect Dis.1994;18:14-24 Han K, Shin DW, Lee TY, et al Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection and risk factors associated ... Int J Med Sci 2009, 134 aged This is particularly true with regards to T gondii, where the consequences of infection can be very severe, while the risk of living with one s beloved cat is practically...
... purposes of simplicity and ease of analysis, and due to obvious constraints of time, this research study is limited to certain factors that encompass most ofthe crucial aspects It can thus be ... accumulation of knowledge, research, the building of theory, sustaining scientific standards, andof course teaching, the second is usually more interested in short-term results like profits, sales, efficiency, ... confirmation and interpretation ofthe factors and then processing ofthe completed questionnaire and reporting The second part ofthe work also includes the validation and discussion on the results obtained...
... activities have you used in your classes or for tests? Which activities you want to try out? ASSESS THE LISTENING TEST Assess the Listening test in your handout • What are the strengths of this test? ... The Reading/Listening Connection • • How is the assessment of listening different from the assessment of reading?? How is it similar?? Micro-skills for Listening • • • • • • • • • • • discriminate ... skills in the types of questions: discrimination of phonemes, paraphrase recognition, short answers, cloze, dictation, information transfer tasks, note-taking Test Content Test specifications...
... 4oS and long 111oE, 116oE It is bounded to the northwest by the province of West Kalimantan, to the northeast by East Kalimantan, to the southeast by South Kalimantan, and to the southwest by the ... Environmental Studies, Japan, to confirm the precision ofthe measurements RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS Mercury concentrations in water and sediment samples from the Kahayan River Our interview with miners in ... rivers Fish tissues were contaminated by mercury but at levels lower than the USEPA guideline, although one ofthe species had mercury concentrations close to the USEPA standard As sources of human...
... In this study, we measured MPP and its oxides in river water On the basis ofthe metabolic profile and from the knowledge of environmental exposure routes, we further discussed the possible acute ... human risk assessment for MPP must be done on the basis ofthe contributions of its oxides The stability of MPP oxon sulfone with CYP3A4 was examined next The concentration of MPP oxon sulfone did ... environmental conversion end point for organophosphorus pesticides is thought to be the same As shown in this study, the careful monitoring of organophosphorus pesticides and their oxides in aqueous environment...