... general practitioner with special interest (GPwSI) framework is oneof a number which the Department of Health has commissioned the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) to produce The frameworks ... www.gpwsi.org) Rationale for GPwSI service in sexual health The risk of unwanted pregnancy and the risk of sexually transmitted infections are often associated witheach other Evidence showing associations ... number of sessions should be sufficient to ensure that the GPwSI is able to meet the competencies ofthe service requirements, the skill being assessed and the level of expertise required For those...
... risk for serious problems from the medicine? The risk of side effects should not be higher thanthe benefit ofthe medicine n Can I stick with it? These medicines need to be taken every day for ... years They often can cause hot flashes n Does the cost ofthe medicines affect my decision? The cost ofthe medicines may be important to you They need to be taken for a long time, and the cost ... the risk of breast cancer Alcohol use Having morethanone or two drinks a day raises the risk Other risk factors It is rare, but some women are born with a gene that puts them at high risk for...
... were found forthe HLA-B7/HLACw*0702 haplotype (data not shown) In view ofthe consistency between the results ofthe two studies, we pooled the two datasets for further analysis of HLA-B7 and ... in positives and were only significant in the former, the differences were not significant Moreover, neither interaction of HLA-B7 nor of HLA-Cw*0702 with APOE4 was significant (p = 0.27 and 0.55, ... homozygotes thanfor heterozygotes In the case of HLA-Cw*0702, the odds ratio was only significant for homozygotes The effect on onset age Neither HLA-B7 nor HLA-Cw*0702 was associated with onset age of...
... each reaction The theoretical yields are 191 mL of water and 52 mL of BuOH The actual volume of water removed was 184 mL and of BuOH was 50 mL Thus, the extent ofthe reaction was morethan 96% Transmission ... and the lower layer is water The presence ofthe two layers indicates that the hydrolysis reaction has occurred as predicted, while the quantities of water and BuOH indicate the extent ofeach ... withthe release of BuOH and excess water After this stage, the pressure ofthe reactor was reduced to less than 100 Pa and maintained for 1.5 h The excess water and BuOH was separated from the...
... down the sides of a cone Samples as they reach the assay office are seldom in a fit state forthe work ofthe assayer; they are generally too coarse, and ought always to be morethan he wants for ... moved to the end ofthe book A TEXT-BOOK OF ASSAYING: FORTHE USE OF THOSE CONNECTED WITH MINES BY C AND J J BERINGER REVISED BY J J BERINGER, ASSOC OFTHE ROYAL SCHOOL OF MINES; FELLOW OFTHE CHEMICAL ... draw off uniformly a sufficient volume ofthe gas during a prolonged period; any portion of this larger volume may then be taken forthe analytical operation In the case of liquids, which mix more...
... collection of convex subsets of Rd If the intersection of every d + elements of C is non-empty, then the intersection of all the elements of C is non-empty Lemma Let S be a collection of subsets of ... on the upper boundary of Da , either b is higher than ua or vb is higher than a In the first of these two cases, a must be higher than ub , in the second case b must be lower than va Since these ... is on the left line of R and on the right line of L Then the statement easily follows from the (4, 3)-property forthe triangles S, T , L and R We have discussed all the cases so the proof is...
... most ofthe studies The standard of supportive care for AML has changed dramatically over the decade The toxicity data from this analysis may therefore overestimate the adverse events ofthe regimens ... Another seven studies did not specify AML status ofthe rest 117 patients These 117 patients were therefore excluded for this comparison (Table 3) The heterogeneity test of CR event rates of these ... indicating that there was no significant variation among the studies Therefore, the CR event rates were calculated using the fixed-effects model (Figure 5) Surprisingly, the CR rate of CAG was significantly...
... induction therapy with either daunorubicin, idarubicin, or mitoxantrone along with a standard dose of Ara-C and priming with GM-CSF The outcomes were not significantly different in the three arms, with ... results of HA are comparable with these and other reported results in elderly patients with AML [15-21] The response rates of HA are also comparable withthe data of elderly patients treated with ... while the ED rate within the first month of induction therapy in patients JW designed the research, supervised the research, analyzed the data, wrote and revised the paper SL analyzed the data...
... angulation ofthe inserted implants [16-18] A similar variant ofthe maxillary sandwich osteotomy forthe rehabilitation ofthe severely atrophied maxilla is the horseshoe Le Fort I osteotomy where the ... load-bearing capacity for implants, whereas the use of vertical alveolar grafting for augmentation without implant Orthoalveolar form is the concept for optimal restauration ofthe edentulous alveolar ... ofthe maxilla and the mandible were peformed under general anaesthesia A mixture of cancellous bone from the iliac crest and Grafton®-DBM-Putty (Osteotech, Eatontown, NJ, USA) was used for the...
... of items formed only one factor; therefore only a single score was generated foreachof these domains Items from the Perceptions of Insulin Therapy domain formed two distinct factors, one representing ... performed forthe IITQ Factor analyses were performed on all IITQ domains withmorethanone item: Diabetes Worries, Perceptions of Insulin Therapy, Treatment Satisfaction and Inhaler Performance ... difficulties withthe IITQ, and no morethan a small minority of study participants mentioned any given difficulty The IITQ was translated from English into the languages ofeach country in which each...
... delivery of less than mg/kg/day phosFigure Forest plot ofthe PaO2:FiO2 ratio This Forest plot represents the mean the PaO2:FiO2 ratio difference in the change in the PaO2:FiO2 ratio (mmHg) of surfactant ... (page number not for citation purposes) Furthermore, the OR for mortality was similar regardless of whether the surfactant contained surface protein or not That is, the pooled OR for mortality was ... (specifically the change in the ratio between the partial pressure of oxygen and the fraction of inspired oxygen (PaO2:FiO2 ratio)), the number of ventilation-free days, and the mean duration of ventilation...
... Permission for conducting the study was obtained from the Institutional Review Board ofthe University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA Before the study, foreach participant the patient, ... was suffering from burns to morethan 40% of total body surface area with a third degree component ofmorethan 24%, and required at least one surgical intervention for escharectomy and skin grafting ... 4,500 rpm for minutes at 4°C, and incubated with micro beads labeled with antibodies specific to oneofthe aforementioned Available online http://ccforum.com/content/12/3/R81 cytokines for 30 minutes...
... redemption for his endless list of sins in comparison with other characters’ redemption to demonstrate that Dorian is also thesymbolof redemption in the novel Significance ofthe study The thesis ... to haunt them like the case of Dorian Their spirit and their body are not prisoned by any force like the way Dorian is prisoned by his portrait Dorian has the portrait “bear the burden of his shame”, ... finally acknowledges the responsibility for them Dorian is like a fatal toxic to those who have contact with him Themore they are close to him, themore tragic end they face With all of those heinous...
... to let the students alight at the entrance ofthe theatre The teachers and ushers guided the students down the bus and brought them to the holding area in single fileThe students were then made ... routine, the actors took a bow to signify the end ofthe performance The applause this time was less pronounced as compared to the start ofthe performance Children looked at the teachers, unsure of ... from the students In the other corner ofthe holding area, feedback forms were only distributed to the teachers and not to the students A few teachers filled up the form before dropping them...
... days until the compost piles reached maturity The ambient temperature and the temperature within each pile at a depth of 15 cm from the surface ofthe piles were determined using a thermometer ... the first day of composting, total K in pile and were lower than those ofthe other piles may be due to the lower amount of swine manure added to these piles to obtain higher initial C/N At the ... end of composting, the percentage of total K in pile and pile were also lower than those ofthe other piles (1.41 % and 1.58 %, respectively) indicating that the percentage of K depended on the...
... above the swell ofthe roots; when reinforced at the ground and also at the branching point, as often in the American elm, the measurements are made at the smallest place between the swell ofthe ... along the Merrimac valley to the White mountains and up the Connecticut valley to the mouth ofthe Passumpsic, reaching an altitude of 1000 feet above the sea level; Vermont,— common in the northern ... Terry), probably about the southern limit ofthe species; Rhode Island and Connecticut, not reported West through the northern sections ofthe northern tier of states to the Rocky mountains Habit....
... e-marketplaces Therefore, the number of providers of these portals (117) is lower thanthe number of e-marketplaces (184) THE REALITY OF E-COMMERCE WITH DEVELOPING COUNTRIES Eachofthe selected ... Distinguishing between types of B2B e-commerce One consequence of focusing on the business dimensions of B2B e-commerce from the point of view ofthe users rather thanofthe service providers or ... in arranging forthe delivery of products For 80 per cent ofthe e-marketplaces, the buyers were left to take responsibility for arranging forthe delivery ofthe products once they had been...
... represents one out of every five children between the ages of and 18 in the United States The problem is critical for these kids, for whom the consequences of a “simple cavity” can escalate through their ... ensure more efficient use ofthe dental workforce and enable programs to reach more kids The Cost of Delay: State Dental Policies Fail One in Five Children 27 S olutions With a return of $38 for ... because ofthe resources necessary to implement the programs in the large number of low-income schools in those states, neither reaches morethan a quarter of high-risk schools A number of other...
... lifted one side of my hat and out darted oneofthe birds; then I lifted the hat from the other Oneofthe females then rushed, apparently with notes of joy and congratulation, to oneofthe males, ... secret They talked, they encouraged each other, and they kept up the search, now one, now the other, now both together Sometimes they dropped down to within a few feet ofthe entrance to the nest, ... between the birds apparently remained as they were before the members ofeach pair quite satisfied witheach other One pair occupied oneofthe bird-boxes in the vineyard and reared two broods there...