... pleural and peritoneal surfaces with ascites and pleural effusion was treated successfully with intraperitoneal, intrapleural, and intravenous carboplatin [12] Our patient remained disease free at ... late 2001 with stable disease on abdominal CT anda presumed diagnosis of malignant peritoneal mesothelioma refractory to therapy Over the following year, she was maintained on combination capecitabine ... histomorphological features Coarse papillary architecture with fibrovascular cores is the most commonly seen appearance, with occasional areas of tubulopapillary pattern [1,4,7-10,12] The papillae are lined...
... creatinine, urine albumin, and BMI per patient per year were performed Data about annually foot and eye examinations, consultations with dieticians and podiatrists, and counseling (advice and instruction ... number of sections Page of 10 follow up) and long- term (two years follow up) outcomes, and baseline measurement as a covariate in the model Results Study sites and patients Statistical analysis ... separately for short term (one yearfollow up) andlongterm (two years follow up) and differences were assessed across sites Patient clustering within clinics and practices was accounted for All...
... the acquisition of data and supervision of data collection as well as to analyzing the behavior observation data All authors read and approved the final manuscript Acknowledgements This study was ... rate of missing data varied dependent on the specific measure and ranged from 2%9% Long- term efficacy two-parent families Table shows the means, standard deviations, intragroup, and inter-group ... providers, as well as media and communication strategies Comparing baseline data in the years before the start of the trial with data after a 2 -year period of intervention, significant differences...
... mean time span between index hospitalization and follow- up was 13. 4 years (SD 3.2 years) The mean age of participants at first admission was 15.5 years (SD 2.0 years) and 28.9 years (SD 4.0 years) ... Mann-Whitney-U-tests To analyze a possible association between ESI- and ADSscores, a Pearson correlation was performed For an exploratory analysis of associations with explanatory variables, the outcome variable ... of participants and non-participants Participants (n = 27) Median (Range) Age at first inpatient treatment, years Length of follow- up interval, years Duration of first inpatient treatment, days...
... that AFTV in combination with limb-sparing surgery and adjuvant radiotherapy might extend survival of patients with locally advanced high grade MFH of extremities with enhancing specific antitumor ... Combining limb-sparing surgery and postoperative radiotherapy with > 65 Gy is standard treatment for patients with high grade large MFH [1] Treatment of local recurrence of such tumors would also require ... chemotherapeutic regimen exists Here, we applied AFTV from the start of postoperative radiotherapy instead of chemotherapy, in consideration of the patient’s uncontrolled DM Details of the AFTV have already...
... clinical and pathological features of colorectal cancer in those less than 40 years old with patients older than 50 years, and, to specifically assess survival and factors that may influence survival ... colorectal cancer Fifty-three patients (13. 4%) were young (mean age - 31.8 years; median 33 years and range -16 to 40 years) Gender ratio of young patients was almost equal Comparisonof clinical and ... evaluated overall survival after a diagnosis was made of colorectal cancer and significant prognostic markers of survival identified by first univariate and then multifactorial analysis Disease...
... summation of medial and lateral femoral condyle and tibial compartment: summation of medial and lateral tibial plateau), respectively Meniscal damage and bone edema The meniscal and bone evaluation ... Inter- and intravariability was lower than 10% for the assay Statistical analysis All of the data (clinical, radiological, and laboratory) were systematically entered into a computerized database ... 43 patients Patients were evaluated at baseline and after an average 1.8 year follow- up This study demonstrated that meniscal and anterior cruciate ligament tears were associated with more rapid...
... and HAQ scores prior to infliximab withdrawal; and actual therapy at year All patients had long- standing, active, refractory RA After an induction regimen of mg/kg at weeks 0, 2, and 6, all patients ... populations and different availability of treatment alternatives Another manner of accessing long- term data is through national registry databases, which are primarily maintained to evaluate effectiveness ... effectiveness and safety issues [27,28] Evaluation of the efficacy of long- term therapy shows that, after years of infliximab therapy, the majority of patients had a low level of disease activity and that...
... was 40 years (19-47 years) for the PC patients and 22 years (range 14-57 years) for the pineoblastoma patients (table 1) The patient with the PPTID was 25 years old at the time of treatment At ... end of follow- up patients were still alive and remained free of disease Patient developed late cerebral and spinal tumor seeding 46 months after radiation treatment and underwent salvage radiotherapy ... mentioned above Obtaining a maximal amount of viable tissue for pathological examination is crucial for accurate histological diagnosis ofa pineocytoma Impact of extent of disease The impact of extent...
... software (Three Star Inc., Ashland, OR, USA) Collection of blood and BM samples Heparinized blood and BM aspirates ofa volume of 10 ml each were obtained at baseline (n = 37) Blood and BM sampling ... patient material, analysed data, and wrote paper; MB planned science, performed science, analysed data, and wrote paper 13 14 Acknowledgements The work has been supported by the Swedish Medical ... Filipowicz-Sosnowska A, Schechtman J, Szczepanski L, Kavanaugh A, Racewicz AJ, van Vollenhoven RF, Li NF, Agarwal S, Hessey EW, Shaw TM: The efficacy and safety of rituximab in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis...
... (IQR)) for not normally distributed variables and means (standard deviation) for normally Table 2: Results of laboratory parameters according to ABC use* Laboratory parameter ABC-containing regimen ... markers of inflammation and coagulation in HIV-infected patients treated withand without ABC to pinpoint a pathogenic mechanism for the increased risk of myocardial infarction in patients with ... use and increased risk of myocardial infarction or severe cardiovascular disease [4,5] As possible pathogenic mechanisms endothelial dysfunction, a proinflammatory state with plaque rupture and...
... weakness and atrophy of the small muscles of the hand, dysphagia and facial weakness Nerve conduction studies revealed no abnormalities Dysphagia and swallowing dysfunction were evaluated in a ... renal transplantation At the age of 23 years, the patient noticed a lack of concentration and motor coordination She underwent neurological examination by a neuropediatrician experienced with ... cortical functions were again unimpaired One year later, at the age of 38 years, the patient was examined again and no major changes of cognitive functions and mood were observed Compared with...
... the tsA58T Ag cDNA carrying the A4 38V mutation were PCR-amplified from COS-7 cDNAs using the following primers: LTA-1F, 5¢-CTC GAGATGGATAAAGTTTTAAACAGAG-3¢ and LTA1R, 5¢-TGAAGGCAAATCTCTGGAC-3¢ ... Dong QG, Bernasconi S, Lostaglio S, De Calmanovici RW, Martin-Padura I, Breviario F, Garlanda C, Ramponi S, Mantovani A & Vecchi A (1997) A general strategy for isolation of endothelial cells from ... cells may cause a dysfunctional cardiac flow and cause the sudden death of the transgenic mice, although it remains to be determined whether T antigen-expressing cardiac valves are functionally affected...
... farmers to evacuate and in some cases abandon farms, the agronomic and social impacts of the evacuation, the rationale and execution of livestock evacuation, and the factors that encouraged farmers ... evacuation of farms and rural towns due to ashfall and ash storm impacts on public health and essential services; • Evacuation of farms for usually
... farmers to evacuate and in some cases abandon farms, the agronomic and social impacts of the evacuation, the rationale and execution of livestock evacuation, and the factors that encouraged farmers ... evacuation of farms and rural towns due to ashfall and ash storm impacts on public health and essential services; • Evacuation of farms for usually
... Width of beam of the antenna at −3 dB Front/Back ratio of the antenna Antenna pattern radiation of the base station Propagation Model Downlink thermal noise Cable Loss Fade out standard deviation ... mobility and variable traffic demands), radio interface and (Radio Access Network) RAN with some level of abstraction The system level simulator (SLS) works at Transmission Time Interval (TTI) rate and ... difference of bandwidth and ISO However it is possible to draw a capacity gain of at least two between hierarchical 16QAM and QPSK (notice that higher ISD is an advantage for broadcasting) In...
... needle/leaf clearly showing through the bud scales, and – leaf per needle elongation) Shoot elongation growth was observed on exposed and shaded apical (ExA and ShA) and exposed and shaded lateral ... temperature was 5.4°C in the last 10 years (i.e from 1995 to 2005) The annual precipitation amount was 1,400 mm (last 10 -year average) N deposition in the open area reached ca 10 kg∙ha–1 (NO3 and ... content analysis in needles Mixed needle samples of 200 mg dry weight per subtreatment and crown part were analyzed Commercial standards (Sulfamethazine and Alfalfa) delivered by LECO corporation...
... physiological and pathological aspects of acorn ageing Although thermotherapy was reasonably effective against attack by Ciboria batschiana, it failed to protect against other microorganisms After ... matter was only associated with decreased acorn dry matter before the germination test A distinct decrease also appeared in the per- lings centage of starch consumed at germinaso that exploitation ... ecophysiological behavior during the development of winter-hardiness (Guthke and Spethmann, 199 1a, b) were MATERIALS AND METHODS The long- term storage trial started in November kg of Quercus petraea acorns...
... coordinated diagnostic and therapeutic stages and was one of the principal contributors in writing the manuscript RP contributed to the clinical approach, analyzed and interpreted the data and was a ... increase has not pathological significance In conclusion, our work shows after along follow- up the effectiveness of omalizumab witha good safety profile in a severe form of non-atopic asthma with ... lactose intolerance He was hospitalized in the Respiratory Department because of asthma exacerbation in 2004 and 2005 The patient was not sensitized to aero- and food allergens and his respiratory...
... Ecology Research and Analysis (CAMERA, http://camera.calit2 net/) and Visualization and Analysis of Microbial Popu lation Structures (VAMPS, http://vamps.mbl.edu/) Other communities probably have their ... should because it’s cheaper It would be a mess to have different data in different places, perhaps with duplications, with each database having different formats or policies for data access, different ... support a static, unmonitored public archive for 12 months After that, NCBI will re-evaluate We can also transfer existing data to new providers by tape or disk All publicly available data are...