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... counsellors themselves During interviews, some lay counsellors spoke of their influence in lessening stigma as well as representing community role models These understandings reinforce their position of ... all the lay counsellors we interviewed were interested in future training and continuing in what was considered a professional field, including obtaining advanced certificates and degrees The ... component ofthe training includes instruction as well as role- plays and case studies to ensure that trainees understand the concepts and methods of HIV counselling and testing Inthe four-week...
... secure the services of eminent members of appropriate professions inthe examination of policy matters pertaining to the health ofthe public The Institute acts under the responsibility given to the ... recognizes the superior achievements of engineers Dr Charles M Vest is president ofthe National Academy of Engineering The Institute of Medicine was established in 1970 by the National Academy of Sciences ... degradation in myosin heavy chain and actin proteins, which are the principal proteins involved in muscle contraction Muscle genes affecting these proteins are rapidly downregulated within 24 hours of...
... However, these two groups were very similar, supporting the view that the calf’s myostatin genotype is more in uential than that of its dam in determining the difficulty of calving The objective of ... sold on as calves by the time of recording The animals included inthe molecular analysis of Smith et al [20] (107 total) were also included inthe 321 in this study Animals inthe sample were recorded ... deletion is inthe third exon ofthe gene and is a frameshift mutation resulting inthe production of an inactive, truncated protein Other mutations associated with increased muscling have also...
... 2-year mortalityof 36 [6] to 49% [5] Several studies have been conducted in order to identify the risk factors ofmortalityinCOPD and there is a concomitant increasing interest in modifying the ... were included inthe study During the two-year follow-up 122 (29.3%) ofthe 416 patients died The primary cause of death was respiratory in 79 patients, cardiovascular in 21, malignancy in 7, other ... Competing interests The author(s) declare that they have no competing interests Authors' contributions GG participated inthe design ofthe study and drafted the manuscript TG participated in the...
... and blood vessels inCOPDInCOPD patients, as compared to non -COPD patients an increased staining for fibronectin inthe neointima, for collagen type IV and laminin inthe medial layer, and ... increase the strength ofthe muscle In addition, the remodelling ofthe connective tissue inthe smooth muscle compartment could increase or decrease the amount of radial constraint provided to the ... also be involved inthe vascular component ofthe bronchial remodelling in COPD, however experimental data are lacking in this area Similarly, MMPs could also play a rolein angiogenesis in COPD, ...
... 2010 in Pubmed, Embase and Cochrane Collaboration containing the following keywords: COPDin conjunction with smoking, gene polymorphisms, vitamins, FEV1, vitamin C, vitamin E, vitamin D, vitamin ... with the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or with an increase in symptoms were not included in this review [44-51] Further we did not examine the influence of caloric intake on COPD ... improvement in lung function [25] These studies showed a protective roleof vitamins against COPD but did not measure vitamins in serum or with a FFQ Therefore conclusions about the special roleof any...
... modulate the inflammatory profile after a viral infection by blocking the poly(I: C) induced chemokine and cytokine production while maintaining the antiviral activity [28,59] As epithelial cells ... elevated in induced sputum ofCOPD patients and a causative role has been suggested inthe development ofCOPD [90] VitD also to attenuates TNFalpha induced upregulation of MMP-9 in keratinocytes ... the review, all authors contributed in writing and reviewing the paper All authors read and approved the final manuscript Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests...
... examine the effect of BMI inthe development of acute organ failure and subsequent mortalityin a large, population-based, prospective cohort We also wished to determine theroleof DM in modifying ... cohort Outcome variables The primary outcomes of interest were the risk ofthe development of acute organ failure within three years ofthe baseline examination, in- hospital mortality related to ... prepared in collaboration with investigators ofthe ARIC study and does not necessarily reflect the opinions or views ofthe ARIC study or the NHLBI The coauthors had full access to all ofthe data in...
... profitability is declining The internalization of information within the same institution may thus enhance intra-circuit and inter-circuit stability by reducing the incentive to overfinancing The ... Creating a stronger investor base amounts to strengthening the circuit by completing the financial market structure ofthe economy, thus eliminating discontinuities inthe transmission of information ... placing money with investment financial institutions inthe capital market, and hold the remaining share in noninterest bearing, short-term bank deposits (eq 7) The share of savings going to the...
... advantageous in serving transport inthe Mekong Delta linking to Cambodia The total length ofthe inland waterway (IW) system is about 40,998 km, mainly inthe Red River Delta and the Mekong Delta Inthe ... forwarding activities ofthe S.R of Vietnam, and on this basis to integrate with such professional colleagues on the world The Association has theroleof coordinating the activities ofthe members ... conditions for business associations, as well implemented strategies on developing and increasing the quality of trade services ofthe Ministry of Trade and the Ministry of Transport Being the intermediary...
... English at the expense ofthe other languages that exist inthe country, the adult language program in Botswana maintains the hegemony and the gap between the poor and the rich, the major and minority ... for the betterment of their conditions It could mobilize the so called minorities to oppose their status and challenge the hegemony ofthe majority communities in Botswana 31 In most parts ofthe ... is for the most part the preserve ofthe few (elites) The choice of which language or dialect to use to teach (medium of instruction) reflects the interests of those elite In countries in which...
... categories of business-to-business advertising are industrial and professional advertising b.1 Industrial advertising Advertising targeted at individuals who buy or influence the purchase of industrial ... development ofthe industry also fosters the other industries in society, which contributes to the development ofthe economy as a whole In Vietnam, spending for advertising is rather lower than that in ... advertising industry Since the opening policy and law of foreign investment, advertising industry has seen remarkable changes The growth rate of advertising service is the highest in economy, in which...
... raising the profile of women in management However, during this period of research, there was an emerging recognition ofthe importance of a concern for people inthe behavioural theories as being ... anything towards raising the profile of women in management, as the theory was constructed as a male model at a time when women were not visible in paid employment One ofthe off shoots ofthe ... enabling of others to help achieve the goals ofthe organisation Furthermore, the ability to control others is given no prominence in this recent definition of leadership A brief review of early...
... relies on the securities booking system ofthe CGSDTC and the bond trading system ofthe inter-bank lending centre The trading system ofthe national inter-bank lending centre provides pricing information, ... source of financing for enterprises, if their own capital is excluded In summary, the deepening process ofthe financial markets has rendered the dominance ofthe banking sector inthe financial ... in turn contributed to the financial stability not only in Asia but also inthe whole world Roleofthe international financial institutions ( IFIs ) The IFIs have played an active rolein financial...
... throughout the world bears little resemblance to teosinte, the original ancestor of corn The newer techniques involving genetic engineering, on the other hand, allow for the transfer of a few genes in ... create signiÞcant changes inthe genetic makeup of plants and animals due to the random recombination and sorting of thousands of genes As a result of intervention by people, the hybrid seed corn ... commercially introduced inthe U.S in 1996 and have been rapidly adopted by farmers It has been estimated that 24% ofthe corn and almost 70% ofthe soybeans and cotton grown inthe U.S in 2001 were...
... establishment ofthe Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Medicine in 1935, the Faculty of Economics and Law in 1936, the Faculty of Theology in 1942 and, finally, the Faculty of Science in 1954 The main ... the Folketing, on theroleofthe University as the principal shareholder in Cheminova The listing of Cheminova on the Stock Exchange in 1986 and the establishment ofthe first science park in ... behind the economic upswing and increase in employment in Denmark since the start ofthe economic boom at the beginning of 1994 The Greater Copenhagen area together with the Municipalities of...
... critical in ensuring the effective use of ICTs inthe health sector Programme designs should consider theroleofthe intermediary at the same time as, if not before, theroleofthe technology The ... reminding them about their medication The messages can be sent in one of three languages and in a range of styles to ensure they not become boring Ofthe 138 patients involved inthe pilot, there ... that ‘there has been virtually no progress in making the internet available inthe least developed countries, especially inthe rural areas’ By including the rural population inthe group of beneficiaries...
... adults (39 ) The renewed interest in examining the indications for BCG vaccination inthe United States included consideration ofthe wide range of vaccine efficacies determined by clinical trials ... explore the sources ofthe heterogeneity inthe efficacy ofthe BCG vaccine reported inthe individual studies Using a model that included the geographic latitude ofthe study site and the data ... efficacy of BCG vaccine in HCWs or b) the effects on efficacy ofthe vaccine strain administered Vol 45 / No RR-4 MMWR and the vaccinee’s age at the time of vaccination The protective efficacy of BCG...