nature s engines of life

... not shown), the melting temperature of the duplex was seen to be  30 °C Tables and show the chemical shift values for all the assigned sugar and base protons The stereospecific assignments involving ... NOE intensity should be stronger at shorter mixing times The relative intensities of the crosspeaks of the interproton base to sugar NOEs in the NOESY spectrum (Fig 3C), at mixing times varying ... X-displacement, slide and base stacking like in ADNA Thus, the duplex model AFI of 2¢,5¢ d(G4C4), possesses composite features of both A and BDNA In view of these, it is perhaps appropriate to regard the structure...

Ngày tải lên: 16/03/2014, 18:20

... private assistance through local authorities A government system provides “Cash Benefits for Closely Related Persons” through the special assistance system for a maximum 60 days in case of serious illness ... Neo-liberalism as a justifying discourse Coburn [84,85] considers how neo-liberalism— through its emphasis on the market as the arbiter of societal values and resource allocations—serves to support these ... caregivers and by-pass the public system There is no general assistance for caregivers but an Invalidity Care Allowance is available to caregivers of disabled citizens US: The US health insurance system...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 11:20

... episodes yearly in the United States [1] On average, each episode is associated with 1.2 days of missed work or classes [1] The cost of treating ambulatory patients with symptoms of dysuria is ... quality of life scales, such as the SF-36 Health Survey, are better suited to assess chronic illnesses [4] Higher scores on the Quality of Well-Being reflect higher QOL The questionnaire was modified ... treatment of acute cystitis [2,3] In most cases, these guidelines suggest treatment based upon symptoms of disease in otherwise healthy adult women and recommend against obtaining culture and sensitivity...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 15:20

... nutritional status but also generic QOL [44] It must be emphasised that a poor QOL is associated with several acknowledged predictors of ED admissions such as depressive symptoms, lack of social support, ... This latter finding suggests that a greater use of the ED by elders is associated with dimensions of the QOL other than the HRQOL, such as dissatisfaction with social support, personal relationships ... dressing, toileting, continence) [24] Comorbidity was assessed by means of the Cumulative Illness Rating Scale morbidity (CIRS-m) scale [25] and by considering diagnoses of dementia and depression,...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 15:20

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 20:21

... This is a collection of almost three thousand problems from Encyclopedia of life and death by Cho Chikun The problems come without solution because of two particular reasons: first, I think we can ... more by actually solving the problem, trying all the possible variations; and second, the solutions are copyrighted It is always black to move, so I only show pictures without any distracting text ... In this first part, you can find about nine hundred problems mostly for low kyu players, but also dan players can benefit from going through lots of such problems very quickly – dan player should...

Ngày tải lên: 22/08/2014, 08:21

... This is a collection of almost three thousand problems from Encyclopedia of life and death by Cho Chikun The problems come without solution because of two particular reasons: first, I think we can ... more by actually solving the problem, trying all the possible variations; and second, the solutions are copyrighted It is always black to move, so I only show pictures without any distracting text ... motto: “It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin Hence it is a subject of inquiry which can on no account be neglected.” Sun Tzu: The Art of War preface: This is a collection...

Ngày tải lên: 22/08/2014, 08:22

... a step, and thus he was forced to abide spellbound Meantime the old king was lingering on in daily hope of his son s return, till at last the second son said, ‘Father, I will go in search of ... king s heart, and he thought his son might still be guiltless, and said to his court, ‘O that my son were still alive! how it grieves me that I had him killed!’ ‘He is still alive,’ said the huntsman; ... gate, the guards, who had seen the road he took, said to him, he could not be what he said he was, and must go about his business The second prince set out soon afterwards on the same errand; and...

Ngày tải lên: 26/01/2014, 05:20

... subjects subjects 15/53 (28%) subjects 10 subjects subject subject subject 13/53 (24%) subjects subjects 10/53 (19%) subjects subjects subject subject subjects subjects 7/53 (13%) subjects subject subjects ... dos idosos Xavier FMF et al Rev Bras Psiquiatr 2003;25(1):31-9 satisfeitos, os insatisfeitos tinham mais problemas de saúde pela CIRS e mais sintomas depressivos quando avaliados pela GDS Os satisfeitos ... makes me forget that I’m old leisure / praying 23/53 (43%) subjects 17 subjects subjects subject subject subjects 17/53 (32%) subject subjects subject subjects subjects subject subject subjects subjects...

Ngày tải lên: 14/03/2014, 20:20

... Clocks How Scientists Measure the Age of Almost Everything Doug Macdougall UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS Berkeley Los Angeles London University of California Press, one of the most distinguished ... were physicists, there is now an entire subfield of the earth sciences devoted to geochronology, the science of measuring past time Geochronologists may be chemists or geologists or physicists by ... her hands on: minerals from the Museum of Natural History, pure samples of various chemical elements, both liquid (dissolved) and solid versions of some materials, and also uranium ores She calibrated...

Ngày tải lên: 08/04/2014, 01:23

... the school where it was administered Mensa requires a $25 fee to process submitted test results If you have not been tested, Mensa will test you for a fee of $30 The test consists of two parts ... lack of sleep Getting up in years is no excuse either: Researchers believe older people need just as much sleep as everybody else—eight hours Sleep consists of four stages: light sleep, true sleep, ... “Salvage” and totaled These special categories of titles exist in some states so that purchasers of the car can sell it for parts Instead of taking them apart, however, shady operators will spruce...

Ngày tải lên: 03/06/2014, 01:09

... guidance for estimates to be used in cost-effectiveness analyses as well as guidance for designing larger Barrett 's esophagus quality of life assessment studies Our findings may also provide some preliminary ... refinements that resulted from this 'pre-testing' were further simplifications of many of the medical terms used to describe the various health states Data analysis This was a descriptive, cross-sectional ... Paper Standard Gamble Survey; Imagined Paper Standard Gamble; Post Successful Esophagectomy with Dysphagia State Description; Post Successful PDT (no dysphagia) Description; Post Successful PDT...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 15:20

... analysis with adjustment for variances (significance of 5%) The statistical tests were performed using the SAS software [41] A Poisson regression model was used to assess the association between ... informed consent was obtained from the participants or parents/guardians of the participants of this study Study population The present cross-sectional study referred to a representative sample of children ... Barbosa et al [19] and presents good psychometric properties The CPQ 11-14 is a self-administered instrument used to determine quality of life associated with oral health and consists of 35 items...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 16:20

... misclassification of depression, which was based on records of physician diagnosis or prescription of antidepressant medication, rather than through standardized prospective assessment Studies that ... http://www.hqlo.com/content/8/1/91 severity as reflected by H+Y scores, S+ E scores, and UPDRS II and III scores (Figure 1) Consistent with this, collinear variables such as individual UPDRS motor subscores of bradykinesia, ... severity as measured using standard disease-specific tools In cross-sectional analyses, we identified ADL-related components of the UPDRS as most closely linked to health-related quality of life, ...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 16:20

... their quality of life higher than caregivers assessed and there was aunificationbetween these two assessments Quality of life of patients is generally low, achieving only 47.5% (as assessed by the ... quality of life of patients Quality of life assessment in Alzheimer 's disease (Quality of Life Alzheimer Disease / QOL-AD) was a broad set of tools, which structured including objective and subjective ... Quality of life of Alzheimer s patients and that of their caregivers 2.1 Quality of life of Alzheimer s patients Quality of life should be considered as an important outlet to assess for trials in...

Ngày tải lên: 25/07/2014, 11:36

... surrounding submucosal vessels and runs below the muscularis mucosae A similar appearance has been reported throughout the gastrointestinal tract Although the pathogenesis is unclear, the lesion ... Dieulafoy 's lesion of the duodenum; successful endoscopic therapy Endoscopy 1993, 25:371 Lee YT, Walmsley RS, Leong RW, Sung JJ: Dieulafoy 's lesion Gastrointest Endosc 2003, 58:236 Gadenstatter M, Wetscher ... lesion is believed to be congenital in origin Endoscopic diagnosis of extragastric Dieulafoy 's lesion can be difficult because of its small size and obscure location Increased awareness and careful...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 12:20

... consistent, positive outcomes over time with use of this therapy SSA is a self-limited, reversible disease process, which - if treated aggressively at the onset - does not have to be fatal It is ... Children s Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston successfully demonstrates the use of ECLS as an adjunctive strategy for managing SSA The work there is both important and relevant, because it illustrates ... found small numbers of patients, but it is unknown whether this reflects the small numbers of patients who develop refractory status asthmaticus or just the fact that ECMO is rarely considered,...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 16:20

... also presents results of the study in which the research question is addressed Part three concludes the study with implications and also points out any limitations of the study as well as suggestions ... accomplishment of a task or for the solution of a problem” (Schäffner and Wieserman 2001: 26) Jaaskelainen considers a strategy as, “a series of competencies, a set of steps or processes that ... identification status; 3) Forms of entertainment: amusement or diversion including public performances or shows, it also encompasses hospitality provided, such as dinners, parties, business lunches, etc...

Ngày tải lên: 02/03/2015, 14:31

... also presents results of the study in which the research question is addressed Part three concludes the study with implications and also points out any limitations of the study as well as suggestions ... text pair of the corpus of the research and adopting CSIs as the unit of translation After that, instances of CSIs are identified as qualitative evidence The occurrences of CSIs are classified according ... English-speaking source cultures may contain various types of cultural terms connoting different aspects (such as place names, foods and drinks, sports and national pastimes, art, legal system,...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2015, 19:51