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... ventilation protocols Because itis very clearly how a ventilator mode is used, not just which mode is chosen, clear descriptions of the ventilator protocols and the adherence to them are essential ... amplitude (∆P) in weaning These issues only underline the importance of explicit ventilation protocols so as to standardise across treatments and allow comparison between them Although the utility ... protection The implications of this finding are for future investigators to consider stratifying the randomisation of patients by oxygenation index, or indeed to limiting enrolment to those patients with...
... concentrations to monocyte apoptosis of the firstpatients with septic shock in relation to monocyte apoptosis of the first day ≤50% (P = 0.049) Death supervened in 28 patients with apoptosis ≤50% (mortality ... apoptosis This is inconsistent with the finding that elevated monocyte apoptosis favours prolonged survival whereas bacteraemia is connected to poor outcome Although the total number of patients with ... groups) Seven patients with severe sepsis and monocyte apoptosis ≤50% on the first day died (mortality 38.9%), while two patients with severe sepsis and monocyte apoptosis >50% died (mortality 22.2%,...
... JA: RIFLE criteria for acute kidney injury are associated with hospital mortality in critically ill patients: a cohort analysis Crit Care 2006, 10:R73 Akcan-Arikan A, Zappitelli M, Loftis LL, Washburn ... [13], is required in pediatric patientsto develop a panel of markers for the accurate and reliable assessment of early AKI development, AKI duration and site of injury So, isit time to leave ... function in patients with AKI? Currently, the answer is no, but the work of Herrero-Morin and colleagues argues strongly for the study of other markers, including cystatin C and β2M, in the near...
... INFORMATION TO ALL USERS The quality of this reproduction is dependent on the quality of the copy submitted In the unlikely event that the author did not send a complete manuscript and there are missing ... profitability This finding is consistent with prior literature (Fairfield et al 2003; Richardson et al 2005) More importantly, the other two components not depress future profitability Rather, they ... profitability is low, or corporate governance is weak This provides moderate evidence in support of the agency cost hypothesis However, none of these studies is able to completely explain the...
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... excludes the radicals and their demands Finally, they go with the realists tothe “idealists” who have learned about the problem through the work of the radicals The goal isto convince the idealists ... upon their estate By giving this way, they avoid paying a capital gains tax on their assets, because they are gifting their assets The benefits tothe nonprofit are obvious In giving a gift of stock, ... in three steps: Isolate the radicals Cultivate the idealists and “educate” them into becoming realists Co-opt the idealists and realists into agreeing with industry This is a divide and conquer...
... exalted status of the first animal on the long road toward humankind It is, then, with Aegyptopithecus zeuxis that we begin our investigation Aegyptopithecus zeuxis According to Richard Leakey ... come from an ape There is no controversy here; evolutionists Figure — Artist’s concept of acknowledge that Aegyptopithecus Aegyptopithecus zeuxis is merely an ape Dryopithecus africanus The next ... Dryopithecus and to Kenyapithecus (which, according to Pilbeam and Simons, isthe equivalent of Ramapithecus) After stating that on the basis of tooth-size calculations there appears to be little...
... shown) For further analysis, the grade data of the CD68TFHotspot were divided into groups (grade and versus and 4) according to Forssell’s protocol [36] Therefore, cases were regrouped into CD68TFHotspot ... survival curves were then plotted to further investigate the association with OS The logrank statistic was used to compare survival rates There was a positive association between the CD68TFHotspot ... provided to stage IIIB patients, as patients with stage IV in this study were a group with high heterogeneity, including solitary or multiple liver metastases, and liver only or other sites involved...
... order to ensure the desired power at the antenna A solution to this isto install the RF module in close proximity tothe antenna, with an optical connection linking it back tothe system module ... at site locations A further energy loss at these sites is attributed to long feeder cables connecting the RF module tothe antenna This is due to dielectric losses and skin-effect, which is mainly ... H-OS: hans-otto.scheck@nsn.com Abstract While operators have to upgrade the capacity of their networks, they have committed themselves to reduce their CO2 emissions, partly by reducing their energy...
... http://www.flickr.com/photos/justageek/2300396608/ IT S THE PROCESS When I Started Design the Idea Refine the Idea Today Sell the Idea Future Conceptualize the Idea 33,505 visits 17,097 visits 13,675 visits 4,821 ... sends 14 send / visit 46 send / visit 43 send / visit http://www.flickr.com/photos/cjrphotos/3731282404/ WHAT problem is this solving? WHY isthe user here? HOW can I make it better? HIGHER ... http://www.flickr.com/photos/cjrphotos/3731282404/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/jm3/3711253360/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lilit/3551805611/in/set-72157617184141890 “ WE ARE NO LONGER EVANGELISING UX INSTEAD...
... where the system allowed patientsto be booked intothe wrong clinic, which led to unsatisfactory consultations Relational integration Data were coded to RI if they referred tothe impact of the ... the training rather than tell them to come out to an unfamiliar environment.’ –CS3 IT trainer C&B fit well with the skill sets in hospital, where administrative and IT staff tended to deal with ... any doctor can see, the orthopaedic surgeon can see; it can be in the theatre if you get up there in 10 minutes time It can be on the ward if you are admitted tothe ward, it can be in the department...
... seminoma patients[ 16] will fall into this group with an expected relapse rate of 32% [13] if untreated In contrast, patients with neither of these factors had a relapse rate of only 6% in the SGCCCG ... validated risk-adapted approach similar to that employed for stage IB nonseminomatous germ cell tumors, thus limiting intervention tothepatients with the highest risk of relapse Employing the international ... with chemotherapy and 6% with surveillance, demonstrating the feasibility of a riskadapted approach.[16] One concern fromthe latter trial isthe lack of data regarding long-term toxicity and relapse...
... an increased sensitivity of the emphysematous lung to TRAIL-mediated cell death This work identifies the increased sensitivity to TRAIL-mediated apoptosis as a mechanism for persisting alveolar ... doi:10.1186/1465-9921-12-105 Cite this article as: Morissette et al.: The emphysematous lung is abnormally sensitive to TRAIL-mediated apoptosis Respiratory Research 2011 12:105 Submit your next manuscript to BioMed ... sensitized A549 cells to TRAIL-mediated apoptosis in vitro In fact, the cellular response to injury seems to be extremely important in allowing the TRAIL signaling pathway to induce apoptosis...
... Michael Lairmore Editor-in-Chief Editor Editor Editor Editor Editor Editor NIH CNRS Academic Med Ctr Cambridge University McGill University Niigata University Ohio State University Bethesda Montpellier ... quirk to IF definition allows the numerator to contain citations to "noncitable" items that are not counted in the denominator [3] In general, "non-citable" items are the short newsy/ with selected ... critical readings of this editorial The opinions expressed in this editorial are personal tothe author and not necessarily represent the views of his employer, the NIH Work in KTJ's laboratory...
... On the positive side, surveys can be used to provide information with which practitioners can compare their own practice to others and gain confidence that they are with the mainstream In addition ... are a common tool used to investigate practice in many areas of clinical work However they rely on retrospective data collection and itis frequently unclear how the data quality is controlled, ... are discussed or how the source of data collection compares to our own patient population Isthe respondent replying in the context of actual clinical practice on the ground, or of a protocol,...