physical factors in radiation protection

... 1990; 1998): • establishing, reviewing and documenting radiation protection procedures • instructing staff in radiation protection • implementing radiation surveys and recording results and corrective ... appropriate continuing education courses The required training may be provided by any combination of self-instruction (including reading), group instruction, mentoring, or on-the-job training Periodic ... resulting in decreased image contrast The dentist needs to be 24 / RADIATION PROTECTION IN DENTAL FACILITIES aware of these limitations in selecting and maintaining panoramic equipment or prescribing...

Ngày tải lên: 29/03/2014, 11:21

... incontinence 83 and depression 73, 80, 82, 86 Most falls occurred during transfers or from sitting in a wheelchair or on some other kind of furniture 79 Urinary incontinence: Post stroke urinary incontinence ... main care giver (3) Visual Impairment: Visual acuity was tested using finger counting method (4) Hearing impairment: Hearing ability was tested using the whispering method (5) Vascular Risk Factors: ... grooming, walking, bladder/ bowel control, dressing, climbing stairs, feeding and bathing It was divided into three categories, viz mild, moderate and severe functional impairment with the following...

Ngày tải lên: 04/10/2015, 10:24

... applying the International Continence Society Definition Eur Urol 2005; 48:622 Irwin D, Milsom I, Hunskaar S, Reilly K, Kopp Z, Herschorn S, et al Population-based survey of urinary incontinence, ... ment initiation The OAB-V8 questionnaire is a possible effective and fast screening tool Our study also examined the risk factors for OAB in men We found that OAB increased with age: 49% in men ... compounded by variation in OAB definition Most http://www.medsci.org Int J Med Sci 2010, reported population studies had used the 2002 International Continence Society definition of OAB Our study...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 11:35

... regimes for protection of the marine environment in either the Arctic or the Antarctic Secondly, there is nothing in the 1982 LOS Convention or in general international law to inhibit the making of ... any definition of a marine region It does, however introduce the idea of integrating the protection of the marine and coastal environment, requiring states to manage the marine environment and adjacent ... appropriate in the case of industrial pollution affecting enclosed or semi-enclosed seas This is where the states in question will share a common interest in taking measures to protect the marine environment,...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 09:20

... identified in fatty streaks (43) While expression is enhanced in unstable angina and AMI, it is not enhanced in variant angina or in response to ischaemia in chronic stable angina (157) These findings ... Medicine, University of Manchester, Manchester, 1,2,4,5UK 3Spain 2School Introduction Coronary heart disease remains the single biggest killer in the United Kingdom, accounting for around one in ... simply an inert tubular conduit for flowing blood but rather as a complex living structure that plays a pivotal role in maintaining vascular homeostasis and integrity Of particular importance in this...

Ngày tải lên: 12/02/2014, 16:20

... surgery/interventions (including ablations) Group Patients after cardiac surgery/interventions (including ablations) 1.1 Without remaining findings (complete correction) 1.2 With minimal findings ... defects requiring surgery No sports A No (remaining) cardiac defects 1.1 Unlimited B Mild (remaining) findings 1.2; 2.1; 2.2; 2.3; 2.4; 4.2 Unlimited C Clinically significant (remaining findings) 1.3; ... disease Clin Invest Med 1985; 8: 232–8 e12 Schilling F: Körperkoordinationstest für Kinder KTK Manual Weinheim: 1974 Corresponding author Dr med Sabine Schickendantz Klinik und Poliklinik für Kinderkardiologie...

Ngày tải lên: 12/02/2014, 19:20

... an ongoing, home-based personal interview examining a national representative sample of non-institutionalized population residing in main family dwellings (households) of Spain and is mainly performed ... [21,23,26] In line with this hypothesis, the Center for Disease Control [24] reported that the prevalence of LTPA declined from 29.8% in 1994 to 23.7% in 2007 in the United States In Spain, more ... reported a trend towards an increased PA in individuals older than 60 years of age In fact, the increase in PA has been found to be higher in people older than 65 years than in middle-aged population...

Ngày tải lên: 14/02/2014, 06:20

... Mab-3-related (DM) domain Being a noncanonical cysteine-rich DNAbinding motif, this domain has two highly intertwined finger structures that chelate one zinc ion each, and binds to the minor groove of ... pair in medaka Gonadal dmrt1 gene expression across different fish species An amazing variety of sex-determining systems is found in fish Although information is emerging about sex determination in ... generally occurs in developing germ cells (Table 2) In terms of inferred function(s), this incidentally indicates that paralogs of dmrt1 in fish, although obviously not involved in the first steps of...

Ngày tải lên: 14/02/2014, 19:20

... Erythropoietin 34–39 EPO Granulocyte colonystimulating factor 18 G-CSF Granulocyte14–35 macrophage colonystimulating factor Interleukin-3 28 GM-CSF IL-3 Interleukin-5 40–50 IL-5 Interleukin-7 25 IL-7 Interleukin-11 ... observed in dogs, resulting from Ab induced to HuG-CSF crossreacting against canine G-CSF (38) (Table 3) Dogs administered HuG-CSF developed an initial neutrophilia, but with ongoing HuG-CSF administration, ... potential beneficial activities of HGF in current clinical use, including studies exploring dosing and scheduling parameters that inform the clinical use of these agents in the hematologic support of...

Ngày tải lên: 16/02/2014, 07:20

... maintaining cells in an early differentiated phenotype For AP-2b, expression in murine limbs has also been demonstrated AP-2b is expressed in the zone of polarizing activity (ZPA), the signaling ... the interaction of AP-2 and its binding partners in cartilage However, at least CBP ⁄ p300-interacting transactivator with ED-rich tail and protein poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 are expressed in ... AP-2e in chondrogenesis Overview of the differentiation stages during chondrogenesis and the involvement of transcription factors (henatoxylin and eosin-stained section of an embryonic cartilaginous...

Ngày tải lên: 16/02/2014, 09:20

... of esthetic risk factors: • • • • Gingival risk factors Dental risk factors Bone risk factors Patient risk factors 29 Chapter Gingival Risk Factors Gingival Risk Factors Smile line (Figs 2-1 and ... reducing or eliminating excessive risk factors (for example, by reducing or eliminating cantilevers, modifying the occlusion, inserting extra implants, etc) 53 Chapter Biomechanical Risk Factors ... examination 17 Intraoral examination 18 Functional evaluation 25 Radiographic examination 26 Periodontal control 27 13 Chapter Esthetic Risk Factors Gingival Risk Factors 30 Smile line 30 Gingival...

Ngày tải lên: 16/02/2014, 15:20

... of the coronal section at E14.5 in (F) (A) At E11.5, HSF2 is expressed in forebrain, midbrain and in hindbrain except for the midbrain, hindbrain midline Surprisingly, the HSF2 expression pattern ... birth in mouse brains [122,124] No HSF4 DNA-binding activity was reported in the developing mouse brain so far However, Hsf4b is expressed in the adult mouse brain, including cerebellum, and in ... associated with nuclear localization within the developing neural tube [3,62,121] In addition, mHSF2 is associated with DNA binding in the developing brain, including cortex, striatum, olfactory bulbs...

Ngày tải lên: 18/02/2014, 04:20

... of consensus binding sequences for several transcription factors including Ets, GATA, and MyoD/E-box binding factors The introduction of mutation into one of the putative Etsbinding sequences ... studied using EMSA An oligonucleotide corresponding to the a3 integrin promoter region ()147 to )119) and containing the wild-type or mutant Ets-binding site was used as a probe to detect binding activity ... a3b1 integrin plays essential roles in multiple processes during embryogenesis The promoter should thus contain elements directing the expression of this integrin in the kidney, lung, and skin...

Ngày tải lên: 21/02/2014, 03:20

... standards as a single system originally designed to cover all manufacturing in service industries, and education and training [2,6] In addition, ISO 9000 is a series of generic international standards ... models in decision making for DSS AHP models are structured by decomposing a problem into a hierarchy of elements such as attributes and alternatives influencing a system by incorporating levels: ... decisions LV82- Corrective Procedure change LV9 Training LV91 - Training Quality LV92- Training customer’ needs Fig AHP model using ISO 9000 factors of COE P.V Hai, Vatcharaporn Esichaikul /...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 14:20

... controlled sites c Continuing improvement in radiation (ionizing and nonionizing) protection is essential to USACE operations involving radiation All personnel working with radiation are expected ... existing radiation regulations (d) radiation safety techniques and procedures This training will include the use of time, distance, shielding, engineering controls, and PPE to reduce exposure to radiation ... following training and experience requirements: use of time, distance, shielding, engineering controls, and PPE to reduce exposure to radiation c Practical, hands-on experience using radiation instrumentation...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 19:20

... about the risk of developing malnutrition, showed a high rate of elderly at risk, pointing to the need for nutrition interventions In assessing the factors contained in MAN, which contributed ... the importance of the care provided by nursing staff, in providing support in meeting mobility needs and principally those related to eating, given the influence on nutritional status Figure 2: ... fatty acids was shown to be inadequate in almost all individuals There was a significantly insufficient intake of potassium (100%), zinc (82.7%) and niacin (65.4%) in the study group as well as...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 21:20

... heteromeric interactions, using yeast two-hybrid assays (Fig 5) In this assay, OsHsfs fused to the Gal4 DNA binding domain and activation domain were expressed in yeast cells containing a Gal4-regulated ... provided support in indicating that Hsfs show protein–protein interactions This technique has also been used for visualization of the subcellular locations of the interacting proteins in the cell ... hetero-oligomers with HsfA4, thereby interfering in the HsfA4 DNA binding capacity and thus acting as a selective repressor [24] In addition to Hsf–Hsf interactions, a large body of information has been accumulated...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 23:20

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 08:20

... identified in fatty streaks (43) While expression is enhanced in unstable angina and AMI, it is not enhanced in variant angina or in response to ischaemia in chronic stable angina (157) These findings ... Medicine, University of Manchester, Manchester, 1,2,4,5UK 3Spain 2School Introduction Coronary heart disease remains the single biggest killer in the United Kingdom, accounting for around one in ... simply an inert tubular conduit for flowing blood but rather as a complex living structure that plays a pivotal role in maintaining vascular homeostasis and integrity Of particular importance in this...

Ngày tải lên: 07/03/2014, 20:20

... morbidity in patients with cancer, resulting in pain, hypercalcemia, pathologic fractures, compression of the spinal cord or cauda equina, and spinal instability (Coleman, 2006) 24 Modern Practices in ... clearly increase with our aging population and associated increase in cancer prevalence (Hayat et al., 2007) From a societal standpoint, looming Medicare financial constraints will likely result in ... receive radiation resulting in toxicity Following the contouring of the CT images, radiation treatment planning is performed, during which time medical dosimetrists and physicians determine the...

Ngày tải lên: 07/03/2014, 23:20