... evidence ofthe stability ofthe syndesmosis may be obtained • The final test for stability ofthe calcaneofibular ligament is carried out by percussion ofthe examiner's fist against the heel ofthe ... practical experience and the limited time allowed for occupational medical examinations speak fora systematic subdivision ofthephysical examination into a screening phase and, based on the ... X-ray Additional material Additional file Examination Schedule 1: fokus(C) examination ofthe spinal column The table shows the different stages of examination ofthe spinal column (screening...
... composition ofa piano tone and we simply take vh as an input parameter Typical values are inthe range 1–4 m/s [9] When a hammer strikes a string, there is an interaction force that is a function ofthe ... involves the determination ofthe many parameters that are required for describing the piano Ideally, one would like to determine all of these parameters independently, rather than use them as ... that the soundboard “acts back” on the strings, since the bridge moves and the strings are attached to the bridge Hence, the interaction of strings ina unison group, and also sympathetic string...
... drugs and defibrillators Outcome measures Information on the activation of all MET calls is maintained on a hospital switchboard logbook that includes the date and time ofthe call, as well as the ... hospital loudspeakers and paging system, and a detailed log of all calls is maintained Criteria for medical emergency team activation Calling criteria for our MET service are based on acute changes ... period and related this to aspects of nursing and medical daily routine Materials and methodsThe hospital Austin Health is a university-affiliated teaching hospital with three hospital campuses...
... high probability of leading to an RNA secondary structure inthe transcript, indicative ofa site of transcription termination The presence of these features may indicate that the tyrosinase gene ... oxidases is a role in membrane binding, making them similar to the mammalian tyrosinases, which have a single transmembrane domain [27] However, it is considered that the plant forms are not integral ... remains to be determined whether this is also the case for other pro-tyrosinase forms Stability ofthe tyrosinase forms to chemical denaturation To characterize the domain structure ofthe V spinosum...
... that domain had limited [21] or no [19] catalytic activity Interestingly, maximal activity of domain was achieved only when domain was functional, reinforcing, once again, the idea that catalysis ... and AvrII PCR using Ex Taq HS polymerase (Takara USA, Santa Ana, CA, USA) was performed to fill inthe sticky ends and add adenine nucleotide overhangs before ligating the individual domains into ... sites, essentially allowing only one ofa set of interacting active sites to complete a catalytic cycle at a time Further understanding of catalysis and the interaction of active sites in these unique...
... summary, Bayesian bias analysis offers an analysis that adjusts the SMR (= target parameter) and estimates the uncertainty ofthe SMR by including a quantitative assessment ofthe effect of bias, ... have analyzed the observed data The goal ofthe analysis is to calculate how we should bet about the parameters after the data was observed and analyzed Therefore, we are interested in P(parameters ... approach was extended by the prior data Defining and applying a full Page of 14 distribution and not only a point estimate for, say, prop smoke, coh has the advantage of taking the uncertainty of...
... nature There were also areas of focally high signal in relation to its tibial attachment These areas had the appearance of tiny ganglia The report presumed that these ganglia extended into and thickened ... Figure A sagittal T2-weighted MRI showing thickening and pathological appearance ofthe ACL A sagittal T2-weighted MRI showing thickening and pathological appearance ofthe ACL Figure notch Abnormal ... worsened inthe last months to the extent that he had to stop playing The patient described the pain as an intermittent deep ache The pain was exacerbated by end of range flexion and extension The patient...
... contain information about all chemical constituents of organic material This advantage eliminates the need to initially pinpoint the key factor that determines a specific characteristic NIRS instruments ... satisfactory for screening (for example in plant breeding), values of and upward are suitable for quality control analysis, and values of above are excellent, and can be used in any analytical situation ... available and the number of samples used inthe calibration and validation sets for all criteria The descriptive statistics for criteria analysed inthe laboratory for these powder samples are...
... 42 Sakakura C, Mori T, Sakabe T, Ariyama Y, Shinomiya T, Date K, Hagiwara A, Yamaguchi T, Takahashi T, Nakamura Y, Abe T, Inazawa J: Gains, losses, and amplifications of genomic materials in primary ... source data In particular, two different kinds of data are stored in two separate databases: genome annotation data (as available inthe Ensembl database [37]) and segmented array CGH data The segment ... by the administrator For example, it is possible to obtain the annotation information from a remote database (accessed via the Internet) and the segment data from a database server ina local...
... department with acute abdominal pain associated with nausea, vomiting, and signs of intestinal occlusion The clinical history ofthe patient highlighted two other admissions forthe same clinical ... and an elevated fraction of protein S bound to C4BP [16] The role ofthe protein S is based on an increase ofthe anticoagulant action of protein C [16] Protein C is a proteinase that inactivates ... physical examination ofthe bowel and artery (for example, palpation ofthe vessels, inspection ofthe bowel, and evaluation ofthe anastomosis) Moreover, the second-look and other laparotomies...
... on the CRS [19] and assessed symptoms in 16 domains The scale was translated into English and then back translated into Arabic to check the face validity ofthe translation Forthe purpose ofthe ... ZDS Table demonstrates the Cronbach’s alpha for each domain inthe ZDS Forthe purpose of analysis some domains addressing the same concept were added up; (insomnia early, middle and late added ... median value It was proposed that for purposes of univariate analysis replacing missing values can reduce bias and often is used for this purpose if data are missing at random [32] Kappa analysis...
... surfactant preparations via the trachea has no impact on the amount ofthe intracellular surfactant pool [39], recent data suggest that alterations ofthe intracellular surfactant can occur already ... barrier was intact and the integrity ofthe alveolar epithelium as well as the capillary endothelium were maintained Alveolar or interstitial edema formations were nearly completely absent in ... barrier, indicating that inactivation ofthe intra-alveolar surfactant predates the formation of alveolar edema [11] Consequentially, the prophylactic administration of exogenous surfactant turned...
... counterstained with haematoxylin The MMP-12 staining was simultaneously evaluated by two observers unaware ofthe treatment ofthe animals The intensity ofthe MMP-12 staining was scored on a four point ... to the lung parenchyma The destruction ofthe alveolar walls will lead to enlargement ofthe alveolar airspaces The alveolar airspace enlargement was determined by mean linear intercept (Lm) as ... Cigarette smoke is the major risk factor forthe development of COPD, and it has been shown that smoking leads to airway inflammation with an increase of inflammatory cells of both the innate and...
... cleavage sites inthe Gag precursor protein of HERV-K113 Amino acid sequence of Pr74Gag depicting all processing sites and the molecular masses ofthe subdomains The frame inthe CA subdomain indicates ... This also allowed the calculation ofthe theoretical molecular masses ofthe released proteins Sequencing also revealed that the N-termini ofthe two p15 variants differ by the 14 amino acid ... p15 variants share the same C-terminal sequence The larger p15 protein with a calculated molecular mass of 16.5 kDa (18 kDa on SDS-PAGE) is therefore a cleavage intermediate from which a 14 amino...
... spreads reach their peak when the market opens and then fall during the rest ofthe day, picking up again during the last 15-minute trading session Trading volume also exhibits a similar U-shaped ... intraday dummy variables show a clear U-shaped intraday pattern The trading activities, measured by all three proxies, are concentrated at the beginning Ž10:00 to 10:30 AM ofthe morning and at the ... used inthe regressions are the number of transactions as well as dollar volume and average trade size, both in HK$1000, measured during the 30-minute intraday interval All ofthe dependent variables...
... Compared with the weight of char inthe filter, the amount of bed char was commonly 13–15% for Leucaena and 5% for bagasse gasification Thus the bed char was not included inthe mass balance calculation ... stream, very little inthe bed materials and none inthe filter char; The errors forthe mass balance calculation are affected primarily by the accuracy of analysis results forthe bed material, ... Furusawa T, Kuchonthara P, et al Release behavior of tar and alkali and alkaline earth metals during biomass steam gasification Energy Fuels 2008;22(6):4235–9 [17] Sasaoka E, Hirano S, Kasaoka S,...
... to explain the formation ofthe CVP using vortex rings Therefore, the validity of employing vortex rings to model a JICF remains an open debate 11 Chapter : Introduction Another area ofthe JICF ... visible inthe photograph because it is out ofthe illumination plane This picture also clearly shows that the original fluid leaving the nozzle remains inthe cylindrical boundary 77 5.3 Author’s interpretation ... overhead water tank to provide thefluidforthejetsThe jet fluid was in turn channeled to the jet injection tube via a rubber hose Forthe parabolic jets, the jet fluid was made to travel over a...
... classifier would predict which ofthe 24 exemplars the participant was viewing and thinking about Separate classifiers were also trained for classifying the isolated nouns, the phrases, and the ... percentile rank ofthe correct class in this ordered output list Rank accuracy ranges from to Classification analysis was performed separately for each participant, and the mean rank accuracy was computed ... adjectives to modify the meaning ofthe noun, rather than conjoining the meaning ofthe adjective and noun In this study, we represented the meaning of both adjectives and nouns in terms of their...
... method forthe variational inequality problem ofthe intersection of fixed point sets of nonexpansive mappings,” in Inherently Parallel Algorithm for Feasibility and Optimization, D Butnariu, Y ... 2.4 for every a a1 , a2 , ∈ l∞ Sometimes, we use μn an instead of μ aA mean μ on N is μn an We know that if μ is a Banach limit, then called a Banach limit if μn an lim inf an ≤ μ a ≤ ... convergence of approximated sequences for nonexpansive mappings in Banach spaces,” Proceedings ofthe American Mathematical Society, vol 125, no 12, pp 3641–3645, 1997 N Shioji and W Takahashi, “Strong...
... model of tumor transport inthe craniospinal axis (subarachnoid space and Figure Arrangement of craniospinal irradiation fields Arrangement of craniospinal irradiation fields A lateral view ofthe ... necessary to suspend treatment ofthe spine temporarily while treatment ofthe brain continues Since the brain and spine are in communication via the cerebrospinal fluid, holding treatment in one ... analysis are extrapolations from limited data The value of kshed and kadh are probably less than what was used inthe analysis, since there are other factors besides cell shedding that make an...