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... haplotypes ofthe KIAA1109/Tenr/IL2/IL21 gene region These seven haplotypes ofthe combined five SNPs ofthe block have a pooled frequency of 96% We observed a nonsignificant undertransmission ofthe ... common locus for multiple forms of autoimmune diseases In our family-based study, compared with the Dutch study, we have detected a similar undertransmission ofthe rs6822844-T allele, the rs6822844-GT ... contributions VHT carried out the molecular genetic studies VHT and EP-T carried out the design ofthestudy and drafted the manuscript VHT, EP-T, BP and CP performed analysis ofthe data PM, AB, RW,...
... supported by the Centre for Medical Systems Biology (CMSB) in the framework ofthe Netherlands Genomics Initiative (NGI) Furthermore, this project was sponsored by the VIDI grant ofthe Netherlands ... high-risk to examine the impact ofthe frequency ofthe high-risk group on the relationship between the sensitivity, specificity, PPV and NPV Note that the frequency ofthe high-risk group defined ... range ofthe risk score was to 100, but the observed range was to 32 with a median of 15 risk alleles The AUC forthe risk scores was 0.62 when the OR of each included variant was 1.1, 0.86 when the...
... However, the role of biomarkers in the evaluation of patients in the ICU setting remains largely unexplored Because hemodynamic monitoring is a frequent theme in the evaluation of patients in the ... ICUs at the Massachusetts General Hospital The design ofthe predecessor BNP study was previously reported [12] The present study examined patients from the same cohort, with two patients in the ... performed using SPSS software (SPSS Institute Inc., Chicago, IL, USA) Results The baseline characteristics ofthestudy group are shown in Table Approximately half ofthe patients had shock of...
... University No 2.They are in the second semester ofthe school year 2013-2014 I.4 TASKS OFTHE RESEARCH Thestudy consists ofthe following tasks: 1) To research into the definition and reasons for assessing ... students to reflect on the pieces they write and on the processes they use to write them There have been a certain number of studies related to the topic of portfolios in the scope of Foreign Language ... overcome them They were then analyzed thoroughly by the illustration of a table On the whole, the methodology applied in thestudy was appropriate and effective forthe investigation on the subject...
... candidate forthe degree of Master of Arts (TEFL) accept the requirements ofthe College relating to the retention and use of Master of Arts Thesis deposited in the library In terms of these conditions, ... Rationale forthestudy 1.2 Aims and research questions 1.3 Theoretical and practical significance ofthestudy 1.4 Scope ofthestudy 1.5 Method ofthestudy 1.6 Organization ofthe paper Chapter ... learning and testingfor better instructional effectiveness Another reason forthe selection oftesting a matter ofstudy lies in the fact that the current language testing at Hanoi University of Business...
... waste The purpose of this study is to document how the local people came to use the biogas plant for sanitation purpose, and to clarify the performance ofthe biogas plant forthe reduction ofthe ... know the benefit of having the connection of their latrines to biogas plants At the installation, the community agreed to share the 20% ofthe installation cost and the 100% of cleaning cost of ... latrine/others Table shows the claimed performance ofthe Figure Change ofthe use of sanitation options sanitation options according to the household interview Before 1999, more than 40% ofthe people...
... Acknowledgements Abstract Table of contents PART I: INTRODUCTION Rationale oftheStudy Significance oftheStudy Scope oftheStudy Aims oftheStudy Overview oftheStudy PART II: DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER 1: ... be of contribution in an area where lots of studies are needed 2 Scope oftheStudyThestudy mainly deals with the practical issues of second language acquisition in the classroom, therefore ... commonly For a more detailed understanding ofthe roles ofthe teacher in language classroom, it is worth looking at thestudyof Tony Wright on The Roles of Teachers and Learners’ (1987) In the study, ...
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... Every week, the team commits to delivering four to ten stories Throughout the week, they work on all phases ofdevelopmentfor each story At the end ofthe week, they deploy their software for internal ... project, but they are the people best qualified to determine what the software should On-site customers are responsible for figuring out the requirements forthe software To so, they use their own ... increments of work Every week, the team does a bit of release planning, a bit of design, a bit of coding, a bit of testing, and so forth They work on stories: very small features, or parts of features,...
... THE FIVE-YEAR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FORTHE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA November 14, 2012 Of ce of Mayor Vincent C Gray The District of Columbia The Five-Year Economic Development Strategy for ... of Interviews The Five-Year Economic Development Strategy forthe District of Columbia The Five-Year Economic Development Strategy forthe District of Columbia SECTION A THE NEED FOR A STRATEGIC ... local universities Before I became mayor, I spoke often about the need for a transformative economic development strategy for Washington, DC With the help of local government officials, business...
... effects The sense of community spirit was evident when the tango group requested that they have lunch together when some ofthe participants were nearing the end of their 20 lessons Several ofthe ... interaction for people who are dealing with a difficult malady on an ongoing basis The touch of others, the rhythm ofthe music, and the novelty ofthe experience all contributed to the beneficial ... source of social support forthe members The pace ofthe Argentine tango lessons was at the level ofthe average person with PD The control tango group may have experienced greater gains had their...
... Marisol Sanjines (Head of Outreach) The Human Development Report Office (HDRO): The Human Development Report is the product of a collective effort Members ofthe National Human Development Report ... violation of human rights on the other The starting point for avoiding dangerous climate change is recognition of three distinctive features ofthe problem The first feature is the combined force of ... 7/ 0 the bounds ofthe possible to the probable Recent evidence on the accelerated collapse of ice sheets in the Antarctic and Greenland, acidification ofthe oceans, the retreat of rainforest...
... measurement of tumor tissue MRI signal at baseline (T10) and then again following the intravenous infusion ofthe Gd-dendrimer (T1), and the in vitro measurement ofthe molar relaxivity (r1) ofthe Gd-dendrimer, ... Significance ofthe luminal glycocalyx layer ofthe BBTB of malignant brain tumor microvasculature The well-defined physiologic upper limit of pore size in the BBTB of 12 nm would be attributable to the ... would be the "nanofilter" that serves as the main point of resistance to the transvascular passage of spherical particles larger than 12 nm in diameter across the BBTB Therefore, in the physiologic...
... responsible forthedevelopmentofthe vascular system and are one ofthe main mechanisms leading to improved cardiac function after the injection of BM-MNC [10] Among the CD34+ cells, the CD133 ... digest the matrix At the end-point ofthe assay, invasive cells appear on the underside ofthe porous membrane and can be quantified Guidelines for sterility testingof biologics is addressed in the ... determine if the ATMP under testing contains elements able to interfere with the growth of microorganisms within the growth media used forthe assay Aim of this study is the validation of a commercial...
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... module for 45 cycles of 95°C for 30 s, 62°C for 30 s and 72°C for 30 s The copy number for each assay was calculated from the cycle threshold (CT) determined using the Bio-Rad software The viral ... Interests The author(s) declare that they have no competing interests 12 Authors' Contribution 13 Design and conception ofthestudy (AGB, TMR); developmentofthe methods for amplification ofthe ... to those in the RRV sequence, and highlight the similarity ofthe primer sequences within the RV2 lineage of rhadinoviruses and the dissimilarity with members ofthe RV1 lineage of rhadinoviruses...
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... Page of (page number not for citation purposes) Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research 2008, 3:9 Statistics The microsoft excel program was used forthe creation ofthe graphs and the SPSS ... order to improve the biomechanical properties ofthe technique [20] Rowland and Burkhart [21] gave an emphasis on the mathematical need to put the transverse hole forthe figure -of- eight tension ... minimal loss of physical capacity The technique remains the "gold standard" forthe treatment of displaced and minimally comminuted olecranon fractures despite the introduction of new Page of (page...