... Clarence-Smith 129 Chapter TheyGiveMeFeverEastCoastFeverandOtherEnvironmentalImpactsoftheMaasaiMoves Lotte Hughes 146 Animal Disease and Veterinary Administration in Trinidad and Tobago, 18791962 ... around these themes, though there are, of course, many overlaps Turning to the first ofthe four themes, the professionalization of veterinary medicine, Joanna Swabe has demonstrated how the nineteenth ... Krọtli, and David Anderson) From the nineteenth century on, the professionalization of veterinary medicine was supported by improvements in the understanding of disease etiologies andthe efficacy of...
... algorithm to the context vectors, we should obtain the two expected clusters Each ofthe two clusters corresponds to one ofthe senses of palm, andthe words closest to the geometric centers ofthe clusters ... figure the first split would be located between frond andthe rest ofthe vocabulary In the case of sake the beverage sense is extremely rare in the BNC and therefore was not represented among the ... detect the regularities in the patterns For this purpose we applied the SVD to each ofthe matrices, thereby reducing their number of columns to the three main dimensions This number of dimensions...
... are placed somewhere in between the noun andthe verb clusters, with the exact position depending on the ratios ofthe occurrence frequencies of their readings as either a noun or a verb As this ... of in the next step This step involves computing the differential vector of each word from the centroid of its closest cluster, and to assign the differential vector to the most appropriate other ... the results ofthe vector comparisons Fortunately, the problem of data sparseness can be minimized by reducing the dimensionality ofthe matrix An appropriate algebraic method that has the capability...
... words, agitation and sweating The critically ill patient: assessment and stabilization T A B L E Assessment and stabilization ofthe airway The critically ill patient: assessment and stabilization ... bibliographical references and index ISBN 978-1-4051-2962-6 Medical emergencies–Handbooks, manuals, etc I Chambers, John, MD II Title [DNLM: Emergency Treatment–methods–Handbooks Emergencies– Handbooks WB 39 ... major metabolic abnormalities (e.g derangements of electrolytes or blood glucose) (see Table 1.8) The critically ill patient: assessment and stabilization T A B L E Assessment ofthe circulation The...
... target is a PaO2 of >8 kPa or SaO2 >92% Ventilatory support See Table 16.5 Further reading Lee WW, et al The accuracy of pulse oximetry in the emergency department Am J Emerg Med 2000; 18: 427–31 ... is found in ∼1% ofthe population, and is most common in African or Afro-Caribbean men between the ages of 20 and 40 ALERT Esophageal rupture is rare and easily missed Typically the pain follows ... hyperacute peaking ofthe T wave, which is often overlooked Further reading European Society of Cardiology Task Force on the Management of Chest Pain (2002) European Society of Cardiology website...
... test and microscopy T A B L E 30 Echocardiography in valve disease: key information Further reading American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association Guidelines for the management of ... when the APTT is less than twice the upper limit of normal If the APTT is above this value, recheck it every h Further reading Goodacre S, et al Meta-analysis: the value of clinical assessment ... assessment, ECG and echocardiography Further reading Acute pulmonary edema European Society of Cardiology Guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of acute heart failure (2005) European Society of Cardiology...
... fluency and check naming, repetition and comprehension (one-, two- and three-stage commands) See Tables 46.3 and 46.4 for further assessment of mental state and language Check for signs of head ... pen and a wrist watch and ask the patient to name them • Repeat the phrase, ‘no ifs, ands or buts’ • Tell the patient to follow the instructions: ‘Take this piece of paper in your right hand, ... complete drainage ofthe effusion, as the presence of pleural fluid enhances the diagnostic accuracy ofthe scan Further reading Heffner JE, et al A meta-analysis derivation of continuous likelihood...
... syndrome) (usually occurs in the left posterolateral wall ofthe lower third ofthe esophagus, with leak into the left pleural cavity) • Blunt trauma to the chest • Instrumentation ofthe esophagus ... movements ofthe limbs, asymmetrical clonic contractions, pelvic thrusting and side to side movements ofthe head, often intensified by restraint • Gaze aversion, resistance to passive limb movement ... define the source of bleeding Therapeutic endoscopy (injection sclerotherapy or banding) is the best treatment of bleeding varices CH AP TE R 57 371 T A B L E 57 Management of non-variceal upper...
... treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis Estimate the daily insulin requirement from double the total dose given by infusion over the last 12 h Give one-third ofthe total daily dose as intermediate-acting ... common precipitant (∼30% cases) and complication of DKA and may not cause fever Check carefully for a focus of sepsis, including examination ofthe feet and perineum • Other causes are inappropriate ... blood and protein • Urine microscopy and culture • ECG • Chest X-ray • Ultrasound ofthe kidneys and urinary tract if the diagnosis is not clear from clinical assessment and examination of the...
... should be continued indefinitely † The target depends on the exact type of mechanical prosthetic heart valve and its location (aortic or mitral), andthe presence ofother risk factors for thromboembolism ... microscopy and culture Swab of urethra, cervix and anorectum if gonococcal infection is possible Acute arthritis History • Duration and time course of arthritis andother symptoms (e.g fever, rash, ... An alternative regimen is T4 400–500 µg as a bolus IV or via a nasogastric tube No further replacement therapy should be given for week Supportive care See management of hypothermia, p 566 T3,...
... cancer Mechanism Comment Chemotherapy Pain may be associated with the infusion of chemotherapy Peripheral neuropathy and severe mucositis can also occur although these take longer to develop Radiotherapy ... information: age, psychiatric and medical diagnoses, current medication Exclude/treat hypoglycemia (p 423) If restraint ofthe patient may be needed, for the safety ofthe patient andother patients/staff, ... treatment, and institute essential medical treatment only Continue to try to gain consent The patient can be detained under the Mental Health Act and if the overdose is a consequence of mental...
... is the radius ofthe membrane and r is the radius ofthe AFM tip (Tanizawa and Yamamoto 2004) A detailed theoretical review of this technique for indentation of thin films in the membrane regime ... image of a single (left) and double (right) quantum dot The white dot defines the region of electron confinement in the dot andthe white arrows denote the conducting path ofthe electrons The ... Chapter of this thesis applies the bulge test for the first time to atomic scale membranes to extract the elastic constants of graphene The experiments in this thesis only measured a combination of...
... responsible for the development ofthe 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 surface ... and coordination All the authors read and approved the final manuscript References Regulation (EC) No 1394/2007 ofthe European Parliament andofthe Council of 13 November 2007 on advanced therapy ... on the route of administration (intravenous or intrathecal), the threshold pyrogenic dose and volume ofthe injected product Some endotoxin limits have been calculated and can be found in the...
... culture media recommended by the vendor The majority ofthe cell lines were used within months of acquisition and no re-authentication was performed For the DSMZ cell bank STR DNA typing is performed ... for the majority of cells to contain sub2N DNA Furthermore, the Ymin (minimum response ofthe dose response curve) andthe T = values (the number of cells at Time zero) were determined from the ... design ofthe study and performed the statistical analysis YD, MAH, CM conceived ofthe study, and participated in its design and coordination and helped to draft the manuscript All authors read and...
... culture media recommended by the vendor The majority ofthe cell lines were used within months of acquisition and no re-authentication was performed For the DSMZ cell bank STR DNA typing is performed ... for the majority of cells to contain sub2N DNA Furthermore, the Ymin (minimum response ofthe dose response curve) andthe T = values (the number of cells at Time zero) were determined from the ... design ofthe study and performed the statistical analysis YD, MAH, CM conceived ofthe study, and participated in its design and coordination and helped to draft the manuscript All authors read and...
... size; 2) estimate the heritability of vessel size; and 3) to find a means of recognizing shake-prone trees so that they could be removed during early thinning operations Some of these aspects have ... individual μ is the overall vessel area; g is the effect of genoi as random; ij e is the normally and independently distributed random deviation of genotype i, with a mean of zero Differences ... in reducing the frequency of shake in oaks Meanwhile, the tendency of trees with large earlywood vessels to flush latest provides a useful means for the early recognition and removal of shake-prone...
... several components ofthe complement cascade and analyzed the activities ofthe alternative complement activation pathways [24] Serum levels of C3, Factor B and D, hemolytic activity ofthe alternative ... determining and monitoring the severity of disease We hypothesized that anorexia nervosa results in complement activation and consumption of complement C3, the central component of all complement activation ... samples were aliquoted and stored at -80°C until further analysis Protein measurements The total protein content of serum samples was quantified using BCA protein measurement (Thermo Scientific,...
... and 12 months old The samples were sent to the Parasitology Lab at the NVH, Oslo, with information about date of sampling, dog identity (name, date of birth, breed) andthe name and address of ... involved in the planning ofthe study ISH performed the faecal exams, performed the statistical analyses, drafting and revising ofthe manuscript BKG and LJR have been involved in drafting and critical ... below the detection limit ofthe method used One would also expect that the stress associated with weaning and moving to a new environment may have compromised the immune system ofthe puppies and...
... identification ofthe QTL was the most easiest among the following tasks: the identification ofthe number ofthe QTL, localization ofthe QTL and estimation ofthe QTL effects The empirical standard deviations ... interval of 10 cM andthe relative QTL variance of 0.25, 0.50 and 0.75, respectively, and −0.70, −0.71 and −0.70 for the marker interval of cM Although the means ofthe estimated asymptotic standard ... estimate ofthe parameter vector The structure ofthe complete and missing information matrices are described by Kao and Zeng [13] The inverse ofthe observed information matrix gives the asymptotic...