reddy+s+plate+theory+tsd+r

... glass transition possesses a board transition zone which may retard the shape recovery Thus, the Tm-dependent shape-memory effect is more preferred, which features a sharp transition zone for ... either crystalline or amorphous Thus, physically cross-linked SMPs are also classified into Tgand Tm-dependent SMPs 2.5.1 Tg-dependent SMPs In this class of SMPs, the glass transition is used ... changing shapes by heating-cooling process 2.4 Chemically Cr oss-linked SMPs There are three strategies for the preparation of chemically cross-linked SMPs Firstly, they are produced by the cross-linking...

Ngày tải lên: 11/09/2015, 09:58

... Psychiatric Press, 2000 66 Morris JC, Mohs RC, Rogers H, et al Consortium to establish a registry for Alzheimer s disease (CERAD) clinical and neuropsychological assessment of Alzheimer s disease ... necessitate referral to specialists Neurologic consultation is important for patients with parkinsonism, focal neurologic signs, abrupt onset or unusually rapid course or progression, or abnormal neuroimaging ... wills, estate planning, or arrangements for end-of-life care or conservatorships Social workers and other professionals can assist the family in arranging for home healthcare, daycare, or placement...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 23:20

... C (sodium ascorbate solution) from another health practitioner just prior to her arrival for the PET scan Ascorbic acid is a strong reducing agent and interferes with laboratory tests involving ... hypothesis is that high-dose ascorbic acid administered in a short time period prior to the study is responsible, possibly in part, for the observed increased WAT glycolytic activity Ascorbic acid ... uptake observed in brown fat adipose tissue in cervical, supraclavicular, paravertebral regions, mediastinal, and suprarenal regions [1-3] During hypoglycemia, major changes in metabolism occur, including...

Ngày tải lên: 21/06/2014, 02:20

... examinations were performed with oral and i.v contrast agents PET/CT imaging was done using the GE Discovery ST- slices scanner PET scans were performed after hours of fasting Blood glucose levels were ... were divided into three groups 4/42 of the analysed scans were performed for preoperative staging (group 1), 30/42 of the for posttherapy restaging (Group 2) and 8/42 for recurrence or metastasis ... distant metastasis showed a rate of 50% overall concordance The subgroup analysis of distant metastases was also done The regions of distant metastasis noted were liver, distant lymph nodes,...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 02:20

... category of non-curative operation Statistical analysis Statistical analysis was performed with the statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) version 13.0 A Chi-square test was performed in order ... lymph, or when non-resectable primary tumors were found during surgery In addition, palliative resection of primary tumors in which microscopic (R1 ) or macroscopic (R2 ) tumors remained was also included ... patient had suspicious metastatic lesions or a nonresectable primary tumor in the imaging studies, we first performed a minilaparotomy in order to confirm metastasis or the possibility of resectability...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 03:22

... Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes patient in lung window with validation by phantom studies ... Cancer (EORTC), metabolic response is characterized as a SUV reduction by at least 25% or ΔM < -25% [8] Non-responders are classified as ΔM ≥ -25% [5] Similar criteria for size changes has been proposed ... and RECIST [9] for metabolic and anatomical response Statistical analysis was performed by SPSS, (SPSS Inc, Chicago, IL, USA) and a p-value < 0.05 was considered significant in all tests Results...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 10:21

... materials Most importantly, completing the questionnaire, the respondents of this study have less pressure than in taking part in other forms such as interviews or direct discussions with the researcher ... consists of 35 questions, with five separate reading tasks Together, these parts are designed to test a broad range of reading skills Texts are drawn wherever possible from the real world and are ... newspapers, magazines and messages such as notes, emails, cards and postcards This orientates students to format and task types used in PET exam The materials also help students improve their reading...

Ngày tải lên: 19/07/2015, 18:52

... John, "Why are you so late?" Peter asked the John why he was so late Note: See also Summary of Reporting Verbs Reported Speech: orders, requests & suggestions ORDERS, REQUESTS, SUGGESTIONS When we ... third person singular or plural, except when the speaker reports his own words: • • I/me/my/mine, you/your/yours we/us/our/ours, you/your/yours him/his/her/hers they/their/theirs: • • He said: ... and Reported Speech Normal word order is used in reported questions, that is, the subject comes before the verb, and it is not necessary to use 'do' or 'did': • "Where does Peter live?" She asked...

Ngày tải lên: 30/10/2013, 07:11

... files Discussion The number cancer survivors that are confronted with adverse long-term or late effects is rapidly increasing These cancer survivors remain at risk for adverse longterm or late ... researchers to track participants’ names with the study numbers The results of the patient questionnaires are not accessible to the gynecologists or other health care providers Questionnaires are ... Survivorship Care Plan (SCP) An SCP provides cancer survivors completing primary care with a summary of their course of treatment as a formal document that also includes recommendations for subsequent...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 15:20

... support for teachers School facility upgrades desired ranged from more chairs and tables to more classrooms and rooms for a library, laboratory, or health unit The support desired for teachers ... either SC members or parents School sharing of information with SC members was similarly said to be nil or insufficient by nearly half of SC members Districts, mainly through their supervisors, ... teacher training needs assessment be conducted first to help set priorities Research also suggests that to be most effective, all teachers in a single school or cluster of schools should be trained...

Ngày tải lên: 07/03/2014, 02:20

... Superstitions Norwegian Traditions Danish Tales of Were-wolves Holstein Stories The Werewolf in the Netherlands Among the Greeks; the Serbs; the White Russians; the Poles; the Russians A Russian Receipt ... subitis furoris viribus instincti solerent ore torvum infremere, scuta morsibus attrectare, torridas fauce prunas absumere, extructa quổvis incendia penetrare, nec posset conceptis dementiổ motus alio ... Dazzling arms ệnnur var Svanhvớt, Another was Svanhwit, Svanfjarar drú; Who wore swan feathers; En in ỵrija And the third, ỵeirra systir Their sister, Var i hvớtan Pressed the white Hỏls Vửlundar Neck...

Ngày tải lên: 08/03/2014, 00:20

... and professionals), semiprofessionals (technicians, office workers, and skilled laborers), and nonprofessionals (service and sales workers, farmers, unskilled workers, and homemakers) We recorded ... status in elderly persons, Barbados, 1999–2000 Lifestyle risk factors Historical SEIs Disease indicators Self-reported health Disease Health status Current SEIs Lifestyle Past experience Current ... mass index, waist circumference, categories of disease risk, nutrition, smoking, exercise Disease indicators Number of illnesses,a number of symptoms,b Geriatric Depression Scale score, number...

Ngày tải lên: 14/03/2014, 20:20

... antibody against ERK1 ⁄ or antibody against p38 Similar results were obtained from three separate experiments (C) ERK1 ⁄ phosphorylation is necessary for DRSDA4-induced Human neutrophils were preincubated ... migration in response to DRS-DA4, DRS-B2 or SDF1-a (1 nM) as positive control The data shown represent the average cell migration of triplicate wells Similar results were obtained from three ... des Proteines et Synthese Peptidique of IFR83’ (UPMC, Paris, France) The synthesis of DRS-DA4 and DRS-B2 was carried out by a solid-phase Fastmoc chemistry procedure on an Applied Biosystems...

Ngày tải lên: 16/03/2014, 00:20

... information on cognitive interview theory and procedures, as well as pediatric specific procedures Interviewers were graduate students in social work or research nurses all who had experience working ... Comprehension Issues: Word Meaning Problematic Word "clothing drawers" "irritable" "worry" "stressed" "exhausted" "how severe" "social activities" "ER" "grumpy" "rely" "furious" "frustrated" "frightened" ... age were revised for clarity Other items similar to those revised after the initial interview process were also changed by project personnel to maintain consistency across item stems or wording...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 19:20

... in response as sources of error However, Schwartz and Rapkin [14] have argued convincingly that individual differences in cognitive appraisal processes should be viewed, not as sources of error ... significance of response shifts for assessing treatment outcomes Disparities between objective clinical measures and patients' subjective assessments are common Patients with the same condition respond ... assessment as she is using to make the current assessment It can be seen from this example that a response shift in a PRO may cause one to overestimate or underestimate the real effect of a treatment...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 15:20

... interpreting PRO scores In a broader context, the OnyCOE-t™ questionnaire will provide a tool, not only for researchers to assess PRO results from clinical trials, but also for managed care organizations ... previous findings, demonstrating lower scores for females and for younger patients Scale scores for cured versus uncured groups were significantly different, based on mycological cure For instance, in ... Improved group, most measures were responsive or highly responsive, while the Stable group showed no strong responsive measures Clinical meaningfulness is a way of translating a difference in a PRO...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 15:20

... imposed on the use of probes within the IFG sessions Since moderators often used insession probes to address questions raised by session observers, spontaneous use of probes in one group would have ... for greater comfort when discussing sensitive issues - Responses are less redundant since respondents can read and consider the ideas of others before replying - Participants can take their time ... moderators and other external observers Participants' responses were revisited to: - Explore reasons for content differences between the countries - Assure that PRO item wording and phraseology...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 15:20

... cancer stages 1-2 versus cancer stages 3-4; ECOG-PS versus ECOG-PS 1-3; self-reported health status excellent-good versus self-reported health status fair-very poor Stage and stage were grouped ... cancer severity measures used in this study This result confirms what previous studies have found regarding the unresponsiveness nature of the EQ-5D when compared with other disease-specific instruments ... other Both parametric and non-parametric (Pearson and Spearman) correlation coefficients were calculated; however, as the results were statistically similar, results from the Pearson s correlation...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 15:20

... for the purpose to help moderators lead the discussions, and to ensure conformity across focus groups Focus groups were recorded and subsequently transcribed verbatim Qualitative analysis of transcripts ... was assessed by examining differences in IDEEL baseline scores for groups of patients with different levels of dry eye severity for each severity assessment method Three types of severity assessments ... patient-reported severity In observing the EQ5D results, significant differences in mean dimension scores at the varying severity levels were also consistently noted across all criterion measures The...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 15:20

... guidance refers to this strategy as "mapping" The second strategy is based on the statistical characteristics of the obtained PRO scores and is termed distribution-based These later methods differ from ... interpret PRO scores To facilitate interpretability of clinical trial results, researchers can report thresholds that either refer to an absolute score (e.g one can consider patients above a certain ... one should be cautious as it is certain that the MID varies across patients and possibly also across patient groups [16] Since the MIDs are usually derived from the groups of patients, the description...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 16:20