... equating a cigarette to g, a cheroot or a pipe to g, and a cigar to 4.5 g of tobacco); smoking duration (total number of years smoking, linear) (smoking status, intensity and duration were adjusted ... to air pollution and morbidity and mortality from cardiovascular disease We found stronger associations of mortality from all cardiovascular disease with exposure since 1971 and 1991 than with ... exposed to air pollution, smokers and exposed to environmental tobacco smoke, had a higher intake of fat, a lower intake of fruit and vegetables, were less physically active, had pre-existing cardiovascular...
Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 19:20
... of the lac operator L1, hybridizing to the bottom strand, as depicted in the cartoon in the left-hand bottom corner Lanes 1–8 show extension products of naked DNA digestions, and lanes 9–16 show ... assembled over d30 and d35 The 5¢ boundary of the nucleosome between L1 and L2 is close to the 3¢ edge of L1 in d30 and encroaches on it in d35 The primer hybridizes to the top strand 53 bp downstream ... 13–16) The primer was located 64 bp upstream of lac operator L2, hybridizing to the bottom strand as shown schematically in the right-hand bottom corner GATC shows the sequencing ladder generated...
Ngày tải lên: 16/03/2014, 10:20
Báo cáo hóa học: " Muscle fatigue in relation to forearm pain and tenderness among professional computer users" docx
... socially and economically rather homogeneous Care was taken to ensure equal gender and age distributions in the two samples and cases and referents were similar with respect to a number of physical and ... SWS and JPB conceived the study GT and PWJ designed the experimental set-up and performed all measurements and tests GT and JPB analyzed the data and drafted the manuscript All contributed to ... was tolerable to most persons and produced contractions with sufficient force (> 1.0 N) to ensure reliable measurements Nine persons did not tolerate 40 mA, but currents ranging between 32.5 and...
Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 00:20
báo cáo hóa học:" AIDS-associated Kaposi’s sarcoma is linked to advanced disease and high mortality in a primary care HIV programme in South Africa" pdf
... mortality and loss to follow up at one year, the relationship of advanced KS disease to mortality, and the incomplete access to chemotherapy for those with advanced disease Contributing factors likely ... analysis and writing of the paper GM and GVC wrote the first draft of the study protocol GM, SS, AB and GVC contributed to the data collection or analysis NF, AB and GVC contributed to the concept, ... Frontières, Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa 3Infectious Disease Epidemiology Unit, School of Public Health and Family Medicine University of Cape Town, Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa Authors’...
Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 08:20
Báo cáo lâm nghiệp: "Evaluation through a simulation model of nutrient exports in fast-growing southern European pine stands in relation to thinning intensity and harvesting operations" doc
... sampling design and can not be applied to further geographical areas Other studies try to simplify the calculations by transforming stand volume (from stand inventories and yield tables) into biomass, ... for wood and bark 3.2 Nutrient exports in relation to thinning intensity Figures and show the effect of thinning intensity and site quality on the nutrient amounts exported and returned to soil ... age to estimate the height corresponding to the mid point of diameter class Application of the whole set of equations to each state of the standard stands over time allowed to estimate the stand...
Ngày tải lên: 07/08/2014, 16:21
Báo cáo lâm nghiệp: "Sessile oak (Quercus petraea Liebl.) site index variations in relation to climate, topography and soil in even-aged high-forest stands in northern France" doc
... (1) to test the feasibility of a study on the relationships between site index and ecological factors over a large territory (550 by 250 km), i.e., “départements” and 12 “régions IFN” and (2) to ... (T1 to T3), the climate/water-related factors and nutrient-related factors explained to 16% and 20 to 35% of the variance in site index, respectively The confounding effect accounted for 13% to ... Respective part of water and nutrient budgets in predicting site index variations The climate/water-related factors and nutrient-related factors explained to 25% and to 74% of the variance in...
Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 00:22
Báo cáo lâm nghiệp:" Needle longevity, shoot growth and branching frequency in relation to site fertility and within-canopy light conditions in Pinus sylvestris" potx
... E (Ed.), Estonian wetlands and their life, Estonian contributions to the IBP, Valgus, Tallinn, 1974, pp 160–182 [86] Vose J.M., Allen H.L., Leaf area, stemwood growth, and nutrition relationships ... Actinometric Station, and a conversion factor of 1.92 mol/MJ [53] were used to transform the values of Isum to Qint according to Niinemets et al [53] Using this conversion factor, an average value ... in relation to shoot age in the fertile (filled symbols) and infertile site (open symbols) According to a co-variation analysis (age as the covariate, site as the factor), both the site, and...
Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 01:21
Báo cáo khoa học: "Mineral nutrients of beech (Fagus sylvatica) bark in relation to frost sensitivity and soil treatments in southern Sweden" docx
... K, Mg, S and Al were strongly correlated to the conductivities of autoclaved samples, they were not important in the correlation to the indices of injury To be able to fully understand the importance ... was to survey the concentration of nutrients in beech bark and to evaluate effects of soil amendments and changes in N input The aim was also to correlate the concentration of nutrients to the ... investigated trees At Svenstorp the concentrations of Fe(s) and Mn(s) tended to be higher in trees standing at the bottom of the slope near a wet outflow area, than in trees standing in the middle...
Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 14:21
báo cáo khoa học: "Left sided inferior vena cava duplication and venous thromboembolism: case report and review of literature" ppsx
... shown to have an overall 3- to 7-fold increased risk of venous thrombosis, while homozygotes to C677T have a 50- to 100-fold increased risk [5] Due to the acute presentation of her venous thromboembolism, ... left pelvic and lower extremity venous thrombectomy was performed This was followed by stenting of a popliteal venous occlusion, and subsequent thrombolysis with tissue plasminogen activator Surprisingly, ... deep venous thrombosis, and pulmonary embolism From an anatomical standpoint in adults, IVC has segments of different embryologic origin: pre-renal, renal, and post-renal This type of fusion and...
Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 22:20
Báo cáo y học: " Etanercept and venous thromboembolism: a case series" docx
... contributing factor to venous thromboembolism The limitation of this clinical experience, however, is its involvement of only three patients and the unavailability of baseline data on aPLs prior to the ... assay and confirmed with 1:1 dilution of plasma from patients with normal plasma to rule out factor deficiencies and confirm phospholipid dependency; protein C; protein S; antithrombin III, Factor ... Fabien N: Infliximab therapy in rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis-induced specific antinuclear and antiphospholipid autoantibodies with autoimmune clinical manifestations: a two-year...
Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 14:21
Báo cáo khoa học: "Lameness and Claw Lesions of the Norwegian Red Dairy Cattle Housed in Free Stalls in Relation to Environment, Parity and Stage of Lactation" pps
... 2002) and from 2006 all cattle shall be supplied with soft flooring in their lying area There will be challenges on how to make new and existing free stalls comfortable for animals and stockmen and ... 1.5 years of age and more than 30 days before first calving Environment, management and nutrition Factors related to environment, management and nutrition are shown in Table and As a consequence ... ulcers and 9.4% had white line fissures Most lesions were mild and heel horn erosions had the highest prevalence of moderate and severe scores (5%) Remarks to the carpus and tarsus were 5.2% and...
Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 15:21
Báo cáo y học: "(Sub)clinical cardiovascular disease is associated with increased bone loss and fracture risk; a systematic review of the association between cardiovascular disease and osteoporosis" ppsx
... between cardiovascular disease and osteoporosis The following search terms for cardiovascular disease were used: cardiovascular diseases, cerebrovascular diseases and peripheral vascular diseases ... 1.03 to 1.43) PAD and BMD hip: NS Men: Prevalent CV disease and BMD hip: NS PAD and BMD hip: OR: 1.39 (95% CI 1.03 to 1.84) 260 BMD and IMT: NS BMD and prevalent plaque: OR: 0.90 (95% CI 0.75 to ... into two topics: clinical results, discussing the relationship between 1) cardiovascular disease and osteoporosis and 2) vice versa In addition, the possible pathophysiological links of CV disease...
Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 15:22
Tài liệu Pathophysiology and Clinical Aspects of Venous Thromboembolism in Neonates, Renal Disease and Cancer Patients Edited by Mohammed A. Abdelaal ppt
... Haemostasis and Venous Thromboembolism Anoop K Enjeti and Michael Seldon Chapter Hyperhomocysteinemia: Relation to Cardiovascular Disease and Venous Thromboembolism 17 Nadja Plazar and Mihaela ... the C677T mutation and numerous age-related physiological factors Hyperhomocysteinemia: Relation to Cardiovascular Disease and Venous Thromboembolism 25 MOST COMMON RISK FACTORS Inherited CBS ... Hyperhomocysteinemia: Relation to Cardiovascular Disease and Venous Thromboembolism 31 Gatt A & Markis M Hyperhomocysteinemia and Venous Thrombosis (2007) Seminars in Hematology, Vol 44, (2007),...
Ngày tải lên: 19/02/2014, 23:20
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND CLINICAL ASPECTS OF VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM IN NEONATES, RENAL DISEASE AND CANCER PATIENTS pdf
... Haemostasis and Venous Thromboembolism Anoop K Enjeti and Michael Seldon Chapter Hyperhomocysteinemia: Relation to Cardiovascular Disease and Venous Thromboembolism 17 Nadja Plazar and Mihaela ... the C677T mutation and numerous age-related physiological factors Hyperhomocysteinemia: Relation to Cardiovascular Disease and Venous Thromboembolism 25 MOST COMMON RISK FACTORS Inherited CBS ... Hyperhomocysteinemia: Relation to Cardiovascular Disease and Venous Thromboembolism 31 Gatt A & Markis M Hyperhomocysteinemia and Venous Thrombosis (2007) Seminars in Hematology, Vol 44, (2007),...
Ngày tải lên: 27/06/2014, 09:20
Báo cáo y học: " Early atherosclerosis in systemic sclerosis and its relation to disease or traditional risk factors" pdf
... the increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in the aforementioned autoimmune diseases, attention has been given to the presence and treatment of cardiovascular risk factors Despite increased ... (percentage) Family history of cardiovascular disease, number (percentage) Cardiovascular history, number (percentage) Cardiovascular Cerebrovascular Peripheral vascular disease C-reactive protein, ... (HDL) cholesterol, and gender or cage, HDL cholesterol, and history of macrovascular disease; a total of 66 patients and controls were available for this analysis findings and given the small...
Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 10:23
báo cáo khoa học: " Implementation of case management to reduce cardiovascular disease risk in the Stanford and San Mateo Heart to Heart randomized controlled trial: study protocol and baseline characteristics" pps
... asked about medical and family history related to cardiovascular disease (CVD) They were asked to bring all medications, including supplements and nutraceuticals, with them to the baseline visit ... risk factors Proportion of randomized participants with CVD and CVD Proportion of randomized participants with CVD and CVD risk factors *In the absence of diabetes **FH: family history of cardiovascular ... (HDL-C), systolic and diastolic blood pressure, hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), physical activity, smoking status, body mass index (BMI), dietary intake of total and saturated fat and fruits and vegetables,...
Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 05:22
Báo cáo khoa học: "Veterinary decision making in relation to metritis - a qualitative approach to understand the background for variation and bias in veterinary medical records"
... score data and decision making in relation to treatment of metritis and their motivation to produce data This information was condensed into a 'model of understanding' that demonstrates the relationship ... dairy sector in many ways and for many reasons In the following we will discuss the consequences of variation and bias in relation to monitoring of animal disease incidence on herd and national ... connected to metritis treatment and potential links to data quality This understanding provides insight into potential errors (bias and random error) related to data based on clinical examina-...
Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 10:45
UV-disinfection Reactor Validation by Computational Fluid Dynamics and Relation to Biodosimetry and Actinometry
... β = V0/V (10) RED J/m Where: V= required volume of reactor to achieve same N/N0 as piston flow reactor; V0=volume of a piston flow reactor 450 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0.00 0.50 1.00 1.50 ... 110 cm high and the reactors equipped with and lamps were made from a 210.3 mm (ID) stainless steel column 110 cm high, respectively Tap water was used as the feed to the UV reactors The tap ... Samples were taken before and after passing through the UV reactor at a range of measured flow rates The ratio of survivors to initial numbers was compared to Equation (8) and RED for each flow rates...
Ngày tải lên: 05/09/2013, 09:08
Undaria pinnatifida Habitat Loss in Relation to Sea Urchin Grazing and Water Flow Conditions, and Their Restoration Effort in Ogatsu Bay, Japan
... (Table and 2) Thus, the bottom sediment was not a major factor leading to the different distribution of sea urchin in the outer and inner areas of the bay Restoration effort Water temperature and ... Arasaki, S and Tokuda, H (2002) Keys to the seaweeds of Japan and its vicinity Hokuryukan Press, Tokyo, pp 52 - 53 Deny, M W (1988) Biology and the mechanics of the wave - swept environment Princeton ... seaweed and aquaculture Midori Press, Tokyo, pp 133 - 144 Turner, M G., Gardner, R H and ÓNeill R V (2004) Landscape ecology in theory and practice: Pattern and process, Nakagoshi, N and Hara,...
Ngày tải lên: 05/09/2013, 09:38