... [13,14] In current practice, rituximab has appropriately assumed a dominant position intreatmentof lymphoma both in combination with chemotherapy and as maintenance [9] We now raise the question ... a triple therapy approach [15] We acknowledge that there is currently little published data demonstrating the efficacy of anti-CD20 RIT following rituximab-containing induction chemotherapy regimens ... given in advanced disease either alone or combined with chemotherapy, as initial treatment or in relapse [2,3,5] The 10-year progression-free survival as observed after 131 I-tositumomab either...
... post initiation and continuing through the end ofthe year The mean cumulative days of hospitalization at the end of each ofthe 12 months post initiation indicated that the average number of hospitalization ... for the RIS-treated patients was 1.4 to 2.1 times that ofthe olanzapine treatment group By the end ofthe sixth month following initiation, the patients inthe RIS -treatment group had a mean of ... hospitalization following initiation on the index drug For inpatients at time of initiation on the drug, it was the first rehospitalization following discharge from the index hospitalization offset the higher...
... Lately there has been an increase inthe use of IMRT to spare the blood marrow, providing that, in case of a relapse and need for new chemotherapy regimens, maintaining as much functioning marrow ... approach was not radical in intent because the uterine neoplasia was an incidental finding Therefore, the lymph node status was not known In this setting, the benefit of re-operation is unclear ... tolerable limits The patient was informed ofthe risks and benefits of proceeding with thetreatmentThe prescribed dose to cover 95% ofthe target volume (whole pelvic drainage and vaginal vault)...
... radiation inthe setting of nodal location uncertainty due to incomplete nodal mapping or complex nodal drainage Competing interests The author(s) declare that they have no competing interests ... pelvis The clinical impact of this difference in terms of acute and late effects is currently unknown Unfortunately, there are no defined dose limits to OARs inthe setting of hypofractionated treatment ... outlined using the guidelines provided by the RTOG P-0126 protocol Specifically, the entire outer wall ofthe bladder is contoured, the rectum is contoured from the anus (at the level of the...
... it was often not addressed by the treating clinicians Another enlightening series of investigations conducted inthe past decade by the Eurodiale study group, a consortium of 14 centers of expertise ... undermining ofthe wound edges, or a foul odor, with evidence of infection [30] However, none of these findings, either alone or in combination, correlate with a high colony count of bacteria in ... Ischemia may increase the severity of any infection, and the presence of critical ischemia often makes the infection severe Systemic infection may sometimes manifest with other clinical findings, such...
... model of international psychotherapeutic practiceintheeatingdisorders International Journal ofEating Disorders, 40, 754e757 Walsh, B T (2009) Eatingdisordersin DSM-V: Review ofthe existing ... clinical and training experience, Judith’s teaching and writing focuses on the integrative clinical treatmentofeatingdisorders and on research- practice integration intheeatingdisorders field ... Beyond the medical model: A feminist frame for eatingdisordersIn M Maine, W M Davis, & J Shure (Eds.), Effective clinical practiceinthetreatmentofeating disorders: The heart ofthe matter...
... model of international psychotherapeutic practiceintheeatingdisorders International Journal ofEating Disorders, 40, 754e757 Walsh, B T (2009) Eatingdisordersin DSM-V: Review ofthe existing ... clinical and training experience, Judith’s teaching and writing focuses on the integrative clinical treatmentofeatingdisorders and on research- practice integration intheeatingdisorders field ... Beyond the medical model: A feminist frame for eatingdisordersIn M Maine, W M Davis, & J Shure (Eds.), Effective clinical practiceinthetreatmentofeating disorders: The heart ofthe matter...
... Elements ofthe DoD/VA Asthma Practice Guidelines 1.2 Profiles ofthe MTFs Participating inthe Asthma Guideline Demonstration 14 1.3 Activities ofthe MTFs Participating inthe Asthma Guideline ... management practices in some of their primary care clinics, but they had not yet achieved sustainable practices in those clinics None had yet begun to extend the new practices into other clinics serving ... guideline were used inthe analysis of effects of implementing the guideline RAND MG319-1.1 Command in December 1999 Army-wide implementation began in spring 2000 for the low back pain guideline, in...
... approach for other MTFs inthe region • Monitoring progress The performance ofthe demonstration MTFs inthe area of monitoring was mixed Ofthe two demonstration MTFs (not including the Senior ... Smaller increases in primary care clinic visits for patients not being treated with insulin therapy, compared with patients using insulin because of visit frequency involved in adjusting insulin dosages ... implement the guideline, as well as analysis of changes in costs related to use ofthe guideline • Benchmarking—described variations in practices across MTFs for the measures used inthe analysis of...
... from: • the Expanded Review Panel in defining the scope ofthe guidelines and in reviewing the evidence retrieval report; • the Guidelines Development Group in reviewing and appraising the available ... selecting a pain measurement tool in clinical settings 33 Assessment of other parameters in children with persisting pain 34 Overcoming the challenges of assessing persisting pain in children ... formulating the recommendations, and defining the core principles on assessment, evaluation and treatmentof pain; • the Peer Review Group in providing feedback on the draft guidelines and finalizing...
... differentiated In these instances, the study is labelled ‘Combined’ and is repeated in each section at the end ofthe relevant intervention In addition, some ofthedisorders included in this review ... evidence – in its definition of evidence-based practice, “Evidence-based practicein psychology is the integration ofthe best available research with clinical expertise inthe context of patient ... values Increasingly researchers are adopting the view that as well as investigating the efficacy of specific interventions, there is a need to better understand the factors inthe real world treatment...
... reduction of fracture fragments including alignment ofthe intermediate fragment to the trochlear face Inthe operative report precise description ofthe fracture pattern including presence of an intermediate ... Additional interfragmentary screw fixation of single fragments may in single cases be necessary [Figure 10] Insertion ofthe remaining shaft screws into the ulna completed the stable osteoynthesis ... Reduction ofthe intermediate fragment was performed using a clamp between the distal and proximal fragment ofthe fracture into the interface between trochlear notch ofthe olecranon and the humerus...
... reduction of fracture fragments including alignment ofthe intermediate fragment to the trochlear face Inthe operative report precise description ofthe fracture pattern including presence of an intermediate ... Additional interfragmentary screw fixation of single fragments may in single cases be necessary [Figure 10] Insertion ofthe remaining shaft screws into the ulna completed the stable osteoynthesis ... Reduction ofthe intermediate fragment was performed using a clamp between the distal and proximal fragment ofthe fracture into the interface between trochlear notch ofthe olecranon and the humerus...
... not know the origin of their planting material In both regions the use of mineral fertilisers was very high, with 95% of farmers reporting their use inthe MD and 88% inthe CC Use of organic ... participated inthe project This project was a research project with FFS being the object oftheresearch so the input of Australian staff inthe actual training program of TOT was minimal and ... assume that just the saving inthe cost of pesticide as a result of reduction inthe number of sprays was higher than the investment made in FFS Note: During the duration ofthe project exchange...
... stage is obtained by integrating yLIN (t, f ) over a short window, μmidbrain (t, τ), with time constant τ = milliseconds mimicking the further loss of phase locking observed inthe midbrain This stage ... by averaging the cortical representation of noise-only frames (10) and SN is the cortical representation of noisy speech signal The resulting gain function (11) maintain the output of filters ... due to interactions between the spectral components that fall within the bandwidth of each filter The frequencies of these modulations are naturally limited by the maximum bandwidth ofthe cochlear...
... acids inthe protein, we calculated the sum ofthe relative entropy of each amino acid weighted by its relative frequency inthe protein The measure of synonymous codon usage bias, designated as the ... , Ew = (4) i=1 where s is the number of different amino acid species inthe protein and wi is the relative frequency ofthe ith amino acid inthe protein as a weighting factor Ew ranges from (maximum ... (97.6% ofthe total) are on the upper left ofthe line y = x, indicating that GC3 contributed more to synonymous codon usage bias than did GC1 in most ofthe genomes analyzed Inthe scatter plot of...
... stage is obtained by integrating yLIN (t, f ) over a short window, μmidbrain (t, τ), with time constant τ = milliseconds mimicking the further loss of phase locking observed inthe midbrain This stage ... by averaging the cortical representation of noise-only frames (10) and SN is the cortical representation of noisy speech signal The resulting gain function (11) maintain the output of filters ... due to interactions between the spectral components that fall within the bandwidth of each filter The frequencies of these modulations are naturally limited by the maximum bandwidth ofthe cochlear...
... quantity of glucose inthe blood (hyperglycemia) that is caused by the inability ofthe body either to produce any insulin or enough insulin, or by the inability ofthe cells to respond properly to the ... the insulin producted inthe pancreas This excess blood glucose eventually passes out ofthe body inthe urine So, even though the blood has plenty of glucose, the cells are incapable of getting ... as amylin, is secreted by the beta cells ofthe pancreatic islets of Langerhans, which also secrete the insulin The occurrence of IAPP inthe membranes of beta-cells and the presence of alterations...
... displaced, resulting in a thin cortical buccal bone, and there is a root reabsorption at the limit between the medial and the coronal third ofthe root: considering these findings treatment decision ... adjacent erupted teeth, preventing damage of these roots during the forced orthodontic eruption ofthe impacted teeth; and they also define the position of every tooth inside the alveolar bone and near ... supernumeraries teeth, often with some hidden malformations like dilacerations or Page of dental invagination; they give the exact position ofthe impacted teeth in relation to the roots ofthe adjacent...
... line The readings of plus or minus one standard deviation of each norm are plotted on either side ofthe central line in a way that all the Class II readings were placed on the left side and the ... These differences were noticed inthe facial plane angle, angle of convexity, lower face height and the inclination of incisors Most ofthe differences go with the general growth pattern ofthe ... graph in which all average norms are plotted on a central vertical line The maximum and the minimum readings of each norm are plotted on either side ofthe central line in a way that all the Class...