... Congress Cataloging -in- Publication Data Arena, Mark V Why has the cost of Navy ships risen? : a macroscopic examination ofthe trends in U.S Naval ship costs over the past several decades / Mark V Arena, ... quantities, ultimately leading to a shrinking fleet size To counter the increasing cost, the Navy can target some ofthe main factors related to escalation, such as those related to the capability and complexity ... for each ship type are shown inTable 1.1 Based on these values, we have calculated a real, annual growth rate (i.e., the annual increase in costs above in ation) for building these ships It ranges...
... because the P-1 data include a broader set of systems, such as the T-34 and the Joint Primary Aircraft Training System, most with lower rates of cost increase, that are not inthe HAPCA data Data and ... spare parts, data, contractor support, and training equipment, but are necessary to operate and maintain the fleet Data and Price Trends 11 Table 2.1 Average Annual Cost Escalation for Aircraft ... as navigation equipment), materials and equipment used in aircraft manufacturing have increased in cost at roughly the same rate as other measures ofin ation Altogether, we find that labor, material,...
... organizations as a means of eliminating the one and controlling the other As inthe parallel case ofthe railroads, the farmers' animosity, though it was probably greater than the provocation warranted, ... leaders to the surface The one outstanding exception among the leaders ofthe Anti-Monopolists was Ignatius Donnelly of Minnesota "the sage of Nininger" who remained a captain ofthe radical ... one-third inthe East That the movement, even inthe East, was largely agrarian, is indicated by the famous argument of Solon Chase, chairman ofthe party convention in Maine "Inflate the currency, and...
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... defective Inthe absence ofa clinical evaluation, a simulator was developed to simulate 70 days of data and test the ability ofthe system to store large amounts of data and to manipulate these data ... continually monitors the user’s activity patterns in their home by forwarding data from the wrist unit to the base station The base station generates an automated alarm if an alarming period of inactivity ... real-time complex analysis of mobility data on a local PC They are typically smaller than their data logging and data processing counterparts, as they use a miniature transmission module instead...
... participants engaging inthe activity, they are not part ofthe core expense of administering a plan Totaling all administrative, recordkeeping and investment fees, the median participant-weighted ‘all -in ... participant) T • he median participant was ina plan with an ‘all -in fee of 0.78% of plan assets Plan Size and Asset Allocation Appear to be Primary Drivers ofthe ‘All -In Fee The ‘all -in fee varied ... PDF/2008pensionplanbulletin.PDF 27 Inthe report, Exhibit plots the impact of average account balance and number of plan participants on the ‘all -in fee for a variety of combinations of average account balance and...
... polycrystalline layer made up of grains which have a great disparity of shape and size In this work, the grains are supposed to be quasi-spherical, identical in size, and single-crystal They are jointed, ... weak and does not involve electronic transfer, the electrons ofthe atom or the molecule remain located inthe vicinity ofthe adsorbate involving a simple deformation ofthe orbitals The binding ... spread out between adjacent grains is increased by oxidizing vapours and decreased inthe opposite case [6–8], that implies a variation of resistivity inthe same way Since 1980, many authors have...
... endometrial carcinoma 56.0 years A study done in Larkana, Pakistan (Siyal et al., 1999) had reported that the average age ofthe patients with gynecological cancer was 46.5 years and the peak age ... that was with mean of 15.4 years The mean ages at marriage for treated All of them had stated about history of genital ovarian cancer and endometrial cancer cases were 17.0 ulcer of their husbands ... level ofthe patients (Sarkar et al., 2011), making the management ofthe disease easier Median value of PCI of family ofthe patients was Rs 400 and mean value was Rs 543 with a range of Rs 100...
... specific ligand-binding information The ligandbinding data for some mutants, such as W17 6A and L172I, showed an increase that was clearly beyond the standard deviation The substitutions ofthe hydrophobic ... Pharmacia Biotech (Piscataway, NJ, USA) DNA polymerase and DpnI endonuclease were obtained from Stratagene (La Jolla, CA, USA) Rabbit anti-(human IP) serum was purchased from Cayman Chemical (Ann ... However, the L17 2A, R17 3A, M17 4A and P17 9A mutants had significantly reduced [3H]iloprost-binding activity (Fig 6Ab) In contrast, the R17 5A, W17 6A, Q17 8A, G18 0A and G18 1A mutants retained their [3H]iloprost-binding...
... the leading cause of death among the elderly of Thailand, Bangladesh and India According to the Health Management Information System, Department of Health Planning of Myanmar, death among the elderly ... elderly Sharing such information, and collaborating across national boundaries can be of great value to all nations Purpose of this document Asia in general, and South-East Asia in particular as addressed ... countries: India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Thailand (Table 4) Data from all countries revealed declining mortality rates The male mortality rates were higher than for females in India, Sri Lanka and Thailand...
... oversight ofthe armed forces and the political institutions controlling the armed forces, acting as a further break against military praetorianism or political abuse of control ofthe military It also ... disputed nature of ‘nation’ and ‘state’ have drawn the military into politics inthe former Yugoslavia The international context External international factors can have a significant impact on patterns ... being enhanced and carefully outlined ina statute of December 1995 The Drawsko affair and the unhealthy autonomy the General Staff had acquired ina previous reorganization ofthe defence ministry...
... disease in Australia, New Zealand, North America and most European countries, but it has a low incidence in Scandinavia, and is extremely rare inthe Japanese population, with a prevalence of ... this article as: Takigami et al., Functional bracing for delayed union ofa femur fracture associated with Paget's disease ofthe bone in an Asian patient: a case report Journal of Orthopaedic ... violate the fracture site, allowing vascular regeneration and eliminating further damage to the peripheral and intramedullary blood supply which occurs during plate and screw fixation and intramedullary...
... aB + k b ∼ exp √ in (A. 1) and note that inthe matching region n/(2k b) ∼ We recall that a = b(1 − n2−k /b) The integrand in (A. 1) has a saddle point at B = a and a standard application ofthe ... the transition between cases (c) and (d) and then (d) and (e) In general, the results in Tables and are more accurate than those in Tables and 2, as one would expect, since the asymptotics apply ... 1, then part (c) applies n √ In Tables and we increase b and k to b = 64 and k = (thus retaining 2k = b) InTable we consider − hk for cases (a) and (b) and inTable we give hk for cases (c)–(e)...
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... (radiotherapy or radioactive iodine therapy) ofthe initial cancer Because the mammary gland has the same sodium-iodine symport as the thyroid gland, radioactive iodine could be implicated in ... general trend for the mean age at tumour onset in Italian populations [9] According to Rubino et al and Sawka et al [13,14], thyroid cancer patients treated with radioactive iodine have an increased ... is a risk factor, more addressed and large studies are needed to define in details extent and meaning of this finding An additional limitation to the study was the loss of 25.7% ofthe initial...
... Sauerbruch LGH, et al: Littoral cell angioma as a rare cause of splenomegaly Ann Hematol 2001, 80:45 Oliver-Goldaracena JM, Blanco A, Miralles M, Martin-Gonzalez MA: Littoral cell angioma ofthe ... by facilitating genomic instability and promoting angiogenesis The inflammatory cells as well as the chemokines and cytokines they produce finally influence the whole tumor organ, regulating the ... necrosis factor family Tumor necrosis factoralpha (TNF -a) is considered the pivotal factor inthe formation of granulomas by mediating inflammation and cellular immune response among the cytokines involved...
... were the pathologists and involved in laboratory investigation AVSR was involved in collecting data, laboratory investigation, carried out the immunoassays All authors read and approved the final ... expressed at seven ofthe ABE in this investigation So, an area with gastric metaplasia within the specialized Barrett's epithelium could originate an expansion clone capable of initiate the carcinogenesis ... Esophagus An infiltrative proximal Adenocarcinoma over a long BarAn infiltrative proximal Adenocarcinoma over a long Barrett's Esophagus Undifferentiated adenocarcinoma arising in 10.7 cm lenght Barrett's...
... tomography demonstrating a large tumour with partial blood flow(arrow) in abdominal cavity This tumor may be asymptomatic for a long time Abdominal pain and awareness of abdominal mass are the ... although the case reported by Banchini [4] had a slight increase in alkaline phosphatase and gamma-glutamyl transferase Serum carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) and CA19-9 are within normal limits Imaging ... in laboratory data including tumor markers such as CEA and CA19-9 At laparotomy there was a black polycystic, retroperitoneal tumor extending from coeliac axis to the origin ofthe head of pancreas...
... 30(1):95-96 Marron CD, McArdle GT, Rao M, Sinclair S, Moorehead J: Perforated carcinoma ofthe caecum presenting as necrotising fasciitis ofthe abdominal wall, the key to early diagnosis and management ... drainage A presumptive diagnosis of necrotizing fasciitis ofthe left thigh was made, and the patient was immediately taken to the operation room A wide debridement ofthe external fascia was ... operative findings, the tumor was classified as a T4 (invading the psoas muscle), N1, and M1 (liver and peritoneum), and the patient was clinically diagnosed with stage IV cancer according to the...
... depicting a mass Computed tomography ofthe abdomen depicting a mass (arrows) inthe duodenum was carried out Histological examination revealed a lowgrade duodenal adenocarcinoma of maximal diameter ... has been stated that primary duodenal adenocarcinoma is one ofthe main causes of death in patients with FAP [11] A case of an early duodenal adenocarcinoma from a Brunner's gland has been reported ... Fakih M, Nava HR, Rajput A: Duodenal adenocarcinoma: vague complaints, delayed diagnosis and poor outcome Proceedings inthe ASCO (Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium) 2004, 17 1A: Page of (page...