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... perivescical, one ofthe mesenteric root, one involving the omentum andthe abdominal wall and one located between liver and stomach) By means of a critical revaluation ofthe surgical reports and clinical ... microscopic features ofthe lesion, in the design ofthe study and in the drafting ofthe manuscript SL revised critically the final version ofthe manuscript All authors read and approved the final manuscript ... CF, LA, IP, SD and RF participated equally in the design ofthe paper and in the study ofthe clinical and radiological data LM, FDN and SL participated in the study of macroscopic and microscopic...
... conceptualized the case report, gathered the data and wrote the manuscript ML drafted and revised the manuscript JH gathered the clinical data and assisted with postoperative care ofthe patient AD reviewed ... The MRI scan added no further information on the origin ofthe tumour or the a soft tissue tumour (→) cm medastinum: Confirmation of CT scan1 the neck and upper in size Figure of CT scan ofthe ... obstruction and mimic the symptoms of venous thrombosis However, in the absence of venous stases in the rare instance of a leiomyosarcoma and close proximity to vessel structures, a rare event of...
... Liposarcoma ofthe tongue: a case reportandreviewofthe literature Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg 1992, 30:268-269 Saddik M, Oldring DJ, Mourad WA: Liposarcoma ofthe base of tongue and tonsillar ... summary, liposarcoma ofthe head and neck is rare, with only a handful of cases reported in the tongue Liposarcoma ofthe tongue typically presents as a slowgrowing painless mass, and may easily be ... liposarcoma ofthe oral cavity: Case reportandreviewofthe literature Acta Otolaryngol 2001, 121:759-762 Minic AJ: Liposarcomas ofthe oral tissues: a clinicopathologic study of four tumors...
... idea ofthe high prevalence of edema in the more advanced grades of cellulite The lack of specific clinical and laboratory studies hinders research on cyclic edema andthe dissemination of information ... throughout the day and, in particular, difficulty 454 to remove rings on waking in the morning which improves later in the day Some patients reported facial edema early in the morning and swelling ofthe ... legs at the end ofthe day Participants were asked to weigh themselves using the same weighing scales at around a.m and p.m for three consecutive days They were requested to use the same clothes...
... information such as the port of entry, the names ofthe importer and exporter, a detailed description ofthe goods, the quantity ofthe goods, the value ofthe goods, the currency, andthe country of origin ... market ofthe company’s products is North Vietnam The area’s consumption accounted for up to 87% ofthe total sales ofthe company in 2011 The Central Vietnam andthe others took up the last 13% of ... activities ofthe company such as ensuring profitability, growth and development ofthe entire company, achieving the objectives ofthe company on sales growth, profit, personnel development and others...
... making the most of rainwater by RWH should be the priority However, since the installation and running cost of RWH are rather high than the ordinary water supply, the support by subsidy system, such ... proposed the necessity of city-wide recycling system and other measures The fluctuation of water consumption in this period reflects the people’s consideration on the WCP introduced The people ... relocation of large-scale factories in Tokyo such as Toyosu Gas, Ebisu Brewery, Kirin Beer and others to the outskirts of Tokyo Another major factor was the reduction of water use in the factory...
... secretion ofthe MT1 and MT2 isoforms by cultured astrocytes has also recently been reported The secretion of MT1 and MT2 by astrocytes appears to be regulated because the basal levels of protein ... can be induced by both Cu(II) and Zn(II), only the Cu(II)induced aggregation of Ab is toxic The neurotoxicity of Cu(II)-induced Ab aggregation is related to the generation of ROS through the redox ... sclerosis and Down syndrome, MT1 and MT2 levels are considerably elevated in all of these conditions [22] In the traumatically injured brain, however, the synthesis of MT1 and MT2, as well as the synthesis...
... containing the double of NrfA subunit in respect to the NrfH subunit Nevertheless, inside these huge aggregates there are species ofthe type a2b2 The present findings are in agreement with the reported ... correlations The determination ofthe 3D structure of D desulfuricans ATCC 27774 NrfA [17] enabled to ascertain the spatial characterization ofthe five hemes, namely their proximity andthe axial ... member ofthe d-subdivision) were unsuccessful or led to the degradation ofthe isolated species [10]; as a consequence, the stoichiometry ofthe complex was not established The formation of stable...
... combination of reduced demand in Third Countries, andthe introduction of bans on EU poultry and egg products by some Third Countries following outbreaks of H5N1 within the EU restricted the impact of these ... the outbreak ofthe disease outside the EU (section 2.1) andthe outbreak within the EU (section 2.2) It then charts the process ofthe loss of consumer confidence (section 2.3) andthe subsequent ... responses On the other hand, awareness ofthe facts was consistently above the EU average in France and Poland11 and above the EU average in Germany and Greece with regard to the (lack of) risk from...
... In the case of non-related lemmas, one of them is usually much more frequent (as with avto and avt), whereas in the case of related lemmas, the meaning ofthe missing one can be inferred from the ... of words, word forms, and phrases If an item has more than one equivalent in the other language, as many entries as necessary are created EvaluationThe evaluations ofthe Slovenian part ofthe ... Slovenian, the text is spell-checked and proof-read, the error-rate is low (Jakopin, 2002) The results of our evaluation will give an approximation of how well the lexical knowledge represented in the...
... EPA’s Evaluationof Immunotoxicity of TCDD, Other Dioxins, and DLCs, 194 EPA’s Evaluationof Reproductive and Developmental Toxicity of TCDD, Other Dioxins, and DLCs, 195 EPA’s Evaluationof Other ... illustration ofthe effect ofthe selection ofthe point of departure andofthe mathematical model used to extrapolate below the point of departure on the risk estimate Note that the 5% response ... S-1 Conceptual illustration ofthe effect ofthe selection ofthe point of departure andofthe mathematical model used to extrapolate below the point of departure on the risk estimate, 5, 15 1-1...
... information at the level of each transaction • The proper classification ofthe portfolio on the basis ofthe status ofthe borrower, the value ofthe collateral andthe sector Verification ofthe credit ... main characteristics oftheIndependentEvaluationofthe Spanish Banking Sector programme are • Performance of an independentevaluationofthe health and resilience ofthe Spanish banking sector ... coordination between the Spanish and international authorities (ECB, the EC, the EBA andthe IMF), andthe support ofthe latter The exhaustive nature ofthe exercise conducted should be highlighted,...
... participants said they would eliminate "a good bit ofthe time" and a "little bit ofthe time," stating that they were too similar to "most ofthe time" and "some ofthe time," Page of (page number ... about their sleep, an additional indication ofthe overall relevance ofthe measure from the participants' perspectives Ease of administration and response scales Improvements to the format ofthe ... conclusion ofthe interviews, both forms of documentation (audio and written) were reviewed and analyzed to facilitate preparation of a comprehensive reportThereport summarized findings on the overall...
... ME conducted the statistical analyses and wrote the manuscript BK and URS were the principal investigators ofthe study; they designed the study's concept and supervised the writing ofthe manuscript ... validity and invariance andthe convergent and known-groups validity ofthe child -report version andthe parent -report version ofthe KINDL-R [24], a generic HRQoL instrument for children and adolescents ... was conducted using the LISREL software The identifiability ofthe model parameters was ensured by loading each observed variable on only one latent construct andby fixing the variance of each...
... ME conducted the statistical analyses and wrote the manuscript BK and URS were the principal investigators ofthe study; they designed the study's concept and supervised the writing ofthe manuscript ... validity and invariance andthe convergent and known-groups validity ofthe child -report version andthe parent -report version ofthe KINDL-R [24], a generic HRQoL instrument for children and adolescents ... was conducted using the LISREL software The identifiability ofthe model parameters was ensured by loading each observed variable on only one latent construct andby fixing the variance of each...
... Hungarian and UK English versions, and item ofthe South African, item ofthe "somnolence" dimension ofthe German and South African and item ofthe "sleep disturbance" dimension ofthe Hungarian ... correlated with their hypothesized dimensions than with the other dimensions ofthe instrument Based on the results ofthe psychometric evaluation, the different language versions ofthe MOS-Sleep ... level of pain: the higher the mean pain score at baseline, the higher the mean scores ofthe dimensions "awaken short of breath or headache," "somnolence" and "sleep disturbance," andofthe sleep...
... with others and how much they were bothered by asthma while participating in activities during the past week Developers ofthe PAQLQ evaluated content validity through peer and expert review ... physicians' offices and schools Families interested in learning about the studies contacted the PI After being informed ofthe purpose and nature ofthe study, requirements and responsibilities of subjects, ... support for the qualitatively-derived theoretical underpinnings ofthe instrument The PLA contributes to the advancement of science by offering a tool to measure what is hypothesized to be the primary...