... All ofthe contacts were comprised
of household contacts. Household contacts included spou-
se, child, mother-father, brother/sister and other parents
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Tuberculosis
Risk Factors ... Five TU of PPD - RT23 with Tween
80 was performed into1/3 upper lateral region ofthe left
forearm for TST and induration diameter was read 72 ho-
urs later. For standardization of test the same ... HIV) of
the index case, and addictions ofthe close contacts like
smoking and alcohol could not be evaluated.
In conclusion, household contacts of pulmonary TB ca-
ses are the most risky group for...
... [81-85]. Most likely the observed
effect depends on the nature ofthecancer cells, the
characteristics ofthe used MSC, on the integrity of the
immune system and on the timing and site of injection.
Two ... prerequisite
step before clinical use of stem cell based medicinal products.
The risk profile of stem cell based medicinal products depends on many risk factors, which includethe type of
stem cells, their ... potential risks and
risk factors obtained with other/existing stem cell based
medicinal products may contribute to therisk evaluation
of new stem cell based therapies.
The potential riskof tumour formation...
... One ofthe weaknesses of this study is
the small sample size. In addition, the majority ofthe le-
sions examined appear to be ofthe Class I type, rather than
Class II lesions for which the ... only 14 of these evaluated the ability of the
dye to identify oral cancers that would not otherwise have
been diagnosed by unaided clinical examination. Unfortu-
nately, these studies are of limited ... indicative ofcancer and
92.9% specificity if atypical or positive results were consid-
ered indicative of cancer. The strengths ofthe study include
its multicenter nature, enhancing generalizability of...
...
(either forthe company or forthe customer). It includes
all activities from thedevelopmentof an idea or a concept
for a product, to the realization ofthe product during the
production stage ...
feedback, the purpose ofthe conceptual model, some background
of the research that lead to thedevelopmentofthe model, and key
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Figure 5. Trend of project ... development
New product development (NPD) is a business process
for developing new products for a company, whether it is
an upgrade of an existing product or a new concept
(either for the...
... of all ofthe circumstances presented by the individual
patient.
STATEMENT OFTHE PROBLEM
Colorectal adenocarcinoma is the second leading
cause ofcancer deaths in western countries. Rectal
cancer ... palliative because of a high likelihood of
occult distant metastases.
46,50
For cancers ofthe distal
rectum (<5 cm from the anal verge), the minimum
acceptable length ofthe distal margin ... ul-
419PRACTICE PARAMETERS FOR RECTAL CANCERVol. 48, No. 3
screening the colon and rectum for neoplasms.
18
The
sensitivity of colonoscopy for colon cancer is typically
in the range of 95 percent.
19–21
Colonoscopy...
... called
CHEMFET of BIOFET. In all of these devices, the surface poten-
tial developed at the surface ofthe semiconductor is based on
the direct interaction ofthe ligand with the exposed atoms
of the semiconductor, ... maturation with the commercialization of
these pH sensors in the mid-80’s, while they were the platform
for thedevelopmentof other ion-selective FETs and bio-FETs
up to date. When SiO
2
, or other metal ... used forthe oxidation of ferrocyanide, or
the reduction of methyl viologen, and the simultaneous spec-
troscopic monitoring ofthe products through the disc. In the
same year, the construction of...
... whole
conversation or forthe most part of it). These two
knowledges inform the rest ofthe modules about the
situation ofthe conversation and which one is the goal
expressed by the user.
Then, the Dialogue ... of the
Kernel. The Linguistic Kernel contains the
independent knowledge ofthe system, related to
the dialogue management. The rest of the
configurable modules are adjusted to the design
of the ... allows the user to change the
topic ofthe conversation at any particular
moment ofthe dialogue as well as moving from
one service to another just by asking to do so in a
colloquial way. Therefore,...
... all the branches of a single-bank, but all the banks have some
standardization in them. This is because ofthe rules they are subject to. Besides this,
each ofthe banks has its standard forms, ... trap” of other
competitors.
On the other hand, a significant amount of individual clients works in corporate, once
they are met their needs, the bank have more chance to be introduced to their ... service is both the object of both the banking market. Meanwhile
the bank's operations and market relationships and the impact of organic influence
each other directly. Therefore, to understand...
... overall survival of treated
animals (Figure 6D). These results confirm the anti-tumor
activity of anti-VLC therapy, as observed by others, and
further support the use of anti-CD52 therapy in humans.
Discussion
Our ... collected at the University of
Pennsylvania or the University of Michigan. After obtain-
ing informed patient consent, ascites was collected either
intraoperatively or at the time of therapeutic ... ovarian cancer. Furthermore, they are found in
normal tissue surrounding cancer and in some normal tis-
sues that exhibit physiologic angiogenesis.
VLC express CD52, the target ofthe immunotherapeutic...
... the CNS ofthe TLR3KO-B6 mice were similar to those ofthe B6 mice at 7 dpi
(Fig. 1B). However, the levels of these cells in the CNS of TLR3KO-B6 mice were significantly
higher than those of ... responses [16, 17]. To examine the role of TLR3 in the
development of TMEV-induced disease, we compared thedevelopmentof clinical signs and
viral loads in the CNS of control B6 and TLR3-deficient ... loads in the CNS, although the increased
viral levels did not lead to thedevelopmentof demyelinating disease. Flow cytometric analysis
of the CNS cells indicated that the level of mononuclear...
... where C
2
is the protein in the bulk, C
10
is the concentration
inside the gel, S and V
1
are, respectively, the surface and
the volume of film, V
2
is the volume ofthe bulk, h is the
massive ... 24 h, there is a spread ofthe number of differentiated
cells, being about 85% ofthe total cells. In the second day,
the number increased up to 90% and, in the third day, about
96% ofthe cells ... presence, these cells
undergo a dramatic change in phenotype whereby they
acquire most ofthe characteristic properties of sympathetic
neurons. Other salient responses to NGF include cessation
of proliferation,...
... this
model (table 5).
Table 5: The results ofthe examination of Slope Hypothesis forthe determination ofthe presence and the
power ofthe presence of predictor variables in regression ... definition of intention, the
results obtained from the relationship oftherisk variable and attitudes were negative. In other words,
the more the degree ofrisk taking and lack of confidence in the ... Score) (7)
The results ofthe regression analysis forthe control ofthe variables of age, gender, and
educational level also showed that after the control of these variables, the regression...