... Eisenberg PR: Clinically recognized cardiac dysfunction: an independent determinant of mortality among critically ill patients Is there a role for serial measurement ofcardiac troponin I? Chest 1997, ... found to be an independent predictor of mortality regardless of APACHE II score (OR 2.8, 95% CI 0.87–9.2, p = 0.085) Multivariate analysis of the subgroup of patients admitted without sepsis (n ... hospital and ICU length of stay To the best of our knowledge, only one study suggested an independent predictive value of elevated cTnI after controlling for severity of illness assessed by APACHE...
... suppression and parallel imaging technique (SENSE factor of 2) Imaging time of DWI was 90 s for 20 slices Detection of uterine malignancy The ADC values of uterine cancers are lower than of normal tissue ... Functional MR imagingof the female pelvis J Magn Reson Imaging 25:1101–1112 25 Koyama T, Tamai K, Togashi K (2006) Current status of body MR imaging: fast MR imaging and diffusionweighted imaging ... value of the 752 Table DWI studies with ADC values in ovarian diseases Authors of Study Year of Publication Journal Tumour & Tissue (no of subjects) b-values Moteki et al [21] 2000 J Magn Reson Imaging...
... should consider treating cardiac patients who have the euthyroid sick syndrome with T3 (and not T4) to facilitate cardiac recovery There is now evidence that the provision of T3 improves hemodynamic ... physiological roles of the iodothyronine selenodeiodinases Endocr Rev 2002, 23:38-89 Iltumur K, Olmez G, Ariturk Z, Taskesen T, Toprak N: Clinical investigation: thyroid function test abnormalities in cardiac ... Nagaya T, Fujieda M, Otsuka G, Yang J-P, Okamoto T, Seo H: A κ potential roleof activated NF-κB in the pathogenesis of euthyroid sick syndrome J Clin Invest 2000, 106:393-402 De Groot LJ: Dangerous...
... Outline Roleof Power Rules for Using Power Roleof Power Power defined: • Ability or official capacity to exercise control; authority • Ability to influence or control others Sources of Power ... Find the Soft Spot Encourage others to open up • Gain disclosure of something private or personal about your counterpart • Expression of trust Identify true motivations and sources of objections ... Relationship between power & dependence • Power A, B = Dependence B, A • Power of person A over B is equal to the dependence of person B on A Rule #6: Power of Who You Know It’s not what you know but who you know...
... their required profitability The roleof finance is thus to ensure that all profitable investments get adequate funding at the lowest possible costs The microeconomic nature of such role emerges ... efficiently, the reputational capital of an agent must equal the present value of the stream of future profits, or franchise value, of her business The concept of reputational capital is meaningful ... further exploring the implications of the time dimension in the economic process This will be one of the undertakings of this paper The paper analyzes the roleof finance for economic growth and...
... of Foreign Trade 2.3 Faculty of Business English Functions & Main Activities of VIFFAS VIFFAS has the function of socio-professional associated organization of the enterprises, irrespective of ... lack of regulations and an incomplete legal framework on activities of freight forwarders, the quality of services has not met the requirements of the industry's development yet A lack of decrees ... the world The Association has the roleof coordinating the activities of the members in order to protect the interests of the members and improve the position of Vietnam in the international freight...
... concentrations of isoflavones The amount of isoflavones in soybeans varies depending upon the type of soybean, geographic area of cultivation, and harvest years of soybeans [33-36] In addition, isoflavone ... prevention and treatment of obesity Nutrient composition of soy protein Soybeans provide one of the most abundant plant sources of dietary protein The protein content of soybeans varies from 36% ... with values of < 0.3 mg isoflavones/g soy protein Effect of dietary soy protein in animals and humans with obesity A number of studies in animals and humans suggest that consumption of soy protein...
... concentrations of ethanol (100 mM) induced the expression of genes involved in the metabolism of ethanol [16] In addition, the metabolism of ethanol 33 results in an increased production of toxic metabolites ... identification of potential targets in the diagnosis and treatment of human hepatocellular carcinoma Materials and methods Cell culture and reagents Based on the reported alteration of gene expression of ... with a SLR of 3.30, 2.61, 1.68 and 1.52, respectively ANK3 was the only significantly down-regulated gene with a SLR of -5.02 Figure Hierarchical clustering analysis of gene expression profile in...
... numbers of cells with apoptosis-associated alterations of the nuclei and without membrane barrier dysfunction were determined within a field of view at a magnification of X400 A total of 10 randomly ... inhibition of the GPCR signaling pathway as shown by phosphorylation of GRK2 and PKCα; with values of 109% and 104%, respectively, combined with dephosphorylation of ROKα, PKCδ and PKCμ; with values of ... Ethanol regulates the expression of genes of the Fas signaling cascade To further investigate the roleof ethanol-induced apoptosis on gene expression, the mRNA level of Fas receptor, Fas ligand,...
... consequences of infection can be very severe, while the risk of living with one’s beloved cat is practically nill References Angulo FJ, Glaser CA, Juranek DD et al Caring for pets of immunocompromised ... Dis.1994;18:14-24 Han K, Shin DW, Lee TY, et al Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection and risk factors associated with seropositivity of pregnant women in Korea J Parasitol 2008; 94: 963-965 ... 94: 963-965 Grant S and Olsen CW Preventing zoonotic diseases in immunocompromised persons: the roleof physicians and veterinarians Emerg Infect Dis 1999; 5: 159-163 http://www.medsci.org ...
... the preserve of the few (elites) The choice of which language or dialect to use to teach (medium of instruction) reflects the interests of those elite In countries in which one of the languages ... perspective or needs of people from below At least one language of high status is used to exclude speakers of low status languages Marginalized groups are always at the disadvantage of the culture ... majority of people are left out In an education system where English dominates the majority of learners get little benefit from schooling, either in terms of acquiring the necessary language proficiency...
... billion, balance of call deposit account was VND 1,425 million Collected service fee of the last quarter of the year was zero because of free issuing card in this period However, accumulate of 12 months ... 1.- Quantity of ATM, EDC Source Report on result of 2009 card products and services The graph shows the quantity of ATM, EDC changing over period of four years In 2007, the quantity of EDC is lesser ... centre of the transaction process, maintaining the flow of funds and information between issuing and acquiring members The exchange of financial information is called clearing The exchange of the...
... Part I : General knowledge of advertising Some typical concepts of advertising Classifications of advertising Part II : The roleof advertising in society Economic effects of advertising a On governments ... limitation of means of communication and citizens’ perception The most popular type of advertising is on TV Following is the advertising price chart of some typical types of advertising 65 Number of ... more profits it gains and the more it breaks into market Advertising is instrumental in sales promotion, which is one of the most vital tools in Marketing The appearance and the roleof advertising...
... personal traits and characteristics of the job (Wexley and Yukl, 1984) To get deep understanding of employees, characteristics of jobs and their relation to the issue of job satisfaction various theories ... consists of several facets, including satisfaction with the supervisor, relationship with coworkers, present pay, nature of work, and opportunities for promotion 4.1 Nature of work The nature of the ... -3.67 as medium level of satisfaction and the means over 3.67 as high satisfaction Table shows the result of descriptive analysis for level of job satisfaction Examples of job satisfaction items...
... applying to males in management or leadership roles because of the low profile of women in management at this time, and it can be assumed that the profile of women in management would not have been ... towards raising the profile of women in management, as the theory was constructed as a male model at a time when women were not visible in paid employment One of the off shoots of the great man theory ... definition of leadership A brief review of early through to contemporary theories will be explored and consideration will be given as to the role each theory may have played in raising the profile of...
... performance Roleof the central bank The central bank has played a roleof policy designing and implementation in the process of institution building in the financial sector The promulgation of The ... percent of the total by the end of 1999 14 Table Structure of Financial Assets Year Mo Deposits with FIs Loans of FIs Borrowin Bonds g by the Ministry of Finance Capitalizat Insurance Total ion of ... under the framework of financial globalization II Review of Institution Building in the Financial Sector A Main driving forces of institution building A review of the developments of China’s financial...