... as the development of offshore financial centers and off-balance-sheet methods of financing); • the diminishing effectiveness of traditional controls due to financial innovation (including the ... 1980s Inthe case of S&Ls the insurance premium was set by statute in 1950 at 1/12 of 1% ofthe assessable deposits and was the same for all insured institutions regardless ofthe riskiness of their ... to being changed and enforced inthe interest ofthe regulated industry, rather than inthe interest ofthe economy at large General laws, on the other hand, tend to be more immune and therefore...
... upper gastrointestinal surgeons with training in these techniques may have an increasing roleinthe diagnosis of lymphomas In cases of intrathoracic lympahadopathy, newer minimally-invasive techniques ... University inthe late 1960s which showed that the performance of a staging laparotomy altered the stage of disease in 42% of cases, up regulating in 28% and down regulating in 14% of cases [2] The ... baseline against which the effects of chemotherapy may be judged The aim of this study was to examine whether the 21st century surgeon still has a role to play inthe diagnosis and management of...
... its cleansing and lubricating properties, may reduce the possibility of virus entry into theoral epithelial cells by reducing the contact period ofthe virus with theoral mucosa [28] Finally, ... body against further infections by the same virus on other sites Fourthly, although theoral mucosal epithelium resembles the epithelium ofthe genital tract [27], antimicrobial action of saliva, ... found oral HPV infection in only 3.8% women Of these, only had clinical lesions suggestive of HPV infection In our study, all the HPV positive subjects had clinically normal oral mucosa Another...
... via colostrum of specific antibodies against actinobacilli present intheoral cavity ofthe mare would provide the foal with protection against infection with these strains The aim of this study ... protected against infection with Actinobacillus strains provoking a transferable immune response inthe mare, while remaining unprotected against other strains All foals sampled inthe study remained ... concentration, with the mare serum falling below the detection level ofthe AGID test The presence inthe mare sera of antibodies to some Actinobacillus strains indicates that these strains were a persistent...
... Recombinant activated factor VIIa in an unselected series of cases with upper gastrointestinal bleeding Thromb Res 2005, Epub ahead of print 18 Rizoli SB, Chughtai T: The emerging roleof recombinant ... Frolke JP: Theroleof recombinant factor VIIa inthe treatment of life-threatening haemorrhage in blunt trauma Injury 2005, 36:495-500 Boffard KD, Riou B, Warren B, Choong PI, Rizoli S, Rossaint R, ... (upper gastrointestinal bleeding) without any evidence for the drug’s efficacy and safety The first issue is the off-label use After a single successful report of off-label use of recombinant FVIIa...
... autopsy The lack of a decrease inthe proportion of missed diagnoses during the past decades does not indicate a lack of progress in medical science since the types of missed diagnoses varied inthe ... to 32% inthe 1980s, and an increase in undiagnosed infections of 30% Gerain and colleagues [36] studied the causes of death in oncology patients who died in an ICU In 23.5% of all deaths the primary ... guidelines ofthe Infectious Diseases Society of America on the treatment of invasive candidiasis in intensive care reinforce this [21] Autopsies are useful for understanding pathophysiology There...
... function of relaxin-3 is considered to be different from that of other relaxin proteins involved inthe growth and remodeling of reproductive and other tissues during pregnancy [10] Inthe mouse ... area dorsal to the substantia nigra inthe midbrain reticular formation By immunostaining using monoclonal antibody against the N-terminus ofthe human relaxin-3 A-chain [2], relaxin-3-immunoreactive ... downstream of CRFR1 [29] (Fig 2B) The function of relaxin-3 inthe brain Because relaxin-3-producing cells showed a relatively limited distribution, predominantly in neurons ofthe NI, the function of...
... hemagglutinin [19] In order to investigate the importance ofthe individual N-glycosylation sites of Lassa virus GP-C for intracellular trafficking we analysed cell surface expression ofthe mutated ... analysing theroleof glycosylation of GP inthe correct viral context Conclusion Taken together, our study suggest that individual N-linked oligosaccharides ofthe Lassa virus glycoprotein differ ... GP-C indicating that each N-glycosylation site is used for N-glycan attachment Next we determined the effect ofthe individual N-glycans on the maturation cleavage by analysing the presence of the...
... cells showing wild- or mutant-type p53 with the same background and indicated theroleof p53 inthe suppressive effect of BNCT Methods Cells Theoral SCC cell line SAS showed the phenotype of wildtype ... An increase inthe phosphorylation of cdc2 occurred at 12 h, indicating cell cycle arrest at the G2 checkpoint, and declined to the initial level at 48 h Cyclin B1 that forms the cdc2/cyclin ... cell lines and participated inthe design ofthe study TO provided cell lines and participated inthe design ofthe study YY conceived ofthe study and participated in its design and coordination...
... on theroleof feedback (see Mackey, 2007, 2012 for recent reviews), again providing evidence in support ofthe output hypothesis Drawing on the roles of input, interaction, and output, the interaction ... conceived of as the collaborative construction of opportunities” (p.17) In this way, the ZPD is different from the i+1 input in Krashen’s input hypothesis in that the former emphasises theroleofthe ... in my research for their generous time and trust I sincerely thank the Department of Education and Training, the Head ofthe school and teaching staff ofthe school back home in Vietnam for their...
... profitability is declining The internalization of information within the same institution may thus enhance intra-circuit and inter-circuit stability by reducing the incentive to overfinancing The ... Creating a stronger investor base amounts to strengthening the circuit by completing the financial market structure ofthe economy, thus eliminating discontinuities inthe transmission of information ... placing money with investment financial institutions inthe capital market, and hold the remaining share in noninterest bearing, short-term bank deposits (eq 7) The share of savings going to the...
... advantageous in serving transport inthe Mekong Delta linking to Cambodia The total length ofthe inland waterway (IW) system is about 40,998 km, mainly inthe Red River Delta and the Mekong Delta Inthe ... forwarding activities ofthe S.R of Vietnam, and on this basis to integrate with such professional colleagues on the world The Association has theroleof coordinating the activities ofthe members ... conditions for business associations, as well implemented strategies on developing and increasing the quality of trade services ofthe Ministry of Trade and the Ministry of Transport Being the intermediary...
... English at the expense ofthe other languages that exist inthe country, the adult language program in Botswana maintains the hegemony and the gap between the poor and the rich, the major and minority ... for the betterment of their conditions It could mobilize the so called minorities to oppose their status and challenge the hegemony ofthe majority communities in Botswana 31 In most parts ofthe ... is for the most part the preserve ofthe 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...
... also inconsistent with their understanding of language teaching Inthe case ofthe activity Reading and reporting from website, only 14% ofthe teachers said they 'use it regularly' when 50% of them ... inthe language learning process As a result, CLT also alters theroleofthe teacher According to Breen and Candlin (1980), "the teacher has two main roles: the first role is to facilitate the ... think the researcher wants to read rather than their real feelings Moreover, the number ofthe subjects is small which may influence the implications ofthe thesis to some extent The results of...
... categories of business-to-business advertising are industrial and professional advertising b.1 Industrial advertising Advertising targeted at individuals who buy or influence the purchase of industrial ... development ofthe industry also fosters the other industries in society, which contributes to the development ofthe economy as a whole In Vietnam, spending for advertising is rather lower than that in ... advertising industry Since the opening policy and law of foreign investment, advertising industry has seen remarkable changes The growth rate of advertising service is the highest in economy, in which...
... students’ oral presentations difficulties inthe classroom setting, the research was aimed at finding out: (1) the students’ assessment ofthe importance oforal presentation skills in their future ... with the informants ofthe study being the sixty two students of two classes, English Department, Phuong Dong University The survey questionnaire completed by the students was the main instrument ... efforts in learning and teaching oral communication skills On the part ofthe second-year majors, for example, in order to be effective learners of English in general and effective speakers in particular,...
... raising the profile of women in management However, during this period of research, there was an emerging recognition ofthe importance of a concern for people inthe behavioural theories as being ... anything 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 ofthe off shoots ofthe ... enabling of others to help achieve the goals ofthe organisation Furthermore, the ability to control others is given no prominence in this recent definition of leadership A brief review of early...