... Template Preparation Kit from two 10-micron FFDPE trephine sections according to the manufacturer's instructions To verify the integrity of the DNA extracted from the paraffin sections, and to validate ... useof immunophenotyping alone (flow cytometry and immunohistochemistry) and the second (rIPI2) was based onroutineuseof http://www.jhoonline.org/content/2/1/49 immunophenotyping and molecular ... impact of staging investigations on the IPI in a more homogenously treated DLBCL population Conclusion • The predictive value of the IPI can be improved significantly by the routineuseof immunophenotyping...
... complications of the prolonged useof PAEC are airway trauma and aspiration caused by incomplete glottal closure One of our patients who underwent neck surgery and required reintubation after ... reintubation was unlikely We considered the ability ofpatients to manage secretions including cough and swallow functions in making the decision about extubation of the PAEC A stable O2 saturation ... associated with PAEC only, although it could have contributed to the development of aspiration Besides, the presence of the PAEC in the trachea can cause the retention of tracheal secretion by inhibiting...
... of 10 extubation failures, the small number of events precludes meaningful analysis Two weaning consensus conferences failed to recommend routineuseof weaning predictors, probably because of ... recommendation change if the accuracy of the IWI can be confirmed? Weaning predictors should identify all patients ready for spontaneous breathing to avoid unnecessary prolongation of intubation Observational ... randomized to useof the f/VT took longer to wean from the ventilator, other outcome measures being similar In summary, there is no shortage of observational investigations examining the accuracy of weaning...
... unfavourable conditions on topography and water. This has influenced land exploitation potential on goods orientation. As consequence, the effectiveness of agricultural land use in ... norm of the South‐East Region and equal 1/3 of the Mekong Delta. This situation is a pressure on suburban farmers in keeping agricultural production [6]. According to the investigation of Institute ... drainage, but constructing and concretization process made flow to convergent narrow sewerages; or the altitude raise of new urban areas caused concentration of water flow ...
... Regulation, the CEPR conference on Bank Crisis Prevention and Resolution, the European Finance Association Conference, the Reserve Bank of Chicago Conference on Bank Structure and Competition, the ... dominated by the change in only one or two of its components, raising the possibility that at least part of our findings is spurious We find that four of the five components move into the direction of ... we make useof a difference-in-differences set up by comparing changes in savings bank bonds yield spreads to changes in yield spreads of the bonds issued by the control group of banks We use yield...
... ability of the HAMP domain region to regulate AC activity The effect of the HAMP domain on the CHD of Rv1319c was much less pronounced, supporting the earlier notion of a distinct individuality of ... properties of protein constructs for Rv1319c and Rv3645 Concentrations of affinity-purified, homogenous proteins were 1–5 lM to limit substrate conversion to < 10% SC50, substrate concentration at half-maximal ... activity of the CHD of Rv3645 by more than an order of magnitude Disruption of the predicted hydrophobic epitopes of the HAMP-domain enhanced substrate affinity about eightfold, in principle demonstrating...
... to control for other confounding variables as well as the detection and evaluation of any interaction effect between groups and time/intervention Conclusions In conclusion, our study demonstrated ... unable to continue due to claudication pain, while the times of onset of claudication pain and absolute claudication pain, which caused stoppage of ambulation, were recorded The data collection procedure ... values are in degrees of motion AROM - Ankle range of motion; KROM - Knee range of motion; HROM - Hip range of motion Huisinga et al Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2010, 7:25 http://www.jneuroengrehab.com/content/7/1/25...
... address the question of B cell migration, we analyzed chemokine receptor expression on peripheral blood B cells Expression profiles ofpatients with RA were compared with those frompatients with ... College of Rheumatology R1002 Measurement of CXCL10 concentrations For further analysis, sera of controls and those ofpatients analyzed for chemokine receptor expression were stored at -20°C The concentration ... range of values Significant differences from controls are shown (**P < 0.005) The influence of chemokine receptor expression on B cell migration To test whether low expression of CXCR3 on B cells...
... degeneration, tear, and extrusion [2,3] Conventional x-rays have been used and continue to be used to assess some of these changes, particularly in the evaluation of disease progression However, the use ... these patients, very little information is available on the evolution of cartilage loss over time in the more focal regions, such as the subregions of the knee compartments, and on whether patients ... and/or holder of stocks and/or options in ArthroVision M-JB and J-PR declare nonfinancial competing interests as consultants of ArthroVision Authors' contributions J-PP and JM-P contributed to...
... expression on memory CD8 T cells from chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients (a) Representative dot plots showing the expression of CD127 on CD8 T cells in one CHB patient and one healthy control ... treatmentinduced suppression of HBV replication resulted in upregulation of CD127 expression on memory CD8 T cells in all well responders to telbivudine, but not in non-responders These comparison results obtained ... expression on memory CD8 T cells was reduced in patients with chronic hepatitis B Ex vivo expression of CD127 by different CD8 T lymphocyte subsets taken frompatients with CHB were checked by flow...
... cross -sections The material used for the substrate of heat exchangers is aluminum, with the thermal conductivity of 237 W/(mK), density of 2,700 kg/ m3, and specific heat at constant pressure of ... It consists of manifolds and microchannels: all microchannels are connected by manifolds The water firstly from the inlet manifold flows through microchannels, then going out of the system by ... methacrylate) was bonded on the top side of the substrate The PMMA has the thermal conductivity of 0.19 W/(mK) and density of 1,420 kg/m3 The Figure shows the dimensions of a microchannel heat...
... Commission LEGAL NOTICE Neither the European Commission nor any person acting on behalf of the Commission is responsible for the use which might be made of the following information A great deal of ... Combination Effects of Mixtures of Estrogenic Chemicals in Marine and Freshwater Organisms Validated prediction concepts have used concentration addition to accurately predict the effect of mixtures of ... production of vitamin-D Lack of vitamin D can lead to a range of cancers and also bone disease Ultraviolet radiation is used in medical applications for the treatment of some skin conditions such...
... Bordón et al Radiation Oncology 2010, 5:4 http://www.ro-journal.com/content/5/1/4 AR, BP and MLl have made the selection of patients, the evaluation of clinical variables and grade of toxicity as ... from each flask (one negative control and three samples for triplicate study) were washed, centrifuged and incubated with μl of monoclonal antibody CD45 APC-conjugated monoclonal antibody, permitting ... hyperfractionated RT received two daily fractions of 1.2 Gy separated by at least hours to a total mean dose of 78.6 Gy (range 70.0-81.6) PBLs were isolated during follow-up from 10 ml of blood by density...
... instead of chemotherapy, in consideration of the patient’s uncontrolled DM Details of the AFTV have already been reported [5] We used a mixture of both paraffin- embedded primary tumor and formalinfixed ... pseudo-positive reaction Todoroki et al World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2011, 9:96 http://www.wjso.com/content/9/1/96 Figure Coronary sectionsof MRI and PET-CT, and Photograph on the right thigh ... lymphocytes from tissue sections Nat Med 1996, 2:1283 Edge SB, Compton CC: The American Joint Committee on Cancer: the 7th edition of the AJCC cancer staging manual and the future of TNM Ann Surg Oncol...
... Model to first generation offspring only may cause an additional problem because of limited segregation of the investigated gene within offspring sharing proportions of a common additive ancestor ... genetic composition of the experimental individuals may be achievied by multiple matings of the base population ancestors in different combinations, by recording offspring from generations later than ... modified to deal with individual gene contributions rather than breed contributions, and the fixed effects of these contributions are regarded as correction terms rather than parameters to be...
... II b From 20-45 minutes per week c More than 45 minutes per week d There was no pronunciation lesson but the teacher taught the pronunciation of new words and corrected students’ pronunciation ... lesson (If yes, how long approximately? .) When you look up new words in the dictionary, what did you often do? a looked at its meaning only b looked at its pronunciation and meaning, then pronounced ... will need to know some of the basic rules of the sport First of all, remember that you only need one person to make a queue If you are alone at a bus stop, for example, don’t look to relaxed Make...
... teaching pronunciation 2.2.1 Aspects of pronunciation The question of “What is pronunciation?” has been answered by a number of different definitions Generally speaking, pronunciation is simply ... effect of continuous feedback on the students’ pronunciation of English consonant sounds Other aspects of English pronunciation would not be investigated Even though the researcher made useof speaking ... feedback on the students’ pronunciation, but of a very limited scale Teachers often focus on the content of students’ product, rather than the accuracy of their pronunciation Thus, pronunciation receives...
... TABLE OF CONTENTS Declaration Acknowledgements Abstract Table of contents PART I: INTRODUCTION Rationale of the Study Significance of the Study Scope of the Study Aims of the Study Overview of the ... Definition of Second Language Acquisition 1.6 Theories of Second Language Acquisition 1.7 Factors affecting Second Language Acquisition 1.8 Relationship between classroom discipline and second language ... in Second Language Acquisition PART III: CONCLUSION REFERENCE APPENDIX 31 33 34 35 LIST OF TABLES AND GRAPHS List of tables Table 1: Opinions on causes of indiscipline Table 2: Choices of disruptive...