... standards and other pronouncements‖ (Miller et al., 1994, p 58) Miller, Redding and Bahnson also indicate that one component of due process is the solicitation and collection of comment letters on selected ... the FASB, the organization is a nonprofit corporation with a mission to ― establish and improve standards of financial accounting and reporting for the guidance and education of the public, including ... National Association of State Auditors, Comptrollers, and Treasurers, and the Securities Industry Association‖ (p 3) The independence of the FASB was questioned by its reliance on contributions...
... yields higher local control with significant reduction in both acute and late complications[5] Nevertheless, the use of higher RT doses beyond the conventional doses has been demonstrated to cause ... treated with the same technique and the same doses, and any deviations from either the technique or dose were reasons for exclusion from the study The clinicaland dosimetric records of patients ... thorough physical examination, serum total and free prostate specific antigen (PSA), and testosterone levels, complete blood count and serum biochemistry, and pelvic MRI every months At each visit,...
... central contributions of this study Knowledge sharing and its influenceon innovative behavior and patient satisfaction We define innovative behavior as the introduction and implementation of new ... satisfaction by better fitting their permanent needs Shared decision making and its influenceon innovative behavior and patient satisfaction Although the concept of knowledge sharing focuses mainly on ... expectations andtheir perception of performance will diminish [24] Thus, shared decision making also has a positive effect on patient satisfaction Innovative behavior and its influenceon patient...
... EQ-5D index and other continuous variables were summarized using the mean and standard deviation and boxplots Categorical variables were summarized using frequencies and proportions The difference ... smaller relationship with age and ETT The variation seen in the relationship between the EQ-5D index and these variables, with the exception of the ETT and treatment satisfaction measured by ... Appropriateness for coronary revascularization [1] ACRE I: Consecutive patients having coronary angiography E: None Diagnosis/ management (cohort) 2419 Coronary revascularization ACRE MM ACRE PCI...
... activation [277-279] Ischemia X X TD Vasoconstriction, ischemia and TGF-b secretion [87,281-284] X INF Vasoconstriction and ischemia [273,280]; ↑ECM components and TGF-b [87] Vasoconstriction [67] ... of cytosolic calcium and inositol phosphate, prostaglandin synthesis and cellular contraction and long-term alterations such as proliferation, hypertrophy and ECM production [159] These effects ... dysfunction and inflammation leading to fibrosis and reduced filtration; (ii) creating hypoperfusion and ischemic scenarios compromising renal blood flow, and tubular and glomerular function; and...
... division of the raw data by the donor value at RT for 24 h Since donors served as blocks and contributed an observation from each condition (i.e each combination of temperature and duration level), ... R, McFarland E, Fenton T, for the Pediatric ACTG Cryopreservation Working Group: Optimization and limitations of use of cryopreserved peripheral blood mononuclear cells for functional and phenotypic ... PBMC function and viability [30]; so if cell isolation and cryopreservation is done at each site, there needs to be intensive training and quality assurance to confirm comparable methods and results...
... to reactivation of HPV infection [5,6] Hence, both cell-mediated and humoral immune mechanisms have been widely investigated for their roles in HPV infection and disease [7,8] In contrast, much ... to their location and role in antigen presentation, epithelial dendritic or Langerhans cells are believed to be essential for the initiation of adaptive immune response against HPV infection ... genotypes [33] Amplifications were performed using the following conditions: 95°C for 10 mins and 40 cycles of denaturation at 95°C for min, annealing at 55°C for min, and extension at 72°C for min,...
... activation [277-279] Ischemia X X TD Vasoconstriction, ischemia and TGF-b secretion [87,281-284] X INF Vasoconstriction and ischemia [273,280]; ↑ECM components and TGF-b [87] Vasoconstriction [67] ... of cytosolic calcium and inositol phosphate, prostaglandin synthesis and cellular contraction and long-term alterations such as proliferation, hypertrophy and ECM production [159] These effects ... dysfunction and inflammation leading to fibrosis and reduced filtration; (ii) creating hypoperfusion and ischemic scenarios compromising renal blood flow, and tubular and glomerular function; and...
... Increased expression of IL-4 and IL-10 and decreased expression of IL-2 and interferon-gamma in long-surviving mouse heart allografts after brief CD4-monoclonal antibody therapy Transplantation 1995, ... intraperitoneally (corresponding to 17.1 and 11.4 mg/kg, respectively, on the basis of a mean body weight of 175 g) on days 1, 0, 3, and 6, i.e day before AA induction, on the day of induction (day ... applicable only to the onset of AA) and the mAbs W3/25 and OX35 as ameliorating Affinity of the monoclonal antibodies Calculation of the affinity constant (KA) resulted in comparable values for OX35 and...
... secretion from activated T cells and monocytes After anti-TNF-α treatment the ‘hibernated’ peripheral blood CD4+CD25+ Treg pool recovered and powerfully inhibited, as in healthy controls, not only ... 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 120 June 2005 Vol No Londei Chu CQ, Londei M: Induction of Th2 cytokines and control of collagen-induced arthritis by nondepleting anti-CD4 Abs J Immunol 1996, 157:2685-2689 ... inflammatory diseases such as juvenile idiopathic arthritis and spondyloarthropathies, in which phenotype, distribution and functional studies of CD4+CD25+ Treg have been performed [14–17] In...
... and PIP joints of the hands at inclusion and at and years follow-up, and are expressed as the mean with the 95% confidence interval (CI) The distribution and degree of radiological destruction ... presentation Moreover, we expanded the data on the influence of anti-CCP antibodies on the disease course during 4-year follow-up for the distribution and extent of both inflammation (swollen joints) and ... Figure Erosion and joint space narrowing scores of MCP and PIP joints at inclusion and follow-up Erosion and joint space narrowing scores of the metaInclusion follow-up carpophalangeal (MCP) and proximal...
... our institution in the treatment of ACCs to treatments with neutrons alone, with a combination of neutrons and photons, and photons alone The local control rates were 75% for neutrons and 32% for ... modulated radiation therapy and inverse treatment planning for tumors of the head and neck region: clinical implementation of the step and shoot approach and first clinical results Radiother Oncol 2003, ... the longest experience exists using neutrons The use of neutrons compared to photons shows an advantage in most studies The only prospective randomised trial comparing neutrons and photons [11]...
... bilateral head and neck irradiation: Techniques and early results Int J Rad Onc Biol Phys 1996, 36:469-480 Franzén L, Funegard U, Ericson T, Henriksson R: Parotid gland function during and following ... investigations of salivary gland function in dependence on http://www.ro-journal.com/content/1/1/18 21 22 23 irradiation dose and volume for reduction of xerostomia in patients with head -and- neck ... Sessions R, Shaha A, Som P, Wolf GT, the Committee for Head and Neck Surgery and Oncology, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery: Neck dissection Classificaton Update: Revisions...
... association between dominant foot and callus formation, which concurs with the findings of Springett et al [21] Conclusion Plantar hyperkeratotic lesions affect 60% of older people and are associated ... decision making processes for papers they have co-authored Authors' contributions SRL and HBM conceived and designed the study HBM conducted the statistical analysis MJS compiled the data and drafted ... J: Normal and abnormal function of the foot 1st edition Los Angeles: Clinical Biomechanics Corp; 1977 Birtane M, Tuna H: The evaluation of plantar pressure distribution in obese and non-obese...
... al Implementation Science 2010, 5:10 http://www.implementationscience.com/content/5/1/10 and share the decision with the professional, and to reflect on the reasons that support their view An ... interviews done by the one interviewer, and the interviewer will check the coding Major differences in interpretation in codes will be solved by email and telephone contact Page of Validation and prioritisation ... and prioritisation of the final recommendations Two expert meetings will be organised to validate findings and prioritize recommendations: one among experts in the Netherlands, and one executed...
... rearing conditions: F (1,16) = 1.32, p = 0.27; interaction effect of condition and area: F (2,32) = 0.8, p = 0.46) The GABA fibers also revealed no significant effect for the environmental condition ... Authors' contributions SB participated in the acquisition and interpretation of the data and drafted the manuscript TG contributed to the acquisition and the analysis of the data GM contributed ... of rearing conditions (F (1,17) = 0.50, p = 0.49) or interaction effect of condition and lamina (F (1,17) = 0.07, p = 0.79) for the DA fibers in the prefrontal cortex, or for the DA fibers in the...
... al Implementation Science 2010, 5:10 http://www.implementationscience.com/content/5/1/10 and share the decision with the professional, and to reflect on the reasons that support their view An ... interviews done by the one interviewer, and the interviewer will check the coding Major differences in interpretation in codes will be solved by email and telephone contact Page of Validation and prioritisation ... and prioritisation of the final recommendations Two expert meetings will be organised to validate findings and prioritize recommendations: one among experts in the Netherlands, and one executed...
... process and affect validity of its recommendations [7] Wrong recommendations affect health professionals' credibility on guidelines, and consequently, limit their adoption [2] In 1999, Shaneyfelt and ... to health professional decision-making, being this related to: screening and primary prevention, diagnosis, treatment and secondary prevention and/ or rehabilitation; 2) they contained bibliographic ... citation purposes) Implementation Science 2008, 3:43 http://www.implementationscience.com/content/3/1/43 11 Authors' contributions MEE conceived the study, designed the protocol and coordination...
... range of positions (and hence motion) observed for the long tail fibers [51] Structure of the baseplate in the star conformation and its comparison with the hexagonal conformation The star-shaped ... changes its conformation No atomic resolution structures for the long tail fibers, their components or their chaperones (see next section) have yet been published In the cryoEM reconstruction of the ... (gp6, gp25 and gp53) to alter its conformation and thus initiating sheath contraction The process of sheath contraction is accomplished by rotating and sliding the gp18 sheath subunits and progresses...