... Abstract Serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) assays differ in calibration and response to different PSA forms We examined intermethod differences in total PSA (tPSA) and free PSA (fPSA) measurements ... measurements We tested 157 samples with tPSA concentrations of to 10 ng/ mL (2 -10 µg/L) using PSA/fPSA method pairs and tPSA method: ADVIA Centaur (complexed and total; Siemens Diagnostics, Tarrytown, ... analyzers have assays to measure total PSA (tPSA), and most can measure at least of the principal forms directly Second, screening with PSA is problematic because PSA is really an organ-specific marker...
... Adhikari andS Scheiner as a model of the peptide unit CH3SH is used to represent the Cys side chain, and CH3SCH3 is a prototype of Met The disulfide bond that frequently connects Cys side chains is ... allowing an assessment of this H-bond energy of 3.33.5 kcal mol1 in this system When a second S atom is added to the monomer, as in CH3SSCH3, most of the minima, and certainly those of lowest energy, ... bond serves as a superior source of electrons to the amide N lone pair, as the former yields higher values of E(2) and SSãããp(CO) bonds occur in more stable minima than does SSãããN There has been...
... 1% Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 44 Table A4 GARCH (1,1) model with and without ... market indexes As presented in Table 4.1, the mean, standard deviation, skewness and kurtosis and Jarque –Bera test show conflicting results There is evidence of negative skewness and mean of ... previous studies on this issue in emerging markets 5.2 IMPLICATIONS Following the analysis and conclusion presented above, some suggestions for participants‟ concerns on stock market may be proposed...
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... polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) Keep in mind that causes such as thyroid disorders, tumors, systemic diseases, genetic disorders, and others will require therapies to specifically address those ... athlete is associated with reduced caloric intake and strenuous exercise, which leads to low estrogen and is associated with stress fractures, osteoporosis, and a potential increase in the risk of ... important in relieving some symptoms Recent studies even indicate that black cohosh may decrease risk factors associated with menopause such as osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease and may even be...
... domestic suppliers are used for underbody parts such as tires, batteries and harnesses due to high transportation costs In the second stage, assemblers switch from imported parts to in-house production ... business Only a fraction of local businesses survived and became first and second tier parts suppliers for foreign lead firms10 From this analysis of the triangular rent seeking relationship between ... on-the-spot transactions in which the suppliers basically produced as they received orders This was because parts used by local assemblers were standardized and were based on the same base model...
... obtained by assessing the images layer by layer in all three views Soft tissue abnormalities such as bursitides, tendinitides, effusions, or other soft tissue changes were also assessed Also measured ... is to research overall spatial relations between the obturator externus muscle and the acetabular components, and to draw conclusions about possibly resulting symptoms The study will subsequently ... Other soft tissue abnormalities of the obturator externus muscle such as bursitides, effusions, or atrophy were not evident within the study group Discussion There are very few studies of muscular...
... observations formulated as a sequence of feature vectors and a finite set of known classifications for the observed sequences HMM models comprise state sequences The transitions between states ... recognizing artificial, posed, and discrete gestures as unnecessary and superficial He asks rhetorically what such systems provide that a simple system with key presses for each categorical selection cannot ... examples 4.2 Holds and handedness In the process of discourse, speakers often employ their hands and the space in front of them as conversational resources to embody the mental imagery Hand use,...
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... the fairness of products’ cost at tourist spots and shops as well as local conveyances 5) Hygiene: the cleanliness and hygiene of a place to stay, tourist spots and restaurants, streets, and food ... quality and tourist satisfaction To supporting for this hypothesis, I propose 10 sub-hypotheses as follow: H1- a: There are positive relationships between core tourism experience and tourist satisfaction ... Overview of studies in various industries The construct of relationship between service quality and customer satisfaction is still a debated issue as many marketing researchers consider the separation...
... health status and joint destruction Health status was measured by the self-administered Stanford Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) and the Arthritis Impact Measurement Scales (AIMS1) [18,19] ... analyses were adjusted for age and gender The baseline cross-sectional associations between demographic, disease activity, and severity variables (gender, age, CRP, Sharp score of hands, Ritchie score, ... participate) Measures of disease activity Disease activity was measured by joint tenderness, which was assessed at all examinations, and the Ritchie score was calculated [16] Swollen joint counts were...
... sensitivity and specificity to consider TLC as a surrogate measure for CD4 [5 -10] Nevertheless, this study supports the notion by Gupta and colleagues (2007), as we observed low sensitivity and ... 40 years; the AUC was also slightly greater for female sex (0.66 versus 0.65) For subjects aged less than 18 years the best TLC cut-off was 2050 with sensitivity and specificity of 53.2% and 52.2%, ... 2005 Stebbing J, Sawleshwarkar S, Michailidis C, Jones R, Bower M, Mandalia S, Nelson M, Gazzard B: Assessment of the efficacy of total lymphocyte counts as predictors of AIDS defining infections...
... The CAT expression levels were presented in concentrations (pg/mL) of the lysates prepared as in Materials and Methods The statistics analysis was made between each pairs For each sample, numberical ... suspension was mixed with two parts (by cell number) of fresh secondary CEF suspension and placed into 35 mm dishes (1 106 cells per dish) To prepare the secondary CEF monolayers, 1 106 cells ... Naito M, Ueda S, Kato S, Hirai K: Analysis of Marek 's disease virus serotype 1-specific phosphorylated polypeptides in virus-infected cells and Marek 's disease lymphoblastoid cells J Gen Virol...
... send overseas embassies and establish formal ties with Chuzan, agency rested with the latter s kings whose predecessors had successfully resisted Chinese appeals or threats for tribute King Satto ... Cohen sees distortions and misinterpretations that have skewed Western assumptions and perceptions on China s past, attributed to cultural biases and contextual dissonances See Paul A Cohen, Rediscovering ... authority to women See Arne Rokkum, Goddesses, Priestesses and Sisters: Mind, Gender and 25 political brokers but subject to local power relations themselves Smits refers to strong circumstantial evidence...
... applications point of view, a very interesting class of processes is that of “bridges” between two self-similar processes, i.e those that are both lass and iass Along those lines is the real ... respect to a compensated Poisson random measure We start by recalling some facts about Poisson random measures 2.1 Poisson random measures and integrals A recent comprehensive account on Poisson ... measure N (ds) with the intensity measure n(ds) is defined as N (ds) = N (ds)−n(ds), where N (ds) is a Poisson random measure The stochastic integral with respect to a compensated Poisson random...
... comparison, the change in month short rate Δr (t ) is used in a separate contemporaneous regression analysis and the results are consistent with those using shocks Table summarizes the results There ... quality of issuers, bond maturities, credit sources, and time periods studied There is no consensus on the correlations between changes in credit spread and changes in interest rate slopes, or the ... • Section discusses the data and variable specification • Section describes historical correlation findings using aggregated data • Section presents the results from regression specifications...
... control system); and HACCP and HACCP (the analysis and control system for essential foodstuff processing steps) 3.1.3 To set up applying e-commerce in business Vietnam enterprises should step up ... EU market is one which is diversify and plentiful in term of species, big in quantity, stable in supply; statistics the customer s consuming tastes and fully meets standards of products: quality, ... produces in the form of cash payments, low interest loan, tax breaks, product price supports, or some other forms is called subsidy Regardless of the form a subsidy takes, it is intended to assist...
... logistic regression analysis was used to predict anal lesions based on answers of the patient questionnaire Data were analysed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences software (SPSS, ... Sims’ position to evaluate its pros and cons Methods Participants Individuals were asked to complete a questionnaire that described their symptoms and signs (table 1) Proctologic assessment was performed ... history of symptoms, and anal lesions Bivariate analyses were performed by using t-tests to compare independent groups and point-biserial correlations coefficients to analyse relationships between...