... manifest diseases and chronic respiratory effects in cooks and other exposed groups[14-18,26-29] In this http://www.occup-med.com/content/4/1/9 study we aimed to determine early, shortterm changes ... entering, and 4) 24 hours after entering (next morning) We think that the chosen shortterm exposure of the groups to cooking fumes was quite realistic Both for group A and B, the exposure was at a level ... too short to give a shortterm response that can be measured by more spirometric parameters On the other hand, other studies have been able to unveil spirometric changes over relatively short...
... = H + E (5) where Rn and M are the net gains of energy from radiation and metabolism, respectively, and H and E are losses of sensible and latent heat, i.e by convection and evaporation, respectively ... air (J kg1 K1), and the psychrometric constant (Pa K1), respectively Ts and Ta are air and leaf temperatures, and es and ea are the water vapour pressure in the substomatal spaces and in the air, ... within-stand and the within-crown light regime: comparison of random and grouping canopy models, Agric Meteorol 28 (1983) 143-155 [104] Pagốs L., Doussan C., Vercambre G., Below-ground environment and...
... sentence are kept in short- term memory and accessed first All the entities that are further back are more likely to be in long -term memory (and not in shor~ -term memory) and accessed second They ... i o n is offered here It has b e e n heavily influenced by the short- term~ long -term memory model of Kintsch and van DiJk (19~8) and e s p e c i a l l y its leading edge strategy ~tructure ~f ... limited short- term memory They also test Grosz Joshl and W e l n s t e l n ' s claim that d e f i n i t e noun phrases, and not pronouns, s h o u l d be used to refer ~o items no longer in focus and...
... dependence, and temperature and stress dependence Not only the momentary values of temperature and stress are relevant, but the entire prior history is (i.e stress and temperature during processing and ... both its stress and strain form: t σ (t) = −∞ E(ψ − ψ )ε(t )dt and ε(t) = ˙ t −∞ D (ψ − ψ )σ (t )dt ˙ (2.17) where ψ= t −∞ dt and ψ = aσ [σ (t )] t −∞ dt aσ [σ (t )] and E(t) and D (t) are the ... quality, safety, and mechanical performance (e.g stiffness, strength and impact resistance) Mechanical performance is generally optimized by trial -and- error until the functional demands of the design...
... various abiotic and biotic influences, light is highly variable in its intensity and its quality on both a shortterm timescale (in the range of seconds to minutes) and a long -term timescale (in ... relationships of state transitions and LTR Both short- termand long -term acclimation responses are controlled by the same redox signal in the thylakoid membrane and work in the same functional direction ... intensities and replaced by structural rearrangements for light protection [33] Thus, besides the temporal co-ordination of state transitions and LTR in response to short- termand long -term light...
... 1940s and the 1970s, the entry of women into the work force drove labor force growth From the 1970s through 1990, the entry of the baby boom generation drove this growth, and during the 1990s and ... www.migrationpolicy.org/pubs/Holzer-January2011.pdf - Iskander, Natasha, Nicola Lowe, and Christine Riordan 2010 The Rise and Fall of a Micro-Lending Region: Mexican Immigrants and Construction in Center-South Philadelphia Environment and Planning ... relationship between informality and business growth, see William J Baumol, Robert E Litan, and Carl J Schramm, Good Capitalism, Bad Capitalism, and the Economics of Growth and Prosperity (New Haven,...
... were centrifuged, plasma aliquoted, and frozen at -70°C until the time of testing Plasma levels of Troponin I (TnI) and myoglobin (Myo) were measured using sandwich immunoassays with chemiluminescence ... manufacturer protocol and using standard curves and software The kits for NTproBNP (fmol/ml) were purchased from ALPCO Diagnostics, Salem, New Hampshire; for IL-6 (pg/ml) and TNFα (pg/ ml) from ... increasing to 2.5 L/m/M2, and mean pulmonary capillary wedge pressure decrease over that period to 23 mmHg uble Fas levels increased 18% (p = 0.00074) while FasLigand levels decreased 20% (p =...
... This study aims to: i) assess short- term (4 days after VABB) responses in terms of HRQoL after VABB, ii) evaluate long -term (18 months after VABB) responses, if any, and iii) examine whether these ... performance at a psychological level, immediately after its performance at a functioning-physical leveland entails long -term effects associated with pain Mastalgia, older age and lower income emerged ... Health-related Quality of Life in Vacuum-Assisted Breast Biopsy: short- term effects, long -term effects and predictors Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2010 8:11 ...
... investigate the long -term effect of surgical treatment and pelvic floor training on anxiety, depression and the assessed aspects of quality of life Assessment time points (before and weeks after treatment) ... surgical treatment and pelvic floor training in patients with clinically proven SUI with regard to QOL, anxiety and depression The main focus was the effect of surgery and pelvic floor training on the ... Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2008, 6:72 items are "I worry about not being able to get to the toilet on time", "I worry about coughing and sneezing" and "I have to be careful about standing...
... Page of Demographic variables Demographic data and data on daily CPM, pain and nausea scores and type and doses of analgesia, local anaesthetic and anti-emetics received were collected from the ... not be significant in terms of long term recovery as Kadic et al also observed that shortterm improvements in knee flexion did not correlate with increased knee flexion and improved functional ... narcotic PCA and CFNC compared to those patients managed with narcotic PCA alone? Outcome measures used in this preliminary study included patient’s perceived pain, narcotic usage, andshortterm functional...
... Page of Demographic variables Demographic data and data on daily CPM, pain and nausea scores and type and doses of analgesia, local anaesthetic and anti-emetics received were collected from the ... not be significant in terms of long term recovery as Kadic et al also observed that shortterm improvements in knee flexion did not correlate with increased knee flexion and improved functional ... narcotic PCA and CFNC compared to those patients managed with narcotic PCA alone? Outcome measures used in this preliminary study included patient’s perceived pain, narcotic usage, andshortterm functional...
... associations between lower extremity and spine and back injuries and mobility problems, and injuries to the head and neck and cognitive Langley et al Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2011, 9:68 ... Zealand - Auckland, Manukau City, Gisborne, Otago, and Southland Each month, potential participants were selected from new ACC claimants ACC then sent, on our behalf, a letter of invitation and ... Zealand Section of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, School of Population Health, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, 261 Morrin Road, Glen Innes, Auckland 1072, New Zealand...
... during spring and summer and every three months during fall and winter Temperature at the soil surface was measured between 14:00 and 14:30 h, and ST-5, ST-20, and ST-30 between 14:00 and 17:00 h ... between April and September (late fall and winter in the Southern Hemisphere) Spring and summer are generally warm and dry [10] Mean annual temperature and precipitation are 8.2 ºC and 684 mm in ... (SM-20 and SM-40) was measured in April and October 2001, and in January and April 2002, each time in a different location along the edge of the sample unit SM-0 was determined between 10:00 and...
... coppice-with-standards stands for centuries From lus 1867 until 1914, most of the stands were regenerated to form even-aged high-forest stands, but the old coppice-with-standards stands are still ... both models (tables III and IV) The case of July appears somewhat disconcerting because the related parameters and the from years y, y- and y- on the hand, and years y- and y- on the other, can ... indices: Cd 0.7 alpha and Ch alpha Coefficients a and -0.3 b were determined separately for sessile oak and pedunculate oak The Cd index was then calculated for each sample tree and used to compensate...
... expression levels of Bcl-2 were intermediate (LNCaP-cells) or low (PC3-cells) (Figure 3C and 3D) Treatment with ErPC3 did not affect the protein levels of Bcl-xL and Bcl-2 in LNCaP and PC3 cells, ... radiation LNCaP and PC3 cells expressed the anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 proteins Bcl-xL, Mcl-1, and Bcl-2, although at different levels: Both cell lines expressed a high amount of Bcl-xL, and an intermediate ... cancer and overcoming resistance to standard genotoxic chemo- and radiotherapy Importantly, Akt is embedded into a highly complex network of upstream regulators and downstream effector proteins and...
... reasonably good feasibility in terms of acute toxicity [11,12] The purpose and primary endpoint of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and the acute, subacute andshortterm late toxicity of a ... control to standard radiation therapy by giving larger doses per fraction in shorter periods of time [21] Several experiences and results of randomized trials have been reported and offer encouraging ... plan consisted of two or more photon beams suitably angled and optimized by the use of wedges and Table BED comparison between standard and explored RT schedule RT schedule BED tumor control a/b4...
... Norway) and Origin V.7.5 (Originlab, Northampton, USA) Data are summarized as means and standard deviations between assessors for each data point Statistical dependence between alcoholic strengths and ... was not detectable (< 20 μM) in all cases Average and standard deviation of all assessors are shown (in the case of n = 1, the average and standard deviation of the two replications per assessor ... the acetaldehyde contained in the beverage and that formed from ethanol The influence of the directly contained acetaldehyde, however, is short- termand only prevails during the first minutes...
... properties in forensic and acute settings [21,37], and now in a PICU setting The instrument is short, practical and easy to administer in routine care Systematic uses of standardised instruments ... Therapeutic- and control steps taken and nurses’ observations were coded on a 23-item checklist These therapeutic steps and observations included for instance “frequency of testing out and pushing ... “frequency of testing out and pushing limits”, “intensity of testing out and pushing limits”, and “need to set limits” was used as a possible predictor after an initial, short observation of the...
... with “nicotine” AND “smoking” AND “gum OR Patch OR spray OR inhalers OR Tablet OR lozenge” AND “random*” 280 abstacts were obtained when using “bupropion” and “smoking” and “random” and “clinical ... include serum and saliva thiocyanate (SCN), expired carbon monoxide (CO), plasma, saliva and urinary cotinine and plasma and urinary nicotine Each of these have various strengths and weaknesses.[18] ... the longer term evaluations and indicate that sustained abstinence is possible in the clinical trial setting Furthermore there are some physiological and health advantages to short- term abstinence...