... RESULTS Pointer years Practically speaking, there were no real missing rings in the initial data, although some rings were very narrow and especially hard to distinguish This was rather surprising ... especially in sessile oak Moreover, CO appears to be the most impor2 tant predictor principally explaining the longterm growth increase observed However, caution is necessary in interpreting this ... to increased wood productivity in boreal and temperate forest ecosystems (Pastor and Post, 1988) In the case of sessile oak in western Europe (and assuming that the model in table III is real and...
... activities of bathing, dressing, toileting, transferring, continence and feeding This index correlates with physical dependence In this study, patient dependence was described in one of manners ... function: independent (1 point), and dependent (0 points) The worst ADL score obtained was (complete dependence) and the best was (complete independence) The cognitive score includes the individual ... dependent (0 point), and dependent (1 point) The worst score obtained in this study was (complete dependence) and the best (complete independence) The Nottingham Health Profile (NHP), used in its validated...
... baseline for fluoxetine- and Rating ScaleMean change from baseline for fluoxetine- and placebo-treated patients on the Children's Depression Rating Scale-Revised *Random effects regression model indicated ... http://www.capmh.com/content/3/1/11 Table 3: Change in baseline to endpoint in depressive symptomatology and psychosocial functioning Measure characteristic Baseline Fluoxetinea Endpoint Change CDRS-R 53.0 ± 2.32 ... fluoxetine and CBT in adolescents with major depression, behavior problems, and substance use disorders, greater efficacy in combined fluoxetine and CBT treatment in comparison to placebo and CBT...
... model and inferential capa~bili~ies The first assumption is crucial Other things being equal, c o m p u t a t i o n s involving retrieval from short- term memory will be faster than those involving ... of intervening sentences increased The sharpest difference appeared between zero and one intervening sentence Gaze durations within the anaphorlo sentence were shorter when there were no intervenlng ... thermometer 5a- The thin instrument was not giving the e x p e c t e d re~ding 5b- A broken instrument was not giving the e x p e c t e d reading 5c- The c o m p u z e r terminal was not giving the e x...
... crisis in the ICU and its continued use in the operating theater for intraoperative support [7], VA ECMO was routinely instituted from the groin area under general anesthesia in the operating theater ... safe, and clinically meaningful Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests Authors' contributions HHH, JSC, SCH, SWK, PMH, NHC, CCC, and YCL were all involved in ... in this critical population during the lung transplant procedure • Avoiding additional intravenous bolus of heparin into the ECMO circuits could minimize coagulation disturbances during LTx and...
... more shortterm debt and less long -term debt 18-11 Carrying vs Shortage Costs • Managing short- term assets involves a trade-off between carrying costs and shortage costs – Carrying costs – increase ... 18-24 Short- Term Financial Plan Q1 Beginning cash balance Net cash inflow Q2 Q3 Q4 80 188 50 50 108 (176) 26 122 New short- term borrowing 38 Interest on short- term investment (loan) Short- term ... Understand the various options for short- term financing 18-2 Chapter Outline • Tracing Cash and Net Working Capital • The Operating Cycle and the Cash Cycle • Some Aspects of Short- Term Financial...
... abiotic and biotic in uences, 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 the range ... temporal co-ordination of state transitions and LTR in response to short- termand long -term light quality gradients, the STN7 kinase might also integrate light intensity signals However, an increased ... days and seasons) Important abiotic determinants include the geographical latitude of the ecosystem, the appearance of clouds and the leaf movement by wind Biotic in uences depend mainly on the individual...
... moves inexorably toward retirement, immigrants and their children will play a critical role in sustaining US output and productivity against the backdrop of increasing competition from emerging-market ... Mobility in the United States (Washington, DC: Economic Mobility Project, 2008) and Chapter in Ron Haskins and Isabel V Sawhill, Creating an Opportunity Society (Washington, DC: The Brookings Institution, ... steadily increased, both in numerical terms and as a share of the total population In relative terms, the foreign-born share is currently approaching, but remains below, levels recorded during the peak...
... for ligand binding, therefore reducing apoptotic signaling Procedures All treatments including milrinone dosing was at the discretion of the patient's attending physician, with initial dosing between ... continued to be at the discretion of the attending physician, including inotrope administration and dosing It is well recognized that heart failure leads to increased circulating levels of pro-inflammatory ... studies examining natriuretic peptide levels and/ or inflammatory markers during inotrope administration with inconsistent results [8-11] Adding complexity to this picture is data indicating that...
... measured by EQ-5D TTO and VAS indices Increasing age was associated with worse baseline EQ-5D TTO and VAS indices; on the other hand increasing income correlated with better baseline EQ-5D TTO values ... VABB; in other words, women with prior caesarian sections may be accustomed to temporary or short- term pain Commenting on late effects, a striking finding is that long -term pain (EQ-5D pain/discomfort ... factor, limiting the deterioration in SF-36 Physical Functioning dimension; it is tempting to attribute this finding to analgesic and stress-modulating effects of nicotine (reviewed in [20]) Another...
... different types of UI including stress urinary incontinence (SUI), urge incontinence, mixed incontinence, neurogenic incontinence, functional incontinence or overflow incontinence [8] This study ... the domains of physical well-being, social well-being, emotional well-being and functional well-being Incontinence Quality of Life Instrument (I-QOL) The Incontinence Quality of Life Instrument ... patients suffering from UI have weakened pelvic floor muscles In the case of SUI an increase in intraabdominal pressure (induced by activities such as coughing, laughing, sneezing, lifting of heavy...
... sequentially according to the order and timing of when booking documentation was received at the clinic In Anaesthetist 1’s group a FNC was inserted post induction of anaesthesia, and prior to incision, ... technique A loading dose of 20 ml 0.75% ropivacaine and 20 ml 2% lignocaine was administered in the recovery room prior to commencement of continuous infusion of 0.2% ropivacaine Intravenous PCA ... participants to self report their pain using a verbal rating scale (VRS) of 0-10 where = no pain and 10 = the worst pain imagined Additionally a short questionnaire containing Likert scale questions designed...
... sequentially according to the order and timing of when booking documentation was received at the clinic In Anaesthetist 1’s group a FNC was inserted post induction of anaesthesia, and prior to incision, ... technique A loading dose of 20 ml 0.75% ropivacaine and 20 ml 2% lignocaine was administered in the recovery room prior to commencement of continuous infusion of 0.2% ropivacaine Intravenous PCA ... participants to self report their pain using a verbal rating scale (VRS) of 0-10 where = no pain and 10 = the worst pain imagined Additionally a short questionnaire containing Likert scale questions designed...
... points (sub-samples) within each sampling unit SM-0 was measured on five points in each sampling unit in the same points where ST-0 and ST-5 were determined; SM-20 and SM-40 were measured in ... [22] In the past, fire frequency increased in the majority of cypress stands after 1850, coincidentally with an increase in number of indigenous people that inhabited the region and the beginning ... measured in April and October 2001, andin 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 12:00 h andin SM-20 and...
... perifosine and the prototypic intravenously applicable ErPC3, in preclinical and clinical investigations is based on their ability to induce apoptosis in tumor cells and their ability to increase ... 473 but phosphorylation on serine 473 seems to be independent of PDK1 Although several kinases, such as integrinlinked kinase, DNA-dependent protein kinase (DNAPK), and the mTOR/Rictor-complex ... ionizing radiation and ErPC3 in prostate cancer cell lines In a first step, the anti-neoplastic effects of ErPC3 and ionizing radiation alone were analyzed in three different prostate cell lines...
... recurrence and cosmetic outcome [6-8] In order to intensify treatment, a simultaneous boost dose, concomitant or integrated, has been introduced in clinics by using 3-D conformal radiotherapy or intensity-modulated ... local 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 ... feasibility of the schedule in terms of acute and subacute toxicity as well as in terms of compliance to treatment The initial analysis of late effects appears equally promising At the moment this...
... 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 ... space in a ward [33] In the present study the number of beds and the space were identical in the two inclusions [15] This finding indicates that an important factor in reducing aggressive incidents ... of single patients or patient groups in the ward, not the physical space in terms of square meters per patient Our data predicting short- term violent and aggressive incidents in a PICU are in...
... sialoprotein-induced reparative dentinogenesis in the pulp of rat's molar Clin Oral Invest 2000, 4:110-119 Denhardt DT, Giachelli CM, Rittling SR: Role of osteopontin in cellular signaling and toxicant ... proteins [osteocalcin, osteonectin, small leucine-rich CS/DS and KS proteoglycans, serum-derived glycoproteins, enzymes such as alkaline or acid phosphatases, metalloproteases, disintegrins, and ... capacity to be involved simultaneously in each of the three facets Altogether, they are prominently involved in the formation, structure and mineralization of dentin and bone In addition, some...
... extract; EPO: Eosinophil peroxidase; IFN-γ: Interferon gamma; IgE: Imunoglobulin E; IgG: Imunoglobulin G; IL-4: Interleukin 4; IL-10: Interleukin 10; IL-13: Interleukin 13; OVA: Ovalbumin; PBS: 0.15M ... majority of the experiments involving different mouse strains, the OVA × BtE comparison experimentsand wrote the first manuscript draft MR contributed in planning the experimentsand reviewing the manuscript ... manuscript VMGS, TM and PRSO helped in the experiments on different mouse strains EG and RB helped in the experiments with OVA- and BtE-induced asthma models ATC L and CAF carried out the experiments...
... Traumatic joint injury in young adults greatly increases the risk of developing OA [1,2] and post-traumatic OA remains a major clinical and societal problem Treatments following joint trauma initially ... mechanical injury and inflammatory cytokine challenge In one series of experiments using bovine and human cartilage, DEX was added immediately at the time of injury and cytokine treatment In another ... sulfate incorporation and nitrite accumulation in cytokine-treated and mechanically-injured bovine and human cartilage, as well as the effect of CMK on GAG loss in bovine cartilage, a general linear...