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... assessed in X-ray scans of the hands and wrists biannually (2000, 2002, and 2004), which were read centrally by a trained radiologist blinded to the patient's record, and was scored by the Larsen ... alkaline phosphatase, body mass index and the DAS28-3, the HAQ score and the Larsen score at baseline Bivariate analysis was performed with all factors and covariates, and then backward stepwise selection ... (HAQ)), and disease progression (Larsen score) Pikes and lines represent the estimated β coefficients and 95% confidence intervals in the weighted estimating equations, adjusted by covariates and...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 13:22

... efforts and for their professional and hard work in Israel We have found the reports and comments provided to us very comprehensive and helpful, and the exchange of views as a useful and efficient ... functions: it clears and settles TASE transactions; serves as a central depository for public securities; handles the creation and redemption of mutual funds; and provides clearing and settlement for ... regulatory processes, and operates in a transparent way 22 Principle Grading regulator and should observe standards of fairness and confidentiality when exercising powers and delegated responsibilities...

Ngày tải lên: 16/03/2014, 14:21

... FISH and Q-FISHFCM have further improved assays of telomere length Recent advances in these techniques and the advantages and limitations of the various assays are highly relevant to understanding ... varied [48] Telomere length analysis and DNA replicatory mechanisms are aspects directly involved and related to cell structure, function and integrity, and thus the use of these sophisticated ... [55] [55] T-OLA HUVEC Fibroblasts and lymphocytes HeLa (cervical cancer cell line) and U937 cells Fibroblasts, lymphocytes HeLa, and U937 cells Fibroblasts and lymphocytes < 90 < 90 < 90 Majority...

Ngày tải lên: 17/03/2014, 09:20

... Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, the Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and ... the forefront of efforts to understand and to help governments respond to new developments and concerns, such as corporate governance, the information economy, and the challenges of an ageing population ... statistics gathered by the Organisation and its research on economic, social, and environmental issues, as well as the conventions, guidelines, and standards agreed by its Members This work is...

Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 00:20

... (notification and preparation, separation, and reunion) is associated with unique and severe demands on military couples Yet despite the thoroughness with which the demands of military service and deployment ... life (e.g., Bourg and Segal, 1999; Bowen, 1989a; Johnson, 1996; Kelley et al., 2001; Kelley et al., 2002; Mohr, Holzbach, and Morrison, 1981; Rosen and Durand, 1995; Rosen and Durand, 2000a; Segal, ... marriage and divorce data with us At RAND, we benefited tremendously from the support and insights of our colleagues John Adams, Meg Harrell, Jim Hosek, and Jacob Klerman Finally, we thank Ann Lee and...

Ngày tải lên: 29/03/2014, 19:20

... loads and distribution, BOD and coliforms levels and other indicators of sewage pollution Studies on heavy metal pollution and that emanating from organic compounds and agrochemicals are few and ... Mmochi and Mberek (1998) who looked at trends in pesticide use and toxicity in Tanzania and those by Machiwa (1992a,b) which assessed pollution by heavy metals and other toxic material Both Tanga and ... various industries The river and creek receive such pollutants as dyes and paint wastes and strong alkalis (from textile factories), oil and tars, (from vehicle depots and power stations), organic...

Ngày tải lên: 29/03/2014, 21:20

... Thailand Thailand Thailand Thailand Thailand Thailand Thailand Thailand 28 Endosulfan Thailand Fensulfothion Thailand Folpet Malaysia Fonofos Thailand MCPA Thailand MCPB Thailand Mecoprop Thailand Mephospholan ... Thailand Methamidophos Thailand Methazole Thailand Mevinphos Thailand Mirex Thailand and others Paraquat Malaysia Paris Green Thailand Phorate Thailand Phosphamidon Thailand Prothoate Thailand ... Project Loss of land and access to land The 33 villages impacted by the Project were found to have lost 83% of their agricultural lands This major loss of land, and the loss of access to land is the...

Ngày tải lên: 31/03/2014, 09:21

... material, the actual stresses and strains were determined using the models of Neuber and Glinka and also using the simulations by finite element method for plane stress and plane strain states The ... another and could be satisfactorily characterized by two parameters: the notch root and the theoretical stress concentration factor Kt The availability of solutions for elastic stresses and strains ... the local stress and strain, being known the nominal stress and theoretical stress concentration factor It has been showed the energy density method can be used for plane stress and plane strain...

Ngày tải lên: 24/05/2014, 20:32

... measures and extend our understanding of the impact of respiratory disease symptoms on sleep impact and quality Given the prevalence of sleep problems in patients with asthma or COPD and the absence ... the conceptual framework and items in the measure; (2) cognitive interviewing to ensure patient understanding; and (3) psychometric analysis to evaluate the reliability and validity of the CASIS ... executed in the US and UK Relevant IRB and ethics committee approvals were obtained, and all participating patients provided written informed consent We outline here the methods and results of the...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 19:20

... item is somewhat or sometimes true, and if the item is very true or often true The problem items yield scores on three broad band scales and eight narrow band subscales (syndromes) The total ... Chicago, Ill) and Microsoft Excel (Microsoft Corp, Pedmond, Wash) in this study For categorical variables, data were compiled as frequency and percent, and the difference between patient and control ... conception and design of the study, the conception and interpretation of the statistical analysis, and drafted the manuscript YWL contributed to the study design, drafted the paper and revised...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 15:20

... Informatics and Telematics Institute He received the Diploma degree in electrical and computer engineering, the M.S degree in medical informatics, and the Ph.D degree in electrical and computer ... in 1999, 2002, and 2005, respectively His main research interests include computer vision, search and retrieval of 3D objects, the MPEG-4 standard, peer-to-peer technologies, and medical informatics ... portion of the various research directions in the arena of Search and Retrieval of 3D Content and Associated Knowledge Extraction and Propagation However, we hope that it provides with ample motivation...

Ngày tải lên: 22/06/2014, 20:20

... scientific understanding of how BC and O3 affect climate and public health has significantly improved This has catalysed a demand for information and action from governments, civil society and other ... and ice, wind patterns, and clouds are all affected, and these in turn have an impact on human well-being by influencing factors such as water availability, agriculture and land use Both O3 and ... Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia and Pacific Latin America and Caribbean North America and Europe South, West and Central Asia Figure Comparison of regional mean warming over land (C) showing the change...

Ngày tải lên: 28/06/2014, 19:20

... significant support and collaboration from many organizations and individuals First and foremost, I would like to thank the leader team and the staff of ten universities and colleges of MOIT, ... resources management and Vocational education and training) and articles containing related information and data have been scanned After that, the author provides suggestions and recommendations ... LITERATURE AND STUDIES Relationship between enterprises and vocational training schools has been an issue concerned by international and national researchers, learners and managers and also a...

Ngày tải lên: 16/07/2014, 08:22

... (TBLN), tonsil, eye, brain, brain stem, and adrenal gland were placed into TRIzol reagent (Gibco BRL, Grand Island, NY), immediately frozen in dry ice/ethanol bath, and kept frozen at -70℃ Nu cle ic ... pig, and five pigs served as uninfected controls Serum samples were collected at 0, 2, 5, 7, 10, 12, and 14 days postinfection (dpi), and stored at -70℃ Animals were anethesized with Tilazol, and ... copies/tube of synthetic competitor RNA was aliquoted and stored at -70 ℃ A standard curve (X = log wild-type-band density vs competitor-band density ratio; Y=log initial number of wild-type RNA)...

Ngày tải lên: 07/08/2014, 15:20

... again standing out 3.2 Swelling strain Tables III and IV give the swelling strains in radial and tangential directions, respectively, calculated using equation (2), for both non-aged and aged ... and warping in some of the test pieces, in particular those originating from very nervous species, the samples were placed between two glass slides mm thick, 70 mm long and mm wide, like a sandwich, ... reduction in weight loss and measurements in respect to variations in humidity and temperature at the end of the fifth cycle At the end of this cycle, the moisture values and lengths in the wood...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 00:21

... remission in UA seems to vary between 13% and 55% Risk factors for natural remission in undifferentiated arthritis Both Harrison and colleagues [6] and Tunn and Bacon [7] performed logistic regression ... purposes) a score between 1.6 and 2.4, and remission is defined by a score below 1.6 When the DAS28 is applied, a score between 2.6 and 3.2 indicates low disease activity, and a score lower than 2.6 ... remission, and the absence of both arthritis and radiological progression was observed in 19% of patients after a disease duration of 20 years [17] In this study, the baseline ESR and number...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 08:22

... process terms that not share any term To generate the random control curve, we randomize the class labels in the gold standard datasets and then perform the same evaluation In Figure S1 of Additional ... significantly outperforms random control Performances are compared between FLN (inclusion or exclusion of text mining data) based disease-gene prioritization and the random control The random control is ... disease-association landmark references were published before January 2007 are considered 'known' and are used as seed genes, and disease genes that were published after January 2007 are considered 'new' and...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 20:20

... Globalization and Health 2011, 7:28 http://www.globalizationandhealth.com/content/7/1/28 and docetaxel the differences of costs between EFV and NVP, and docetaxel and paclitaxel (see table 2); and the ... directly related to health and research and development; namely (i) electronics and electric appliances; (ii) chemical, paper and plastic industry; and (iii) services and infrastructure industry ... were systematically and comprehensively assessed, and data was obtained from governmental organizations including the NHSO, the MOPH’s NCI and Bureau of Policy and Strategy, and the Departments...

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