... education level, packyears of smoking, pulmonary and cardiac diseases (Table 3, Model and 3) When using both high bloodpressureand antihypertensive medication as individual variables in one regression ... analysis, interpretation of data and manuscript preparation JH and ES developed the statistical analysis plan SK, HS, SG, CM, MH, AP, H-EW, JB, RMH and JH assisted in the interpretation and critical ... treatment is associated with reduced lung function ina general adultpopulation Thus, our findings may serve as a basis for experimental testing, as for example by adding measurement of respiratory...
... temperature at two depths (-0.02 and -0.08 m) and using an empirical equation for the heat capacity of sandy soil Ancillary measurements of sap flow rate were obtained by heat balance method (Sakuratani, ... was -1 14 cm The leaf area index, indirectly estimated from diffuse radiation transmittance, was 3.9 Soil was 98% sand, with a thin organic layer at the surface Average depth of the water table ... (Sakuratani, 1981; Baker and van Bavel, 1987) installing three gauges (model SGA10, Dynagage, USA) Total leaf area of the selected branches, directly measured at the end of the trial, ranged...
... questions assessing social and demographical data, the relationship between gaming and health, gaming and socio-professional consequences, and clinical criteria screening for IA and online game addiction ... nevertheless comparable to American and Asian studies in terms of age, gender, and family and marital status [14,33,34] Additionally, the average time spent gaming observed here was similar to other ... the data JM, PV and DS researched the literature MN, FM, EH, PG managed analyses and interpretation of the data FM undertook the statistical analyses SA and MN wrote the first draft of the manuscript...
... eigenvalues using traces, Linear Algebra and Its Applications 29 (1980), 471–506 ´ Oscar Rojo: Departamento de Matem´ ticas, Universidad Catolica del Norte, Casilla 1280, a Antofagasta, Chile E-mail ... Rojo and H Rojo, A decreasing sequence of upper bounds on the largest Laplacian eigenvalue ofa graph, Linear Algebra and Its Applications 381 (2004), 97–116 [3] H Wolkowicz and G P H Styan, Bounds ... conclude that λ1 = by showing that the cases λ1 > 0, xn > and λ1 > 0, xn = yield contradictions 12 Inequalities on the mean andstandarddeviation Suppose λ1 > and xn > In this case, λn+1 xn = implies...
... to prepare International Standards Draft International Standards adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting Publication as an International Standard requires ... 6.3 Incubator, capable of operating at 37 °C ± °C 6.4 Water bath, capable of operating at 41,5 °C ± °C, or incubator, capable of operating at 41,5 °C ± °C 6.5 Water baths, capable of operating at ... microbiologist, and that great care is taken in the disposal of all incubated materials Scope This International Standard specifies a horizontal method for the detection of Salmonella, including Salmonella...
... base is a parallelogram anda rectangular parallelpiped is a right rectangular prism A cube is a rectangular parallelpiped all of whose edges are congruent A triangular pyramid has a triangular ... recognizable as astandard form or may be more easily handled than ∫ u dv Integration by transformation may be useful when, in certain cases, particular transformations ofa given integral to one ofa recognizable ... arc AB is the union of A, B, and all points on C in the interior of
... STANDARD HANDBOOK OF Engineering STANDARD HANDBOOK OF Engineering WILLIAM LYONS, PH.D.,P.E C EDITOR Gulf Professional Publishing an imprint of Butternorth-Heinemann STANDARD HANDBOOK OF ROLEUM ... the yearsin the overall organization and preparation of the original written manuscripts and the accompanying graphics, namely; Ann Gardner, Britta Larrson, Linda Sperling, Ann Irby, Anne Cate, ... specifically for hand-held calculators, Hollo and Fifadara [32] presented programs for estimating gas deviation factor (based on data of Standing and Katz): Z = 1+ (A, + AJT, + AJT,S)pR + (A4 + AdTR)pR*...
... Peripheral Vascular Disease and Quality of Care Outcomes in Research Interdisciplinary Working Groups: the American Academy of Neurology affirms the value of this guideline as an educational tool ... impact ofbloodpressure hemodynamics in acute ischemic stroke: a prospective cohort study Latha Ganti Stead *1,4, Sailaja Enduri1, M Fernanda Bellolio1, Anunaya R Jain1, Lekshmi Vaidyanathan1, ... STATEMENTS None of the authors have any competing interests References American Heart Association: International Cardiovascular Disease Statistics— Statistical Fact Sheet—Populations, 2008 Update...
... Tomiyama H, Ichihashi H, Nagae T, Tanaka N, Takazawa K, Ishimaru S, Yamashina A: Comparison of ankle-brachial pressure index and pulse wave velocity as markers of the presence of coronary artery ... triglyceride and HbA1c were also measured bystandard analytical techniques ABI and brachial-ankle PWV measurements The ankle and brachial pressures were measured using the volume-plethymographic apparatus ... upper arm and ankle The ABI was determined as the ratio of ankle systolicbloodpressure to brachial systolicbloodpressure To calculate the ABI, the brachial pressure was measured in the left arm,...
... data and draft of the manuscript HT helped collection and acquisition of the data and draft of the manuscript TA and TK was involved in the interpretation and design of the study, and also drafted ... 18 healthy REM domain C1 EF hands domain CDC25 box * * variant (581AA) * variant (604AA) variant (484AA) * 7, 8, * 14 int 15 * 7, * variant 11 (642AA) * variant 12 (454AA) 11 int 12 variant 13 ... Reverse Transcription kits (Qiagen) The coding regions of the hRasGRP4 cDNAs were then amplified bya PCR method using the forward 5'-AGCATGAACAGAAAAGACAGTAAG-3' and the reverse 5'-TGTCTAGGAATCCGGCTTGGA-3'...
... calculated using the Bland-Altman analysis [32] The percentage error was calculated in accordance with the method proposed by Crichley and coworkers [33] All data are expressed as mean ± standard ... as an infusion of warm saline [26] Thus the bladder may not always behave like a passive elastic structure, leading to inaccurate estimation of IAP The aim of this study was to evaluate IAP estimated ... SA, Wilson RF: Effect of increased intraabdominal pressure on mesenteric arterial and intestinal mucosal blood flow J Trauma 1992, 33:45-48 17 Biancofiore G, Bindi ML, Romanelli AM, Boldrini A, ...
... annoyance, and the assessment of hearing-damage risk Peak program meters (PPM) are also standardized [8], and they find extensive use in the recording and broadcast industries However, they are ... brain, where finally there is a transformation of the streams of data into perceptions of sound and acoustical space By these elaborate means we are able to render intelligible acoustical signals ... Source: Standard Handbook of Audio and Radio Engineering Chapter 1.4 The Physical Nature of Hearing Floyd E Toole E A G Shaw, G A Daigle, M R Stinson 1.4.1 Introduction The process of hearing begins...
... used by the CIE in 1931 as a basis for an international standard are shown in Figure 2.1.3 in terms ofa particular set of real primaries, R, G, and B 2.1.2c Luminance Relationships Luminances are, ... produced on a surface meter distant bya source having an intensity of candela Similarly, the footcandle is the illuminance produced bya source of candela on a surface ft distant and is equivalent ... results in pictures with a fuzzy appearance and lacking fineness of detail Luminance range and the transfer characteristic associated with luminance reproduction are also of importance in monochrome...
... source of petroleum engineering information available STANDARD HANDBOOK OF Engineering STANDARD HANDBOOK OF WILLIAM C LYONS, PH.D.,P.E EDITOR Gulf Publishing Company Houston, Texas STANDARD HANDBOOK ... the yearsin the overall organization and preparation of the original written manuscripts and the accompanying graphics, namely; Ann Gardner, Britta Larrson, Linda Sperling, Ann Irby, Anne Cate, ... described by their bases: a triangular prism has a triangular base, a parallelpiped is a prism whose base is a parallelogram anda Mathematics rectangular parallelpiped is a right rectangular prism A...
... categories are shown as means with ranges where appropriate Comparative data between characteristics are displayed, and data are summarized as tables as well as in text Results Patient characteristics ... awareness King Fahad National Guard Hospital is an 800-bed tertiary care hospital located in the central region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), provides multilevel health care for National Guard ... mechanical ventilation It is probable that debilitating factors such as alcoholism or anemia are contributory Aspiration of sputum leading to aspiration pneumonia was a less common diagnosis in...
... (2) bad Clinical examination One trained and calibrated dentist (IK) conducted all clinical examinations ina shaded area with natural daylight as the source of illumination and with an assistant ... language was mandatory (see additional file 1) Kiswahili is the national and official language in Tanzania and almost all (95%) Tanzanians speak the language proficiently A structured interview ... place of residence, gender andage Family wealth was assessed as an indicator of socio-economic status in accordance with astandard approach in equity analyses [19] Household durable assets indicative...
... growth of the seedling but also their physiological status by enhancing the photosynthetic capacity [11] andby increasing the uptake of water and nutrients, and their accumulation in the seedling ... Tab I for substrate analyses) The peat Floratorf was purchased at Floragard (Oldenburg, Germany) and the vermiculite Termita®, grade at Asflatex S .A (Barcelona, Spain) Trays with 39 alveoles of ... analysed by one-way ANOVA Percentages of ectomycorrhizas were arc-sin transformed before performing ANOVA Figure Percentages of ectomycorrhizal short roots obtained by inoculation of Pinus pinea...
... [26,27] Antibodies against L-asparaginase, and against interferons α- 2a and α-2b, have been observed ina relatively small percentage of patients treated with their PEGylated derivatives [28,29] (and ... activity, in IgG elimination' subjects 002, Time and 013 appearance of IgM and 'earlyantibodies against PEG-uricase, andof plasma uricase activity, in 'early elimination' subjects 002, 011, and 013 ... Franklin J, Gaynon PS, et al.: A randomized comparison of native Escherichia coli asparaginase and polyethylene glycol conjugated asparaginase for treatment of children with newly diagnosed standard- risk...