... Patients meeting criteria for inclusion and not meeting any exclusion criteria were invited to participate, and were included after accepting and signing an informed consent form Methods Visits in both ... Researchers in the experimental group received training in the PRECEDE model before patients were included in the study This specific training involved two steps: first they were instructed about ... subsequently trained in the procedure to be used in the study in three sessions These covered the criteria for including/excluding patients, collecting variables, collecting biochemical/ Salinero-Fort...
... that a bodymass index ≥35kg/m2 increases the complexity of exposing the hip and accurately placing the 13 component, therefore increasing the risk in femoral notching [3, 14] Our study indicated ... calculating the bodymass index on every patient who is considering hip resurfacing Patients should be counseled regarding their risk of femoral failure based on the T-score andbodymass index ... or osteolysis observed on the acetabular side in the remaining cases In our final multivariable logistic regression models, age, bodymass index, and the size of the femoral component were treated...
... for determining ART eligibility for 1787 HIV infected individuals using TLCs, Hb and BMI Figure Algorithm for determining ART eligibility for 1787 HIV infected individuals using TLCs, Hb and BMI ... among HIV-infected adults in rural Uganda being screened for ART eligibility We examined the clinical utility of TLCs, Hb, andbodymass index (BMI) to maximize the sensitivity to detect individuals ... be useful not only in determining when individuals should initiate ART, but also in monitoring patients on ART There have been few studies on the use of TLCs in monitoring individuals on ART,...
... hormone, dopamine (DA), octopamine (OA) and ecdysteroids [20,36] Tyr plays an important role in that process, as a precursor of several stress hormones in insects (including DA, OA and tyramine [15,20]) ... levels of dietary protein and of an amino acid mixture Arch Int Physiol Biochim 86, 761–770 31 Chen CP & Denlinger DL (1992) Reduction of cold injuryin flies using an intermittent pulse of high ... significantly reduced in 20 °CF0° It is interesting to notice that Gln and Ala had an opposite pattern, with the highest level in °Cc, the lowest level in °CF20° and an intermediate level in 20 °CF0° beetles...
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... opportunistic infections • Infant feeding counselling • First pentavalent vaccine and other routine child health services and hepatitis B) and early infant HIV testing were done The HIV testing was done in ... mother and infant ingesting medication and demographic variables, obstetric variables, CD4 cell count at enrolment, disclosing HIV status to partner and partner being involved in HIV counselling and ... interpreted the findings and wrote the manuscript OM was involved in developing the study proposal, supervising the data collection and reviewing the manuscript SGH was involved in developing the study...
... activity and consequently an early increase in the progesterone levels could result in an increased susceptibility to uterine infections [20] or in a prolonged calving to conception interval [28] In ... according to their milk production: Those producing less than and those producing more than 3,824 kg in the first 100 days of lactation under investigation This limit was defined by using a linear ... among body condition score, body weight, milk yield, and fertility in dairy cows J Dairy Sci 2003, 86, 2193-2204 Bonnett BN, Etherington WG, Martin SW, Johnson WH The effect of prostaglandin administration...
... alba stands structure in the Val d’Aran (Lleida, Spain), in: International IUFRO Conference on Silviculture and Sustainable Management in Mountain forests in the Western Pyrenees, Navarra, Spain, ... summer [8] Nine sampling points, 15.2 m apart, were marked along two intersecting transects (5 points on one transect and points on the other) in each of the plots (Fig 2) The following data were ... occurred in codominant and dominant trees (Tab IV) No brooms were observed in subdominant trees All brooms in codominant trees were observed on the trunk, and 79% of the brooms in dominant trees were...
... 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 ... 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 ... shown in table II suggests a separation in the growth indices of ’young’ rings, ie less than 60 years (fig 6), and ’old’ rings, ie more than 65 years (fig 7) The increase in the young rings of...
... study comparing body composition in men and women with and without HIV infection, reported similar amounts of VAT in 926 HIV-infected and 258 HIV-uninfected subjects[20] Bodymass index, however, ... VAT, in HIV-infected versus HIV-uninfected women, despite similar average bodymass indices (BMI) in both groups[7] Even fewer studies have compared longitudinal changesinbody composition in ... objective measures in determining longitudinal changes of body composition in HIV-infected persons and the potential metabolic consequences of mild, subclinical fat wasting Few longitudinal data are...
... treatment, including physiotherapy and NSAID administration, was initiated in another clinic, the pain in his ankle progressively worsened and he demonstrated gait disturbance A physical examination ... events Although treatment, including physiotherapy and NSAID administration, was initiated in another clinic, the pain and swelling of his right foot progressively worsened, and he demonstrated gait ... decreased pain and regional osteoporotic findings in the foot or ankle Also, since the discontinuation of the bisphosphonate treatment, our patients have not complained of bone pain, and normal...
... defined the graft length and angle of junction patients, providing them with a better understanding of the process and its possible outcomes Virtual planning and the use of rapid prototyping ... participated in its coordination and helped to draft the manuscript All authors read and approved the final manuscript Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests ... mirrored intact zygomatic region inserted (marked with dots) References Bill JS, Reuther JF: Rapid prototyping in planning reconstructive surgery of the head and neck Review and evaluation of indications...
... were fixed, dehydrated in increasing gradients of ethanol and embedded in paraffin Thin sections were sliced, stained according to an azan standard procedure and fixed in methacrylate The sections ... saline and incubated in osmium acid for hour Afterwards, the samples were dehydrated in a graded ethanol series, embedded in araldite and sliced thin sec- Figure Half-life of VEGF Kleinheinz ... natural healing and regenerating processes Our in- vitro trial substantiates the position of cytokine collagen complexes as innovative and effective treatment tools in regenerative medicine and paves...
... family protein Thioredoxin family protein Thioredoxin family protein Thioredoxin family protein Thioredoxin family protein Thioredoxin H-type (TRX-H-3) (GIF1) Thioredoxin family protein No classification ... combined effects of sucrose and atrazine This strongly suggested important interactions of sucrose and xenobiotic signalling or of sucrose and ROS signalling, thus resulting in induction of specific ... [52] Atrazine binding to D1 protein of PSII and inhibition of electron feeding to PSI were indeed likely to decrease superoxide radical production by blocking the Mehler reaction The induction...
... expressed in spring varieties: it remained low and unchanging in both tissues, however Thus, TaAGL42 might not be involved in phase transition at all A clue that instead it might be involved in cold ... occur during the winter in a northern climate – a gradual decline in temperature, day-length and light intensity In most previous studies, unnaturally high light intensities have been maintained ... Transcript of TaAGL42 increased, principally in leaf tissue, in the winter varieties and showed no response in Paragon If these two MADS-box genes are involved in cold induced phase transition,...
... track changes over time, in BMI and health statusIn addition, this study can be used as baseline information to investigate relationships between BMI, health status, intellectual ability, andperformance ... tool for indicating a person's weight status It is a measure of body weight for a specified height BMI correlates with body fat and a high level of body fat may increase the risk of developing diseases ... health and functional status, and its measurement involves these dimensions and associated objective and subjective measures Health status measurement is accomplished as either a health status index...
... remains the commonest cause of death in adult males in The Gambia [14] Studies of HBV infection conducted in two neighbouring villages of Keneba and Manduar (situated in West Kiang district) in ... years Materials and methods Study population Between 1972 and 1974 andin 1984, sero-surveys of HBV infections were conducted in inhabitants of the two villages of Keneba and Manduar and the pattern ... born after 1951 During the 1984 survey 82 chronic carriers were identified in Keneba and 108 in Manduar They have been followed at time points (in 1989), (in 1993 )and 19 (in 2003) years after...
... distinction between minimally detectable change and minimally important change Appreciating and acknowledging this distinction enhances the interpretation of change scores of a measurement instrument ... Wyrwich KW, Nienaber NA, Tierney WM, Wolinsky FD: Linking clinical relevance and statistical significance in evaluating intra-individual changesin health-related quality of life Med Care 1999, ... RK, Berlin JA, Kinman JL, Strom BL: Defining the clinically important difference in pain outcome measures Pain 2000, 88:287-294 Ostelo RW, de Vet HC, Knol DL, van den Brandt PA: 24-item Roland-Morris...