... between the baseline NIH scale as an indirect measure ofthe severity ofthe stroke, the concentration ofthe S100β in thefollowup samples as an indicator ofthe infarct size, andthe outcome ofthe ... assess the strength of association between the low ficolin-3 and high CRP levels on the one hand andthe unfavorable outcome ofthe disease on the other hand, we repeated the analysis as above in the ... Ficolin-3 and CRP levels in follow- up samples correlate with the outcome of acute ischemic stroke The levels ofthe ficolins and CRP were related to the outcome ofthe disease, as assessed by the modified...
... and Pearson’s r was calculated with the differences between pre -treatment and each follow- up time point (pot -treatment and 3- and 12-month follow- ups) on the eight domainscores ofthe SF-36 and ... treatmentand follow- ups The outcomes ofthe CBT program for the patients with SAD were qualified using paired t-tests between pretreatment and each follow- up time point (post -treatment and 3- and ... explanation ofthe objectives andproceduresofthe present study The study protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee ofthe Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences Treatment The...
... Oracle: SQL and PL/SQL Using Procedure Builder Summaryof SQL and SQL*Plus The SQL and SQL*Plus module ofthe Introduction to Oracle course covered relational database concepts, the SQL command language, ... values, and print messages to the screen Miscellaneous Various commands to connect to the database, manipulate the SQL*Plus environment, and display column definitions Summaryof SQL and SQL*Plus ... not allow caching ofthe values b Title number for the TITLE table, start with 92, no caching c Verify the existence ofthe sequences in the data dictionary Summaryof SQL and SQL*Plus 17Ć13...
... microbial consumption of oxygen or nitrate that was supported by the electron acceptor demand of materials in the landfill leachate Consequently, the rate of supply of oxygen and nitrate into impacted ... northern half ofthe United States; and three sites located in the southern half ofthe country Ideally, these six sites will represent thevarious pH and redox environments prevalent in the country ... of 1976 the U.S EPA is appointed the task of managing these risks through the development and implementation of regulations To this end, the EPA develops and uses fate and transport mathematical/computer...
... approximation ofthe kinetics of degradation of test substrates where there is no growth ofthe microbial population and a low concentration ofthe test substrate is present Under these circumstances, the ... and concentration ofthe substrate The Monod equation was developed to describe the growth of a population of microbes in the presence of a carbon source At low concentrations of substrate, the ... initial and final concentrations ofthe control within the chosen time period were obtained andthe experimental data corrected for the loss shown by the control using thefollowing equation: C ' fZ...
... The Essential Handbook ofTreatmentand Prevention of Alcohol Problems The Essential Handbook ofTreatmentand Prevention of Alcohol Problems Edited by Nick Heather School of Psychology and ... Part ofthe book, with the aim of describing the wider context ofthe subject matter in the chapters ofthe section andof preparing the ground so that the reader can obtain maximum benefit from them ... regarding the possible superiority of one form oftreatment over TREATMENTAND RECOVERY others—in other words, to the clear identification of a main treatmentof choice” for alcohol problems From the...
... The Essential Handbook ofTreatmentand Prevention of Alcohol Problems The Essential Handbook ofTreatmentand Prevention of Alcohol Problems Edited by Nick Heather School of Psychology and ... Part ofthe book, with the aim of describing the wider context ofthe subject matter in the chapters ofthe section andof preparing the ground so that the reader can obtain maximum benefit from them ... regarding the possible superiority of one form oftreatment over TREATMENTAND RECOVERY others—in other words, to the clear identification of a main treatmentof choice” for alcohol problems From the...
... patient in the RA group and in no patients in the 3DC group Chemotherapy is one ofthe most challenging components ofthetreatment scheme and was interrupted in a similar proportion of patients ... received by the x% ofthe volume; Vx% = volume receiving at least x% ofthe prescribed dose; CI = ratio between the patient volume receiving at least 95% ofthe prescribed dose andthe volume ofthe ... neo-adjuvant scheme The main objective ofthe first phase of clinical introduction of RA is the assessment ofthe possibility to administer to patients treatments not inferior and possibly superior to...
... on the last day oftreatment No significant differences were found between genotype (WT and R6/2) or treatment group (ceftriaxone and saline) at weeks of age Regardless of treatment, however, there ... to food and water ad libitum Both the housing and experimental use of animals followed the National Institutes of Health guidelines and were approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use ... compared to their respective WT Abbreviations: WTs and R6/2s indicate saline treatment, and WTc and R6/2c indicate ceftriaxone treatment N refers to number of animals per group Genotype and CAG repeat...
... patients, the lack of technical resources may influence the therapeutic decision ofthe treating physician In fact, in clinical practice, thetreatmentof BMs is often planned on the basis ofthe resources ... outcome of patients with BMs, we analyzed the up- front strategy for BMs on the basis ofthetreatment received at each institution with respect to the number of brain lesions (≤ vs > 3) Group A ... represents a final event in the course ofthe disease In our series of patients, WBRT was the most used up- front therapy for BMs (about 50% of patients) followed by chemotherapy which was delivered...
... Use of other forms of tobacco was also high among both boys and girls Nearly in boys reported current use of other forms of tobacco during 2007 and roughly 17% of girls reporting current use of ... Acknowledgements The findings and conclusions in this report are those ofthe authors and not necessarily represent the official position ofthe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention References ... addition, the new legislation provided clear mechanisms for organizing the supervision and monitoring ofthe smoking ban For example, the prohibition of smoking among staff in health facilities in the...
... fishy taste in the mouth might certainly cause detection bias Assessment ofthe trial reporting in terms of risk of bias, the use of random assignment, and subsequent concealment of allocation ... the taste of fish oil during a 3-month trial, probably as difficult as it is to hide the taste of ginger [5] Finally, deviations from protocol and loss to follow- up often lead to the exclusion of ... interests The funding agencies (The Oak Foundation andThe Danish Rheumatism Association) had no role in writing the report or in the decision to submit the manuscript for publication Neither of the...
... design ofthe study and drafted the manuscript TG participated in the design ofthe study and helped to draft the manuscript EL participated in the design ofthe study and helped to analyse the ... the design ofthe study and interpretation ofthe data TA collected data for the study PB participated in the design ofthe study, performed statistical analyses and helped to draft the manuscript ... analyse the data CSU participated in the design ofthe study, helped with interpretation ofthe data and helped to draft the manuscript EB collected data for the study MMN participated in the design...
... the racial composition ofthe ICU and non-ICU groups in this worldwide study The percentage of Black subjects in the ICU group was less than that in the nonICU group (2.2% versus 6.8%), andthe ... consequence of such findings, the most recent update to the guidelines ofthe Infectious Diseases Society of America includes a recommendation for the use of an echinocandin for the initial management of ... summarizes the baseline demographics and clinical characteristics ofthe analysis population, categorized by ICU status andtreatment group While age and sex were well matched across the subgroups, there...
... service and other services) andthe cost of provision for credit losses is itemized in the cost of credit operation As the result, the author calculates the contribution of each type of service to the ... Chapter 1, the thesis outlines the operation of Vietnam commercial banks in terms of financial capacity andthe rate of return ratio Next, the thesis focuses on analysis and assessment of Vietnam ... the main points as following: First, the thesis presents the basic theory of commercial bank’s non-credit services In addition, the thesis presents a number of experiences of non-credit services...
... GDLs (x-direction) There, reactants are consumed and water is produced at the cathode side The water flowing in the membrane is absorbed on one side and desorbed on the other Thefollowing transport ... the proton transport from the anode to the cathode, and which acts in addition to the usual convection and diffusion And fourth, from a practical point of view, the hydrogen supply can be either ... decrease ofthe current density Moreover, there are also cases where the current increases in a first part ofthe channel, reaches a maximum, and then decreases further along the channel In these...
... outlet of first collector will be inlet to the second collector andthe outlet ofthe second collector will be inlet to the next and so on up to the Ncth collector Thus, the outlet temperature ofthe ... considering the effect ofvarious design and operating parameters on the performance and thermal characteristics ofthe system Description ofthe multi-stage evacuated solar desalination system The Multi-stage ... as the ratio of total cumulative daily distillate yield from all the stages to that ofthe total supplied mass flow rate to all the stages throughout the day It can thus be calculated by the following...
... contradictory to the conclusions ofthe Final Document ofthe Moscow Meeting ofthe Conference on the Human Dimension ofthe CSCE and in breach of Article 19 ofthe International Covenant on Civil and Political ... or the economic well-being ofthe country, for the prevention of disorder or crime, for the protection of health of morals, or for the protection ofthe rights and freedoms of others Finally, the ... for the outbreak of conflicts andof their prevention, settling and dealing with their aftermaths The development of democratic institutions andthe protection of human rights are among the OSCE’s...
... higher in the N–C+ group than in the N+C– group, andthe frequency of metastasis and number of cases with stage D were lower in the N+ group than in the N- group Furthermore, the number of cases ... location ofthe aromatic ring ofthe position and amino acid residues seem to be critical for the stimulation ofthe [35S] GTPcS binding andthe activation ofthe downstream effector systems PP-76 The ... biosynthesis, upon acetoacetate induction as well as in the presence of spermidine The response regulator ofthe system is the antizyme (Az) of ornithine decarboxylase and is the product of atoC...