... (allowing to obtain confidence intervals that will extend 5.7% inthe worst possible case) Reduced work productivity was measured using the WPAI-GERD questionnaire intwo components: the number of ... transformed into monetary values by multiplying the number of hours lost by the most recent hourly labour cost, by country (according to Eurostat [Statistical Office ofthe European Communities, ... presenting patients with first occurrence of GERD symptoms accounted for 16.7% ofthe overall study population, ranging from 8% of consulting patients in Norway to 36% of consultations in Greece...
... appears The year inthe yearly view corresponds to the year inthe date inthe monthly view Moreover, the view changes into the display for the previous month by flicking the view to the right ... which is a kind of zooming user interface [8–10] Users control the scale ofthe view to change the time intervals The time intervals are shortened by zooming in and extended by zooming out We ... users zoom in on a monthly view, a daily view appears The day inthe daily view corresponds to the date inthe center data inthe monthly view while zooming in After they zoom out of a monthly...
... appears The year inthe yearly view corresponds to the year inthe date inthe monthly view Moreover, the view changes into the display for the previous month by flicking the view to the right ... which is a kind of zooming user interface [8–10] Users control the scale ofthe view to change the time intervals The time intervals are shortened by zooming in and extended by zooming out We ... users zoom in on a monthly view, a daily view appears The day inthe daily view corresponds to the date inthe center data inthe monthly view while zooming in After they zoom out of a monthly...
... churning pressure in your stomach That’s part ofthe acid which is building up in your blood as you indulge in these emotions In fact most aches and pains are simply part ofthe process ofthe ... alkalinity concept, and he’s the recommended expert in this today Since the popularization ofthe acid concept many people have formulated “green drink” supplements You can find these inthe nutrition ... existing responsibilities, family members coming into town, in- laws” coming into town, extended communication with other people, worry, frustration, and often anger 3) Food: What kind of food...
... that the white paint remains cooler The door surfaces absorb inthe visible region ofthe EM spectrum, but emit inthe infrared According to Wien’s law, the wavelengths differ – roughly speaking ... water to the room The air-conditioning industry does that routinely in our labs and of ces How hard is it to humidify the air in our home? Inthe stationary state this depends, of course, on the degree ... run into health problems In this context, an interesting physics aspect comes up Suppose we instantaneously replace the air in our living room by cold outside air while keeping the heating off...
... to interpersonal and interprofessional communication in social work ◗ recording in social work The thinking behind the development ofthe Open Learning materials focuses on the following teaching ... outcomes have been developed for each training course You should refer to the training manual for further details The training manual describes in detail the various methods used inthe course Integration ... specialist training in procedure could equip the student for the beginning of practice The ‘specific’ skills of practice are regarded as peripheral to the task of teaching and learning at beginning and...
... to another The workflow editor can determine which tools can be chained together: if the output of tool A is compatible with the input of tool B, these two can be chained together Valid links ... advancing computational research One theme concerns the reuse of computational outputs, and the other theme concerns meaningful connections between analyses and sharing Galaxy enables reuse of datasets, ... for the development of other items, and hence can improve the quality of subsequently published items Publishing, then, is closely connected with reusing analysis components Keeping these two themes...
... for studying the uniqueness ofthe Unites States through examining the character of America's pioneers Turner's point of departure for the theory was that inthe published report ofthe 1890 ... subsequent invasion ofthe continent In an effort to obtain much of North America as territory ofthe United States, during the colonial and independent periods, a long series of conflicts were ... communities, the use ofthe land, the development of markets, and the formation of states" They explain that "It is a tale of conquest, but also one of survival, persistence, and the merging of peoples...
... maturation of DCs [11,17,20] To investigate further the mechanisms of taxol-induced changes, the viablity of TPCK, an inhibitor ofthe serine protease that inhibit NF-κB signaling pathway in cells ... 48 h of incubation time (Fig 2) However, the taxol concentration used was critical for the level of cytokine production; μg/ml of taxol induced only marginal production of these cytokines These ... rationale for the use of taxol in DC immunotherapy and insights into the development of combinational DC therapies with other anticancer drugs that not harm the viability or activity of DCs Acknowledgments...
... 1997) These considerations are of paramount importance to anyone striving to reconcile the mass of apparently contradictory data concerning the role of NO inthe pathogenesis of tissue damage incurred ... occurred inthe treatment of sepsis likely due to both the heterogeneity ofthe clinical situations involved and the extreme complexity ofthe host response to overwhelming infection As such, the ... by the host inthe course of severe sepsis and septic shock 2.3 Evidence for the involvement of NO in sepsis and septic shock 2.3.1 In vivo overproduction of NO in sepsis The strength of the...
... longitudinal data collection to all participants, starting inthe third year after the baseline survey was completed This thesis describes the results ofthe baseline survey and the first two years of ... centers contributing to the database 1.3 AIMS AND OUTLINE OFTHE THESIS In 2002 the need to enhance the understanding ofthe variability, progression and natural history of Pompe disease, and in particular ... We therefore decided to discontinue the process of further improving and validating the adapted version, and it is currently not included inthe international follow-up study The already collected...
... perception of importance and feasibility ofthe QoL methodology in daily routine clinical practice and clinical trials Another interesting finding of this study is that, comparing the characteristics of ... http://www.hqlo.com/content/8/1/43 Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests Authors' contributions MB and RM designed and conducted the study as well as participated inthe writing ofthe ... 80% of them would like to use QoL in their daily clinical practice Further studies, also in different medical settings, could assess whether increasing the knowledge on health-related QoL could...
... NNRTIs The study was approved by the Regional Ethics Committee for Clinical Research ofthe Community of Andalusia, and conducted according to the principles contained inthe Declaration of Helsinki ... appeared in patients (0.7%), inof them it was related with abacavir Grade serum creatinine elevations occurred in patients, of them concomitantly receiving tenofovir Five ofthe cases of lypodystrophy ... as the time of failure Secondary outcomes included virological efficacy according to on-treatment (OT) analysis, changes in CD4 cell counts, incidence of AEs and lipid profiles The changes in...
... contribution of other factors involved in speaking 1.3 Cultural factors inthe teaching and learning of speaking skills in classrooms 1.3.1 What cultural factors influence on the teaching and the learning ... pre-determined results often with the minimum outlay of time, energy, or both.” Skills can be classified intwo main types: domain-general and domain-specific For example, inthe domain of studying, ... role of culture in mastering speaking skills? - What typical cultural obstacles should be overcome inthe teaching and learning of speaking skills? I.5 Methods ofthe study To realize the aims of...
... topic, pointing out the aim, the scope as well as the methods ofthe study Part two named THE STUDY, which consists of three chapters: - Chapter 1: theoretical background focuses on listening comprehension ... take the time to eat! 14 Express opinions, Agreeing or Disagreeing 14.1Expressing Opinions - I'm ofthe opinion that - As far as I am concerned - From my point of view - In my opinion - I think/believe/feel ... to find role of listening in social communication and most students see the importance and the role of listening in social communication 3.1.2 The relationship between speaking and listening...
... is the case when the player observes how an avatar on the screen acts According to iek, interpassivity is a reversal ofthe second meaning of interactivity: the distinguishing feature of interpassivity ... having students things that matter inthe world by immersing them in rigorous professional practices of innovation (ibid.) In doing so, a game player is trained to become a member of a certain community ... analyses Inthe first and second paragraph, I will define the concept ofthe gaming apparatus and discuss the possible political-ideological tendencies oftheplayingof serious games In order...
... second order reaction inthe investigated 6-h reaction time and inthe 0.1–2.0 mM concentration range Computer graphics The type and the number of interactions ofthe autolysis and interdomain ... than inthe interdomain loop (at Phe114) The lack of temporary accumulation of fragment III during the degradation ofthe Phe114 !Ile interdomain loop mutant clearly indicates that the cleavage of ... the enzyme [8].) Two further sets of experiments were performed to test the role of cleavages inthe interdomain and autolysis loops inthe inactivation of chymotrypsin At first, D-chymotrypsin...
... While the bc-crystallins of lens (not shown) and lower organisms in Fig contain two domain folds, spherulin 3a and NKA48 contain only a single domain fold The stability of these two proteins is ... Journal compilation ª 2006 FEBS N Pinchai et al in Protein S (7) or spherulin 3a (2) NKA48 (1) differs from all of these proteins by not containing a tyrosine in a corresponding position In contrast ... result of loss of induction at the transcriptional level, of loss of activation ofthe synthetase protein itself, or of derepression of enzyme(s) catalysing PMLA degradation An interesting interplay...