... writing ofthe study protocol, collected the data, analysed and interpreted the data and wrote the draft ofthe manuscript MK was involved in designing the study protocol and statistical analysis and ... general pattern of PetCO2 changes remains the same In asphyxial cardiac arrest the initial values are high, and not have prognostic value for ROSC, then decrease later in CPR and increase again ... differentiating causes of cardiac arrest in the pre-hospital setting Key messages • Initial values of PetCO2 are higher in asphyxial cardiac arrest than in primary cardiac arrest • Initial values of...
... partial difference equations of three and four variables The aim of this paper is to present the generalization of this functional-analytic method for the study of linear and nonlinear partial ... details, see [11] andthe references therein) Also, by assuring the existence ofa solution ofa difference equation in the space or , we obtain information regarding the asymptotic behavior ofthe ... ) In the case of nonlinear equations, we use the following fixed point theorem of Earle and Hamilton [3] Theorem 1.2 Let X be a bounded, connected, and open subset ofa Banach space B Further,...
... access the journal online rather than the print version; • finding faster ways to publish research; • clinical scenarios; and • paediatric journal club critiques Finally, we, the editorial team at ... Critical Care, thank all of our readers, authors, referees and Editorial Board members for their continued support There are a number of referees who have reviewed several articles for us over the ... for us over the past year to whom we should like to extend special thanks for all of their hard work, a list of whom can be found at the end of this issue ofthe journal and on the website (http://ccforum.com/info/about/reviewers.asp)...
... but rather as cultural narratives, serves to dramatise certain deeper conflicts of values and institutional agendas On the one hand, the popular representation of these youths as a desirable capitalist ... hours, and are prone to aggressively advancing their status or position in the social hierarchy At the same time, the sense of social and political power attached to the characteristic traits of ... our ability to appreciate and respond to, and even celebrate, what Foucault has previously identified as "what is said and what is done, rules imposed and reasons given, the planned andthe taken-for-granted."...
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... already heard all about the King's automobile, and was primed with particulars He leaned across to describe its appearance, as well as mention the make; and when such a car as he was in the act ... the chauffeur who had inspected my car, and afterwards met Carmona at another garage, he had disappeared, apparently, into thin air Nevertheless, Dick and I formed a theory that thenew automobile, ... swiftly along the rough white road to the railway station, past large villas and green lawns, and took the sharp turn to the right that leads out from the pleasant land of France straight to romantic...
... Luxembourg Macedonia, FYR Malaysia Malta Mexico Moldova Mongolia Morocco Mozambique 22 Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Pakistan Paraguay Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Samoa Saudi Arabia Seychelles ... trade credit and trade, as the volume of trade demand impacts on the demand for trade credit, and trade credit availability impacts trade as well We use data on the actual level of risk of trade ... Finland France Germany Greece Guatemala Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Ireland Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Korea, Republic of Kyrgyz Republic Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg...
... seemed a strange combination of ancient fairy tale and classical Asian theater, with a dash of slapstick that invariably brought wide smiles and laughter to the crowd Rather abruptly, a pause in the ... Dharlo, Dawa Tsering, and Nawang Rapgyal oftheOf ce of Tibet in New York City, and Lodi Gyari Rinpoche ofthe International Campaign for Tibet for their help over the years And special thanks ... ofthe Dalai Lama’s compound Again the sky was gray and rainy As we talked, the heavens brightened anda full, glorious rainbow arched betweenthe mountains and us These two events — a Tibetan...
... not; and ii) the importance attached to the single activity (Q2) Q1 and Q3 – Data were available for both items on 396 patients at baseline, and 300 at 12 months follow-up A summary of these data ... degree of difficulty and level of importance attached to these Limitations These analyses were performed on data collected during a randomised clinical trial of treatments for low back pain [11] Although ... the design ofthe study, data analysis and writing ofthe manuscript EH contributed to the design ofthe study, interpretation ofthe findings and writing ofthe manuscript Acknowledgements The...
... in traditional external fixation Nonunion in Case can be attributed to the nature of LCP application and characteristics ofthe LCP that make it stand apart from traditional external fixation ... Page of Advantages We agree with Kloen [4] that the LCP has certain advantages when used in this manner First, the LCP fixator imparts a lower profile than a traditional fixator and can be concealed ... were Zespol applied externally, for a total of 545 tibia and ulna fractures, and 276 tibia and ulna nonunions ¶Including cases treated with paraosseous and subcutaneous Zespol application ** Infected...
... diagnosis of ovarian cancer is made in patients [68] Ovarian cancer staging andtreatment Ovarian cancer is a surgically staged disease, meaning that it is impossible to tell what the stage ofthe cancer ... reasons other than cancer [37-39] Dubeau states that ovarian cancer is over-diagnosed, and many of these cancers actually arise from the fallopian tube or peritoneal cavity wall The origin of ... chemotherapy with platinum and taxol has become a standard approach for thetreatmentof EOC Therapy is especially effective if the cancer is detected at early stage of progression Future advances...
... with aging and in agerelated diseases, such as diabetes and AD (Calabrese et al., 2001) Some data show the existence of an age-related impairment ofthe respiratory chain and an uncoupling of oxidative ... in plaques and under physiological condition the ratio between Abeta42 and Abeta40 is about 1:10 (Iwatsubo et al., 1994) Abeta42 has a much greater neurotoxity than Abeta40 and its aggregation ... radicals can exhaust the antioxidant capacity ofthe cell and lead to a condition known as oxidative stress, which is a hallmark of both T1D and T2D anda contributing factor to diabetic neuropathy...
... repair.147 Again, on the other hand, these neuropeptides can activate mast cells that play a pivotal role in inflammation An enhanced interaction between mast cells and nerves can also lead to neurogenic ... inflammation, andthe role of nerve fibres and their mediators New findings will continue to increase our understanding of mast cell–nerve associations and their function in health and disease and ... immunoreactivity in the brain of doves Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 1994;91:3695–9 109 Matsumoto I, Inoue Y, Shimada T, Aikawa T Brain mast cells act as an immune gate to the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in...
... critical macroscopic and microscopic analysis ofthe histologic specimens; and TK and GD participated in the design and coordination ofthe model All authors read and approved the final manuscript ... structures–with special attention directed to the median, radial, and ulnar nerves–were exposed and identified as they exited the brachial plexus, andthe median, radial, and ulnar nerves were each transected ... sections at each location (distal end, mm proximally, 10 mm proximally, and 15 mm proximally) were grouped according to nerve (median, radial, and ulnar nerves), and an analysis of variance (ANOVA)...
... skin flaps that was managed by aspiration and pressure bandaging She also experienced episodes of serous discharge from the site that was self limiting and was managed by pressure bandaging Case ... past tuberculosis, leading to a blockage of lymphatic drainage and resulting in vulval elephantiasis Conclusions Vulval elephantiasis is very rare, and vulval elephantiasis as a consequence of ... Vardhman Mahavir Medical College, Safdarjang Hospital, New Delhi, India 2Institute of Pathology, Indian Council of Medical Research, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College, Safdarjang Hospital, New Delhi,...
... characterized by acute or subacute symmetric swelling ofthe skin andthe subcutaneous tissues The forearms, flanks and upper legs are usually affected, while the hands and face are spared [4] However, ... polyclonal hypergammaglobulinemia (35%) can also be found [8] ANA positivity has Figure Mixed-type infiltration of eosinophils and other inflammatory cells in muscle and fat tissues of (A) patient and ... http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/4/1/46 Page of Author details Department of Nephrology, Diyarbakir Education and Research Hospital, 21400, Diyarbakir, Turkey 2Department of Surgery, Diyarbakir Education and Research Hospital, 21400,...
... remarkably unstudied area of neonatal sepsis is paramount, as cardiac failure remains a main cause of death in this disease state Translational research will be the cornerstone of this research ... therefore gain a greater understanding of these developmental changes in order to adequately understand and treat immune and inflammatoryrelated cardiovascular compromise in the neonatal population This ... significantly to the design ofthe review, added important intellectual content and participated in the drafting and revision ofthe manuscript All three authors gave final approval ofthe version...
... patient can be a critical factor for two reasons First, the amount of leverage the tester has at his advantage can alter the performance ofthe test The contact point ofthe tester's hand on the patient ... each time he tests the patient Figure the MMT of 16 psoas major muscle-mechanical advantage MMT ofthe psoas major muscle-mechanical advantage Figure 17 Tensor fascia lata MMT Tensor fascia lata ... clinical or research settings On the contrary, it is hoped that this paper may assist in the self-appraisal and peer-appraisal for all those using the MMT as a parameter of clinical investigation and...