... ofthe study data and takes responsibility for the integrity ofthe data and the accuracy ofthe data analysis Both authors contributed equally to the study Study concept and design: ET, JB, FJA, ... to the development ofsurgicalsiteinfections after major cardiac surgery Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2011 6:4 Submit your next manuscript to BioMed Central and take full advantage of: ... Goldstein PA: Surgicalsite infection and the routine use of perioperative hyperoxia in a general surgical population: a randomized controlled trial JAMA 2004, 291(1):79-87 Meyhoff CS, Wetterslev...
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... available about the systemic antibiotics used in the particular cases nor the causes ofthe renal failure or ofthe allergic reactions, respectively In the latest evaluation ofthe PROSTALAC experience, ... between stages The other three cases underwent further surgical procedures; in one case (combined spacer dislocation and -fracture), the spacer had been exchanged, whereas the other two cases had ... whereas in cases the spacer remained in situ because either the patient was not willing to undergo further surgery or because the comorbidities ofthe patient did not allow the prosthesis reimplantation...
... one ofthe most important two rice granaries ofthe country, alongside Red River Delta in the North, and one ofthe largest inland fisheries in the world (MRC, 2009) I first assess the impacts of ... because ofthe intensified drought, the saline water coming in, as well as the stormy weather They’ve all had a very negative effect on agriculture and as a result on the income ofthe farmers” The ... temperature increase of 0.5oC in Can Tho (the largest city in Mekong River Delta), and the average sea level rise of mm per year in the water around the mouth ofthe Delta (ICEM, 4-5) The average FINAL...
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... characteristics ofthe "Sassi of Matera" and "Trulli of Alberobello" In the South of Italy, the sites ofthe "Sassi of Matera" (Figure 1a) (classified as humanity world heritage in 1993) and "Trulli of Alberobello" ... rocky church crypt [3], the energetic behavior and the microclimate of different hypogeous structures in thesiteofthe "Sassi of Matera" [4, 5], and the thermal behavior of different opaque envelopes ... if the present structures are characterized with local materials, namely, “Tufo of Matera” for the structures ofthe "Sassi of Matera," and “Stone of Fasano” for the structures ofthe "Trulli of...
... meteorological stations ofthe National Observatory of Athens (NOA) [8] and ofthe Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh) [9] The results for the two decades are compared and the existing differences ... in the range of to 9% in Thessaloniki, depending on the base temperature, with the highest changes observed at the lowest base temperatures The increase ofthe yearly values of CDD was in the ... values of HDD were reduced in the second decade, while the monthly and yearly values of CDD were increased The reduction in the yearly values of HDD was in the range of 9.5 to 22% in Athens,...
... Scope ofthe study In fact, there are lots of various methods to improve listening skills in TOEIC test, thecaseof part and It requires much of time and effort However, due to the limitation of ... Nguyen Thi Trang TABLE OF CONTENTS PART I: INTRODUCTION Rationale 01 Aim ofthe study 02 Scope ofthe study 02 Method ofthe study 03 Design ofthe study ... Design ofthe study The study is divided into three mains: Part one is INTRODUCTION that indicates the rationale for choose this topic, pointing out the aim, the scope as well as the methods of the...
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... công, nông dân lồng ghép phần kĩ thuật vào hệ thống canh tác Kĩ thuật áp dụng phần, thay đổi tuỳ theo nhu cầu nông dân kĩ quản lý hưởng lợi từ kĩ thuật Một ví dụ tốt kĩ thuật nông – lâm canh tác ... xanh cho trồng Ví dụ Rwanda, nông dân không cắt tỉa vào thời điểm mà nhà nghiên cứu đưa ra, mà cắt theo lịch riêng họ cho dê ăn Những cành dài sử dụng để làm cột cho đậu leo Các nhà khoa học không...
... terms ofthe impact of outsourcing (IMPACTL to IMPACTO) They were asked whether it had improved: the timing of their supplier deliveries, the lead-time for the delivery of orders, the quality of ... over the accounting system of their outsourcing organisations, and the nature of any such influence Finally, the last section ofthe semi-structured interview schedule enquired about the effect of ... is the impact of accounting calculations on the determination ofthe length ofthe outsourcing contract? • What is the role of management accounting in enforcing outsourcing contracts? In cases...
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... with the strength ofthe memory trace left by the stimuli presented during the learning phase Thus, we defined the strength ofthe memory trace produced by each target stimulus as the sum of hits ... intention of producing a work of art The experiment reported in this article is clearly in line with the latter trend Second, despite the fact that much ofthe effort put into the research of aesthetic ... extensive application in the field of psychology of art The next question concerned the choice of semantic scales Eysenck (1940) argued for the existence of a general factor of aesthetic experience,...