... by the American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR) Grant 02882-32-RGV, National Institutes of Health Grant AI054183 to R.M.R, National Institutes of Health Grant AI078779 to F.R.F and National ... Directed antigen delivery as a vaccine strategy for an intracellular bacterial pathogen Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 2006, 103:5102-5107 10 Roberts DM, Nanda A, Havenga MJ, Abbink P, Lynch DM, Ewald BA, ... in parentheses for each group All Lmdd-gag vaccinations were preceded by oral administration of saturated sodium bicarbonate D-ala (640 mg/kg) was co-administered intravenously before and after...
... statistical analysis UB prepared the first draft ofthe manuscript and PO and LK made significant contributions to the final draft All authors read and approved the final manuscript Botha et al ... coordination of medication issuing One major disadvantage ofthe teams’ location was the historical, custodial reputation of state institutions The team therefore had to work harder to challenge ... patients dropped out during the course ofthe study Statistical Analysis All data were entered into a single, electronic database Statistical Analysis was done with Statistica version software...
... Chemotherapy The most active chemotherapy agents in ovarian cancer are the platinum analogues, cisplatin and carboplatin The antitumor activity of cisplatin (cis-diamminedichloroplatinum (II)) was ... Pharmacokinetic rationale for peritoneal drug administration in the treatment of ovarian cancer Canc Treat Rep 1978, 62:1-11 Markman M: Intraperitoneal chemotherapy in the management of malignant disease ... methods of enhancing the activity of cisplatin Ovarian cancers that are resistant to platinum therapy are either innately resistant, shown by a lack of response to front-line therapy, or develop platinum...
... equation and a Jensen-quadratic equation Abstr Appl Anal 2007 (2007) Article ID 45179 Găvruta, P: A generalization ofthe Hyers-Ulam-Rassias stability of approximately additive mappings J Math Anal Appl ... doi:10.1186/1029-242X-2011-82 Cite this article as: Bae and Park: A fixed-point approach to the stability ofa functional equation on quadratic forms Journal of Inequalities and Applications 2011 2011:82 Page of ... : = ax2 + bxy + cy2 is a solution ofthe Equation 1.1 The authors [12] acquired the general solution and proved the stability ofthe functional Equation 1.1 for the case that X and Y are real...
... transformations,” Bulletin ofthe American Mathematical Society, vol 57, pp 223–237, 1951 Th M Rassias, “On the stability ofthe linear mapping in Banach spaces,” Proceedings ofthe American Mathematical ... “On the stability ofthe linear transformation in Banach spaces,” Journal ofthe Mathematical Society of Japan, vol 2, pp 64–66, 1950 D G Bourgin, “Classes of transformations and bordering transformations,” ... Rassias, “On the stability of functional equations and a problem of Ulam,” Acta Applicandae Mathematicae, vol 62, no 1, pp 23–130, 2000 12 S.-M Jung and P K Sahoo, “Stability ofa functional equation...
... paper, we will adopt the idea of C˘ dariu and Radu [12] and prove the Hyersa Ulam-Rassias stability and the Hyers-Ulam stability ofthe Volterra integral equation (1.2) Hyers-Ulam-Rassias stability ... 143–190, 1995 [5] P G˘ vruta, A generalization ofthe Hyers-Ulam-Rassias stability of approximately additive a ¸ mappings,” Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications, vol 184, no 3, pp ... Rassias, “On the stability of functional equations and a problem of Ulam,” Acta Applicandae Mathematicae, vol 62, no 1, pp 23–130, 2000 [11] J B Diaz and B Margolis, A fixed point theorem of the...
... located from the mid-cervical to the thoracic trachea increased the diameter ofthe entire cervical to thoracic tracheal area Coughing and dyspnea disappeared and the dogs resumed normal activity ... female, CT‐TT: cervical trachea to thoracic trachea Fig Lateral radiographs before (a) and after (b) intratracheal placement of self expandable nitinol stent with flare ends in a dog with tracheal ... to fit an individual trachea or bronchus Once implanted into the trachea or bronchus, the stent retains the same external diameter and increases the rigidity ofthe tracheobronchial wall The nitinol...
... what they will have to face on the operation day, such as the characteristics ofthe operating theatre, and the medical procedures before they fall asleep because ofthe effect of anesthesia ... in the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory are considered as “high anxiety level” 2.5 Evaluation ofthe Data Data obtained in the study were evaluated on the computer using SPSS package program The ... medical characteristics which are thought to have an impact on anxiety were addressed, as well Approval ofthe hospital training, planning and coordination ethical committee was obtained for the...
... Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy for Squamous Cell Carcinoma ofthe Anal Canal: Efficacyofa Low Daily Dose to Clinically Negative Regions Jason A Call1, Michael G Haddock1, J Fernando Quevedo2,David W Larson3, ... Benson AB 3rd, Thomas CR Jr, et al Fluorouracil, mitomycin, and radiotherapy vs fluorouracil, cisplatin, and radiotherapy for carcinoma ofthe anal canal: a randomized controlled trial JAMA 2008 Apr ... chemotherapy and radiotherapy Such therapy, delivered in a neoadjuvant fashion, decreased the failure rate compared with that of surgery alone (14,15) This ultimately led to a primary approach of...
... and meta-analysis of all randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments that are available in standard primary care settings and those that are administered ... made up of middle-aged women, with an average duration ofthe disorder of six to 10 years, mainly treated with pharmacological approaches Most ofthe studies were carried out in the USA Page of ... primary and specialised levels of care Two ofthe variables that improve treatment efficacy in fibromyalgia are low quality ofthe studies and shorter duration of Available online http://arthritis-research.com/content/10/4/R81...
... Scientific Software Development GmBH, Berlin, Germany), a qualitative data management software [58], will be used to manage and analyze all qualitative data Quantitative analysis All tests will ... language (e.g., Spanish) to reduce language barriers and drafting all patient educational materials at the appropriate reading level (e.g., fourth grade) to enhance health literacy Surface adaptations ... calculates the proportion of appropriate services obtained [18] Health and mental health-related quality of life SF-12 [75], a self-report measure available in English and Spanish and validated...
... contributed to the data analysis and writing ofthe manuscript AMK contributed to the study design, clinical and laboratory investigations and to the data analysis and writing ofthe manuscript ACR contributed ... attached at the anatomical landmarks and with the Velcro fastening, neoprene boot secured, which was used during the capture of kinematic data Efficacy analysis Exploratory analysis Following the ... for Windows The analysis strategy was divided into two phases, an efficacy phase and an exploratory phase For theefficacy analysis, comparisons of pain scores between baseline and primary endpoint...
... the amygdala indicative ofa reduced GABA release and/or increased GABA uptake from the extracellular space Clinical studies with topiramate suggest that it is effective as monotherapy or adjunctive ... Secondary research goals includes studying theefficacyof topiramate in social adjustment, functioning and quality of life Additionally, evaluating treatment adhesion, and studying theefficacyof ... gave a global score, as specific areas scores: functional capacity, physical aspects, pain, general health condition, vitality, social aspects and emotional aspects, and mental health Page of...
... varies greatly in different parts ofthe world Based on the prevalence of HBV surface antigen(HBsAg) carrier rate in the general population, sub-Saharan African, East Asian and Alaskan populations ... 2010), the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Review Of these databases, CNKI, WANFANG and VIP databases provide literatures in Chinese The search ... made substantial contributions to its design, acquisition, analysis and interpretation of data LZC, and XHD, participated in the design, acquisition, analysis and interpretation of data All authors...
... statistical analysis All authors participated in the interpretation ofthe data and the drafting ofthe manuscript, and all authors read and approved the final manuscript Competing interests All authors ... Impact of Arthritis on Australia in 2007 Sydney: Arthritis Australia 2007 Access Economics: The Prevalence, Cost, and Burden of Disease of Arthritis in Australia Canberra, Australia: The Arthritis ... number of days walked during each ofthe 12 weeks ofthe Stepping Out program and on the mean number of steps walked per ‘walking’ day during that time Type and usage of rescue analgesia were also...
... Luciano Margarida Trindade Rita Câmara Rodrigo Alves Additional file CARAT – Control of Allergic Rhinitis and Asthma Test This is a translation to English oftheofthe preliminary version of ... meeting ofthe Formal Consensus Process Ana Arrobas Ana Todo-Bom Ângela Gaspar Aurora Carvalho Carlos Alves Carlos Lopes Fernando Calvário Authors' contributions LNS participated in data collection, ... reviewed the manuscript, ACP participated in the study design and manuscript writing, JAF is responsible for the CARAT project and participated in all stages and tasks All authors have read and approved...
... mean age, baseline DAS28; duration of follow-up (months); and key study findings Abbreviations ABA: abatacept; ACR: American College of Rheumatology; ADA: adalimumab; ANA: anakinra; CRP: C-reactive ... (adalimumab, etanercept and infliximab) On the basis ofthe greatest availability of data and relevance as markers of clinical response, the following efficacy measures were selected: ACR20, ACR50 ... College of Rheumatology; DAS28, Disease Activity Score 28 joint count; EULAR, European League Against Rheumatism ABA, abatacept, ADA, adamlimumab, ANA, anakinra, ETN, etanercept, GLM, golimumab,...
... performance criteria ofthe AntidsDNA-NcX ELISA with those of other assays for measuring antibodies against dsDNA and/or nucleosomes, Page ofthe new ELISA was compared with the anti-dsDNA ELISA, the ... curve (AUC) were calculated using GraphPad Prism software (GraphPad, La Jolla, CA, USA) Statistical analysis regarding autoantibody test results and disease variables obtained from medical records ... anti-dsDNA antibodies are always associated with antinucleosome antibodies (ANuA), but not vice versa, and that ANuA are exhibited prior to anti-dsDNA antibodies So, it also became clear that the mass...
... the class of linear models, the abundance value ofa gene is treated as a weighted sum ofthe abundance values of other genes A high-dimensional transcript profile is a vector of abundance values ... is regulated often by a small number of other genes [3,4] so a reasonable representation ofa network is a sparse graph A sparse graph is a graph parametrized by a sparse matrix W, a matrix with ... based on a positive class of linear functions and the other on a general class of linear functions The accuracy of this LP-based approach for deducing the structure of networks is assessed statistically...
... COL 1A1 Forward: AGGGCCAAGACGAAGACATC 62 Reverse: AGATCACGTCATCGCACAACA RNA extraction and gene expression analyses Nine rabbits were euthanized weeks after either Link N or saline injection, and ... program for MATLAB software (Natick, MA, USA) by an orthopedic researcher who was blinded to the treatment groups The average ofthe disc height index (DHI) was calculated as a ratio ofthe average ... Reverse: GGAGAACATATGGTCCCAACGT GAPDH Forward: ACTCTGGCAAAGTGGATG 60 Reverse: TCCTGGAAGATGGTGATG expression ofthe Link N-treated discs was normalized to saline-treated discs Biochemical analysis...