... properties ofthe analyst forecasts: the forecast error, the forecast dispersion andthe skewness ofthe forecast distribution The earnings forecast studied hereof is the current-year forecast for the ... reflect the true financial performance ofthe restatement firms in the misstated period? To so, we examine the difference in the FAF of restatement and non-restatement firms for the period that the ... properties ofthe FAF are evaluated: the forecast error, the forecast dispersion andthe skewness ofthe forecast distribution Thirdly, does the market have aggregate wisdom about the circumstances...
... model of what the novice user knows about the task The verbal interaction between the user andthe adviser is not just one of execution of plans and recognition of plans but rather one of situated ... about the nature of dialogue structures, about the validity and usefulness ofthe concept of a dialogue structure, about the role ofthe task structure in determining dialogue structure, and in the ... consisting ofthe statement of a plan or of a goal, the subdialogue would be "inserted" in the task structure at the location ofthe plan described Another obvious clue is the presence of reliable...
... taken in the weeks around the time of each dose (vaccine or chemotherapy), and then used to identify the position on the oscillating Page of (page number not for citation purposes) Journal of Translational ... ease on the one 'stylised' CRP curve Values are position on the CRP curve measured at the time of each chemotherapy dose, in the same patient (Adelaide) CRP Oscillation and Other Diseases Further ... to produce the up-swing in CRP dom application On the basis of preliminary evidence, we hypothesise that the current random application of chemotherapy (or other immuno-cytotoxic therapy) with...
... contribute to the initiation of morbidity, the biology ofthedisease appears to predominate, overriding the potential influence of life-style and psychosocial variables once thedisease process ... exclusion of duplicates, the abstracts of all citations were reviewed Of these, 104 citations concerning the relationship between quality of life and survival were found to be relevant and were further ... picture ofthe patient's prognostic profile, hence possibly further improving accuracy of prognosis and making more tailored treatment decisions' [10] In addition, since lengthening survival of many...
... strategies Member ofthe Boards http://www.hqlo.com/content/4/1/7 highlighted the lack ofandthe need for new empirical evidence about the epidemiology andthe effectiveness of available therapeutic ... conduct and supervision In order to be able to conduct and monitor the progress ofthe trial for the patients' safety and according to the World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki andthe ... estimated The propensity score method implies a comprehensive collection of information known to be causally associated with the choice ofthe treatments, then the production of a propensity score (the...
... allowed the completion ofthe therapeutic program for 1,930/ 1,978 (97.6%) ofthe catheters inserted The absence of pneumotorax and other major complications indicates that US guidance should be mandatory ... at the point of insertion ofthe sternocleidomastoid muscle into the clavicular; the correct introduction ofthe needle was always confirmed by ultrasound guidance and by the easy aspiration of ... (DVT) and lifespan ofthe CVC Materials and methods Adult patients with hematologic and solid tumors admitted to the oncology-hematology department ofthe hospital of Piacenza, North Italy, and...
... interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests Authors' contributions MI was involved in the design ofthe study and writing ofthe manuscript MN and NH assembled the data TM and ... cells were not seen other than the reduction on POD in the hepatic resection group found On the other hand, there were also no significant differences in the percentage of CD4+IL-6+ T cells among ... defect of T cells to proliferate and to secrete cytokines characteristic of both Th1 and Th2 phenotypes They also reported that during the late postoperative course (day 5), production of IL-2 and...
... protective effect ofthe A allele The contradictory between our study and that of [28] may be a consequence ofthe different ethnicity ofthe populations or possibly a result ofthe limited study ... Figure illustration ofthe ATM gene Schematic Schematic illustration ofthe ATM gene The distribution ofthe variations detected in the studied materials along the gene is shown in the upper panel ... VNK and ALBD designed the study - TT, LJ and PV genotyped the samples from the American Breast cancer patients - LJ and PV genotyped the samples from the Norwegian breast cancer patients and the...
... The principal role ofthe antithrombotics in surgical patients is to provide effective anticoagulation over the course ofthe increased risk of VTE (during and postsurgery) with the minimum of ... understand this effect, andthe potential role ofthe LMWHs as antineoplastic therapy Acknowledgements The author received editorial support in the preparation of this manuscript, funded by sanofi-aventis, ... impairment, and pregnant women [68] However, in the majority of patients, the pharmacokinetic advantages ofthe LMWHs mean they can be effectively administered without the need to monitor the anticoagulant...
... 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 ... 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 ofthe ... 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...
... identified during assessment ofthe extent of their cancer and/ or consideration ofthe therapeutic options This assessment is conducted as soon as is possible, and end -of- life care is started if ... compare the performances ofthe CMM andofthe general prognostic scores, all scheduled surgical patients were excluded, and therefore 542 (43.1%) patients were included in this analysis A total of ... 76% died in the hospital [33] In the present cohort about 37% of patients received MV Whether studying the entire population or the subgroup of nonscheduled surgical patients, all ofthe general...
... LM, Hensley ML, Meropol NJ, Winer EP, American Society of Clinical Oncology Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy Expert Panel: 2002 update of recommendations for the use of chemotherapy and radiotherapy ... the first few days, when the collecting system is encased in retroperitoneal fibrosis or tumour or when the obstruction is partial [24] The relief ofthe obstruction, either by percutaneous nephrostomy ... is the cornerstone of treatment Renal recovery depends on the severity and duration ofthe obstruction [24] Thrombotic microangiopathy The association between thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) and...
... analyzed the data and reviewed and coordinated the study AS and MF collected and analyzed the data J-PB, J-LB, DB, and CF reviewed and coordinated the study All authors read and approved the final manuscript ... under the curve, 0.87; p < 0.0001) summarizes the capacity of NTproBNP as a valuable predictor of mortality of patients with septic shock In the survivors and during the first three days of ICU ... factors by the univariate analysis (cutoff p < 0.05) To avoid increasing the risk of collinearity for the same variables measured at days and (LOD and NT-proBNP), we decided to include only the most...
... Francisco Xavier Hospital PP is Professor of Medicine ofthe Faculty of Medical Sciences from the New University of Lisbon, Portugal VCSD is assistant physician ofthe ICU ofthe Instituto Nacional de ... authors read and approved the final version ofthe manuscript 15 Authors’ information PP is coordinator ofthe Polyvalent Intensive Care Unit and president ofthe Antibiotic Commission of São Francisco ... elevations, and that this was particularly significant in the presence of neutropenia • The CRP course during the first week of antibiotic therapy was not influenced by the presence or absence of neutropenia...
... bevacizumab to chemotherapy for advanced breast cancer strengthen the need of a deep analysis ofthe correlation between adverse events and deaths on one side, andthe maximization ofthe efficacy by ... This amount of benefit well compares with the benefits of other important therapeutic choices such as the addition of taxanes for the st line treatment of metastatic breast cancer, where the advantage ... PFS ofand months, respectively The authors indicated that OS represents a reasonable primary endpoint when the SPP is short, while when the SPP is long, that dilutes the variability ofthe OS,...
... Pervaiz, Professor, Department of Physiology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS Their encouragement and guidance and their critique has been of paramount importance in directing the course ofthe ... Accordingly, the great and urgent need presently is to investigate the role of each ofthe plenitude of genes and proteins important in the progression of cancer NUCLEAR RECEPTORS The nuclear ... characterize the different transcription factors and pathways they induce for a comprehensive account ofthe mechanism of drug action The present study was designed to decipher the mechanism of C1 mediated...
... oncogenic potential of loss of Rb is likely to be decided by the expression of each ofthe Rb family members andthe role these family members play in the differentiation ofthe cell type involved ... RasV12 , even in the absence of p16Ink4a and p19Arf Inactivation of either p21CIP1 or inactivation ofthe pocket protein family by expression of HPV-E7 restored the immortalization and RasV12 -mediated ... that in this assay loss ofthe Rb gene family is sufficient to allow oncogenic transformation On the other hand, in view ofthe lack of anchorage-independent growth of these cells, it remains...
... Goldberg R, Kiel K, Willett C, Sugarbaker D, Mayer R: Phase III trial of trimodality therapy with cisplatin, fluorouracil, radiotherapy, and surgery compared with surgery alone for esophageal cancer: ... Guindi M, Hornby J, Xu W, Ringash J, Keshavjee S, Chen E, Haider M, Darling G: Phase trial of preoperative irinotecan plus cisplatin and conformal radiotherapy, followed by surgery for esophageal cancer ... Gastro-Intestinal Trials Group: Surgery alone versus chemoradiotherapy followed by surgery for resectable cancer ofthe oesophagus: a randomised controlled phase III trial Lancet Oncol 2005, 6:659-668...
... (42%) Five of them developed bone metastasis first and liver metastasis subsequently Two Table The distribution of recurrences and survivals in radiotherapy and no-radiotherapy group Radiotherapy ... some of them have one or more predictor and prognostic factors for failure It appears that the benefit of RT is worth ofthe risk of treatment morbidity with accurate selection PMRT for T1-2 and ... Follow-up The patients were followed with office visits and physical examinations every months for the first years, every months for the fourth and fifth years, and annually after years Chest X-ray and...
... the design ofthe study and performed the evaluation ofthe data TT helped to draft the manuscript SI contributed to the HLA-A24-binding assay and CTL induction from PBMCs AM, AY and HH contributed ... patients' samples with the informed consent HH and NS contributed to the design and coordination of this study as well as reviewing the manuscript All authors have read and approved the final manuscript ... grant-aid from Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan and a grant-aid for Clinical Cancer Research from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan References...