... bacteria match that of their mothers’ in over 70% ofthe cases.5 One study has shown that the utilization of therapeutic mouth rinses beginning inthe sixth month of pregnancy and continuing until deliver ... periodontal infections are often transmitted from the mother to child Behaviors that can result inthe exchange of saliva including the sharing of eating utensils and kissing also have the potential ... periodontal diseases are capable of stimulating the excessive production of these physiological mediators, potentially resulting in preterm birth.31 The role of prostaglandins and cytokines inthe link...
... maintaining the integrity ofthe intestinal barrier In addition, Yan et al reported the increase survival of intestinal cells inthe presence of L rhamnosus GG through the prevention of cytokine-induced ... 1.1.4 The microflora hypothesis ofallergic disease The role ofthe indigenous intestinal microbiota has further been proposed to potentially outweigh that of infections in immune maturation The ... development of sensitization and allergicdiseases during early infancy The primary aim of this study is therefore to assess the effect of administration of probiotics from birth on the prevention of allergic...
... Prevention of Allergen-Mediated T Helper Immune Response No in Figure 1 Principle Inhibition of Th2 cytokine synthesis Target Transcription factors of Th2 cytokines Mechanism Inhibition of synthesis of ... activation ofthe eosinophilic IL-5R and eotaxin-R, initiating accumulation and degranulation of eosinophils inthe airways.28,29 Systemic application of a specific inhibitor (UO126) inhibited ... and the MEK2-ERK1/2 pathway.33 Thus, expression ofthe proinflammatory costimulatory molecule ICOS might be diminished by inhibiting members of these pathways, such as the protein kinase Fyn, the...
... their main bank is the bank nearest to their home, indicating the decreasing importance of proximity when it comes to securing banking relationships The diminishing role of a main bank In Europe, ... on increasing the size ofthe customer base, but on targeting and maintaining the right kind of customer, whether they are students with potential earning power, or established high net worth individuals ... 40% of customers are still extremely faithful to their primary bank In light ofthe fact that 74% of respondents had only one type of product in each of their other With the concept ofthe main...
... regarding the treatment impactof inhaled and pump delivered insulin This data was then combined with the information gained from the TRIAD measure interviews and a preliminary conceptual model of ... designed the study, conducted all interviews, assisted inthe analysis and drafted the manuscript MH and TC assisted inthe design ofthe study and inthe drafting ofthe manuscript SL assisted inthe ... inthe conducting of interviews, analysis ofthe data and the drafting ofthe manuscript DMB prepared the analysis plan, conducted the analyses and assisted inthe preparation ofthe manuscript...
... regarding the treatment impactof inhaled and pump delivered insulin This data was then combined with the information gained from the TRIAD measure interviews and a preliminary conceptual model of ... designed the study, conducted all interviews, assisted inthe analysis and drafted the manuscript MH and TC assisted inthe design ofthe study and inthe drafting ofthe manuscript SL assisted inthe ... inthe conducting of interviews, analysis ofthe data and the drafting ofthe manuscript DMB prepared the analysis plan, conducted the analyses and assisted inthe preparation ofthe manuscript...
... daptomycin therapy [16,17] Linezolid is a synthetic oxazolidinone that inhibits the initiation of protein synthesis by binding to the 23s ribosomal RNA and thereby preventing formation ofthe 70s initiation ... Quinupristin/dalfopristin Quinuprisitn/dalfoprisitin is a combination of two streptogramins, quinupristin and dalfopristin (in a ratio of 30:70 w/w), that inhibit different sites in protein synthesis Each individual ... even at sub-inhibitory concentrations, by proteinsynthesis inhibitors, including clindamycin, rifampin, and linezolid [36,37] As such, it may be reasonable to combine these toxin-suppressing agents...
... Board ofthe Indiana University School of Medicine (Indianapolis, Indiana) Informed consent was obtained for key informant interviews, and all clinical investigation was conducted according to the ... Manager inthe Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine PB is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Indiana University School of Medicines and Co-Field Director of Research ... notes and in confirming or disconfirming the codes and the subsequent themes Data triangulation was used by comparing the information reported inthe interview dialogue with clinic information...
... month after the completion ofthe study, the ICIS was implemented inthe two other remaining units Approval ofthe ethics committee was obtained; informed consent was waived A surgical ICU-independent ... overdose of a beta-blocker, where rapid intervention ofthe clinical pharmacist intercepted the administration of this overdose The nonintercepted potential ADEs were mainly dosing errors or incompleteness ... safety, they are not discussed in detail The incidence of intercepted MPEs was four times lower inthe C-U than inthe PB-U A few of these errors concerned problems with trailed zeros, but most of them...
... restricted for the first three days of therapy by NARP, the consumption of these quinolones was unsurprisingly high Besides that the use of oral quinolones for maintenance may contribute to the significant ... before the initiation ofthe NARP Even in these selected centres already applying local antibiotic restriction policies the utilisation of many ofthe restricted antibiotics was decreased and the ... resulted in clear and immediate saving The long term influence on medical budget may be stronger than the beginning The financial impactof antimicrobial restriction program has been shown both in...
... and the additional spreading is minimal or non-existent; this would be the case of a UWB system The choice ofthe spreading bandwidth will impactthe system in a number of ways, including the ... a linear relationship between the energy ofthe fading coefficient and the minimum spreading bandwidth Specifically, as the energy inthe fading coefficient increases, the minimum number of coherence ... produce the equivalent result of maximal ratio or equal-gain combining The advantage ofthe Rake receiver is that if the output of one ofthe correlators is corrupted by fading, the others may...
... occupational therapists) In our interviews, we were particularly interested inthe ways in which employees’ work units or professional identities influenced their understandingofthe changes being implemented ... importance of ensuring the participation of key groups inthe planning and implementation of changes They must also recognize the importance of effective and relevant training procedures inthe newly ... highlighted the face-to-face culture that exists inthe hospital context “Because ofthe way the building is laid out, it flows on, there is no defined point of one ward ending and the next ward starting...
... examine motives of FDI makers, the following section reviews some theories Explaining Foreign Direct Investment flows Theories explaining FDI assert that the basis for such investment lies inthe ... Ishigami, 1999) The most important theories explaining FDI are the following: Comparative Cost Advantage Theory According to the theory of comparative cost advantage (explaining the nature of imperfect ... relevant inthe electronics and automobile sectors, two ofthe most important recipients of FDI The influx of new foreign investments has benefited the country in terms of industrial growth, including...
... that the sum of cost shares is equal to unity In other words, the value ofthe three inputs is equal to total costs Linear homogeneity inthe input prices requires that the three linear input ... PCM of all banks But since more efficient banks may have a higher PCM (skimming off the part of profits that stems from their efficiency lead), the increase of their market share may raise the industry’s ... effect on the adjustment of retail bank interest rates to changes in market interest rates Given the prominent role ofthe banking sector inthe euro area’s financial system, it is of significant...
... housing, retained Civic Economics to analyze the economic impactofthe 2006 commitment and to consider the prospective impactof another round of bonds to be issued in 2012 Summary of Findings The ... construction of housing made possible by the 2006 bond funds has produced an economic impactinthe City of Austin approaching $350 million in today’s dollars When the remaining funds are expended inthe ... housing investment results in measurable cost savings for local governments Moreover, most ofthe funding for these programs is sourced beyond the City of Austin Civic Economics THE ECONOMIC IMPACT...
... liabilities Since immigrants typically are of working age at the time of their entry into the country, they enlarge the group of net tax payers and thus reduce the inter-temporal fiscal 53 In Bonin (2001), ... over time due to the aging of populations Inthe following, we will apply the method of generational accounting in order to evaluate the fiscal impactof immigrants in Austria The method has been ... Similarly, spending pressures are present inthe health care system They were addressed by cost-reducing measures inthe 1996 and 1997 budgets, including measures to increase the revenues ofthe health...
... for drafting the outline ofthe document following recommendations from the meeting of experts held in Manila, the Philippines, in 2010 The document was revised and updated after an international ... of new therapeutic options Mathematical modelling Mathematical modelling should be used to: • study the costing of aspects of AMR and control oftheimpactof AMR, in order to transfer the knowledge ... cure a minimum of 95% ofthe population infected in any particular setting (1) The prevention and control of gonorrhoea is an important public health intervention because ofthe magnitude of the...
... refinement: they represent the efficiency ofthe query when the user selects the best possible refinement for a given QR type We have split the results in three groups depending on the size ofthe target ... give us a kind of “upper boundary” of what is possible to achieve using QRs They include almost anything that is found inthe manual attributes and the named entities They also frequently include ... researcher) These cases widen even more the range of effective QRs The overall results of using tokens and ngrams are almost perfect for all clusters, but at the cost of considering every possible bit of...