... fragmentation ofthe body andthe role ofthe medical profession Survey responses are context dependent, and support of organ donation becomes less as the context comes closer to the reality ofthe organ ... to the donation outcome and respecting the legitimacy ofthe family decision The discussion might therefore begin (after evident understanding ofthe fact and meaning of brain death from the ... quality and integrity of organ donation practices in the ICU These practices include humane and compassionate patient care, the avoidance of suffering, the maintenance of dignity and respect, and...
... present and future The history of UNIX is an oft-told tale and it is sometimes hard to pick the correct version The story has been told many ways andthe following is one version Being aware ofthe ... the appropriate policy a mechanism for the change of policy and penalties a mechanism for informing users ofthe policy andthe penalties If any one of these necessary components is missing the ... especially with them) shows you mean business and understand how your work fits into the organisation It should cover the responsibilities ofthe systems administrator as well as those ofthe users...
... Memorandum of Association The Memorandum of Association (known as the ‘articles of incorporation’ in the US) contains the following information: I Name ofthe company The company’s objects and ... conduct ofthe members ofthe company and its of cers Theof cers of a company are its directors and company secretary These rules commonly relate to matters such as the conduct of shareholder and ... on the transferability of shares andthe powers bestowed on the directors etc (In the US the Articles of Association are known as the bylaws.) Many companies use a standard form of articles known...
... we all know, the most outstanding scientist and mathematician ofthe 17th and 18th centuries He is considered the father of physics andthe founder ofthe law of gravity But was he really the rational ... bodies, 17 18 THE SECRET LIFE OF NUMBERS since any one of them can be deformed into any oftheothers without performing any ofthe “illegal” actions A ball and a coffee cup, on the other hand, are ... details ofthe oftentimes quirky actors are not neglected, but, whenever possible, I give an idea ofthe theories and proofs The complexity of mathematics should neither be hidden nor overrated Neither...
... for the diagnosis of cancer (EGC) was 67% and 71% (cut-off value of 5.5 ng/ml), and 71% and 67% (cut-off value of ng/ml) The sensitivity and specificity of serum CEA levels for the diagnosis of ... for the diagnosis of cancer (EGC) was 28% and 79% (cut-off value of ng/ml), and 40% and 66% (cut-off value of 2.5 ng/ml), respectively In contrast to CEA, the sensitivity and specificity of serum ... lesions was 39% and 76% (cut-off value of 2.5 ng/ml), and 49% and 62% (cut-off value of ng/ml) In contrast to CEA, the sensitivity and specificity of serum HMGB1 levels for the diagnosis of high-risk...
... was granted by the Institutional Animal Care Committee ofthe University of Zurich andofthe Hebrew University of Jerusalem In theclinical part ofthe study on CHI patients, the mean IL-18 ... wavelength of 405 nm The experimental part ofthe study was set-up on two different protocols with the aim to assess the TNF-dependent regulation of IL-18 in the murine brain: (1) The first part ofthe ... as shown in Fig The findings from these experimental investigations corroborate the data from theclinical study, where an inverse correlation of intrathecal TNF and IL-18 levels during the first...
... Discussion The key finding of this study is that the global scores ofthe QLQ-C30 andthe FACT-G andthe mean utility Table Internal consistency and ceiling-floor effects for the EORTC QLQ-C30 and FACT-G ... QLQ-C30 The functional well-being ofthe FACT-G was highly correlated with the role functioning (r = 0.61) andthe physical functioning (r = 0.58) ofthe QLQ-C30 The social domains of QLQ-C30 and ... were used: the EORTC QLQ-C30 andthe FACT-G [4,5] The QLQ-C30 dominates cancer clinical trials in Canada and Europe, while the FACT-G is more widely used in the USA [14] The QLQ-C30 andthe FACT-G...
... generation of real-time, insight driven, shopping and financial tools End ofthe days of consumers being “dumb” at point of sale Consumer empowerment to the max 19 There are a variety of hurdles ... enable the “check-out” process to occur in-aisle, at home, anywhere As a result, mPayment will challenge and redefine– long-standing assumptions ofhow stores are designed 18 The arrival of mobile ... perceive & use it, andthe end of physical currency as we know it 15 Credit cards will undergo a significant transformation: mPayments will redefine how we pay, how we use credit, and what a credit...
... study AA and MAK coordinated and participated in design ofthe study MR and KHB participated in the design and coordination and helped in the draft ofthe manuscript MJD and Page 13 of 15 (page ... all the microbiological, molecular andclinical laboratory experiments as a part of his PhD thesis and has written the draft manuscript MAT and JAK provided strains and helped in the design ofthe ... environment and transmission to the community The present study was undertaken with the aim of determining epidemiology ofclinicaland carrier staphylococci and molecular studies of their acquisition and...
... adjacent to the tumors There was an association between the predominance of mucin expressed in the adjacent epithelium andthe pattern of mucin expression in the tumors, may indicating the route of carcinogenesis ... Table shows the relationship between mucin pattern predominance in the adjacent epithelium compared to the mucin tumour expression Discussion The extension ofthe columnar epithelium in the esophagus ... when the columnar epithelium is longer than cm, and short when is lower than cm [1,2] BE is a complex, mosaic of cell, gland, and architectural types, showing variable degrees of atrophy and maturation...
... characterize the abnormality and exclude other significant pathologies, are presented in Table In subjects with knee OA, the prevalence of lesions was approximately 2.3% By means oftheclinicaland imaging ... populations and those with knee OA will detect a significant number of incidental lesions, some of which are clinically significant and will require further imaging andclinical management Furthermore, ... in the eye, and claustrophobia), hemiparesis of either lower limb, or significant knee pain Each subject had an MRI scan performed on their dominant knee (defined as the lower limb they step off...
... observe the presence or absence of dysplasia andthe impact on the dysplasia ofthe restoration ofthe muscle balance (lateral and medial rotators) by means ofthe neurotization procedure The mean ... approximation ofthe relative surface in the nerve fascicle - The ratio between the surface of myelin (μm2) andthe total surface ofthe observed nerve sample (μm2) indicates the proportion of myelin in the ... reconstruction andthe neurotization ofthe suprascapular nerve showed an important neuroma (high number of minifascicles in the perineurium and in the epineurium) and a G Ratio value ofThe clinical...
... showed eversion ofthe talus at the ankle (> 10° in first 40% of stance), the other two showing little motion at all over the same period The variation between subjects in the frontal and transverse ... within that model The perfect experimental (and clinical) scenario is that we are able to directly measure the kinematics ofthe individual bones ofthe foot Access to tissues ofthe foot would ... structures ofthe foot as the best means of measuring foot motion Methods Two approaches to the problem of accessing and measuring the biomechanics of individual anatomical structures in the foot...
... view ofthe benefits of intervening beyond the individual, and for the purposes of primary through to tertiary prevention and maintenance of quality of life; viewed their role as facilitators of ... other members ofthe research team (MH and LK) for the purpose of gaining other perspectives and challenging assumptions rather than to reach agreement Ethics The project was approved by the UNSW ... change: hence a lack of client motivation was not considered a deterrent but part ofthe process; judged the effectiveness of their intervention in terms ofthe process of change rather than achieving...
... collected and analyzed the data, and wrote the first draft ofthe paper WHY collected the data and assisted data analysis RCKC conceived and designed the study, and wrote the first draft ofthe paper ... for the model and thus confirmed the six-factor structure The standardized factor loadings ofthe confirmatory factor analysis are shown in Figure Internal Consistency The Cronbach alpha for the ... 0.05, **P < 0.01 (two-detailed) as the other translated versions ofthe OCI-R Although the latent factor structure, reliability, and validity ofthe subscales ofthe OCI-R in our study are consistent...
... reference costs The cost ofthe specialist intervention can be calculated with the help of diaries showing time spent by the different members ofthe team in delivering the work ofthe specialist ... performed ofthe standard of care delivered to the patient by secondary mental health care before and after entry to the study using NICE Figure Flow of patients in the randomised controlled trial of ... that they are involved in the care of patients The sample size for this analysis cannot be pre-determined as it will depend on the size ofthe network treating these individuals andthe amount of...
... number of days with each service divided by the total number of days in the study cRate = number of admissions divided by the total number of days of treatment Note: the denominator for the rate of ... acquisition of data, and analysis of data BJK had oversight ofthe study design All authors participated in the interpretation ofthe data and read and approved the final manuscript Acknowledgements ... justify the attempt to change medications [9,12] Data on theclinicaland economic ramifications of antipsychotic switching, particularly the use of acute-care services andthe time to the first...
... fifth year and every 6–12 months from the fifth year The radiological exams should consist of CT ofthe maxillo-facial complex and neck with and without contrast agent every months during the first ... obtained from the patient for publication of this case report and any accompanying images A copy ofthe written consent is available for review by the Editor-in-Chief of this journal Acknowledgements ... interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests Authors' contributions All ofthe authors were involved in examination ofthe patient as well as in writing and reviewing the manuscript...
... Discussion The key finding of this study is that the global scores ofthe QLQ-C30 andthe FACT-G andthe mean utility Table Internal consistency and ceiling-floor effects for the EORTC QLQ-C30 and FACT-G ... QLQ-C30 The functional well-being ofthe FACT-G was highly correlated with the role functioning (r = 0.61) andthe physical functioning (r = 0.58) ofthe QLQ-C30 The social domains of QLQ-C30 and ... were used: the EORTC QLQ-C30 andthe FACT-G [4,5] The QLQ-C30 dominates cancer clinical trials in Canada and Europe, while the FACT-G is more widely used in the USA [14] The QLQ-C30 andthe FACT-G...