... 73% for surgery and radiotherapy, 68% for surgery only, 35% for radiotherapy only, and 26% for neither surgery nor radiotherapy There was a significant difference in overall survival between the ... surviving five years by treatment modality was: 73% for surgery and radiotherapy, 68% for surgery only, 35% for radiotherapy only and 26% for neither radiotherapy nor surgery Pair-wise comparisons demonstrated ... sinuses) and C31.9 (accessory sinus, NOS) Information forthe following treatment groups was queried: both surgery and radiotherapy, surgery only, radiotherapy only, neither surgery nor radiotherapy...
... data andthe writing of the manuscript RB contributed to the planning of the analyses, commented on the data/results of the analyses and provided input to the interpretation of the data and also ... reliever therapy (N = 231) Higher maintenance ICS + SABA (N = 1013) BUD/FORM maintenance and reliever therapy (N = 1051) Higher maintenance ICS + SABA (N = 769) BUD/FORM maintenance and reliever therapy ... 76.8-86.4) andforStepsand when compared with the same maintenance ICS/LABA + SABA group (mean FEV 85.1-88.4 vs 82.9-85.9) Mean FEV1 was similar in the BUD/FORM maintenance and reliever therapy...
... patients for drotrecogin alfa (activated) administration Despite the US Food andDrug Administration and European Agency forthe Evaluation of Medicinal Products indications forthe drug, either for ... postpone the consideration of drotrecogin alfa (activated) as adjunctive therapyforsevere sepsis In the PROWESS study, the time window between the development of the first organ dysfunction andthe ... Hold infusion for hours and wait for 12 hours before restarting infusion Epidural catheter For epidural catheter, not use drotrecogin or wait for 12 hours after removal before starting drug infusion...
... hemorrhage was noted in the single antiplatelet therapy group, and one subcutaneous hemorrhage was found in the combination therapy group As forthe patient in the single antiplatelet therapy group who ... embolic sources Two of these patients were randomized to the combination therapy group, andthe other to the single modality group Kaplan-Meier survival curves are shown in Figure The mean follow-up ... We therefore compared single antiplatelet therapyand a combination of antiplatelet and anticoagulation therapyfor secondary prevention in ischemic stroke patients with APS According to the...
... were then told the water was unsafe for use in baby formulas, forthe elderly, andforthe sick (Foller, 2003) As women are overwhelmingly the caregivers for infants andforthe sick and frail, these ... most of the food, work that requires water both for hand-washing andfor preparation Women provide most of the care forand instruction to children, with water again needed for cleaning and bathing ... corporations involved in the building and/ or operation of their water supply systems However, these networks typically served the wealthy, andthe poor were forced to fend for themselves by using...
... whom had received their research funding from the ARC, to discuss and review their work in the reading area As noted by Pratt and Coltheart7, the issues covered andthe emphases of the different ... move into the next stage of ‘reading to learn’ Forthe purposes of the evaluation, the children in Year in the year preceding the introduction of the SWELL program formed the control group These ... administrators andthe public These concerns include the social factors related to the development of literacy, including the early development of literacy in the home and preschool environment, and the...
... POLICIES FOR SMALL BUSINESS A GUIDE FORTHE POLICY REVIEW PROCESS AND STRATEGIC PLANS FOR MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT About the OECD The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and ... OECD members, non-members and other stakeholders worldwide This forum provides them with a platform for exchanging their expertise and experience in meeting the challenges and opportunities created ... framework forthe review of existing policies andthe state of the SME sector This covers: • • • • • • The state of the SME sector, its needs and its reactions to policies; The process of formulating...
... all these issues first, only then telling them the ending to the story Once you have laid the groundwork, then can you paint the picture for them, the picture of a brand new world where they ... enemies they never needed to fight In the beginning, give them the lead Character, the Desire, andthe Opposition but save the ending forthe right moment, when you’ve built the tension so high the ... story will become their story First the Conflict, then the Solutions & Benefits The key to the story is to first show the reader a REAL problem for them (“We are all in this together and if one falls,...
... Box, using this book and adding your own resources to the mix I’m hoping the mind-set of The Real You Diet, of using the right tool forthe right job, will allow you to see the weightmanagement ... start out strong, complying with what thediet asks Then real life intervenes, andthe novelty wears off The natural optimism of the new plan falls by the wayside and a sense of impending doom sets ... calories a day forthe evening, provide a lot of satisfaction and contentment Cons: This style can lead to meal skipping during the day in the hope of saving calories forthe evening and then being...
... center sponsored by the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Staff, the Unified Combatant Commands, the Department of the Navy, the Marine Corps, the defense agencies, andthe defense Intelligence ... sponsored by the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Staff, the Unified Combatant Commands, iii iv Domestic Trends in the United States, China, and Iran the Department of the Navy, the Marine ... acquire the appropriate numbers and types of naval forces to prepare for both of the two possible scenarios (the high-end conflict andthe Long War) The Navy will have to continue providing forward...
... attestation standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; the Illinois State Auditing Act (Act); andthe Audit Guide as adopted by the Auditor General pursuant to the ... procedures forthe purpose of expressing our opinion on compliance and to test and report on internal control over compliance in accordance with the Audit Guide, issued by the Illinois Office of the ... ADMISSIONS TO THE BAR COMPLIANCE REPORT SUMMARY The compliance testing performed during the examination was conducted in accordance with the Illinois State Auditing Act AUDITOR’S REPORTS The Independent...
... ADMISSIONS TO THE BAR FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Forthe Two Years Ended September 30, 2005 Current Findings There were no current findings noted during our compliance testing forthe two years ... ADMISSIONS TO THE BAR SCHEDULE OF FINDINGS Forthe Two Years Ended September 30, 2005 Prior Audit Findings Not Repeated There were no findings noted during the compliance testing forthe two years ... of Admissions to the Bar Statement of Activities Forthe Years Ended September 30, Revenues and Reclassifications Examination Fees Character and Fitness Review Fees Application on Motion Investment...
... examination applications; the collection of examination and law student registration fees; andthe administration and grading of the exams Additionally the Board has responsibility for approval of applications ... Fitness (the Committee) The Committee has the responsibility of determining whether applicants for admission to the bar are of good moral character and general fitness to practice law in the State ... over the shorter of their useful lives or the term of the related leases by use of the straight line method The estimated useful lives of property and equipment are as follows: Buildings and Improvements...
... fiscal year 2005 the Board hosted a two day seminar for all members of the Board andthe five character and fitness committees to promote and insure uniformity in the character and fitness process ... applications, the collection of exam fees, the administration of the examination andthe supervision of exam grading Additionally, the Board has the responsibility of processing applications for foreign ... licenses and collecting the related license fees The Illinois Supreme Court also established the Committee on Character and Fitness (the Committee), the expenses of which are paid from receipts of the...
... health On the other hand, it is an example forthe beneficial potential of the international cooperation of laboratories, universities and local authorities Efforts to research and reduce the effects ... reaches the kidney in form of cadmium-metallothionein (Cd-MT) Cd-MT is filtrated in the glomerulus, and subsequently reabsorbed in the proximal tubulus It then remains in the tubulus cells and makes ... reason forthe observed symptoms [30] Further evidence forthe causality of cadmium intoxication for bone maladies was found in 2003 by Honda et al They could describe an inverse correlation of the...
... Executive Council, the Pardons Board, the Land Exchange Board, andthe State Board of Investment Objectives and Conclusions The objectives of our audit were to gain an understanding of the internal ... report is intended forthe information of the Legislative Audit Commission andthe management of the Office of the Attorney General This restriction is not intended to limit the distribution of ... government action The Attorney General also represents Minnesota in civil and criminal cases and is a member of the Executive Council, the Pardons Board, the Land Exchange Board, andthe State Board...
... discussed by the AGO andthe Department of Finance, most recently during the AGO Funding Task Force andthe development of billing rates for FY 2000-2001 During the last legislative session the legislature ... To answer these questions, we interviewed AGO employees to gain an understanding of the controls over the payroll and personnel process andthe procurement and disbursement process for leases, ... Conclusions The Attorney General’s Office adequately supported and accurately recorded its payroll and other expenditures in the state’s accounting records In addition, forthe items tested, the AGO...
... 6388 children and adolescents filled in the questionnaire while their parents answered the proxy version Means and standard deviation forthe self- and proxy ratings, and also the Pearson und ... dimension, we calculated the mean and standard deviation forthe selfand proxy ratings, and also the Pearson und Intra-Class correlation coefficients forthe absolute agreement The mean difference ... background If mother and father respond to the questionnaire together then there is a lower change of underestimating the quality of life in the sectors ‘Self-esteem’, ‘Friends’ and in the ‘Total’...
... Reperfusion therapyfor acute myocardial infarction with fibrinolytic therapy or combination reduced fibrinolytic therapyand platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibition: the GUSTO V randomised trial ... by the diamond, the left and right borders of which indicate the 95 percent confidence interval The dotted line represents the point estimate of the overall treatment effect For subgroups, the ... included terms forthe treatment group, the type of fibrinolytic agent used, the type of heparin used, andthe location of the infarct For continuous variables, differences between the treatment...