these scales are designed as screening tools further

... destruction in areas of Dm and Vc in SScPAH+ compared with SScPAHDm% in SScPAH+ was significantly lower as compared with SScPAH- This difference could not be ascribed to factors affecting Dm such as age, ... decrease in capillary flow and thus a decrease in Vc This will result in a reduction in surface area available for gas exchange, and therefore in a decrease of Dm [25] Secondly, parenchymal and vascular ... interstitial lung disease (defined by VC

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 14:20

... in each of these beads individually, but all in parallel • This activity as a whole is emPCR Post emPCR • The micro-reactors are broken, and the beads are released • Enrichment beads are added ... The nucleotide bases are added in a timed fashion (beginning with A, T, G, C with 10s between each nucleotide and a successive apyrase wash, followed by the next nucleotide.) • As a bi-product ... beads are added Enzyme beads containing sulfurase and luciferase, and packing beads used only to keep the DNA beads in place • Above the wells is a flow channel, passing nucleotides and apyrase...

Ngày tải lên: 19/03/2014, 22:32

... sectors are special areas on your disk containing programs that are executed when you boot (start) your PC System sectors (Master Boot Record and DOS Boot Record) are often targets for viruses These ... creating f d h i awareness among user groups Types of Vi T f Viruses Virus Classification Viruses are classified based on the following criteria: What they Infect How they Infect Virus Classification ... Compatibility problems Ethical and Legal Reasons: • There are ethics and legalities that rule why virus and worms are damaging Psychological Reasons: These are: y g • Trust Problems • Negative influence...

Ngày tải lên: 31/07/2014, 04:20

... (mean number of individuals per population: 25.4) from three areas of sympatry between these two species (Tab II) A bi-marker phenotype was assigned to each individual (0 for the absence and for the ... searches were performed using the BLAST algorithm at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov (National Center for Biotechnology Information), with programs blastn, tblastn and tblastx New primers were redefined ... markers are efficient tools for discriminating closely-related species (e.g [13]), useful information can also be obtained by examining physiological responses Seeds of both ash species are known...

Ngày tải lên: 07/08/2014, 16:20

... Zambia [22,23] Screening tools The CES-D is a self-report scale with 20 items designed to measure depressive symptoms in general population samples Each item is assigned a value 0-4 There are four ... questionnaires were agreed upon These instruments were tested before use in the field Definition of cases The sample was categorised into cases and non-cases of psychiatric disorders based on the MINI outputs ... database were linked by these unique barcodes that were kept separately in a password protected database these, 649 patients (87.2%) completed the MINI diagnostic interview (Figure 1) There was...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 15:22

... years, as assessed by at least two clinicians A similar criterion has been used in earlier studies [e.g [12]] and, as imperfect as it is, adds concretization (disagreement), quantity (at least once ... as perceived by treating clinicians was added Participants had to have had disagreement over form or content of treatment with two or more professionals at least once in the past two years, as ... thresholds for certain treatments Also there are unwritten rules, so they say, considering themes that are apparently not appropriate to discuss or These issues are at odds with the involvement participants...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 16:22

... outcome associations The optimal cut-off was defined as the value associated with the highest sum of sensitivity and specificity (Youden’s index) Analysis was performed using SEM software [32] ... assessment Statistical analysis Data in tables are presented as means ± standard deviation (SD) when normally distributed, as medians (interquartile range) when not normally distributed, or as ... Data are presented as means ± SD, or absolute values (%) Abbreviations: ASA, American Society of Anaesthesiology physical status; BMI, body mass index; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease;...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 21:21

... What are the Basic Seven Q.C Tools?  Flow Charts  Run Charts  Histograms  Pareto Diagrams Cause and Effect Diagrams  Scatter Diagrams   Control Charts Relation Between New Seven Q.C Tools ... data (ideas, opinions, issues)   Organizes the data into groups based on natural relationship Makes it feasible for further analysis and to find a solution to the problem New Seven Q.C Tools ... the New Seven Q.C Tools Slide 0f     Committee of J.U.S.E - 1972 Aim was to develop more QC techniques with design approach Work in conjunction with original Basic Seven Tools New set of methods...

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Ngày tải lên: 28/07/2013, 01:27

... absorbance measurement was made at 410 nm against a blank sample Batch culture The experiment was carried out in a batch culture using wastewater and soil as inoculum Bacterial source was pre-grown ... by this waste stream This gives way to ascertain PHA-producing organisms from this unpurified carbon source MATERIALS AND METHODS Materials Waste vegetable oil-based biodiesel-derived waste glycerol ... was boiled for 10 minutes An absorbance measurement was made at 235 nm using a UV-spectrophotometer against concentrated sulfuric acid Free glycerol determination Substrate utilization was measured...

Ngày tải lên: 05/09/2013, 10:15

... higher education has risen as fast as the cost of health care? And for the middle-class family, college education for their children is as much of a necessity as is medical care— without it the ... misery as fast as possible.” 4    “Already we are beginning to deliver more lectures and classes off campus via satellite or two-way video at a fraction of the cost The college won’t survive as a ... “The businesses run by these clans are already multinationals with as many subsidiaries in the U.S or in Canada as they have in Indonesia or mainland China.” Aren’t there natural limits to this...

Ngày tải lên: 08/10/2013, 15:56

... they are not - Are these ? - , they are not - Are those ? - , they are - Are these ? - , they are - Are those ? - , they are not - Are these ? - , they are not - Are ... cần thiết) - Are these ? - , they are - Are those ? - , they are not - Are these ? - , they are not - Are those ? - , they are - Are these ? - , they are - Are those ... are not Are those bottles? - Yes, they are Are these kettles? - Yes, they are Are those pots? - No, they are not Are these bowls? - No, they are not Are those plates? - Yes, they are Are these...

Ngày tải lên: 21/01/2014, 15:20

... 2) MASTERS: The Masters division will feature only drivers 40 years old and over “Golden Masters” drivers are those over 50 as of Jan 1, 2010 and will be included as Masters The top Golden Master ... will recognize a Golden Master champion at the end of the season for Asphalt, Roadcourse, and Dirt Points LEGENDS CARS 3) SEMI-PRO (Novice Class): Designed for drivers who are starting out in Legends ... entire upper end (including the head, the valves, the head gasket, etc.) as well as the pistons and cylinder casings (including base gasket) Upon rebuild, only the following things may be done...

Ngày tải lên: 19/02/2014, 04:20

... [21], as well as pharmacological studies such as those shown in (B) In slices, an a7* nAChR on adjacent glutamate terminals was found to indirectly influence dopamine release via the release of ... characterization of neuronally active a-conotoxins Assay-based and cDNA-based strategies The first a-conotoxins were identified using bioassays such as intraperitoneal (neuromuscular nAChRs) or intracranial ... caused an increase in potency as arise primarily from a3b2 and a3b4 nAChRs Activity on well as a shift in selectivity: while PnIA inhibited an a-BTXa7 nAChRs was excluded for two reasons: (a) EpI...

Ngày tải lên: 19/02/2014, 12:20

... Moreover, as the triple helix was not stable in the absence of intercalator, it was possible to switch easily from conditions where the triple helix was very stable to conditions where it was totally ... used in this study The central part of TG and TC TFOs as well as the target sequences inserted in plasmids pY, pY1m and pY2m are shown The pY plasmid contains a 20-bp oligopurineÆoligopyrimidine ... two plasmids was used to estimate the specificity This ratio increased from to when the stem length of a TC TFO increased from to 10 bp and from to 14 when the stem length of a TG TFO increased...

Ngày tải lên: 20/02/2014, 03:20

... was not about the economy It was not a discussion of problems, risks, dangers, and policies In consequence, the failure was shared by both groups This is the extraordinary thing Economics was ... examples are not cited, for want of space.3 HABI T UAL CASSANDRAS: THE MARXIAN VIEW or a generation or more as a relic of the radical movements of the 1960s, at a time when Keynesianism was King—the ... of phase transitions: from single equilibria, to two- four- and eight-period repeating cycles, and finally to deterministic chaos These phase transitions—analogous to the solid-liquid-gas phases...

Ngày tải lên: 08/03/2014, 09:20

... another level As much as you want to believe that ALL your employees are fully motivated, driven, passionate, engaged and deliver their best work - the reality is this is seldom the case More likely, ... changing rapidly In this fast moving, technology driven, global environment, your customers' needs, wants and expectations are changing faster than ever But as a company, are you keeping up with ... company, are you keeping up with their changing needs? Are you as relevant to your customers today, as you were yesterday, last month or last year? Do you foster a culture which welcomes change...

Ngày tải lên: 08/03/2014, 15:20

... animals - The same distinct viral strains were isolated in animal carcasses and in the bodies of those who handled those carcasses - These outbreaks were preceded by an abnormally large death in wild ... conjunctivitis - rash all over body except in face ** If the patients don’t recover gradually at this point, there is a high probability that the disease will progress to the second phase, resulting ... one or both of the testes) ** These conditions are usually relieved with the treatment of 1% atropine and steroids Epidemiology       Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever was first found in 1976 It struck...

Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 13:09

... CRT(6–332), has been determined by X-ray crystallography [41] Based on these data, CRT has a globular and compact lectin-like domain encompassing the classical N-domain residues 1–170 as well as residues ... binding curve The association rate kon was determined to be 1.3 · 104 m)1Æs)1 and the dissociation rate koff to be 8.3 · 10)4 s)1 Rmax values decreased, as expected, with increasing baseline A dissociation ... blast search against the Swiss-Prot database employing the Motif Alignment & Search Tool mast [54] Peptides and proteins Peptides were purchased as reversed phase high-performance liquid chromatography-purified...

Ngày tải lên: 16/03/2014, 05:20