... prescription, in some patients sepsis is not diagnosed until they have progressed to serious conditions such as septic shock Several groups have suggested that measurement of cytokines may be done ... model based on the measurement of plasma levels of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (GCSF) and IL-8, and tracheal aspirate levels of G-CSF [9,10] If plasma cytokine concentrations rise above ... responsibility of participating intensivists Setting The participating university hospital is the tertiary referral centre for Eastern and Southern Switzerland, and serves a population of approximately...
Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 20:20
... course of the study Able to give informed consent Exclusion Criteria History of underlying inflammatory arthropathy; septic arthritis; inflammatory joint disease; gout; pseudogout; Paget's disease; ... compliance Compliance was assessed by capsule count at visits 3, 4, and and review of subject diary Efficacy and Safety Variables Efficacy and safety measurements assessed Adverse events During the ... the use of these drugs As a result, OA sufferers have turned to natural nutraceuticals to ease their pain and discomfort These products are commonly used because they are well tolerated and considered...
Ngày tải lên: 26/10/2012, 09:48
Tài liệu Electrical safety and ( http://thisisplc.blogspot.com) pdf
... Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Around 30 of these are fatal Most of these fatalities arise from contact with overhead or underground power cables Even non-fatal shocks can cause severe and permanent ... status of a British Standard They are supported by a separate series of Guidance Notes enlarging on particular requirements of parts of the Regulations Code of practice for in-service inspection and ... places of entertainment GS50 HSE Books 1997 ISBN 7176 1387 Electrical hazards from steam/water pressure cleaners etc PM29(rev) HSE Books 1995 ISBN 7176 0813 Selection and use of electric handlamps...
Ngày tải lên: 12/12/2013, 21:15
Tài liệu TRAFFIC SAFETY AND ROAD CONDITIONS docx
... contact any office of the Provincial Public Transportation Service of the Vietnamese Department of Communications and Transport to obtain a Vietnamese driver's license The U.S Embassy in Hanoi and Consulate ... the one of the most dangerous in Asean countries In 2005, the major causes of road traffic accidents are road user?s errors, unsafe vehicle conditions and roads and bridges condition and other ... resources, and skills of relevant agencies, including the National Traffic Safety Committee and the Ministries of Transport, Public Security, Health and Education and Training This project focuses on...
Ngày tải lên: 12/12/2013, 23:15
Tài liệu CREATIVITY AND EARLY YEARS EDUCATION pdf
... necessity of concrete experience for knowledge and understanding is a fallacy because it is tautological In other words, he suggests, the child can only make sense of what he knows how to make sense of ... strong desire for self-realization strong sense of self strong self-confidence openness to impressions from both within and without attracted to complexity and obscurity high sensitivity high ... of Personality Assessment and Research, at Berkeley and led by the work of MacKinnon, (1962a, 1962b, 1969, 1975), Getzels and Csikszentmihalyi (1976), and Simonton (1984) It also included a second...
Ngày tải lên: 12/02/2014, 16:20
Tài liệu Respiratory and Reproductive Paleophysiology of Dinosaurs and Early Birds doc
... ventilation and metabolic rates in both extant and extinct taxa, these data not necessarily serve as precise indicators of metabolic capacities of these animals during periods of exercise However, ... maxillary antrum and promaxillary sinus, respectively, and are not part of the nasal passage (Witmer 1997; Fig 6) The ceilings of one or both of these sinuses form much of the floor of the nasal passage ... rate and metabolism in early birds and their close relatives, the dinosaurs Respiratory Turbinates and the Metabolic Status of Dinosaurs and Early Birds Several factors complicate the study of...
Ngày tải lên: 13/02/2014, 16:20
Tài liệu African Intellectuals in 19th and early 20th Century South Africa pptx
... expressed the minds of those deprived of voice by reason of their status in life and the opportunities that passed them by, and the pride of language and culture that was the mainstay of their ... we are to understand the roots of debate and engagement, and the world of ideas and the influences which shaped the thinking of African men and women of ideas in the nineteenth and early twentieth ... UA L S in the cultures and common wisdom of the people, and yet is influenced by the cultures of the settler communities without the loss of language and traditions Sen uses the laconic expression...
Ngày tải lên: 15/02/2014, 11:20
Tài liệu Safety and security on the Internet Challenges and advances in Member States docx
... safety of children and adolescents Digital literacy and online health information quality In this section, analyses and observations relating to each of these areas will be presented and the ... Azerbaijan None Seizure of goods — Iceland None Seizure of goods — India None Seizure of goods — Malaysia None Seizure of goods — Austria 46 Allows Finland Analysis and discussion of survey results ... further research needs to be conducted on how many children are actually aware of the dangers Review of the literature of sexual predators online or are aware of the consequences of sending sexually...
Ngày tải lên: 18/02/2014, 00:20
Tài liệu Youth Safety on a Living Internet: Report of the Online Safety and Technology Working Group pptx
... “the risk profile for the use of different genres of social media depends on the type of risk, common uses by minors, and the psychosocial makeup of minors who use them.” In its review of the youth-risk ... accuracy and effectiveness of these programs And the lack of a coherent evaluation causes David Finkelhor, director of the Crimes Against Children Research Center, to question whether it makes sense ... wide range of partners including the Department of Justice, Department of Homeland Security, Internal Revenue Service, United States Postal Service, Department of Commerce, Securities and Exchange...
Ngày tải lên: 18/02/2014, 00:20
Tài liệu Mandatory Workplace Safety and Health Programs docx
... firms The analyses could be enhanced by distinguishing cited establishments in terms of the type and number of separate sections of the safety and health program standard violated Such analyses could ... recurring costs, and seeking input from Benefits and Costs of the Proposed Safety and Health Program Rule 19 Table 4.1 OSHA’s Estimate of the Costs of the Proposed Safety and Health Program Standard Cost ... issues, and benefit-cost trade-offs of safety and health programs Effectiveness A number of different types of analyses could help encourage better understanding of the effectiveness of mandatory...
Ngày tải lên: 18/02/2014, 02:20
Tài liệu Báo cáo khoa học: Modulation of cyclin D1 and early growth response factor-1 gene expression in interleukin-1b-treated rat smooth muscle cells by n-6 and n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids pdf
... the production of PGE2 [18] The inhibition of PGE2 release was the consequence of a reduction of COX-2 and secretory PLA2 mRNA expression Moreover, the IL-1b-induced expression of secretory PLA2 ... absence of IL-1b (data not shown) However, pretreatment of SMC with AA increased the cyclin D1 gene promoter activity in response to IL-1b by twofold and by fourfold in response to fetal bovine serum ... )99) and a large excess of unlabelled consensus Sp1 oligonucleotide [13] The specificity of the Egr-1 complex was assessed by using an excess (· 100) of unlabeled probe (AA + competitor) A representative...
Ngày tải lên: 19/02/2014, 16:20
Tài liệu Reversed Food Chain – From the Plate to the Farm Priorities in Food Safety and Food Technology for European Research potx
... enhances the value of clear and effective labelling In the light of the recent food crises and the subsequent policy debate, it seems appropriate to define two separate groups of research areas: - ... research priorities: Firstly the consumers needs and demands related to food safety and health were analysed, including questions of behavioural science and communication Secondly a priority setting ... Up-dating of hygienic technologies and preservation technologies P24 Understanding interactions of food (ingredients) and processing at the molecular and cellular level P25 Benefits and risk assessment...
Ngày tải lên: 22/02/2014, 05:20
ADVANCING THE HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELL-BEING OF OUR PEOPLE pdf
... disease prevention, social services, and scientific research These investments will enable HHS to protect the health of all Americans and provide essential human services, especially for those ... teens and adults and will support research on preventing tobacco use, understanding the basic science of the consequences of tobacco use, and improving treatments for tobacco-related illnesses ... services These funds are crucial to covering the cost of care for injuries, heart disease, digestive diseases, and cancer, some of the leading causes of death among American Indians and Alaska...
Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 13:20
SURVEY OF GYNECOLOGICAL PROBLEMS DURING CHILDHOOD AND EARLY ADOLESCENCE IN A ACADEMICCENTER ppt
... evidence of sexual abuse in 31(56%) cases The gynecological and child psychiatric assessments agreed in 72% of the cases Complicated cases of child sexual abuse with young victims, intrafamilial abuse ... before becoming sexually active, sexually transmitted diseases are rare and usually lead to the suspicion of sexual abuse In the USA the prevalence of various sexually transmitted diseases was evaluated ... majority of pelvic masses (Kirks et al 1981) In children older than one year of age, pelvic masses of genital origin account for 3–4% of abdominal masses and 80% of these genital masses are ovarian...
Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 13:20
ARCHITECTURE CLASSIC AND EARLY CHRISTIAN BY PROFESSOR docx
... and present few features of architectural interest, though they are remarkable for their vast extent and the variety of form of their various chambers and galleries They consist of a series of ... remains The arrangement of these temples hewn out of the rock is closely analogous to that of the detached ones Figs 21 and 22 show a plan and section of the [32] largest of the rock-cut temples ... supposed life after death, and are thus of very great value as a means of determining the religious opinions of the [24] Egyptians at this time One of the most remarkable of these tombs is that of...
Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 14:20
WORKPLACE SAFETY AND ASBESTOS CONTAMINATION pptx
... diseases, including asbestosis, which is an emphysema-like disease, pleural disease, lung cancer, malignant mesothelioma, cancer of the larynx and of the gastrointestinal tract These diseases ... Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services And Michael Shapiro is acting Assistant Administrator of the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency ... Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a part of the Department of Health and Human Services With me today is Dr Gregory Wagner, Director of the NIOSH Division of Respiratory Disease Studies...
Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 21:20
SAFETY AND JUSTICE PROGRAM and the GLOBAL RISK AND SECURITY CENTER docx
... operation, use, and protection of society’s essential physical assets and natural resources and to enhance the related social assets of safety and security of individuals in transit and in iii ... 5.2 Criminal Groups, Bases, and Range of Criminal Activities xiii Overview of Case Studies of Organized Crime and Piracy 40 Overview of Case Studies of Terrorism and Piracy ... Corporation’s National Security Research Division, and the Safety and Justice Program in RAND Infrastructure, Safety, and Environment The mission of RAND Infrastructure, Safety, and Environment is...
Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 14:21
Exposure to ambient air pollution and prenatal and early childhood health effects potx
... of TSP, PM10, SO2 and NOx of 10 lg/m3, and of mg/ m3 in the levels of CO detected, the ‘random effect model’ was applied For the purposes of this analysis, heterogeneity was assumed to be present ... increase of risk in both areas (see Table 4) In another study, Ritz et al [9], in the cohort of neonates and foetuses delivered in southern California in 1987–1993, observed an increase of risk of ... were selected Additional to the search in MEDLINE, a search in the bibliographical database of the authors was carried out and in the references of the selected articles, The study by Bobak and...
Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 19:20
A RAND INFRASTRUCTURE, SAFETY, AND ENVIRONMENT PROGRAM Transportation, Space, and Technology pot
... Safety and Environment (ISE) The mission of RAND Infrastructure, Safety, and Environment is to improve the development, operation, use, and protection of society’s essential physical assets and ... natural resources and to enhance the related social assets of safety and security of individuals in transit and in their workplaces and communities The TST research portfolio encompasses policy areas ... product is part of the RAND Corporation monograph series RAND monographs present major research findings that address the challenges facing the public and private sectors All RAND monographs undergo...
Ngày tải lên: 07/03/2014, 13:20