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... Locate the pointer p in the list which points tothe node to be deleted (pDel will hold the node to be deleted) If that node is the first element in the List: p is head head pDel … Otherwise: ... is it likely that it will next be accessed again? Are the entries processed in sequential order? If so, then it may be worthwhile to maintain the last-used position as part of list Is it ... except at the end of the list; and When random access is important Linked storage proves superior When the entries are large; When the size of the list is not known in advance; and When...
... in the epidural rate and half the epidural waiting time, when compared to hospitals where the anesthesiologist had to be called from the operating room [4] In addition tothe provision of analgesia, ... hospitals requesting information on the total numbers of deliveries, epidurals, and cesareans annually, together with the anesthesia workforce allocated for the provision of obstetric anesthesia ... rates, andthe anesthesia staffing for provision of obstetric anesthesia services (day and night) Other questions included the estimated waiting time for epidural labor analgesia andthe anesthesia...
... into your hands: Miloš Radivojević (technical editor) and Fritz Lechnitz (project manager) from SolidQ, Russell Jones (acquisitions and developmental editor) and Holly Bauer (production editor) ... no additional lookup tables associated with itand therefore uses the Star schema The DimProduct table is snowflaked; it uses the DimProductSubcategory lookup table, which further uses the DimProductCategory ... will be able to: ■■ Understand why a normalized schema causes reporting problems ■■ Understandthe Star schema ■■ Understandthe Snowflake schema ■■ Determine granularity and auditing needs Estimated...
... Instead we opted to utilize continuous expression of the unmodified TetR The original tetracycline repressor simply binds to a tandem of the type tetracycline operator (tetO2) operator and thus blocks ... ETTh and of ORCTL3h (not shown), the high signal -to- noise ratio of the mRNA corresponded to a similar ratio for transport function or eGFP fluorescence intensity However, with OCT1h (Fig 3B) and ... mRNA level does not increase protein in an equivalent proportion because of the limited capacity of the synthesis machinery, especially for membrane proteins [17] To improve the signal -to- noise...
... cell surface Contrary tothe singly transfected subunit, GPV cotransfected with GPIb–IX was efficiently expressed at the cell surface together with the other subunits of the GPIb–V–IX complex, ... 30 The molecular masses of GPIbß and GPIX increased slowly to reach 25 and 20 kDa, respectively complex, andthe influence on its processing and expression of the presence or absence of the other ... Fig At different chase times, the cells were lysed in 1% (v/v) Triton in buffer I andthe GPIb–IX complex was immunoprecipitated with ALMA.12 and GPV with V.1 At T0, the cells contained an immature...
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... complex and unbound probe, respectively Lane 1, without protein; lane 2, ipp with normal rabbit IgG; lane 3, ipp with aF-N without competitors; and with competitors, lanes 4, and 6, with C8; ... Left and right panels indicate the immunoblot analysis using aF-N and aF-C, respectively The positions of the protein standard are indicated on the left Closed and open arrowheads show the bands ... remarkable at the perinuclear region, with some in the nuclei, and in the cytoplasm with dot- and squiggle-like staining patterns The cytoplasmic staining is likely to be ascribed to mLRP130der,...
... coefficient are restricted tothe null hypothesis of zero correlation, not tothe strength of the correlation, the magnitude of the correlations between the Sleep Quality Scale andthe MOS Sleep Scale ... multi-item sleep quality and pain scales, specifically the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) to assess sleep quality andthe McGill Pain Questionnaire [8] and SF-36 Bodily Pain scale [7] to ... both trials The Sleep Quality Scale was correlated with pain and with relevant aspects of another sleep assessment, the MOS Sleep Scale Further, the Sleep Quality scale was responsive to treatment...
... boosting with a smaller peptide Theuse of the whole peptide increases the chances that the immune system will recognize the peptide and initiate the immune response The ability of these vaccination ... epitope in humans [15], monkeys [16] and mice [17-19] is located in the Aβ1–15 region, whereas the T cell epitope has been mapped to within Aβ15–42 [20,21] Based on these nonoverlapping epitopes, ... be due tothe intrinsic immune tolerance seen in the J20 APP-tg mice These mice, unlike their wildtype littermates and B6D2F1 mice, are exposed to human Aβ throughout their lives due to their...
... Patients were placed on the operating table in the supine position with abduction of the arm and supination of the forearm A tourniquet was used, and standard disinfection and draping carried out ... added after definitive repositioning of the fracture in the sagittal plane Screws with angular stability were used with this plate; we tried to place at least 2-3 screws in the radial styloid ... might reduce tendon irritation In our country, the barrier to metal removal is low, and many patients request it due to minimal symptoms However the possibility of removal of the radial plate should...
... Schoessler W, Werle E: Reactivities tothe Sm autoantigenic complex andthe synthetic SmD1-aa83–119 peptide in systemic lupus erythematosus and other autoimmune diseases J Autoimmun 2001, 17:347-354 ... affected the results of epitope-mapping cannot be excluded Nevertheless, the high sensitivity and specificity of the SmD3 peptide with a single dimethylated arginine could be confirmed using the soluble ... SMP Further investigation is warranted to determine whether the basic character of the epitope simply increases the probability of surface exposure of these regions and thus accessibility for...
... radiation sensitivity and - albeit modest - systemic activity given the relatively mild toxicity profile of EGFR antibodies Hence, we would like to present our experiences in combined radioimmunotherapy ... [19,20] Faced with limitations in dose prescription in the presented cases, we saw the chance to exploit radio-sensitizing potential of the EGFR- antibody cetuximab to potentially improve these patients’ ... stereotactic intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) in the treatment of incompletely and completely resected adenoid cystic carcinomas of the head and neck: initial clinical results and toxicity of treatment...
... between and cycles prior to radiotherapy, although the total number depended upon the wait for radiotherapy to commence, along with tolerance and response to treatment The radical radiotherapy ... lead to gaps in the delivery of radiotherapy It is unclear whether the failure to achieve cycles of concurrent chemotherapy in the majority of patients was due tothe overall toxicity of the concurrent ... order to improve the therapeutic ratio of treatment it is critical tounderstandthe varied aetiology, biology and response to treatment of tumours arising from different anatomical subsites It...
... later the patient received chemotherapy (cisplatin and etoposid) due to progressive disease, which was switched to gemcitabine 14 months later The patient died shortly afterwards due to further ... that two of the patients referred with a pineoblastoma had primarily been diagnosed with pineocytoma years earlier, the difficulty and necessity of exact histological grading prior tothe choice ... radiation treatment and underwent salvage radiotherapy tothe spinal axis with a TD of 39.6 Gy She died 28 months later due to progressive disease The patient with pineocytoma with intermediate...
... of the head with the acetabulum, and then to complete dislocation of the femoral head from the acetabulum [22] Cases were scored according tothe severity We stratified subjects by gender and ... of the study The study was approved by the ethical committee of the participating institutions, and informed consent was obtained from patients and controls The ages of patients with CDH and ... was used to compare the GDF5 genotype with the allele distributions in the case-control study The differences in the clinical information between the genotypes were tested using the Mann-Whitney...
... ensure that the light level was close tothe targeted illuminance To this a research assistant told the subject to "freeze" in the position the subject was sitting, and then measured the light ... ice to Pharmasan Labs (Osceola, WI) and radioimmunoassayed for melatonin The sensitivity of the assay was 0.7 pg/ml andthe intra- and inter-assay coefficients of variability were 12.1% and 13.2%, ... (baseline and final), the higher of the two thresholds was applied to both profiles to calculate the DLMO The DLMO was the point at which the fitted curve exceeded and remained above the threshold...
... secondary to MDS The toxicity of HA regimen protocol was relatively low There was no early death in these patients treated with HA regimen and no severe cardiotoxicity was shown, while the ED rate within ... study randomized elderly AML patients to remission induction therapy with either daunorubicin, idarubicin, or mitoxantrone along with a standard dose of Ara-C and priming with GM-CSF The outcomes ... 2008 with HHT-based protocol All patients fulfilled the following criteria: the diagnosis of AML was established according tothe standard FrenchAmerican -British (FAB) cytological and cytochemical...
... and interferon [2] In another study, rituximab was used to treat immune cytopenia in adults, and 40% of the patients with AIHA showed complete remission [3] Theuse of rituximab in a small prospective ... performed the literature search and helped with writing the manuscript FN performed the literature search and all procedures required for the patient SV constructed all the figures in the manuscript ... glomerulonephritis, cryoglobulinemic glomerulonephritis, amyloidosis, light-chain deposition disease or heavychain deposition disease The cause is unclear; however, the autoimmune disorder that caused the...
... CF-QOL was to determine its psychometric property andthe repeatability of the scale within two periods of time, in order to quantify the sensitivity and specificity of the scale In addition, there ... point to or more reduced the sensitivity to 82% (88/107) and increased the specificity to 78% (11/14) The area under the ROC curve was 0.84 Figure shows the predictive ability of a single item ... fibrosis patients However, there are valid disease-specific quality Figure The sensitivity and specificity of the single-item global quality of life scale compared to a 50% threshold for the cystic...