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... demonstrated that 35% of patients had a mRS ≥2 at hospital discharge, and the mean hospital discharge mRS was 2, with a standard deviation of A sample of 250 per group would allow detection of a difference ... with 80% power and a 5% (two-sided) significance level This sample would also allow detection of differences between groups of at least 13% for binary outcomes and one-quarter of a standard deviation ... WC, CQ, and ME have contributed to aspects of the protocol SM, CL, CQ, WC, ME, and DC finalised components of the intervention All authors have read and approved the final manuscript, and take...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 16:20

... demonstrated the significance of liver biopsy in determining the causes of high ALT levels The most important limitation of this study is the lack of long-term follow-up and evaluation of response to antiviral ... buffered formalin, embedded in paraffin, and stained with hematoxylin-eosin-safran and Masson's trichrome Hepatic steatosis, stage of fibrosis and grade of disease activity were determined according ... “benign” condition and simply ignored On the contrary, it has to be recognized as a “co-factor” capable of affecting the gravity and progression and also therapeutic perspectives of liver diseases...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 11:48

... Wicclair, PhD, is Professor of Philosophy and Adjunct Professor of Community Medicine, West Virginia University, and Adjunct Professor of Medicine and a part-time instructor of bioethics at the ... is Director of the Indiana University Center for Bioethics, Associate Dean for Bioethics, and Professor of Medicine and of Medical and Molecular Genetics at Indiana University School of Medicine ... Quill, MD, is Professor of Medicine, Psychiatry, and Medical Humanities and Director of the Center for Ethics, Humanities, and Palliative Care at the University of Rochester School of Medicine He...

Ngày tải lên: 07/03/2014, 10:20

... suffering not only from the relentless attack of the disease, but also from the fear of death and dying and the lack of understanding about what this disease can and will to a human life Now, for the ... Introduction and Definitions have had symptoms or signs for an average of years A young woman who complains of fatigue, achiness, stiffness, and low-grade fevers or swollen glands is often told ... secretary, Amanda Trujillo, the Lupus Foundation of America (especially John Huber, Kerryn Coffman, and Judy Madwin), The American Lupus Society (especially Leslie Epstein), and Drs R H Phillips and Jim...

Ngày tải lên: 11/06/2014, 00:38

... facets of functioning, symptoms common in cancer patients and global QOL The EORTC quality of life questionnaire suite has a modular structure consisting of a core questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30) and ... purposes) Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2009, 7:87 your sense of taste?" and "Did food and drink taste different from usual?") This item bank covers all items included in the QLQ-C30 and its various ... extent of rater disagreement across the range of a scale we provide Bland and Altman plots [19] Power analysis was done for detecting mean differences between patient and proxy ratings A sample of...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 19:20

... reported Figure exclusion Flow diagram of process of outcome measure inclusion and Flow diagram of process of outcome measure inclusion and exclusion uring the domain of mobility Although the qualitative ... scores and measures of related constructs A Spearman's rank correlation of 0.76 between HABAM and BI change scores was Page of 15 (page number not for citation purposes) Health and Quality of Life ... EMS and original HABAM but not for the PPME This is a limitation of the EMS and HABAM as important change and measure- Page 11 of 15 (page number not for citation purposes) Health and Quality of...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 22:20

... Plaza, Corner of Ipswich Road and Cornwall Street, Brisbane, Australia, 2School of Public Health and Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, ... McPhail and Haines Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2010, 8:65 http://www.hqlo.com/content/8/1/65 Page of Table 2: Mean change, intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC), and limits of agreement ... of agreement, which covered a large proportion of possible responses (Table 4) Mean McPhail and Haines Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2010, 8:65 http://www.hqlo.com/content/8/1/65 Page of...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 16:20

... Wanebo HJ: Prognostic and therapeutic use of microstaging of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma of the trunk and extremities Cancer 1985, 56:1099-1105 Nthumba World Journal of Surgical Oncology ... elements implantation, the co-carcinogen and the initiation and promotion theory; these theories include trauma as an integral part of the process of the evolution of Marjolin’s ulcers [2-9] The immunologically ... combination of any of Figure Marjolin’s ulcer with sinuses extending into the thigh and labia majora One sinus was found in the anus, and another in the vagina Note benign appearance of ulcer margins...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 03:23

... http://www.ro-journal.com/content/6/1/100 Page of 10 Figure Prognostic value of TATI concentrations in tumour tissue and serum ROC curves showing estimations of the prognostic value of t-TATI in surgically obtained tissue (A) and s-TATI ... collection of tissue samples and data AB participated in the conception of the study, BN assisted with the TMA construction and revision of the manuscript, UHS participated in revision of the manuscript, ... in the conception and design of the study, LBJ participated in the collection of tissue samples, data and revised the manuscript, KJ participated in the conception and design of the study, statistical...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 09:21

... to the rectal volume (Dmax and Dmean, respectively), and volumes (percentage and absolute) of rectum receiving 30 Gy, 40 Gy, 50 Gy, 60 Gy, and 70 Gy For each patient and each technique, DVHs http://www.ro-journal.com/content/4/1/14 ... compared to methods and 2, relatively larger rectum volumes were contoured in methods and Table shows the comparison of rectum minimum, maximum and mean doses and percentage of rectal volumes receiving ... http://www.ro-journal.com/content/4/1/14 touring of the target volume and organs at risk; ET and MY collected the samples; AY gave advise on the work and helped in the interpretation of the data; EE and SS made the treatment...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 09:22

... regarding the experiences of, and perceived facilitators and barriers to, HRQOL for pediatric LT patients and their families The objectives of this study were to explore such elements of reported ... 1) A majority of participants (59% of parents and children) reported no or few current problems with LT recipients’ health A high percentage of parents (70% of mothers and 72% of fathers) reported ... mothers and fathers about specific domains of children’s HRQOL, there was also diversity in expressed concerns and priority of need In terms of agreement, the majority of mothers (87%) and all...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 01:22

... work and how much time, if any, they had taken off work with back pain in the past years) Duration of current episode and chronicity [23] were determined, along with a standardised 'Core Set' of ... well-being The mean number of days of restricted activities and absence from work or school was, however, low in light of these levels of bothersomeness The range and mean baseline psychometric ... large survey of Danish chiropractic patients, (most of whom also consulted early and for low back pain) and found that that nearly a third had been off work, compared to our 16% Most of their work...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 14:20

... sum of years of life lost and years of life lived with disability The overall incidence rate of stroke is around 2-2.25 per thousand population and a total prevalence rate is around per thousand ... rehabilitation and equipment charges and 13 billion dollars is the indirect cost in terms of lost productivity.8 Total cost of acute hospitalization accounts for only 20% of the total direct and indirect ... diagnosis of depression and with the diagnosis of major depression A history of previous depressive episodes also correlated with the diagnosis of depression and with the diagnosis of major depression,...

Ngày tải lên: 04/10/2015, 10:24

... hijacking uses spoofing, which is the act of pretending to be the legitimate owner • One particular type of spoofing is Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) spoofing • In ARP spoofing, each computer ... denial -of- service (DDoS) attack: – Instead of using one computer, a DDoS may use hundreds or thousands of computers – DDoS works in stages Understanding Malicious Code (Malware) • Consists of computer ... advanced knowledge of computers and networks and the skills to exploit them • Destroy data, deny legitimate users of service, or otherwise cause serious problems on computers and networks Script...

Ngày tải lên: 17/09/2012, 10:43

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Ngày tải lên: 07/02/2013, 09:23

... Carcass composition and meat quality of crossbreds between F1(LandracexYorkshire) sows mated with LandracexDuroc (omega) and PietrainxDuroc (Pidu) Crossbred Boars Journal of Science and Developement ... Summer, Autumn and Winter) were the only effects included in the model Table Results of the effect of genetic group (PiDu 25, 50 75, PiCC and PiCT) and season on growth performance and semen quality ... coefficient of determination 219 Growth Performance and Sperm Quality of Stress Negative Piétrain Boars and Their Hybrids with Duroc Table Production performance, Least square means (LSMSE) of PiDu and...

Ngày tải lên: 28/08/2013, 11:59

... runoff pollutant loads, Proc of Environmental and Sanitary Research, (JSCE), 20, 27-38 Ebise, S., Inoue, T and Numabe, A (1993) Runoff characteristics and observation methods of pesticides and ... (2003) Evaluation of runoff characteristics and risks of pesticides in the Yodo River and its tributaries, J of Japan Society on Water Environment, 26, 699-706 Ebise, S., Oike, N and Fukushima, ... transverse distribution of water quality concentrations and storm runoff loads The total pollutant loads during the observation period in the dry year of 2005 and the average year of 2003 became smaller...

Ngày tải lên: 05/09/2013, 09:38

... at 80 ˚C and then weighed RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Composition of substratum, macrophyte flora and infauna in the outer and inner areas of the bay A total of 16 macrophyte species in 2003 and 15 ... approximately 1.5 km Composition of substratum, macrophyte flora and infauna The substratum of the bottom sediment, percentage covers of macroalgae and seagrass, and the population of infauna were quantified ... The study of resource of seaweed and aquaculture Midori Press, Tokyo, pp 133 - 144 Turner, M G., Gardner, R H and ÓNeill R V (2004) Landscape ecology in theory and practice: Pattern and process,...

Ngày tải lên: 05/09/2013, 09:38

... Improvement of the model based on the outcomes of such future studies is desirable to obtain better prediction of biomass production and water treatment and a detailed understanding of the nitrogen ... wetland using forage rice, it is required to understand in detail the dynamics of nutrients in the soil layer and resultant rice growth The purpose of this study is thus to clarify the effects of ... design and management of VF constructed wetlands in which forage rice is cultivated ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This research was supported in part by the River Fund in charge of the Foundation of River and...

Ngày tải lên: 05/09/2013, 09:38

... western side of the region faces the Seto Inland Sea, around which are Fig.1 - Location of study area and distribution of citrus groves in Matsuyama region - 112 - Journal of Water and Environment ... the cultivation and the ratio of the increased amount of SS to the increased amount of Chl.a was higher than that of the algae Increased amount of SS were higher in the cases of high nitrate ... condition, and the temperature was maintained constant between 10°C and 30°C RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Materials runoff characteristics and variation in the reservoir Fig indicates time courses of nitrate...

Ngày tải lên: 05/09/2013, 10:17