... up once again and pay attention to the fact that they needed to remain united in order to win the war The film also had a second equally important role To project an image of Britain across the ... made up the vast part of cinema audiences as the men had been conscripted, but mainly because their contribution was vital to the war effort They were being reassured and praised for their contributions ... work, rather than the real struggle to maintain a family whilst working long hours, enforced rationing, coping without loved ones and the very real temptation of extra-marital affairs Whilst the...
... the dimension ofthe calculated number to that of clearance The algorithm does not include any reference to the size (body area) ofthe actual patient As a result a m and 100 kg and a 165 m 50 ... eliminate some ofthe disadvantages of S-Creatinine and ‘creatinine clearance’ Many algorithms for eGFR include e.g S-Albumin, S-Urea, and patient weight Thorough evaluations and comparisons have ... estimated as the mean + 2SD ofthe reference population and not meant as action limits) Statistics The databases and graphs were created with Microsoft EXCEL As appropriate, JMP v 5.1 (SAS Institute,...
... seen as a form of market imperfection The mainstream theory ofthe firm evolved under the paradigm ofthe agency theory and the transaction costs theory as a theory of economic organization rather ... 41 A New Research Agenda Would the amended theory of financial intermediation lead to a new research agenda? Partly Battacharya and Thakor have listed what they regard as the key questions and ... liberalized, deregulated financial markets All information on important macroeconomic and monetary data and onthe quality and activities of market participants is available in ‘real time’, on a...
... molecular interactions Drug action is explained onthe basis of rasa, guna, virya and vipaka siddhanta Drug action is explained onthe basis of chemical composition Lays equal stress on promotion, ... dhatu and mala siddhanta Biological phenomena are explained onthe basis of biochemistry and pharmacology Its key concepts are functional i.e agni and aama Its key concepts are structural and ... prevention as well as cure Focuses on curative health Measurement and quantification are individualized and are of secondary importance Measurement and quantification are standardized and are of primary...
... English All ofthe latest quality and/or managerial fads are usually available within a few months of their original release in the United States (at least in Brazil) Of course, the ratio of American ... Parties? 114 The Economics of Standardization 116 The Limits of Standardization 117 Standards and the Law: A Powerful Combination 119 Standards Proliferation in an Age of Regulation 120 Will It ... dictate whatthe supplier must The evaluation and rating of suppliers are certainly understandable when one recalls the long heritage of supplier evaluation and the rating system that originated...
... information could enable agents to emulate many elements of more natural and realistic human conversational behavior A computational model may also make valuable contributions to research in the area ... complete the task As Table demonstrates, we use a small random selection of data consisting of 10 dialogues from each ofthe Shared Visual Information and No Shared Visual Information conditions Each ... explore these parameters in detail Second, we plan to appreciably enhance the integrated model It appears from both our initial data analysis, as well as our qualitative examination ofthe data, that...
... English All ofthe latest quality and/or managerial fads are usually available within a few months of their original release in the United States (at least in Brazil) Of course, the ratio of American ... Parties? 114 The Economics of Standardization 116 The Limits of Standardization 117 Standards and the Law: A Powerful Combination 119 Standards Proliferation in an Age of Regulation 120 Will It ... dictate whatthe supplier must The evaluation and rating of suppliers are certainly understandable when one recalls the long heritage of supplier evaluation and the rating system that originated...
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... desiccation rate exhibited by the moderately and strongly conditioned plants was probably the consequence ofa reduction in stomatal conductance RGC has been considered as an indicator of plant and ... the other treatments Control plants had a significantly lower root N concentration than the other treatments, whereas the moderately conditioned ones presented the highest concentration (table ... season can impair performance of forest plantations [4] This situation can be further complicated if winters are cold, as occurs in many areas ofthe interior ofthe Iberian Peninsula, a fact...
... the accuracy of FNAC in the diagnosis of lymphomas as the tumours often contain malignant and reactive elements and the FNAC may only have sampled the reactive regions leading to false negative ... http://www.wjso.com/content/6/1/13 lymphomas, one ofthe important roles of FNAC is the exclusion of metastatic squamous carcinoma as this requires an alternative therapeutic approach There is a question as to the ... lymphoma incidence in Wales with a ratio of 1:4 [1] Table 1: Anatomical location of lymphomatous lymph nodes (n = 62) Anatomical location Number of cases Cervical Inguinal Axillary Intra-abdominal...
... journals dedicated to HIV-1 and the disease caused by it, AIDS Many of them are now accessible online However, we are launching the first Open Access journal in the AIDS arena – AIDS Research and ... fastest pace and to the widest possible world References AIDS Research and Therapy will encompass all aspects of basic and clinical science that impact on abating the spread of AIDS; it is a multidisciplinary ... treatment strategies for AIDS, as well as articles onthe outcome of treatment strategies The ultimate goal ofthe journal is to lead research from bench to bedside in the combat of AIDS Each manuscript...
... for Quality in Health Care [20], Accreditation Canada is a national, non-profit, independent organization that was created in 1958 to help guarantee that healthcare organizations across Canada furnish ... transformation, organizational transformation and transformation ofthe relationship) Insofar as internal and external conditions are concerned, four factors are seen to promote change: (1) an ... representatives of various departments and followed the recommendations of Accreditation Canada After accreditation in 2003, the CEO went a step further and integrated Accreditation Canada's quality...
... indicating arousal of new polymorphisms as a consequence of population size expansion along 2009 [9] Figure shows the widespread distribution ofthe main HA and NA VV around the world and along the ... Agentes Patogenos, Hospital General “Dr Manuel Gea Gonzalez”, Calzada de Tlalpan 4800, DF 14080, Mexico Departamanto de Parasitologia Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biologicas, Prolongación Carpio ... Hernandez M, Quiñones-Falconi F, Bautista E, Ramirez-Venegas A, Rojas-Serrano J, Ormsby CE, Corrales A, Higuera A, Mondragon E, Cordova-Villalobos JA, INER Working Group on Influenza: Pneumonia and...
... synthesis purification and characterization of six Tat variants J Biol Chem 1999, 274:11473-11478 Ranga U, Shankarappa R, Siddappa NB, Ramakrishna L, Nagendran R, Mahalingam M, Mahadevan A, Jayasuryan ... Of note, this goal has never been achieved with antiviral treatments As a conclusion, a vaccine approach using Tat should take in account the mutations that can occur in Tat variants Conformational ... Janki MV, Jayasuryan N, Desai A, Ravi V, Ranga U: Transactivation and signaling functions of Tat are not correlated: biological and immunological characterization of HIV-1 subtype-C Tat protein...
... heart catheterization The institutional review board approved the study with the exclusion of drawing arterial blood samples All patients underwent cardiac catheterization in order to evaluate ... ml of blood drawn from the catheter discarded to prevent contamination with flushing fluid The Van Aman catheter was removed and exchanged for a 7.5 Fr pulmonary artery catheter (Swan-Ganz standard ... veins, the right heart chambers, and the pulmonary artery of hemodynamically stable individuals who were about to undergo right heart catheterization Additionally, we measured the glucose concentration...
... preparation AD: data collection, data analysis, literature search BB: data analysis, literature search All authors have read and approved the final manuscript Acknowledgements The contributions of ... onthe other hand, is already a risk factor at values > 0.35 KU/L at one year of life Although there appears to be a strong association between AD and allergy, thenatural course ofthe disease ... both RC and asthma 1) Allergic Rhinoconjunctivitis The mean age of appearance of RC was 4.83 years In the 48 patients affected, the RC, both alone and in association with asthma, had a seasonal course...
... lymphoma (8%) Hodgkin disease (4%) Age at ATG treatment, years Mean (minimum, maximum) Statistical analysis The plasma concentrations of biochemical markers are reported as mean ± standard deviation ... administration, sample timing, and collection and contributed to the preparation ofthe manuscript KM performed the statistical analysis AV participated in the transplantation and contributed to the ... (Modular SWA) was also used for analyses of alanin amino-transferase (ALT), gammaglutamyl transferase (GGT), and bilirubin to assess liver function and of urea, creatinine, and glomerular filtration...
... studies are limited because ofthe absence ofthe endothelium and compensatory mechanisms like buffering and the control of pH and the lack of other electrolytes and metabolic degradation Furthermore, ... W: The effects of perioperatively administered colloids and crystalloids on primary platelet-mediated hemostasis and clot formation Anesth Analg 2002, 95:858-865, table of contents Franz A, Bräunlich ... Brambilla M, Camera M, Carbone A, Tremoli E, Donati MB, de Gaetano G, Cerletti C: Human polymorphonuclear leukocytes produce and express functional tissue factor upon stimulation J Thromb Haemost...
... arterial lactate/pyruvate and acetoacetate/ β-hydroxybutyrate ratios, as reflections of cytoplasmic and mitochondrial redox states, were unavailable Interestingly, there was a clear correlation ... clearance, correction of lactic acidosis and normalization of oxygen consumption Clearly, the inhibition of mitochondrial respiration is not the unique mechanism involved in biguanide-induced lactic ... take vitals, take a lactate Intensive Care Med 2007, 33:1863-1865 Levy B, Gibot S, Franck P, Cravoisy A, Bollaert PE: Relation between muscle Na+K+ ATPase activity and raised lactate concentrations...