... considered This interesting approach was successful inthe experimental setting of acute lung injury and needs to be verified in clinical indications other than lung transplantation Competing interests ... solution The remaining grafts were perfused with low potassium dextran (LPD) solution the hypothesis that this combination prevents intrapulmonary shunt more effectively than does either intervention ... transplantation Inthe cases of graft failure, brain death and infection ofthe donor lung, reduced surfactant function is aggravated by preservation ofthe graft, ischaemia and reperfusion Therefore,...
... into the pulmonary microcirculation To test this hypothesis, several investigators have tied off the bronchial artery of sheep and then exposed the animals to smoke In these studies the hypothesis ... lungs of sheep have a special feature, a single bronchial artery, and a single lymphatic draining ofthe lung A 10-fold increase in bronchial blood flow could be shown within 20 minutes of smoke inhalation ... neutrophils and determine how this affected the response to inhalation injury In these studies of sheep depleted of their leukocytes, a high percentage ofthe response to smoke inhalation was blocked...
... by smoking, drinking, exercising and the body mass index - contribute to explaining the gradient The size of this contribution is larger when we consider the entire history of behaviors rather ... three binary indicators: whether the mother died early, whether the father died early and whether the mother and the father where present when the individual was aged 10 The extracted principal ... males) While the precision ofthe estimates ofthe effects of behaviors declines with respect to the micro data, we cannot reject the null hypothesis that these effects are jointly statistically significant...
... VAT using a 3.5 MHz probe, cm above the umbilicus The SAAT was defined as the thickness between the skin-fat interface and the linea alba, and the VAT was defined as the distance between the anterior ... the moment of study Discussing possible mechanisms and explanations for our findings, we can argue that IR presence isthe most important factor in determining the fat deposition in organs (in ... and NAFLD, liver disease almost characteristic of young obese patients [15] Protocol was consistent withthe principles ofthe Declaration of Helsinki and participants gave their informed consent...
... extubated during thefirst days of ALI (35% vs 42%, p = 0.42) Other studies, including the Kings County Lung Injury Project and the ARDSNet trial of steroids for persistent ARDS, reported surprisingly ... the 6th day of mechanical ventilation was associated with an increased risk of death This finding is novel because few other studies have identified pulmonary predictors of mortality in ALI patients ... this difference could have driven the statistical significance ofthe PaO2/FiO2 ratio on the third day of ALI in prior studies [23,24] The major finding of this study was that a low or decreasing...
... inpatientswith pneumonia or other already known infections This finding emphasises the difficulty of diagnosing unexpected or new pathogens inpatientswith existing infections Pulmonary embolism ... growing list of potentially lethal and difficult to diagnose opportunistic infections Patientswith these uncommon infections often present in an advanced state of their disease, the conditions of ... since infectious diseases are rising, pathologists fear the risk of infection [10] Finally, autopsies now contribute little to the scientific output ofthe pathology department, with only 6% of the...
... meta-analysis of all existing studies Inconsistent capture or reporting of infections has an impact on the weighting of studies within a meta-analysis Fewer events within a study result in an increased variance ... within any chosen domain, many differences remained inthe other areas of potential heterogeneity, and the I values often remained high Nonetheless, within this heterogeneity, the direction of ... and infection risk may be more inclined to include this result in their article Indeed, 23 of 42 observational studies had statistically significant increased risks, with several just reaching the...
... of 20–28/min and involved a step-wise reduction inthe level of pressure support The protocol permitted overnight resting at the discretion ofthe attending intensivist In addition to excluding ... a point that has been defined by other investigators as 'early' Nonetheless, the findings of our study provide the basis for re-examining whether the timing of tracheostomy may impact clinical ... duration of weaning and the total duration of MV The 21 patientsinthe ET group were demographically similar to the 53 patientsinthe ST group, except for the greater number ofpatientswith TBI in...
... managers The objective of this skill is to enhance mutual understanding and respect on the basis of identification and recognition ofthe values and needs ofthe communication object This isthe basis ... to the person you are talking to • 4.Take into account that you can be wrong • 5.Leave the space for others to think • 6.Timing isthe key • 7 .What you send iswhat you get • 8 .What kind of rules ... practices 7)Information processing and thinking capacity • The power of your brain is incalculably large The manager have an enormous potential for creativity, innovation and invention They knowing how...
... profitability is declining The internalization of information within the same institution may thus enhance intra-circuit and inter-circuit stability by reducing the incentive to overfinancing The ... searching, inspecting, testing, evaluating, interpreting and judging are parts ofthe production process of information; disseminating information to the general public through reports or advertising ... Creating a stronger investor base amounts to strengthening the circuit by completing the financial market structure ofthe economy, thus eliminating discontinuities inthe transmission of information...
... English at the expense ofthe other languages that exist inthe country, the adult language program in Botswana maintains the hegemony and the gap between the poor and the rich, the major and minority ... bilingualism is practiced Subtractive bilingualism, according to Mesthrie and others (2000:334) is whereby thefirst language ofthe learner is removed from the educational environment This may ... the learners to be confident to participate inthe discussions and activities of their education and economy This involves the teaching of local languages, Setswana and English By involving the...
... HUYEN MINH who all supported me much during finishing this thesis Part I : General knowledge of advertising Some typical concepts of advertising Advertising is any of indirect appearance of goods, ... from his fingers They are advertising for a nutritious milk which noone should dismiss any of its drops But is it the real quality ofthe milk tin? Another advertising which make offense isof DHL ... advertising industry Since the opening policy and law of foreign investment, advertising industry has seen remarkable changes The growth rate of advertising service isthe highest in economy, in...
... the Folketing, on theroleofthe University as the principal shareholder in Cheminova The listing of Cheminova on the Stock Exchange in 1986 and the establishment ofthefirst science park in ... define the system of innovation a priori Our point of departure isthe universities inthe selected regions The issue is to explore theroleofthe universities inthe economic transformation of ... growth ofthe minicomputer industry inthe Boston region inthe 1960s and the internet industry in Silicon Valley in the1 9990s are two relevant examples From this point of view the lack of correspondence...
... productivity, finance, travel, the Internet just about anything you could think of "There are only two places you will find answers," the old man said "One is within yourself The other isin these blogs ... a nice ring to them They roll off the tongue and flow withthe blog." "I see And what about this one? This one is long, has five words, and they're even misspelled Is this a bad domain name?" ... heavily influenced by The Zen of Juggling by Dave Finnigan Additional inspiration came from The Matrix by The Wachowski Brothers, The Lord ofthe Rings by J R R Tolkien, The Legend of Zelda by Nintendo,...
... selected patients reminding them about their medication The messages can be sent in one of three languages and in a range of styles to ensure they not become boring Ofthe 138 patients involved inthe ... WORKING WITH A COMBINATION OF ICTS 41 This paper is part of a study commissioned by the infoDev program Grant no 1254 – page Using the framework paper 1.1 The aims ofthe paper The aim of ... critical in ensuring the effective use of ICTs inthe health sector Programme designs should consider theroleofthe intermediary at the same time as, if not before, theroleofthe technology The...
... both the under- and the overuse of this type of expensive therapy The registered dietitian is an integral member ofthe multidisciplinary team and should be involved inthe transition of feeding ... Wulf is president ofthe National Academy of Engineering The Institute of Medicine was established in 1970 by the National Academy of Sciences to secure the services of eminent members of appropriate ... Engineering in providing services to the government, the public, and the scientific and engineering communities The Council is administered jointly by both Academies and the Institute of Medicine...
... in decision making in compliance to the natural protectorate law and the decision ofthe Prime Minister regulating to activities inside the protectorates in addition to the inefficiency ofthe ... Allah investigating the physical, chemical and microbiological properties of groundwater in Saint Katherine, South Sinai, Egypt and exploring the diversity, occurrence and distribution of fungal ... and the fresh water problem is desperately needed but not gained yet, despite ofthe all the floral promises, media announcements, conferences and posters(according to the reports ofthe Ministry...
... been the analysis of histone methylation at lysines and arginines We now find that one site of lysine methylation on histone H3 is under the control of proline isomerization Prolines can exist in ... NHEJ protein The distinct clinical features ofthepatients will be discussed inthe context ofthe protein function 3.4 Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome S3.4-1 Integration ofin ammatory ... the name of ‘alpha-synucleinopathies’ The mechanism of alpha-syn aggrega- tion in PD and DLB is not yet clear The presence of ubiquitin in LBs and the association of mutations inthe ubiquitin-proteasome...
... income, thereby providing a more accurate measure ofthe impact ofthe disease If one looked only at the impact of HPAI on the income from poultry without accounting for its roleinthe whole income ... culled No information is available on the costs of culling, diagnostic testing of samples, cleaning and disinfection, and other administrative costs (Obi, Oparinde, and Maina 2008) Regarding the impacts ... important inthe spread ofthe disease Regarding thefirst channel the trade linkage between Kenya and Ethiopia the current low levels of trade (most of which is informal or undocumented) are often...