... activity with AS, peripheral PsA, and axial PsA were also found Concerning the mental component, an association was found in RA withthe disease activity (p < 0 .0001 ), and in AS and axial PsA ... radiographic damage The Disease Activity Score (DAS) [23] was used to evaluate disease activity in patients with RA and peripheral PsA andthe Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity index (BASDAI) ... musculoskeletal pain and physical function in the community and has been associated witha higher prevalence of work disability and greater disease activity in patients with AS and RA [9,38] The mechanism...
... PCS datasets were missing; therefore analysis was based on 6,836 consecutive patients Statistical analysis All binary and categorical variables are shown as frequencies Metric variables are shown ... of the study staff and revised the article critically, Klaus Dieter Wernecke contributed substantially in statistical analysis and interpretation and Claudia Spies designed and coordinated the ... of significance To compare PCS and MCS between emergency department patients and data in the German Federal Health Survey, a multifactor analysis of variance (ANOVA) was conducted with "setting",...
... test, are presented as numbers and percentages Continuous variables were compared by means of the t test and analysis of variance and are presented as the mean ± standard deviation Univariate and ... participated in the statistical analysis AvZ: participated in writing and revising the manuscript All authors read and approved the final manuscript Competing interests The authors declare that ... Page of Table 5: Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses of risk factors for late mortality† Risk factor HR late mortality Univariate analysis P value HR late mortality Multivariate...
... black as ebony as black as coal as black as chimney as black as sweep as black as soot as black as ink as black as a raven as thin as bone as thin as a rail as thin as a lath as fat as patridge as ... fawn as devoted as a mother as lazy as a pig as lazy as a toad as obstinate as mule as wise as an owl as trick as a monkey as mean as a miser as stupid as a donkey as stupid as a pig as cold as ... 62 as fierce as a lion as fierce as wolves as timid as a rabbit as timid as a mouse as timid as a fawn as changeable as the weather as uncertain as the weather as meek as a lamb as gentle as a...
... TTAGAGACA-3¢, reverse: 5¢-CTCGTCATAGAAGGG AGG-3¢; CaMKII forward: 5¢-GGTTCACGGACGAGT ATC-3¢, reverse: 5¢-TGGCATCAGCTTCACTGTA-3¢; CaMKIV forward: 5¢-GATGAAAGAGGCGATCAG-3¢, reverse: 5¢-TAGGCCCTCCTCTAGTTC-3¢; ... forward: 5¢-GGCAAAGGAGATGTGATG-3¢, reverse: 5¢-CTGCTCGAAACACTTGC-3¢ and CaMKK forward: 5¢-TCTCCATCACGGG-TATGC-3¢ and reverse: 5¢-GCGTCACTGCCCTTGAAT-3¢ Amplification and detection were performed with ... by FACS analysis (FACSvantage, Becton Dickinson) RESULTS Comparison of intracellular signaling pathways activated by chemoattractants and elevated [Ca2+]i Stimulation of human neutrophils with...
... Thr55 a1 Gly56 a1 Gly56 a2 Gly56 a2 Gly56 a Ala59 a Ala59 b Ala59 b Ala59 a1 Gly56 a1 Gly56 a2 Gly56 a2 Gly56 b Glu58 b Glu58 b1 Asp52 b2 Asp52 (Val57, Leu61, Leu63, Leu64, Leu67, Leu68 and Ile74) ... relaxation The NMR relaxation data were collected for the 22 labeled amino acids in order to analyse the backbone internal motions and to study the structure obtained by molecular dynamics calculation ... relaxation results for the (1–96)Vpr at 323 K, pH 3.4 (A) T1 data, (B) T2 data, (C) NOE data and (D) T1/T2 ratio The NMR relaxation data were collected for all of the 22 uniformly labeled amino...
... k3 with cellular internalisation, and k4 with externalisation Besides the compartmental analysis, a non-compartmental model based on the fractal dimension was used The fractal dimension isa parameter ... monitoring by qualitative analysis of SUV and quantitative evaluation based on the compartmental analysis of kinetic parameters [2] However, not all tumors are 18F-FDG avid, and in particular treated tumorous ... chaotic distribution of tracer activity We used a subdivision of × anda maximal SUV of 20 for the calculation of fractal dimension [30] Statistical analysis Statistical evaluation was performed with...
... torsional loading The analytical formula is based on a straightforward mechanical model andthe principle of virtual work The suitability of the analytical model as a measure for the primary stability ... http://www.josr-online.com/content/3/1/44 Table 1: Resistance against axial rotation for the five stem designs, calculated withthe analytical model RotaMIN Resistance against axial rotation [Nm/rad] RotaLOW RotaMED RotaHIGH RotaMAX ... assuming a linear relationship between the applied load andthe resulting rotation of the stem For ease of comparison, the rotation angles calculated withthe analytical model as well as those obtained...
... in the particular mother plantations (foothill and mountain sites) The presented values are mainly applicable to evaluate their vegetative progenies in clone plantations The graphs document Table ... in any variant and there occurred hardly any changes in the coloration of assimilatory organs years after outplanting) and growth dynamics of rooted cuttings were very good This isthe reason ... mountain locality They also indicate the better state of photosynthetic apparatus in comparisonwith control generative plants of the spruce mountain population (Fig 7) The evaluation of water...
... linear model was fitted: where aisthe heartwood age; T isthea concentration of ellagitannins at age aand oh T where a = This gives an estimate for b of -0.0219 witha standard error of 0 .0007 ... as a percentage of that in the youngest heartwood (years 0-5) The means and standard error bars for all four trees are shown in figure This displays a logarithmic decline with heartwood age The ... samples from the Tronçais forest than those from the Limousin is also apparent andthe data were log-transformed, resulting in more homogeneous variances A balanced, nested analysis of variance...
... semiquantitative and visual analysis was made Images were evaluated by two nuclear medicine specialists anda consensus was reached in order to avoid interobserver variability A focal uptake witha ... cancer Authors’ contributions EO participated in the design of the study and drafted the manuscript MA and CS performed the statistical analysis, documentation of the data, literature analysis and ... metastasis was 22 (91%) (Kappa:0.75), distant lymph node metastasis was 19 (79%) (Kappa:0.31), lung metastasis was 18 (75%) (Kappa:0.42), bone metastasis was 21 (87%) (Kappa:0.33) and intestinal...
... baseline and study end Statistical analysis The primary efficacy variable was the APID between the baseline pain assessment andthe mean of the 3-hour and 5-hour actual pain assessments after the ... the safety analysis PID was analysed using analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) The statistical fixed-effects model considered treatment and centre as main effects, whereas baseline actual pain was ... statistical analysis, KJB was Medical Advisor for Germany (participating in study design and coordination) and UT was the pain clinical programme leader (participating in study design and coordina- Page...
... missing score (hand or foot) was imputed from the available data based on a regression equation using data from the remaining subjects in the cohort Laboratory covariates Fasting sera and plasma ... whether RA duration was associated witha higher CAC prevalence by enrolling only patients with either early RA (RA duration 10 years), and compared these ... Adjusted mean Agatston cal0) cium scores for participants with any coronary artery calcification according to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) status and (a) gender and (b) age category Analyses include...
... towards the sea that extends along the western and northern coast at less than 10 m above sea level The climate is semiarid [36] andthe vegetation cover is shrub, savannah and mangrove [37] The ... Calakmul, a través del análisis de difracción de rayos X La ciencia de materiales y su impacto en la arqueolog a Academia Mexicana de Materiales, Innovación Editorial Lagares México DFMendoza D, Arenas ... diagnostic property The Maya soil classification andthe WRB classification are complementary The MSC shares categories and classes withthe WRB framework This is an advantage for the scheme being...
... This study was based on the peasant population of the hills and intermontane valleys of the regions of Calamuchita and Paravachasca (Santa Mar aand Calamuchita Departments) and complemented with ... predominance of Lippia turbinata, Aloysia gratissima, Mintosthacys mollis, Baccharis crispa and Baccharis articulata [23,24] 2.2 Data collection and analysis Fieldwork was carried out as part of an ... “yerba mate” (Ilex paraguariensis), “jarilla” (Larrea divaricata), “poleo” (Lippia turbinata), “malva” (Malva parviflora, Malva sylvestris), “tabaco” (Nicotiana tabacum), “llantén” (Plantago major)...
... in cases Histological data and nuclear grade was available In theA method, 84.3% had clear cell tumors, and 15.7% had other histologies, on the other hand, 78.7% had clear cell tumors, and 21.3% ... skin incision Page of 13 Tanaka M, Tokuda N, Koga H, Yokomizo A, Sakamoto N, Naito S: Hand assisted laparoscopic radical nephrectomy for renal carcinoma using a new abdominal wall sealing device ... (preoperative diagnosis was T 1a in 30 cases and T1b in 21 cases) andthe B method was performed in 33 cases (preoperative diagnosis was T 1a in 20 cases and T1b in 13 cases) TheA method was performed...
... between the sternal and clavicular head of the sternocleidomastoid muscle was degreased with acetone and prepared in a sterile fashion with povidone-iodine Then, the area was anaesthetised witha 1% ... long-term administration of fluids, antibiotics, total parenteral nutrition, and haemodialysis in critical care patients The safe puncture of the IJV is achieved by using anatomical landmarks on the ... other anatomical anomalies, the IJV on the contralateral side was catheterised Catheterisation was performed under continuous dynamic observation of real-time 2D images obtained by placing the transducer...
... statistical analysis and drafting the manuscript DG participated in the data acquisition and drafting the manuscript JvB and JB participated in drafting the manuscript All authors read and approved the ... grant from GE Healtcare Authors' contributions IB carried out the data acquisition, analysis, statistical analysis, and participated in drafting the manuscript DRM participated in the statistical ... values, arterial oxygenation, and dynamic compliance Materials and methods The study population consisted of a convenient sample of 45 sedated and mechanically ventilated patients For all patients,...