... performed analyses, and drafted the paper AS performed analyses and processed the cDNA reads KVS supervised the sequencing of gDNA and cDNA DG performed analyses and processed the gDNA reads JPS sequenced ... sequenced the gDNA and cDNA JMM performed analyses and processed the gDNA reads ELH provided expression data JJG collected the cohort, prepared the samples, and reviewed and edited the paper DBG designed ... tissue Materials and methods Sample preparation and sequencing DNA was extracted from PBMCs using the QIAGEN Autopure LS (Venlo, The Netherlands) RNA was extracted from viable PBMCs using the Qiagen...
... other tests, immuncapture agglutination and ELISA Ig Mand Ig G tests, which are based on sandwich ELISA system, are standardized tests that have high diagnostic value and can be used interchangeably ... Infectious Diseases 1997;25(4):939 10 Memish ZA, Almuneef M, Mah MW, Qassem LA, Osobad AO Comparisonofthe Brucella Standard Agglutination Test with the ELISA IgG and IgM in patients with Brucella bacteremia ... (Brucellacapt), SAT and Coombs anti-Brucella test were compared with Ig G, Ig Aand Ig M ELISA tests It was determined that as diagnostic tests, the sensitivity and specificity of immuncapture-agglutination...
... exposure drafts and standards as well as the general management of IASC The board is supported by an advisory council to promote both financing andthe use of International Accounting Standards and ... regarded as giving authority to official pronouncements from the accounting profession, such as the Financial Reporting Standards (FRS 's) , and Statements of Standard Accounting Practice (SSAP 's) issued ... 1863 General Commercial Law (Allgemeines Handelsgesetzbuch) which was drawn up by delegates of all ofthe states ofthe German confederation, andthe German Commercial Law (Deutsche Handelsgesetzbuch...
... and document terms (3) IDF was surprisingly stable with respect to random samples at 10% ofthe total corpus The average IDF values based on only a 20% random stratified sample correlated almost ... weights for document lengths may hide a systematic difference between the language used in abstracts andthe language used in the body ofa document For example, authors may use general language ... unstemmed and stemmed terms respectively Figure shows the result of this comparisonand suggests that the average IDF within a journal differed greatly from the global IDF value, particularly...
... that the systems were closely related, having identical sublanguage domain and test data, and using similar a u t o ma t a for analysis in the transfer system and transduction in the transducer ... Effectiveness Comparison English-Chinese ATIS Models Both the transfer and transducer systems were trained and evaluated on English-to-Mandarin Chinese translation of transcribed utterances from the ATIS ... used in this work for comparison with the head transducer system 364 Lafferty, J., D Sleator andD Temperley 1992 "Grammatical Trigrams: A Probabilistic Model of Link Grammar" In Proceedings of...
... were assessed In addition to age, gender, and education level, participants were assessed for body mass and height Body Mass Index (BMI) was calculated using values of body mass and height Muscle ... competing interests Authors' contributions JAK participated in the data analysis and drafted the manuscript, WJR participated in the study design, data analysis, and helped to draft the manuscript, ... cytokines) [4], and physical activity Indeed, several randomized controlled trials have demonstrated that strength training (ST) can safely increase muscle mass and strength in older adults and improve...
... Fig 3: Radiograph showing a small head THR Fig 4: A diagram demonstrating the method of measuring leg length A Leg length measurement Fig 5: A diagram demonstrating the method of measuring femoral ... leg length (19/20 patients) and ≤4.62mm difference in femoral offset (10/20 patients) Hip resurfacing had the highest percentage ofpatients meeting these standards andthe lowest average change ... posterior approach to the hip replacement was used for all patients Prior to each surgical case thepatients radiograph was templated using traumaCAD with the aim of accurately restoring both leg length...
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... MH and SO designed the current study and collected the data MH and KF performed all data analyses GH, BK, DW and UK S edited the manuscript All authors approved the final version ofthe manuscript ... fibroadenomas, 18 cases of sclerosing adenosis, and 38 cases of fibrocystic mastopathy, 11 cases of scarring following a previous surgical procedure, papillomas and cases of other benign histology ... confirmed using a t-test The description of mean values was completed using standard deviations (MW ± SD) Figure 11 and gauge needle (sideview) 11 and gauge needle (sideview) Results The mean patient...
... clinical data, continuous variable information were assessed as measures of central tendency and dispersion and expressed as averages and standard deviation Dichotomous or categorical variables were ... Comparison with averages and Standard deviation variables: age, BMI, DVC through ventilometry and spirometry in pre and post operatory groups p VARIABLES PRE OPERATORY AVERAGE ± SD POST OPERATORY ... in pre and post operatory periods Bland-Altman plots with 95% limits of agreements were also derived The assessment occurred with use of software SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences)...
... ventilator and arterial blood gases were measured using an arterial blood gas analyser (ABL 2; Radiometer, Copenhagen, Denmark) Statistical analysis For categorical data, Fisher s exact test was used ... using a Siemens Servo 300 ventilator (Siemens Elema AB, Solna, Sweden) The following variables were measured: PIP, mean airway pressure, PaO , PaCO , pH and mean arterial pressure (MAP) The number ... ns ns MAP (mmHg) 76 (73-83) 77 (74-84) ns Values are means (95% confidence limits) PIP = peak inspiratory pressure; MAIP = mean airway pressure; PaO2 = partial pressure of arterial oxygen; PaCO2...
... dyskinesia items equal or 1) ESRS score assignments of mild as a rating of or and moderate as a rating of on the physician 's examination for dyskinesia subscale were based on a prior analysis [27] Data ... beginning ofthe open-label extensions Data were combined from the studies Analyses included all subjects who had a baseline ESRS assessment and at least two scheduled post-baseline ESRS assessments ... ESRS indicates Extrapyramidal Symptom Rating Scale; SD, standard deviation; CGI, Clinical Global Impressions *Two-sided P value for paired T test Page of (page number not for citation purposes)...
... the same issues as addressed by the Vietnamese legal system, and makes acomparison through the same logical process to identify similarities and differences among relevant Vietnamese, EU and ... and systematize specific valid provisions of concerned legal systems Sources such as laws, case law, preparatory work and doctrine are assigned value and analysed in such a way as to shed light ... who wish to understand the concepts and forms ofa large group of abuses of dominant position, i.e abusive pricing, and discover ways of avoiding to and/ or defending against such infringements It...
... dissertation may also help to satisfy the demands of both enterprises and consumers who wish to understand the concepts and forms ofa large group of abuses of dominant position, i.e abusive pricing, and ... articles but also syntheses and analyses, examples and records from the practical experiences of many countries and international organizations This material is amended and supplemented every year ... relevant EU and US laws Part II, located in Chapter 3, focuses on an introduction to the same issues as addressed by the Vietnamese legal system, and makes acomparison through the same logical process...
... Lanka, the majority Sinhalese speaks Sinhala andthe Tamils (both Sri Lankan and Indian Tamils) and majority ofthe Moors speak Tamil, andthe westernized elites speak English In Malaysia, Malays ... this reverse cases in Sri Lanka and Malaysia Sri Lanka and Malaysia have implemented a series of EPPs designed to benefit the politically dominant ethnic groups Acomparisonofthe records of EPPs ... ofthe effectiveness and impacts of EPPs in Sri Lanka and Malaysia Chapter develops a theoretical model and provides an empirical analysis In this chapter, first we discuss the fundamental relationship...
... variation among 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 ... Roy and JL Giraud at Tonnellerie Taransaud were invaluable in acquiring French oak samples and Pr V Vereshchagina and her colleagues at the University of Perm and at Voronezh provided samples from ... Insoluble ellagitannins in Castanea sativa and Quercus petraea woods Phytochemistry 30, 375-378 Puech JL (1984) Characteristics of oak wood and biochemical aspects of Armagnac aging Am J Enology...
... farms adopting the organic approach because of access to high quality pastures andthe ability to manage pasture as a dairy feed source These areas also have a long history of small dairy operations ... include detailed farm financial information, such as farm income and expenses, and farm assets and debt, as well as farm and operator characteristics The 2005 ARMS included a version that also ... production costs and create obstacles to widespread adoption, such as higher managerial costs and risks of shifting to a new way of farming, and significant time and costs associated with the transition...
... andthe spirit of God moved over the waters And God said: Be light made And light was made And God saw the light that it was good; and he divided the light from the darkness And he called the ... discussed in separate sub-sections 2.1 Systemic Grammar Systemic Grammar was developed by M .A. K Halliday and has its roots in Firth 's polysystemic approach to language In the classical model, ... certain class and each class is realized by a certain item etc As Systemic Grammar developed, the categories of 'system' and 'structure' became more and more prominent, as did the scales of 'delicacy'...
... skinfold thicknesses abdominal (AST), triceps (TST), biceps (BST), subscapular (SST) and suprailiac (SuST) (all in mm), and mid-upper arm circumference (MAC) (cm), were made by the same investigator ... more expensive, thus accommodating persons ofa higher economic level) The population was selected by random stratified sampling according to the demographics ofthe area This enabled us to select ... skinfold thicknesses, especially at the sites subscapular and triceps It may also be observed that direct anthropometric variables diminish with increasing age Table III summarizes the mean values...