... enteral feeding has been reestablished Schweickert and colleagues present the argument that early physical and occupational therapy can reduce the duration of < /b> time on a < /b> ventilator, and can thereby ... reduce the mortality associated with this intervention [9] They performed a < /b> dualcentre randomised controlled trial comparing standard ICU practice of < /b> daily sedation holds and therapy as per the ... In their blinded, randomised, placebocontrolled trial, the authors compared a < /b> total of < /b> 259 patients with a < /b> primary outcome variable as the development of < /b> ventilator-acquired pneumonia The use of...
... include: o o o o o Metals such as arsenic and cancers of < /b> the bladder, lung, and skin Chlorination byproducts such as trihalomethanes and bladder cancer Natural fibers such as asbestos and cancers ... polycythemia), as well as the manufacturing of < /b> auramine and magenta dye are well-established causes of < /b> bladder cancer, and one of < /b> the first carcinogens to be associated with an occupational exposure.13, ... indicate causes of < /b> cancer, but mortality data are crucial for understanding the burden of < /b> cancer in particular populations Heart disease was far and away the leading cause of < /b> death in the U.S for all...
... British Airways and Homestore) Percent change is average of < /b> four brand measures tested (aided brand awareness, aided advertising awareness, ad attribute recall and ad recall) Source: DoubleClick, ... Conclusion Index of < /b> Charts Brand awareness is typically a < /b> function of < /b> frequency: the more individuals are exposed to an ad, the greater their awareness of < /b> that ad According toa < /b> Dynamic Logic study, in ... Logic, Travelocity found that their banner ads lifted aided brand awareness by 16% Aided awareness refers tothe percentage of < /b> respondents who said they were aware of < /b> the Travelocity brand name...
... JW and DET critically revised the manuscript All authors read and approved the final manuscript Additional material Additional file Posterior approachA < /b> video demonstration of < /b> the posterior approach ... anatomy and toreview < /b> current evidence that describes normal and abnormal tibialis posterior muscle activation during gait based on EMG Anatomy and Function The TP muscle is contained within the ... insertion approach, the two key issues to consider are safety and dynamic stability of < /b> the electrode Cadaveric and MRI studies have shown the anterior approach provides a < /b> larger safety window when...
... editorial team at Critical Care, thank all of < /b> our readers, authors, referees and Editorial Board members for their continued support There are a < /b> number of < /b> referees who have reviewed several articles ... operating characteristic curves Crit Care 2004, 8:508-512 Critical Care’s Thematic Series [http://ccforum.com/articles/ theme-series.asp] Critical Care’s Journal Club Critiques: [http://ccforum.com/articles/ ... International Consensus Conference of < /b> the Acute Dialysis Quality Initiative (ADQI) Group Critical Care 2004, 8:R204-R212 Tamber PS, Slade E, Vincent JL: Critical Care: a < /b> good scientfic citizen...
... abbots and ecclesiastical heads A < /b> sample of < /b> 1600 Buddhist abbots and 400 ecclesiastical heads were selected and interviewed Peter A < /b> Berman (Berman, 1984) Indonesia An evaluation of < /b> coverage and ... level of < /b> education that they already possess It has been highlighted that in general there has been a < /b> lack of < /b> performance due to inadequate capacity of < /b> training institutions and lack of < /b> capacity of < /b> ... Performance ‘General Modelof < /b> Work Behavior’ The research was based on a < /b> theoretical modelof < /b> worker performance that focuses on job related sources of < /b> rewards and feedback Performance of < /b> Rural Health...
... people may not be able to participate in all markets, such as credit), the degree of < /b> accountability of < /b> the public sector and the capacity of < /b> local organization The social and political structures ... collection Kalatara- Sri Lanka Author‟s data collection 1992 Pakistan, India, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines Author‟s data collection 1993-1994 Bangladesh, Matlab district Data collected by the ... Jejeebhoy and Sathra (2001) Al Riyami, Afifi and Mabry (2004) Country and year of < /b> the data collection Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, India and Punjab, Pakistan Data collected by authors, 19931994 Oman,...
... theoretical) from each publication and ensure repeatability of < /b> data collection and analysis is as follows: a < /b> It was decided to limit the data gathering for volumetric concentrations of < /b> nanoparticles ... Equation 3, to be able to predict the effective heat conduction in a < /b> nanofluid Additional components are usually added tothe equations to take into account the Brownian motion heat transfer mechanism ... reduced thermal resistance covering the surface of < /b> each nanoparticle The renovated Hamiltonian-Crosser model equation is assumed to be more accurate, as the shape of < /b> the solid nanoparticles is taken...
... kyphosis to significantly affect vertebral load and therefore fracture risk To determine this, accurate and clinically applicable tools to measure thoracic kyphosis need to be appraised and applied to ... aetiology of < /b> vertebral fracture The size of < /b> a < /b> vertebral body, often measured using computed tomography (CT) to calculate cross sectional area (CSA), has been found to be a < /b> predictor of < /b> risk of < /b> fracture ... of < /b> trabecular mass by 90 years of < /b> age [58] This results in a < /b> decline in the loadbearing capacity of < /b> the vertebral body For example, load bearing capacity in a < /b> lumbar vertebra can decrease from...
... regarding the price and delivery date for the desired product along with the image of < /b> the CAD modelof < /b> the customized product If these terms are acceptable, the customer can place an order for the ... manufacturability evaluation and partner selection Theapproach evaluates the manufacturability of < /b> a < /b> proposed design with respect tothe capabilities of < /b> candidate partners and allows the product ... related to variant design critiquing: hybrid feature-based product modelling, automated generation of < /b> Group Technology codes, concise but detailed product description, and the accurate and rapid...
... comprehensive collections of < /b> crashes than databases based on conventional collection methods Insurance data have an additional advantage in that crash records have frequently been assessed in detail to determine ... survey data to compare older and young middleaged drivers’ crash rates The authors first categorized the older and middle-aged drivers according to their extent of < /b> annual driving and then compared ... transport-related collections The TRIS database, produced by the US National Transport Library, the ITRD database, produced by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and PsychInfo/Lit...
... concerned about their ability to access capital markets, they began to hoard funds Consequently, with the drop in balance sheet capital and difficulties in accessing additional funding, banks that held ... various aspects of < /b> financial distress The authors compare the accuracy of < /b> FCMAC-CRI(S) to Cox’s proportional hazard model and the GenSoFNN-CRI(S) network model and find that the performance of < /b> the ... Fitch on Asian banks Five financial and five non-financial variables measuring bank and country characteristics are included in the model, and themodel is tested through a < /b> tenfold cross-validation...
... 33 EDUCATION EDUCATION [in ocean, coastal, and marine sciences] is defined as a < /b> proactive communication that imparts the knowledge and value of < /b> ocean, coastal, and marine science products and services ... infrastructure and education needs that are common to many of < /b> the themes It concludes by articulating a < /b> path forward INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND 23 ORIGIN OF < /b> THE NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL STUDY The co-chairs ... priorities concern translation of < /b> basic research into practical use for societal benefits and address the required basic research components Thus, although broad, they are complete and balanced The...
... earlier, aircraft are certified by FAA as having minimum takeoff and landing distances For jet aircraft, takeoff distances are usually the critical factor An aircraft must be able to accelerate to takeoff ... Functioning in accordance with general policies determined by the Academy, the Council has become the principal operating agency of < /b> both the National Academy of < /b> Sciences and the National Academy ... and build acceptance by FAA, the broader GA community, and state and local transportation of< /b> cials NASA’s General Aviation Program Of< /b> ce devised a < /b> “General Aviation Road Map” laying out a < /b> 25-year...
... that acetaldehyde from refrigerator may cause an indoor air pollutant.105) Fenobucarb is one of < /b> carbamate pesticides and is used as an agricultural insecticide by disturbing activity of < /b> acetylcoline-esterase.106) ... Law is applied to all buildings, and must be followed by architects Simultaneously, a < /b> new standard was added tothe Japanese Industrial Standard (JIS) that the method of < /b> measuring the chemical ... with the chemical formula of < /b> CH2 O (systematic name: methanal), and is the simplest aldehyde.73) It is classified as a < /b> probable human carcinogen.73) Formaldehyde, and other organic substances have...
... and would offset some < /b> of < /b> the advantages gained from a < /b> combined-specialty approachThe key, therefore, would seem to be achieving a < /b> balance among additional training costs, reduced productive working ... decrease in average circular error and that a < /b> further increase to 100 hours of < /b> training contributed to an additional 10-yard decrease (Table 3.7) Table 3.6 Copilot Career Training and Tactical Drop ... capable” marginal product refers tothe marginal product of < /b> an individual at the ”mission capable” level of < /b> readiness, defined as the ability to complete one and potentially all of < /b> the designated...
... foods, candy, dairy products, baked goods, carbonated beverages, fruit juice and non-carbonated beverages, prepared foods and meals,16 frozen and chilled desserts, fruits and vegetables, and restaurant ... programs, in particular the Children’s Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative, established by the Council of < /b> Better Business Bureaus (CBBB) and the CBBB’s National Advertising Review < /b> Council To ... 50 Carbonated Beverages Restaurant Foods Breakfast Cereal Juice & Noncarbonated Bevs Snack Foods 11 Candy/Froz Desserts Prepared Foods & Meals Baked Goods Dairy Products Fruits & Vegetables Marketing...
... organic form is associated with the increased activity of < /b> carbonic anhydrase, improving the quality of < /b> egg shell and the presence of < /b> manganese has an activator influence on the calcification and ... engineering characteristics and performance When the mechanical stability of < /b> soil cannot be obtained by combing materials, it is advisable to stabilize it by adding lime, cement, bituminous materials ... restore cosmetic appeal of < /b> fire victims They had to live the rest of < /b> their lives with the absolute disfigurement a < /b> fire accident can cause and the social disadvantage such disfigurement can mean (Jamie,...