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... perspectives Research that improves our understanding of its causes and mechanisms — from assessing cancer risk to elucidating the process of metastasis — is essential to our ability to develop and apply ... environmental carcinogens > Advanced statistical techniques assist scientists in analyzing the impact ofthe macroenvironment on cancer Assays for biomarkers, for example, are used in research to assess ... > Advance research to assess behavior change resulting from health campaigns that promote the availability of healthy foods ina variety of settings, such as fast food restaurants and schools,...
... contain qualitative and quantitative items; the quantitative items will be analysed at the cessation ofthe study to evaluate the intervention during each ofthe phases while the qualitative items ... the study coordinator regarding the group allocation The RA, who carries out the assessments, will be blind to group allocation The success of blinding will be assessed at the follow-up assessment ... Scale (VECS) and the Verona Service Satisfaction Scale (VSSS) for measuring expectations and satisfaction with community-based psychiatric services in patients, relatives and professionals Psychol...
... ran the arrays and the IPA analysis and drafted the manuscript MLK and SL were responsible forthe statistical design, data management, statistical analysis and clustering analysis for these studies ... tissue The same lung RNA samples were used for both RTqPCR and microarray gene expression analysis Data were analyzed by one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) generating a least squares means table ... the arrays The labeled cRNA samples were then assessed for quality and quantity To ensure consistency forthe array hybridization, all cRNA samples for each time point were quantified at the same...
... National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Bethesda, United States of America Jo-Anne Dillon, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada Kevin Fenton, National Center for ... exist, methods for AMR testing for STIs are often lacking Furthermore, there is variation inthe methods used for AMR testing This makes it difficult to compare data between laboratories and between ... it causes longer duration of illness and treatment, often in hospitals; and it increases health-care costs and the financial burden to families and societies AMR risks taking the world back to...
... formula is still used to assess the readability of articles in journalism studies This example also shows thatthe French-specific formulae are not much used, probably becauseof their complexity ... parameterising the data should nevertheless be tested infurther research tokens, as is traditional in readability formulae, but thein ected nature of French suggests that lemmas maybea better alternative ... the assets and flaws of each ofthe statistical models considered This paper has proposed the first readability “formula” for French as a foreign language using NLP and statistical models It takes...
... diagnostics and CD4 tests) • Work with partners to secure an adequate supply of affordable medicines and diagnostics of assured quality and other commodities such as condoms • Strengthen national capacity ... systems and for improved data management • Support countries to improve the quality and useof data through data quality assessments, critical reviews of performance indicators and surveys and disease ... 30% 29 28 20 % 14 10% 17 21 19 East, South and South-East Asia 0% Sub-Saharan Africa 13 12 Latin America and the Caribbean Europe and Central Asia 15 Total low- and middleincome countries Source:...
... as maintaining safety Voluntary standards should be used in all other cases, including indicating quality attributes But in several Southern African countries, scarce public resources are being ... affects unrelated issues such as the minimum thickness ofthe plastic tobe used as well as the size ofthe text thatcouldbe printed on the bags While regional efforts to harmonize standards in SADC ... liberalized by 20 12 (20 15 for Mozambique) A sub-set of five SADC members have already established a customs union under SACU COMESA has also had an FTA since 20 00 Trade between FTA3 and non-FTA4...
... rather than by referral to an outside clinic [17] Because many people still not know their HIV status, and because negotiating condom use is not always possible, expanding access toa range of ... most inthe USA, found that motivational and behavioural skills building concerning sexual risks increased condom use [45] A number of studies inthe USA also found that interactive group sessions, ... modeling found that DPMA use was marginally associated with an increased risk of HIV acquisition while oral contraceptive use was not; however, young women under age 24 using DPMA were at increased...
... fungal and viral diseases including powdery scab It is used becauseit is cheap and has been recently harvested, whereas Vietnamese seed is often stored for months between seasons prior touseThe ... seasons Annexes 2, and detail these changes The project was carried out with considerable savings being made fromtheuseof soil and plant analysis facilities in Vietnam These facilities enabled ... visit to WA ofthe study tour group 3.7 Management of constraints, issues, risks and change Initially the project was constrained by the lack of agreement between the WADA and ITC/AusAID as to...
... and DSC units separately The GDS-8-scores and CSDD-scores will be used inthe primary analysis Age, sex, cultural background and cognitive status will be used as covariates The EQ5D will be analyzed ... usual care and care according tothe care program AID Depending on the skewness ofthe parameter distributions, statistical testing of differences between strategies will beofa parametrical ... parametrical nature The impact of deterministic variables, such as cost prices for volume parameters that are incremental cost drivers will be investigated using sensitivity analyses on the basis...
... ‘testing’ ofthe analysis by discussion amongst the entire team so as to meet accepted criteria for trustworthiness ofthe analysis In addition, we will assess the validity ofthe final analysis ... worries about safety, their satisfaction with support offered and ease of obtaining information 8) The Relatives’ Satisfaction Questionnaire (adapted from CSQ-8 [21 ]) is used to assess satisfaction ... This is a rapidly growing area and a recent meta-analysis of studies evaluating such approaches for depression shows promising results [10] Greater effectiveness is associated with using a ‘guided’...
... results in 11% (10/ 92; listed inthe Additional data file 1) of all gene pairs satisfying these criteria being pairs known to cause the same disease We note that 11% maybe an underestimate, because ... because many physical interactions and disease genes are yet tobe discovered; alternativelyitmaybe an overestimate, becauseof biases inthe scientific literature (see Discussion, below) All ... (Affymetrics Inc., Santa Clara, CA, USA) as the platform because this microarray has more raw data (2, 6 42 CEL files) deposited inthe Gene Expression Omnibus database [33] than any other (we did not attempt...
... unusual compositional and structural features, as well as the lack of EST coverage fora large interactions Analysis intergenic TARs of japonica chromosome 10 Figure of Analysis of intergenic TARs ... japonica intergenic TARs possess a significant coding capacity (more than 50 amino acids) Selected intergenic TARs were used as probes in RNA gel-blot analysis to confirm expression of these TARs ... regions A sliding-window-based approach was used to systematically identify intergenic TARs (see Materials and methods) Through this analysis, 574 and 522 intergenic TARs in indica and japonica were...
... JE, Santoro SA 1995 ;The spatial and temporal expression ofthe alpha beta integrin and its ligands, collagen I, collagen IV, and laminin, suggest important roles in mouse mammary morphogenesis Differentiation ... developmental and ovarian steroid regulation inthe normal mouse mammary gland Endocrinology (7): 321 4 322 2 100 Salasznyk RM, Klees RF, Williams WA, et al 20 07;Focal adhesion kinase signaling pathways regulate ... JA, Aota SI, et al 1997;Defining the topology of integrin alpha5beta1-fibronectin interactions using inhibitory anti-alpha5 and anti-beta1 monoclonal antibodies Evidence thatthe synergy sequence...
... incentives to act in their own interests rather than inthe interests of taxpayers Becauseofthehigh cost of running campaigns, American politicians must raise substantial contributions This situation ... attracted deposits away from healthy S& Ls by offering higher interest rates Because there were so many zombie S& Ls in Texas pursuing this strategy, above-market interest rates on deposits at Texas ... seen, the principal-agent problem for regulators and politicians creates incentives thatmay cause excessive risk taking on the part of banking institutions, which then cause substantial losses to...
... ideas was that nature "has a way of evening things out" becauseit creates no waste He illustrated thatthe mastery of economic plant life and the maintenance of soils came from finding useful ... and set the same as for seedlings They will begin bearing almost as soon as they begin growing well They are preferable to seedlings In making the cuttings half of each large leaf should be taken ... The above is for rots, molds, mildews, and all fungus diseases BLACK MOLD (Macrosporium tomato) This disease attacks the tomato itself, beginning at the blossom end Tomatoes with rough skins and...
... situation is differentfor options on stocks Becausea call is an alternative to buying stock, the call holder has theuseofthe cash that he would otherwise useto purchase the stock The cost of ... underlying is a stock, many investors purchase these calls because they approximate price movement ofthe stock, yet they are less expensive than a stock purchase 1 The basics of calls For both stocks ... 104 the profit fromthe call equals the amount gained by XYZ Between 100 and 104 a partial loss results, equal tothe difference between and any gains in XYZ Below 100 a total loss of is realised...