... with hematoxylin and eosin, toluidine blue and Safranin-O fast green Each section was graded using the histological scale described by Mankin and colleagues [13] (Table 2) Histological assessments ... suitable forin vivo animal studies Second, the present machine is too big for use in arthroscopy, and modified machines will be required for clinical assessment of living human cartilage Finally, ... rabbits were placed in the supine position and surgery was performed on the left knee After shaving and sterile prepping of the lower limb, an anteromedial arthrotomy was performed in the left knee...
... A definite tumor grading according to accepted grading classifications (Coindre classification) was not applied due to the difficulty of using grading as prognostic factor in ASPS In one case, ... epitheliod and polygonal with eosinophilic cytoplasm, vesicular nuclei and prominent nucleoli Rhomboid crystalline inclusions could be detected cytoplasmatically A vascular invasion as a typical finding ... (patient 3) was operated on for his brain metastasis (R1) All intracranial metastases were also treated with adjuvant radiation (30Gy), as well as the one soft tissue metastasis (60Gy) In addition,...
... calmodulin and PtdIns3K In guinea pig neutrophils, it has been demonstrated that inhibition of calmodulin results in inhibition of Rac and p21 activated kinases [50] Involvement of Rac in ROS ... reduction was immediately measured every 12 s as an increase in absorbance at 550 nm Measurement of apoptosis Apoptosis was measured by analyzing annexin V-fluorescein isothiocyanate-binding (Bender ... calmodulin-dependent kinase that might be involved in this process is myosin light chain kinase This kinase phosphorylates the light chain of myosin II, which is thought to be important for contraction...
... well-being as "inner peace and harmony; having hope, goals and ambitions; social life and place in community retained; feeling of uniqueness and individuality; dignity; feeling valued; coping with and ... Hospitals in Herdecke and Berlin, staff of an ambulant out-patient care unit in Essen, attendants of a meeting on "Spirituality and Medicine" in Berlin, a Caritas congress in Kevealer, and a meeting ... in CRP increases with increasing age, while the engagement in a HuP decreases with increasing age Although not significant, it is remarkable that the lowest scores for USP were found in subjects...
... activate MORS196A in vitro was also shown in vivo [2], Morphine was equally antinociceptive in homozygous MORS196A knock -in mice andin wild-type mice Naloxone and naltrexone were also antinociceptive ... protein (EGFP) gene into the sacral spinal cord of healthy wild type Imprinting Control Region (ICR) mice We found that a single injection provided sustained gene expression in the spinal cord for ... least months [3] In ICR mice expressing the mutant MOR, morphine induced similar antinociceptive responses and induced tolerance and withdrawal symptoms and reward effects similar to those in...
... manuscript and was involved in manuscript preparation and editing ZG reviewed the literature and was involved in manuscript preparation, editing and submission ET carried out the surgical procedure and ... bone defect to be filled in our surgical revision case Using intramedullary RIA reamings and BMP-7 was considered appropriate, as RIA reamings were available through the fracture site, avoiding ... failure The gold standard for enhancing bone healing in nonunited fractures is an autologousbone graft [7]; however, this procedure has been associated with donor site morbidity and limited availability...
... of intensive care units in Great Britain and Ireland using the APACHE II method In Phd thesis University of Oxford; 1992 Harrison DA, Brady AR, Rowan K: Case mix, outcome and length of stay for ... generalisation and to differences in model performance arising from different interpretations of the model rules, varying data collection methods [23,24], variations in case mix [2529] and organisational factors ... collected for central analysis, and analysed it in a way that provided local formative ICU assessment of mortality rate performance This approach poses little additional burden in cost and infrastructure...
... was determined from at least independent experiments containing duplicate measurements Fusion was quantified in several image fields by counting the blue-green cells (containing both calcein and ... Env(NYP)-expressing cells (2 hr at 37°C, open circles) or after capturing cells at TAS (pre-incubation at 27°C for hr, filled circles) When added at TAS, the C34 was allowed to bind for before warming the cells ... Baleux F, Vassart G, Doms RW, Parmentier M: Multiple charged and aromatic residues in CCR5 amino-terminal domain are involved in high affinity binding of both chemokines and HIV-1 Env protein J Biol...
... Patients with ALD are at increased risk both for severe sepsis andfor bleeding These data suggest that they may be at greatly increased risk for bleeding while receiving APC Because such patients ... hemorrhages, one intracranial hemorrhage, one major vaginal bleed, and one massive epistaxis In a multivariate regression model that included race, sex, and Acute Physiology and Chronic Health ... because of death soon after initiation of APC Of the 34 remaining patients, nine had major bleeding episodes The clinical characteristics of these 34 patients are presented in Table Five out of 10...
... kg−1 ) (A) Mn (ᮀ) and Zn (᭺) areas and Mn () and Zn (᭹) concentration (B) Ni (ᮀ) and Cu (᭺) areas and Ni () and Cu (᭹) concentration (C) Fe (ᮀ) and Co (᭺) areas and Fe () and Co (᭹) concentration ... 57 S and 53◦ 26 38 W 2.2 Materials and methods The plastic (polyethylene) and porcelain utensils and glassware, used in the collections, storage and analytical determinations were kept in 20% ... sight, in Figs and 3, it may be observed that, for a determined metal, the concentrations in the different months are grouped in the same fraction; for instance, Mn and Fe in the first and third...
... hepatic neoplasms and are nine times more frequent in females than in males [1] Arising from sinusoidal epithelium, splenic hemangiomas are thought to be congenital in origin Most cases are sporadic; ... also indicated for hemangiomas partially located in the splenic poles [3] Embolization of hemangiomas, especially hepatic hemangiomas, has been shown to be aseffectiveas surgical removal and ... 61.3% for ultrasound and CT scan in the recognition of liver and spleen hemangiomas, leaving a substantial number of cases requiring further investigative procedures [9] They also emphasize the importance...
... and heterozygosity estimates Hexp_AVG and Hexp_HAP2 increased with an increasing number of marker intervals, andin the case of 40 marker intervals equalled 0.75 and 0.82, respectively This indicates ... each marker interval, by combining linkage disequilibrium and linkage analysis information, where both pedigree and marker information were used IBD probabilities were first calculated for the first ... estimated for each marker interval on the genome A marker interval was defined as the interval between two genotyped markers, with one marker lying in between these two markers which was not taken into...
... session only lasted 90 minutes, including 45 minutes for the post test, 15 minutes for post questionnaire, and 25 minutes for interview The post-test was administrated to the students so as to check ... improved Therefore, that they find the tasks challenging and not very interesting is understandable As suggested from the findings, further classroom research is necessary to find ways for teachers ... their exposure of uninteresting and linear teaching method in the class On the basis of the findings, it was hypothesized that “Applying dictogloss which can be appropriate for the students’ level...
... from Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, for being a constant source of ideas and guidance, andfor helping me believe in my work I also wish to stretch ... φn )] (2.8) n=1 where E0 is a scaling constant, Cn , αn and φn are the random path gain, angle of incoming wave, and initial phase associated with the nth impinging plane respectively fm is the ... used to control the timing for the despreading at each multipath finger Performance enhancing signal processing such as RAKE combining technique can be included to combine the multipath signals...
... physical modelling include deriving differential equations for electrical circuits involving resistance, inductance and capacitance andfor combinations of masses, springs and dampers in mechanical ... (CTA) for several years until 2007 and was formerly an editor for the IEE Control Engineering Book Series He has served EPSRC on research panels andas an assessor for research grants for many ... professors and professionals from all over the world BBA in Global Business MBA in International Management / International Marketing DBA in International Business / International Management MA in International...
... Media Marketing Table of Contents Letter from the CEO Foreward Major Findings Key Finding #1 Key Finding #2 Key Finding #3 10 Key Finding #4 12 Key Finding #5 15 Key Finding #6 16 Key Finding #7 18 ... the focus areas for the average and mature brands differ For the average brands, the top areas of investment include increased presence on social media platforms, followed by increased frequency ... business Top Areas of Social Marketing Investment: Presence, Content Publishing, and Integration The top areas of investment cited include: • Increased presence across all social media platforms,...
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... osteoporosis forbone mineral density testing Osteoporos Int in press 2004 Jan 17 Stephen F, Nelson B, John P: American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists Medical Guidelines for Clinical Pratice for ... childbearing, and so on[15] We think there were limitations in OSTA risk index by using only age and weight According to the OSTA formula, if the weight (in kilograms) of a woman surpasses her age (in ... VI: Performance of the Osteoporosis Self-assessment Screening Tool for osteoporosis in American men Mayo Clin Proc 2003, 78(6):723-727 Chinese Medicine Association: Guideline for diagnosis and treatment...
... testosterone and prolactin were also measured in cases and controls baseline The measurement was performed in the enddiastolic phase, marking the diameter between anterior and posterior artery wall in ... low-density lipoprotein (LDL) Insulin resistance (IR) was assessed using both fasting insulin levels and the homeostasis model assessment (HOMA) calculation: fasting serum insulin (micro units per millilitre) ... artery (in mm) and percentage increased in the diameter of the brachial artery CIMT and FMD in all cases and controls were measured by one radiologist (A.M.), who was blinded to clinical and laboratory...