... felt their informal methods underestimated the true number Even with their conservative estimate, the combined child and maternal mortality in Beira during the civil war years was over 60% ofthe ... mortality in Central Mozambique in mid-to-late 1990s Finally, the influx of UN peacekeepers in 1993 with their perceived wealth andthe creation of a large commercial sex industry in Beira, may ... During these 10 yearsof non- monitoring, HIV expanded dramatically in Central Mozambique By 1996, 17% ofthe pregnant women in Beira were already infected with HIV This was also found in other...
... improving the quality of life The differences are between perspectives: the individual andthe societal; the negative andthe positive; the curative andthe preventive; the reductivist andthe ... is The way you the things you Culture — is the sum total ofthe way of living; including values, beliefs, aesthetic standards, linguistic expression, patterns of thinking, behavioral norms, and ... understanding of cultural diversity (Cross, et al, 1989) Cultural competence at the service level begins with professionals understanding and respecting cultural differences and understanding that the...
... received the nursing-level ART/IMAI training from the Ministry of Health This grouping did not account for differences inthe baseline level of professional education, training, yearsof work ... about the capacity of NPCs (in light ofthe variable quality of training andtheir many other competing tasks, particularly in primary health clinics) to appropriately initiate therapy and manage ... by the Ministry of Health to standardize nursing training and to reduce the wide variation ineducationand training between nurses working at government health units, particularly those in rural...
... conclude that there exist ψ and φ the minimum andthe maximum ofthe aforementioned set and, clearly, they match up the minimal andthe maximal solutions, respectively, in [α,β] of problem (PN ... is the solution ofthe initial problem (Pξ ) if and only if uξ (n) = T kn v (in ), with v : JN → R the unique solution ofthe initial N problem (Pξ ), kn ∈ N, in ∈ IN , and n = kn N + in N Proof ... up the values ofthe unique solution ofthe N initial problem (Puξ (kN) ) on IN , that is, with the values of T k v on IN As a straightforward consequence ofthe previous result, we obtain the...
... there was no differencein root analysis between treatments (Fig E, F) Alanine, aminobutyric acid, glutamine, aspartic acid, arginine, proline and glutamic acid were the major components ofthe ... the free amino acid pools in root and leaf tissues Alanine and glutamine in both root and leaf tissues appeared to be inhigher amounts in L laccata-inoculated Douglas fir, whereas proline preferentially ... accumulated in non- inoculated seedlings (Table 11) As a hypothesis, we might propose that lower AAT activity combined with a higher proline amount in non- inoculated Douglas fir characterized seedlings in...
... The CTV2 included all the CTV1, the ethmoid, the ipsilateral maxillary sinus, the nasal cavity, the sphenoid sinus andthe caudal part ofthe frontal sinus Inthe case of sphenoid invasion, the ... Nevertheless, the pertinence of these comparisons for clinical practice is doubtful because ofthedifferencein radiosensibility for the diverse components ofthe eye [29] The DVH andthe conformity ... to the NCF (Fig 7) Ninety percent and 95% ofthe volume received respectively 96% and 94.5% ofthe prescribed dose with the CF technique and 94.5% and 93.5% with the NCF technique Inthe other...
... the magnitude and location oftheir expression, andthe interaction oftheir gene products The genetic hypothesis for the cause of heterosis that has the most empirical support at the current time ... contrasting the expression levels ofthe hybrid with the mean ofthe two parents We were interested in whether the numbers of genes with nonadditive expression differed between heterotic and non- heterotic ... among the three hybrids regarding the about the number and proportion of genes showing nonadditive expression are valid Although higher proportions ofthe nonadditive expression and expression higher...
... was due to the Salmonella control programme in food producing animals andthe testing inthe feed production according to the HACCP principles The final aim is to keep the whole chain of food production ... feed for food producing animals The samples investigated were from critical control points inthe production line mostly consisting of dust samples and scrapings A minimum of five samples was taken ... 1993 and 1997 Materials and methods The results presented in this study were based on information collected at the SVA andthe SBA If several isolates ofthe same sero- and phage type were obtained...
... Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy (CCMP) between 1997 and 2003, including single herbs and herbal formulae, to determine whether they include AA herbs The inclusion period runs from the start ofthe research ... cover the use of Chinese medicine in inpatient services, we only studied the use of Chinese medicine in outpatient services Using the data of 2004, we also studied whether Chinese medicine practitioners ... collected and analyzed The database contains all transactions of health care services for the cohort, including both Western medicine and Chinese medicine, with the dates and some details of all...
... containing almost the complete cDNA (lacking some sequences at the 3¢ -end) and NT_033320.1 containing 3¢ -end sequences, but lacking some 5¢ end sequences Apart from these two contigs covering the ... 47 kb of DNA inthe genome and is composed of at least 13 exons varying in size between 49 (exon 8) and 561 nucleotides or more (exon 1) and 12 introns, covering the entire coding region The splice ... expression ofthe encoded proteins from an in vitro transcribed RNA injected into X laevis oocytes High expression is obtained as a consequence of inserting the cDNAs betweenthe 5¢- and 3¢-UTR of b-globin,...
... particular software implementation of a computer networking protocol suite The terms are often used interchangeably Strictly speaking, the suite is the definition ofthe protocols, andthe stack is the ... networks 19 The Internet – A Network of Networks ISPs (Internet Service Providers) Often also TSPs Connect their customers to the Internet The Internet – ISPs connected to other ISPs 20 The Internet ... (firewalls) 14 Intermediary Devices andtheir Role on the Network Processes running on the intermediary network devices perform these functions: – Regenerate and retransmit data signals – Maintain information...
... participated inthe design ofthe study and interpretation of results, and suggested edits and revisions to the manuscript JS contributed to the acquisition and interpretation ofthe data, participated in ... The inclusion of secondorder and interaction terms inthe item-based regressions was not practical given degrees of freedom constraints andthe large number of first-order terms Inthe case of ... useful technique inthe absence ofthe widespread use of preference-based measures inthe conduct of clinical trials The principle underlying the TTU approach is that both descriptive and preference-based...
... using chi-square test, and those inthe baseline scores for the SF-8 betweenthe groups were evaluated using Student's t-test Changes in each score between before andafterthe enforcement ofthe ... ofthe net changes inthe category scores between non- smokers and passive smokers, andthe regression coefficients generated by the linear regression analyses The results ofthe univariable and ... monoxide and urine or blood cotinine, would be desirable However, these methods are time-consuming and costly and cannot identify the source of secondhand smoke The large number ofthe participants and...
... defects In addition, Ofut1 and Ofut1R275A both bind the NECD, and expression of Ofut1R275A in cultured cells can increase both the amount andthe ligand-binding activity of secreted NECD [16] ... accumulates in an undefined endocytic compartment inthe absence of ofut1 activity Thus, these two models offer two different interpretations ofthe cellular basis ofthe ofut1 mutant phenotype: in model ... localization and ligand-binding activity The second model [12,13] proposes that Ofut1 acts at two post-exocytosis steps inthe trafficking of Notch: it regulates both the endocytosis of Notch [13] and...
... Mts depends on the location ofthe extended part of this region with relation to rain-bearing winds from NW and SW, which is the cause ofhigher amounts of rain and snowfall than inthe other parts ... According to the standards set by Cape et al (1990), the content of calcium inthe second year of needles in all the analyzed groups of stands is on the decrease for the growth of trees and, inthe ... ratio andin mineral soil layers – after wet mineralization in 60% HClO4 The total content ofthe same elements as in soil samples was determined in spruce needles aftertheir drying at the temperature...
... data on the within and betweentree variability of sapwood and heartwood in four commercial plantations of E globulus at the time of harvest for pulp production, and analyse thein uence of radial ... especially in diameter, with coefficients of variation ofthe mean around 20% (Tab II) The extent andthe pattern ofthe within-tree development of heartwood in these eucalypt trees are in general ... starts at a certain tree age and size and progresses outwards inthe radial direction and upwards inthe axial direction The average proportion of heartwood inthe lower part ofthe stem was substantial,...
... responsible for the dry mouth feeling There might be an influence ofthe submandibular glands and/ or the minor salivary glands ofthe palate In our analysis neither the Dpar nor the Dsubm was conclusively ... the study and revised the manuscript critically WB made the analysis and interpretation ofthe data, and has been involved in drafting the manuscript CT participated inthe design ofthe study, ... study in patients with headand-neck cancer receiving RT The first aim ofthe study was to assess the long-term change in time ofthe QOL The second aim was to investigate the relationship between...
... using chi-square test, and those inthe baseline scores for the SF-8 betweenthe groups were evaluated using Student's t-test Changes in each score between before andafterthe enforcement ofthe ... ofthe net changes inthe category scores between non- smokers and passive smokers, andthe regression coefficients generated by the linear regression analyses The results ofthe univariable and ... monoxide and urine or blood cotinine, would be desirable However, these methods are time-consuming and costly and cannot identify the source of secondhand smoke The large number ofthe participants and...
... biomarker levels before andafter endotracheal intubation The measurements ofthe biochemical and physiologic indices were extended to include a full 24 hours afterthe institution of positive pressure ... within hours after intubation, andbetween 12 and 26 hours after intubation – are shown in Table and Figures 1, 2, 3, The figures show boxplot summaries of actual biomarker levels andofthe ... to rule out a significant increase inthe biological markers of inflammation or endothelial and epithelial injury afterthe institution of positive pressure ventilation There were actually a statistically...