... role in the pathogenesis of both types ofdiabetesmellitus High levels of free radicals and the decline of antioxidant defense mechanisms lead to damage of cellular organelles and enzymes, increased ... Studies from the 1980s suggest that microcurrent therapy is effective at relieving the side effects of radiation therapy (25) The investigators have found that direct electrical therapy was effective ... Upon discontinuation of therapy HbA1c increased to 7.8 Discussion The results of this preliminary trial showed that ultra-low microcurrent has apparent therapeutic effects on diabetes, hypertension...
... CANCER Factors influencing theriskof breast cancer – established and emerging Established RiskFactorsThe established riskfactors for breast cancer may increase a woman’s chances of developing the ... explained by genetic factors and therefore 73% oftherisk was due to environmental factors5 2 The study’s authors said that their findings “indicate thatthe environment has the principal role…” ... and the European Commission, DG Environment The views expressed in this publication not necessarily reflect theof cial views ofthe funders and the EU institutions Factors influencing therisk of...
... Using the NHDS, from the years 1979 to 2003, there were 12.5 million cases of sepsis identified and DM was present in 17% (2,070,459) ofthe cases Based on the CDC Diabetes Surveillance System, the ... Further prospective data need to be collected in this cohort of patients to identify thefactorsthat contribute to this protective effect of DM Competing interests The authors declare that they ... AE carried out the main analysis and interpretation ofthe data, in addition to preparing the manuscript MM and GM both contributed to the design ofthe study, interpretation ofthe data, statistical...
... normothermia and hypothermia patients (Table 1) A total of 74.3% ofthe patients in the normothermia group and 54.2% ofthe patients in the hypothermia group were male (P = 0.167) Although the ... Mortality in the hypothermia patients was significantly higher compared to the normothermia patients However, most differences between the groups would increasetheriskof infection in the hypothermia ... rates is most likely related to the preferential colonization ofthe lower part ofthe digestive tract The efficacy ofthe topical antibiotics in the oropharynx in the present study is comparable...
... lessons The third choice (44% ofthe students and 88.9% ofthe teachers) was the fear of grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation mistakes The classroom atmosphere was one ofthe important factorsthat ... decided the degree of students‟ participation (for 20% ofthe students and 55.5% ofthe teachers) Surprisingly, 16% ofthe students and 77.8% ofthe teachers blamed students‟ reluctance of speaking ... Students’ evaluation on the topics of speaking activities in class Half ofthe respondents stated that topics of speaking in class were boring 30% ofthe students thought thatthe speaking topics...
... choice ofthe topic and the purposes of our study The second part is the objectives ofthe study The third part presents the research questions ofthe study The fourth part is the scope ofthe study ... discussed In the next chapter, we will display the detailed description ofthe methodology and the procedures ofthe study 19 CHAPTER 2: THE STUDY 2.1 An overview ofthe current situation of learning ... emotional structure ofthe teacher long before they feel the impact ofthe intellectual content offered by that teacher” It is evident that teachers‟ performance will have an influence on their students...
... prevalence ofdiabetes in the Seventh Day Adventist Study conducted in California [4] In that study there was no information on associations of different types of meat and theriskofdiabetes ... processed meats The Cox proportional hazards model was used to assess the effect of meat intake on the incidence of type DM Socio-demographic factors and other riskfactors for diabetes such as ... To our knowledge there are no other reports of a direct link between poultry consumption and riskofdiabetes or of interactions between poultry consumption and BMI and theriskof type DM Red...
... topographical loss of cartilage in the different subregions ofthe knee and the associated riskfactors Moreover, the impact ofthe location and rate of cartilage loss on the evolution of OA symptoms ... clearly point to the fact that by far the greatest risk was associated with the presence of a complete (severe) extrusion ofthe medial meniscus These findings support the hypothesis thatthe meniscus ... identifying factorsthat are predictive ofthe progression ofthe disease Both the JSN and the cartilage volume loss were found to be positively correlated with the worsening of pain The cartilage...
... such a way that when the number of hours was increased, so was theriskof developing this burnout profile This variable seems to be the key factor in the configuration of this profile and could ... feelings of a lack of control over the results of their work and a lack of acknowledgement for their efforts, which finally leads them to neglect their responsibilities “Lack of control” is the feeling ... “Length of service” in the organisation showed a direct linear association with the “worn-out” type, to the extent thatthe longer the Page 10 of 13 service, the greater the likelihood of having...
... Protective factors included the use of official or official treated water on the farm compared to the use of non-official untreated water, storing manure on the farm at any time of year, and the presence ... and the presence of other domestic livestock on the farm, were thefactorsthat were included in most or all ofthe models Spreading manure on the farm in the winter season was present in 60% of ... probability thattheincrease or decrease in risk was due to chance alone For example, the p-value of 0.025 for manure spreading in the summer indicates that there was a 2.5% probability thatthe observed...
... Learn about the Cash Cycle • Understand thefactorsthat influence the desired level of cash • Learn two models that calculate the optimal level of cash • Gain an overview of what factors/ areas ... that influence the desired level of cash • Learn two models that calculate the optimal level of cash • Gain an overview of what factors/ areas are inputs to a cash budget and how they affect the ... Certification of vouchers Collection of funds Need for accelerating collections How to accelerate collection of receivables Disbursement of funds Importance of disbursement of funds Review of disbursements...
... technically futile Under the current rules, the only test of futility is that embodied by the question, ‘Will this treatment result in sustained life?’ If the answer is ‘yes’, then virtually any treatment ... interests The author(s) declare that they have no competing interests References 10 11 12 13 14 Perhaps the most effective way of dealing with strong familial incentives to tread the path of least ... coworkers [15] termed, the large riskof unacceptable badness’, rather than a vanishingly small potential for benefit 318 There are far worse things than death, and many of them occur in ICUs when futility...
... eradication ofthe bacteria However, the OR ofthe A/A genotype for H pylori seropositivity was 0.25 (95% CI 0.09-0.71) So, the Gab1 polymorphism was associated with the low riskofthe infection ... increased theriskof gastric atrophy [18] Table shows the age-sex-adjusted ORs ofthe Gab1 and the combinations of PTPN11 and Gab1 genotypes for gastric atrophy among seropositive healthy controls The ... and Gab1 is the SHP-2 activator for the ERK MAP kinase pathway in EGF-stimulated cells [17] We have reported previously that G/G ofthe PTPN11 gene encoding SHP-2 increased theriskof gastric...
... molecules ofthe asymmetric unit ofthe wild-type structure Neither the mutation nor the different crystallization conditions evoked structural differences The crystal was grown in the presence of phytate, ... well The hydrogen bond between the backbone nitrogen atom of Asp291 and the 3phosphate ofthe substrate is the only interaction with the protein backbone; all other contacts are formed using the ... phytase of Aspergillus fumigatus shows closer similarity to PhyK in the a ⁄ b domain than in the a domain [20] This is also reflected in the rigidity ofthe protein The atomic displacement factors of...
... into the chitinolytic potential of L lactis, the present results provide only the third example ofthe role of family 33 CBPs in the degradation of recalcitrant polysaccharides Furthermore, the ... course ofthe degradation of (GlcNAc)3 (r) and (GlcNAc)4 ( ) by LlChi18A, illustrated by the production of (GlcNAc)2 during the initial linear phase ofthe degradation reaction Note thatthe enzyme ... Although the occurrence of family 33 CBPs has been known for some time [23], the present results provide only the third demonstration ofthe accessory function of these proteins The effect of LlCBP33A...
... coefficients increasethe odds of an error, and features with negative coefficients decrease the odds of an error The magnitude ofthe coefficient corresponds to the size ofthe effect Interpreting the ... all ofthe features are binary, a coefficient of β indicates thatthe corresponding feature, when present, adds a weight of β to the log odds (i.e., multiplies the odds of an error by a factor of ... whether it starts a turn, also remain unexamined The present study is designed to address all of these questions by analyzing the effects of a wide range of lexical and prosodic factors on the...
... these accounts likely have not investigated the securities or the background ofthe promoter There are a number of ways that fraud promoters may use these weaknesses and misperceptions to perpetrate ... IRA custodians often list the value ofthe investment as the original purchase price, the original purchase price plus returns reported by the promoter, or a price provided by the promoter Investors ... registered, then check out the answers with an unbiased source, such as the SEC or your state securities regulator The SEC has a short publication called “Ask Questions” that discusses many ofthe other...
... potentially have biased the estimated effect of TB on loss of lung function A previous study found that smoking history is associated with an increased riskof TB for a cohort of white gold miners, ... categorized the TB lesion of each subject as minimal, moderately advanced, or far-advanced, based on the classification ofthe National Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association ofthe USA ... lesions as severity of airflow obstruction among never smokers Among never smokers, the proportion of subjects with TB lesions increased as the severity of obstructive lung disease increased (P for...