... Table 1 Baseline characteristics at ART initiation for patients in the research cohort and routine clinic databasesCharacteristic Researchcohort database of patients initiated onART between ... for ongoing regular validation of keydata items in these databases. This evaluation is particu-larlytimelyandrelevantwiththeexpandinguseofobservational databases to assess the optimal timing ... centre of excellence for HIV clinical care in the c ountry, and maintains a large observational clinicdatabase anda nested research cohort database on HIV-1-infected patients register ed for care....
... developed and utilized.From King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Abdullah A. Alshimemeri, Yaseen M. Arabi, Hamdan Al-Jahdali, Ashwaq ... Ashwaq Olayan, and Othman Al Harbi) and Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Ziad Memish)Address for correspondence:Dr. Abdullah AlshimemeriAssociate Professor, Department of Intensive Care ... outcome of patients diagnosed with active pulmonary tuberculosis ina large critical care unitAbdullah A. Alshimemeri, Yaseen M. Arabi, Hamdan Al-Jahdali, Ashwaq Olayan, Othman Al Harbi, Ziad MemishCrit...
... treatment. In the case of cross-sectional research, the important factor is to choose a scale that has a full and varied range of items whichapply to the kind discrimination needed. In the case of clinical ... TK:Evaluation of impairment of health related quality of life in asthma: development ofa questionnaire for use in clinicaltrials Thorax 1992, 47:76-83.6. Hyland ME: The items in quality of life ... determined bythree factors: the items themselves, the treatment and thepopulation.If the items ofa QOL scale are analysed individually in a clinical trial, it invariably happens that items vary...
... withdrawal, passive engage-ment, walking anda number of indicators of well-being.Literature searches (-2003) of Medline, Embase, Psyclit,Cinahl using the keywords dementia and well-being and quality ... (proxy-rating) was used as a global quality of life measure. Activity of daily living was rated using the Barthel Index.Results: A factor analysis of the original 65 items revealed 5 factors (communication, ... [12].Statistical analysisDescriptive statistics were generated for demographic data and diagnostic categories andfor the BCRS and GDSscales, for the Barthel and Spitzer Indices, as well as for...
... Socio-demographics were assessed in terms of place of residence, gender and age. Familywealth was assessed as an indicator of socio-economic sta-tus in accordance with a standard approachin equity anal-yses ... (original categories 1,2.3) and (2) bad.Clinical examinationOne trained and calibrated dentist (IK) conducted all clin-ical examinations ina shaded area with natural daylight asthe source of ... subjects.Interview For the OIDP inventory to be administered among olderadults 50 years and above in Tanzania, translation intoSwahili language was mandatory (see additional file 1).Kiswahili is the national...
... effective to obtainmycorrhizal P. pinea seedlings produced in container. The highquantity of spores that can be obtained from one basidioma and the ease of application of this type of inoculum makes ... ver-miculite ameliorates the aeration properties of the substrate and it has certain cation-exchange capacity which means higheravailability of nutrients like Mg and K for the plant [18]. In thepeat/composted ... Montseny sierras in Catalonia (Spain). Before use,seeds were soaked in running tap water overnight, surface disinfectedby shaking for 30 min in 33% (v/v) H2O2 and rinsed in four changes of sterile...
... deficiency, and X-HIGM syndromes. In patientswith X-linked agammaglobulinemia, chronic atrophicgastritis, intestinal metaplasia and pernicious anemiaappear to play an important role in the pathogenesis ... ataxia-telangiectasia patients is usually atypical, leading to delays in diagnosis.Case presentation: We report the case ofa 20 year old ataxia-telangiectasia patient with gastricadenocarcinoma ... carci-noma: diffuse and so-called intestinal-type carcinoma. Anattempt at histo-clinical classification. Acta Pathol MicrobiolScand 1965, 64:31-49.13. Haerer AF, Jackson JF, Evers CG: Ataxia-telangiectasia...
... IgM and IgG antibodies against PEG-uri-case, andof plasma uricase activity, in 'early elimination' subjects 002, 011, and 013Time course of appearance of IgM and IgG antibodies against ... http://arthritis-research.com/content/8/1/R12Page 9 of 10(page number not for citation purposes)develop neutralizing IgG antibodies against ADA protein[26,27]. Antibodies against L-asparaginase, and against inter-ferons α- 2a and ... thedevelopment ofa PEGylated recombinant mammalian uricaseas an orphan drug for treating refractory gout. Ina preclinicalstudy, weekly administration of this mammalian PEG-uricasenormalized urate levels...
... 1998).e purpose of the contribution is to evaluate the stand-forming capacity of wild cherry as well as its capacity to keep its position ina stand.MATERIAL AND METHODS A large stand with wild ... (vertically and horizontally) and tree class evaluation (according to Konšel’s classification). e stand is at an altitude of about 350 m above sea level; its age is 59 years now. e stand grows ... detailed analysis of its growing capacity and required crown space was done.Our data suggests that the wild cherry could be used as a stand-forming species and auxiliary (help and clean position)...
... as business lending has diminished in recentyears. As a result, banks have increasingly turned to new,nontraditional financial activities as a way of maintainingtheir position as financial intermediaries.2This ... derivatives markets, a par-ticularly fast-growing area of their off-balance-sheetactivities. Finally, we examine the implicationsof thechanging nature of banking for financial fragility and regulatory ... Japanese economy and Japan’shigh savings rate gave Japanese banks access to cheaperfunds than were available to American banks. This costadvantage permitted Japanese banks to seek out loan...
... (5Â-GGCCTCATGAAGAAAAAGGTCGTCATAATT-3Â), and TG101 (5Â-GGCCAAGCTTCTAGAACTTGAGAACCCTAGC-3Â) (for the P. horikoshii CoADR), and TG104 (5Â-CGCGCCATGGAAAAGAAAAAGGTAGTCATAA-3Â) and TG105 (5Â-CGCGGTCGACCTAGAACTTCAAAACCCTGGC-3Â) ... theratio of protein concentration to flavin concentration(as determined at 460 nm). blast and tfasta analysis of the phCoADR revealed a significant level of identity to putative NADH oxidases ... 85 °C for 10 min and placed on ice. Heat denaturedprotein was removed by centrifugation at 15 000 g and 4 °C for 20 min.Chromatography was performed using an AKTA low-pressure chromatography...
... habits. In addition to the appliance costs and operating costs, durability,appearance, ease of operation and maintenance, convenience and flexibility are among thosefactors that are likely to influence ... on the Health of the Poor Implications for Policy Action and Intervention Measures 6.3 Scaling up and Sustaining InterventionsThe approach taken to achieving widespread and sustainable improvements ... crowding,ETS not related to case fatality rate9.9 (1.8 to 31.4) for charcoalheat for in- patients1.6 (1.3 to 2.0) for any heatingfuel in in- patients2.2 (1.2 to 3.9) for gas cooking in out-patients2.2...
... Integration and scaling were performedusing denzo and scalepack [37]. Subsequent data handlingwas carried out using the ccp4 software package [38].Molecular replacement was carried out using ... bc1complex to cytochrome aa3oxidase during oxidativephosphorylation. c-Type cytochromes form a largefamily in bacteria, archaea, mitochondria and chlorop-lasts, in which the iron cofactor heme ... of refmac [40], using noncrystallographicsymmetry restraints and manual rebuilding in o [41]. Watermolecules were added to the atomic model automaticallyby arp ⁄ warp [42], andin the last steps...
... acids) anda C-terminal domain(174–439 amino acids). C-terminal domain AMPP#2 has a 157amino acid deletion, AMPP#12 has a 212 amino acid deletion,AMPP#3-22 has a 157 amino acid deletion, and AMPP#4-3 ... C-terminal domain[2]. AMPP has a structure that is similar to that of prolidase and creatinase, but it is a tetramer, whereasboth prolidase and creatinase are dimers [3]. Creatinaseis a metal-independent ... has led to the proposal that metals bind to the intact protein after ithas folded and that the N-terminal domain is necessary to stabilize thestructure of the protein so that it is capable of...