... used to assess the association betweencontinuous BMI and airway responsiveness. Two-wayANOVA was used to analyze means of grouped data, and least-square means post hoc analysis using the pooledvariance ... compliance in obesity causes asubstantial elastic load on inspiratory muscles and increases the work andthe energy costs of breathing.25,26Obesity induces a reduction in functional residualcapacity ... estab-lished obesity as a risk factor for new diagnosis of asthma, the risk increasing with higher levels of obesity. Thesefindings should be the basis for future controlledinvestigations...
... evaluate our firefighters usingQuantiFERON-TB (QFT), comparing the results to their TBST results.Methods: Using QFT results obtained during the study, we compared previously positive TBSTresponders ... groups.Although this study compares two screening tests, the TBST is considered the gold standard forthe purpose ofthis study. As such, depending on how conditionally pos-itive QFT results ... even includingconditionally positive results, indicates that there shouldbe less of an issue with false positive responses using QFT,even though comparisonwith TBST can only tell that the rates...
... contrast to the EQ-5D andthe SF-12, no util-ity index can be obtained from this disease-specificinstrument. Forthe analyses, the total score was usedinstead to assess the SGRQ&apos ;s properties.Statistical ... discharge poses a problem. The main issue withthe SF-12 is the high proportion of missing values in a self-assessed setting. Properties of the SGRQ were satisfactory. However, since no utility ... itsbrevity. The SF-12 appears less suitable for a self-assessedsetting due to the high proportion of missing values,although complete questionnaires showed good proper-ties inthe remaining aspects....
... of the sum of the interfering signals. The accuracy is assessed by comparing their BER perfor-mances with precise BER results.Using the Gaussian interference model, the M RTscheme is optimum ... BER of the MRT-based MIMO systemusing Gaussian models and its accuracy is assessed. Simu-lation results show the use of precise CCI model and GQRoffers significant improvement inthe performance ... often the case in mobile radio systems. The quantity T + R is the totalnumber of antennas used, and is a measure of the systemcost. An increase in system cost results in improved errorperformance....
... potential in u- ence of transplant shock and of the clone growth by site conditions interaction. But the results confirm a possibility of using the spruce clone stock and in situ selection forthe selection ... trees (the health status was the main crite-rion, and both the individuals with intensive growth dynamics andthe slow-growing individuals were selected for a subsequent mixture of clones). After ... the purposes of silvicultural research, i.e. successful artificial forest regeneration in extreme mountain conditions and formation of stable forest ecosystems. It is not a classical breeding...
... of /autohandler and then finishes. Control passes back to /autohandler, which generates a little more output and then finishes, ending the server response. Using Autohandlers for Initialization ... component. Inother words, Mason determines dhandlers before it determines autohandlers. This has several consequences. First, it means that a dhandler may use the inheritance mechanism just like ... /view_user.mas, its <%init> section runs and uses the same $dbh global variable created in the autohandler. A couple of database values get fetched and used inthe output, and when control passes back...
... recommendations. Other guidelines These guidelines focus on HIV-infected pregnant women and their infants. Other guidelines outline the use of ARV agents in non-pregnant HIV-infected adults and adolescents, ... studies have providedimportant insights into the mechanisms of action of ARV drugs in reducing perinatal transmission and in determining optimal regimens for use inthe United States andother resource-rich ... therapy for reducing sexual transmission to discordant partners when viral suppression ismaintained;5d. potential adverse effects of ARV drugs for mothers, fetuses, and infants, including potentialinteractions...
... although counselling should be ongoing, the most crucial moments for counselling were before and after voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) and at onset of ART. Several nurses and counsellors ... presents findings from a qualitative study that explored HIV-infected individuals’ reproductive intentions, decision-making, and need for reproductive health services. The study also assessed the ... conducted in their first language, Xhosa. Forother respondents interviews were conducted in English. Purposive and snowball sampling techniques were used to select study participants, and...
... differences between the wild type strain andthe vaccinal strain of MYXV, indicating that SG33 could be used for new bovinevaccination strategies.BackgroundUntil now, most of the ruminant vaccines use ... interactions betweenbovine cells (cell lines and PBMC) and MYXV wild type(T1) strain or vaccinal (SG33) strain. In bovine cell lines,serial viral passages analysis and infection with both T1 and SG33 ... ofstrong early/late vaccinia virus P7.5 promoter. The GFPencoded gene was inserted into the M11L/MGF locus. Wealso used the T1-Serp2-GFP recombinant virus whichexpresses the fused protein Serp2-GFP.Resting...
... Cluster analysis was used to demonstrate MPI -S subgroups.Analysis of variance followed by post-hoc analysis was used to investigate life satisfaction in the three MPI -S subgroups.Results: The ... and fentanyl [28] .Association of LiSat-11 domains and MPI -S subgroups AC, DYS, and ID The second approach was to study life satisfaction in the three MPI -S subgroups: AC, DYS, and ID patients. Thesesubgroups relate ... compare our results with a previousSwedish study by Bergström and co-workers[10] we tooused only the first two sections inthe cluster analysiswhen the three MPI subgroups IP, AC, and DYS were...
... (SG33) strain. In bovine cell lines,serial viral passages analysis and infection with both T1 and SG33 expressing LacZ gene showed that these cellsfailed to support spread of either MYXV strain. ... differences between the wild type strain andthe vaccinal strain of MYXV, indicating that SG33 could be used for new bovinevaccination strategies.BackgroundUntil now, most of the ruminant vaccines use ... species would help to implement vaccine policies. The development of poxviruses as vectors for producingrecombinant vaccines is well documented [1-6]. Althoughvaccinia virus was the first and most...
... which uses stainless steel wires known as Kirschner wires for fracture fixing oftencauses infection and reduced skeletal load resulting in implant failure. Creating new wires with drug-elutingproperties ... draft. MSA was involved inthe evaluation and discussion ofrelease kinetics. DL provided knowledge and supervision support for thisstudy and wrote the final version of the paper. All the authors ... fragments aresmall, e.g. wrist fractures and hand injuries [ 1]. K-wiresare generally passed through the skin, then transverselythrough t he bone and out of theother side of the limb.This results...