... the bottom ofthe list of immigrant share of population (3 percent) and labor force (4 percent), but is in the top half ofthe 50 states plus the District of Columbia (at 20th) in the ratio of ... employees What share are these small businesses ofthe overall economy, and what is the role of immigrants in them? Second and for the larger partof this report—we look at the immigrant small business ... services Other schoolsand instruction, and educational services Other health care services Hospitals Outpatient care centers Offices of other health practitioners Home health care services Office of...
... has participated in the editing The council andthe Methods Panel greatly appreciate the willingness ofthe authors to produce their chapters promptly and their help throughout the editing ofthe ... 0552602) The opinions and conclusions expressed here are those ofthe authors and not necessarily represent the views ofthe Department of Health and Human Services, the National Academy of Sciences, ... on the continuum, andthe more global the concepts (ultimately including quality of life), the more to the right Concepts to the right encompass all the domains lying to the left Others see these...
... Fig. 5. Age spectra of deformed rocks at Tra Bong fault and metamorphic event in northern partof Kham Duc Formation. and presents a plateau of 243 Ma, calculated for 95 % of 39Ar released from the low temperatures. The beginning ofthe ... metamorphism. But, here, take into account: the direction and slope of regional foliation; small number of sample and their location; the proximity of dextral movement ofthe numerous shear ... protolith forming the Kham Duc basement consists of mainly argilite, sandstone and some bands of limestone and this material are metamorphosed and now found in the form of gneiss, micaschist, ...
... and destroyed it), the consequent cession to the Chinese ofthe Isle of Wight and a strip ofthe mainland along Southampton Water, the irresistible demand ofthe Japanese andthe Straits Malays ... Repository, and through its pages reports the thirties, the opium crisis, andthe war fully and to much moral purpose Burrell senior regimental officer and commander ofthe land forces ofthe expeditionuntil, ... On the banks ofthe Ganges some distance east of Benares, in the most wretched and neglected partofthe north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, lies the little town of Ghazipur It is not much of...
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... stimuli to the pineal gland, seat ofthe biological clock which presides over the regulation ofthe circadian system via the retinal hypothalamic pathway [1] Control ofthe biological clock andthe ... collected and analyzed the data and collaborated in writing the article EF advised in all stages ofthe undertaking, analyzed the data and collaborated in writing the article PDP analyzed the data and ... length of working week Physicians' stress levels per length of working week Among the familial responsibilities, those other than thecareof elderly parents or children, such as thecareof a...
... diameter ofthe outlet (PS) (normal 8–9.5 cm) The PS is the distance from the midpoint ofthe line between the ischial tuberosities to the external surface ofthe tip ofthe sacrum (the tip ofthe ... to these measures, record the position ofthe fetus, the 136 ● ● BENSON & PERNOLL’S HANDBOOK OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY engagement ofthe presenting part, and an estimate ofthe weight ofthe ... By grasping the coccyx between the fingers ofthe examining hand, with the other hand placed in the cleft between the buttocks, the direction ofthe coccyx, its degree of movement at the sacrococcygeal...
... analysis and drafted the manuscript BW conceived ofthe study, and participated in its design and coordination CW participated in the coordination ofthe field phase DN made contributions to draft the ... surveillance ofthe athletes Another explanation for the lower prevalence in the general population might be that the participants lived mainly at the countryside and it is known that the prevalence of ... Ethics Committee ofthe Medical Faculty ofthe Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich (071/08) General population study The participants ofthe general population were recruited within the German Lower...
... risk of stroke Sensory Nerves and Head Pain The anatomy ofthe sensory innervation to the cranium is important for an understanding ofthe basis of certain types of headache Furthermore, the sensory ... (approximately at the junction ofthe Rolandic and Sylvian fissures) may be resected Usually the upper partofthe superior temporal gyrus is preserved to protect the branches ofthe middle cerebral ... much ofthe lateral aspect ofthe hemisphere, with the exception ofthe superior frontal and inferior temporal gyrus andthe occipital cortex (Fig 1.4) Within its territory of supply are the internal...
... centile ofthe amplitude ofthe processed EEG signal There is also a frequency display which shows the percentage of EEG power in each ofthe four major frequency bands.19 The EEG and General Anaesthetics ... control ofthe airway, exposing the patient to the further dangers of hypoxia and hypercarbia A waves were observed in 18 out of 76 patients in one study of head-injured patients and 11 ofthe 18 ... space occupation and ICP The simplest understanding ofthe relationship arises from the Monroe–Kellie hypothesis that within the closed space ofthe skull, a change in the volume of one intracranial...
... Vb and Vi the volumes (ml) of blood and indicator, λb and λi the specific heat of blood and indicator, and ρb and ρi the density of blood and indicator If time is brought into the equation, the ... contamination of jugular bulb blood with extracerebral blood, malpositioning ofthe catheter tip, speed of blood withdrawal from the catheter andthe position ofthe patient's head.34,39 Therefore, ... include the problems of movement artefacts: those ofthe patient, the probe relative to the tissue and also the individual optical fibres themselves A further source of false readings is the presence...
... with the handle ofthe laryngoscope at an angle of 150° rather than 90° It may be useful when cricoid pressure is being applied as it moves the hand ofthe laryngoscopist away from the hand ofthe ... ligament The posterior longitudinal ligament attaches to the dorsal surfaces ofthe vertebral bodies andthe cartilages and fans out over the posterior aspects ofthe body ofthe axis, the odontoid ... upwards attached to the anterior aspects ofthe vertebral bodies, intervertebral discs andthe anterior aspect ofthe arch ofthe atlas; it inserts into the base ofthe skull as the anterior atlantooccipital...
... Anatomy The anterior portion ofthe posterior fossa is the dorsum sellae and basilar portion, or clivus, ofthe occipital bone Laterally are the petrous portions ofthe temporal bones The roof is the ... and minimizes blood in the surgical field At the conclusion ofthe operation, a piece of muscle or fascia taken from thethe thigh may be used to seal the operation site and reduce the risk of ... and delays the transfer ofthe patient andthe initiation of definitive therapy There is no longer any indication for this procedure in the modern accident and emergency department Once the patient...
... deceleration ofthe skull results in the brain continuing to move and striking the inside ofthe skull It may then rebound, causing contusions on the opposite pole ofthe brain ('contrecoup' injury) The ... outcome, the increased risk of nosocomial infection and pneumonia, the cost of extended intensive care from the prolonged sedative effect andthe availability of other agents (mainly propofol) with ... physiological insults during the course of their ICU stay hypotension in the prehospital and ICU phases ofthe illness) The intensive careof head injury centres on avoiding, detecting and treating such...
... index of left ventricular preload and intravascular volume status in the critically ill patient andthe use of thermodilution catheters allows the measurement of cardiac output and calculation of ... under the basement membrane ofthe nerve fibre, adjacent to the superficial lamellae ofthe nerve.22 The myelin sheath is first disrupted at the node of Ranvier, where there is retraction and then ... of each individual patient, the severity ofthe stroke and prospects for recovery, relevant comorbidities and, if possible, the wishes ofthe patient and their family Often such patients are unable...
... magnitude of which is determined by the resistance ofthe tissue, the crosssectional area of induced current flow, the position ofthe tissue in relation to the end ofthe gradient coil andthe rate of ... particular, the X-ray tube, on its gantry, must be swung out ofthe way for induction of anaesthesia and at the end ofthe anaesthetic It should be possible to move the tube assembly out ofthe way ... to switch off and blank their screens in the presence of magnetic gradients.2 Another source of interference during MRI is the presence of any large metallic mass in the vicinity ofthe magnet...
... those ofthe authors and not reflect the official policy ofthe Department of Defense or other Departments ofthe United States Government References 10 11 Rosen PP: Mucocele-like tumors ofthe ... http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/2/1/138 Authors' contributions OF performed the pathologic evaluation ofthe case OFand MRM co-wrote the manuscript Both authors read and approved the final version ofthe manuscript Consent Written ... hyperplastic and variably atypical columnar cells has been the subject of significant discussion in the recent literature In the nosological scheme of Schnitt and VincentSalomon [5], these lesions...
... fibrous band andthe point of entry ofthe end ofthe cervical partofthe ICA into the external opening ofthe CC also was attached to the rim of CC Anteriorly, the ECS was related to the upper parts ... Figure view ofthe base ofthe brain removed from the cranial cavity with its roof and parts ofthe floor ofthe posterior cranial fossa Inferior view ofthe base ofthe brain removed from the cranial ... near their attachments to the skull and removed along with the masseter muscles The base ofthe coronoid process ofthe mandibule was cut and shifted upward with the attachment ofthe tendon of the...
... the interpretation of data and revised the manuscript critically PD conceived the study, participated in the design ofthe analysis and in the selection of papers for inclusion and analysis of ... collection and analysis and lack of discussion of study limitations, transferability of findings andthe contribution ofthe study However, for two of these studies a thorough description ofthe qualitative ... participated in the design ofthe analysis and in the selection of papers for inclusion and analysis ofthe papers included, contributed to the interpretation of data and revised the manuscript...