... 13 Martin J, Rosewall T, Bayley A, et al: Phase II trial of hypofractionated image-guided intensity-modulated radiotherapy for localized prostate adenocarcinoma International journal of radiation ... currently underway and results are eagerly awaited In the meantime, hypofractionated RT for the curative treatment of prostate cancer remains investigational Author details Department of Radiation Oncology, ... fractions, assuming an a/ b ratio of 1.5 for prostate adenocarcinoma For late effects on normal tissue, this corresponds to 72 Gy/36 fractions assuming an a/ b ratio of Thus, an increase in late...
... scheme that aims to maintain the rate of inbreeding at an acceptable level ina closed population (Nomura and Yonezawa, 1996) With rotational mating, a population is first divided into a number of ... time-span is a consequence of the natural mating and spawning behaviour of Nile tilapia In Nile tilapia, natural spawning behaviour resembles that of other lekking animals (Turner and Robinson, ... 2000), that is, groups of males occupy a spawning area and each male defends a “nest” as a site for mating and oviposition Females enter the spawning area when they are ready to ovulate and mate with...
... as the standard reference grid for all spatial statistic data in Austria Hence, we have a direct spatial link between our BINATS test areas and a wide range of socioeconomic and agronomic statistics, ... types, climatic conditions and management regimes ofa country; (2) baseline data necessary for detecting changes in the abundance and diversity of plants and animals as well as in habitat structures ... feral B napus, B nigra, feral B oleracea, wild and feral B rapa, Conringia austriaca, C orientalis, Crambe tatarica, Diplotaxis muralis, D tenuifolia, Eruca sativa, Erucastrum gallicum, E nasturtiifolium,...
... scheme that aims to maintain the rate of inbreeding at an acceptable level ina closed population (Nomura and Yonezawa, 1996) With rotational mating, a population is first divided into a number of ... time-span is a consequence of the natural mating and spawning behaviour of Nile tilapia In Nile tilapia, natural spawning behaviour resembles that of other lekking animals (Turner and Robinson, ... 2000), that is, groups of males occupy a spawning area and each male defends a “nest” as a site for mating and oviposition Females enter the spawning area when they are ready to ovulate and mate with...
... Table I Baseline data for the 58 smear-negative patients (continued) Characteristic Adenopathy Infiltrate and adenopathy Pleural effusion/thickening and infiltrates Pleural effusion and adenopathy ... suggestive of TB, but ADA is also raised in parapneumonic and malignant effusions CXR = chest radiograph; ADA = adenosine deaminase; CRP = C-reactive protein; Hb = haemoglobin unable to produce ... SAMJ Pg 517-523.indd 519 6/20/07 8:14:57 AM ORIGINAL ARTICLES Table I Baseline data for the 58 smear-negative patients Characteristic 520 Study participants (N) Age (years) Median Interquartile...
... sarcoma virus was initiated in 1982 from a White Leghorn base population (generation G0 ) for 18 generations The chicken line was bred at the Domaine du Magneraud (Inra, France) in specified pathogen-free ... 66 M.-H Pinard-van der Laan et al INTRODUCTION For the analysis of genetic control of health traits in domestic animals, there is a growing interest for selection experiments as a powerful ... were estimated using the method of Meuwissen and Luo [29] using the PEDIG software [4] 70 M.-H Pinard-van der Laan et al Table I Number of animals measured, data recorded and Rfp-Y type analysed,...
... bank induces to severe credit rationing in formal financial sector Resulting from inter-linkage between formal and informal financial markets the.unsatisfied demand of households for formal loan ... General observations Housing loan for household· seem to be available in many countries; including at least Finland, UK, Japan, Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, Norway, Sweden, US, Australia, Germany, ... income Data source and sampling 2.1 Data source Data is usedin this thesis collected from data base system ofHDBank Data includes both individual information and household information of the borrower...
... that the program was able to reach the target populations in rural areas of Siem Reap and Pursat The partnerships also facilitated an extensive training programof partners and providers on diarrheal ... seeking treatment This intervention is particularly critical in urban and peri-urban areas where caregivers have more access to financial means and greater availability of alternative treatments ... www.casesjournal.org in Siem Reap and 1,750 in Pursat) PSI/ Cambodia also provided communications training, promotional and educational materials (video drama, karaoke song, banners, leaflets,...
... PCDAI is a multi-item index including subjective reporting of abdominal pain, general well-being, and diarrhea and physical findings, including linear growth and laboratory parameters (hematocrit, ... Quantitative variables are described as medians with ranges in parentheses The significance of changes was evaluated us- ing analysis of variance (ANOVA) for parametric variables and the Mann–Whitney ... predisposed individuals A defect in mucosal barrier function could allow luminal bacterial antigens to initiate a chronic relapsing inflammation Several studies have shown an increased intestinal permeability...
... federation of 11 states in Peninsular Malaysia and the states of Sabah and Sarawak in the north of Kalimantan Kuala Lumpur, the national capital, Labuan UNEP/SCS – National Report Malaysia and ... of Singapore The Straits of Malacca The Straits of Singapore The Straits of Singapore The Straits of Malacca The South China Sea The South China Sea The Straits of Singapore The Straits of Malacca ... meters and with a tidal stream of over knots The West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia has an equatorial climate, with an average annual rainfall of more than 2500mm and a daily temperature that ranges...
... domain, and a 370% increased odds in the usual activities domain (OR = 4.7, 95% C.I 3.3–6.7) Having a headache at least once a week affected mainly the pain and discomfort domain with a 300% increased ... mobility impairment Angina, asthma and COPD mainly affected the usual activities domain Angina was associated with the anxiety and depression domain with 210% increased odds of reporting impairment ... non-Italian settings, it lacks of empirical evaluations in Italy The lack of information on the construct validity and reliability of the instrument as well as the absence of utilities estimated in...
... significantly higher levels of family life satisfaction and community satisfaction [35] Inhabitants of the affluent German South-West (BadenWuerttemberg, Bavaria, Hesse/Rhineland-Palatinate/Saarland, ... Pommerania, Brandenburg, Saxony-Anhalt; and 7) Thuringia, Saxony The Schedule for Meaning in Life Evaluation (SMiLE) The SMiLE is an individualized measure of MiL which was developed in accordance ... definition of MiL is still missing [39], an attempt to define MiL for the individualized approach may read as follows (paraphrasing O'Boyle [24]): "Meaning in life is what the individual says it is" Abbreviations...
... cutaneous rash in advanced colorectal cancer patients Supportive Care Cancer 2009 in press Labianca R, La Verde N, Garassino MC: Development and clinical indications of cetuximab Int J Biol Markers 2007, ... MM, Lasek RJ, Flocke SA, Zyzanski SJ: Improved discriminative and evaluative capability ofa refined version of Skindex, a quality -of- life instrument for patients with skin diseases Archives of ... Page of Table 1: National Cancer Institute common terminology criteria for grading selected dermatologic adverse events* Grade Dry Skin Nail changes Pruritus/Itching Rash/ Desquamation Rash: Acne/...
... health management 9) Waste water and solid management 10) Harvesting and post harvesting 3.3 BMPs for farming organization and linkage to local community 3.3.1 Requirements for farming organization ... techniques and nauplius harvesting methods 6) Larvae heath management 7) Larvae feed management 8) Medicine, chemical and pro-biotic management 9) Postlarvae transportation methods 10) Waste water and ... re-organized in order to ensure appropriate for BMPs approach - Technical training and assistances support for farms - Farmers are trained on recording sheets, pond books in order to use for traceability...
... (sitting, standing, walking, kneeling/squatting) as well as the prevalence of certain job characteristics (for example, climbing stairs, jumping, lifting/carrying of loads, time pressure) was assessed ... to form the final model, constant items were transformed into categorical variables for better representation A further reason for the transformation into categorical variables was the fact that ... topics are available Our results not support the resultsof Sandmark and colleagues [25] and of Elsner and colleagues [28] Symptomatic knee OA and individual factors Symptomatic knee OA and body mass...
... Kvart: Evaluation of the Swedish breedingprogramfor cavalier King Charles spaniels Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2010 52:54 Submit your next manuscript to BioMed Central and take full advantage ... have participated in the main part of the work: Planning of the study, auscultation of dogs (initially both investigators and the later part by TL), preparation of manuscript Both authors read ... Lundin and Kvart Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2010, 52:54 http://www.actavetscand.com/content/52/1/54 before four years of age are not allowed to breed [11] The aim of this investigation was...
... Nakayama P, Imamura JH, Rosenfeld KGW, De Souza HS, Giorgetti GVF: Cerebral extraction of oxygen and intracranial hypertension in severe, acute, pediatric brain trauma: preliminary novel management ... surgical treatment (decompressive craniectomy) Table Basic clinical data and course in study infants Age Patient (years) Sex Type of trauma Glasgow Coma Scale Peak ICP on admission (mmHg) Initial ... cranial CT Timepoint of craniectomy Extubation Extent of (days post(days craniectomy trauma) post-trauma) Female Fall (3 m) 43 Bilateral skull fracture, infratentorial tSAH, DBS Bilateral and...
... Bronchoscopic Alveofact (natural bovine surfactant) Surfactant administration was safe Improved PaO2:FiO2 ratio Spragg and colleagues, 2002 [23] 448 Abstract only Intratracheal Venticute (rSP-Cbased surfactant) ... surfactant Published as an abstract Randomized Surfactant administration was safe PaO2:FiO2 ratio and survival were improved in surfactant group Spragg and colleagues, 2001 [24] 40 Abstract only ... trial, we attempted to contact the primary author of that study Statistical analysis Meta-analysis was performed using the inverse variance method Statistical heterogeneity was evaluated using...
... International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Articles in IJBNPA are listed in PubMed and archived at PubMed Central For information about publishing your research in ... empirical study was abstracted (e.g., authors, study location, year of publication) including some analytical detail such as design and key findings Next, the abstracted information was collated and ... ON Canada M5S 2W6 Email addresses: GF: guy.faulkner@utoronto.ca PG: paul.grootendorst@gmail.com VHN: vanhai.nguyen@utoronto.ca TA: tatiana.andreyeva@yale.edu KAN: arbourkp@mcmaster.ca CA: auld@uvic.ca...