... measured by smoking, drinking, exercising andthe body mass index – contribute to explaining the gradient We find that the effects of education on smoking, drinking, exercising and eating a proper diet ... one ofthe indicator is ordinal andthe others are continuous We list below the synthetic indicators, the observed variables used for each indicator andthe interpretation we propose, based on the ... three binary indicators: whether the mother died early, whether the father died early and whether the mother andthe father where present when the individual was aged 10 The extracted principal...
... MHz probe and VAT using a 3.5 MHz probe, cm above the umbilicus The SAAT was defined as the thickness between the skin-fat interface andthe linea alba, andthe VAT was defined as the distance ... for future interventions in NAFLD and indeed in all the metabolic diseases [20] On the other hand, a recent observation has highlighted theroleof spleen as further non invasive marker of chronic ... the moment of study Discussing possible mechanisms and explanations for our findings, we can argue that IR presence isthe most important factor in determining the fat deposition in organs (in...
... considered This interesting approach was successful inthe experimental setting of acute lung injury and needs to be verified in clinical indications other than lung transplantation Competing interests ... transplantation Inthe cases of graft failure, brain death and infection ofthe donor lung, reduced surfactant function is aggravated by preservation ofthe graft, ischaemia and reperfusion Therefore, ... show efficacy in prospective randomized trials, so what justification is there for the use of these approaches in lung transplantation? A body of evidence has been established that indicates that...
... the effects of rhAPC in an ovine model when the bronchial artery is tied off to clear its mechanism in ALI Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests Page of ... into the pulmonary microcirculation To test this hypothesis, several investigators have tied off the bronchial artery of sheep and then exposed the animals to smoke In these studies the hypothesis ... capillaries The activated neutrophils release reactive oxygen species and proteases that damage the parenchyma [15] The final proof of this hypothesis was to deplete the animals of their neutrophils and...
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... paradigm where a predefined level of demand is managed internally andthe remainder augmented with cloud services The apothegm is ‘Own the base and rent the peak’ Conclusion The customer’s overall ... assessment of value The assessment of value of cloud services can only include a comparison against other cloud providers The comparison of cost between traditional IT investment and cloud services ... Sourcing's Three Fates The IT Outsourcing RFP COW is too FAT AMS - The next stage inthe evolution of IT Outsourcing Outsourcing’s Two Evils Apply CREAMS to your IT Outsourcing pain Sourcing’s...
... The impact of microfinance on the incomes ofthe poor b The impact of microfinance on wider poverty/ wealth ofthe poor c impact of microfinance on other non-financial The outcomes for the ... ofthe failure of micro-credit and not its success There isthe potential for clients to remain in a cycle of borrowing or saving, investing inthe future, increasing income, repaying loans and ... reviewed and published at the start ofthe project During the course ofthe project we drew on the expertise of potential users ofthe review, including researchers, policy advisers and microfinance...
... because the chronology ofthe opinions andthe judgments is so staggered, to examine and contrast first the approach ofthe Advocates General in each case chronologically and then the judgments inthe ... Houdini-like in its contortions in its findings on whether or not the Keck conditions for removing measures from the scope ofthe Dassonville basic principle are satisfied.10 The issue of whether ... is therefore, in my view, preferable to examine measures of that kind inthe light ofthe Treaty rules rather than to remove them from the scope ofthe Treaty.79 Inthe light of these three reasons,...
... takes time, and that the grabbing at features andthe blending inofthe new andthe traditional may be on the road to a healthier Hegelian synthesis type of thing.” On the other hand, she added, ... principal operating agency of both the National Academy of Sciences andthe National Academy of Engineering in providing services to the government, the public, andthe scientific and engineering communities ... creating their own standards Another participant pointed out that the NSES have “raised the debate” regarding the issue of science standards One attendee cited the increased emphasis on inquiry in...
... the final product isthe result of ‘wetting’ by the liquid present upon sintering The extent of this ‘wetting’ during liquid-phase sintering, being dependent upon molten binder metal dissolving ... inserts consist of: • ‘Pure’ ceramic – this isthe traditional tooling insert material, consisting of aluminium oxide The alumina is white in colour andis produced by cold pressing powder inthe desired ... rationalisation (Fig 1) consists of looking at the results ofthe previous tooling survey and significantly reducing the number of tooling suppliers for particular types of tools and inserts This initial...
... strategy ofthe business Staff are not trained or not trained fit isthe main cause leading to the current state enterprises are not competitive enough inthe market 2 Conflict resolution Resolving ... help recruit the right people for the company, human capital is guaranteed, saving time and recruitment costs 1 Recruitment and training Staff training is an integral part ofthe overall ... Part 2: Whatisthe importance of good human resources management? Recruitment and training Human resource management help looking good staff actively involved inthe success ofthe company and help...
... a monthly basis attended by the treating intensivist, the radiologist andthe pathologist Interesting cases should be published with the aim of education and improving knowledge of epidemiology ... on the basis of isolation of Candida spp from tracheal aspirates and broncho-alveolar lavage fluid Recent published guidelines ofthe Infectious Diseases Society of America on the treatment of invasive ... means a joint effort of both intensivists and pathologists The clinicians need to inform the pathologist about the patient’s pre-mortem status, the expected findings andthe unsolved questions The pathologist...
... managers The objective of this skill is to enhance mutual understanding and respect on the basis of identification and recognition ofthe values and needs ofthe communication object This isthe basis ... practices 7)Information processing and thinking capacity • The power of your brain is incalculably large The manager have an enormous potential for creativity, innovation and invention They knowing how ... to the person you are talking to • 4.Take into account that you can be wrong • 5.Leave the space for others to think • 6.Timing isthe key • 7 .What you send iswhat you get • 8 .What kind of rules...
... (d) the behavior is undefined 16 Whatisthe output ofthe following program? #include void f1(int*, int); void f2(int*, int); void (*p[2])(int*, int); int main() { int a = 3; int b ... Which of these functions uses pointers incorrectly? (a) f3 only (b) f1 and f3 (c) f1 and f2 (d) f1, f2, and f3 15 Whatisthe output ofthe following program? #include int main() { int ... tmp; Whatisthe type of tmp? (a) function taking two pointer-to-float arguments and returning pointer to int (b) pointer to int (c) pointer to function taking two pointer-to-float arguments and...
... rate ceilings, because they jeopardized the competitive position of banking, is not in question here Whatisin question isthe result of studies that recommended removal of ceilings, the result ... bank rates and bank risk, as modern finance theory predicts Now What? What does this new finding on banking inthe 1920s mean for banking inthe 1980s? Clearly, much has changed in banking over ... table ofthe collateral of secured loans and a table of doubtful investments in securities The last formal page ofthe report includes a list of officer names, positions, and salaries; a table of...
... visits the client or to take her or him to the hospital and/ or clinic for treatment? (ii) Whatisthe estimated cost incurred by a caregiver in helping the family ofthe client andin providing ... lessen the possibility of high costs of visits to clients, of care giving being infrequent, andof this adversely affecting the objective of setting up the community home-based care programme Competing ... taking care ofthe PLHIV; cost incurred in transport to and from the place of care giving and cost ofthe caregiver feeding himself or herself during each visit, particularly when care giving...
... describe the changes inthe EEG spectrum related to the interruption to propofol infusion The RMS power represents the total power ofthe signal andthe SEF95 isthe frequency below which 95% ofthe ... patients Ofthe ERP recordings, 2% and 5% were discarded as artifact during and after sedation, respectively Accordingly, 8% and 20% ofthe background EEG recordings were discarded Effect of interruption ... activity ofthe brain In other words, if the patient is not stimulated andthe level of sedation is measured using indices derived from the EEG signal, then it can be speculated that those indices...
... N-terminal domain is involved in protein–protein interactions with other hydrophilic domains of neighboring integral membrane subunits, and interspecies interactions are incompatible From the comparative ... characterized and X-linkage ofthe corresponding genes had been established in two and suspected inthe third [33,35] When the ESSS protein was added to the list of complex I subunits, and its gene ... more integral membrane proteins that are missing inthe V79-G7, V79-G8, and V79-G18 mutants It must still be determined whether its absence inthe V79-G18 mutant isthe result ofthe missing ESSS...
... importance ofthe second binding loop of cystatin A for the binding of cysteine proteases, in particular cathepsin B Theroleof this loop is comparable to that ofthe corresponding loops of cystatin ... likely also of cathepsin L The side chains of Leu73 and Pro74 jointly contribute 45% ofthe total unitary free energy of binding of cystatin A to cathepsin B, demonstrating a major roleofthe second ... 2002 ofthe inhibitor in protease binding can differ with the target protease [28] The contributions ofthe N-terminal region andthe first binding loop of family and cystatins, as well as of the...