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Glomerulopressin is a hormone that increases glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in toads, rats, and dogs. In this study, the effect of glomerulopressin was assayed in two models of acute prerenal failure, by haemorrhage and by partial occlusion of the aortic artery. In animals with 30 min of anuria both mannitol and glom... |
This paper considers single channel blind deconvolution, in which a degraded observed signal is modelled as the convolution of a non-stationary source signal with a stationary distortion operator. Recovery of the source signal from the observed signal is achieved by modelling the source signal as a time-varying autoreg... |
Before an individual can evaluate wildlife habitat and make management recommendations, some basic concepts about habitat and its relationships to different wildlife species should be understood. In this chapter, some of the basic concepts will be described; mainly analyzing of habitat alterations, landscape analysis, ... |
Myelodysplastic syndrome, characterized by ineffective hematopoiesis and cytopenias, remains a lethal disease. Until recently, patients with myelodysplastic syndrome have been managed supportively with blood product transfusions and growth factors, until they succumb to infections, bleeding complications or transformat... |
Thin‐needle aspiration biopsy (TNAB) was performed on 22 patients with orbital tumors. Nine patients were studied before the introduction of computed tomography (CT) and only two cytologic diagnoses could be established. Thirteen aspiration biopsies guided by CT were successful. The technique of the CT‐guided TNAB of o... |
In this paper, a 6 mm hybrid Mach-Zehnder Interferometer (MZI) has been manufactured within a standard optical fiber using multiscan inscription with femtosecond laser. This technique allows the employ of cladding waveguides (CWG) as sensing arms for the interferometer. Refracted Near Field (RNF) profilometry and Quant... |
ABSTRACT The Chinese version of the system usability scale (SUS) was re-translated in this study by the addition of an interview process plus the modification and selection of strict translation results. The revised translation is in close accordance with the linguistic usage of Chinese native speakers without any ambi... |
This article suggests that the current discourses of globalization in anthropology, cultural studies and post-colonial studies are expressions and elaborations on a specific socially positioned perspective that has become a contender for a new ideological representation of the world. It is important to recognize that t... |
Four speaker identification tests were conducted using five female speakers known to the listeners. Starting from acoustic recordings of reiterant “ma” syllables, the perceptual importance of the following three factors was investigated: Fo height, Fo contour, and speech rhythm. For speakers with typically low or high ... |
BACKGROUND |
The hepatitis D virus super-infection contributes significantly to the morbidity and mortality of hepatitis B virus infection. The objectives were to describe the incidence of Hepatitis D virus and comparative analysis of disease activity in patients of chronic hepatitis B virus, with and without super-infection of hep... |
METHODS |
This Cross-sectional comparative study was conducted at Department of Medicine and Gastroenterology Clinic Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi, Pakistan from February 2007 to July 2007. HBsAg positive patients who attended our Gastroenterology clinic were selected for the study. After screening for Anti-HDV the... |
RESULTS |
Eighty-four patients were selected. Seventy-three patients who fulfilled the inclusion criteria were enrolled in to the study. Anti-HDV was positive in 23 (31.5%) patients. Among these 23 anti-HDV positive, HDV-RNA was detected in 15 (75%) patients. The differences of age, gender, marital status and area of residence w... |
CONCLUSION |
HDV infection was common in this series of patients with a frequency of 31.5%. All patients of chronic HBV should be screened for HDV whether they are asymptomatic HBV carriers or have chronic active hepatitis particularly when they have raised serum ALT.Short dry period management improves peripartum ruminal adaptatio... |
The present study aimed to determine whether the improvement in postpartum energy balance frequently reported in cows under short dry period management could be due to an improvement in ruminal function related to the reduction in the number of diet changes before calving. Six multiparous and 6 primiparous Holstein cow... |
A compact ion source that produces hydrogen plasma with an electron cyclotron resonance (ECR) configuration combined with a 2-stage extraction system with a single aperture of 6 mm diameter has been designed and built to study the performance of different materials as the plasma electrode (PE) of a negative hydrogen io... |
Depth images have always been playing critical roles for indoor scene understanding problems, and are particularly important for tasks in which 3D inferences are involved. However, since depth images are not universally available, abandoning them from the testing stage can significantly improve the generality of a meth... |
This essay examines the torture and death of Gul Rahman in the CIA secret prison/black site known as the Salt Pit, located in northern Kabul, Afghanistan. Virtually excised from the public record, his name and death are mentioned in footnote 28 of the Classified Response to the US Department of Justice Office of Profes... |
The problem of how to effectively deliver light dynamically to a small volume inside turbid media has been intensively investigated for imaging and therapeutic purposes. Most recently, a new modality termed Time-Reversed Ultrasonically Encoded (TRUE) optical focusing was proposed by integrating the concepts of ultrasou... |
This paper studies how to develop atomic geospatial Web Services using the secondary development tools of ArcGIS based on .net web service architecture; and how to compose the related atomic geospatial web service, developed by .net and ArcEngine, In this work, atomic are composed to form complicated coposition service... |
Category: Ankle, Arthroscopy, Sports Introduction/Purpose: The aim of the study was to assess the 5-year-follow-up of matrix-associated stem cell transplantation (MAST) in chondral defects of the ankle. Methods: In a prospective consecutive non-controlled clinical follow-up study, all patients with chondral defect that... |
Michael C. Heller is an ethnomusicologist and historian specializing in jazz and sound studies. He is currently completing a book manuscript on the New York Loft Jazz Scene of the 1970s, which is under contract with the University of California Press. His work analyzes the role of musician-organized production practice... |
This case study highlights activities performed during a system design effort undertaken by the Joint Tactical Radio System Handheld, Manpack and Small Form Fit Program. A modified waterfall model comprised of three cyclic, yet overlapping phases (observation, visualization, and evaluation) provided structure for the i... |
Abstract This article intends to study the performance of sandwich panels consisting of four isotropic flat plates and three trapezoidal or sinusoidal cores. The sandwich panels, subjected to the uniform loading resting on simply supported edges, are analyzed by an analytical method based on the classical plate theory ... |
Using the IRAM 30 m telescope, we report the detection of the CO(3–2), CO(4–3), CO(5–4) and CO(6–5) lines in the gravitational lensed submm galaxy SMM J16359+6612 at $z=2.5$. The CO lines have a double peak profile in all transitions. From a Gaussian decomposition of the spectra we show that the CO line ratios, and the... |
Let g : M → N be a quasiconformal harmonic diffeomorphism between noncompact Riemann surfaces M and N. In this paper we study the relation between the map g and the complex structures given on M and N. In the case when M and N are of finite analytic type we derive a precise estimate which relates the map g and the Teic... |
Although ST-segment elevation in precordial ECG leads is characteristic of anterior left ventricular infarction, it may also be observed in patients with proximal right coronary occlusion.1 We describe a rare case of a patient presenting with ST-segment elevation in precordial leads V1-V3 due to occlusion of the ventri... |
Abstract Manchester, given its importance to British industrialisation, offers a useful platform to refine our understanding of inland navigation in the 18th and 19th centuries. Drawing on the archives of the Rochdale Canal Company, this article provides a new historical study of Manchester's canal-transport infrastruc... |
Cross flow filtration is the typical way that water is filtered in membrane technology; that means that feed solution passes tangencially over the membrane and rejected components are washed away of the membrane by the rejected stream. In such a way, that minimal solids building up and at constant low flow resistance a... |
Tunable Two-Way Unidirectional Acoustic Diodes: Design and Simulation |
Predeformation simultaneously changes the effective material stiffness as well as the geometric configuration and therefore may be utilized to tune wave propagation in soft phononic crystals (PCs). Moreover, the band gaps of soft PCs, as compared with those of the hard ones, are more sensitive to the external mechanica... |
Summary Intramuscular injections of hy-drocortisone (1600 mg) or ACTH (250 or 100 IU) elevated the concentration of glu-cocorticoids in plasma and milk. The concentration of glucocorticoids in plasma was highly correlated with the concentration in whole milk and skim milk, both before and after either hydrocortisone or... |
BACKGROUND |
Nutrition screening using evidence-based clinical practice is important for identifying patients whose nutritional status may be compromised, so that they receive appropriate treatment. Introduction of the Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool ('MUST') in two wards in two Melbourne hospitals resulted in low screening c... |
METHODS |
Surveys of patients' medical records and focus groups with nurses were used to gather data. Audio-recorded group narratives were transcribed verbatim, and then coded thematically to develop understandings of response patterns. |
RESULTS |
A survey of admitted patients (n = 46) showed low screening rates by ward (17% and 62%). Eighteen nurses in two wards participated in three focus groups. The five main themes that emerged were: 'screening role', 'task priorities', 'recognition of evidence-based practice', 'uncertainty of protocols' and 'degree of compe... |
CONCLUSIONS |
Application of 'MUST' can be facilitated by increasing nurses' competence through training and by the provision of ongoing support. When implementing nutrition risk screening, dietitians' roles should include continually working with nurses to identify and reduce the barriers that prevent the adoption of universal scre... |
The biosynthesis, structure, and topology of a melanoma-associated antigen, previously defined with the monoclonal antibody NKI/C-3 was studied. A polyclonal rabbit antiserum was raised against the antigen with a broader reactivity than the previously used monoclonal antibody NKI/C-3. The antigen was shown to consist o... |
OBJECTIVES |
This study examined the relationship between acculturation and leisure-time physical inactivity among Mexican American adults. |
METHODS |
Using data from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, we estimated the prevalence of physical inactivity according to place of birth and language used at home. |
RESULTS |
Spanish-speaking Mexican Americans had a higher prevalence of physical inactivity during leisure time than those who spoke mostly English, independent of place of birth. |
CONCLUSIONS |
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