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This article critically analyses the social implications of gospel merchandising among Nigerian Christians today. The research method adopted for the work is the qualitative phenomenological approach. Clerics of different Christian denominations in the country have maximised the opportunity of mass patronage from citiz... |
Fibrosis is a fundamental component of the adverse structural remodelling of myocardium found in hypertensive heart disease (HHD). A replacement fibrosis appears at sites of previous cardiomyocyte necrosis to preserve the structural integrity of the myocardium. Such scarring has adverse functional consequences. The ext... |
Staff development specialists and certified wound, ostomy, continence nurses must be leaders in the design of orientation programs that will assist nurses new to the practice of home health care develop wound care management skills. An orientation developed on evidence-based practice is essential to ensure quality, saf... |
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia treatment leads to elimination of blasts and stepwise regeneration of normal hematopoiesis. Several studies identified prognostic relevance of minimal residual disease (MRD) in bone marrow (BM) before achieving complete remission (Giuseppe Basso et al., J Clin Oncol, 2009). Crucial questio... |
Two pt cohorts were included in the study. First cohort (Coh2000) consisted of pts treated by AIEOP BFM ALL 2000, n=196 (177 BCP ALL, 19 T ALL, median follow-up 5.4 yrs, range 0.025-10). AIEOP BFM ALL 2000 study was a PCR MRD based protocol (assessment at day d33 and d78) and flow cytometric MRD (FC MRD) was assessed ... |
We asked following questions:What is the specificity and viability of EP defined by CD45 negativity? Is a definition based on bright expression CD71 more specific?Is the amount of EP different between B and T ALLs and between risk groups defined by FC at d15? What is the overall frequency of low EP at d15?What is the ... |
Results:Population of EP was selected based on negativity of CD45 and a lineage marker (CD19 or CD7) among nucleated cells, which were defined as positive by a SYTO nucleic fluorescent dye. We found a high amount of non-viable cells defined by 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI) positivity (6.5-96%, median 55%). When... |
Conclusion: Sample quality is essential question in the assessment of MRD in BM. Although low EP may indicate poor BM aspiration quality, it may also result from other biological factors. At d15 BCP ALL, these factors include the interaction of normal BM cells with leukemia, patient's risk group, and type of corticost... |
Supported by Ministry of Health of CR, grant nr. 15-28525A, NV18-07-00430 and NV18-03-00343; Czech Science Foundation nr. P302/12/G101. |
Brüggemann: PRMA: Consultancy; Incyte: Consultancy; Pfizer: Speakers Bureau; Roche: Speakers Bureau; Affimed: Research Funding; Regeneron: Research Funding; Amgen: Consultancy, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau. |
Features of professional self-determination of gifted schoolchildren in the conditions of additional education |
The current situation in the education system requires a revision of the content of work with such a non-standard category as gifted children. Many scientists are aware of the importance of gifted and talented children as the future scientific elite and the engine of the country's progress. Most studies identify a numb... |
Background: Breast cancer poses a huge epidemiological burden in Saurashtra region. Breast cancer can be completely treated if diagnosed at an early stage. Hormone receptors (ER and PR) and human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER-2) are the most widely used biomarkers that are used in stratifying breast cancer tr... |
OBJECTIVES |
Globally, stroke is the second leading cause of death. This is a systematic review of the existing literature to examine the burden and profile of stroke in the World Health Organization (WHO) African region and proffer coordinated and responsive means to tackle the epidemic. |
METHODS |
A systematic review of the literature was conducted according to the Centre for Reviews and Dissemination Guidelines using Pubmed, African Journals On-Line and Google Scholar databases. Over 1300 articles were obtained. All abstracts were screened, and every article that might have contained relevant information was re... |
RESULTS |
Stroke has an annual incidence rate of up to 316 per 100 000, a prevalence rate of up to 315 per 100 000 and a three-year fatality of up to 84% in Africa. In 2002, model-based estimated age-adjusted stroke mortality rates ranged between 168 and 179 per 100 000 population for countries in the African region. There is se... |
CONCLUSIONS |
Africa bears a heavy burden of stroke. This author proposes a stroke quadrangle comprising a concerted network of four pillars: demographic surveillance and stroke research network, integrated community-based primary and secondary prevention programmes, easily accessible and well-equipped acute stroke care services, an... |
The last decade has witnessed tremendous progress in immunology and vaccinology, owing to several scientific and technological breakthroughs. Systems vaccinology is a field that has emerged at the forefront of vaccine research and development and provides a unique way to probe immune responses to vaccination in humans.... |
As highlighted recently in this journal,1 but also in others, quantification of total haemoglobin mass (Hbmass ), red blood cell volume (RBCV), plasma volume (PV), and blood volume (BV) is common and relevant in a clinical and scientific context.1-5 For instance, a decline in BV is observed in artificial microgravity a... |
In wheat selection, the earring period is a fairly reliable criterion for determining the ripeness group of the variety. The aim of the research was to determine the maturity groups of winter soft wheat varieties of various ecological and geographical origin in the middle Volga forest-steppe. 18 varieties of winter sof... |
The tablet computer offers options for streaming TV programming that potentially alters viewing behaviors compared to the traditional television set, yet there is a dearth of research related to this viewing alternative. This study uses a national sample of adult iPad owners to investigate the tablet's role as a TV. Th... |
W e are faced with two crises on a planetary scale — climate change and species extinction. Our current modes of production and consumption, which started during the Industrial Revolution and grew worse with the advent of industrial agriculture, have contributed to both. If no action is taken to reduce greenhouse gases... |
The types of childhood non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) differ considerably from Hodgkin lymphoma and NHL seen in adults, both pathologically and clinically. Essential to understanding these differences is a knowledge of the three major histologic subtypes (undifferentiated, lymphoblastic, and large cell) that account for th... |
Blood lipid levels were measured in 23 patients with amiodarone associated hypothyroidism (most of them had ischemic heart disease). Abnormalities of lipid spectrum were found in 12 of these patients. All 12 patients were subjected to replacement therapy with l-thyroxine. Compensation of thyroid status was associated w... |
Neurons connect and transmit information via synapses. The major excitatory and inhibitory (E-I) neurotransmitters are glutamate and γ-amino butyric acid (GABA), respectively. The E-I balance plays an important role in various brain functions. In this review, we summarize the role of GABA on synaptic integration and sy... |
In this paper we investigate the problem of jointly estimating a time varying number of targets and their locations from sets of noisy range measurements received at fixed anchor nodes in presence of association uncertainty and clutter measurements. To do so we use the Probability Hypothesis Density (PHD) filter, a rec... |
Air bearing table is used to validate attitude control strategies for small satellites and to validate the performance of satellite sensors and actuators on ground with frictionless environment before launch. It can only be done by using a test platform that floats on the continuous airstream and hence allowing free ro... |
he ever-dropping cost of Very Large Scale Integrated (VLSI) circuits allows many analog functions to be done digitally. However, the real world still is, and will always continue to be, a fundamentally analog place. Thus, the analog signal of interest is translated into a format that a digital computer can utilize. Thi... |
Bloom filters are used to perform approximate membership checking in a wide range of applications in both computing and networking, but the recently introduced cuckoo filter is also gaining popularity. Therefore, it is of interest to compare both filters and provide insights into their features so that designers can ma... |
Long-term care insurance, now being intensively discussed as part of the formal governmental agenda, is widely expected to be inaugurated by 2011. As all entitled citizens will be enrolled compulsorily in accordance with social insurance rules, tight scrutiny in the planning process is strongly advised. Equity of finan... |
The interaction of a relativistic electron beam (ν/γ[inverted lazy s]2) with the turbulent phase of a Z discharge is examined. An enchancement in heating is observed when the electron current due to the Z discharge is in the opposite direction to the beam current and the plasma is highly turbulent. The ion energy distr... |
The present work studies an absorption machine driven by the heat recovery on an internal combustion (i.c.) reciprocating engine. The thermal energy recovered from the i.c. engine exhaust is used to drive a double‐effect water–lithium bromide cycle, while the heat recovered from the cooling jacket of the engine drives ... |
There is a lot of interest in technology that controls the phase of light two dimensionally, such as laser waveform shaping and optical phase compensation. And a spatial light modulator is highly desired for practical use of these technologies. We have developed several types of spatial light modulators for years. The ... |
Civil aircraft maintenance tests are used to detect latent failures in the Flight Control System (FCS) that cannot be detected through continuous monitoring. And each maintenance tests have their required exposure time intervals. The exposure time intervals are used to determine whether the maintenance tests will be ex... |
Factor B (a component of the alternative pathway of complement) is believed to contain the proteolytic site of the complex enzymes C3 convertase (C3bB) and C5 convertase (C3bnB). Conflicting results have been obtained in regard to the inactivation of these enzymes by diisopropyl phosphorofluoridate but it has been sugg... |
A diagrid structure fused with shear link (DSSL) is an innovative earthquake resilient structural system. The DSSL combines the steel diagrid structural system with shear links to dissipate the earthquake energy with the goal to minimize structural repair and downtime after strong earthquake shaking. The SLs are placed... |
Aim - to study the state of the microcirculatory bed and the endothelial system in patients at risk of developing reperfusion syndrome and suggest methods for their correction. The work included 29 patients with obliterating diseases of the abdominal aorta and lower limb arteries with a high risk of developing reperfus... |
<p>Thunderstorm ground enhancements (TGEs) are events of energetic particle flux increases, discovered and observed at the Aragats Research Station (Armenia). Energetic particles are accelerated and multiplied in the electric field of clouds, and may be registered by ground-based detectors. Analysis of ... |
Molecular test for detection of Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae associated with respiratory tract infection from goats in north and central parts of Kerala |
Mycoplasmal pneumonia is an important contagious disease that significantly affects the |
economy of small ruminant farming worldwide and Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae (M. ovipneumoniae) |
is one of the major aetiological agents associated with pleuropneumonia in goats. It is considered |
as a serious epidemic disease of goats due to its huge economic impact and hence, rapid and early |
diagnosis of the disease is warranted. Clinical mycoplasmosis often lacks pathognomonic signs, |
so definitive diagnosis of the disease is quite burdensome. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test |
has been proven to be a specific and sensitive technique for the early diagnosis of mycoplasmosis. |
The present study highlights the detection of M. ovipneumoniae employing PCR test in 150 nasal |
swab samples collected from goats with symptoms of respiratory tract infection from five districts |
of Kerala. Results revealed that, out of 150 samples, 83 (55.33 per cent) were positive in 16S rRNA |
Mycoplasma genus specific PCR test. Among the 83 genus positive samples, 68 samples (45.33 |
per cent of total 150 samples) were positive in M. ovipneumoniae specific PCR test.IDD PERSONALIZING MODEL |
This paper focuses on the efforts towards the development of an e-learning system that will personalize the learning experience of users by using an IDD method which is composed of Increment & Decrement reference (IDR) table and Difficulty level model. The paper starts with a brief description of elearning systems and ... |
The benzo[b]thiophene functionalization with benzyl groups at C-3 has been a synthetic challenge. Indeed, up to the date, few efforts have been successful in the achievement of this goal, and all of them involving drastic experimental conditions 1,2 . In this opportunity, trying to synthesize new benzo[b]thiophene fram... |
PurposeAlthough there is a growing research stream on Performance Measurement and Management Systems (PMMS) in Ecosystems literature, current research offers limited theoretical insights into how PMMS deal with two types of strategies in uncertain ecosystems: ecosystem-based strategy – EBS (at the focal firm level) and... |
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