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The relationship between BNP and risk assessment in cardiac rehabilitation
No full textRisk stratification is important in the assessment of cardiac patients enrolled in physical training programmes but is often based on inadequate information. Measuring blood B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) level, a marker of left ventricular dysfunction, might improve risk assessment. In an observational study blood BNP levels were measured in 100 consecutive patients joining a cardiac rehabilitation programme following acute myocardial infarction. The results were compared with the clinical risk assessment – high, moderate or low. There was a significant correlation between risk category (high, moderate or low) and BNP level (r=0.41, p=0.001). A BNP level of 100 pg/L or more gave a sensitivity of 89% (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.69, 0.97) and a specificity of 61% (95% CI 0.57, 0.63) for predicting high-risk patients with a positive predictive value of 33% (95% CI 0.26, 0.36) and a negative predictive value of 96% (95% CI 0.89, 0.99). A BNP level of less than 100 pg/ml gave a sensitivity of 78% (95% CI 0.55, 0.91) and a specificity of 54% (95% CI 0.43, 0.64) for predicting low-risk patients with a positive predictive value of 27% (95% CI 0.17, 0.40) and a negative predictive value of 92% (95% CI 0.80, 0.97). In conclusion, BNP levels provide information that may improve the accuracy of risk assessment of cardiac rehabilitation patients particularly when other information is limited
Cloud Computing Offers Cheap Solutions
No full textAuthor\u27s biography: Jason Anderson is the director of the Georgia Southern University Small Business Development Center. He can be reached at [email protected]
Relations between acoustic and articulatory measurements of /l/
No full textVariation in the production of English /l/ has received significant study. It has been characterized in terms of categorical allophones, in terms of acoustic properties, and in terms of articulatory timing. Using a parallel corpus of acoustic-articulatory data from two speakers of American English, this study looks at the relations between acoustic and articulatory measurements of /l/ across words in corpus of read speech. We find significant negative correlations between F1 and tongue tip height and significant positive correlations between F2 and tongue body retraction. Additionally, we find that the relative timing of tongue tip and tongue back gestures in our data are consistent with past work on positional variants of /l/
Constraint Therapy With Progressive Incorporation of Bimanual Therapy Significantly Improves Hand Function in Children With Unilateral Brain Injury
No full textAbstract
Date Presented 3/31/2017
This study examined the efficacy of modified constraint-induced movement therapy, with progressive introduction of bimanual therapy to improve hand functions in children with unilateral brain injury participating in an intensive occupational therapy program.
Primary Author and Speaker: Ka Lai Kelly Au
Contributing Authors: Julie L. Knitter, Susan Morrow-McGinty, Jason B. Carmel, Kathleen M. Friel</jats:p
Grangeville crew portrait, 2012
No full textA group portrait of the crew for the Grangeville Smokejumper base.
FRONT L-R: JASON JUNES, MIKE FRANCIS, REYES ROMERO, KYLE HOYT, CHRIS YOUNG, TUCKER AND RUBY YOUNG.
MIDDLE L-R: RYAN CAMPBELL, POGO WEST, KELLY HOGG, JACOB QUIGLEY, PHILLIP SCHREFFLER, JOE FORTHOFER, NICK MAKI, ROBIN EMBRY, RUSS FREI.
BACK L-R: BRYAN CONMY, CRAIG TAYLOR, BRENDON THOMPSON, BOB BAHR, BRIAN PEARSON, CHUCK TURNER, JENNI SMITH, MARK JONES, MATT SMITH, LARRY TURNER, STEPHEN SMITH, DAN MOONEY, SARAH DOEHRING, DENNIS DAVIS, JASON BARBER (RAC), GARRIN RYG, TOGIE WIEHL(AK), JODIE BAXTER, DIANE RAHN, TY HUMPHREY (AK), PAT PARKHILL, J-WATT (AK), JEREMY CAWN, JEFF COBURN (RAC), PATRICK GOCKE, GABE MASON (AK), CHRIS HINNENKAMP (RAC), WILLY ACTON.
NOT PICTURED: NATE HESSE, AMANDA HOLT, ISAAC KARUZAS, SHANE RALSTON, KELLY MATTHEWS, CHRIS HERTEL, MIKE BLINN.https://dc.ewu.edu/nsa_crewpics/1401/thumbnail.jp
Development of a time-limited group for adolescents with a relative who has cancer
No full textThis study explores the emotional and psychological needs of a group of adolescents who have a relative diagnosed with cancer. When a family endures a diagnosis of cancer, the entire family can be profoundly affected, including the healthy children in the family. Relatives of children with cancer are at an increased risk for Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome as well as other emotional disturbances (Woodgate, 2006). For the present study, five adolescents took part in a qualitative interview process, and were self-referred through the Relay for Life, Ocean County, NJ chapter of the American Cancer Society. The goal of the study was to operationalize and better define the experience of having a loved one diagnosed with cancer and then determine the components of an effective support group. It was hypothesized that if adolescents participate in the development of a social support group, it will be more successful in retaining participants in the future. A qualitative research design was used to: 1) gain a better understanding of the overall experience of having a relative diagnosed with cancer and 2) to identify the specific needs of the adolescents who participated in the qualitative interview. The results of this study illustrate the gravity of having a loved one diagnosed with cancer, especially during adolescence. The primary themes that arose in this study included: 1) a need for more information regarding cancer and its treatment; 2) a need for emotional support; and 3) a psychosocial component to address positive and negative coping mechanisms. With the increased demands of school and social pressures on adolescents, there is a corresponding need for groups to help adolescents understand what is occurring, and learn how to cope when a family member is diagnosed with cancer. The results of this study are intended to guide future research, improve the experience of having a relative diagnosed with cancer, and provide a model for the development of future adolescent social support groups.Psy. D.Includes bibliographical referencesby Jason Thomas Ruc
Voice Compression and Communications: Principles and Applications for Fixes and Wireless Channels
No full textUp-to-date, expert coverage of topics in wireless voice communications Voice communication is the most important facet of mobile radio service. Even when the predicted surge of wireless data and Internet services becomes a reality, voice will remain the most natural means of human communication. Voice Compression and Communications details issues in wireless voice communications and treats compression, channel coding, and wireless transmission as a joint subject. Part I covers background material, whereas Part II provides detailed information on both proprietary and standardized analysis-by-synthesis codecs, including the speech codecs of virtually all existing wireline-based and wireless systems. Parts III and IV discuss mainly research-based wideband, audio, as well as very low-rate schemes likely to find their way into future standards. Voice Compression and Communications describes fundamental concepts in a non-mathematical way early in the book for those with only a background knowledge of signal processing and communications. More advanced readers will find detailed discussions of theoretical principles, future concepts, and solutions to various specific wireless voice communications problems
DNA fusion gene vaccination mobilizes effective anti-leukemic cytotoxic T lymphocytes from a tolerized repertoire
No full textThe majority of known human tumor-associated antigens derive from non-mutated self proteins. T cell tolerance, essential to prevent autoimmunity, must therefore be cautiously circumvented to generate cytotoxic T cell responses against these targets. Our strategy uses DNA fusion vaccines to activate high levels of peptide-specific CTL. Key foreign sequences from tetanus toxin activate tolerance-breaking CD4+ T cell help. Candidate MHC class Ibinding tumor peptide sequences are fused to the C terminus for optimal processing and presentation. To model performance against a leukemia-associated antigen in a tolerized setting, we constructed a fusion vaccine encoding an immunodominant CTL epitopederived from Friend murine leukemia virus gag protein (FMuLVgag) and vaccinated tolerant FMuLVgag-transgenic (gag-Tg) mice. Vaccination with the construct induced epitopespecificIFN-c-producing CD8+ T cells in normal and gag-Tg mice. The frequency and avidity of activated cells were reduced in gag-Tg mice, and no autoimmune injury resulted. However, these CD8+ T cells did exhibit gag-specific cytotoxicity in vitro and in vivo. Also, epitope-specific CTL killed FBL-3 leukemia cells expressing endogenous FMuLVgag antigen and protected against leukemia challenge in vivo. These results demonstrate a simple strategy to engage anti-microbial T cell help to activate epitope-specific polyclonal CD8+ T cell responses from a residual tolerized repertoire
Identify pigs by ear notching
No full textGuide containing basic information on numerical ear notching for pig identification
Mobile Press-Register sleeve MP0118839
No full textInternational meeting of municipal treasurers / USS Alabama Battleship / Party pictures / Robert E. Gordon / Washington Illinois / Mary Turner / Eudora Arkansas / Evelyn L. Radel / Barstow, California / Mary A. Ulrich / Peoria, Illinois / Vivian Davis Figures / Allen J. Habstritt / President / Calgary, Alberta Canada / Jason Cavalier / Irvine, California / Dolly Schneidwind / Chicago / Gary Robinson / Washington D.C. / Cathy Dobbin / Irvin, California / [Work order and notes included
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