scientific rationale for harm reduction with st

... equalizer for noise reduction with low speech distortion Markus Borgh1*, Magnus Berggren2, Christian Schüldt2, Fredric Lindström1 and Ingvar Claesson2 Abstract In high-quality conferencing systems, ... decision point for distinguishing between speech and noise If |20 log10 Tj,k|= 10, the ratio between the largest and smallest signal block has to be at least 10 dB for the noise estimation to halt ... two-step noise reduction technique that reduces the noise without adding artifacts to the speech signal However, this algorithm aims at reducing speech harmonics distortion and does nothing for...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 22:20

... increased risk forstroke cannot be excluded Studies from Sweden document that ST use is not associated with benign gastrointestinal disorders and chronic inflammatory diseases Although any form of nicotine ... onemeta-analysis that ST use is associated with a small riskfor prostate cancer, although a biologic mechanism forthis disease has not been established 2 Epidemiologic studies have not documented that STuse ... long-running disinformation campaign by anti-ST and anti-harm-reduction activists who are more concerned with promoting nicotine absti-nence than public health.” In 2010 Peiper et al published a study documenting...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 18:20

... malignant transformation:... introduces the next topic, information and misinformation about ST and tobacco harm reduction Page 14 of 23 (page number not for citation purposes) Harm Reduction ... pared with exclusive smokers [45-47]. Moist snuffFigure 3 Moist snuff. Harm Reduction Journal 2006, 3:37 http://www.harmreductionjournal.com/content/3/1/37 Page 7 of 23 (page number not for ... a strong scientific and medical foundation for tobacco harm reduction, and it shows great potential as a public health strategy to help millions of smokers. Published: 21 December 2006 Harm Reduction...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 18:20

... suspended sentences, with or without probation), 12,564 for possession/acqui-sition of drugs, 13,104 for illicit use, 1,943 for trafficking, 6,571 for trading/transport and 1,924 for offering drugs) ... jails with more than 600 entrants in 2002, 2 months for pris-ons with between 300 and 600 entrants, 3 months for jails with fewer than 300 entrants in 2002) The proportion of inmates tested for ... NSPs are still not permitted in French prisons According to the official harm reduction joint report from Ministry of Health and Ministry of Justice [53], the availa-bility of education and staff...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 18:20

... balanced harm- Harm Reduction Journal 2009, 6:29 http://www.harmreductionjournal.com/content/6/1/29 Page 4 of 10 (page number not for citation purposes) reduction-oriented education, combined with ... (as do most mild stimulants such as decongestant medicines, energy drinks, and coffee), since such risks account for almost all of the remaining 1%. Perhaps just as important, even a worst-case ... the lowest tobacco-related disease rates in the Western world [9,10]. Stated estimates for how much less risky ST is compared to smoking vary somewhat, but the actual calculations put the reduction...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 18:20

... education For establishing one forecast, the following steps must be processed: Step1: Selecting forecasted subject, forecast timing period  Step 2: Analysis of factors affecting the demand for human ... method for their forecast demand for human resource except using the statistical method and their own experiences during the process of establishing plan for forecasting demand for human resource for ... the forecast  Step 5: Selecting variables and forecasting equations, validating the correctness of the forecast  Step 6: Forecasting model evaluation  Step 7: Page 22 Presentation of the forecasting...

Ngày tải lên: 19/08/2015, 13:27

... course Before starting of the course, learners should take part in a test which includes all four basic skills: listen, speaking, reading, and writing This test will be reference from TOEIC test samples ... course design for teachers or an evaluation of current perception for students In addition, needs analysis can also help teacher to gather information to find out how much the students already ... in the field of strategy analysis (West, 1994) started from the students’ perceptions of their needs in their own terms [ CITATION Jor971 \l 1033 ] It is Allwright who makes a distinction between...

Ngày tải lên: 26/12/2017, 23:07

... project investigators Interested oncologists then meet with study personnel (e.g., project manager, research assistant, or research oncologist) to achieve a clear understanding of all study components, ... oncologists are trained to present information for both optimistic or “best case” and pessimistic or “worst case” scenarios Balanced information appears to better align patients’ and physicians’ efforts ... eligible patients for the study Patients Research assistants identify all patients by working closely with participating oncologists and their clinic staff to review clinic rosters in detail to...

Ngày tải lên: 05/11/2020, 06:14

... [27] Therefore, there was considerable performance degrada-tion for the FSD with N p = 1, whereas the FSD with N p= 2 achieved near-optimal performance By contrast, the LR-aided FSD with CLLL ... FE stage and SE stage LR is performed on column vectors during the SE stage exclusively, and not during the FE stage In this way, as the LR-aided FSD performs LR-aided detection during the SE stage, ... 4× 4 MIMO system The system model in (1) can be written in a 4× 4 MIMO system as y = Hs + n = h1s1+ h2s2+ h3s3+ h4s4+ n (18) Then, the LR-aided FSD with N p = 1 transforms the system model to...

Ngày tải lên: 04/12/2022, 15:15

... in combination with imatinib therapy for a CML patient. A 51 year-old male with CML in CP, who showed a resistance against imatinib therapy for 2.5 years, began to be treated with 9mer modified-type ... the first line ther-apy for chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), it seems that CML stem cells display intrinsic resistance Int. J. Med. Sci. 2010, 7 http://www.medsci.org 73against most TKIs ... by MLPC for 2 weeks. Our study demonstrated that stimulation with WT1 peptides promptly decreased the absolute number of WT1/MHC tetramer+CD8+ cells and the decrease was maintained for two to...

Ngày tải lên: 26/10/2012, 09:39

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Ngày tải lên: 14/09/2013, 03:10

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Ngày tải lên: 16/10/2013, 07:15

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Ngày tải lên: 20/12/2013, 23:15

... government, the justice system, law enforcement, and community partners; Page of 13 (page number not for citation purposes) Harm Reduction Journal 2008, 5:5 Allow for effective cooperation amongst dispensaries ... monopoly for cultivation and distribution, the end-cost to patients still remains problematic The cost of cannabis for those in medical need must be covered under Canada's universal health care system ... (page number not for citation purposes) Harm Reduction Journal 2008, 5:5 http://www.harmreductionjournal.com/content/5/1/5 Table 1: Cost Comparison of PPS Contract Extension for Oct 2006-Sept...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 18:20

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Ngày tải lên: 23/12/2013, 15:44

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Ngày tải lên: 15/02/2014, 15:20

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Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 12:20

... performing information security activities 12-P-0899 Recommendations We recommend that the Assistant Administrator for Environmental Information: Develop and implement a strategy with milestone ... recorded within the Agency’s security weakness tracking system 12-P-0899 27 Appendix D Distribution Office of the Administrator Assistant Administrator for Environmental Information and Chief Information ... infrastructure U Assistant Administrator for Environmental Information TBD Finalize the SIEM tool’s “Enterprise Reference Guide.” O Assistant Administrator for Environmental Information 3/29/13...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 21:20

... Requests to CMS Staff, 156 Formal and Informal Discussions with AHQA, 156 Informal Discussions with Consumer Organizations and Providers, 156 National Conferences and Meetings, 157 Suggestions ... greatest need The report suggests public- and private-sector collaborations that can strengthen the foundation for this valuable technical assistance It is important to note that, consistent with ... measures and areas for further development, and calls for a coherent national system to support robust performance measurement and public reporting The congressional request for a comprehensive...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 00:22

... most of our students have made it Consider the real-life story of Justin, a success story in the quest for a doctorate in clinical psychology Justin almost flunked out of college during his first ... Programs 45 4-2  Institutions with Most Citations, Most Papers, Greatest Impact in Psychology/ 49   Psychiatry, and Strongest Clinical Faculty Production in Psychology   4-3  Institutional Origins ... incoming students with master’s degrees than with baccalaureate degrees only Interestingly, counseling psychology programs also seem to prefer master’s-level students: Twothirds of incoming students...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 05:20