technique for insertion of percutaneous tracheostomy tube

... 4.56 ± 0.29° and 5.45 ± 0.76° for the treadmill speeds of 1.5 MPH and 3.0 Discussion This paper introduced the technique of using the DFIS for measurement of 6DOF in-vivo knee kinematics during ... Average speed of the knee and duration of the stance phase of gait on treadmill at four different walking speeds Top: Average speed of the knee and duration of the stance phase of gait on treadmill ... charted as function of time [sec] range of treadmill speeds (up to MPH) Since this technique reproduced the knee positions using 3D anatomic models of the knee, 6DOF tibiofemoral joint kinematics...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 01:20

... Therefore, the number of interfering pulses in a window interval should be reduced to mitigate the effect of p-UWB interference on OFDM BER performance was investigated for varying numbers of interfering ... be adjusted to IFFT/FFT duration of OFDM system A TECHNIQUE FOR THE MITIGATION OF DS-UWB INTERFERENCE ON OFDM 10−2 In this section, an interference mitigation technique focused on pulse repetition ... IFFT/FFT The characteristics of the BER performance due to changing the pulse repetition interval are the same for MB-OFDM and IEEE802.11a systems BER performance is also shown for a D/U ratio in the...

Ngày tải lên: 21/06/2014, 22:20

... frequency of Piezosurgery is optimal for mineralized tissue it does not cut soft tissue and therefore provides a technique for osteotomy to remove bony mass of the mandible and prevent anatomic soft ... Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (U.S.): Tumors of bone and cartilage, by Harlan J Spjut [et al.] Washington,: Armed Forces Institute of Pathology; 1971 White RD, Makar J Jr: Xanthofibroma of ... Written informed consent was obtained from the patient for publication of this case report and accompanying images A copy of the written consent is available for review by the Editor-in-Chief of this...

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... derivative technique d P3HT For measurering the thermal expansion coefficient of the pure P3HT and PTC, a solution of 10 mg of P3HT and PTC in chloroform was dropped on the surface of glass grating ... polymers is necessary for characterizing the stability of the device performance Methods for measuring thermal expansion coefficient (α) of materials often rely on electromechanical techniques such ... materials for the determination of α by the SLD technique, consequently to compare its accuracy with the one of the traditional methods Further, by the same SLD technique we carried-out measurements of...

Ngày tải lên: 24/10/2016, 11:18

... showing the position of the feeding tube Abdominal X-ray examination after the placement of the feeding tube in patient Loop formation in the stomach (one arrow), the location of the tube in the duodenum ... successful jejunal placement of the tube Secondary outcomes were time needed for the placement, complications like bleeding and formation of loops, and the assessment of the placement difficulty ... nasojejunal tubes compared with a rate of 14% with straight tubes, however, with a very low rate of correct positions [23] Self-advancing tubes are an interesting alternative to all previous placement techniques...

Ngày tải lên: 14/08/2014, 07:21

... percentage of contaminated cultures; review question B: the name and manufacturer of the reference standard • Details of index test: software version of test • Details of comparator: type of microscopy: ... cartridge and performs real-time PCR analysis (Helb 2009) The Xpert MTB/RIF assay amplifies a sequence of the rpoB gene specific to members of M tuberculosis complex In greater than 95% of M tuberculosis ... detection of tuberculosis and rifampin resistance New England Journal of Medicine 2010; 363:1005–15 Foundation Foundation for Innovative Diagnostics Automated molecular detection in 90 minutes for tuberculosis...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 04:20

... 44 GUIDELINES FOR CONTROL OF TUBERCULOSIS IN PRISONS ESTABLISHING A DIAGNOSIS OF TB Table Indication for Chest Radiography during Diagnostic Evaluation of TB Patient Presentation Tuberculosis ... handicap (e.g., spinal tuberculosis), or both (e.g., meningeal tuberculosis) Miliary or disseminated TB is a severe form of disease The following forms of extrapulmonary tuberculosis are classified ... Valway, et al 1999 Transmission of Tuberculosis in Jail Annals of Internal Medicine 131(8): 617–18 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2003 Rapid Assessment of Tuberculosis in a Large Prison...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 04:20

... New tools for the diagnosis of tuberculosis: the perspective of developing countries Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 1998, 2(10):778–783 Perkins MD: New diagnostic tools for tuberculosis Int J Tuberc Lung ... 94°C for min, followed by 31 cycles each consisting of denaturation at 94°C for 30s; annealing at 63°C for 30s and extension at 72°C for 45 s Then, there was a final extension at 72°C, for 10 ... Utility of nucleic acid amplification techniques for the Nakiyingi et al BMC Research Notes 2012, 5:487 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1756-0500/5/487 27 28 29 30 31 Page of diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis...

Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 03:20

... 75% of mothers who carry fetuses with homozygous for the thalassemia-1 SEA type will develop toxemia of pregnancy An investigation of the thalassemia-1 SEA type is therefore essential for carrier ... carrier couples and for prenatal diagnosis of conception by couples who are both carriers of this type of gene deletion Diagnostic assays of the a-thalassemia-2 are also important for genetic counseling, ... calculated RESULTS Single -tube duplex PCR detection for SEA/ and nondeletional a-globin alleles (aa/ or aTa/) Duplex Fig DHPLC profiles for the duplex PCR products of DNA samples of known genotypes...

Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 22:20

... tests for the diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis Thorax 2007 Oct;62(10):911-8 Steingart K R, Dendukuri N, Henry M, et al Performance of purified antigens for serodiagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis: ... SERODIAGNOSTIC TESTS FOR DIAGNOSIS OF TUBERCULOSIS Background Tuberculosis (TB) serological tests almost exclusively rely on antibody recognition of antigens of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by the ... laboratory-based evaluation of 19 commercially available rapid diagnostic tests for tuberculosis 2.1.3 Case study of economic and epidemiological impact of serologic testing for active tuberculosis...

Ngày tải lên: 29/03/2014, 03:20

... (of) STRUCTURE/BUILDING(s) (of) ONE/ALONE (of) DOUBLE/GEMINATE (of) ANNUAL/YEARS (of) LAYER/LAMELLA (of) (to /for) (of) THIN-CRUST(s) HOW/AS/BUT (by/with/as)LINE (of) (to /for) (of) (to /for) (by/with/as)FOSSILIZED * (of) (to /for) (by/with/as) ... of superfluous target equivalents of multiple meaning words Details of the Figure of Merit Technique The figure of merit technique uses the probability measures of the single meaning words in an ... meaning words" for the sake of simplicity The target equivalents of the single meaning words have different degrees of probability of occurrence in the different fields of science Therefore, an examination...

Ngày tải lên: 30/03/2014, 17:20

... provided The use of the CODEHOP methodology for the analysis of larger regions of viral genomes is presented along with the general application of this technology for the identification of viral species ... genomes Often the linear order of genes within the genomes of related viruses is maintained Thus, the spacing and orientation of specific genes can be predicted in the genomes of Page 15 of 24 ... Figure KSHV of a region12 the divergent locus B of a complete sequence CODEHOP strategy to determine themacaque homolog ofof CODEHOP strategy to determine the complete sequence of a region of the...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 22:20

... demonstrated the feasibility and validity of a vibration analysis technique for the assessment of the femur-stem fixation in vitro [21-24] The stem insertion process was performed on a dry cadaver femur ... one of them being connected to the impedance head and the other one to a Page of 10 (page number not for citation purposes) Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research 2009, 4:10 kind of claw forming ... through a maximum fit and fill of the femoral cavity [27] The objective of the present study was to apply and evaluate an endpoint criterion for the insertion of the stem by successive surgeon-controlled...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 01:20

... variation of geometry of cross-section of the pore is suggestive of non-linear dissolution kinetics Page of A detailed analysis of the mechanism would no doubt depend on the systematic investigation of ... values Since the purpose of this work is to synthesize array of micro test tubes and microbeakers of Si for biological applications, and not on investigating the pore formation mechanism in p-Si, ... show the presence of SPIONs attached on the top surface of porous Si sample in the form of agglomerated clusters as well as inside the upper portion of the pores A comparison of Figures 1c and...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 22:20

... suitable tool for detection of nucleic acids We show the successful application of modern nano-technologies not only for detecting of nucleic acids but also for distinguishing of all bases signals ... Therefore, the versatility of the electrode was tested Cyclic voltammetry was used for the detection of two nucleic acids’ samples mentioned above and the basic electrochemical behaviour of nucleic ... http://www.nanoscalereslett.com/content/6/1/385 A Page of B Figure Preparation and characterization of MWCNTs (A) Set-up of the apparatus for PECVD MWCNTs direct deposition (according to [8]) (B) Surface-enhanced micrographs of the electrodes...

Ngày tải lên: 21/06/2014, 03:20

... modern techniques for plant improvement, storage and food processing technology, analysis of food quality Improve of knowledge and skills of farmers for cultivation of sweet potato as part of a ... points, farmers were randomly selected for getting information Method for getting information: Interviewing method was used for getting information Besides of that the Participatory Rural Assessment ... The use of stems and leaves Used as vegetables 0 33 67 Using stem and leaf for 100 100 100 100 100 animal feed The use of tubers For animal feed 30 30 30 50 50 For food 30 30 30 30 30 For making...

Ngày tải lên: 21/06/2014, 04:20

... main source of starch for industry in Vietnam is cassava roots Most of the industrial starch is used for food processing, as a substrate for microbial fermentation (mainly for production of monosodium ... options for value adding - Enhancing skills of scientists, extension officers and farmers The specific objectives addressed in this section of the project are to demonstrate simple proof -of- concept ... processed for diverse uses including making noodles and snack foods, fermentation into alcoholic beverages, and production of starch The roots are a good source of edible energy in the form of starch,...

Ngày tải lên: 21/06/2014, 05:20

... urgent need for a technique that can capture the information in each of the negatives of a large collection before the damage causes a complete and irretrievable loss of information 2.1 Restoration ... objects [21]; however, this type of technique is unsuitable for delicate pieces under conservation For some applications, recording only the light transport of a scene is required Specifically, ... side of a deteriorated negative (b) The acetate side of the same negative Figure 2: Example of a severely damaged negative Silver halide crystal grain Figure 1: The physical composition of film of...

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