The records of 14 patients who received irradiation for incompletely excised, inoperable or recurrent glomus jugulare tumors were retrospectively reviewed. Ages ranged from 12 to 66 years, and the ...male to female ratio was 1:3. With a follow‐up time of 1.3 to 17.2 years (mean of 7.7 years), 11/14 remain clinically disease‐free. Doses of at least 4000 rad are shown to be effective in controlling glomus jugulare tumors.
This book contains practical, easily accessible guidelines for incorporating basic nutrition principles into routine clinical practice. Concise, basic information to readily utilize nutrition theory ...in health maintenance and promotion is provided. Guidelines are presented for treating various nutrition-related problems in different types of patients ranging from pregnancy and lactation, infants, adolescents, adults to the elderly
The Portable MBA Eades, Kenneth M; Isabella, Lynn A; Laseter, Timothy M ...
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A totally revised new edition of the bestselling guide to business school basicsThe bestselling book that invented the 'MBA in a book' category, The Portable MBA Fifth Edition is a reliable and ...information-packed guide to the business school curriculum and experience. For years, professionals who need MBA-level information and insight-but don't need the hassle of business school-have turned to the Portable MBA series for the very best, most up-to-date coverage of the business basics.This new revised and expanded edition continues that long tradition with practical, real-world business insight from faculty members from the prestigious Darden School at the University of Virginia. With 50 percent new material, including new chapters on such topics as emerging economies, enterprise risk management, consumer behavior, managing teams, and up-to-date career advice, this is the best Portable MBA ever.Covers all the core topics you'd learn in business school, including finance, accounting, marketing, economics, ethics, operations management, management and leadership, and strategy.Every chapter is totally updated and seven new chapters have been added on vital business topicsIncludes case studies and interactive web-based examplesWhether you own your own small business or work in a major corporate office, The Portable MBA gives you the comprehensive information and rich understanding of the business world that you need.
This article discusses cost effectiveness analysis for nutrition programs with emphasis on methods for measuring and documenting the results or effectiveness of a program
•Non-invasive brain stimulation can effectively enhance cognition in Alzheimer’s disease dementia.•The Neuro-ADTM and left DLPFC rTMS/tDCS have been the most effective protocols.•The beneficial ...cognitive effects of rTMS outlast for one month.
Alzheimer's disease dementia (AD) and its preclinical stage, mild cognitive impairment (MCI), are critical issues confronting the aging society. Non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) techniques have the potential to be effective tools for enhancing cognitive functioning. The main objective of our meta-analysis was to quantify and update the status of the efficacy of repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) and Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) when applied in AD and MCI.
The systematic literature search was conducted in PubMed and Web of Science according to PRISMA statement.
Pooled effect sizes (Hedges’ g) from 32 studies were analyzed using random effect models. We found both, rTMS and tDCS to have significant immediate cognition-enhancing effect in AD with rTMS inducing also beneficial long-term effects. We found no evidence for synergistic effect of cognitive training with NIBS.
In AD a clinical recommendation can be made for NEURO-ADTM system and for high-frequency rTMS over the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) as probably effective protocols (B-level of evidence) and for anodal tDCS over the left DLPFC as a possibly effective.
According to scientific literature, NIBS may be an effective method for improving cognition in AD and possibly in MCI.
This chapter deals with interactions between foods or food additives and plastic package materials oriented to elimination of hazardous compounds from foods. As found, polycyclic aromatic ...hydrocarbons (PAHs) can be effectively eliminated from liquid smoke flavors and smoked meat products by migration of PAHs into low-density polyethylene (LDPE), when the limiting factor of the elimination is diffusion in food matrix. After leaving food bulk, PAHs migrate deeper into LDPE bulk what brings about permanent renewal of material imbalance on LDPE/food matrix interface that maintains the migration process in an intensive regime causing extensive lowering of PAH content in food matrix. To the opposite, polyethylene terephthalate (PET) in contact with vegetable oils is able to absorb only PAHs on active center deposited on its surface without deeper migration into plastic bulk and therefore this type of elimination process is less effective. Overall, migration processes are affected by polarity of food matrix and package materials, presence of compounds able to compete for adsorption center on PET surface, the time of interactions, and, of course, imbalance of PAH chemical potentials in individual systems.
•Thermally active wall with pipes arranged in thermal insulation was investigated.•The wall’s function can be alternated between space heating and a thermal barrier.•The system has the potential to ...reduce heat loss when used as a thermal barrier.•Heating capacity is reduced compared to walls with pipes outside thermal insulation.•Embedding pipes in thermally conductive material is crucial for heating capacity.
Numerical simulations and experiments were performed for a thermally active wall with pipes arranged in milled channels in the thermal insulation. The advantage of this system is its suitability for installation in both new and existing buildings in the form of precast heat insulation panels attached to their facades. The study shows that by active control of the supply water temperature, it is possible to alternate the walĺs function between space heating and a thermal barrier. The wall system has the potential to significantly reduce heat loss when used as a thermal barrier. When operated as space heating, embedding the pipes in thermal insulation reduced the heating capacity by 50% as compared to systems with pipes arranged in a concrete core and by 63% for pipes arranged in a layer underneath the surface. It is crucial that pipes arranged in channels are embedded in a thermally conductive material. Failing to do so can substantially diminish the heating capacity due to the imperfect contact between the pipes and radiant surface and also due to the air gap that may form around the pipes. The thickness of the thermal insulation, spacing of the pipes, and supply water temperature also have a substantial effect on the heating capacity, whereas the thickness of the concrete core does not.
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