OBJECTIVE Human epididymis protein 4 (HE4) has been approved for diagnosing ovarian cancer. The goal of this meta-analysis was to evaluate the clinical value of the serum HE4 in the diagnosis of ovarian cancer. METHODS The PubMed and Embase databases were searched to identify suitable studies. The sensitivity (SEN), specificity (SPE), and positive and negative likelihood ratios (PLR and NLR, ...

mtt assay is designed for spectrophotometric quantification of cell growth and viability without using the radiactive isotopes. the aim of this study is com¬parison of ltt and mtt as sensitive poliferation assays in immunodeficient pa¬tients. 20 immunodeficient and 20 healthy subjects were selected in this study. all of them had normal lymphocytes count, normal cd3 and negative dth reac¬tion to...

The two dimensional version of the Sen connection for spinors and tensors on spacelike 2-surfaces is constructed. A complex metric γ AB on the spin spaces is found which characterizes both the algebraic and extrinsic geometrical properties of the 2-surface $. The curvature of the two dimensional Sen operator ∆ e is the pull back to $ of the anti-self-dual part of the spacetime curvature while i...

In this paper we present a framework to be used for evaluation of Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D) projects. The framework is based on Sen ́s notion of development as freedom where human capabilities and functionings are seen as key aspects to development. Sen ́s capability approach presents an alternative way of seeing and evaluating development (alternative to mo...

Context: Students with special educational needs in the area of learning (SEN-L) attend vocational trainings to be provided qualifications for labor market. Competences arithmetic operations and comparing quantities such as weights lengths are indispensable obtaining a qualification. Therefore, study investigates whether students SEN-L Germany convert job-relevant master accurately certain spee...

OBJECTIVE The recent FRIDEX calibration proposed cost-effectiveness thresholds for the Spanish population. The aim of our study is to evaluate the impact of its application in routine clinical practice and to compare its thresholds with those of the National Osteoporosis Guideline Group (NOGG). MATERIAL AND METHODS Cross-sectional study in women referred to a bone densitometry unit who were n...

A new least squares procedure is presented which fuses data from a standard perspective sensor CCD camera FLIR sensor etc and a range sensor LADAR based upon correspond ing features identi ed on a D object model and in each image The algorithm solves for both the pose estimate of the object relative to the sensors and the registration between sen sors This model based coregistration process is ...