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Impact of blood pressure cuff inflation rates on flow-mediated dilatation and contralateral arm response
Flow-mediated dilatation (FMD) is widely used as an index of nitric oxide-mediated vasodilator function, yet its methodology has not been well established. Previous research indicates that a rapid inflation of...
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Association between ankle blood pressure and central arterial wave reflection
There is an increasing recognition that central aortic pressure is more relevant than brachial measure for the prediction and pathophysiology of cardiovascular disease. Central pressure is influenced by the ph...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Estimation for the Parameters in Geostatistics
In geostatistics, semivariogram is used to show spatial dependence of data on different locations. Usually the least squars method is used to estimate parameters in theoretical semivariogram, though sometimes ...
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Recurrence with histological transformation 40 days after autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation (APBSCT) for cutaneous CD30-negative large T cell lymphoma
Localized cutaneous nontender nodules appeared on the back of a 52-year-old Japanese woman. Skin biopsy revealed atypical large T-lymphocytes infiltrating the dermis. CD30 staining was negative in tumor cells....
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Effective high-dose chemotherapy followed by autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation in a patient with the aggressive form of cytophagic histiocytic panniculitis
A 20-year-old Japanese man developed generalized, subcutaneous, painless nodules, fever, abnormal liver function, serosal effusions, hepatosplenomegaly, lymphadenopathy and anemia. Skin biopsies revealed lobul...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Statistical Software SAM — Sensitivity Analysis in Multivariate Methods
A statistical software SAM is developed for performing sensitivity analysis in multivariate statistical methods. The main objectives are to detect influential observations and to evaluate the stability or reli...
