and rapport building; 2)policy comprehension and general opinions on blood donation; 3)past experiences with blood donation; 4)opinion on potential policy changes (e.g., gender-blind screening, 6-month deferral, and 3-month deferral); 5)participant’s evaluation of personal risk levels for co...
(31.4) ——— 0 o0.001 0 o0.001 0 o0.001 0 o0.001 Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; CI, confidence interval; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; GH, gestational hypertension; LR þ , positive likelihood ratio; MAP, mean arterial pressure; mNDI, mean notch depth index; mPI, mean pulsatili...
In Group 1, serine-protease factor X.sub.a and thrombin are inactivated as a result of their binding to antithrombin III or to the antithrombin/heparin complex. Both the prothrombin activation and also the formation of fibrin can be inhibited in this way. In addition to antithrombin III, ther...
As used herein, the term “coefficient of variance” and its abbreviations “COV” and “CV” are used as commonly understood in the art; COV values are typically reported as a percent. The COV is calculated by dividing the standard deviation (SD) of a set of experimental values by the ...
2. Glossary and abbreviations The defi nitions given below apply to the terms used in these guidelines. They may have different meanings in other contexts. apheresis The process by which one or more blood components are selectively obtained from a donor by withdrawing whole blood, separating ...
In experiment 2, glucose tolerance tests were performed on the control, GOS, and LS groups at 23 weeks of age. After fasting for 17 h, fasting blood glucose levels were measured using a Stat Strip Express 900 device (Nova Biomedical, Waltham, MA, USA). Subsequently, 150 mg/mL of glucose...