395 research outputs found
Business models for growth
This report is the result of the project "Business models for growth". This project aimed to support the national Syntens growth program NLGroeit, mainly with good examples of repeatable and scalable business models for growth and with an approach for the design and implementation of business models for growth. The project focused on innovative startups and scale-ups with ambition to grow, and innovative established SME organizations in general. This report starts with a literature study performed on small firm growth, business models, and approaches for transforming business models for growth. Next, 8 example cases showing high growth and how this is achieved are described and preliminary conclusions are derived from these
Business models for growth
This report is the result of the project "Business models for growth". This project aimed to support the national Syntens growth program NLGroeit, mainly with good examples of repeatable and scalable business models for growth and with an approach for the design and implementation of business models for growth. The project focused on innovative startups and scale-ups with ambition to grow, and innovative established SME organizations in general. This report starts with a literature study performed on small firm growth, business models, and approaches for transforming business models for growth. Next, 8 example cases showing high growth and how this is achieved are described and preliminary conclusions are derived from these
The Major Tuber Storage Protein of Araceae Species Is a Lectin (Characterization and Molecular Cloning of the Lectin from Arum maculatum L.)
A telephone survey of cancer awareness among frontline staff: informing training needs
Background:
Studies have shown limited awareness about cancer risk factors among hospital-based staff. Less is known about general cancer awareness among community frontline National Health Service and social care staff.
Methods:
A cross-sectional computer-assisted telephone survey of 4664 frontline community-based health and social care staff in North West England.
Results:
A total of 671 out of 4664 (14.4%) potentially eligible subjects agreed to take part. Over 92% of staff recognised most warning signs, except an unexplained pain (88.8%, n=596), cough or hoarseness (86.9%, n=583) and a sore that does not heal (77.3%, n=519). The bowel cancer-screening programme was recognised by 61.8% (n=415) of staff. Most staff agreed that smoking and passive smoking ‘increased the chance of getting cancer.’ Fewer agreed about getting sunburnt more than once as a child (78.0%, n=523), being overweight (73.5%, n=493), drinking more than one unit of alcohol per day (50.2%, n=337) or doing less than 30 min of moderate physical exercise five times a week (41.1%, n=276).
Conclusion:
Cancer awareness is generally good among frontline staff, but important gaps exist, which might be improved by targeted education and training and through developing clearer messages about cancer risk factors
Results of the European thematic network ageing and disability: improving the quality of life of elderly persons through more physical activity
Exact ground states for a class of one-dimensional frustrated quantum spin models
We have found the exact ground state for two frustrated quantum spin-1/2
models on a linear chain. The first model describes ferromagnet-
antiferromagnet transition point. The singlet state at this point has
double-spiral ordering. The second model is equivalent to special case of the
spin-1/2 ladder. It has non-degenerate singlet ground state with exponentially
decaying spin correlations and there is an energy gap. The exact ground state
wave function of these models is presented in a special recurrent form and
recurrence technics of expectation value calculations is developed.Comment: 16 pages, 3 figures, RevTe
AAV-Tau Mediates Pyramidal Neurodegeneration by Cell-Cycle Re-Entry without Neurofibrillary Tangle Formation in Wild-Type Mice
In Alzheimer's disease tauopathy is considered secondary to amyloid, and the duality obscures their relation and the definition of their respective contributions
Detected troponin elevation is associated with high early mortality after lung resection for cancer
BACKGROUND: Myocardial infarction can be difficult to diagnose after lung surgery. As recent diagnostic criteria emphasize serum cardiac markers (in particular serum troponin) we set out to evaluate its clinical utility and to establish the long term prognostic impact of detected abnormal postoperative troponin levels after lung resection. METHODS: We studied a historic cohort of patients with primary lung cancer who underwent intended surgical resection. Patients were grouped according to known postoperative troponin status and survival calculated by Kaplan Meier method and compared using log rank. Parametric survival analysis was used to ascertain independent predictors of mortality. RESULTS: From 2001 to 2004, a total of 207 patients underwent lung resection for primary lung cancer of which 14 (7%) were identified with elevated serum troponin levels within 30 days of surgery, with 9 (64%) having classical features of myocardial infarction. The median time to follow up (interquartile range) was 22 (1 to 52) months, and the one and five year survival probabilities (95% CI) for patients without and with postoperative troponin elevation were 92% (85 to 96) versus 60% (31 to 80) and 61% (51 to 71) versus 18% (3 to 43) respectively (p < 0.001). T stage and postoperative troponin elevation remained independent predictors of mortality in the final multivariable model. The acceleration factor for death of elevated serum troponin after adjusting for tumour stage was 9.19 (95% CI 3.75 to 22.54). CONCLUSION: Patients with detected serum troponin elevation are at high risk of early mortality with or without symptoms of myocardial infarction after lung resection
The Bark of Robinia pseudoacacia Contains a Complex Mixture of Lectins (Characterization of the Proteins and the cDNA Clones)
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