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a long, protracted, bloody war," warned Lott.
The cadherin off-rate observed in this study could have significant consequences in vivo: slow toxin dissociation may enable protracted lingering near the brush border membrane surface, greatly facilitating toxic (domain I) insertion and subsequent pore formation.
5°C or at least two episodes of oral temperature ≥ 38°C appearing at least 12 hours apart in a patient with absolute neutrophil count ≤ 500/ml); (2) fever of unknown origin (FUO) (defined as oral temperature ≥ 37°C lasting for at least 7 days and no infectious or non-infectious cause of the fever has been identified); (3) lymphadenopathy, hepatomegaly or splenomegaly not associated directly with the diagnosis or relapse of the cancer; (4) liver enzymes (aspartataminotransferase or alaninaminotransferase) elevation above 2 standard deviations of normal values; (5) protracted (≥ 14 days) bone marrow aplasia (defined as presence of at least two of the following: leukocytes ≤ 1,000/ml, thrombocytes ≤ 30,000/ml, hemoglobin ≤ 80 g/l in peripheral blood) without the evidence of chemotherapy- or radiotherapy-induced aplasia; (6) gastroenteritis; (7) atypical pneumonia; (8) exanthema; and (9) encephalopathy.
The failure to constructively involve staff in an organization's improvement efforts means running the risk that the changes will be more difficult and protracted than necessary.
Congressional resolution of key issues simplifies whatever Agency rulemaking is needed and decreases the opportunities for the program to get tied up in protracted litigation.
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