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Innophos Holdings, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results
... selling price dollar variances as the selling price for the current period minus the selling price for the prior period, and then multiplies the resulting s...tage change. Volume/mix variance is calculated as the total sales variance minus the selling price variance. The following table illustrates for the...WellPoint Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results
...up fully insured business. The Company continues to project that underlying medical cost trends will be in the range of 8.0 percent, plus or minus 50 basis points, for full year 2009. Unit cost increases continue to be the primary driver of medical cost trends, however the Company has recognized...Recession Stressful for Many Kids, Toughest on Poor and Uninsured
... Census Bureau. The survey completion rate was 56 percent among parent panel members contacted to participate. The margin of sampling error is plus or minus 1 to 15 percentage points, depending on the question. To learn more about Knowledge Networks, visit www.knowledgenetworks.com . Purpose/Fu...Majority of Public Maintains Support for Addressing Health Care Reform Now
...5, including 126 who had no landline telephone) were carried out in English and Spanish. The margin of sampling error for the total sample is plus or minus 3 percentage points. For results based on subgroups, the margin of sampling error is higher. The full question wording, results, charts and...Young Adults Unaware of Threat of Infectious Disease and the Availability of Preventive Vaccines
...pinion Research Corporation, was based on telephone interviews with 1,001 Americans aged 18 and older Feb. 19-22, 2009. The margin of error is plus or minus 3 percent. About the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID), a non-pro...Private and public insurance choices could help pay for national health care reform
...ately insured health care spending went for administrative costs in 2007. That $96 billionrepresenting what insurance companies received in premiums, minus what was paid in medical claimsincluded claims processing, advertising, sales commissions, underwriting, and other administrative functions; net addit...Bicycle Helmet Laws For Kids Effective But Not Yet the Norm
...tion figures from the U.S. Census Bureau. About three-fourths of the sample included households with children. The margin of sampling error is plus or minus 1 to 9 percentage points. For results based on subgroups, the margin of error is higher. To learn more about Knowledge Networks, visit www.know...This Father's Day Give Dad a Gift Straight for the Heart
...as conducted for NRF by BIGresearch. The poll of 8,447 consumers was conducted from May 5-12, 2009. The consumer poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 1.0 percent. ...Public Opinion on Health Reform Stable and Supportive as Debate Heats Up, But Moveable Too
...1, including 157 who had no landline telephone) were carried out in English and Spanish. The margin of sampling error for the total sample is plus or minus 3 percentage points. For results based on subgroups, the margin of sampling error is higher. The full question wording, results, charts and a ......York City time, on June 16, 2009, unless extended (the "Expiration Date"), will be eligible to receive the applicable Total Tender Offer Consideration minus the Early Tender Premium (the "Late Tender Offer Consideration"), plus accrued and unpaid interest up to, but not including, the settlement date. ...
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...al TWSTRS from baseline to week 4 was -2.4 plus or minus 8.1 points (placebo group); -8.5 plus or minus 9.7 points (120 U group) and -11.4 plus or minus 13.1 points ( 240 U group) (p < 0.002 compared ...
...l, the mean support duration for this study population was 242 days plus or minus 243 days (range: 19 - 1148, median: 161) with a cumulative duration of 45 y...ransplanted, two died, and nine ongoing with a mean duration of 744 plus or minus 216 days (range: 537 ¿ 1,148, median: 651). There were no reports of device...
...cs of participants (49% female) were (mean plus or minus SD): age, 61 plus or minus 8 years; BMI, 30.1 plus or minus 3.7 kg/msquared; diabetes duration, 13 plus or...
...is rate (15.9 plus or minus 3.1 vs. HC 9.5 plus or minus 3.2 micro mol/kg/d; p<0.01), DCA input rate (9.0 plus or minus 1.5 vs. HC 4.9 plus or minus 2.4 micro mol/kg/d; p<0.01), DCA pool size (21.4 p...
...or FLECTOR(R) Patch (steady state) was 1.7 plus or minus 0.9ng/mL versus Voltaren(R) (single dose), 1214 plus or minus 750ng/mL. Area under the plasma concentration curv...o to 12 hours was FLECTOR(R) Patch at 15.2 plus or minus 6.9ng*h/mL versus Voltaren(R), 1754 plus or minus ...
New Study Showed Lantus(R) Plus One, Two or Three Shots of Apidra(R) Lowered Patients' Blood Sugar
...han 7 percent," stated Mayer Davidson, M.D., Professor of Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California. From a mean A1C of 9.8% at minus week 14, A1C decreased by 2.5%, with 37% of patients reaching A1C<7% at the end of the run-in period. Patients not at goal (n=343) were randomized......l, the mean support duration for this study population was 242 days plus or minus 243 days (range: 19 - 1148, median: 161) with a cumulative duration of 45 y...ransplanted, two died, and nine ongoing with a mean duration of 744 plus or minus 216 days (range: 537 ¿ 1,148, median: 651). There were no reports of device...
...cs of participants (49% female) were (mean plus or minus SD): age, 61 plus or minus 8 years; BMI, 30.1 plus or minus 3.7 kg/msquared; diabetes duration, 13 plus or...
Bioheart Reports Promising Results From SDF-1 Modified MyoCell(R) Therapy in Heart Failure Study
...nd blood vessel formation in the damaged areas of the hearts, which was not observed in the control. Additionally, there was an 11.7 percent plus or minus 2.9 percent (p=0.02) absolute improvement in ejection fraction between three weeks post-MI and eight weeks post-cell transplantation in the SDF-MB tre...NicOx Announces Blood Pressure Analysis From 301 Phase 3 Study for Naproxcinod at EULAR
...esults of the blood pressure analysis At week 13, naproxcinod showed mean changes from baseline in systolic blood pressure, compared to naproxen, of minus 2.89 mmHg (p<0.05) for the 750 mg bid dose and -1.82 mmHg (p=0.12) for the 375 mg bid dose. For diastolic blood pressure, in terms of mean changes fro......is rate (15.9 plus or minus 3.1 vs. HC 9.5 plus or minus 3.2 micro mol/kg/d; p<0.01), DCA input rate (9.0 plus or minus 1.5 vs. HC 4.9 plus or minus 2.4 micro mol/kg/d; p<0.01), DCA pool size (21.4 p...
...or FLECTOR(R) Patch (steady state) was 1.7 plus or minus 0.9ng/mL versus Voltaren(R) (single dose), 1214 plus or minus 750ng/mL. Area under the plasma concentration curv...o to 12 hours was FLECTOR(R) Patch at 15.2 plus or minus 6.9ng*h/mL versus Voltaren(R), 1754 plus or minus ...
Arpida Provides Further Comments on the Pivotal Phase III Trials
...on. The pre-specified primary endpoint for both trials required that the lower bound of the confidence interval for treatment difference remain within minus 12.5%, which was met in all relevant populations. As is usual in this indication, the pivotal Phase III trials were designed to demonstrate non-infe...New Survey Suggests Cultural Ambivalence to Allergies Leaves Many Suffering Needlessly
...der. The sampling error for this survey is plus or minus 3.2 percentage points at the 95 percent confidence...ies. The sampling error for this survey is plus or minus 3.2 percentage points at the 95 percent confidence...tis. The sampling error for this survey is plus or minus 5.8 percentage points at the 95 percent confidence...Minus in Medical Products
Illuminated PHOROPTOR Refracting Instrument - Minus Cylinder White
Description: The Illuminated Phoroptor features lighted dials to make it easier and more efficient to perform refractions in the darkened setting of the exam room. Put away your pen light and leave the lights off throughout the entire process. The Illuminated Phoroptor features lighted sphere, cylinder power an...Company:Reichert, Inc.
Ultramatic RX Master PHOROPTOR Refracting Instrument - Minus Cylinder Black
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Description:... now. Simply rub a swab containing unprocessed vaginal fluid across each test area and the results are there for you to see within two minutes. A blue minus sign means a negative result. A blue positive sign means a positive test result....
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Features:...tion - Can be used as standard regulator without WAVE conserver. Tactile touch switch - for the visually impaired. Flow/Switch Sensor activates at minus 3 mm of water. Warranty: Two Years. Settings: 1,2,3,45,& 6 lpm. Outlet Flow Rate: 13 lpm. Bypass 6200: Direct connection to regulator. Alarm...
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Features:...tion - Can be used as standard regulator without WAVE conserver. Tactile touch switch - for the visually impaired. Flow/Switch Sensor activates at minus 3 mm of water. Warranty: Two Years. Settings: 1,2,3,45,& 6 lpm. Outlet Flow Rate: 13 lpm. Bypass 6203: Turn knob. Alarms for Battery, Apnea ...
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QuickVue+ Infectious Mononucleosis test
Features:... Patients can be tested and treated in the same office visit. Self-contained Test Cassette. Plus or minus (+/) readout for easy to read and interpret results. All components necessary to perform test are contained in the kit. Room temperature storage (12...Company:Quidel Corporation
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CU-Boulder study shows 53 million-year-old high Arctic mammals wintered in darkness
...rctic -- a polar desert that features tundra, permafrost, ice sheets, sparse vegetation and a few small mammals -- the temperature ranges from roughly minus 37 degrees F in winter to 48 degrees F in summer and is the coldest, driest environment on Earth. There is sunlight in the high Arctic between Octobe...Scripps scientists help decode mysterious green glow of the sea
...ts that included hot and cold testing and oxygen depletion studies, Deheyn and Latz found that the bioluminescence is active in temperatures as low as minus 20 degrees Celsius (minus 4 degrees Fahrenheit). Higher temperatures, however, caused the bioluminescence to decay rapidly. The light also proved resi...UAB space freezers deemed a success
...ng recently sent the first 'start-up' signals to the ISS to begin cooling down GLACIER. It took more than six hours to reach the target temperature of minus 95 degrees Celsius, said UAB project coordinator Josh Dunn. Just as the first GLACIER returns with its science cargo, a second freezer will be inst......reflect climatic conditions they are the result of the balance between water running into the lake from the tributary area and direct precipita-tion, minus water evaporation. In the case of the Dead Sea, the change in water level is due to intensive human water consumption from the Jordan and Yarmouk Rive...
New models question old assumptions about how many molecules it takes to control cell division
... the average number of molecules. "If there are on average 900 molecules of a particular protein in a cell, then we can expect fluctuations of plus or minus 30 molecules, or 3.3 percent," said Tyson. "That is not too bad." For DNA there might be a severe problem, Tyson noted, "because there is only one...Biofuels ignite food crisis debate
...ol, 50 percent for switchgrass, 63 percent for soybean biodiesel and 58 percent for rapeseed. Even the most promising palm oil production results in a minus 8 percent net energy return. There are also a number of environmental problems linked to converting crops for biofuels, including water pollution from...January-February GSA Bulletin media highlights
...deposition of the moraine occurred at 15.6 plus or minus 0.5 thousand years ago. Eight 10Be dates from Furn...-17.3 thousand years ago, mean age of 15.6 plus or minus 0.4 thousand years ago) are statistically indistin... combine them to derive a mean age of 15.6 plus or minus 0.3 thousand years ago. This age is in excellent a...Vidalia onions: Alternative to hand-transplanting proven effective
... significantly affected plant stand or plant spacing. "We recommend that growers direct-seed onions in southeastern Georgia in mid-October, plus or minus one week depending on field accessibility. In addition, current fertilizer recommendations for dry bulb onions should be followed. This eliminates all...VCU survey: US public supports genetic research, testing and government spending on research
...in its eighth year, was conducted by telephone with 1,005 adults nationwide, from Nov. 24 to Dec. 7, 2008. The margin of error for the poll is plus or minus 3.8 percentage points. This is the eighth annual VCU Life Sciences Survey, conducted for VCU Life Sciences and the VCU College of Humanities and Scien...Compact research freezers to debut in space
...iences and Engineering (CBSE) that will boost the biological research capacity of the shuttle and the International Space Station (ISS). Capable of minus 160 degrees Celsius, the small, portable freezers can hold laboratory trays, test tubes and various research containers used in biology, chemistry, ph...Minus in Biological Technology
...uplicate: one sample at 4 degrees C, one sample at minus 20 degrees C and two samples at minus 80 degrees C. SMGF plans to eliminate minus 80 degree frozen storage entirely and replace it w...
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... African American adults and 602 Hispanic adults across the United States from March 26-April 7, 2009. The margin of error for this survey is plus or minus 4.0 percent. About Alzheimer's disease Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia. It is a progressive brain disease currently ...
... share excluding intangible amortization. (4) Defined as net revenues minus cost of revenues. Medco Health Solutions, Inc... 7.8% 0.1% 7.7% (1) Defined as net revenues minus cost of revenues. Medco Health Solutions, Inc. ...
...A1C drop in both groups (endpoint A1C: 7.1 plus or minus -0.7 versus 7.0 plus or minus 0.7%; both p<0.0001 versus LANTUS(R) alone) with 5...lucose decreased in both groups (from 11.7 plus or minus 3.1 to 6.0 plus or...
... Exchange Consideration will consist of (i) $200 in cash, and (ii) a number of shares of Common Stock with a value equal to the Exchange Consideration minus $200 (the "Common Stock Portion", and such number of shares of our Common Stock being the "Common Stock Consideration"). The number of shares of Comm...
Lilly Set to Unveil More Than 50 Studies at ASCO 2009
...37: Poster Presentation: May 30, 2009, 2:00 p.m. Final results of a randomized phase II trial of pemetrexed (P) + carboplatin (Cb) plus or minus enzastaurin (E) versus docetaxel (D) + Cb as first-line treatment of patients (pts) with stage IIIB/IV non-small cell lung cancer ...... African American adults and 602 Hispanic adults across the United States from March 26-April 7, 2009. The margin of error for this survey is plus or minus 4.0 percent. About Alzheimer's disease Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia. It is a progressive brain disease currently ...
... share excluding intangible amortization. (4) Defined as net revenues minus cost of revenues. Medco Health Solutions, Inc... 7.8% 0.1% 7.7% (1) Defined as net revenues minus cost of revenues. Medco Health Solutions, Inc. ...
State-of-the-art electron microscope promises to aid major research advances
... the Cowley center lab to be purchased and installed over the next two years will enable researchers and students to get microscopic views of matter minus the tiny obstructions that have blurred images produced by even some of the most sophisticated microscopes of recent times. "We will be able to pro...Varian, Inc. Reports Strong Fourth Quarter 2008 Results
...our initial guidance for the year given global economic uncertainties." On a GAAP basis, diluted earnings per share are expected to be $2.60 plus or minus $0.10 for fiscal year 2009. Compared to adjusted diluted earnings per share including share-based compensation expense of approximately $0.20, the com...Investment and Growth in US Medical Technology Industry Continues Despite Challenging Public Markets
...rn of 24% for the year. However, these companies were significantly impacted by the challenging market conditions this year, with an average return of minus 4% through June 2008. -- Booming deal space. The medtech M&A environment continues to be strong in 2007 and the first half of 2008. The total value ......A1C drop in both groups (endpoint A1C: 7.1 plus or minus -0.7 versus 7.0 plus or minus 0.7%; both p<0.0001 versus LANTUS(R) alone) with 5...lucose decreased in both groups (from 11.7 plus or minus 3.1 to 6.0 plus or...
Varian, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2008 Results
...acturing strategy." Varian, Inc. revised its guidance for fiscal year 2008. Adjusted diluted earnings per share are now expected to be $2.74 plus or minus $0.05 for fiscal year 2008, compared to prior guidance of $2.84 to $2.98. On a GAAP basis, diluted earnings per share are expected to be $2.05 plus or...Minus in Biological Products
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(Date:5/22/2013)... ANN ARBORA University of Michigan study challenges previous ... League Baseball. , The study, a collaboration between ... and Florida, looks deeper into the controversial argument ... more strikes for pitchers of the same race. ... claim, said Jason Winfree, associate professor of sport ...
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