The combined acquisition rate for HPV types 16 and 18 in this study was ≈7%.
Further research is, therefore, required to estimate the combined acquisition rate for all high-risk HPV among older women (and, conversely, to determine whether a substantial proportion of incident infections are with low-risk HPV).
Our data allow to conclude, however, that a single-course PBL intervention does not affect – in either direction – learning outcome (viewed as a combined effect of retention and new acquisition) in any substantial and sustained manner.
"These acquisitions, on a combined basis, have failed to deliver material revenue growth.
On the other hand, a recent study revealed that postdelivery CBCT imaging overestimated the localization errors due to the delay between the end of treatment delivery and posttreatment CBCT [ 6], and the author suggested a use of combined CBCT acquisition with online motion measurements or CBCT acquisition during arc treatment delivery.
A few weeks later it began a series of acquisitions in the United States, committing a combined $2.6 billion in a single day in April to acquire Ben & Jerry's Homemade and Slim-Fast Foodsealingre sealits its $20.3 billion takeover of Bestfoods in June.
PLAINS ALL AMERICAN PIPELINE, Houston, which transports and stores oil in the U.S. and Canada, said it completed three pipeline and gas-storage acquisitions during the second quarter that had a combined cost of $29 million.
Its recent €29m ($35m) acquisition of Carl Dan Peddinghaus in Germany gives it a combined annual capacity of nearly 300,000 tonnes, with over $350m of sales likely in 2004.
Thus, we conclude that male UV reduction in this species compromises mate acquisition but that it is unresolved in free-ranging animals whether this is a combined effect of male-male rivalry and female choice on UV components of signalling.
Google responded that a combined Microsoft and Yahoo! would lead to less competition on the internet and indicated it would challenge the acquisition vigorously.
