Individuals exposed to the substances at a young age displayed lower-than-expected levels of antibodies to tetanus and diphtheria after being immunized, raising the prospect that the chemical exposure could be reducing the effectiveness of childhood vaccines.
THE agonies of Misrata, the western rebel-held city that has withstood a bloody siege by Muammar Qaddafi's forces for nearly two months, have exposed the dilemmas that are reducing the effectiveness of NATO's air campaign.
A recent study of the impact of the Spanish smoke-free law demonstrated that the presence of outdoor smoking may be reducing the effectiveness of the indoor smoking ban at protecting hospitality workers and patrons from SHS exposure.
"If I thought I was reducing the president's effectiveness I would leave tomorrow," he said.
Analyses of lower compliance levels indicated that although the number of preventable non-fatal and fatal cardiovascular events would be reduced, the incremental cost effectiveness ratios remained below accepted cost effective thresholds.
"It was, 'Reduce the cost, increase the effectiveness and, in this state, reduce the scandals and the embarrassment.' " I asked Mr. Cuomo if he thought New York's voters had weighed in on the old ideological debate over more government or less.
Results indicate that composite materials can perform well under normal operation and provide some protection against single cell failure; although, for very compact designs, the amount of wax available to absorb heat is reduced and the effectiveness of the phase change material is diminished.
It said: "We are not aware of any evidence that suggests the design of these stickers is reducing their effectiveness in promoting safer behaviour, among either van, lorry drivers or cyclists.
The emergence of drug resistant M. pneumoniae strains is seriously reducing the effectiveness of macrolide drugs and affecting clinical outcome of M. pneumoniae infection in children [ 2, 7].
However, a large part of the pressure dissipated is caused by auxiliary elements of the filter and this could potentially be reduced without reducing the effectiveness of the filtration process.
