Publications by authors named "Jeffrey T Baker"
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- The study investigates the effectiveness of fluoroscopy in diagnosing pain from the sacroiliac (SI) joint, which can have varied pain patterns and requires multiple tests for accurate diagnosis.
- It involved 22 adult male patients with chronic unilateral low back pain, utilizing specific physical tests followed by fluoroscopic-guided assessments to pinpoint areas of maximum tenderness and evaluate pain relief post-injection.
- Results indicated that sensitivity, specificity, and predictive values for the fluoroscopic approach were assessed and compared against conventional examination methods, with a ROC curve generated to gauge overall test performance.
Agricultural production is under increasing pressure by global anthropogenic changes, including rising population, diversion of cereals to biofuels, increased protein demands and climatic extremes. Because of the immediate and dynamic nature of these changes, adaptation measures are urgently needed to ensure both the stability and continued increase of the global food supply. Although potential adaption options often consider regional or sectoral variations of existing risk management (e.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMethane (CH4) effluxes by paddy-culture rice (Oryza sativa L.) contribute about 16% of the total anthropogenic emissions. Since radiative forcing of CH4 at current atmospheric concentrations is 21 times greater on a per mole basis than that of carbon dioxide (CO2), it is imperative that the impact of global change on rice CH4 emissions be evaluated.
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