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Contraction

In a business cycle, the time between the peak and the bottom. That is, a contraction occurs between the end of economic growth and the end of the subsequent recession. Contractions are characterized by layoffs, a decline in GDP, and other negative factors. However, historically, contractions have tended not to last as long as expansions.
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The overall performance of the classification method is improved when introducing the criteria of late and prolonged decelerations associated with uterine contractions, to 98.38% sensitivity and 78.24% specificity.
Classification of Parameters Extracted from Cardiotocographic Signals for Early Detection of Metabolic Acidemia in Newborns
As has been mentioned above, identifying uterine contractions in EHG recordings is usually performed by means of the TOCO-like signals derived from them [12,14].
Automatic identification of motion artifacts in EHG recording for robust analysis of uterine contractions
Effect on oxytocin-induced [Ca.sup.2+]-free uterine contractions
Traditional Chinese medicine for the treatment of primary dysmenorrhea: how do Yuanhu painkillers effectively treat dysmenorrhea?
[23] investigated women with a twin pregnancy and regular uterine contractions or cervical ripening.
Cervical length measurement for the prediction of preterm birth in symptomatic women with a twin pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Pre-uterine-incision (before delivery of the baby) syntocinon infusion is very much useful in maintaining haemodynamic stability, leads to better uterine contractions, minimises blood loss, without altering neonatal outcome and so is beneficial for patients, anaesthesiologists as well as surgeons.
PERI-OPERATIVE SYNTOCINON INFUSION IN LSCS
(11) Second, in uterine surgery specifically, vasopressin stimulates uterine contraction. The hormone exerts its antidiuretic action through the V2 receptor in the kidney.
Do you utilize vasopressin in your difficult cesarean delivery surgeries?
Time for induction includes the time recorded with first dose of the tablet placed till the onset of regular uterine contractions. The time was less in the Misoprostol group i.e.
DINOPROSTONE AND MISOPROSTOL FOR INDUCTION OF LABOUR AT TERM PREGNANCY
Therefore, the higher cortisol levels may reflect the longer exposure to stress from uterine contractions during the second stage of the vacuum-assisted delivery group.
Correlations between stress hormone levels in umbilical cord blood and duration of delivery
All experiments were carried out in the afternoon on the day of pro-estrus, for we noted that uterine contractions started only late in the morning of proestrus, when a precipitous fall in estradiol concentration occurs (17).
Antispasmodic effects of aqueous and hydroalcoholic Punica granatum flower extracts on the uterus of non-pregnant rats
The results show that DQSYS has the antagonistic action on both PG[F.sub.2][alpha] and Ach induced uterine contraction. Furthermore, it has the antagonistic effect on contraction caused by KCl-depolarization.
Effect of "Dang-Qui-Shao-Yao-San" a Chinese medicinal prescription for dysmenorrhea on uterus contractility in vitro
The value of uterine contraction frequency as a predictor of preterm delivery, however, remains unclear.
Does uterine contraction frequency adequately predict preterm labor and delivery? (Patient-Oriented Evidence that Matters)
A previous study of six polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) congeners showed that PCBs with four or fewer chlorines and ortho substitution stimulate uterine contraction frequency in vitro, whereas congeners with a greater number of chlorines or non-ortho substitution are inactive in vitro.
Stimulation of Contraction of Pregnant Rat Uterus in Vitro by Non-Dechlorinated and Microbially Dechlorinated Mixtures of Polychlorinated Biphenyls

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