... re-examined the cases, acquired the data and analysed it, reviewed the literature and wrote the article SKSW also re-examined the cases for the study, assisted in data acquisition, analysed the data and ... going blue and cold and with the complete absence of pain The discolouration occurred when thelimb was in a dependent position Clinically, all peripheral pulses were present and normal The patient ... compared to the normal side Duplex scan ofthe right lowerlimb excluded the possibility of any superficial or deep venous thrombosis The patient was commenced on 50% weight bearing status and was...
... and extension ofthe hip, extension ofthe knee and extension and inversion ofthe ankle) andthe flexion synergy (external rotation, abduction, and flexion ofthe hip, flexion ofthe knee, and ... torques in the directions that were consistent with both the mechanical demands ofthe task andthe physical properties ofthe musculature ofthe legs For instance, when asked to generate a maximum ... synergies These synergies are based on the direction ofthe moment arm ofthe joint torque in the sagittal plane Ankle flexion, knee extension, and hip flexion secondary torques are grouped as the...
... In the classical books of Bernfeld and Lakshmikantham and Ladde et al the classical theory ofthe method oflowerand upper solutions andthe monotone iterative technique are given This gives the ... boundary conditions, we make use ofthe fixed point theory So, in the case of a Dirichlet problem, the set of solutions of 1.1 coincide with the set ofthe fixed points ofthe operator T : C1 I → C1 ... problem lying between thelowerandthe upper solution, that is, we have information about the existence and location ofthe solutions So the problem of finding a solution ofthe considered problem...
... PDR, Thailand, and Viet Nam) also want to alleviate poverty in their countries and to raise the standard of living of their people using the revenue gained from developing other uses ofthe river, ... people oftheLower Mekong Basin and their governments are naturally concerned about the ecological well being ofthe river, its major tributaries, and their associated floodplains, lakes and wetland ... ofthe four years of monitoring It describes the sampling locations and dates, the sampling protocols, the environmental variables measured at each site, andthe types and numbers of plants and...
... staffs ofthe center Practical meaning: The results ofthe thesis has performed the effectiveness ofthe intervention model to help planners and policy makers as well as presventing LRT for FSW and ... detection testing and treatment regimens at the center, the other activities as providing support materials "International Standard of reproductive health "of the Ministry of Health and other specialized ... improve knowledge and pratising STD managing for health workers, base on that to expand this intervention model for other centers over the nation The layout ofthe thesis The thesis is presented...
... with the hands above the plane ofthe shoulder Percussion ofthe area ofthe palpable cervical rib on the left side elicited symptoms in the three ulnar fingers and "hands up tests" exaggerated the ... shoulder and other activities elicited paraesthesia and numbness particularly in the ulnar part ofthe hand Objectively, the impaired function in the arm andthe hand was clearly demonstrated with the ... distorted at and adhered to the ventral edge ofthe cervical rib andthe bony process from the first rib (Fig 5) The main part ofthe cervical rib including the bone process from the first rib...
... diameter of 13 mm (Model: 402, Interlink Electronics, California, USA) These were placed on the plantar surface ofthe interphalangeal joint ofthe hallux andthe most posterior plantar aspect ofthe ... Siegler S, Abidi NA, Frankel DZ: The effect of posterior tibialis tendon dysfunction on the plantar pressure characteristics andthe kinematics ofthe arch andthe hindfoot Clin Biomech 2004, ... gastrocnemius The participant sat on a bench while performing the MVICs for tibialis posterior, tibialis anterior andthe peroneal muscles For the medial gastrocnemius MVICs, the participant sat on the...
... observed in 12 (50%) ofthe 24 dSSc patients and in 10 (41.7%) of these patients FVC and DLCO ≤ 69% occurred Ofthe 76 lSSc patients, FVC and DLCO ≤ 79% was observed in (5.3%) and FVC and DLCO ≤ 69% ... Participated in the design and performed the study RP: Participated in the design and performed the study FMD: Participated in the design and performed the study AZ: Participated in the design and helped ... patients attending the outpatient clinic ofthe Division of Rheumatology ofthe Catholic University (Rome, Italy) in the last ten years were included in the study Age (mean ± sd) ofthe SSc patients...
... and antibiotic therapy alone is of little value and only mask the severity ofthe symptoms [22] Risk factors The commonest predisposing factor for NF of extremity is a history of drug abuse and ... exploration also aid in the diagnosis of NF The operative findings of grayish necrotic deep fascia, a lack of resistance to blunt dissection, lack of bleeding ofthe fascia, and presence of foulsmelling ... out of proportion to the apparent severity ofthe lesion should alert the physician to the possible diagnosis of Necrotizing fasciitis Patches of skin necrosis, tissue crepitus, fluctuance and...
... by sedimentation The losses of clam stocks were one ofthe biggest problems in the coastal area The reason for the losses was unknown and this creates a lot of frustration in the area Extensive ... located in the areas where flood water reaches the depth of 2-4 meters The flood of 2000 caused losses of 2150 of rice, decrease of rice yield from 60 to 70 percentages In the year of 2002, 70 ... (rising waste up the yield, the effectiveness andthe qualify and decreasing down the seed, the fertilizers andthe pesticides) + Improving community awareness + Zoning agriculture and aquaculture...
... one side ofthe church, andthe 32nd and 83rd on the other Some ofthe rebels ran out and fired at the troops, then threw down their arms and begged for quarter Our officers tried to save the {99} ... andthe sight ofthe body so infuriated the soldiers that they gave the greater part ofthe village of St Denis to the flames In the later phases ofthe rebellion the slogan ofthe British soldiers ... pipes, and wearing blue tuques which half-way down their backs, clothes of étoffe du pays, and leather mittens They helped themselves to all the strong drink they could lay their hands on, and their...
... Smith and David Hally (1992) identify a number of behaviors that they attribute to chiefdoms ofthe Southeast and by extension to the ancestors ofthe Creek Indians They use the chronicles ofthe ... the synthesis I also limited the book to theLower Creek Indians instead of incorporating all ofthe Creek Indians because the survey region oftheLower Creek Indians is better de¤ned than the ... of European settlers of South Carolina and Georgia Steven Hahn documents the growth of power of Micos andthe formation ofthe Creek Nation as a result of arti¤cially attributed prestige in the...
... eliminate the risk of recurrence Other auxiliary measures are the application of a bandage under pressure, the prolonged drainage and immobilization ofthe extremity Conclusions In the treatment of ... references and compiled the manuscript M.V was the surgeon ofthe second patient A.K helped with the editing ofthe manuscript KF, as the director ofthe orthopaedic department, guided us and helped ... anteromedial side ofthe left tibiaThe lesion had fine adhesions to the surrounding tissues andthe cortex ofthe bone was found intact En bloc resection was performed releasing the specimen from the adhesions...
... geography ofthe Songkhram River Basin The catchment ofthe Mekong in northeast Thailand covers about 184,000 km2, which is 36% ofthe area ofthe country and 23% ofthe Mekong’s total catchment Northeast ... approximately follows the boundary ofthe catchment ofthe Songkhram River The LSB covers an area of 4,900 km2 or about 37% ofthe area ofthe Songkhram River Basin of 13,128 km2 The study results ... Socio-economics ofthe fisheries ofthelower Songkhram River Basin, northeast Thailand Some interesting features ofthe survey of villages included the following: • Altitude ofthe villages varied...
... erosion in the same joint at a subsequent time point The design of this study permitted the calculation of these parameters at 6, 12, and 24 months between the detection ofthe MRI erosion andthe subsequent ... studies The reversibility ofthe other lesions did not allow meaningful analysis since we could not relate the timing of therapies to the timing ofthe MRI studies When we compared the initial and ... sequences Again, the area of interest was the first cm of subarticular bone ofthe metatarsal and phalangeal bases BME was also scored based on the percentage of involvement of this area in the same...
... conception and design ofthe paper; and have read and approved the final version ofthe manuscript for publication References The mechanism of acute compartment syndrome in the setting of sepsis ... patient notes andthe results ofthe investigations, literature search, and writing the manuscript TS and PS performed the literature search and were major contributors in writing the manuscript ... [4] Whitesides et al suggest that the perfusion ofthe compartment depends on the difference between the diastolic blood pressure andthe ICP [5] They recommend fasciotomy when this pressure difference,...
... sandstones and conglomerates ofthe Upper Indosinias, Triassic sandstones, conglomerates, tuffs and shales ofthe Mid-Indosinias, and Devonian quartzites, shales, schists and gneiss None of these ... 1) To the south-west ofthe Great Lake the four main river basins consist of uninhabited and densely forested mountains up to 1500 m high The highland headwaters of these catchments are of heterogeneous ... into, and out of, the Tonle Sap Lake (the ‘Great LakeÕ) Thirteen other river basins, comprising some 60% of Cambodia, also drain into this lake from the highlands which form the perimeter of the...
... use the prosthesis and in the type of activities they can perform with their prosthesis [7] Procedure of translation The procedure of cross-cultural adaptation ofthe English version ofthe LCI ... ability of lower- limb amputees The LCI was developed in Canada in 1993 as part ofthe Prosthetic Profile ofthe Amputee questionnaire [11,12] According to its developers the LCI "computes the global, ... basic, and advanced locomotor skills ofthelowerlimb amputee with the prosthesis and assesses level of independence" [13] The LCI has demonstrated good validity and reliability in adults with lower...
... disease, the primary pathology is in the kidney [1], the major site of Gb3 synthesis in man [11], and in the heart, possibly due to the association of Gb3 synthesis with the microvasculature GSL synthesis ... v) per 100 lL of plasma and then partitioned against ⁄ volume of water Thelower phase was dried under a stream of nitrogen gas and then the residue was dissolved in chloroform The sample was ... considered that the increased renal Gb3 ofthe Fabry mouse might extend to the glomerulus to provide a model ofthe human disease In the cortex of wild-type kidney, subpopulations of renal tubules...
... Description and Boundary Conditions of Load-Carrying Cruciform Welded Joint Figure (3) shows the results of mesh sizes density It was noticed that there are no effects on the stability of results andthe ... Figure (4) shows the results of a crack increment step (Δa) It was noticed that there are no effects on the stability of results andthe very close agreements between the three types of a crack increment ... the crack would propagate Prior to performing the analysis, it was necessary to specify the magnitude of crack increment and also the number of steps over which the crack would propagate In the...