... differ from the others could lay in the specific meaning ofthe items in the context of SCI and in the specific experiences ofthe affected persons While the other items may be related to the experienced ... WHOQoL-5, three items ofthe LISAT-9 and four items ofthe PWI Non-uniform DIF was found only in the item “Leisure situation” ofthe LISAT-9 (data not shown) For the SWLS and the LISAT-9 the data from ... value of 0.78 The results ofthe DIF analyses to examine the crosscultural validity ofthe instruments are displayed in Table Uniform DIF across countries was found in two items ofthe SWLS and the...
... the necessity of normalization Distribution ofthe -log() and log(J) The upper panels of Figure show the -log() during the movement for the participants with a SIAS score of 2, 3, and and the ... represent the spasticity at elbow joint We then compared the MedianLC with the log ofthe MSJ ratio The Spearman ranked correlation coefficient between the MedianLC and the log ofthe MSJ ratio ... using the jerk metric if the movement speed is different The magenta triangle plots the MedianLC and the log ofthe MSJ ratio of movement when the healthy participants from the rehabilitation profession...
... reported [15, 16, 20] but there are few reports on the effects ofthe combination of medications and electroacupuncture The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of electroacupuncture, ... regeneration of destroyed axons in the spinal cord The faster this regrowth took place, the more axons might gain access to their original distal axonal sheathes because there was less scar tissue at the ... Local points on the governing vessel meridian in these segments were also used The logic of using local points was that they might have segmental effects at the site of lesion The segmental effects...
... patients of thirteen arm-hand-training systems A short description is given for each of these systems The number of clinical trials will be mentioned for each system, as well as the kind of trial ... For information about the quality aspects ofthe RCTs that are mentioned, the authors refer to a systematic review by Kwakkel et al [124] Robotic training systems Therapeutic robotics development ... tor of current robotic systems to allow for task-oriented training Different robotic systems train different body areas, with different kind of exercises and feedback Therefore, the concept of...
... and hand function in the present population For practical evaluationof hand function in cerebral palsy patients, the authors recommend the use ofthe Melbourne Assessment ofthe Unilateral Upper ... mind though that the components ofthe MAULF could not be analyzed individually, hence it would reflect the patient's level of dysfunction but not the etiology of dysfunction Review of current literature ... They eventually withdrew their consent on followup, stating that theevaluation process would take too much time away from the patient's schooling and other daily activities The development of...
... branch of ILN and r.C4 was anastomosed to the nerve ofthe sternothyroid muscle The nerve ofthe sternothyroid muscle issues from the descending branch ofthe hypoglossal nerve, innervates the sternothyroid ... used: 1- the inferior laryngeal nerve, 2- the abductor branch ofthe inferior laryngeal nerve, 3- the sterno thyroid branch ofthe hypoglossal nerve coupled with the abductor branch ofthe inferior ... anastomosed to the abductor branch ofthe ILN and r.C5 (r.C5 – r.C6 anastomosis) was anastomosed to the nerve ofthe sternothyroid (STn) (branch ofthe hypoglossal nerve) muscle In this study, the five...
... corresponding to the radial aperture ofthe Haptic Knob [cm] radial aperture ofthe thumb parallelogram ofthe Haptic Knob [cm] radius ofthe pulley fixed on the shaft of motor M1 [cm] score ofthe opening/closing ... activity The use of strong flexors, such as the biceps, results in uncontrolled flexion ofthe wrist and closing ofthe hand In the case ofthe fingers it severely decreases the range of motion ... observed at the level ofthe wrist joint of chronic stroke patients (Hammond et al., 1988) One ofthe hypotheses to explain the excessive contraction of specific muscles is a change in the level of excitability...
... Levels of GR in male reproductive systemofthe adult rat To identify the cells responsible for GSSG reduction, an attempt was made to determine the localization of GR in the male reproductive system ... during their migration through the epididymis, the oxidation of sulfhydryls is related to the acquisition of motility [4,5] During epididymial migration, sulfhydryls in the nucleus and the tail of ... protein and the mRNA for GR (Fig 1C), which appears to be due to different turnover rates ofthe protein in these tissues Immunohistochemical localization of GR in male reproductive systemofthe adult...
... theory should be discarded The fact that the concept of utility is an unobservable have led Samuelson to try to discard the introspective portions ofthe theory of choice through the theory of ... to the model of perfect competition as their ultimate point of reference: In the case ofthe laissez faire camp, the model of perfect competition (whether it is enframed in the Walrasian or the ... equate the Walrasian program with neoclassical economics as such and began to represent the loss ofthe disciplinary hegemony ofthe former as the “death” ofthe latter Without doubt, the loss of the...
... chair with the ankle strapped to the footrest and the thigh and trunk strapped to the chair The seat and footrest were adjusted to align the ankle axis of rotation with the axis ofthe force sensor ... Many of these studies, have investigated the effects of tizanidine on spasticity using the Ashworth scale and the pendulum test [17,24] Others have used EMG responses to evaluate the effects ofthe ... to the actions ofthe drug, and not to time or history dependent changes in reflex response Discussion The focus of this study was to quantify the effects of single dose of tizanidine on the...
... cycle was the onset of displacement ofthe marker on the head ofthe third metacarpal and the end ofthe cycle was the return ofthe marker to the starting point after completing the drinking task ... In the arm, the origin ofthe reference system was at the center ofthe glenohumeral joint, cm below the acromion Also, the Y-axis corresponded to the line that joined the midpoint between the ... sequence of ZXY rotations ofthe trunk, arm and hand, and ZYX rotations ofthe forearm In each recording, a complete cycle ofthe drinking task was identified The beginning ofthe cycle was the onset...
... physical labor because the device provides the mechanical assistance These large, stationary devices make the job ofthe therapist easier but they may encourage passivity by the patient during locomotor ... provide ~70% ofthe joint work during walking, far more than the muscles crossing the hip or knee [22,23] The muscles acting at the ankle joint act to support the body, propel the center of mass forward ... the magnitude and repeatability ofthe control signal generated by the user (therapist/patient) we calculated the maximum control signal achieved over the stride cycle To quantify the level of...
... sylvatica) are the main species [30] Since the plantation work ofthe Austrian administration at the end ofthe 18th century, it is now composed of 74% beech (Fagus sylvatica) with only a few other woody ... shaft The diameter ofthe rotor reaches 60 cm A total of 19 strips within the four experimental areas were treated with the rotary plough when the soil was relatively dry (avoiding therefore the ... by the Department of Agricultural engineering ofthe Agronomical Research Centre of Gembloux (Belgium) on the basis of models developed by the National Forest Office (ONF) in France Finally, the...
... concerning the ethical use of animals were followed during the course of this research This investigation was performed in accordance with the guidelines ofthe “Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory ... embolectomy catheter (Sorin Biomedica, Italy) was inserted into the hole at L4 A balloon was advanced, under fluoroscopic guidance, until the tip ofthe catheter reach the cranial margin ofthe L1 vertebral ... voluntary urination was established The general condition ofthe dogs and their neurological status was monitored twice daily during the time ofthe study and there were no complications except...
... than the controls but the number of years of education was slightly higher in the control group The mean duration of illness was 11.3 ± 5.8 years, ranging from to 20 years A total of 24% ofthe ... function [15] The findings ofthe present study show that cognitive deficits are persistent even during periods of remission, suggesting the 'trait' nature ofthe deficits The similarity of cognitive ... than 75% of patients remained employed at the end of 20 years The reasons postulated for this difference in outcome being the possibility of a biological difference, or the presence of sociocultural...
... and those with the AATT genotype the highest odds of hand osteophytes as compared with the AAtt genotype The direction of these associations contrast the findings in the studies of osteophytes ... included coffee consumption (the number of cups), milk/sour milk consumption (the number of cups, one cup = dl), yogurt consumption (the number of deciliters), and cheese consumption (the number of ... although the TaqI polymorphism is located in the coding sequence (exon 9) ofthe VDR gene, it has no effect to the encoded protein sequence [13] Nevertheless, supporting the modifying role of the...
... together with the presence ofthe significant interaction between BD activity and corticosteroid treatment, the results obtained in the cross-sectional part ofthe study suggest that in the presence ... events in BD requires further investigation On the other hand, the results ofthe case-control cross-sectional study imply that the chronic use of corticosteroids may impair endothelial function in ... presence of higher levels of systemic inflammation endothelial dysfunction may be prevented by corticosteroid treatment Moreover, the results ofthe prospective interventional study showed that the...
... restricted feeding restores the rhythms of expression ofthe clock protein, Period2, in the oval nucleus ofthe bed nucleus ofthe stria terminalis and central nucleus ofthe amygdala in adrenalectomized ... ofthe figures provided in Fuller et al [12] suggests that there may be significant errors in the alignment and labeling of data displays critical to evaluating the claims ofthe study Page of ... Clearly, the peak in temperature in D is not reflected by the density ofthe same data in B In addition, the temperature curve in both waveforms is a mirror image on either side ofthe blue line Therefore,...