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Severe Leptospirosis - A case series and review

Background The purpose of this retrospective case review was to identify different patterns of clinical presentation of severe leptospirosis, and to find out any correlation between organ specific complication/s and outcome of the patients. Method Leptospirosis patients who were admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) at the Colombo South Teaching Hospital during August to September 2008 were included. Organ specific involvement in six organs (heart, lung, kidney, liver, vascular, brain and spinal cord) was recorded. One score was given to each organ involvement. Score was recorded on admission and during ICU stay. Outcome of the patient was recorded as either discharged or died in the ICU. Results Renal, hepatic and haematological involvement was found in all patients. 13(65%) patients died and 7(35%) patients were discharged to the ward. All patients with four organ involvement were survived. All patients with six organ involvement died in the intensive care unit. 8(80%) patients died and 3(20%) patients survived among patients with five organ involvement. Four or more organs were affected on admission to ICU in patients who died and only three organs were affected in discharged patients. Conclusion Outcome of severe leptospirosis was not determined by the involvement of renal, hepatic and haematological systems. Five or more organ involvement was associated with increased mortality. Combination of cardiac and respiratory system involvement or involvement of central nervous system was associated with bad outcome. Seeking critical care management at three organ involvement stage would improve the outcome of the patients. Key words: organ; score; system DOI: 10.4038/slja.v19i1. 2866 Sri Lankan Journal of Anaesthesiology Vol.19(1) 2011 pp.22-25
Study of seasonal evolution of tree emission using zenith-looking microwave radiometers

The seasonal evolution of microwave emission of different species of deciduous and coniferous trees was studied using ground-based zenith-looking radiometers at 1.4 GHz and 9.5 GHz. The tree brightness temperature follows the annual cycle in phase with growth and loss of leaves. The X-band radiometric data are more sensitive to the changes in leaf volume and leaf water content.
Self-appraisal adequacy of students' physical abilities of pedagogical specialties involved in various forms of education

Annotation. Purpose: considered self-appraisal adequacy of students’ physical abilities of students of pedagogical specialties involved in various forms of education. Material: the study was conducted with students of II and IV courses of the Faculty of Primary Education stationary and correspondence courses (total 120 people.). Used a technique of selfappraisal of physical development, technique of rapid assessment of physical health, motor tests. Results: set the direction for the development of the values of physical culture and self-improvement of physical abilities that depend on the adequacy of the self-assessment of their physical development and physical fitness. The comparison of subjective and objective indicators for assessing physical health and physical fitness of students. Highlighted significant differences in the direction of re-evaluation of their physical abilities in students of correspondence courses. Conclusions: It is recommended to use the self-appraisal methodology of physical development to determine the degree of objectivity of self-confidence, which determines the motivation for self-improvement.
IMPACT OF HYPERTENSION, AGE AND GENDER ON ATHEROSCLEROSIS OF THE DESCENDING AORTA: PP.26.54

Previous studies have shown that the presence of atherosclerotic aortic plaques (AP) is a common independent predictor of coronary artery disease (CAD). Some authors have reported that the majority of AP is located in the descending aorta (DA). Hypertension (HTN) is a known risk factor for atherosclerosis. The aim of this retrospective study was to determine the relationship between HTN, age, sex and AP prevalence using transoesophageal echocardiography (TEE). 502 in-hospital and ambulatory patients (263 men, 236 women, mean age 61 ± 14 years (range 30–91) underwent routine multiplane TEE for different clinical indications (exclusion of intracardial thrombus in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF, 43 %), septal defects, to assess structure and function of heart valves etc.) Depending on intima-media burden patients were divided into 2 groups: Group 1: normal intima or minor thickening; Group 2: DA intimal thickening <2–5 mm with lumen irregularities, intima thickening >5 mm, simple AP or multiple AP protruding into the lumen, with ulceration or mobile parts. Results: HTN was present in 60% of patients. AP in DA was present in 59% of patients. HTN was 4 times more prevalent in Group 2. Prevalence of CAD in HTN may be underestimated; because nearly half of the patients had not undergone coronary angio due to the lack of indication for that procedure. AF was more closely related to HTN than to AP. AF was very prevalent condition in HTN (73%). Details are shown in Table Figure 1. No caption available. Conclusion: AP in DA was seen in over a half of patients. Prevalence of AP increased with age and was independent of gender. HTN was associated with increased aortic arthrosclerosis. Our data show the importance of the assessment of structural changes on DA during TEE in order to detect subclinical atherosclerosis in HTN.
Quality of life and relationships in chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome: models of self-regulation and psychosocial risk factors

Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) is a condition marked by persistent pain in the perineum, pelvic area, and/or genitalia. The etiology of CP/CPPS remains unknown, making it a difficult to diagnose and to treat. CP/CPPS should not be viewed solely as a physical phenomenon, as psychological and social factors impact the patient’s experience of the disease. Instead, examining CP/CPPS from a biopsychosocial perspective lets us understand illness as a dynamic process that integrates biological, psychological, and social variables that can perpetuate the patient’s pain experience. This chapter is aimed at exploring biopsychosocial factors like catastrophizing, depression, and social relationships that affect quality of life in men living with CP/CPPS. These factors all come together under the umbrella of self-regulation theory and how patients with CP/CPPS cope with their symptoms and their pain. The self-regulation theory suggests that the way patients cope with their illness is influenced by how illness appraisals as well as the patients’ beliefs about how to cope effectively. Psychosocial interventions targeting patients’ ability to self-regulate and cope with their symptoms are explored as a way to improve their quality of life and to help manage painful experiences. Finally, this chapter identifies other biopsychosocial factors that warrant exploration in future research. Understanding how the mechanisms of the biopsychosocial perspective can affect the experience of CP/CPPS will not result in a cure. However, understanding the way in which biopsychosocial factors interact can help inform ways of improving patient quality of life, decreasing symptom related disability, and improving coping with chronic pain.
The insider on the outside: a novel system for the detection of information leakers in social networks

Confidential information is all too easily leaked by naive users posting comments. In this paper we introduce DUIL, a system for Detecting Unintentional Information Leakers. The value of DUIL is in its ability to detect those responsible for information leakage that occurs through comments posted on news articles in a public environment, when those articles have withheld material non-public information. DUIL is comprised of several artefacts, each designed to analyse a different aspect of this challenge: the information, the user(s) who posted the information, and the user(s) who may be involved in the dissemination of information. We present a design science analysis of DUIL as an information system artefact comprised of social, information, and technology artefacts. We demonstrate the performance of DUIL on real data crawled from several Facebook news pages spanning two years of news articles.
Dermatoglyphic Patterns in Various Dermatoses among Kashmiri Population: A Case Control Study

Background: Possible relationship between dermatoglyphic patterns and other diseases, including dermatological diseases, especially those with genetic and hereditary basis such as vitiligo, psoriasis, alopecia areata, have been found in various studies but there is paucity of data from India to uphold the association. Aims and Objectives: To study the relationship between dermatoglyphic patterns with various dermatoses such as psoriasis, vitiligo, alopecia areata, and pemphigus vulgaris. Material and methods: This hospital based study involved 140 patients with psoriasis, 76 with vitiligo, 84 with alopecia areata and 30 pemphigus vulgaris patients, compared to 1838 age and sex matched control patients. Rolled finger and hand prints of palmar surfaces of both hands were obtained by the ink method. Results and observations: In the control group, loop pattern of dermatoglyphics was the commonest, found in 54.52%, followed by whorls in 36.78% and arch in 8.70%. In psoriasis patients, whorl pattern was the commonest (44.29%), followed by 31.43% loop, 21.43% arch and 2.86% composite pattern. In vitiligo patients, loop and whorl pattern was found in 44.74% patients each, followed by arch pattern in 10.53%. In patients of alopecia areata, whorl pattern was found in 45.24% patients followed by loop in 30.95% and arch pattern in 23.81% while in pemphigus vulgaris patients, loop pattern was found in 50% patients, followed by whorl in 40% and arch in 10% patients. Conclusion: There was statistically significant difference between psoriasis patients and controls regarding loop, arch and composite patterns, but no significant difference with respect to whorl pattern. Similarly, there was a significant difference between alopecia areata patients and controls for loop and arch patterns, but no significant difference regarding whorl pattern. There was, however, no
Attempted Suicide: A Practical Guide to Its Nature and Management

Every year over 100,000 people are admitted to hospital in the UK after deliberately taking overdoses or injuring themselves. Attempted suicide remains the most common reason among women for emergency admission to hospital, and among men it is second only to heart attacks. Apart from the load these cases place on hospital medical and psychiatric staff, they also have a considerable impact on the work of GPs and social workers. Relatives and friends will also be affected by a suicide attempt. The authors of this book have had extensive clinical and research experience in the field. This second edition has been updated, particularly with reference to recent changes in the patterns of attempted suicide - such as the increasing number of adolescent cases; motivational aspects of self-poisoning; and the influences of unemployment. The book retains the highly practical emphasis of the first edition, especially concerning helping people after attempts, with further information based on new official recommendations and recent research findings.
Top-down estimation of joint moments during manual lifting using inertial sensors

L5/S1 moments during manual lifting tasks have often been assessed in the laboratory either from a bottom-up approach, that is using one or more force plates measuring ground reaction forces (GRFs) and an optoelectronic system measuring positions and orientations of lower body segments up to L5/S1 joint (e.g. Plamondon et al., 2010), or from a top-down approach, that is using an instrumented box to measure hand forces and an optoelectronic system measuring positions and orientations of upper body segments and trunk down to L5/S1 joint. The usability of such systems for field measurements is limited by the restricted measurement volume of the optoelectronic system and the constraints imposed by the force plates. As a possible alternative, the use of inertial sensors for measuring segment kinematics combined with instrumented shoes to measure GRFs has been proposed (Faber et al., 2010), but has not been evaluated. However, a bottom-up approach using inertial sensors with force plates has been evaluated for lifting tasks, and a top-down approach for a carrying task with limited trunk motion (Kim and Nussbaum, 2013). To the authors’ knowledge, however, use of a top-down approach with inertial sensors has yet to be evaluated for a lifting-lowering task. This study thus aimed to assess the ability of a top-down approach using inertial sensors in conjunction with an instrumented box to measure hand forces for the quantification of the L5/S1 joint moment in a lifting-lowering task. Results of this study are intended to contribute to the development of a method based on inertial sensors for assessing manual materials handling tasks in the field.
Text mining for technology monitoring

A considerable part of scientific and technological knowledge is coded in writing. In this context, automated text categorization can be regarded as a promising tool particularly for patent data analysis. In a real-life example, we show that automated text categorization can closely resemble the time-consuming categorisation job of an expert. By comparing different algorithms we reveal systematic differences in their results and show potential for further improvement.
Usage of lipid-lowering drugs such as atorvastatin and rosuvastatin in the management of hyperlipidemia in multiple vessel wall block patients

Patients with diabetes mellitus have a higher risk of cardiovascular mortality than the general population. This increase in risk is believed to be related to accelerated coronary atherosclerosis, a higher frequency of complications of the coronary disease, including myocardial infarction (MI), as well as a higher likelihood of mortality resulting from those complications. Although only 5% of the population have diabetes; 13% to 25% of the patients undergoing coronary revascularization procedures have diabetes. Patients with diabetes experience higher perioperative as well as midterm mortality rates compared with nondiabetics undergoing ABSTRACT
Remittance behaviour of Serbian migrants living in Switzerland

The majority of Serbs in Switzerland are involved in interpersonal economic transfers to Serbia. The large majority of senders use informal remittances channels. An economic integration of the migrant households, as well as close transnational relations increase not only the likelihood to remit but also the amounts transferred. The stability of remittances may depend on future migration flows, since the amounts sent drop when length of stay increases.
Setting a Good Example? The Effect of Leader and Peer Behavior on Corruption Among Indonesian Senior Civil Servants

Standard anticorruption interventions consist of intensified monitoring and sanctioning. Rooted in principal‐agent theory, these interventions are based on the assumption that corrupt acts follow a rational cost‐benefit calculation by gain‐seeking individuals. Given their mixed results, however, these interventions require closer scrutiny. Building on goal‐framing theory, the authors argue that rule compliance requires a salient normative goal frame, since monitoring can never be perfect. Being inherently brittle, it needs constant reinforcement through external cues operating alongside formal monitoring and sanctioning. Leaders and peers setting a good example can provide such cues. In line with this hypothesis, analysis of multilevel repeated measures data from a vignette study of 580 Indonesian senior civil servants shows that the perceived likelihood of a hypothetical civil servant accepting a bribe is lowest when monitoring and sanctioning are strong and when leaders and peers are known to have refused bribes in the past.
Measurements of 28 GHz diffraction loss by building corners

This paper presents the results of a recent 28 GHz continuous-wave (CW) building corner diffraction measurement campaign in the Washington, DC area. Observed diffraction losses showed little dependence on polarization and building material. For diffraction angles greater than 5/spl deg/, a simple linear equation accurately describes the diffraction loss in dB vs. angle in degrees. A logarithmic equation describes the dependence at small angles. The model showed very good agreement with theory. In addition to the measurement results, the paper discusses the experiment layout and procedure.
Mean-Field methods for Structured Deep-Learning in Computer Vision

In recent years, Machine Learning based Computer Vision techniques made impressive progress. These algorithms proved particularly efficient for image classification or detection of isolated objects. From a probabilistic perspective, these methods can predict marginals, over single or multiple variables, independently, with high accuracy. However, in many tasks of practical interest, we need to predict jointly several correlated variables. Practical applications include people detection in crowded scenes, image segmentation, surface reconstruction, 3D pose estimation and others. A large part of the research effort in today’s computer-vision community aims at finding task-specific solutions to these problems, while leveraging the power of Deep-Learning based classifiers. In this thesis, we present our journey towards a generic and practical solution based on mean-field (MF) inference. Mean-field is a Statistical Physics-inspired method which has long been used in ComputerVision as a variational approximation to posterior distributions over complex Conditional Random Fields. Standard mean-field optimization is based on coordinate descent and in many situations can be impractical. We therefore propose a novel proximal gradientbased approach to optimizing the variational objective. It is naturally parallelizable and easy to implement. We prove its convergence, and then demonstrate that, in practice, it yields faster convergence and often finds better optima than more traditional mean-field optimization techniques. Then, we show that we can replace the fully factorized distribution of mean-field by a weighted mixture of such distributions, that similarly minimizes the KL-Divergence to the true posterior. Our extension of the clamping method proposed in previous works allows us to both produce a more descriptive approximation of the true posterior and, inspired by the diverse MAP paradigms, fit a mixture of mean-field approximations. We demonstrate that this positively impacts real-world algorithms that initially relied on mean-fields. v One of the important properties of the mean-field inference algorithms is that the closedform updates are fully differentiable operations. This naturally allows to do parameter learning by simply unrolling multiple iterations of the updates, the so-called backmean-field algorithm. We derive a novel and efficient structured learning method for multi-modal posterior distribution based on the Multi-Modal Mean-Field approximation, which can be seamlessly combined to modern gradient-based learning methods such as CNNs. Finally, we explore in more details the specific problem of structured learning and prediction for multiple-people detection in crowded scenes. We then present a mean-field based structured deep-learning detection algorithm that provides state of the art results on our new and challenging Wildtrack dataset.
Cognition and Behaviour Modification - By M. J. Mahoney. Ballinger Publishing Co., Cambridge, Mass., 1974 Ppxv + 351.

but if behavioural psychologists and modifiers hope to have a widening influence, as they appear to want to have, on methods of helping and treatment, then they must be prepared_to do a very much better public relations job than they have done hitherto. I would urge them and I intend myself to use, when writing and communicating, much more in the way of ordinary language. Not only will this reduce the communication block but it will also constantly remind us of the meaning of what we are doing to other people. Unfortunately the use of special terms and jargon is often reinforced by the needs not of the discipline but of the group that depends on the discipline for its professional identity. This type of in-group language as an aspect of professionalism, is widely spread particularly in the social sciences and this type of communication block is by no means confined to behavioural psychology.
Stroke among Children with Sickle Cell Anemia in Mulago Hospital, Uganda

Background: Sickle Cell Anemia (SCA) is a leading cause of child morbidity and mortality affecting 4% of all newborns in Uganda. Stroke is a serious complication of SCA in childhood and 10% of patients with SCA will have had a stroke by the age of 20 years. Hitherto there has been limited information on SCA stroke in Uganda. Objective: To describe the clinical presentation of children with SCA stroke; and hematological indices and interventions in those with a stroke. Method: We studied 46 SCA children aged 2-18 years attending the sickle cell services of Mulago Hospital in Uganda from February to June 2011. Numerical data was summarized into mean +/- standard deviation for normally distributed variables and ranges +/- inter-quartile range for skewed data. Categorical data was summarized into percentages. Results: Forty six SCA children with stroke are described in this case series. The median age at first stroke was 4 years [Inter-quartile range (IQR) 2-6]. Symptoms of children with SCA stroke included behavior changes, headache and seizures. Findings on physical examination included hemiplegia, aphasia, and limb ataxia. Four of the 46 children with SCA stroke had a sickle cell hemoglobin (HbS) <30%. Ninety five percent (44/46) of the children had received a blood transfusion. Conclusion: Children with stroke in sickle cell anemia presented with a range of neurological symptoms and signs. Further research is needed to determine the risk factors for stroke in our population.