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our-part fractures treated with a reversed total shoulder prosthesis : rospective and retrospective multicenter study . Results and omplications

Introduction: The reversed shoulder prosthesis is becoming the gold standard for cases of complex fracture of the proximal humerus after 70 years of age. Material and methods: The French Society of Orthopaedic and Traumatology Surgery (SOFCOT) conducted a prospective and retrospective multicenter study to evaluate the results of the reversed shoulder prosthesis implanted in patients with a four-part fracture in nine centers. In the retrospective study (n = 41 patients, 78 years of age, 14% ASA grade 3, 21% associated fractures) and in the prospective study (n = 32 patients, 79 years of age, 37% ASA grade 3, 21% associated fractures) evaluation by independent surgeons was conducted to measure the QuickDASH score, the Constant score, the SSV (subjective shoulder value), and complications to correlate these measurements with radiological results. Results: In both studies, use of an autograft (75%) to perform an osteosuture of tuberosities (90%) and no postoperative immobilization (75%) were similar. In the retrospective study at 39 months (range: 24–62 months) of follow-up, the QuickDASH reached 28 (range: 0–59), the Constant scores (raw Constant = 57, weighted Constant = 83.4%), and SSV 75 (range: 35–100). Complications after the 1st month (7%) were nonunion or ossifications. In the prospective study at 11 months (range: 5–16.5 months) of follow-up, the QuickDASH reached 40 (range: 1–75), the Constant scores 50 (raw Constant) and 74.6% (weighted Constant), and SSV 69 (range: 10–100). Complications after the 1st month (21%) were stiffness and dislocation, with two patients who underwent revision surgery. In both studies, early complications reached 6% (palsy, dislocation). Conclusion: This double (retrospective and prospective) study confirms the good results with a low level of complications of the reversed implant in cases of fracture but with osteosuture of tuberosities.
Effect of nano-hydroxyapatite concentration on remineralization of initial enamel lesion in vitro

The purpose of the research was to determine the effect of nano-hydroxyapatite concentrations on initial enamel lesions under dynamic pH-cycling conditions. Initial enamel lesions were prepared in bovine enamel with an acidic buffer. NaF (positive control), deionized water (negative control) and four different concentrations of nano-hydroxyapatite (1%, 5%, 10% and 15% wt%) were selected as the treatment agents. Surface microhardness (SMH) measurements were performed before/after demineralization and after 3, 6, 9 and 12 days of application, and the percentage surface microhardness recovery (%SMHR) was calculated. The specimens were then examined by a scanning electron microscope. The %SMHR in nano-hydroxyapatite groups was significantly greater than that of negative control. When the concentration of nano-HA was under 10%, SMH and %SMHR increased with increasing nano-hydroxyapatite concentrations. There were no significant differences between the 10% and 15% groups at different time periods in the pH-cycling. The SEM analysis showed that nano-hydroxyapatite particles were regularly deposited on the cellular structure of the demineralized enamel surface, which appeared to form new surface layers. It was concluded that nano-hydroxyapatite had the potential to remineralize initial enamel lesions. A concentration of 10% nano-hydroxyapatite may be optimal for remineralization of early enamel caries.
Training parents of overweight children in parenting skills: a 12-month evaluation.

BACKGROUND The origins of childhood obesity invariably need to be looked at within a family context and several reviews have concluded in favour of parental involvement in the treatment of paediatric obesity. However, there is little consensus on the format, and next to weight outcomes behavioural outcomes also merit more attention when assessing program effectiveness. METHOD In this pilot study, a total of 50 families with overweight children (aged 6-12) were randomly allocated to a parent-led intervention group (cognitive behavioural training) or to a waiting list control group (Study 1). Afterwards, the parents of the waitlist control group also followed the intervention. All children were included in a follow-up study and were compared with a reference group (Study 2). RESULTS The intervention group as well as the waitlist group (who had not yet received treatment) showed a decrease in adjusted BMI over a 6-month period, although the decrease was only significant for the intervention group (Study 1). All children showed a decrease of 7% in adjusted BMI from pre to one-year follow-up measurement (Study 2), while the reference group showed an increase in adjusted BMI over that period. Parents reported significant positive changes in children's eating behaviour and a significant positive increase in familial health principles. CONCLUSIONS Weight and behavioural outcomes suggest potential for intervention effectiveness. Long-term follow-up is needed to reveal residual benefits of enhanced parenting skills on environmental lifestyle changes.
A parameter-free barebones particle swarm algorithm for unsupervised pattern classification

This paper introduces an efficient algorithm for unsupervised clustering that is based on barebones Particle Swarm BB. The proposed algorithm introduces significant enhancement to the Particle Swarm Optimization PSO by eliminating the parameters tuning. The Algorithm aims at finding the centroids of predefined number of clusters where each centroid attracts similar patterns. This research tests and investigates the application of the proposed algorithm to the problem of unsupervised pattern classification by applying the algorithm to segmentations of different images. Experimental results show that the the proposed BB-based algorithm outperforms other state-of-the-art clustering algorithms on all the different levels of comparison. The impact of eliminating the parameters tuning is evident on the performance of the algorithm. In addition, the influence of different values for the swarm size of BB on performance is also illustrated.
Access to health insurance and utilization of public sector substance use treatment: Evidence from the Affordable Care Act dependent coverage provision

The relationship between insurance coverage and use of substance use disorders (SUDs) treatment is not well understood. SUD treatment has long been segregated from general medical care, and has had low reliance on private insurance. We examine changes in admissions to publicly-funded, specialty SUD treatment following the implementation of a 2010 Affordable Care Act provision requiring health insurers to offer dependent coverage to young adult children. We compare admissions from the 2007-2012 Treatment Episode Data Set among targeted young adults to older adults. We find that admissions to treatment declined by 11 percent among young adults after the provision. However, the share of young adults covered by private insurance increased by 9.3 percentage points and the share with private insurance as the payment source increased by 6.5 percentage points. This increase was largely offset by decreased self-payment and payment by state and local government sources, followed by decreased Medicaid payment. Public sector providers gained new revenues from private insurers, and the share of patients paying primarily out-of-pocket decreased. Our findings suggest expansions of private insurance may not increase demand for public sector treatment but could provide important revenue for existing patients.
Privacy and trust attitudes in the intent to volunteer for data-tracking research

Introduction. The analysis of detailed interaction records is fundamental to development of user-centred systems. Researchers seeking such data must recruit volunteers willing to allow tracking of their interactions. This study examines privacy and trust attitudes in the intent to volunteer for research requiring installation of tracking software. Method. A quasi-experimental survey was used to determine how privacy and trust attitudes and the intent to volunteer differ depending on whether tracking software is installed on one’s own computer or a university lab computer. Analysis. Data from 110 valid responses were analysed using SPSS. Responses were compared between three levels of intent to volunteer (open, closed, unsure) and installation requirements. Results. Comparing those who decided on installation in the lab to those who decided on installation on their own computers, the acceptability of data tracking differed significantly and differences in the intent to volunteer approached significance. Attitudes on technology, information privacy, trust and research participation differed only with the intent to volunteer. Conclusion. Few people are likely to be open to volunteering when required to install data-tracking software on their own computers. Addressing privacy concerns and conditions of trust requires understanding the dependencies between these factors through further research with broader populations.
Corporate disclosure, transparency and cost of equity capital: evidence from Ghana's stock market

This paper finds, consistent with Lopes and de Alencar (2010), that the strength of association between corporate information disclosure and cost of capital depends on the corporate disclosure environment. This paper finds that in an environment where disclosure requirement is not rich, the higher variation from the disclosure practices of firms leads to significant lower cost of equity capital. Corporate firms that commit resources to increased information disclosure and transparency are compensated with lower cost of equity capital, reduced information asymmetry between corporate insiders and investors which leads to lower or little discount on their shares hence the lower cost of equity capital reported. Corporate disclosure and transparency is statistically significantly negatively related to cost of equity capital on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE).
Effect of Intracarotid Prostaglandin E1 on Regional Cerebral Blood Flow in Man

The effect of prostaglandin E, on regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) was studied with the intra-arterial “*Xe method in ten awake patients under local anesthesia. Measurements were taken from 16 areas of a hemisphere in seven patients, from 35 areas of a hemisphere in two patients and from 256 areas of a hemisphere in one patient. The prostaglandin was dissolved from the crystalline state without the aid of alcohol. It was given intracarotidly as a constant infusion at a rate of 5 ng per kilogram per minute for five minutes before the measurement, and continued during the measurement. In every patient a mild increase in blood flow during the prostaglandin infusion was seen. The flow increase took place in all parts of the hemisphere. It averaged 11.2% (p < 0.01). During the infusion, the skin supplied by the internal carotid artery and the conjunctiva on the infused side became red and sometimes swollen. A slight pressure was noted by most patients, but none had pain. No side effects of the infusion were noted.
Tacrolimus inhibits discordant islet xenograft rejection: a study in the pig‐to‐rat model

Abstract: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the immunosuppressive effect of tacrolimus (TAC) in discordant islet xenotransplantation. Fetal porcine islet‐like cell clusters (ICCs) were transplanted under the kidney capsule in normoglycemic rats treated with TAC monotherapy, TAC plus other immunosuppressive drugs or cyclosporin A (CsA) monotherapy. Twelve or 24 days after transplantation, the extent of a cellular infiltration in the xenografts was evaluated using immunohistochemistry. In some animals, the grafts were examined for antibody and complement deposition and the levels of xenoreactive antibodies in serum were determined. In untreated rats, the xenografts were completely rejected after 12 days and no intact ICCs remained. TAC monotherapy (at 0.5 and 1.0 mg/kg b.w.) almost completely inhibited rejection for up to 12 days. In animals treated with TAC monotherapy (at 0.5 mg/kg b.w.), rejection was markedly inhibited for up to 24 days. However, the effect after 24 days was not consistent and in some grafts there were signs of rejection. The protective effect of TAC observed in this study is in contrast to the findings in rats given CsA monotherapy in which no or only a marginal effect on islet xenograft rejection was observed. Only when CsA was given at 20 mg/kg b.w. , an inhibitory effect could be observed. Immunosuppression with TAC at a suboptimal dose (0.3 mg/kg b.w.) plus 15‐deoxyspergualin or brequinar also had an inhibitory effect on the rejection. In animals given TAC plus mycophenolate mofetil, a protective effect was observed as well; however, this effect was not consistent.
Wisdom and mental health across the lifespan.

OBJECTIVES The relationships between wisdom and age and between wisdom and mental health are complex with empirical results often inconsistent. We used a lifespan sample and broad, psychometrically sound measures of wisdom and mental health to test for possible age trends in wisdom and its subcomponents and the relationship between wisdom and hedonic and eudaimonic aspects of well-being. METHOD Participants included 512 Dutch adults ranging in age from 17 to 92 (M age = 46.46, SD = 21.37), including 186 men and 326 women. Participants completed measures of wisdom, physical health, mental health, and personality. RESULTS Significant quadratic trends indicated that middle-aged adults scored higher on wisdom than younger and older adults. Investigation of wisdom subcomponents illustrated that a complex pattern of increases and decreases in different aspects of wisdom helped account for these age findings. Bivariate correlations showed the expected positive association between wisdom and mental health. Hierarchic regression analyses indicated that the positive association between wisdom and mental health remained significant after accounting for demographic variables (i.e., sex, age, education) and personality traits (i.e., neuroticism, extraversion, and openness to experience). DISCUSSION Age trends in the components of wisdom (older adults higher in life experience but lower in openness relative to younger and middle-aged adults) help explain the curvilinear pattern showing an advantage in wisdom for middle-aged adults. The greater association between wisdom and eudaimonic well-being suggests that wise persons enhance mental health by pursuing meaningful activities.
Measuring the Financial Benefits of Cross‐Functional Integration Influences Management's Behavior

While many have suggested that cross-functional, cross-firm integration is beneficial, functional managers will have competing priorities and thus different perceptions of its benefits. Performance measurements tend to reward functional behaviors and are often in conflict across functions. Since senior management is held responsible for financial results, the benefits of cross-functional integration should be measured in financial terms. The supply chain management literature provides little insight about the behavioral changes that can result when managers are provided with financial measures of the value created with customers and suppliers. Using a case study approach, the authors measured value in perceptual and financial terms using pairs of buyer–supplier relationships. In each pair of relationships, one involved cross-functional teams and the other did not. Managers perceived that the relationships with cross-functional involvement were more profitable. However, it was not until managers received financial measures showing the impact of joint initiatives on the profitability of each pair of relationships that their behaviors changed with regard to the implementation of cross-functional relationships with key customers and suppliers. We developed a conceptual model comprised of five theoretical propositions that characterize the role of financial measurements as an enabler of cross-functional integration and value co-creation.
Managing Pastoralism and Water Rights in the Upper West Region of Ghana: A Blame Game Among Actors

This paper examines the interaction among actors in pastoral practices and right to access water in the Upper West Region of Ghana. Water rights, the environment and pastoral practices have been the main issues of discussion in many countries, and Ghana in particular. The focus has always been the negative effects of pastoral activities on environmental resources with less attention on the positive side of it. This paper presents findings on the relationship among various actors (government agencies, community members, herdsmen, livestock owners, and chiefs) in managing pastoral practices. Focus group discussions and key informant interviews were held with the various actors to understand their relationship with one another on pastoral practices and water rights in the Upper West Region of Ghana. The study revealed that the various actors perceive one another as the cause of weak management of pastoral practices in the area and as such blame each other in pastoral practices. This attitude (blame game) has affected the activities of all the actors with serious implications on social and food insecurity in the area. 800x600 Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE
The Role of Informal Credit on Agriculture: An Assessment of Small Scale Maize Farmers Utilization of credit in Jema`a Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Nigeria

Carried out to Assess the roles of informal credit to small scale maize farmers in Jemaa Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The data were obtained primarily by administering questionnaires to 75 farmers that were purposively selected from 4 villages in Jemaa Local Government Area. Data were collected on socio-economic characteristics of maize farmers, cost and returns of maize production and constraints militating against informal credit acquisition. The study showed that maize production in the study area was profitable. It was recommended that Suitable mechanism should be explored to provide coordination of various informal credit sources existing in the study area in order to streamline their basic operation with a view to instituting common conditionality and guidelines for lending of credit to small scale farmers.
Rural restructuring and rural in-migration patterns in Ireland

i Author’s Declaration . ii Dedication . iii Acknowledgements . iv Table of Figures . x Table of Maps . xii Table of Tables . xiv Table of Appendixes . xv Chapter 1: Introduction . 1 1.1 Context of Research Topic . 1 1.2 Aim and Objectives . 4 1.2. 1 Aim . 4 1.2. 2 Objectives . 4 1.3 Thesis Outline . 5 Chapter 2: Literature Review . 7 2.
Identification of Two Intracellular Mechanisms Leading to Reduced Expression of Oncoretrovirus Envelope Glycoproteins at the Cell Surface

ABSTRACT All retrovirus glycoproteins have a cytoplasmic domain that plays several roles in virus replication. We have determined whether and how the cytoplasmic domains of oncoretrovirus glycoproteins modulate their intracellular trafficking, by using chimeric proteins that combined the α-chain of the interleukin-2 receptor with the glycoprotein cytoplasmic domains of five oncoretroviruses: human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1), Rous sarcoma virus (RSV), bovine leukemia virus (BLV), murine leukemia virus (MuLV), and Mason-Pfizer monkey virus (MPMV). All of these proteins were synthesized and matured in the same way as a control protein with no retrovirus cytoplasmic domain. However, the amounts of all chimeric proteins at the cell surface were smaller than that of the control protein. The protein appearing at and leaving the cell surface and endocytosis were measured in stable transfectants expressing the chimera. We identified two groups of proteins which followed distinct intracellular pathways. Group 1 included chimeric proteins that reached the cell surface normally but were rapidly endocytosed afterwards. This group included the chimeric proteins with HTLV-1, RSV, and BLV cytoplasmic domains. Group 2 included chimeric proteins that were not detected at the cell surface, despite normal intracellular concentrations, and were accumulated in the Golgi complex. This group included the chimeric proteins with MuLV and MPMV cytoplasmic domains. Finally, we verified that the MuLV envelope glycoproteins behaved in the same way as the corresponding chimeras. These results indicate that retroviruses have evolved two distinct mechanisms to ensure a similar biological feature: low concentrations of their glycoproteins at the cell surface.
Work Environment, Service Climate, and Customer Satisfaction: Examining Theoretical and Empirical Connections

The main objective of this exploratory study was to examine the relationships among service climate, employee job satisfaction, employee engagement, and customer satisfaction. Structured questionnaires were given to senior employees of selected retail service organizations in India. A total of 369 usable questionnaires were analyzed and the findings indicate that work environment influences service climate, which in turn influences employee job satisfaction, employee engagement, and customer satisfaction. The interactional relationship between Service climate and Job Satisfaction, Service climate and Employee Engagement, Employee Engagement and Job Satisfaction, Job Satisfaction and Customer Satisfaction, Service climate and Customer Satisfaction were proved using hierarchical regression and other statistical tools. Implications and directions for future research are also discussed.
Psychometric Properties of the Iranian-Children Participation Questionnaire (I-CPQ) When Used with Parents of Preschool Children with Cerebral Palsy

ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to establish the psychometric properties of the Iranian-Children Participation Questionnaire (I-CPQ) among parents (n = 120) of preschool children with cerebral palsy. The mean age of the preschool children was 5.1 years old. The confirmatory factor analysis was conducted in two stages, and the values of all goodness of fit tests reached an acceptable level (greater than 0.9), and achieved an acceptable root mean square error of approximation model fit value of 0.05. The results of convergent validity with the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scale for all subtests were significant. Internal consistency was acceptable to excellent (α: 0.66–0.85), and test–retest reliability was excellent (ICC: 0.92–0.98). We concluded that the I-CPQ demonstrated good psychometric properties and utility for assessing participation of Iranian preschool children with cerebral palsy.