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Effectiveness of the McKenzie method in reducing pain and improving emotions in patients with derangement syndrome of the cervical spine

Introduction: Pain syndromes of the cervical spine are common. There is little research on the effectiveness of conservative treatment in patients with cervical radiculopathy. Aim: The aim of the study was the evaluation of the effectiveness of the McKenzie method and a complex rehabilitation program in reducing pain and improving emotions in patients with cervical derangement syndrome. Material and methods: 61 patients with cervical derangement syndrome no 5 (in accordance with previous classification of the McKenzie method) aged 30-60 were qualified to two therapeutic groups. Group M was treated with the McKenzie method, and group T with a complex rehabilitation program defines as traditional therapy. The two interventions lasted for three weeks. All patients completed questionnaires to assess pain (McGill Pain Questionnaire), state anxiety (Spielberger’s State-Trait Anxiety Questionnaire) and emotions (Adjective Checklist Measuring Emotional State. SE-T Scale) before and at the end of therapy. Results: In both groups an improvement was observed in most indexes of the McGill Pain Questionnaire after treatment, although the McKenzie method was more effective. The exception was the index WOB(OC). Emotions improved only in patients treated with the McKenzie method, and this intervention has proved to be more efficient than the traditional therapy. Conclusions: 1) The McKenzie method is more effective compared to the complex rehabilitation program in reducing pain and improving emotions in patients with cervical derangement syndrome. 2) Robin McKenzie’s method which does not contain elements of psychological intervention improves emotional state of patients with cervical radiculopathy.
Nutritional Status, Lifestyle, and Risk Behaviors for Eating Disorders in Nutrition Students

*Corresponding author: Gabriela Gutiérrez-Salmeán, PhD, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud. Universidad Anáhuac México Norte. Av. Universidad Anáhuac #46. Lomas Anáhuac. Huixquilucan, Estado de México. 52786. México, Tel: + (52) (55) 5627 0210; E-mail: gabrielasalmean@yahoo.com Citation: Ríos-Ontiveros H, Urrutia M, Inda P, Guzman I, Ceballos G, et al. (2015) Nutritional Status, Lifestyle, and Risk Behaviors for Eating Disorders in Nutrition Students. Enliven: J Diet Res Nutr 2(3): 005.
Selenium nanoparticles: synthesis, characterization and study of their cytotoxicity, antioxidant and antibacterial activity

This report concerns the green synthesis of selenium nanoparticles (Se-NPs) through chemical reduction method using ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) as a reluctant and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) or chitosan (CS) as stabilizers. Ultraviolet-visible (UV–vis) absorption spectroscopy, dynamic light scattering (DLS), fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) were applied as the main characterization tools. The cytotoxicity of Se-NPs on fibroblast L929 cells was determined by MTT assay. The nanoparticles showed low toxicity toward the investigated cell line which remained more than 50% viable at 170 ppm for 24 h. The in-vitro antioxidant property of the synthesized Se nanoparticles was evaluated by radical scavenging (DPPH) assay. The IC50 values of the nanoparticles were 26.56 and 530 ppm for PVA coated SeNPs (PVA-SeNPs) and CS coated SeNPs (CS–SeNPs), respectively. Finally, the antibacterial activity of Se-NPs was determined on the gram-negative bacteria Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and the gram positive bacteria Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus epidermidis. The results showed that Se nanoparticles exhibited dose-dependent antibacterial activity against all the four bacterial strains tested. Noticeably, PVA-SeNPs exhibited significant effect against S. epidermidis (MIC 125 ppm) and S. aureus (MIC 125 ppm). The results of this study indicate that Se nanoparticles can be potentially used as antimicrobial and antioxidant agents.
Interactions between aerosol organic components and liquid water content during haze episodes in Beijing

Abstract. Aerosol liquid water (ALW) is ubiquitous in ambient aerosol and plays an important role in the formation of both aerosol organics and inorganics. To investigate the interactions between ALW and aerosol organics during haze formation and evolution, ALW was modelled based on long-term measurement of submicron aerosol composition in different seasons in Beijing. ALW contributed by aerosol inorganics (ALWinorg) was modelled by ISORROPIA II, and ALW contributed by organics (ALWorg) was estimated with κ-Köhler theory, where the real-time hygroscopicity parameter of the organics (κorg) was calculated from the real-time organic oxygen-to-carbon ratio (O∕C). Overall particle hygroscopicity (κtotal) was computed by weighting component hygroscopicity parameters based on their volume fractions in the mixture. We found that ALWorg, which is often neglected in traditional ALW modelling, contributes a significant fraction (18 %–32 %) to the total ALW in Beijing. The ALWorg fraction is largest on the cleanest days when both the organic fraction and κorg are relatively high. The large variation in O∕C, from 0.2 to 1.3, indicates the wide variety of organic components. This emphasizes the necessity of using real-time κorg, instead of fixed κorg, to calculate ALWorg in Beijing. The significant variation in κorg (calculated from O∕C), together with highly variable organic or inorganic volume fractions, leads to a wide range of κtotal (between 0.20 and 0.45), which has a great impact on water uptake. The variation in organic O∕C, or derived κorg, was found to be influenced by temperature (T), ALW, and aerosol mass concentrations, among which T and ALW both have promoting effects on O∕C. During high-ALW haze episodes, although the organic fraction decreases rapidly, O∕C and derived κorg increase with the increase in ALW, suggesting the formation of more soluble organics via heterogeneous uptake or aqueous processes. A positive feedback loop is thus formed: during high-ALW episodes, increasing κorg, together with decreasing particle organic fraction (or increasing particle inorganic fraction), increases κtotal, and thus further promotes the ability of particles to uptake water.
Relationship between Some Hematologic Parameters (ESR, CDC) and CD4-Positive Lymphocyte Count in HIV Sero-Positive Anti-Retroviral-Naïve Individuals with Tuberculosis Co-Infection

Background: The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between hematologic parameters such as Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR), Complete Blood Count (CDC) and CD4-positive T-lymphocyte count in HIV sero-positive anti-retroviral naïve patients and their relevance as predictive markers of HIV disease progression. Method: Fifty (50) conservative highly anti-retroviral naïve HIV sero-positive adult patients and 50 age and sexmatched controls were prospectively studied. A detailed history was taken and full physical examination conducted. ESR, Acid Alcohol Fast Bacillus (AAFB) and Complete Blood Count were carried out. Results: The mean ( ± SD) ESR in the patients (97.46 ± 39.9 mm/hr) was significantly higher than that of the controls (10.1 ± 5.7 mm/hr) (p<0.001). The mean CD4-positive lymphocyte count of the patients (217.7 ± 144.8 cells/μl) was significantly lower than that of the controls (896.2 ± 198.0 cells/μl) (p<0.001). There was no significant difference between the mean ESR and the CD4 positive lymphocyte count of HIV/TB co-infected patients (134.0 ± 24.2 mm/hr and 128.7 ± 114.0 cells/μl) from that of HIV infected without tuberculosis co-infection (95.0 ± 39.6 mm/hr and 223.4 ± 113.7 cells/μl, respectively). There was a weak inverse correlation between the CD4-positive lymphocyte count and ESR in both control and the patients (r=-0.18; -0.11, respectively) (p<0.001). The hematocrit and Absolute lymphocyte count (ALC) of the HIV patients (0.33 ± 0.08 L/L and 3.500 ± 1.263 cells/μl respectively) were significantly lower than that of controls (0.43 ± 0.045 L/L and 4.746 ± 1.131 cells/μl respectively). The Platelet counts became statistically lower than the controls when CD4 counts <500 cells/μl (p=0.003). Hematocrit and ALC had weak direct correlations of 0.07 and 0.18, respectively with CD4-positive lymphocyte counts of HIV infected patients. Conclusion: ESR, Hematocrit, ALC and Platelet count are useful predictive markers of HIV disease progression; although they may not be useful surrogates for CD4 positive lymphocyte count. Citation: Nwabuko OC (2018) Relationship between some Hematologic Parameters (ESR, CBC) and CD4-Positive Lymphocyte Count in HIV SeroPositive Anti-Retroviral-Naïve Individuals with Tuberculosis Co-Infection. J Blood Lymph 8: 212. doi:10.4172/2165-7831.1000212
Farrowing behaviour of large white yorkshire sows under organized and indigenous systems in Mizoram

A total of 56 farrowings comprising 26 and 30 farrowings of Large White Yorkshire (LWY) sows from organized and indigenous systems of rearing respectively were studied for different parameters on farrowing. It was revealed that LWY sows reared in organized and indigenous systems exhibited similar pattern of occurrence of different preparturient behaviours viz., mammary gland enlargement, swelling of vulva, colostrums in teat, reddish vulvar mucosa, pawing at the floor and vaginal discharge. The parturient behaviours viz. paddling of legs, switching of tail, complete lateral recumbency and both ventral and lateral recumbency were also similar in both the systems. However, during the entire period of farrowing, 61.54 and 36.67 per cent of sows under organized and indigenous systems of rearing respectively were lying down continuously whereas 38.46 and 63.33 per cent of sows respectively stood up in between expulsion of piglets.
Campylobacter vaccination of poultry: Clinical trials, quantitative microbiological methods and decision support tools for the control of Campylobacter in poultry

Direct and accurate quantification of Campylobacter in poultry is crucial for the assessment of public health risks and the evaluation of the effectiveness of control measures against Campylobacter in poultry. The aim of this study was to assess several rapid DNA extraction methods for their effectiveness for the direct quantification (without enrichment) of Campylobacter jejuni in chicken fecal samples using real-time PCR. The presence of inhibitory substances in chicken fecal samples may reduce or even completely impede the PCR amplification process making quantification very difficult. Six rapid DNA extraction methods were compared based on their limit of detection, efficiency, reproducibility, and precision. Standard curves were designed for all the methods tested in order to assess their performance on the direct quantification of C. jejuni in chicken fecal samples. As a result of this study, the EasyDNA (Invitrogen) method generated lower Ct values, the best amplification efficiency (AE=93.2 %) and good precision (R squared=0.996). The method NucleoSpin® Tissue was able to detect samples spiked with the lowest Campylobacter concentration level (10 CFU/ml) but the amplification efficiency was not optimal (AE=139.5 %). DNA extraction methods Easy-DNA Invitrogen, MiniMAG® and NucleoSpin® Tissue produced good real-time PCR reproducibility generating standard deviations from 0.3 to 0.8 between replicates.
Effects of Occupational Exposure to Whole-Body Vibration in Tractor Drivers with Low Back Pain in Punjab

Abstract The present study deals with the severity of low back pain in 169 male tractor drivers from Ludhiana, Punjab, India, aged 21 – 60 years. Of these 169 tractor drivers, a total of 29 (17.16%) had reported their complications regarding low back pain and the rest 140 (82.84%) had no complications for their back pain. To assess the severity of pain, the modified Oswestry Pain Questionnaire was used. The findings of the present study indicate a gradual increase of pain scores with the increased exposure to whole-body vibration with the increase of age.
PENGARUH MODEL CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING TERHADAP KEMAMPUAN BERPIKIR LOGIS MATEMATIS SISWA Di SMA N 3 BANDA ACEH

ABSTRAK : Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh model Creative Problem Solving terhadap kemampuan berpikir logis siswa di Kelas X SMA N 3 Banda Aceh. Sampel dalam penelitian ini sebanyak dua kelas yaitu kelas X-1 sebagai kelas eksperimen yang berjumlah 25 orang dan yang menjadi kelas kontrol adalah kelas X-2 yang berjumlah 25 orang. Pengumpulan data dalam penelitian ini adalah observasi dan teknik tes. Teknis analisis data yang digunakan adalah model analisis deskriptif kuantitatif dan rumus t-test . Hasil dari penelitian ini adalah rata-rata nilai posttest kemampuan berpikir logis kelas eksperimen adalah 72, sedangkan rata-rata nilai posttest kemampuan berpikir logis kelas kontrol adalah 64. Dari hasil perhitungan dengan menggunakan rumus t-test diperoleh hasil thitung (2,309) > ttabel (1.677). Hasil observasi pada kelas eksperimen menunjukkan bahwa ada 8 atau 32% siswa apat menunjukan pengidentifikasian dan pemeriksaan hubungan antar fakta yang sesuai dengan pertanyaan tetapi dalam prosesnya ada beberapa kesalahan atau kurang lengkap, siswa yang menunjukkan penyelesaian dengan memberikan alasan secara keseluruhan dengan benar, jelas dan lengkap, jawaban sesuai dengan pertanyaan berdasarkan pengetahuan matematika ada 6 siswa atau 24% dan siswa yang menunjukan kesimpulan secara keseluruhan dengan tepat sesuai pertanyaan dan prosesnya juga benar, jelas dan lengkap berdasarkan pengetahuan matematika ada 9 siswa atau 36%. Dengan demikian, dapat disimpulkan bahwa ada pengaruh model Creative Problem Solving terhadap kemampuan berfikir logis siswa. Kata Kunci : Creativ e Proble m Solving , Berpikir Logis .
Effects of Lecanicillium lecanii strain JMC-01 on the physiology, biochemistry, and mortality of Bemisia tabaci Q-biotype nymphs

Background Lecanicillium lecanii is an entomopathogenic fungi, which was isolated from insects suffering from disease. Now, it is an effective bio-control resource that can control agricultural pests such as whitefly and aphids. There are many studies on the control of various agricultural pests by L. lecanii, but no report on its control of Bemisia tabaci biotype-Q exists. In this work, we studied the susceptibility of B. tabaci Q-biotype (from Ningxia, China) to L. lecanii JMC-01 in terms of nymph mortality and the changes in detoxifying protective enzymes activities. Methods B. tabaci nymphs were exposed to L. lecanii JMC-01 conidia by immersion with the host culture. Mortality was assessed daily for all nymph stages. The detoxifying and protective enzyme activity changes, weight changes, and fat, and water contents of the nymphs were determined spectrophotometrically. Results All instars of B. tabaci died after being infested with 1 × 108 conidia/mL. The 2nd-instar nymphs were the most susceptible, followed by the 3rd-instar nymphs. The corrected cumulative mortality of the 2nd- and 3rd-instar nymphs was 82.22% and 75.55%, respectively. The levels of detoxifying and protective enzymes initially increased and then decreased. The highest activities of carboxylesterase, acetylcholinesterase, peroxidase, and catalase occurred on the 3rd day, reaching 10.5, 0.32, 20, and 6.3 U/mg prot, respectively. These levels were 2.2-, 4.3-, 2.4-, and 1.4-fold the control levels, respectively. The highest activities of glutathione-S transferase and superoxide dismutase on the 2nd day were, respectively, 64 and 43.5 U/mg prot. These levels were, respectively, 2.7 and 1.1-fold that of the control level. The water and fat content in the infected B. tabaci nymphs decreased and differed significantly from the control levels. The weight increased continuously in the first 24 h, decreasing thereafter. At 72 h, the infestation level was about 0.78-fold that of the control level. Conclusions The studied L. lecanii JMC-01 strain is pathogenic to the B. tabaci Q-biotype. This strain interferes with the normal functioning of detoxifying and protective enzymes, and is also involved in the disruption of normal physiological metabolism in B. tabaci.
BOVINE SUMMER MASTITIS DURING VENEZUELAN RAINY SEASON: CASES REPORTS AT YARACAL, FALCÓN STATE

Bovine mastitis is the disease which leads to the greatest economic losses in the dairy industry, most cases are associated with conventional pathogens, and nevertheless, a small number corresponds to infrequent microorganisms that can lead to peculiar clinical manifestations, which veterinarians may not be acquainted with so, implementation of empirical treatments is constrained. Summer mastitis belongs to this group and its etiology is correlated by the coinfection of Peptoniphilus indolicus and Trueperella pyogenes. This is the first report of bovine summer mastitis in Venezuelan herds, in the period ending August 2011 through January 2012, a surplus on rainfall was recorded in Yaracal (the northwestern area from the Country), and two consecutive outbreaks of mastitis in a bovine farm were diagnosed, where T. pyogenes was the causative agent isolated through bacteriological studies in aerobic conditions. This document relates the clinical manifestations and epidemiological risk factors, which were detected on the retrospective analysis in these episodes. Laboratory analyses were developed in the laboratorio de Microbiologia Veterinaria de la Universidad Nacional Experimental “Francisco de Miranda”, Falcon State, macroscopic and microscopic characteristics of isolated strains and its antimicrobial susceptibility profile are described, according to disk diffusion method and previously reported antibiotic assays. The recorded data were highly similar to the previous reports in the literature so, this information could be considered as highly suggestive features, which can guide veterinarians in rural areas, especially on the preliminary diagnosis and therapeutic conducts, which must be confirmed with laboratory assays.
Enxágue bucal com carboidrato: recurso ergogênico capaz de otimizar o desempenho físico

Alguns estudos tem demonstrado que a simples presenca de carboidrato na boca humana pode favorecer a ativacao de algumas regioes cerebrais especificas com impacto positivo para a melhoria do desempenho fisico. Assim, recentemente, a estrategia de enxague bucal com carboidrato tem sido adotada com sucesso em exercicios fisicos intensos (>70%VO2max) com duracao de, aproximadamente, 60 min. Nesse sentido, o proposito deste estudo foi discutir, com base nas informacoes disponiveis na literatura, a eficacia ou nao da estrategia de enxague bucal com carboidrato para a melhoria do desempenho fisico, bem como os possiveis mecanismos envolvidos. Os resultados produzidos, embora ainda preliminares, sao bastante promissores, o que nos leva a acreditar que o enxague bucal com carboidrato possa ser uma estrategia bastante interessante, sobretudo, pela facil aplicabilidade, baixo custo e boa eficacia para a melhoria do desempenho fisico em esforcos fisicos intensos e prolongados.
Development of a K-correction Factor for the MMPI-A

DEVELOPMENT OF A K-CORRECTION FACTOR FOR THE MMPI-A Jody Jacobson Alperin Virginia Consortium for Professional Psychology Chair: Dr. Robert P. Archer, EVMS In 1992, the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory Adolescent (MMPI-A) was developed to meet the unique experiences and needs of adolescents. Despite evidence that adolescents often demonstrate response biases in taking the MMPI-A, currently there is no method to systematically "correct" for the effect of test-taking attitude on profile configuration with this age group. The K-correction factor has been widely used to correct for defensiveness or underreporting of symptomatology on the MMPI among adult respondents, although results of crossvalidation research on the effectiveness of the K-correction factor have been inconclusive. The present study derived age-appropriate K-weights to determine the degree to which adoption of those weights could improve test accuracy in the identification of psychopathology. This study also examined the accuracy of the MMPI-A clinical scales in classifying adolescent normals and psychiatric patients. Discriminant analyses were performed to determine the K-weight scale score combination which best predicted normal versus clinical status for each of the eight clinical scales. Hit rate analyses were used to assess whether the adoption of these K-weights would result in improved classification accuracy. Results indicated that adoption of a K-correction R eproduced with perm ission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without perm ission. factor did not improve test accuracy and did not support future use of a K-correction factor in scoring MMPI-A protocols. R eproduced with perm ission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without perm ission. Dedication To my parents, Martha and James Jacobson for their love and support
The Impact of Audit Committee Characteristics on the Creative Accounting Practices Reduction in Jordanian Commercial Banks

This study aimed at determining the impact of the characteristics of the Audit Committee (The effect of Activity of the Audit Committee, the size of the Audit Committee, and Independence of the Audit Committee) in reducing creative accounting practicesin Jordanian commercial banks.The study population is composed of all Jordanian banks listed on the Amman Stock Exchange (16), during the period from 2011 to 2017. The study sample is represented by all Jordanian commercial banks. The current study is based on panel data since the data combine one-time and cross-section data for a period of time. The data was composed of a set of indicators for 13 Jordanian commercial banks for the period from 2011 to 2017, and data have been collected from the banks' annual reports. The adoption of the study on the analysis of time-series data comes from the increase in degrees of freedom. The results of the hypothesis test indicate that there is a significant effect of Audit Committee characteristics on the reduction of creative accounting practices in Jordanian banks at a level of significance of 0.05 except for variable (size of the Audit Committee).
ESL/EFL Students Attitude toward Research Report Writing in Higher Education: A Literature Review

Focus of this article is on reviewing literatures of students’ attitude toward research report writing. The authors of this review asked questions regarding the students’ attitude toward library resources, searching references, and paraphrasing other works as well as citing author’s ideas. This article classifies research questions in terms of the factors that English as a Second Language Students (ESL) and/or English as Foreign Language (EFL) students find difficult when they write a research report in Higher Education.