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BIOMECHANICAL, BIOCHEMICAL AND HISTOLOGICAL EVIDENCES FOR WOUND HEALING PROPERTIES OF INDIAN TRADITIONAL MEDICINES

Objective: Ayurveda, India's traditional medicinal system is a rich source of natural remedies, frequently used as home and folk medicine in wound healing due to easy availability and affordability. Honey, Ghee and roots of Glycyrrhiza glabra are effectively used in Ayurveda for treating wounds of various types. Nerium indicum (a folk medicine) is also a known healing agent. Even though the known end result of these medications is faster wound healing, the mechanism of actions at tissue level, changes in the micro-environment of the wound and quantification of the rate of healing is not explored and documented using modern scientific methods. Methods: Healthy Wistar rats were used for incision wound model. Wounds were inflicted and the treatment plan was followed with regular topical application of test materials. The nature of healing was observed regularly and photographed. At different interval of the treatment plan-biomechanical, biochemical and histological studies were carried out. An attempt was also made to quantify the microscopic changes at the wound site. Results: Faster healing was observed in all the animals treated with test materials. This was indicated by alterations in the nature of epithelisation, inflammatory changes, fibroblast recruitment and activity, fibrous composition and arrangement at the wound site in comparison with untreated group. Conclusion: The present study is useful in exploring the mechanism of action of these traditional Indian medicinal systems– Ayurveda and folk medicine and thereby provides scientific evidences for the same .
Too Ill to Talk?: User Involvement in Palliative Care

User involvement has become an important part of health policy initiatives during the last decade, but how realistic is the concept and do all users want to be involved? This book brings the voices of people with serious illness, and those caring for them, into debate about how far health and social care services can reflect the views of users. Providing an overview of the literature on user involvement, the book looks at the policy and professional context within which user involvement is undertaken, in particular user involvement in pallative care. The authors discuss two key concepts - palliative care and empowerment - and analyse the role of self-help groups and new information and communication technologies in this context. The book focuses on the detailed narratives of people coping with three life-threatening illnesses - cystic fibrosis, multiple sclerosis and motor neurone disease - and in this way the views and experiences of the 'user' are brought into play to critique current policy and practice. Addressing a current health services issue in a refreshingly critical manner the text challenges the assumption that user involvement is either easy to achieve or that it is necessarily welcomed by all parties. It will be valuable reading for students on health studies courses, health professionals and policy makers in health and social care.
The reproducibility of three different indicators of fatigue from plantar-flexion isokinetic testing at two knee flexion angles is not sufficient to be termed 'acceptable'

OBJECTIVE: To characterize the reproducibility of three indicators of fatigue (FIs) specific to concentric plantar-flexion isokinetic testing at knee flexion (KF) angles of 0 ◦ (straight) and 45 ◦ (bent). METHODS: On two separate days one week apart, thirty-four males performed 50 consecutive maximal concentric isokinetic plantar-flexion contractions at 60 ◦ /s with 0 ◦ and 45 ◦ of KF. Differences in the pre- and post-maximal voluntary isometric contraction torques (FIstatic), powers during the initial five and last five isokinetic contractions (FIdynamic) and powers during the 50 isokinetic contractions (FIslope) were used as FIs. Changes in means, intra-class correlation coefficients (ICCs) and coefficients of variations (CVs) were computed to quantify the reproducibility of the FIs. Comparisons were made between the two KF angles and three FIs using two-way repeated measures ANOVA. RESULTS: For both KF angles and three FIs, ICCs ranged from 0.52 to 0.71 and CVs from 10.0 to 29.3%. The CVs from the two isokinetic-based FIs were lower than those from the isometric FI and a trend towards larger ICCs at 0 ◦ was observed. CONCLUSIONS: The reproducibility of the three FIs was not sufficient to be termed ‘acceptable’. The FIslope and FIdynamic were more reproducible than FIstatic and are recommended – with the knee straight rather than bent – until more reliable indicators become available.
Promoting Education for Vulnerable Children by Supporting Families: A Holistic Intervention in Uganda

ABSTRACT Despite increased access to antiretrovirals, HIV/AIDS continues to impact millions across sub-Saharan Africa. In Uganda, stigmatization compounds the challenges of poverty and poor government service provision, often limiting children's school participation. Holistic family support interventions are a promising strategy to ensure that children enroll in and attend school. This article reports on the Western Uganda Bantwana Program, which worked with more than 1,000 HIV/AIDS-affected families with the goals of improving socioeconomic status, psychosocial functioning, and educational participation. Bantwana provided training and materials for families to improve agricultural practices and marketing of their products, offered home visits for psychosocial support, and connected vulnerable families to social services as needed. Using Bantwana's child profiling data tracking 75 youth across 3 waves of data collection from 2009 to 2012 and 138 additional youth across 2 waves of data collection, this analysis revealed positive trends over time in economic well-being and psychosocial functioning, as well as possible impacts on school participation. These findings suggest that multifaceted, family-focused programs may be part of the solution to ensuring lasting educational access for vulnerable youth in Uganda. Given this encouraging preliminary evidence, further research using rigorous evaluation methods is recommended.
Choosing Pharmacy as a Major: Motivations and Influences

Background: Motivations to choose pharmacy as a major have been the subject of numerous international studies. Aims: This study was undertaken to assess factors and motivations that influenced pharmacy undergraduates to choose pharmacy as a major. Method: A pre-validated anonymous questionnaire was distributed to 400 first and second year students at the Sharjah College of Pharmacy in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The questionnaire covered demographic parameters and motivations and factors influencing student’s choice of pharmacy. Results: The response rate was 82.5% with the majority being females comprising and self-sponsored. The parents of about 25% students were pharmacists and other health professionals. Desire to help and serve others and student's interest in science were the major motivation and factors influencing choice, while University and College were selected because of reasonable tuition fees and reputation. Knowledge of students seems adequate enough and is reflected in their rational choice of pharmacy as a major.
YouTube and Other Web 2.0 Applications for Nursing Education

eb 2.0 applications, such as the popular YouTube™ online video network, may enhance health care students' learning and retention while providing connections with peers and faculty. Today's students are consumers of popular social networking tools, such as “Facebook” and “MySpace,” as well as the personal video sharing site, YouTube™. Furthermore, novel cellular phones, such as Apple Computer’s© iPhone and the innovative Palm phone, have the capacity to show YouTube videos, which are now literally a “touch” away from viewing. The authors set out to explain Web 2.0 applications and the impact on health care students' education, social networking, collaboration, needs, and wants in today's busy learning and working environments. W
Comparison of Patients Satisfaction with Physiotherapy Care in Private and Public Hospitals

Patient satisfaction is an important measure of quality of care. This study compares the level of satisfaction in patients who receive physiotherapy care in private and public hospitals. The subjects (N=639) were patients who received physiotherapy care as outpatients in four (4) private and three (3) public hospitals, and who completed a 63-item closed-ended structured questionnaire titled, Modified Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire for Physiotherapy (PSQMP). The questionnaire was divided into two sections. Section A elicited information on sociodemographic data and section B consisted of subscales that assessed aspects of satisfaction, including appointment scheduling, accessibility to the physiotherapy department, the conduct of the physiotherapists, facilities, clinical expertise and general satisfaction. Overall, subjects were satisfied with care received in both public and private hospitals though subjects in the private hospitals expressed more satisfaction in all the sub-scales of the PSQ-MP than their counterparts in the public hospitals, particularly in the ‘facilities’ and ‘appointment’ subscale of the PSQ-MP. In all, subjects who received physiotherapy in private hospitals were more satisfied than those who received physiotherapy in public hospitals. The subjects in public hospitals were particularly least satisfied with the ‘available physiotherapy facilities’ and ‘appointment schedules’. Government should therefore provide adequate facilities in the physiotherapy departments of public hospitals in order to manage the large volume of patients seen.
ASTHMA IN EXERCISING CHILDREN EXPOSED TO OZONE: A COHORT STUDY

McConnell R, Berhane K, Gilliland F, et al. Lancet. 2002;359:386–391 The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between newly diagnosed asthma and team sport participation in children exposed to different concentrations and types of air pollutants. A group of 3535 children, 9 to 16 years old, with no previous history of doctor-diagnosed asthma on a baseline questionnaire, were recruited from 12 southern California schools. Interviewers administered baseline and yearly questionnaires regarding new diagnoses of asthma, asthma symptoms, and participation in any of 8 possible team sports in the past year. Air pollution monitoring …
The Australian coder workforce 2002 : a report of the National Clinical Coder Survey

In 1994–1995, the Health Information Management Association of Australia (HIMAA) was funded by the Commonwealth government to conduct a nation-wide survey of clinical coders working in Australian hospitals. The survey provided data about the coder workforce in terms of its size, the educational backgrounds of coders, circumstances relating to their employment and their needs in terms of continuing support. The data supplied by coders and managers provided the baseline information for work subsequently undertaken by the HIMAA and to some extent by the National Centre for Classification in Health (NCCH) and the Clinical Coders’ Society of Australia (CCSA), to support and develop the clinical coding profession. At the time the original survey was conducted, casemix was not widely used for the management of health services in Australia, although the Victorian health department had begun to implement casemix-based funding. The Commonwealth had published the Casemix Development Project Strategic Plan for 1993/4–1997/8. Priority Area 1 of the plan was related to the development of relevant classification systems to describe hospital outputs and the coder survey was directly related to this priority. It is anticipated that casemix has had a major effect on the size and responsibilities of the coding profession since that time. Previously coded data was largely used by state health departments and hospitals for planning, epidemiological studies and research. Casemix and costing has added an entirely new requirement for accurate and complete patient data. It has now been nearly eight years since the original survey was conducted and ICD-10-AM and casemix are in use in all states and territories. It is reported anecdotally that the roles and responsibilities of clinical coders have changed significantly over this time period and that the workforce has grown in size and stature.
Nivolumab in the treatment of advanced melanoma

Introduction: In recent years, a number of novel drugs, such as BRAF inhibitors, MEK inhibitor and anti-cytotoxic T lymphocyte 4 antibody, have been shown to render significant clinical benefit, including improvement in overall survival in patients with advanced melanoma. However, a majority of patients will not be cured with these drugs. Most recently, monoclonal anti-PD-1 antibodies such as nivolumab and pembrolizumab have shown very promising results in patients with advanced melanoma. Areas covered: This article discusses the mechanisms of action, rationale, clinical efficacy, and safety of nivolumab for the treatment of patients with advanced melanoma. Clinical trial data of a nivolumab-containing checkpoint inhibitor combination are also discussed. Expert opinion: Nivolumab, a checkpoint inhibitor, represents a novel class of drugs which are capable of stimulating cytotoxic T lymphocytes, resulting in a high and durable response rate. The currently available clinical data suggest that nivolumab, as well as other anti-PD1 antibodies, is very likely to improve long-term survival of patients with advanced melanoma. Furthermore, nivolumab-based combination therapy will likely be a new standard for systemic therapy in patients with metastatic melanoma in the near future.
Hepatic Function in Obese Adolescents and the relationship with hepatic steatosis.

Introduction : The prevalence of obesity has increased at an impressive rate over the past years, especially among children and adolescents. Many are the alterations that may be found in obese individuals; hepatic steatosis is one of them. The aim of this study was to analyze biochemical and radiographic parameters in overweight and obese adolescents and relate these parameters to anthropometric data so that the hepatic dysfunction could be characterized. Methods : Anthropometric and laboratory data, as well as the nutritional status of the patients, were evaluated. Besides laboratory exams, a liver ultrasound scan was performed to confirm hepatic alterations. Results : A total of 41 patients were recruited and 6 out of that total were excluded due to the fact they were eutrophic. The remaining group was compared with a control group of 12 patients. The overweight/obese group had higher values of AST and ALT in relation to the control group. There were no alterations associated with biochemical parameters regarding anthropometric variables. A significant difference between the BMI of patients with and without steatosis could be observed. Conclusions : There was a predominance of hepatic steatosis in the overweight/obese group, which was associated with the increase in GGT and ALT levels.
Techniques in coronary artery stenting

1. Part I: Background of IVUS Imaging: Lessons Learned from IVUS about Interventional Procedures and Stenting in Particular 2. Predictors of Sub-Acute Stent Thrombosis 3. Angiographic and IVUS Predictors of Restenosis 4. A Summary of Current Stents 5. Physiologic Measurements of Lesion Severity to Guide Interventions 6. Part II: AntonioColombo's Approach to Different Lesion Stenting 7. Straightforward Lesions: Proximal Type A or B1 Lesions 8. Types of Stents, Bare Stenting vs SDS, Hoop Strength, Maximizing Results 9. Saphenous Vein Grafts 10. Diffuse Disease, Long Lesions 11. Small Vessels 12. Bifurcation Lesions 13. Ostial RCA 14. Left Main Disease: With or Without Bifurcation 15. Chronic Total Occlusions 16. Calcium and Thrombus 17. Complications: Dissections, No Flow, Rupture 18. In-Stent Restenosis 19. Stenting During Acute MI 20. The High Risk Patient: Poor LV Function, the Roles of IABP, CPS, Perfusion Balloon, Retroperfusion 21. Current Projects
Determinants of Labor Force Participation of Older People in Vietnam

As the proportion of the older population (those aged 60 and over) keeps increasing quickly in Vietnam, issues related to older individuals’ labor market behavior have drawn a great deal of public attention. This paper aims to identify the determinants of the Vietnamese older people’s decision to be active in the labor force. We used data from the Vietnam Aging Survey (VNAS) in 2011 - the first-ever nationally representative survey on older people - which comprised 2,789 respondents. We employed probit models and other statistical methods in order to ensure the validity of the results. The paper demonstrated that various individual factors (such as age and health status) and household-related factors (such as area of living) significantly contributed to older people’s decision about participating in the labor force. More interestingly, the effects of the above factors were statistically and significantly different for males and females and those living in urban and rural areas. To reach ‘active ageing’ in terms of work and income security, Vietnam should have some immediate and long-term solutions so to encourage the participation of older people in the labor force and improve their health and living conditions.
Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study (TLGS): rationale and design

هديكچ : نارهت ديپيل و دنق يسررب (Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study) لماوع عماج روط هب هك تسا يا هعلاطم ، ار زورلكساورتآ زاسرطخ ) ديپيل و دنق مسيلوباتم تلالاتخا هب هژيو هجوت اب ( سانش ينارهت يرهش تيعمج رد ،هدومن ييا يمديپيل سيد و نيريش تبايد زورب زا يريگشيپ و تيعمج نيا يگدنز ةويش رد رييغت تهج رد يياهلح هار ةيارا نآ زا فده تسا . ،هعلاطم نيا رد ۱۷۰۰۰ ةقطنم نانكاس زا رفن ۱۳ نينس رد نارهت ۳ ات ۶۹ يسررب تهج و باختنا يفداصت روط هب لاس ا ،يقورع ـ يبلق زاسرطخ لماوع و يندب تيلاعف ،يقاچ ،زكولگ لمحت مدع ،نوخ يراشفرپ ،تبايد ،نديشك راگيس هلمج ز دنريگ يم رارق يبايزرا دروم بسانمان يياذغ ميژر . تيعضو هب عجار يلك يا همانشسرپ ،هعلاطم ةياپ يسررب رد ادتبا رد خ لمع هب يرصتخم هنياعم اه هنومن زا ،هدشرپ روكذم زاسرطخ لماوع و درف تملاس دمآ دهاو . يقورع ـ يبلق ياهيراميب بلق راون زا هدافتسا ةليسوب ) رد ۱۲ قاقتشا ( زر ةمانشسرپ و ) ندنل تشادهب ةدكشناد هنيس درد همانشسرپ ( دوش يم يبايزرا . رب لاد هك يياهصخاش و يقورع ياهيراميب و زاسرطخ لماوع نيب طابترا ،هعلاطم دروم تيعمج تايصوصخ ،هلحرم نيا رد و تامدص دوش يم يبايزرا نارهت يرهش نانكاس رد ،تسا يياهتنا ياضعا هب هدرا . هعلاطم مود ةلحرم رد ) و رگن هدنيآ يسررب تلاخادم ( لقادح تدم هب ،ملاس دارفا ، ۱۰ ،ينس فلتخم ياه ههد رد اهديپيل و زكولگ تارييغت ريس و دنوش يم يريگيپ لاس ةطبار و هداوناخ دارفا رد تارييغت نيا طابترا دريگ يم رارق يسررب دروم يقورع ضراوع زورب اب اهنآ . ياهشهوژپ نينچمه يريگشيپ ياهحرط و تيعمج نيا يور رب يگدنز ةويش رد يرورض تارييغت لامعا اب هيلوا يريگشيپ روظنم هب يا هلخادم تفرگ دهاوخ ماجنا هيثلاث و هيوناث . ب ياه همانرب نيودت رد يسررب نيا زا هدمآ تسدب تاعلاطا دنلب يريگشيپ و يتشاده تفرگ دهاوخ رارق هدافتسا دروم روشك تدم .
MICROBIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL ANALYSES OF SAUSAGE AND LUNCHEON SAMPLES COLLECTED FROM SOME SUPERMARKETS IN MANSOURA CITY.

The present work was carried out to be ensured that the microbiological and chemical analyses of the collected samples of sausage and luncheon are safe for human consumption and in high quality for human nutrition or not, Microbiological analysis revealed that total bacterial count in luncheon sample ranged from 3.6x10 4 to 222.0x10 4 cfu/g. Most samples showed exceeding for the maximum limit (10 5 ). The total fungal count ranged from 0.31x10 2 to 240x10 2 cfu/g. lipolytic and proteolytic bacteria ranged from 0.0 to 55.7x10 and from 0.21 to 91.3x10 4 cfu/g respectively. Counts of Enterobacteriaceae members ranged from 0x10 2 to 157.7x10 2 cfu/g. The count of coliform organisms ranged from 0.05x104 to 40x104 cfu/g, Salmonella & Shigella were detected in 37.5% of the samples and Clostridium was detected in 50% of the samples. Furthermore, Listeria and Staphylococcus were detected in 68.75 and 87.5% of the samples, respectively. Counts of coliform ranged from 2.37×103 to 251.3×103 cfu/g. Microbiological results of sausage samples revealed that the values of total bacterial count ranged from 0.13×10 5 to 221.0x10 5 cfu/g. Fungal count ranged from 0.0 to 40.7x10 2 cfu/g. Lipolytic bacteria counts ranged from 0.0 to 234.3x10 cfu/g. Proteolytic bacteria counts ranged from 0.55x10 4 to 261.33x10 4 cfu/g. Enterobacteriaceae members count ranged from 0.35x10 3 to 225.0x10 3 cfu/g, Salmonella & Shigella were negative in all samples except two samples. About 53% of the examined samples were contaminated by Clostridium while only three samples (23%) were free from Listeria monocytogenes, all samples were contaminated with Staphylococcus except two sample. For chemical composition, all luncheon samples had moisture content up to 58.0%. The highest ash content was 6.72% in luncheon sample B4 while the lowest value represented in sample B1 being 5.11%. pH values of the collected luncheon samples are around 5.9 to 6.4. (Rabie, 2010). The values of TVN were ranged from 11.63 and 13.06 mg/100gm sample. (NPN) were varied from 0.18 to 0.39 and SPN did not exceed 0.5%, while TSN ranged also from 0.44 to 0.69%. All obtained value for the content of malondlhyde of fat for some collected luncheon products did not exceed 3.0 mg malondlhyde kg/oit. Chemical analysis of sausage samples showed that the moisture values ranged from 53.62 to 56.75%, Samples of A scored the highest value of fat being 46.07% . Protein ranged from 20.69 to 33.19%, TBA values also in the same level. pH values of the samples are around 6.15 and 6.61. Finally, samples of luncheon and sausage were chemically in accordance with the Egyptian Standard Specification (2005b) but from microbiological view most of the samples were not safe.
The Global Menu of Funds

We analyze the names of over 39,000 equity mutual funds sold in 77 countries between 1931 and 2016 in order to provide an aggregate perspective on the global evolution of mutual fund offerings. Despite the previously documented high degree of fund proliferation, we find that country-level fund menus have retained a low dimensionality and progressively converged to a common (“global”) menu. We show that menu convergence is driven by incumbent firms that seem to employ fund proliferation as a strategy to congest the product space and deter market entry.
Validación de una Encuesta de Actitudes de Lectura en estudiantes de Educación Básica

Las actitudes de lectura de los estudiantes de educación básica han demostrado ser relevantes en su desempeño lector, por lo que medirlas es fundamental para elevarlo, no obstante, existen pocos instrumentos validados en Chile que permitan relevar este fenómeno. El objetivo del presente estudio fue adaptar y validar el instrumento sobre actitudes hacia la lectura en niños de 4º a 6º Básico. Con respecto al método, el diseño fue de tipo evaluativo y descriptivo, el procedimiento cuantitativo y la muestra fue representativa y correspondió a 1.190 estudiantes de 4º a 6º Básico con los resultados se confirmó que las dimensiones del instrumento y de los ítems de cada una.
Artocarpus heterophyllus (Jackfruit): An overview

Artocarpus heterophyllus (Syn. Kathal) belonging to family Moraceae is an integral part of common Indian diet and is freely available in Indian and adjoining continents, its medicinal properties are also mentioned in Ayurveda. The plant is reported to possess antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic, antioxidant and immunomodulatory properties. Artocarpus heterophyllus is an important source of compounds like morin, dihydromorin, cynomacurin, artocarpin, isoartocarpin, cyloartocarpin, artocarpesin, oxydihydroartocarpesin, artocarpetin, norartocarpetin, cycloartinone, betulinic acid, artocarpanone and heterophylol which are useful in fever, boils, wounds, skin diseases, convulsions, diuretic, constipation, ophthalmic disorders and snake bite etc.