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New approaches in layer by layer synthesis of collagen/hydroxyapatite composite materials
Authors: Ilie Andreia , Andronescu Ecaterina , Ficai Denisa , Voicu Georgeta , Ficai Maria , Maganu Maria , Ficai Anton
Published: February 2011

The aim of this work was to increase our understanding of collagen (COLL)/ hydroxyapatite (HA) composite materials; more specifically, we focused on the study of the influence of the precursorconcentrations over the final content of deposited HA. We found that the increase of the precursor concentrations led to better mineralization (on the basis of the content of deposited mineral phase). Regardless of the precursor concentrations, the content of the deposited amount was found to increase with the increase of the number of deposited layers. Quantification of the mineral phase amount was achieved by gravimetric determination. Based on the determined deposition equation the number of layers can be easily determined in order to obtain composite materials with desired content of mineral phase.
Assessment of heavy metals emission from traffic on road surfaces
Authors: Pal Sudip , Wallis Steve , Arthur Scott
Published: February 2011

This study aims to analyse RDS heavy metal concentrations on road deposited sediment (RDS) using Riccarton Campus of Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland as a study site. RDS samples were collected at two transverse positions from different sites over a 4 month period in order to describe the influence of traffic on heavy metal emissions. The heavy metal concentrations of the RDS were determined by strong nitric acid digestion and atomic absorption spectrometry. The mean concentrations for Zn, Cu, Cd, Cr, Ni, Pb and Fe were found to be 213, 57, 1, 16, 15, 118, and 13497 mg kg-1 from samples near to the curb and 211, 79, 2, 15, 9, 35, and 14276 mg kg−1 from samples 1 m from the curb respectively. Furthermore for both positions the highest concentrations for all metals were associated with the finer fraction (<63 µm) and stronger correlations between the metals were found further from the curb than near the curb, indicating that metals accumulating on the road surface further from the curb may likely be from the same source (traffic), while the sources of metals near the curb are more diverse.
Surface properties of yeast cells during heavy metal biosorption
Authors: Kordialik-Bogacka Edyta
Published: February 2011

Properties of metal solution, environmental conditions and the type of biomaterials (microorganism genus, species or even strain) influence the mechanism of metal biosorption and consequently metal adsorption capacity, affinity and specificity. Cell surface properties determine the metal-microorganism interactions to a large extent. In this work the relationship between yeast surface properties and yeast’s ability to bind cadmium, lead and copper was studied. Surface charge and hydrophobicity before and after biosorption were determined using dye retention and solvent partition assays, respectively. There were differences in the surface charge and relative hydrophobicity among different yeast strains. A higher metal adsorption capacity for more negatively charged yeast cells was observed. Biosorption of heavy metals resulted in modifications to the surface charge and hydrophobicity of yeast cells. However, there were not statistically significant changes in the yeast surface charge and hydrophobicity after binding of heavy metals depending on the nature of the metal, initial metal concentration and solution pH.
C12 hydroxyester ethoxylates as nonionic surfactants
Authors: Materna Katarzyna , Tic Wilhelm , Sokołowski Adam , Hreczuch Wiesław
Published: February 2011

A series of ethoxylates of 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,3-pentanediol mono-isobutyrate representing a synthetic C12 hydroxyester hydrophobe was obtained. The solubility parameters, surface tension and critical micelle concentrations for model solutions were investigated. The new surfactants were found to produce extremely low foam levels and a non-standard surface interfacial behavior was determined. It was observed that the ethoxylates of the C12 hydroxyester formed an oriented monolayer at the interface regardless of their average polyaddition degree. Such behavior is different from the surface activities of commonly known linear nonionic surfactants and it indicates self organization of the surfactants at the interface. This feature offers possibility for application of these surfactants in nanotechnology as well as in the conventional cleaning processes.
Mechanochemical synthesis of some europium diketonates
Authors: Zaharieva Joana , Milanova Maria , Todorovsky Dimitar
Published: February 2011

Results on the influence of mechanoactivation (3–30 min) in a planetary ball mill on the composition, crystal structure, IR spectra and morphology of EuCl3·6H2O, dibenzoylmethane (HDBM) and mixtures of EuCl3·6H2O — HDBM and EuCl3·6H2O — HDBM — 1,10-phenathroline (phen) are presented. Mechanoactivation leads to a decrease of interplanar distances of the EuCl3·6H2O and HDBM and partial synthesis of Eu(DBM)3 and Eu(DBM)3·phen in the respective mixtures. The fluorescence properties of the products of activation (excitation and emission spectra, lifetime of the excited states) are similar to those of the complexes produced by the conventional “wet” methods, but the strongest excitation of the mechanochemically produced solid state samples is achieved at higher wavelength. Crystals of different forms (prismatic, needle-, long-length-leaf- and rod-like) are formed by mechanoactivation of the mentioned mixtures.
Innovative protocol for “ex vitro rooting” on olive micropropagation
Authors: Leva Annarita
Published: February 2011

The commercial micropropagation of olive trees is currently limited by the production cost. An ex vitro method for olive microshoot rooting could reduce both the production cost per plant and the propagation time. In this study a successful ex vitro rooting protocol tested on seven olive cultivars is reported. The explants of cv. Maurino were collected from fifth, sixth, and seventh proliferative subcultures carried out on MSM medium, while for the other cultivars the explants were collected from only seventh proliferative subculture. Continuous light during the rooting phase was a prerequisite for the success of the ex vitro protocol. The best source of microshoots for a high rooting percentage was the seventh proliferative subculture. Cvs. Coratina, Maremmano, Maurino, Picholine, and S. Francesco showed high rooting percentages with a range of 62–76%; whereas for cvs. Correggiolo and Frantoio the experimental conditions need to be optimised. Up to 90% of the rooted microplants survived, and continuous growth of shoots was subsequently observed. The proposed protocol can be easily applied to several different olive cultivars to produce microplants by commercial laboratories. The approach makes olive micropropagation in the nursery industry both possible and profitable.
The expression of myogenic regulatory factors and muscle growth factors in the masticatory muscles of dystrophin-deficient (MDX) mice
Authors: Spassov Alexander , Gredes Tomasz , Gedrange Tomasz , Lucke Silke , Pavlovic Dragan , Kunert-Keil Christiane
Published: February 2011

The activities of myogenic regulatory factors (MRF) and muscle growth factors increase in muscle that is undergoing regeneration, and may correspond to some specific changes. Little is known about the role of MRFs in masticatory muscles in mdx mice (the model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy) and particularly about their mRNA expression during the process of muscle regeneration. Using Taqman RT-PCR, we examined the mRNA expression of the MRFs myogenin and MyoD1 (myogenic differentiation 1), and of the muscle growth factors myostatin, IGF1 (insulin-like growth factor) and MGF (mechanogrowth factor) in the masseter, temporal and tongue masticatory muscles of mdx mice (n = 6 to 10 per group). The myogenin mRNA expression in the mdx masseter and temporal muscle was found to have increased (P < 0.05), whereas the myostatin mRNA expressions in the mdx masseter (P < 0.005) and tongue (P < 0.05) were found to have diminished compared to those for the controls. The IGF and MGF mRNA amounts in the mdx mice remained unchanged. Inside the mdx animal group, gender-related differences in the mRNA expressions were also found. A higher mRNA expression of myogenin and MyoD1 in the mdx massterer and temporal muscles was found in females in comparison to males, and the level of myostatin was higher in the masseter and tongue muscle (P < 0.001 for all comparisons). Similar gender-related differences were also found within the control groups. This study reveals the intermuscular differences in the mRNA expression pattern of myogenin and myostatin in mdx mice. The existence of these differences implies that dystrophinopathy affects the skeletal muscles differentially. The finding of gender-related differences in the mRNA expression of the examined factors may indicate the importance of hormonal influences on muscle regeneration.
Sexual Consent and the Adolescent Male, or What Can We Learn from the Greeks?
Authors: Hubbard Thomas K.
Published: February 2011

Classical Athens offers a useful comparative test‐case for essentialist assumptions about the necessary harm that emanates from sexual intimacy between adults and adolescent boys. The Athenian model does not fit victimological expectations, but instead suggests that adolescent boys could be credited with considerable powers of discretion and responsibility in sexual matters without harming their future cultural productivity. Contemporary American legislation premised on children’s incapacity to “consent” to sexual relations stems from outmoded gender constructions and ideological preoccupations of the late Victorian and Progressive Era; that it has been extended to “protection” of boys is a matter of historical accident, rather than sound social policy. Rigorous social science and historical comparanda suggest that we should consider a different “age of consent” for boys and girls.
Incidences of Birth Abnormalities, Congenital Defects and their Association with Consanguineous Marriages in Rajshahi: A Case Study
Authors: Islam M Saiful , Ahmed Sharmin
Published: February 2011

Context: It has long been claimed that consanguineous marriages are deleterious to human well beings, but their association with incidences of birth abnormalities and congenital defects has not been well studied in our societies. Objectives: To investigate frequencies of common birth abnormalities and congenital defects in children from congenital marriages in Rajshahi Metropolis areas. Materials and Methods: A total of 150 clinical patients were chosen at random from 10 hospitals and clinics for recording their birth related abnormalities, whereas 281 children from 100 consanguineous couples from 17 Wards were included in the study for examining their congenital defects. All the patients, children and their parents were interviewed separately for recording the case histories.Results: Frequencies of miscarriages (0.65), stillbirths (0.38), postnatal deaths (0.30), and preterm deliveries (0.50) each in consanguineous cases differed significantly from that in non-consanguineous cases (P<0.001). In addition, significantly shortened gestational ages (34.37±4.08 wks) and lower live birth weights (3.20±0.72 kg) prevailed in the children from consanguineous marriages (P<0.001). Frequencies of six congenital defects in 76 children (30 females: 46 males) viz., deaf-mutism (0.70), cerebral palsy (0.12), mental retardation (0.11), blindness (0.04), syndactyly (0.02) and deaf-mutism coupled with mental retardation (0.01), were recorded  from 100 consanguineous couples who had a total of 281 children. Conclusion: Demerits of the prevailing tradition of marrying close relatives in our society are obvious from the present results. Moreover, association between consanguinity and various birth and congenital malformations was statistically significant compared to the non-consanguineous cases.Key words: Birth abnormalities; congenital defects; consanguineous marriagesDOI: 10.3329/jbs.v17i0.7115J. bio-sci. 17: 107-112, 2009
Toxicity of Four Plant Based Products Against Three Stored Product Pests
Authors: Talukder Debashish , Khanam LA Muslima
Published: February 2011

Context: Plant essential oil play an important role in stored product pests protection. Emulsified oil can easily mix with water and also revealed the same insecticidal activity as essential oil of plants that could be used in store as well as in the field as an alternative synthetic insecticide. Objectives: The objective of this study is to investigate the efficacy of emulsified petroleum ether extract of Acorus calamus L. rhizome alone and three other combination of plant materials against three stored product pests, viz. Callosobruchus chinensis L., Sitophilus oryzae (L.) and Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) in adult phase in laboratories condition. Materials and method: Petroleum ether extract of different plant parts were emulsified. The emulsified products were A. calamus rhizome alone, A. calamus + Corchorus capsularis L. seed, A. calamus + Thevetia neriifolia Juss. seed and A. calamus + Zingiber cassumunar Roxb. rhizome. The residual film technique method was conducted to determine the LC50 value of above mentioned plant extract against three stored product pests. Results: Noticeable mortality was noted for all species after 24 and 48 hours of the treatment with the emulsified products, although highest mortality of C. chinensis was observed with A. calamus alone after 24 hours but it varied at 48 hours where the A. calamus + T. neriifolia showed the most effective result. The LC50 values of A. calamus alone products were 13.30 and 6.59 µgcm-1 and for A. calamus + T. neriifolia were 18.37 and 4.45 µgcm-1 against C. chinensis adults after 24 and 48 hours treatment respectively. A. calamus + T. neriifolia products showed the lowest LC50 values (43.27 µgcm-1) against Sitophilus oryzae at 24 hours treatment but it varied at 48 hours where A. calamus (L.) alone (13.72 µgcm-1) was found to be the most effective toxicant. A. calamus alone showed the lowest LC50 values (166.78 and 123.55 µgcm-1) against T. castaneum adults after 24 and 48 hours treatment.Conclusion: Use of plants in controlling insect infestation would offer desirable solutions, especially in developing tropical countries, where plants are found in abundance everywhere, throughout the year.Key words: Plant extract; Contact toxicity; Callosobruchus chinensis; Sitophilus oryzae; Tribolium castaneum.DOI: 10.3329/jbs.v17i0.7124J. bio-sci. 17: 149-153, 2009
Regional Anaesthesia in Thyroid Surgery: A Safe and Effective Alternative to General Anaesthesia
Authors: Rahman SH , Sardar K , Atikuzzaman K , Fakir MAY
Published: February 2011

Context: Cervical plexus block anaesthetizes the pain sensitive structures in the neck, shoulder and skin of upper chest up to sternal angle which is suitable for operations in the neck and shoulder, particularly on the thyroid gland. It may also be used as a modality of pain therapy in this region. The aim the study was to find out the advantages and disadvantages of thyroid surgery under regional anaesthesia i.e. cervical plexus block. Methods: Nine cases of thyroid disorders were operated in Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Hospital, Dhaka, over a period of 18 months from July 2008 to September 2010, where lobectomy was done in 2 cases, hemithyroidectomy in 4 cases, isthmusectomy in 1 case, subtotal thyroidectomy in 1 case and total thyroidectomy in 1 case. Results: The advantages that we observed were less bleeding, time saving procedure, avoidance of endotracheal intubation, physical ability of the patient to take food and drink immediately at post operative period and early mobility of the patient after the operation. The only disadvantage that we faced was temporary dysphagia in one case. Key words: Cervical plexus block; regional anaesthesia; thyroid surgery. DOI: 10.3329/jdmc.v19i2.7072J Dhaka Med Coll. 2010; 19(2) : 76-79
Systemic Antibiotics Versus Topical Treatments for Chronic Discharging Ears with Underlying Eardrum Perforations
Authors: Masum SHIA , Fakir MAY
Published: February 2011

Context: Chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) is a common cause of preventable hearing impairment worldwide, particularly in low and middle-income countries. Untreated CSOM may result in permanent hearing loss, which in turn, may result in speech and language delays or permanent learning disabilities, as well as behavioural problem. Of the treatment options, the efficacy of using only topical antibiotics and combination of systemic antibiotics and topical antibiotics are most disputable. The present study was undertaken to investigate the role of adjuvant systemic antibiotics in the treatment CSOM. Methods: A randomized clinical trial was carried out on children with chronic suppurative otitis media at the ENT outpatient department of Dhaka Shishu Hospital from January to December 2009. Any patient presenting with a stage of ear disease in which there is chronic infection of the middle ear cleft, a non-intact tympanic membrane and a history of discharge for at least two weeks was considered as a case. A total of 112 cases of chronic suppurative otitis media were consecutively enrolled in the study. Of them, 72 completed 3rd follow up visit and hence, considered evaluable. Results: The results of the study demonstrated that the study groups were almost identical in terms of age, sex, socioeconomic class and residence. The peak age incidence of chronic suppurative otitis media was found between 4-6 years (around 75%). In both the groups, the patients were predominantly male, belonged to poor and lower middle class families and slum dwellers. No significant difference was observed between the study groups in terms of primary and secondary outcome as well as the complications encountered by the patients. Patients of who received combined therapy, 70% of them showed resolution of otorrhoea by 2 weeks and 95% by 3 weeks, which in the patients of topical antibiotics alone was 50% and 87.5% respectively. The trial did not show any adverse event except tinnitus complained by a few patients in both groups. Conclusion: Topical quinolone antibiotics (ciprofloxacin) are equally effective as topical plus oral antibiotics (ciprofloxacin) for resolution of otorrhoea from uncomplicated CSOM. However, for faster resolution of otorrhoea, a short course systemic antibiotic can be added. Key words: Chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM); topical antibiotics; topical plus systemic antibiotics; primary outcome; secondary outcome. DOI: 10.3329/jdmc.v19i2.7075J Dhaka Med Coll. 2010; 19(2) : 86-90
An Observational Study on Use of Misoprostol In Termination of Unintended Pregnancy in a Rural Setting
Authors: Banu N , Akhter QS
Published: February 2011

Background: Menstrual regulation (MR) is the abortion method in Bangladesh, majority of unwanted pregnancies are nevertheless induced by unskilled persons using different abortifacients. Now-a-days, in Bangladesh, the women of rural areas have found such an alternative in 'tablet misoprostol' which is introduced to them by the drug sellers, rural health service providers, and non-technical hospital staffs. Objectives: The objective of this study was to investigate the experience, achievement and satisfaction of clients with acceptability and safety of misoprostol. Methods: This observational study was carried out on all the patients attending outpatient as well as inpatient departments with a history of abortion at Chakaria Upazilla Health Complex, Cox’s Bazar from October, 2009 to April, 2010. But the patients who had a history of misoprostol induced abortion only were treated as the sample. Results: Out of the 66 abortion patients (study population), 43 were the sample (65.15%). Women took vaginal bleeding as achievement for termination of pregnancy, no mater whether it was complete or partial. Side effects of the drugs e.g. pyrexia, shivering, vomiting and cramp were short lasting and were within tolerance level, and thus induced women to accept the procedure gladly. All of them accepted it for future use (100%) and would recommend the procedure for friends and family (100%). Conclusion: The present study found an off-label use of misoprostol by the women themselves as abortifacients in a poor rural setting in Bangladesh. The women used the drug as they found it safe, cost effective and efficacious, and a self applicable home method. Its availability in open market (as an antiulcer drug) also facilitates its use. Key Words: Misoprostol; termination of pregnancy; induced abortion; rural women. DOI: 10.3329/jdmc.v19i2.7079J Dhaka Med Coll. 2010; 19(2) : 109-114
Vesicouterine Fistula with Menouria - A Case Report
Authors: Akther R , Sultana N , Hossain T , Ara I
Published: February 2011

Vesicouterine fistula is a very rare urogenital fistula but may be iatrogenic, following a Caesarean section operation. Presentation and position of fistulas make their diagnoses very difficult. Hysteroscopy, cystoscopy, hysterosalphingography, Computed Tomography scan and Magnetic Resonance Imaging are very useful to diagnose the condition precisely. History of the patient, clinical examination and instillation of methylene blue into the uterine cavity through cervix or through the urethra are an option to diagnose vesicouterine fistula in a low resource centre. Key words: Vesicouterine fistula; Menouria; Caesarean section. DOI: 10.3329/jdmc.v19i2.7088J Dhaka Med Coll. 2010; 19(2) : 150-153
Restoration Politics and Sentimental Poetics in A.-J.-B. Defauconpret's Translations of Sir Walter Scott
Authors: Barnaby Paul
Published: February 2011

This essay shows how Auguste-Jean-Baptiste Defauconpret's French translations of Old Mortality and Rob Roy followed a politically conservative agenda, reconfiguring Sir Walter Scott's novels for a Legitimist, Catholic, post-Napoleonic readership. Political rewriting went hand in hand with an aesthetic project as Defauconpret refashioned Scott's protagonists to resemble the domestic heroes of the French sentimental novel, exiling them to the private sphere. Yet Defauconpret inadvertently created an influential formal hybrid which not only caused the French historical novel to diverge radically from Scott's model but played a significant role in the evolution of the French realist novel.
Service abroad: Hölderlin, Poet-Translator A Lecture
Authors: Constantine David
Published: February 2011

The first half of this discussion is a descriptive assessment of the full range of Hölderlin's translating work, each item from fragments to complete plays being described in turn. The second half asks what this work meant, with particular attention to its contribution to the creation of a German poetic idiom.
Genotoxic Effect of Chronic Exposure to DDT on Lymphocytes, Oral Mucosa and Breast Cells of Female Rats
Authors: Canales-Aguirre Alejandro , Padilla-Camberos Eduardo , Gómez-Pinedo Ulises , Salado-Ponce Hugo , Feria-Velasco Alfredo , De Celis Ruth
Published: February 2011

The genotoxicity of some environmental contaminants may affect human health directly by damaging genetic material and thus plays an important role in cancer development. Xenoestrogens are one kind of environmental pollutants that may alter hormonal routes or directly affect DNA. The number of available biomarkers used to assess genetic risk and cancer is very extensive. The present study evaluated genotoxicity produced by the pesticide DDT on systemic and mammary gland cells obtained from adult female Wistar rats. Oral mucosa cells micronuclei were assessed; the comet assay in peripheral blood-isolated lymphocytes and mammary epithelial cells was also carried out. Additionally, oxidative stress was studied in mammary tissue through a lipid peroxidation assay. Our data showed an increase in lipid peroxidation, product of an increase in free oxygen radical levels, which leads to an oxidative stress status. Our results suggest that DDT is genotoxic, not only for lymphocytes but also to mammary epithelial cells.
Studies of New Fused Benzazepine as Selective Dopamine D3 Receptor Antagonists Using 3D-QSAR, Molecular Docking and Molecular Dynamics
Authors: Liu Jing , Li Yan , Zhang Shuwei , Xiao Zhengtao , Ai Chunzhi
Published: February 2011

In recent years, great interest has been paid to the development of compounds with high selectivity for central dopamine (DA) D3 receptors, an interesting therapeutic target in the treatment of different neurological disorders. In the present work, based on a dataset of 110 collected benzazepine (BAZ) DA D3 antagonists with diverse kinds of structures, a variety of in silico modeling approaches, including comparative molecular field analysis (CoMFA), comparative similarity indices analysis (CoMSIA), homology modeling, molecular docking and molecular dynamics (MD) were carried out to reveal the requisite 3D structural features for activity. Our results show that both the receptor-based (Q2 = 0.603, R2ncv = 0.829, R2pre = 0.690, SEE = 0.316, SEP = 0.406) and ligand-based 3D-QSAR models (Q2 = 0.506, R2ncv =0.838, R2pre = 0.794, SEE = 0.316, SEP = 0.296) are reliable with proper predictive capacity. In addition, a combined analysis between the CoMFA, CoMSIA contour maps and MD results with a homology DA receptor model shows that: (1) ring-A, position-2 and R3 substituent in ring-D are crucial in the design of antagonists with higher activity; (2) more bulky R1 substituents (at position-2 of ring-A) of antagonists may well fit in the binding pocket; (3) hydrophobicity represented by MlogP is important for building satisfactory QSAR models; (4) key amino acids of the binding pocket are CYS101, ILE105, LEU106, VAL151, PHE175, PHE184, PRO254 and ALA251. To our best knowledge, this work is the first report on 3D-QSAR modeling of the new fused BAZs as DA D3 antagonists. These results might provide information for a better understanding of the mechanism of antagonism and thus be helpful in designing new potent DA D3 antagonists.
Preliminary experience of a modified Maquet technique for repair of cranial cruciate ligament rupture in dogs
Authors: Brunel L. , Bollen G. , Balligand M. , Etchepareborde S.
Published: February 2011

The modified Maquet technique (MMT) uses the same principle as the tibial tuberosity advancement (TTA) for stabilization of the cranial cruciate ligament-deficient stifle in the dog. In the MMT, the tibial tuberosity is advanced in a similar manner to that used in the TTA, however the means by which the tibial crest is stabilized differs. The plate and fork originally described by Montavon et al. are not used (7). The MMT was first described by Maquet for use on humans it leaves intact a distal bony attachment to the tibial shaft, and the tuberosity is either reinforced or not by a figure-of-eight wire. In this paper, we describe the MMT, and we report the results of our first 20 canine patients with cranial cruciate ligament rupture that were treated by the MMT. Mean clinical bone healing time was 6.8 weeks (range 4 to 12 weeks).

The evidence provided by this Clinical Communication suggests that it is technically possible to achieve an advancement of the tibial tuberosity without the need for a plate. The MMT deserves consideration as a primary treatment option for cranial cruciate ligament rupture in dogs, and further evaluation in large clinical studies. Long-term follow-up and force plate analysis would be necessary to compare the MMT to both the TTA and the tibial plateau levelling osteotomy.
The intercondylar fossa indices of male and female dog femora
Authors: Kilimci F. Sevil , Yildirim I. G. , Onar V. , Pazvant G. , Kara M. E.
Published: February 2011

The intercondylar fossa (ICF) indices can be used to evaluate fossa geometry, which may in turn affect the function, pathology and intracapsular surgical repair of the cranial cruciate ligament. The measurements of digital images of the distal femur of 44 dogs were used to calculate the fossa width, shape, height and area indices. The mean values of fossa width index were found to be 0.19, 0.28 and 0.37 at the cranial, central, and caudal levels of the fossa, respectively. The mean values for fossa shape, height and area indices were found to be 0.71, 0.33, and 0.16, respectively. The differences in ICF indices between male and female dog were not significant. Therefore, it is suggested that gender differences related to ICF geometry may not have any effect on incidence of cranial cruciate ligament injury in dogs.
Carpal canal lipoma causing lameness in a dog
Authors: Ryan T. , Scott H. W. , Szabo D.
Published: February 2011

Carpal canal syndrome, or carpal tunnel syndrome, is the most common entrapment neuropathy in humans and is caused by compression of the median nerve as it courses through the carpal canal. A similar condition has been reported in horses, however there have not been any reported cases of a dog showing lameness secondary to compression within the carpal canal. This report describes the case of a dog exhibiting lameness secondary to a lipoma within the carpal canal. Lameness improved after surgical removal of the mass. This case highlights the need to consider compression of the tendons and nerves in the carpal canal as a cause of forelimb lameness in dogs when pain is localised to the carpus.
Use of the angularis oris cutaneous flap for repair of a rostral mandibular skin defect in a cat
Authors: Bradford M. , Bhandal J. , Degner D. A.
Published: February 2011

The angularis oris axial pattern flap is based on the blood supply of the angularis oris artery and vein. While the use of this flap for repair of canine facial wounds is well documented, this technique has not been reported in the cat. This Case Report presents the reconstruction of a large ventral chin and rostral lip wound with the use of this flap. Complete survival of this flap was observed in this patient.
Association of Knee Osteoarthritis with the Accumulation of Metabolic Risk Factors Such as Overweight, Hypertension, Dyslipidemia, and Impaired Glucose Tolerance in Japanese Men and Women: The ROAD Study
Authors: YOSHIMURA NORIKO , MURAKI SHIGEYUKI , OKA HIROYUKI , KAWAGUCHI HIROSHI , NAKAMURA KOZO , AKUNE TORU
Published: February 2011

Objective.

To clarify the association of knee osteoarthritis (KOA) with overweight (OW), hypertension (HTN), dyslipidemia (DL), and impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), which are components of metabolic syndrome (MS), in a Japanese population.

Methods.

We enrolled 1690 participants (596 men, 1094 women) from the large-scale cohort study Research on Osteoarthritis Against Disability (ROAD), begun in 2005 to clarify epidemiologic features of OA in Japan. KOA was evaluated by the Kellgren-Lawrence grade, minimum joint space width (MJSW), minimum joint space area (JSA), and osteophyte area (OPA). OW, HTN, DL, and IGT were assessed using standard criteria.

Results.

The prevalence of KOA in the total population in the age groups ≤ 39, 40–49, 50–59, 60–69, 70–79, and ≥ 80 years was 2.2%, 10.7%, 28.2%, 50.8%, 69.0%, and 80.5%, respectively. Logistic regression analyses after adjustment for age, sex, regional difference, smoking habit, alcohol consumption, physical activities, regular exercise, and history of knee injuries revealed that the OR of KOA significantly increased according to the number of MS components present (1 component: OR 1.21, 95% CI 0.88–1.68, p = 0.237; 2 components: OR 1.89, 95% CI 1.33–2.70, p < 0.001; 3 or more components: OR 2.72, 95% CI 1.77–4.18; p < 0.001). The number of MS components was inversely related to medial MSJW (ß = −0.148, R2= 0.21, p < 0.001), medial JSA (women only; ß = −0.096, R2= 0.18, p = 0.001), and positively related to OPA (ß = 0.12, R2= 0.11, p < 0.001).

Conclusion.

The accumulation of MS components is significantly related to presence of KOA. MS prevention may be useful to reduce cardiovascular disease and KOA risk.
Differentiation Between Wegener’s Granulomatosis and Microscopic Polyangiitis by an Artificial Neural Network and by Traditional Methods
Authors: LINDER ROLAND , ORTH ISABELLE , HAGEN E. CHRISTIAN , van der WOUDE FOKKO J. , SCHMITT WILHELM H.
Published: February 2011

Objective.

To investigate the operating characteristics of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) traditional format criteria for Wegener’s granulomatosis (WG), the Sørensen criteria for WG and microscopic polyangiitis (MPA), and the Chapel Hill nomenclature for WG and MPA. Further, to develop and validate improved criteria for distinguishing WG from MPA by an artificial neural network (ANN) and by traditional approaches [classification tree (CT), logistic regression (LR)].

Methods.

All criteria were applied to 240 patients with WG and 78 patients with MPA recruited by a multicenter study. To generate new classification criteria (ANN, CT, LR), 23 clinical measurements were assessed. Validation was performed by applying the same approaches to an independent monocenter cohort of 46 patients with WG and 21 patients with MPA.

Results.

A total of 70.8% of the patients with WG and 7.7% of the patients with MPA from the multicenter cohort fulfilled the ACR criteria for WG (accuracy 76.1%). The accuracy of the Chapel Hill criteria for WG and MPA was only 35.0% and 55.3% (Sørensen criteria: 67.2% and 92.4%). In contrast, the ANN and CT achieved an accuracy of 94.3%, based on 4 measurements (involvement of nose, sinus, ear, and pulmonary nodules), all associated with WG. LR led to an accuracy of 92.8%. Inclusion of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies did not improve the allocation. Validation of methods resulted in accuracy of 91.0% (ANN and CT) and 88.1% (LR).

Conclusion.

The ACR, Sørensen, and Chapel Hill criteria did not reliably separate WG from MPA. In contrast, an appropriately trained ANN and a CT differentiated between these disorders and performed better than LR.
Regards sur les petits éditeurs
Authors: Legendre Bertrand
Published: February 2011

Résumé Principalement fondées sur des enquêtes de terrain, ces études examinent la situation actuelle des petits éditeurs et établissent un bilan démographique des mouvements de création et de disparition de maisons d’édition entre 1988 et 2005. Elles décrivent notamment les conditions de fonctionnement de ces maisons, la spécificité de leurs choix éditoriaux et leurs difficultés d’accès au marché, tout en replaçant dans le contexte général de la profession les perspectives et les attentes de ces petites structures éditoriales.
Économies des droits d'auteur. I. Le livre
Authors: Robin Christian
Published: February 2011

Résumé Au-delà du demi-milliard d’euros versés annuellement par les éditeurs français en droits d’auteur, ceux-ci sont un point nodal de l’économie éditoriale. Une pression s’exerce sur leur niveau car c’est le seul paramètre sur lequel un éditeur peut jouer aisément. Les évolutions techniques risquent donc de pousser l’auteur, qui a accru sa part du travail dans la chaîne éditoriale, à prendre en charge l’ensemble de celle-ci, mais le statut du livre reste un atout stratégique des maisons d’édition. La croissance des rémunérations passant par des instances collectives est liée à la mise en place de mécanismes adaptés.
Économies des droits d'auteur. II – Le cinéma
Authors: Farchy Joëlle , Rainette Caroline , Poulain Sébastien
Published: February 2011

Résumé L’analyse économique des droits d’auteur dans le secteur du cinéma s’est fondée sur des données provenant tant du Cnc que des sociétés de perception et de répartition de droits (S prd ) concernées qui ont permis l’examen détaillé d’un échantillon de cent films de long métrage. Les auteurs et artistes-interprètes sont à la fois nombreux et divers dans la production d’un film : scénaristes, réalisateurs, auteurs de musique mais aussi éventuellement auteurs de l’œuvre littéraire adaptée, adaptateurs-dialoguistes, comédiens… L’analyse des modes de rémunérations et des prises de risques fait ressortir le poids des rémunérations salariales pour les comédiens, la généralisation des minima garantis pour les auteurs en lieu et place d’une rémunération proportionnelle qui se maintient surtout pour les auteurs de musique. Au-delà des salles, les différents modes d’exploitation (télévision, vidéo…) donnent lieu à des compléments de rémunération au travers d’arrangements contractuels qui misent plus ou moins sur les espérances de succès avec des formes complexes d’intéressement, de rémunération après amortissement, de mise en participation… Ceci conduit à des rémunérations peu lisibles mais fortement dépendantes de la notoriété des ayants droit dans leurs rapports au producteur, cessionnaire présumé des droits, autour de notions controversées comme la recette nette de ce dernier ou les conditions d’amortissement.
Les enjeux du livre au format de poche
Authors: Marti Éric
Published: February 2011

Résumé Tenant une place importante au sein de la filière du livre, le format de poche est dominé par un oligopole concurrentiel même si de petites maisons ont aussi recours à ce mode d’édition. Il a connu un grand succès du fait de la maîtrise du risque éditorial et de la recherche d’une optimisation des ventes. Le dynamisme de ce sous-secteur de l’édition a ainsi un impact sur l’ensemble de la filière du livre et en particulier sur les pratiques éditoriales. Mais la croissance de cet objet aux contours imprécis à force de s’élargir peut être menacée dans son modèle économique très tendu par la hausse des coûts ainsi que par les perspectives de numérisation d’une partie de son champ.
Auto-analyse et transfert
Authors: de Butler Annie
Published: February 2011

Résumé Les thérapies analytiques de couple sollicitent en permanence, et souvent de façon imprévisible, le contre-transfert du thérapeute. Comment être à l’écoute de l’infantile en souffrance en chaque conjoint, à travers les scénarios répétitifs qui structurent les crises conjugales, autrement qu’en utilisant sur un mode habituel le retour à l’auto-analyse ? Les thérapeutes de couple ont l’habitude de souligner la collusion inconsciente qui existe entre les deux membres d’un couple autour du symptôme qui les amène à consulter. Par contre, qu’il puisse exister une complicité inconsciente thérapeute/patient, visant à laisser de côté certains éléments constitutifs du symptôme en question, est une hypothèse rarement évoquée. Pourtant une telle hypothèse ouvre une piste féconde au travail analytique centré sur le transfert. C’est ce lien entre la pratique habituelle de l’auto-analyse chez le thérapeute et sa capacité à rester créatif dans le transfert qui est exposé ici.
L'adoption au risque de la haine dans le transfert
Authors: Baron-Preter Brigitte , Ozoux-Teffaine Ombline
Published: February 2011

Résumé Dans la situation d’adoption, le traumatisme est omniprésent : Traumatisme de la stérilité, de l’interruption de la chaîne généalogique et de l’irruption de l’inconnu dont l’enfant est porteur. Le travail du négatif est à l’œuvre. Le cadre de la thérapie familiale psychanalytique est utilisé pour contenir le négatif et permettre la symbolisation des liens d’adoption. Les thérapeutes accompagnent la famille dans ses mouvements oscillatoires paroxystiques d’intrusion et d’« absentuation » véhiculés dans le transfert. Grâce à l’élaboration du transfert et du contre-transfert s’instaure une « contenance familiale » des liens d’adoption.
L'arbregénéalogique, une création familiale
Authors: Cuynet Patrice , Mariage André , Lami Jeanne-Antide , Faggion Mireille , Puthomme Serge , Vannier Annick
Published: February 2011

Résumé En Thérapie Familiale Psychanalytique, le dessin libre de l’arbre généalogique est une création familiale qui invite à jouer dans un espace transitionnel où se superposent deux appareils à penser, celui de la famille et celui des thérapeutes. Proposer cette technique de médiation permet l’expression du fonctionnement inconscient familial dans une dynamique transféro-contre-transférentielle. Nous verrons au travers d’une présentation clinique comment le dessin de l’arbre généalogique et le moment de son introduction interrogent autant la famille que les thérapeutes et influencent le déroulement du processus thérapeutique.
Le transfert dans le travail avec la famille : un guide pour la reconstruction de l'histoire
Authors: Velotti Patrizia , Gigli Flora , Zavattini Giulio-Cesare
Published: February 2011

Résumé Cet exposé est une réflexion sur le rôle du transfert en tant qu’instrument utile à la reconstruction de l’histoire au cours du travail avec la famille. Son élaboration permet en effet aux membres de celle-ci de pouvoir intégrer réalité et fantasme en parvenant ainsi à une nouvelle lecture plus articulée des événements. L’illustration d’un cas clinique permet d’expliquer plus clairement à quel point les difficultés apparues au cours du travail avec un couple de parents peuvent conduire à une interruption précoce des séances, en ne permettant d’élaborer que partiellement la complexité des processus de transfert et de contre-transfert relatifs au groupe familial.
Dynamique et thérapie familiale psychanalytique
Authors: Möhring Peter
Published: February 2011

Résumé L’auteur aborde le développement historique de la thérapie psychanalytique de couple et de famille en Allemagne, pour dégager ses vues personnelles. À l’aide d’un exemple clinique il montre comment il veille à remettre en marche les interactions figées pour permettre à la famille de développer ensemble ses potentialités. Les processus transférentiels qui émergent peuvent être utilisés de manière thérapeutique.
Le surmoi et le transgénérationnel
Authors: Eiguer Alberto
Published: February 2011

Résumé Le surmoi individuel et familial est le produit de multiples facteurs. L’auteur traite des origines transgénérationnelles du surmoi. Cette idée s’inscrit dans la ligne de nombreuses découvertes freudiennes, notamment celles de surmoi culturel, d’intersubjectivité, de fantasme originaire, d’imago. Elle a peut-être influencé Freud lorsqu’il a souhaité redéfinir le surmoi comme une instance, en 1923. Toutefois, l’apport de la TFP se particularise par la mise en lumière de la part active et permanente de la groupalité familiale ; le surmoi s’active et se mobilise en se recréant constamment. Cela implique des perspectives thérapeutiques encourageantes, à condition toutefois que les thérapeutes soient sensibles à cette idée en adaptant leurs outils interprétatifs (pas uniquement le contenu de leurs interprétations). Dans la partie clinique, l’auteur parle de ces familles où la transgression de la loi se fait sentir (maltraitance, violence, inceste, délinquance) ; on peut lier ces manifestations avec les défaillances dans le processus de transmission générationnelle. Les questions du secret et du mythe s’avèrent aussi importantes que celle du don et de la dette impayée. Pendant la thérapie des familles « transgressives », le contre-transfert est sollicité de manière particulière au point de produire malaise, dégoût, rejet. Or si le contre-transfert se montre si « récalcitrant », comment construire une relation thérapeutique ? Le transgénérationnel dans le vécu des thérapeutes ne peut-il y jouer un rôle de dégagement et permettre à ces derniers de trouver une « empathie concevable » ? Et lequel ? L’auteur illustre ces idées par une TFP d’inceste.
Le rôle du transgénérationnel dans le lien de couple
Authors: Joubert Christiane
Published: February 2011

Résumé En référence à S. Freud (1914) et à ses deux modèles de choix d’objet, et à d’autres psychanalystes contemporains, l’auteur montre, à travers quelques séquences de psychanalyse de couple et de famille, un mode de choix d’objet transgénérationnel, sans doute le plus inconscient, à l’œuvre dans le lien conjugal, en toile de fond. Les « pactes dénégatifs », à la base de tout lien, selon R. Kaës (1987), représentations inconscientes, refoulées, déniées, infiltrées de traces transgénérationnelles, telles que les cryptes, fantômes, secrets, traces sans mémoire, comme le dit E. Granjon (2005), participent à la constitution du lien d’alliance et sont à l’œuvre en son sein. Les aspects transgénérationnels au sein des lignées de chaque partenaire entrent en résonance dans la rencontre, sur un mode inconscient. Le lien conjugal se construit et repose sur les failles de la filiation de chacun des partenaires. Le transgénérationnel est donc à l’œuvre dans la crise du couple qui se « déstructure » ce sur quoi il s’était fondé inconsciemment.
Génogramme et choix du partenaire en thérapie psychanalytique de couple
Authors: Sommantico Massimiliano , Boscaino Donatella
Published: February 2011

Résumé Les auteurs, en s’étayant sur le matériel clinique des quatre premières séances de thérapie avec un couple caractérisé par une dynamique qui peut se rapporter à la perversion narcissique, décrivent le travail déployé aux fins d’analyser le choix du partenaire et, plus généralement, l’alliance inconsciente spécifique du lien de ce couple. Cela a inévitablement conduit à revisiter l’histoire de chacune des deux familles d’origine. À travers l’analyse du génogramme, qui a occupé trois séances, les auteurs reviennent spécifiquement sur les composantes inter et transgénérationnelles de l’appareil psychique du couple. Une attention particulière est portée sur les influences intertransférentielles, inhérentes au couple hétérosexuel des thérapeutes, qui ont caractérisé la difficile structuration du néo-groupe thérapeutique.
Les « redoublements emboîtés »
Authors: Vidal Jean-Pierre
Published: February 2011

Résumé Dans les groupes de supervision l’expérience nous confronte à des inclusions multiples, mises en scène emboîtées où viennent se mêler dans un apparent imbroglio l’intrasubjectif, l’intersubjectif, le groupal, l’organisationnel, l’institutionnel… Tout se passe comme si venait se décliner une même problématique selon les codes et modalités spécifiques à chacun de ces registres au point de former de véritables redoublements en cascade. Nous devons supposer un attracteur de convergence organisant dans une mise en abyme la logique des conjonctions susceptible de lier ces différents espaces psychiques.
Se reconnaître dans la filiation
Authors: Eiguer Alberto
Published: February 2011

Résumé L’auteur aborde le thème de la reconnaissance en rappelant les analystes et les philosophes qui ont souligné son intérêt novateur. Pour incontestable que soit son rôle en famille, elle présente quelques particularités inhérentes à la question du lien de filiation. L’auteur examine alors la reconnaissance mutuelle des fonctions du parent et de l’enfant comme fondatrice de leur lien. Il considère ainsi la nomination de l’enfant, forme majeure de « l’être reconnu », et son emplacement sur l’échiquier familial et dans les lignées, sa découverte et son intégration nécessitant un travail conséquent. Il étudie les conséquences cliniques du défaut de reconnaissance, repéré notamment dans les pathologies du lien agissantes et perverses.
Autisme infantile, reconnaissance mutuelle et liens intersubjectifs
Authors: Loncan Anne
Published: February 2011

Résumé Les liens psychiques de l’enfant atteint d’autisme infantile précoce apparaissent fortement perturbés par cette pathologie de la reconnaissance où le fonctionnement intersubjectif est extrêmement ténu. L’expérience des thérapies familiales psychanalytiques montre qu’au sein de la famille, naturelle ou d’accueil, c’est l’ensemble des liens qui est affecté. La démarche thérapeutique vise à leur développement à travers, notamment, la reconnaissance des affects de chacun. Pensées et représentations s’étofferont avec pour perspective l’accès à la métaphore, à la temporalité et à la tridimensionnalité psychique. La mutualité dans la reconnaissance générationnelle en serait la condition.
Répétition traumatique et devenir du collapsus topique dans les générations à l'adolescence
Authors: Talpin Jean-Marc , Talpin-Jarrige Odile
Published: February 2011

Résumé L’adolescence, du fait de l’accès au sexuel génital et de la séparation qui se profile, mobilise des enjeux psychiques profonds dans la famille. Cette question est plus particulièrement travaillée dans ce texte à partir d’une situation clinique mobilisant la relation mère-fille à partir de la répétition d’un traumatisme sexuel. Les auteurs proposent que cette répétition témoigne d’une transmission psychique inconsciente entre mère et fille, transmission sur le mode de l’emprise qui conduit à un traitement du collapsus topique dans le transgénérationnel.