bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Wavefront-guided Enhancements Using the WaveLight Excimer Laser in Symptomatic Eyes Previously Treated With LASIK
Authors: Kanellopoulos A John , Pe Lawrence H 
Published: December 2018

ABSTRACT
PURPOSE: To describe our clinical experience in wavefront-guided LASIK enhancements using the WaveLight ALLEGRETTO system (WaveLight Technologie AG, Erlangen, Germany) for symptomatic eyes previously treated with standard LASIK.
METHODS: Twenty-six eyes of 20 patients with residual myopia, hyperopia, or mixed astigmatism and/or night vision symptoms after primary standard LASIK were considered for wavefront-guided customized retreatment using the WaveLight ALLEGRETTO WAVE 200 Hz excimer laser system (model 106). Preoperative best spectaclecorrected visual acuity (BSCVA), uncorrected visual acuity, topography with the ALLEGRETTO Topolyzer, wavefront analysis using the ALLEGRETTO WAVE Tscherning Analyzer, and contrast sensitivity were compared to postoperative (enhancement) measurements.
RESULTS: Twenty-two of the original 26 eyes underwent wavefront-guided enhancement, 4 were excluded because they did not meet wavefront-guided treatment inclusion guidelines of this study. Mean follow-up was 8 months (range: 6 to 13 months, standard deviation [SD] 2). All patients were within ±0.50 diopters (manifest refraction) of intended postoperative refraction. The mean preoperative BSCVA improved from 20/25 (SD ±0.12) to 20/18 (SD ±0.1) postoperatively. All patients gained at least one line of BSCVA, and a maximum of three lines. There was no loss of BSCVA in any patient. The total amount of high order aberrations (RMSH) decreased from an average of 1.04 (SD ±0.22) to 0.46 (SD ±0.14) µm. Patients also had a mean improvement in low contrast sensitivity of 59%.
CONCLUSIONS: Based on this small series, customized wavefront-guided enhancements using the WaveLight ALLEGRETTO system in patients who underwent previous LASIK appear to be safe and effective in correcting residual refractive error, reducing high order aberrations, and improving visual symptoms when reliable and reproducible measurements are achieved. [J Refract Surg. 2006;22:345-349.]
Analysis of Intraocular Lens Power Calculation for Eyes With Previous Myopic LASIK
Authors: Jin George J C , Crandall Alan S , Jin Yian 
Published: December 2018

ABSTRACT
PURPOSE: To evaluate the effectiveness of a manual keratometry (K) adjusted value for intraocular lens (IOL) power calculation in patients who underwent cataract surgery following previous myopic LASIK.
METHODS: Sixteen eyes of 14 consecutive patients who underwent cataract surgery after previous LASIK were evaluated retrospectively. All IOL powers were calculated using an adjusted K value (K minus 1.0 diopter [D]) with the Binkhorst II formula aiming for -0.75 to -1.00 D final refraction. Additionally, the IOL power for each eye was retrospectively calculated using K, refractive-derived K, and adjusted K with the Binkhorst II, HoIladay I, and SRK/T formulas. The final refraction was used as a criterion of accuracy of each approach.
RESULTS: Uncorrected visual acuity ≥20/40 was achieved in 14 (87.5%) of 16 eyes. The mean postoperative spherical equivalent refraction was -0.41±0.57 D (range: +0.50 to -2.00 D). Twelve (75%) of 16 eyes were within ±0.50 D of emmetropia and 15 (94%) of 16 eyes were within ±1.00 D. No eye was >+1.00 D.
CONCLUSIONS: Using an adjusted K with the Binkhorst Il formula, aiming for -0.75 to -1.00 D, and with the Holladay I formula, aiming for -0.50 to -1.00 D, measuring K with a regular manual keratometer permits determination of an IOL power after myopic LASIK without the need of preoperative LASIK refractive data. [J Refract Surg. 2006;22:387-395.]
Traumatic Late Flap Dehiscence and Enterobacter Keratitis Following LASIK
Authors: Cheung Leanne M , Papalkar Daya , Versace Patrick 
Published: December 2018

ABSTRACT
PURPOSE: To report a case of traumatic flap dehiscence and Enterobacter keratitis 34 months after LASIK.
METHODS: A 36-year-old man sustained a flap dehiscence following traumatic right eye gouging by a seagull claw. He presented the following day with uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA) in the affected eye of 3/200 and organic foreign body deposits underneath the flap. Systemic and topical antibiotics were administered and urgent surgical debridement and replacement of the LASIK flap was performed. An Enterobacter species was cultured from an intraoperative swab.
RESULTS: After a prolonged postoperative course, including administration of topical ofloxacin, tobramycin, chloramphenicol, and dexamethasone, UCVA returned to 20/20.
CONCLUSIONS: Good visual outcome after early debridement and appropriate antibiotics was achieved. Patients should be advised to seek prompt ophthalmic consultation for injury after LASIK. [J Refract Surg. 2006;22:402-404.]
Bartomeu de Tresbens, físic i astròleg del Rei Pere el Ceremoniós i l’infant Joan: entre el servei a la corona i al municipi
Authors: Ferragud Carmel 
Published: December 2018

[ca] Bartomeu de Tresbens fou un metge, astròleg i filòsof al servei de dos reis de la Corona d’Aragó, Pere IV el Cerimoniós i el seu fill, el duc Joan, futur Joan I el Caçador, entre els anys 1360 i 1375, aproximadament. La seua important obra de contingut astrològic a penes ha estat estudiada, si n’exceptuem el Llibre de les nativitats. De la mateixa manera, la major part de la seua biografia ens és desconeguda. Conservem documents, correspondència fonamentalment, de la seua relació amb la monarquia, però també altres registres que el relacionen amb els municipis de Barcelona i Cervera. Molt particularment, en aquest segon cas, Tresbens va estar temptat per les autoritats municipals per fer de metge i possiblement de mestre. Aquest estudi fa un repàs a la seua biografia però se centra particularment en les negociacions del metge amb Cervera. Una estratègia amb la qual Tresbens sembla que volia assegurar un lloc on passar la resta dels seus dies i amb un sou desmesurat.
Conciliation études-travail rémunéré : cas des adolescent.e.s et jeunes de la commune de Tchaourou au Bénin
Authors: Alladatin Judicaël , Akakpo Ronel , Houéssigbédé Anselme 
Published: December 2018

La présente étude porte sur la conciliation études-travail rémunéré chez les adolescent.e.s et jeunes de la commune de Tchaourou au Bénin. Elle vise à identifier les caractéristiques personnelles et familiales des adolescent.e.s et jeunes de 12-24 ans qui étudient tout en menant une activité génératrice de revenus. Nos résultats révèlent que 20,71 % des adolescent.e.s et jeunes enquêtés sont concernés par la conciliation études et travail rémunéré. La situation est moins prononcée chez les filles que chez les garçons et on constate que le taux de conciliation étude-travail croît avec l’âge. L’étude met en exergue la place de la théorie de la crise dans l’explication de la dynamique des recours à la conciliation études-travail rémunéré chez les adolescent.e.s et jeunes. En effet, les individus ayant déclaré insuffisant le soutien financier dont ils bénéficient et ceux vivant dans les ménages pauvres sont les plus enclins à la conciliation études-travail rémunéré. Dans le contexte d’étude, il semble alors que les élèves ont recours à la conciliation études/travail pour obtenir les ressources financières nécessaires à la poursuite des études et à la subsistance et non pour se préparer à la vie professionnelle future.
Le sperma : forme, matière ou les deux ?
Authors: Lefebvre David 
Published: December 2018

Cet article s’intéresse à la manière dont Aristote utilise l’hylémorphisme pour son explication de la reproduction sexuée dans la Génération des animaux. Il se concentre sur GA I 19 où Aristote établit que les menstrues sont analogues au sperma. Dans les théories de la double semence, le mâle et la femelle apportent l’un et l’autre une contribution de statut causal identique. Aristote montre au contraire que les menstrues ne sont pas du sperma ; menstrues et sperma jouent deux fonctions causales différentes dans la génération : les menstrues apportent la matière et le sperma, la cause motrice et la forme. Mais l’hylémorphisme suppose qu’il existe aussi une identité entre les deux contributions, puisque la matière menstruelle est en puissance ce que les mouvements de la semence du mâle sont en entéléchie. Aristote maintient donc une identité entre les deux contributions. Il la conçoit de deux façons : le plus souvent comme une identité analogique (les menstrues sont analogues au sperma), parfois comme une identité quasi générique (semence et menstrues sont l’un et l’autre du sperma, moins élaboré dans le cas des menstrues). Aristote hésite entre ces deux solutions : dans le premier cas, le dernier résidu utile devient ou menstrues ou sperma ; dans l’autre, c’est le sperma qui devient menstrues chez la femelle ou semence chez le mâle. Aristote semble avoir hésité à considérer que le sperma est forme, chez le mâle, et matière, chez la femelle, ce qui l’aurait conduit à afficher une sorte de théorie du double sperma, chose qu’il refuse en vertu de l’identité profonde qui existe selon lui entre les menstrues et la semence du mâle.
Sur l’intellect comme cause
Authors: Zingano Marco 
Published: December 2018

Le principal objectif de cet article est de démontrer la thèse suivante : l’essentiel de la théorie aristotélicienne de l’action humaine repose sur le fait que l’agent est, au sens propre, capable d’agir autrement. Dans cette perspective, une distinction est établie entre la théorie de l’action et la psychologie morale d’Aristote. La première est structurée par la notion d’un agent capable au moment de l’action de choisir entre des contraires, tandis que la seconde se concentre sur la notion de caractère qui impose une fixité et une régularité aux actions de l’agent. La distinction proposée s’appuie sur une interprétation renouvelée de EN 1112a31-33, passage dans lequel Aristote affirme que l’intellect (pratique) est cause au même titre que la nature, le hasard et la nécessité.
La terapia a pressione negativa: costi e benefici/Negative pressure therapy: costs and benefits
Authors: Riservati Fiorella 
Published: December 2018

Con questo mio lavoro ho cercato di valutare quali aspetti caratterizzano la terapia a pressione negativa (o negative pressure therapy, NTP) e analizzato la validità di questo presidio mettendolo a confronto con l’utilizzo delle medicazioni avanzate. Oggi, in seguito alla spending review i costi di acquisizione di medicazioni, tubi, contenitori, e il costo del noleggio per uso domiciliare sono più elevati rispetto ad altri tipi di medicazioni, anche se oggi i costi della NTP stanno drasticamente diminuendo.
With this work I tried to evaluate which aspects characterize the negative pressure therapy (NTP) and I analyzed the validity of this technique comparing it with the use of advanced dressings. Today, due to the spending review, the costs of dressings, tubes, containers, and the cost of renting them for home use are higher than other types of dressings, although today the costs of NTP are drastically decreasing.
Perceptions of patients regarding diabetes-related health communication strategies in the Free State, South Africa
Authors: Nyoni Champion N. , Reid Marianne 
Published: December 2018

Background: This study researched the perceptions of patients diagnosed with diabetes concerning diabetes-related health communication strategies in the Free State province in South Africa. The prolongation and quality of life of patients diagnosed with diabetes are affected by lifestyle choices. An enabler of risk reduction is health communication which informs, influences and motivates individuals to adopted health-focused lifestyles.Aim: This study sought to describe the perceptions of patients regarding diabetes-related health communication strategies in the Free State, South Africa.Setting: This study was carried out in primary health care centres and community health care centres within the Free State province in South Africa.Methods: A qualitative, descriptive and exploratory research design was used in this study. Thirty-four patients diagnosed with type two diabetes for at least a year were purposively included in this study. Semi-structured interviews in Afrikaans, English, Sotho and Xhosa were conducted. Data analysis was through inductive reasoning and thematic analysis.Results: The majority of the respondents were older women having been diagnosed with diabetes for more than 5 years, with at least primary school education and of diverse South African ethnicities. The main prompting questions operationalised the term ‘perception’, probing their feelings, experiences and knowledge of health-related communication strategies as presented by a variety of information sources. After recording interviews, data were analysed according to themes, categories and sub-categories.Conclusions: The study highlights factors that encourage patients to seek help and foster attitudes of compliance. Practical problems regarding the management of diabetes are underlined. The role of family, as well as the patient–caregiver relationship, in the acceptance and management of the disease is revealed. Societal perception of male symptomology is shown. The study offers information to stakeholders and health care workers for continued successful management of diabetes in communities.
Do wage and wage satisfaction compensate for the effects of a dissatisfying job on life satisfaction?
Authors: De Coning Jacob A. , Rothmann Sebastiaan , Stander Marius W. 
Published: December 2018

Orientation: Research regarding subjective well-being (including life satisfaction and domain-specific satisfaction) is necessary, given the effects thereof on health, work performance, social relationships and ethical behaviour of employees.Research purpose: This study aimed to investigate the relationships among life satisfaction, job satisfaction and wage satisfaction, as well as how these relationships related to gross wage category in a South African sample.Motivation for the study: While research has shown that wage level and wage satisfaction are positively associated with both job and life satisfaction, the question arises whether wage level and satisfaction would compensate for the negative effect of a dissatisfying job on life satisfaction.Research approach/design and method: A cross-sectional design was used. A non-probability convenience sample (N = 763) in the form of the WageIndicator data set was obtained. Hierarchical log-linear analyses and cross-tabulations were carried out to determine the relationships that existed among the constructs.Main findings: Although job satisfaction and wage satisfaction were strongly related at a low level of wage satisfaction, fewer people were satisfied with their jobs at a high level of wage satisfaction level. Moreover, while job and life satisfaction were strongly related at a low level of job satisfaction level, relatively fewer people were satisfied with their lives at a high level of job satisfaction level. Wage dissatisfaction was associated with dissatisfaction with life but was more strongly associated with life satisfaction at a high level of wage satisfaction. Wage category and wage satisfaction did not interact with the job satisfaction level in affecting life satisfaction.Practical/managerial implications: Managers should attend to the perceptions of wage dissatisfaction at low wage and wage satisfaction levels. Such dissatisfaction may have a negative impact on the job and life satisfaction of employees and result in detrimental effects on employees and organisations.Contribution/value-add: This study contributes to scientific knowledge regarding the relationships between wage, wage satisfaction, job dissatisfaction and life satisfaction.
Atypical alveolar proteinosis
Authors: Narindra Lova Hasina Rajaonarison Ny Ony , Andrianah Emmylou Gabrielle , Ranaivomanana Volahasina Francine , Tomboravo Christian , Ranoharison Hasina Dina , Bruneton Jean Noel , Ahmad Ahmad 
Published: December 2018

AbstractAlveolar proteinosis is a rare pulmonary disease characterized by intra-alveolar accumulation of surfactant composed of lipoproteinaceous material, related to a lack of surfactant resorption by alveolar macrophages. Crazy paving pattern is characteristic, but not specific. The multinodular forms of this affection remain exceptional.
Campomelic dysplasia with 10 pairs of ribs in a preterm neonate: A case report
Authors: Basani Laxman , Aepala Roja , Macha Naresh 
Published: December 2018

AbstractCampomelic dysplasia (CD) is a rare form of skeletal dysplasia (incidence 1:200,000 births) which is associated with characteristic phenotypes including bowing of the limbs, a narrow thoracic cage, 11 pairs of ribs, hypoplastic scapulae, macrocephaly, flattened supraorbital ridges and nasal bridge, cleft palate, and micrognathia. In addition to the skeletal abnormalities, hydrocephalus, hydronephrosis, and congenital heart disease have been reported. We describe a preterm neonate who presented with respiratory failure and clinical features of CD. Our case had only 10 pairs of ribs, and to the best of our knowledge this is the first case report of CD with 10 pairs of ribs.
Magnetic resonance imaging of ankle ligaments: A pictorial essay
Authors: Sawant Yogini Nilkantha , Sanghvi Darshana 
Published: December 2018

AbstractAnkle trauma is commonly encountered and is most often a sprain injury affecting the ligaments. Accurate diagnosis and appropriate treatment rest on knowledge of complex ligamentous anatomy of ankle and the entire spectrum of pathologies. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the imaging modality of choice for diagnosing ligament pathologies because of its multiplanar capability and high soft tissue contrast. With MRI, it is possible to triage and attribute the cause of post traumatic ankle pain to bone, ligament, or tendon pathologies, which otherwise overlap clinically. In this pictorial essay, emphasis is given to the intricate and unique anatomy and orientation of ankle ligaments. Pathologies of ankle ligaments have been elaborated.
Nourishing Notions or Poisonous Propositions? Can “New Phenomenology” Inspire Gestalt Therapy?
Authors: Gutjahr Lothar 
Published: December 2018

AbstractAccording to some Gestalt therapists, the so-called “New Phenomenology,” created by the German philosophy professor Hermann Schmitz, should change essential components of Gestalt therapy. At first glance, Schmitz's terms, such as “felt-body” [Leib] and “atmospheres” seem to be compatible with Gestalt phenomenology. Alas, his understanding of those key terms is not compatible. He distinctly separates the phenomenological felt-body from the physical body, tearing apart the field. Atmospheres, he claims, can grip a person, making the individual into a passive factor in the field. The term “contact” is to be replaced by a rather metaphysically defined felt-body resonance or “Einleibung” [incorporation], as “New Phenomenological” Gestalt therapists propose. By analyzing Schmitz's publication about Hitler (1999), including his blatant lack of historic methodology and his penchant for quoting Nazi sources, this article concludes that Schmitz trivializes both Nazi ideology and the Holocaust. His anti-existential approach is quite indigestible for existentially-based Gestalt therapy.
Remembering a Socialist Future in Postdictatorship Chile: Utopian Anticipation and Anti-utopian Critique in Jorge Baradit's Synco
Authors: Saldías Gabriel A. 
Published: December 2018

ABSTRACT
The objective of the article is to describe and problematize the concept of socialist utopianism in the Chilean context of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries through an analysis of Jorge Baradit's alternate history novel, Synco. Published in 2008 but chronologically situated in the 1980s, Baradit's novel imagines socialist Chile as a dystopia disguised as a technologically advanced eutopia. This brings into the foreground many utopian contents of the past socialist experience in the country that are eventually dismantled by the anti-utopian, anti-ideological postdictatorship perspective of the author, which constitutes both a critique and a testament of the weakened state of current political trust and militancy in the country.
Impacto de la Plataforma MOODLE como soporte tecnológico al desarrollo de cursos presenciales en la FAREM-Carazo, UNAN-Managua durante el primer semestre del año 2017
Authors: Matus González Wilber José 
Published: December 2018

Con el objetivo de evaluar el impacto de la Plataforma Moodle como soporte tecnológico al desarrollo de cursos presenciales en la FAREM-Carazo, UNAN-Managua durante el primer semestre del año 2017, se realizó un estudio descriptivo, correlacional y analítico, en el que fueron analizados los datos sobre el nivel de satisfacción de los estudiantes y docentes con respecto al uso de la plataforma Moodle, además, se analizaron las características que poseen los cursos Moodle implementados en la FAREM-Carazo, en los cuales se logró determinar que existe un alto nivel de satisfacción de parte de los estudiantes, con un 75.72 % de tendencia positiva; por otro lado, gracias a la colaboración de los docentes de la FAREM-Carazo que implementaron cursos Moodle durante el primer semestre del 2017, se identificó cuáles eran los beneficios y dificultades de la utilización de Moodle basados en su experiencia, y por medio de un análisis de los diferentes cursos implementados por estos docentes se identificó las características comunes de estos cursos.
Gestão da informação na investigação criminal moçambicana
Authors: Guite Destinado Artur , Ferreira Marta Araújo Tavares 
Published: December 2018

Introdução: A polícia moçambicana é uma instituição pública inserida no Ministério do Interior que, em coordenação com outras áreas deste ministério, é responsável pela manutenção da lei e ordem, no que tange à proteção das pessoas e seus bens. Ela encontra-se dividida em diferentes setores de atividade onde se escolheu o setor de investigação criminal para se fazer o estudo por se notar uma gestão diferenciada da informação entre as direções deste ministério, o que influencia nos resultados esperados. Objetivo: analisar os sistemas e as fontes de informação que a polícia de Moçambique usa na investigação dos crimes praticados naquele país. Metodologia: Depois da revisão da literatura, a análise documental foi usada para contextualizar a segurança pública moçambicana, por meio de dispositivos legais e outros materiais usados na investigação criminal o que consubstancia o método qualitativo. O método quantitativo foi utilizado para analisar os dados obtidos por meio de um survey exploratório de corte transversal administrado a 40 instrutores de processos - crime na Direção de Investigação Criminal de Nampula. Os dados foram coletados entre dezembro de 2013 e janeiro de 2014. Resultados: A pesquisa revelou a utilização de sistemas de informação manuais, embora haja, na Direção estudada, recursos humanos qualificados para usar sistemas e fontes de informação automatizadas. Por outro lado, a informação contida nas bases de dados dos outros setores de atividade, mesmo que se demonstrem fontes de informação úteis para a investigação criminal, esta não tem acesso. Conclusão: a investigação criminal moçambicana precisa de mais estruturação para acompanhar a atual sociedade de informação. No que tange à gestão da informação, é necessário identificar as fontes de informação e os respectivos sistemas mais adequados para a operacionalização racional dos serviços institucionais. Há necessidade de se desenhar uma política de compartilhamento de informação ao nível mais alto da instituição, guiando-se pelas necessidades da mesma, o nível de contribuição desta para objetivos institucionais e o fim para o qual a informação é coletada.