bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Postoperative Physical Therapy Management of Tendon Transfer for Digital/Wrist Extension Due to Multifocal Motor Neuropathy
Authors: Volpe Steve 
Published: October 2016

Study Design Case report. Background Multifocal motor neuropathy is a progressive motor nerve disorder characterized by muscle weakness in the extremities. Muscle imbalance and weakness can become so severe that the involved extremity can be rendered nonfunctional. The purpose of this case report is to describe the physical therapy postoperative management of a patient who underwent a multiple tendon transfer to correct the loss of digital/wrist extension of the right upper extremity. Case Description A 38-year-old woman with a medical diagnosis of multifocal motor neuropathy, which caused muscle imbalance and weakness in the right hand, underwent a multiple tendon transfer to correct the loss of digit and wrist extension. The pronator teres was transferred and attached to the extensor carpi radialis longus and brevis. The palmaris longus was transferred and attached to the extensor pollicis longus. The flexor carpi radialis was transferred and attached to the extensor digitorum communis. The patient underwent static and dynamic splinting and a modified tendon transfer protocol starting at 3 weeks and ending at 16 weeks postsurgery. The patient attended therapy 1 to 3 times a week, depending on protocol stage and need for skilled therapy intervention. Outcomes Patient-reported outcome measures included the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) survey to monitor the return of function and the numeric pain-rating scale to assess pain. At the initial evaluation (3 weeks postsurgery), the patient's DASH score was 87.5 and her pain score was 7/10. At discharge (16 weeks postsurgery), the patient's DASH score was 37.5 and her pain score was 0/10. Strength impairment was monitored with hydraulic hand dynamometers and manual muscle testing. At discharge, her hand grip strength was 4.5 kg, her key pinch strength was 4.1 kg, and her 3-jaw pinch strength was 2.3 kg. Manual muscle testing grades were 5/5 for elbow extension/flexion, 4/5 for forearm pronation/supination, 2/5 for wrist extension, 1/5 for wrist radial deviation, 4−/5 for wrist ulnar deviation, 3/5 for extension from digits 2 through 4, 3+/5 for thumb extension, 5/5 for wrist flexion, and 5/5 for flexion from digits 1 through 5. At 1 year postsurgery, the DASH survey was sent to the patient for completion, at which time she reported a DASH score of 24.17. Conclusion This case demonstrated good outcomes for a patient who underwent a multiple tendon transfer to correct digital/wrist extension loss caused by multifocal motor neuropathy. This report provides guidance on the postoperative management of a fairly rare neurological disorder with an established orthopaedic surgery. Level of Evidence Therapy, level 5. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2016;46(12):1071–1079. Epub 30 Oct 2016. doi:10.2519/jospt.2016.6707
Intradiploic meningioma- A rare osteolytic calvarial lesion: A case report and review of literature
Authors: V Sandeep B , Roy Kaushik , Banga Manpreet Singh , Ghosh Partha 
Published: October 2016

Meningiomas are most commonest benign intracranial neoplasm which are encountered in clinical practice. One of the most uncommon variant is intradiploic meningiomas, which can present as osteoblastic or osteolytic calvarial lesion and should be considered as differential diagnosis. We here present a rare case report of osteolytic intradiploic meningioma of skull presenting as scalp mass with a background of head injury and discuss its management.Asian Journal of Medical Sciences Vol.7(5) 2016 103-105
Increased H2S synthesizing activity in plasma correlated to fasting blood glucose levels: A study in type 2 diabetes patients
Authors: Saha Pinaki , Dasgupta Sayantan , Nath Sukla , Ghosh Pradipta , Sen Santanu , Sau Tanmay Jyoti , Kumar Arun , Biswas Utpal Kumar 
Published: October 2016

Background: Diabetes mellitus is a major health problem not only in India but worldwide. Our country presently is undergoing an epidemic stage of this non-communicable disease.Though several etiological background of type 2 diabetes has been well explained, yet a number of recent literatures suggested a potential role H2S producing enzymes in the etiology and management of this metabolic disorder.Aims and Objectives: Our aim was to elucidate the relationship of H2S synthesizing activity in plasma and fasting blood glucose in type 2 diabetic patients. Materials and Methods: Sixty-two newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes patients and equal number of non-diabetic controls were included in the study. Enzymatic activity of synthesizing H2S in plasma was estimated following methods described earlier with further modification and standardization in our laboratory. All other parameters were estimated by using standardized kits.Results: FBG, PPBG, HbA1C, Fasting Insulin, H2S synthesizing activity in plasma in patients are significantly higher (p< 0.05) than the corresponding values in healthy controls H2S synthesizing activity in plasma is positively correlated with fasting plasma glucose and the correlations is significant(p=0.05).Conclusion: Our study though a pilot study with a small sample size, has elucidated that the values of H2S synthesizing activity in plasma are significantly elevated in type 2 diabetic patients and this may help researchers to develop H2S modifying agents and enzyme inhibitors which may open up new horizon in the treatment modalities of type 2 diabetes mellitus.Asian Journal of Medical Sciences Vol.7(6) 2016 6-10
Association of perioperative hyperglycemic state with postoperative infection
Authors: Ghildiyal J P , Ghildiyal Archna , Sharma Sarsij , Iqbal Bushra , Singh Shraddha 
Published: October 2016

Background: Perioperative hyperglycemia is frequently encountered in clinical practice. Recent evidence suggests that hyperglycemia plays a significant role in the development of postoperative infections (POI). Major focus has been placed on whether hyperglycemia, as an independent risk factor, is associated with increased infection. The optimal targeted blood glucose range to prevent POI remains unclear, especially in the intra-operative period.Aims and Objectives: To study the association between peri-operative hyperglycemia to the subsequent risk of post-operative infections through a prospective observational study.Materials and Methods: A prospective study of 101 patients undergoing different types of general surgery procedures followed up to 30 days post-operatively was done. Random blood Sugar (RBS) was taken (1) Pre-operatively (2) Intra-operatively (3) Postoperatively- after 6, 24 and 48 hours. Primary end points of the study were (1) Surgical wound infection (2) Urinary tract infection (3) Septicemia.Results: Out of 101 patients 57 developed perioperative hyperglycemia (incidence- 56.4%). In normoglycemic group of patients infection rate was 4.5% (2/44) as compared to 26.3% (15/57) in perioperative hyperglycemic group.Conclusion: The present study provides a convincing evidence of an association between perioperative hyperglycemia and post-operative infection apart from giving a possible relationship between preoperative blood sugar levels and postoperative infection.Asian Journal of Medical Sciences Vol.7(6) 2016 32-35
The Impact of Social Networking Sites’ Usage on the Academic Performance of University Students of Lahore, Pakistan
Authors: Waqas Ali , Afzal Muhammad , Zaman Fakhar , Sabir Muhammad 
Published: October 2016

Social networking sites are more common to the young generation worldwide. Pakistan’s major population is comprised of young generation. Thus, usage of social networking sites has become the trend among the youth of Pakistan which has strong effect on the student’s performance and habits. Thus, this study aims to examine the impact of social network usage on the university student’s academic performance of Lahore, Pakistan. Cross sectional survey technique has used in the current study. The self-administered questionnaire distributed to the 260 students of four universities of Lahore through convenient random sampling. Descriptive analysis was used to analyze the data while Chi-square (X2) analysis has performed to test the research hypotheses. The findings of the current study show that the university students of Lahore, Pakistan are using different social networking sites which has negative effect on the student’s academic performance and habits. Int. J. Soc. Sc. Manage. Vol. 3, Issue-4: 267-276
Experimental and theoretical investigations into the stability of cyclic aminals
Authors: Sawatzky Edgar , Drakopoulos Antonios , Rölz Martin , Sotriffer Christoph , Engels Bernd , Decker Michael 
Published: October 2016

Background: Cyclic aminals are core features of natural products, drug molecules and important synthetic intermediates. Despite their relevance, systematic investigations into their stability towards hydrolysis depending on the pH value are lacking.Results: A set of cyclic aminals was synthesized and their stability quantified by kinetic measurements. Steric and electronic effects were investigated by choosing appropriate groups. Both molecular mechanics (MM) and density functional theory (DFT) based studies were applied to support and explain the results obtained. Rapid decomposition is observed in acidic aqueous media for all cyclic aminals which occurs as a reversible reaction. Electronic effects do not seem relevant with regard to stability, but the magnitude of the conformational energy of the ring system and pKa values of the N-3 nitrogen atom.Conclusion: Cyclic aminals are stable compounds when not exposed to acidic media and their stability is mainly dependent on the conformational energy of the ring system. Therefore, for the preparation and work-up of these valuable synthetic intermediates and natural products, appropriate conditions have to be chosen and for application as drug molecules their sensitivity towards hydrolysis has to be taken into account.
COMPRESSIBLE RELATIVISTIC MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC TURBULENCE IN MAGNETICALLY DOMINATED PLASMAS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR A STRONG-COUPLING REGIME
Authors: Takamoto Makoto , Lazarian Alexandre 
Published: October 2016

ABSTRACT
In this Letter, we report compressible mode effects on relativistic magnetohydrodynamic (RMHD) turbulence in Poynting-dominated plasmas using three-dimensional numerical simulations. We decomposed fluctuations in the turbulence into 3 MHD modes (fast, slow, and Alfvén) following the procedure of mode decomposition in Cho & Lazarian, and analyzed their energy spectra and structure functions separately. We also analyzed the ratio of compressible mode to Alfvén mode energy with respect to its Mach number. We found the ratio of compressible mode increases not only with the Alfvén Mach number, but also with the background magnetization, which indicates a strong coupling between the fast and Alfvén modes. It also signifies the appearance of a new regime of RMHD turbulence in Poynting-dominated plasmas where the fast and Alfvén modes are strongly coupled and, unlike the non-relativistic MHD regime, cannot be treated separately. This finding will affect particle acceleration efficiency obtained by assuming Alfvénic critical-balance turbulence and can change the resulting photon spectra emitted by non-thermal electrons.
SUBMILLIMETER POLARIZATION OBSERVATION OF THE PROTOPLANETARY DISK AROUND HD 142527
Authors: Kataoka Akimasa , Tsukagoshi Takashi , Momose Munetake , Nagai Hiroshi , Muto Takayuki , Dullemond Cornelis P. , Pohl Adriana , Fukagawa Misato , Shibai Hiroshi , Hanawa Tomoyuki , Murakawa Koji 
Published: October 2016

ABSTRACT
We present the polarization observations toward the circumstellar disk around HD 142527 by using Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array at the frequency of 343 GHz. The beam size is 0.″51 × 0.″44, which corresponds to the spatial resolution of ∼71 × 62 au. The polarized intensity displays a ring-like structure with a peak located on the east side with a polarization fraction of P = 3.26 ± 0.02%, which is different from the peak of the continuum emission from the northeast region. The polarized intensity is significantly weaker at the peak of the continuum where P = 0.220 ± 0.010%. The polarization vectors are in the radial direction in the main ring of the polarized intensity, while there are two regions outside at the northwest and northeast areas where the vectors are in the azimuthal direction. If the polarization vectors represent the magnetic field morphology, the polarization vectors indicate the toroidal magnetic field configuration on the main ring and the poloidal fields outside. On the other hand, the flip of the polarization vectors is predicted by the self-scattering of thermal dust emission due to the change of the direction of thermal radiation flux. Therefore, we conclude that self-scattering of thermal dust emission plays a major role in producing polarization at millimeter wavelengths in this protoplanetary disk. Also, this puts a constraint on the maximum grain size to be approximately 150 μm if we assume compact spherical dust grains.
Identification of Entamoeba histolytica and E. dispar infection in Maceió, Alagoas State, northeast Brazil
Authors: Santos Rafael V , Fontes Gilberto , Duarte Iasmin A C , Santos-Júnior José A. , Rocha Eliana M M 
Published: October 2016

Introduction: A cross-sectional study was carried out to assess the prevalence of E. histolytica and E. dispar by examining stool samples obtained from 1,003 students of public schools in Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil. Methodology: All stool samples were processed using the spontaneous sedimentation technique and examined microscopically for the presence of Entamoeba species. In order to distinguish infections caused by E. histolytica, fecal samples presenting cysts of Entamoeba were subjected to specific enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Results: The analysis of the fecal specimens by microscopy identified 6.4% (64/1,003) students positive for E. histolytica/E. dispar/E. moshkovskii cysts. The prevalence of E. histolytica detected by ELISA was 3.0% (30/1,003) and by PCR 2.8% (28/1,003), but the difference is not statistically significant (p > 0.05). The prevalence of E. dispar in schoolchildren was 5.0% (50/1,003). Mixed infections with E. histolytica and E. dispar were also detected by PCR. Even though immunological and molecular methods have shown similar results for identification of E. histolytica, ELISA is advantageous over the PCR since it is relatively cheaper and easier to perform. Conclusions: Our study demonstrated the occurrence of E. histolytica in Maceió and highlights the need to introduce a specific diagnostic test to detect amoebiasis cases in public laboratories.
Sécurité
Authors: Naszályi Philippe 
Published: October 2016

La sécurité « des biens et des personnes », s’exprime parfaitement dans ce numéro où finance et organisation recouvrent les réalités actuelles de cette fonction qu’H. Fayol fait remonter en quatrième position dans l’ordre des fonctions de la version définitive de son ouvrage de 1916. L’expérience nous montre que la sécurité, en ces périodes troublées et dans cet environnement turbulent ; si l’on ne parle que du monde des affaires, doit être une priorité pour les chefs d’entreprise, notamment dans le domaine en plein développement de la cybercriminalité. Les cinq articles qui constituent le 1 er dossier : Sécurité en finance : information et développement entendent rappeler que la sécurité n’est plus seulement affaire de police ou d’armée, mais est un facteur fondamental du développement. Le 2 e dossier : Sécurité en organisation : image et psychologie , marie les ressources humaines et le maniement des hommes par et pour le marketing.
Les déterminants du recours à la divulgation volontaire d’informations dans les états financiers au format XBRL
Authors: Teller Pierre , Dufour Dominique , Luu Philippe , Séverin Éric 
Published: October 2016

Pour améliorer la qualité et la disponibilité de l’information financière accessible au public, la SEC (Securities Exchange Commission) demande aux entreprises de déposer leurs états financiers dans un format numérique standard : XBRL. Il existe une liste d’éléments, appelée taxonomie, et fournie par l’organisme de normalisation comptable, que le producteur peut utiliser pour produire un fichier conforme. Mais on constate que très souvent les entreprises choisissent de compléter cette liste par des éléments personnalisés, dans des proportions qui varient énormément. Cette étude vise à comprendre quels sont les facteurs qui poussent les entreprises à avoir recours à ces extensions. Nous montrons à partir d’un échantillon de 2924 entreprises que la taille et la dispersion de l’actionnariat permettent d’expliquer l’utilisation de ces extensions.
La titrisation aux États-Unis et au Canada
Authors: Racicot François-Éric , Théoret Raymond , Calmès Christian 
Published: October 2016

Depuis la récente crise économique, la titrisation des actifs financiers – et notamment des hypothèques résidentielles – est menacée, tant aux États-Unis qu’au Canada. Aux États-Unis, les banques ont stoppé complètement leurs activités de titrisation. Au Canada, le marché du papier commercial adossé à des actifs est moribond et les nouvelles normes comptables (IFRS) grèvent l’avenir de la titrisation des hypothèques résidentielles. Cependant, en dépit de failles non négligeables, la titrisation contribue à diminuer la procyclicité de la croissance du crédit. Des mesures doivent donc être mises en œuvre par les autorités des marchés financiers pour revigorer la titrisation.
Agressivité fiscale et déduction pour capital à risque
Authors: Bauweraerts Jonathan , Vandernoot Julien 
Published: October 2016

La taxation des revenus constitue un coût non négligeable pour tout type d’entreprise. Il est donc généralement accepté que les actionnaires sont partisans d’une minimisation de l’impôt, et ont de ce fait recours à une politique fiscale agressive. Néanmoins, cette hypothèse ne distingue pas les propriétaires familiaux des propriétaires non familiaux. L’objectif de cette étude est dès lors d’appréhender l’effet du caractère familial sur le niveau d’agressivité fiscale de l’entreprise. Deux régressions sont construites, en utilisant deux indicateurs de l’agressivité fiscale, à savoir les rapports impôts payés/bénéfice avant impôt et moyenne des impôts payés/bénéfice avant impôt, sur la base de données de panel et en coupe transversale pour la période 2002-2010. Les résultats obtenus sur un échantillon de 215 entreprises belges non cotées mettent en évidence une relation positive entre le caractère familial et le niveau d’agressivité fiscale.
Study on the Signal Transmission Characteristics of 2.4GHz Wireless Network in Dorms
Authors: Hu Guoqiang 
Published: October 2016

In accordance with the deployment requirements of WLAN node in college student dorms and its features of application environment, this paper studies the relevance among factors like radio-frequency signal transmission characteristics, communication distance, AP height and transmission path, etc., with a case study of AP radio frequency 2.4GHz. Experiments show that the attenuation of wireless network signal in student dorms conforms to Keenan-Motley model. When AP is fixed, the signal strength received by laptop generally reduces with the increase of communication distance, yet just opposite with packet loss rate. When deploying AP, 1.25-1.75 height is ideal, and one-side coverage of 3 dorm rooms optimal. Based on the above researches, a relational model of AP height, communication distance and received signal strength is established. In it, model parameter and AP height display a cubic polynomial relationship, and attenuation coefficient and AP height show a quadratic polynomial relationship. Experiment results demonstrate that this model can satisfactorily predict the received signal strength of different AP heights and communication distances, providing technical support for wireless network deployment in student dorms.
L’innovation est le ton qui fait la chanson : une approche musico-prosodique en secteur Lansad
Authors: Frost Dan , Guy Rebecca 
Published: October 2016

La production orale pose de nombreuses difficultés pour les apprenants francophones en anglais et peut-être plus encore dans le secteur Lansad où ils sont souvent adultes et où le temps et les ressources sont particulièrement limités. Le langage et la musique ont de nombreux points en commun : lors de ces deux activités humaines le rythme, le ton et le timbre sont primordiaux, et c’est au niveau de la prosodie que les différences entre l’anglais et le français sont les plus importantes. Le projet Innovalangues1 porté par l’université Grenoble Alpes propose des solutions autour du développement d’un dispositif d’enseignement hybride de l’anglais et d’autres langues et une partie de ces solutions concerne la production orale. Compte tenu des systèmes phonologiques des deux langues et des ressemblances entre le langage et la musique, nous avons développé une approche pédagogique inspirée en grande partie de la musicologie et de la pédagogie de la musique. Après avoir décrit notre cadre théorique, nous présenterons notre approche ainsi que certains des outils dont nous nous servons dans le projet.
Contrôle social et techniques numériques
Authors: Carré Dominique , Vétois Jacques 
Published: October 2016

L’objet de cet article est de présenter à grands traits l’évolution du contrôle social par la technique informatique, que l’on appellerait plus volontiers aujourd’hui le numérique. Il est possible d’identifier au cours de ces cinquante dernières années la montée en puissance de ce qui est devenu la problématique « informatique et libertés », qui va s’affirmer à travers quatre thématiques : fichage, enfichage et tri ; surveillance planétaire globale ; affichage de soi, médiatisation du dévoilement ; reconquête de l’anonymat et protection des données personnelles. La caractéristique principale est que l’apparition d’une nouvelle thématique ne se substitue pas à une plus ancienne.
TIC, tac, tic, tac… Du temps traqué au travail contrôlé : le cas du transport routier de marchandises
Authors: KOGAN Anne-France 
Published: October 2016

Cet article s’appuie sur une recherche sur l’évolution des organisations et des métiers dans le secteur du TRM (transport routier de marchandises). Il présente les différentes articulations entre les modalités de contrôle et la dimension temporelle qui est au cœur de l’organisation du fret. Ces organisations évoluent dans un système capitaliste où le travail n’est considéré que par la force produite et le temps écoulé. Cette représentation « abstraite » du travail permet la mise en place d’une société disciplinaire (la discipline du flux auquel on se soumet) et d’une société de contrôle (la prolifération des traces numériques a des effets incitateurs sur les comportements), dans la perspective ouverte par Foucault et Deleuze.