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Prévention des risques et adaptation du domicile des personnes âgées
Authors: Cauvin Sandrine 
Published: September 2012

« 9 Français sur 10 de plus de 45 ans veulent vieillir chez eux, mais bien souvent leur logement n’est pas adapté. » Depuis 2007, le groupe Réunica se mobilise afin de permettre de faciliter l’adaptation de l’habitat, mais aussi de contribuer à une prise de conscience de l’importance des dangers domiciliaires avec l’avancée en âge. Réunica domicile et le projet développé dans la résidence les Strélitzias située à Juan-les-Pins illustrent concrètement l’engagement du groupe dans ce domaine afin d’apporter des réponses aux difficultés et aux risques posés à domicile en développant la prévention.
Tenter de réduire les inégalités sociales de santé
Authors: Delcourt Jean-Baptiste 
Published: September 2012

Les aidants familiaux jouent un rôle primordial dans la prise en charge à domicile de personnes souffrant de la maladie d’Alzheimer ou de troubles apparentés. Leur accompagnement quotidien est souvent difficilement compatible avec une vie personnelle, familiale et sociale épanouie. S’occuper d’un parent malade à domicile génère en effet des problèmes psychologiques (stress ou dépression face aux troubles comportementaux), mais aussi financiers (ex. : adaptation du logement ou rémunération d’une garde malade si nécessaire). Face à ce constat, la Mutualité française a mis en place un programme de soutien psycho-éducatif d’aidants de patients souffrant de maladie d’Alzheimer appelé Fil Mauve ® .
Initial implementation and evaluation of a Hepatitis C treatment clinical decision support system (CDSS)
Authors: Meek J. , Fathauer L. 
Published: September 2012

SummaryBackground: Clinician compliance with clinical guidelines in the treatment of patients with Hepatitis C (HCV) has been reported to be as low as 18.5%. Treatment is complex and patient compliance is often inconsistent thus, active clinician surveillance and support is essential to successful outcomes. A clinical decision support system (CDSS) embedded within an electronic health record can provide reminders, summarize key data, and facilitate coordination of care. To date, the literature is bereft of information describing the implementation and evaluation of a CDSS to support HCV treatment.Objective: The purpose of this case report is to describe the design, implementation, and initial evaluation of an HCV-specific CDSS while piloting data collection metrics and methods to be used in a larger study across multiple practices.Methods: The case report describes the design and implementation processes with preliminary reporting on impact of the CDSS on quality indicator completion by comparing the pre-CDSS group to the post-CDSS group.Results: The CDSS was successfully designed and implemented using an iterative, collaborative process. Pilot testing of the clinical outcomes of the CDSS revealed high rates of quality indicator completion in both the pre- and post-CDSS; although the post-CDSS group received a higher frequency of reminders (4.25 per patient) than the pre-CDSS group (.25 per patient).Conclusions: This case report documents the processes used to successfully design and implement an HCV CDSS. While the small sample size precludes generalizability of findings, results did positively demonstrate the feasibility of comparing quality indicator completion rates pre-CDSS and post-CDSS. It is recommended that future studies include a larger sample size across multiple providers with expanded outcomes measures related to patient outcomes, staff satisfaction with the CDSS, and time studies to evaluate efficiency and cost effectiveness of the CDSS.
Validation of a New Scoring System for the Detection of Early Forme of Keratoconus
Authors: Saad Alain 
Published: September 2012

ABSTRACT

Purpose
To evaluate the accuracy of a new objective method for the detection of ectasia susceptible eyes.

Methods
One hundred and eighty-three elevation and placido topographies were retrospectively evaluated by one experimented refractive surgeon and classified as ‘normal’ or ‘at risk for LASIK’. An objective automated system built on the combination of topography and tomography data in a discriminant function was also used to classify the corneas. The concordance between the objective and the subjective classification was evaluated and the usefulness of the objective scoring system was assessed by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis.

Results
The mean age of the studied group was 37 ± 8 years old. One hundred and fifty-nine eyes were subjectively classified as ‘normal’ and 24 as ‘At risk for LASIK’. The scoring system correctly classified 153 eyes as ‘normal’ and 22 eyes as ‘at risk for LASIK’. Six eyes were wrongly detected as ‘at risk’ by the automated system (false-positive) and two eyes were wrongly classified as ‘normal’ (false-negative). The sensitivity and specificity of the automated system were 92 and 96% respectively.

Conclusion
An automated system built on the combination of topography and tomography parameters can help in creating a sensitive and specific artificial intelligence for the detection of corneas at risk for refractive surgery.

How to cite this article
Saad A, Gatinel D. Validation of a New Scoring System for the Detection of Early Forme of Keratoconus. Int J Kerat Ect Cor Dis 2012;1(2):100-108.
Combined Intacs SK and Corneal Collagen Cross-linking for the Treatment of Keratoconus
Authors: Garzozi Hanna 
Published: September 2012

ABSTRACT

Purpose
To evaluate the efficacy of the combined treatment of Intacs SK (Severe keratoconus) and corneal collagen cross- linking in the management of advanced keratoconus (KC).

Setting
Private laser center, Haifa, Israel. Affiliated to Hadassah Hospital, Jerusalem.

Methods
This is a retrospective study. Intacs SK were implanted using manual technique in eyes with moderate-to- severe keratoconus followed by collagen corneal cross-linking (CXL). Evaluation included uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA), best spectacle corrected visual acuity (BSCVA), manifest refraction, slit-lamp examination and corneal topography. Ocular response analyzer (ORA) was used to assess the corneal hysteresis (CH) and the corneal resistance factor (CRF).

Results
We report on improvement of the UCVA, BSCVA, decrease in myopia, astigmatism and keratometry readings. No significant change in CRF or CH was noted.

Conclusion
The combined treatment of Intacs SK and corneal CXL for the treatment of advanced keratoconus is safe and effective. The combined treatment resulted in improved UCVA, BSCVA, keratometry readings and regularization of the topography but no significant change in CRF and HS.

How to cite this article
Barbara R, Garzozi H, Barbara A. Combined Intacs SK and Corneal Collagen Cross-linking for the Treatment of Keratoconus. Int J Kerat Ect Cor Dis 2012;1(2):109-116.
Pars Plana Vitrectomy for Vitreoretinal Complications of Behçet Uveitis
Authors: Mesquida Marina , Pelegrín Laura , Llorenç Victor , Espinosa Gerard , Ríos José , Dick Andrew D. , Adán Alfredo 
Published: September 2012

Purpose. To evaluate the role of pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) for the treatment of vitreoretinal complications of ocular Behçet disease (BD). Methods. Retrospective review of the medical records of all patients who underwent PPV for vitreoretinal complications of Behçet uveitis in the Ophthalmology Department of the Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, from January 1994 until December 2011. Preoperative and postoperative best-corrected visual acuities (BCVA), ocular findings, treatments, surgical indications, and outcomes were evaluated in all patients. Results. Twelve patients (14 eyes) were included in the study. Indications for PPV were the following: vitreous hemorrhage in 4 eyes (28.5%), persistent vitreous opacities in 3 eyes (21.4%), rhegmatogenous retinal detachment in 2 eyes (14.3%), macular hole in 2 eyes (14.3%), persistent cystoid macular edema in 2 eyes (14.3%), and combined tractional and rhegmatogenous retinal detachment in 1 eye (7.1%). At last examination (median follow-up 105 months, range 6–209 months), BCVA increased 3 Snellen lines or more in 6 eyes (42.9%). Immunosuppressive treatment could be reduced in 5 patients (41.6%). No serious ocular inflammatory episodes presented during the follow-up in those operated patients. Conclusions. In this retrospective series with long-term follow-up, PPV can treat secondary vitreoretinal complications of Behçet uveitis, restoring or stabilizing vision without major adverse events.
A New Method for Shape and Texture Classification of Orthopedic Wear Nanoparticles
Authors: Zhang Dongning , Page Janet R. , Kavanaugh Aaron E. , Billi Fabrizio 
Published: September 2012

Purpose Detailed morphologic analysis of particles produced during wear of orthopedic implants is important in determining a correlation among material, wear, and biological effects. However, the use of simple shape descriptors is insufficient to categorize the data and to compare the nature of wear particles generated by different implants. An approach based on Discrete Fourier transform (DFT) is presented for describing particle shape and surface texture. Method Four metal-on-metal bearing couples were tested in an orbital wear simulator under standard and adverse (steep-angled cups) wear simulator conditions. Digitized Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) images of the wear particles were imported into MATLAB to carry out Fourier descriptor calculations via a specifically developed algorithm. The descriptors were then used for studying particle characteristics (shape and texture) as well as for cluster classification. Results and Conclusions Analysis of the particles demonstrated the validity of the proposed model by showing that steep-angle Co-Cr wear particles were more asymmetric, compressed, extended, triangular, square, and roughened at 3 Mc than after 0.25 Mc. In contrast, particles from standard angle samples were only more compressed and extended after 3 Mc compared to 0.25 Mc. Cluster analysis revealed that the 0.25 Mc steep-angle particle distribution was a subset of the 3 Mc distribution.
Effect of Proximal Femoral Bone Support on the Fixation of a Press-Fit Noncemented Total Hip Replacement Femoral Component
Authors: Sangiorgio Sophia N. , Ebramzadeh Edward , Borkowski Sean L. , Oakes Daniel A. , Reid Jeremy J. , Bengs Benjamin C. 
Published: September 2012

Purpose Proximal femoral bone loss is a common challenge in revision hip arthroplasty. In this study, in vitro fixation of a non-cemented, rectangular, dual-tapered, press-fit femoral component designed to achieve metadiaphyseal fixation was analyzed using an accelerated proximal femoral bone loss model to assess the potential use in revision cases. Methods The press-fit Alloclassic™ femoral stem was implanted in ten cadaveric femurs and tested under cyclic biomechanical loading in an intact state, and then again after sequential proximal femoral bone resections, simulating increasing amounts of bone deficiency. Anterior-posterior and medial-lateral interface motions were measured at the distal stem tip throughout loading. Results Three specimens remained stable throughout testing, with initial and peak per-cycle motions of less than 50 μm. Six specimens were destabilized under loading with higher per-cycle motions, specifically at the distal stem tip during peak loading in the anterior-posterior direction, with motions of 78±69 μm, compared to 12±9 μm in the stable specimens (P<.05). Total migration of the destabilized specimens was also significantly higher, specifically at the proximal stem tip in the medial-lateral direction, with migrations of 101±34 μm (P<.05) and at the distal stem tip in the anterior-posterior direction, with migrations of 155±179 μm (P<.05), compared to 33±12 μm and 13±11 μm for the stable specimens. Conclusion The results indicate that when strong initial fixation is achieved, long-term success is possible given substantial proximal femoral bone loss.
La réception juridique de la peur : quand effrayer rime avec tuer
Authors: Santerre Christine 
Published: September 2012

En droit pénal canadien, deux formes d’homicide entraînent la condamnation de celui qui crée une vive émotion de peur chez autrui, engendrant incidemment son décès. D’abord, l’homicide provoqué par la peur mentionné à l’article 222 (5) (c) du Code criminel incrimine celui qui cause la mort d’une autre personne en portant cette dernière, par des menaces ou la crainte de quelque violence, à faire quelque chose qui entraîne son décès. Ensuite, l’homicide par influence sur l’esprit mentionné à l’article 222 (5) (d) rend coupable celui qui cause la mort d’un être humain, précisément d’un enfant ou d’une personne malade, en l’effrayant volontairement. La spécificité de tels crimes suscite plusieurs questionnements. Faut-il tenir responsable celui qui apeure lorsque la mort résulte d’une réaction démesurée de la victime devant la peur ? Est-il pertinent de condamner celui qui apeure une autre personne lorsqu’une telle conduite engendre des conséquences tragiques qui ne sont ni voulues ni même envisagées ? Dans quelle mesure convient-il de considérer les caractéristiques personnelles de la victime lorsque celles-ci témoignent d’une particulière vulnérabilité quant à la peur ?
L’auteure tente de répondre à de telles interrogations dans l’article qui suit. La première partie aborde l’actus reus de l’homicide, soit la suffisance du lien de causalité lorsqu’une vive émotion de peur engendre la mort. La seconde partie est consacrée à la mens rea d’un tel crime, c’est-à-dire à l’intentionnalité exigée chez l’instigateur de la peur afin que sa responsabilité criminelle soit retenue. Inspirée par une jurisprudence canadienne, anglaise et australienne, l’auteure conclut en formulant une triple proposition afin de garantir une meilleure répression juridique de la peur en matière d’homicide.
Effect of Mentally Retarded Children on their Non Retarded Female Siblings (12-18 years)
Authors: Inam Attiya , Zehra Andleeb 
Published: September 2012

This study was an effort to find out the effect of mentally retarded children on their non retarded female siblings (12-18 yrs. Of age) in terms of their relationship with parents, social adjustment and future concerns. Study was carried out at Amin Maktab i.e. institute for special children. Sample of 30 female siblings (12-18 yrs. of age) of 30 mild to moderate mentally retarded children was selected and interview schedule was prepared for themthat consisted of thirty six statements and responses were collected on five point Likert scale. Its reliability was calculated as 0.825, indicating good internal consistency for this scale. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics as percentage, mean and standard deviation while independent samples t-test, ANOVA and Pearson Correlation were also applied to compare the mean scores. Results reveal that female siblings face problems regarding their relationship with parents and social adjustment and have more future concerns due to the presence of mentally retarded child in the family. Younger siblings of mentally retarded children were found to be having more problems in their social adjustment than the elder siblings of mentally retarded children. Positive relationship was found between social adjustment and future concerns of the respondents. Keywords - mentally retarded children, siblings, social adjustment, future concerns, relationship with parents
Socio-Economic Employment Status of Filipino Migrants in Australia: Implications to Philippine College Education
Authors: Del Mundo Galicano V. 
Published: September 2012

The study aimed to describe the socio-economic and employment status of Filipino migrants in Australia and its implications to college education. It utilized qualitative descriptive method of research involving 114 Filipino migrants in Australia as selected respondents through purposive sampling technique. The Filipino migrant workers were basically in their prime to meet the challenge of professional life and employment demands of the Australian labor market; they were into every kind of jobs – be it professional type of job or white collar jobs, or plain blue collar work. Computer literacy is one important job requirement in Australia. Those who migrated to Australia had realized their aspiration for a better life in that country. Foreigners who look for jobs in Australia would not encounter problem or difficulty as they are assured of job placements before they leave the country of origin. Australia is the land of promise for most Filipino migrants who migrated to the country in search for better job opportunities. College degree from the Philippines is not a guarantee of a better job in Australia as its standard of quality education starts from the basic education level. Keywords - socio-economic, employment, migrants
Visible‐light‐active photocatalytic thin film by RF sputtering for hydrogen generation
Authors: Liao Chi‐Hung , Huang Chao‐Wei , Wu Jeffrey Chi‐Sheng 
Published: September 2012

ABSTRACTVisible‐light absorbing TiO2 (vis‐TiO2) and WO3 (vis‐WO3) photocatalytic thin films were prepared by radio‐frequency magnetron sputtering. The effect of heat treatment on thin film properties was investigated. Instrumental analyses such as X‐ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy–energy dispersive X‐ray spectroscopy, and ultraviolet‐visible absorption spectrometry were performed to reveal the crystallinity, surface morphology, chemical composition, and light absorption of the prepared thin films. To further enhance the photoactivity of the prepared thin films, a dual‐layer photoelectrode (DLP) that consists of both vis‐TiO2 and vis‐WO3 was fabricated. Moreover, photoactivities of the prepared single and dual‐layer photoelectrodes under both ultraviolet and visible‐light irradiations were evaluated by conducting photovoltammetry as well as water‐splitting reaction in an H‐type reactor. It was demonstrated that the H2 and O2 yields obtained from water‐splitting reaction are consistent with the photocurrent results, showing that DLP is more photoactive than single‐layer photoelectrode. The enhanced performance of DLP is mainly attributed to the improved charge separation of the dual‐layer structure. © 2012 Curtin University of Technology and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Robust Bumpless Transfer Design Using Adaptive Sliding Mode Approach
Authors: Qi Yiwen , Bao Wen 
Published: September 2012

AbstractThis study proposes a robust bumpless transfer scheme for controller switched systems with parametric uncertainty and external disturbances. It is based on an additional compensator, which is activated at and before the switching time, for reducing the control discontinuities. The designed bumpless transfer compensator is given based on model reference and adaptive sliding mode control. Conditions to guarantee the stability of a model matching closed‐loop system are provided using a Lyapunov function. Numerical simulations demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.
ADM1‐Based Robust Interval Observer for Anaerobic Digestion Processes
Authors: Montiel‐Escobar José Luis , Alcaraz‐González Víctor , Méndez‐Acosta Hugo Oscar , González‐Álvarez Victor 
Published: September 2012

AbstractA robust state estimation scheme is proposed for anaerobic digestion (AD) processes to estimate key variables under the most uncertain scenarios (namely, uncertainties on the process inputs and unknown reaction and specific growth rates). This scheme combines the use of the IWA Anaerobic Digestion Model No. 1 (ADM1), the interval observer theory and a minimum number of measurements to reconstruct the unmeasured process variables within guaranteed lower and upper bounds in which they evolve. The performance of this robust estimation scheme is evaluated via numerical simulations that are carried out under actual operating conditions. It is shown that under some structural and operational conditions, the proposed robust interval observer (RIO) has the property of remaining stable in the face of uncertain process inputs, badly known kinetics and load disturbances. It is also shown that the RIO is indeed a powerful tool for the estimation of biomass (composed of seven different species) from a minimum number of measurements in a system with a total of 32 variables from which 24 correspond to state variables.
Data mining for defects in multicore applications: an entropy‐based call‐graph technique
Authors: Eichinger Frank , Pankratius Victor , Böhm Klemens 
Published: September 2012

SUMMARYMulticore computers are ubiquitous. Expert developers as well as developers with little experience in parallelism are now asked to create multithreaded software to exploit parallelism in mainstream shared‐memory hardware. However, finding and fixing parallel programming errors is a complex and arduous task. Programmers thus rely on tools such as race detectors that typically focus on reporting errors due to incorrect usage of synchronization constructs or due to missing synchronization. This arsenal of debugging techniques, however, is incomplete. This article presents a new perspective and addresses a largely unexplored direction of defect localization where a wrong usage ofnonparallelprogramming constructs might cause wrongparallelapplication behavior. In particular, we make a contribution by showing how to use data‐mining techniques to locate defects in multithreaded shared‐memory programs. Our technique analyzes execution anomalies in a condensed representation of the dynamic call graphs of a multithreaded object‐oriented application and identifies methods that contain a defect. Compared with race detectors that concentrate on finding incorrect synchronization, our method is able to reveal a wider range of defects that affect the control flow of a parallel program. Results from controlled experiments show that our data‐mining approach finds not only race conditions in different types of multicore applications but also other errors that cause incorrect parallel program behavior. Data‐mining techniques offer a fruitful new ground for parallel program debugging, and we also discuss long‐term directions for this interesting field. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Genetic and Environmental Influences on Gas Exchange
Authors: Howden Reuben , Kleeberger Steven R. 
Published: September 2012

AbstractGas exchange is a critical process required for sufficient tissue perfusion. The environment, genetics, or a combination of the two can affect this process. Various strategies have evolved to overcome the specific gas exchange challenges in different environments and it is clear that some genes are pivotal to the development of gas exchanging organs (e.g.Bmp4). Lower partial pressure of oxygen (hypoxia), reducing the partial pressure gradient, makes gas exchange more challenging and therefore the height to which gas exchangers can travel above sea level is limited. However, some human populations (e.g. Tibetans) and other animals (e.g. Bar‐headed goose) have adapted well to profoundly hypoxic conditions, suggesting genetic factors are important. Gas exchange can also be affected by air pollution, including particulate matter and ozone among others, and exposure can lead to cardiopulmonary responses depending on individual susceptibility or preexisting disease, both of which have genetic and environmental components. Diseases that affect gas exchange include, but are not limited to, pulmonary hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Moreover, different species successfully exchange gases in their specific environment, for example animals that fly or burrow. Under these conditions, common genetic mechanisms, and their interaction with environment, help to maintain, or are detrimental to, gas exchange. Published 2012.Compr Physiol2:2595‐2614, 2012.