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“In Harmony with Reason”: John Duns Scotus’s Theo-aesth/ethics
Authors: Bychkov Oleg 
Published: November 2014

AbstractOver the past two decades, the debate has intensified over the nature of John Duns Scotus’s (meta) ethics: is it a purely voluntarist “divine command” ethics or is it still based on rational principles? The former side is exemplified by Thomas Williams and the latter by Allan Wolter. Scotus claims that even the divine commandments that are not based on natural law are still somehow “in harmony with reason.” But what does this mean? Richard Cross in a recent study claims that God’s reasons for establishing certain moral norms are “aesthetic.” However, he fails to show clearly what is “aesthetic” about these reasons or why God’s will would follow “aesthetic” principles in legislating moral norms. This article clarifies both points, first, by painting an up-to-date picture of what constitutes “aesthetic” principles, and second, by providing a more accurate model of the way the human volitional faculty operates and addressing the problem of the “freedom of the will” from a present-day point of view.
The generalized q-Pilbert matrix
Authors: Kiliç Emrah , Prodinger Helmut 
Published: November 2014

Abstract
A generalized q-Pilbert matrix from[KILIÇ, E.-PRODINGER, H.: The q-Pilbert matrix, Int. J. Comput. Math. 89 (2012), 1370–1377] is further generalized, introducing one additional parameter. Explicit formulæ are derived for the LU-decomposition and their inverses, as well as the Cholesky decomposition. The approach is to use q-analysis and to leave the justification of the necessary identities to the q-version of Zeilberger’s celebrated algorithm. However, the necessary identities have appeared already in disguised form in the paper referred above, so that no new computations are necessary.
Translation, Cross-cultural Adaptation, and Psychometric Properties of the German Version of the Hip Disability and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score
Authors: Blasimann Angela , Dauphinee Sharon Wood , Staal J. Bart 
Published: November 2014

Study Design Clinical measurement. Objectives To translate and cross-culturally adapt the Hip disability and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (HOOS) from English into German, and to study its psychometric properties in patients after hip surgery. Background There is no specific hip questionnaire in German that not only measures symptoms and function but also contains items about hip-related quality of life. Methods The translation and cross-cultural adaptation involved forward translation, harmonization, cognitive debriefing, back translation, and comparison to the original HOOS following international guidelines. The German version was tested in 51 Swiss inpatients 8 weeks after different types of hip surgery, mainly total hip replacement. The mean age of the participants was 62.5 years, and the age range was from 27 to 87 years. Thirty (58.8%) of the participants were women. Internal consistency and test-retest reliability were estimated using Cronbach alpha and intraclass correlation coefficients for agreement. For construct validity, total scores of the German HOOS were correlated with those of the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index. The HOOS was also compared to the Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey. Results Cronbach alpha values for all German HOOS subscales were between .87 and .93. For test-retest reliability, the intraclass correlation coefficient for agreement was 0.85 for the total scores of the German HOOS. The Spearman rho for the Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey physical functioning subscale compared to the sum of all HOOS subscales was 0.71, and that for the Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey physical component summary was 0.97. Conclusion The German HOOS has demonstrated adequate reliability and validity. Use of the German HOOS is recommended for assessment of patients after hip surgery, with the proviso that additional psychometric testing should be done in future research. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2014;44(12):989–997. Epub 13 November 2014. doi:10.2519/jospt.2014.4994
Validity of the QuickDASH in Patients With Shoulder-Related Disorders Undergoing Surgery
Authors: Macdermid Joy C. , Khadilkar Leenesh , Birmingham Trevor B. , Athwal George S. 
Published: November 2014

Study Design Validity study. Objective To determine the validity of the shortened version of the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand questionnaire (QuickDASH) in comparison to the full DASH in patients undergoing total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA) and rotator cuff repair (RCR). Background The QuickDASH is a shorter version of the DASH that may reduce respondent burden while retaining similar measurement properties. Methods One hundred thirty-two patients undergoing TSA or RCR were assessed at baseline and at 3 and 6 months postoperatively. The patients completed the DASH, American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Standardized Shoulder Assessment Form self-report section, and the Western Ontario Rotator Cuff index, and were tested to determine their shoulder range of motion and isometric strength. The differences between scores on the DASH and QuickDASH across the scale range were evaluated using the Bland-Altman technique. Item difficulty, correlations with other patient-reported outcome measures, and physical impairments were used to assess validity. Known group validity was assessed by examining differentiation of work status. Responsiveness was assessed through standardized response means. Results QuickDASH scores were slightly higher than DASH scores, with a mean difference of 1 to 1.3 points for the TSA group and 1 to 3 points for the RCR group tested preoperatively, and at 3 months and 6 months postoperatively, although limits of agreement were wide (ranging from −10 to 13 across all estimates). The QuickDASH items were distributed across the full DASH, when ranked by item difficulty, for both patient groups. The correlation between the QuickDASH and DASH was almost perfect (r>0.92). Correlations between the DASH/QuickDASH and other patient-reported outcome measures ranged from moderate to very large (American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Standardized Shoulder Assessment Form self-report section, r = 0.47–0.85; Western Ontario Rotator Cuff index, r = 0.83–0.91), whereas correlations to impairments were small to moderate. Correlation estimates varied by less than 0.07, depending on whether the DASH or QuickDASH was used, suggesting equivalent construct validity. Both the DASH and QuickDASH discriminated between working and nonworking patients, with similar group differences and statistical significance (P<.01). The QuickDASH and DASH showed similar responsiveness between presurgery and 6-month follow-up (standardized response mean, 1.1 following TSA and 0.8 following RCR). Conclusion When substituting the QuickDASH for the full DASH, similar score estimates, discrimination of clinically relevant subgroups, and responsiveness can be expected across patients following TSA and RCR. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2015;45(1):25–36. Epub 13 Nov 2014. doi:10.2519/jospt.2015.5033
A-V Fistula Blood Flow and Complications: A One Year Survey
Authors: Mahbub Tania , Chowdhury Md. Nizamuddin , Jahan Ferdous , Das Aparna , Rahman Md. Motlabur , Sarker Mohammad Abdus Sattar , Islam Md. Nazrul , Khan Md. Firoz 
Published: November 2014

Background: Worldwide haemodialysis(HD) is the mostly used method of renal replacement therapy. Arteriovenous fistula use is on rise due to Fistula First Initiative due to least complications of fistulae than catheters.But they are also subjected to many complications. Thereby appropriate surveillance of the fistulae is important.Objectives: To measure the blood flow as well as fistula related complications in study population. Materials and Methods: This was a cross sectional study, conducted in the department of Nephrology, Dhaka Medical College Hospital during September 2010 to December 2011.Total 118 subjects were included in the study. Besides visualization technique colour Doppler ultrasonogram of fistula and echocardiography were performed for each patients. Results: Most of the patients had adequate fistula flow. Aneurysm was most common complication. Many subjects were suffered from primary and secondary fistula failure. Conclusion: Arterio-Venous fistula is subjected to many complications and appropriate surveillance should be launched to detect complications and to prevent fistula failure.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jom.v15i2.20681 J MEDICINE 2014; 15 : 110-113
Discussion of “The Evolution of Boosting Algorithms” and “Extending Statistical Boosting”
Authors: Bühlmann P. , Gertheiss J. , Hieke S. , Kneib T. , Ma S. , Schumacher M. , Tutz G. , Wang C. -Y. , Wang Z. , Ziegler A. 
Published: November 2014

SummaryThis article is part of a For-Discussion-Section of Methods of Information in Medicine about the papers “The Evolution of Boosting Algorithms – From Machine Learning to Statistical Modelling” [1] and “Extending Statistical Boosting – An Overview of Recent Methodological Developments” [2], written by Andreas Mayr and co-authors. It is introduced by an editorial. This article contains the combined commentaries invited to independently comment on the Mayr et al. papers. In sub-sequent issues the discussion can continue through letters to the editor.
Toward a Formalization of the Process to Select IMIA Yearbook Best Papers
Authors: Séroussi B. , Griffon N. , Kerdelhué G. , Jaulent M. -C. , Bouaud J. , Lamy J. -B. 
Published: November 2014

SummaryBackground: Each year, the International Medical Informatics Association Yearbook recognizes significant scientific papers, labelled as “best papers”, published the previous year in the subfields of biomedical informatics that correspond to the different section topics of the journal. For each section, about fifteen pre-selected “candidate” best papers are externally peer-reviewed to select the actual best papers. Although based on the available literature, little is known about the pre-selection process.Objective: To move toward an explicit formalization of the candidate best papers selection process to reduce variability in the literature search across sections and over years.Methods: A methodological framework is proposed to build for each section topic specific queries tailored to PubMed and Web of Science citation databases. The two sets of returned papers are merged and reviewed by two independent section editors and citations are tagged as “discarded”, “pending”, and “kept”. A protocolized consolidation step is then jointly conducted to resolve conflicts. A bibliographic software tool, BibReview, was developed to support the whole process.Results: The proposed search strategy was fully applied to the Decision Support section of the 2013 edition of the Yearbook. For this section, 1124 references were returned (689 PubMed-specific, 254 WoS-specific, 181 common to both databases) among which the 15 candidate best papers were selected.Conclusions: The search strategy for determining candidate best papers for an IMIA Yearbook’s section is now explicitly specified and allows for reproducibility. However, some aspects of the whole process remain reviewer-dependent, mostly because there is no characterization of a ”best paper“.
Revision of a loose cementless short-stem threaded femoral component using a standard cementless stem in a canine hip arthroplasty
Authors: Marcellin-Little D. J. , Lascelles B. D. X. , Roe S. C. 
Published: November 2014

SummaryA Helica short-stemmed femoral prosthesis that was identified as being loose one year after implantation was revised with a standard long stem cementless BFX femoral pros-thesis. A double pelvic osteotomy was also performed to improve the orientation of the stable acetabular cup. Despite complete resorption of the femoral neck, and a large perforation of the lateral femoral cortex, the revision stem did not subside or rotate. The prosthetic joint did not dislocate. At re-evaluation two years after revision surgery, the prosthetic components were stable. Signs of bone ingrowth into the stem and cup were evident on radiographs. The dog had a seven percent greater thigh muscle girth in the limb implanted with the hip prosthesis compared to the contralateral limb, and was very active with no lameness.
Erosion of the medial compartment of the canine elbow: occurrence, diagnosis and currently available treatment options
Authors: Gielen I. , Verhoeven G. , Van Vynckt D. , Van Ryssen B. , Coppieters E. 
Published: November 2014

SummaryErosion of the medial compartment of the elbow joint refers to full thickness cartilage loss with exposure of the subchondral bone (modified Outerbridge grades 4–5) of the medial part of the humeral condyle (MHC) and the corresponding ulnar contact area. This finding may appear in the absence of an osteochondral fragment or a cartilage flap, or in combination with fragmentation of the medial coronoid process (MCP) or osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) of the MHC. With regard to the prognosis, it is important to diagnose these severe erosions. Imaging of cartilage lesions by means of radiography, ultrasonography, computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging is challenging in dogs. In contrast, direct arthroscopic inspection provides detailed information about the cartilage.The treatment of these severe erosions is difficult because of the limited regenerative capacity of cartilage and presumed mechanical or physical triggering factors. Several conservative and surgical treatment methods have been proposed to treat elbows with severe cartilage defects. However, due to irreversible loss of cartilage, the prognosis in these cases remains guarded.
Les missions de « proximité » en question : places et pos tures des intervenantes sociales minoritaires
Authors: Manier Marion 
Published: November 2014

Au cœur de ce que l’on a coutume de nommer les « nouveaux métiers de l’intervention sociale », les médiatrices culturelles, femmes relais, ani matrices ou formatrices « issues de l’immigration » ont la particularité de remplir des missions professionnelles qui, le plus souvent, font appel à la fois à de supposées compétences relationnelles de genre et à leur proximité sociale, ethnique ou culturelle aux cibles de l’intervention sociale. Dans ce contexte, cet article propose de montrer comment se manifestent empiriquement les ambivalences de ces fonctions de proximité ethnique et de genre, d’une part dans les missions formelles et informelles qui sont assignées aux intervenantes minoritaires dans le secteur de l’intégration et, d’autre part, dans les postures et les stratégies que ces dernières adoptent.
Réorganisation des services d'aide à domicile au Québec et droits syndicaux : de la qualification à la disponibilité permanente juste-à-temps
Authors: Boivin Louise 
Published: November 2014

Au Québec, à la fin des années 1970, la qualification professionnelle du travail rémunéré du care dans les services d’aide à domicile a été possible grâce à l’étatisation des services et à la syndicalisation. Avec la sous-traitance des services publics et l’inadéquation de la régulation juridique du travail à l’égard de cette forme productive, les travailleuses peuvent difficilement négocier collectivement cette qualification. Leurs conditions de travail précarisées sont marquées par la « disponibilité permanente juste-à-temps », nouveau modèle de flexibilisation du travail combinant les logiques propres à la sphère domestique et à la gestion de type toyotiste.
Pica in Rural Obstetric Population: An Underestimated Nutritional Mystery
Authors: Kumare Bhavna , Vijay Nikita 
Published: November 2014

ABSTRACT

Objective
To determine the prevalence of pica during pregnancy, maternal hemoglobin levels at delivery and the association of pica with low birth weight and preterm birth.

Study design
A descriptive cross-sectional study.

Subjects/setting
Two hundred pregnant women aged 18 to 35 years admitted in labor room of Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, NKPSIMS.

Study duration
1 March 2012 to 28 February 2013. Main outcome measures — maternal hemoglobin at delivery, mean birth weight and mean gestational age were compared in pica and no pica group.

Statistical analysis
Mean, percentage and chi-square test (for paired data).

Results
Seventeen percent of these pregnant women practiced pica. The most common pica substance that was consumed was chalk (44.1%) and clay (38.2%). Women in pica group had lower hemoglobin levels 8.63 ± 1.12 gm% (mean ± SD) at delivery than women who did not report pica (10.03 ± 0.96 gm%). There was no difference in mean birth weight and gestational age of neonates born to women with pica group and no pica group.

Conclusion
The findings suggest that pica practices are associated with significantly lower maternal hemoglobin levels at delivery, but are not associated with low birth weight and preterm birth.

How to cite this article
Kumare B, Somalwar S, Vijay N. Pica in Rural Obstetric Population: An Underestimated Nutritional Mystery. J South Asian Feder Obst Gynae 2014;6(2):71-74.
Urinary Incontinence: Revisited
Authors: Malhotra Narendra , Rawat Rajani , Garg Ruchika 
Published: November 2014

ABSTRACT
Patients usually under-report symptoms of incontinence. Therefore, improved physician-patient communication is vital. Most urinary incontinence can be evaluated and treated after careful history and simple clinical assessment. Initial treatment, for both urge urinary incontinence and stress urinary incontinence, is lifestyle modification and pelvic floor muscle exercises.
Urgency responds to bladder training and drug therapy with anticholinergic medication. Pharmacotherapy has a limited place in stress incontinence.

How to cite this article
Malhotra N, Garg R, Agrawal P, Rawat R. Urinary Incontinence: Revisited. J South Asian Feder Obst Gynae 2014;6(2):107-111.
Transesophageal Echocardiography for Tetralogy of Fallot Repair: What a Perioperative Physician need to know?
Authors: Tacy Theresa A 
Published: November 2014

ABSTRACT
Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is now an integral part of intraoperative management of TOF patients undergoing intracardiac repair. With the availability of micro TEE probes, intraoperative TEE care can now be provided to even the smallest of patients. It provides live images of the anatomical and pathophysiological state of the heart and allows perioperative physicians to modify surgical and medical treatment perioperatively.
During pre-bypass period, TEE confirms preoperative diagnosis and can provide additional information which might be missed on transthoracic echocardiography (TTE). It also helps in modifying intraoperative surgical plan if new findings are detected intraoperatively. In addition, real time information on volume status and inotropy helps in management of hemodynamics and preventing hypercyanotic spells in prebypass period.
Adequacy of surgical repair can be assessed in immediate post-bypass period and any residual defect can be corrected before patient leaves the operating room. Post repair information on anatomical and pathophysiologic status helps guiding management in intensive care unit.

How to cite this article
Puri GD, Raj R, Tacy TA. Transesophageal Echocardiography for Tetralogy of Fallot Repair: What a Perioperative Physician need to know?. J Perioper Echocardiogr 2014;2(2):51-57.
Midventricular Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy with Left Ventricular Aneurysm and Clot: The Role of Transesophageal Echocardiogram in Assessment and Management of Myomectomy
Authors: Kumar Bhupesh , Thingam Shyam KS , Negi Sunder Lal 
Published: November 2014

ABSTRACT
Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM) with mid ventricular obstruction leading to apical aneurysm and clot is very rare. Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) can be used to know the maximum thickness of the septum, its distance from the aortic annulus and the apical extent of septal bulge. Postresection TEE can provide information about residual obstruction or any complications. We present a case of 65-year-old male patient who underwent CABG, septal myectomy, Dor's procedure for aneurysm and clot removal. Septal resection was done under TEE guidance.

How to cite this article
Dutta V, Raj R, Kumar B, Bahl A, Thingam SKS, Negi SL, Puri GD. Midventricular Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy with Left Ventricular Aneurysm and Clot: The Role of Transesophageal Echocardiogram in Assessment and Management of Myomectomy. J Perioper Echocardiogr 2014;2(2):58-60.
Pulmonary Artery-Pulmonary Vein Fistula: Contrast Echocardiography using Agitated Saline for Indirect Evaluation of Adequacy of Surgical Repair
Authors: Kiran Usha , Choudhury Minati , Narula Jitin , Chowdhary Ujjwal Kumar 
Published: November 2014

ABSTRACT
Direct right pulmonary artery-left atrial communications are rare causes of congenital cyanotic heart disease. Bypassing of the pulmonary circulation and the filtering function of the lung predisposes these patients to high risk of stroke or cerebral embolism. Contrast echocardiography using transesophageal echocardiography helps in detection and/or confirmation of diagnosis of these extracardiac shunts as two-dimensional echocardiography of the heart is essentially normal in such patients. Additionally, it can help in the assessment of adequacy of surgical repair in the postoperative period.

How to cite this article
Narula J, Choudhury M, Chowdhary UK, Kiran U. Pulmonary Artery-Pulmonary Vein Fistula: Contrast Echocardiography using Agitated Saline for Indirect Evaluation of Adequacy of Surgical Repair. J Perioper Echocardiogr 2014;2(2):61-64.
Learning through Osmosis: A collaborative platform for medical education
Authors: Haynes M. Ryan , Gaglani Shiv M. , Wilcox Mark V. , Mitchell Terence , DeLeon Valerie , Goldberg Harry 
Published: November 2014

Formative assessment has been shown to improve medical student performance and retention, but many learners lack access to formative assessments because faculty members have limited time to create such resources, and acquiring existing commercial review banks is expensive. In response, we developed a collaborative learning platform for medical student self-assessment called Osmosis (http://osmosis.org/). Osmosis is a web- and mobile-learning platform that provides free access to thousands of crowd-sourced, high-yield practice questions and explanations. The quality of these questions and resources is enhanced through a unique social rating and commenting feature.During the first year Osmosis was launched at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in January 2012, approximately 250 students in the first and second year classes spent over 2,400 hours answering more than 5,000 questions close to half-a-million times (∼2,000 questions answered/student). In addition, over 1,000 Creative Commons-licensed images and YouTube videos have been shared. Usage data and reception by students indicate that the platform fits well into busy schedules and that participants value its role in promoting collaboration and self-assessing knowledge gaps.We are currently developing additional features for the Osmosis platform related to knowledge retention and curricular design. Since the vast majority of questions and resources on Osmosis are shared under non-restrictive licenses, such as Creative Commons, we are making Osmosis available to peer institutions. It is our hope that more students and faculty members will benefit from, and contribute to, the Osmosis library.