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Effectiveness of Passive Physical Modalities for Shoulder Pain: Systematic Review by the Ontario Protocol for Traffic Injury Management Collaboration
Authors: Yu Hainan , Côté Pierre , Shearer Heather M. , Wong Jessica J. , Sutton Deborah A. , Randhawa Kristi A. , Varatharajan Sharanya , Southerst Danielle , Mior Silvano A. , Ameis Arthur , Stupar Maja , Nordin Margareta , van der Velde Gabreille M. , Carroll Linda , Jacobs Craig L. , Taylor-Vaisey Anne L. , Abdulla Sean , Shergill Yaadwinder 
Published: November 2014

BackgroundShoulder pain is a common musculoskeletal condition in the general population. Passive physical modalities are commonly used to treat shoulder pain. However, previous systematic reviews reported conflicting results.PurposeThe aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of passive physical modalities for the management of soft tissue injuries of the shoulder.Data SourcesMEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, PsycINFO, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials were searched from January 1, 1990, to April 18, 2013.Study SelectionRandomized controlled trials (RCTs) and cohort and case-control studies were eligible. Random pairs of independent reviewers screened 1,470 of 1,760 retrieved articles after removing 290 duplicates. Twenty-two articles were eligible for critical appraisal. Eligible studies were critically appraised using the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network criteria. Of those, 11 studies had a low risk of bias.Data ExtractionThe lead author extracted data from low risk of bias studies and built evidence tables. A second reviewer independently checked the extracted data.Data SynthesisThe findings of studies with a low risk of bias were synthesized according to principles of best evidence synthesis. Pretensioned tape, ultrasound, and interferential current were found to be noneffective for managing shoulder pain. However, diathermy and corticosteroid injections led to similar outcomes. Low-level laser therapy provided short-term pain reduction for subacromial impingement syndrome. Extracorporeal shock-wave therapy was not effective for subacromial impingement syndrome but provided benefits for persistent shoulder calcific tendinitis.LimitationsNon-English studies were excluded.ConclusionsMost passive physical modalities do not benefit patients with subacromial impingement syndrome. However, low-level laser therapy is more effective than placebo or ultrasound for subacromial impingement syndrome. Similarly, shock-wave therapy is more effective than sham therapy for persistent shoulder calcific tendinitis.
The Mutual Relationship between Peritonitis and Peritoneal Transport
Authors: van Esch Sadie , van Diepen Anouk T.N. , Struijk Dirk G. , Krediet Raymond T. 
Published: November 2014

♦ Background Preservation of the peritoneum is required for long-term peritoneal dialysis (PD). We investigated the effect of multiple peritonitis episodes on peritoneal transport. ♦ Methods Prospectively collected data from 479 incident PD patients treated between 1990 and 2010 were analyzed, using strict inclusion criteria: follow-up of at least 3 years with the availability of a Standard Peritoneal Permeability Analysis (SPA) in the first year after start of PD and within the third year of PD, without peritonitis preceding the first SPA. For the purpose of the study, we only included patients who remained peritonitis-free ( n = 28) or who experienced 3 or more peritonitis episodes ( n = 16). ♦Results At baseline the groups were similar with regard to small solute and fluid transport. However, the frequent peritonitis group had lower peritoneal protein clearances compared to the no peritonitis group, resulting in lower dialysate concentrations of proteins: albumin 196.5 mg/L vs 372.5 mg/L, IgG 36.4 mg/L vs 65.0 mg/L, and α–2-macroglobulin (A2M) 1.9 mg/L vs 3.6 mg/L, p <0.01. No differences in serum concentrations were present. A comparison between the transport slopes over time in both groups showed a positive time trend of mass transfer area coefficient (MTAC) creatinine ( p = 0.03) and glucose absorption ( p = 0.09) and a negative trend of transcapillary ultrafiltration ( p = 0.06), when compared to the no peritonitis group. Frequent peritonitis did not affect free water transport. ♦ Conclusions Slow initial peritoneal transport rates of serum proteins result in lower dialysate concentrations, and likely a lower opsonic activity, which is a risk factor for peritonitis. Patients with frequent peritonitis show an increase in small solute transport and a concomitant decrease of ultrafiltration. In long-term peritonitis-free PD patients, small solute transport decreased, while ultra-filtration increased. This suggests that frequent peritonitis leads to an increase of the vascular peritoneal surface area without all the structural membrane alterations that may develop after long-term PD.
Study of Change in Knowledge and Attitude of Secondary School Teachers toward Adolescent Reproductive Health Education after Training Program in Rural Schools of Wardha District, Maharashtra
Authors: Acharya Neema , LNU Sabiha , Gupta Shaveta , Athavale Rutuja 
Published: November 2014

ABSTRACT
This study assessed the effect of training program on teachers’ knowledge of and attitude toward reproductive health education/ sexuality education (RHE/SE) in five randomly selected rural schools in rural area of Wardha district, Maharashtra, India. All the 40 teachers in the selected were recruited for the study. They (40 teachers) were all given training in RHE/SE for 1 month. Their knowledge and attitude toward RHE/SE were assessed pre-and post-training program. The results show a significant increase in percentage of those who had good knowledge in general areas of RHE/SE at post-training assessment compared with pretraining assessment [from 14.3% to 53.6%, p = 0.0001). Also, pre-post attitudinal disposition assessments show that there was an increase in percentage of those who were favorably disposed to the teaching of RHE/SE. The study suggests that RHE/SE should be included and made compulsory in all training program for all teachers in india.

How to cite this article
Acharya N, Sabiha, Hariharan C, Gupta S, Athavale R. Study of Change in Knowledge and Attitude of Secondary School Teachers toward Adolescent Reproductive Health Education after Training Program in Rural Schools of Wardha District, Maharashtra. J South Asian Feder Obst Gynae 2014;6(2):98-100.
Dental Implants as a Treatment Modality: Awareness Survey among People of Ahmedabad
Authors: Shah Rupal J , Chaturvedi Anandmayee , Agarwal Hemal 
Published: November 2014

ABSTRACT

Aim
To assess the sources, level of awareness, and need for information about dental implants among patients attending the outpatient ward of department of Prosthodontics, Government Dental College and Hospital, Ahmedabad, India.

Materials and methods
A survey was conducted on 300 patients attending the outpatient ward department of prostho- dontics, Government dental college and hospital, Ahmedabad. A printed questionnaire was used to evaluate the awareness about dental implants.

Result
Out of 300 patients only 41.33% had heard about the implant as treatment modality and most of them were of 16 to 30 age group (53.33%). For most of the participants, dentist was the main sources of information about dental implants (69.35%), and most of them were found to have interest to know about implants. 45.33% were willing to go under the treatment if needed, while 52.67% cited high costs as the main reason for refusal of the treatment if needed.

Conclusion
Patient should be informed about implants by conducting and implementing various public awareness camp- aigns, counseling centers should be established in patient outpatient ward in Prosthodontic departments of dental colleges and in private dental clinics. It also concludes that various efforts should be made by the public sector to lower the cost of implants so that they can be made affordable to all who are in need and to improve their oral health.

How to cite this article
Shah RJ, Chaturvedi A, Agarwal H. Dental Implants as a Treatment Modality: Awareness Survey among People of Ahmedabad. Int J Prosthodont Restor Dent 2014;4(2):35-38.
To Compare and Evaluate the Sealing Ability of Root Canal Sealer with and without Triple Antibiotic Paste using Ultraviolet-visible Spectrophotometric Analysis
Authors: Shenoi Pratima Ramakrishna , Makade Chetana Sachin , Shori Deepa Deepak , Dhote Sonal Pradeep , Gunwal Mohit Kumar , Paralikar Ameya Vasudeo 
Published: November 2014

ABSTRACT

Purpose
The aim of current study was to compare and eva- luate the sealing ability of root canal sealer with and without triple antibiotic paste.

Materials and methods
Fifty extracted human single rooted teeth were selected and each test group had 25 teeth. The teeth were decoronated and then prepared with protaper rotary files till the no F2 in conjunction with 17% EDTA lubrication and 2 ml of 5.25% sodium hypochlorite irrigation. The teeth in group I were obturated using the zinc oxide sealer mixed with triple antibiotic paste and the teeth in group II were obturated using the zinc oxide sealer alone and then nail varnish was applied leaving the apical 3 mm of root exposed. The apical third was then immersed in 5 ml of 2% methylene blue dye in 15 ml screw capped bottle for 72 hours. The varnish was removed and the teeth were subsequently immersed in 35% nitric acid and kept again for 72 hours in a centrifugal tube. After the teeth were completely dissolved the solution was then filtered with a fine grit filter paper and centrifuged at 2000 rpm for 1 minute. The collected solution was then subjected to spectrophotometric analysis. The data was evaluated statistically by Mann-Whitney U-test.

Results
The results showed significant differences (p < 0.05) between the sealing ability of two groups evaluated.

Conclusion
Present study suggests that addition of triple anti-biotic paste to the sealer increased its sealing ability, reduced the microleakage and also imparts the antimicrobial property to the sealer.

How to cite this article
Shori DD, Shenoi PR, Dhote SP, Makade CS, Gunwal MK, Paralikar AV. To Compare and Eva- luate the Sealing Ability of Root Canal Sealer with and without Triple Antibiotic Paste using Ultraviolet-visible Spectrophoto- metric Analysis. Int J Prosthodont Restor Dent 2014;4(2):48-51.
Renal Cell Carcinoma presenting as a Right Atrial Mass
Authors: Subramanian Arun , Choudhary Minati , Chowdhary Ujjwal 
Published: November 2014

ABSTRACT
Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) has a tendency to invade the renal vein and thereby reach the right heart through inferior vena cava (IVC). This may necessitate a combined surgical procedure usually under cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). In the following discussion, we shall present a case of right RCC extending into the right atrium. The patient underwent a radical nephrectomy followed by removal of the tumor from right atrium, IVC and hepatic vein under CPB.

How to cite this article
Subramanian A, Choudhary M, Chowdhary U. Renal Cell Carcinoma presenting as a Right Atrial Mass. J Perioper Echocardiogr 2014;2(2):65-67
European Competition Law Annual 2008
Authors: Ehlermann Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Claus-Dieter , Marquis Ph.D, J.D., LL.M, B.A. Mel 
Published: November 2014

This is the thirteenth in a series on EU Competition Law and Policy produced under the auspices of the Robert Schuman Centre of the European University Institute in Florence. The volume contains the written contributions of numerous competition policy experts, together with the transcripts of a roundtable debate which examined the subject of “settlements” between enforcers of competition law and defendant companies in cartel cases and in other types of antitrust cases. The Workshop participants included:
senior judges from major jurisdictions (the European Union, Germany and the United States);
senior enforcement officials and policy makers from the European Commission, from the national competition authorities of certain EU Member States and from the US Department of Justice and the US Federal Trade Commission; and renowned international international academics, legal practitioners and professional economists.
In an intense, intimate environment, this group of experts debated a number of legal and economic issues pertaining to two broad lines of discussion:
1) settlements and plea agreements in cartel cases, including their links with leniency programs and with private enforcement; and 2) settlements in “commitment” cases decided under Article 9 of Regulation 1/2003 and under comparable procedures of national law.
Olfactory outcomes in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis after medical treatments: a systematic review and meta‐analysis
Authors: Banglawala Sarfaraz M. , Oyer Samuel L. , Lohia Shivangi , Psaltis Alkis J. , Soler Zachary M. , Schlosser Rodney J. 
Published: November 2014

BackgroundOlfactory dysfunction is common among patients with chronic rhinosinusitis and has a negative impact upon quality of life. Olfactory dysfunction can be both subjective and objective and appears to be more predominant in patients with concomitant nasal polyposis. The efficacy of medical interventions on olfaction among patients with CRS with nasal polyposis (CRSwNP) is not well known. Our aim was to perform a systematic review with meta‐analysis of the efficacy of medical therapies on objective and subjective hyposmia among patients with CRSwNP.MethodsOlfaction specific outcomes from randomized controlled trials evaluating medical interventions on patients with CRSwNP were evaluated. Interventions included corticosteroids, antibacterials, antifungals, diuretics, herbals and anti‐immunoglobulin E (IgE) medications.ResultsA total of 28 randomized control trials evaluation olfaction in CRSwNP was identified and systematically reviewed. Sufficient data for meta‐analysis was retrieved for 5 trials. In the meta‐analysis, oral steroids showed significant improvement in subjective olfaction scores compared to placebo (standardized mean difference [SMD] −2.22; 95% confidence interval [CI], −3.94 to −0.49). Oral steroids also showed significant improvement in objective olfaction scores compared to placebo (SMD 0.65; 95% CI, 0.28 to 1.01). In the systematic review, both topical steroids and combined topical and oral steroid groups showed overall improvement in subjective olfaction outcomes. Antibacterials, antifungals, herbals, and anti‐IgE medications had no impact on overall olfaction scores.ConclusionThe results of this meta‐analysis demonstrated that oral and topical steroids significantly improve olfaction in patients suffering from CRSwNP.
Observer/Controller With Global Practical Stability for Tracking in Robots Without Velocity Measurement
Authors: Driessen Brian J. 
Published: November 2014

AbstractIn this work, a global practical stability (GPS) observer/controller is given for a revolute‐jointed multiple degree of freedom robotic plant without velocity measurement and without knowledge of plant parameter values and with a globally bounded disturbance torque. For this considered plant, a global observer/controller that globally drives the combined estimation and position tracking error to a set on which the tracking error can be made arbitrarily small by adjusting parameters/gains of the observer/controller is proposed. For the above‐mentioned plant, the current paper is the first GPS result for which the control torque is not an exponential function of a (filtered) tracking error. This paper is also the first global result for which the convergence to the residual set is exponential in time (Global Exponential Practical Stability). The observer update is discontinuous, however, only at isolated time instants. No sliding modes are used. Also, the torque is continuous.
Influence of Solution Volume on the Dissolution Rate of Silicon Dioxide in Hydrofluoric Acid
Authors: Shvartsev Boris , Gelman Danny , Komissarov Ilia , Epshtein Alon , Starosvetsky David , Ein‐Eli Yair 
Published: November 2014

AbstractExperimental data and modeling of the dissolution of various Si/SiO2 thermal coatings in different volumes of hydrofluoric acid (HF) are reported. The rates of SiO2‐film dissolution, measured by means of various electrochemical techniques, and alteration in HF activity depend on the thickness of the film coating. Despite the small volumes (0.6–1.2 mL) of the HF solution, an effect of SiO2‐coating thickness on the dissolution rate was detected. To explain alterations detected in HF activity after SiO2 dissolution, spectroscopic analyses (NMR and FTIR) of the chemical composition of the solutions were conducted. This is associated with a modification in the chemical composition of the HF solution, which results in either the formation of an oxidized species in solution or the precipitation of dissolution products. HF2− accumulation in the HF solution, owing to SiO2 dissolution was identified as the source of the chemical alteration.
The morphology, function and antiquity of Australian grinding implements
Authors: Gorecki P. , Grant M. , O'Connor S. , Veth P. 
Published: November 2014

AbstractThis paper critiques a number of core assumptions about the age, form and function of grinding implements from Australia. Distinctions which have been drawn between so‐called amorphous versus formal grindstones and their associated functions are questioned given the effects of low sample size in earlier assemblages, me general lack of independent studies of grindstone function and the need to consider more thoroughly the use‐life cycles of this class of implements. The role of bedrock grinding patches in a seed‐based economy is examined. The possibility that intensive seed processing may have occurred in the Pleistocene is also canvassed.
Carved and painted rock images in the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia
Authors: Millerstrom Sidsel N. 
Published: November 2014

AbstractMarquesan prehistoric rock art, occurring throughout the island group, has not been systematically documented nor studied in detail. I discuss here the results of survey‐generated data in the archipelago compiled between 1984 and 1989, and my recent work in Hatiheu Valley, located on the north coast of Nuku Hiva. Classification system, method of manufacture, geographic distribution, architectural context and placement of motifs are described. Some broad conclusions are drawn as to the images' cultural significance.
Efficiency of calcium carbonate oven stones
Authors: Piazza Anne di 
Published: November 2014

AbstractThis paper is an attempt to better understand the use of earth ovens on atolls. A study was make linking ethnographic records of calcareous oven stones with an experiment which replicated the chemical conditions within an earth oven. It appears that calcium carbonate (CaCO3) dissociates to quicklime (CaO) during heating and hydrates to slaked lime (Ca(OH)2) during cooking. This reaction, shown to have occurred in archaeological sites, can liberate more heat in the oven than volcanic stones. This suggests that calcareous material makes better oven stones than previously thought.
Spear and spearthrower evolution in the Kimberley region, N.W. Australia: evidence from rock art
Authors: Walsh G.L. , Morwood M.J. 
Published: November 2014

AbstractThis paper illustrates the potential of rock art for understanding the past. It uses the visual specificity of rock paintings in the Kimberley, N.W. Australia, to monitor the development of spear and spearthrower technology over time. For instance, only simple, hand‐thrown spears are depicted in the earliest Kimberley rock painting styles, with spearthrowers and composite spears first appearing during the late Bradshaw and Clothes Peg Figure Periods, respectively. The rock painting sequence also depicts changes in spearthrower morphology and size, the appearance of stone spear points, and post‐European use of metal spear heads. We conclude that rock art can provide evidence at a level of resolution normally absent from archaeology.
Radiocarbon dating fish bone from the Houhora archaeological site, New Zealand
Authors: Petchey Fiona 
Published: November 2014

AbstractThis paper presents preliminary radiocarbon results of snapper bone gelatin from the Archaic occupation at Houhora, Northland, New Zealand. It is part of a larger investigation into dating snapper (Pagrus auratus) and barracouta (Thyrsites atun) bone from New Zealand archaeological sites (Petchey 1998). A range of analytical techniques is applied and it is concluded that the Houhora snapper bone is suitable for radiocarbon dating as the bone is well‐preserved with low levels of contamination. Four bone gelatin 14C determinations of snapper are compared to determinations of other materials from the same context, including three previously unpublished results of shell and charcoal. The results suggest that snapper bone gelatin has a minimal inbuilt age, a reservoir effect which is comparable to shell, and will yield reliable 14C determinations when collagen degradation and contamination is minimal. A total of twelve acceptable radiocarbon results places the Archaic occupation at Houhora during the early to mid 14th century AD.
Holocene scraper reduction, technological organization and landuse at Ingaladdi Rockshelter, Northern Australia
Authors: Clarkson Chris 
Published: November 2014

AbstractThis paper proposes a reduction sequence for ‘scrapers' found at Ingaladdi rockshelter, Northern Territory. The sequence is based on the proposal that distinctive ‘types' represent stages in a continuum and hence may be transformed from one to another as retouching continues. Examining changes in scraper reduction along with raw material selection and core reduction at Ingaladdi through time allows for identification of apparent major changes in land‐use and mobility throughout the Holocene.
Mortuary behaviour on the Hay Plain: do cemeteries exist?
Authors: Littleton Judith 
Published: November 2014

AbstractAboriginal burial practices on the Hay Plain are highly variable yet recurrent characteristics of density, exclusivity, boundedness and formalism of burials suggest specific preferences for, and maintenance of, locations for burials. However, these groupings of burials do not fit the criteria developed by Pardoe (1988) for cemeteries.This is demonstrated in the analysis of burials at two locations: Jeraly (76 burials) and Toogimbie (114 burials) where scattered and grouped burials are found in the same area as a single site described as a cemetery. Comparison of these finds to other burials on the Hay Plain indicates this is a recurrent pattern.It is argued that burials represent isolated single events (n=76) or multiple events (n=89), a small number (17) of which reflect deliberate maintenance of an area for burials. While cemeteries do exist on the Hay Plain they form a restricted category and making the term more inclusive would simply mask important differences between burial places, all of which form a patterned part of the entire burial repertoire on the Hay Plain.
Identification of Benincasa hispida (wax gourd) from the Kana archaeological site, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
Authors: Matthews Peter J. 
Published: November 2014

AbstractRind and seeds of a gourd discovered at the Kana site in Papua New Guinea are identified as remains of Benincasa hispida. The origins and dispersal of this species are discussed, with reference to the bottle gourd, Lagenaria siceraria, another cucurbit that is widespread in Asia and the Pacific. The possible domestic status of B. hispida at the Kana site is discussed.