291,291 research outputs found
[Report to Chief J. E. Curry, by an unknown author #1]
No full textReport to Chief J. E. Curry, by an unknown author. The report contains a list of officers who gave depositions to the United States Attorney
[Report to Chief J. E. Curry, by an unknown author #2]
No full textReport to Chief J. E. Curry, by an unknown author. The report contains a list of officers who gave depositions to the United States Attorney
UK back pain exercise and manipulation (UK BEAM) trial - national randomised trial of physical treatments for back pain in primary care: objectives, design and interventions
No full textLow back pain has major health and social implications. Although there have been
many randomised controlled trials of manipulation and exercise for the management of low back
pain, the role of these two treatments in its routine management remains unclear. A previous trial
comparing private chiropractic treatment with National Health Service (NHS) outpatient
treatment, which found a benefit from chiropractic treatment, has been criticised because it did not
take treatment location into account. There are data to suggest that general exercise programmes
may have beneficial effects on low back pain. The UK Medical Research Council (MRC) has funded
this major trial of physical treatments for back pain, based in primary care. It aims to establish if,
when added to best care in general practice, a defined package of spinal manipulation and a defined
programme of exercise classes (Back to Fitness) improve participant-assessed outcomes.
Additionally the trial compares outcomes between participants receiving the spinal manipulation in
NHS premises and in private premises
Evidence for the decay B0→J/ψω and measurement of the relative branching fractions of meson decays to J/ψη and J/ψη′
No full textFirst evidence of the B 0 → J / ψ ω decay is found and the B s 0 → J / ψ η and B s 0 → J / ψ η ′ decays are studied using a dataset corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 1.0 fb -1 collected by the LHCb experiment in proton-proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of sqrt(s) = 7 TeV. The branching fractions of these decays are measured relative to that of the B 0 → J / ψ ρ 0 decay:frac(B (B 0 → J / ψ ω), B (B 0 → J / ψ ρ 0)) = 0.89 ± 0.19 (stat) - 0.13 + 0.07 (syst),frac(B (B s 0 → J / ψ η), B (B 0 → J / ψ ρ 0)) = 14.0 ± 1.2 (stat) - 1.5 + 1.1 (syst) - 1.0 + 1.1 (frac(f d, f s)),frac(B (B s 0 → J / ψ η ′), B (B 0 → J / ψ ρ 0)) = 12.7 ± 1.1 (stat) - 1.3 + 0.5 (syst) - 0.9 + 1.0 (frac(f d, f s)), where the last uncertainty is due to the knowledge of f d / f s, the ratio of b-quark hadronization factors that accounts for the different production rate of B 0 and B s 0 mesons. The ratio of the branching fractions of B s 0 → J / ψ η ′ and B s 0 → J / ψ η decays is measured to befrac(B (B s 0 → J / ψ η ′), B (B s 0 → J / ψ η)) = 0.90 ± 0.09 (stat) - 0.02 + 0.06 (syst)
Murder on the mountain: author talk with Peter J. Wosh
No full textAuthor talk by Peter J. Wosh on May 5th, 2022, on his book, "Murder on the Mountain: crime, passion, and punishment in gilded age New Jersey.
Recommendations for greening the J. Willard Marriott Library: report of the Marriott Library Green Task Force
No full textreportThe completion in Fall 2008 of the extensive renovation of the J. Willard Marriott Library and the moving of many staff groups back into the Library presents an excellent opportunity to identify and promote environmentally responsible practices and encourage sustainable behaviors. Recognizing this, Marriott Library director Joyce Ogburn in June asked for volunteers for a Green Task Force and charged it with creating a recommendations report for consideration by the Library\u27s Executive Council. Fourteen people volunteered, including one from the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library and one from the S. J. Quinney Law Library, and the Green Task Force met weekly from June 23 through September 17, 2008. Representatives from the Office of Sustainability and the Energy Management Office attended the meetings as well in an advisory capacity. The group quickly discovered that the members brought with them a wealth of previous experience in "green" initiatives
Review of “St. Clive:” An Eastern Orthodox Author Looks Back at C. S. Lewis
No full textReview of C. J. S. Hayward, “St. Clive:” An Eastern Orthodox Author Looks Back at C. S. Lewis (Wheaton, Illinois: C. J. S. Hayward Publications, 2000-19). 381 pages. $49.99. ISBN 9781794669956
Lower back pain: a need for thorough assessment
No full textMaking a detailed assessment is vital for an accurate diagnosis of lower back pain and appropriate management
Evaluation of physiotherapy intervention for non-specific sub-acute and chronic low back pain
No full textThis thesis investigates routine physiotherapy management of patients with subacute
and chronic non specific low back pain.
In a pragmatic multi-centre trial patients were randomised to receive a course of
physiotherapy treatment or advice following a bio-psychosocial model. Disease
specific, patient specific and generic measures were used to assess outcome.
The 286 patients recruited in the trial had, on average, minimal to moderate low
back pain disability. Patients reported enhanced perceptions of benefit in the
physiotherapy group but there was no evidence of a long term effect in any other
outcomes. There were no differences between the groups in NHS costs although
patients in the physiotherapy group incurred significantly higher out of pocket
expenses. Further analysis of the outcome data confirmed that the primary outcome
measure (Oswestry Disability Index) was the most responsive instrument because it
was able to detect deterioration as well as improvement.
As the trial demonstrated no additional benefit of physiotherapy over brief advice, it
was important to investigate the effectiveness of the latter. A systematic review
found limited evidence that brief bio-psychosocial advice was more effective in
reducing fear avoidance and improving back beliefs in patients with acute and subacute
low back pain compared with traditional medical advice. There was no direct
evidence to support the use of brief bio-psychosocial advice (2 sessions or less) for
reducing pain or disability.
This thesis describes research that has contributed to European guidelines for the
management of chronic low back pain and reviews extensively the literature that
seeks to evaluate physiotherapy practice. The clinical implication of this research is
that for patients with non specific low back pain of mild severity, brief advice is
likely to be as effective as prolonged physiotherapy intervention. The extent to
which a single session of advice is more effective than no intervention needs further
assessment
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