24 research outputs found
Deux homèlies inédites de Jacques de Saroug
No full textPaul Bedjan’s massive edition of Jacob of Sarug’s homilies (5 vols. originally, with an additional volume in the Gorgias reprint) made no claim to be complete, and Syriac scholars continued to publish Jacob’s works as they became known from sources not used by Bedjan. In this work, which first appeared in Mélanges de l'Université Saint Joseph, the Jesuit scholar Paul Mouterde presents the Syriac text, with French translation, of two previously unedited homilies from Jacob of Sarug: “On Mary and Golgotha,” and “On Strangers and their Burial.” The first homily deals especially with the Incarnation.Syriac text with French translation
''Evaluating disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis: Which composite index is best? A systematic literature analysis of studies comparing the psychometric properties of the DAS, DAS28, SDAI and CDAI''
No full textGaujoux-Viala, Cecile | Mouterde, Gael | Baillet, Athan | Claudepierre, Pascal | Fautrel, Bruno | Le Loet, Xavier | Maillefert, Jean-FrancisInternational audience''Objectives: To evaluate and compare four composite indices for assessing the activity of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods: We conducted a systematic literature review by searching Medline via PubMed and Embase and Cochrane databases for articles published up to March 2009. We selected studies that directly compared at least two of the four composite indices. The DAS (Disease Activity Score), DAS28, Simplified Disease Activity Index (SDAI) and Clinical Disease Activity Index (CDAI) were evaluated in terms of reproducibility, construct validity, discriminative performance, and sensitivity to change. Results: We included 61 articles. The only study that directly compared the intraobserver reproducibility of the DAS28, SDAI, and CDAI found comparable intraclass correlation coefficients ranging from 0.85 to 0.89. Concordance among indices was good (kappa values of similar to 0.7), except between the DAS28 and the other indices in definition of remission (kappa 0.48-0.63). The indices had good construct validity by their similar fair-to-good correlations with the Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) score and structural damage. Discriminative performance was comparable and satisfactory for treatment changes or remission according to the American College of Rheumatology (ACR). Two studies evaluated the sensitivity to change of the SDAI and CDAI; both indices detected a difference between responders and non-responders according to ACR definitions. Conclusion: The DAS, DAS28, SDAI, and CDAI are valid tools for evaluating the activity of RA. The DAS28 is less conservative in defining remission than are the other three indices. Longitudinal studies of individual patients are needed to confirm these results. (C) 2011 Societe francaise de rhumatologie. Published by Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.'
Tradition versus Innovation: Conventional Radiography and Ultrasound in Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Identification - Instructions for Use
No full textObjective: Conventional radiography (CR) and ultrasound (US) are used interchangeably for identification of calcium pyrophosphate deposition (CPPD). The aim of this study was to assess whether combining US and CR offers greater accuracy over either modality alone for the identification of CPPD.
Methods: Consecutive patients scheduled for knee replacement surgery for osteoarthritis were enrolled. Before surgery, patients underwent CR and US of the knee. Menisci and hyaline cartilage were collected and analyzed using polarized light microscopy to confirm the presence of CPPD (gold standard). CR and US were assessed for absence/presence of CPPD by expert radiologists and sonographers. Diagnostic performance statistics were calculated. Poisson models with robust variance estimators were used to determine the likelihood of identifying CPPD.
Results: Fifty-one patients (63% female, mean age 71.4 [SD 8] years) were enrolled. US demonstrated higher overall accuracy than CR for CPPD identification (0.78 vs 0.73). Sequential use of both modalities provided an advantage when only 1 knee site was positive in 1 of the 2 techniques; however, when 2 or 3 sites were positive, no additional advantage was observed. When US was negative, subsequent CR did not improve CPPD detection, but in cases of a negative CR, a positive US increased the likelihood of CPPD by 4.21 times, whereas a negative US substantially reduced the probability of CPPD, increasing the likelihood of its absence by 76%.
Conclusion: US was more accurate than CR for identification of CPPD. Performing both exams can be an added value for CPPD identification only in a few specific cases
Persistence of power Doppler ultrasonography-detected synovitis over 1 year of follow-up predicts poor prognosis in rheumatoid arthritis in clinical remission: the SONORE prospective longitudinal study
No full textInternational audienceObjectives : (1) To assess the progression of ultrasonography-detected synovitis in a cohort of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in remission during 1 year of follow-up (2) to evaluate the ability of consecutive examinations of ultrasonography to predict relapse (R) or radiographic progression (RP) at 1 year. Methods : Patients with RA (2010 American College of Rheumatology-European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology criteria) in clinical remission (Disease Activity Score in 28 joints (DAS28)<2.6 without clinically active synovitis) were included. An independent investigator performed ultrasonography every 3 months for 1 year. Ultrasonography-detected synovitis was defined as power Doppler-positive ultrasonography synovitis (PDUS) grade ≥1 in at least one joint. PDUS at ≥2 consecutive visits during the follow-up defined persistent PDUS. An increase of ≥1 point in the modified total Sharp score defined RP. An increase in DAS28-C-reactive protein (CRP)>0.6 or DAS28-CRP>3.2 and any modification of disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs or glucocorticoids defined relapse. Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses were used to evaluate factors associated with R/RP at 1 year. Results : PDUS was detected in 75 (65.2%), 66, 60, 46 and 29 of the 115 patients with RA at baseline and at months 3, 6, 9 and 12, respectively. 58 (50.4%) patients exhibited persistent PDUS. After 1 year, 22/85 (25.9%) experienced relapse and 12 (14.1%) showed RP. On multivariate analysis, factors predicting R/RP at 1 year were persistent PDUS (HR=2.98, p=0.014) and an increase in DAS28-CRP level at the visit before relapse (HR=4.36, p=0.004). Conclusion : Persistent PDUS during follow-up, rather than at baseline, predicted worse outcome at 1 year and requires careful monitoring
Survey of medicinal plants currently used by herbalists in Lebanon
No full textLebanon encompasses a relatively large flora of 2,607 species. Several species in this rich flora were reported to have medicinal applications for various diseases. However, there have been few studies on the use of medicinal plants in Lebanon. In an attempt to study the Lebanese ethnopharmacological status, a survey on medicinal plants used by herbalists in Lebanon was conducted. Based on data collected from 26 local herbalists, the study revealed that 128 plant species are used for treating various diseases, in the following way: 51 species for treating gastrointestinal disorders; 32 for kidney and urinary diseases; 37 for blood and cardiovascular diseases; 19 for disorders of the nervous system; 21 for diabetes; 19 for respiratory illnesses including 4 for asthma; 18 for sexual disorders; 17 for hair problems; 7 for liver diseases, 6 for tumors, and several other plant species for other diseases. The survey also showed that most interviewed herbalists did not hold a high school certificate and they were not licensed for this practice. Hence, there is a need to properly train the herbalists in plant taxonomy and disease diagnosis, and to implement proper herb collection and storage.Abu Chaar C. I., 2004, ARCHAEOLOGY HIST LEB, V19, P70; Abu-Irmaileh BE, 2003, J ETHNOPHARMACOL, V89, P193, DOI 10.1016-S0378-8741(03)00283-6; Alantaki D. O., 1877, ATTATHKARA TATHKARAT; [Anonymous], 1991, WHOTRM914; Bedevian Armenag K., 1936, ILLUSTRATED POLYGLOT; EDGECOMBE W S, 1970, P457; Gul F, 2012, PAK J BOT, V44, P1609; Houri A., 2001, PHOTOGRAPHIC GUIDE W, P248; Lev E, 2002, J ETHNOPHARMACOL, V82, P131, DOI 10.1016-S0378-8741(02)00182-4; Malychef P., 1989, LEBAN MED J, V38, P59; Mouterde P, 1983, NOUVELLE FLORE LIBAN, V3, P578; Mouterde P., 1970, NOUVELLE FLORE LIBAN, V2, P727; Mouterde P., 1966, NOUVELLE FLORE LIBAN, V1, P565; Nadeem M, 2013, PAK J BOT, V45, P111; Nehme M., 1978, WILD FLOWERS LEBANON, P238; Post G.E., 1932, FLORA SYRIA PALESTIN, V2; Post G.E., 1932, FLORA SYRIA PALESTIN, V1; Safi S., 1990, ECOLOGIA MEDITERRANE, V16, P365; Said O, 2002, J ETHNOPHARMACOL, V83, P251, DOI 10.1016-S0378-8741(02)00253-2; Sarwat, 2012, PAK J BOT, V44, P1193; Shinwari ZK, 2011, PAK J BOT, V43, P5; Shinwari ZK, 2012, PAK J BOT, V44, P137; Tohme G., 2002, THOUSAND ONE FLOWERS, P30944
Growth and nutrient partitioning of containerized Malus trilobata Schneid. and Acer syriacum Boiss. and Gaill. under two fertigation regimes
No full textThe native flora of Lebanon is threatened. As part of an ex situ conservation strategy, this study was conducted to determine if Malus trilobata (Schneid.) and Acer syriacum (Boiss. and Gaill.), two native Lebanese trees, were amenable to container production. Therefore, these species' growth and nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium uptake efficiency and distribution under two fertilizer rates were studied. Malus trilobata seedlings were obtained from seeds collected from two mother trees, whereas Acer syriacum seeds were collected from a single tree. Two-year-old seedlings raised from these seeds were planted in 11-L containers in a 3:1 pine bark:compost substrate. Half the seedlings within each source and species were assigned to either 25 or 100 mg·L-1 N from 21N-3.1P-5.9K water-soluble fertilizer treatments. Seedlings of both Malus trilobata sources grown under 25 mg·L-1 N were taller than those grown at 100 mg·L -1 N. Nitrogen loading occurred in plants of Malus trilobata under the high fertilizer rate, although total plant N, phosphorus, and potassium content was unaffected by fertilizer rate, because larger seedlings had lower nutrient concentrations. There were significant differences in growth among the two Malus trilobata seed sources, but there were no differences in mineral nutrient uptake or nutrient use efficiency. Growth, mineral nutrient uptake, and nutrient use efficiency of Acer syriacum seedlings were unaffected by fertilizer rate. Malus trilobata and Acer syriacum seedlings are amenable to container production. Using container production for these species with subsequent transplanting into managed landscapes might be a viable ex situ conservation method. Further studies are needed.Drunasky Nicholas, 2005, Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, V4, P13; Evans G.C., 1972, QUANTITATIVE ANAL PL; GILLIAM CH, 1980, HORTSCIENCE, V15, P641; GILLIAM CH, 1984, J ENV HORT, V2, P53; Hillier and Sons, 1973, MAN TREES SHRUBS; INGESTAD T, 1979, PHYSIOL PLANTARUM, V45, P149, DOI 10.1111-j.1399-3054.1979.tb01679.x; Jull Laura G., 1994, Journal of Environmental Horticulture, V12, P212; Larimer Jill, 2002, Journal of Environmental Horticulture, V20, P28; Lumis Glen, 2000, Journal of Environmental Horticulture, V18, P13; MALIK V, 1995, CAN J FOREST RES, V25, P1017, DOI 10.1139-x95-110; MOUTERDE P, 1966, IMPRIMERIE CATHOLIQU, V1; MOUTERDE P, 1970, IMPRIMERIE CATHOLIQU, V2; Musselwhite Sheri, 2004, Journal of Environmental Horticulture, V22, P50; STOVEN A, 2004, THESIS OHIO STATE U; Struve Daniel K., 1995, Journal of Environmental Horticulture, V13, P169; Stubbs Hunter L., 1997, Journal of Environmental Horticulture, V15, P80; TISDALE S, 1998, SOIL FERTILITY FERTI; *UNEP, 1996, BIOL DIVERSITY LEBAN, V9; Wright R.D., 1987, HORTIC REV, V9, P75; Xu XJ, 1999, PLANT SOIL, V216, P83, DOI 10.1023-A:1004733714217; Zahreddine HG, 2007, SCI HORTIC-AMSTERDAM, V112, P80, DOI 10.1016-j.scienta.2006.11.013; ZAHREDDINE HG, 2007, LEBANESE SCI J, V8, P21; 1999, PRINCIPAUX ARBES LIB0
Silene astartes C.I. Blanche ex Boiss., Fl. Orient. Suppl.
No full textSilene astartes C.I. Blanche ex Boiss., Fl. Orient. Suppl.: 102. 1888. Lectotypus (designated here): Lebanon . Prov. Mount-Lebanon: Djebaïl, ruines d’AFka, VI-VII.1880, fl. & Fr., Blanche 55 (G-BOIS [G00330604]!; isolecto-: BEI!, G [G00341654]!) (Fig. 1). Notes. – Boissier (1888) published S. astartes in the “Supplementum oF the Flora Orientalis”. He wrote “ S. astartes (Blanche in litt.)” beFore the Latin description. Ŋe mention oF Blanche as the author “in litt.” by Boissier has been interpreted in different ways in the literature. Floras oF Lebanon have cited only C.I. Blanche as the author oF the species (sometimes with the mention “in Boiss.”; Post, 1896, 1932; ThiÉbaut, 1936; Mouterde, 1966; TohmÉ & TohmÉ, 2007), whereas BouloumoY (1930) interpreted the authorship as “Boiss. et B.” [Boiss. & C.I. Blanche]. In the Boissier’s Herbarium oF the “Flora Orientalis” (G-BOIS), Blanche 55 contains a handwritten note by Blanche himselF with a Latin description oF the species (Fig. 1). However this description differs considerably From the protologue where Boissier published a new and more complete description by validating the name (Boissier, 1888: 102). We thereFore ascribe Boissier as the author oF S. astartes in accordance with Greuter et al. (1984) and not as C.I. Blanche as mentioned in the latest flora oF Lebanon treatment (TohmÉ & TohmÉ, 2007). Boissier (1888) clearly cited two gatherings in the protologue: “Hab. in Libano supra Djebail ad minas AFka (Bl.!)” and “ad Ain SuFar (Peyron!)”. Only Blanche 55 [G00330604] is present in G-BOIS. We Found three duplicates oF the Peyron collection at G and one at P. Each oF them bears the locality “Ain SuFar” and are dated June 11, 1882. Two oF them have the collection number 1379 mentioned [G00341656, P04987226]) and two [G00341655, G00341657] without any number. All these collections have a glandular-pubescent calyx and match Fully with S. italica (L.) Pers. and not with S. astartes, which has a calyx always glabrous. ŊereFore, we choose Blanche 55 housed at G-BOIS as the lectotype, which is the only material present at G-BOIS and exclude the remaining syntypes From S. astartes.Published as part of Pierre-Emmanuel Du Pasquier & Daniel Jeanmonod, 2016, Lectotypification of three species of Silene sect. Italicae (Rohrb.) Schischk. (Caryophyllaceae), pp. 19-22 in Candollea 71 (1) on page 21, DOI: 10.15553/c2016v711a4, http://zenodo.org/record/16204
Reliability and diagnostic accuracy of radiography for the diagnosis of calcium pyrophosphate deposition: performance of the novel definitions developed by an international multidisciplinary working group
No full textTo assess the reliability and diagnostic accuracy of new radiographic definitions for calcium pyrophosphate deposition (CPPD) identification, developed by an international multidisciplinary working group
Reliability and diagnostic accuracy of radiography for the diagnosis of calcium pyrophosphate deposition: performance of the novel definitions developed by an international multidisciplinary working group
No full textTo assess the reliability and diagnostic accuracy of new radiographic definitions for calcium pyrophosphate deposition (CPPD) identification, developed by an international multidisciplinary working group
Development and validation of an OMERACT ultrasound scoring system for the extent of calcium pyrophosphate crystal deposition at the joint level and patient level
No full textBackground The Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition (CPPD) subgroup of the Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) Ultrasound working group was established to validate ultrasound as an outcome measure instrument for CPPD, and in 2017 has developed and validated standardised definitions for elementary lesions for the detection of calcium pyrophosphate crystals in joints. The aim of this study was to develop and evaluate the reliability of a consensus -based ultrasound scoring system for CPPD extent, representing the next phase in the OMERACT methodology.Methods In this study the novel scoring system for CPPD was developed through a stepwise process, following an established OMERACT ultrasound methodology. Following a previous systematic review to gather available evidence on existing scoring systems for CPPD, the novel scoring system was developed through a Delphi survey based on the expert opinion of the members of the OMERACT Ultrasound working group-CPPD subgroup. The reliability of the scoring system was then tested on a web-based and patient-based exercise. Intra-reader and inter-reader reliability of the new scoring system was assessed using weighted Light's K coefficients.Findings The four-grade semiquantitative scoring system consisted of: grade 0 (no findings consistent with CPPD), grade 1 (& LE;3 single spots or 1 small deposit), grade 2 (>3 single spots or >1 small deposit or & GE;1 larger deposit occupying & LE;50% of the structure under examination in the reference image-ie, the scanning view with the highest grade of depositions), and grade 3 (deposits that occupy more than 50% of the structure under examination in the reference image). The score should be applied to the knee (menisci and hyaline cartilage) and the triangular fibrocartilage complex of the wrist. The intra-reader and inter-reader reliabilities on static images were almost perfect (K 0 & BULL;90 [95% CI 0 & BULL;79-1 & BULL;00] and K 0 & BULL;84 [0 & BULL;79-0 & BULL;88]), and on the eight patients recruited (four [50%] female and four [50%] male) were substantial (K 0 & BULL;72 [95% CI 0 & BULL;47 to 0 & BULL;96] and 0 & BULL;66 [0 & BULL;61 to 0 & BULL;71]).Interpretation This OMERACT ultrasound scoring system for CPPD was reliable on both static images and patients. The scoring system might be a valuable tool for ensuring valid and comparable results in clinical trials and could help monitor the extent of crystal deposition in patients with CPPD in clinical practice.Funding The Italian Ministry of Health -Ricerca Corrente.Copyright & COPY; 2023 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved
