33 research outputs found
MUSCLES ACTIVATIONS DURING "SHOULDER MOUNT" POLE ACROBATIC EXERCISE
No full textAuthor: Bc. Modinat Sanni Supervisor: Ing. Miroslav Vilímek, PhD Title: MUSCLES ACTIVATION DURING "SHOULDER MOUNT"POLE ACROBATIC EXERCISE Purpose: This study is an empirical - theoretical study presents the literature review regarding to the topic of the shoulder function anatomy, kinesiology, biomechanics, non-traumatic injuries of the shoulder and their prevention by using the available literatures. Further, the study also compares by surface electromyography the amplitudes, shapes and durations of myoelectric signals of m. latissimus dorsi, m. pectoralis maior, m. biceps brachii, m. infraspinatus and m. supraspinatus of dominant shoulder in two healthy individuals during acrobatic exercise on vertical pole known as "Shoulder Mount". The purpose was monitor the changes in two different conditions; i.e. kinesiotape and elbow brace and compare with the control condition for the reason of finding out their ability to affect the myoelectric activities of selected muscles. Further, the Shoulder Mount exercise had recorded by six Qualisys cameras for motion analyses. Methods and materials: The potentially eligible scientific articles perform a search of studies on the topic of kinesiotapes and tennis elbow brace as measured by EMG mainly on myoelectric activity of the shoulder complex were seared from..
Google Scholar as a source for citation and impact analysis for a non-ISI indexed medical journal
No full textIt is difficult to determine the influence and impact of journals which are not covered by the ISI databases and Journal Citation Report. However, with the availability of databases such as MyAIS (Malaysian Abstracting and Indexing System), which offers sufficient information to support bibliometric analysis as well as being indexed by Google Scholar which provides citation information, it has become possible to obtain productivity, citation and impact information for non-ISI indexed journals. The bibliometric tool Harzing's Publish and Perish was used to collate citation information from Google scholar. The study examines article productivity, the citations obtained by articles and calculates the impact factor of Medical Journal of Malaysia (MJM) published between 2004 and 2008. MJM is the oldest medical journal in Malaysia and the unit of analysis is 580 articles. The results indicate that once a journal is covered by MyAIS it becomes visible and accessible on the Web because Google Scholarindexes MyAIS. The results show that contributors to MJM were mainly Malaysian (91) and the number of Malaysian-Foreign collaborated papers were very small (28 articles, 4.8). However, citation information from Google scholar indicates that out of the 580 articles, 76.8 (446) have been cited over the 5-year period. The citations were received from both mainstrean foreign as well as Malaysian journals and the top three citors were from China, Malaysia and the United States. In general more citations were received from East Asian countries, Europe, and Southeast Asia. The 2-yearly impact factor calculated for MJM is 0.378 in 2009, 0.367 in 2008, 0.616 in 2007 and 0.456 in 2006. The 5-year impact factor is calculated as 0.577. The results show that although MJM is a Malaysian journal and not ISI indexed its contents have some international significance based on the citations and impact score it receives, indicating the importance of being visible especially in Google scholar
Structure and conduct of risk returns-characteristics of residential property investment in Kaduna metropolis, Nigeria
No full textResidential property investment is one of the most subscribed investments in the world. However, its risk-return characteristics is least understood especially in the Nigeria context. Though past studies have critically established the performance of mostly isolated residential and commercial properties in southern regions of Nigeria. Disentangling and identifying empirically risk-return characteristic of residential property in Kaduna metropolis Northwest Nigeria is an unresolved challenge. This paper presents an empirical analysis of the performance of residential properties to gain a better understanding of the property market dynamics in Nigeria, survey research approach was employed to collect quantitative data required for the study. To determine residential property returns and asset risk, descriptive (weighted means, standard deviation and percentages) and inferential statistics were utilised. The outcome demonstrated that residential properties have diverse total returns and riskreturn characteristic. Furthermore, this study established that total returns from residential properties ranged between 7.93% to 12.68 % and the risk features ranged from 2.37% to6.81% among the classes of properties. The result demonstrates a direct positive relationship between total returns and risk profile. Hence, recommends that Malali market is the most desirable location for risk-averse investors.
Keywords: Risk- return analysis, residential investment, total return, portfolio, propert
Urban crime prevention and adaptation measures in Ilorin, Nigeria
No full textThe current high rate of crime in Nigeria, which is attributed largely to high population growth, rapid rate of urbanization and a correspondingly high rate of impoverishment among the population owing to the disproportionate growth of the national economy, is fast making urban centers in Nigeria unsafe. With a police force that is short in capacity, urban residents have adopted safety measures to prevent and adapt to the increase in crimes in their residential neighbourhoods. Using a combination of primary and secondary data from a medium-sized city that reflects the attributes of the typical Nigerian urban centers, this study appraised the effectiveness of these prevention and adaptation measures. Among several identified measures, the use of fences and gates around buildings proved to be the most effective measure against the eight commonly identified crimes in the study area. The study concludes that the usage of this measure should form part of the building approval process by the relevant physical planning authorities in Nigeria.Keywords: Crime, Residential Neighbourhoods, Spatial Pattern, Crime Prevention, Nigeri
Author Correction:The power of genetic diversity in genome-wide association studies of lipids
No full textIn the version of this article initially published, Noha A. Yousri (Department of Genetic Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, Doha, Qatar and Department of Computer and Systems Engineering, Alexandria University, Egypt) and Steven C. Hunt (Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA and Department of Genetic Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, Doha, Qatar) were not included in the author list. In addition, Hieab H. H. Adams (Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands and Department of Clinical Genetics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands) was shown with an incorrect second affiliation in the HTML and PDF versions of the article. Finally, in the HTML version, Cristen J. Willer was mistakenly listed with an extra affiliation (Princess Al-Jawhara Al-Brahim Centre of Excellence in Research of Hereditary Disorders (PACER-HD), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia). The authors and affiliations have been corrected in the HTML and PDF versions of the article
Pharmacological therapy of vasculitis: An update
No full textSystemic vasculitis represents a broad range of diseases characterized by the presence of blood vessel inflammation. Immunosuppressive therapy forms the foundation of treatment for almost all forms of systemic vasculitis. Newer agents such as mycophenolate mofetil, rituximab and tumour necrosis factor-α inhibitors are finding new indications in the therapy of conditions such as systemic lupus erythematosus, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, skin vasculitis, cytoplasmic antineutrophil antibodies-positive vasculitis, sarcoidosis, ocular inflammation, nephritis, inflammatory bowel disease and Takayasu's arteritis. However, older agents such as methotrexate, cyclophosphamide and interferon-α are still being explored for newer, more effective and less toxic indications in conditions such as giant cell arteritis and cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa. © Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.Aeberli D, 2002, SWISS MED WKLY, V132, P414; Aktogu S, 2002, RESPIRATION, V69, P178; Alba P, 2003, LUPUS, V12, P633, DOI 10.1191-0961203303lu419cr; Alpsoy E, 2002, ARCH DERMATOL, V138, P467, DOI 10.1001-archderm.138.4.467; Arbach O, 2002, IMMUNOBIOLOGY, V206, P496, DOI 10.1078-0171-2985-00197; Arzoo K, 2002, ANN RHEUM DIS, V61, P922, DOI 10.1136-ard.61.10.922; Baltatzis S, 2003, OPHTHALMOLOGY, V110, P1061, DOI 10.1016-S0161-6420(03)00092-7; Bartolucci P, 2002, RHEUMATOLOGY, V41, P1126, DOI 10.1093-rheumatology-41.10.1126; Bijl M, 2003, ANN RHEUM DIS, V62, P534, DOI 10.1136-ard.62.6.534; Cacoub P, 2002, ARTHRITIS RHEUM, V46, P3317, DOI 10.1002-art.10699; Calguneri M, 2003, ANN RHEUM DIS, V62, P492, DOI 10.1136-ard.62.5.492; Daina E, 1999, ANN INTERN MED, V130, P422; Daliento L, 2003, J HEART LUNG TRANSPL, V22, P214, DOI 10.1016-S1053-2498(02)00565-X; Ford AC, 2003, ALIMENT PHARM THERAP, V17, P1365, DOI 10.1046-j.1365-2036.2003.01581.x; Gehi A, 2003, ARTHRITIS RHEUM, V48, P1067, DOI 10.1002-art.10879; Guillevin L, 2003, ARTHRIT RHEUM-ARTHR, V49, P93, DOI 10.1002-art.10922; HARNURYUDAN V, 2002, ISRAEL MED ASSOC J, V4, P928; Harzallah K, 2003, CLIN NEPHROL, V59, P212; Hoffman GS, 2002, ARTHRITIS RHEUM, V46, P1309, DOI 10.1002-art.10262; Hoi A. Y., 2003, Rheumatology (Oxford), V42, P390, DOI 10.1093-rheumatology-keg067; Hou M, 2003, EUR J HAEMATOL, V70, P353, DOI 10.1034-j.1600-0609.2003.00076.x; Kotter I, 2003, BRIT J OPHTHALMOL, V87, P423, DOI 10.1136-bjo.87.4.423; Kouba DJ, 2003, BRIT J DERMATOL, V148, P147, DOI 10.1046-j.1365-2133.2003.05042.x; Lamprecht P, 2002, RHEUMATOLOGY, V41, P1303, DOI 10.1093-rheumatology-41.11.1303; Langford CA, 2003, AM J MED, V114, P463, DOI 10.1016-S0002-9343(03)00077-9; Mimouni D, 2003, ARCH DERMATOL, V139, P739, DOI 10.1001-archderm.139.6.739; Petri M, 2003, ARTHRITIS RHEUM, V48, P166, DOI 10.1002-art.10752; Queiro R, 2002, CLIN RHEUMATOL, V21, P304, DOI 10.1007-s100670200079; Rodriguez-Hurtado FJ, 2002, EUR J MED RES, V7, P128; Samad AS, 2003, SOUTH MED J, V96, P705, DOI 10.1097-01.SMJ.0000054424.20202.7D; Sanni G, 2003, LUPUS, V12, P1, DOI 10.1191-0961203303lu282ed; Savage COS, 1997, LANCET, V349, P553, DOI 10.1016-S0140-6736(97)80118-3; Schartz NEC, 2001, DERMATOLOGY, V203, P336, DOI 10.1159-000051785; Sfikakis PP, 2002, ANN RHEUM DIS, V61, P51; Specks U, 2001, ARTHRITIS RHEUM, V44, P2836, DOI 10.1002-1529-0131(200112)44:122836::AID-ART4713.0.CO;2-W; Stojanovich L, 2003, LUPUS, V12, P3, DOI 10.1191-0961203303lu251oa; Stone JH, 2001, ARTHRITIS RHEUM, V44, P1149, DOI 10.1002-1529-0131(200105)44:51149::AID-ANR1973.0.CO;2-F; Vasoo S, 2003, LUPUS, V12, P630, DOI 10.1191-0961203303lu417cr; Zaja F, 2003, BLOOD, V101, P3827, DOI 10.1182-blood-2002-09-2856; ZHOU Y, 2003, UNPUB J CUTAN MED SU21121
Fecal microbiota profiles of growing pigs and their relation to growth performance
No full textThe early gut microbiota composition is fundamentally important for piglet health, affecting long-term microbiome development and immunity. In this study, the gut microbiota of postparturient dams was compared with that of their offspring in three Finnish pig farms at three growth phases. The differences in fecal microbiota of three study development groups (Good, Poorly, and PrematureDeath) were analyzed at birth (initial exposure phase), weaning (transitional phase), and before slaughter (stable phase). Dam Lactobacillaceae abundance was lower than in piglets at birth. Limosilactobacillus reuteri and Lactobacillus amylovorus were dominantly expressed in dams and their offspring. Altogether 17 piglets (68%) were identified with Lactobacillaceae at the initial exposure phase, divided unevenly among the development groups: 85% of Good, 37.5% of Poorly, and 75% of PrematureDeath pigs. The development group Good was identified with the highest microbial diversity, whereas the development group PrematureDeath had the lowest diversity. After weaning, the abundance and versatility of Lactobacillaceae in piglets diminished, shifting towards the microbiome of the dam. In conclusion, the fecal microbiota of pigs tends to develop towards a similar alpha and beta diversity despite development group and rearing environment.The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Finland (Grant number: 504/03.01.02/2018; https://mmm.fi/etusivu), Vetcare Ltd. (Grant number: 031019; https://www.vetcare.fi/), and A-Farmers Ltd. (Grant number: 281019; https://www.atriatuottajat.fi/) funded the research project of M.H., including this study. Additionally, at the time this study was conducted, S.B. was an employee of Vetcare Ltd. (Grant number: 031019; https://www.vetcare.fi/). The specific roles of this author are articulated in the ‘author contributions’ section. Further, E.K. was funded with material grants for this study by the Finnish Veterinary Foundation (https://etts.fi/en/frontpage/) and the Finnish Foundation of Veterinary Research(https://www.sels.fi/). The Spanish National Plan for Scientific and Technical Research and Innovation funded the work of M.C.C. (CEX2021-001189-S/ MCIN/AEI /10.13039/501100011033, https://www.aei.gob.es/). Open access was funded by Helsinki University Library. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.Peer reviewe
Clinical assessment of Renal Ischaemic Injury and the Role of Cryopreservation; Peritoneal Cooling an Non-Heart-Beating Donation and Topical Cooling for Laparoscopic Surgery
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The project aims focussed on three main areas of study; ischaemic injury assessment, laparoscopic renal cryopreservation and peritoneal cooling for non-heart-beating organ donation. The effects of renal ischaemia represent significant challenges for transplantation and urological surgery in that with sufficient unchecked ischaemic duration, permanent loss of function is inevitable. Prior to consideration of novel approaches to ischaemic protection, aimed at producing improved graft quality for transplantation and an increased safe operating times for partial renal resections, deficiencies in the literature regarding the efficacy of viability testing were targeted. Techniques of ischaemic injury assessment are intended to allow identification of retrieved kidneys which are likely to have lost the potential for adequate function if transplanted. Such organs can then be discarded, thus improving outcomes and decreasing rates of primary non-function.
Results pertaining to ischaemic injury assessment provided support for protocols of viability assessment based on hypothermic machine perfusion. The effect of warm ischaemia on renal viability criteria has been successfully demonstrated in a large animal model, and novel approaches to the use of such assessments have been explored in order to maximise organ resource opportunities and utilisation.
The project has made an important contribution in the technical approach to laparoscopic partial nephrectomy and laparoscopic renal hypothermia. The studies involving the ‘Newcastle Laparoscopic Renal Cooling Device’ succeeded in achieving ‘proof of concept’ with demonstration of effective renal cooling and preservation..
Studies relating to preservation interventions in the porcine model of the uncontrolled NHBD have produced striking results. These results strongly suggest that uncontrolled NHBD centres employing cold in-situ perfusion approaches to preservation would be wise to consider supplementary techniques of organ cooling
Author response: Lymphatic endothelium stimulates melanoma metastasis and invasion via MMP14-dependent Notch3 and β1-integrin activation
No full textPublisher Correction: Deep coverage whole genome sequences and plasma lipoprotein(a) in individuals of European and African ancestries
No full text© 2018, The Author(s). The original version of this article contained an error in the name of the author Ramachandran S. Vasan, which was incorrectly given as Vasan S. Ramachandran. This has now been corrected in both the PDF and HTML versions of the article
