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Progress Notes, Lehigh Valley Health Network

Progress Notes

No abstract provided.

An Automated Oracle For Verifying Gui Objects, Juichi Takahashi

Theses and Dissertations

The promise of test automation - the automatic application of software inputs to find bugs - is tempered by the difficulty of automatically verifying behavior. Indeed, the lack of tools for behavior verification is a major factor in keeping automated testing out of the mainstream. This thesis develops a technique that aids automatic behavior verification for a particularly difficult problem: determining the correction of screen output. A methodology to capture and compare screen output is presented and a case study using Microsoft ® PowerPoint ® is described.

The Urological Management Of Voiding Dysfunction In Chronic Spinal Cord Injury, Hann-Chorng Kuo

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Chronic spinal cord injury (SCI) results in various dysfunctions of the urinary bladder and urethra. These neurological deteriorations after SCI cause varying urological symptoms and complications. Early detection of high risk SCI patients is important. Regular determination of intravesical pressure, residual urine and leak point pressure can provide information to avoid upper tract deterioration. Agg-ressive urological management can reduce the mortality rate from urinary tract infection (UTI) and a better quality of life can thus ensue. In the management of urological sequalae of SCI, preservation of renal function, freedom from UTI, freedom from indwelling catheter, and continence should be the …

F-Wave Studies In L5 Radiculopathic Patients Receiving Automated Percutaneous Lumbar Disectomy, Chien-Hung Lai, Ming-Shium Hsieh, Wei-Han Chiang, Sung-Hui Tseng, Chao-Jung Chen, Shih-Ching Chen

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Background and purpose: Herniated intervertebral disc with radiculopathy may prolong F-latency and reduce F-persistence. The aim of this study was to investigate changes of F-waves in patients with L5 radiculopathy before and after automated percutaneous lumbar disectomy (APLD).Methods: Eight patients (aged 26 to 39 years) with L5 radiculopathy were recruited. The L5 radiculopathy was diagnosed by radicular pain and motor/sensory deficit and was confirmed by MRI. F-latency and persistence of the deep peroneal nerve were measured before and after APLD. To enhance the F-wave response, a stimulus duration of 0.3 ms was used, and patients were asked to contract the …

Analysis Of Cane-Assisted Gait In Patients With Hemiplegic Stroke, Chia-Ling Chen, Hsieh-Ching Chen, Fuk-Tan Tang, Kuo-Dai Hou, Wei-Hsien Hong, Rong-Shun Chen, Bel-Wen Lu, May-Kuen Wong

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

The purpose of this study is first to analyze the temporal-stride parameters and forces applied on the cane, and both feet in stroke patients walking with cane-assistance. Three force plates, six cam-eras, and an instrumented cane were integrated to conduct an analysis of the cane-assisted gait of 15 hemiplegic patients. Temporal-stride parameters, and peak vertical, anterior (propulsive)-posterior (braking) and lateral shear forces, and propulsive-breaking impulses, were analyzed.All patients walked with a relatively slow walking speed, the average is 16.1 cm/sec, ranging from 4.2 to 35.8 cm/s. The average step length is 38.2 cm. The triple and double support occupied most …

Assessment Of Anthropometric Factors Of Hand And Wrist In Patients With Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Hui-Wen Chen, Chein-Wei Chang, Yi-Jane Wu, Keng-Yu Chao

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Carpal tunnel syndrome is a common entrapment neuropathy. It has been associated with many conditions, including age, gender, work and body mass index etc. The aim of the study is trying to ass-ess the anthropometric factors and range of motion of hand and wrist in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome. Twenty-one patients with carpal tunnel syndrome approved by clinical and electrophysiol-ogical studies, and eighteen normal controls attended this study. Anthropometric factors includling hand width, hand length, palmar length, palmar thickness, wrist width, wrist thickness and range of motion of wrist joints were assessed in the patient and control groups.The results …

The Effects Of Exercise Training On Cardiopulmonary Endurance And Depression Status Of Hemodialysis Patients, Shu-Hua Liu, Wil-Ly Chou, Yu-Lin Wang, Hang-Tan Ling, Wen-Chun Huang, Jing-Tz Shen

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

The purpose of the study was to explore the effects of exercise training on cardiopulmonary endurance and depression status of hemodialysis patients. The purposive sample was recruited from a medical center in southern Taiwan. A total of forty hemodialysis patients were assigned into the experimental and control groups. Twenty patients in the experimental group underwent a 30-50 minutes, three times a week, stationary bicycle training during off-dialysis period for eight weeks. Twenty patients in the control group did not receive any exercise. The exercise test was administered to measure the cardiopulmonary endurance and the Beck Depression Scale was used to …

Preliminary Assessment Of Client Interest In And Needs Of The New England Environmental Finance Center, New England Environmental Finance Center, University Of Southern Maine

Planning

The New England Environmental Finance Center (NE/EFC) has been conceived as a knowledge-based clearinghouse, training, and change-agent program aimed at helping EPA's constituencies find financially successful approaches to environmental improvements. The NE/EFC will develop approaches to needs of particular priority in New England and potentially useful throughout the nation; share such approaches through the EFC national network; and help make tools from that network accessible throughout New England. In 1999 we began exploring with potential users how this ninth of the nation's EFCs might best address the region's needs. The assessment continued through the Muskie School's EFC proposal to EPA …

Salt Equalizer, Vol. 2000, Issue 4, Society Of American Law Teachers

SALT Equalizer

Contents of this issue:

Eric S. Janus, A Focus on Access to the Legal Profession, at 1.

Carol Chomsky & Margaret Montoya, Presidents' Column, at 1.

Joan Howarth, Report from the Bar Exam Task Force, at 2.

Cover Conference Scheduled for March 2-4 in New Hampshire, at 3.

Jane Dolkart, Theresa Glennon & Peter Margulies, The Robert Cover Workshop, at 3.

Theresa Glennon & Peter Margulies, Improving Law School Admissions Now, at 3.

Sylvia A. Law, SALT Honors Found and First President Norman Dorsen, at 4.

Norman Dorsen's Acceptance, at 5.

Deborah …

Dentalgram - Vol. 14, No. 12, Loma Linda University School Of Dentistry

Dentalgram

In this issue:

• Patients give high marks to their student dentists
• Myron Gottfried shares years of experience with LLUSD students
• School of Dentistry hosts University Church Sabbath School
• Department news
• Knocking down walls
• Dean's List released
• Clinic With a Heart
• Remodeling of the amphitheater progresses

Spartan Daily, December 1, 2000, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 115, Issue 62

Showpiece Homes Corp. V. Assur. Co. Of Am.

Colorado Supreme Court Records and Briefs Collection

No abstract provided.

Wandering Wheels Newsletter, December 2000, Wandering Wheels

Wandering Wheels Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Practicing Cpa, Vol. 24 No. 10, December 2000, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants (Aicpa)

Newsletters

No abstract provided.

Towards Real Assistance To Landmine Victims: The Position Of Handicap International, Hi

Global CWD Repository

By banning antipersonnel landmines, States committed themselves to ending the production, use, stockpiling and proliferation of this weapon. They also committed themselves to providing assistance to those who have been victims or who still suffer from the effects of landmines. Despite the efforts first made and the declarations of intention, much remains to be done in order that the States can honour their obligations as far as assistance is concerned.

Noticias De Naccs, Vol. 27, No. 4, December 2000, National Association For Chicana And Chicano Studies

Noticias de NACCS Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Lsb Newsletter December 2000, School Of Business

Newsletters

No abstract provided.

American Square Dance Vol. 55, No. 12 (Dec. 2000), Juiare, Ed, Juiare, Pat

American Squares

Monthly square dance magazine that began publication in 1945.

Partners, December 2000, Dale Bumpers College Of Agricultural, Food, And Life Sciences (University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville). Center Of Excellence For Poultry Science

Partners

No abstract provided.

Review: The Public Television Series, Journey To Planet Earth, Patrick K. Pryor

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

Sensational journalism, dramatic music, real science, and vivid computer animation lead the viewer on a journey across a world of cultures. At each stop one is compelled to feel compassion for the citizens of the far away region, and for those in our own highly developed nation. Although technologically advanced, the US is not immune to the same ecological, political, and racial predicaments. The narrator illuminates this immunity using rhetoric laced with American pride.

Mustang Daily, December 1, 2000

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.

The Courier, Volume 34, Issue 9, December 1, 2000, The Courier, College Of Dupage

The Courier

Stories:

Guns–Would Armed Police Make The College A Safer Place?

Master Plan Calls For New Buildings, Funding Unclear (Rendering On Page 7)

Web, Touch-Tone Registration Soar

College’s 2nd Chief Steps Down

Belushi Wins In Recount?

Cuisine Around Campus Recipes From Staff, Faculty & Administrators To Help Us Celebrate The Holidays

College Student Theater Presents Antigone

Men’s Soccer Places 3rd

People:

Thomas Usry

Jim Belushi

Sid Khanvilkar

Reyna Lemas

Jim Douglas

Moritz Kellerman

John W. Hager Lecture: Rethinking The Program Of Legal Education: A New Program For The New Millennium, James P. White

Tulsa Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Achilles' Heel Of Dress Codes: The Definition Of Proper Attire In Public Schools, Rob Killen

Tulsa Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Docket, Issue 2, December 2000

The Docket

No abstract provided.

A Quest For Common Ground: Communication Factors Among Latino Patients, Medical Practitioners And Interpreters In The Daviess County, Kentucky Area, Sandra Merkel-Finley

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Statistical evaluation of the number of Hispanics in the United States in a given year varies. However, all data suggest that the Hispanic population will become the largest ethnic minority in the United States in the new millennium. This research illuminates for health care providers and interpreters cultural factors to consider in the delivery of patient-centered and efficacious care for the ethnic patient, specifically the Latino. The research project answered the question What culture-related factors impact effective communication between Mexican patients and American medical nurses in the Daviess County, Kentucky area? The project focused on the interpersonal aspects of culture …

News Briefs, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

This section contains multiple brief news items related to conservation, environment or outdoor education.

News & Blues, V. 01, N. 01, Gso News, Stony Brook University.

The Graduate

v. : ill.; 32 cm (original analog pub.),News and Blues. | News and Views. | The GSO News and Blues. | The Graduate Times.

Uup Insight | I.10, United University Professions

UUP Insight

Newsletter of the Stony Brook Chapter of the United University Professions | v. : ill. ; 28 cm (original analog pub.),UUP Professional Perspective | Insight | UUP Newsletter | UUP/SB Newsletter

Nota Bene, December 1, 2000

Nota Bene, 2000

No abstract provided.