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Sistem Honorifik Bahasa Lapung Dialek Pesisi Di Kabupaten Tanggamus (Suatu Kajian Sosiolinguistik), Dessy Saputry Dec 2005

Sistem Honorifik Bahasa Lapung Dialek Pesisi Di Kabupaten Tanggamus (Suatu Kajian Sosiolinguistik), Dessy Saputry

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan dan menemukan bentuk, jenis, faktor sosial, dan kaidah pemakaian honorifik bahasa Lampung dialek Pesisir di Kabupaten Tanggamus.

Penelitian ini berupa penelitian deskriptif-naturalistik. Sumber data adalah para informan yang dijaring dengan teknik simak libat cakap (SLQ. Para informan berasal dari daerah-daerah di Kabupaten Tanggamus, Provinsi Lampung. Subjek penelitian ini adalah penutur asli (informan) bahasa Lampung dialek Pesisir yang bertempat tinggal di Kabupaten Tanggamus, Provinsi Lampung. Subjek penelitian ini berjumlah 14 penutur yang diambil secara acak 2 orang dari tiap lokasi penelitian. Sumber data lisan diambil melalui wawancara. Keabsahan data dilakukan dengan cara: (1) perpanjangan kesertaan; (2) …


Pengaruh Kepemimpinan Kepala Sekolah, Supervisi, Dan Partisipasi Komite Sekolah Terhadap Kinerja Sekolah, Bambang Susanto Dec 2005

Pengaruh Kepemimpinan Kepala Sekolah, Supervisi, Dan Partisipasi Komite Sekolah Terhadap Kinerja Sekolah, Bambang Susanto

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengungkapkan pengaruh kualitas kepemimpinan kepala sekolah, supervisi pengajaran, dan komite sekolah terhadap kinerja sekolah.

Populasi penelitian adalah guru dan kepala sekolah pada empat puluh sekolah dasar di Kecamatan Grogol, Kabupaten Sukoharjo, sebanyak 240 orang. Sampel penelitian sebanyak 150 orang guru pada dua puluh lima sekolah dasar yang diambil dengan teknik cluster random sampling.

Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa: (1) kualitas kepemimpin­an kepala sekolah tergolong sedang, aktrvitas supervisi tergolong sedang, dan partisipasi komite sekolah juga tergolong sedang; (2) ada korelasi positif dan signifikan antara kualitas kepemimpinan kepala sekolah dengan kinerja sekolah, demikian juga antara supervisi pengajaran dan partisipasi …


Upaya Meningkatkan Keefektifan Pembelajaran Bahasa Inggris Melalui Kreativitas Guru Dalam Merancang Tugas-Tugas Komunikatif Di Sma 2 Wonosari (Penelitian Tindakan Kelas), Nurudin Prihartono Dec 2005

Upaya Meningkatkan Keefektifan Pembelajaran Bahasa Inggris Melalui Kreativitas Guru Dalam Merancang Tugas-Tugas Komunikatif Di Sma 2 Wonosari (Penelitian Tindakan Kelas), Nurudin Prihartono

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengungkap upaya meningkatkan keefektifan pembelajaran bahasa Inggris melalui kreativitas guru dalam merancang tugas-tugas komunikatif di SMA 2 Wonosari.

Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian tindakan kelas. Subjek penelitian adalah siswa kelas XC dan XD. Data penelitian ini adalah data kualitatif. Sumber data adalah guru sekaligus sebagai peneliti, kolaborator utama (guru bahasa Inggris kelas lain)} siswa, dan kepala sekolah (PTH) sebagai kolaborator pendukung. Teknik perolehan data adalah observasi dan wawancara. Observasi proses belajar mengajar dilakukan oleh guru peneliti dibantu kolaborator utama dan kepala sekolah. Untuk memperoleh data perilaku guru dan siswa, digunakan lembar observasi Wawancara dilakukan oleh guru peneliti …


Keafektifan Pelaksanaan Program Jaring Pengamanan Sosial Bidang Pendidkan Di Kabupaten Cilacap, Mulyo Nugroho Dec 2005

Keafektifan Pelaksanaan Program Jaring Pengamanan Sosial Bidang Pendidkan Di Kabupaten Cilacap, Mulyo Nugroho

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengungkap keafektifan pelaksanaan Program Jaring Pengaman Sosial Bidang Pendidik-an di Kabupaten Cilacap dan sisi: (1) relevansi program beasiswa dan Dana Bantuan Operasional (DBO) Jaring Pengaman Sosial Bidang Pendidikan dengan kebutuhan siswa dan pihak sekolah, (2) karakteristik siswa dan sekolah penerima program, (3) dukungan sarana penunjang pelaksanaan program, (4) perencanaan dan reaiisasi pro­gram, (5) kemanfaatan serta pencapaian tujuan program.

Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian evaluatif dengan memper-gunakan model evaluasi OPP, yang mencakup: (1) context evaluation, (2) input evaluation, (3) process evaluation, (4) product evaluation. Data dikumpulkan melalui dokumentasi, wawancara, observasi, dan kuesioner. Pengujian validitas instrumen mengunakan validitas konstruk …


Pengembangan Bahan Pembelajaran Berbantuan Komputer (Pbk) Untuk Memfasilitasi Active Learning Dalam Mata Kuliah Landasan Kependidikan, Surtikanti Surtikanti Dec 2005

Pengembangan Bahan Pembelajaran Berbantuan Komputer (Pbk) Untuk Memfasilitasi Active Learning Dalam Mata Kuliah Landasan Kependidikan, Surtikanti Surtikanti

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk: (1) mengembangkan software PBK mata kuliah Landasan Kependidikan sebagai salah satu sumber media alternatif dalam rangka mencapai efektivitas, efisiensi dan daya tank untuk belajar; (2) menerapkan prinsip-prinsip desain pembelajaran (in­structional design) dalam software pembelajaran Landasan Kependidikan; (3) Menentukan kelayakan produk pembelajaran landasan kependidikan berbantuan komputer agar dapat memfasilitasi active learning.

Subjek penelitian terdiri dari 2 orang, (1 orang ahli mated dan 1 orang ahli media), 6 orang mahasiswa untuk uji coba kelompok kecil, dan 20 orang mahasiswa untuk uji coba lapangan. Data yang dijaring sesuai dengan jenisnya. Data kuantitatif dianalisis dengan statistik deskriptif sedangkan data …


Peran Surau Syaikh Burhanuddin Sebagai Lembaga Pendidikan Islam Tradisional Di Pariaman Sumatera Barat, Muhammad Natsir Yunas Dec 2005

Peran Surau Syaikh Burhanuddin Sebagai Lembaga Pendidikan Islam Tradisional Di Pariaman Sumatera Barat, Muhammad Natsir Yunas

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan awal perkembangan surau sebagai lembaga pendidikan Islam tradisional Selain itu, penelitian ini berupaya mendeskripsikan peranan surau sebagai lembaga pendidikan Islam tradisional pada saat ini ketika masyarakat mudah kena bias modernisasL

Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif naturalistik. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan cara pengamatan partisipatif, wawancara, dan analisis dokumentasi. Sementara itu, analisis data menggunakan model Hubermen dan Miles.

Surau Syaikh Burhanuddin didirikan oleh Syaikh Burhanudin (1646-1704), sekembalinya belajar dari Aceh dan menjadikan Ulakan sebagai lokasi suraunya pada tahun 1680. Surau Syaikh Burhanuddin sejak paruh pertama Abad ke-17 sudah menjadi pusat penyebaran Is­lam di rantau pesisir Minangkabau. Surau …


Perbandingan Metode Mantel-Haenzel, Sibtest, Regresi Logistik, Dan Perbedaan Peluang Dalam Mendeteksi Keberadaan Fungsi Butir, Budiono Budiono Dec 2005

Perbandingan Metode Mantel-Haenzel, Sibtest, Regresi Logistik, Dan Perbedaan Peluang Dalam Mendeteksi Keberadaan Fungsi Butir, Budiono Budiono

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui urutan sensitivitas dan ketepatan deteksi DIF antara metode Mantel-Haenszel, regresi logistik, SIBTEST, dan perbedaan peluang, baik secara keseluruhan maupun jika ditinjau dari distribusi kemampuan peserta tes, ukuran sampd, dan panjang tes.

Penelitian ini terdiri dari penelitian simulasi dan dengan data riiL Data simulasi dikembangkan dengan menggunakan model logistik tiga pa­rameter. Data nil, diambil secara random 600 siswa laki-laki sebagai kelompok acuan dan 600 siswa perempuan sebagai kelompok fokus dari siswa SMA/MA jurusan IPA yang menempuh UAN Matematika tahun ajaran 2003/2004 di Kota Surakarta.

Studi simulasi menyimpulkan hal-hal berikut: (1) urutan sensitivitas metode, mulai dari yang …


Penerapan Pembelajaran Kontekstual Dalam Mata Pelajaran Ilmu Pengetahuan Sosial Di Sekolah Dasar, Isyanti Isyanti Dec 2005

Penerapan Pembelajaran Kontekstual Dalam Mata Pelajaran Ilmu Pengetahuan Sosial Di Sekolah Dasar, Isyanti Isyanti

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan keterlibatan siswa secara aktif dan menyenangkan dalam pembelajaran IPS di sekolah dasar. Salah satu alternatif pendekatan itu adalah pembelajaran kontekstual.

Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian tindakan kelas (PTK) yang bersifat partisipatif dan kolaboratif. Subjek penelitian adalah siswa kelas IV Sekolah Dasar (SD) Piyungan, Kabupaten Bantul, Yogyakarta, dan guru kelas sebagai kolaboratornya. Instrumen penelitian berupa for­mat lembar pengamatan untuk guru dan siswa selama proses pembelajaran IPS. Kemudian, data pengamatan tersebut ditabulasikan dan dianalisis deskriptif kualitatif.

Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan pembelajaran IPS dengan pendekatan kontekstual sebagai berikut: putaran 1, adanya peningkatan yang tajam (>75%) pada fokus perhatian, …


Pengembangan Instrumen Analisis Kompetensi Tutor Pendidikan Anak Usia Dini (Paud), Agus Tiyono Teguh Maryanto Dec 2005

Pengembangan Instrumen Analisis Kompetensi Tutor Pendidikan Anak Usia Dini (Paud), Agus Tiyono Teguh Maryanto

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

Penelitian ini bertujuan: (1) mengidentifikasi standar kompetensi dan indikator yang dapat dijadikan tolok ukur untuk menyusun standar kompetensi tutor PAUD, dan (2) mengembangkan instrumen untuk uji kompetensi tutor PAUD yang tepat dan handal berdasarkan indikator kompetensi yang telah tersusun.

Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian pengembangan yang terdiri dari dua tahap yaitu tahap, pengembangan standar kompetensi dan pengembangan instrumen uji kompetensi tutor PAUD. Teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah focus group discussion ( FGD ) dan teknik Delphi 2 x putaran. Subjek uji coba adalah 110 orang tutor yang mengikuti Pelatihan Tenaga Pendidik PAUD Tingkat Provinsi Jawa Tengah Tahun 2004. Subjek uji …


Miskonsepsi Stoikiometri Pada Siswa Sma, Suandi Sidauruk Dec 2005

Miskonsepsi Stoikiometri Pada Siswa Sma, Suandi Sidauruk

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui karakteristik TDS (Tes Diagnostdk Stoikiometri) yang dikembangkan dalam penelitian ini, mengidentifikasi, dan mendeskripsikan penyebab miskonsepsi stoikiometri yang terjadi serta menguji perbedaan firekuensi miskonsepsi stoikiometri pada siswa SMA berdasarkan perbedaan jenis kelamin, jenjang kelas, dan bahasa yang digunakan.

Penelitian ini melibatkan 1096 siswa SMA kelas 2 dan kelas 3 di Kota Palangkaraya, Banjarmasin, dan Samarinda. Miskonsepsi stoikiometri yang dimiliki siswa diungkapkan menggunakan TDS bentuk pilihan ganda dan wawancara. Karakteristik TDS yang dikembangkan adalah: (1) stoikiometri disusun oleh tiga subkonsep dan terdiri dari 15 P3S, (2) panjang soal 48 butir, (3) waktu mengerjakan 90 menit, (4) …


Nilai Kerja Dalam Budaya Organisasi Sekolah Tinggi Agama Islam Negeri Salatiga, Suwardi Suwardi Dec 2005

Nilai Kerja Dalam Budaya Organisasi Sekolah Tinggi Agama Islam Negeri Salatiga, Suwardi Suwardi

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan budaya organisasi Sekolah Tinggi Agama Islam Negeri (STAIN) Salatiga. Penelitian ini difokuskan pada nilai budaya yang diyakini warga STAIN Salatiga.

Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif interpretif model Geerta. Pemilihan informan dilakukan secara purposif. Teknik pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan wawancara mendalam, observasi partisipan, dan dokumentasl KredibiUtas data ditempuh dengan teknik pengecekan data melalui trianggulasi, dan pengecekan informan.

Penelitian ini menyimpulkankan bahwa kerja hakikatnya untuk mencari bekal ibadah. Nilai budaya ini mewujudkan perilaku kurang disiplin, produktivitas rendah, kualitas kerja rendah, motivasi kerja rendah, menimbulkan rasa iri (men), kerja sama rendah, dan pembagian kerja tidak proporsionaL Kata kunci: …


On My 40th Birthday, Lori Dabbagh Dec 2005

On My 40th Birthday, Lori Dabbagh

The Angle

No abstract provided.


The Likely Effect Of A Radiological Dispersion Device, Paul R. Rickert Dec 2005

The Likely Effect Of A Radiological Dispersion Device, Paul R. Rickert

Faculty Publications and Presentations

With the end of the Cold War, the political and strategic relationships that undergirded the global balance of power were shattered. The powers that held nation-states together, like the USSR, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, and others largely disappeared and to fill the vacuum left by the reduction of political authority, nationalist and religious identities emerged strong. As a result, the former USSR has broken into at least thirteen new countries, mostly along historic ethnic lines, Czechoslovakia into two, Yugoslavia, violently, into five along both religious and ethnic lines. These are only the most familiar examples, as there are many more. The threat …


Sibyl 2006, Otterbein University Dec 2005

Sibyl 2006, Otterbein University

Otterbein University Yearbooks

No abstract provided.


Home Team Advantage?: The Taking Of Private Property For Sports Stadiums, Erin A. Stanton Dec 2005

Home Team Advantage?: The Taking Of Private Property For Sports Stadiums, Erin A. Stanton

City University of New York Law Review

No abstract provided.


Fear Of The Queer Marriage: The Nexus Of Transsexual Marriages And U.S. Immigration Law, Justin L. Haines Dec 2005

Fear Of The Queer Marriage: The Nexus Of Transsexual Marriages And U.S. Immigration Law, Justin L. Haines

City University of New York Law Review

No abstract provided.


Quoting The Bible: The Use Of Religious References In Judicial Decision-Making, Sanja Zgonjanin Dec 2005

Quoting The Bible: The Use Of Religious References In Judicial Decision-Making, Sanja Zgonjanin

City University of New York Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Implementation Of Nanoimprint Lithography For The Fabrication Of Patterned Magnetic Media, Daniel David Marks Dec 2005

The Implementation Of Nanoimprint Lithography For The Fabrication Of Patterned Magnetic Media, Daniel David Marks

Theses and Dissertations

Advances in technology are having profound effects throughout society. This is no truer than in the way information is being stored. The primary form of information storage for at least the past millennium has been paper. Today, an ever increasing amount of information is being stored electronically. An increased demand for high-performance, low-cost information storage has been a major catalyst in increasing the popularity of hard drives. In 2002, two exabytes of original information was stored on hard drives. This is ten times the amount of all printed material in the world if it were converted to electronic files. To …


Aesop's Fables And George Eliot's Brother And Sisters Sonnets, Margaret Wolfit Dec 2005

Aesop's Fables And George Eliot's Brother And Sisters Sonnets, Margaret Wolfit

The George Eliot Review Online, ISSN: 2831-5375

It is always exciting to discover something new and to come upon it unexpectedly. That was my happy experience a few years ago. I had decided to try my hand at devising a biographical programme on George Eliot and to attempt to portray her at the end of her life, reminiscing on past events. I wanted to absorb as much as I could about her, starting with her early days. What were the influences that shaped her life and writing? What books had she read as a child?

She tells us: 'I could not be satisfied with the things around …


The Connotations Of ‘Urfi Marriage At A Time Of Reform: Views Of Aucians, Yulia Akinfieva Dec 2005

The Connotations Of ‘Urfi Marriage At A Time Of Reform: Views Of Aucians, Yulia Akinfieva

The Undergraduate Research Journal

The purpose of this study is to investigate attitudes and perceptions of ‘Urfi marriage among students of the American University in Cairo. The sample consists of 48 undergraduate AUC students of which 24 are males and 24 are females. All subjects are Egyptian nationals. All subjects completed a questionnaire consisting of 26 questions aiming at revealing attitudes and perceptions. The research reveals that AUCians tend to view ‘Urfi marriage as being “cover” for pre-marital, illegal and secretive sexual relations. The majority stated that they would not contract this type of marriage under any circumstances and that society as a whole …


Egypt’S Opposition Parties: A "Loyal" Opposition, Samy Asfour Dec 2005

Egypt’S Opposition Parties: A "Loyal" Opposition, Samy Asfour

The Undergraduate Research Journal

Opposition parties are often labeled as a loyal opposition rather than competitor, due to their inability to formulate an alternative policy to the government and create a strong popular base. These shortcomings can be traced back to the foundations of the Egyptian multi-party system. This paper attempts to examine the opposition party from another perspective and examines the oppositional New Wafd party in terms of democratic party structure and the degree of popular appeal.


The Discomfort Rating And Pain Relieving Behavior In High Heel Wearers And The Clinical Implication, Wei-Hsien Hong, Yung-Hui Lee, Fuk-Tan Tang, Chia-Ling Chen, Wen-Lung Liu, Yu-Cheng Pei Dec 2005

The Discomfort Rating And Pain Relieving Behavior In High Heel Wearers And The Clinical Implication, Wei-Hsien Hong, Yung-Hui Lee, Fuk-Tan Tang, Chia-Ling Chen, Wen-Lung Liu, Yu-Cheng Pei

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

This study aimed at the development of a questionnaire to investigate the discomfort rating and pain relieving behavior in high heel wearers and to assess any clinical implication. A sample of 317 subjects received the questionnaire. The internal consistency was 0.78-0.85 and the test-retest reliability was 0.85-0.90 (p<0.0l), indicating the reliability of the questionnaire was adequate. With regard to the factor structure, a 5-factor modality was confirmed, made up of four domains for the comfort rating including ”foot discomfort”, ”biomechanical effect”, ”balance and safety” and ”effect on the daily living” and a final domain, ”measures to relieve pain”. Among these …


Correlation Between Special Physical Testing And Soft Tissue Ultrasound Findings In Evaluation Of Shoulder Pain: Using Likehood Ratio, Shao-Li Han, Han-Shiang Ko, Yau-Wai Wai, Wai-Keung Lee Dec 2005

Correlation Between Special Physical Testing And Soft Tissue Ultrasound Findings In Evaluation Of Shoulder Pain: Using Likehood Ratio, Shao-Li Han, Han-Shiang Ko, Yau-Wai Wai, Wai-Keung Lee

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Shoulder pain is one of the most troublesome problems evaluated in our clinic. Numerous special physical tests have been developed to localize the origin of such pain. Soft tissue ultrasound, as an ancillary procedure, offers multiple advantages in evaluation of shoulder disorders: reliability, reproducibility, no radiation exposure, and low cost. Many authors have demonstrated that a strong correlation exists between ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging in detecting shoulder pathology. In the current study, we determined the correlation between clinical presentation, findings on special physical tests, and findings from soft tissue ultrasonography in evaluation of shoulder pain. In order to eliminate …


Reliability And Measurement Error In Using A Tape Measure To Determine Limb Circumference, Ching-Yi Wang, Chin-Lin Hsieh, Sheng-Kuang Wu, Chu-Kuei Chang, Chiew-Ju Hsish, Chien-Fen Lin Dec 2005

Reliability And Measurement Error In Using A Tape Measure To Determine Limb Circumference, Ching-Yi Wang, Chin-Lin Hsieh, Sheng-Kuang Wu, Chu-Kuei Chang, Chiew-Ju Hsish, Chien-Fen Lin

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

The purposes of this study were (1) to test the inter-rater and intra-rater reliability of using a tape measure to determine limb circumferences and (2) to report the 95% CI of standard error of measurement (SEM) of repeated measures by the same tester to determine whether a clinically important change has occurred.Forty-six college students (6 men, 40 women) with a mean age of 20 years old volunteered to participate in this study. Subjects reported no neuro-musculo-skeletal diseases or disorders in their upper or lower extremities. To determine the inter-rater reliability, two testers measured the circumference of 4 locations on the …


The Trapezius Reflex: A New Reflex For Bilateral Motor Control, Wei-Jang Yen, Tzy-Fang Chu, Ta-Shen Kuan, Chia-Hui Chen, Chang-Zern Hong Dec 2005

The Trapezius Reflex: A New Reflex For Bilateral Motor Control, Wei-Jang Yen, Tzy-Fang Chu, Ta-Shen Kuan, Chia-Hui Chen, Chang-Zern Hong

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Close links between the bilateral trapezii are essential for the stability and coordination of neck and shoulder movements. However, there is no direct neurophysiological evidence to support such a bilateral motor control mechanism. Our study is the first to use an electrodiagnostic method to prove the existence of this reflex. In this study, we have identified a new uniform or standardized technique, named the trapezius reflex (TR), which is able to evaluate proximal shoulder motor function. The TR is defined as an electrically elicited reflex that originates from the synchronized activation of both trapezii by electric stimulation of the accessory …


Investigation Of The Magnetic Resonance Image Findings Of Neck And Shoulder Muscle Pain, Pei-Der Sheu, Jue-Long Wang, Ko-Long Lin, Chi-Chuan Shih, Shwu-Fen Sun, Kuen-Hwang Chen, Chiao-Wen Hwang Dec 2005

Investigation Of The Magnetic Resonance Image Findings Of Neck And Shoulder Muscle Pain, Pei-Der Sheu, Jue-Long Wang, Ko-Long Lin, Chi-Chuan Shih, Shwu-Fen Sun, Kuen-Hwang Chen, Chiao-Wen Hwang

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

In the rehabilitation clinic, neck and shoulder pain are mainly attributed to muscle and fascia pain. Neck and shoulder pain resulting from cervical radiculopathy, such as herniated intervertebral disk, spondylolisthesis, and neuroforamen narrowing, can be detected with nerve conduction study, electromyography, and imaging. However, no objective test is available for the diagnosis of muscle and fascia pain.Although magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is promising for evaluation of tendon and connective tissue structure, there are no researches for application to neck and shoulder muscle pain. We administered pain questionnaires to 27 patients with soreness of the neck, shoulder, or upper back and …


Does Shortwave Diathermy Reduce The Intractable Spasticity Of Patients With Spinal Cord Injury?, Hung-Tzu Su, Tien-Wen Chen, Ming-Cheng Weng, Chia-Ling Lee, Mao-Hsiung Huang Dec 2005

Does Shortwave Diathermy Reduce The Intractable Spasticity Of Patients With Spinal Cord Injury?, Hung-Tzu Su, Tien-Wen Chen, Ming-Cheng Weng, Chia-Ling Lee, Mao-Hsiung Huang

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Spasticity is a hallmark of an upper motor neuron disorder and represents the most important impairments for individuals who care for patients with central nervous system disease. It may have an adverse effect on rehabilitation training. Shortwave diathermy is a modality that produces deep heat. It is usually used to relieve pain and stiffness, promote wound healing and relieve deep muscle spasm.In the present case, we show a 52-year-old male patient with spinal cord injury who has severe spastic hypertonia. He is disabling in motor and daily living. We have tried in vain with various physical therapy and medications. He …


Intraspinal Tumor Associated With Hydrocephalus: A Casereport, Sheng-Hsiang Su, Kuo-Sheng Hung, Jen-Wen Hung Dec 2005

Intraspinal Tumor Associated With Hydrocephalus: A Casereport, Sheng-Hsiang Su, Kuo-Sheng Hung, Jen-Wen Hung

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Intraspinal tumor associated with hydrocephalus is a well known but uncommon phenomenon. It is difficult to diagnose accurately if clinical hydrocephalus symptoms are presented, comprising unsteady gait, urinary incontinence, dementia, headache and papilledema. The patient in this study was a 77 years old male whose main problems included impaired walking, dementia and delirium. He received V-P shunt because of brain CT disclosing communicating hydrocephalus. Patient consciousness improved following operation, but bilateral lower limb weakness became worse. Following spinal MRI examination, an intraspinal tumor at L1 level was noted. The patient underwent laminectomy and partial tumor removal, but metastatic intraspinal adenocarcinoma …


Delayed Neuropathy Due To Organophosphate Intoxication: A Casereport, Chiao-Chien Chen, Lin-Fen Hsieh Dec 2005

Delayed Neuropathy Due To Organophosphate Intoxication: A Casereport, Chiao-Chien Chen, Lin-Fen Hsieh

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Organophosphates (OP) are inhibitors of acetylcholinesterase. OP intoxication results in an accumulation of acetylcholine. Clinical signs and symptoms of acute OP poisoning include salivation, incontinence, vomiting, muscle weakness, hypertension, palpitation, restlessness, headache, drowsiness, confusion and seizure. After the acute stage of OP intoxication some patients recover fully, but others have neurologic sequelae, including central and peripheral neuropathy. Individuals with milder cases may recover fully within several months; however, more severe cases may result in persistent sequelae.A 20-year old woman attempted suicide by drinking organophosphate pesticide in 1995. Although emergency and acute medical treatments saved her life, she developed delayed neuropathy, …


復健醫學之眞義, The Editors Dec 2005

復健醫學之眞義, The Editors

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

No abstract provided.