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Incidence And Risk Factors Analysis Of Lymphedema Secondary To Breast Cancer, Su-Fen Liao, Ya-Fun Lee, Shou-Tung Chen, Shou-Jen Kuo, Wei-Chen Liang, Ta-Sen Wei, Mu-Tai Liu

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Lymphedema, the most significant complication of treatment for breast cancer, can result in substantial psychological and physical morbidity. However, no long-term follow-up lymphedema studies yet exist for Taiwanese breast cancer survivors. This study therefore focused on examining frequency and risk factors of lymphedema secondary to breast cancer in Taiwanese patients. Five hundred and seventy patients who received surgical treatment between 1994 and 2000 at Changhua Christian Hospital were retrospectively investigated in October 2002. The incidence of self-reported edema was 28 percent (161/570), and the incidence of lymphedema with circumference difference greater than 2cm was 8.1 percent (46/570). Eighty-four percent of …

Associated Study Between Dopamine Drd2 Gene Polymorphism And Finger Tapping Test, Wen-Hsuan Hou, Tai-Jui Chen

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Neurotransmitter dopamine has relation with neuro-psychiatric disease, it also has effect on motor function for healthy individuals and also determines the outcome of rehabilitation for neuro-psychiatric disease patients. Finger Tapping Test (FTT), a neuro-psychological test, is thought to be associated with dopamine. Therefore, the goal of this study is to investigate the association relationship between dopamine genes polymorphism (DRD2 TaqI) and FTT. Method: We recruit healthy Han Chinese, age between 20 and 60 years old, having no neuro-psychiatric illness and family history for dopamine genes polymorphism (DRD2 TaqI) and FTT assessment. Result: Total 106 cases were enrolled in the study. …

The Pornographic Secondary Effects Doctrine, John Fee

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Evil Has A New Name (And A New Narrative): Bernard Madoff, A. Christine Hurt

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Multinational And Multicultural Seafarers And Met Students : A Socio-Cultural Study For Improving Maritime Safety And The Education Of Seafarers, Didin Susetyo. Alfiani

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Foreign Currency Risk Awareness And Management Practices In Tanzania, Mussa Juma Assad

Business Management Review

This paper seeks to evaluate the capacity to manage foreign exchange risk among two groups of interest - practitioners in business and recent graduates of higher educational institutions in Tanzania. It also assesses the adequacy of the content of programmes of study in third-level business training institutions in preparing graduates to manage foreign currency risk effectively. The research was mainly in the form of a survey. Interviews with key informants provided additional insight from which mini cases were developed to demonstrate some specific issues of interest concerning foreign currency management in Tanzania. This paper concludes that foreign currency risk is …

Sustainability Of Business Development Services: Gaps Analysis Of The Kenyan Market, Hellen Otieno, Donath Olomi, Ruth Kiraka

Business Management Review

A key challenge in entrepreneurship and private sector development is the provision of sustainable Business Development Services (BDS), particularly for micro and small enterprises. This study investigates how sustainability of BDS can be achieved, and how some providers manage to develop sustainable BDS and not others, using Grounded Theory. The findings suggest that there are at least nine specific demand-and-supply-side gaps in the BDS market which providers need to identify and fill if they are to become sustainable. The gaps relate to awareness, value, trust, quality, capacity, unwillingness to pay, appreciation, inability to pay and perception. How providers identify and …

Fagerstrom Test For Nicotine Dependence Vs Heavy Smoking Index In A General Population Survey, M. Pérez-Ríos, M. I. Santiago-Pérez, B. Alonso, A. Malvar, X. Hervada, Jose De Leon

Psychiatry Faculty Publications

BACKGROUND: The Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence (FTND) is used for assessing nicotine dependence. A shorter test derived from the FTND used for the general population is the Heavy Smoking Index (HSI) (six questions vs. two). The objective of this study is to compare the validity of the HSI versus the FTND.

METHODS: A survey of tobacco use in the general population was carried out in the northern Spanish region of Galicia using both the FTND and the HSI to study a representative sample of 1655 daily smokers. The HSI was compared with the FTND, considered the gold standard. Measures …

The Impact Of Mental Training Exercises On The Development Of The Accuracy Of Some Basic Skills In The Game Of Volleyball From A Sitting Position, Hussein Sabhan Sakhi

Modern Sport

Coaches and training experts have focused on preparing players mentally, physically, and skillfully to achieve the most accurate results and responses that closely resemble real game situations. Sitting volleyball, in particular, has seen significant development and is linked to various perceptions that can be enhanced through training and learning processes. As a result, it becomes easier for players to utilize mental imagery. The importance of this research lies in designing mental and skill-based training exercises to improve performance and achieve the best possible outcomes. The sample consisted of 15 players from the Iraqi national sitting volleyball team, and the researcher …

The Impact Of A Social Games Approach In Developing The Social Adaptation Of Kindergartens, Suhair Akram Ibrahim, Suhad Abd Alkum

Modern Sport

Children are an essential part of our society, and efforts to improve their reality place a responsibility on us to help them reach significant social and cultural positions under various responsibilities. Through observation, the researchers noticed shortcomings in the teaching methods and curricula of kindergartens, particularly in social and educational aspects, and more specifically in the physical domain. As a result, the researchers found it necessary to design a curriculum that includes “social games” to enhance social adaptation. The objectives of the research were to prepare a proposed educational curriculum based on social games for kindergartens and to identify the …

The Effect Of Aerobic Exercises Associated With Music Using Balls On The Development Of Motor Rhythm And Perceptions Of Kinesthetic Senses For Female Students Of The University Of Technology, Ahlam Taha Hassan

Modern Sport

The importance of this research lies in adopting a new approach to developing the physical and mental abilities of female students by using tools (balls) along with aerobic exercises accompanied by music to create a coordinative foundation that supports their motor performance. The researcher observed a problem reflected in the low level of motor rhythm among female students, which negatively affects their performance and leads to a lack of participation in sports activities—an issue worthy of study and investigation. The research sample included female students from the University of Technology who participated in extracurricular activities across various departments. Based on …

The Effect Of The Monthly Hormonal Balance Period For Girls On The Level Of Motor Memory, Ban Mohammed Khalaf

Modern Sport

Chapter One includes the definition of the research, the introduction, and the significance of the study, which lies in understanding that God Almighty created human beings in the best form and most harmonious biological design. Women, in particular, were created with a unique and balanced structure that distinguishes them from men, giving them a special physiological harmony. Due to the vital and dynamic role of women in society, and because they undergo regular biological changes that may lead to varying responses—either positive or negative—their reactions to stimuli around them can differ depending on the hormonal changes occurring in their bodies …

The Impact Of Using Small Exercises And Games In The Physical Education Lesson On The Development Of The Strength Of The Upper And Lower Limbs Of The Middle First Grade Students, Manal Aboud Abdul-Majeed

Modern Sport

It is essential to develop a curriculum that aligns with the social context of the country we aim to plan for and improve, forming a central framework focused on enhancing efficiency. In this regard, the physical education lesson serves as a core unit of the program and the cornerstone of the curriculum, considering the age stages and their physical characteristics. It is also important to pay attention to the structure and components of the curriculum, which should be carefully researched and experimented with to identify effective methods that achieve the overall objectives. The importance of this research lies in identifying …

Family Choices For The Career Woman In The Twenty-First Century, Gianna M. Koné

Theses and Graduate Projects

This study poses the question, "ls it possible for the twenty-first century woman to successfully integrate career and family, and if so, how?" Feminine identity, role, and fulfillment are changing and continue to transform in modern society. Today the twenty-first century woman struggles to integrate career, family, and home successfully while understanding the passion or driving force in her life. This research explores gender roles in order to understand, update, and find order in a chaotic world. Feminist thought and chaos theory are examined to see whether or not it is possible to integrate family and career in the new …

Institutional Racism, Ice Raids, And Immigration Reform, Bill Ong Hing

University of San Francisco Law Review

Although immigration raids are not a recent phenomenon, this Article focuses on a few egregious ICE raids that occurred after President Bush’s push for immigration reform in 2004. the ICE operations targeted Latinos—usually Mexicans. The exceptions were Chinese restaurants and other businesses that relied on workers of color. That racial effect is the focus of this Article and the basis for advocating that both immigration policies and ICE enforcement need to be rethought.

The Principled Control Of False Positives In Neuroimaging, Craig M. Bennett, George L. Wolford, Michael B. Miller

Dartmouth Scholarship

An incredible amount of data is generated in the course of a functional neuroimaging experiment. The quantity of data gives us improved temporal and spatial resolution with which to evaluate our results. It also creates a staggering multiple testing problem. A number of methods have been created that address the multiple testing problem in neuroimaging in a principled fashion. These methods place limits on either the familywise error rate (FWER) or the false discovery rate (FDR) of the results. These principled approaches are well established in the literature and are known to properly limit the amount of false positives across …

State V. Hartwing Respondent's Brief Dckt. 36460

Idaho Supreme Court Records & Briefs, All

No abstract provided.

Scarring And None Scarring Facial Acne Vulgaris And The Frequency Of Associated Skin Diseases, Khalifa E. Sharquie, Khalil I. Al-Hamdi, Adil A. Noaimi, Razan A. Al-Battat

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Acne vulgaris(AV)is chronic inflammatory disease of pilosebaceous unit of young people. Patients with acne with or with out scarring might differ in regard to their immunological background from those free from acne. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the problem of facial AV especially patients with scarring and to determine the frequency of associated skin diseases and to be compared with acne free control. METHODS: A cross sectional randomized controlled epidemiological study was conducted from Oct.2005-Oct. 2006.Three hundred students from Basra University; 132 (44%) males and 168 (56%) females were enrolled, their ages ranged from 18-25 (20.9±1.8) years. They were divided …

Effectiveness Of Immediate Mitomycin C Instillation In Patients With Low Risk Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Usama Sulaiman Al-Nasiri, Wisam Ali Kareem

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

BACKGROUND: We determined if immediate instillation chemotherapy after transurethral resection (TUR) decrease the risk of recurrence andor progression in patient with stage Ta T1 bladder cancer. OBJECTIVES: This study has been designed to analyze the impact of a single immediate mitomycin C instillation after transurethral resection of bladder cancer on recurrence and progression rates in patients with low risk superficial bladder cancer. METHODS: A total of 50 patients with low risk superficial bladder cancer were included in a prospective randomized controlled trial. All patients had a 3 cm. or less single, papillary bladder tumer. The tumor was completely resected before …

One Million Plug-In Electric Vehicles On The Road By 2015, Ahmed Yousuf Saber, Ganesh K. Venayagamoorthy

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

It is mentioned that one million plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles will be on the road by 2015 in United States to reduce emission. If one million electric vehicles (EVs) are connected to the existing electric grid randomly, peak load will be very high. Electrified transportation based on a traditional thermal power system will be costly economically and environmentally though it has a great value for electric power and transportation sectors. EVs cannot alone solve the emission problem completely since they need electric power, which is one of the main sources of emission. Therefore, significant emission reduction greatly depends on …

More Tools For The Synthesist’S Toolbag In Harris Cooper’S Research Synthesis And Meta-Analysis: A Step-By-Step Approach (4th Ed.), Carla Hansen

The Qualitative Report

The need for research synthesis grows along with the volume of contemporary published scholarship. Reporting such synthesis warrants rigorous guidelines for preparing these important, information-rich documents that make statements concerning the state of knowledge about a topic, gaps in knowledge, or the aggregation or integration of primary research. Cooper’s revised and expanded fourth edition of Research Synthesis and Meta­Analysis: A Step-by-Step Approach (2010) provides these needed guidelines with special attention given to the threats to validity at all steps of the research synthesis process.

Deafdigest: Blue Edition, December 27, 2009, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Blue 2009

No abstract provided.

Theoria, Theos, And Therapeia In Aristotle's Ethical Endings, Lawrence Jost

The Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy Newsletter

My basic complaint is that it’s not at all obvious that maximizing the theoretical activity of our most divine element does full justice to the richly textured environment provided by the first 9 1/2 books of the NE, which seemed to call for focused development of the full range of our human potential, combining moral and intellectual virtues along with provision for adequate supplies of external goods. The older language of the seemingly endless debate about whether or not the NE settles for an inclusive or dominant-end conception of eudaimonia has been redescribed - in Michael Pakaluk’s new terminology - …

Florida Sentinel Bulletin, December 25, 2009, Gwen Hayes

Florida Sentinel Bulletin Collection

The December 25, 2009, issue of the Florida Sentinel Bulletin.

Jimenez V. Atty Gen Usa

2009 Decisions

Agency

Tanya Kach V. St Mortiz Security Ser Inc

2009 Decisions

USDC for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Wilson V. Beard

2009 Decisions

USDC for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Berghuis V. Smith: Brief For Social Scientists, Statisticians, And Law Professors, Jeffrey Fagan, Et Al., As Amici Curiae Supporting Respondent, Samuel R. Gross

Appellate Briefs

Amici curiae are leading social scientists, statisticians, and law professors actively engaged in social scientific research focused on the criminal justice system. Included among amici are authors of authoritative books and articles on statistics and the application of statistics in social science. Amici have written and conducted studies on a broad range of topics concerning the criminal justice and jury systems. Many amici are members and leaders of associations in their fields, including the National Academy of Sciences, the National Science Foundation, and the American Society of Criminology.

Amici curiae submit this brief to evaluate the various proposed methods for …

Cultural-Historical Activity Perspectives On The Effects Of Participation In Teacher-Mediated, Computer-Mediated Reading Instruction, Rita M. Menendez

Open Access Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of participation in Read 180, a teacher-mediated, computer-mediated reading instruction program, on the reading proficiency of 4th and 5th grade English Language Learners. The students who participated in the Read 180 program scored below the 25th percentile on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT). Cultural-historical activity theory guided the research. Research questions for the study were answered with quantitative and qualitative methods. The questions asked were: 1. What are the effects of participation in Read 180, a teacher-mediated computer-mediated-integrated learning system that provides reading instruction, on the growth in reading …

Health-Enhancing Activities And The Environment: How Competition For Resources Makes The Environmental Policy Beneficial, Xavier Pautrel

Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei Working Papers

In a two-period overlapping generations model, this paper demonstrates that the relationship between the environmental taxation and the economic activity (level- and growth-output) becomes inverted-U shaped, when the detrimental impact of pollution on health and the private decision of each working-age agent to improve her health are taken into account. Especially, a tighter environmental tax is more likely to promote (rather than to harm) output-level and –growth when health is very sensitive to pollution, the weight of health in preferences is high, the polluting capacity of the production technology is high and the rate of natural purification of pollutants is …