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The Role Of Traditional Knowledge In Fisheries Management : A Study Case Of Panglima Laot (Sea Commander) In The Aceh Province Of Indonesia., Prayudi Budi Utomo
The Role Of Traditional Knowledge In Fisheries Management : A Study Case Of Panglima Laot (Sea Commander) In The Aceh Province Of Indonesia., Prayudi Budi Utomo
World Maritime University Dissertations
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The Murray Ledger And Times, December 31, 2009, The Murray Ledger And Times
The Murray Ledger And Times, December 31, 2009, The Murray Ledger And Times
The Murray Ledger & Times
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Effects Of Modified Constraint-Induced Therapy Versus Bilateral Movement Training On Upper Extremity Performance In Patients With Chronic Stroke: A Kinematic Analysis, Ya-Fen Chang, Wen-Chung Tsai, Chia-Ying Chung, Yin-Chou Lin, Yueh-Tsen Chen, Ching-Yi Wu, Ken-Chung Lin
Effects Of Modified Constraint-Induced Therapy Versus Bilateral Movement Training On Upper Extremity Performance In Patients With Chronic Stroke: A Kinematic Analysis, Ya-Fen Chang, Wen-Chung Tsai, Chia-Ying Chung, Yin-Chou Lin, Yueh-Tsen Chen, Ching-Yi Wu, Ken-Chung Lin
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
Background and Objective: Several evidence-based treatment programs for improving upper extremity functions such as constraint-induced therapy (CIT)/modified CIT (mCIT) and bilateral movement training (BMT) have been developed recently. The mCIT program combines restraint of the unaffected hand with intensive training of the affected hand, and BMT involves intensive bilateral training with symmetrical functional training. In this study, the relative efficacy of mCIT vs. BMT was compared by a kinematic analysis that quantitatively assessed motor control in high functioning stroke patients when performing unilateral and bilateral functional tasks.Methods: In a pretest-posttest, randomized controlled trial, twenty-three stroke patients were randomly allocated to …
Occurrence Of Segmental Zoster Paresis In The Right Arm Of An Adult With Multiple Sclerosis: A Casereport, Shih-Han Lin, Wen-Shiang Chen
Occurrence Of Segmental Zoster Paresis In The Right Arm Of An Adult With Multiple Sclerosis: A Casereport, Shih-Han Lin, Wen-Shiang Chen
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
Segmental zoster paresis is a rare complication of cutaneous herpes zoster. Clinical diagnosis of segmental zoster paresis depends upon a history of painful vesicular eruptions in a dermatomal distribution, followed by muscle weakness in the related myotomes. We report the case of a 45-year-old woman with opticospinal type multiple sclerosis with recent cutaneous herpes zoster and right shoulder girdle weakness. Differential diagnosis included multiple sclerosis relapse, zoster myelitis, segmental zoster shoulder paresis, cervical radiculopathy, and shoulder joint or soft-tissue disorders. MRI with gadolinium enhancement of the spinal cord 1 week after the onset of symptoms showed neither new multiple sclerosis …
Acute Renal Failure After Ingestion Of Polyethylene Glycol Electrolyte Lavage Solution For Bowel Preparation In A Chronic Spinal Cord Injury Patient: A Casereport, Ping-Hsin Ko, Ya-Ling Huang, Yen-Ho Wang, Huey-Wen Liang, Shin-Liang Pan
Acute Renal Failure After Ingestion Of Polyethylene Glycol Electrolyte Lavage Solution For Bowel Preparation In A Chronic Spinal Cord Injury Patient: A Casereport, Ping-Hsin Ko, Ya-Ling Huang, Yen-Ho Wang, Huey-Wen Liang, Shin-Liang Pan
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
Intravenous pyelography (IVP) is a common tool for evaluating the upper urinary tract in spinal cord injury patients. To obtain a proper image, bowel preparation is required. Among the regimens for bowel preparation, polyethylene glycol (PEG) electrolyte lavage solution has a good cleansing quality and fewer side effects. Nonetheless, adverse effects of the regimen, though rare, have been reported. We describe a spinal cord injury patient who suffered from acute renal failure as a result of PEG-related toxicity, after taking oral PEG electrolyte lavage solution for bowel preparation. A 57-year-old woman who had sustained spinal cord injury for 11 years …
Conversion Paraplegia: A Casereport, Chin-Feng Yu Cheng, Shih-Ching Chen, Jiunn-Horng Kang
Conversion Paraplegia: A Casereport, Chin-Feng Yu Cheng, Shih-Ching Chen, Jiunn-Horng Kang
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
A 21-year-old man had progressive weakness and numbness of bilateral lower extremities and sphincter dysfunction after a traffic accident. The image and electrodiagnostic study showed no significant abnormal findings. Conversion paraplegia was suspected due to unusual clinical presentation, which cannot be explained by neuropathologic lesions. After intensive rehabilitation, patient's functional performance improved significantly and he could walk independently without device. But later, a fibrous dysplasia lesion was found at left sphenoid greater wing. He received an operation to remove it. The relationship between his benign brain tumor and conversion disorder is unknown, but the tumor that compressed temporal lobe might …
Voiding Dysfunction In Cerebellar Stroke: A Casereport, Chi-Chung Ho, Yu-Hui Huang, Su-Ju Tsai, Ko-Shin Jian, Yung-Liang Kao, Liu-Ing Bih
Voiding Dysfunction In Cerebellar Stroke: A Casereport, Chi-Chung Ho, Yu-Hui Huang, Su-Ju Tsai, Ko-Shin Jian, Yung-Liang Kao, Liu-Ing Bih
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
Animal studies have suggested that the cerebellum plays an inhibitory role in the collecting phase and a facilitatory role in the emptying phase of the voiding reflex in the micturition cycle.A 12 year old girl was admitted who complained of a headache and had a disturbance in consciousness after running in school. An emergent brain computed tomography scan showed massive bleeding over bilateral cerebellum hemispheres, vermis, and ventricles. An occipital craniotomy was performed to remove the hematoma. Simultaneously, an arterio-venous malformation was found and excised. She regained consciousness 3 weeks later, thereafter urine retention was noted as well as trunkal …
The Wilson Disease: A Casereport, Nai-Chiung Huang, Ta-Sen Wei, Yen-Chung Chen, Wei-Chen Liang, Peng-Ta Liu
The Wilson Disease: A Casereport, Nai-Chiung Huang, Ta-Sen Wei, Yen-Chung Chen, Wei-Chen Liang, Peng-Ta Liu
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
Wilson disease is a rare autosomal recessive inherited disorder of copper metabolism. The genetic defect, localized to chromosome arm 13q, has been shown to affect the copper-transporting adenosine triphosphatase gene. The major pathology is excessive deposition of copper in the liver, brain, and other tissues. The most common presenting neurological features are tremor, dystonia and ataxia that influence the motor control and gait. The diagnosis is confirmed by measurement of serum ceruloplasmin, urinary copper excretion and hepatic copper content as well as the detection of Kayser-Fleischer rings.The subject in our case study is a 25-year-old, female patient with Wilson disease. …
Assessment Of Individual Activities Of Daily Living And Its Association With Self-Rated Health Status In Elderly People, Yu-Ning Hu, Chin-Ching Li, Chia Lee, Rung-Huei Lin, Gwo-Chi Hu
Assessment Of Individual Activities Of Daily Living And Its Association With Self-Rated Health Status In Elderly People, Yu-Ning Hu, Chin-Ching Li, Chia Lee, Rung-Huei Lin, Gwo-Chi Hu
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
Health-related quality-of-life in the elderly generally encompasses freedom from disease, good physical and psycho-social well-being, and preventing the loss of function in activities of daily living (ADL). Some indices of ADL, such as basic ADL and instrumental ADL, are considered to be measures of functional status in the elderly. However, in most studies, functional status is evaluated by either the summed ADL score or disability score in one or more ADLs. No studies have investigated the association between an individual's ADL function and self-rated health status. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship of functional status (i.e., …
Aphasia In A Congenital Deaf Man: A Casereport, Shu-Yi Wang, Jin-Cherng Chen, Huei-Ting Chen
Aphasia In A Congenital Deaf Man: A Casereport, Shu-Yi Wang, Jin-Cherng Chen, Huei-Ting Chen
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
Congenitally deaf persons don't have the ability to communicate verbally due to profound hearing impairment. Thus, they rely on words and sign language to communicate with others. Physicians tend to pay less attention to people who can't communicate verbally. We report the case of a 45-year-old congenitally deaf man who developed a left frontotemporal brain tumor. He was right-handed. As a result of the tumor, he lost both the ability to form words and the sign language he had relied upon to communicate with others. He recovered some ability to communicate 6 months after surgery. He was able to use …
Transient Osteoporosis Of The Hip During Pregnancy: A Casereport, Wen-Chuan Pai, Ching-Yang Lin, Mu-Jung Kao, Fong-Cheng Lin
Transient Osteoporosis Of The Hip During Pregnancy: A Casereport, Wen-Chuan Pai, Ching-Yang Lin, Mu-Jung Kao, Fong-Cheng Lin
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
Transient osteoporosis, also called ”bone marrow edema syndrome”, is a rare disorder of unknown etiology. It primarily affects women in the third trimester of pregnancy as well as middle-aged, overweight men, and the hip joint is most commonly involved. The main symptom of transient osteoporosis of the hip is a sudden onset of pain at the lateral aspect of the hip. Mild limitation of hip range of motion is often present. A 36-year-old woman presented to our outpatient department 5 weeks after cesarean section with bilateral hip pain, which had begun suddenly during her eighth month of pregnancy. Magnetic resonance …
Dislocation With Locking Of The Bilateral Facet Joints Followed By Spontaneous Rapid Reduction In An Elderly Lady With Cervical Spine Injury: A Casereport, Yih-Tsen Lai, Dar-Ming Lai, Huey-Wen Liang
Dislocation With Locking Of The Bilateral Facet Joints Followed By Spontaneous Rapid Reduction In An Elderly Lady With Cervical Spine Injury: A Casereport, Yih-Tsen Lai, Dar-Ming Lai, Huey-Wen Liang
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
The main causes of cervical spine injury vary among different age groups. Elderly people have a tendency to sustain injuries due to falls, which is a low energy mechanism of injury. Here, we report a case of a 76-year-old woman who fell down from sitting and suffered severe dislocation of the C5 on the C6 vertebra and locking of the bilateral facet joints. She showed spontaneous reduction of the dislocation on a magnetic resonance image taken 3 h after the injury. After surgical fixation of the dislocated cervical spine, she was transferred for rehabilitation therapy. Gradually neurological and functional improvement …
Effect Of Music On Sleep In Young Population, Yu-Yi Chen, Ya-Ju Chang, Hsieh-Ching Chen, Yen-Hsuan Yang, Yu-Ling Chen, Ninc-Hung Chen, Alice M.K. Wong
Effect Of Music On Sleep In Young Population, Yu-Yi Chen, Ya-Ju Chang, Hsieh-Ching Chen, Yen-Hsuan Yang, Yu-Ling Chen, Ninc-Hung Chen, Alice M.K. Wong
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
Sleep, a vital ingredient in life, is an active and complex rhythmic state that may affected the health of people. Based on theory, sedative music may induce relaxation and distraction responses. Music also has the effect on the change of muscular energy, heart rate, respiratory rates, blood pressure, and psychological distress. Music intervention could enhance sleep quality. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of music for sleep in young people.Twenty people aged 20-30 years in normal state of sleep were recruited and assigned randomly to different music conditions into this study. Each participant received one night …
Pressure Pain Threshold, Pressure Pain Tolerance, And Compliance At Different Sites On The Biceps Brachii Muscles Prior To And Following Eccentric Exercise, Jo-Tong Chen, Kuo-Wei Su, Ta-Shen Kuan, Yun-Fu Chou, Chang-Zern Hong
Pressure Pain Threshold, Pressure Pain Tolerance, And Compliance At Different Sites On The Biceps Brachii Muscles Prior To And Following Eccentric Exercise, Jo-Tong Chen, Kuo-Wei Su, Ta-Shen Kuan, Yun-Fu Chou, Chang-Zern Hong
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
Delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) refers to skeletal muscle pain that follows strenuous and unaccustomed physical activity. The intensity of discomfort peaks at 24 to 48 hours, and subsides within 5 to 7 days post-exercise. It appears that DOMS occurs most frequently following unaccustomed eccentric exercise. However, it is not clear whether sensitivity to pain is uniform over the surface of the muscle, or whether some locations become more sensitive following eccentric exercise. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of DOMS at various sites of muscle following a bout of eccentric exercise.A total of 25 subjects …
Bilateral Upper Limb Loading Exercise In Hemiplegic Patients: Immediate Effects On Nerve Conduction Characteristics, Lin-Chien Lee, Yung-Cheng Huang, Hsing-Kuo Wang, Sheng-Chu Su, Kuang-Ping Hsieh, Fu-Kong Lieu
Bilateral Upper Limb Loading Exercise In Hemiplegic Patients: Immediate Effects On Nerve Conduction Characteristics, Lin-Chien Lee, Yung-Cheng Huang, Hsing-Kuo Wang, Sheng-Chu Su, Kuang-Ping Hsieh, Fu-Kong Lieu
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
The aim of this study was to investigate the immediate effects of upper extremity loading exercises on conduction in the median and ulnar nerves in the wrists of hemiplegic patients. Seventeen hemiplegic patients without past history of carpal tunnel syndrome or other confounding diseases and seventeen healthy and physically-matched control subjects were recruited. Nerve conduction tests of the median and ulnar nerves were performed in both arms of patients and healthy controls before and after a set of 30-minute bilateral loading exercise. Significant reductions (p<0.05) were found in median compound motor action potential, median sensory nerve action potential and ulnar …
Reliability And Validity Of The Iliac Crest Leveling And Paper Thickness Correction Method For Measuring Functional Leg-Length Discrepancy, Chun-Yi Lin, Tzu-Jung Wu, His-Hui Sung, Ke-Shin Jian, Chi-Chung Ho
Reliability And Validity Of The Iliac Crest Leveling And Paper Thickness Correction Method For Measuring Functional Leg-Length Discrepancy, Chun-Yi Lin, Tzu-Jung Wu, His-Hui Sung, Ke-Shin Jian, Chi-Chung Ho
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
The objective of this study is to determine the reliability and validity of a clinical measurement for functional leg-length discrepancy (LLD) using the level and paper thickness correction (LPC) method to determine intra-rater and inter-rater reliability and validity. We induced a simulated LLD (5-30 mm) for each subject twice in a block-simulating group (n=17), none of whom had an apparent LLD. The X-ray group (n=7), who had LLD, were measured using radiographs to measure the LLD. The examiner performed the LPC method in both groups by adjusting the bilateral height of the top iliac crest margin via the level and …
Assessments Of Spasticity By Hoffmann Reflex Parameters In Patients With Spinal Cord Injury, Juei-Hsiang Wang, Yen-Ho Wang, Chein-Wei Chang, Shin-Liang Pan, Che-Sheng Lin
Assessments Of Spasticity By Hoffmann Reflex Parameters In Patients With Spinal Cord Injury, Juei-Hsiang Wang, Yen-Ho Wang, Chein-Wei Chang, Shin-Liang Pan, Che-Sheng Lin
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
Muscle spasticity is a common problem that affects patients who have suffered spinal cord injury (SCI). It can affect the motor skills, activities of daily living, and quality of life of these patients. The modified Ashworth scale (MAS) is a widely used clinical rating scale for spasticity, but its validity and reliability have been questioned. Much attention has been devoted to the evaluation of spasticity by using electrophysiological approaches. Increased excitation of motor neurons, exaggerated stretch reflex, decreased presynaptic inhibition, and reduced reciprocal inhibition have been found to be associated with spasticity. In several previous studies, the Hoffmann (H) reflex …
Pre-Operative Localization Of A Chest Wall Needle By Ultrasonography: A Casereport, Jannie Ying-Syuan Chen, Tung-Mao Chiang, Yi-Cheng Wu, Chao-Yi Huang, Chih-Chin Hsu, Wen-Chung Tsai
Pre-Operative Localization Of A Chest Wall Needle By Ultrasonography: A Casereport, Jannie Ying-Syuan Chen, Tung-Mao Chiang, Yi-Cheng Wu, Chao-Yi Huang, Chih-Chin Hsu, Wen-Chung Tsai
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
High-resolution ultrasonography is a useful tool for the localization of non-palpable soft-tissue foreign bodies. A 21-year-old female underwent a routine health examination, during which chest radiography revealed a radio-opaque linear foreign body. The foreign body was located within left posterior chest wall, 4 to 5 cm lateral to the T8 spinous process. The shape indicated a needle. The possible presence of a needle in the chest wall meant that an operation to remove it was imperative. There was no tender point or palpable mass present on the chest wall and, consequently, there was difficulty determining the precise location of the …
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
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 …
The Recovery Index Of Oxygen Saturation From Orthostatic Syncope In Patients With Spinal Cord Injury, David S. Liu, Alice M. K. Wong, Shih-Ching Chen, Kang-Ping Lin, Chien-Hung Lai, Walter H. Chang
The Recovery Index Of Oxygen Saturation From Orthostatic Syncope In Patients With Spinal Cord Injury, David S. Liu, Alice M. K. Wong, Shih-Ching Chen, Kang-Ping Lin, Chien-Hung Lai, Walter H. Chang
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
Orthostatic hypotension (OH) is a common clinical problem for patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) at the cervical or high thoracic level when they move from the supine position to the upright position. Patients with severe SCI frequently suffer from symptoms of OH during head-up tilt, ranging from slight lightheadedness to full syncope. Tilt-table training is commonly used in clinical physiotherapy to overcome OH syncope, but this also relies on carefully manual control of the tilt angle and training time by the therapist during training. Up till now, it still has no method to estimate the recovery process of OH …
The Research And Development Of Foot Pressure Testing Piece, Mu-Jung Kao, Ming-Jor Lo, Cheng-Kung Cheng, Hung-Wen Wei
The Research And Development Of Foot Pressure Testing Piece, Mu-Jung Kao, Ming-Jor Lo, Cheng-Kung Cheng, Hung-Wen Wei
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
The purpose of this study was to design an insole-style testing piece for a quick and easy dynamic foot pressure test. Current commercial foot pressure systems are costly and complicated to operate. These systems are not suitable for extensive evaluations of patient's foot or orthoses, either.The material used in this research is TPE-PS shock absorption foam. This foam has three special features: (1) excellent surface contact with foot contour, soft textures that do not irritate the foot, (2) creates permanent foot pressure imprints after brief walking, (3) the foam material does not crack or break under excessive foot pressure. When …
Associated Study Between Dopamine Drd2 Gene Polymorphism And Finger Tapping Test, Wen-Hsuan Hou, Tai-Jui Chen
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. …
Clinical Experience Of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Dysfunction In A Patient With Hydrocephalus After Brain Injury: A Casereport, Shean-Jing Lin, Yun-Yee Chen, Mu-Jung Kao, Ching-Yang Lin, Sheng-Huang Hsiao
Clinical Experience Of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Dysfunction In A Patient With Hydrocephalus After Brain Injury: A Casereport, Shean-Jing Lin, Yun-Yee Chen, Mu-Jung Kao, Ching-Yang Lin, Sheng-Huang Hsiao
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
We report a case of an adult patient with post-traumatic hydrocephalus who was treated using a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt with a fixed pressure setting valve. Slit ventricle syndrome was found two months later and an antisiphon device (ASD) was added. A fixed pressure valve with ASD was found not to be optimal in terms of improving his neurological symptoms and a programmable valve system was therefore implanted with a pressure setting of 140 mmH2O in the beginning. The valve then was gradually programmed to reduce down to 70 mmH2O over two months. This case demonstrates that selection of a shunting …
Combining Therapeutic Ultrasound And Breast Massage For Plugged Ducts: Three Casereports, Yu-Chun Lee, Xiu-Yong Hong, Chin-Teng Chung, Wei-Chih Chen, Hui-Mi Liu, Si-Wa Chan
Combining Therapeutic Ultrasound And Breast Massage For Plugged Ducts: Three Casereports, Yu-Chun Lee, Xiu-Yong Hong, Chin-Teng Chung, Wei-Chih Chen, Hui-Mi Liu, Si-Wa Chan
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
Plugged ducts are a common problem during lactation. They often occur when the breast is not emptied properly, or when there is local pressure on the breast. Plugged ducts usually occur three to four weeks postpartum. Symptoms include a sensitive lump with well-defined margins in the breast. There may be pain and tenderness in the affected area, although this is not necessarily accompanied by systemic symptoms such as high-grade fever. Milk flow can be blocked and sometimes a tiny white spot can be seen at the opening of the mammary duct on the nipple. Without treatment, plugged ducts can lead …
Ultrasonographic Diagnosis Of Bicipitoradial Bursitis: A Casereport, Kuan-Wen Chen, Yi-Pin Chiang
Ultrasonographic Diagnosis Of Bicipitoradial Bursitis: A Casereport, Kuan-Wen Chen, Yi-Pin Chiang
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
The bicipitoradial bursa is located between the distal biceps tendon and the radial tuberosity. The bursa functions as a buffer to reduce the friction between tendon and bone during pronation of the forearm. Bicipitoradial bursitis most frequently results from repetitive mechanical microtrauma by supination and pronation movements of the forearm, and it may cause painful swelling at the antecubital fossa. However, only a few cases of bicipitoradial bursitis have been reported to be diagnosed by ultrasound. We report a case of a 32-year-old woman with a tender soft tissue mass in her right antecubital area. Musculoskeletal ultrasound depicted a distended …
Clinical Diagnosis Of Mild Misalignment Of Symphysis Pubis Using Ct Scan With Three-Dimensional Reconstruction Of Pelvis: A Casereport, Cheng-Hung Lin, Ching-Hung Hung, Nam-Seng Goh, Chen-Chang Hsiung
Clinical Diagnosis Of Mild Misalignment Of Symphysis Pubis Using Ct Scan With Three-Dimensional Reconstruction Of Pelvis: A Casereport, Cheng-Hung Lin, Ching-Hung Hung, Nam-Seng Goh, Chen-Chang Hsiung
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
The patients who suffered from symphysis pubis injury would normally be treated in two clinical departments. Symphysis pubis diastasis is an uncommon intrapartum complication which may occur in women with some associative factors such as macrosomic fetus, small pelvis, and rapid descent of presenting part during spontaneous vaginal delivery. The automotive side impacts are a leading cause of injuries to the pubic symphysis which might be combined with major pelvic trauma. Other factors that might contribute to this type of injury is general fall events, although very rare, which would induce minor symphysis pubis injury. Recently, we presented with a …
The Pornographic Secondary Effects Doctrine, John Fee
The Pornographic Secondary Effects Doctrine, John Fee
Faculty Scholarship
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Cyber Warfare And Precautions Against The Effects Of Attacks, Eric Talbot Jensen
Cyber Warfare And Precautions Against The Effects Of Attacks, Eric Talbot Jensen
Faculty Scholarship
Ninety-eight percent of all U.S. government communications travel over civilian-owned-and-operated networks. Additionally, the government relies almost completely on civilian providers for computer software and hardware products, services, and maintenance. This near-complete intermixing of civilian and military computer infrastructure makes many of those civilian objects and providers legitimate targets under the law of armed conflict. Other civilian networks, services, and communications may suffer collateral damage from legitimate attacks on government targets. To protect those civilian objects and providers from the effects of attacks, the law of armed conflict requires a state to segregate its military assets from the civilian population and …
Climate Protection And Ocean Acidification : The Case For Immediate Action In International Law & Policy Negotiations, Carolyne Okeijn
Climate Protection And Ocean Acidification : The Case For Immediate Action In International Law & Policy Negotiations, Carolyne Okeijn
World Maritime University Dissertations
This dissertation discusses ocean acidification as an emerging priority in international climate protection processes within the UNFCCC and the IMO. It provides discussion in an area where there is currently a gap between ocean acidification science and corresponding action in law and policy processes. It builds the case for substantial, immediate action on CO2 within the context of negotiations at UNFCCC for the post-Kyoto climate regime. This dissertation contains an examination of the available science publications on ocean acidification and submissions made by leading ocean acidification experts at COP-15; references to “ocean acidification” in the IMO MEPC meeting protocols and …
Ship Recycling In The International Regulatory Regime Of The Marine Environment : Selected Legal And Practical Issues And Implications, Ying Fang
World Maritime University Dissertations
Ship recycling is considered to be a safe and green solution to the disposal of ships reaching the end of their operational lives. It has become an issue of grave concern mainly due to the deteriorating records of work safety and environmental pollution associated with this activity. Therefore, international regulatory measures are needed to effectively control ship recycling activities taking into account the important factors of environmental protection and socio-economic development. The discussion in this dissertation revolves around the co-existence and effectiveness of two regulatory conventions relating to ship recycling, namely, the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements …