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Spondylolysis And Spondylolisthesis In Baseball Athletes: Five Casereports, Chun-Yao Yu, Hsiao-Yun Chang, Chuan-Chao Lin, Yi-Luen Hung, Su-Ju Tsai Dec 2011

Spondylolysis And Spondylolisthesis In Baseball Athletes: Five Casereports, Chun-Yao Yu, Hsiao-Yun Chang, Chuan-Chao Lin, Yi-Luen Hung, Su-Ju Tsai

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Low back pain is one of the commonest complaints of young athletes who visit the physical medicine and rehabilitation outpatient department. Spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis are frequent causes of low back pain in young athletes. The pain in these conditions is exacerbated by lumbar extension and relieved by rest. Although genetic predisposition plays an important role in the development of pars defect, certain activities involving lumbar hyperextension and rotation movements result in spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis.From December 2005 to March 2009, there were five baseball athletes who visited our outpatient department because of low back pain. The diagnosis was grade I spondylolisthesis …

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Appropriations Committee Meeting Agenda 02/09/2012, University Of South Florida. Student Government Senate Dec 2011

Appropriations Committee Meeting Agenda 02/09/2012, University Of South Florida. Student Government Senate

Legislative Branch Publications

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Appropriations Committee Meeting Agenda 03/29/2012, University Of South Florida. Student Government Senate Dec 2011

Appropriations Committee Meeting Agenda 03/29/2012, University Of South Florida. Student Government Senate

Legislative Branch Publications

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Appropriations Committee Meeting Agenda 02/23/2012, University Of South Florida. Student Government Senate Dec 2011

Appropriations Committee Meeting Agenda 02/23/2012, University Of South Florida. Student Government Senate

Legislative Branch Publications

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Senate Bill (A) 52-057 Fy 2012-2013 Annual Budget Bill, Adam Aldridge Dec 2011

Senate Bill (A) 52-057 Fy 2012-2013 Annual Budget Bill, Adam Aldridge

Legislative Branch Publications

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Senate Bill (A) 52-048 Health Occupations Students Of America, Adam Aldridge Dec 2011

Senate Bill (A) 52-048 Health Occupations Students Of America, Adam Aldridge

Legislative Branch Publications

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Senate Bill (A) 52-044 Undergraduate Public Health Student Association, Adam Aldridge Dec 2011

Senate Bill (A) 52-044 Undergraduate Public Health Student Association, Adam Aldridge

Legislative Branch Publications

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Tetraplegia Caused By Critical Illness Polyneuropathy Superimposed On Diabetic Neuropathy: A Casereport, Chia-Chen Li, Shih-Fu Hsieh, Ming-Chuan Lin, Chung-Wei Huang, Yi-Shiung Horng Dec 2011

Tetraplegia Caused By Critical Illness Polyneuropathy Superimposed On Diabetic Neuropathy: A Casereport, Chia-Chen Li, Shih-Fu Hsieh, Ming-Chuan Lin, Chung-Wei Huang, Yi-Shiung Horng

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Objective: To describe a patient with the critical illness polyneuropathy superimposed on diabetic neuropathy and to highlight the importance of early rehabilitation after critical illness. Methods: A 42-year-old man with a previous history of diabetic polyneuropathy developed flaccid tetraplegia with respiratory failure after septic shock due to a liver abscess. This clinical manifestation, combined with the result of an electrodiagnostic study, suggested the acute exacerbation of polyneuropathy. Because a pre-existing polyneuropathy history complicated a differential diagnosis, we performed a comprehensive work-up to rule out other systemic diseases or metabolic disorders that may cause polyneuropathy. Finally, the diagnosis of critical illness …

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Factors Affecting The Burden On Foreign Caregivers Of Long-Term Disabled Survivors In Taiwan, Chang-Jheng Wu, Wai-Keung Lee, Won-Jean Lin, Yau-Wai Wai Dec 2011

Factors Affecting The Burden On Foreign Caregivers Of Long-Term Disabled Survivors In Taiwan, Chang-Jheng Wu, Wai-Keung Lee, Won-Jean Lin, Yau-Wai Wai

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Hiring in-home foreign caregivers for long-term disabled patients is common in Taiwan. Caregivers help relieve the stress of caregiving on the patient's family members, and patients who receive care at home can also interact with their family. Caring for disabled patients can be a challenge, and can lead to physical or mental breakdown. This study aims to investigate the sources of burden on foreign caregivers of long-term disabled patients.The scores obtained using the translated Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) represent the level of burden on foreign caregivers. Data were collected and compared using an independent T-test or ANOVA to determine the …

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Effectiveness Of The Osaka Medical College Brace For The Treatment Of Idiopathic Scoliosis: A 1-Year Outcome Analysis, Cheng-Fang Tsai, Po-Liang Lai, Alice M.K. Wong, Chih-Kuang Chen Dec 2011

Effectiveness Of The Osaka Medical College Brace For The Treatment Of Idiopathic Scoliosis: A 1-Year Outcome Analysis, Cheng-Fang Tsai, Po-Liang Lai, Alice M.K. Wong, Chih-Kuang Chen

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

The Osaka Medical College (OMC) brace is an underarm spinal orthosis for the treatment of scoliosis. It consists of a plastic pelvic section with a pad extended from the lateral bar to correct the convexity of the curve. The plastic cover on the trunk is minimized, and thus perspiration under the plastic contour is reduced. This is favorable for people who are heat intolerant or for those living in a hot and humid climate. In Taiwan, the use of the OMC brace has been increasing because it allows for good ventilation, is light, and has a less-restrictive design, yet its …

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The Immediate Effects Of Two Different Frequencies Of Whole Body Vibration On Balance And Flexibility, Chung-Liang Lai, Shiuan-Yu Tseng, Chun-Huo Wang, Mu-Jung Kao, Te-Zhang Zhang Dec 2011

The Immediate Effects Of Two Different Frequencies Of Whole Body Vibration On Balance And Flexibility, Chung-Liang Lai, Shiuan-Yu Tseng, Chun-Huo Wang, Mu-Jung Kao, Te-Zhang Zhang

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Background and Purpose: Whole body vibration (WBV) training is a novel exercise intervention that is used in both athletic and general populations with the aim of improving muscle strength and balancing ability. The present study investigated the immediate effects of different frequencies of WBV on flexibility and balance performance.Methods: Thirty untrained subjects were assigned to a 5-min horizontal WBV (LV-1000, X-trend, Taiwan) training session using a vibrating plate that produced sinusoidal oscillation at 20 Hz (low frequency) and 40 Hz (high frequency) with constant amplitude. Balance ability was assessed using the Balance system (Biodex, USA), including the limits of stability …

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Swallowing Therapy For Systemic Amyloidosis-Induced Dysphagia: A Casereport, I-Hsien Wu, Ching-Chi Chen, Mei-Yi Wu, Li-Chen Tung, Jung-Tai Liu Dec 2011

Swallowing Therapy For Systemic Amyloidosis-Induced Dysphagia: A Casereport, I-Hsien Wu, Ching-Chi Chen, Mei-Yi Wu, Li-Chen Tung, Jung-Tai Liu

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Amyloidosis is defined as the extracellular deposition of fibrillar proteins in different organs and tissues. The clinical features of amyloidosis include cardiomyopathy, hepatomegaly, proteinuria, macroglossia, and dysphagia. We report the case of a 52-year-old man with myeloma-associated amyloidosis who complained of progressive dysphagia, dysarthria, and macroglossia. Videofluoroscopic swallowing study revealed severe reduction in tongue movements, aspiration after swallowing, and retention in the valleculae and pyriform sinuses. The patient underwent swallowing therapy for 6 months; the therapy included compensatory neck flexion, vocal cord adduction exercises, supraglottic swallow, and the Mendelsohn maneuver. The swallowing therapy enabled the patient to swallow liquid and …

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Acute Paraplegia After Spinal Manipulation: A Casereport, Kao-Chih Chen, Yao-Jen Chen Dec 2011

Acute Paraplegia After Spinal Manipulation: A Casereport, Kao-Chih Chen, Yao-Jen Chen

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

This is a casereport about a 53-year-old female patient with a history of chronic back pain, suffered from complete paraplegia shortly after spinal manipulation. CT and MRI images consistently showed ossification of the ligamenta flava in conjunction with bilateral facet joints hypertrophy at the T10-11, T11-12 and L1-2 levels. Spinal cord injury with T12 paraplegia ASIA-A was thus diagnosed. Posterior laminectomy at the T10, T11, L1 and L2 levels and interbody fusion from T10 to L2 spines for fixation were performed. After rehabilitation, the patient regained some activities of daily living despite complete paraplegia. To raise public awareness, our report …

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Cerebral Infarction Following Traumatic Internal Carotid Artery Dissection Without Significant Neck Injury: A Casereport, Kwan-Shan Chan, Mao-Hsiung Huang, Chia-Hsin Chen Dec 2011

Cerebral Infarction Following Traumatic Internal Carotid Artery Dissection Without Significant Neck Injury: A Casereport, Kwan-Shan Chan, Mao-Hsiung Huang, Chia-Hsin Chen

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

A 37-year-old female had an occlusion of right middle cerebral artery (MCA) due to traumatic internal carotid artery (ICA) dissection without significant neck injury after a traffic accident. Although this phenomenon has been documented in recent studies, it remains a relatively rare event. She presented with a left shoulder abrasion injury and mild neck pain initially, although there was no direct head injury or loss of consciousness after the traffic accident. After 12 hours, she had developed confusion, weakness over left limbs and slurred speech. A hyperdense area on the right frontotemporoparietal lobes was found on magnetic resonance imaging (diffusion-weighted …

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Cerebral Venous Thrombosis With Cerebral Arterial Infarction During Pregnancy: A Casereport, Shih-I Huang, Tien-Wen Chen, Mao-Hsiung Huang Dec 2011

Cerebral Venous Thrombosis With Cerebral Arterial Infarction During Pregnancy: A Casereport, Shih-I Huang, Tien-Wen Chen, Mao-Hsiung Huang

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) usually occurs in young adult or middle aged adult women. Although not of high incidence, it is an important cause of brain hemorrhage or infarction in pregnant women. According to previous studies, the most common symptom is headache. However, because of only headache mostly, correct diagnosis is a challenge before progression to stroke. The patient was a 30-year-old female. Except for hyperthyroidism history during last pregnancy, she did not have any special associated past history. She suffered sudden onset of left side weakness; when her term was 32 weeks. Brain magnetic resonance imaging showed right middle …

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Panuveitis After Intravenous Injection Of Bisphosphonate: A Casereport, Chi-Kai You, Si-Huei Lee, Chen-Liang Chou Dec 2011

Panuveitis After Intravenous Injection Of Bisphosphonate: A Casereport, Chi-Kai You, Si-Huei Lee, Chen-Liang Chou

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

As human life expectancy has increased, osteoporosis has become a major epidemic disorder. The most common consequences of this are fractures in different parts of the body. In addition to regular follow-up tests of bone-mineral density, treatment methods include: 1. increasing the dietary intake of calcium and vitamin D, 2. maintenance of body weight, avoiding alcohol and tobacco, regular exercise, and fall prevention, 3. medications, the most widely used being bisphosphonates. Bisphosphonates can limit bone loss via the inhibition of osteoclasts. They have been widely prescribed for senile osteoporosis, osteoporosis due to administration of steroids, bone loss due to malignancies …

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Can Heart Rate Variability Be A Prognostic Factor After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery?, Chen-Liang Chou, Si-Huei Lee, Yi-Chieh Chou, Po-Chin Strong, Wei-Cheng Weng, Huey-Wen Yien, Zen-Chung Weng Dec 2011

Can Heart Rate Variability Be A Prognostic Factor After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery?, Chen-Liang Chou, Si-Huei Lee, Yi-Chieh Chou, Po-Chin Strong, Wei-Cheng Weng, Huey-Wen Yien, Zen-Chung Weng

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Imbalance in automatic cardiovascular function has been shown to increase the risk of ventricular arrhythmias and sudden death in patients with coronary artery disease and after myocardial infarction. The study evaluated preoperative heart rate variability (HRV) as an independent prognostic factor for hospitalized patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG).In this single-blind study, we enrolled 25 patients scheduled to undergo CABG. Preoperative Holter electrocardiography was used to collect linear analysis and non-linear analysis (Poincare plot analysis) data. Four patients died after the operation. We compared the HRV data of the 2 groups (expired vs. survived), and found that the data …

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The Effect Of Pre-Operative Rehabilitation In High Risk Open Heart Surgery Patients On The Length Of Hospital Stay, Wen-Chih Lin, Yi-Ru Chen, Chiao-Hsin Chen, Shu-Han Yang, Chin-Tsan Huang, Mei-Yi Wu, Willy Chou Dec 2011

The Effect Of Pre-Operative Rehabilitation In High Risk Open Heart Surgery Patients On The Length Of Hospital Stay, Wen-Chih Lin, Yi-Ru Chen, Chiao-Hsin Chen, Shu-Han Yang, Chin-Tsan Huang, Mei-Yi Wu, Willy Chou

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

The study was to evaluate the effect of pre-operative education for diaphragmatic breathing and coughing techniques in elective open heart surgery patients on the post-operative pulmonary complications, ventilator use duration and post-operative hospital days.The retrospective chart reviewarticle of the 27 elective open heart surgery patients was from March 2008 to April 2009. The basic data and risk factors of post-operative complications were recorded. The complications, mechanical ventilation duration, and hospital days in the two groups with and without the education were compared; so were the high risk and nonhigh risk group according to the risk score of the post-operative pulmonary …

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Wrist Schwannoma Mimicking De Quervain's Disease: A Casereport, Pon-An Chen, Chung-Liang Lai, Ming-Miau Tsai, Chuan-Chin Leu, Tyng-Guey Wang Dec 2011

Wrist Schwannoma Mimicking De Quervain's Disease: A Casereport, Pon-An Chen, Chung-Liang Lai, Ming-Miau Tsai, Chuan-Chin Leu, Tyng-Guey Wang

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

For decades, ultrasonography has shown a high degree of accuracy in the evaluation of soft tissue tumors. In this study, we report the condition of a 80-year-old male patient who had been suffering from left thumb pain for 2 years. The patient had initially been diagnosed with de Quervain's disease, but responded poorly to conservative treatment. An ultrasonographic examination unexpectedly identified a well-margined solid tumor with marked vascularity. Suspicion of a neurogenic tumor led to an excision surgery and finally pathology revealed a Schwannoma. Following excision, the symptoms were entirely ameliorated. We concluded that, in the evaluation of persistent chronic …

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Compensatory Assistive Technology For Adults With Cognitive Disabilities, Hsin-Yu Chen, Ling-Fu Meng Dec 2011

Compensatory Assistive Technology For Adults With Cognitive Disabilities, Hsin-Yu Chen, Ling-Fu Meng

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

People with cognitive disabilities often face difficulties when performing various activities in their daily lives. Although today's compensatory assistive technology (AT) can reduce the impact of such difficulties and enhance the quality of life in this population, universal guidelines for the appropriate application of cognitive AT have not been developed. The present study reviewarticleed and integrated information regarding models, assessments, selections, needs, and other relevant evidence. This paper presents a discussion of the limitations of current methods, and suggests novel approaches for the successful application of compensatory cognitive AT. The rehabilitative/compensatory model, the human activity assistive technology model, and the …

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Unconstitutional Hosting Of The Super Bowl: Anti-Ambush Marketing Clean Zones' Violation Of The First Amendment, Ari J. Sliffman Dec 2011

Unconstitutional Hosting Of The Super Bowl: Anti-Ambush Marketing Clean Zones' Violation Of The First Amendment, Ari J. Sliffman

Marquette Sports Law Review

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Establishing A New Protection And Indemnity (P&I) Insurance Institution In Turkey, Muhammet Alper Keceli Dec 2011

Establishing A New Protection And Indemnity (P&I) Insurance Institution In Turkey, Muhammet Alper Keceli

World Maritime University Dissertations

Insurance draws attention as a sector that is understood much better in terms of its importance especially in recent years globally and in Turkey as well and this sector is developing each day. In direct proportion to the development of insurance, the importance of marine insurance forming a special part of insurance has also come to the surface. Marine insurance, as a field has unique characteristics that can dominant from general insurance principles from certain angles, and stands before us as a dynamic field necessary to be reviewed and handled over and over again with the developments in the world. …

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A Study On Ship’S Routeing And Port Zoning Audit Scheme For Eradicating Or Reducing Circumstantial Factors Of Marine Casualties And Incidents, In Chul Kim Dec 2011

A Study On Ship’S Routeing And Port Zoning Audit Scheme For Eradicating Or Reducing Circumstantial Factors Of Marine Casualties And Incidents, In Chul Kim

World Maritime University Dissertations

This dissertation is a study on Ship’s routeing and Port zoning Audit Scheme (SPAS) for eradicating or reducing risky circumstantial factors of marine casualties and incidents in coastal waters. It aims to show methods of preventing marine accident from the human element, and to discuss the further development for the maritime safety system of the Republic of Korea as the world’s first compulsory scientific audit scheme on ship’s routeing and port zoning. At the outset, this study intended to review the statistics of marine accidents to analyse which causes and places should be focused on to secure maritime safety. It …

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The Current Picture And The Future Vision Of The Ship Recycling Industry : The Contributions Of Japan To Achieving Sustainable, Safe And Environmentally Sound Recycling Of Ships, Yasuhiro Urano Dec 2011

The Current Picture And The Future Vision Of The Ship Recycling Industry : The Contributions Of Japan To Achieving Sustainable, Safe And Environmentally Sound Recycling Of Ships, Yasuhiro Urano

World Maritime University Dissertations

First of all, as a basis of the discussion in this dissertation, the international regulatory instruments which cover ship recycling industry, namely, the Basel Convention, 1989 and the Hong Kong Convention, 2009, are examined focusing on their essential principles and limitations. Second, the present conditions of the ship recycling industry in the Indian subcontinent are investigated in order to make clear the problems to be addressed. The focus of the investigation is set on ships’ potential hazards, environmental risks of the beaching method, hazardous waste flow, workers’ occupational safety and health, and causes of substandard recycling operations. Furthermore, the key …

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The Carbon Frame: Lobbying For Renewable Energy In The European Union, Kyle S. Herman Dec 2011

The Carbon Frame: Lobbying For Renewable Energy In The European Union, Kyle S. Herman

Master's Theses

This paper demonstrates how using the word "carbon" within global warming debates severely impedes lobbyists in favor of building stronger renewable energy policies in the European Union (EU). Within the EU, carbon is widely used to speak about many of the perils of climate change, global warming, energy policy, and contingent subject matters. In political circles, media outlets, and public debates, carbon acts a the pillar for many policies, discussions, and ideas related to fundamental errors of transferring energy from fossil fuels and nuclear sources. At the same time, however, limiting carbon does not necessarily preclude fossil fuels, such as …

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Pepsico And Public Health: Is The Nation's Largest Food Company A Model Of Corporate Responsibility Or Master Of Public Relations?, Michele Simon Dec 2011

Pepsico And Public Health: Is The Nation's Largest Food Company A Model Of Corporate Responsibility Or Master Of Public Relations?, Michele Simon

City University of New York Law Review

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Graham, Miller, & The Right To Hope, J. M. Kirby Dec 2011

Graham, Miller, & The Right To Hope, J. M. Kirby

City University of New York Law Review

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State Administrative Legal Review On The Bill Of Retraction Law Of Corrupted Assets In Eradication Effort Of Corruption In Indonesia, Dian Puji Simatupang Dec 2011

State Administrative Legal Review On The Bill Of Retraction Law Of Corrupted Assets In Eradication Effort Of Corruption In Indonesia, Dian Puji Simatupang

Indonesia Law Review

Since eradicating corruption having been continously encouraged by late governments – and until now – , there would not be less important as to retracting the corrupted assets. There are many aspects to be considered in doing such action, such as manifesting the legal aspects of administrative law, and so other applied national regulations. By these regulations, such as Law No. 7 of 2006 on Ratification of United Nations Convention against Corruption, 2003 (Konvensi Perserikatan Bangsa Bangsa Anti-Korupsi, 2003), Law Number 25 of 2003 On Amendment to Law Number 15 of 2002 on Money Laundering, Act 30 of 2002 on …

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On Land (Wealth) Distribution: A Cultural Approach To Justice In Indonesia, Suparjo Suparjo Dec 2011

On Land (Wealth) Distribution: A Cultural Approach To Justice In Indonesia, Suparjo Suparjo

Indonesia Law Review

This article re-examines the Indonesian land distribution policy in light of Pancasila , the five core values of the Indonesian constitution. Furthermore, the article also analyzes social problems in Indonesia from the legal and cultural point of view. Inspired by Javanese shadow puppet plays and Pancasila values, analysis shows that that land distribution policy in Indonesia does not support the goal of the country. The policy does not adhere to Pancasila values and the cultural values adopted by the Indonesian people. Hence I will try to give a recommendation for better regulation in land distribution. Evidences will be given to …

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Front Matter Dec 2011

Front Matter

City University of New York Law Review

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