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The Utility Of Semmes-Weinstein Monofilament Test In Detecting Carpal Tunnel Syndrome With Clinical Stage, Nerve Conduction Study, And Sonography Correlations, Lin-Yi Wang, Jyun-Ying Li, Yu-Chi Huang, Mei-Yun Liaw, Tsung-Hsun Yang, Yi-Jung Hsin, Willie Lee, Jui-Kun Chang, Ya-Ping Pong

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Background and purpose: Nerve conduction study (NCS) and ultrasonography (US) are used to support the diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). The ability of the Semmes-Weinstein monofilament test (SWMT), a sensibility threshold test, to detect CTS, and its relationship to clinical severity, NCS, and US, remain controversial. We conducted this study to address this controversy. Method: Thirty-three patients presenting with typical symptoms and signs of CTS and 20 normal subjects were enrolled. SWMT on the index finger, NCS, and US of the cross-sectional area of the median nerve at the pisiform level (PCSA) were performed. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves …

The Utility Of The Perceived Environmental Barriers In Community For The Community-Dwelling Elderly In Taiwan, Weichih Lien, Tashen Kuan, Jerhao Chang, Naiwen Guo

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Background and Purpose: The purpose of this study was to find out the cut-off point of the Perceived Environmental Barriers in Community according to basic activity of daily living (BADL) and instrumental activity of daily living (IADL) independence in community-dwelling elderly in Taiwan. Methods: In this study, 200 community-dwelling elderly were sampled and administered with the Perceived Environmental Barriers in Community and Hierarchy of the Care Required (HCR). Receiver operating characteristic curves were used to find out the cut-off points of the Perceived Environmental Barriers in Community. Results: We found that the Physical/Structural domain and total score of the Perceived …

Rehabilitation Effect Analysis Of Subacute Traumatic Brain Injury, Pao Huang, Jenhung Wang, Chihcheng Fan, Chungchao Liang, Shuman Lin, Clement Shihhsien Yang

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Objective: Traumatic brain injury generally occurs when external force brings about damage to the tissues of the brain and is commonly accompanied by changes in the physical, cognitive, behavioral, and emotional domains of the affected person; such changes can result in social adaptation problems. Issues involving finance and/or family caregiver human resources also occur due to the fact that the survivor's disabilities linger. The primary goals of the present study are (1) to obtain an initial understanding of the rehabilitation services available to traumatic brain injury patients and (2) to analyze the effects of such rehabilitation on traumatic brain injury …

A Preliminary Evaluation On The Correlation Between Severity Of Hand Spasticity And Functional Recovery In Chronic Stroke Patients, Wan-Ling Hsu, Yi-Chieh Lien, Wei-Hsiu Chang, Chi-Tzu Feng, Kuei-Yu Chou, An-Fang Hsiao

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Objective: This study is a secondary analysis of data from a previous project that attempts to analyze the correlation between severity of hand spasticity and functional recovery in chronic stroke patients. Methods: A total of 21 chronic stroke patients who received hand-stretching device or functional training were analyzed. The evaluation of outcomes included the Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) for assessing hand spasticity; Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA), the Action Research Arm Test (ARAT), the Functional Independence Measure (FIM), and Stoke Impact Scale (SIS) for evaluating functional recovery. Results: Correlation was found between MAS and FIM scores (p=.029), but due to bias on …

Law, Politics And Legacy Building At The Mclachlin Court In 2014, Jamie Cameron

The Supreme Court Law Review: Osgoode’s Annual Constitutional Cases Conference

This article was written for Osgoode Hall Law School’s annual Consti- tutional Cases conference, and provides the keynote overview of the McLachlin Court’s 2014 constitutional jurisprudence. The Court’s 2014 constitutional decisions (Appointment and Senate References; Tsilhqot’in Nation; Trial Lawyers) and restrictions on Mr. Big operations (Hart), in combination with a tsunami of Charter decisions early in 2015 (the 2015 Labour Trilogy; Carter v. Canada; R. v. Nur; and others), made this a legacy-building year. More than an overview, this Article probes the nature of the McLachlin Court’s legacy this year and the relationship between legal and political dynamics, to ask: …

Aboriginal Title And Private Property, John Borrows

The Supreme Court Law Review: Osgoode’s Annual Constitutional Cases Conference

This article explores the relationship between Aboriginal title and private property. In the case of Tsilhqot’in v. British Columbia the Supreme Court of Canada declared that Aboriginal title erased the Crown’s assumed beneficial interest in such lands. The Court was not asked to consider whether private ownership interests were similarly ousted by a declaration of Aboriginal title. This article explores Tsilhqot’in’s unexamined issue and concludes that Aboriginal title could, at times, affect private interests in land and be reconciled with Aboriginal title. This conclusion is based on the Supreme Court’s Constitutional framework which emphasizes proportionality, fairness, reasonableness and reconciliation. Thus, …

Of Banks, Federalism And Clear Statement Rules: Bank Of Montreal V. Marcotte, Wade K. Wright

The Supreme Court Law Review: Osgoode’s Annual Constitutional Cases Conference

Federalism-based clear statement rules require governments to use clear statutory language when they pursue initiatives with certain implications for the division of powers. This article makes the case for altering the analytical approach in relation to two of the key federalism doctrines (the doctrine of interjurisdictional immunity and the doctrine of federal paramountcy) by adopting a federalism-based clear statement rule. It makes this case in the context of a discussion of the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in Bank of Montreal v. Marcotte (2014), an important federalism case that rejected the arguments of several banks invoking both doctrines to avoid …

Hospital Knows Best: Court And Unfit Accused At The Mercy Of Hospital Administrators: The Case Of R. V. Conception, Suzan E. Fraser

The Supreme Court Law Review: Osgoode’s Annual Constitutional Cases Conference

This article analyzes the Supreme Court’s 2014 decision in R. v. Conception which considered the treatment order provisions of the Criminal Code, finding that a court may not make a forthwith treatment order without the consent of the hospital except in rare cases where a delay would breach the accused’s rights under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (Charter). This article argues that the case represents a departure from three decades of legal developments in the sphere of civil and forensic mental health law unified by the principles of restraint and oversight. Further, the article suggests that the decision …

Constitutional (Mis)Adventures: Revisiting Quebec’S Proposed Charter Of Values, Dia Dabby

The Supreme Court Law Review: Osgoode’s Annual Constitutional Cases Conference

In November 2013, the Parti Québécois introduced the Charter affirming the values of State secularism and religious neutrality and of equality between women and men, and providing a framework for accommodation requests (also known as Bill 60). This proposed piece of legislation would substantially alter how public services are offered and received in Québec. This article argues that this legislative project was much more than a simple law, and rather, as discussed, about reconfiguring the constitutional relationship that Quebecers entertain with the rest of Canada. As such, it engages with the constitutional “misadventures”, as experienced in Quebec in 2013-2014. Drawing …

Many Questions And A Few Answers: Freedom Of Association After Saskatchewan Federation Of Labour, Mounted Police Association Of Ontario And Meredith, Michael S. Dunn

The Supreme Court Law Review: Osgoode’s Annual Constitutional Cases Conference

In 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada returned once more to section 2(d) of the Charter (freedom of association). In recognizing a right to strike in Saskatchewan v. Saskatchewan Federation of Labour and striking down the labour relations regime applicable to RCMP officers in Mounted Police Association of Ontario v. Canada, the Court appeared to broaden the scope of the protected right. At the same time, however, the Court in Meredith v. Canada upheld wage restraint legislation as not infringing section 2(d). This article explores these cases and their antecedents, and argues that the Court’s section 2(d) jurisprudence lacks coherence, …

Safeguarding The Longue Durée: Environmental Rights In The Canadian Constitution, Lynda M. Collins

The Supreme Court Law Review: Osgoode’s Annual Constitutional Cases Conference

In the modern era, environmental degradation is one of the most significant threats to human well-being and therefore to human rights. Biologically, the right to a viable environment supersedes all other human rights, including the right to life itself. It is not surprising, then, that the vast majority of nations with modern bills of rights have incorporated some form of environmental right or obligation into their constitutions. Respect for the environment is a fundamental value in Canada yet our constitution is silent on environmental rights and obligations. This article will argue that a limited right to environmental protection can nonetheless …

The Past And Future Of Constitutional Law And Social Justice: Majestic Or Substantive Equality?, David Wiseman

The Supreme Court Law Review: Osgoode’s Annual Constitutional Cases Conference

This article addresses the past record and future prospects of the relationship between constitutional law and social justice. The exploration of this relationship is framed as a question of the role that constitutional law has played in protecting and advancing a substantive, rather than merely majestic (i.e., formal), conception of equality. After providing an overview of the current state of income deprivation and inequality in Canada, and the implications of this for a constitutional conception of equality, a variety of areas of constitutional law are examined. It is argued that, across these areas, constitutional law has regularly been willing to …

Admissions Report - Detailed Data - December 2015, Office Of Institutional Research & Effectiveness, Wright State University

Admissions Reports

Detailed report of applicants to Wright State including data on county of residency, intended major, and ethnicity for Fall Semester 2015.

Camco Construction, Inc., A Corporation, Plaintiff, V. Utah Baseball Academy, Inc., A Corporation; Et Al., Defendants. And Other Related Causes Of Action : Brief Of Appellant, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (2007– 2019)

APPELLANTS' UTAH BASEBALL ACADEMY, INC., ATHLETIC
PERFORMANCE INSTITUTE, L.L.C., AND ROBERT KEYES'
OPENING BRIEF ON APPEAL

Appeal from the Final Judgment of the Third District Court, Salt Lake Court, Salt Lake County, Salt Lake
Division, The Honorable Judge Laura Scott, succeeding
The Honorable Judge Anthony Quinn, deceased

Patricia Beckman Plaintiff-Appellant, Vs. Cybertary Franchising, Llc, Franchise Foundry, Llc, And Christian Faulconer, Defendants-Appellees. : Brief Of Appellant, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (2007– 2019)

BRIEF OF APPELLANT PATRICIA BECKMAN

On Appeal from the Fourth Judicial District Court of Utah County
Honorable Darold McDade, District Court Judge

The State Of Utah, Plaintiff/Appellant, Vs. David Isaac Ricketts, Defendant/Appellee. : Brief Of Appellant, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (2007– 2019)

APPEAL FROM A FINAL ORDER OF THE EIGHTH DISTRICT COURT
THE HONORABLE SAMUEL P. CHIARA PRESIDING

Camco Construction, Inc., A Utah Corporation, Athletic Performance Institute, L.L.C., Utah Baseball Academy, Inc., And Robert Keyes, Counterclaim Plaintiffs-Appellants, Vs. Utah Baseball Academy, Inc., A Corporation, Et Al., Keybank National Association; Sharron Troszak; Dale Conder; And John Does 1-10, Counterclaim Defendants-Appellees. And Other Related Causes Of Action : Brief Of Appellee, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (2007– 2019)

BRIEF OF APPELLEES KEYBANK, TROSZAK, AND CONDER

APPEAL FROM A JUDGMENT OF THE THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT
FOR SALT LAKE COUNTY, HONORABLE ANTHONY B. QUINN,
DISTRICT JUDGE

Jacqueline E. Christensen, Petitioner And Appellee, V. John D. Christensen, Respondent And Appellant. : Brief Of Appellant, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (2007– 2019)

BRIEF OF APPELLANT

Appeal from Order entered September 1, 2015, in the First Judicial District, Cache
County, Judge Kevin K. Allen, Case Number 064100474 DA

Jacqueline E. Christensen, Petitioner/Appellee, Vs. John D. Christensen, Respondent/Appellant. : Brief Of Appellee, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (2007– 2019)

BRIEF OF APPELLEE

To affirm First District Cache County Order September 1, 2015
by Judge Kevin K. Allen, Case 064100474
That Appellant Continue to Pay Alimony

Eldad Vered, An Individual, Plaintiff/Appellee, Vs. Tooele Hospital Corporation, A Utah Corporation, Doing Business As Mountain West Medical Center, Executive Medical Committee Of The Medical Staff Of The Mountain West Medical Center, An Organization, Tracy Schaffer, R.N., An Individual, And Yvonne Nielson, R.N., An Individual, Defendants/Appellants. : Brief Of Appellee, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (2007– 2019)

BRIEF OF APPELLEE

Appeal from an Interlocutory Order
Entered by the Third Judicial District Court,
Honorable Robert W. Adkins Presiding

Eldad Vered, M.D., An Individual, Plaintiff/Appellee, Vs. Tooele Hospital Corporation, A Utah Corporation, Doing Business As Mountain West Medical Center, Executive Medical Committee Of The Medical Staff Of The Mountain West Medical Center, An Organization, Tracy Schaffer, R.N., An Individual, And Yvonne Nielson, R.N., An Individual, Defendants/Appellants. : Brief Of Appellant, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (2007– 2019)

BRIEF OF APPELLANTS

INTERLOCUTORY APPEAL FROM THE THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT,
TOOELE COUNTY, JUDGE ROBERT ADKINS

Eldad Vered, M.D., An Individual, Plaintiff/Appellee, Vs. Tooele Hospital Corporation, A Utah Corporation, Doing Business As Mountain West Medical Center, Executive Medical Committee Of The Medical Staff Of The Mountain West Medical Center, An Organization, Tracy Schaffer, R.N., An Individual, And Yvonne Nielson, R.N., An Individual, Defendants/Appellants. : Reply Brief, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (2007– 2019)

REPLY BRIEF OF APPELLANTS

INTERLOCUTORY APPEAL FROM THE THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT,
TOOELE COUNTY, JUDGE ROBERT ADKINS

Michael E. Baker And Kathleen M. Papi-Baker, Trustees, Under The Michael And Kathleen Baker Family Living Trust, Dated March 25, 2005, Plaintiffs/Appellants, Vs. Park City Municipal Corporation, A Utah Municipal Corporation Defendants/Appellees. : Reply Brief, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (2007– 2019)

REPLY BRIEF OF APPELLANTS

Appeal from the Order Granting Summary Judgment to Defendant/Appellee and Denying
Plaintiffs/Appellants' Motion for Summary Judgment
of the Third Judicial District Court of Summit County, State of Utah,
Dated October 28, 2015, Honorable Kara Petit

Geoffrey S. Rule, Petitioner/Appellee, Vs. Richelle Rule, Respondent/Appellant. : Brief Of Appellant, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (2007– 2019)

BRIEF OF APPELLANT

THIS APPEAL IS TAKEN FROM THE TRIAL COURT'S ORAL
RULING DATED 6-6-14 RELATED TO TRIAL HELD ON 5-27-14
AND 5-28-14 REDUCED TO ORDER 11-5-14 AND THE TRIAL
COURT'S 4-24-15 RULING ON RESPONDENT/APPELLANT'S
RULE 59/60 MOTION REDUCED TO ORDER 7-2-15. THE CASE IS
PENDING IN THE THIRD DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR SALT
LAKE COUNTY, SALT LAKE DEPARTMENT, STATE OF UTAH,
THE HONORABLE SU CHON PRESIDING.

Sean Kendall, Plaintiff/Appellant, V Brett Olsen, Lt. Brian Purvis, Joseph Allen Everett, Tom Edmundson, George S. Pregman And Salt Lake City Corporation, Defendants/Appellees, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (2007– 2019)

On Appeal from the Third Judicial District Court, Salt Lake County, State of Utah, Case No. 150900558 Before the Honorable Heathr Brereton and William Barrett

Jacob D. Williams, An Individual, Plaintiff/Appellant V. Craig Alan Anderson, An Individual, And Anderson Zite, Llc, F/K/A Fix A Phone, Llc, A Utah Limited Liability Company, Defendants And Appellees, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (2007– 2019)

Appeal from the Third Judicial District Court of Salt Lake County, Case No. 130901891, The Honorable Robert P. Faust

State Of Utah, Plaintiff/Appellee, V. Travis Roger Tulley, Defendant/Appellant, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (2007– 2019)

Appeal from a conviction for one count of reckless aggravated abuse of a vulnerable adult, a third degree felony, in violation of Utah Code 76-5-111(2), with conviction being amended to a first degree felony under Utah Code 76-3-203.5 and entered as a second degree felony pursuant to Utah Code 76-3-402; failure to register as a sex offender, a third degree felony, in violation of Utah Code 77-41-107(1)(a); and one count of interference with an arresting officer, a class B misdemeanor, in violation of Utah Code 76-8-305, in the third Judicial District Court, in and for Salt Lake County, State of …

Timothy Bivens, Anthony Arias, And Michelle Reed, Individually And As Class Representatives, And John Does And Jane Does, Who Are Other Members Of The Class, Similarly Situated, Plaintiffs/Appellants, V Salt Lake City, A Miunicipal Corporation, Defendant/Appellee, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (2007– 2019)

No abstract provided.

Geoffrey S. Rule, Petitioner/Appellee, -Vs- Richelle Rule, Respondent/Appellant. : Brief Of Appellee, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (2007– 2019)

BRIEF OF APPELLEE

THIS APPEAL IS FROM THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF THE
HONORABLE SU CHON, THIRD DISTRICT COURT, SALT LAKE
COUNTY, STATE OF UTAH.

James Robert Rawcliffe, Plaintiff And Appellant, V. Robert Anciaux. Et Al., Defendants And Appelles, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (2007– 2019)

Appeal from the Third District Court, Salt Lake County, State of Utah The Honorable Heather Brereton, District Court No. 140905252