This study was done in order to analyse the trends of poisoning in Kota district keeping in mind various demographic factors. During the study period there were 799 admissions, Maximum numbers of patients 42.92% were in the age group between 21-30 years.Males (61.17 %)...

The increase in life expectancy observed over the last decade has particular relevance for conditions such as cognitive decline and dementia.This is a cross sectional study to determine the prevalence of cognitive impairment and dementia and to identify its associated factors among 399 elderly...

Pulmonary nodules and space occupying lesions are frequently detected on computed tomography (CT) scans of the chest or on chest radiographs. Many pulmonary lesions require a CT-guided transthoracic lung biopsy to obtain a cytological and/or histological diagnosis and guarantee sufficient and effective treatment, especially...

Depression among elderly primary care patients is a serious problem with significant morbidity and mortality, yet it is underdiagnosed and undertreated. The objective of this study is to determine the prevalence of major depression and its associated risk factors among the elderly patients, age...

Micronutrient deficiencies are of global importance to disease morbidity and mortality. Of particular importance are vitamin A, the leading cause of preventable blindness in the world, and iron deficiency, the most prevalent micronutritional deficiency globally. In the Caribbean, iron deficiency, is known to exist....

There is growing concern worldwide regarding the rising prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents whereby many of the adverse health effects associated with adult obesity are now being seen in adolescents. Of further concern is the strong tracking of adolescent weight...

This research study was designed to provide the efficacy of a training program for caregivers feeding geriatric residents with developmental cognitive deficits and dysphagia. If not properly trained, caregivers who feed individuals with dysphagia might cause complications such as aspiration and asphyxiation. Because the...

Human movement control is complex and involves over 600 muscles controlled by an advanced regulatory system guided by three interacting sensory systems. Still, we can with ease make accurate and smooth movements, even under continuously changing conditions. This book illustrates some of the properties...

This thesis looks at changes in joint laxity associated with the menstrual cycle, pregnancy, and the menopause and the potential contribution of female hormones to that laxity. Four experiments were designed looking at mobility in a peripheral joint. Women with a normal menstrual cycle,...

Marijuana, Driving and Impairment Tests presents the PhD project conducted by Dr Katherine Papafotiou in 2001. The project involved the administration of 3 doses of marijuana to drivers, and the assessment of driving performance and performance on impairment tests (Standardised Field Sobriety Tests- as...

The lungs have a dual blood supply. The pulmonary arteries provide desaturated blood while the bronchial arteries provide oxygenated blood. Lung transplantation has stimulated an interest in the role of the bronchial arteries. In the beginning of the lung transplantation era, it was clear...

Greater longevity and mobility have made us more acutely concerned with death and the process of dying, resulting in the awareness that dying individuals and their families have unique needs. To meet those needs, palliative care programs as "total care" have rapidly increased, often...

Recent developments in medical imaging technology have changed the practice of medicine, providing physicians with powerful, non-invasive methods for studying the internal anatomy and function of the human body. These advances in imaging techniques offer both a great opportunity and a tremendous challenge for...

In the past decade the dogma that we are born with a certain number of nerve cells and that the brain is incapable of generating new neurons and renewing itself has been proven incorrect. There is a renewal process in the adult brain, called...

Author: Susanne M. TracyISBN-10: 3639106563ISBN-13: 9783639106565Publisher: VDM VerlagLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/18/2008Pages: 124Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.39lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.26d

KLF6 is a ubiquitously expressed Krüppel-like transcription factor whose role in vitro and in vivo role has not been fully identified. Like other members of the Krüppel-like family, KLF6 contains a conserved C-terminal three zinc finger DNA-binding domain (C2H2 motifs) and a unique N-terminal...

A child with specific language impairment (SLI) does not acquire normal language ability at the appropriate age. Findings in SLI studies are contradictory, and the core problem of the disorder is still under debate. The present work suggests that deficient discrimination and memory functions...

Author: Herman Pandana,Romel D. GomezISBN-10: 3639095413ISBN-13: 9783639095418Publisher: VDM VerlagLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/21/2008Pages: 96Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.31lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.20d

Author: Antti HapponenISBN-10: 3639087917ISBN-13: 9783639087918Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.Language: EnglishPublished: 10/10/2008Pages: 188Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.57lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.40d

Author: Seppo MustolaISBN-10: 3639087534ISBN-13: 9783639087536Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.Language: EnglishPublished: 10/10/2008Pages: 100Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.32lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.21d

Critical leg ischaemia is a manifestation of the atherosclerotic disease and reflects the state of the whole vascular tree. If no prodromal symptoms have been present, critical leg ischaemia may be difficult to distinguish from other complaints with similar symptoms. This study will show...

For the clinical diagnosis of myocardial perfusion images there is a need to register 3D datasets originating from different modalities. CT datasets provide good resolution of anatomic structures and are needed for attenuation and scatter correction during the process of SPECT image reconstruction. It...

Who is not afraid of the dentist? Or to be more specific who is not afraid of the dental drill? Caries is a common ailment, that is caused by bacteria in dental plaque. Cavities will form when you do not properly remove the plaque...

The aim of this study was to examine the effectiveness of a model of women's decision-making regarding menopausal symptoms. The publication of results from the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) and the rising popularity of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) make this an interesting time...

This study is centered on women and bicycles. The historical-archival analysis of primary and secondary sources reveals the patterns of discrimination of women, their disqualification from participation in public sphere as well as professional sport. This work displays how the newly invented bicycle was...

Author: Janet ZadinaISBN-10: 3639081056ISBN-13: 9783639081053Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.Language: EnglishPublished: 09/30/2008Pages: 144Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.44lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.31d

Author: Janne HolmgrenISBN-10: 3639073266ISBN-13: 9783639073263Publisher: VDM VerlagLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/05/2008Pages: 340Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.00lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.71d

Author: Ahmad AfaghiISBN-10: 3639077008ISBN-13: 9783639077001Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.Language: EnglishPublished: 10/09/2008Pages: 160Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.51lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.34d

Author: Neeraja SankaranISBN-10: 363907520XISBN-13: 9783639075205Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.Language: EnglishPublished: 11/11/2008Pages: 296Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.88lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.62d

Driver fatigue is a significant cause of road fatalities all over the world. Preventive measures do not seem to alleviate this situation thus far. With the aim of advancing the field towards possible solutions to this problem, this work examines the value of psychophysiological...

Clinical and memory research has shown that depressive symptoms may lead to a negative bias in memory recall. This bias results in disproportionately recalling negative memories and events, which may perpetuate and support depressive symptomatology. The current books experimentally investigates if these biases extend...

What is your first idea when a 17-year old pregnant girl presents with sudden tinnitus and hemianopsia? Spontaneous cervical carotid artery dissection (SCAD) is probably not on top of your list. This rare disease is a major cause of stroke in young adults. Various...

Over the last few years, the number of children with autism has grown to epidemic proportions. The latest estimate from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention put the prevalance of au-tism at 1 in 150 children. What is the cause for this...

This book included five parts: Getting Started: Selecting a Research Focus- families of children with DMD; Asking Compelling Clinical Questions- resilience in families of children with disabilities to noting family crisis meaning and resilience; Logical Inquiry through the Research Process-key components of family resilience,...

Current treatments for Alzheimer s disease (AD) fail to address the underlying pathology of the disease, instead providing symptomatic relief which is often short-lived. Consequently, progression of the disease is unrelenting, leading to a continual decline in cognitive abilities which eventually results in death....

Injuries to people living and working on farms in New South Wales continue to be a significant burden on the health and compensation systems, agricultural industries and farming families. Strategies to reduce injuries suffered by people on farms rely on accurate in-formation. Unfortunately in...

This book explores how young people conceptualise addiction to smoking and, the relationship between young people's addiction beliefs and intentions to smoke cigarettes. Addiction to smoking is a major health problem, not just for adults, but also for young smokers, up to 60% of...

The use of anticancer agents as part of the treatment strategy has greatly improved the overall prognosis of cancer. In clinical practice, chemotherapy for cancer often requires a combination of drugs and therefore understanding the clinical pharmacology of anticancer drugs is imperative for achieving...

Food systems have a need for better conceptual and applied tools to evaluate the extent to which they can provide a more stable foundation for attaining and maintaining food security. The book conceptually designs and appraises a more robust and dynamic food provision system...

Global consumption of organophosphorus flame retardants and plasticizers (OPs), of which some are reported to be toxic, is rapidly increasing. The levels, distribution and sources of 15 OPs were investigated in public and domestic buildings, sewage treatment plants (STPs), deposition and fish. In all...

Laser thermal ablation (LTA) is an in situ ablative technique that induces heat destruction of liver tumours. Despite increasing clinical use of LTA, reports of long-term outcomes and limitations of treatment in specific cohorts of patients with liver tumours are lacking. In addition, the...

Author: Yohan Suryo Rahmanto,Des RichardsonISBN-10: 3639046005ISBN-13: 9783639046007Publisher: VDM VerlagLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/04/2008Pages: 216Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.65lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.46d

Access to reliable and easily extractable fetal electrocardiogram recor-dings would help the physician better determine fetal heart conditions and diagnose fetal cardiac defects early in the pregnancy. This book presents a novel method for automatically extracting beat-to-beat fetal electrocardiogram from maternal surface electrodes down...

Author: Mark SchierISBN-10: 3639035844ISBN-13: 9783639035841Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.Language: EnglishPublished: 06/17/2008Pages: 216Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.65lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.46d

We explore various optimization problems which appear in computer vision and image processing. By exploiting the geometric structure of the underlying search spaces, we develop more efficient and robust ways to find optimal solutions. We present the Nelder-Mead algorithms on Lie groups and describe...

Author: Dana Robaei,Paul MitchellISBN-10: 3639014766ISBN-13: 9783639014761Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.Language: EnglishPublished: 06/30/2008Pages: 288Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.85lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.60d

Managed care and the corporatization of health care in the United States present challenges to medical professionalism. The defining, promoting, and teaching of medical professionalism have therefore become major concerns for medical educators. Consequently, the need for a systematic assessment of professionalism has become...

Organ and tissue donation is not only life-saving or life-improving, but is a part of quality end-of-life decisions in the intensive care unit. The efficacy of any organ and tissue donation process lies on the efficiency of individual steps in the process and not...

The objective determination of seating comfort plays an important role for the development of seating systems. Currently the evaluation is based on subjective impressions and mainly focussed on static conditions. Objective methods are primarily based on evaluating the influence of vibrations on the driver...

Excessive muscle forces during activities of daily living and unaccustomed exercise could result in muscle damage. Muscle damage may cause alterations in muscle oxygenation, blood flow and myoelectric activity. Three experiments were conducted to monitor: (i) muscle oxygenation and electromyographic activity of the biceps...