Open Access DOI:10.23937/ijcb-2017/1710003
Employing Kinect for Cognitive-Motor Assessment: A Feasibility Study
Uzi Levi, Roni Laslo-Roth and Eyal Rosenstreich
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: November 21, 2018
This study examined the feasibility of the Microsoft Kinect sensor for assessing mediolateral trunk sway and its associations with cognitive abilities. To this end, young adults and elderlies were sampled and performed various gait and balance tasks under single- and dual-task paradigms. Although reliable, Kinect's ability to assess cognition through movement was not conclusive. Specifically, the Kinect distinguished between young- and old-adults gait, but not between young-adults with and witho...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3672/1410033
Biomarkers in Relation to Disease Manifestations in Psoriatic Arthritis
Kristina Juneblad, Solbritt Rantapää-Dahlqvist and Gerd-Marie Alenius
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: November 21, 2018
Two-hundred and seventy-four patients with established disease and 30 healthy controls were included in this cross-sectional study. Thirty-nine different serological biomarkers were investigated in relation to disease activity, disease manifestations and in comparison with controls. In addition to standard statistical methods, orthogonal partial least squares discriminant analysis (OPLS-DA) was used to investigate different phenotypes of PsA....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/ijfa-2017/1710018
Does the Screw Grip Affect the Outcome of Screw Fixation of Malleolar Fractures?
Stamatios A Papadakis, Athanasios Koutroufinis, Dimitrios Pallis, Athanasios Badekas, Konstantinos Kateros, Olga Savidou and George A Macheras
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: November 21, 2018
The study -which is the first clinical according to the literature- included 136 patients with surgical fractures of the ankle. Patients presenting any evident factors influencing porosis as well as open fractures were excluded. Fibula reduced anatomically and fixed by a 1/3 tubular plate placed laterally. Proximal screws had bicortical fixation grip strength while distal screws had only unicortical. Screws with a reduced fixation grip strength during insertion were left in place. Numbers were a...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-3235.1510041
Contemporary Management of Meningiomas with Radiosurgery
Selcuk Demiral, Ferrat Dincoglan, Omer Sager, Bora Uysal, Hakan Gamsiz, Fatih Ozcan, Bahar Dirican and Murat Beyzadeoglu
Article Type: Review Article | First Published: November 21, 2018
Meningiomas are the most common intracranial benign tumors. While an indolent natural history is typical for benign meningiomas, a wide spectrum of symptoms may occur depending on lesion location and proximity to critical neurovascular structures. A multidisciplinary approach may be warranted for optimal management of meningiomas. In the scarcity of prospective, randomized controlled studies to dictate treatment algorithms, decision making for treatment is based primarily on mostly retrospective...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/ijtd-2017/1710011
Detection of Intestinal Parasites Transmitted Mechanically by House Flies (Musca domestica, Diptera: Muscidae) Infesting Slaughterhouses in Khartoum State, Sudan
Ahmed Mohammed Al-hassan Ibrahim, Hafiz Hassan Shebeir Ahmed, Rehab AbdElgadir Adam, Ayman Ahmed and Arwa Elaagip
Article Type: Original Article | First Published: November 19, 2018
The housefly, Musca domestica, is a common household pest known to transmit human diseases like pathogenic bacteria, protozoa, metazoan, fungi and viruses. Apart from they are also responsible for transmitting intestinal parasites, which when outbreaks occur, could wreak havoc on both man and animals. The importance of house fly in disease transmission prompted this study to investigate the presence of intestinal parasites transmitted mechanically by houseflies that infested slaughterhouses in c...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3516/1410096
The Importance of Posture and Gravity in the Pathophysiology of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Murat Kayabekir
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: November 19, 2018
The objective of drafting this case report is to delineate the relationship between elephantiasis disease rarely encountered in clinical practice and sleep disordered breathing, to try to understand how this specific condition influences the quality of sleep, to review the mechanisms for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome which is the most common sleep disordered breathing seen and to underline its importance once again. Lymphedema is a chronic condition stemming from the insufficient drainage of ...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5769/1510046
Associations between Maturity Status and Dietary Intake in Austrian Adolescents
Clemens Drenowatz and Klaus Greier
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: November 19, 2018
Dietary intake plays an important role in the development and health of children and adolescents. Puberty is a particularly vulnerable period due to the increased nutrient demands associated with growth. This age range has also been associated with various changes in health behavior. While several studies have examined the influence of the social and built environment on dietary habits during adolescence, there remains limited research on the association between biological maturation and eating ...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-4037.1510035
Factor Structure and Psychometric Properties of Cognitive-Behavioral Scales in Caregivers of Persons with Dementia
Abir K Bekhet and Mauricio Garnier-Villarreal
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: November 19, 2018
aregiving can be costly to dementia caregivers' well-being. Assessing the factor structure and psychometric properties of Cognitive-Behavioral Scales in dementia caregivers is an essential step in addressing the gap in the current state of research. Specifically, it is essential to determine first whether the factorial structure of the three measures used in this study namely, the Positive Thinking Skills Scale, the Revised Memory and Behavior Problems Checklist, and the Zarit Burden Interview a...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/ijor-2017/1710010
Absorbed Radiation Dose in the Thyroid Gland Following Regional Nodal Irradiation for Breast Cancer
Tahani Nageeti, Mohamed Mahfouz, Mazen Al Gaod and Reem Zatar
Article Type: Original Article | First Published: November 19, 2018
Radiation exposure to the thyroid gland is unavoidable in breast cancer (BC) radiotherapy (RT). This study was conducted to evaluate the impact of using different supraclavicular (SCV) field angles on the percentage volume of the dose absorbed by the thyroid relative to the maximum dose absorbed by the spinal cord. A total of 50 consecutive BC patients undergoing planning computed tomography (CT) were evaluated. The thyroid gland, spinal cord, and SCV nodal volumes were contoured on the planning...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5807/1510081
Is p53 Overexpression a Predictor of Worse Outcomes in Endometrioid Endometrial Carcinomas?
Raid Jastania and Tahani Nageeti
Article Type: Review Article | First Published: November 22, 2018
Endometrial cancer (EC) is the most common neoplasm of the female genital tract. Although immunohistochemical methods have been used for detecting several biomarkers for several cancer types, this method is still underutilized in EC. We conducted this review to identify the currently available published evidence to support the utilization of immunohistochemical for p53 protein overexpression as prognostic and predictive biomarkers of disease outcomes in endometrioid endometrial carcinoma....