03/30/2017 Editorial Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR) in Peripheral Blood: A Novel and Simple Prognostic Predictor of Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)Xiaoli Zhang, Ziyuan Zou, Liyu Fan, Xinjie Xu, Yu Siyuan and Peng Luo* EditorialLung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide, and almost accounts for 20% of these deaths, however, the cure rate is less than 10% [1]. Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) accounts for approximately 85% of all cases of lung cancer [1], but fewer than 15... |
03/27/2017 Case Report Dealing with Depression in Family CaregiversWai Hing HUI-CHOI* ABSTRACTAims and objectives: By reporting the use of therapeutic nursing interventions to facilitate the process of change in a depressive elderly caregiver, this paper seeks to underline the importance of fitting interventions to individual clients. |
03/27/2017 Short Communication Insights for Antihypertensive pharmacotherapy from the“Calcium Paradox” due to Ca2+/camp InteractionLeandro Bueno Bergantin* and Afonso Caricati-Neto AbstractSeveral experimental studies performed since 1975, using smooth muscles richly innervated by sympathetic nerves to exclude the autonomic influence of adjusting reflex (rodent vas deferens), showed that L-type voltage-activated Ca2+ channels (VACC) blockers completely inhibite... |
03/27/2017 Research Article Magnetic Resonance Imaging Can Detect Symptomatic Patients with Facet Joint Pain. A Retrospective AnalysisWolfgang Freund*, Frank Weber, Reinhard Meier and Stephan Klessinger ABSTRACTBackground: Low back pain has recently been reported as the leading cause for disability worldwide. The diagnostic value of imaging has been estimated low. Led by own positive experience, however, we hypothesized that MRI can detect signs of facet joint pain.... |
03/28/2017 Research Article Translating an Evidence-Based Physical Activity Service From Context To Context: A Single Organizational Case StudyMarie-Eve Lamontagne, Kelly P Arbour-Nicitopoulos, Jennifer R Tomasone, Isabelle Cummings, Amy E Latimer-Cheung and François Routhier* AbstractBackground: SCI Action Canada partnered with researchers to adapt an evidence-based leisure-time physical activity (LPTA) counselling service (Get-in-Motion (GIM). A satellite GIM service called Passez à l’action was established within a French-s... |
03/30/2017 Research Article Visualization and Evaluation of Changes after Rapid Maxillary ExpansionIlija Christo Ivanov*, Jan Dupej, Sarka Bejdova, Veronika Ciganova, Dagmar Strakova and Tatjana Dostalova ABSTRACTObjectives: The aim of the study was to develop a mathematical model for the visualization and evaluation of transversal palatal soft tissue changes; and to carry out a statistical evaluation of the changes in vertical and sagittal dimensions after rapid maxi... |
03/31/2017 Research Article Wave Forces on Vertical Structures in Shallow Water: Numerical EvaluationFabio Dentale*, Ferdinando Reale, Angela Di Leo, Eugenio Pugliese Carratelli and Marina Monaco AbstractThe actions exerted by waves on a coastal structure very much depend upon hydrodynamic processes that originate on shallow waters; even though significant progresses have been made in the last few years towards a full understanding of wave breaking, design work is still large... |
03/24/2017 Research Article Thermal Stress Analysis of a Continuous Rigid Frame BridgeShiwei Ge, Yafei Xu*, Xiao Zhou and Shangyu Peng AbstractThermal stress of a continuous rigid frame bridge, based on the temperature gradient in Chinese bridge gauge, using a finite element analysis (FEA) method was investigated. First of all, the temperature effect of the whole bridge was analyzed, and the correlation of the impro... |
03/09/2017 Research Article Burnout and Related Factors in Caregivers of outpatients with SchizophreniaHatice Demirbas* and Erguvan Tugba Ozel Kizil ABSTRACTObjectives: Care of a person with schizophrenia involves multiple problems, possibly leading to burnout which is a culturally influenced phenomenon. The aim of this study was to investigate burnout and related factors in caregivers of outpatients with schizop... |
03/27/2017 Case Report Intestinal obstruction complicated by large Morgagni herniaMartín Arnau B*, Medrano Caviedes R, Rofin Serra S, Caballero Mestres F and Trias Folch M AbstractMorgagni hernia represents 2-4% of congenital diaphragmatic hernias. Only one-third of them are symptomatic, due to the hernia of abdominal viscera in the thoracic cavity, causing respiratory and digestive problems, some of them serious ones, such as intestinal obstruction. A... |
03/23/2017 Case Report Facial Paralysis During Varicella Zoster Infectıon in a childFatih Oghan*, Muhammet Fatih Topuz and Onur Erdogan ABSTRACTIntroduction: Primary infection with varicella-zoster virus (VZV) results in chickenpox, characterized by viremia with a diffuse rash and seeding of multiple sensory ganglia, where the virus establishes lifelong latency. Herpes zoster is caused by reactivatio... |
03/23/2017 Case Report Lincoln ’S Highway - A Forgotten AbscessSuhail Amin Patigaroo*, Zubair Ahmad Lone, Quratul Ain Batool and Sajad Majid Qazi ABSTRACTIntroduction: Carotid space is a deep neck space within the carotid sheath. .Mosher called carotid sheath as the Lincoln Highway of the neck. Abscess in this space is rare to be seen by young Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) surgeons in this era of early diagnosis ... |
03/23/2017 Case Report Comparative Study of Enophthalmos Treatment with Titanium Mesh Combined with Absorbable Implant vs. Costochondral Graft for Large Orbital Defects in Floor FracturesMalagon Hidalgo*, Hector Omar, Gonzalez Magana, Fernando, Kalach Mussali, Alberto Jaime, Mejía Valero, Sergio Abraham, Vilchis Lopez, Roberto, Araiza Gomez and Edgardo ABSTRACTIntroduction: Several treatment options are available for the optimal treatment for orbital fractures, depending on aesthetic and functional results after orbital wall reconstruction.The objective of this study is to compare the effect and safety of large orb... |
03/23/2017 Short Communication Cardiac Manifestations on Anti- Phospholipid SyndromeFaisal AH SHORT COMMUNICATIONAntiphospholipid syndrome may present in various ways from cutaneous manifestation, obstetric complications, neurological manifestation, and cardiac manifestation to renal involvement. There are many cardiac complication of anti-phospholipid syndrome, among them ar... |
03/23/2017 Research Article The Risk Factors for Ankle Sprain in Cadets at a Male Military School in Iran: A Retrospective Case-control StudyFarzad Najafipour*, Farshad Najafipour, Mohammad Hassan Majlesi and Milad Darejeh ABSTRACTIntroduction: Ankle sprain is a widespread impairment in sport groups; this impairment leads to an absence from the workplace. The ankle sprains incidence rates are induced by height, weight, BMI, physical fitness, level of match, classification of sport, and... |
03/21/2017 Research Article 3-Dimensional Versus 2-Dimensional Comparison of Knee Valgus Collapse during Vertical Jump: Clinical Implications for ACL Risk of Injury AssessmentGuilherme M. Cesar*, Chase M. Pfeifer and Judith M. Burnfield AbstractTime-efficient screening of lower extremity biomechanics to identify potential injurious movement patterns is crucial within athletic medicine settings. When considering biomechanical risk factors for anterior cruciate ligament injuries, several screening tests have been used... |
03/15/2017 Case Report Recurrent Cardiac Events Driven by Prothrombotic Burden in a Patient Undergoing Lipoprotein Apheresis for High Lp(a) LevelsGabriele Cioni*, Rossella Marcucci, Rosanna Abbate and Giovanna D’Alessandri AbstractIntroduction: Lipoprotein (a) [Lp(a)] is a marker for cardiovascular disease, involved in pathogenesis and progression of atherosclerosis. In selected high-risk patients, lipoprotein-apheresis could optimize secondary prevention and improve prognosis. ... |
03/09/2017 Review Article Rhabdomyoblasts in Pediatric Tumors: A Review with Emphasis on their Diagnostic UtilityGiuseppe Angelico*, Eliana Piombino, Giuseppe Broggi, Fabio Motta and Saveria Spadola SUMMARYRhabdomyosarcoma is a soft tissue pediatric sarcoma composed of cells which show morphological, immunohistochemical and ultrastructural evidence of skeletal muscle differentiation. To date four major subtypes have been recognized: embryonal, alveolar, spindle cell/sclerosing a... |
03/03/2017 Research Article The Effects of Pharmacological Carbonic Anhydrase Suppression on Defence Responses of Potato Leaves To Phytophthora InfestansJolanta Floryszak-Wieczorek and Magdalena Arasimowicz-Jelonek* SUMMARYIn this study we proposed carbonic anhydrase (CA) asan important element of basal resistance during the potato (Solanum tuberosum L.)-Phytophthora infestans interaction.We found a different β-CAexpression pattern in incompatible vs. com... |
03/20/2017 Case Report An Unusual Cause of Anterolateral Ankle Pain and SnappingVasileios Triantafyllis* and Roshin Thomas IntroductionMost patients with anterolateral ankle pain report some history of trauma as the precipitating event. In the majority of cases of anterolateral ankle pain with no history of trauma the cause is proliferative synovitis, especially in the area of the anteroinferior tibiofib... |
03/17/2017 Review Article The Utility of Acupuncture in Sports Medicine: A Review of the Recent LiteratureMichael Malone* AbstractIntroduction:Acupuncture is a practice that has been used to treat multiple medical conditions for thousands of years and is one of the most popular alternative treatments applied in Western medical practice. Acupuncture is a modality that has significant pot... |
03/16/2017 Original Article Parents Take-On Concussion: Advances in Sideline Research and Culture in Youth SportsArlene Silverio, Scott Briggs, Lisena Hasanaj, Jeffrey Hurd, Jr, Max Lahn, Liliana Serrano, Lucy Cobbs, Jenelle Raynowska, Rachel Nolan, Joel Birkemeier, Dennis Cardone, Steven L Galetta and Laura J. Balcer* AbstractIdentifying concussion and initiating removal from play is challenging for even the most diligent youth sports organizations. Empowering parents to implement removal from play protocols and sideline testing may be the most practical plan at community levels to protect young a... |
03/14/2017 Review Article Critical Management of Status EpilepticusFarahnaz Fallahian* and Seyed MohammadReza Hashemian* ABSTRACTSeizure is clinical manifestation of sudden disruption of the normal electrical activity of cortical neurons. The brain electrical activity is periodically disturbed, alteration in neural cell integrity, increase in firing impulses and spread to adjacent normal neurons result... |
03/20/2017 Research Article Normal Value of Skull Base Angle Using the Modified Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technique in Thai PopulationSiriporn Hirunpat*, Nat Wimolsiri and Nuttha Sanghan ABSTRACTPurpose: To determine the normal value of basal angle measured using the modified MR imaging technique in Thai population compared with the standard value obtained from the Western population. Material and Methods: We retrospectivel... |
03/10/2017 Research Article Evaluation of Horizontal Lip Position in Adults with Different Skeletal Patterns: A Cephalometric StudyVinay V Umale, Kamlesh Singh, Aftab Azam, Madhvi Bhardwaj and Rohit Kulshrestha* ABSTRACTAim: To evaluate sexual dimorphism in horizontal lip position in adults with different skeletal patterns. Material and Methods: The sample comprised of 120 patients (Females 18 years and above, Males 21 years and above) with no hist... |