The Impact of Surgery and Complications on Form and Function Following Autologous Breast Reconstruction

2016 ◽  
pp. 1211-1220
Author(s):  
Jonas A. Nelson ◽  
John P. Fischer ◽  
Joseph M. Serletti
Keyword(s):  
Breast Reconstruction ◽  
Autologous Breast Reconstruction ◽  
Form And Function ◽  
And Function ◽  
The Impact

Introduction: how language works in politics

2018 ◽  
pp. 3-32
Author(s):  
Matthew Williams
Keyword(s):  
Computer Assisted ◽  
British Politics ◽  
Form And Function ◽  
It Impacts ◽  
Legislative Language ◽  
And Function ◽  
Assisted Analysis ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Over Time

This book examines how language works in democratic politics and how it impacts the effectiveness of policy. Using evidence from the first computer-assisted analysis of all 41.5 million words of legislation enacted from 1900 to 2015, it tracks the major changes in form and function that Parliament's use of language has undergone over time and the reasons for such changes. More importantly, it explores the policy and social implications of changes in legislative language as well as the issue of legislative indeterminacy. This introductory chapter discusses the questions, arguments and aims of the book and reviews the literature on the operation of language in British politics, along with the impact of legislative language on policy effectiveness. It also explains what specifically the book contributes to the existing literature, describes the research design, and provides an overview of the chapters that follow.

How Does Autologous Breast Reconstruction Impact Downtime?

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (07) ◽  
pp. 530-536 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Rais ◽  
Jian Farhadi ◽  
Giovanni Zoccali
Keyword(s):  
Breast Reconstruction ◽  
Donor Site ◽  
Diep Flap ◽  
Autologous Reconstruction ◽  
Autologous Breast Reconstruction ◽  
Superior Gluteal Artery ◽  
Free Flap Surgery ◽  
Recovery Times ◽  
Time Required ◽  
The Impact

Background Although autologous breast reconstruction is technically quite demanding, it offers the best outcomes in terms of durable results, patient perceptions, and postoperative pain. Many studies have focused on clinical outcomes and technical aspects of such procedures, but few have addressed the impact of various flaps on patient recovery times. This particular investigation entailed an assessment of commonly used flaps, examining the periods of time required to resume daily activities. Methods Multiple choice questionnaires were administered to 121 patients after recovery from autologous reconstruction to determine the times required in returning to specific physical activities. To analyze results, the analysis of variance F-test was applied, and odds ratios (ORs) were determined. Results Among the activities surveyed, recovery time was not always a function of free-flap surgery. Additional treatments and psychological effects also contributed. Adjuvant chemotherapy increased average downtime by 2 weeks, and postoperative irradiation prolonged recovery as much as 4 weeks. Patient downtime was unrelated to flap type, ranging from 2.9 to 21.3 weeks for various activities in question. Deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flaps yielded the highest OR and transverse upper gracilis (TUG) flaps the lowest. Conclusion Compared with superior gluteal artery perforator and TUG flaps, the DIEP flap was confirmed as the gold standard in autologous breast reconstruction, conferring the shortest recovery times. All adjuvant therapies served to prolong patient recovery as well. Surgical issues, patient lifestyles, and donor-site availability are other important aspects of flap selection.

The Impact of Autologous Breast Reconstruction on Body Mass Index Patterns in Breast Cancer Patients

2017 ◽  
Vol 140 (6) ◽  
pp. 1121-1131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eugenia H. Cho ◽  
Ronnie L. Shammas ◽  
Adam D. Glener ◽  
Rachel A. Greenup ◽  
E. Shelley Hwang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Breast Reconstruction ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Autologous Breast Reconstruction ◽  
The Impact

The impact of obesity on abdominal wall function after free autologous breast reconstruction

Microsurgery ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. 352-360 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonas A. Nelson ◽  
John P. Fischer ◽  
Chen Yan ◽  
Joshua Fosnot ◽  
Jesse C. Selber ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Reconstruction ◽  
Abdominal Wall ◽  
Wall Function ◽  
Autologous Breast Reconstruction ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Abdominal Wall Function

Form and function in early clause-combining

2015 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 157-185 ◽  
Author(s):  
LYLE LUSTIGMAN ◽  
RUTH A. BERMAN
Keyword(s):  
Language Development ◽  
Communicative Function ◽  
Linguistic Form ◽  
Form And Function ◽  
General Properties ◽  
Form Function ◽  
And Function ◽  
Clause Combining ◽  
Developmental Phases ◽  
The Impact

ABSTRACTThe study characterizes developmental trends in early Hebrew clause-combining (CC) by analyzing the interplay between linguistic form and communicative function in different interactional settings. Analysis applied to all utterances produced by three children aged 2;0–3;0 who combined two or more clauses, either self-initiated or on the basis of adult input. Ten types of CC were analyzed for marking by connectives (e.g. the Hebrew equivalents of ‘and’, ‘that’, ‘so’). Four shared consecutive developmental phases emerged: non-marking; partial marking by ‘and’ and ‘that’; use of ‘but’ and ‘because’, favored significantly in interlocutor-supported contexts; marking of adverbial relations and more varied use ofše-‘that’. These CC processes are interpreted as reflecting general properties of language development, in the form of gradually increasing specification of form–function relations under the impact of interlocutor–child interactive support combined with Hebrew-particular typological factors.

scholarly journals Artificial skin composites

2019 ◽  
Vol 73 (1) ◽  
pp. 51
Author(s):  
Agata Ładniak
Keyword(s):  
Wound Dressings ◽  
Skin Damage ◽  
Skin Substitutes ◽  
Significant Deterioration ◽  
Form And Function ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
And Function ◽  
The Impact

<p>Skin injuries are a health problem and can lead to serious, significant deterioration in the quality of life and, consequently, even illness and disability. Therefore, after wounding, immediate regeneration of the tissue is necessary to avoid further complications and pathogenesis. Consequently, many wound healing strategies have been developed, leading to the progress in constructing of multifunctional tissue substitutes for the skin, biomembranes, scaffolds and intelligent dressings. The field of science focusing on the creation of the above-mentioned products is tissue engineering (TE). Its main goal is to find a system that is able to replace or be a model that perfectly mimics the form and function of the skin. Research carried out on such constructs is mainly based on the analysis of mechanical properties (porosity, elasticity), as well as the assessment of the impact of individual components on processes related to the formation of new tissue as cell proliferation and differentiation, proliferation, angiogenesis - through <em>in vivo</em> studies (using animal models: mice, New Zealand rabbits) and <em>in vitro</em> (most often using mouse fibroblasts - L929). Skin constructions may have potential applications as wound dressings or skin substitutes in cases of severe skin damage.</p>

Creating and Augmenting Keyboards for Extended Reality with the K eyboard A ugmentation T oolkit

2022 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-39
Author(s):  
Mark McGill ◽  
Stephen Brewster ◽  
Daniel Pires De Sa Medeiros ◽  
Sidney Bovet ◽  
Mario Gutierrez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
User Study ◽  
Mixed Reality ◽  
Text Entry ◽  
Design Development ◽  
Virtual Keyboard ◽  
Form And Function ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
The Creation ◽  
And Function ◽  
The Impact

This article discusses the Keyboard Augmentation Toolkit (KAT), which supports the creation of virtual keyboards that can be used both for standalone input (e.g., for mid-air text entry) and to augment physically tracked keyboards/surfaces in mixed reality. In a user study, we firstly examine the impact and pitfalls of visualising shortcuts on a tracked physical keyboard, exploring the utility of virtual per-keycap displays. Supported by this and other recent developments in XR keyboard research, we then describe the design, development, and evaluation-by-demonstration of KAT. KAT simplifies the creation of virtual keyboards (optionally bound to a tracked physical keyboard) that support enhanced display —2D/3D per-key content that conforms to the virtual key bounds; enhanced interactivity —supporting extensible per-key states such as tap, dwell, touch, swipe; flexible keyboard mappings that can encapsulate groups of interaction and display elements, e.g., enabling application-dependent interactions; and flexible layouts —allowing the virtual keyboard to merge with and augment a physical keyboard, or switch to an alternate layout (e.g., mid-air) based on need. Through these features, KAT will assist researchers in the prototyping, creation and replication of XR keyboard experiences, fundamentally altering the keyboard’s form and function.

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