Utility of EEG as Diagnostic and Tarapeutic Approach in Examiners in Forensic Population-prevention of Criminal Recidiv

Aims:To define the importance for the difference between the EEG in patients with criminal behavior and in control group. To examine the relationship between the EEG of the patients with criminal behavior and diagnosis as well as the prompt registration of EEG changes.Material and methods:158 EEG investigations examined at the Psychiatric Hospital in Demir Hisar for 24 months with aggressive and criminal behavior.Results and discussion:In men normal EEG (69.44%) prevails. The means age of patients in examiner group with abnormal EEG is significant higher from the means age in patient's with normal EEG. There was the significant difference between normal and abnormal EEG and the diagnoses. There is not significant difference between the patient's behavior and EEG, and there was significant difference between EEG and its criminal factor. There was not relation between EEG and the patient's sex in control group. The difference between the means age (37.73 god.) in control group with abnormal EEG and the mean age of patients with normal EEG is significant. There was not significant relation between EEG and patient's diagnosis of control group. There was not connection between patient's behavior and EEG in control group. There was significant difference between EEG in examiner group and in control group.Conclusion:There was significant difference between EEG in control and in examiner group.Suggested measures:Easily diagnosis providing of psychiatric disorders with aggressive and criminal behavior with EEG -help and safety measures at examiners with criminal behavior.

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Passive Periodontal Sensation Threshold of Upper Molars in Patients with Myofascial Pain

The Open Dentistry Journal ◽

10.2174/1874210601811131012 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 1012-1020 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Atsutoshi Hirata ◽

Seiya Kato ◽

Acing Habibie Mude ◽

Kazuhiro Oki ◽

Tadashi Matsunaga ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Temporomandibular Disorders ◽

Null Hypothesis ◽

Myofascial Pain ◽

Control Group ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Group A ◽

The Mean ◽

The Difference ◽

Tooth Axis ◽

The Relationship

Background and Objective: The relationship between periodontal sensation and Myofascial Pain (MP) is not yet fully clarified. The aim of this study was to test the null hypothesis that there is no difference in the periodontal sensation threshold between subjects with MP and subjects with no Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD). Methods: Participants have clinically assessed in accordance with the Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders version 1.0 guidelines and assigned to the MP group (mean age 54.8 ± 14.8 years; 1 male and 11 females) or the control group (mean age: 63.9 ± 13.2 years; 1 male and 15 females). The Passive Periodontal Sensation Threshold (PPST) was evaluated using impulsive mechanical stimulation on the occlusal surface parallel to the tooth axis of the maxillary first molar, if present. The difference in the mean PPST between the MP group and the control group was evaluated using the Student t-test after checking for homoscedasticity. Results: The mean PPST value was 1050.1 ± 480.3 mN in the MP group and 712.3 ± 288.5 mN in the control group. A significant difference was observed between these mean PPST values (p = 0.045). Conclusion: There was a significant difference in PPST between the MP group and the control group. Although the etiology of the change of PPST is still unknown, the higher PPST value observed in MP patients suggests that future study on occlusal dysesthesia or occlusal sensation-related pathosis is warranted.

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Urine CA-2 as a biomarker for diagnosis urinary stone and prediction of its complications

10.21203/rs.3.rs-59394/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Yuan-jing Leng ◽

Hai-bin Zhou ◽

Jiang-ling Fu ◽

Wen-juan Wang

Keyword(s):

Healthy Subjects ◽

Characteristic Curve ◽

Urinary Stone ◽

Urinary Stones ◽

Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay ◽

Control Group ◽

Healthy Control ◽

The Mean ◽

The Difference ◽

The Relationship

Abstract PURPOSECarbonic anhydrase-2 (CA-2) plays a role in mineralization and calcification in organism. Strong evidence suggests that CA-2 is associated with urolithiasis. However, the relationship between CA-2 and urinary stone remains unclear. The study aimed to assess the association of urine CA-2 (uCA-2) level and the potential risk of urinary stone.METHODSFrom March 2017 to November 2019, a prospective cohort study was conducted on patients with urinary stones and healthy subjects to determine the pretreatment uCA-2 level detection by Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The difference of uCA-2 level between patients with urinary stones and healthy subjects was compared. Then comparison between stone patients with complications and without complications was carried out as well as correlation analysis to detect factors associated with biomarker expression.RESULTS118 patients with urinary stones were into urinary stones group and 42 healthy subjects were into healthy control group. The mean pretreatment uCA-2 level was significantly higher in patients with urinary stones group than healthy controls group (P=0.028). Furthermore, The uCA-2 level was positive correlation with urinary stones complications (R=0.379, P=0.000), especially pain complications (R=0.524, P=0.000) and hematuria complications (R=0.374, P=0.000). Receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) analysis that a uCA-2 level threshold of 10.94 ng/mL had 83.67% sensitivity and 68.12% specificity for predicting urinary stones complications. CONCLUSIONSExcessive uCA-2 excretion is a major risk factor for urinary stone. Our findings suggested that uCA-2 may be used as an unappreciated biomarker for the diagnosis urinary stone in patients and to predict its complications.

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The effect of ear acupressure medicine at the “Shen Men” point on the nausea and vomiting during pregnancy

10.53350/pjmhs211551774 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 15 (5) ◽

pp. 1774-1779

Author(s):

Sanaz Nehbandani ◽

Hajar Salehi ◽

Khadije Rezaie Keikhaie ◽

Hossein Rashki Ghalenow ◽

Fatemeh Mirzaie ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Pregnant Women ◽

Gestational Age ◽

Intervention Group ◽

Nausea And Vomiting ◽

Control Group ◽

Health Clinics ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Quasi Experimental ◽

The Mean ◽

The Difference

Introduction & Objective: Nausea and vomiting during pregnancy is one of the most common gastrointestinal disorders that more than 85% of pregnant women experience. However, controlling and treating this complication is still one of the most important issues in antenatal care. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of ear acupressure at Shen Men point on relieving nausea, vomiting and retching during pregnancy. Materials and Methods: In this quasi-experimental study, 100 pregnant women with a gestational age of less than 16 weeks attending the health clinics of Zabol city during 2019-2020 were studied in two control and intervention groups (n = 50 in each group). The samples in the intervention group were trained to apply pressure on their ears’ Shen Men point with the thumb for three minutes three times a day (morning, noon, and night), for a duration of one month. At the end of second and fourth weeks, the data were collected using the Rhodes index form and then, were analyzed by SPSS software version 22. Results: According to the results, there was no significant difference between the two groups in terms of age, gestational age, occupation and education. The difference in the mean scores of nausea, vomiting and retching was not statistically significant between the control and intervention groups before the study. But four weeks after the study, a significant difference was observed in the mean scores of vomiting, nausea and retching between the two groups, so that the mean scores of vomiting, nausea and retching were significantly lower in the intervention group than in the control group. Conclusion: The ear acupressure medicine at the Shen men point can be used as a non-invasive, safe and inexpensive method to relieve nausea, vomiting and retching during pregnancy. Keywords: Acupressure medicine, Shen Men, Vomiting, Pregnancy, Nausea, Retching, Rhodosis

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The Effects of Task-Based Language Teaching on Writing Achievement at a High School in Vietnam

International Journal of Social Science and Human Research ◽

10.47191/ijsshr/v4-i9-44 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 04 (09) ◽

Author(s):

Dang Thi Thu Huong ◽

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

Teaching Writing ◽

Control Group ◽

Writing Achievement ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Post Test ◽

The Mean ◽

The Difference ◽

And Control ◽

Experimental Group

The current study determines the effectiveness of using task-based language instructions in teaching writing at a high school in Thai Nguyen province. The participants consist of 92 grade 10 students from Bing Yen high school, Dinh Hoa district. The study employs a mix method research design (MMR) as the plan for the research. The results of the study reveals that the results of writing performance were reported at a low level (M=3.72). The results also confirmed that the intervention worked well for the experimental group. The mean score of the pre-test (the baseline for both groups) was M=3.72. The intervention focused on TBLT instructions. After first five weeks, the means of post-test1 were M=4.96 and M=3.83 for experimental group and control group respectively. There was a significant difference between the mean of pre-test and post-test1 for the experimental group (M=3.72 compared to M=4.96), while the control group showed a little improvement (M=3.72 compared to M=3.83) the difference was not significant. After another five weeks, the difference in the mean scores of the experimental group were far more than the mean scores of the control group, M=5.56 and M=4.45 respectively. By the end of the fifteenth week of the intervention, the mean of post-test 3 of the experimental group reached M=6.41, the mean for control group was M=5.54. The difference of the mean scores in the pre-test and post-test revealed a significant improvement in both groups. However, the experimental group showed a greater improvement, M=6.41 and M=5.54 respectively. It can infer that the uses of TBLT writing instruction improved writing achievement greatly.

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Explicit Affective Strategy Instruction to Develop Speaking Performance of Egyptian EFL University Students

English Language Teaching ◽

10.5539/elt.v12n4p85 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 12 (4) ◽

pp. 85 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Samah Mohammed Fahim El Sakka

Keyword(s):

Performance Test ◽

Strategy Instruction ◽

T Test ◽

Control Group ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Post Test ◽

The Mean ◽

Speaking Performance ◽

The Difference ◽

Experimental Group

The purpose of the present study is to investigate the effect of explicit affective strategy instruction on the speaking performance of Freshmen English majors at Faculty of Education, Suez University, Egypt. The design of the study is a pre-post quasi experimental one. The instrument is a pre/post speaking performance test (designed by the researcher). Participants were eighty Freshmen English majors, randomly divided into two groups: a control group (N=40) and an experimental one (N=40). During the experiment, the experimental group was explicitly taught some affective strategies (lowering anxiety, encouraging yourself and monitoring emotions) while the control group was taught using the traditional method. All participants were tested using the pre/post speaking performance test before and after the intervention. The difference between the post test’s mean scores of the control and experimental groups were calculated using Independent Samples t-test and the difference in the mean scores between the pre- and post tests of speaking performance was calculated for each group separately using Paired Samples t-test. A significant difference was found between the post test’s mean scores of the control and the experimental groups in favor of the experimental group. Moreover, a significant difference was found between the mean scores of the pre and post test of the experimental group in favor of the post test. It was concluded that participants’ level of speaking performance significantly improved after receiving the explicit affective strategy instruction.

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ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS FILM AS A TEACHING MEDIA TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ ABILITY IN SPOKEN NARRATIVE TEXT: A CASE OF TENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMA NEGERI 1 GUBUG

ETERNAL (English Teaching Journal) ◽

10.26877/eternal.v5i2.2145 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Amelia Jenri Fourtina

Keyword(s):

Teaching And Learning ◽

Narrative Text ◽

Control Group ◽

Cluster Sampling ◽

Final Project ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Tenth Grade ◽

Speaking Skill ◽

The Mean ◽

The Difference

This final project focuses on Alvin and the Chipmunks film in spoken narrative text to improve students’ speaking skill. The objectives of this study are (1) to find out the students’ speaking ability before being taught by using Alvin and the Chipmunks film in spoken narrative text, (2) to find out the students’ speaking ability after being taught Alvin and the Chipmunks film in spoken narrative text, and (3) to find out whether or not there is significant difference of the students’ speaking ability before and after being taught using Alvin and the Chipmunks film at storytelling. In this study, the population was the tenth grade students of SMA Negeri 1 Gubug in the academic year 2013/2014. The number of the population was 324 students classified into 9 classes. Cluster sampling is used in taking the sample. 69 students are selected as sample out of 324 students that consist of 36 students from class Xi as the experiment group and 33 students XH as the control group. Experiment research was used here to get the data. The pre-test is given to the students on both of groups. After that, the difference treatments are given in experimental group. At the end of the research, the post-test is given to both of groups. In experiment group, the students retell the story of Alvin and the Chipmunks after watching the film and in control groups the students retell without watching the film in front of the class. The mean score of the experiment group 72.08 was higher than the mean score of the control group 65.455. The t-test application to the scores of two groups showed that the valuable (9,67) is higher than t-table (1.996). It can be seen that there is a significance difference speaking ability of the tenth grade students of SMA N 1 Gubug after being taught using Alvin and the Chipmunks film. To overcome these problems, the researcher offers some suggestions. For the school, the school should give good facilities and many media for teaching and learning process. For the teacher, the teacher should give variation teaching especially using media in spoken narrative text to improve students’ speaking skill. For the students, the students have to do more active, confident, and practice to practice speaking English

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THE USE OF CARTOON “FROZEN” MOVIE AS VISUAL MEDIA TO IMPROVE THE STUDENTS’ ABILITY IN LEARNING SPEAKING: A CASE OF NINTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMP SULTAN AGUNG 1 SEMARANG

ETERNAL (English Teaching Journal) ◽

10.26877/eternal.v4i1.1950 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Dyah Nugrahani ◽

Fitria Fitria

Keyword(s):

Ninth Grade ◽

T Test ◽

Control Group ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Research Findings ◽

The Mean ◽

The Difference ◽

Ninth Grade Students ◽

Teaching Learning ◽

Experimental Group

The objectives of this study are (1) to find out the speaking ability of students in grade 9th of SMP SultanAgung 1 taught without using Cartoon “frozen” movie. (2) to find out the speaking ability of students in grade 9th of SMP Sultan Agung 1 taught with cartoon “frozen” movie. (3) to know the difference in speaking ability of students in grade 9thin SMP Sultan Agung 1 taught with and without using cartoon “frozen” as Media.This study investigates the speaking ability of the students taught using cartoon “frozen” movie as media, the speaking ability of the students taught without using cartoon “frozen” movie as media, whether or not there is significant difference of speaking ability between the students taught using cartoon “frozen” movie and those taught without cartoon “frozen” as media..This study, belongs to experimental quantitative method. The population of the study was ninth grade students of SMP Sultan Agung 1 Semarang. In this study, purposive sampling has been used to take the samples. The samples were 9A as experimental group, and 9E as control group. Then, the instruments of this study were test and document.It was found that the mean of experimental group was 72.53. Meanwhile, the mean of control group was 60.67. The mean of experimental group was higher than the mean of control group. So, it found that there was significant difference of the speaking ability between the students taught using cartoon “frozen” movie and those taught without using cartoon “frozen” movie as media.From the research findings, it can be concluded that since the use of cartoon “frozen” movie as modelin teaching speaking , the students were more interested in teaching learning process. It was proven based on the computation. The result of t-test was3.71 and t-table was 2.00. So the value of t-test was higher than t-table (3.71>2.00).It concludes that using cartoon “frozen” movie as media can promote students speaking ability. Based on the conclusion, some suggestions were proposed for the teacher and the students. The teacher can use cartoon “frozen” movie as media for teaching speaking. The students can use cartoon “frozen” movie to enhance the understanding of the content information, and to promote their speaking ability.

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Study on Serum miR-204 Expression Levels in Patients with Severe Pneumonia and Patients with Primary Bronchial Lung Cancer and Its Diagnostic Value

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine ◽

10.1155/2021/6034413 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2021 ◽

pp. 1-7

Author(s):

Wenhong Zheng ◽

Wei Huang ◽

Xuchao Yu

Keyword(s):

Lung Cancer ◽

Severe Pneumonia ◽

Diagnostic Value ◽

Control Group ◽

Qrt Pcr ◽

Kaplan Meier ◽

Significant Difference ◽

The Difference ◽

The Relationship ◽

Low Expression

Objective. To analyze the expression and clinical significance of miR-204 in the serum of patients with severe pneumonia (SP) and primary bronchial lung cancer (LC). Methods. 65 SP patients and 43 primary bronchial LC patients who were treated in the hospital from January 2017 to December 2018 were randomly selected as the SP group and LC group. At the same time, healthy patients from the physical examination department of the hospital were selected. 65 cases were the control group. QRT-PCR detected serum miR-204 expression and compared the differences between groups. The pathological data of patients were collected, and the relationship between serum miR-204 and the patient’s pathological data was compared; the area under the ROC curve and Kaplan–Meier curve were used to evaluate the diagnostic value of serum miR-204 for the two conditions and to explore the relationship between serum miR-204 and prognosis. Results. The serum miR-204 of the SP group was (0.43 ± 0.09), the serum miR-204 of the LC group was (0.40 ± 0.10), the serum miR-204 of the control group was (1.00 ± 0.09), and the miR-204 level of was significantly higher than that of the control group, and the difference between the groups was statistically significant ( P < 0.05). There was no significant difference in serum miR-204 levels between the SP group and the LC group ( P > 0.05). Serum miR-204 levels in SP patients with cumulative organs ≥3 were higher than those with cumulative organs <3, and the difference was statistically significant ( P < 0.001). In the LC group, in patients with stage III to IV and low and undifferentiated patients, the level of miR-204 was higher than that of stage I∼II and high and moderately differentiated patients, and the difference was statistically significant ( P < 0.001). The level of miR-204 in the two groups of patients (0.89 ± 0.10, 0.83 ± 0.13) who died of illness was significantly higher than that of the surviving patients (1.00 ± 0.11, 1.00 ± 0.10), and the difference was statistically significant ( P < 0.05); the survival rate of patients with high expression of miR-204 was higher than that of patients with low expression. The AUC of serum miR-204 level to SP and LC was 0.766 and 0.818, respectively. Conclusion. The level of miR-204 in the serum of SP patients and patients with primary bronchial LC was significantly lower than that of healthy people, and patients who died were lower than those who survived; the miR-204 in serum has a good diagnostic value for SP and LC and is related to the survival and prognosis of patients.

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Pseudonormokalemia in Patients with Thrombocytosis.

Blood ◽

10.1182/blood.v108.11.3964.3964 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 108 (11) ◽

pp. 3964-3964

Author(s):

Amir S. Steinberg ◽

Raimonda Goldman ◽

Randy L. Levine ◽

Georgia Panagopoulos ◽

Marvin C. Cooper

Keyword(s):

Platelet Count ◽

Serum Potassium ◽

Interim Analysis ◽

Plasma Potassium ◽

Normal Serum ◽

Control Group ◽

P Value ◽

Significant Difference ◽

The Mean ◽

The Difference

Abstract Introduction: Pseudohyperkalemia represents an artificial elevation in serum potassium concentration. It is well described that patients with thrombocytosis may have elevated serum but normal plasma potassium. The difference between serum and plasma potassium is felt to be due to potassium release from platelets during clotting. We propose to prove that a similar mechanism will lead to a "pseudonormokalemia," where serum potassium appears to be in the normal range (3.5–5.0 MEq/L) despite below-normal levels in the plasma(<3.5 MEq/L). Method: This is an interim analysis of a prospective, IRB-approved planned comparison of 146 patients. We compared 36 thrombocytosis patients (platelets>500,000/uL) to 36 control patients (platelets<500,000/uL). Patients were identified from a list of lab results generated by a computer search and serum and plasma potassium and CBC were then drawn concomitantly. The two groups were compared using either the t-test or the Mann-Whitney U test depending on the distribution of the variables. A p <.05 was considered a priori to indicate statistical significance. Results: There was no statistically significant difference in sex distribution or age between the two groups. The average platelet count was 643,190/uL in the thrombocytosis group (SD 134,426 uL) and 280,220/uL (SD 106,217 uL) in the control group with a p value <0.001. While the serum potassium was noted to be significantly different between the two groups, the plasma potassium was not (see table). This was reflected in the difference between the serum and plasma potassium in the two groups. The thrombocytosis group was noted to have a difference between serum and plasma potassium of .52 MEq/L (SD .32 MEq/L) while the control group had a difference of .18 MEq/L (SD .23 MEq/L). The thrombocytosis group had 14 cases in which the difference between serum and plasma potassium was over 0.5 MEq/L whereas the control group had none. Conclusion: In this study, patients with thrombocytosis had higher mean serum potassium levels than the control group but similar mean plasma potassium levels. The mean difference between serum and plasma potassium (Delta) exceeded 0.5 MEq/L in the thrombocytosis arm and there was a statistically significant difference in the Delta values between the two groups. The mean platelet volume (MPV) of the thrombocytosis group was smaller than that of the control group. This indicates that the elevation in serum potassium in the thrombocytosis group cannot be attributed to the actual size of the platelets but rather to the number of platelets involved. Patients with thrombocytosis and normal serum potassium may actually be hypokalemic as this study demonstrates. As we continue to evaluate patients, we believe this difference will become more demonstratable. On interim analysis, our study suggests that in patients with thrombocytosis and normal serum potassium, plasma potassium should be considered along with routine labs. Group Comparison Values (N=36) Thrombocytosis Group-Platelets>500,000/uL Control Group-Platelets<500,000/uL p value Age 60.33 yrs 57.53 yrs p =.50 Serum K+ 4.43 MEq/L 4.15 MEq/L <.001 Plasma K+ 3.91 MEq/L 3.97 MEq/L p =.54 Mean Delta between Serum and Plasma K+ .52 MEq/L (SD .32) .18 MEq/L (SD .23) <0.001 Platelet Count 643.19 X103/uL 280.22X103/uL <0.001 MPV 7.27 fl 8.24 fl <0.001 WBC 12.05 mm3 9.98 mm3 p =.16

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Comparing the effects of cold compress and Xyla-p cream on hemodynamic changes in hemodialysis patients during venipuncture

Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine ◽

10.1515/jcim-2019-0154 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 17 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Ziba Ghoreyshi ◽

Monireh Amerian ◽

Farzaneh Amanpour ◽

Reza Mohammadpourhodki ◽

Hossein Ebrahimi

Keyword(s):

Blood Pressure ◽

Physiological State ◽

Vital Signs ◽

Hemodialysis Patients ◽

Control Group ◽

Intermittent Hemodialysis ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Before And After ◽

The Mean ◽

The Difference

AbstractBackgroundThe vital signs reflect the physiological state of patients in various clinical conditions. The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of cold compress and Xyla-P cream on hemodynamical changes during venipuncture in hemodialysis patients.Methods and MaterialIn this clinical trial study, 50 patients under hemodialysis were selected by simple random sampling. The patients were then randomly assigned to either Xyla-P cream, cold compress or placebo groups. The vital signs (blood pressure and pulse) were measured upon two intermittent hemodialysis sessions before and after venipuncture. Data were analyzed using repeated measures analysis of variance.ResultsThe mean alternation in systolic blood pressure was significantly different comparing the placebo and cold compress groups before and after intervention (p<0.001). However, the difference was not significant between the Xyla-P cream group and either placebo (p=0.402) or ice compress (p=0.698) groups. The difference of the mean diastolic blood pressure was significant comparing the placebo group with either the Xyla-P cream group (p=0.003) or cold compress group (p<0.001) before and after intervention. In addition, there was a significant difference in the mean number of heartbeats comparing the control group with either the Xyla-P cream group (p<0.001) or cold compress group (p<0.001) before and after the intervention.ConclusionsConsidering the beneficial effects of ice compress and the Xyla-P cream on reduction of cardiovascular parameters, it is recommended to use these methods in hemodialysis patients during venipuncture.

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