Characterization of Patients with Primary Peroneus Longus Tendinopathy: a Review of Twenty-Two Cases

Between 1985 and 1996 we treated 22 patients with a diagnosis of PLT which was confirmed by MRI and/or surgery. This review identifies the shared clinical traits and associated pathology of our patients. Clinically, 82% of the patients had a cavo-varus hindfoot position. This finding was supported by measurements of the calcaneal pitch angle and the calcaneal-1st metatarsal angle which both showed the patients in this study to be in the 90th percentile for the general population for arch height. The combined MRI and surgical findings revealed injury to the peroneus longus at the cuboid notch in 17 of 22 cases. The subgroup of surgical findings demonstrated that all 6 complete tears occured at the cuboid notch, while 8 of 9 (89%) of the partial tears involved the region of the lateral calcaneal process. In addition, the surgical findings showed 7 of the cases (33%) to have associated peroneus brevis tendon involvement, with an increased incidence when the longus pathology occurred at the cuboid notch. The findings predicated by MRI correlated well with the surgical findings, but there was a tendency for MRI to predict a more severe level of pathology. A grading system developed to compare the MRI and surgical findings is presented. This study facilitates making the diagnosis of PLT by drawing attention to the common characteristic of the cavo-varus foot position and the common locations of tendon injury.

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Isolation and characterization of oleochemical compounds from watermelon seed

International Journal of Novel Trends in Pharmaceutical Sciences ◽

10.26452/ijntps.v10i4.1377 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (4) ◽

pp. 79-82

Author(s):

Madhubhushan M ◽

Seshaiah S ◽

Chandrudu J ◽

Sagar R ◽

Akila CR

Keyword(s):

Cutting Tool ◽

Citrullus Lanatus ◽

Fatty Esters ◽

Mineral Oils ◽

Light Yellow ◽

Isolation And Characterization ◽

The Common ◽

Set Up ◽

Natural Gradation

The common watermelon item (Citrullus lanatus) seeds were gained from castoffs verdant nourishments for use by decorating, sun ventilation and pulverizing. Light yellow-toned oil was gotten by dissolvable withdrawal using oil atmosphere and the going with traits were gotten using oil ether: pH, refractive rundown, thickness, dissolvable miscibility, coagulating temperature, fire nature, express gravity, streak point and warmth of consuming. With a shallow level of unsaturation, stepped level of smoothness, and proximity of raised degree of the sensible proportion of free unsaturated fats. The low assessment of the solidifying temperature of the oil offered a hint that the oil can be managed in various areas paying little heed to the qualification in temperature. The following level of linoleic destructive of the oil offers a hint of natural gradation of solidarity. Fatty esters are increasing expanding significance as a biodegradable swap for mineral oils. In some request regions, for example, cutting tool oil, gearbox, pressure-driven oils, and greases for raw petroleum creation, the oleochemical items are set up. Nonetheless, certain particular wellsprings of fatty esters are hitherto to be abused for this comparative reason. This exploration subsequently tests into one of the less used wellsprings of fatty esters in watermelon. The oil from the kernels demonstrations a top-notch yield presents significant utilitarian gatherings for change and thus was utilized to set up an assortment of oleochemicals which demonstrated excellence materials in contrast with the routinely utilized oils feed frameworks for oleochemicals after portrayal. The photopolymers acquired indicated piercing vinyl protons for consistent polymerize.

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Reason as an Idea

10.1093/oso/9780190845803.003.0003 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Michael LeBuffe

Keyword(s):

The Common ◽

Rational Knowledge ◽

Human Kind

Spinoza’s characterization of ideas of reason in Ethics 2 makes reason distinctive both psychologically and epistemologically. Psychologically, ideas of reason are frequently present to mind and, as a result, powerful influences on human belief and action; a notable class of ideas of reason, the common notions, are always present to mind. Within such ideas we always regard certain properties to be present in the objects of our experience. Epistemologically, ideas of reason are a distinctively human kind of knowledge, where we cannot immediately know the essences of singular things, as on many views gods or angels might. Instead, in the first instance, rational knowledge is knowledge of properties of things in experience. From such knowledge, Spinoza argues, we can also come to further knowledge by means of processes, and it is these processes that closely resemble what many readers today will recognize as reasoning.

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Characterization of Tendon-Derived Stem Cells and Rescue Tendon Injury

Stem Cell Reviews and Reports ◽

10.1007/s12015-021-10143-9 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Bing Wei ◽

Jun Lu

Keyword(s):

Stem Cells ◽

Tendon Injury

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Subtype Characterization and Zoonotic Potential of Cryptosporidium felis in Cats in Guangdong and Shanghai, China

Pathogens ◽

10.3390/pathogens10020089 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 89

Author(s):

Jiayu Li ◽

Fuxian Yang ◽

Ruobing Liang ◽

Sheng Guo ◽

Yaqiong Guo ◽

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Keyword(s):

Genetic Diversity ◽

Phylogenetic Analysis ◽

Genetic Characterization ◽

Zoonotic Potential ◽

Common Occurrence ◽

High Genetic Diversity ◽

Gp60 Gene ◽

The Common ◽

Subtyping Tool

Cryptosporidiumfelis is an important cause of feline and human cryptosporidiosis. However, the transmission of this pathogen between humans and cats remains controversial, partially due to a lack of genetic characterization of isolates from cats. The present study was conducted to examine the genetic diversity of C. felis in cats in China and to assess their potential zoonotic transmission. A newly developed subtyping tool based on a sequence analysis of the 60-kDa glycoprotein (gp60) gene was employed to identify the subtypes of 30 cat-derived C. felis isolates from Guangdong and Shanghai. Altogether, 20 C. felis isolates were successfully subtyped. The results of the sequence alignment showed a high genetic diversity, with 13 novel subtypes and 2 known subtypes of the XIXa subtype family being identified. The known subtypes were previously detected in humans, while some of the subtypes formed well-supported subclusters with human-derived subtypes from other countries in a phylogenetic analysis of the gp60 sequences. The results of this study confirmed the high genetic diversity of the XIXa subtype family of C. felis. The common occurrence of this subtype family in both humans and cats suggests that there could be cross-species transmission of C. felis.

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Genetic characterization at the species and symbiovar level of indigenous rhizobial isolates nodulating Phaseolus vulgaris in Greece

Scientific Reports ◽

10.1038/s41598-021-88051-8 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Evdoxia Efstathiadou ◽

Georgia Ntatsi ◽

Dimitrios Savvas ◽

Anastasia P. Tampakaki

Keyword(s):

Phaseolus Vulgaris ◽

Common Bean ◽

Phylogenetic Affiliation ◽

Rhizobial Inoculation ◽

Rhizobial Species ◽

The Common ◽

First Time ◽

Of Greece ◽

Rhizobial Isolates

AbstractPhaseolus vulgaris (L.), commonly known as bean or common bean, is considered a promiscuous legume host since it forms nodules with diverse rhizobial species and symbiovars. Most of the common bean nodulating rhizobia are mainly affiliated to the genus Rhizobium, though strains belonging to Ensifer, Pararhizobium, Mesorhizobium, Bradyrhizobium, and Burkholderia have also been reported. This is the first report on the characterization of bean-nodulating rhizobia at the species and symbiovar level in Greece. The goals of this research were to isolate and characterize rhizobia nodulating local common bean genotypes grown in five different edaphoclimatic regions of Greece with no rhizobial inoculation history. The genetic diversity of the rhizobial isolates was assessed by BOX-PCR and the phylogenetic affiliation was assessed by multilocus sequence analysis (MLSA) of housekeeping and symbiosis-related genes. A total of fifty fast-growing rhizobial strains were isolated and representative isolates with distinct BOX-PCR fingerpriniting patterns were subjected to phylogenetic analysis. The strains were closely related to R. anhuiense, R. azibense, R. hidalgonense, R. sophoriradicis, and to a putative new genospecies which is provisionally named as Rhizobium sp. I. Most strains belonged to symbiovar phaseoli carrying the α-, γ-a and γ-b alleles of nodC gene, while some of them belonged to symbiovar gallicum. To the best of our knowledge, it is the first time that strains assigned to R. sophoriradicis and harbored the γ-b allele were found in European soils. All strains were able to re-nodulate their original host, indicating that they are true microsymbionts of common bean.

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Detection and characterization of Leptospira spp. in dogs diagnosed with kidney and/or liver disease in Selangor, Malaysia

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation ◽

10.1177/10406387211024575 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 104063872110245

Author(s):

Sabri A. Rahman ◽

Kuan H. Khor ◽

Siti Khairani-Bejo ◽

Seng F. Lau ◽

Mazlina Mazlan ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Liver Disease ◽

Mortality Rate ◽

Direct Detection ◽

Bacterial Disease ◽

Pathogenic Leptospira ◽

Wide Range ◽

Leptospira Spp ◽

Rrna Sequencing ◽

The Common

Leptospirosis is a serious bacterial disease that affects both humans and animals. A wide range of symptoms have been described in humans; the disease in dogs is commonly associated with kidney and/or liver disease. In Malaysia, information about the common serovars infecting dogs is limited. Therefore, we investigated the occurrences of leptospirosis in 124 pet dogs diagnosed with kidney and/or liver disease. Blood, urine, abdominal effusion, and/or kidney and liver were collected from the dogs. Based on microscopic agglutination testing, 53 of 124 (42.7%) dogs were seropositive for leptospiral exposure. Sera were frequently positive to serovars Bataviae ( n = 12), Javanica ( n = 10), and Icterohaemorrhagiae ( n = 10). Direct detection using PCR showed that 42 of 124 (33.9%) of the whole blood and 36 of 113 (31.9%) urine samples were positive for pathogenic Leptospira spp. By PCR, 2 of 23 (9.1%) kidney and 2 of 23 (9.1%) liver were positive for pathogenic Leptospira spp. Abdominal effusion from 4 dogs were PCR-positive for pathogenic Leptospira spp. The species detected were L. interrogans, L. borgpetersenii, L. kirschneri, and L. kmetyi by partial 16S rRNA sequencing. We further identified and characterized 11 Leptospira spp. isolates from 8 dogs as serovars Bataviae, Javanica, and Australis. The mortality rate of the Leptospira-infected dogs was high (18 of 53; 34%).

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Characterization of a Natural, Stable, Reversible and Colourful Anthocyanidin Network from Sphagnum Moss Based Mainly on the Yellow Trans-Chalcone and Red Flavylium Cation Forms

Molecules ◽

10.3390/molecules26030709 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 26 (3) ◽

pp. 709

Author(s):

Helge Berland ◽

Øyvind M. Andersen

Keyword(s):

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance ◽

Cell Wall ◽

Peat Moss ◽

Sphagnum Moss ◽

Naturally Occurring ◽

Two Component ◽

Colour System ◽

The Common ◽

Cis And Trans

Anthocyanins with various functions in nature are one of the most important sources of colours in plants. They are based on anthocyanidins or 3-deoxyanthocyanidins having in common a C15-skeleton and are unique in terms of how each anthocyanidin is involved in a network of equilibria between different forms exhibiting their own properties including colour. Sphagnorubin C (1) isolated from the cell wall of peat moss (Sphagnum sp.) was in fairly acidic and neutral dimethyl sulfoxide characterized by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and ultraviolet–visible (UV–vis) absorption techniques. At equilibrium, the network of 1 behaved as a two–component colour system involving the reddish flavylium cationic and the yellow trans–chalcone forms. The additional D- and E-rings connected to the common C15-skeleton extend the π-conjugation within the molecule and provide both bathochromic shifts in the absorption spectra of the various forms as well as a low isomerization barrier between the cis- and trans-chalcone forms. The hemiketal and cis-chalcone forms were thus not observed experimentally by NMR due to their short lives. The stable, reversible network of 1 with good colour contrast between its two components has previously not been reported for other natural anthocyanins and might thus have potential in future photochromic systems. This is the first full structural characterization of any naturally occurring anthocyanin chalcone form.

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B.05 Hemi-laryngopharyngeal spasm (HELPS) syndrome: The discovery, cure, and characterization of a new neurological condition

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques ◽

10.1017/cjn.2017.76 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 44 (S2) ◽

pp. S11-S11

Author(s):

C Honey ◽

M Morrison

Keyword(s):

Surgical Care ◽

Review Of The Literature ◽

The Past ◽

First Case ◽

Patient Reported ◽

Operative Outcome ◽

Small Cohort ◽

The Common ◽

Similar Motor

Background: We published the world’s first case of hemi-laryngpharyngeal spasm (HELPS) syndrome cured by microvascular decompression (MVD) of the Xth cranial nerve in 2016. We now present a small cohort of patients (n=3) successfully treated with surgery in order to better delineate the common characteristics of this syndrome, diagnostic tests of choice, nuances of their surgical care and outcomes of their treatment. Methods: The history and physical examination of three patients with HELPS syndrome are presented. Pre-operative laryngoscopy, neuroimaging, response to botox and intra-operative videos are detailed. Post-operative outcome and complications are presented. Results: Each patient reported similar motor (choking) and sensory (coughing) features in their history. Episodic choking relentlessly progressed over the years until it occurred while sleeping and with frightening severity prompting tracheostomy in one patient and intubation in another. A “tickling” sensation deep in the throat triggered episodic coughing that worsened over the years until it occurred while sleeping and with frightening severity (syncope and incontinence). Conclusions: A review of the literature suggests that patients with similar symptoms, often called episodic laryngospasm in the past, have been treated with psychotherapy or antacids. With the recognition that a clearly defined subset of these patients have HELPS syndrome, we can offer them the potential of a neurosurgical cure.

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Elemental composition of mantle tissue granules in Hyridella depressa (Unionida) from the Hawkesbury-Nepean River system, Australia: inferences from catchment chemistry

Marine and Freshwater Research ◽

10.1071/mf98083 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 51 (2) ◽

pp. 183 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Maria Byrne ◽

Peter A. Vesk

Keyword(s):

Freshwater Mussel ◽

River System ◽

Direct Analysis ◽

Common Elements ◽

Mantle Tissue ◽

South Wales ◽

The Common ◽

Australian Freshwater ◽

River Site

The Australian freshwater mussel Hyridella depressa sequesters elements in calcium phosphate (CaP) granules that form extensive aggregations in its tissues. Elements contained in these granules were determined by X-ray microanalysis of river and lake mussels from the Hawkesbury–Nepean River system, New South Wales. Granules in freeze-substituted mantle tissue were analysed to determine the variation in element profiles in granules among mussels and among sites. For the common elements Ca, P, Fe, Mg and Mn, granule composition reflected catchment lithology and site trophic status and indicated exogenous input. These were most important for differentiation among lake sites and also indicated differences between lake and river mussels. Site differences seen with some common elements in granules from lake mussels correlated with differences in water chemistry. Trace elements, particularly Al, Cu, Zn and Pb, were also important in lake and river site differentiation. The granules play a major role in element dynamics in freshwater mussel tissues and provide a focal structure for direct analysis of element accumulation by these bivalves. The results indicate that characterization of element content of granules in mussel populations would provide valuable insights into animal–element interactions in freshwater systems for ecological and ecotoxicological investigations.

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