Pulmonary emphysema and atherosclerosis: association or syndrome?

Abstract Background Atherosclerosis is an inflammatory reaction of the vessel wall. Emphysema may induce systemic inflammation, part of which may be the development or progression of atherosclerosis. So, the relationship between emphysema and atherosclerosis, whether both are due to the same causative agent and pathogenesis or emphysema led to atherosclerosis, is still not clearly understood. So, the aim of this work is to study the relationship between carotid atherosclerosis versus pulmonary emphysema extent and airflow obstruction. Results Cigarette smoking index was higher in patients than controls. According to FEV1%, patients were classified into: GOLD 1 (mild): FEV1 ≥ 80% predicted, GOLD 2 (moderate): 50% ≤ FEV1 < 80% predicted, GOLD 3 (severe):30% ≤ FEV1 < 50% predicted, and GOLD 4 (very severe): FEV1 < 30% predicted. There was a significant difference between the studied groups as regard to ABG parameters. Emphysema score showed a positive correlation with thrombus size, plaque size, and stenosis percent. Approximately 2/3 of patients had atherosclerotic changes and the other 1/3 had increased IMT. GOLD staging, also, correlated with thrombus size and stenosis percent. So, there was a strong positive correlation between both emphysema score and GOLD staging and carotid atherosclerosis. Conclusion The relationship between emphysema and atherosclerosis is suggested to be the chronic inflammatory reaction (against the same risk factor) based on the positive correlation between carotid atherosclerosis versus emphysema score and GOLD staging. The inherence of emphysema and atherosclerosis may be considered a syndrome. If so, targeting the same pathogenic mechanism will be valuable for their control.

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Is There a Relation Between Shoulder Dysfunction and Core Instability?

Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine ◽

10.1177/2325967114s00173 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 2 (11_suppl3) ◽

pp. 2325967114S0017

Author(s):

Zeynep Hazar ◽

Naime Ulug ◽

Inci Yuksel

Keyword(s):

Healthy Volunteers ◽

Impingement Syndrome ◽

Core Stability ◽

Strong Positive Correlation ◽

Shoulder Impingement Syndrome ◽

Shoulder Impingement ◽

Positive Correlation ◽

Shoulder Dysfunction ◽

Significant Difference ◽

The Relationship

Objectives: Little is known about the relationship between core stability and shoulder dysfunction in shoulder impingement syndrome. The purpose of this study was to analyze the difference between healthy volunteers and patients with shoulder dysfunction in regard to core stability measures. Secondary purpose was to explore the relationship between measures of core stability and measures of shoulder dysfunction. Methods: 15 patients with shoulder impingement syndrome (mean age: 32.2±4.2 years) and 15 healthy volunteers (mean age: 33.8±6.2 years) participated in this study. Sorenson test, front plank and side bridge exercise was performed to assess anterior, lateral and posterior core endurance, respectively. Simple shoulder test (SSS) and seated medicine ball throw test was used to evaluate the functions of the shoulder joints. Mann-Whitney U test was used for comparison of variables between groups. Analyses of relationships between variables were examined with Spearman correlation test. Results: There was a statistically significant difference between patients with shoulder impingement syndrome and healthy controls in core stability and function (p<0.05). A strong positive correlation was found between shoulder functional test (SSS) and lateral bridge test (r= .874, p < .05). Additionally, a modest positive correlation was found between the SSS and the Sorenson test at (r= .695, p < .05), and a weak positive correlation was found between the SSS and the front plank test at (r= .365, p < .05). Conclusion: Core stability and functional deficiency was found in patients with subacromial impingement syndrome. According to this study, greater shoulder dysfunction is correlated with greater stability deficiency. Therapists should consider incorporating core strengthening as an integral component of rehabilitation program in patients with shoulder dysfunction.

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Spatial Variation of the Relationship between PM2.5Concentrations and Meteorological Parameters in China

BioMed Research International ◽

10.1155/2015/684618 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 2015 ◽

pp. 1-15 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Gang Lin ◽

Jingying Fu ◽

Dong Jiang ◽

Jianhua Wang ◽

Qiao Wang ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Negative Correlation ◽

Meteorological Parameters ◽

Semiarid Region ◽

Strong Positive Correlation ◽

Annual Average ◽

Strong Negative Correlation ◽

Positive Correlation ◽

Humid Region ◽

The Relationship ◽

Warm Temperate

Epidemiological studies around the world have reported that fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is closely associated with human health. The distribution of PM2.5concentrations is influenced by multiple geographic and socioeconomic factors. Using a remote-sensing-derived PM2.5dataset, this paper explores the relationship between PM2.5concentrations and meteorological parameters and their spatial variance in China for the period 2001–2010. The spatial variations of the relationships between the annual average PM2.5, the annual average precipitation (AAP), and the annual average temperature (AAT) were evaluated using the Geographically Weighted Regression (GWR) model. The results indicated that PM2.5had a strong and stable correlation with meteorological parameters. In particular, PM2.5had a negative correlation with precipitation and a positive correlation with temperature. In addition, the relationship between the variables changed over space, and the strong negative correlation between PM2.5and the AAP mainly appeared in the warm temperate semihumid region and northern subtropical humid region in 2001 and 2010, with some localized differences. The strong positive correlation between the PM2.5and the AAT mainly occurred in the mid-temperate semiarid region, the humid, semihumid, and semiarid warm temperate regions, and the northern subtropical humid region in 2001 and 2010.

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Relationship amongst ResearchGate altmetric indicators and Scopus bibliometric indicators

New Library World ◽

10.1108/nlw-03-2015-0017 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 116 (9/10) ◽

pp. 564-577 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

RISHABH SHRIVASTAVA ◽

Preeti Mahajan

Keyword(s):

Sample Size ◽

Correlation Coefficients ◽

Strong Positive Correlation ◽

Bibliometric Indicators ◽

Pearson’S Correlation ◽

Content Type ◽

Positive Correlation ◽

Pearson's Correlation ◽

Different Characteristics ◽

The Relationship

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is twofold. First, the study aims to investigate the relationship between the altmetric indicators from ResearchGate (RG) and the bibliometric indicators from the Scopus database. Second, the study seeks to examine the relationship amongst the RG altmetric indicators themselves. RG is a rich source of altmetric indicators such as Citations, RGScore, Impact Points, Profile Views, Publication Views, etc. Design/methodology/approach – For establishing whether RG metrics showed the same results as the established sources of metrics, Pearson’s correlation coefficients were calculated between the metrics provided by RG and the metrics obtained from Scopus. Pearson’s correlation coefficients were also calculated for the metrics provided by RG. The data were collected by visiting the profile pages of all the members who had an account in RG under the Department of Physics, Panjab University, Chandigarh (India). Findings – The study showed that most of the RG metrics showed strong positive correlation with the Scopus metrics, except for RGScore (RG) and Citations (Scopus), which showed moderate positive correlation. It was also found that the RG metrics showed moderate to strong positive correlation amongst each other. Research limitations/implications – The limitation of this study is that more and more scientists and researchers may join RG in the future, therefore the data may change. The study focuses on the members who had an account in RG under the Department of Physics, Panjab University, Chandigarh (India). Perhaps further studies can be conducted by increasing the sample size and by taking a different sample size having different characteristics. Originality/value – Being an emerging field, not much has been conducted in the area of altmetrics. Very few studies have been conducted on the reach of academic social networks like RG and their validity as sources of altmetric indicators like RGScore, Impact Points, etc. The findings offer insights to the question whether RG can be used as an alternative to traditional sources of bibliometric indicators, especially with reference to a rapidly developing country such as India.

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The Relationship Between Abdominal Subcutan Fat Tissue Thickness and HbA1c in Pregnant Women

Gynecology Obstetrics and Reproductive Medicine ◽

10.21613/gorm.2019.970 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 1

Author(s):

Aslihan Dilara Demir ◽

Pervin Karli ◽

Durmus Ayan

Keyword(s):

Pregnant Women ◽

Subcutaneous Fat ◽

Metabolic Parameters ◽

Strong Positive Correlation ◽

Fat Tissue ◽

Tissue Thickness ◽

Positive Correlation ◽

Endocrine Organs ◽

The Relationship ◽

Subcutaneous Fat Tissue

Objective: Obesity is a very common and important health problem and it has become widespread all over the world. Fat tissue is one of the major endocrine organs. Subcutaneous adipose tissue is associated with many diseases such as coronary artery disease, metabolic syndrome, diabetes, impaired lipid profile. Pregnancy is a special condition with metabolic changes involving all systems. We aimed to investigate the relationship and correlation between abdominal fat and HbA1c because of the specific metabolic conditions in pregnancy.Study Design: This is a retrospective study. Ninety-nine (n=99) pregnant women between the ages of 20 and 40 were included in the present study. They have not any other chronic diseases. Ultrasonography was performed between 16.-28. weeks. Abdominal subcutaneous fat tissue was measured during 16-28 weeks of pregnancy. Routine biochemical parameters and HbA1c were evaluated.Results: Subcutaneous fat tissue had a positive correlation with metabolic parameters such as weight and BMI, and a negative correlation with vitamin D level. There is a positive strong correlation with HbA1c level. There was not any correlation between HbA1c and metabolic parameters like triglyceride, LDL, HDL, and cholesterol.Conclusion: There was a strong positive correlation between abdominal subcutaneous fat tissue thickness and HbA1c. However, we didn’t find any correlation between infant weight and metabolic parameters.

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Students’ Perception and Readiness towards Inter-Professional Learning

International Journal of Social Sciences and Management ◽

10.3126/ijssm.v5i3.20610 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 5 (3) ◽

pp. 192-200

Author(s):

Javaria Mukhtar ◽

Muhammad Hussain ◽

Kousar Perveen ◽

Muhammad Afzal ◽

Syed Amir Gilani

Keyword(s):

Professional Learning ◽

Professional Education ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Team Work ◽

Strong Positive Correlation ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Positive Correlation ◽

Undergraduate Nursing ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship

Inter-professional learning is helpful for students to identify other professionals for team work and collaboration which results in improved patient care out come and also improve Communication among health professionals and patients. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between readiness and perception of students towards inter-professional learning. A correlation, cross-sectional study was done with Two hundred and eighty five undergraduate Nursing and Paramedical students from Jan, 2018 to May, 2018. Convenient sampling was used to collect data. The Readiness for Inter-Professional Learning Scale (RIPLS) and Interdisciplinary Education Perception Scale (IEPS) were used to measure the readiness and perception of students regarding inter-professional leaning. The data were analyzed using software Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) (Version 21). Spearman rho correlation test was used to explore the relationship of variables. The results showed statically significant positive correlation between the readiness and Perception of students regarding inter-professional learning (p=.000). This study indicated that there is strong positive correlation between readiness and perception of students towards inter-professional learning but students have least response towards team work and collaboration. Study suggests that inter-professional education should introduce in the curriculum of nursing and paramedical students to promote team work and share learning.Int. J. Soc. Sc. Manage. Vol. 5, Issue-3: 192-200

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The associated factors for radiation dose variation in cardiac CT angiography

British Journal of Radiology ◽

10.1259/bjr.20180793 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 92 (1096) ◽

pp. 20180793 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ali B Alhailiy ◽

Ernest U Ekpo ◽

Peter L Kench ◽

Elaine A Ryan ◽

Patrick C Brennan ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Radiation Dose ◽

Ct Angiography ◽

Associated Factors ◽

Stepwise Regression ◽

Cardiac Ct ◽

Strong Positive Correlation ◽

Positive Correlation ◽

Cardiac Ct Angiography ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Dose Variation

Objective: This study aimed to examine the associated factors for dose variation and influence cardiac CT angiography (CCTA) dose benchmarks in current CT imaging centres. Methods: A questionnaire was distributed to CT centres across Australia and Saudi Arabia. All participating centres collected data for adults who underwent a CCTA procedure. The questionnaire gathered information about the examination protocol, scanning parameters, patient parameters, and volume CT dose index (CTDI vol) and dose–length product (DLP). A stepwise regression analysis was performed to assess the contribution of tube voltage (kV), padding time technique, cross-sectional area (CSA) of chest and weight to DLP. Results: A total of 17 CT centres provided data for 423 CCTA examinations. The median CTDIvol, DLP and effective dose were 18 mGy, 256 mGy.cm and 5.2 mSv respectively. There was a statistically significant difference in DLP between retrospective and prospective ECG-gating modes (p = 0.001). Median DLP from CCTA using padding technique was 61% higher than CCTA without padding (p = 0.001). The stepwise regression showed that kV was the most significant predictor of DLP followed by padding technique then CSA while patient weight did not statistically significantly predict DLP. Correlation analysis showed a strong positive correlation between weight and CSA (r = 0.78), and there was a moderate positive correlation between weight and DLP (r = 0.42), as well as CSA and DLP (r = 0.48). Conclusion: Findings show radiation dose variations for CCTA. The associated factors for dose variation found in this study are scanning mode, kV, padding time technique and CSA of the chest. This results support the need to include CSA measurements in future dose survey and for setting DRLs. Advances in knowledge: The study provides baseline information that helps to understand the associated factors for dose variations and high doses within and between centres performing CCTA.

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Religiosity and personal beliefs in ocd and anxiety disorders

European Psychiatry ◽

10.1016/s0924-9338(11)71845-4 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 26 (S2) ◽

pp. 134-134

Author(s):

A. Agorastos ◽

S. Randjbar ◽

C. Muhtz ◽

L. Jelinek ◽

M. Kellner ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Anxiety Disorders ◽

Strong Positive Correlation ◽

Personal Beliefs ◽

Magical Ideation ◽

Positive Correlation ◽

Face To Face ◽

Paranormal Beliefs ◽

Negative Religious Coping ◽

Almost All ◽

The Relationship

BackgroundIn the last decades the relationship between religiosity/spirituality (R/S), personal beliefs and mental health has been extensively studied, indicating a significant correlation of these variables. However, the specific relation of R/S to anxiety disorders has been less investigated.ObjectiveThe objective of this prospective study is the investigation of the relation of R/S, magical ideation (MI) and paranormal beliefs (PB) to anxiety disorders in general and OCD in particular, in order to specifically determine a possible impact of these variables on psychopathology scores. In addition, the relation between R/S, PB and MI can be systematically investigated.Design & methodUnselected samples with OCD and other anxiety disorders have been equally assessed within the first week after admission with a face-to-face interview including the following instruments: MINI, HAMD, HAMA and Y-BOCS, OCI-R, STAI, Brief Multidimensional Measure of Religiosity/Spirituality, Magical Ideation Scale and Revised Paranormal Beliefs Scale. Forty healthy participants with no psychiatric history served as controls.ResultsGroups did not differ in any aspect of R/S, MI, or PB. Almost all scales referring to R/S, PB and MI were positively correlated to each other. The results showed a strong positive correlation between high scores of negative religious coping and high psychopathology scores in depression and anxiety. On the other hand, there was a significant positive correlation between MI scores and initial OCD and anxiety scores.ConclusionThis study verifies a significant correlation between personal beliefs and psychopathology in OCD and anxiety disorders. Implications for further research are discussed.

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Normal Reference Range of Fetal Nuchal Translucency Thickness Among Pregnant Women of Igbo Extraction in Enugu, South-East Nigeria

10.21203/rs.3.rs-36784/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Charles Ugwoke Eze ◽

Sandra Nnenna Okenwa ◽

Everistus obinna Abonyi ◽

Julius Amechi Agbo ◽

Sobechukwu Warric Iwene Onwuzu ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Pregnant Women ◽

Maternal Age ◽

Pearson Correlation ◽

Chorionic Villus ◽

Nuchal Translucency ◽

Chorionic Villus Sampling ◽

Strong Positive Correlation ◽

Positive Correlation ◽

Baseline Values ◽

The Relationship

Abstract Background: Screening of fetus for congenital anomaly has posed a great challenge to obstetricians and other caregivers even as early identification can improve the chances of getting the best possible outcome. Early fetal anomaly screening is usually done using nuchal translucency scan and other invasive procedures such Chorionic villus sampling and amniocentesis. Increase in Nuchal translucency thickness (NTT) above a certain baseline values has been found to predict fetus with anomaly. Baseline values in use are generated from Caucasian population even though these values are known to be population specific. Hence, their use on any given population may lead to errors and introduce potential misdiagnosis. Therefore, there is need for population specific baseline values of NTT.Objectives: The study is aimed at developing baseline values of NTT among apparently normal fetuses from pregnant women of Igbo ethnic group and to assess the relationship of NTT with maternal age and fetal gestational age (FGA).Methods: This cross-sectional study involved 658 pregnant women of Igbo Origin between 11-14 weeks of gestation at Esut Teaching Hospital (Parklane) Enugu from August 2017 to February 2018. Pilot study was done to determine the interobserver variation between sonographers while final NTT was calculated as mean of three separate measurements. The 5th, 50th and 95th percentiles were calculated using polynomial regression while Pearson correlation was used to determine the relationship between NTT, maternal age and FGA. Results: The NTT measurement was shown to be reliable and reproducible. Mean ± S/D NTT obtained was 0.92 ± 0.23 mm. There was a strong positive correlation between NTT measurements and FGA (r = 0.823, p < 0.001); while there was weak but positive correlation between NTT measurements and Maternal age (r = 0.055, p > 0.001). Conclusion: Nuchal translucency thickness measurement increases with increase in FGA while a baseline value of NTT among pregnant women of Igbo extraction has been generated.

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The role of electronic service and pricing in attracting customers (A field study on the Sudanese banking sector): دور الخدمة الإلكترونية والتسعير في جذب العملاء (دراسة ميدانية في القطاع المصرفي السوداني)

المجلة العربية للعلوم ونشر الأبحاث مجلة العلوم الاقتصادية والإدارية والقانونية ◽

10.26389/ajsrp.c080420 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (12) ◽

Author(s):

Elham Ezeldeen Hassan, Naamat Muhammad Saeed

Keyword(s):

Financial Services ◽

Banking Sector ◽

Business Environment ◽

Strong Positive Correlation ◽

Correlation Relationship ◽

Positive Correlation ◽

Statistical Function ◽

Electronic Service ◽

The Impact ◽

The Relationship

The study dealt with the relationship of electronic service and electronic pricing in attracting customers by applying to the Sudanese banking sector The problem of the study lies in identifying the relationship between electronic service and electronic pricing in attracting customers by identifying the quality of the correlation between electronic service and electronic pricing and attracting customers and the importance of the study stemmed from The big role that banks play in providing financial services in Sudan and through information and data and analyzing them to benefit from them, and the main goal of this study is to try to reveal the impact of electronic marketing My clients in the bank attract, the study seeks to test the following hypotheses of the study, there is a strong positive correlation with statistical function between the electronic service and attract customers, and there is a positive correlation relationship with a medium statistical function between the electronic pricing and attract customers. The study followed the historical approach, deductive approach, descriptive approach and inductive approach, the study reached a number of results, the most important of which is that providing good electronic service is no longer optional or a set of slogans and methods of advertising but rather has become a reality imposed by the nature of conditions and variables in the contemporary business environment as imposed by the nature and characteristics of clients themselves, the basis To achieve success, growth and continuity in the market depends on the presence of a customer base and the strengthening of the relationship between customers and the bank, and one of the most important recommendations recommended by the study is the establishment of sections for electronic banking services in the bank’s branches and the establishment of an ester Tejah marketing is working to attract more of both cases, customers continuity in the creation of the bank's branches and improve the work, the use of modern software in the electronic service to keep pace with technological developments, taking into account security and safety in the payment of the amounts of buying and selling via computer networks because of concerns arising from the possibility of interception and theft.

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Use of procalcitonin and C-reactive protein as predictors and diagnostic tool of acute appendicitis

Al-Kitab Journal for Pure Sciences ◽

10.32441/kjps.03.02.p14 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 163-170

Author(s):

Kafiah Rahed ◽

Tariq Midhat ◽

Noor Raheef

Keyword(s):

Acute Appendicitis ◽

Diagnostic Tool ◽

Strong Positive Correlation ◽

Age Group ◽

Living Situation ◽

Positive Correlation ◽

Number Of Patients ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Group 15 ◽

Healthy Persons

The aim of the study was to evaluate the role of PCT and CRP in patients with acute appendicitis. The study was conducted in Kirkuk city for the period from January, 2018 to April, 2018 on 50 patients with acute appendicitis with age group 15-54 years. Based on the clinical signs of patients, diagnostic tests and sonar rays, the number of patients with acute appendicitis was assigned to the present study. The study also included 40 healthy persons as control group . The study included the collection of 3 ml of venous blood for identification and measurement of PCT by using ELISA technique and CRP test by using Commercial manual kits. The study also included taking of full information from cases like living situation, age . The study indicated that the maximum mean of PCT was observed in patients with acute appendicitis as compared with healthy persons (17.31±0.51 versus 6.22±0.34ng/ml) with highly significant difference between the two groups. The maximum rate of CRP +ve was observed in patients with acute appendicitis as compared with healthy persons (84% versus 10% ng/ml) with highly significant difference between the two groups. The study found that means of WBCs count and neutrophils count were significantly higher in patients with acute appendicitis as compared with healthy persons. The study showed that there was positive correlation of PCT and CRP with each of WBCs and neutrophil counts and a strong positive correlation of PCT with CRP in patients with acute appendicitis. The highest rate of patients with acute appendicitis (40%) was in the age group 15-24 years followed by the age group 25-34 years while the lowest rate was in the age group 45-54 years. It was concluded that PCT and CRP considered as in important non-invasive diagnostic tool of acute bacterial appendicitis

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