scholarly journals Features of chewing disorders in children with grade III vertebral disocclusion of dentition

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 127-130
Author(s):  
A. E. Ali ◽  
Victor M. Vodolatsky
Keyword(s):  
Efficiency Index ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Chewing Efficiency ◽  
Treatment Stage ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Average Loss ◽  
The Mean ◽  
High Degree ◽  
Two Sides ◽  
Grade Iii

We aimed at studying the peculiarities of violations of function for the vertical disocclusion dentition III level in children. We performed this study in 27 patients aged 718 years before and after orthodontic treatment using the statistical method of N. I. Agapova, based on determining the percentage of each tooth in the chewing process. We analyzed chewing efficiency in patients with grade III vertical dentition dysocclusion in each age group from 7 to 18 years with same number of boys and girls. The mean chewing efficiency index of grade III vertical disocclusion of the dentition was 52.3%, indicating a high degree of its violation. We observed the highest percentage of chewing efficiency loss in children aged 18 years (63.4%). This loss occurred due to the absence of occlusal relationships in the area of incisors and canines, as well as premolars and first molars on one or two sides of the dentition. In addition, we recorded the lowest percentage of loss of chewing efficiency in children aged 7 years (40.8%). The decrease in chewing efficiency observed in this age group was due to the switching-off of incisors and canines from occlusal relationships on both sides of the dentition. After the end of the treatment stage, reanalysis of the average loss of chewing efficiency in patients with grade III vertical dentition was 7.7%.

Responses of the bovine teat to machine milking: measurement of changes in thickness of the teat apex

1988 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
pp. 331-338 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jörn Hamann ◽  
Graeme A. Mein
Keyword(s):  
Positive Pressure ◽  
Vacuum Level ◽  
Machine Milking ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Mean ◽  
High Degree

SummaryChanges in the teat apex before and after different milking treatments were measured with a spring-loaded caliper device known as a cutimeter which could detect changes in thickness of the tissues of the teat end, presumably due to congestion and/or oedema, with a high degree of accuracy (± 2%) and repeatability (r = 0·99). Teat end thickness increased with increasing vacuum level. The mean increase immediately after milking with a conventional cluster was 2% for 24 teats milked at 30 kPa, 8% at 50 kPa and 21% at 70 kPa. At these vacuum levels, the mean increases for the same teats milked with an unconventional (PKME) teatcup were 10, 18 and 25% respectively. Cyclic application of 35 kPa positive pressure to the pulsation chamber of a conventional teatcup operating at 50 kPa reduced teat end thickness by 8% compared with the mean premilking value. Although most teats returned to within ± 2% of their premilking thickness values by 1 h after milking, differences were apparent between different milking systems for up to 4 h postmilking.

scholarly journals Analysis of obese patients' medical conditions in the pre and postoperative periods of bariatric surgery

2017 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 171-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
ANDERSON DA SILVA RÊGO ◽  
ALINE ZULIN ◽  
SANDRO SCOLARI ◽  
SÔNIA SILVA MARCON ◽  
CREMILDE APARECIDA TRINDADE RADOVANOVIC
Keyword(s):  
Bariatric Surgery ◽  
High School Education ◽  
Obese Patients ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Clinical Conditions ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Profile Reduction ◽  
Grade Iii ◽  
Descriptive Statistical Analysis

ABSTRACT Objective: to compare the clinical conditions of obese patients in the pre and postoperative period of bariatric surgery. Methods: we carried out a descriptive, retrospective, quantitative study by consulting the charts of 134 patients who underwent bariatric surgery in the period from 2009 to 2014. We collected the data between September and November 2015. We performed a descriptive statistical analysis and comparative analysis of anthropometric, metabolic, biochemical and clinical variables, considering six months before and after surgery. Results: the majority of the patients were female (91.8%), with a higher prevalence (35%) in the age group 18-29 years old, complete high-school education (65.6%) and grade III obesity (60.4%). Six months after surgery, weight and lipid profile reduction were significant in both genders, but the impact on biochemical, anthropometric, metabolic and clinical parameters was significant only in female subjects, with a reduction in morbidities associated with obesity, such as arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia and metabolic syndrome and in the use of drugs to control them. Conclusion: bariatric surgery was effective in weight loss, with improvements in anthropometric, metabolic and biochemical parameters and in the reduction of morbidities associated with obesity.

scholarly journals Sick leave before and after the age of 65 years among those in paid work in Sweden in 2000 or 2005: a register-based cohort study

2017 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 564-577 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristin Farrants ◽  
Linnea Kjeldgård ◽  
Staffan Marklund ◽  
Jenny Head ◽  
Kristina Alexanderson
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Sick Leave ◽  
Older People ◽  
Older Workers ◽  
Retirement Age ◽  
Socioeconomic Differences ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Paid Work ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Mean

Objective With pressure for older people to remain in work, research is needed on how people aged over 65 years fare in the labour market. However, few studies have focused on sick leave among older workers, especially those over the standard retirement age. This study investigated changes in sick-leave patterns among people aged over 65 years still in work. Methods All individuals in Sweden who turned 65 years old in 2000 or 2005 were followed from 1995 to 2010. The mean number of sick-leave days per year was measured for those who remained in paid work past the age of 65 years. Results Those over 65 years still working had fewer sick-leave days before the age of 65 years than those who retired. They also had fewer sick-leave days after 65 years than before. There were fewer socioeconomic differences after 65 years than before, but these differences were greater for workers over 65 years in the 2005 cohort. Conclusions Although there were more people over 65 years in paid work in 2005, sick-leave days and socioeconomic differences in sick leave were lower in this age group. Sick-leave days and socioeconomic differences in sick leave were greater in the 2005 cohort.

IMMEDIATE EFFECT OF KINESIOLOGY TAPING IN TREATING UNDISPLACED RIB FRACTURE PAIN

2015 ◽  
Vol 18 (02) ◽  
pp. 1550010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aarti Sareen ◽  
Piyush Jain ◽  
Venus Pagare
Keyword(s):  
Rating Scale ◽  
Rib Fracture ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Pain Rating ◽  
Deep Breathing ◽  
Orthopedic Surgeon ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Numeric Pain Rating Scale ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Pain Rating Scale

Purpose: To determine the immediate effect of kinesiology taping in treating undisplaced rib fracture pain. Method: The study is a retrospective in which 10 Patients (5 females and 5 males) with 1 or 2 undisplaced middle rib fractured (5th, 6th, 7th) were included. The age group of the patients was 27–57 years. The diagnosis was made by the orthopedic surgeon and referred to Institute of Kinesiology Taping. Numeric pain rating scale readings were obtained and documented before and after the taping session. Results: A significant decrease in pain before and after the kinesiology taping was found both while deep breathing ([Formula: see text]0.001) and during coughing ([Formula: see text]0.001). The Mean[Formula: see text] S.D of NPRS reading in case of pre and post taping for deep breathing was 5.7[Formula: see text]0.95 and 4.4[Formula: see text]0.84, respectively and that for coughing was 7.2[Formula: see text]0.63 and 4.7[Formula: see text]1.16, respectively. Conclusion: Kinesiology taping has immediate effect in treating undisplaced middle rib fracture pain.

ENDOCRINE CHANGES BEFORE AND AFTER THE MENARCHE

1973 ◽  
Vol 74 (4) ◽  
pp. 695-702 ◽  
Author(s):  
B.-A. Lamberg ◽  
R.-L. Kantero ◽  
P. Saarinen ◽  
O. Widholm
Keyword(s):  
Age Groups ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Significant Elevation ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Normal Adults ◽  
Serum Tsh

ABSTRACT In an endocrine survey of healthy girls aged 8 to 20 years before and after the menarche the serum TSH was measured by radioimmunoassay along with some parameters of thyroid function which are described separately. The subjects were grouped according to the skeletal age (SA) until the menarche and after this in the post-menarcheal age (PMA) expressed in years. The TSH value was highest in the youngest age group and from then on decreased. However, within 0.5 years after the menarche another significantly elevated TSH peak occurred. There was no significant difference between the means for TSH before (5.4 μU/ml) and after the menarche (5.7 μU/ml). Both values, however, as well as the means for almost all the individual age groups, were significantly higher than the mean for 13 boys aged 12 to 16 years (3.9 μU/ml) and that for normal adults (3.6 μU/ml). When the girls were grouped according to the stage of puberty, the TSH peak at the time of menarche disappeared. When they were grouped according to SA, a gradual declining trend was seen from age 8 to 16 years. It is concluded that the maturation process in girls in some way involves a significant elevation of serum TSH and an increase in the total and free T4 level which is not dependent on binding proteins.

Effect of eccentricity of overnight lenses on 2-year axial growth and visual quality

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 223-227
Author(s):  
Zi-Yang Chen ◽  
◽  
Ye Zhang ◽  
Yan-Hong Hu ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Visual Quality ◽  
Lens Position ◽  
Low Degree ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Uncorrected Visual Acuity ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Difference ◽  
High Degree ◽  
Axial Growth

AIM: To explore the effect of eccentricity of overnight orthokeratology (OK) lenses on 2-year eye axial growth and visual quality. METHODS: Based on the degree of eccentricity of OK lenses, patients were divided into three groups: a low degree of eccentricity group (degree of eccentricity ≤0.5 mm), a group of moderate eccentricity (eccentric degree >0.5-1.0 mm) and a group with a high degree of eccentricity (eccentric degree >1-1.5 mm). The degree of eccentricity of the OK lens, spherical equivalent (SE), the uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA) after wearing OK lenses, axial length (AL) before and after wearing OK lenses, total higher-order aberrations (HOA), comas, and spherical aberrations (SA) for 3 mm pupils were analyzed. The difference among the three groups for all parameters was compared using the Kruskal-Wallis H Rank-Sum test. RESULTS: The study retrospectively analyzed 75 cases (139 eyes). In the low eccentricity group (53 eyes), the mean age was 11.4±2.4y, SE was -3.24±1.48 D, and AL was 24.85±1.01 mm. In the moderate eccentricity group (53 eyes), the mean age was 11.4±2.2y, SE was -3.22±1.29 D, and AL was 25.15±0.92 mm. In the high eccentricity group (31 eyes), the mean age was 11.5±1.9y, SE was -3.54±1.43 D, and AL was 24.95±0.84mm. After two years, there was no significant difference in the changes of the axis among the three groups (P=0.089). The HOA, SA, and coma in the high eccentric group were significantly higher than in the middle eccentric group (P<0.05). The HOA, SA, and coma in the high eccentric group were also significantly higher than those in the low eccentric group (P<0.05). CONCLUSION: For OK lenses, it is unnecessary to strictly require the absolute centralization of the lens position. An unnecessary change of the lenses may delay the eye-axis control. However, the balance between axial control and visual quality should be assessed.

scholarly journals A COMPARATIVE PROSPECTIVE STUDY OF ASTIGMATISM BEFORE AND AFTER PTERYGIUM EXCISION IN A TERTIARY CARE CENTRE

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (01) ◽  
pp. 97-109
Author(s):  
M. Tejaswi ◽  
◽  
P. Sanjeeva Kumar M.S ◽  
K. Haneesha ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tertiary Care ◽  
P Value ◽  
Tertiary Care Centre ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Grade Ii ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Pterygium Excision ◽  
Clinically Significant ◽  
Operative Assessment ◽  
Grade Iii

Objective: The objective of this study is to evaluate the change in corneal refractive status before and after Pterygium excision. Methodology: 31 patients who underwent Pterygium excision were evaluated pre-operatively and post-operatively for the assessment of astigmatic changes. All the patients having Pterygium more than grade II underwent Pterygium excision with conjunctival autografting. Pre-operative and post- operative assessment of astigmatism was done by objective refraction with Streak Retinoscope. Further, the subjective refraction was calculated and then keratometry was done by using manual Bausch & Lomb Keratometer. Post-operative astigmatism was measured after 1 week, 1month and 3months, to estimate how much astigmatism improvises withtime. Result:All patients who underwent Pterygium excision were analyzed retrospectively, the mean age was 39.04 ± 9.91 years which ranged from 19-60 years. 70.9% cases were having grade II Pterygium, 25.8% patients were having grade III Pterygium and only one case had grade IV Pterygium. The mean preop astigmatism in grade II Pterygium was 1.10 ± 0.7, in grade III Pterygium it was 1.5 ± 1 and in grade IV it was 6. The post op mean astigmatism in grade II Pterygium was 0.21, in grade III it was 0.4 and in grade IV it was 1. There was good correlation between grade of Pterygium and astigmatism with r-0.528. In all the grades of Pterygium the differences between the preoperative astigmatism and postoperative astigmatismwas clinically significant with p value 0.001. Conclusion: In cases of Pterygium, early intervention in the form of Pterygium excision with conjunctival autograft effectively reduces the amount of astigmatism, thus reducing the amount of refractive cylinder and so leads to an improvement in visual acuity.

scholarly journals Step Counts of Middle-Aged and Elderly Adults for 10 Months Before and After the Release of Pokémon GO in Yokohama, Japan (Preprint)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimihiro Hino ◽  
Yasushi Asami ◽  
Jung Su Lee
Keyword(s):  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Good Health ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Step Counts ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Subgroup Analyses ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Pokémon Go

BACKGROUND Smartphones have been integrated into our society and are expected to serve as tools to improve health outcomes. In the summer of 2016, Pokémon GO, a location-based augmented reality game for smartphones was released; it attracted attention from the perspective of health, especially with its potential to increase physical activity (PA). A few studies have compared objectively measured step counts before and after the release of the game; however, they were conducted over a short study period and evaluated only young people. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to confirm whether there was a difference in step counts between middle-aged and elderly players and nonplayers before and after the release of Pokémon GO. METHODS A total of 46 players and 184 nonplayers aged ≥40 years were matched for sex, age group, and PA level; they were respondents to a questionnaire randomly sent to citizens who were given free pedometers by Yokohama city. Their play status was identified through the questionnaire. To investigate the change in step counts before and after the release of Pokémon GO according to play status, a 2-way repeated-measures analysis of variance was performed. Step counts 1 month before the release of the game were compared with those 8 months after the release. In addition, subgroup analyses according to sex, age group, PA level, and subjective health status were performed. RESULTS The mean ages of players and nonplayers were 56.5 (SD 9.9) years and 57.3 (SD 9.6) years, respectively, and the mean baseline step counts of players and nonplayers were 7641.8 (SD 2754.5) and 7903.3 (SD 2674.7), respectively. There was no significant difference in the age and baseline step counts according to a t test (2-tailed). In the analysis of all samples, the interaction between play status and time effect was significant for 3 of 8 months after release. In the subgroup analyses, the interaction was significant for 3 months in men, 7 months in the 55-64-year-old group, 2 months in workers, 4 months in the active group in PA level, and 2 months in participants with subjectively good health. The interaction was significant for only 1 month, at most, in other subgroups. CONCLUSIONS The present study confirmed a difference in step counts between players and nonplayers before and after the release of Pokémon GO. According to our analysis, step counts were higher until 7 months after the release. The player group maintained their step counts in winter, despite the decrease in step counts of nonplayers. In subgroup analyses, players were more likely to be men, aged <55 years, workers, active, and subjectively in good health.

scholarly journals Penerapan Media Poster untuk Meningkatkan Motivasi Belajar pada Mata Pelajaran Akidah Akhlak

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-58
Author(s):  
Ida Nurul Badriah ◽  
Asis Saefuddin ◽  
Sani Insan Muhamadi
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Student Motivation ◽  
Learning Motivation ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Lecture Method ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Grade Iii ◽  
Teacher Centered

This research was motivated by the lack of student motivation in the subject of Akidah Akhlak. It was because learning activities were only lecture method and more teacher-centered so it affected students' motivation. The purpose of this study was to determine students' learning motivation before and after the implementation of poster media as well as to examine the process of learning Akidah Akhlah at grade III MI Hayatul Islam Cileat Subang. This research was a Classroom Action Research consisted of two cycles. The results showed that students' learning motivation before using poster media was still lacking (31.5%). The implementation of poster run based on its stages, the activities of teachers and student have increased in every cycle. In the first cycle, the teacher's activities reached 82.3% and then increased in the second cycle by 97.1%. Meanwhile, students' learning activities in the first cycle reached 76.4% and then increased in the second cycle by 91.1%. Therefore, students' learning motivation after using poster media has increased, in the first cycle the mean score reached 48.7 and then increased in the second cycle by 68.3 (good).

A STUDY OF SERUM URIC ACID LEVELS IN PREECLAMPSIA

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sushma Goad ◽  
Anita Verma ◽  
Subhash Chandra
Keyword(s):  
Uric Acid ◽  
Serum Uric Acid ◽  
Uric Acid Level ◽  
Acid Level ◽  
Serum Uric Acid Level ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Hypertensive Disorders Of Pregnancy ◽  
Level Elevation ◽  
The Mean

Background: To Study Serum Uric Acid level elevation in Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy. Methods: 50 Patients diagnosed as having Pre-eclampsia with age between 18-37 years and 50 controls with similar age group. Results: The mean serum uric acid level in control group was 3.41 ± 0.62 and in patient 7.01 ± 0.58 which was statistically significant (p =0.001). Conclusion: Serum uric acid levels were significantly higher in preeclampsia could be a useful indicator of fetal complication in preeclampsia patients. Keywords: serum uric acid, preeclampsia, laboratory.

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