scholarly journals HAND INFECTIONS

2006 ◽  
Vol 13 (02) ◽  
pp. 279-283
Author(s):  
ABDUL NASIR
Keyword(s):  
Elderly Patients ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Left Hand ◽  
Hand Infection ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Immunosuppressed Patients ◽  
Hand Involvement ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Infecting Organisms

Hand infections are the prime cause of loss of working hours for manualworkers and housewives. The objective was to study different types of hand infections, infecting organisms and to findout different residual complications. This prospective study was carried out at C.M.H., Peshawar from March 1, 2000to March 1, 2003. All patients above 12 years were included in the study. Diabetics, immunosuppressed patients, drugaddicts, and patients on steroid or cytotoxic therapy, were excluded from the study. Other exclusion criteria were crushinjuries, burns, compound fractures and skin lacerations. The diagnosis of hand infection was based on history,physical and roentgenographic examinations of the hand. All the patients were put on Cloxacillin & Gentacin and theiraffected hands were elevated. In cases of suppuration, surgical drainage was done & pus was sent for C/S. Earlyphysiotherapy was instituted & residual complications were recorded..Relative frequencies of different types of handinfections in 176 cases included Paronychia (22.16%), Cellulitis (21.02%), Felon (19.32%), Proximal & Middle VolarSpace infection (16.48%), web space infection (14.77%), Thenar Space Abscess (3.41%) and midpalmar abscess1.70%). Frequencies of hand infections in adolescents, young, middle and elderly patients were 14.77%, 52.84%, 25%and 7.39% respectively. There was no significant difference in frequencies of hand infection amongst males andfemales. The percentages of right hand and left hand involvement were 57.38% and 42.61% respectively. The ratiobetween manual workers and other patients of hand infections was 2.5:1. Staphylococcus aureus was detected as asingle offending organism in most of the cultures(62.59%) and stiffness was the leading complication(14.20%). Thefrequency of complications was significantly more in elderly patients (53.28%) but there was no significant differenceof complications amongst males and females.

scholarly journals Does Performance of Speed-Accuracy Movements Depend on Gender and the Left or the Right Hand?

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (77) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristina Motiejūnaitė ◽  
Dalia Mickevičienė ◽  
Albertas Skurvydas ◽  
Diana Karanauskienė ◽  
Mantas Mickevičius
Keyword(s):  
Reaction Time ◽  
Movement Speed ◽  
Movement Trajectory ◽  
Dynamic Parameters ◽  
Left Hand ◽  
Right Hand ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
The Right ◽  
Speed Accuracy

The aim of the study was to establish the differences in men and women’s performance of speed-accuracy movements with their left (LH) and right (RH) hands. The research participants were 24 healthy right-handed subjects: 12 males (aged 20.8 ± 1.1 years) and 12 females (aged 21.4 ± 1.0 years). The research was carried out in the Laboratory of Human Motor Control at the Lithuanian Academy of Physical Education (LAPE) applying the analyzer of dynamic parameters of human leg and arm movement (DPA-1; Patent No. 5251; 2005 08 25), which is used for the qualitative estimation of the dynamic parameters of one arm and leg target movement, two arms and legs coordinated and independent target movements, when the resistance power and target are coded with different programmable parameters. The task was performed with the right and then with the left hand (50 repetitions with each hand). The subjects had two tasks: a) to react as quickly as possible (simple task); b) to react as quickly as possible and to hit the target on a computer screen quickly and accurately (complicated task). We registered the maximal and mean movement speed, reaction time, movement trajectory and intraindividual variability of the right and the left hands. Conclusions. There was no significant difference in accuracy between female and male subjects, thought female subjects performed speed-accuracy task more slowly than men. Both males and females performed the speed-accuracy task with their right hand faster and more accurately than with their left hand. Performing movements with different hands the indices of reaction time did not differ significantly. Both males and females performed movements with their right and left hands with the same intraindividual variability.Keywords: movement control, reaction time, speed-accuracy task, right and left hand, gender. 

Comparison Between Using Monocryl Suture and Polypropylene Suture in Closer of Alar Base Excision in Rhinoplasty

2020 ◽  
pp. 229255032096965
Author(s):  
Saud A. Aldhabaan ◽  
Jibril Y. Hudise ◽  
Badi F. Aldosari
Keyword(s):  
Wound Closure ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia ◽  
Alar Base ◽  
P 75 ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Different Types ◽  
King Abdulaziz University ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Base Excision

Background: Rhinoplasty is one of the most common surgery that act as a challenge for consistent outstanding results. Alar base reduction is a technique of rhinoplasty that is prescribed in many conditions. Wound closure requires using of sutures and there are several types of sutures for this purpose; however, good scar results are necessary for patients’satisfaction. Aim: To evaluate alar base resection scar results after surgical resection using different types of suturing material. Methods: This is a retrospective cohort study that was conducted at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The study was performed by reviewing patient’s records and performing post-operative photography for patient who underwent alar base resection. The patients were divided into 2 groups, the first group of patients had the alar base wound closed with interrupted Polypropylene 6/0 and the other group wound was closed with monocryl 6/0 sutures. Visual analogs scale was used to investigate basal views. Results: The study included 80 patients divided into 2 groups, each group included 40 patients, in the first group (Polypropylene group) there were 25% males and 75% females with a total mean age of 32 years, whereas in the second group (monocryl) there were 15% and 85% males and females, respectively. There were 85% and 82.5% unnoticeable scar reported by the first and second group, respectively; however there was no significant difference between the 2 groups ( P = .75). Conclusion: Both Polypropylene and monocryl suture result in the same result for closing alar base wound post surgically.

Electrosurgical energy. Is it a risk factor for post-thyroidectomy hypocalcaemia?

2021 ◽  
pp. 23
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factor ◽  
Total Thyroidectomy ◽  
Protective Factor ◽  
Harmonic Scalpel ◽  
Malignant Tumors ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Additional Protection ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Postoperative Hypocalcaemia

Aim and objective: The aim of this study was to investigate a relationship between the different types of electrosurgical energy (monopolar, bipolar, and ultrasonic-harmonic scalpel) and postoperative hypocalcaemia after total thyroidectomy. Additionally, to analyze the frequency of postoperative hypocalcaemia, according to age group, gender, and pathological diagnosis. Materials and Methods: An observational, retrospective and correlational study was carried out in a series of patients who underwent total thyroidectomy in a public and a private hospital in Quito, Ecuador, South America, from January 2016 to July 2019. Results: Among 665 patients, post-thyroidectomy hypocalcaemia was observed in 127 (18.8%) patients. There was no significant difference between males and females. Hypocalcaemia was significantly higher in patients aged between 26 and 35 years, patients operated for malignant tumors and in patients in whom at least one parathyroid gland was removed. Postoperative hypocalcaemia occurred in 52.2% of patients (n = 24) [RR: 3.14; 95% CI: 2.26-4.36; p: 0.001] in the bipolar group, 29.2% (n = 7) [RR: 1.56; 95% CI: 0.82-2.97; p: 0.087] in the harmonic group, 17.3% (n = 34) [RR: 0.87; 95% CI: 0.61-1.24; p: 0.219] in the monopolar group, and 15.2% (n= 60) [RR: 0.61; 95% CI 0.45-0.84; p: 0.001] in the monopolar + harmonic group. Conclusions and clinical significance: The use of a bipolar device appears to be a risk factor for hypocalcaemia, while the use of monopolar + harmonic seems to be a protective factor. Although, when analyzing monopolar + harmonic vs monopolar alone, the addition of the harmonic scalpel didn’t provide statistically significant additional protection against hypocalcaemia.

Spatial Perception in Normal and Psychotic People

1978 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 799-802
Author(s):  
Linda Fagan-Dubin
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Ability ◽  
Spatial Perception ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Left Hand ◽  
Right Hand ◽  
Matching Test ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Males And Females

17 normal and 17 psychotic subjects, including schizophrenic, depressive, and delusional patients, were given a modified Arc-Circle Matching Test of spatial perception. There was no significant difference between the performance of the psychotic group and that of the control group in left-hand, right-hand, and total scores in this tactile test of spatial ability. Differences between males and females and between dextrals and non-dextrals were nonsignificant. Nevertheless, for all subjects, the left-hand scores were significantly superior to right-hand scores.

scholarly journals Palm ridge density as anew identifier for age and sex in forensic medicine

QJM ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 113 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
K M Mohamed ◽  
E M F Gaballah ◽  
H S Zaghloul ◽  
M M Ismail
Keyword(s):  
Age Groups ◽  
Monozygotic Twins ◽  
Significant Negative Correlation ◽  
Ridge Count ◽  
Statistical Significant Difference ◽  
Left Hand ◽  
Right Hand ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Palm Print

Abstract Background Palm print recognition is a biometric technology which recognizes a person based on his/her palm print pattern. Palm print serves as a reliable human identifier because the print patterns are not duplicated in other people, even in monozygotic twins. More importantly, the details of these ridges are permanent Method: In the current study, The four prominent areas were analysed on the palm prints that included central prominent part of the thenar eminence (P1), hypothenar region; inner to the proximal axial triradius (P2), medial mount; proximal to the triradius of the second digit (P3) and lateral mount; proximal to the triradius of the fifth digit (P4). areas were taken, by inking method, from 200 healthy Egyptian subjects of different ages and both sexes (113 males and 87 females). Ridge count per 25mm2 was determined together with assessment of ridge pattern type. The subjects were divided into four age groups; from 6-<12, from 12-<18, from 18-<40 and ≥40 years Results Females had higher palm ridge density in all palm areas as well as total in both hands than males, there was a statistical significant difference in mean ridge density of individual palm areas as well as total of both hands, between different age groups within males and females separately (p < 0.001**), except in left P1 and P4 in females. There was a statistical significant negative correlation between the age and ridge density of the right hand p2, There was a highly statistical significant difference between the ridge density in the Left hand P3 and right hand p3 and between Left hand p4 and right hand p4 (p < 0.0001** for both) in both males and females but there was no statistical significant difference between Left hand P1 and right hand p1 as well as between the Left hand p2 and right hand p2 in both males and females, There was a highly statistical significant difference between all areas of right hand in both males and females (p < 0.05) There was a highly statistical significant difference between all areas of left hand in male and female except between left p4- p1 Conclusions In the current research, we were able to prove that palm prints ridge density can be help in gender and age identification.

scholarly journals Sex-based Short-term Memory of Vocabulary Trained with Pease and Pease’s Multimodality

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 208
Author(s):  
Hasan Arifuddin
Keyword(s):  
Short Term Memory ◽  
Memory Training ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Term Memory ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Modality Preference

Abstract Rose and Nicholl’s  view dealing with the effectiveness of multisensory learning seems contradictory with Pease and Pease’s theory regarding with gender-based multitasking. The present study aims at: 1)  determining the significance of the difference of STM of English vocabulary between males and females learned through different types of modalities; 2) testing  whether multimodality lowers  males’  STM of English vocabulary; and 3) exploring the trainees’ modality preference and their reasons based on sex.  This mix-methods study involved 60 subjects drawn through Allocation Random Sampling. Data were collected with tests, a structured questionnaire, an interview, a tape-recorder, observations and note-taking. They were analyzed with Two-way Anova, Chi-square (χ2) and cyclical qualitative analysis. It shows that: 1) there is a significant difference of  STM of English vocabulary between males and females trained with different types of modalities; 2) multimodality did not lower males’ STM of English vocabulary; and 3) Pease and Pease’s theory is not accepted. The effectiveness of a certain type of modality, their learning habits, and their school regulations  contribute to their  modality preference. Key words:  multitasking, multimodality, sex, short-term memory, training, development

scholarly journals CHARACTERIZATION AND DETECTION OF NORMAL LIVER TEXTURE USING ULTRASOUND

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (11) ◽  
pp. 427-430
Author(s):  
Ashraf Mustafa ◽  
Mohamad Elfadil Mohamed Gar Elnabi ◽  
Mona Ahmed ◽  
Abdelmoneim Sulieman
Keyword(s):  
Normal Liver ◽  
Post Transplantation ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Young Males ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Liver Transplantations ◽  
Diseased Liver ◽  
Males And Females

The main research conducted to know the importance of duplex Ultrasonography in the control, follow-up & the diagnosis of the different types of liver post-transplantation problems. Three hundred normal liver Doppler scan done to be as a reference (liver span and echotexure by the naked eye; not by image processing programme - IPP; in young expected normal patients in relation to normal liver transplanted patients- not a diseased liver, cirrhosis or hepatitis) to the Sudanese normal livers before starting the research, and about 65 Sudanese patients found with liver transplantations from them only 45 were available for liver Doppler scan. The data had been collected from the 300 normal objects population are the students of faculty of medicine in Al Rabat University (ages between 16-22 yrs., 48 % M; 52% F); the study done during the period from 1st April 2016 to 30th July 2017. The liver span is in the range (9.5-13.9 cm), the majority is of homogenous echo - level grading. The Statistical Package for Social Science – SPSS version 20.0 is used; no significant difference found between young males and females, however, that the upper limit of the liver span is a little bit more than the international values.

scholarly journals Trend of geographical distribution of stomach cancer in Iran from 2004 to 2014

2022 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Farid Moradian ◽  
Mohammad Fararouei ◽  
Maryam Karami ◽  
Mousa Ghelichi-Ghojogh ◽  
Zahra Gheibi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Developed Countries ◽  
Incidence Rates ◽  
Common Location ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Incident Cases ◽  
Different Parts ◽  
Developing And Developed Countries

Abstract Background Among different common types of cancer, gastric cancer (GC) is a worldwide health priority in both developing and developed countries. The aim of this study was to map the distribution of incident cases of GC in Iran to provide a geographical presentation of the incidence of the disease. Methods This study used the Iranian National Cancer Registry (INCR) data from 2004 to 2014. We calculated the crude and age-standardized incidence rates of GC for each province and also defined the frequency distribution of different types and locations of GC by the provinces. Results According to the results of the present study, the patients were predominantly male 49,907 (70.0%) and the most prevalent type of tumour was A1 (almost 96.4%) and C3‌ (2.0%). Also, a significant difference was observed between males and females in the distribution of the types of tumour (P < 0.001). In addition, a comparison of the distribution of the types of GC in Iran suggested that a significant difference exists between the provinces (P < 0.001). A significant difference was observed when the distribution of the location of GC tumors was compared between males and females and provinces (P < 0.001). Accordingly, pylori and cardia are the most common location of GC cancer among the study population (28.1% and 31.3% respectively). Conclusions The results of the current study suggested a higher rate of GC incidence in Iran when compared to the global figure in both females and males. Our study also revealed significant disparities between provinces with regard to the distribution of types, and location of GC. This may suggest involving different factors in GC in different parts of Iran. Further studies are needed to better understand the epidemiology and etiology of the disease in Iran.

Identification of Asbestos Fibres in a Water Sample by X-Ray Microanalysis

1975 ◽  
Vol 33 ◽  
pp. 274-275
Author(s):  
K. A. Brookes ◽  
D. Finbow ◽  
Madeleine Samuel
Keyword(s):  
Water Sample ◽  
Background Radiation ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Left Hand ◽  
Transmission Imaging ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Normal Specimen ◽  
Liquid Nitrogen Cooling ◽  
Normal Transmission ◽  
Additional Port

Investigation of the particulate matter contained in the water sample, revealed the presence of a number of different types and certain of these were selected for analysis.An A.E.I. Corinth electron microscope was modified to accept a Kevex Si (Li) detector. To allow for existing instruments to be readily modified, this was kept to a minimum. An additional port is machined in the specimen region to accept the detector, with the liquid nitrogen cooling dewar conveniently housed in the left hand cupboard adjacent to the microscope column. Since background radiation leads to loss in the sensitivity of the instrument, great care has been taken to reduce this effect by screening and manufacturing components that are near the specimen from material of low atomic number. To change from normal transmission imaging to X-ray analysis, the special 4-position specimen rod is inserted through the normal specimen airlock.

Households Discrimination in School Enrolment in Pakistan: Does gender matter?

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-36
Author(s):  
Ali Muhammad ◽  
Zahoor Ul Haq ◽  
Imad Khan
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Gender Discrimination ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Gender Disparity ◽  
School Enrollment ◽  
Female Education ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Socio Economic Factors

This study uses Pakistan Social and Living Measurement Survey 2016 to study gender discrimination in school enrollment across the four provinces of Pakistan using bi-variate analysis. Results show that there is highly significant difference between male and female education in rural areas (x^2=4940.50 and p<0.05). Analysis indicate that gender disparity in enrollment is significantly higher in low income households (x^2=115.468 and P<0.05). The study also showed that as compared to male, fewer female are enrolled in both public and private sectors. Hence, socio-economic factors play important role in making decision about children enrollment in different types of school. The study recommends that government to take appropriate steps to reduce gender discrimination in school enrollment by offering subsidy on female education in the country.

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