scholarly journals Syrinx regression after correction of iatrogenic kyphotic deformity: illustrative case

2022 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Deformity ◽  
Surgical Correction ◽  
Kyphotic Deformity ◽  
Illustrative Case ◽  
Unique Case ◽  
Subarachnoid Block ◽  
Direct Treatment ◽  
Few Data ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

BACKGROUND Syringomyelia has a long-established association with pediatric scoliosis, but few data exist on the relationship of syringomyelia to pediatric kyphotic deformities. OBSERVATIONS This report reviewed a unique case of rapid and sustained regression of syringomyelia in a 13-year-old girl after surgical correction of iatrogenic kyphotic deformity. LESSONS In cases of syringomyelia associated with acquired spinal deformity, treatment of deformity to resolve an associated subarachnoid block should be considered because it may obviate the need for direct treatment of syrinx.

On the Volatile Relationship of Secularization and New Religious Movements

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Holland
Keyword(s):  
Religious Movements ◽  
New Religious Movements ◽  
Illustrative Case ◽  
Religious Groups ◽  
Christian Science ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Action ◽  
Public Square ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

This chapter considers the complex relationship between secularization and the emergence of new religious movements. Drawing from countervailing research, some of which insists that new religious movements abet secularizing processes and some of which sees these movements as disproving the secularization thesis, the chapter presents the relationship as inherently unstable. To the extent that new religious movements maintain a precarious balance of familiarity and foreignness—remaining familiar enough to stretch the definitional boundaries of religion—they contribute to secularization. However, new religious movements frequently lean to one side or other of that median, either promoting religious power in the public square by identifying with the interests of existing religious groups, or emphasizing their distinctiveness from these groups and thus provoking aggressive public action by the antagonized religious mainstream. This chapter centres on an illustrative case from Christian Science history.

scholarly journals The psychoses: Cluster 3 of the proposed meta-structure for DSM-V and ICD-11

2009 ◽  
Vol 39 (12) ◽  
pp. 2025-2042 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. T. Carpenter ◽  
J. R. Bustillo ◽  
G. K. Thaker ◽  
J. van Os ◽  
R. F. Krueger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Personality Disorders ◽  
Psychotic Disorders ◽  
Task Force ◽  
Neural Substrates ◽  
Schizotypal Personality ◽  
Dsm V ◽  
Dsm Iv ◽  
Few Data ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

BackgroundIn an effort to group mental disorders on the basis of etiology, five clusters have been proposed. Here we consider the validity of the cluster comprising selected psychotic and related disorders.MethodA group of diagnostic entities classified under schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders in DSM-IV-TR were assigned to this cluster and the bordering disorders, bipolar (BD) and schizotypal personality disorders (SPD), were included. We then reviewed the literature in relation to 11 validating criteria proposed by the DSM-V Task Force Study Group.ResultsRelevant comparisons on the 11 spectrum criteria are rare for the included disorders except for schizophrenia and the two border conditions, BD and SPD. The core psychosis group is congruent at the level of shared psychotic psychopathology and response to antipsychotic medication. BD and SPD are exceptions in that psychosis is not typical in BD-II disorder and frank psychosis is excluded in SPD. There is modest similarity between schizophrenia and BD relating to risk factors, neural substrates, cognition and endophenotypes, but key differences are noted. There is greater support for a spectrum relationship of SPD and schizophrenia. Antecedent temperament, an important validator for other groupings, has received little empirical study in the various psychotic disorders.ConclusionsThe DSM-IV-TR grouping of psychotic disorders is supported by tradition and shared psychopathology, but few data exist across these diagnoses relating to the 11 spectrum criteria. The case for including BD is modest, and the relationship of BD to other mood disorders is addressed elsewhere. Evidence is stronger for inclusion of SPD, but the relationship with other personality disorders along the 11 criteria is not addressed and the absence of psychosis presents a conceptual problem. There are no data along the 11 spectrum criteria that are decisive for a cluster based on etiology, and inclusion of BD and SPD is questionable.

Emergence By Way of Dynamic Interactions

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis H. Favela ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Complexity Science ◽  
Emergent Property ◽  
Natural Phenomenon ◽  
Emergent Properties ◽  
Illustrative Case ◽  
Dynamic Interactions ◽  
Linear Dynamics ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

I defend the claim that emergence is always a kind of interaction dominance. I utilize Francescotti’s (2007) definition of emergence, which captures five features typically thought crucial for emergence: downward causal influence, novelty, relationality, supervenience, and unpredictability. I then explicate interaction dominance, a concept from complexity science. In short, a system is interaction dominant when the interactions of the parts give rise to features that override the features of the parts in isolation or linked via additive and linear dynamics. Locust swarms are presented as an illustrative case of a natural phenomenon that meets the definition for emergent properties. Moreover, locust swarms provide a case of an emergent property arising via interaction-dominant dynamics. I conclude by discussing the relationship of emergence and interaction dominance, with emphasis on the claim that all emergent properties occur due to interaction dominance, but not all systems that exhibit interaction-dominant dynamics have emergent properties.

Association between financial relationships with commercial interests and research merit at the ASCO Annual Meeting (AM).

2012 ◽  
Vol 30 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 6095-6095
Author(s):  
Beverly Moy ◽  
Angela R. Bradbury ◽  
Paul R. Helft ◽  
Moktar Sheikh-Salah ◽  
Brian Egleston ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Research ◽  
Poster Session ◽  
Important Data ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Logistic Regressions ◽  
Few Data ◽  
Science Symposium ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Financial Relationships

6095 Background: Financial relationships with commercial interests (COI) are common in cancer research. There are few data examining the correlation between COI and research merit. Meeting placement prominence (MP) and peer review score (PRS) are indicators of research merit. We examined the association between ASCO AM abstracts whose authors disclose COI and both MP and PRS. Methods: We reviewed abstracts presented at the ASCO AM in 2006 and 2008-2011. We evaluated associations between COI disclosed by any author and PRS and MP (order of prominence: plenary session (PS), clinical science symposium (CSS), oral presentation (OP), poster discussion session (PDS), vs. general poster session (GPS)). Chi-square tests, T-tests, and logistic regressions of COI were used to assess associations with MP, PRS, and year. Results: Of 12,446 total abstracts accepted for presentation, 78% of PS, 59% of CSS, 54% of OP, 52% of PDS, and 39% of GPS report at least one COI. Abstracts selected for PS, CSS, OP, and PDS had more COI compared to those selected for GPS (p < 0.05). Stock ownership COI were more frequently disclosed in PS (30%), CSS (30%), OP (22%), and PDS (22%) compared to GPS (16%) (p < 0.05). Employment COI were more frequently reported among abstracts presented at PS (39%), CSS (37%), OP (27%), and PDS (27%) compared to GPS (21%) (p < 0.05). Consultant COI were more likely to have higher MP than GPS placement (OR for PS=5.5; CSS=2.4; OP=2.2; PDS=1.9). Similarly, honoraria COI were more likely to have higher MP than GPS placement (OR for PS=3.9; CSS=1.8; OP=2.1; PDS=1.7). Better PRS was associated with COI (OR 0.17; p < 0.05). The relationship of better PRS with any COI strengthened over time from 2006, 2008-2011 (PRS times year interaction OR=0.65, p<0.001). Conclusions: ASCO abstracts whose authors report COI have higher merit as measured by MP and PRS. This suggests a dependence on industry relationships for access to important data that will lead to prominent cancer research. These relationships will require further investigation and ongoing management. To our knowledge, this is the first study examining the scientific merit of research with relation to COI.

The Counseling Evaluation Inventory and the Counselor Rating Form: Their Relationship to Perceived Improvement and to Each Other

1987 ◽  
Vol 61 (2) ◽  
pp. 567-575 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandra Bachelor
Keyword(s):  
Real Life ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Significant Positive Association ◽  
Improvement Measure ◽  
Rating Form ◽  
Few Data ◽  
Counselor Rating ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Evaluation Inventory

Although the Counseling Evaluation Inventory and the Counselor Rating Form are frequently used among researchers studying clients' perceptions in counseling-therapy, few data are available on the relationship of these measures to outcome with real-life clients and on their relationship one to another. 49 clients of a university consultation center serving a broad community were seen by 25 practicum therapists for an average of 20 sessions. Clients completed both measures and a 21-item improvement measure at the conclusion of therapy. All test dimensions showed significant positive association with perceived improvement; therapeutic climate and perceived trustworthiness and expertness yielded the highest correlations. Among treatment variables examined, number of sessions correlated significantly with perceived improvement but not with test dimensions. Clients' and therapists' ratings of improvement were compared and indicated significant moderate agreement. Intrascale correlations indicated all dimensions of each measure were significantly interrelated. In general, the Counselor Rating Form variables were more highly interrelated than variables of the Counseling Evaluation Inventory. Interscale correlations indicate some interdependence of variables on the tests particularly with regard to perceived expertness, satisfaction, climate, and trustworthiness. Further study of common dimensions underlying the two scales seems warranted.

scholarly journals Surgical correction for adult spinal deformity increases acetabular lateral coverage of femoral heads

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiang Luo ◽  
Yong-Chan Kim ◽  
Ki-Tack Kim ◽  
Kee-Yong Ha ◽  
Young-Soo Chun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Deformity ◽  
Pelvic Tilt ◽  
Adult Spinal Deformity ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Surgical Correction ◽  
Acetabular Coverage ◽  
Acetabular Orientation ◽  
Bivariate Correlation ◽  
Postoperative Changes ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Background Studies explaining the relationship between hip and spine reported that spinal corrective surgery affected acetabular orientation and changes in pelvic tilt were capable of influencing radiographic measures of acetabular coverage. This study aimed to assess the change in coronal parameters for acetabular coverage as a result of adult spinal deformity (ASD) correction and to analyze the relationship between the postoperative changes in sagittal spinopelvic parameters and coronal acetabular coverage parameters. Methods Fifty-two consecutive patients who had undergone multilevel spinal surgical correction were enrolled and evaluated. Coronal acetabular coverage parameters included Tönnis angle (TA), lateral center edge angle (LCEA), and the angle of Sharp (SA). All radiographic parameters were evaluated at the preoperative and the postoperative 1 year. Paired t test was used to determine whether there were significant changes between the time points. Bivariate correlation and linear regression analysis were used to assess the relationship between the postoperative changes of spinal alignment and acetabular orientation. Results The surgical correction resulted in significant decrease of TA, increase of LCEA and SA, respectively (p < 0.001). The changes in pelvic tilt (PT) demonstrated weak correlation on TA (β = 0.117, p < 0.001 for right; β = 0.111, p < 0.001 for left). Conclusions Although the surgical correction of ASD significantly changed PT resulting in increased acetabular lateral coverage parameters, the correlation between the changes of PT following sagittal correction of ASD and acetabular coverage parameters was low. Trial registration This study was retrospectively registered with approval by the institutional review board (IRB) of our institution (approval number: KHNMC-2020-10-010).

scholarly journals Rheumatic Fever: Epidemiology and Prevention

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1960 ◽  
Vol 25 (5) ◽  
pp. 765-765
Author(s):  
CHARLES H. RAMMELKAMP
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatic Fever ◽  
Nursing Staff ◽  
Scarlet Fever ◽  
Group A Streptococci ◽  
Group A ◽  
Few Data ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

The 36 papers included in this symposium vary greatly in both length and manner of presentation. The book will be disappointing to the expert, since few data are presented and many of the contributions are merely abstracts or opinions. There are several notable exceptions. McCarty's review on the relationship of group A streptococci to rheumatic fever is excellent, as is the review of the epidemiology of these infections by Hedlund. The pediatrician will be interested in the data of Jersild which shows that sulfonamide treatment of hospitalized cases of scarlet fever did not reduce the incidence of this disease in the nurses, whereas since 1947, when these patients received penicillin no cases have developed among the nursing staff.

The relationship of the scleractinian corals to the rugose corals

Paleobiology ◽  
1980 ◽  
Vol 6 (02) ◽  
pp. 146-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
William A. Oliver
Keyword(s):  
Critical Points ◽  
Scleractinian Corals ◽  
Convincing Evidence ◽  
Early Triassic ◽  
Rugose Corals ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Biologic Factors

The Mesozoic-Cenozoic coral Order Scleractinia has been suggested to have originated or evolved (1) by direct descent from the Paleozoic Order Rugosa or (2) by the development of a skeleton in members of one of the anemone groups that probably have existed throughout Phanerozoic time. In spite of much work on the subject, advocates of the direct descent hypothesis have failed to find convincing evidence of this relationship. Critical points are:(1) Rugosan septal insertion is serial; Scleractinian insertion is cyclic; no intermediate stages have been demonstrated. Apparent intermediates are Scleractinia having bilateral cyclic insertion or teratological Rugosa.(2) There is convincing evidence that the skeletons of many Rugosa were calcitic and none are known to be or to have been aragonitic. In contrast, the skeletons of all living Scleractinia are aragonitic and there is evidence that fossil Scleractinia were aragonitic also. The mineralogic difference is almost certainly due to intrinsic biologic factors.(3) No early Triassic corals of either group are known. This fact is not compelling (by itself) but is important in connection with points 1 and 2, because, given direct descent, both changes took place during this only stage in the history of the two groups in which there are no known corals.

Skeletal elements of crinoid echinoderms: High-resolution structural and microanalytical results

1983 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
pp. 194-195
Author(s):  
D. F. Blake ◽  
L. F. Allard ◽  
D. R. Peacor
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Marine Invertebrates ◽  
Sea Urchins ◽  
Structural Features ◽  
Sea Stars ◽  
High Resolution Tem ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Insight Into

Echinodermata is a phylum of marine invertebrates which has been extant since Cambrian time (c.a. 500 m.y. before the present). Modern examples of echinoderms include sea urchins, sea stars, and sea lilies (crinoids). The endoskeletons of echinoderms are composed of plates or ossicles (Fig. 1) which are with few exceptions, porous, single crystals of high-magnesian calcite. Despite their single crystal nature, fracture surfaces do not exhibit the near-perfect {10.4} cleavage characteristic of inorganic calcite. This paradoxical mix of biogenic and inorganic features has prompted much recent work on echinoderm skeletal crystallography. Furthermore, fossil echinoderm hard parts comprise a volumetrically significant portion of some marine limestones sequences. The ultrastructural and microchemical characterization of modern skeletal material should lend insight into: 1). The nature of the biogenic processes involved, for example, the relationship of Mg heterogeneity to morphological and structural features in modern echinoderm material, and 2). The nature of the diagenetic changes undergone by their ancient, fossilized counterparts. In this study, high resolution TEM (HRTEM), high voltage TEM (HVTEM), and STEM microanalysis are used to characterize tha ultrastructural and microchemical composition of skeletal elements of the modern crinoid Neocrinus blakei.

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