Comparative characteristics of masticatory muscle tone in patients with compensated and decompensated increased teeth abrasion

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 150-156
Author(s):  
R. S. Subbotin ◽  
S. B. Fishchev ◽  
A. V. Lepilin ◽  
A. A. Kondratyuk ◽  
M. N. Puzdyreva
Keyword(s):  
Muscle Tone ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
The United States ◽  
Masticatory Muscles ◽  
Aged People ◽  
Dental Clinics ◽  
The Face ◽  
Functional Tone ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Medical University

Relevance. Increased dental abrasion frequent nosological form of dentistry. In young people, PSZ is less common (6.3%) than in middle-aged people (32.7%), as well as people of older age groups (11.8-20.6%). Among foreign researchers, "rejuvenation" of increased teeth abrasion is noted in many countries, including developed ones. In the UK, in dental clinics, this pathology is 30% among people under 30 years and 42.6% among people 30-50 years, in Sweden – 29.9%, in the United States of America – 25%. To study the tone of the masticatory muscles in patients with various forms of increased teeth abrasion.Material and methods. A myotonometric examination and orthopedic treatment of 185 patients of the second period of adulthood (35-60 years) with increased abrasion of teeth in the clinic of dentistry of St. Petersburg state pediatric medical University.Results. The paper presents qualitative indicators of myotonometry of masticatory muscles in patients with compensated and decompensated increased abrasion of teeth, which are compared with the norm.Conclusion. A characteristic feature of patients with a compensated form of increased teeth abrasion is the absence or slight decrease in the height of the gnatic part of the face and increased functional tone of the masticatory muscles. For decompensated increased teeth abrasion is characterized by a combination of abrasion with a decrease in the height of the lower face and reduced functional tone of the masticatory muscles.

scholarly journals Patterns of suicide mortality in England and Wales before and after the suicide of the actor Robin Williams

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandra Pitman ◽  
David S. Fink ◽  
Rob Whitley
Keyword(s):  
Age Groups ◽  
Interrupted Time Series ◽  
The United States ◽  
Suicide Mortality ◽  
Interrupted Time Series Analysis ◽  
Subsequent Increase ◽  
England And Wales ◽  
Before And After ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
The Uk

Abstract Purpose There is international evidence supporting an association between sensational reporting of suicide and a subsequent increase in local suicide rates, particularly where reporting the death of a celebrity. We aimed to explore whether the observed increase in suicides in the United States, Canada and Australia in the 5 months following the 2014 suicide of the popular actor Robin Williams was also observed in England and Wales. Method We used interrupted time-series analysis and a seasonal autoregressive integrated moving averages (SARIMA) model to estimate the expected number of suicides during the 5 months following Williams’ death using monthly suicide count data for England and Wales from the UK Office for National Statistics (ONS) 2013–2014. Results Compared with the observed 2051 suicide deaths in all age groups from August to December 2014, we estimated that we would have expected 1949 suicides over the same period, representing no statistically significant excess. Conclusions This finding is an outlier among previous studies and contrasts with the approximately 10% increase in suicides found in similar analyses conducted in other high-income English-speaking countries with established media reporting guidelines.

scholarly journals CHALLENGES TO THE SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE UNITED KINGDOM THROUGH THE PRISM OF THE ACTIONS OF PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN AND PRIME MINISTER BORIS JOHNSON

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (2/2021) ◽  
pp. 159-173
Author(s):  
Zuzanna Ptaszynska
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
The United States ◽  
The European Union ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The Face ◽  
Common Interests ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Uk ◽  
International Engagement

The United States and the United Kingdom have special political, economic, military and cultural relations. The new American administration is restoring priority to multilateralism and old alliances, and the British authorities have announced an expansion of international engagement. The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the fight against climate change, the growth of China’s influence, and threats to cybersecurity are the biggest international challenges in the view of both states. The US and the UK urge other states to jointly take responsibility and work out solutions to the world’s most crucial problems. The United Kingdom left the European Union in January 2020 and, in line with the rhetoric of the government, it regained a sovereign foreign policy. US-UK relations could deepen but new troubles appeared, for example the need to negotiate a new trade deal. However, the differences between Joe Biden and Boris Johnson are less important in the face of common interests, as evidenced by the signing of a new Atlantic Charter by both leaders in June 2021 or increasing joint engagement in the Indo-Pacific region.

scholarly journals Social contact patterns among employees in 3 U.S. companies during early phases of the COVID-19 pandemic, April to June 2020

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Moses C. Kiti ◽  
Obianuju G. Aguolu ◽  
Carol Y. Liu ◽  
Ana R. Mesa ◽  
Rachel Regina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Race And Ethnicity ◽  
Control Strategies ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Social Contact ◽  
The United States ◽  
Median Number ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Contact Patterns ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Spread Of Infection

2.AbstractImportanceDevising control strategies against diseases such as COVID-19 require understanding of contextual social mixing and contact patterns. There has been no standardized multi-site social contact study conducted in workplace settings in the United States that can be used to broadly inform pandemic preparedness policy in these settings.ObjectiveThe study aimed to characterize the patterns of social contacts and mixing across workplace environments, including on-site or when teleworking.DesignThis was a cross-sectional non-probability survey that used standardized social contact diaries to collect data. Employees were requested to record their physical and non-physical contacts in a diary over two consecutive days, documented at the end of each day. Employees from each company were enrolled through email and electronic diaries sent as individual links. Data were collected from April to June 2020.SettingTwo multinational consulting companies and one university administrative department, all located in Georgia, USA.ParticipantsEmployees opted into the study by accepting the invitation on a link sent via email.Main OutcomeThe outcome was median number of contacts per person per day. This was stratified by day of data collection, age, sex, race and ethnicity.ResultsOf 3,835 employees approached, 357 (9.3%) completed the first day of contact diary of which 304 completed both days of contact diary. There was a median of 2 contacts (IQR: 1-4, range: 0-21) per respondent on both day one and two. The majority (55%) of contacts involved conversation only, occurred at home (64%), and cumulatively lasted more than 4 hours (38%). Most contacts were repeated, and within same age groups, though participants aged 30-59 years reported substantial inter-generational mixing with children.ConclusionParticipating employees in 3 surveyed workplaces reported few contacts, similar to studies from the UK and China when shelter-in-place orders were in effect during the pandemic. Many contacts were repeated which may limit the spread of infection. Future rounds are planned to assess changes in contact patterns when employees resume work in the office after the lockdown due to COVID-19 pandemic.

GERIATRIC ASPECTS OF TEACHING MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY AND SURGICAL DENTISTRY

2021 ◽  
pp. 627-636
Author(s):  
А.К. Иорданишвили ◽  
С.Г. Павлова
Keyword(s):  
Dental Care ◽  
Maxillofacial Surgery ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Masticatory Muscles ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Maxillofacial Region ◽  
Demographic Situation ◽  
Personalized Approach ◽  
Medical University ◽  
Based Medicine

В подготовке современного врача большая роль отводится компетентностному подходу. Учитывая, что стратегия стоматологического обслуживания лиц старших возрастных групп определяется не только демографической ситуацией и ее развитием, но и обоснованной потребностью в эффективной стоматологической помощи, важным представляется реализовать преподавание геронтостоматологии в медицинском вузе с учетом методов доказательной медицины и персонифицированного подхода. Цель работы - разработка методологии преподавания гериатрических аспектов по учебной программе специалитета по дисциплине «Челюстно-лицевая хирургия и стоматология хирургическая». На основании изучения научных работ, посвященных различным аспектам геронтостоматологии, в работе обозначена авторская позиция и представлены методические основы для современного преподавания раздела геронтостоматологии по учебной программе специалитета по основным направлениям подготовки в области челюстно-лицевой хирургии и хирургической стоматологии. Особое внимание уделено методологии преподавания лечения гнойно-воспалительных заболеваний и травм челюстно-лицевой области, саливалогии, патологии височно-нижнечелюстного сустава, жевательных мышц и онкостоматологии. Competence-based approach plays an important role in the training of a modern doctor. Considering that the strategy of dental care for older age groups is determined not only by the demographic situation and its development, but also by the justified need for effective dental care, it is important to implement the teaching of gerontostomatology in a medical university based on the results of evidence-based medicine and a personalized approach. The aim of the work was to develop a methodology for teaching geriatric aspects according to the curriculum of a specialist in the discipline of maxillofacial surgery and surgical dentistry. Based on the study of scientific works on various aspects of gerontostomatology, the author’s position is indicated in the work and methodological foundations for modern teaching of the gerontostomatology section are presented according to the curriculum of a specialist in the main areas of training in the field of maxillofacial surgery and surgical dentistry. Particular attention is paid to the methodology of teaching pyoinflammatory diseases and injuries of the maxillofacial region, salivology, pathology of the temporomandibular joint, masticatory muscles and oncostomatology.

scholarly journals The cooperation between orthodontists and surgeons in treating facial skeletal deformities

2015 ◽  
Vol 125 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-48
Author(s):  
Tomasz Tomaszewski ◽  
Marcin Baran ◽  
Agnieszka Lasota ◽  
Izabella Dunin-Wilczyńska ◽  
Bartosz Samczyk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Maxillofacial Surgery ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Professional Status ◽  
Skeletal Deformities ◽  
Skeletal Malocclusion ◽  
The Face ◽  
Close Cooperation ◽  
Medical University

Abstract Face skeletal deformities have been confusing both doctors and patients for ages. The harmony of the face exerts huge influence not only on one’s psyche but also the behavior and the individual’s social and professional status. In this study we present a procedure of treating skeletal malocclusion. It was performed using various orthodontic methods, like the alteration of the growth of jaws and camouflage applied in appropriate age groups. We paid special attention to the close cooperation between the orthodontist and the surgeon, which hugely facilitates curing the most complex, multi-dimensional deformities. In this study, we present our own materials concerning the effects of cooperation between two departments of Medical University of Lublin, namely the Chair and Clinic of Maxillofacial Surgery and Department of Jaw Orthopedics.

scholarly journals The differential impact of physical distancing strategies on social contacts relevant for the spread of COVID-19: Evidence from a multi-country survey

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emanuele Del Fava ◽  
Jorge Cimentada ◽  
Daniela Perrotta ◽  
André Grow ◽  
Francesco Rampazzo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Disease Transmission ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Social Contact ◽  
The United States ◽  
Social Contacts ◽  
Contact Patterns ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Facebook Advertising ◽  
Net Reproduction ◽  
The Impact

AbstractPhysical distancing measures are intended to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, even though their impact on social contacts and disease transmission remains unclear. Obtaining timely data on social contact patterns can help to assess the impact of such protective measures. We conducted an online opt-in survey based on targeted Facebook advertising campaigns across seven European countries (Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom (UK)) and the United States (US), achieving a sample of 53,708 questionnaires in the period March 13–April 13, 2020. Post-stratification weights were produced to correct for biases. Data on social contact numbers, as well as on protective behaviour and perceived level of threat were collected and used to the expected net reproduction number by week, Rt, with respect to pre-pandemic data. Compared to social contacts reported prior to COVID-19, in mid-April daily social contact numbers had decreased between 49% in Germany and 83% in Italy, ranging from below three contacts per day in France, Spain, and the UK up to four in Germany and the Netherlands. Such reductions were sufficient to bring Rt to one or even below in all countries, except Germany. Evidence from the US and the UK showed that the number of daily social contacts mainly decreased after governments issued the first physical distancing guidelines. Finally, although contact numbers decreased uniformly across age groups, older adults reported the lowest numbers of contacts, indicating higher levels of protection. We provided a comparable set of statistics on social contact patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic for eight high-income countries, disaggregated by week. As these estimates offer a more grounded alternative to the theoretical assumptions often used in epidemiological models, the scientific community could draw on this information for developing more realistic epidemic models of COVID-19.

scholarly journals Legal Principles Under Criminal Law in Indonesia Dan Thailand

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 131
Author(s):  
Anirut Chuasanga ◽  
Ong Argo Victoria
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Law ◽  
The United States ◽  
Habeas Corpus ◽  
Abuse Of Power ◽  
Legal Principles ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Short Time ◽  
Principle Of Legality

The principle of legality is known in modern criminal law emerge from the scope of sociological Enlightenment doctrine that exalts the protection of people from abuse of power. Before coming Age of Enlightenment, the power to punish even without any regulations first. At that time, tastes kekuasaanlah most right to determine whether an act to be punished or not. To combat that, exists the principle of legality which is an important instrument of the protection of individual liberties in the face of the country. Thus, what is called the action that can be put into a regulatory authority, not power. According to legal experts, the roots of the idea of the principle of legality is derived from the provisions of Article 39 of the Magna Carta (1215) in the United Kingdom which ensure the protection of people from arrest, detention, seizure, disposal, and release of a person from the protection of the law / legislation, unless there is a judicial decision legitimate. This provision is followed Habeas Corpus Act (1679) in the UK that requires someone who is arrested is checked in a short time. This idea inspired the emergence of one of the provisions in the Declaration of Independence (1776) in the United States that says, no one should be prosecuted or arrested in addition to, and because of the actions set out in, legislation.Keywords: Principle of Legality; Criminal law; Indonesia; Thailand.

scholarly journals Experience with Social Distancing Early in the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States: Implications for Public Health Messaging

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryan C. Moore ◽  
Angela Lee ◽  
Jeffrey T. Hancock ◽  
Meghan Halley ◽  
Eleni Linos
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Language Processing ◽  
Compliance Rate ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
The United States ◽  
Free Text ◽  
Social Distancing ◽  
Aged People ◽  
Natural Language Processing Tool ◽  
The Impact

Our goal is to inform ongoing public health policy on the design and communication of COVID-19 social distancing measures to maximize compliance. We assessed the US public’s early experience with the COVID-19 crisis during the period when shelter-in-place orders were widely implemented to understand non-compliance with those orders, sentiment about the crisis, and to compare across age categories associated with different levels of risk. We posted our survey on Twitter, Facebook, and NextDoor on March 14th to March 23rd that included 21 questions including demographics, impact on daily life, actions taken, and difficulties faced.1 We analyzed the free-text responses to the impact question using LIWC, a computational natural language processing tool2, and performed a thematic content analysis of the reasons people gave for non-compliance with social distancing orders. Stanford University’s IRB approved the study.In 9 days, we collected a total of 20,734 responses. 6,573 individuals provided a response (≥30 words) to the question, “Tell us how the coronavirus crisis is impacting your life.” Our data (Figure 1) show that younger people (18-31) are more emotionally negative, self-centered, and less concerned with family, while middle-aged people are group-oriented (32-44) and focused on family (32-64) (all p values < .05 corrected for multiple comparisons). Unsurprisingly, the oldest and most at-risk group (65+) are more focused on biological terms (e.g., health-related topics), but were surprisingly low in anxiety and high in emotionally positive terms relative to those at lower risk.We also content-analyzed 7,355 responses (kappa’s > .75) to the question, “What are the reasons you are not self-isolating more?” Of these participants, 39.8% reported not being compliant, with the youngest group (18-31) having the lowest compliance rate (52.4%) compared to the other age groups (all > 60%; all p values < .01). Table 1 describes the seven primary themes for non-compliance. Non-essential work requirements, concerns about mental and physical health, and the belief that other precautions were sufficient were the most common reasons, although other rationales included wanting to continue everyday activities and beliefs that society is over-reacting. Childcare was an important concern for a subset of respondents.Overall, our findings suggest that public health messages should focus on young people and 1) address their negative affect, 2) refocus their self-orientation by emphasizing the importance of individual behavior to group-level health outcomes, and 3) target the specific rationales that different people have regarding the pandemic to maximize compliance with social distancing.

An exploratory study of intangibles risk disclosure in annual reports of banking companies from the UK, US, Germany and Italy - Some descriptive insights

2013 ◽  
pp. 81-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susanne Durst
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Capital ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
The United States ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Risk Disclosure ◽  
Related Risk ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
Report Data ◽  
Key Drivers ◽  
The Uk

Intangibles are viewed as the key drivers in most industries, and current research shows that firms voluntarily disclose information about their investments in intangibles and their potential benefits. Yet little is known of the risks relating to such resources and the disclosures firms make about such risks. In order to obtain a more balanced and complete picture of firms' activities, information about the risky side of their intangibles is also needed. This exploratory study provides some descriptive insights into intangibles-related risk disclosure in a sample of 16 large banks from the United States (US), United Kingdom (UK), Germany and Italy. Annual report data is analyzed using the three Intellectual Capital dimensions. Study findings illustrate the variety of intangibles-related risk disclosure as demonstrated by the banks involved.

‘To see oursels as ithers see us’: Reflections on Scottish Independence from the United States

2014 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 381-388 ◽  
Author(s):  
Euan Hague ◽  
Alan Mackie
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Us ◽  
Scottish Independence ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Scottish Diaspora

The United States media have given rather little attention to the question of the Scottish referendum despite important economic, political and military links between the US and the UK/Scotland. For some in the US a ‘no’ vote would be greeted with relief given these ties: for others, a ‘yes’ vote would be acclaimed as an underdog escaping England's imperium, a narrative clearly echoing America's own founding story. This article explores commentary in the US press and media as well as reporting evidence from on-going interviews with the Scottish diaspora in the US. It concludes that there is as complex a picture of the 2014 referendum in the United States as there is in Scotland.

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