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Influence of aquatic training on the motor performance of patients with haemophilic arthropathy
2009
Thirteen patients with haemophilia A took part in this study voluntarily. They underwent an aquatic training programme over a 9-week period (27 sessions; three sessions per week; 1 h per session). Their motor performance was assessed by the following cardio-respiratory and mechanical variables before and after the training programme: oxygen uptake (VO(2), mL min(-1)), relative oxygen uptake (rel VO(2), mL min(-1).kg(-1)), carbon dioxide (CO(2), mL min(-1)), respiratory quotient (R), heart rate (bpm) and the distance covered in 12 min (the Cooper test, m). Nine patients successfully completed the intervention and measurement protocols without bleeding or other adverse events. After the propo…
Quantifying the contribution of arm postural tremor to the outcome of goal-directed pointing task by displacement measures.
2004
A method for quantifying the outcome of goal-directed postural pointing was presented and used for relating the tremor output to the oscillations of single arm landmarks. The displacement of reflective markers placed on shoulder, upper arm, forearm, and hand were measured by an optoelectronic motion capture system in nine subjects holding a laser penlight pointed at a target. The high signal-to-noise ratio of the measured displacement series (from 7:1 for shoulder marker to 30:1 for hand marker) demonstrated the feasibility of the proposed system to carry out tremor analysis. The track of the laser emission on the target, reconstructed from penlight displacements, was studied as the outcome…
Health-Promoting Effects of Serial vs. Integrated Combined Strength and Aerobic Training
2016
Combined strength and aerobic training programs are widely used for improving markers of physical fitness and health. We compared the efficiency of a serial and an integrated combined training program on health and overall fitness in middle-aged females. 54 females (46.7±4.5yrs) were assigned to a serial (SCG) or an integrated (ICG) combined training group or to a control group (CG). The SCG and ICG performed a 3-month training combining aerobic dance and calisthenics. The 2 training programs differ in the sequence of aerobic and strength exercises. SCG performed the strength exercises prior to aerobic; in ICG, the aerobic and strength exercises were altered in a predetermined order. Body c…
Equivalence of the 3-month and 28-day formulations of triptorelin with regard to achievement and maintenance of medical castration in women with endo…
2003
OBJECTIVE: The present study aims at demonstrating the equivalence of the 28-day and 3-month formulations of triptorelin SR (sustained release) in terms of percentage of patients achieving castration levels of estradiol (<==50 pg/mL) 84 days after treatment initiation. DESIGN: A phase II, prospective, randomized, multicenter, open study was conducted in two parallel groups of women with endometriosis. SETTING: Academic hospitals. PATIENT(S): Seventy-two women with endometriosis. were treated with a single intramuscular injection of 3-month triptorelin SR, and 74 patients were treated with one intramuscular injection of 28-day triptorelin SR every 28 days for 3 months. INTERVENTION(S): As pa…
Aortic root dilation in associated with the reduction in capillary density observed at nailfold capillaroscopy in SSc patients
2020
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune disease characterized by endothelial dysfunction and fibroblasts activation. Microvascular disease may be easily observed by means of nailfold capillaroscopy. Recent evidences emphasized also the involvement of large-medium arteries in SSc, mainly in terms of increased stiffness of the vessel wall. The study aims to measure aortic root diameter in a cohort of SSc patients and to correlate echocardiographic findings with the capillaroscopic pictures. We analyzed the clinical records of 125 consecutive SSc patients (M/F 14/111, mean age 55 ± 12.7 years, median disease duration 11 years) referring in 3 second-level rheumatology centers. All subjects un…
Capsular bag shrinkage after implantation of a capsular bending or capsular tension ring.
2005
To evaluate the influence of a capsular bending ring (CBR) or tension ring (CTR) on capsular bag shrinkage.Department of Ophthalmology, Johannes Gutenberg-University, and Department of Medical Biometry, Epidemiology and Informatics, University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany.In 92 eyes of 92 patients, a capsular measuring ring (CMR) was implanted after phacoemulsification to measure capsular bag size in vivo. Patients were randomized into 3 groups: The first received a CMR and CBR, the second received a CMR and CTR, and the third received a CMR alone. Measurements were performed preoperatively, intraoperatively, during the first 3 postoperative days, and after 1 and 3 months. Preoperative biometri…
L'éducation inclusive en Afrique subsaharienne: de la préconisation internationale à la mise en oeuvre
2020
L'année 2020 est indiquée sur la couverture alors que l'année 2019 est indiquée sur la page de garde; International audience; L'éducation inclusive consiste à ce que tous les enfants et les jeunes, malgré leurs différences puissent avoir les mêmes opportunités et possibilités d'apprentissage quel que soit le type d'écoles. Cependant, l'on peut interroger sur l'appropriation de ce concept concernant les élèves en situation de handicap et ses modalités de mise en œuvre en Afrique subsaharienne. Cet article présente les résultats d'enquêtes conduites en Éthiopie et au Cameroun.
Étude comparative des politiques éducatives d'inclusion en France et en Afrique subsaharienne
2010
Ce travail présente un projet de recherche, en cours de réalisation, sur la comparaison entre les politiques éducatives d'inclusion des enfants en situation d'handicap en France et dans deux pays d'Afrique subsaharienne : l'Éthiopie et le Cameroun. Il s'intéresse à l'étude mécanismes mis en place par ces politiques nationales pour favoriser l'insertion, le développement et la réussite scolaire de ces enfants. Les résultats de l'étude exploratoire réalisée en Éthiopie ont montré que l'appropriation du concept d'éducation inclusive et la mise en ouvre effective d'une politique d'inclusion connaissent des limites, en dépit de la prise en compte des besoins éducatifs spéciaux dans le plan de dé…
Handicap et inclusion scolaire au Cameroun : ce qu’en disent les enseignants
2019
International audience; Fondée sur le principe de l'égalité des chances et sur les valeurs humaines d'équité et du respect des différences, l'inclusion scolaire s'attache " à la façon de transformer les systèmes éducatifs et d'améliorer la qualité de l'éducation à tous les niveaux et dans tous les environnements, de manière à s'adapter à la diversité des apprenants et à promouvoir la réussite scolaire " (UNESCO, 2008). Elle est prescrite comme une injonction internationale quels que soient les contextes, elle implique un changement de paradigme dans lequel les conditions de réussite dépendent de la capacité de l'école à s'adapter à la diversité du public qu'elle accueille (Dyson et al., 199…
Difference in Mortality Risk in Elderly People with Bronchial Obstruction Diagnosed Using a Fixed Cutoff or the Lower Limit of Normal of the FEV1/FVC…
2017
Background: Whether a fixed cutoff or the lower limit of normal of the FEV1/FVC ratio should be used to diagnose bronchial obstruction is still a matter of debate. This issue is particularly important for elderly people. Objectives: We used equations applicable up to 90 years of age to evaluate the mortality of elderly people diagnosed with bronchial obstruction using either a fixed cutoff of 0.7 or the lower limit of normal (LLN). Methods: Participants in the SaRA (Salute Respiratoria nell'Anziano, Italian for "Respiratory Health in the Elderly") study were grouped as follows: FEV1/FVC ≥0.7 and ≥ LLN (n = 535: F-/L-), FEV1/FVC <0.7 but ≥ LLN (n = 118: F+/L-), and FEV1/FVC <0.7 and < LLN (n…