Pressuring of acupoints as a complement to the stifle diseases diagnosis in horses

Luiza P.R. Mariani,Flávia Sampaio,Andressa B. Silveira,Luis F. Bastos,Saulo H. Weber,Pedro V. Michelotto 사단법인약침학회 2019 Journal of Acupuncture & Meridian Studies Vol.12 No.5

Diseases of the stifle joint remain a challenge for veterinarians. The objective of this study was to achieve a valuable acupuncture suggestive diagnosis to be considered for stifle joint diseases in horses. Thirty-nine nonlame horses involved in different activities were assessed. Acupuncture was independently performed by two evaluators. Reactions of the animal when pressurizing the point suggestive of stifle disease (PSSD), Bladder-20 and/or Bladder-21, were considered as the inclusion criteria for inclusion in the stifle group (SG, n Z 31), and the animals with no reactions were assigned to the control group (n Z 8). Radiographic and ultrasonographic examinations were performed and evaluated by two independent professionals blinded to the group allocation. Thermographic examination of the PSSD and stifles was also performed, after acclimatization. The ultrasound scores and radiographic findings were higher in the SG than in the control group. Thermography evidenced increased temperature in the PSSD and stifles in the SG. The minimum acupuncture diagnostic criteria for stifle joint disease had a sensitivity of 87.5% and a specificity of 57.0%, and the addition of the acupoints Gallbladderedorsal tuber coxae, Gallbladder-27, and Spleen-13 to the minimum diagnostic criteria improved sensitivity and specificity. In conclusion, assessing the reaction at the demonstrated acupoints can facilitate a diagnosis of a potential stifle lesion.

Risk factors for hospital mortality in intensive care unit survivors: a retrospective cohort study

Luiza Gabriella Antonio e Silva,Claudia Maria Dantas de Maio Carrilho,Thalita Bento Talizin,Lucienne Tibery Queiroz Cardoso,Edson Lopes Lavado,Cintia Magalhães Carvalho Grion 대한중환자의학회 2023 Acute and Critical Care Vol.38 No.1

Background Deaths can occur after a patient has survived treatment for a serious illness in an intensive care unit (ICU). Mortality rates after leaving the ICU can be considered indicators of health care quality. This study aims to describe risk factors and mortality of surviving patients discharged from an ICU in a university hospital. Methods Retrospective cohort study carried out from January 2017 to December 2018. Data on age, sex, length of hospital stay, diagnosis on admission to the ICU, hospital discharge outcome, presence of infection, and Simplified Acute Physiology Score (SAPS) III prognostic score were collected. Infected patients were considered as those being treated for an infection on discharge from the ICU. Patients were divided into survivors and non-survivors on leaving the hospital. The association between the studied variables was performed using the logistic regression model. Results A total of 1,025 patients who survived hospitalization in the ICU were analyzed, of which 212 (20.7%) died after leaving the ICU. When separating the groups of survivors and non-survivors according to hospital outcome, the median age was higher among non-survivors. Longer hospital stays and higher SAPS III values were observed among non-survivors. In the logistic regression, the variables age, length of hospital stay, SAPS III, presence of infection, and readmission to the ICU were associated with hospital mortality. Conclusions Infection on ICU discharge, ICU readmission, age, length of hospital stay, and SAPS III score increased risk of death in ICU survivors.

Heat tolerance in Brazilian hair sheep

Luiza Seixas,Cristiano Barros de Melo,Candice Bergmann Tanure,Vanessa Peripolli,Concepta McManus 아세아·태평양축산학회 2017 Animal Bioscience Vol.30 No.4

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate heat tolerance using heat tolerance indices, physiological, physical, thermographic, and hematological parameters in Santa Ines and Morada Nova sheep breeds in the Federal District, Brazil. Methods: Twenty-six adult hair sheep, one and a half years old, from two genetic groups (Santa Ines: 12 males and 4 females; Morada Nova: 7 males and 3 females) were used and data (rectal temperature, respiratory rate, heart rate, skin temperatures; hematological parameters) were collected during three consecutive days, twice a day (morning and afternoon), with a total of six repetitions. Also physical parameters (biometric measurements, skin and hair traits) and heat tolerance indices (temperature-humidity index, Iberia and Benezra) were evaluated. The analyses included analyses of variance, correlation, and principal components with a significance level of 5%. Results: The environmental indices, in general, indicate a situation of thermal discomfort for the animals during the afternoon. Breed significantly influenced (p<0.001) physiological and physical characteristics of skin, hair, biometric measurements and Iberia and Benezra heat tolerance indices. Santa Ines animals were bigger and had longer, greater number and darker hair, thicker skin, greater respiratory rate and Benezra index and lower Iberia index compared with Morada Nova breed. Conclusion: Although both breeds can be considered adapted to the environmental conditions of the region, Morada Nova breed is most suitable for farming in the Midwest region. The positive correlation found between the thermographic temperatures and physiological parameters indicates that this technique can be used to evaluate thermal comfort. Also, it has the advantage that animals do not have to be handled, which favors animal welfare.

A Puzzling “Switch” in Blood Type Following Blood Transfusion

Luiza Akria,Judith Chezar,Simona Zisman-Rozen,Eyal J. Scheinman,Zeev Zonis,Yoav Hoffmann,Tzipora Falik-Zaccai,Limor Kalfon,Michael Weiss,Andrei Braester,Celia Suriu,Masad Barhoum,Amir Kuperman,Ety Sha 대한진단검사의학회 2017 Annals of Laboratory Medicine Vol.37 No.3

Dear Editor, Here, we describe an unusual case in which blood type was determined following an incompatible blood transfusion, resulting in further incompatible blood product transfusions.

우즈베키스탄 교육기관 내 한국어교육 현안 및 전망

SAKHABUTDINOVA LUIZA ZOIROVNA 연세대학교 언어정보연구원 2024 언어사실과 관점 Vol.61 No.-

본 연구는 우즈베키스탄 한국어 교육기관의 현황을 분석하여 제2외국어로서의 한국어교육 전망을 밝히는 데에 목적이 있다. 한국어 정규과정을 운영하는 타슈켄트 한국교육원, 타슈켄트 세종학당, 우즈베키스탄 대학 22개, 초중고 통합학교 55개 등 주요 한국어 교육기관을 연구 대상으로 삼아 각 기관의 한국어 교육과정, 사용 중인 한국어 교재와 자료, 한국어 교사의 특징, 한국어능력시험(TOPIK) 응시 현황을 살폈다. 우즈베키스탄 내 한국어교육 발전 방안으로 한국어교육의 지역적 분포 문제, 고급학습자 수를 늘리기 위한 수요 조사와 교육과정 개발, 양국 한국어 연구자와 한국어 교사 간의 네트워크 형성, 한국어능력시험(TOPIK) 등록 시스템과 응시 과정의 관리, 운영의 체계화를 제시하였다. This study aims to analyze the current status of Korean language education institutions in Uzbekistan and shed light on the prospects of Korean language education as a second foreign language. The study targets major Korean language education institutions in Uzbekistan, including the Tashkent Korean Education Center, Tashkent King Sejong Institute, 22 universities, and 55 integrated primary and secondary schools, and examines the Korean language curricula of each institution, the Korean language textbooks and materials in use, characteristics of Korean language teachers, and the current status of the Test of Proficiency in Korean(TOPIK) examinations. Proposed methods for the development of Korean language education in Uzbekistan include addressing issues related to the regional distribution of Korean language education, conducting surveys to assess demand for increasing the number of advanced learners and developing curricula, forming networks among Korean language researchers and teachers from both countries, and proposing a system for the registration and management of TOPIK examinations to standardize their operation.

혼혈 이중언어화자들의 불안정한(unbalanced) 이중언어 습득 과정에 대한 연구

SAKHABUTDINOVA LUIZA ZOIROVNA 한국언어연구학회 2020 언어학연구 Vol.25 No.1

The purpose of this paper is to investigate an unbalanced bilingual acquisition process of bilinguals with multiethnic heritage. It focuses on bilinguals who have been exposed to two languages in their early childhood but whose linguistic input and language acquisition have been interrupted or reduced mainly because of social environment adaptation, school adjustment, parental interference, and language confusion issues. However, in depth interview results show that research participants want to maintain their two native languages for such reasons as family communication and preservation of ethnic identity. Research participants were asked to evaluate their language ability and performance. This study suggests that the unbalanced bilingual acquisition of the individuals with multiethnic heritage should be analyzed along with social, family, and personal factors that can influence language attitude and language acquisition process.

The optimal time to perform an ophthalmic examination of patients with inflammatory bowel disease

Ana Luiza Biancardi,Leandro Lopes Troncoso,Haroldo Vieira de Moraes Jr,Cyrla Zaltman 대한장연구학회 2019 Intestinal Research Vol.17 No.1

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Ten Thousand Miles Away: teaching distant languages and the role of grammar

Maria Luiza Cunha Lima 한국외국어대학교 EU연구소 2021 EU연구 Vol.- No.59

It is a constant challenge for teachers and learners alike to teach Indo-European countries, like English, French and Spanish in country with a very distant native language like Korea. The opposite, of course, holds true, teaching Korean for European learners is an equally arduous endeavor. In this essayistic paper, I revise the concepts of language distance and language transference, explaining how important they are for successful learning of foreign language. I try to explain how to measure language distance and justify why Korean may be considered a very distant language from European languages. Following that, I talk about how distance impacts transference of knowledge and, thus, learning, motivation and students’ attitude. I will claim that, because the teaching of European languages has been for a long time an endemic enterprise, these two characteristics have been largely ignored by those preparing pedagogical material. I discuss that the experience of dealing with distant languages challenge some of unspoken assumptions of both Foreign Language Acquisition.

Comparison of instrumental methods for color change assessment of Giomer resins

Ferreira Luiza de Almeida Queiroz,Peixoto Rogéli Tibúrcio Ribeiro da Cunha,Magalhães Cláudia Silami de,Sá Tassiana Melo,Yamauti Monica,Jardilino Francisca Daniele Moreira 대한치과보존학회 2022 Restorative Dentistry & Endodontics Vol.47 No.1

Objectives The aim of this study was to compare the color change of the Giomer resin composite (Beautifil-Bulk) by using photographs obtained with a smartphone (iPhone 6S) associated with Adobe Photoshop software (digital method), with the spectrophotometric method (Vita Easyshade) after immersion in different pigment solutions. Materials and Methods Twenty resin composite samples with a diameter of 15.0 mm and thickness of 1.0 mm were confectioned in A2 color (n = 5). Photographs and initial color readings were performed with a smartphone and spectrophotometer, respectively. Then, samples were randomly divided and subjected to cycles of immersion in distilled water (control), açai, Coke, and tomato sauce, 3 times a day, 20 minutes for 7 days. Later, new photographs and color readings were taken. Results The analysis (2-way analysis of variance, Holm-Sidak, p < 0.05) demonstrated no statistical difference (p < 0.005) between the methods in all groups. Similar color changes were observed for all pigment solutions when using the spectrophotometric method. For the digital method, all color changes were clinically unacceptable, with distilled water and tomato sauce similar to each other and with statistical differences (p < 0.005) for Coke and açai. Conclusions Only the tomato sauce produced a color change above the acceptability threshold using both methods of color assessment. The spectrophotometric and digital methods produce different patterns of color change. According to our results, the spectrophotometric method is more recommended in color change assessment. Objectives The aim of this study was to compare the color change of the Giomer resin composite (Beautifil-Bulk) by using photographs obtained with a smartphone (iPhone 6S) associated with Adobe Photoshop software (digital method), with the spectrophotometric method (Vita Easyshade) after immersion in different pigment solutions. Materials and Methods Twenty resin composite samples with a diameter of 15.0 mm and thickness of 1.0 mm were confectioned in A2 color (n = 5). Photographs and initial color readings were performed with a smartphone and spectrophotometer, respectively. Then, samples were randomly divided and subjected to cycles of immersion in distilled water (control), açai, Coke, and tomato sauce, 3 times a day, 20 minutes for 7 days. Later, new photographs and color readings were taken. Results The analysis (2-way analysis of variance, Holm-Sidak, p < 0.05) demonstrated no statistical difference (p < 0.005) between the methods in all groups. Similar color changes were observed for all pigment solutions when using the spectrophotometric method. For the digital method, all color changes were clinically unacceptable, with distilled water and tomato sauce similar to each other and with statistical differences (p < 0.005) for Coke and açai. Conclusions Only the tomato sauce produced a color change above the acceptability threshold using both methods of color assessment. The spectrophotometric and digital methods produce different patterns of color change. According to our results, the spectrophotometric method is more recommended in color change assessment.

Escalando a barreira da língua:um exame de como as propostas curriculares brasileiras lidam com a distância linguística

Maria Luiza Goncalves Aragao da Cunha Lima 한국 포르투갈-브라질 학회 2023 포르투갈-브라질 연구 Vol.20 No.1

In this work, we review critically the Curricula proposal for medium distance languages, the official document from Brazilian government, published by the Foreign Affairs Ministry in Brazil. This Proposal aims to harmonize the Portuguese teaching policies in Brazilian cultural centers and other programs. We start by discussing the state of the art on linguistic distance and language transfer. Afterwards, we review the proposal in three parts: 1) Theoretical basis for the the proposal; 2) A critic to the languages selected as representatives of the medium distance category, namely: Italian, French, English, Dutch, Finnish, Hebraic and Arabic. Finally, even if you point the weak points in the documents, our aim is to make a contribution to the future development of the policies and to aid in the discussion.