Dear Editors We read with interest the manuscript published by Viana et al.. These authors observed in a small cohort of paralytic poliomyelitis (PP) and postpolio syndrome (PPS) patients a significant circadian fatigue in both forms. The authors also evaluated polysomnographic variables lacking correlations between PSG data and fatigue. In PP, an acute disease resulting in flaccid paralysis, i...

BACKGROUND Tuberculosis is prevailing in both urban and rural areas of Pakistan. Knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of private practitioners (PPs) regarding tuberculosis management have been reported only in urban areas of Pakistan. This survey was conducted for the first time in a rural area of Sindh, Pakistan. METHODS This survey was conducted in January 2007 at Thatta, a rural district...

Peripersonal space (PPS) is the space surrounding us within which we interact with objects. PPS may be modulated by actions (e.g. when using tools) or sense of ownership (e.g. over a rubber hand). Indeed, intense and/or prolonged use of a tool may induce a sense of ownership over it. Conversely, inducing ownership over a rubber hand may activate brain regions involved in motor control. However,...

The post-pericardiotomy syndrome (PPS) is a common complication after cardiac surgery, occuring in 10-40% of patients. PPS may prolong hospitalization, and even serious complications like tamponade and constrictive pericarditis may occur. Early diagnosis and treatment may reduce morbidity. In 50 patients transferred to our hospital after cardiac surgery we found an increase in pro-inflammatory ...

Methods The Baecke questionnaire for the evaluation of habitual physical activity (HPA), assessment of quality of life (WHOQOL-Bref), and the Fatigue Severity Scale were administered to patients with PPS, poliomyelitis sequelae (PS) and to a control group (CG). Participated in the study 116 individuals (PPS=52,PS= 28,CG=36). Results Patients with PPS tended to increase their HPA from 10 to 20...

The Medicare program, the largest health insurance program in the United States, is clearly at a crossroads as it enters its third decade. Historical increases in health care expenditures, plus a changing political and economic landscape, have set the groundwork for policy reform. Basic reform strategies, most notably reimbursement arrangements, are discussed. In 1983, Congress enacted the pros...

The main purpose of this paper is to determine the best performance time period of a system, consisting some DMUs, among some sequential time periods. This aim is satised by two proposed algorithms, the rst based on global Malmquist Productivity Index and the second is based on PPS frontiers.

Power availability to preserve propulsion is a vital issue in the shipping industry which relies on persistent power generation and maintaining stability of system. Since introduction on-board all-electric Direct Current Propulsion Systems (DC-PPS) with hybrid generation, are more efficient compared direct-diesel Alternating (AC) configurations, there have been extensive investigations stabiliz...

Introduction Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder can present Auditory Processing (AP) Disorder. Objective The study examined the AP in ADHD children compared with non-ADHD children, and before and after 3 and 6 months of methylphenidate (MPH) treatment in ADHD children. Methods Drug-naive children diagnosed with ADHD combined subtype aging between 7 and 11 years, coming from ...

Development efforts have gone into the construction and performance testing of a device that can be used to provide snap shot images of the beam profile. It is intended to function even at very low ion intensities, such as those expected from a rare-isotope accelerator. Intensity profiles and emittance analysis are among the most critical tools used for optimizing beam transport through acceler...