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Kinds of Society Terms modified by Society Selected AbstractsExocrine pancreatic dysfunction in sepsisEUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION, Issue 3 2003B. Tribl Abstract Background Sepsis in critical illness is associated with the progressive failure of multiple organs. This study aims to establish a correlation between the severity of sepsis and exocrine pancreatic dysfunction. Materials and methods In a prospective cohort study pancreatic exocrine function was tested by means of a secretin-cholecystokinin test in 21 critically ill, mechanically ventilated patients with sepsis according to criteria of the American College of Chest Physicians/Society of Critical Care Medicine Consensus Conference Committee (ACCP/SCCM): 11 patients with shock and 10 patients without shock. Data were compared with seven healthy controls. Results The volume of duodenal fluid was not statistically different in the three groups. Sepsis patients without shock had significantly reduced content of amylase and chymotrypsin in duodenal juice compared with healthy controls (P < 0·01). Secretion of amylase, chymotrypsin, trypsin (P < 0·01 each) and bicarbonate in duodenal fluid (P < 0·05) was impaired in the septic shock patients when compared with the healthy controls. The content of trypsin was different between sepsis patients and septic shock patients (P < 0·05). Spearman correlation analysis was significant between the amylase secretion and the APACHE III and SOFA scores (P < 0·01). The SOFA score was also related to secretion of trypsin (P < 0·05). In patients on pressor therapy, use of norepinephrine was associated with a significant decrease in bicarbonate secretion (P < 0·05). Conclusions Sepsis is associated with secretory pancreatic dysfunction that is worse in septic shock than in sepsis without shock. Impaired exocrine function was significantly correlated to the APACHE III and SOFA scores. [source] Heart Rate Variability in Emergency Department Patients with SepsisACADEMIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE, Issue 7 2002Douglas Barnaby MD Abstract Objective: To test the hypothesis that heart rate variability (HRV) can provide an early indication of illness severity among patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with sepsis. Methods: The authors enrolled a convenience sample of 15 ED patients meeting the American College of Chest Physicians/Society of Critical Care Medicine criteria for sepsis. Each patient had continuous Holter monitoring performed in the ED. Acute Physiology and Chronic Health II (APACHE II) and Sequential Organ Failure (SOFA) scores were calculated for the day of presentation. Holter tapes obtained in the ED were analyzed off-line to calculate HRV variables for the 5-minute segment with the least artifact and non-sinus beats. These variables were correlated with APACHE II and SOFA scores. Results: LFnu (normalized low-frequency power), an assessment of the relative sympathetic contribution to overall HRV, was correlated with increased illness severity as calculated using APACHE II (r = -0.67, r2= 0.43) and SOFA (r = -0.80, r2= 0.64) scores. LF/HF ratio (low-frequency/high-frequency ratio), a measure of sympathovagal balance, was correlated with the SOFA score [r = -0.54 (95% CI = -0.83 to -0.01), r2= 0.29]. All five patients who required critical care monitoring or ventilatory support or who died during the first 5 days of their hospitalization had LFnu values below 0.5 and LF/HF ratios less than 1.0. None of the patients with measurements greater than these threshold values died or required these interventions during the five days following admission. Conclusions: A single variable, LFnu, which reflects sympathetic modulation of heart rate, accounted for 40-60% of the variance in illness severity scores among patients presenting to the ED with sepsis. HRV, as reflected in LFnu and the LF/HF ratio and measured with a single brief (5-minute) period of monitoring while in the ED, may provide the emergency physician with a readily available, noninvasive, early marker of illness severity. The threshold effect of LFnu and LF/HF in the prediction of early clinical deterioration was an unexpected finding and should be regarded as hypothesis-generating, pending further study. [source] THE APPLE DOESN'T FALL FAR FROM THE TREE (OR DOES IT?): INTERGENERATIONAL PATTERNS OF ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR,THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CRIMINOLOGY 2008 SUTHERLAND ADDRESS,CRIMINOLOGY, Issue 2 2009TERENCE P. THORNBERRY There is a growing literature on intergenerational studies of antisocial behavior and a growing understanding of the unique contributions they are likely to make. At the same time, the field has yet to agree on core design features for intergenerational study. In this article, I propose a set of defining design elements that all intergenerational studies should meet and I discuss the advantages of these studies for enhancing our understanding of the onset and course of delinquent careers. I then use data from the ongoing Rochester Intergenerational Study to illustrate these points and the potential yield of intergenerational studies. In particular, I examine intergenerational continuities in antisocial behavior and school disengagement, test the cycle of violence hypothesis to see whether a history of maltreatment increases the likelihood of perpetration of maltreatment, and estimate a structural equation model to help identify mediating pathways that link parents and children with respect to antisocial behavior. [source] THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS AND CRIMINOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE: 2008 PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS TO THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CRIMINOLOGY,CRIMINOLOGY, Issue 1 2009ROBERT J. BURSIK JR. First page of article [source] Immediate and Midterm Complications of Sclerotherapy: Report of a Prospective Multicenter Registry of 12,173 Sclerotherapy SessionsDERMATOLOGIC SURGERY, Issue 2 2005FACPH, Jean-Jérôme Guex MD Background Growing interest in sclerotherapy has emphasized the need for complete knowledge of all aspects of this method. Objective To precisely delineate the actual incidence of immediate and delayed untoward events of daily sclerotherapy. Methods A multicenter prospective registry was established in 22 phlebology clinics to report their activity and complications. Results During the study period, 12,173 sessions of sclerotherapy were carried out, 5,434 with liquid, 6,395 with foam, and 344 using both. Four thousand eighty-eight (33.9%) sessions were carried out with ultrasound guidance. Forty-nine incidents or accidents (0.4%) occurred, of which 12 were with liquid and 37 with foam. These were reported during the time of the study and an additional 1-month follow-up. Most numerous were 20 cases of visual disturbances (in 19 cases, foam or air block was used); all resolved shortly, without any after-effects. A femoral vein thrombosis was the only severe adverse event in this study. Conclusions This study demonstrates that sclerotherapy is a safe technique. FUNDING FOR RESEARCH WAS PROVIDED BY THE FRENCH SOCIETY OF PHLEBOLOGY, A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION. [source] INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF CARDIOVASCULAR ULTRASOUND (ISCU)ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, Issue 10 2009Article first published online: 12 NOV 200 No abstract is available for this article. [source] INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF CARDIOVASCULAR ULTRASOUND (ISCU)ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, Issue 6 2009Article first published online: 2 JUL 200 No abstract is available for this article. [source] INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF CARDIOVASCULAR ULTRASOUND (ISCU)ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, Issue 5 2009Article first published online: 27 APR 200 No abstract is available for this article. [source] INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF CARDIOVASCULAR ULTRASOUND (ISCU)ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, Issue 10 2008Article first published online: 23 OCT 200 No abstract is available for this article. [source] INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF CARDIOVASCULAR ULTRASOUND (ISCU)ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, Issue 7 2008Article first published online: 24 MAR 200 First page of article [source] INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF CARDIOVASCULAR ULTRASOUND (ISCU)ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, Issue 5 2008Article first published online: 12 NOV 200 No abstract is available for this article. [source] INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF CARDIOVASCULAR ULTRASOUND (ISCU)ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, Issue 3 2008Article first published online: 12 NOV 200 No abstract is available for this article. [source] INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF CARDIOVASCULAR ULTRASOUND (ISCU)ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, Issue 6 2007Article first published online: 19 JUN 200 No abstract is available for this article. [source] INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF CARDIOVASCULAR ULTRASOUND (ISCU)ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, Issue 3 2006Article first published online: 1 MAR 200 No abstract is available for this article. [source] INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF CARDIOVASCULAR ULTRASOUND (ISCU)ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, Issue 3 2005Article first published online: 22 FEB 200 First page of article [source] INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF CARDIOVASCULAR ULTRASOUND (ISCU)ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, Issue 7 2000Article first published online: 28 JUL 200 No abstract is available for this article. [source] POLICING A LIBERAL SOCIETYECONOMIC AFFAIRS, Issue 4 2007John Blundell Better policing can only come by devolving accountability and responsibility. This, combined with decentralisation and privatisation where possible, will create an environment where innovation flourishes and good practice is copied. There are many lessons from the USA which could usefully be adopted by the UK. [source] ON THE ROAD TO DEMOCRACY: THE CZECH REPUBLIC FROM COMMUNISM TO FREE SOCIETYECONOMIC AFFAIRS, Issue 1 2006Jackie Newbury [source] THE SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF EVOLUTIONEVOLUTION, Issue 1 2006Article first published online: 9 MAY 200 No abstract is available for this article. [source] THE SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF EVOLUTIONEVOLUTION, Issue 12 2005Article first published online: 9 MAY 200 No abstract is available for this article. [source] THE SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF EVOLUTIONEVOLUTION, Issue 5 2005Article first published online: 9 MAY 200 No abstract is available for this article. [source] THE SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF EVOLUTIONEVOLUTION, Issue 3 2005Article first published online: 9 MAY 200 No abstract is available for this article. [source] THE SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF EVOLUTIONEVOLUTION, Issue 12 2004Article first published online: 9 MAY 200 No abstract is available for this article. [source] THE SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF EVOLUTIONEVOLUTION, Issue 3 2004Article first published online: 9 MAY 200 No abstract is available for this article. [source] THE SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF EVOLUTIONEVOLUTION, Issue 2 2004Article first published online: 9 MAY 200 No abstract is available for this article. [source] THE SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF EVOLUTION ANNUAL MEETING 2003EVOLUTION, Issue 2 2003Article first published online: 9 MAY 200 No abstract is available for this article. [source] THE SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF EVOLUTIONEVOLUTION, Issue 12 2002Article first published online: 9 MAY 200 No abstract is available for this article. [source] BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS AND MATERIALS: A REVIEW OF THE FIELD OF BIOMECHANICS AND THE ROLE OF THE SOCIETY FOR EXPERIMENTAL MECHANICSEXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES, Issue 2 2006E.N. Brown First page of article [source] (ANTI)SOCIAL CAPITAL IN THE PRODUCTION OF AN (UN)CIVIL SOCIETY IN PAKISTAN,GEOGRAPHICAL REVIEW, Issue 3 2005DAANISH MUSTAFA ABSTRACT. Pakistan is home to some of the most widely admired examples of civil-society-based service-delivery and advocacy groups. Pakistan has also spawned some much-maligned nongovernmental actors with violent agendas. This article uses the social capital / civil society conceptual lens to view the modes of (anti)social capital mobilization that contribute to the civil and uncivil spaces of Pakistani society. The case examples of Jamaat-e-Islami, an Islamic revivalist organization, and the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan are used to understand the geography of social and antisocial forces in Pakistan. It is argued that the processes that mobilize social capital-whether positive or perverse-are multiscalar and that, in the Pakistani context, no compelling cultural or religious reason exists for the ascendance of one type of social capital over the other. Positive social capital can be mobilized to contribute to a more civil social discourse in Pakistan, given the right policy choices. [source] BELGIAN SETTLEMENT AND SOCIETY IN THE INDIANA RUST BELT,GEOGRAPHICAL REVIEW, Issue 1 2003SUSAN E. HUME ABSTRACT. At first glance the industrial city of Mishawaka, near the northern border of Indiana, appears to be ethnically homogeneous. Closer examination, however, reveals the rich ethnic heritage of Mishawaka, as it does in so many other Rust Belt cities from Pittsburgh to Chicago. One of the most fascinating of these immigrant stories is the rise of Belgian Town, on Mishawaka's southwest side. This study examines residential, commercial, and social patterns of this evolving ethnic community during the first three decades of the twentieth century. Although industrial jobs attracted immigrants to the city, creation of a Flemish Catholic church provided the foundation on which to build a tightly knit Belgian community. [source] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||