Creation Of Portal Research Articles

Inlay Dynamic Anterior Stabilization With the Long Head of the Biceps Tendon and Remplissage Procedure for Patients With Subcritical Glenoid Bone Loss and On-Track Hill-Sachs Lesion

Augmented Bankart with dynamic anterior stabilization (DAS) using the long head of the biceps tendon (LHBT) aims to address anteroinferior glenohumeral instability but does not specifically target Hill-Sachs lesions. The remplissage technique, “filling” the Hill-Sachs lesion, is popular for off-track lesions. The proposed combined approach seeks to stabilize the humeral head without sacrificing the coracoid, making it suitable for high-risk patients prone to recurrent shoulder instability, such as patients with subcritical glenoid bone loss. The operative technique includes patient preparation, creation of arthroscopic portals, confirmation of glenoid bone loss and other injuries, LHBT preparation and tenodesis to the anterior glenoid, and completion of the remplissage procedure. Postoperative protocols involve wearing a sling, self-mobilization, and gradual return to sports. The method aims to improve stability and outcomes in patients with complex shoulder instability issues. The DAS and remplissage is a rational choice for high-demand patients with subcritical glenoid bone loss and on-track Hill-Sachs lesions because it may provide better stability than isolated Bankart repair or Bankart plus remplissage procedures.

Early Postoperative Activities of Daily Living Do Not Adversely Affect Joint Torques or Translation Regardless of Capsular Condition: A Cadaveric Study

To evaluate the impact of capsular management on joint constraint and femoral head translations during simulated activities of daily living (ADL). Using 6 (n= 6) cadaveric hip specimens, the effect of capsulotomies and repair was then evaluated during simulated ADL. Joint forces and rotational kinematics associated with gait and sitting, adopted from telemeterized implant studies, were applied to the hip using a 6-degrees of freedom (DOF) joint motion simulator. Testing occurred after creation of portals, interportal capsulotomy (IPC), IPC repair, T-capsulotomy (T-Cap), partial T-Cap repair, and full T-Cap repair. The anterior-posterior (AP), medial-lateral (ML), and axial compression DOFs were operated in force control, whereas flexion-extension, adduction-abduction, and internal-external rotation were manipulated in displacement control. Resulting femoral head translations and joint reaction torques were recorded and evaluated. Subsequently, the mean-centered range of femoral head displacements and peak signed joint restraint torques were calculated and compared. During simulated gait and sitting, the mean range of AP femoral head displacements with respect to intact exceeded 1% of the femoral head diameter after creating portals, T-Caps, and partial T-Cap repair (Wilcoxon signed rank P < .05); the mean ranges of ML displacements did not. Deviations in femoral head kinematics varied by capsule stage but were never very large. No consistent trends with respect to alterations in peak joint restrain torques were observed. In this cadaveric biomechanical study, capsulotomy and repair minimally affected resultant femoral head translation and joint torques during simulated ADLs. The tested ADLs appear safe to perform after surgery, regardless of capsular status, because adverse kinematics were not observed. However, further study is required to determine the importance of capsular repair beyond time-zero biomechanics and the resultant effect on patient-reported outcomes.

Legal regulation of IT companies’ functioning in performing tax control (domestic and foreign experience)

The paper examines the peculiarities of taxation of IT technology services in Ukraine. The introduction of digital technologies in the field of taxation today is due to the need to simplify the process of processing tax information, reduce the corruption need to improve the quality of services, improve the quality of planning and forecasting the development of the fiscal system and the national economy as a whole. Digitalization can play a key role in helping tax authorities reduce administrative costs, collect more revenue more efficiently, increase transparency and service for taxpayers, and adapt big data flows. As a result, there is a trend towards global digitalization of the tax space, digitization of tax information, and the introduction of new technologies for tax administration. In our opinion, the tax policy of digitalization will remain at the center of its global debate for a long time as to whether international tax rules will change or remain unchanged in an increasingly changing environment. The purpose of the paper is to study the impact of digitalization on the development of tax control. Researched: the trends of digitization of tax administration, such as the creation of web portals for the provision of electronic services, the introduction of an electronic check, the use of automation and data analysis to improve the efficiency of tax control, and the introduction of the practice of using pre-population of tax return. The main problems associated with these processes are outlined, namely the problems of digital exclusion, as well as the possible occurrence of under or over-tax obligations and, as a result, provoking tax avoidance and evasion. It was established that, regardless of certain problematic issues, it is worth noting the possible positive impact of digitalization on the effectiveness of tax control. In particular, changing the format of interaction between the tax authority and taxpayers, increasing the transparency and accessibility of tax services, changing the focus of tax control from activities aimed at detecting committed violations to measures for their prevention, which in turn contributes to increasing the level of trust and tax awareness of tax subjects.

Arthroscopic-Assisted Anterior Glenoid Reconstruction Using Nonrigid Fixation With Distal Tibia Osteochondral Allograft

Introduction: Traumatic anterior glenohumeral instability events result in a capsulolabral (Bankart lesion) and/or osseous injury with subsequent attritional bone loss, particularly with recurrence. Up to 88% of patients with recurrent instability experience glenoid bone loss, which predisposes to future dislocations and subluxations, even with arthroscopic capsulolabral repair. The surgical management of glenoid bone loss includes a number of different techniques such as the Latarjet or coracoid transfer as well as other osseous and osteoarticular autografts and allografts. However, operative management of shoulder instability has increasingly shifted toward arthroscopic approaches with preservation of anatomy when possible. Indications: Arthroscopic-assisted allograft distal tibia bone block augmentation to the anterior glenoid is indicated for revision anterior glenohumeral instability procedures with anterior bone loss and in primary cases of anterior instability with critical bone loss. Technique: Our technique for nonrigid arthroscopic anterior glenoid reconstruction with allograft distal tibia and anterior labral repair is performed preferentially in the lateral position without necessitating patient repositioning. The preplanned tibial bone block is prepared on a back table prior to the arthroscopic procedure. After creation of portals and elevation of labral tissue, a guide and drill are used to introduce a retrograde reamer which is deployed to create a perpendicular edge for apposition of the allograft tibia. The bone block is then introduced through a rotator interval portal by pulling sutures retrograde through glenoid bone tunnels and is secured to the prepared surface medial to the liberated labrum. The articular surface of the graft and glenoid are aligned and suture-based fixation is used to compress the bone block against the native glenoid. The anterior labral tissue is then mobilized over the graft and repaired to the native glenoid when possible. Description/Conclusion: The benefits of allograft tibia augmentation for anterior instability with glenoid bone loss include an anatomic joint surface restoration including articular cartilage, lack of donor site morbidity, and a minimally invasive arthroscopic approach. When performed arthroscopically and with nonrigid fixation, this technique permits concurrent anterior labral repair and anatomic reconstruction, safe graft passage without necessity of a far medial portal, and expeditious return to function.

Особливості управління правами користувачів у корпоративних IT-системах

Today, there is no workplace at any enterprise where employees don’t use information technol-ogies. Automation provided by information technologies has already covered all the aspects of company’s activity: document flow, accounting, warehouse accounting, financial accounting, analytical accounting, and enterprise management. To work efficiently, employees need access to systems the use of which is required by their positions. The management and control of user accounts in corporate IT systems are serious tasks for the IT department or information security service. Since the systems are weakly integrated with each other, each of them requires a sepa-rate configuration of user accounts and corresponding access rights. The main directions in the management of access to corporate IT systems are the identification of accounts, the manage-ment of user accounts, and compliance with the requirements of authorized access rights. The modern concept of work with corporate systems consists in the formation of a service model based on the used IT systems. From the point of view of the service model, the company pro-vides an employee with a certain service based on the existing corporate systems. The organiza-tion of the effective management of user rights in corporate IT systems requires automation. A step forward in access management automation is the creation of self-service portals, where employees can familiarize themselves with the list of corporate services available to them and request access to them in the automated mode. The automation of the process of giving and changing user accounts in the corporate IT systems allows you to reduce the time it takes to cre-ate or change access rights, create prerequisites for controlling access rights to systems, and in-crease the efficiency of the IT department as a whole.

Taxonomic Curation in a Multi-taxa Symbiota Portal

Symbiota is an open-source software that allows the creation of online portals for accessing, managing, and mobilizing biodiversity data (Gries et al. 2014, Symbiota Support Hub 2021). Most of the portals are focused on communities with specific taxonomic interests, which often allows the construction of specialized taxonomic thesauri by portal managers (Gilbert et al. 2020, Pearson 2021a). A portal dedicated to the full range of collections in one country (Portal de Biodiversidad de Guatemala 2022) has represented an interesting challenge for taxonomic management. The Guatemala Biodiversity portal currently allows the digitization and active management of 29 natural history collections in this country, including collections of vertebrates, invertebrates, plants, fungi, lichens, and fossils. Additionally, two institutional observation collections are live managed within the portal (Orellana et al. 2022). This brings up the need to have a suitable taxonomic thesaurus that serves all the collection managers involved. Similar to other Symbiota portals, the Guatemala Biodiversity portal facilitates the incorporation of external catalogs such as Catalog of Life (Bánki et al. 2022), and the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS Editorial Board 2022), resources which could easily constitute the base of the taxonomic thesaurus of the portal. However, due to the regional focus of this site, it is not ideal to add all the species available in these virtual catalogs. A partial solution has been importing snapshot collections with Guatemalan records from different Symbiota portals, or from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF.org 2022). This approach takes advantage of the specimens identified by specialists in different collections around the world, and the taxonomic cleaning tools available in Symbiota portals (Pearson 2021b) allow the curation of the scientific names. Nevertheless, these automated tools are often not enough to maintain the taxonomic thesaurus in understudied regions, such as Guatemala, and the manual curation of species names is still necessary. The curation of the taxonomic thesaurus in this portal is a work in progress, and we are achieving this with the creation of curated checklists within the portal (Orellana 2022, Pearson and Walker 2021), with the incorporation of names in published catalogs (Cano 2006, Cano and Schuster 2012, Camacho et al. 2022), and with the curation of the available names according to institutional catalogs (CECON 2022). Additional information about the conservation status of the species is being added to the taxon profile pages, attaching recent data provided by the Red List of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and publications by local researchers (IUCN 2021, Elías et al. 2022). The availability of a regional curated taxonomic thesaurus in the Guatemala Biodiversity portal is still limited and restricted to groups like vertebrates and certain groups of insects, yet this online resource is useful for researchers who are working in local collections or are compiling information to publish new catalogs and checklists for Guatemala. Continuing with the improvement of this taxonomic resource is necessary not only to advance the knowledge of the biodiversity of Guatemala but to aggregate this information into relevant global catalogs.

Dreams, Doors, and Death: Exploring Liminal Space and Mortality in Exit West and The Farming of Bones

Oftentimes, the most complicated narratives challenge the permanence of death by emphasizing the impermanence of the human experience. This is frequently accomplished through the creation of liminal spaces in text, which become almost purgatorial in their function. Here, characters choose to confront and embrace the inevitability of death or to reemerge into life. In Edwidge Danticat’s The Farming of Bones, the linear historical narrative her main character Amabelle creates is interspersed with bolded sequences that draw from both her memories and her dreams. In order to come to terms with the trauma of the Haitian Massacre, these chapters communicate Amabelle’s physical and psychological turmoil. Similarly, Moshin Hamid’s Exit West centers on refugees Nadia and Saeed's multiple passages through doors blackened by the sudden, spontaneous creation of international portals. As the couple moves through several doors and across several borders, their relationship to each other and themselves constantly evolves. Amabelle’s dreams are manifestations of her acceptance of death and embrace of her mortality, while the portal-doors function as avenues for rebirth. Thus, Hamid and Danticat explore the complicated relationship human beings have with death and mortality in the wake of trauma through their rich descriptions of liminal space.

The use of digital tools by secondary school teachers for the implementation of distance learning in the context of digital transformation in Ukraine

In this paper, we raise the discussion on the use of digital learning tools by teachers of Ukrainian secondary schools for the organization of distance learning. In order to collect data we have used the survey instruments (Google questionnaire) and involved 1463 respondents who revealed the state of the use of digital learning tools for the organization of distance learning in the quarantine period caused by COVID-19 pandemic. The study was conducted in all regions of Ukraine. The results show that teachers have a need to master their knowledge and practical skills on digital instruments for the organization of distance learning with students. On the other hand the paper presents the experience on how the problem of the mastering of teachers’ digital competencies can be organized and what are the steps to the organization of special distance learning courses for teachers in Ukraine. The experience of the creation of Web portal of Ukrainian Open University of Postgraduate Education is presented. We propose on how the needs and requirements of teachers regarding the implementation of the distance learning in schools and the development of their digital competencies should be resolved.

МУНІЦИПАЛЬНІ ВІДКРИТІ ГРОМАДСЬКІ ПРОСТОРИ (ХАБИ) ЯК ІННОВАЦІЙНІ ІНСТРУМЕНТИ РОЗВИТКУ МІСЦЕВОЇ ДЕМОКРАТІЇ (НА ПРИКЛАДІ МІСТА КИЄВА)

The questions of the emergence and development of open public spaces, their role in the world democracy development and the process of their transformation into modern multifunctional platforms for the development of civil society and communications are studied. The Ukrainian experience of creating open public spaces (hubs) and the concept of their activity in such cities as Lviv and Vinnitsa were analyzed. The process of creation and development of open public spaces (hubs) in Kyiv and their technical equipment are studied. There is a detailed description of the concept and directions of activities realized on the basis of hubs in Kyiv in the context of different target audiences. In article there are examples of events held on the basis of municipal open public spaces. The author discribes down the process of organizing digital communications between city authorities and civil society institutions as the main direction of further development of the non-governmental sector, through the creation of unified portals, providing services for NGOs. The principles of using the portal by civil society institutions are described in detail. The article pays special attention to the rules of use of the established municipal open public spaces in order to maintain the balance between all potential users and not to politicize such public participation tool as open public spaces (hubs). It is concluded that, over time, new public spaces (hubs) should become the centers of the social life of micro-communities and ensure the development and improvement of direct communication between the city authorities and residents in order to develop a democratic society.

Los materiales didácticos digitales en educación infantil: análisis de repositorios institucionales

Las administraciones educativas autonómicas han puesto en marcha, dentro de la digitalización de los procesos de enseñanza y aprendizaje, la creación de portales institucionales donde se incorporan repositorios de materiales didácticos que pretenden servir de apoyo a los docentes de las diferentes etapas educativas, bajo el argumento del trabajo colaborativo. Bajo este planteamiento, el presente trabajo tiene por objetivo analizar una selección de recursos para la etapa de Educación Infantil que se encuentran alojados en los repositorios institucionales de Canarias, Galicia y Comunidad Valenciana. Concretamente, el análisis se centra en aspectos como el tipo de recurso, el idioma en que se ofrece, el área que se trabaja, la edad recomendada, la autoría, el año de creación o el tipo de licencia, tratando de ofrecer una descripción comparativa sobre la disponibilidad de materiales entre los distintos territorios. Los resultados arrojan que los materiales son, mayoritariamente, objetos digitales de aprendizaje, desarrollados en lengua castellana (aunque con presencia notable de lenguas cooficiales) por docentes a nivel individual y sin actualizaciones recientes. Además, se centran especialmente en las áreas de conocimiento del entorno y los lenguajes, pero no son específicos en relación a la edad de los destinatarios.

ЦИФРОВА ТРАНСФОРМАЦІЯ В АКАДЕМІЧНИХ УСТАНОВАХ: ЕЛЕКТРОННИЙ ДОКУМЕНТООБІГ НА ОСНОВІ LOW-CODE-ТЕХНОЛОГІЙ

A significant increase in information flows in modern educational organizations, an increase in the dynamics of development of higher educational institutions requires the introduction and more effective use of information and telecommunication technologies both in the educational process and in the management activities of higher educational institutions. In essence, we are talking about the digital transformation of the activities of academic institutions. Digital transformation is designed to optimize all business processes for healers and, in particular, workflow processes, which will reduce the number of documents created, reduce the time it takes to find documentary information necessary for employees’ activities, and increase the effectiveness of control of management decisions. These issues take on particular weight in the context of distance learning during a pandemic. The article deals with the issues of modeling business processes of electronic document management for the selection, coordination and approval of topics and scientific supervisors in the framework of the design of a diploma/course in higher education institutions during online training. The practical implementation of these business processes and the corresponding document flow is carried out on the basis of low-code technology. As a tool for implementing the software, it is proposed to use the low-code Microsoft Power Platform, which includes the following modules: 1) Power Apps – for quick creation of mobile applications and portals; 2) Power Automate – module of automation of business processes and routine tasks; 3) Power BI – allows you to collect, process and visualize data from hundreds of data sources; 4) Power Virtual Agent – designed to create chatbots. All of these modules are part of the cloud platform Microsoft 365.

Programmed Cell Death Ligand 1 Pathologist Training in the Time of COVID-19: Our Experience using a Digital Solution

The COVID-19 pandemic presented numerous challenges to the continuity of programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1) assay training events conducted by our organization. Under typical conditions, these training events are face-to-face affairs, where participants are trained to assay algorithms on glass slides during multi-headed scope sessions. Social distancing measures undertaken to slow pandemic spread necessitated the adaptation of our training methods to facilitate assay training and subsequent continuation of clinical trials. The present report details the creation and use of the Roche pathology training portal (PTP) that allowed for remote training to diagnostic assay algorithms. The PTP is a web-based system comprised of a learning management system (LMS) coupled to an image management system (IMS). Whole slide images (WSIs) were produced using a DP200 instrument (Roche, Pleasanton, CA) and these scan files were then uploaded to an IMS. Courses were created on the LMS using annotated WSIs that were shared with enrolled pathologists worldwide during assay training events. These courses culminated in assay certification examinations, where pathologists evaluated test-case WSIs and evaluated these cases within the LMS. Trainee submissions were analyzed for pass/fail status by comparing user data entries with consensus scores on these test-case WSIs. To date, 47 pathologist trainings have occurred and of these, 44 have successfully passed the associated assay certification exam on the first attempt (93% 1st-try pass rate). The PTP allowed roche to continue training sites during the COVID-19 pandemic, and these early results demonstrate the capability of this digital solution regarding PD-L1 diagnostic assay training events.

Widening the portal: How schools can help more families access and use the parent portal to support student success

District leaders have invested widely in the creation of parent portals, but have paid less attention to ensuring that they are achieving their purpose in providing information that parents can use in supporting their children’s academic success. This study, based on qualitative field note data from a larger four-year study of a continuous improvement initiative focused on improving family engagement during the transition from middle grades to high school, identifies both the challenges families face in using the online parent portal and the challenges school leaders face in: a) ensuring that the portal is a useful tool to families; and b) communicating information to families about using the portal effectively. This article suggests the need for district leaders, principals, teachers, and other school staff to reflect systematically on the design and purposes of a parent portal, and ways to make the portal a useful tool for families to monitor students’ academic progress and help to improve students’ grades. It also provides recommendations for how school leaders can apply a continuous improvement approach to increase the number of families that access the portal regularly.

ФУНКЦІОНУВАННЯ ІНТЕГРОВАНОГО ПОРТАЛУ ЕЛЕКТРОННИХ АДМІНІСТРАТИВНИХ ПОСЛУГ: ПРАВОВІ АСПЕКТИ

The article is devoted to the legal principles of implementation of electronic administrative services in Ukraine. eGovernment supports administrative processes, improves the quality of the services and increases internal public sector efficiency. Digital public services reduce administrative burden on businesses and citizens by making their interactions with public administrations faster and efficient, more convenient and transparent, and less costly. In addition, using digital technologies as an integrated part of governments’ modernisation strategies can unlock further economic and social benefits for society as a whole. The digital transformation of government is a key element to the success of the Single Market. One of the factors that significantly reduce the effectiveness of digital public services is their distribution between different levels of government. Public administrations and public institutions should be open, efficient and inclusive, providing borderless, personalised, user-friendly, end-to-end digital public services to all citizens and businesses. Innovative approaches are used to design and deliver better services in line with the needs and demands of citizens and businesses. Public administrations use the opportunities offered by the new digital environment to facilitate their interactions with stakeholders and with each other.To overcome this obstacle, a single state web portal for electronic services was created. The creation and functioning of the Unified State Web Portal of Electronic Services is analyzed. The factors that may adversely affect his work are identified. In particular, the relevance of information on administrative services, lack of legal regulation, lack of interoperability of public digital resources and platforms. Interoperability mean that public services should be designed to work seamlessly across the Single Market and across organisational silos, relying on the free movement of data and digital services in Ukraine. The functioning of the service and its convenience for users of electronic administrative services are analyzed. These are: integration of existing public digital services on a single platform, identification that will provide data protection, user-friendliness and clarity of the interface. Electronic identification means the process of using person identification data in electronic form uniquely representing either a natural or legal person, or a natural person representing a legal person. The formation of digital administrative services based on the criterion of life situations. Confidence in and convenience of online services are essential for users to fully benefit and consciously rely on electronic services.

Abstract 4352: Fostering research participation through NCI's Cancer Moonshot Biobank engagement portal

Abstract Patients and healthcare providers are important partners in cancer biobanking and research. Until now, however, there have been a limited number of scalable approaches to engage patients and providers as true collaborators in biobanking studies. The National Cancer Institute's Cancer Moonshot Biobank is a new engagement-centered project whose goal is to accelerate cancer research on drug resistance and sensitivity. This ambitious undertaking will involve the collection and distribution of longitudinal cancer biospecimens from over 1000 research participants receiving standard of care therapy at participating NCI Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP) institutions. Participants will be asked to donate blood and tissue at various time points including at baseline, during treatment, and at progression, if applicable. Engagement is a core component of the project given the longitudinal nature of the project, and the importance of participants and providers to its success. We define engagement as the establishment of an ongoing trusting and mutually vested relationship between study participants, healthcare providers and the Biobank. The three main engagement components of the Cancer Moonshot Biobank are: 1. External Scientific Panel (ESP): An extramural team of physicians, patient advocates, communication and biobanking experts who give input on various aspects of Biobank engagement 2. Local engagement activities at NCORP Sites 3. An online Participant and Provider Engagement (PPE) portal The PPE portal will be the main platform for direct interface between the Biobank and its participants, healthcare providers, as well as the public, and will serve as an archetype within NCI for the development of a unified portal for future NCI projects. Through the PPE portal, participants and providers will receive program updates, securely access documents including their biomarker test results and signed consent forms, and access educational material and other community resources. We describe ideation, design, and content creation for the PPE portal. Strategies for usability testing, integration of feedback, procedures for design and content iteration, as well as lessons learned are also discussed. Through the creation of NCI's PPE portal we aim to provide a valuable resource to participants and providers who are part of the Cancer Moonshot Biobank, while at the same time facilitating adoption of online engagement strategies within NCI and beyond. Citation Format: Esmeralda Casas-Silva, Helena J. Ellis, Veena Gopalakrishnan, Carol J. Weil, Abhi Rao, Lokesh Agrawal, Ping Guan, Natalie Madero, Jane W. Wanyiri, Jeffrey McLean, Mark A. Jensen, James Suh, Sean McDermott, P. Mickey Williams, Helen M. Moore, Laura Kadamus, Ainsley Adao, Rhett Beattie, Frank Ali, Debapriya Sarkar. Fostering research participation through NCI's Cancer Moonshot Biobank engagement portal [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research 2020; 2020 Apr 27-28 and Jun 22-24. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2020;80(16 Suppl):Abstract nr 4352.

Skeletal resorption in bryozoans: occurrence, function and recognition.

Skeletal resorption - the physiological removal of mineralised parts by an organism - is an important morphogenetic process in bryozoans. Reports of its occurrence and function across the phylum are patchy, however, and have not previously been synthesised. Here we show that resorption occurs routinely across a wide range of bryozoan clades, colony sizes, growth forms, ontogenetic stages, body wall types, skeletal ultrastructures and mineralogies. Beginning in the early Paleozoic, different modes and functions of resorption have evolved convergently among disparate groups, highlighting its utility as a morphogenetic mode in this phylum. Its functions include branch renovation, formation of branch articulations, excavation of reproductive chambers, part-shedding, and creation of access portals for budding beyond previously formed skeletal walls. Bryozoan skeletons can be altered by resorption at microscopic, zooidal and colony-wide scales, typically with a fine degree of control and coordination. We classified resorption patterns in bryozoans according to the morphology and function of the resorption zone (window formation, abscission or excavation), timing within the life of the skeletal element resorbed (primary or secondary), and scale of operation (zooidal or multizooidal). Skeletal resorption is probably greatly underestimated in terms of its utility and role in bryozoan life history, and its prevalence across taxa, especially in fossil forms. It is reported proportionally more frequently in stenolaemates than in gymnolaemates. Some modes of resorption potentially alter or remove the spatial-temporal record of calcification preserved within a skeleton. Consequently, knowledge that resorption has occurred can be relevant for some common applications of skeletal analysis, such as palaeoenvironmental interpretation, or growth and ageing studies. To aid recognition we provide scanning electron microscopy, backscattered electron scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy examples of skeletal ultrastuctures modified by resorption.

A Pediatric Nutrition Web Application for Health Professionals to Prevent Early Childhood Obesity

Abstract Objectives To develop a web application for health professionals to easily evaluate infant diets using a validated food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) for infants with the goal of providing customized nutrition counseling during well-child visits to ultimately improve diet and weigh gain in infants. Methods The web application was developed using the model of Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation (ADDIE). The Analysis stage includes a literature review and online search for available tools to identify the gaps in infant nutrition. The Design stage includes the development of four portals: Infant FFQ, Administrative, Clinician, and Parental. The Developmental stage includes the creation of portals to complete the Infant FFQ, send results to the Administrative, and translate the data into the Clinician and Parental Portals. The Implementation stage includes pilot testing of the web application for feasibility, acceptability, and usability among clinicians and parents. The evaluation includes testing the effects of using the web application on diet and weight gain in infants. Results There are no pediatric nutrition tools available to easily evaluate infant diets. So, in collaboration with the computer science program at Florida International University (FIU), a validated infant FFQ was converted to a web application for parents to complete using a tablet during well-child visits. The results are translated into energy/nutrients and food groups consumed using nutrient/food databases. Then energy/nutrients and food groups consumed below or above the recommended amounts are calculated. This information is shown to health professionals in the Clinician Portal for counseling parents on their infant's diet. The amounts of food and beverages recommended for the infant are shown in the Parental Portal to implement at home. Conclusions The infant FFQ was translated into a web application to be used in the health care system; results are automatically shown to health professionals for appropriate counseling to parents on their infant's diet. This web application could be used to improve infant diet and prevent early childhood obesity. Funding Sources Internal funding at Florida International University.

Transorbital Endoscopic Surgery

Endoscopic surgery of the orbit and the creation of transorbital portals to access lesions involving the orbit, sinuses and skull base is now being performed in multiple centres across the world since being popularised by Kris Moe in 2010. This review focuses on the current knowledge base with regard to transorbital endoscopic surgery. Numerous publications show favourable outcomes in the management of orbital, skull base and intracranial lesions using endoscopic transorbital surgery when compared to traditional surgical approaches. Previously inaccessible or difficult-to-access lesions can now be reached using surgery which often offers superior visualisation with minimal collateral tissue trauma. Endoscopic transorbital surgery has proven to be a safe and effective alternative to traditional and often destructive surgical approaches for lesions of the orbit and skull base. Orbital and transorbital anatomy has been freshly described looking at anatomical structures from an endoscopic anterior approach, and techniques and instrumentation refined to a degree where the surgery is now reproducible.

Wikipedia y ciencias sociales: acceso libre al conocimiento en campos especializados

Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre en linea, es un ejemplo de colaboracion masiva entre pares a nivel global. Fue creada en 2001 y se mantiene vigente hasta la actualidad. Esta enciclopedia incorpora numerosos proyectos y ediciones en diferentes idiomas. Este articulo se enfoca en senalar la produccion de investigaciones en ciencias sociales, analiza el caso del area de sociologia (en la edicion en espanol). A partir de alli se profundiza en la evolucion de los articulos y algunas de sus principales dinamicas comunitarias, incluida la conformacion de un portal y wikiproyecto sociologia; el crecimiento de volumen de los editores y las ediciones; la cobertura regional y las controversias respecto del contenido. El metodo empleado se basa en el analisis de los datos encontrados en el contexto de una investigacion etnografica virtual. La indagacion retoma consideraciones sobre los principios y las reglas que orientan el funcionamiento de la plataforma, asi como esfuerzos de comprension desde las ciencias sociales, en vinculacion con iniciativas recientes de comunidades academicas. Los resultados permiten ponderar potencialidades de modelos emergentes de produccion, divulgacion y uso del conocimiento, asi como sus contribuciones hacia una ampliacion de publicos.

Ex vivo radiocontrast description of the caudal epigastric arteries in horses.

To determine the location of the deep and superficial caudal epigastric arteries in relation to 3 midline positions and the relationship between the location of these arteries, body circumference, and body condition score. Descriptive anatomical study. Nine horses, aged 1-28 years (mean 10.61 ± 8.89 SD). Body condition score and body circumference were measured prior to euthanasia. Angiographic studies of the deep and superficial caudal epigastric arteries were performed on resected abdominal walls. The distances between the deep and the superficial caudal epigastric arteries and 3 midline positions were measured. Correlations among these distances, body circumference, and body condition score were analyzed. The location of the deep caudal epigastric artery correlated with body circumference and body condition score at the umbilicus (r = 0.53 and 0.68, respectively), midpoint landmark (r = 0.79 and 0.83, respectively), and prepubic tendon attachment (r = 0.69 and 0.78, respectively). The course of this artery could be estimated by multiplying body circumference by 0.04 ± 0.02 at the umbilicus, 0.07 ± 0.01 at the midpoint landmark, and 0.03 ± 0.015 at the prepubic tendon attachment. The course of the superficial caudal epigastric artery did not correlate with anatomic landmarks. The course of the deep caudal epigastric artery could be estimated at 3 midline landmarks on the basis of body circumference and body condition score in equine cadavers. Predicting the course of the caudal epigastric arteries in the equine abdomen based on correlation among location, body circumference, and body condition score may prevent iatrogenic damage during creation of laparoscopic portals.