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Sports Direct International Plc (LON:SPD)'s stock had its "add" rating reaffirmed by analysts at Peel Hunt in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday. They presently have a GBX 350 ($4.53) price objective on the stock. Peel Hunt's price objective suggests a potential upside of 18.28% from the stock's current price.
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Shares of Sports Direct International Plc (SPD) traded down 2.18% on Friday, reaching GBX 295.90. 903,980 shares of the company were exchanged. The firm's market capitalization is GBX 1.75 billion. The company's 50 day moving average is GBX 295.69 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 294.81. Sports Direct International Plc has a 12-month low of GBX 251.20 and a 12-month high of GBX 356.02.
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I have been asked by legal to get a copy of all emails that have certain keywords in them back to a given date; not just in subject line but in any part of the email. I have tried a few things but just can't seem to get any results and am at wits end right now. I have given myself permissions to all mailboxes besides being the domain and server admin I run the Exchange Management Shell as an Administrator (right click, run as) with the command of:
Get-Mailbox -Server azdas01 | Add-MailboxPermission -User "JohnDoe" -AccessRights Fullaccess -InheritanceType all
Here is the command I am running when searching for the emails:
Get-Mailbox –Server azdas01 | Export-Mailbox –SubjectKeywords "Talking Points" -StartDate "6/1/2009" -EndDate "12/22/2011" -TargetMailbox "JohnDoe" –TargetFolder "SearchTerms"
I want to search through all emails on this server for the keyword of 'talking points' and make a copy in 'johndoe' user in the email folder named 'searchterms'. It runs but i don't see any emails that get copied and i know of at least one email that should show that has these search terms. I do get calendar reminders popping up from time to time for events that are within this time frame and have that keyword but no emails. It does create a log which i attached part of but i don't see anything wrong. What am I doing wrong???? Please, anyone?
Dec 28, 2011 at 5:48 UTC
Try adding the permissions again through powershell but instead og get-mailbox try the below on the same mailbox it is failing on.
add-mailboxpermission -Id "mailbox" -User "*user_ID" -AccessRights FullAccess -Deny:$false
Then run the export, and if that works then we need to figure out why setting the full permissions isn't going through on them all.
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Dec 28, 2011 at 7:15 UTC
What happens if you drop the "EndDate"?
Dec 28, 2011 at 11:33 UTC
It still didn't get any results other then some items from users Calendars so I changed it to search for one word that is on all of our signatures and still have no emails but more Calendar items. It does seem to be searching through the mailboxes so i attached a screen shot of that for everyone to see and make sure I am correct.
I don't see any errors when it searches, but maybe i need to have it save its results into a separate PST file in case it's having issues moving the emails to the right folder? (I'm just guessing now). How would I do that?
Dec 28, 2011 at 11:40 UTC
Worth a shot, not sure how your org is setup but if you have limitation on mailbox sizes maybe it's exceeding the size and so it can't put them into the folder. The .pst would be something similar to the below at the end instead of target folder,
-PSTFolderPath <Path_Of_PST_Folder>\<File_Name>.pst
Dec 28, 2011 at 11:47 UTC
And in actuality, I would just setup a journaling account and then have all the messages go to that in either a PST or folder. That way nothing is tied to your mailbox should something come up later, or whatever.
Dec 28, 2011 at 11:59 UTC
Tried the PST route and got this error message on each user:
Export-Mailbox : You cannot export more than one mailbox to a .pst file 'C:\Temp\TalkingPoints.pst' at the same time. None of the mailboxes will be exported.
Dec 28, 2011 at 12:12 UTC
Interesting, never tried to a pst, apparently it doesn't like it lol.
Do you have Outlook closed while you are running the export?
Dec 28, 2011 at 12:34 UTC
Also, when you set the permissions in the first step be sure you are using the same credentials that you are using when running the command. Meaning, if you logged into the server as admin, then set the permissions to the admin logon. Or if running form your machine and logged in as you, then yours.
Dec 28, 2011 at 3:43 UTC
So far it doesn't seem to matter if Outlook is open or closed.
Yes, i set permissions on all mailboxes for myself and am searching under that login.
It's just strange that results come from the Calendar but not from the email area. I tried to see if i search a user for a few terms during a short period to see what would return using this:
Export-Mailbox -Identity "JohnDoe" -StartDate "12/1/2011" -AllContentKeywords "Talking Points" -PSTFolderPath c:\Temp\TalkingPoints.pst
But i seem to end up with an 8Gig pst file with all emails; not only filtered. So disappointing.
Dec 28, 2011 at 4:36 UTC
I wonder if that's why you aren't getting results because it's not actually filtering for the key words which would make for an enormous pst file
Not sure why it wouldn't be filtering though.
Dec 28, 2011 at 4:45 UTC
I have read that there were problems with the filtering options but that was fixed in SP1 for exchange 2007. I do have SP1 installed and the system is current at version 8.1 (build 240.6) which should have fixed those issues.
Any Exchange guru's out there that can help with this?
Dec 28, 2011 at 5:31 UTC
I added the -Verbose flag to add more details when this runs as I just found out about this. I attached the log so you can see it and there is an error at the bottom. I double checked and I do have Full Access Permissions on this mailbox in addition to this being my own email account (the administrator).
Any suggestions?
Dec 28, 2011 at 5:48 UTC
Try adding the permissions again through powershell but instead og get-mailbox try the below on the same mailbox it is failing on.
add-mailboxpermission -Id "mailbox" -User "*user_ID" -AccessRights FullAccess -Deny:$false
Then run the export, and if that works then we need to figure out why setting the full permissions isn't going through on them all.
Dec 28, 2011 at 7:27 UTC
I ran it and it said this in yellow: WARNING: Appropriate ACE is already present on object
I did also check the GUI and it shows that i have Full Access as well as Send As access.
When i try to export it on any user it still shows with this error even though i have full permissions:
MAPI or an unspecified service provider.
ID no: 00000000-0000-00000000, error code: -1056749164
Dec 30, 2011 at 2:28 UTC
I finally got this mother working right.
Last question: It exports a folder for each user and then a copy of each users folders even if they is or isn't an email in it. This create a huge amount of folders. Is there a command that will only export the emails and not the entire folder structure? I searched around for it but couldn't find anything on it.
Dec 30, 2011 at 6:06 UTC
OK, you have to share that with us now ;)
As for the folders, not sure I was always under the impression it only exported the emails in the first place. How many mailboxes do you have in your Org?
Might be easier to do them in batches of ten or something and then sort through the folders for the mail?
Dec 30, 2011 at 11:40 UTC
I read somewhere that it can take up to 2 hours for the permissions to be set so i rebooted the server and the permissions seemed to be better (i could get results).
I think the entire folder structure appears because I also read somewhere that exchange exports all emails then deletes the emails that doesn't match the search terms. You'd think it would delete empty folders or have the option to do that. I was hoping you would have an idea on this or maybe a rule in Outlook that would move all emails from various folders?? Guess i need to keep messing around.
Thankfully i only have to search though about 40 mailboxes but I found out there are several users that have a folder for every email they have received (not joking) which means a few mailboxes have several hundred folders. I have to look in each one and if the search returned anything then move those emails to one folder. Sadly, searching for one term took several hours; and i have a list of terms still to find.
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Cardiac Catheterization
An Overview of cardiac catheterization
Cardiac catheterization is a well-known invasive imaging procedure that is performed in order to diagnose and treat multiple cardiovascular conditions. It is highly efficient and helps determining critical heart conditions such as presence of coronary artery disease, valve disease or disease of the aorta. In addition, it also helps in evaluating heart muscle function and need of interventional procedure or coronary artery bypass graft, or surgery.
Cardiac catheterization is the best known way of diagnosing heart and its blood vessels. The procedure is done to get information about patient's heart or its blood vessels. In addition, it may also be performed to check the need for heart surgery. The procedure is also performed to provide a way to treating multiple critical heart conditions. In general, the conditions that are often diagnosed and evaluated by Cardiac catheterization are congenital hear defects, hear valves complicates, coronary artery disease, heart failure and cardiomyopathy.
Cardiac catheterization is also performed to treat other heart conditions. It may help extensively in repairing certain types of heart defects and stenotic, a stuck heart valve. It also treats blocked arteries or grafts in the heart.
The procedure of cardiac catheterization.
- Carther which is a long thin tube is inserted in an artery or vein through the groin, neck or arm.
- The carther is further passed through your blood vessels to your heart. Before puncturing, medication is applied to numb the area.
- Doctors then take up the catheter into the heart through the use of live X-rays as a guide. The steps are performed very carefully.
- Once done, the doctor then starts the diagnostic tests as part of a cardiac catheterization.
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Cardiac catheterization may demand some patients an overnight stay at the hospital for proper observation, however, not all patients require this. Secondly, patients are not supposed to eat or drink anything at least 8 to 10 hours before the test. Patient must carry all his medications. Your doctor must know about your allergies and other health problems before the test. Kidney tests should be performed prior to the test since X-rays and dyes used in the test can hamper kidney functions. And lastly, patient must remain calm and composed. Dealing with any kind of anxiety can get troublesome for the patient during the test. However, mild sedatives are given to highly nervous patients. In addition, if you are pregnant or are trying to get pregnant then inform your doctor about it, before going for the test.
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In the 3D model of an axisymmetric nozzle and ejector combination I computed before, I modeled just one quarter (taking advantage of the symmetry) of the whole model. Using surface integral I obtained the expected velocity at the ejector outlet, the area of this surface is one quarter the actual area as expected.
My problem is the thrust of the ejector. The axisymmetric model gave me a value about 4N using Report-->Forces option, this was close to my expected result. For the 3D model I was expecting about 1N (which is a quarter because of the area is a quarter) for the thrust, but the obtained about 0.08N which is much smaller.
I have checked my units and scale and do not know what could be wrong.
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Disease epidemiology - chronic
Cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease (AD) are increasingly considered a major public health problem. The MemoVie cohort study aims to investigate the living conditions or risk factors under which the normal cognitive capacities of the senior population in Luxembourg (≥ 65 year-old) evolve (1) to mild cognitive impairment (MCI) – transitory non-clinical stage – and (2) to AD. Identifying MCI and AD predictors undeniably constitutes a challenge in public health in that it would allow interventions which could protect or delay the occurrence of cognitive disorders in elderly people. In addition, the MemoVie study sets out to generate hitherto unavailable data, and a comprehensive view of the elderly population in the country.
The study has been designed with a view to highlighting the prevalence in Luxembourg of MCI and AD in the first step of the survey, conducted among participants selected from a random sample of the general population. A prospective cohort is consequently set up in the second step, and appropriate follow-up of the non-demented participants allows improving the knowledge of the preclinical stage of MCI. Case-control designs are used for cross-sectional or retrospective comparisons between outcomes and biological or clinical factors. To ensure maximal reliability of the information collected, we decided to opt for structured face to face interviews. Besides health status, medical and family history, demographic and socio-cultural information are explored, as well as education, habitat network, social behavior, leisure and physical activities. As multilingualism is expected to challenge the cognitive alterations associated with pathological ageing, it is additionally investigated. Data relative to motor function, including balance, walk, limits of stability, history of falls and accidents are further detailed. Finally, biological examinations, including ApoE genetic polymorphism are carried out. In addition to standard blood parameters, the lipid status of the participants is subsequently determined from the fatty acid profiles in their red blood cells. The study obtained the legal and ethical authorizations.
By means of the multidisciplinary MemoVie study, new insights into the onset of cognitive impairment during aging should be put forward, much to the benefit of intervention strategies as a whole.
Given longer life expectancy along with the lack of efficient therapeutic strategies, cognitive disorders and Alzheimer's disease (AD) are increasingly considered a major public health problem. The cost of these pathologies represents an important burden for public health policies. Some projections venture a worldwide figure of 81.1 million people affected by dementia by 2040, providing no curative treatment is developed by then
Up to now, few studies have explored MCI in healthy people from the general population, and the most recent results have shown the difficulty in approaching MCI prevalence, which obviously vary considerably according the criteria applied
Moreover, no national statistics on AD are available in Luxembourg, let alone on MCI. In line with the EU research program on "medical and social challenges posed by an ageing population and the disabilities associated with old age" (Official Journal of 15 November 2000), the National Fund for Research (FNR), which is the institution that provides financial support to research in Luxembourg, has set up a specific research program. This program aimed to study the epidemiological, psychosocial and biological aspects of the neurodegenerative diseases of old age in the country and to obtain a comparative view of these aspects with the broader European context. The national approach adopted is a holistic one, i.e. multidisciplinary and multidimensional, giving priority to projects which are interactive. The MemoVie study started in 2008, federating scientists, physicians, nurses, neuro-psychologists and statisticians in Luxembourg within a "research consortium".
Based on an interdisciplinary approach, the MemoVie study has the ambition to consider the problems of cognitive disorders in elderly subjects from different viewpoints. Since no previous overview of these concerns for Luxembourg is available, the first goal of the present study is to provide the national prevalence of subjects suffering from MCI and from AD as well as to identify the "environmental" conditions and biological factors in association with the occurrence of MCI and their evolution to AD.
The "environmental" conditions to be examined are demographic and socio-cultural parameters. Among these socio-cultural parameters, special consideration is given to multilingualism, an aspect of particular importance in Luxembourg since residents practice almost 3 languages on average. Sub-clinical impairments are explored by assessing basic general data, by evaluating cardiovascular risk factors, cardiovascular events, the presence of metabolic disorders (e.g. known and sub-clinical diabetes mellitus), the long-term intake of medications that may impact on cognition and major current comorbidities. Biological factors examined also include the study of APOE4 gene polymorphism, blood protein patterns, and selected blood lipid components. Using non-invasive methods, as well as non-hospital environment, the comprehensive approach proposed in this project should allow studying how these factors and parameters are associated with the MCI stage and its evolution to AD, further exploring the potential interactions that could occur.
Study design and sampling frame
Since one of the aims of the MemoVie project is to explore the national prevalence of AD and of MCI, it appears crucial to set up at baseline a representative cohort of the senior population in the country. After stratification by age group and gender, potential participants were randomly selected out of any hospital environment from the national social insurance register covering about 97% of the total population. The General Inspectorate of Social Security or IGSS register helped to construct the initial sampling frame, by selecting Luxembourg residents aged over 64 on January 1st 2008 and providing their address, according to our criteria. These addresses can possibly be those of care homes, when people have already been institutionalized. The participants need to be followed up in order to provide information on the possible evolution from normal cognitive status to MCI and from MCI to AD. Additional spontaneous volunteers (obviously not to be considered in the prevalence study) are concomitantly included in the cohort. Therefore, the cohort is continuously fed in a dynamic way with regular inclusions of new volunteers. The general format of the project is that of a prospective cohort, combined with nested case-control studies. Such a design allows studying specific items within the cohort in accordance with the research question, with no need to conduct these items on all subjects included in the cohort. The nested design strengthens the investigations of the considered outcomes of persons suffering from MCI, AD and cognitively normal people, while reducing the costs of the study.
Sample size and power estimation
The global format of the study is divided into two parts:
The first one consists in the prevalence study of MCI and AD in Luxembourg considering an expected prevalence of persons with MCI of approximately 20% in the general population aged over 65 or 70 [6-8] and a 2 to 5% prevalence of persons suffering from a sporadic form of AD [9]. Therefore, with a precision of 2.5%, a sample size of 983 is computed with a power of 95% and an alpha risk of 5%. This sample size also offers the opportunity to investigate AD prevalence. The calculation for the latter required a sample size of 753 with a precision of 1%, a power of 95% and an alpha risk of 5%. Assuming 40% of refusal to participate, the sample size amounts to 1377 persons. In addition, this first prevalence study allows setting up the MemoVie cohort.
At the end of the prevalence evaluation, the global sample is expected to be constituted with groups of participants defined as "cognitively normal", "MCI" and "persons with probable AD" in frequencies of about 780, 200 and 20 respectively. At this stage, comparison is drawn in a case-control assessment between the groups according to the different parameters. Power calculations show that a group of 200 MCI subjects and 200 control subjects yields statistically significant odds ratio of 2.3 (alpha error 5% and 80% power).
The second part of the project consists in the prospective cohort of people aged over 64 years who presented normal cognition or MCI. Participants with AD at baseline are not further followed up. The cohort leads to comparative analysis between the main outcomes, i.e. evolution from normal cognitive capacities to MCI and evolution from MCI to AD (Figure 1). We adopt as initial (pessimistic) assumption 12% of MCI subjects likely to progress to AD in the course of 3 years. A studied characteristic present in 25% of MCI subjects is supposed to be associated with a 30% chance of 3-year progression to AD. Then, given the 200 MCI subjects, the statistical significance of a relative risk of 3.0 could be shown in this study.Figure 1Constitution of the MemoVie cohortConstitution of the MemoVie cohort. The sample resulting from the 1st part of the study should be at least composed of cognitively normal people, MCI and AD (grey circle). This sample should allow the prevalence and case-control studies. Arrows depict the different situations/evolutions occurring over time. The dotted line shows a potential critical situation due to wrong classification of MCI. The sample resulting from the 2nd part of the study should offer the opportunity to obtain the incidence of MCI and/or AD as well as the progression rate between stages.
Figure 1
Conduct of the study.
Conduct of the study. The sample resulting from the 1st part of the study should be at least composed of cognitively normal people, MCI and AD (grey circle). This sample should allow the prevalence and case-control studies. Arrows depict the different situations/ evolutions occurring over time. The dotted line shows a potential critical situation due to wrong classification of MCI. The sample resulting from the 2nd part of the study should offer the opportunity to obtain the incidence of MCI and/or AD as well as the progression rate between stages.
Recruitment procedure
Before sending individual invitation letters, several strategies are used to enhance participation in the project: 1) The study is advertised in the local newspapers in order to inform the general population, and thereby create awareness; 2) All physicians whose practice could mainly target the elderly (general practitioners, internists, neurologists, psychiatrists and physicians specialized in reeducation and functional rehabilitation) received a letter and a USB key containing a personalized letter with a description of our approach, the summary of the project, the composition of its research team, its partners and the information note accompanying the informed consent given to participants. The purpose was to inform health professionals about our study, its objectives and issues, in case some of their patients were selected and wished to discuss the project and collect their views.
The inclusion criteria imposed at baseline are: to reside in Luxembourg and to be aged at least 65 years. Exclusion criteria are the conditions that may prevent the neuropsychological evaluation i.e. non- or poorly sighted, and people speaking none of the proposed languages: i.e. official and practiced languages in the country such as Luxembourgish, French, German, English, Portuguese and Italian.
The recruited seniors are sent a letter of invitation that described the study and set out its purpose and scope. Invited persons are given the opportunity to accept or decline participation by returning the reply coupon in a prepaid envelope. One week after the mailing, subjects who have not mailed back the reply coupon, as well as those who have agreed to participate, receive a telephone call from a trained assistant. The telephone interview aims at describing the study one more time, giving people the opportunity to ask questions, stating the invitation as well as scheduling an appointment.
Evaluation procedure
The MemoVie project is based on the following overall procedure of evaluation (Figure
The first interview (of about one hour) with a psychologist specifically trained for this study, during which are performed: 1) another exhaustive explanation of the study before the presentation of the informed consent form for signature, 2) the collection of information on the social and cultural lifestyle of the participant, 3) the first part of the neuropsychological tests (see Neuropsychological evaluation).
The second interview with the same psychologist (± one hour), performed more than 1 week after the first one, and less than 6 months from it, during which: 1) the informed consent form is signed when the participant asked for a reflection period at the first interview, 2) the neuropsychological tests are completed, 3) an evaluation of linguistic abilities is performed.
The third interview (± 45 minutes), performed by a trained research nurse, during which participants undergo a health evaluation and risk factor assessment (including physiological and anthropological measurements, see Research nurse evaluation).
Figure 2
Conduct of the study
Conduct of the study. CC: cognitive complaint, CI: cognitive impairment.
After these three interviews, participants are either suspected of cognitive impairment (CI) or free of cognitive disorders (see Internal classification committee). All the participants suspected of CI and a matcheda control group then meet one of the 6 physicians participating in this project. Thus, a second phase of the protocol includes, for some participants only:
A fourth interview (30 to 45 minutes) with a neurologist or a geriatrician, specifically trained for this study, who can rely on the neuropsychological findings and all the observations from the nurse. This neurogeriatric examination allows completing the medical anamnesis and providing the final diagnosis (see External classification). Various tests are also conducted, mostly to assess the mobility of participants in walking and balance, but also their risk of falling (see Neurogeriatric assessment). Gait and balance assessment may indeed augment the diagnostic evaluation of dementia [10].
A fifth meeting between the participants and the trained research nurse (20 minutes) allows closing the protocol with a blood sample collection and an evaluation of the olfactory function, the performance of which decreases in the earliest signs of age-related neurodegenerative disorders [11].
Site of investigation
The in-person evaluation is proposed and carried out: 1) as far as possible in a "neutral" place (the Centre for Clinical and Epidemiological Investigation, CIEC, CRP-Santé ,Luxembourg) in order to minimize possible environmental interferences; or 2) at home, taking care to specify the necessary optimal conditions (quietness, minimized disturbance). The choice of the place is left to the participants, with the aim of not excluding people who prefer to remain at home or who experience difficulties in moving. The various institutions hosting some participants (homes, integrated centers for the elderly, nursing homes, etc.) constitute another type of investigation site. Thus, psychologists and the nurse, as well as the two geriatricians who are jointly responsible for the appointments at home, visit these places. The four other neurologists participating in the study perform their interviews at the CIEC.
Neuropsychological evaluation
The psychologist collects demographic information including date and place of birth, marital and parental status. Socio-cultural information is explored, as well as education and professional activity, habitat network, social behavior, leisure, physical activities, history of falls and accidents. Subjects are questioned about their previous consultations with a neurologist or a psychiatrist. The multilingualism ability of the participants is quantified through the number of languages practiced fluently, the age at which the languages were learned, the duration of the actual practice, the rate of use of each language: at home, in daily activities outside (i.e. shops, restaurants, leisure, administrative procedures, transport) and at work. With her agreement, we adapted to our own purposes the Language and Social Background Questionnaire
The testing proposed consists in The Consortium to Establish a Register for Alzheimer's Disease-Neuropsychological Battery (CERAD-NP) and meets all these criteria
A. measures a large variety of cognitive functions especially episodic memory and attention/executive functions that are considered among the first to be altered in AD [16-18], as well as language and spatial functions, known to be impaired in early dementia as well (DSM IV criteria [19]), implying cognitive deficits in addition to memory impairment: subtests Word List Learning, delayed Word List Recall, Word List Recognition, Visual Memory Test, Trail Making Test A & B, Verbal Fluency (phonological, S) in an acceptable time frame (30-45 minutes); providing valuable information for screening and diagnosis of MCI and early AD if interpreted properly [20];
B. is sensitive to MCI assessment [21, 22];
C. is sensitive to Alzheimer dementia and other forms of dementia [23];
D. is available in the different languages [24] required for the project i.e. the different languages spoken in Luxembourg (2 official languages -French and German- and 3 languages commonly used, Italian, Portuguese and English; http://cerad.mc.duke.edu/ or http://www.memoryclinic.ch);
E. has no global score, the subtests are scored individually, which allows distinct interpretation of each cognitive function;
F. has a decoding program that is easy and fast to use.
G. In addition to being normalized on patients with AD (n = 1,094), the Cerad-NP-plus is normalized on healthy controls (n = 463) [24-26]. It is also classified for different age groups.
Moreover, remaining within reasonable time for an interview, we chose to enrich the cognitive evaluation by using 9 additional tests added to the CERAD-NP-plus:
H. The free and cued recall of the Grober & Buschke procedure, RL/RI-16 (Rappel Libre/Rappel Indicé à 16 items) which is an episodic verbal memory test [27], with high sensibility in early dementia; it has been recently proposed as core feature in diagnosing AD [28];
I. The Frontal Assessment Battery (FAB) which has been used to explore executive functions in dementias with a frontal dysexecutive phenotype. This test has validity in differentiating fronto-temporal type of dementia from AD in mildly demented patients [29-31];
J. The letter-cancellation test D2 [32] which has been shown to be an independent predictor of conversion from MCI to AD [33];
K. The Clock-Drawing Test (CDT) which is one of a set of brief objective measurements included in the clinical battery to facilitate the clinical diagnosis of AD without reliance on the neuropsychological test results, thereby allowing independent evaluation of the neuropsychological battery [24];
L. The Cognitive Difficulties Scale (CDS) [34] and the questionnaire of cognitive complaints (Questionnaire de Plainte Cognitive, QPC [35]) which allow the psychologist to estimate cognitive complaints and decline by auto-evaluation;
M. The short form of the Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the elderly (IQ-CODE, [36]) which is administered to a close person designated by the participant (informant), in order to obtain a hetero-evaluation of the cognitive decline for this participant [37].
N. The Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI, [38]) and the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS, [39]) which assess current or previous anxiety and depression.
Research nurse evaluation
A single nurse performs the following overall evaluation for all the participants. The nurse collects data on major events in the medical history of the participant and personal clinical health status (especially chronic diseases: diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular and traumatic antecedents, cancer, depression, quality of sleep etc.), together with specific aspects of the family's medical history. The subjects also report cigarette smoking or tobacco use, alcohol intake, potential xenobiotic exposure and overall well-being (perception of health compared to other individuals of the same age). The name and dose of all the current medications and long-term prescriptions are also collected (subjects are instructed to fill in a table at home, or to bring boxes of current medications for the appointment).
The degree of autonomy is assessed for the essential activities of daily living, measured on three levels: "independence", "partial need of aid" and "dependency", according to the ADL
During the same interview, systolic and diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) as well as heart rate (beats per minute) are measured three times using a standard sphygmomanometer (Medisana®). Possible orthostatic hypotension is evaluated. Standing body height (cm) is measured using a stadiometer (Seca® 214). Weight (kg) is evaluated with an electronic scale (Seca® 813). Other anthropometric measurements are evaluated in accordance with good practices
In the second phase, the nurse collects a fasting blood sample from the antecubital vein of people suspected to present CI and of those in the control group (see Evaluation procedure). The samples are transported at 10 ± 2°C, (1) in less than one hour to the
Internal classification
After the first three interviews, the internal classification committee, constituted of several members from the research group, meets and discusses a preliminary impression based on the input of each evaluator (the psychologist and the nurse). They indeed previously give their own impression on the cognitive status and the overall health status of the subjects, considering the possible physiological disturbances observed. The committee consequently draws a preliminary cognitive status. Data collected from the CERAD-NP-plus battery at baseline or follow-up are transformed to z-scores of the normative sample of 1,100 cognitively healthy persons
Subjects classified positive for suspicion of cognitive or psychiatric impairment as well as the matched control group (see Evaluation procedure) are further assessed by a physician (see Neurogeriatric assessment).
Neurogeriatric assessment
The neurogeriatric examination is performed by neurologists or by geriatricians who have been specifically trained for the study. The physicians administer the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale
Furthermore, the doctors document their findings about (1) the cognitive complaint of the participant and his/her family (when one of its members had accompanied the participant), (2) the decline reported by the participant him/herself and his/her family (idem), (3) the potential impact on activities of daily living related to cognitive decline, (4) memory and / or other disorders. Finally, based on the data collected by the nurse and the psychologist as a whole, as well as their own clinical impression, the physicians draw conclusions on the cognitive state i.e. if not normal: suspected MCI; suspicion of other disorders (documented) that can affect cognition, "CI, not demented"; suspected dementia; probable dementia; assured syndrome of dementia).
External classification
To ensure the standardization of the classification, an external expert (Prof. JF Dartigues) blindly checks the diagnosed cognitive status, subsequent to the full evaluation, by performing a review of the final diagnoses. In case of discordance, a panel consisting of the study team and the external expert discusses the final decision with a view to obtaining a consensus (Figure
Biological analysis
Biological examinations are performed on the collected blood samples. The analyses carried out at the CHL are performed immediately after arrival of the samples: total cholesterol, high density lipoprotein (HDL-) and low-density lipoprotein (LDL-) cholesterol, triglycerides, thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), homocysteine, folic acid and vitamin B12. In the
Statistical analyses
Descriptive statistics based on means, standard deviations, percentages, odds ratios (for nested case-control studies) or relative risks (for cohort study) and 95% confidence intervals are used to depict the studied population. Potential confounding factors are investigated in view to include appropriate adjustments to statistical modeling. A careful attention is paid to possible biases. A logistic regression model is used to investigate association between MCI status and studied parameters. To this end, univariate analysis (Chi-square, Student t-test, or Mann-Withney test as appropriate) is carried out in order to select parameters linked to the outcome (p≤0.25). The model building is proceeded with stepwise backward elimination, requiring p < 0.05 for significance and starting with a model that contains all variables. After final selection, interactions between variables are tested following the same method. Clinically significant variables are forced into the model. The Wald chi-square test is used to assess the significance of variables in the model. The likelihood ratio test is calculated to estimate the effect of the deletion of a variable between subsequent models.
As for the cumulative incidence of participants with normal conditions, MCI or AD, both binomial and rates (with calculation of person-years in the cohort) are used. Relative risk (hazard ratio) of MCI and of evolution to AD are evaluated with the Cox proportional hazard model using a competing risks approach. Risk factors are further included in the model by using a model-building procedure. The results of neuropsychological testing are continuous data, and therefore, specific statistical procedures adapted to multivariate analysis of continuous data are used to assess changes over time.
The risk of MCI to AD conversion and the identification of risk factors for conversion between normal cognition, MCI and AD are estimated by using Markov processes.
A p-value of <0.05 is considered statistically significant. All tests are two-tailed. Statistical analyses are carried out with the statistical package SAS System version 9.2 (SAS Institute, Cary, North Carolina, USA).
At two different levels of the study procedure, i.e. for the neuropsychological evaluation as well as for the neurogeriatric assessment, a group of 2 to 6 different investigators respectively perform the same exploration. Therefore, in addition to extremely strict and precise protocols, psychologists as well as neurologists and geriatricians attend standardization meetings at the beginning.
Each step of collection, encoding or processing data and steps for preparing records of results are verified by two or even three people involved at specific stages of the control procedure. The encoding of the collected data is performed via an integral double entry.
Follow-up procedure
A follow-up was included in the original design of the study. All the enrolled participants will yearly receive a phone call and a re-explanation of the study and its follow-up. Except the multilingualism assessment and the APOE screening, all people will again undergo the procedure of evaluation described in the protocol of this study.
The study is approved and authorized by the National Research Ethics Committee (CNER) and the National Commission for Data Protection (CNPD) in Luxembourg. Signed informed consent is obtained from all participants. The individual research results (neuropsychological test results, measures of blood pressure, heart rate, weight and height as well as blood test results) are returned to the participants and/or their general practitioner, if the participant mentioned it on the informed consent form.
The MemoVie study has been set up to depict the senior population of Luxembourg and to identify the conditions that could promote CI and evolution to AD. This study is planned to allow a long-term follow-up of the cognitive status of the population.
Several parameters are investigated, from health profiles and long-term intake of medications to occupational habits and socio-economic status. Particular attention is paid to multilingualism, as it constitutes one of the original aspects of our study. Among the major information generated by the MemoVie study, we aim to demonstrate that a set of various beneficial conditions are significantly linked to weak CI, which might confer a large panel of strategies to explore with a view to protecting memory. These conditions could be based on social interactions and particular habits, especially nutrition which is explored here through specific blood lipid components. This aspect could be essential in the setup of preventive interventions towards the senior population that exhibits moderate lipid disorders, thereby leading to higher risk of cardiovascular disease as well as cognitive decline. Indeed, the cardiovascular component of AD etiology could well be of high influence on the risk to develop the neurodegenerative disease.
Great amounts of data need to be analyzed in order to refine the results obtained, by including strategic adjustments, proposing models of several variables and studying the synergistic effects between the different conditions.
The results of the MemoVie study, more specifically focused on Luxembourg's population, should provide insights to design new efficient approaches for community-level interventions intended to preserve overall health status and well-being in the global aging population.
aThe control group is constructed gradually to match with the group of persons suspected of showing CI, according to (i) age at enrollment, (ii) sex and (iii) education.
AD, Alzheimer's disease; CERAD-NP, Consortium to establish a register for Alzheimer's disease-neuropsychological battery; CI, Cognitive impairment; MCI, Mild cognitive impairment; CC, Cognitive complaint.
Competing interests
The authors report no conflict of interest.
Authors' contributions
MP: drafting/revising of the manuscript, study concept or design, study supervision, classification committee; AMS: revising of the manuscript, study concept or design, neuropsychological evaluation supervision, classification committee; MV: drafting/revising of the manuscript, study concept or design, statistical methodology; ND: revising of the manuscript, study concept or design, Neurogeriatric assessment, classification committee AB: revising of the manuscript, study concept or design, Neurogeriatric assessment, classification committee; JCL: revising of the manuscript, study concept or design, Neurogeriatric assessment, classification committee; MDI: revising of the manuscript, research nurse evaluation, classification committee; JLL: revising of the manuscript, Neuropsychological evaluation, classification committee; DH: revising of the manuscript, Neuropsychological evaluation, classification committee; DU: revising of the manuscript, Neurogeriatric assessment, classification committee; ST: revising of the manuscript, Neurogeriatric assessment, classification committee; RD: revising of the manuscript, Neurogeriatric assessment, classification committee; PH: revising of the manuscript, study concept; SC: revising of the manuscript, study concept or design; JFD: revising of the manuscript, study concept or design; external expert of the classification committee; MLL: revising of the manuscript, study concept or design. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
This study was supported by the Fonds National de la Recherche (FNR) of Luxembourg. The funder had no role in the data acquisition, analyses nor the reporting of the study.
The authors thank Prof. E. Bialystok for providing advice on how to measure multilingualism according to her Language and Social Background Questionnaire.
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Venafi study reveals that company's remain vulnerable to the Flame malware until they identify and remove all vulnerable digital ID certificates on their networks
Venafi has analysed the magnitude of Flame and has found that 99 percent of the world's top corporations and governments still have this door wide open to hackers.
A digital certificate is a digital ID that is used for two fundamental purposes. Certificates authenticate one machine to another and they encrypt the traffic that flows between the two machines. They are the security backbone of almost everything that happens on the Internet and within organisations.
In the case of Flame, the malware took advantage of and cracked a weak, outdated, known-to-be-useless algorithm (MD5) used in a digital certificate. Once the certificate was compromised, the bad guys were able to open doors to the networks they targeted.
Until organisations find and replace all of the MD5 certificates on their networks, which are virtual open doors, they are going to continue to be hit with this emerging type of certificate-based attack.
Venafi's Head of Europe Calum MacLeod explained: "We have seen a growing wave of attacks that compromise certificates as a fundamental strategy. First Stuxnet, DuQu, the CA compromises - Comodo, StartSSL, DigiNotar and now Flame prove that this is going to continue. This is just the beginning or the tip of the iceberg – chose your analogy. The reason that it continues is that people are asleep at the wheel and do not manage their certificates. Why would anyone use MD5? Because they don't understand the critical nature of certificates and their responsibility to manage them accordingly."
Through Flame, which got the best of one of the most visible high tech companies – Microsoft - the world now knows that certificates using MD5 are available to be compromised and remanufactured as fraudulent certificates. Microsoft closed the door they had opened because they used MD5 based certificates. The rest of the world still has the open door and Microsoft can't fix that. No one can, except for the organisation that has MD5 certificates on their network. Venafi's research has shown for a fact that 99 percent of the world's top corporations and governments have this door wide open to hackers.
Venafi analysed the networks of over 450 Global 2000 organisations and discovered that 17.4 percent of certificates in are signed with unsafe, hackable, MD5 algorithms. Certificates exactly like the ones compromised as part of the Flame malware are used everywhere in organisations worldwide today and are vulnerable to the same compromise. If the bad guys want access, and you have MD5, they can have access.
Every MD5 certificate on a network is an open door. Organizations need to find and replace them immediately, otherwise they will be breached, it's that simple.
"I often wonder why something so fundamental as knowing which certificates are active on the network, understanding their attributes, and managing the keys associated with the certificates is not a top priority - especially when managing these instruments radically reduces the vulnerability," said MacLeod. "This isn't hypothetical, the compromise and threat has happened time and again. Maybe because managing things like certificates isn't nearly as sexy as having the latest APT detection and amazing firewalls?"
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3rd baby 4days old bf more painful than giving birth help me!(15 Posts)
Help me please ladies I'm at wits end, I'm no expert but I successfully bf ds 1 and ds 2 and yes the first few days were painful until my milk came through and I got attaching on correctly, now with 4 day old ds3 I am really struggling, my nipples are in agony it's like someone is shaving the tips off with a razor blade, they are cracked and there are blood spots on the ends, I'm expressing with an electronic breast pump which right now is as painful as I can't master hand expressing, and tonight I'm having to ditch bf altogether until they heal as I literally cannot stand the pain, much to my ds3 frustration and upset and my tears and feeling of a failure.
I'm applying lansinohl cream regularly, keeping breasts dry and warm and changing nipple pads frequently, tomorrow I will call our NHS breast feeding advisor but if anyone out there can give me advice I will welcome it with wide open arms x
As you BF your eldest 2 successfully I am not going to patronise you by saying you may not have the latch right!
But I would ask the MW to check that your wee one doesnt have tongue tie, as that can have a big effect on feeding but BF in particular. Have you tried nipple shields? I only BF one of mine, for a 6 weeks and it was hell on toast, but the nipple shields did help.
Poor you. That sounds crap.
I are you still taking some paracetamol after delivery?? Would that help the pain in the short term? Day 4 post partum, tears, frustration etc etc. It isn't going to help, so go easy on yourself tonight. Checking for tongue tie is a good plan too. Sounds like you are doing the right stuff. Good luck.
I had the same thing with my 3rd baby, was such a horrible shock as I thought surely I know how to do this by now?!! He had tongue tie it turned out, not too badly luckily and it resolved itself in the end, but it was incredibly painful for a while. Did get better though so I would say hang in there if you can bear it - but see a specialist midwife / bf counsellor as soon as you can.
Good luck x
God I remember it well - the toe-curling pain. Sounds like you are doing the right thing. I covered mine with Lansinoh, expressed, used a bottle and used some nipple shields for a very short period to give my nipples time to heal it didnt take long and then it was fine. I has breast fed dd for 18 months with no probs so did come as a bit of a shock. The breast feeding advisors can be brilliant and will recheck for tongue tie as I've known of it being missed or partial-one being overlooked. Good luck
Morning Jenny, hope you are surviving. Been thinking about you this morning while feeding mine and remembering those agonising early days (he's now 22 months). I remember that it helped to lie in the bath and express with a hand pump under the water - not very effective but did provide a bit of relief (and amusement to my older 2 who had a taste of the result which was quite funny so cheered me up). Also it really did help to 'relearn' my latch, it is so different getting used to a newborn again when (in my case anyway) the last person you fed was 2, helping himself and completely in charge of the whole process. My latch with my 3rd was ok but a bit lazy and it helped to be reminded about getting baby to open his mouth really wide and getting a really good mouthful of boob.
Really hope it gets better for you soon. And congratulations and welcome to the wonderful world of being outnumbered....
Also I just lay in bed naked with nothing on my boob at all, I would say avoid the breast pads if you can, i just kept a muslin underneath sort of propped round to catch all the leaks! A good reason to stay in bed and not get up unless totally essential like going to the loo....
Morning. Not much help here but you are not alone - I had exactly the same problem with no3.
In the end after seeing the world and his dog my Dr have me antibiotics in case it was a deep milk duct blockage and to my great surprise it worked.
Good luck - enjoy the barely controlled pandemonium that is 3!!!
Another one voting for tongue tie! I had to ask advice from ten different professionals (midwives, health visitors, BF councillors) before DS was diagnosed, by which point I had given up. So you may want to look up the signs yourself.
Same here, 3rd baby, by day 3 my nipples were shredded. It did get very slightly better when my milk came in, but only to the point where it's bearable. I've just had the health visitor refer us for a tongue tie division, she is now 3 weeks old, and I've had to shout a lot to get referred!
Hey guys I'm sorry you all had/have to go through this too. It's bloody awful but thanks for sharing as I now know I'm not alone. Here's my situation today, last time I put ds on boob was 4am this morning and I cried the whole way through the feed, since then I have expressed every 2-3 hours and fed him with a bottle, although expressing with pump initially burns like mad I've found that today as the days gone on its got very slightly easier. I had a midwife out today who has recommended that I keep baby off the boob for 48 hours give me chance to heal, I'm still expressing and its getting easier I must admit. She checked for tongue tie and even I have to admit it certainly does not look like that's the problem, his tie is that far back on his tongue that it took us ages to find it.
At the moment we are both in agreement that it must be a latching on problem, he is what I would describe as an angry feeder he screws up his face and is all gums and grunts! Lol
Tomorrow I may try nipple shields if they've stopped bleeding, and when I feel brave enough to put him back on I will be adopting the rugby ball attachment method!
I'll keep everyone posted, and thank you all again for sharing your xperiences I really really appreciate it!
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Hope you're ok - rugby ball worked well for me too at various angles to get at the most engorged bits!
"His tie is that far back on his tongue it took us ages to find it "
Google posterior tongue tie. Might be the issue. Did the midwife check to see how much movement; and what range of movement your Ds'S tongue has?
Can you get to a breastfeeding clinic? Your local hospital should have one, or at least nearby. My nipples were shredded by DD3 by day 4. At day 5 check I said to the midwife that I thought she may be tt, she checked and said 'yes, maybe a slight one' and referred me to the bf clinic.
Went to bf clinic the next day where a bf counsellor/lactation consultant diagnosed DD3 with an almost 100% tt which we had cut when she was 9 days old.
So would suggest getting a second opinion on the tt and attachment issues, and as soon as you can! Hope it improves soon...
No advice to offer, but I just wanted to let you know that I understand how you feel. I managed to EBF DS and DD for 5m and from the first suckle my nipples were excruciatingly painful. There was absolutely nothing wrong with me except that my milk came in before DS and DD were born. There was nothing wrong with DS or DD either. Their latches were great, no TT, and nothing else wrong with them. I had no infections, no mastitis, no blocked ducts yadda, yadda. Everything was fine. The strange thing was that my nipples were only paiful when the DC were feeding and for about 1/2hr after they'd finished feeding.
TBH I dreaded BF so much that, not only did I want to throw myself under a train/bus to get away from BF, but that it also contributed massively to my severe PND because I felt that not BF DS and DD was failing to give them them the best start.
I didn't see my GP about my PND because I fel that 1) it was none of their business, and 2) I didn't want DS and DD to be taken away. The good thing about dragging myself out of PND, is that it now takes a hell of a lot to bring me down and that the PND has made me a stronger person.
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Jaap Weijand (Amsterdam 1886 - Bakkum 1960)
After his formal education at the Rijksschool voor Kunstnijverheid and the Rijksacademie voor Beeldende Kunsten, both in Amsterdam, followed by a brief period in roaring Paris in 1908, Jaap Weijand plunged in the heart of the artistic developments in Amsterdam. As a member of St. Lucas he exhibited his luminist paintings side by side with Leo Gestel, Jan Sluijters and Piet Mondriaan, causing turmoil in the newspapers of those days. Being a committee member of the Moderne Kunstkring, later De Nieuwe Kring, and as a resident of artist's communities such as the Jan Steenzolder and Meerhuizen aan de Amstel, Weijand was an active and prominent member of the Amsterdam artist's society. Collectors like J.F.S. Esser, S.B. Slijper, Willem Beffie and Jacques Goudstikker aquired works by his hand.
Weijand's move to the artist's village of Bergen, Noord-Holland, was soon visible in the square divisionist colour fields and the dark brush-stroke of the Bergense School he incorporated in his own luminist touch, often executed in the colours dominating his oeuvre: ochre, vermillion and indigo-blue.
Through the intervenience of B.W.F. van Riemsdijk, director of the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Weijand met Carel and Mimi de Visser-Roelofs, who were to be his patrons from 1916 to 1929. Their financial contribution in exchange for the first choice of his works allowed Weijand to maintain his large family. Weijand determined the picture-frames, resulting in rough and simple frames lining the many works on the walls of the De Visser residence Denheim in Bloemendaal.
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During the patronage of thirteen years Weijand painted his most powerful works. Now at last a small selection is available to the public, after being admired and cherished by its first owners for nearly a century.
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Seth MacFarlane, the Producer of Cosmos and creator of The Family Guy, American Dad and much more, recently answered some questions about Cosmos during a Reddit AMA.
Cosmos airs Sundays at 9PM EDT on Fox or National Geographic. The Spacebits team live tweets each episode so be sure to follow along.
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sciencequiche, asks: "How happy are you with the reception to Cosmos (ratings, critics, fans on the street, etc.)? Do you see any chance for a 2nd edition that goes further than these 13 eps?"
The positive response to Cosmos has been incredibly overwhelming, and we're very grateful to everyone who's watched. If it continues to be a success, there may be room for more, but that's up to Ann Druyan.
BleedBlue81, asks: "What was the biggest reason you took the job to produce Cosmos?"
I think there's a natural curiosity about the universe that we're all born with, and which has been starved in recent years by a media that was once more interested in feeding it. There hasn't been any real science on network TV in a long time.
seanbrunett, asks: "Do you have any other plans or ideas for advancing science to popular culture?"
Cosmos' reception will ultimately determine that. If we reach the end of our 13-week run and we've held onto enough viewers who like seeing a mind-blowing science extravaganza on a network, then the cosmic horizon is the limit.
lifeofthe6, asks: "How do you think the cultural landscape of science has changed since the old program, and do you think more people will be open to using science and logic to answer questions about the universe in the future?"
I hope that is what Cosmos does. Since the original aired, we've seen a disturbing regression in scientific awareness and understanding. It manifests itself in everything from the deterioration of our space program to the terrifyingly irresponsible trend of parents not vaccinating their kids. It is my hope that Cosmos gets the train somewhat back on the tracks so it can move forward.
jennadaily, asks: "You're pretty much my hero. Anyway, how much have you influenced the direction of COSMOS? What's been your favorite part of working with NDT?"
My influence in Cosmos is more in the area of mass awareness than hands-on production. I'm involved in the making of the series, but it's Ann Druyan's baby, and of course I'm not a scientist. Neil is the world's greatest hang, because you can ask him all the big questions about the nature of the universe and what science has revealed to us, and you can let your curiosity run wild.
dlopez1196, asks: "How was it to work on Cosmos without a professional or educational background in science?"
Most fun job I've ever had. I learn new things about science from Ann & Neil every day.
We're really liking Cosmos so far. Read the full AMA if you're a fan of Seth.
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