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Conclusions: The role of cognition in tinnitus is difficult to ignore. First, tinnitus is likely to disrupt cognitive functioning, and there are some indications that tinnitus patients have impaired capacity to perform certain cognitive tasks. Second, evidence is emerging that tinnitus patients show cognitive bias in the way they handle information. Such information processing style suggests either depressive functioning, or anxious vigilance, or both. Finally, self-report measures of tinnitus distress all require conscious recollection of how tinnitus is perceived and the consequences of tinnitus. Such reports necessitate cognitive capacity. Objectives: To review the literature on the interface between cognitive function and tinnitus with special regard to the role of different levels of information processing. Materials and methods: A selective systematic literature search was conducted using the search engines of Medline and Psychological Abstracts, and by hand search of conference proceedings. Results: There are yet relatively few published studies on cognitive functioning in tinnitus patients. Most research has been conducted by a few separate research groups. However, the available studies clearly implicate an important role of cognitive processes at different levels from basic cognitive function to more conscious appraisal of the consequences of tinnitus. Finally, a tentative model of the road from tinnitus generation to annoyance via cognitive function is suggested.
Complaints of vertigo from people who are exposed to industrial solvents have focused interest on their toxic effect on the nervous system. In order to evaluate the influence of an organic solvent, xylene, on the mammalian vestibular system, a series of rabbit experiments were performed. To achieve a constant concentration, the xylene was infused as a lipid emulsion. Blood concentrations were estimated by gas chromatography. Elec-tronystagmography in darkness revealed that at blood xylene concentrations of 30 ppm all rabbits had a positional nystagmus. The beat direction was the opposite of positional alcohol nystagmus. Another difference between the alcohol and the xylene reaction was that rotatory nystagmus responses were exaggerated. The relations between the present findings and the reactions and blood concentrations in people exposed to industrial solvents are discussed.
A device for measuring the difference in level between the pressure transducer and a point of measurment is described. It can be used in oesophageal manometry with waterfilled catheters to measure and compensate for superimposed hydrostatic pressure. The practical application of the method is illustrated.
CONCLUSIONS: The presented analysis of nasal polyposis using connectivity based on the PubGene literature co-citation network demonstrates that this tool can be used to identify key genes in DNA microarray studies of human polygenic diseases.
OBJECTIVES: DNA microarray studies of complex diseases may reveal differential expression of hundreds of genes. According to network theory and studies of yeast cells, genes that are connected with several other genes appear to have key regulatory roles. This study aimed to examine if this principle can be translated to DNA microarray studies of human disease, using nasal polyposis as a base for the analysis.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: The connectivity of differentially expressed genes from a previously described microarray study of nasal polyposis before and after treatment with glucocorticoids was determined. This was done using the literature co-citation network PubGene.
RESULTS: In all, 166 genes were differentially expressed; 39 of these were previously defined as inflammatory and considered important for nasal polyposis. The connectivity of all differentially expressed genes was analysed using the PubGene literature co-citation network. Seventy-four of the 166 genes were connected to other genes. By contrast, the average number of connected genes among 100 sets of 166 randomly chosen genes was 31.5. A small number of the differentially expressed genes were highly connected, while most genes had few or no connections. This indicated a scale-free network. The most connected gene was interleukin-8, an inflammatory gene of known importance for nasal polyposis. Twenty-eight of the 74 connected genes were inflammatory (38%), compared with 11 of the 92 unconnected genes (12%), p < 0.0001. Since most evidence suggests that nasal polyps are inflammatory in their nature, this supports the hypothesis that connected genes have more disease relevance than unconnected genes.
The nasal epithelium protects the underlying tissue from damage. Epithelial cell growth is controlled by epidermal growth factor (EGF) and is possibly affected by toxic proteins, e.g. eosinophil cationic protein (ECP). The aims of this study were to examine nasal fluid epithelial cell counts and their relations to EGF, eosinophils and ECP in 23 patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis and 20 healthy controls. Nasal fluid epithelial cell counts were lower in patients than in controls. EGF levels did not differ between patients and controls, and correlated with epithelial cell counts in controls but not in patients. Eosinophils and ECP were higher in patients than in controls, but did not correlate with epithelial cell counts. The role of growth factors, such as EGF, in regulating epithelial cells merits further study.
Conclusions: This follow-up showed a stable and significant decrease in median oxygen desaturation index 4% (ODI(4)) values over the years. Approximately two-thirds of the patients fulfilled the success criteria (ODI4 reduction of 50% and andlt;20) after 15 years. A majority had improved/cured excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) and were satisfied. No increased mortality rate was seen. Objectives: To evaluate sleep apnoea recordings and symptoms in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome 15 years after uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) compared to baseline and previous follow-ups. Methods: This was a non-randomized, prospective intervention study on 50 patients who underwent UPPP during 1985-88. Their initial median age was 49 years (range 38-71) and ODI4 was 26.5 (4-82). Results: In all, 13 patients had died; 26 patients underwent sleep apnoea recordings. Median ODI4 had decreased from 26.5 (range 4-82) to 8.5 (0-60), p andlt; 0.01, a mean reduction of 52%; 65% of patients achieved the success criteria. One-third was objectively categorized as non-snorers. Median body mass index was unchanged. The questionnaires were answered by 32 of 37 patients; 88% reported improved or cured EDS and 78% were satisfied. Pharyngeal disturbances ratings were low. The standardized mortality rate did not differ from the general Swedish population.
Conclusion: Hearing restoration using an active middle ear implant (AMEI) is a highly cost-effective treatment for a selected group of patients with no other possibilities for auditory rehabilitation. Objectives: To evaluate the cost-utility of using an AMEI for hearing rehabilitation. Methods: This was a prospective, multicenter, single-subject repeated study in six tertiary referral centers. Twenty-four patients with sensorineural (SNHL), conductive (CHL), and mixed hearing loss (MHL) were implanted with the AMEI Vibrant Soundbridge (R) (VSB) for medical reasons. All patients were previously rehabilitated with conventional hearing aids. Multiple validated quality of life patient questionnaires, Health Utilities Index (HUI 2 and 3), and Glasgow Hearing Aid Benefit Profile (GHABP) were used to determine the utility gain and quality adjusted life years (QALY). Directly related treatment costs for the implantation were calculated and related to utility gain and QALY. Results: The cost/QALY for patients with SNHL was estimated at (sic)7260/QALY, and for patients with C/MHL at (sic)12 503/QALY.
Conclusion: The management of Head and Neck Cancer of Unknown Primary (HNCUP) patients varies both between centres within and also between the Nordic countries. This study contributes to a continuing discussion of how to improve the accuracy of diagnosis and quality of treatment of HNCUP patients.Objectives: The initiative for this study was based on the lack of common guidelines for diagnostic procedures and for treatment of HNCUP patients in the Nordic countries constituting a region having a rather homogeneous population.Method: A structured questionnaire was sent to all university hospitals in the five Nordic countries.Results: Four of the five Nordic countries use either national guidelines or specific protocols when handling HNCUP. The main diagnostic tools are PET-CT, fine needle aspiration, endoscopic evaluation with biopsies, and most often bilateral tonsillectomy. At 21 of 22 university hospitals the treatment decision is made at a multidisciplinary conference. Three of seven Swedish centres use only radiotherapy or chemoradiotherapy to treat N+ HNCUP patients. Robotic surgery for biopsy of the tongue base is beginning to become an alternative to targeted biopsies in Sweden and Finland. Narrow Band Imaging is used only in Finland.
OBJECTIVE: In patients with intermittent allergic rhinitis, allergen challenge may induce both early- and late-phase responses. The aim of this study was to examine the correlation between inflammatory cells in the nasal lavage fluid and clinical parameters following pollen challenge.
MATERIAL AND METHODS: Nasal lavage fluids were obtained from 29 patients with intermittent allergic rhinitis before and 1 and 6 h after allergen provocation, representing the control, early and late phases, respectively. Symptom and rhinoscopic scores were registered on the same occasions. Inflammatory cells were determined in the nasal fluid.
RESULTS: The early phase was characterized by increased symptom scores, rhinoscopic signs of oedema and secretion and neutrophilia. In the late phase, symptom scores had diminished, but the signs of ongoing secretion remained. Both the total nasal symptom score and the secretion score correlated with the number of neutrophils in lavage fluids at 1 h. The eosinophil count did not increase during the early or late phases.
CONCLUSION: A single allergen provocation induces an early-phase response dominated by neutrophils, with secretion being the only clinical sign remaining during the late phase. The increase in neutrophil numbers correlated with the registration of secretory symptoms. The presented data indicate a role for neutrophils in intermittent allergic rhinitis and their relation with secretory parameters makes it intriguing to speculate that neutrophils may function as promoters of nasal secretion.
Background: Many physicians insist patients lose weight before their hiatal hernia (HH) condition and related symptoms including intermittent esophageal dysphagia (IED) and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) can be treated, but it is not proven that body mass index (BMI) has an impact on exercise-based treatment of HH-related symptoms. Aims/Objectives: To investigate whether BMI has significance on IQoro (R) neuromuscular training (IQNT) effectiveness in treating HH-related symptoms. Material and Methods: Eighty-six patients with sliding HH and enduring IED and GERD symptoms, despite proton pump inhibitor medication, were consecutively referred for 6 months IQNT comprising 11/2 minutes daily. They were grouped by BMI which was recorded before and after IQNT, as were their symptoms of IED, reflux, heartburn, chest pain, globus sensation, non-productive cough, hoarseness, and misdirected swallowing. They were also assessed on food swallowing ability, water swallowing capacity and lip force both before and after treatment. Results: After IQNT, all BMI groups showed significant improvement (p amp;lt; .001) of all assessments and symptoms; and heartburn, cough and misdirected swallowing were significantly more reduced in the severely obese. Conclusions and significance: IQNT can treat HH-related IED and GERD symptoms as successfully in moderately or severely obese patients as in those with normal bodyweight.
Impaired auditory function following acoustic overstimulation, or noise, is mainly reported to be accompanied by cellular changes such as damage to the sensory hair bundles, but changes in the cell bodies of the outer hair cells have also been described. To investigate more closely the immediate cellular responses to overstimulation, isolated guinea pig outer hair cells were subjected to a 200 Hz oscillating water jet producing intense mechanical stimulation. The water jet was aimed at the cell body of the isolated outer hair cell. Cell shape changes were studied using video microscopy, and intracellular calcium concentration changes were monitored by means of the fluorescent calcium indicator Fluo-3. Cells exposed to a high-intensity stimulus showed surprisingly small light-microscopical alterations. The cytoplasmic calcium concentration increased in most cells, although some cells appeared very resistant to the mechanical stress. No correlation could be found be tween the calcium concentration changes and the cell length. The changes in calcium concentration reported here are suggested to be involved in the long-term pathogenesis of noise-induced hair cell damage.
Although many studies have been performed on the effects of acoustic overstimulation on the inner ear, our knowledge about the cellular processes underlying reduced hearing sensitivity and auditory cell death is still limited. In order to further our understanding of cellular processes occurring in conjunction with acoustic trauma, we designed an in vitro model to study the effects of overstimulation directly on sensory hair cells isolated from the low-frequency part of the guinea pig cochlea. The isolated outer hair cells were subjected to pressure jets delivered by a glass micropipette positioned close to the cell, in order to mimic the pressure changes occurring in the intact inner ear during sound stimulation. A second micropipette coupled to a piezoresistive pressure transducer was used as a probe measuring the pressure at precise locations at and around the cell. In a previous study, we found that such stimulation gave rise to increases in the intracellular calcium concentration. The present study characterizes the stimulus, describes the computer-controlled setup used for calibration, and gives examples of different modes of overstimulation at the cellular level. The peak pressure that could be generated using the pressure jet was around 325 Pa, or 144 dB (re 20 microPa) at 140 Hz. The pressure jet elicited large mechanical vibrations of the cell bodies of isolated cells. The vibration mode of the cells often changed over time, implying that the stimulation caused changes of the cellular stiffness. However, most cells appeared quite resistant to the high intensity mechanical stimulation.
Conclusions. Electron tomography was used to generate three-dimensional reconstructions of the pillars that connect the cell membrane with the cytoskeleton of the outer hair cell. Results are consistent with the hypothesis that pillars are important for mechanically linking the membrane with the cytoskeleton.
Objective: To make a qualitative assessment of the morphology of the sub-membrane pillars of cochlear outer hair cells.
Materials and methods. Guinea pig cochleae were fixed and prepared for electron microscopy using protocols described previously. Sections were imaged on an electron microscope equipped with a goniometer. The specimens were tilted through a range of 120°, and an image was acquired at each tilt angle. Filtered back-projection was used to generate three-dimensional reconstructions.
Results. Twelve individual pillars were successfully reconstructed. Pillars often connect to the cell membrane through a thin segment, and to the cytoskeleton through a forking structure that may form a central cavity.
Conclusion All patients with dysphagia after stroke have impaired postural control. IQoro (R) screen (IQS) training gives a significant and lasting improvement of postural control running parallel with significant improvement of oropharyngeal motor dysfunction (OPMD). Objectives The present investigation aimed at studying the frequency of impaired postural control in patients with stroke-related dysphagia and if IQS training has any effect on impaired postural control in parallel with effect on OPMD. Method A prospective clinical study was carried out with 26 adult patients with stroke-related dysphagia. The training effect was compared between patients consecutively investigated at two different time periods, the first period with 15 patients included in the study more than half a year after stroke, the second period with 11 patients included within 1 month after stroke. Postural control tests and different oropharyngeal motor tests were performed before and after 3 months of oropharyngeal sensorimotor training with an IQS, and at a late follow-up (median 59 weeks after end of training). Result All patients had impaired postural control at baseline. Significant improvement in postural control and OPMD was observed after the completion of IQS training in both intervention groups. The improvements were still present at the late follow-up.
Conclusion. Among 20 patients with inner ear complications and/or peripheral facial palsy secondary to acute otitis media (AOM) a proven or probable bacteriological cause was found in 13 (65%). In seven patients (35%), a proven or probable viral cause was found. Only two of the patients (10%), with a proven bacterial AOM and a clinical picture of a purulent labyrinthitis in both, together with a facial palsy in one, had a substantial degree of dysfunction. Although the number of patients in this study is relatively low our findings show that inner ear complications and facial palsy due to AOM can be of both bacterial and viral origin. Severe sequelae were found only where a bacterial origin was proven. Objectives. Inner ear complications and/or peripheral facial palsy secondary to AOM are rare. The general understanding is that they are due to bacterial infections. However, in some of these patients there are no clinical or laboratory signs of bacterial infections and they have negative bacterial cultures. During recent years different viruses have been isolated from the middle ear or serologically proven in AOM patients and are thought to play a pathogenetic role. We suggest that in some cases of AOM complications from the inner ear and the facial nerve can be caused by viruses. The purpose of our study was to analyze infectious agents present in patients with inner ear complications and/or facial palsy arising from AOM. Patients and methods. The medical records of 20 patients who had inner ear complications and/or facial palsy following AOM (unilateral in 18, bilateral in 2) between January 1989 and March 2003 were evaluated. Bacterial cultures were carried out for all patients. Sera from 12 of the patients were stored and tested for a battery of specific viral antibodies. In three patients, investigated between November 2002 and March 2003, viral cultures were also performed on samples from the middle ear and nasopharynx. Results. Nineteen patients had inner ear symptoms. Eight of them had a unilateral sensorineural hearing loss and vertigo, three had vertigo as an isolated symptom and one, with bilateral AOM, had bilateral sensorineural hearing loss. Seven patients had a combination of facial palsy and inner ear symptoms (unilateral sensorineural hearing loss in three, unilateral sensorineural hearing loss and vertigo in two, bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and vertigo in one, with bilateral AOM, and vertigo alone in one). One patient had an isolated facial palsy. Healing was complete in 11 of the 20 patients. In seven patients a minor defect remained at follow-up (a sensorineural hearing loss at higher frequencies in all). Only two patients had obvious defects (a pronounced hearing loss in combination with a moderate to severe facial palsy (House-Brackman grade 4) in one, distinct vestibular symptoms and a total caloric loss in combination with a high-frequency loss in the other. Eight patients had positive bacteriological cultures from middle ear contents: Streptococcus pneumoniae in two, beta-hemolytic Streptococcus group A in two, beta-hemolytic Streptococcus group A together with Staphylococcus aureus in one, Staph. aureus alone in one and coagulase-negative staphylococci (interpreted as pathogens) in two. In the 12 patients with negative cultures, there was a probable bacteriological cause due to the outcome in SR/CRP and leukocyte count in five. In four patients serological testing showed a concomitant viral infection that was interpreted to be the cause (varicella zoster virus in two, herpes simplex virus in one and adenovirus in one.) In three there was a probable viral cause despite negative viral antibody test due to normal outcome in SR/CRP, normal leukocyte count, serous fluid at myringotomy and a relatively short pre-complication antibiotic treatment period. © 2006 Taylor & Francis.
Conclusion: Training with either a palatal plate (PP) or an oral IQoro(R) screen (IQS) in patients with longstanding facial dysfunction and dysphagia after stroke can significantly improve facial activity (FA) in all four facial quadrants as well as swallowing capacity (SC). Improvements remained at late follow-up. The training modalities did not significantly differ in ameliorating facial dysfunction and dysphagia in these patients. However, IQS training has practical and economic advantages over PP training. Objectives: This study compared PP and oral IQS training in terms of (i) effect on four-quadrant facial dysfunction and dysphagia after a first-ever stroke, and (ii) whether the training effect persisted at late follow-up. Methods: Patients were included during two periods; 13 patients in 2005-2008 trained with a PP, while 18 patients in 2009-2012 trained with an IQS. Four-quadrant facial dysfunction was assessed with an FA test and swallowing dysfunction with a SC test: before and after a 3-month training period and at late follow-up. FA and SC significantly improved (p less than 0.001) in both groups. FA test scores after training and at late follow-up did not differ significantly between the groups, irrespective of whether the interval between stroke incidence and the start of training was long or short.
Conclusion: Misdirected swallowing can be triggered by esophageal retention and hiatal incompetence. The results show that oral IQoro(R) screen (IQS) training improves misdirected swallowing, hoarseness, cough, esophageal retention, and globus symptoms in patients with hiatal hernia. Objectives: The present study investigated whether muscle training with an IQS influences symptoms of misdirected swallowing and esophageal retention in patients with hiatal hernia. Methods: A total of 28 adult patients with hiatal hernia suffering from misdirected swallowing and esophageal retention symptoms for more than 1 year before entry to the study were evaluated before and after training with an IQS. The patients had to fill out a questionnaire regarding symptoms of misdirected swallowing, hoarseness, cough, esophageal retention, and suprasternal globus, which were scored from 0-3, and a VAS on the ability to swallow food. The effect of IQS traction on diaphragmatic hiatus (DH) pressure was recorded in 12 patients with hiatal hernia using high resolution manometry (HRM). Results: Upon entry into the study, misdirected swallowing, globus sensation, and esophageal retention symptoms were present in all 28 patients, hoarseness in 79%, and cough in 86%. Significant improvement was found for all symptoms after oral IQS training (p less than 0.001). Traction with an IQS resulted in a 65 mmHg increase in the mean HRM pressure of the DH.
Conclusions. About half of the subjects in this study reported remaining symptoms 3–6 years after acute unilateral vestibular loss. Differences could be seen between subjects with and without remaining symptoms regarding health-related quality of life, anxiety and depression.
Objective. To evaluate the presence of self-rated remaining symptoms 3–6 years after acute unilateral vestibular loss, and to compare subjects with and without such symptoms.
Material and methods. Firstly, 51 subjects answered a questionnaire which included the EuroQol EQ-5D, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, the University of California Los Angeles Dizziness Questionnaire, visual analogue scales and the Dizziness Handicap Inventory. Secondly, nine subjects with and nine without remaining symptoms participated in an extended testing procedure, including electronystagmography (ENG), determination of vestibular-evoked myogenic potentials (VEMPs) and clinical balance tests.
Results. In the first part of the study, 27 subjects reported remaining symptoms, 3 reported 1 additional period of symptoms and 21 had not experienced any symptoms at all in the 3–6 years since acute unilateral vestibular loss. In the second part, the group with remaining symptoms rated a lower health-related quality of life and a higher level of anxiety and depression. There were no differences between the two groups in terms of ENG tests, VEMPs or clinical balance tests.
Subjects with neck problems, such as whiplash injuries, often complain of disturbed equilibrium and, in some instances, provocation of the neck position can elicit such problems. The importance of neck proprioceptors for maintaining balance is gaining increased interest, moreover the function or malfunction of the otoliths may disturb equilibrium in certain head positions. The aim of the study was to create a reference material for postural control and its dependence on head position in healthy subjects and to compare this with a set of patients with known neck problems and associated vertiginous problems. A total of 32 healthy subjects (16 men, 16 women, age range 21-58 years) as well as 10 patients age range 27-62 years (mean 44 years) with neck problems and associated balance problems since a whiplash injury were tested for postural control using the EquiTest dynamic posturographic model. The normal subjects were initially split into four age groups in order to estimate the effects of age on performance. The postural stability was evaluated for dependence of support surface conditions (stable or sway-referenced), visual input (eyes open or closed) and head position (neutral, left rotated, right rotated, extended backwards or flexed forward) using analysis of variance (ANOVA) with Tukey's post hoc test in case of a significant factor effect. As expected, visual cues as well as stable support surface improve postural stability (p < 0.001). Postural stability is statistically different in the head extended backwards condition compared with the other four head positions (p < 0.001 in all cases) in both patients and controls. Eliminating this test condition from the analysis, only a slight (p < 0.05) difference between head forwards and head turned left remained. This pattern of results remained if the normal subjects were only split into two age groups instead of four. Finally, the patient group exhibited significantly lower postural performance than all the groups of normal subjects (p < 0.01), but none of the normal groups differed significantly from each other. It is concluded that the postural control system is significantly challenged in the head extended backwards condition in both normal subjects and patients with previous whiplash injury and persistent neck problems. The patient group differed statistically from all groups of normal subjects. This suggests that neck problems impair postural control, and that the head extended position is a more challenging task for the postural system to adapt to. Whether this is due to utricular malpositioning, central integrative functions or cervical proprioceptive afferents is not within the scope of this study to answer. ⌐ 2000 Taylor & Francis.
Thirteen normal subjects were investigated with a broad frequency-band (up to 4.5 Hz) rotatory test. The vestibular stimulation consisted of either a pseudo-random or a sinusoidal frequency sweep oscillation. Eye movements were recorded by EOG. Head movements were recorded either by a potentiometer attached to the chairs axis of rotation or by an angular rate sensor attached to a biteboard. Gain and phase values between eye and head movements were calculated. Measurements were performed in light and darkness during the execution of various fixation tasks. In the higher frequency range there was a difference in gain and phase between potentiometer and rate sensor measurements due to movement of the head relative to the headholder. Visual suppression, in agreement with earlier studies, was more effective during a sinusoidal stimulation than during a pseudorandom stimulation at low frequencies, using the more precise rate sensor measurement technique. Different instructions in the dark could alter the gain values at lower frequencies (up to 2 Hz) during sinusoidal stimulation. During pseudo-random stimulation no such differences could be elicited. Under all test conditions with the rate sensor, the gain values approached unity at about 3 Hz.
Ten healthy volunteers were subjected to a vestibulo-oculomotor test battery before, during and 1 hour after trichloroethylene exposure. The concentration of trichloroethylene in in-spiratory air was 32–78 ppm (176429 mg/m3). The concentration of trichloroethylene in venous blood was followed throughout the experiment. The mean pulmonary uptake was estimated. Each test person was also subjected to a control experiment, breathing air free of trichloroethylene. A decreased ability to visually suppress the vestibulo-oculomotor reflex during sinusoidal stimulation was noticed during trichloroethylene exposure. One hour after exposure the test subjects showed a decreased maximum velocity of the voluntary saccade and a decreased ability to follow a sinusoidally moving target.
The short-term effect of exposure to toluene on the vestibulo- and opto-oculomotor system in rats was investigated. Stimulation of the vestibulo- and opto-oculomotor system was either a constant rotatory acceleration, a sinusoidal oscillation, a randomized oscillation or an optokinetic stimulation. Eye movements in response to the different stimulations were recorded by EOG and fed into a computer for analysis. Due to toluene exposure the slow phase velocity gain during constant acceleration increased and the post-acceleratory nystagmus response was prolonged. The optokinetic gain at stimulation velocities above 10 deg/sec decreased during toluene exposure. Toluene also prolonged the duration of optokinetic after-and after-afternystagmus. The findings in this study strongly suggest an effect of toluene on the cerebellum.
Human tracking eye movements were recorded in healthy volunteers of varying age. The target motion was either predictable (pure sinusoids or sinusoidal frequency sweep) or unpredictable (pseudorandomized). Gain and phase values for the tracking and the smooth pursuit eye movement signal were calculated as a function of target frequency from 0.2 to 2 Hz. Max. target velocity was 20 or 40 deg/sec. In the low frequency area the smooth pursuit gain for predictable stimulation was higher than the gain elicited by the pseudorandomized stimulation. In the high-frequency area, gain values did not differ significantly. For the predictable stimulation, the phase of the smooth component was always a lag, increasing with increasing frequency. At low frequencies of the pseudorandomized signal a phase lead was observed. At higher frequencies the lead turned into a lag that was greater than for the predictable stimulation. The young and old groups showed reduced smooth pursuit gain values, compared with the main group specially when the target waveform was pseudorandomized. The reduced smooth pursuit ability was mostly compensated for by an increased amount of saccades.
Objective - Several reports have shown that the direction of the postural responses induced by vestibular stimulation is affected by the positions of the neck and torso. The aim of this study was to investigate whether the postural responses to vibratory proprioceptive stimulation of the calf muscles are affected by the position of the head and thus by proprioceptive and vestibular information from the neck and head. Material and Methods - Ten normal subjects were exposed to vibratory proprioceptive stimulation of the calf muscles when the head was maintained in five different positions: in a neutral position facing forwards, with the head turned to the right or left sides or with the head tilted backwards or forwards. Body movements were evaluated by analyzing the anteroposterior and lateral torques induced towards the supporting surface. Results - The analysis showed that only the anteroposterior body sway was significantly affected by the position of the head. The anteroposterior postural responses were primarily increased during the tests with the head tilted backwards or forwards, whereas the postural responses were unaffected by head torsion towards the sides. The lateral responses were primarily affected by vision and not by the position of the head. Conclusions - The findings suggest that the responses evoked by vibratory proprioceptive stimulation of the calf muscles may be affected by different mechanisms, either by purely proprioceptive information or by an interaction between proprioceptive and vestibular information. Moreover, the increasing difference between the test conditions over time suggests that fatigue of the neck muscles may be one of the factors affecting the responses induced by the perturbations.
Conclusions. A 'Positioner' preventing sleeping on the back can effectively reduce obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), but not always snoring for patients with long-term OSA. By preference, the device should be used for younger snorers without OSA as a training tool to avoid sleeping on the back. Instructions and support by a nurse are necessary for compliance. Objectives. Snoring is a progressive condition with a prevalence of 25-30% among the adult male population. Long-term snoring seems to be the basis for apneas caused by vibration damage to the pharyngeal tissue. Patients with OSA often have more apneas in the supine position than in the lateral position. Preventing sleeping on the back is a way to treat OSA. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and comfort of a recently developed Positioner. Subjects and methods. A total of 23 patients diagnosed with positional sleep apnea (AHI>15 in supine position and AHI<5 in lateral position), were included. The Positioner - a soft vest, attached to a board placed under the pillow, makes it impossible for the patient to sleep on his back. It was fitted and tried out individually. Patients answered sleep questionnaires and kept sleep diaries before beginning use. After 3 months, a new sleep study was done while using the Positioner and new questionnaires were filled out. Results. Eighteen patients (5 women and 13 men) completed the study. The rest could not tolerate being strapped into the Positioner. Of those participating, 61% demonstrated a decrease of AHI to<10 using the Positioner. The Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) decreased from a mean of 12.3 to 10.2. Half of the patients snored more frequently with the Positioner. The evaluation of comfort showed that minor adjustments are desirable. © 2007 Taylor & Francis.
The influence of carbon dioxide (CO2) on cochlear blood flow (CBF), blood pressure (SBP) and skin blood flow (SBF) was studied in anaesthetized guinea pigs. A transient acute respiratory acidosis was produced by inhalation of CO2 and oxygen (O2) gas mixtures. The blood flows were measured by laser Doppler flowmetry (LDF). High CO2 increased CBF and SBP, and decreased SBF in a dose-dependent manner. The responses of CBF, SBP and SBF to high CO2 were reversible. Our results indicate that high CO2 (and low pH) dilates the smooth muscle of the blood vessels, resulting in an increase in CBF. CO2 also activates the sympathetic nervous system in the whole body, producing an increase in SBP. The distribution of alpha- adrenergic fibres/receptors is abundant in skin and scarce in the cochlea. The constrictive effect on blood vessels is much greater in the skin than in the cochlea, thus our results showed a decrease in SBF during stimulation with higher CO2.
Conclusion Patients with hiatus hernia can be relieved from H, MSL and MSN by hiatus hernia repair.
Objective It has been hypothesized that respiratory symptoms in patients with gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) may, in some cases, be due to misdirected swallowing as a consequence of defective opening of the upper oesophageal sphincter. The aim of this study was to investigate whether patients with hiatus hernia are relieved from symptoms of misdirected swallowing to the larynx (MSL) and nose (MSN), as well as hoarseness (H), as a result of hiatus hernia repair.
Material and methods A questionnaire concerning symptoms of H, MSL and MSN was administered to 90 patients under investigation for hiatus hernia repair before and after surgery.
Results Before surgery, MSL occurred in 30% of patients, MSN in 30% and H in 25%. These symptoms were significantly interrelated (p<0.008). After antireflux surgery, all symptoms were significantly reduced (p<0.001). Symptom reduction was not related to the weight of the patients.
Nine subjects with long-term (8-30 years) occupational exposure to industrial solvents and a confirmed diagnosis of psycho-organic syndrome (POS) have been studied with audiological and otoneurological test batteries. The results were compared to a matched control group of nine industrial workers not exposed to solvents and to normal data from healthy volunteers. In the clinical examination, the Romberg test identified 5/9 workers as pathologic and concurrently the stabilometry showed significantly larger sway areas in the POS-group. In the audiological test battery, the significantly pathologic tests were discrimination of interrupted speech and evoked cortical responses to frequency glides (CRA-delta-f). The saccade test disclosed abnormal findings in 5/9 workers. In the smooth pursuit test, abnormality was found at some test frequencies using pseudorandomized stimulus. The VOR-suppression test was significantly abnormal at all test frequencies. The test battery used strongly indicates CNS lesions due to industrial solvents.
A national database was developed in Linköping by the authors to gather data from patients with Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss (SSNHL). A form was used for data collection covering background, current disease, examinations and treatment. Audiograms at the onset of SSNHL and after three months are analyzed. The aim of the study was to investigate the treatment policy of SSNHL in Sweden, the effect of treatments on outcome, and which variables are of value in predicting the outcome.
Out of the first 300 patients reported to the database 208 patients were considered to have idiopathic SSNHL. 50% were treated with corticosteroids, 44% did not receive any treatment. The treated patients had the same outcome as the non-treated patients. The time interval from onset of SSNHL to start of treatment was of importance for the outcome irrespective of type of audiogram or results from laboratory tests. Higher age and heredity for hearing loss gave significant lower chance for improvement.
The first results from 300 patients in the national database demonstrate that corticosteroids or "no treatment at all" are the treatment options in use today. No significant difference in outcome was seen between treated and non-treated patients. Since spontaneous recovery might be the cause, a placebo-controlled randomized study is required before a positive effect of corticosteroids can be asserted.
Pigmented rats were exposed to toluene (1000 ppm, 21 h/day) for 6 or 11 weeks. The function of the vestibulo- and opto-oculomotor systems was tested one month after the end of the exposure by recording of nystagmus, induced by vestibular or optokinetic stimuli. The eye movements were recorded by a magnetic search coil technique. The optokinetic gain in the exposed animals was reduced compared to a control group. There was also a slight reduction in gain during sinusoidal oscillatory vestibular stimulation. No effect of the toluene exposure on the gain or duration of nystagmus during acceleratory or deceleratory rotatory stimulation was demonstrated, nor was there any change in the duration of the optokinetic after-nystagmus. The function of the visual system was tested 2 to 5 days after exposure by recording the electroretinogram and the visual evoked response. The conduction velocity in peripheral nerve was also measured. No effect of the toluene exposure on these variables was seen. The results indicate that long-term inhalation of toluene causes a long-lasting, possibly permanent, lesion within the vestibulo-cerebellum. They gave no evidence that such exposure affects peripheral vestibular or visual function.
This technique enabled us to visualize the cochlea without causing damage.
The mammalian inner ear is difficult to approach surgically. This is particularly true in the cases of the rat and mouse, which both have small cochleae. Rat and mouse research is particularly important because their genomes are well characterized, and significantly similar to that of the human. The aim of the present study was to develop a method of accessing the rat cochlea without affecting its function.
In the ventral approach, a small hole was made for access to the scala tympani. Cochlear function was assessed through auditory brainstem response (ABR) threshold measurements.
The ventral approach enabled the direct visualization of the tympanic bulla. Thus, the tympanic bulla could be easily opened in a manner that was benign to cochlear function. There was no significant difference in ABR threshold before and after surgery.
Important information about the basic reparative process of tympanic membrane (TM) healing is shown, which can be incorporated for further clinical understanding. This provides a basis for the exploration of stem cell treatment for TM perforations and holds promise for future improvements.
This study aimed to analyse the healing of TM perforation by using stem cells and the stiffness of the membrane was tested in an acute and long-term study.
Sprague-Dawley rats were used in a model of TM perforation. The perforation was performed with a laser system. Stem cells were applied and the healing time and morphological analysis were performed with light and transmission electron microscope. Stiffness was examined by moiré interferometry.
The stiffness of the perforated and healed TM was restored after just 2 weeks. In the chronic perforation model, mesenchymal stem cells enhanced the healing.
The input from fore- and hindlimbs to the vestibular nuclear complex (VNC) was investigated in awake cats. Electrical stimulus was given to the sciatic, radial and vestibular nerves bilaterally and single unit responses were recorded in the VNC with extracellular technique. The position of the microelectrode was histologically confirmed. All four major vestibular nuclei received fore- as well as hindlimb input. Forty per cent of the neurons with limb input also received vestibular afferents. No major distinguishing features appeared between the different nuclei with regard to response characteristics. Certain differences in laterality of response, quantitative fore-hindlimb ratio and somatosensory-labyrinthine convergence were observed however. Response latencies to sciatic and radial nerve stimuli always exceeded a 3 msec and were grouped around 8 and 16 msec. A third population of vestibular neurons had latencies over 20 msec. Both excitatory and inhibitory responses were recorded, with the latter not always following an activation. The findings illustrate the complex nature of the ascending pathway to the VNC and the integrative properties of this complex.
Patients operated with tonsillar surgery report a high degree of symptom relief 6 months after surgery.
The purpose of this study was to analyze symptom relief 6 months after tonsil surgery in relation to age, indication, surgical procedure, primary bleeding and unplanned postoperative visits. The National Tonsil Surgery Register in Sweden offers data from 54,696 patients registered during 1997-2008.
This was a prospective assessment by questionnaire. Data were collected using three questionnaires, two completed by professionals and one 6 months postoperatively by the parents/patients.
Among 54,696 patients, the most common surgical indications were obstruction (49.7%), followed by recurrent tonsillitis (35.2%). Symptom relief 6 months after surgery was high in all indication groups (>92%), and highest for patients operated on the indication peritonsillitis (>98%). The indications obstruction, recurrent tonsillitis or chronic tonsillitis reported a high degree (>96%) of symptom relief. Of the patients who underwent tonsillectomy with adenoidectomy, 97.5% were symptom-free compared to 96% of patients who had tonsillectomy alone and 96.1% who underwent tonsillotomy (p < 0.0001). In all, 13.9% of patients required an unplanned visit to the clinic postoperatively. Only 148 of 54,696 patients reported worsening of symptoms after surgery.
Objective: MMPs play an important role in enhanced intra-tumoral proteolytic activity, promoting angiogenesis and invasion by acting on extracellular matrix substances. Cytokines secreted by tumour-infiltrating immune cells, fibroblasts and tumour cells can modulate MMP expression and secretion by cancer cells. The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of IL-6, soluble IL-6 receptor (sIL-6R), HGF, TNF- and IL-8 on MMP-1, -2 and -9 expression by two oral squamous cell carcinoma cell lines (UT-SCC-20A and -24A).
Material and methods: ELISA was used to analyse secretion of total MMP protein and gelatin zymography was used for activity analysis.
Results: IL-6 had a moderate stimulatory effect on MMP-1 secretion in both cell lines, whereas sIL-6R had no effect. When these cytokines were added together, a dose-dependent, synergistic stimulatory effect was observed. HGF also upregulated MMP-1 secretion, especially in one cell line (UT-SCC-24A), and a synergistic effect was observed when HGF was added to IL-6 in both cell lines. MMP-9 secretion by UT-SCC-24A was increased when stimulated with HGF and IL-6 combined with sIL-6R, whereas no effect was found in the other cell line. TNF- stimulated MMP-9 secretion in both cell lines, but only stimulated MMP-1 secretion in one (UT-SCC-24A). The zymographic results were consistent with the ELISA results, indicating an upregulation of active enzyme when a stimulatory effect on protein expression was detected.
Conclusions: The intra-tumoral cytokines IL-6, hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) and tumour necrosis factor- (TNF-) stimulate oral cancer cells to enhanced secretion of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-1 and -9. These results contribute to an understanding of the extracellular events necessary for tumour progression.
A previously described experimental model for studying the effect of industrial solvents in the vestibular system of rabbits has been applied to rats. To achieve a constant concentration, the solvent was infused intravenously, dissolved in a lipid emulsion. Arterial blood levels were estimated by gas chromatography. The vestibulo-oculomotor behaviour of rats during repeated rotatory acceleration was investigated by electronystagmography. The effect of two solvents-toluene and styrene-on the rotatory induced nystagmus was examined. Both solvents caused an exaggerated reaction at arterial blood levels above 75 ppm. The investigation indicated that the rat will be suitable species for further electronystagmographic investigation of the influence of organic solvents on the vestibular system, for example in screening studies of the toxicity of these solvents.
Eye movements were recorded from rats with a magnetic search coil system before and after sectioning of the midline commissural pathways in the brain stem at the level of the vestibular nuclei. After lesion, the findings were as follows: 1) During sinusoidal vestibular stimulation the eyes moved in a sinusoidal way similar to the head movement without any regular saccades. There was a reduced gain and a phase lead. 2) During optokinetic stimulation the eyes moved in the stimulus direction to an excentric position and stayed there until stimulation ceased. 3) During acceleratory/deceleratory rotation in the light there was a drift of the eyes in the direction of the expected slow phase movement to an excentric position. In some animals there was a directional asymmetry. The findings may be explained by a failure of the central neural integrator for horizontal eye movements. The results support the hypothesis that vestibular commissural fibres are of crucial importance for the function of this integrator system.
The hypothesis has been raised that a dysfunction of the longitudinal oesophageal muscle is the common denominator for pharyngeal and oesophageal dysphagia in patients with hiatal hernia, and that contraction of the: longitudinal muscle is a contributing factor for the opening of the upper oesophageal sphincter and for the stiffening: of the oesophageal wall when swallowing. Different studies were used to test the implications of this hypothesis. It was concluded that dysfunction of the longitudinal oesophageal muscle, caused by slipping of the distal end through the hiatal canal, can explain oesophageal dysphagia and inadequate opening of the upper oesophageal sphincter.
Objective: To evaluate the canal wall up (CWU) technique combined with mastoid obliteration used in cholesteatoma surgery from the aspects of safety and function.
Study design: Retrospective chart review. Information was extracted from a medical database and complementary data from patient files and audiograms were collected and recorded retrospectively.
Setting: A tertiary-stage hospital and a secondary-stage hospital. Surgeons of various levels of experience.
Method: Data from a consecutive group of 230 primary operations for cholesteatoma surgery using CWU with obliteration employing the combined approach tympanoplasty (CAT) technique, from January 1994 to December 2009 were analyzed.
Results: In 90% of the ears, the anatomy was normalized with an intact ear drum.
The frequency of residual cholesteatoma was 1% and the frequency of recurrent cholesteatoma 8%. Hearing was improved one year postoperatively and remained improved three years postoperatively. No patient suffered a total hearing loss.
Conclusions: CWU procedure comprising CAT with obliteration of the mastoid is a safe surgical method with a low frequency of residual and recurrent disease and a good hearing preservation.
Conclusion: Results from a database for sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) demonstrate no correlation between laboratory findings, treatment, and outcome in 400 patients. The patients with pathological test results were not treated differently from those with normal test results. The value of laboratory findings and MRI might increase if the results are categorized to more specific diagnoses. Objectives: To investigate diagnostic test batteries for SSNHL and evaluate their value in the management of idiopathic SSNHL. Methods: A total of 400 patients submitted to the Swedish national database for SSNHL were analyzed. Information was collected about the patients past medical history, potential precipitating events, trauma, medical history, hearing loss, current disease, diagnostic protocol, and treatment, using questionnaires as well as two audiograms, one at the first ENT clinic visit and another 3 months later. Results: In all, 65% of these 400 patients underwent hematological tests and 40% had an MRI/CT scan. Twenty-two of 160 MRI investigated had pathological findings including 5 acoustic neuromas. Also, 300 of these 400 patients were evaluated as having idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (ISSNHL); 24% of them had one or more pathological test results. No significant correlation was found between either the MRI findings or the laboratory findings with regard to treatment or hearing recovery in patients with ISSNHL.
MΘniΦre's disease may be treated in different ways. After obtaining a case history and performing auditory and vestibular tests the diagnosis should be obvious. In terms of treatment, the first steps are to provide the patient with information, institute a low-salt diet and regulate internal medical disorders. The next step is pharmacological treatment using diuretics, betahistine and other drugs. Local pulsated pressure treatment in the ear canal has been used in a placebo-controlled study and showed significant improvement, primarily of vertigo, but also in terms of tinnitus and hearing. Hence, this form of treatment can be used in some phases of the disease. In more severe cases gentamicin treatment has proved successful, in the present study, vertigo was cured in all but 3 of 35 patients. On average, no extra hearing loss was caused, however, one ear became deaf, some ears showed improvement and some ears showed a certain degree of hearing loss. In cases of escalation of MΘniΦre's disease, pressure treatment should be used initially, followed by gentamicin. These two methods of treatment are not in competition as they are used to treat different stages of the disease.
Evoked cortical focal potentials from electrical vestibular nerve stimulation were recorded in the Pcd-area in cats anaesthetized with Chloralose or Nembutal. For comparison, additional cortical projections were located for n. rad. superficialis and group Ia muscle afferents from n. rad. prof., n. fibularis prof., n. femuralis ramus muscularis and the motor nerve to the trapezoid muscle. Surface positive potentials, which reversed to negativity in middle cortical layers, were for vestibular nerve stimulation recorded in the S I forelimb field in a small area close to Pcd in the posterior medial part of the deep radial nerve projection field. The location of this field is compared with the vestibulo-cortical projections described earlier for rodents, squirrel monkey, and rhesus monkey. The histology shows that the field was within the cytoarchitectonic 3a area.


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The old blankets taking up space in your linen closet or bedroom must find a new home. You do not want to throw away your old blankets, but you need new ways to use these blankets in your home. This article explores three ways to repurpose old blankets, and you can create brand new artwork that changes the way your home looks. Bring everything out of your closet and into the light with these creative project ideas.
#1: Quilting
You may have old blankets that hard stains in different places. The blankets themselves are not fit for use in your home, but parts of these blankets can be used to create a lovely quilt. You must cut away squares of the blankets that will be used in your quilts, and you will have large stacks of fabric that you harvested from these blankets.
The excess fabric from each blanket can be thrown out, and you will reduce your blanket storage to a few swatches of fabric that can be turned into quilts easily. You may use everything from fleece fabric to traditional cotton in your quilts, and the quilts you create will be more diverse than other blankets in your home. One or two quilts that were made from several different pieces of fabric are more interested than the dozens of blankets you simply do not have use for.
#2: Tapestry
You may let your creative side roam free with a tapestry that you create from old blankets you have laying around your house. A tapestry that hangs on your living room or bedroom wall is more exciting to look at than a picture, and you created the tapestry on your own. Each blanket can become part of the tapestry, and each blanket can give up different pieces of fabric that take on different shapes.
You are free to frame the tapestry with any fabric you like, and the tapestry becomes a piece of art that you can use in any room in your home. Throw out the strips of fabric that were not used in tapestry, and you will be left with a tapestry you can use in the house. The conversion process avoid stains and dirty spots that make your blankets not longer usable.
#3: Lettering And Collages
You may cut letters out of your blankets that are useful in collages or lettering projects. The color and style of each blanket contributes to the beauty of the letters, and you may create several different types of letter that can used for many projects. A crafter who prefers to create projects with lettering can cut out the alphabet several times for new projects, and you may cut around the stains on your blankets.
Each blanket in your home provides you with an opportunity to create new pieces of art, and you must use these blankets to your advantage as you craft. Lettering for your walls, quilts and other projects can be easily cut out, and the dirty parts of each blanket may be thrown away. You are searching through each blanket to find usable fabric that will help you create something new whenever you like.
The old blankets in your home are a treasure trove of creative opportunities that you may use for creative purposes. Each blanket can be cut into squares or letters that may be used for tapestries, artwork and quilts. You are creating your own raw materials for the crafting projects have going in your home, and the old blankets that take up too much space are disposed of in the process. Ready your cutting sheers to reduce each blanket to something you can use.

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Spider-Man: Legend of the Spider Clan is a Marvel Mangaverse mini-series by Kaare Andrews and Scott Young starting in October.
"Out of all the Marvel Mangaverse issues that came out originally, Spider-Man was the one that was most well-received," editor C.B. Cebulski said. "We knew we had to do something special with this. Originally, it was planned to be in the Marvel Mangaverse title with issue #7. But it was such a fun character and Spider-Man was so well-received, we're going to give it a special treatment and launch it as its own book."
Andrews, who worked on the original one-shot, returns as writer and cover artist. He is joined by newcomer Young, who did some work with Andrews in X-Men Unlimited #37.
"We're going to take what Kaare Andrews established with the first issue and just build on top of that," Young said. "The concept of making the comic books like an animation, they did it so well in the first one that we can only try to beat that. We're going with the cel-sheeted characters. The painted backgrounds will be out of control."
Cebulski dropped a few hints of what readers will see.
"We're going to be playing around with a lot of the concepts in the Marvel Universe, Manga-izing them," Cebulski said. "A certain black costume will be creeping its way into the Mangaverse, as will a red-horned devil and a sultry cat-character."
Lions Gate Home Video and TidalWave Studios are cross-promoting the film Comic Book Villains, directed and written by comics writer James Robinson.
TidalWave Studios will lend its 10th Muse comic book property and others to the film' s DVD release. To add a comic book feel to the DVD menus, characters from the TidalWave universe will be featured in the backdrop. There also will be a hidden easter egg that will link to information about current TidalWave comic books. The DVD will be available in stores Sept. 3.
"A lot of the images are from upcoming TidalWave issues. This is a unique project in conjunction with Lions Gate. It should be fun for the public to have this extra added value to the DVD since the film is comic-related," said Darren G. Davis, president of TidalWave Studios.
Here how the film is described:
"In a sleepy town, full of ordinary people leading ordinary lives, something extraordinary is about to happen⤆ To some, comic books are a hobby, but for Raymond MacGillicuddy (Donal Logue) and Norman Link (Michael Rapaport) they are a way of life. Both men own comic book stores and both men are after the hottest ticket in town - a rare collection of old comics in mint condition - potentially worth millions to the right dealer. However, when the elderly owner won't sell, it becomes a madcap free-for-all with friend turning against friend in a battle for the loot. As the stakes get higher, their antics take a dark turn, and begin spiraling into a dangerous game of greed, betrayal and murder."
The cast also includes Cary Elwes, D.J. Qualls and Natasha Lyonne.
Zachary Hunchar, Director of Worldwide DVD Operations, said, "Lions Gate is excited in the cross-promotion of the services that TidalWave has to offer. I feel like we can share the benefits of each other's media to make this DVD fly off the shelves".
TidalWave Studios is responsible for the DVD menu design titles of such as Natural Born Killers, Halloween H20 and the interactive games in the DVD of Shrek. TidalWave Marketing is a full-service division that offers custom illustration and graphics design.
Lions Gate will be at the International Comic-Con in San Diego Comic, giving away posters, CDs and DVDs at the TidalWave Studios booth.
For covers and four-page previews of DC Comics titles arriving in stores next week, CLICK HERE.
Titles include JSA #38, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Vol. II #1, Lucifer #28, Superman: Man of Steel #128.
The WB has released its first promotional photo of Shemar Moore, who plays Detective Jake Reese in the upcoming Birds of Prey television.
Moore makes his move to primetime television after eight years on The Young and The Restless, where he won a Daytime Emmy. He has also been the host of the syndicated Soul Train.
Moore's character, Reese, is described as "a good cop battling New Gotham's villains, as well as his own personal demons."
For comments from Moore and the rest of the cast of Birds of Prey, CLICK HERE.
Incredible Hulk #43 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Bruce Jones, with art by John Romita Jr. and Tom Palmer and a cover by Kaare Andrews.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"A drugged and helpless Bruce Banner has beenabducted by the mysterious Agent Pratt -- but to what end? As Sally Riker rushes to the rescue, Pratt offers Banner major clues as to who is after him -- and what they want from him. Can Sally save Banner from Pratt? Or must Banner dig down deep inside himself and tap and old friend for help?"
Incredible Hulk #43 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.25.
Fused! #2 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from Image Comics. The issue is written by Steve Niles, with art by Paul Lee.
Here's how Image describes the issue, which is part two of the four-part "Canned Heat" story arc:
"Enraged by reports of rogue agencies waging private wars, President George W pulls out the big guns. Mortis and Fard must be stopped. In the middle of the power struggle is Mark Haggerty, fused with a robot suit, his life is in ruins. People are starting to die. His wife is in danger. As much a machine as he is a man, Mark Haggerty must rise up and reclaim what has been taken from him."
Fused! #2 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.95.
By Peter David, Richard Howell, Gordon Purcell and Kim DeMulder, cover by Amanda Conner and Bruce Patterson.
If the rest of the world finds itself embroiled in turmoil caused by people annihilating each other over ancient grudges, imagine how crazed such thinking can become when it hits Mystic Grove, the center of weirdness. Janocz finds himself at the flashpoint of a gypsy inter-tribal grudge match which goes back generations -- and as the only member of his tribe left, it's kill or be-killed. It's all in "Last in Tribe!"
32 pages, black and white, $2.50.
By Richard Howell, Anna-Maria Cool, Steve Leialoah, Frank Strom, Chuck Frazier and Louis Lachance.
Disaster threatens the Broadway opening of the new musical about Ahmenquikstep, the dancing pharaoh, it'll take all of Elvira's show-biz savvy (and witchcraft) to save the day. It's all in "Broadway Sorcery of 2002!" a magical mystery tour extravaganza. Also, Elvira joins up with Leonard Nimrod to solve the mystery of why alien forces are robbing the earth of coffee, in "Trouble Brewin."
32 pages, black and white, $2.50.
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Our second MBSR class in Everett!
Are you interested in mindfulness and its potential for enhancing health and well-being? Are you under stress? Are you struggling with chronic conditions such as chronic pain, depression, and anxiety? Are you feeling as if life is too much? Or do you simply want to live a fuller life with greater balance?
Course details:Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction is a structured 8-week course on mindfulness that reduces stress, and promotes health and well being. This highly participatory, practical course includes:
Please see the MBSR page for full details about this well-researched class designed by Jon Kabat-Zinn and the Center for Mindfulness at the UMass Medical Center.
8 classroom sessions: Tuesday evenings 6:00pm - 8:30pm, January 23rd - March 13th
Retreat day: Saturday March 10th, 9:00am - 4:00pm
Instructor: Richard Johnson, PhD, Senior Instructor
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In the National Curriculum 2014, Computing replaced the previous ICT curriculum. Computing relates to how computers and computer systems work, and how they are designed and programmed. The focus of the new computing curriculum moves towards programming and other aspects of computer science.
The Computing curriculum consists of three key strands:
- Computer Science: Understanding algorithms and programming (e.g. Beebots and Crumbles)
- Information Technology: To use technology purposefully and effectively (e.g. relates to word processing, PowerPoint and paint packages)
- Digital Literacy: Understanding the use of the use of technology around us and how to communicate by using it safely which links to e-Safety ( e.g. Internet and email).
Curriculum Intent: Our Computing Vision
At Our Lady of Lourdes we want our children to be prepared for the challenge of a rapidly changing and developing world. Our goal is that every child has the confidence and ability to access computing across the curriculum.
Our key aims are:
- For staff and children to gain confidence and enjoyment through the safe use of Computing.
- To ensure children gain the key skills and understanding necessary to enable them to fully access Computing in the world around them to develop their digital capability.
- To help children appreciate that Computing is a creative tool for learning.
- To improve communication with parents and the wider community by offering extended learning opportunities outside the school day.
- To constantly review and upgrade our hardware and software to keep abreast of and new and emerging technologies.
Computing Vision Statement
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Many year groups use Scratch to create their programs. Year 2 have been making their own space game using block code.
This term our Year 4 pupils has the chance to visit Hope University where they coded Roman Chariots using the Crumble. Mrs Hodge also helped them to design a Roman Gladiator to be powered by a Sphero in school. Watch this space to find out who will win the battle!
Year 1 have been programming Beebots using Cubetto mats. They have been creating their own algorithms to navigate the city.
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Whew. We are literally 3 days into 2019 and so many incredible, answer-to-prayers things have happened. While I am not quite ready to say what they are, I must say that this year is shaping up to be a very exciting and big year for our family.
I like to start each year by setting goals (shocking right!) and picking a word for the year. It's so interesting to me how each year the word defines my year or teaches me something important.
For 2017, my word was abundance and man, did I learn a lot about what abundance means and what a scarcity mindset looks like. Let's just say it was a tough year where I learned A LOT about myself. ( I want to write more about this year and how impactful it was for me but it is all still percolating in my heart)
For 2018, I picked the phrase in the shadow of heaven and my intention with it was to press into what God was saying to me about my purpose, calling, and I guess just what He was saying in general. Throughout the course of the year, He taught me so much about what I am called to do and how past experiences have all been leading and preparing me to step out and make some bold decisions. The biggest, most standout, of the things spoken to my heart was to actually take the plunge to start a business with my friend Sarah (we had been talking about it for over a year and it was just time). Other things include whispers of future promises and endeavours as well as calling to simplify and let go of some things that I am currently responsible for in order to make way for new growth and a better ability to nurture and grow the things that are in my hands.
Those realizations and whispers lead me to my 2019 word… Cultivate. The past couple of years have really solidified in me how I want to live my life (and what I don't want to do anymore) and what is truly important. This year I am really feeling a calling to simplify and to have a greater impact in a few areas instead of trying to do all. the. things.
The definition of the word cultivate is to foster the growth of or to improve by labour, care, or study. Beautiful words that have become my overarching goal for this year. To cultivate my family, my home, my personal relationship with Jesus, my businesses. And though cultivating is a beautiful sounding word it, in practice, is a roll up your sleeves and get dirty action that involves uprooting and digging up in order to prepare a healthy environment to flourish. It involves breaking through hard, cracked ground, removing weeds and rocks and sweating it out in order to make sure that what is about to be planted (or has already been planted) has the best environment to grow tall and strong.
Gah, I am feeling a bit sweaty just thinking about what that might mean for this year. BUT I am so excited to dig in and make good progress that I know will have impact that way bigger than just me. I am excited to see how cultivating my family and home will help them to bloom and grow this year. I am excited to see how cultivating my personal relationship with Jesus will impact all areas of my life and capacity. I am excited to see how cultivating my business will affect the lives of many small business owners and even the whole economy and culture of business in Ottawa (and beyond!)
It's not going to be a small year but I am so excited to step into a more simple, focused year.
What about you? Do you pick a word for your year? I would love to know what it is and why you chose it!


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"Are you sure we are doing the right thing?" I asked my husband again, as we were driving back to his hometown for our annual Chinese New Year's reunion dinner.
It seemed a little odd to be having a celebration when just a hundred days ago, we were grieving over the loss of his mom.
"We are doing it for the living" that was all he had to say to put my doubts at ease. So much truth in what he had just said.
Death is inevitable and a sad experience but it should not stop the rest of us from carrying on with our life. It may alter one's lifestyle (when someone you love is taken away from the equation) but always presents an opportunity to adapt to a "new" lifestyle without that someone.
Today we learned to adapt to that new lifestyle. This was the first time we were having our Chinese New Year's reunion dinner without her around. She, a mother, a wife, a grandmother, a daughte and a sister who would organise this reunion dinner, year after year, wasn't there doing what she did the best, being in charge of the kitchen.
I must confess, it was not awkward at all! It was nothing like I had imagined. It was the way it had been every year prior to her demise. The food may have been a little different this year and my girls did some work in the kitchen without being asked to, which was a pleasant surprise but the reunion had the same warmth and love. It was an enjoyable evening sitting together and enjoying the meal prepared by my aunt (her younger sister).
I learned a few things from my aunt who is known for her creativity in cooking and made some very unique dishes for us. One worthy to be mentioned was her vegetarian drumsticks. She used sugarcane as the sticks and bean curd skin as the meat! How innovative is that? You get to enjoy the "meat" and the "bone" too! Sweet suckling bone.
Everything she made (except for the meat) was from her own backyard. She has tapioca plants, papayas, chilies, sweet potatoes and much more.
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The were no moments of awkward silence. We hardly noticed mom wasn't around. I am sure she would have wanted it this way. I don't want to admit it but I got to say, my husband was right. We live for the living and today's reunion dinner was all about that. It was about fostering our relationship with them and keeping the connection going.
I am sure she would have wanted us to stay united for as long as we can.
Happy Chinese New Year to you, wherever you may be. — ASIA SAMACHAR (20 Feb 2015)
[Jasbir Kaur blogs at A CUPPA FOR MY THOUGHTS]
[ASIA SAMACHAR is an online newspaper for Sikhs in Southeast Asia and surrounding countries. We have a Facebook page, do give it a LIKE! Visit our website: www.asiasamachar.com]
Fish curry takes Jasbir to MasterChef Asia (Asia Samachar, 24 Aug 2015)
Battling cancer with joy (Asia Samachar, 3 Aug 2015)
Jasbir to heat up MasterChef Asia (Asia Samachar, 1 Aug 2015)
Do it for the living – JASBIR (Asia Samachar, 20 Feb 2015)


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Really enjoyed your life story. I can certainly relate to it. You cant help being a spurs supporter as I cant help being a Liverpool supporter for the past 54 years
What a brilliant podcast Ian, very motivational.
A great big thank you from me.
As always, a well spent 10 minutes, I was genuinely interested in what you had to say and couldn't agree more.
Pissed right off to have been away for a while and missed out on the Seminars, definitely next time.
Keep going, enjoying it all.
Brilliant, Ian! Appreciate your open and honest approach. That's what life is about!
we all know you have a sense of humor – along with other Spurs fans.
I have been a Southampton fan all mylife – and im bloody old. Still living on the FA cup win against united
Thank goodness for no football … so we could hear this quality heartfelt podcast. You have no idea how much you connected today with the listeners. You mention society is going down the toilet, it's simply cause we all feel separate from one another — when we all feel connected and part of one another's life, we act with consideration and not with disrespect, contempt etc
as for your dear old mum – she succeeded in doing the most important job there is – -raising her kids with values. And her values rubbed off on you.
As for your Darth Vader-father, he taught you how not to be – some of our valuable
lessons are learnt from the worst people we meet or the hardest situations we come across – thanks for today's {non DJ-esque} podcast…
HI Ian
It occurred to me that having read your Twitter excursion into political punditry your relationship with Twitter was similar to that of Mourinho's with Man U!!
I actually enjoyed Scenes – certainly when it comes to talking about society changes
When I first went to White Hart Lane it was just after the war with my Dad we went into the Family enclosure, which was the standing area below the director's box I used to be passed over the heads of the crowds and stood by the rails with all the other kids. It was the accepted thing. These days rape and abduction would be on the cards if you believe everything published in today's papers
A couple of years ago , having given up my season ticket a few years ago after the demise of the Jimmy Greaves Danny Blanchflower era, I went with a friend to the Spurs/Chelsea Cup Final at Wembley. We had good seats but most of the time we had to stand as everybody stood up and we were overwhelmed by the foul language that came in high volume from many of the supporters around us. It all felt rather threatening.
As you say Ian the atmosphere at International rugby is so different. My son has taken me to Twickers a couple of times and it's a thoroughly enjoyable day out – particularly the Guinness
So keep on with the day job and I look rorward to seeing you at the Holiday Inn.
Stephen (neophyte)
An absolutely brilliant podcast Ian
It was almost like listening to my own life story, so much so I'll be getting the wife to listen for the first time later as I know she'll appreciate it.
Very motivational and will hopefully help me to change my life around, sitting at work with Sugsy moaning about shit local jobs is just so depressing and then there's the Spurs talk, know wonder I need to find a different lifestyle balance.
Looking forward to meeting you on our golf challenge this summer – may the banter begin!!!!
Listening to him all day drive you off a cliff son, stick with me. I hope you at least play the golf he has been bottling out for about 4 years
You have the wrong sport – golf requires exercise – a long walk spoiled as they say. Stick to a snooker challenge – talk about how good you use to be – stroll around the green baize a short walk to the bar and snacks .
Concur with everyone else…..absolute brilliant podcast….yes life is too short and sense of humour has gone down the pan…..cant wait for the next podcast.
One word – superb!
Terrific listen this Ian. Thanks for sharing
Agree with everyone above, an excellent podcast. Thanks for the genuine insight into how you got started Ian.
I still follow the FTS Beginner Lay the Draw selections. I'd be interested to learn, perhaps in a future podcast, your opinion on how this method has changed (if any) from when you first started using it several years ago. Has the edge diminished or are there less opportunities these days?
Great podcast Ian a great way of communicating your messages, much more interesting than the written word.
I was going for a walk listening to the podcast and was so absolutely spellbound that I walked another kilometre past home without realising. Just magnificent Ian , you are a true inspiration.
Thank you mate – what number do you live 🙂
Great listen Ian, I have now got to the stage where I just cant miss a Podcast !!!
That is good!
Really enjoyed that mate. Thanks a lot
great podcast Ian, enjoyable listen and don't worry about the Spurs thing, its not your fault it was the first game you went to!!! i was unfortunate enough to have been introduced to Stamford Bridge as a child and ill sasy no more about that! i look forward to meeting you at the NEC. cheers. Ian.
Really enjoyed that mate. I will be front and centre in Birmingham. Spurs will probably 6th by then so plenty of material. Having the baby has shifted my mindset so much really looking forward to it. Charlotte says hello.
just listened to this as I've been away in barcelona visiting my youngest son and his partner. So much is so true and a lot resonates with things that have happened in my life. Just a pity from my point of view that I cannot devote the time I'd like, or need, to emulate your success, even in part.
By the way, you could have been a Stoke supporter for the last 55 years after being taken to see Stan Matthews play by my dad. Torture most of the time.
Enjoyed your podcast Ian – it resonated with me very much. You absolutely have to enjoy yourself and live right now!
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If you could choose but 12 players and 2 coaches from amongst all those who have ever played the game to form YOUR personal team, and represent what it is YOU stand for, on and off the court …
Who would these 14 be?
These are mine:
PG – Magic Johnson
OG – Michael Jordan
SF – Larry Bird
PF – Kevin McHale
C – Bill Russell
Oscar Robertson, Jerry West, Julius Erving, Dennis Rodman, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Rick Barry, Hakeem Olajuwon
Head Coach:
Red Auerbach
Assistant Coach:
Phil Jackson
Who is on YOUR team for all-time?
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