Methodological issues in music interventions in oncology settings: A systematic literature review

This paper is part of a systematic literature review and presents methodological issues within studies, investigating therapeutic applications of music in cancer patients. This review focuses on published international research from the USA, Canada, Australia and European countries using four electronic databases: PSYCHINFO, WEB OF SCIENCE, MEDLINE and SCIENCEDIRECT. Thirty-two papers were identified and each paper was coded in terms of sample type, basic research question, research design and methodological details, results and implications for future research. This paper addresses questions related to study design and methodology. It explores and discusses the relative advantages and disadvantages of various approaches.     

高等医学院校艺术隐性课程探究

隐性课程是当前课程理论研究领域十分关注的课题，近年来的教育实践表明，艺术课程对促进学生的全面发展具有深刻的影响。本文论述了隐性课程的特征和构成要素，阐述了艺术隐性课程的价值功能，并提出了医学院校实现艺术隐性课程的有效措施。     

米非司酮作用于兔输卵管收缩活动与Ca^2＋关系的研究

通过“结合化学分离与原子吸收分光光度法”对Ca^2 含量测定和离体输卵管肌条收缩记录方法，研究米非司酮（Ru486)对增加假孕（4d)兔输卵管平滑肌收缩频率，而不改变其收缩张力和振幅时与Ca^2 之间的关系，结果提示：（1）Ru486对输卵管分泌液和组织内Ca^2 的含量分布无明显影响；（2）Ru486具有降低细胞外液高Ca^2 浓度促Ca^2 内流，而使收缩增强的效应，且能协同Ca^2 通道阻断剂（Verapamil)抑制细胞外Ca^2 内流，而致收缩减弱的效应。     

The future of cardiovascular imaging and non-invasive diagnosis

Advances in medical imaging now make it possible to investigate any patient with cardiovascular disease using multiple methods which vary widely in their technical requirements, benefits, limitations and costs. The appropriate use of alternative tests requires their integration into joint clinical diagnostic services where experts in all methods collaborate. This statement summarises the principles that should guide developments in cardiovascular diagnostic services.This paper is published simultaneously in the European Heart Journal (2006;27:1750–1753) and in the European Journal of Echocardiography (2006;7:268–273).     

Medizinische Ökonomie in der Onkologie

Zusammenfassung In der Onkologie gewinnen medizinisch-ökonomische Aspekte eine immer größere Bedeutung. In Anbetracht des Anstiegs der Gesundheitsausgaben und der immer teureren Interventionen müssen Wege aufgezeigt werden, wie mit den vorhandenen finanziellen Mitteln Prioritäten gesetzt werden können. Die medizinische Ökonomie, eine vergleichsweise junge Wissenschaft, beschäftigt sich unter anderem mit der ökonomischen Bewertung medizinischer Technologien mit dem Ziel der Verbesserung der gesundheitspolitischen Entscheidungsfindung. Dieser Artikel beleuchtet die Grundlagen dieser Wissenschaft, einschließlich der ökonomischen Evaluation, im Kontext der internistischen Onkologie. Zweifelsohne wird die medizinische Ökonomie in Zukunft in der ärztlichen Fort- und Weiterbildung eine ähnlich wichtige Rolle spielen wie klinische Epidemiologie und evidenzbasierte Medizin.     

100米短跑技术改进对提高短跑成绩的教学研究

“百米是灵魂”体现了100米短跑成绩对于提高身体素质的影响；与短跑成绩相关的因素很多：步频、步幅、速度、耐力、爆发力以及肌肉、关节的柔韧性和协调性、运动员的心理素质和技术水平等。100米成绩好的学生，其他项目的成绩也比较突出，多年来的课堂教学实践也证明了这一点。由此，在较短的训练时间内，较大幅度的提高100米跑的成绩，经过大运动量、大强度的训练固然可以提高成绩，但经长期的教学研究发现，在教学中“突出跑的技术动作”的改进对于在短时间内提高百米成绩的影响不容忽视。     

THE LATEST PROGRESS OF GASTRIC CANCER SURGERY IN JAPAN

Mortality rate of gastric cancer in Japan had been the highest in the world. Development of early detection and effective treatment was the most impor-tant social demand. For the early detection, Japan de-veloped “double contrast X-ray”, “endoscopy and en-doscopic biopsy”, and “mass screening system”. The Japanese nationwide registry collected data of 273,142 gastric cancer patients in the last 30 years. By the ef-forts of early detection, proportion of Stage I cancer increased from 22.5% to 58.1% in the registry. Cu-mulative 5 year survival rate of resected cases was improved from 37.5% （1962） to 68.8% （1991）. Im-provement was remarkable for Stage-II; from 47.7% to 70.3%, and for Stage-III, from 26.4% to 45.0%.     

Voices of the Afflicted

Over the past 10 years, I have been privileged to conduct educational forums for audiences containing many recovering alcoholics or otherwise chemically dependent persons. In these forums about the addictive diseases and their treatment and research possibilities, significant interaction with the audience members occurs. During these interactions, certain anecdotal phenomena seem to predominate. The repetitive nature of these reports suggests the need for systematic investigation. As with editorial comments in major medical journals, observed phenomena and unanswered questions from those afflicted can be valuable in the generation of testable hypotheses. Perhaps the ideas presented herein will be useful in the development of future research on alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence.     

Rehabilitation: the Cinderella of neurological research? A bibliometric study

Rehabilitation is under-represented in the neurological literature on disabling diseases. A Medline search was conducted to retrieve the articles published between January 1991 and June 1994 under the main headings of Stroke, Parkinson's disease, Multiple sclerosis, Brain injury, Ataxia and Dementia. These were then combined with the sub-heading Rehabilitation. The former search yielded 27724 articles, the latter 1272 (4.6%). In 1992, the Journal of Citation Reports (JCR) assigned to Journals publishing rehabilitation papers an average Impact Factor (IF) of 0.7–2.8 (median 1.8): that is, 31–90% (depending on the various main headings, median 68%) of the average IF given to Journals publishing non-rehabilitation papers. In the present study, the weight of the literature was defined as the product of the number of articles multiplied by the IF of the corresponding Journal (IF=0 for non-JCR Journals). Across the various neurologic conditions, the weight of the Rehab literature was 0.1–7% (median 2%) of the weight of the non-Rehab literature. The results suggest that neurology is still reluctant to face the disability challenge.

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Sommario La riabilitazione è scarsamente rappresentata nella letteratura neurologica sulle patologie che causano disabilità. Gli Autori hanno interrogato la banca-dati Medline nella ricerca degli articoli pubblicati fra il Gennaio 1991 ed il Giugno 1994 sotto le parole-chiave Stroke, Parkinson's disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Brain injury, Ataxia e Dementia. È stato poi eseguito un incrocio con la parola-chiave secondaria Riabilitazione.La prima ricerca ha prodotto 27724 articoli mentre la seconda ne ha prodotti 1272 (4.6%). Nel 1992 il Journal of Citation Reports (JCR) ha attribuito alle Riviste che hanno pubblicato articoli con tema riabilitativo un Impact Factor (IF) medio di 0.7–2.8 (mediana 1.8), pari al 31–90% (a seconda della parola-chiave principale: mediana delle percentuali 68%) dell'IF medio attribuito alle Riviste che hanno pubblicato soltanto articoli su temi non riabilitativi. In questo studio è stato definito come peso della letteratura il prodotto del numero di articoli per l'IF delle rispettive Riviste (IF=0 per le Riviste non censite dal JCR). A seconda delle diverse patologie neurologiche, il peso della letteratura riabilitativa variava fra 0.1 e 7% (mediana 2%) del peso della letteratura non riabilitativa.I risultati suggeriscono che la Neurologia sia ancora riluttante ad affrontare la sfida che le pone la disabilità.

     

槐耳的研制及临床应用

槐耳是一种人药1500余年但已湮没300余年的重要药用真菌。它和其原料药材槐耳菌质近年来已被批准为中药国家一类新药，就有关槐耳的研制及其在肿瘤疾病方面的应用作一综述。