This paper presents an empirical evaluation of the COSMIC Function Points method (e.g., ISO 19761) through measuring the functional size of 33 prenatal mobile Personal Health Records (mPHRs) apps.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA mobile personal health record (mPHR) for pregnancy monitoring allows the pregnant woman to track and manage her personal health data. However, owing to the privacy and security issues that may threaten the exchange of this sensitive data, a privacy policy should be established. The aim of this study is to evaluate the privacy policies of 19 mPHRs for pregnancy monitoring (12 for iOS and 7 for Android) using a template covering the characteristics of privacy, security, and standards and regulations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAseptic nonunion of the radius and ulna is a major complication of forearm fractures, accounting for 2% to 10% of all forearm fractures. The aim of our study is to evaluate the functional and radiological results of surgical treatment of diaphyseal aseptic nonunion of the radius and ulna, with autologous bone grafting, decortication and internal plate fixation. A series of 21 patients (26 nonunions) was retrospectively reviewed, the average age was 35 years with a mean of 31,58 years (range 12-44 years).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: In this study, we demonstrate that vitamin D had fungicidal activity against Candida albicans.
Material And Methods: The susceptibility of the yeast strain to the vitamin D was investigated by the antimicrobial screening using modified agar diffusion method, minimum fungistatic concentrations (MFC) and minimum fungicide concentrations (MFC) of the vitamin D were determined by the broth dilution method.
Results: The antifungal activity indicted that 100μg/ml of vitamin D had a power inhibition in the growth of C.
MASSON described glomus tumour as a benign neuromyoarterial proliferation. It represents approximately 1% -5% of all tumors of the hand. Pain is the main clinical sign.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFComput Methods Programs Biomed
October 2016
Background And Objective: Personal Health Records (PHRs) are a rapidly growing area of health information technology. PHR users are able to manage their own health data and communicate with doctors in order to improve healthcare quality and efficiency. Mobile PHR (mPHR) applications for mobile devices have obtained an interesting market quota since the appearance of more powerful mobile devices.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFStakeholders' needs and expectations are identified by means of software quality requirements, which have an impact on software product quality. In this paper, we present a set of requirements for mobile personal health records (mPHRs) for pregnancy monitoring, which have been extracted from literature and existing mobile apps on the market. We also use the ISO/IEC 25030 standard to suggest the requirements that should be considered during the quality evaluation of these mPHRs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study report the results in 28 patients affected by closed fractures of the neck of the fifth metacarpal bone (boxer's fracture), treated with percutaneous elastic intramedullary nailing using a single wire, to verify the effectiveness of this surgical treatment. We reviewed the results of 28 patients treated with A single Kirschner wire (K-wire) pre-bent in a lazy-S fashion with a mild bend at approximately 5 millimeters, The K-wire is inserted blunt end first in an antegrade manner and the fracture reduced as the wire is passed across the fracture site The wire is usually removed with pliers post-operatively at four weeks in the fracture clinic. The follow-up period averaged of 20,75 months.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Total subtalar dislocation without fracture of the ankle is a rare clinical entity; it is usually due to a traumatic high-energy mechanism. Standard treatment is successful closed reduction under general anesthesia followed by non-weight bearing and ankle immobilization with a below-knee cast for 6 weeks.
Case Presentation: We present the case of a 30-year-old Moroccan woman who was involved in a road traffic accident.