Sizing Prenatal mPHRs using COSMIC Measurement Method.

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.

Evaluating the Privacy Policies of Mobile Personal Health Records for Pregnancy Monitoring.

A 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.

Nonunion of Fractures of the Ulna and Radius Diaphyses: Clinical and Radiological Results of Surgical Treatment.

Aseptic 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).

Vitamin D a new drug against Candida albicans.

Objective: 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.

[Glomus tumors of the hand: a retrospective study of 11 cases].

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.