Czynniki ryzyka inkontynencji i epidemiologia nietrzymania moczu

Autorzy scharakteryzowali czynniki powodujące występowanie nietrzymania moczu, podkreślili ich interferencyjne działanie przyczynowe. Szczegółowo zostały omówione takie czynniki jak czynniki predysponujące: płeć, rasa, czynniki genetyczne, anatomiczne, neurologiczne, związane z tkanką łączną, kulturowe, środowiskowe. Przedstawiono znaczenie czynników promujących: otyłość, wykonywany zawód, rekreacja, przebyte operacje, palenie papierosów, przewlekły kaszel, zakażenia dróg moczowych, nieregularne miesiączkowanie, polekowe, dietetyczne, menopauza, oraz czynników dekompensacyjne: wiek, demencja, niedorozwój umysłowy, inne schorzenia, działanie leków, czynniki środowiskowe.The authors have discussed the factors causing urinary incontinence and emphasised their interferential activity. Such pre-disposing factors as: sex, race, genetics, anatomy, neurology, connective tissue issues, cultural and environmental background have been discussed in detail. The significance of the following promoting factors has been presented: obesity, occupation, recreation, surgeries undergone, smoking, chronic cough, urinary tract infections, irregular menstruation, medication effects, diet, menopause, and decompensation factors (age, dementia, mental handicap, other diseases, medication effects, and environmental factors)

Zaburzenia czynności dolnych dróg moczowych u kobiet

Autorzy przedstawili krótki rys historyczny tworzenia i ewolucji definicji niedotrzymania moczu. Scharakteryzowali kliniczne postacie niedotrzymania moczu u kobiet: wysiłkowe nietrzymanie moczu, naglące nietrzymanie moczu, nietrzymanie moczu z przepełnienia, nietrzymanie moczu pozazwieraczowe.The authors have presented a concise historical overview of the origin and evolution of urinary incontinence. They have characterised the clinical forms of urinary incontinence in women: stress incontinence, urge incontinence, overflow incontinence, extra-urethral incontinence

Niedotrzymanie moczu : badanie laboratoryjne i czynnościowe

Autorzy dokonali szczegółowej analizy badań laboratoryjnych i czynnościowych służących diagnostyce nietrzymania moczu. Omówili szczegółowo m.in. Bridge Fluid Test, test kaszlowy, próbę Sanda, test podpaskowy. Jeszcze jednym niezwykle użytecznym narzędziem umożliwiającym ocenę zaburzeń jest dzienniczek mikcji. Dzienniczek mikcji jest szczególnie przydatny w ocenie poliurii (nadmiernej produkcji moczu) oraz nocnej poliurii (nadmiernej produkcji moczu podczas spoczynku nocnego). Autorzy zwrócili uwagę na zasadnicze elementy prawidłowego prowadzenia dzienniczka. Dokonano także omówienia wybranych badań urodynamicznych.The authors have performed a thorough analysis of laboratory and functional examinations used in the diagnostics of urinary incontinence. They have discussed in detail the Bridge Fluid Test, cough test, Sand’s test, pad test, etc. Yet another tool that is very useful in assessing the disorders is a micturition diary. This diary is especially helpful in diagnosing polyuria (excessive urine production) and night polyuria (excessive urine production during sleep). The authors have emphasised the basic elements of keeping such a diary. Furthermore, selected urodynamic tests have been discussed at length

Niedotrzymanie moczu : wprowadzenie do diagnostyki

Autorzy przedstawili rys historyczny badań urodynamicznych, podkreślili znaczenie dobrze zebranego wywiadzie diagnostyce zaburzeń czynnościowych dolnych dróg moczowych. Scharakteryzowali poszczególne składowe postępowania wstępnego. Przypomnieli o istnieniu szeregu kwestionariuszy np. ICIQ-SF, UDI 6SF, Gaudenza, MESA pomocnych w szczegółowej ocenie zaburzeń.The authors have presented the historical background of urodynamic tests and emphasised the significance of wellcollected medical history to the diagnostics of lower urinary tract functional disorders. They have characterised the initial treatment. They pointed out the helpfulness of the questionnaires to be used: ICIQ-SF, UDI 6SF, the Gaudenz Questionnaire, MESA etc

Modelling the Galactic Bar Using Red Clump Giants

The color-magnitude diagrams of $\sim 7 \times 10^5$ stars obtained for 12 fields across the Galactic bulge with the OGLE project reveal a well-defined population of bulge red clump giants. We find that the distributions of the apparent magnitudes of the red clump stars are systematically fainter when moving towards lower galactic $l$ fields. The most plausible explanation of this distinct trend is that the Galactic bulge is a bar, whose nearest end lies at positive galactic longitude. We model this Galactic bar by fitting for all fields the observed luminosity functions in the red clump region of the color-magnitude diagram. We find that almost regardless of the analytical function used to describe the 3-D stars distribution of the Galactic bar, the resulting models have the major axis inclined to the line of sight by $20-30\deg$, with axis ratios corresponding to $x_0:y_0:z_0=3.5:1.5:1$. This puts a strong constraint on the possible range of the Galactic bar models. Gravitational microlensing can provide us with additional constrains on the structure of the Galactic bar.Comment: submitted to the New Astronomy, 27 pages, 11 figures; also available at ftp://www.astro.princeton.edu/stanek/Barmodel and through WWW at http://www.astro.princeton.edu/~library/prep.htm

Mapping the meaning of "difference' in Europe: A social topography of prejudice

This paper draws on original empirical research to investigate popular understandings of prejudice in two national contexts: Poland and the United Kingdom. The paper demonstrates how common-sense meanings of prejudice are inflected by the specific histories and geographies of each place: framed in terms of ‘distance’ (Poland) and ‘proximity’ (United Kingdom), respectively. Yet, by treating these national contexts as nodes and linking them analytically the paper also exposes a connectedness in these definitions which brings into relief the common processes that produce prejudice. The paper then explores how inter-linkages between the United Kingdom and Poland within the wider context of the European Union are producing – and circulating through the emerging international currency of ‘political correctness’ – a common critique of equality legislation and a belief that popular concerns about the way national contexts are perceived to be changing as a consequence of super mobility and super diversity are being silenced. This raises a real risk that in the context of European austerity and associated levels of socioeconomic insecurity, negative attitudes and conservative values may begin to be represented as popular normative standards which transcend national contexts to justify harsher political responses towards minorities. As such, the paper concludes by making a case for prejudice reduction strategies to receive much greater priority in both national and European contexts

State observer for doubly-fed induction generator

The purpose of this paper is to show a new state observer for doubly-fed generator. A proposed z-type observer algorithm based on mathematical model of doubly fed generator with additional variables treated as a disturbances has been used. A nonlinear multiscalar control method has been proposed to control active and reactive power of the generator. All analyses were verified by simulations and experiments tests

Current source converter as a driver in a motor systems

The circuits used for power conversion applied in drives with electric machines are classified into two groups: voltage source inverters (VSI) and current source inverters (CSI). Application of the current source inverter results in better properties of drive than application of voltage source inverter because there is no output filter. The development of power electronics and especially the IGBTs, in which on/off-times are very short, should produce perfect current sources in the future. Low power losses in CSI (tranzistors are switched off without current) complete the above arguments. A control system for the induction motor fed by a PWM CSI based on a multiscalar model is presented in the paper. The current source inverter topology is presented. The vector model of the induction motor fed by CSI with output capacitors of inverter is presented in the paper. The simplify pulse width modulation (PWM) is showed. The place voltage and current measurements are showed. Properties of the sensorless control systems are compared and results of simulations are presented. The investigation will be carried out on 5,5kW experimental drive