Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most frequently reported entrapment neuropathy; however, the exact pathological mechanism of CTS remains unknown. In a recent paper published in the Journal of Orthopaedic Research, we investigated the associations between Wnt signaling and the etiology of idiopathic CTS (ICTS). We compared the expression levels of genes encoding Wnt1, 2, 3, 4, 5a, 5b, 6, 7a,...

To enforce global serializability in a multi database environment the multidatabase transaction man ager must take into account the indirect transitive con icts between multidatabase transactions caused by local transactions Such con icts are di cult to resolve because the behavior or even the existence of local transactions is not known to the multidatabase system To overcome these di culties ...

A difference in dominance rank is an often-usedcue to resolve con icts between two animals without escalated Ž ghts. At the group level, adherence to a dominance convention efŽ ciently reduces the costs associatedwith con icts, but from an individual’s point of view, it is difŽ cult to explainwhy a low ranking individualshould accept its subordinatestatus. This is especially true if, as sugge...

The sustainable information society (SIS) is one of the most important topics of our time. ICTs play a key role in this society. Unfortunately, factors determining the successful ICTs adoption and consequently the SIS development are not sufficiently established. Therefore, the aim of this study is to answer the question about critical success factors for the SIS in Poland. These factors were i...

The purpose of this study is to identify the main factors affecting the attitude of the seniors of faculty members towards using technology especially in their teaching activities. The study addresses the following questions: (1) Do senior instructors at Jordan universities have enough knowledge and skill to practice using ICTs in their teaching activities? (2) What is the degree of senior inst...

There has been significant recent interest in the role of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in social movements protesting against authoritarian regimes. Much of the literature on this topic can be framed in terms of dualities: seeing either technology or (less often) society as the cause of impacts characterised as either liberation or repression. This paper seeks to move beyon...

BACKGROUND The instantaneous spread of information, low costs, and broad availability of information and communication technologies (ICTs) make them an attractive platform for managing care, patient communication, and medical interventions in cancer treatment. There is little information available in Latin America about the level of usage of ICTs for and by cancer patients. Our study attempts t...

The dramatic evolution in information and communication technologies (ICTs) online and on smartphones has led to rapid innovations in behavioral health care. To assist the U.S. Air Force in developing a strategy for use of ICTs, the authors reviewed the scientific literature on their use to prevent and treat behavioral health conditions, such as major depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, ...