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Carpal Instability, 2007.
An overview and discussion of carpal instability and its treatment options.
5,164 words (approx. 20.7 pages), 18 sources, MLA, $ 129.95
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This paper discusses wrist or carpal instability and its treatment options. It explores and evaluates existing treatments and then discusses new treatments options. The paper review various articles and analyzes the treatments' proven results and discusses the implications of these methods and how they are leading us towards a greater understanding and management of the condition of carpal instability.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Literature Review
Discussion
Conclusion
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"Grivissis and team favored the use of open reduction and K-wire fixtation for carpal dislocation despite potential risks of late carpal disability. Takase and team, on the other hand, found that the use of percutaneous pin fixation and K-wire resulted in subluxation of the radio-carpal joint, decreased grip strength and limited the range of motion. Kreder and his team preferred indirect reduction and percutaneous fixation for faster recovery and superior functional outcome after a year. Jakob found internal fixation and early function to produce excellent results but the procedure is a demanding technique. Pinal recommended the limited combined approach for nonunion and rigid fixation without adverse effects. Carter provided evidence of excellence results in the use of Sauva-Kapankji procedure for restoring forearm distal radio-ulnar joint, especially in older patients. Shih and team discovered that TFCC reconstruction with partial ECU and ulnar shortening would be preferable to TFCC tears with distal radioulnar joint instability.Hambridge recommended immobilization of the wrist with acute fractures using Colles' cast with the wrist at a 20-dgree extension. And Grechenig and Doets and their teams agreed that arthrodesis would be the choice of mode for chronic wrist pain and wrist diseases, respectively."
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Political Instability, 2002.
An overview of the impact of the political instability of a weak government.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 1 source, $ 89.95
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This paper will examine political instability and its effects, and show that the consequences of a weak and precarious government are, among other effects, wide spread poverty, institutionalized injustice, and violence.
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Instability in Mexico, 2002.
A look at the political and economic instability of Mexico since 1912.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper focuses on the economic and political condition of Mexico after it gained independence in 1812. The volatile economy and fragile political infrastructure has contributed to the country's numerous problems, giving rise to chronic civil wars and internal uprising.
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Australia's Arc of Instability, 2006.
A paper looking at developments in Australia's relationship with its neighboring countries.
3,692 words (approx. 14.8 pages), 51 sources, MLA, $ 102.95
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This paper addresses recent developments in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Vanuatu and other South Pacific islands and how Australia's relationship with these countries has affected its national security.
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"According to Gary Dean in his article "Security and Australia's involvement in the world, May 1993, Australians have always felt uncertain about their place in the world. It is his opinion that Australia as a transplanted, predominantly European, society situated within Asia, Australians have always felt a sense of threat from the north. The Australians have significant differences with the nations of East Asia in nearly every respect: race, history, culture, social structure and population density. In fact, Australia is truly and oddity within this region. Many Australians feel acutely isolated in the South East Asian vicinity since they are so far away from other rich, English-speaking, and predominantly white, nations such as Britain, the US, and Canada, Because of this isolation, it is easy to believe that Australia always has put national security as one of its first priorities."
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Political Instability in Argentina, 2003.
Provides a review of Argentinian history over the past 20 years.
1,211 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 41.95
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Examines the leaders and their actions over the past twenty years and the consequences of those actions. This paper was written for an assignment to study the political environment of the country.
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"To study the past twenty years in the history of Argentina is to see a country struggling with financial difficulties and unsuccessful social reforms. Leaders of this South American nation of more than 38 million people (CIA, July 2003) have tried to keep it from sinking deeper into recession and foreign debt, and bring Argentines back on their way to the high quality of life they once enjoyed. Despite the fact that Argentina has maintained a stable democracy, the economic crisis has not been resolved."
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Political Instability in England from 1450 to 1485, 1997.
The paper studies the cause for the political and civil conflict in England after the end of the Hundred Years War.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 64.95
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This paper examines the role of the over-mighty nobility and kingship (good lordship) following the Hundred Years War, and considers how it?s impacted on English society. It describes the historical period in which feudalism was breaking down, but society had not yet found a permanent alternative model.
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"The period in question came after a long contest against France during the Hundred Years War, a period in which England achieved great victories and suffered disastrous losses, and which had led, in the mid fifteenth century, to a period of instability in England while the country struggled to reassess its position and the leaders of the country fought to define roles for themselves."
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Instability and the Decline of Koryo, 2002.
Argues that the decline of Koryo was a result of a too hierarchical and aristocratic order.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 53.95
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The decline of Koryo is discussed, mainly from the point of view of a too hierarchical and aristocratic order that did not respond well to external threat or serve the needs of other groups in the society.
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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, 2006.
A look at the causes, symptoms and treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome.
2,637 words (approx. 10.5 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 79.95
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This paper examines how carpal tunnel syndrome has become one of the most hotly discussed issues facing workplace technology in the 1990s and how as computers become increasingly omnipresent in offices worldwide, and as the workweek continues to become more hectic and fast-paced, requiring more labor hours, employees soon spend most of their days in front of a computer terminal. Apart from the discomfort to the employee of the syndrome, it also discusses how human resource offices should indeed be aware that carpal tunnel syndrome, can for the most part be prevented and thus avoid substantial expenses to the firm, the insurer and the employee, as well as possible legal costs.
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"The syndrome is usually caused by excess pressure upon the median nerve caused by scarred tissue, repetitive finger motions, tendon sheath inflammation, fractured forearms, or sprain or dislocation occurring in the wrist. Although carpal tunnel syndrome may be hypothetically caused by other factors, such as obesity and pregnancy, the ailment is most often found in individuals who work at their computer terminals excessively, with long hours of typing, and thus put their hands and wrists at risk of swelling and undue pressure. Although carpal tunnel syndrome is "usually curable" (3) through surgery or self-relaxation techniques such as the taking of breaks to relieve stress, the syndrome can potentially lead to such effects as partial or complete paralysis or numbness of the affected hand and wrist. "
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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, 2005.
An overview of the causes, symptoms and treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome.
690 words (approx. 2.8 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 23.95
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This paper gives an overview of carpal tunnel syndrome, its causes, symptoms, treatment and preventive measures. It discusses the structure of the carpal tunnel the parts that are affected in the syndrome. It also describes the surgical resolution of the problem as well as non-surgical options. It gives the many different causes of the disorder, physical, medical and structural.
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"Carpal tunnel syndrome is caused by pressure on the medial nerve, the major nerve supplying the hand Carpal Mayo NINDS. The carpal tunnel is a tunnel with three sides composed of bone and the fourth side composed of ligament through which the .."
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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, 2006.
A discussion regarding carpal tunnel syndrome and the causes of CTS.
2,160 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 67.95
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This paper presents an overview of carpal tunnel syndrome. The paper examines the cause of the syndrome and the ergonomic changes that can help prevent its occurrence. In addition the paper presents diagrams to illustrate where it impacts the body.
Contents:
Introduction
Statistics About Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Cause
Types of Jobs That Cause CTS
OSHA
Examples From Occupations
Solutions to Reduce The Risk of CTS
Ergonomic Guidelines for CTS
Effects of Other Risk Factors
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"The Occupational Safety and Health Administration organization has looked at Carpal Tunnel syndrome for many years and has developed a list of guidelines for employers to use when trying to prevent the occurrence of the syndrome in their workforce. At this time it is not mandatory to comply with the guidelines but employers who do so will find they have a reduced incidence of claims which in the long run will be extremely cost effective. In addition by implementing the guidelines set out by OSHA on a voluntary basis it will help reduce the claims thereby encouraging OSHA not to mandate but to allow voluntary participation in the guideline implementations.
The one thing that OSHA does want to mandate is what happens to a worker who has been diagnosed by a physician as having Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. "
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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, 2003.
Discusses the common disorder of the hand.
2,925 words (approx. 11.7 pages), 14 sources, $ 103.95
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Examines causes, such as repetitive motion injury, obesity, diabetes, and hypothyroidism. Discusses symptoms of carpel tunnel, its diagnosis, accuracy of diagnostic factors, electromyelogram studies, and methods of treatment.
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"Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is a common disorder of the hand caused by swelling of the tendons in the carpal tunnel putting pressure on the median nerve. The carpal tunnel is formed dorsally by the carpal bones, and ventrally by the transverse ..."
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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, 1992.
A look at the nerve disorder of the wrist including anatomy, symptoms, diagnosis, causes and treatment.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 22 sources, $ 39.95
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"Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Review
Introduction: Definition, Wrist Anatomy, Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Frequency of Occurrence
This research reviews carpal tunnel syndrome. Carpal tunnel syndrome in a medical context is a nerve entrapment disorder (Carpi, 1989). The tendons connecting the fingers to arm muscles pass through a small opening in the wrist, and they are surrounded by synovial sheaths. The synovial sheaths are thin, fluid-filled sacs, which swell when the tendons are overused. The swelling squeezes the median nerve against the wrist bone, or carpal ligament. The wrist is a freely movable joint in which the carpal bones glide across one another. Movement of the bonds is restricted by ligaments. The median nerve provides sensation to the entire hand, and pressure on the nerve causes..."
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Amy Chua's Views on Free Market Democracy, 2006.
A critical review of Amy Chau's work, "World on Fire : How Exporting Free Market Democracy Breeds Ethnic Hatred and Global Instability"
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper examines Amy Chua's discussion on how markets, democracy and ethnic hatred lead to genocide among minority groups within national social orders as expressed in her work, "World on Fired: How Exporting Free Market Democracy Breeds Ethnic Hatred and Global Instability". The paper explains Chua's contention that as nations have attempted to open their markets to free trade the wealth of these countries has been allocated to a specific population that fails to meet the needs of the impoverished within society. As this occurs there is a rising hatred among the citizenry who comprise the majority of the population who seek out those in the minority and slaughter those of the oppressing class.
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Liberia, 2007.
This paper offers an evaluation of Liberia and the causes of its instability.
2,696 words (approx. 10.8 pages), 35 sources, MLA, $ 80.95
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The paper describes Liberia as a country that is unique in its history and its quest to become a strong independent nation. The paper explains that the country was established in 1847 by freed American slaves and has struggled to become a peaceful and productive nation. The paper conveys the unrest in the country that has existed for many years as a result of civil war. The paper investigates the social, political, economic and security realms in Liberia from 1971-1980 to identify the possible causes of chronic instability since the 1980s. The paper contends that there is a dire need to understand the factors that contribute to war and unrest, since the war has now ended and the nation of Liberia is attempting to develop its stability.
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Introduction
Literature Review
Political Issues in Liberia from 1971-1980
Social Issues
Methodology
Contributions
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"Duyvesteyn (2004) explains that Liberia is that oldest state in the Western part of Africa. Although America has had some influence over Liberia, it has never been a colonized country. Significant areas of the country are composed on jungle. In addition the coastal region of the country is composed of swamps, oil palm trees, low bushes and Mangrove trees. The country is also made up of mountain ranges containing iron ore and is inaccessible by motorized vehicle. Liberia has a long rainy season that last from July to December (Duyvesteyn 2004)."
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Hamlet's Downfall, 2005.
Examines how Shakespeare's character, Hamlet, suffers from mental instability, which is the cause of his downfall.
1,619 words (approx. 6.5 pages), 0 sources, $ 52.95
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This paper explains that Hamlet is a complex character with many nuances and subtleties. So complex is his emotional makeup that he is pulled by conflicting thoughts and emotions to the point of mental instability. It shows how Hamlet displays his grief openly, inviting suspicion on himself, which is an unwise move for someone plotting against the king. The writer concludes that Hamlet's negative perspective leads him on a downward spiral to despair and ruin.
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"Hamlet is plagued by self-doubt. His inconsistent behavior is a manifestation of his lack of trust in himself. Not trusting his own senses, Hamlet wonders if he really saw the ghost of his father, which causes him to wonder if the story of the murder is actually true. In order to get verification or evidence against the king, Hamlet contrives to have the actors play out a similar scene in front of the king in order to observe his reaction. Still not quite trusting himself, Hamlet calls upon his friend Horatio to also watch the king and serve as a judge of his reaction to the play. While one cannot really blame Hamlet for questioning his own sanity after seeing a ghost, this scheme is necessary in order to validate Hamlet's lust for revenge. Hamlet seeks confirmation in the king's reaction that he is not insane, that he has a rational hold on things. Without it, Hamlet would always doubt his actions, whether or not he was in the right. After killing Polonius, Hamlet sees the ghost of his father again, this time in the company of his mother. Hamlet is taken aback when he realizes that his mother cannot see the apparition. This feeds his doubts and causes him to question his sanity even further. The timing of the ghost's arrival is telling, however. Shortly after Hamlet spared the life of the usurper, then subsequently killed an innocent man, the ghost appears before him as if to serve as a reminder of his own guilt. The ghost accuses him of waning purpose, which is what Hamlet, most fears in himself- that he will not have the strength to avenge his father."
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