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Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Detroit Lions: Preview and Pick The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have had a rough season, but they are actually playing better football to include a big win over the Atlanta Falcons in their last outing. The Detroit Lions are playing inconsistent football and they will need to play better if they hope to hold off the Packers and the Bears for the NFC North divisional title. Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Detroit Lions Odds The opening NFL point spread for this game has the Lions listed as (-9.5) point favorites. This line could increase, but the inspired play of the Buccaneers of late has kept the betting action even up to this point. The early wagering reveals that just a measly 56 percent of the betting public is on the Lions in this contest. Check out the latest point spread for this game leading up to kickoff at your favorite top rated online sportsbook. Detroit lost a very difficult game to the Steelers when they should have won. While a lot of attention will be focused on Detroit's defensive meltdown in the fourth quarter, one of the reasons it happened might be because of who wasn't in the game. By then, safety Glover Quin had been sidelined with an ankle injury, and if you questioned his value before, you won't now. Quin might be one of the three most important players on Detroit's defense, along with DeAndre Levy and Ndamukong Suh. He helps set the defensive backfield and is a good balance to Louis Delmas. Quin didn't have his best game Sunday, but he has experience and chemistry with Delmas and the corners. That can't be overlooked. Now the Lions will need him back in the lineup if they hope to slow down the upstart Buccaneers. The latest football betting trends for this game reveal that both teams have negative trends, leading up to this game. Tampa Bay is 2-5 against the spread (ATS) in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Detroit. Tampa Bay is 4-1 straight up in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit, but 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Detroit. Tampa Bay is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games on the road and the total has gone under in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games on the road. Detroit is 3-6 straight up in its last 9 games at home and6-11-1 straight up in its last 18 games overall. Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Detroit Lions Pick With plenty of time to go before the start of the regular season, I will wait to release my pick on this game until we get closer to game day.
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What if Lavonte David had pulled up? What if, during those frenzied final moments of the Jets' game, David had just escorted Geno Smith out of bounds? After all, David is a terrific player. What if he recognized that a quarterback going out of bounds was a hands-off play, and because if it, the Bucs hold off the Jets? Would the Bucs be 3-7 today instead of 2-8? What if Greg Schiano had trusted Josh Freeman? What if things hadn't become so strained that Schiano turned Freeman into a bystander during the Saints game? What if he had let Freeman throw the ball on third-and-6 near the end of the game? Or, another way to put it, what if he had grown so fed up with Freeman that he sent him to the skybox a couple of weeks earlier? What if the Bucs protected their late lead against the Saints? Would the Bucs be 4-6 today? What if Mike Glennon had done a better job of protecting the ball against Arizona? What if that wasn't Glennon's first start? What if, by then, Glennon was as accurate as he has been lately (one interception in his last 184 passes)? What if he protected the ball, and the lead, instead of throwing two interceptions on the team's final three possessions? Would the Bucs be 5-5 today? What if they had closed the door, just one more time, against Seattle? What if the MRSA scandal had never happened? What if? Here, in these giddy days of two in a row, this is what back-to-back wins have earned for the Bucs. Just like that, you are able to look differently at that horrible first half of the season. That's how it works. When a team is losing, everything is miserable, and all you can see is ugly. But when a team is winning, you can also look back and see the games that got away. These days, it is possible to wonder what would have happened to the psyche of this team if it had gotten off to a better start. If they beat the Jets, which they should have, or the Saints, which they could have, or the Cardinals, which they might have, how would that have affected them in other games? Oh, you can drive yourself, it's crazy playing this game. All bad teams do it, and usually, it offers up a lot more frustration that it does consolation. Spin things hard enough, and everyone knows you can turn the 0-16 Lions of 2008 into a wild-card contender. Beauty contestants are fashioned from such makeup. Let's be honest: the NFL is a league of close games, and bad teams often try to make them look better than the final result. Consider this: Texas is also 2-8, but they've lost four games by a total of 10 points. Minnesota is 2-8, but they've lost three by a total of nine points. So what? The world is filled with teams on their way to nowhere trying to imagine where they would be if they had won this close game or that one. In the NFL, no one gets a mulligan. Let's be honest. This Bucs team was never going to challenge for the championship. But could it have been a .500 team? Well, maybe. That's how much the feel of a season has changed around here. A couple of weeks ago, at 0-8, this was the NFL's wasteland. There were skulls and vultures and wavy stink lines. Soon, everyone was going to get fired. Then came a win against Miami, a bad team, and Atlanta, a bad team, and suddenly, everyone is smiling and everyone else. There isn't a two-win team in the league where the locker room feels better. It's like talking to a guy who is a little sickly, and he says, "Yeah, but two weeks ago, I was dead.'' These days, Greg Schiano looks less like a bully and more like a guy who convinced his team to stay with the season. These days, Glennon looks less like a wobbly replacement and more like a kid who improves by the week. Two wins, and the viewpoint changes. Will it last? Who knows? Detroit will be a handful on Sunday; Calvin Johnson can get to places vertically that the Bucs can't cover. The 49ers are ahead. The Panthers are ahead. The Saints are ahead. That's the NFL, too. If this team hits another dip, then this two game streak will be quickly forgotten, and the bad headlines will return, and just like that, Schiano's office will be getting measured for the next coach's furniture. For now, however, things feel as good around the Bucs as they have for a while. They've only won two. But it's been in a row. Yippee. And that's the thing. When you have been living underground, even a small hill feels like a mountain.
Reggie Bush is a pivotal player for the Detroit Lions. The speedy running back has scored four times, run for at least 78 yards and averaged almost five receptions in Detroit's five wins. He is scoreless in four losses while being held to 50 or fewer yards and an average of three catches. Bush missed one game, a win at Washington, with a banged-up left knee. "He is the catalyst for their offence, and for their whole team," Tampa Bay coach Greg Schiano said Wednesday. The Lions (6-4) are hoping Bush bounces back Sunday at home (1 p.m., Fox) against the Buccaneers (2-8) after perhaps his worst game this year. "He's definitely a key and we need to get him back on track," Detroit coach Jim Schwartz said. Schwartz replaced Bush with Joique Bell and rookie Theo Riddick in last Sunday's setback at Pittsburgh. Bush lost a fumble for the second time in three games, ran for just 31 yards on 12 attempts and made a season-low two catches. "When you turn the ball over and put your team in a bad situation, you might get benched," said Bush, who guaranteed he will not fumble again this season. "I've been in this league long enough to know that can happen." The Lions signed the seven-year veteran in March to a $16 million, four-year deal, and he has hit more than missed as the impact player they were banking on him being right away. He has accounted for more than 1,000 yards of offence and his average of 113.3 yards from scrimmage a game trails just three running backs: LeSean McCoy, Jamaal Charles and Matt Forte. Bush was spectacular in his Lions debut with 191 yards of offence and a score in a win over Minnesota. He has run for 100-plus yards twice, both times in victories against the Chicago Bears. When Detroit wins, Bush is averaging 5.5 yards per carry. When it loses, Bush is averaging almost half as much on the ground each time he's handed the ball, and teams are limiting the effect he has on the passing game. "Everybody makes our engine go, so to speak, but he's definitely an important player for us," Schwartz acknowledged. "He can free Calvin (Johnson) up and Calvin can free him up. When we've played our best offensively, that's been going. Plus, we have gotten contributions out of a lot of other guys." Schwartz chose to go with other guys in the backfield against the Steelers after Bush struggled on soggy surface. "Reggie in horse racing wouldn't be called a mudder," Schwartz explained. "He's an explosively quick guy. He's better on a fast track." Bush disagreed, saying he prides himself on being able to run in all conditions. And, Bush believes running backs have an advantage over off-balance defenders in mud. His poor performance, coupled with Schwartz doubting how suited he is for running in certain situations, seems to have given Bush an added incentive against Tampa Bay. "I'm extremely motivated," Bush said. "I would've played the game (Tuesday) if they would've let me. Anytime you have a game like I had, the fumble, and not playing as well, the (next) game can't come fast enough."
Pressed on whether a statement declaring future success qualifies as a guarantee, many athletes back off. Nobody wants to look bad when they promise something and eventually fail to deliver. Detroit Lions running back Reggie Bush did the opposite Wednesday. He began by describing what went wrong that caused his fumble in Sunday's game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. "Just not thinking enough, not protecting the ball, not being aware enough of my surroundings, protecting the ball," Bush said. "The last game, when I fumbled, I was actually protecting it as I was going down. I just didn't squeeze it tight enough, and that just comes with me mentally constantly reminding myself all week throughout practice of just making sure I'm high and tight going through the hole, or whether it's after practice and I'm doing a couple extra drills, just little things like that. "Those are the things that'll help me make sure that doesn't happen again," Bush added. "And it won't happen again. Several minutes later, a reporter asked if Bush had just slid in a guarantee that he would not fumble again in 2013. "Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah," Bush said, laughing for a moment before affirming one more time. "Yes." The running back, as expected, is eager to get back on the field for a game to erase this most recent one. "I'm extremely motivated," Bush said. "I would've played the game yesterday if they had let me. Any time you have a game like I had, the fumble and not playing as well, the game can't come fast enough." He anticipates the Tampa Bay defense to be just as vicious in trying to rip away the football as any other, especially because he let the ball get away Sunday. "Oh yeah, definitely – and they should," Bush said. "It's part of the job. It's part of the job description is to create turnovers on defense. I know they're going to be gunning for the ball and they're going to be doing everything they can to strip the ball away. It's what they do everything. It's on me to make sure it doesn't happen again."
A week ago, circumstances seemed perfect for the Detroit Lions to possibly run away with a division title. But a second-half letdown saw their advantage all but disappear. Detroit will try to bounce back at home on Sunday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who have won two in a row. The Lions (6-4) held a one-game edge for first place in the NFC North entering last week, a lead that appeared even larger considering the injuries to Chicago and Green Bay's starting quarterbacks, not to mention the club's favorable remaining schedule. But a controversial decision by coach Jim Schwartz proved costly in a 37-27 loss at Pittsburgh. With a 27-23 advantage early in the fourth quarter, he elected to fake what would have been a 27-yard-field goal. Holder Sam Martin was stopped short and fumbled the ball, setting up a go-ahead touchdown drive for the Steelers. Matthew Stafford was intercepted on the next possession, and Pittsburgh put the game out of reach with another touchdown. Meanwhile, the Bears knocked off Baltimore to pull even with the Lions, though Detroit owns the tiebreaker after sweeping the season series. "If we were successful in that situation, and we go up 11 right there, I know what you guys would write," Schwartz said. "You guys would write: 'It's a different attitude, Lions are going for the win, they're not trying to just be settling for field goals.'" The bigger concern moving forward may be the Lions' offense after an anemic second-half showing. Detroit racked up 379 yards in the first half, scoring all 27 of its points in the second quarter. Matthew Stafford threw for 327 yards before halftime, with Calvin Johnson accounting for 179 on six receptions. The Lions were held to just 72 yards in the second half while none of Stafford's three attempts to hook up with Johnson connected. "We just didn't execute," said Stafford, who was 3 for 16 for 35 yards in the final two quarters. "They came out in the second half and played a little bit more two-man. For one reason or another we didn't connect." Diverting opposing defenses' attention away from Johnson remains an issue, particularly once adjustments have been made. He's averaging 49.3 yards in the second half of games compared to 70.9 in the first half. The potential return of Nate Burleson - who has been out since Week 3 with a broken forearm suffered in a car accident - could help open things up. Burleson was upgraded to doubtful for last Sunday's game and has practiced for the last two weeks. That could be particularly important with Johnson likely to be shadowed by Darrelle Revis, who has anchored a stingier Tampa Bay pass defense of late. The Buccaneers have limited opposing passers to a combined 81.4 rating over their last three games, recording five interceptions after tallying six in the previous seven games. Revis defended two passes intended for Johnson while holding him to one reception for 13 yards in a 23-20 victory for the New York Jets over Detroit on Nov. 7, 2010 - the players' only previous matchup. The Buccaneers (2-8) will be looking for a third straight win behind a resurgent rushing attack. They've run for at least 140 yards in three straight games for the first time since 2005. Claimed off waivers on Oct. 21 following Doug Martin's season-ending shoulder injury, Bobby Rainey was thrust into action after Mike James suffered a broken ankle in the team's Nov. 11 win over Miami. After running for 45 yards and a score on eight carries against the Dolphins, the former undrafted free agent went for 163 yards and three TDs in Sunday's 41-28 win over Atlanta. "He's got a good feel, and when I say that it's just he's a football player," coach Greg Schiano said. The 5-foot-8, 212-pounder could be in for a stiffer challenge against a Detroit defense that ranks fifth against the run allowing 94.6 yards per game. Johnson has 19 catches for 306 yards and three TDs in his last three games versus Tampa Bay, including a 27-20 road win on Sept. 11, 2011. Stafford was 24 of 33 for 305 yards, three scores and an interception. The Lions lead the series 29-25, though Tampa Bay has won four of five in Detroit.
An 0-8 start pretty much doomed the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but that hasn't stopped the club from showing a lot of spirit during a two-game winning streak. The Bucs and surprise running back Bobby Rainey look to deal the Detroit Lions' NFC North title hopes a blow as the two clubs clash this Sunday at Ford Field. Tampa Bay's rough start featured a ton of turmoil, with head coach Greg Schiano's control over the team and job security both coming into question. Things finally boiled over when former franchise quarterback Josh Freeman was released on Oct. 3. Rookie Mike Glennon took over as the starting quarterback, but it has been a red-hot ground game that has helped the Bucs record back-to-back wins. Rainey has been at the center of it, scoring the go-ahead touchdown in a win over the Miami Dolphins on Nov. 11 before having a coming out party in a 41-28 triumph over the Atlanta Falcons this past weekend. Rainey, claimed off waivers from the Cleveland Browns on Oct. 21, ran the ball 30 times for 163 yards with two touchdowns while also adding a four-yard TD reception. "The thing that Bobby has a benefit of is when he played at Western Kentucky, this is the stuff that he ran -- power, inside zone, those plays that we run," Schiano said. "So he was very, very comfortable seeing them and feeling them but to answer your question I don't think anyone thinks a guy is gonna come out and rush for, what, 163 yards. But very proud of him. The biggest thing is we didn't turn the ball over once." Glennon threw for 231 yards and two touchdowns, one to Vincent Jackson as part of the receiver's 10-catch, 165-yard game. Linebacker Mason Foster added a 37-yard pick-six as part of a 21-point second quarter for the Bucs. "We're just focused on one game at a time right now and we can't do anything about the past," said Glennon. "We are looking to the forward. We had a great win today. We're going to enjoy this win, learn from our mistakes, and move on to the next one." Tampa Bay will need its focus as it is 0-4 on the road this season and will play back-to-back as the visiting team. The first stop is in Detroit to face a Lions club that will be looking to rebound from a 37-27 defeat to the hosting Pittsburgh Steelers last Sunday. Detroit scored all of its points in the second quarter and racked up just 72 total net yards in the second half after having 379 through the first two quarters. Wide receiver Calvin Johnson made all six of his catches in the first half for 179 yards and a score before getting shut out after halftime. Matthew Stafford threw for 362 yards with a pair of touchdown throws and one interception. "We just didn't execute very well for three quarters of the game," said Stafford. "We didn't capitalize in the red zone as much as we needed to and that's something we've got to improve. We've got to bounce back because we have a couple of games real close to each other coming up." Detroit, of course, will make its annual appearance on Thanksgiving when it hosts Green Bay after this contest. The Lions hope to do so with a victory in tow as they had won two straight before the setback to the Steelers. The loss had an impact as the Lions fell to 6-4 and into a tie with the Chicago Bears for first place in the NFC North. Green Bay is right on their heels at 5-5. The Lions have lost seven of their past 11 versus the Buccaneers, but have won the past two meetings, both in Tampa. The Bucs have won four of their past five in Detroit, where the clubs are meeting for the first time since 2008.
Rainey has become the talk of football this week after his incredible performance, going from waiver-wire pickup to sudden backfield stud. He has kept Tampa Bay's 13th-ranked ground game on track despite the loss of former starters Doug Martin and Mike James to season-ending injuries. Martin, James and Rainey are the first trio of running backs in club history to have each recorded a 100-yard rushing game in the same season and Rainey is the first in team annuals to have a pair of rushing scores and a receiving touchdown in the same game. "I've always been blessed with (vision)," said the 5-foot-8 Rainey. "And then with the offensive line being taller than me, it's hard to find me because I'm so short, so the offensive line does a great job of blocking and I just get behind them and hide, really." The Buccaneers have recorded 140-plus rushing yards in three straight games for the first time since 2005 and have never done so in four consecutive games in team history. Also key to the recent turnaround is a defense that is solid versus the run game and got a three-sack effort from defensive tackle Gerald McCoy versus the Falcons. He became the first Bucs player with a three-sack game since Jimmy Wilkerson in 2009 and joins Warren Sapp and Brad Culpepper as the only defensive tackles to do it in team history. McCoy is looking to become the first Tampa Bay player since Simeon Rice during the 2005 season to have consecutive multiple-sack games. Also looking to disrupt the Lions pass game are linebackers Lavonte David and Foster. David is the only current player this season to have 80-plus tackles, at least five sacks and one interception, while Foster is one of three players this season with a pair of pick-sixes but is questionable with a concussion. Tampa will be without safety Dashon Goldson, who was suspended for one game due to a helmet-to-helmet hit on Atlanta receiver Roddy White, while cornerback Michael Adams landed on injured reserve this week due to a knee injury. Adams was a key contributor to nickel and dime packages and further weakens a unit that is also dealing with a shoulder injury to rookie corner Johnthan Banks. Stafford could exploit that one week after becoming the club's all-time leader in passing yards with 16,005, surpassing Hall of Famer Bobby Layne's former mark of 15,710. In his only other meeting with the Bucs, Stafford threw for 305 yards with three touchdowns. Johnson has 35 catches for 746 yards and seven touchdowns over his past four games and will try to rebound from his second-half shutout, though it wasn't from a lack of effort. "We weren't going away from him," said Lions head coach Jim Schwartz. "We wanted to keep throwing. We threw the ball to him in two critical situations. One was a 3rd-and-goal and they doubled him as we expected. We still threw the ball to him, he wasn't able to get it down." Johnson will likely be matched up this weekend against Tampa Bay cornerback Darrelle Revis in a battle between two of the best at their position. "I think everybody has a chip on their shoulder each week, just going out and playing and trying to compete. When you match up the best against the best, (there's) probably a little bit more chip on your shoulder because, at the end of the game, you want to get the best of that person," said Revis. "I'm sure Calvin feels the same way. We'll see. I know Calvin, I know him off the field, and we'll see. It'll be fun." Though ranked fifth against the run, the Lions struggled against Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, who threw four touchdown passes, and are giving up 283.8 yards per game through the air to rank 30th. This despite linebacker DeAndre Levy tying for the NFL lead with five interceptions and defensive tackle Nick Fairley aiming to record a sack for a third straight game. For the offense, wide receiver Nate Burleson could return to action for the first time since breaking his forearm in a car accident on Sept. 24. However, safety Glover Quin suffered a left ankle injury versus Pittsburgh and could not finish the game.


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Flow Rate Effect Respimat Inhaler Versus a Metered Dose Inhaler Using Berodual in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Tracking Information | |||||
First Received Date ICMJE | September 9, 2005 | ||||
Last Updated Date | October 28, 2013 | ||||
Start Date ICMJE | September 2005 | ||||
Primary Completion Date | December 2005 (final data collection date for primary outcome measure) | ||||
Current Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE |
Whole lung deposition [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ] | ||||
Original Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE |
Primary Endpoint: The primary endpoint is whole lung deposition. | ||||
Change History | Complete list of historical versions of study NCT00153075 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site | ||||
Current Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE |
Original Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE |
Secondary Endpoint: The Respimat® inhaler will also be compared with the MDI in terms of o Central lung zone deposition o Intermediate lung zone deposition o Peripheral lung zone deposition o Ratio of peripheral to central zone deposition | ||||
Current Other Outcome Measures ICMJE | Not Provided | ||||
Original Other Outcome Measures ICMJE | Not Provided | ||||
Descriptive Information | |||||
Brief Title ICMJE | Flow Rate Effect Respimat Inhaler Versus a Metered Dose Inhaler Using Berodual in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) | ||||
Official Title ICMJE | A Randomised Open Label, Six Way, Cross-over Scintigraphic Evaluation of the Effect of Inspiratory Flow Rate on Lung and Oropharyngeal Deposition With the Respimat Inhaler vs. a Metered Dose Inhaler (HFA-MDI) Using Berodual in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). | ||||
Brief Summary | The objective of this trial is to compare the total and regional deposition of aerosol in the lungs and oropharynx of patients with COPD at 3 different inspiratory flow rates following inhalation of Berodual delivered via the Respimat inhaler and Berodual? delivered via an HFA-metered dose inhaler. |
Detailed Description | This is a single dose, randomised, active-controlled, six period, open-label cross-over trial in adult patients with COPD. Berodual (fenoterol hydrobromide 50 g + ipratropium bromide 20 g) will be delivered via the Respimat inhaler and the MDI at 3 different inspiratory flow rates: 15 L/min, 30 L/min and 90 L/min. The optimal flow rate is expected to be 30 L/min for both inhalers. On each test day patients will practise the inhalation manoeuvre with either a placebo Respimat or MDI inhaler. When patients can perform the inhalation technique correctly and they can obtain the required inspiratory flow rates the placebo will be replaced with the radio-labelled formulation. The primary analysis will be carried out using the Sign Test. This is a non-parametric analysis in which no assumptions are made about the shape of the distribution of the responses from the Respimat inhaler and from the MDI under the null hypothesis. Study Hypothesis: The null hypothesis is that flow rate has the same effect on the Respimat and MDI inhalers. The alternative hypothesis is that flow rate has a different effect on the Respimat inhaler than on the MDI inhaler. This means that under the null hypothesis the median of the differences between the Respimat inhaler and MDI pairs is zero i.e., the differences are equally lik ely to be positive or negative. Under the alternative hypothesis the median of the differences between the Respimat inhaler and MDI pairs is not zero i.e., the frequencies of the positive and negative signs are different. Comparison(s): For the primary comparison the whole lung deposition achieved for each patient at the 90 L/min flow rate will be expressed as a percentage of the whole lung deposition achieved by that patient at the 30 L/min flow rate for the Respimat and MDI inhalers separately. The difference between each pair of observations ((Respimat 90 L/min / Respimat 30 L/min) - (MDI 90 L/min / MDI 30 L/min)) will then be calculated and the sign of the direction of the difference noted i.e., positive or negative. The probability associated with the occurrence of the observed number of positive and negative differences will then be determined by reference to the binomial distribution with the probability of a positive or negative difference equal to 0.5 under the null hypothesis. If the alternative hypothesis is, however, true and flow rate does in fact have less effect on the Respimat inhaler than on the MDI inhaler, then there is likely to be a statistically significant greater number of positive differences. |
Study Type ICMJE | Interventional | ||||
Study Phase | Phase 4 | ||||
Study Design ICMJE | Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Bio-availability Study Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Treatment |
Condition ICMJE |
Intervention ICMJE |
Study Arm (s) | Not Provided | ||||
Publications * | Not Provided | ||||
* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline. |
Recruitment Information | |||||
Recruitment Status ICMJE | Completed | ||||
Enrollment ICMJE | 19 | ||||
Completion Date | December 2005 | ||||
Primary Completion Date | December 2005 (final data collection date for primary outcome measure) | ||||
Eligibility Criteria ICMJE | Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Gender | Both | ||||
Ages | 40 Years and older | ||||
Accepts Healthy Volunteers | No | ||||
Contacts ICMJE | Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects | ||||
Listed Location Countries ICMJE | Germany | ||||
Removed Location Countries | |||||
Administrative Information | |||||
NCT Number ICMJE | NCT00153075 | ||||
Other Study ID Numbers ICMJE | 215.1364 | ||||
Has Data Monitoring Committee | Not Provided | ||||
Responsible Party | Not Provided | ||||
Study Sponsor ICMJE | Boehringer Ingelheim | ||||
Collaborators ICMJE | Not Provided | ||||
Investigators ICMJE |
Information Provided By | Boehringer Ingelheim | ||||
Verification Date | October 2013 | ||||
ICMJE Data element required by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors and the World Health Organization ICTRP |


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On Tuesday, April 21th , Dr. Jonathan Wolpaw, Director of the National Center for Adaptive Neurotechnologies Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, presented on "Activity-Dependent Plasticity in the Spinal Cord: Theory and Therapy." --Slides--
On Thursday, April 24th , Dr. James Krause, Director of the Center for Rehabilitation Research in Neurological Conditions, Medical University of South Carolina, presented on "Successful Employment and Quality Work Life After MS: A Qualitative Study." For further details please visit our other website - Beyond 90 Days
We have lost two good friends and colleagues.
It is with great sadness that we report the loss of Sarah Lottes, who was the original research assistant on our SCI team dating back to 1993, and Dr. David Gray, one of the great leaders in the field of disability and a contributor to our Beyond 90 Days program. --More about Sara Lottes-- & --More about David Gray-- On May 5, 2013 at Chicago, Illinois, David Gray spoke at the 39th Annual Pre-Course Meeting titled "The State of the Science of Prevention and Management of Secondary Health Conditions in Person after SCI". To hear his presentation, please click --Video--
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Our research program has been expanded beyond longevity after injury to include a wider array of outcomes and types of disabling conditions. Therefore, the Longevity after Injury Project is now one of two arms of a larger program of research, entitled Health, Employment, and Longevity Project for people with disabling conditions. Whereas the longevity after injury project focuses on health and longevity, the second arm of our research program focuses on employment and is entitled Beyond 90 Days: Successful Employment after Disability. The overall project, as well as each of the two arms, consider disability throughout the entire lifecycle. You may find information on the Health, Employment, and Longevity Project on our website (www.helpafterdisability.com), as well as each of the two components (www.longevityafterinjury.com and www.beyond90days.com)
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Red List Category & Criteria: | Data Deficient ver 3.1 |
Year Published: | 2004 |
Date Assessed: | 2004-04-30 |
Assessor(s): | Fei Liang, Michael Wai Neng Lau |
Reviewer(s): | Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson and Neil Cox) |
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Lance Stephenson shows he's on fire, ready for Charlotte (Instagram)
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Interesting (and pretty well done) bit of photoshop work Lance Stephenson put out over the weekend, with his Pacers jersey burning away into a Hornets one.
Stephenson is essentially getting a two-year trial in Charlotte — clean up the attitude and off-the-court/on the court (stop blowing in LeBron's ear) and find ways to be more efficient consistently on it (he led the league in triple-doubles but was fully capable of games where he was gunning too much as well) and he's going to get paid big time.
Plus, with Stephenson adding shot creation to Al Jefferson and a struggling offense should improve.
Do that and nobody will mock your photoshop on Instagram.
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- grantgoodman93 - Jul 28, 2014 at 2:11 AM
I think Lance is a little (emphasis on little) smarter than people give him credit for. He hasn't been in trouble off the court since 2010 and the trash talk and antics is just his way of competing. Love him or hate him Lance is a gamer and one who I think is wising up and realizing the opportunity he has in the league.
- asimonetti88 - Jul 28, 2014 at 10:58 AM
Stephenson had a lot of trouble before making it to the NBA. Say what you want about him messing with other players, but he has certainly matured. People compare him to JR Smith, but JR Smith has vehicular manslaughter, drug suspensions on his record. Lance has apparently cleaned up his off-court life, and at the end of the day trash talk is nothing compared to vehicular manslaughter.
- tashab03 - Jul 29, 2014 at 9:40 AM
Blowing in ears and trash talk really isn't the issue. More like physically fighting with teammates, stealing teammates rebounds, constantly arguing with other teammates. Just bad for chemistry. He did not get in trouble outside of basketball once while in Indy, so I'm not sure why people are even talking about that? The only thing that was ever brought up (him throwing his girlfriend down the stairs) was back in highschool, I believe.
- saint1997 - Jul 28, 2014 at 2:14 AM
I think this is a top 5 move of the off season, next to Parsons LeBron Melo and Dirk. I mean this vaults Charlotte into the top 4 in the east. Hopefully MKG, Hairston and Vonleh develops, so this team becomes more interesting
- m4a188 - Jul 28, 2014 at 8:29 AM
Top 4? lol
- whoisrdymlz - Jul 28, 2014 at 8:36 AM
lol is right. Definitely top 3.
- pl4tinum514 - Jul 28, 2014 at 12:33 PM
Chicago, Cleveland, Indiana, and maybe even Miami should still be better than Charlotte.
- justorion - Jul 28, 2014 at 12:40 PM
In the east, yea top 4
- lowpostfootwork - Jul 28, 2014 at 7:03 PM
So Washington and Toronto are underrated again?. They finished (3rd) and (5th) last season…..
Lionel Hollins is a good coach, and Brooklyn finished (6th) without a real coach or Brook Lopez. They have a better shot at top 4 than Miami or Cleveland.
If Miami finished 2nd with Lebron last year, and Cleveland finished 10th without him, how are either of them top 4 now? That's illogical. Miami can't make top 4 on Wade's knees, and Cleveland has no depth. They're one injury ( or leg cramp) away from a disaster.
- urodaddy07 - Jul 28, 2014 at 10:26 PM
@lowpost. come on man! New Jersey did well to get to #6. They have Brook Lopez but no Livingston who I think was the best player on that team at times. I know you don't want to give J. Kidd any credit, but to get to the playoffs without Lopez, an old team with inconsistent offence; you have got to give the coach some credit.
- qdog112 - Jul 28, 2014 at 2:50 PM
Outside of LeBron's move, Charlotte getting Lance and Indy losing him has to be the most impact-full move in the NBA. On paper Chicago and Cleveland is better, but they still have to gel on the floor.
- antistratfordian - Jul 28, 2014 at 2:39 AM
Ok, now someone photoshop him blowing out the flames.
- money2long - Jul 28, 2014 at 7:44 AM
Spurs already did that.
- antistratfordian - Jul 28, 2014 at 1:18 PM
Did they? Seems like the Spurs just poured gasoline on a fire.
If losing to the Spurs is what it would take to make LeBron more popular than MJ… then it was probably worth it. James' legacy wouldn't have been helped as much by three-peating in Miami.
- lenbias34pt - Jul 28, 2014 at 7:30 AM
Watching him and Paul George guard each other will be the match up of 2014-15.
To Early to say, but I like Charlotte's team a bit more than the Pacers.The 2 holes on the Hornets are Marvin Williams or Kidd Gilcrest at the 3
Zeller and Vonleh at the 4.All 4 guys have NBA starter ability. Their offseason will tell the Hornets' season.
Kemba and Jefferson are the real deal and Henderson is ideal off the bench.
- money2long - Jul 28, 2014 at 7:46 AM
Lance will play the 2 so that will most likely shift Gerald Henderson to the 3.
- whoisrdymlz - Jul 28, 2014 at 8:38 AM
It will shift him to the bench
- money2long - Jul 28, 2014 at 1:48 PM
We'll see, now will we.
- qdog112 - Jul 28, 2014 at 2:55 PM
AlHendo goes to the bench, with Vonleh, Zeller, Taylor, PJ, Neal, Biz, Roberts vying for minutes.
- ProBasketballPundit - Jul 28, 2014 at 10:51 PM
qdog112 is correct. My Hornets have already said that Marvin Williams will probably be the starting 4. MKG is definitely the starting 3. His shot is terrible but he plays hard and is pretty good on defense. There's no way Kemba & Lance aren't the starting guards.
- metalhead65 - Jul 28, 2014 at 9:27 AM
must not have watched Zeller play very much the last month of the season as he is not a hole for the hornets. Vonleh is a rookie and raw so he will not help that much this season but watch out in future years. the kid was a beast in his only season at IU. as for lance we shall see if his scoring ability translates into wins now that he will be the man in Charlotte. he will get his but what about the other players?
- lenbias34pt - Jul 28, 2014 at 10:32 AM
not sure what you are saying.
Zeller was good or bad the last month of the season?
- metalhead65 - Jul 28, 2014 at 11:12 AM
he was good and with a year under his belt will be evn better this year and hardly the hole in the lineup you claim.
- lenbias34pt - Jul 28, 2014 at 6:08 PM
He averaged 13 minutes in the 4 playoff games…..2 pts and 2 rebounds.
In April (8 games) he did average 8 pts and 4 Rbs in 22 minutes a game.Motorhead I'm too a Hornet fan and I like Zeller's upside. But I fear his upside is as a nice 4 off the bench who in a pinch (in a few years) can guard a 5.
He is not an athlete and needs about 30 pounds of muscle.
- metalhead65 - Jul 28, 2014 at 6:28 PM
he's not an athlete? right so I guess the guy who ran up and down the court in college and shot 3's and had a variety of moves accomplished all that how? as for his weight the guy led the big ten in rebounding and was a defensive force in toughest conference in the country needs to add weight. not a carolina fan but a hoosiers fan and you do not know what you have got in this guy. I know the pros are a different game but the point I am making is the guy is a better athlete than you give him credit for. if that is what you think of him then trade him to the pacers and you will be crying the next ten years over it.
- lenbias34pt - Jul 29, 2014 at 3:05 PM
Metal i hope you are correct, but when you consider he averaged only half a block a game LY (admittedly in only 17 minutes) i think that is at least somewhat telling.
Metal do you feel -Like many- that Marvin Williams and his 5 reb career average can be a quality starting 4 for us?
- 25yearindyfan - Jul 28, 2014 at 8:05 AM
The Pacers and their fans (including me) will welcome a playoff matchup against Charlotte. Bright future in Charlotte but I'd hardly call a 4 game sweep loss to Miami playoff experience, which would certainly be useful against playoff veterans like the Pacers. Indy will not be a championship team next year, but people are too quick to drop them to the bottom of the terrible eastern conference.
- davidtmp - Jul 28, 2014 at 9:34 AM
If Big Al didn't get hurt against the Heat, it wouldn't have been a sweep. I could see the Bobcats winning 2 games in that series…..but once Big Al went down there was no hope. All the props to Al for trying to play thru the injury, that only helps team chemistry when your main scoring option down low is willing to play thru some incredible pain for the team. So yeah, they may have gotten swept, but I think they gained ALOT in that series.
- jarand140 - Jul 28, 2014 at 9:18 AM
Let's be clear the Pacers blew it, the window was open for them and they did not take advantage of the situation. Lance does not shoulder the blame completely, Hibbert, West, George and Hill had moments that they just did not perform. Now they must reorganize.
- bball242322 - Jul 28, 2014 at 2:37 PM
As long as PG is still on the Pacers, the window will be open. Pacers likely won't win it all this year, but Larry Bird will shake things up and continue to find players to put around Paul for years to come. Don't count them out quite yet. As much as people hate on Paul, there's no denying that he's the type of player teams can build around. As long as PG continues to develop at the rate he is, Pacers will be in contention for awhile
Once Pacers can get rid of of Hill's contract, and find a different starting caliber point guard, Pacers will be back in top contention. This year will be a slight regression, but our chemistry will be A LOT better without Lance the troublemaker there
- duhwighthoward - Jul 28, 2014 at 10:22 AM
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As Alliance Boots begins its new life as the world's third-largest pharmacy and wholesale business, it appears that both parties will benefit from this merger. But despite its 22.5% share of the UK retail pharmacy market and over 2,000 pharmacies, it does not insulate it completely from the threat supermarkets pose.
During its pre-close trading update, Alliance Boots announced its plans for the refurbishment of the Alliance community pharmacy chain as "your local Boots pharmacy" following trials. These stores will have to show significant uplifts to prove the benefit of the merger to the City.
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Alliance Boots delivered a strong set of results considering the challenging economic climate: revenue at its UK health and beauty division grew by 3.1% to GBP6,343 million and like-for-like sales increased by 1.3%. Alliance Boots has strong own-label brands and will need to ensure it focuses on maintaining and developing these in order to differentiate itself from the competition.
Alliance Boots' strong financial results in its first full financial year as a combined group highlight the wisdom of the merger. Group revenue was up 4.8% to GBP15.3 billion, while trading profit for the 12 months to March 2008 was up 20.3% to GBP771 million. Furthermore, the company is making good gains under difficult conditions and there should be more benefits to come.
The UK's leading health & beauty retailer, Alliance Boots, has reported UK retail growth of 2.5% for the three months ended December 31, 2006. Underlying growth looks set to remain low over the medium-term, but the company should be able to maintain margin improvements into the new year.
Boots' latest growth plans will give it more than 70 stores in Eire, potentially overtaking Ireland's largest pharmacy group Unicarepharmacy, with 59 outlets - although it is looking to expand. While the timing is not ideal, Alliance Boots needs to move now to maintain its position in the Irish market.
Just seven months after the two businesses merged, Alliance Boots looks set for a buyout after private equity group KKR and deputy executive chairman Stefano Pessina declared an interest in buying the company. If it goes ahead, this should produce much faster growth.
Allied Carpets has finally been sold, having been put up for sale prior to Christmas 2008. The new owners were no doubt attracted to the retailer by its lack of debt and potential as the second biggest player in the floorcoverings market. However, with a terrible trading record over the last decade and dire conditions in the floorcoverings market, turning the business around will be no small task.
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