The hallux valgus deformity is untreated usually regarded as progressive deformity that does not necessarily lead to pain and suffering for the patient. Prevention primary: foot conforming footwear to avoid bruising and to avoid a forced progression of pathology. Functional stabilization of the foot by means of gymnastics or physiotherapy instructions. Secondary: orthotic and/or insoles to improve the functional stabilization. Tertiary: consistent adapted postoperative treatment, which is based on the operation procedure. The indication for initiation of a therapeutic measure is based on the suffering of the patient, age and presence of arthritis in the MTP-I-joint. More patient-specific pathologies may affect the initiation of treatment also. In the first stage of outpatient consultation and physiotherapy are at the forefront, additive analgesic or anti-inflammatory medication. Manual therapies, physiotherapy, orthotics or orthopedic measures adopted in view of the existing pathology and suffering pressure. In stage 2 of outpatient or inpatient surgical treatment therapeutic measures are indicated when symptomatic hallux valgus surgical therapy should be oriented on the severity of the pathology and the postoperative mobilization possibilities of the patient and other patient-specific criteria.

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Parenting self-regulation is increasingly recognised as an important facet of positive parenting, as it allows parents to manage their thoughts, behaviours, emotions and attention in order to effectively carry out parenting tasks. Evidence-based parenting programmes such as the Triple P-Positive Parenting Program aim to increase parenting self-regulation by teaching parents a range of skills and strategies to deal with everyday parenting. Despite the importance of self-regulation within the field of parenting, few measures assessing this construct are available. The current investigation aims to add to existing literature by evaluating the measurement properties of a brief and parsimonious measure of self-regulation for both parents and parenting practitioners, the Parenting Self-Regulation Scales (PSRS)—Parent and Practitioner versions. Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analyses gave support for a single-factor model for the parent version, and this was confirmed in the practitioner version. Both versions demonstrated excellent internal consistency and hypothesis testing supported the construct validity of both scales. The results indicate that the PSRS is a promising brief measure of parenting self-regulation for parents and practitioners which could prove useful to both clinical work and research in the parenting field.

The ambient temperature condensation, to yield low molecular weight poly(methyloxothiazene) (M w = 1 × 10 4 ; PDI = 1.4), can be achieved by the reaction of MeS(O 2 )NHSiMe 3 and SOCl 2 this latter reaction being performed in an attempt to isolate ClSMe(O)NSiMe 3 (6a). The in situ addition of a Lewis acid initiator (e.g., PCl 5 ) to freshly prepared samples of N-silylsulfonimidoyl chlorides (ClSR(O)NSiMe 3 , 6a−d, R = Me, Et, Ph, p-C 6 H 4 Me) yielded high molecular weight, narrowly dispersed polymers, 5a−d (M w = 6.7 × 10 4 −3.3 × 10 6 ; PDI = 1.2−1.6) of general formula [RS(O)N] n . These materials have been characterized by GPC, NMR ( 1 H, 13 C) spectroscopy, and DSC. UV−vis spectroscopy of CH 2 Cl 2 solutions of 5a−d reveal a high-energy π−π* transition (λ max = 300−350 nm) that tails into the visible. Additionally, theoretical modeling of oligomeric (methyloxothiazenes) at either a semiempirical, Hartree−Fock, or DFT level of theory suggests that these polymers adopt an irregular helical architecture.