Role In Objective Assessment Research Articles

Non-invasive assessment of the dynamics of change in the vascular bed in the buccal autograph during treatment of extended urethral strictures

The male urethral stricture disease treatment despite all successful achievements and treatment options still remains one of the most actual and complex problems of modern urology. The presence of prolonged urethral strictures complicated with such factors as expressed scared deformation, infection, fistulae, previous unsuccessful urethral interventions, total urethral obliteration require the use of two- or multistage operations. In the light of recent times, the improvement methods dedicated to buccal mucosa graft adaptation assessment and autotransplant microvascularity evaluation are very relevant nowadays. In this study we made an attempt to estimate the dermatoscopy role in objective assessment of buccal mucosa graft microvascular network after two staged substitutive urethroplasty.The analysis of graft microphotos made in different time periods after urethroplasty allows us to define the main thing. In our point of view, the absence of evaluation changes after 90–120 postoperative days allows us to estimate a correct time for the second stage of urethroplasty-tubularization. stages of microvasculature evolution.Considering the statement that microvasculature evolution is the evolution of its graft, we think that the correct research direction is to study microangiogenesis stimulation methods.

How to effectively use and interpret the barium swallow: Current role in esophageal dysphagia.

The barium swallow is a commonly performed investigation, though recent decades have seen major advances in other esophageal diagnostic modalities. The purpose of this review is to clarify the rationale for components of the barium swallow protocol, provide guidance on interpretation of findings, and describe the current role of the barium swallow in the diagnostic paradigm for esophageal dysphagia in relation to other esophageal investigations. The barium swallow protocol, interpretation, and reporting terminology are subjective and non-standardized. Common reporting terminology and an approach to their interpretation are provided. A timed barium swallow (TBS) protocol provides more standardized assessment of esophageal emptying but does not evaluate peristalsis. Barium swallow may have higher sensitivity than endoscopy for detecting subtle strictures. Barium swallow has lower overall accuracy than high-resolution manometry for diagnosing achalasia but can help secure the diagnosis in cases of equivocal manometry. TBS has an established role in objective assessment of therapeutic response in achalasia and helps identify the cause of symptom relapse. Barium swallow has a role in the evaluating manometric esophagogastric junction outflow obstruction, in some cases helping to identify where it represents an achalasia-like syndrome. Barium swallow should be performed in dysphagia following bariatric or anti-reflux surgery, to assess for both structural and functional postsurgical abnormality. Barium swallow remains a useful investigation in esophageal dysphagia, though its role has evolved due to advancements in other diagnostics. Current evidence-based guidance regarding its strengths, weaknesses, and current role are described in this review.

HUBER 360 and PRIMUS-RS in the Advance Rehabilitation of a Patient with Right Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Case Report

Background: HUBER 360 and PRIMUS-RS are technologically advance rehabilitation and assessment equipments. However, there is a dearth of literature, to the best of our knowledge, on the use of the above equipment’s in the objective assessment and effective rehabilitation. Case Report: The case discussed is of a 30 year old female who underwent Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Reconstruction three months prior to approaching our physiotherapy department and was looking for more advance rehabilitation. A thorough pre-assessment was done, a part of which included the PRIMUS-RS testing of isometric strength, power and endurance of knee muscles. A week wise rehabilitation protocol was designed for 5 weeks on HUBER 360 at the end of which again PRIMUS-RS testing was done. It was then found that the deficits in the muscle strength, power and endurance had reduced and patient perceived herself to be able to perform better in her daily activities. Conclusion: Thus, it proves that the PRIMUS-RS and HUBER 360 play an important role in objective assessment and rehabilitation of a musculoskeletal patient. KEY WORDS: Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction, HUBER 360, PRIMUS-RS, Rehabilitation.

Research performance of Australian and New Zealand marketing academics: Achieving rigor and relevance

Assessing academic performance is challenging and assessing academic performance that makes a contribution to society is especially challenging. Evaluations need to take into account academic rigor and the relevance of the work. We suggest relying on whether an article is published in an elite journal does not necessarily lead to a significant scientific contribution or practical relevance. Rather, to gain insight into a scientific contribution, academic rigor and relevance judgments have to be made as to the work’s contribution to discovering and verifying knowledge in the discipline and across disciplines. While qualitative judgments can be made, indicator-driven metrics play an important role in objective assessment and several citation metrics are readily available to assist in assessments. We suggest there is a need for a portfolio of performance indicators, as there is no one best measure of success. Different indicators highlight different aspects of performance, hence the portfolio approach. We conclude by outlining eight key areas that should be considered when making academic performance assessments.

Preparation and properties of cementitious composites for geothermal applications

AbstractThree fiber-reinforced cement composites were prepared and cured in an autoclave for up to 168 h at 2 MPa of steam pressure in order to investigate the effect of hydrothermal curing on the alteration of pore structure, density, and formation and stability of hydrated products with time. Compressive strength was reviewed in connection with sample porosity. It was found that the time of autoclaving plays a crucial role in objective assessment of the durability of composites as potential candidates for geothermal applications. A mercury intrusion porosimeter Quantachrome Poremaster 60GT was used for the estimation of the pore structure parameters of composites. The thermal analysis method was used to identify different temperature ranges of cured samples’ thermal decomposition and to characterize the nature of hydrated products. Two kinds of products were formed. The first group consisted of calcium-silicate-hydrate (C-S-H), calcium-silicate-aluminate-hydrate (C-S-A-H), calcium-aluminate-hydrate (C-A-H), and calcium-carbonate (C-C) as a product of carbonation. The second group are chemically bond products, e.g. hydroxyapatite (Ca5(PO4)3(OH)) and gibbsite (Al(OH)3). These two hydroceramic products formed under hydrothermal conditions act also as binders and they can be useful as geothermal cement binders.