Administrator Evaluation Form

The purpose of this study was to evaluate 6 specific standing surfaces (a concrete surface and 5 different floor mat styles). The subjects stood for one hour on each of 6 different surfaces. Each subject completed a comfort evaluation form at 15-minute intervals indicating on a scale of 1 to 10 the discomfort they were experiencing. The most desirable surface was chosen from a statistical analysis and a qualitative selection made by each subject. Mat preference was higher for more compressible mats.

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A new investigative strategy to diagnose β-thalassemia syndrome in past human populations

Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences ◽

10.1007/s12520-020-01261-5 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Filippo Scianò ◽

Barbara Bramanti ◽

Emanuela Gualdi-Russo

Keyword(s):

Diagnostic Tool ◽

Human Remains ◽

Definitive Diagnosis ◽

Bone Lesions ◽

Human Populations ◽

Evaluation Form ◽

Skeletal Lesions ◽

Clinical Cases

AbstractThe study of thalassaemia syndromes in archeological human remains is of growing interest in the field of paleopathology. However, a definitive diagnosis of the disease in skeletonized individuals remains difficult. Several non-specific bone lesions have been suggested as the most likely evidence of β-thalassaemia syndrome. In particular, skull lesions have been considered by several scholars as the most indicative of this hematopoietic disorder, while other authors have identified postcranial lesions as the best evidence of β-thalassemia. In this study, we reviewed the main features that have been identified in β-thalassaemia patients thanks to an extensive bibliographic research of clinical cases, radiological and microscopic analyses. Our aim was to discern between those skeletal lesions that can be considered “indicative/diagnostic” and those that are “indicative/non-diagnostic” of β-thalassaemia syndrome. With this knowledge, we developed a new evaluation form (Eva-BeTa) and tested it on previously published archeological cases. Based on our results, we believe that Eva-BeTa can be a valid diagnostic tool for the identification of ancient individuals potentially affected by β-thalassemia for further genetic confirmation.

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Posture and Health: Are the Biomechanical Postural Evaluation and the Postural Evaluation Questionnaire Comparable to and Predictive of the Digitized Biometrics Examination?

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18073507 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (7) ◽

pp. 3507

Author(s):

Giovanni Barassi ◽

Edoardo Di Simone ◽

Piero Galasso ◽

Salvatore Cristiani ◽

Marco Supplizi ◽

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Keyword(s):

Emotional Disorders ◽

Healthy Subjects ◽

Large Scale ◽

Quantitative Investigation ◽

Evaluation Questionnaire ◽

Evaluation Form ◽

Margin Of Error ◽

Different Types ◽

Biomechanical Evaluation ◽

Postural Tone

Background: Postural tone alterations are expressions of myofascial and, therefore, of structural, visceral, and emotional disorders. To prevent these disorders, this study proposes a quantitative investigation method which administers a postural evaluation questionnaire and a postural biomechanical evaluation to 100 healthy subjects. Methods: The reliability of the method is studied by comparing both assessments with digitized biometrics. In addition, 50 subjects undergo the biomechanical evaluation form twice, by four different operators, to study the intraoperative repeatability. Results: The results show a satisfactory overlap between the results obtained with the postural evaluation questionnaire and the postural biomechanical evaluation compared to computerized biometrics. Furthermore, intraoperative repeatability in the use of the biomechanical evaluation form is demonstrated thanks to a minimal margin of error. Conclusions: This experience suggests the importance of undertaking this path in both the curative and the preventive sphere on a large scale and on different types of people who easily, and even unknowingly, may face dysfunctional syndromes, not only structural and myofascial but also consequently of the entire body’s homeostasis.

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