A functional evaluation of three indicator sets for assessing soil quality

2013 ◽  
Vol 64 ◽  
pp. 194-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.C.R. Lima ◽  
L. Brussaard ◽  
M.R. Totola ◽  
W.B. Hoogmoed ◽  
R.G.M. de Goede
Keyword(s):  
Soil Quality ◽  
Functional Evaluation ◽  
Indicator Sets

Safety And Preliminary Efficacy of Magnetic Stimulation of Pelvic Floor with Hifem Technology in Urinary Incontinence

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Urinary Incontinence ◽  
Pelvic Floor ◽  
Magnetic Stimulation ◽  
Muscle Tone ◽  
Pelvic Floor Muscle ◽  
Neuromuscular Control ◽  
Ultrasound Elastography ◽  
Functional Evaluation ◽  
Muscle Injuries ◽  
Stimulation Of

Introduction: BTL EMSELLA™ utilizes High-Intensity Focused Electromagnetic technology (HIFEM) to cause deep pelvic floor muscles stimulation and restoration of the neuromuscular control. Key effectiveness is based on focused electromagnetic energy, in-depth penetration and stimulation of the entire pelvic floor area. A single BTL EMSELLA™ session brings thousands of supramaximal pelvic floor muscle contractions, which are extremely important in muscle reeducation of incontinent patients. Objective: Prospective study to evaluate the safety and preliminary effectiveness of the use of BTL EMSELLA magnetic stimulation in urinary incontinence. Method: Thirty-two patients with light and moderate urinary incontinence were recruited to perform 6 sessions of BTL EMSELLA during three weeks of initial treatment. Follow-up after three months. The patients received sessions lasting 28 minutes, completing the different treatment protocols. Initially the patients underwent a quality of life test before and after treatment, evaluation with advanced ultrasound using elastography to measure the initial tissue's elasticity and be able to compare after treatment, clinical functional evaluation and urodynamic test. Results: No adverse reactions were observed. All the patients finished the treatment sessions. Two patients reported increased pain after treatment in the first session corresponding to a VAS scale greater than 5 with duration greater than three hours. The treatment was highly satisfactory in 84,4% of the patients. After the first three months the improvement was maintained in 77% of the patients. No muscle injuries were observed. Elastographic changes and improvement of muscle tone were detected by advanced ultrasound (elastography) in 100% of patients. Conclusions: BTL EMSELLA is safe, well tolerated and effective for the treatment of mild and moderate urinary incontinence. The observed elastographic changes demonstrate the improvement of pelvic floor muscle tone after treatment. A reduction in the symptoms of urinary incontinence was demonstrated. Recommendations: Continue increasing the number of cases for research and increase the variables that we have decided to incorporate in the next research section such as MRI and pressure calculation.

Respiratory Dynamic CT: Functional Evaluation of Main Bronchial Stenosis

1996 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 473
Author(s):  
Myung Jin Chung ◽  
Jung Gi Im ◽  
Kyung Mo Yeon
Keyword(s):  
Functional Evaluation ◽  
Dynamic Ct ◽  
Bronchial Stenosis

Changes in soil quality following humping/hollowing and flipping of pakihi soils on the West Coast, South Island New Zealand

2007 ◽  
pp. 265-270 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.M. Thomas ◽  
M.H.Beare C.D. Ford ◽  
V. Rietveld
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Soil Quality ◽  
West Coast ◽  
Land Development ◽  
Hot Water ◽  
Limited Information ◽  
The West ◽  
Organic Matter Quality ◽  
Pasture Production ◽  
Soil C

Humping/hollowing and flipping are land development practices widely used on the West Coast to overcome waterlogging constraints to pasture production. However, there is very limited information about how the resulting "new" soils function and how their properties change over time following these extreme modifications. We hypothesised that soil quality will improve in response to organic matter inputs from plants and excreta, which will in turn increase nutrient availability. We tested this hypothesis by quantifying the soil organic matter and nutrient content of soils at different stages of development after modification. We observed improvements in soil quality with increasing time following soil modification under both land development practices. Total soil C and N values were very low following flipping, but over 8 years these values had increased nearly five-fold. Other indicators of organic matter quality such as hot water extractable C (HWC) and anaerobically mineralisable N (AMN) showed similar increases. With large capital applications of superphosphate fertiliser to flipped soils in the first year and regular applications of maintenance fertiliser, Olsen P levels also increased from values

Koduojančios ir nekoduojančios genomo sekos variantų bei kopijų skaičiaus pokyčių molekulinis ir funkcinis vertinimas

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Evelina Siavrienė
Keyword(s):  
Genome Sequence ◽  
Copy Number ◽  
Copy Number Variants ◽  
Sequence Variants ◽  
Functional Evaluation

A Molecular and Functional Evaluation of Coding and Non-Coding Genome Sequence Variants and Copy Number Variants

Functional Evaluation of RNLS, a Gene Harboring Risk Variants for Type 1 Diabetes in European and African Ancestry Subjects

Diabetes ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 67 (Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. 1702-P
Author(s):  
SUNA ONENGUT-GUMUSCU ◽  
NOAH VOGLER ◽  
MARIA FAIDAS ◽  
REBECCA R. PICKIN ◽  
ELAINE GERSZ ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Type 1 Diabetes ◽  
African Ancestry ◽  
Functional Evaluation ◽  
Risk Variants

Physico-Chemical Properties of Soil Collected from Chandrabhaga River in Kalmeshwar, Nagpur, Maharashtra

2020 ◽  
Vol 07 (02) ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Amita M Watkar ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Soil Quality ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Organic Matter Content ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Matter Content ◽  
Soil Attributes ◽  
Essential Components ◽  
Agricultural Land Management ◽  
Physical And Chemical

Soil, itself means Soul of Infinite Life. Soil is the naturally occurring unconsolidated or loose covering on the earth’s surface. Physical properties depend upon the amount, size, shape, arrangement, and mineral composition of soil particles. It also depends on the organic matter content and pore spaces. Chemical properties depend on the Inorganic and organic matter present in the soil. Soils are the essential components of the environment and foundation resources for nearly all types of land use, besides being the most important component of sustainable agriculture. Therefore, assessment of soil quality and its direction of change with time is an ideal and primary indicator of sustainable agricultural land management. Soil quality indicators refer to measurable soil attributes that influence the capacity of a soil to function, within the limits imposed by the ecosystem, to preserve biological productivity and environmental quality and promote plant, animal and human health. The present study is to assess these soil attributes such as physical and chemical properties season-wise.

Fuel reduction practices and their effects on soil quality

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matt D. Busse ◽  
Ken R. Hubbert ◽  
Emily E. Y. Moghaddas
Keyword(s):  
Soil Quality ◽  
Fuel Reduction
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