Scoring System as a Quick And Objective Method to Determine Wireline Formation Testing Fluid Analysis Results

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Glen Ricky Himawan
Keyword(s):  
Scoring System ◽  
Objective Method ◽  
Fluid Analysis

An Objective Method for Evaluating Next-Generation Sequencing Panels

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 139-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaitlin Angione ◽  
Melissa Gibbons ◽  
Scott Demarest
Keyword(s):  
Next Generation Sequencing ◽  
Scoring System ◽  
Clinical Findings ◽  
Objective Method ◽  
Next Generation ◽  
Core Set ◽  
Objective System ◽  
Generation Sequencing ◽  
The Ideal

Purpose: Next-generation sequencing panels are particularly useful in identifying genetic diagnoses in patients with nonspecific clinical findings by allowing for analysis of many genes at once. The purpose of this study was to develop a simple, objective system to evaluate the quality of available next-generation sequencing panels. Methods: A list of potentially important features of next-generation sequencing panels generated from the literature was evaluated for accessibility and objectivity and distilled to a “core” set of quality features. This was then applied to a clinical setting using the example of epilepsy panels. Panels at 8 laboratories were rated based on several objective measures to create a scoring system that differentiated between labs in a clinically meaningful way. Results: There was substantial variability in 6 “core” test criteria, allowing for creation of a scoring system that clearly distinguished labs based on identified strengths and weaknesses of each panel. Conclusion: We have demonstrated an objective method for comparing next-generation sequencing panels that can be applied or adapted to any clinical phenotype for which genetic testing is available. This method offers an unbiased approach to determining the ideal test for a given indication at a given time.

scholarly journals Long live the worms: methods for maintaining and assessing the viability of intestinal stages of Parascaris spp. in vitro

Parasitology ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 146 (5) ◽  
pp. 685-693
Author(s):  
J. A. Scare ◽  
A. E. Steuer ◽  
C. L. Shaffer ◽  
P. Slusarewicz ◽  
A. Mousley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Scoring System ◽  
Culture Media ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
Roswell Park Memorial Institute ◽  
Objective Method ◽  
Helminth Parasites ◽  
Viability Assessment ◽  
Nutrient Supplementation ◽  
Media Types

AbstractIn vitro maintenance of helminth parasites enables a variety of molecular, pharmaceutical and immunological analyses. Currently, the nutritional and environmental in vitro requirements of the equine ascarid parasite, Parascaris spp., have not been determined. Additionally, an objective method for assessing viability of Parascaris spp. intestinal stages does not exist. The purpose of this study was to ascertain the in vitro requirements of intestinal stages of Parascaris spp., and to develop a viability assessment method. A total of 1045 worms were maintained in a total of 212 cultures. Worms obtained from naturally infected foals at necropsy were immediately placed in culture flasks containing 200 mL of culture media. A variety of media types, nutrient supplementation and environmental conditions were examined. A motility-based scoring system was used to assess worm viability. Worms maintained in Roswell Park Memorial Institute-1640 had significantly better viability than any other media (P < 0.0001) and all media types supplemented with any of the nutrients examined (P < 0.0001). The use of a platform rocker also significantly improved viability (P = 0.0305). This is the first study to examine the requirements for maintaining Parascaris spp. intestinal stages in vitro and to evaluate their viability based on movement using an objective scoring system.

An Objective Method to Evaluate the Risk of Recurrence and Extension of Dupuytren’s Disease

2004 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 427-430 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. ABE ◽  
T. ROKKAKU ◽  
S. OFUCHI ◽  
S. TOKUNAGA ◽  
K. TAKAHASHI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Discriminant Analysis ◽  
Confidence Intervals ◽  
Sensitivity And Specificity ◽  
Scoring System ◽  
Prognostic Value ◽  
Dupuytren’S Disease ◽  
Objective Method ◽  
Dupuytren's Disease ◽  
Risk Of Recurrence ◽  
New Scoring

This study was undertaken to assess the influence of the factors related to Dupuytren’s diathesis on the rates of recurrence and extension of Dupuytren’s disease after surgery. The records of 65 patients who underwent surgery for Dupuytren’s disease were retrospectively studied and the presence of factors related to diathesis were recorded. The sensitivity and specificity of each factor for predicting recurrence and extension were calculated. Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals were also calculated and a discriminant analysis was performed to explore correlations between recurrence and extension and the significant variables. Our results confirmed the prognostic value of diathesis. The results have been used to develop a new scoring system for evaluating the risk of recurrence and extension.

Assessment of Thumb Placement

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1984 ◽  
Vol 74 (2) ◽  
pp. 299-300
Author(s):  
PAUL MERLOB ◽  
FRANCIS MIMOUNI ◽  
ORNA ROSEN ◽  
SALOMON H. REISNER
Keyword(s):  
Gestational Age ◽  
Congenital Anomalies ◽  
Scoring System ◽  
Menstrual Period ◽  
Last Menstrual Period ◽  
Objective Method ◽  
Normal Range ◽  
Appropriate For Gestational Age ◽  
Method Of Assessment ◽  
System 1

Normal thumb placement has not been defined topographically, and distally or proximally placed thumbs are defined subjectively. We wish to report an objective method of assessment of the normal range of thumb placement. MATERIALS AND METHODS One hundred fifteen infants between the gestational age of 34 to 42 weeks were examined within the first 24 hours of life. All were appropriate for gestational age, without any congenital anomalies. Gestational age was calculated from the first day of the last menstrual period, and it was verified by the Dubowitz scoring system.1 Whenever a difference of 2 weeks on more was found in calculation of gestational age, the infant was excluded.

Disappearance Voltage Determinations Using a Convergent Beam

1971 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
pp. 184-185
Author(s):  
W. L. Bell
Keyword(s):  
Second Order ◽  
Objective Method ◽  
Uniform Thickness ◽  
Rocking Curve ◽  
Crystal Perfection ◽  
Kikuchi Line ◽  
Central Maximum ◽  
Diffraction Patterns ◽  
Convergent Beam ◽  
Beam Technique

Disappearance voltages for second order reflections can be determined experimentally in a variety of ways. The more subjective methods, such as Kikuchi line disappearance and bend contour imaging, involve comparing a series of diffraction patterns or micrographs taken at intervals throughout the disappearance range and selecting that voltage which gives the strongest disappearance effect. The estimated accuracies of these methods are both to within 10 kV, or about 2-4%, of the true disappearance voltage, which is quite sufficient for using these voltages in further calculations. However, it is the necessity of determining this information by comparisons of exposed plates rather than while operating the microscope that detracts from the immediate usefulness of these methods if there is reason to perform experiments at an unknown disappearance voltage.The convergent beam technique for determining the disappearance voltage has been found to be a highly objective method when it is applicable, i.e. when reasonable crystal perfection exists and an area of uniform thickness can be found. The criterion for determining this voltage is that the central maximum disappear from the rocking curve for the second order spot.

An Investigation of the Assumptions Underlying the Scoring System of the Arizona Articulation Proficiency Scale: Revised

1979 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 241-245
Author(s):  
Richard J. Schissel ◽  
Linda B. James
Keyword(s):  
Scoring System ◽  
Frequency Of Occurrence

This study examines the assumptions underlying the scoring system of the Arizona Articulation Proficiency Scale: Revised. Twenty-one children between the ages of four years two months and six years 11 months were administered the Arizona Articulation Proficiency Scale: Revised and the Screening Deep Test of Articulation. The subjects' performance on the two tests was compared for the phones: [s], [l], [r], [t∫], [θ], [∫], [k], [f], and [t]. Results suggested that 1) the production of most sounds in only two contexts does not necessarily reflect the accuracy of production of those sounds in other contexts, and 2) for the sounds tested, the weightings assigned on the basis of their frequency of occurrence rather than the frequency with which they were misarticulated overestimated the extent of many articulation errors.

Qualitative and quantitative assessment of nailfold capillaries by capillaroscopy in healthy volunteers

VASA ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hoerth ◽  
Kundi ◽  
Katzenschlager ◽  
Hirschl
Keyword(s):  
Scoring System ◽  
Morphological Changes ◽  
Connective Tissue Diseases ◽  
Capillary Density ◽  
Diagnostic Value ◽  
Healthy Individuals ◽  
Extreme Position ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Diffuse Loss ◽  
Density Results

Background: Nailfold capillaroscopy (NVC) is a diagnostic tool particularly useful in the differential diagnosis of rheumatic and connective tissue diseases. Although successfully applied since many years, little is known about prevalence and distribution of NVC changes in healthy individuals. Probands and methods: NVC was performed in 120 individuals (57 men and 63 women; age 18 to 70 years) randomly selected according to predefined age and sex strata. Diseases associated with NVC changes were excluded. The nailfolds of eight fingers were assessed according to standardized procedures. A scoring system was developed based on the distribution of the number of morphologically deviating capillaries, microhaemorrhages, and capillary density. Results: Only 18 individuals (15 %) had no deviation in morphology, haemorrhages, or capillary density on any finger. Overall 67 % had morphological changes, 48 % had microhaemorrhages, and 40 % of volunteers below 40 years of age and 18 % above age 40 had less than 8 capillaries/mm. Among morphological changes tortous (43 %), ramified (47 %), and bushy capillaries (27 %) were the most frequently altered capillary types. A semiquantitative scoring system was developed in such a way that a score above 1 indicates an extreme position (above the 90th percentile) in the distribution of scores among healthy individuals. Conclusions: Altered capillaries occur frequently among healthy individuals and should be interpreted as normal unless a suspicious increase in their frequency is determined by reference to the scoring system. Megacapillaries and diffuse loss of capillaries were not found and seem to be of specific diagnostic value.

Professionelle Wahrnehmung und Fachkraft-Kind-Interaktion von KiTa-Fachkräften

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Christoph Mischo ◽  
Katrin Wolstein ◽  
Svenja Peters
Keyword(s):  
Scoring System ◽  
Classroom Assessment ◽  
Classroom Assessment Scoring System ◽  
Professionelle Wahrnehmung

Zusammenfassung. Die Professionelle Wahrnehmung von Pädagoginnen und Pädagogen als Fähigkeit zur Identifikation, Interpretation und Bewertung relevanter Merkmale pädagogischer Interaktion stellt eine wichtige pädagogische Teilkompetenz dar. Empirisch untersucht ist die Professionelle Wahrnehmung insbesondere bei Lehrkräften, kaum dagegen bei Fachkräften in KiTas. Ziel dieser Studie ist daher die Untersuchung von Zusammenhängen zwischen der Professionellen Wahrnehmung und dem beobachteten Handeln von KiTa-Fachkräften. Zur Evokation der Professionellen Wahrnehmung wurden 120 Teilnehmerinnen und Teilnehmern typische Fachkraft-Kind-Interaktionen als Video-Stimuli dargeboten. Die Erfassung der Professionellen Wahrnehmung erfolgte mit zwei offenen (Lautes Denken und retrospektives Interview) sowie mit einem geschlossenen Antwortformat (Rating-Skalen). Zur Einschätzung der Qualität des Interaktionsverhaltens der Fachkräfte wurde das international gut etablierte Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS Pre-K) eingesetzt. Bei der Zusammenhangsprüfung im Rahmen eines Strukturgleichungsmodells mit latenten Variablen zeigte nur die mit der Methode des Lauten Denkens erfasste Professionelle Wahrnehmung Zusammenhänge mit den CLASS-Domänen Organisation des KiTA-Alltags und Lernunterstützung. Die Ergebnisse werden im Hinblick auf die Implikationen der Erhebungsmethodik für die Professionelle Wahrnehmung diskutiert.

Situative Unterschiede der Interaktionsqualität im Verlauf des Kindergartenalltags

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 206-213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreas Wildgruber ◽  
Monika Wertfein ◽  
Claudia Wirts ◽  
Marina Kammermeier ◽  
Erik Danay
Keyword(s):  
Scoring System ◽  
Classroom Assessment ◽  
Fand Sich ◽  
Classroom Assessment Scoring System

Zusammenfassung. Die Interaktionen zwischen pädagogischen Fachkräften und Kindern sind von zentraler Bedeutung für die Moderation des kindlichen Lernens und der kindlichen Entwicklung. Angesichts der Variabilität der Interaktionen im Tagesverlauf wurde in dieser explorativen Studie untersucht, inwieweit sich Unterschiede der Interaktionsqualität zwischen verschiedenen typischen Situationen (Freispiel, moderierte Aktivitäten, Lesesituationen, Garten, Essen) in Kindertageseinrichtungen zeigen. Bei 85 Fachkräften in bayerischen Kindergärten wurden die Interaktionen zwischen Fachkräften und Kindern jeweils einen Vormittag teilnehmend beobachtet und mit dem Verfahren „Classroom Assessment Scoring System Pre-K“ ( Pianta, La Paro & Hamre, 2008 ) geratet. Es zeigte sich zum einen in Essenssituationen eine niedrigere Interaktionsqualität als in den anderen Situationen. Zum anderen fand sich vor allem im Bereich der Lernunterstützung in Lesesituationen und moderierten Aktivitäten eine höhere Interaktionsqualität als im Freispiel. Die simultane Berücksichtigung der beiden Faktoren Tageszeit und Situation ergab, dass die gefundenen Effekte auf den Faktor Situation zurückzuführen waren.

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