The Rising Need for Preoperative Objective Quantification of Curvature in Patients with Hypospadias

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tariq O. Abbas
Keyword(s):  
Objective Quantification

scholarly journals A Multicriteria Goal Programming Model for Ranking Universities

Mathematics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 459
Author(s):  
Fernando García ◽  
Francisco Guijarro ◽  
Javier Oliver
Keyword(s):  
Goal Programming ◽  
Programming Model ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
University Rankings ◽  
Central Tendency ◽  
Performance Variables ◽  
World University Rankings ◽  
Goal Programming Model ◽  
Objective Quantification

This paper proposes the use of a goal programming model for the objective ranking of universities. This methodology has been successfully used in other areas to analyze the performance of firms by focusing on two opposite approaches: (a) one favouring those performance variables that are aligned with the central tendency of the majority of the variables used in the measurement of the performance, and (b) an alternative one that favours those different, singular, or independent performance variables. Our results are compared with the ranking proposed by two popular World University Rankings, and some insightful differences are outlined. We show how some top-performing universities occupy the best positions regardless of the approach followed by the goal programming model, hence confirming their leadership. In addition, our proposal allows for an objective quantification of the importance of each variable in the performance of universities, which could be of great interest to decision-makers.

Vocal Therapy in Lieu of Surgery for Contact Granuloma: A Case Report

1974 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 478-485 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carole S. Bloch ◽  
Wilbur James Gould
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Initial Therapy ◽  
Psychological Support ◽  
Aerodynamic Parameters ◽  
Objective Quantification

A case in which resolution of a contact granuloma of the larynx is attained with a regimen of vocal therapy and psychological support and in which regression of the granuloma is demonstrated objectively by comparison of pre- and posttherapeutic laryngoscopic and vocal-aerodynamic parameters is presented. It is concluded that surgery should probably never be used as initial therapy for contact granuloma of the larynx, regardless of its presumed state of evolution; instead, a course of intensive vocal therapy should be tried. A corollary to this conclusion is that competent vocal therapy has a considerable psychological content, since its basic aim is to alter the patient’s image of what an efficient voice should be. It is also concluded that pre- and posttherapeutic objective quantification of the granuloma and of the several aerodynamic parameters in phonation can furnish not only a reliable guide to therapy, but also a powerful argument in favor of vocal therapy in these cases.

scholarly journals Long-Term Effects of Deep Brain Stimulation for Essential Tremor with Subjective and Objective Quantification via Mailed-In Questionnaires

2012 ◽  
Vol 90 (6) ◽  
pp. 394-400 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatiana H. de Oliveira ◽  
Matthew R. Ginsberg ◽  
Scott Cooper ◽  
Amy Nowacki ◽  
Ali Rezai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Deep Brain Stimulation ◽  
Essential Tremor ◽  
Brain Stimulation ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Objective Quantification ◽  
Deep Brain

Pulmonary Emphysema: Effect of Lung Volume on Objective Quantification at Thin-Section CT

Radiology ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 257 (1) ◽  
pp. 260-268 ◽  
Author(s):  
Afarine Madani ◽  
Alain Van Muylem ◽  
Pierre Alain Gevenois
Keyword(s):  
Thin Section ◽  
Lung Volume ◽  
Pulmonary Emphysema ◽  
Objective Quantification

scholarly journals Objective quantification of arm rigidity in MPTP-treated primates

2009 ◽  
Vol 177 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas O. Mera ◽  
Matthew D. Johnson ◽  
Darrin Rothe ◽  
Jianyu Zhang ◽  
Weidong Xu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Objective Quantification

Human flexor reflexes - A specific tool for objective quantification of the antinociceptive TENS effect?

2000 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 147-147
Author(s):  
B. Namer ◽  
R. Sittl ◽  
J. Ellrich ◽  
C. Weidner
Keyword(s):  
Objective Quantification
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