Estimation of Adult Human Height from the Bigonial Width and Mandibular Arch

2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (03) ◽  
pp. 196-201
Author(s):  
José Aderval Aragão ◽  
Guilherme Machado de Santana ◽  
Erick Mendonça do Sacramento ◽  
Israel Santos Marcelo ◽  
Iapunira Catarina Sant'Anna Aragão ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Medical Examination ◽  
Legal Medicine ◽  
Body Parts ◽  
Mandibular Arch ◽  
Adult Human ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Proportionality Relationship

Introduction An individual's sex, age and height are of great importance in legal medicine, especially with regard to identifying corpses. Height estimates are based on the proportionality relationship that exists between an individual's height and his various body parts. Objective To analyze the relationship between mandible measurements (length of the mandibular arch and bigonial width) and height. Materials and methods This study was conducted on the population of the Mussuca quilombo settlement, which is in the municipality of Laranjeiras, state of Sergipe, Brazil. The sample was composed of 300 individuals: 150 women and 150 men aged between 18 and 85 years old. The statistical analysis was done using the Statistical Package for the Social Scienes SPSS®, version 19.0, for Windows (SPSS Inc., Chicago, EUA) and Excel 2010 (Microsoft Corp., Redmond, WA, USA). Results The correlation coefficients were found to be low, with weak correlations between the measurements of the mandibula and height. Analysis on these values shows a very small positive correlation between height and the length of the mandibular arch among males (r = 0.177; p < 0.05) and among females (r = 0.271; p = 0.001); and between height and bigonial width among females (r = 0.169; p < 0,05). Conclusion Height may be estimated less exactly in cases in which only cephalofacial dimensions are available for legal medical examination.

scholarly journals Sensory submodalities testing in neurolinguistic programming, part of mental training

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (14) ◽  
pp. 7-12
Author(s):  
Vlad Teodor Grosu ◽  
Emilia Florina Grosu ◽  
Cornelia Popovici ◽  
Costinel Mihaiu
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Rank Correlation ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Wilcoxon Test ◽  
Mental Training ◽  
Neurolinguistic Programming ◽  
Training Techniques ◽  
Test Application ◽  
The University ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractIntroduction:this study is part of a larger work, which involves increasing sporting performance by applying mental training techniques - special techniques of neurolinguistic programming. In this case we will discuss some aspects of the test application Jacobson S. (2011).Purpose of study and hypothesis:In neurolinguistic programming (NLP) we have studied the relationship between sensory submodalities, in accordance with the Jacobson test (2011). We wanted to check the degree of significance of the mean difference parameters studied and if the materiality result falls within the objective parameters. If ideomotor representations of athletes are completed with multiple sensations of all sensory submodalities such as visual, auditory, kinesthetic, olfactory and gustatory, the possibility of applying the techniques of NLP (neurolinguistic programming) will have more effective results.Methods and material:two records were made by using two tests, test1 and test2 on master students of the University “Babes-Bolyai” Cluj-Napoca, from FEFS from APS department (training and sports performance). The statistical indicators were calculated on elements of descriptive statistics and the data is presented using indicators of centrality, location and distribution. Statistical analysis of non-parametric Wilcoxon test was used for sample pairs (data uneven distribution/rank). Materiality tests used was α=0.05 (5%), α=0.01 (1%) or α=0.001.Results and deliberations:to detect the correlation between the two variables we used the Spearman rank correlation coefficient (ρ). Statistical analysis was performed using the correlation coefficients Colton’s rule. It was found that no statistically significant differences were observed (p>0.05) in the statistical analysis of sample pairs Jacobson test values (times T1-T2). This is a result of the short timeframe - just one month - for objectives reasons. However, many of them appear in a good and a very good correlation to both tests, between the values of the items studied.Conclusions and recommendations:we want to continue with this study because the time difference between T1 and T2 was very small and we want to extend this study to a minimum of three months. All sensory submodalities are particularly important in achievingideomotor representations underlying mental training.

scholarly journals Structural analysis of interrelations of pathoharacterological features of persons prone to criminal impulsive aggression

2022 ◽  
pp. 198-206
Author(s):  
Klavdiya Telesheva
Keyword(s):  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Psychometric Testing ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Impulsive Aggression ◽  
The Social ◽  
Organic Mental Disorders ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
Correlation Pleiades ◽  
The Relationship

Psychometric testing of persons undergoing a complex forensic psychological and psychiatric examination in cases related to criminal impulsive aggression was carried out: mentally healthy persons, persons with personality disorders, persons with organic mental disorders who have committed crimes against life and health. Psychometric testing included diagnostics of predisposition to certain types of aggressive actions (Bass-Darka hostility questionnaire in the adaptation of S. N. Enikolopov) and the severity of certain personality structures associated with impulsive aggression - anxiety (Spielberger-Khanin anxiety scale), locus of control (a variant of J. Rotter - assessment of the level of subjective control (LSC)), the desire to seek new sensations and experiences. One of the main methods was also the questionnaire of the structure of temperament by V.M. Rusalov, allowing to explore the properties of temperament in the subject and in the social spheres. The results were processed using correlation analysis, the obtained correlation coefficients were visualized using the method of constructing correlation pleiades. It is shown that the structure of interrelationships of indicators of psychometric testing is specific in the studied groups, the features of the relationship of personality structures with aggressive tendencies are described both in mental health and in mental disorders that do not exclude sanity.

scholarly journals Metalanguage and sensory sub-modalities in mental training techniques through neurolinguistic programming

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 482-491
Author(s):  
Vlad Teodor Grosu ◽  
Emilia Florina Grosu ◽  
Hanna Vari ◽  
Emil Ciufudean
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Rank Correlation ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Wilcoxon Test ◽  
Mental Training ◽  
Neurolinguistic Programming ◽  
Training Techniques ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Sporting Performance ◽  
Short Timeframe

Introduction and theme actuality: this study is part of a larger work, which involves increasing sporting performance by applying mental training techniques, special techniques of neurolinguistic programming (NLP). Purpose of study and hypothesis: if ideomotor representations of athletes are completed with multiple sensations of all sensory sub-modalities such as visual, auditory, kinaesthetic, olfactory and gustatory, the possibility of applying the techniques of NLP will have more effective results. We have studied the relationship between sensory sub-modalities, in accordance with the Bandler and Thomson (2012) and application of Jacobson (2011). Methods and material: two records were made by using two tests, test 1 and test 2, on master students of the ‘Babes-Bolyai’ University Cluj-Napoca, from the Faculty of Physical Education and Sport. The statistical indicators were calculated on elements of descriptive statistics and the data are presented using indicators of centrality, location and distribution. Statistical analysis of the non-parametric Wilcoxon test was used for sample pairs. Discussions and findings: to pinpoint the correlation between the two variables, we used the Spearman rank correlation coefficient (ρ). Statistical analysis was performed using the correlation coefficients of Colton’s rule. No statistically significant differences were found (p > 0.05) in the statistical analysis because of the short timeframe, but there are many good and very good correlations at both tests, between the values of the items studied. Conclusions and recommendations: we want to continue with this study because the time difference between T1 and T2 was 3 months and we want to extend this study to a minimum of 6 months. All sensory sub-modalities are particularly important in achieving ideomotor representations underlying mental training. Keywords: Idiomatic representation, neurolinguistic programming, sensations, sensitive sub-modality, mental training.

scholarly journals KINERJA SOSIAL LEMBAGA KEUANGAN MIKRO AGRIBISNIS (LKM-A) DI KECAMATAN DAWE, KABUPATEN KUDUS

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 420
Author(s):  
Maqsul Mahsufah ◽  
Siwi Gayatri ◽  
Tutik Dalmiyatun
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Significant Influence ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Social Performance ◽  
Performance Standards ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Spearman Correlation ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Relationship

Agriculture Ministry through the Rural Agribusiness Development (PUAP)  program was expected to reduce poverty and unemployment in rural areas by developing Microfinances Agribusiness Institution (LKM-A). LKM-A has a purpose to help farmers in rural areas to obtain capital resource for their agribusiness. However, the implementasion of LKM-A still not developed optimally. The research on the social performance of LKM-A were aims to analyze social performance, to analyze revenue generating of LKM-A and to analyze the relationship between social performance and revenue generating of LKM-A in Dawe District, Kudus Regency. This research was conducted in February 12th – April 5th, 2018 in Dawe District, Kudus Regency. Survey method was used in this research. 18 LKM-A was choosen as population in this research. The data was analyzed by Spearman correlation. Social performance was analyzed using MIX Market Social Performance Standards with 16 indicators. The result shows that only 3 indicators were in medium category (0 – 50%), namely capital resources, the ratio of female debtors and the ratio low income debtors. The revenue generating was not in developed category. Based on statistical analysis, there was not significant influence between social performance and revenue generating

scholarly journals Using a Quasi-Experimental Design in Combination with Multivariate Analysis to Assess Student Learning

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Delucchi
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Prior Knowledge ◽  
Teaching Innovation ◽  
Course Characteristics ◽  
College Professors ◽  
The Social ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Undergraduate Statistics

College professors in the social sciences and professional studies have adopted numerous strategies for teaching undergraduate statistics, yet few researchers provide empirical evidence students’ learning actually increased because of the instructional innovation. Assessment of pedagogy is frequently subjective and based on comments from students or faculty. Consequently, evaluating the effectiveness of teaching activities on student learning in statistical analysis courses is warranted. This study employed a pretest-posttest design to measure student learning and then examined the relationship between student demographics, prior knowledge, and course characteristics on knowledge gained in undergraduate statistics. Data derived from 185 students enrolled in six different sections of a statistical analysis course taught over a seven-year period by the same instructor. Multiple regression analyses revealed age, age X gender (interaction effect), major, prior knowledge, examinations, and group projects all had statistically significant effects on how much students learned in the course. The results suggest faculty assess students’ prior knowledge at the beginning of the semester and use such data to inform both the content and delivery of statistical analysis. Moreover, before embracing a new pedagogy, faculty should establish empirically that learning is linked to the teaching innovation.  

Reliability of the Minimum Masking Level as Outcome Variable in Tinnitus Clinical Research

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 429-435
Author(s):  
Patricia C. Mancini ◽  
Richard S. Tyler ◽  
Hyung Jin Jun ◽  
Tang-Chuan Wang ◽  
Helena Ji ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Standard Deviation ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Outcome Variable ◽  
Reliable Estimate ◽  
Moderate Correlation ◽  
Trained Subjects ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Minimum Intensity

Purpose The minimum masking level (MML) is the minimum intensity of a stimulus required to just totally mask the tinnitus. Treatments aimed at reducing the tinnitus itself should attempt to measure the magnitude of the tinnitus. The objective of this study was to evaluate the reliability of the MML. Method Sample consisted of 59 tinnitus patients who reported stable tinnitus. We obtained MML measures on two visits, separated by about 2–3 weeks. We used two noise types: speech-shaped noise and high-frequency emphasis noise. We also investigated the relationship between the MML and tinnitus loudness estimates and the Tinnitus Handicap Questionnaire (THQ). Results There were differences across the different noise types. The within-session standard deviation averaged across subjects varied between 1.3 and 1.8 dB. Across the two sessions, the Pearson correlation coefficients, range was r = .84. There was a weak relationship between the dB SL MML and loudness, and between the MML and the THQ. A moderate correlation ( r = .44) was found between the THQ and loudness estimates. Conclusions We conclude that the dB SL MML can be a reliable estimate of tinnitus magnitude, with expected standard deviations in trained subjects of about 1.5 dB. It appears that the dB SL MML and loudness estimates are not closely related.

Prophets and Profits of Racial Science

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruha Benjamin
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Social Construction ◽  
Precision Medicine ◽  
Group Differences ◽  
Racial Science ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Racial Ethnic

In this response to Terence Keel and John Hartigan’s debate over the social construction of race, I aim to push the discussion beyond the terrain of epistemology and ideology to examine the contested value of racial science in a broader political economy. I build upon Keel’s concern that even science motivated by progressive aims may reproduce racist thinking and Hartigan’s proposition that a critique of racial science cannot rest on the beliefs and intentions of scientists. In examining the value of racial-ethnic classifications in pharmacogenomics and precision medicine, I propose that analysts should attend to the relationship between prophets of racial science (those who produce forecasts about inherent group differences) and profits of racial science (the material-semiotic benefits of such forecasts). Throughout, I draw upon the idiom of speculation—as a narrative, predictive, and financial practice—to explain how the fiction of race is made factual, again and again. 

Diffusion and Adoption of Corruption in Developing Economies: Evidence from Ghana

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
pp. 21
Author(s):  
Solomon A. Keelson ◽  
Thomas Cudjoe ◽  
Manteaw Joy Tenkoran
Keyword(s):  
Social Values ◽  
Developing Economies ◽  
Policy Formulation ◽  
Institutional Factors ◽  
Developing Economy ◽  
Theoretical Underpinning ◽  
Institutional Failure ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
And Diffusion

The present study investigates diffusion and adoption of corruption and factors that influence the rate of adoption of corruption in Ghana. In the current study, the diffusion and adoption of corruption and the factors that influence the speed with which corruption spreads in society is examined within Ghana as a developing economy. Data from public sector workers in Ghana are used to conduct the study. Our findings based on the results from One Sample T-Test suggest that corruption is perceived to be high in Ghana and diffusion and adoption of corruption has witnessed appreciative increases. Social and institutional factors seem to have a larger influence on the rate of corruption adoption than other factors. These findings indicate the need for theoretical underpinning in policy formulation to face corruption by incorporating the relationship between the social values and institutional failure, as represented by the rate of corruption adoption in developing economies.

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