On the relation between technical debt indicators and quality criteria in Stack Overflow discussions

Introduction. Nowadays osteopathy is an ofﬁ cial medical specialty. Many years of experience accumulated by osteopathic physicians in our country have proven its effectiveness. The analysis of research papers of those countries where osteopathy is widely used allows to draw the following conclusion: osteopathy is one of the least dangerous therapeutic methods provided that patients deal with well-trained and certiﬁ ed specialists who work in the frame of possibilities of osteopathy. Due to the intensive development of this specialty in Russia it is necessary to provide scientiﬁ c justiﬁ cation to organizational and methodological approaches aimed at ensuring effective and high-quality osteopathic care to the population.Goal of research - to develop proposals in order to improve the quality and effectiveness of osteopathic care provision for the population, taking into account the current situation in health care.Materials and methods. Authors used the following research methods: historical and medico-organizational analysis, literary data analysis, content analysis as well as methods of descriptive statistics.Results. The research presents characteristics of clinics declaring osteopathic care provision, as well as qualities of osteopathic physicians. It also describes patients seeking osteopathic care, and sources of information they use.Conclusion. Authors propose a number of measures aimed at improving the availability and effectiveness of osteopathic care for patients such as training of doctors, creating of regulatory documents, developing quality criteria for osteopathic care provision and popularization of osteopathy among patients.

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An experience of performing spirometry by trained general practitioners

Medical alphabet ◽

10.33667/2078-5631-2020-25-34-36 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 34-36

Author(s):

M. A. Pokhaznikova ◽

E. A. Andreeva ◽

O. Yu. Kuznetsova

Keyword(s):

General Practitioners ◽

Quality Criteria ◽

Poor Quality ◽

Male Gender ◽

Study Research ◽

The Poor ◽

Quality Of Research ◽

Forced Expiratory Maneuver ◽

Maximal Effort

The article discusses the experience of teaching and conducting spirometry of general practitioners as part of the RESPECT study (RESearch on the PrEvalence and the diagnosis of COPD and its Tobacco-related aetiology). A total of 33 trained in spirometry general practitioners performed a study of 3119 patients. Quality criteria met 84.1% of spirometric studies. The analysis of the most common mistakes made by doctors during the forced expiratory maneuver is included. The most frequent errors were expiration exhalation of less than 6s (54%), non-maximal effort throughout the test and lack of reproducibility (11.3%). Independent predictors of poor spirogram quality were male gender, obstruction (FEV1 /FVC<0.7), and the center where the study was performed. The number of good-quality spirograms ranged from 96.1% (95% CI 83.2–110.4) to 59.8% (95% CI 49.6–71.4) depending on the center. Subsequently, an analysis of the reasons behind the poor quality of research in individual centers was conducted and the identified shortcomings were eliminated. The poor quality of the spirograms was associated either with the errors of the doctors who undertook the study or with the technical malfunctions of the spirometer.

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Promoting gender equity in sport science

Sports & Exercise Medicine Switzerland ◽

10.34045/sems/2020/48 ◽

2020 ◽

Keyword(s):

Gender Equity ◽

Good Practice ◽

Quality Criteria ◽

Gender Inequity ◽

Sport Science ◽

Representation Of Women ◽

Exercise Medicine ◽

Scientific Disciplines ◽

Individual Ability ◽

Scientific Awards

Gendered norms, stereotypes and biases implicitly influence our thoughts, attitudes and behaviours. These often lead to gender inequity, a phenomenon inherent in society and reflected in its various contexts. The increasing awareness of this inequity is leading to reflection and changes in society as a whole and its communities, organisations and institutions. In scientific disciplines, gender inequity has been, and still is, a point of discussion and consideration. In many cases, these discussions have led to positive and sustainable changes at both a structural as well as a policy level. This opinion piece discusses gender inequity in the context of sport science and, in particular, sport medicine in Switzerland. Specifically, academic position (professorships), first authorship of peer-reviewed publications in the SEMS-Journal as well as conference participation and scientific awards in two Swiss sport science organisations: Sportwissenschaftliche Gesellschaft der Schweiz (SGS) and Sport & Exercise Medicine Switzerland (SEMS) in terms of frequency are presented and discussed. An under-representation of women is observed in most categories. Finally, recommendations for promoting and supporting equity while maintaining an objective consideration of quality criteria and individual ability are put forward using examples of good practice.

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THE QUALITY OF PUBLIC HOSPITALS IN CAN THO CITY, 2016

Journal of Medicine and Pharmacy ◽

10.34071/jmp.2018.6.10 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 8 (6) ◽

pp. 76-81

Author(s):

Chu Cao Minh ◽

Thang Vo Van ◽

Dat Nguyen Tan ◽

Hung Vo Thanh

Keyword(s):

Hospital Medicine ◽

Secondary Data ◽

Quality Criterion ◽

Quality Criteria ◽

Public Hospitals ◽

Ministry Of Health ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Can Tho City

Background: The criteria set of assessing hospital quality in Vietnam in 2016 was revied from the criteria set in 2013 by the Ministry of Health in order to help hospitals to self-assess towards improvinge quality of hospitals in the international integration context. The study aimed to assess the quality of public hospitals in Can Tho City according to the revised criteria set of the Ministry of Health in 2016 and compare the quality among three hospital ranks (including grade I, grade II, and grade III) via to 5 groups of quality criteria. Methods: A cross-sectional study, using secondary data analysis was applied to assess the service quality of 7 general public hospitals in Can Tho City. Results: The average total score of 7 hospitals is 245 and the average for the criteria of 7 hospitals is 2.99, which is just satisfactory. In the criterion of quality, criterion D and E had the lowest scores compared to the other three groups. There was no statistically significant difference (p = 0.076) among the mean scores for the three hospital categories. Conclusion: The quality of public hospitals in Can Tho city in 2016 only reached moderately good level (2.99). Interventions should be developed to improve the quality of hospitals, with particular emphasis on improving the quality of criteria groups D and E. Key words: Quality, hospital, medicine, health, public, Can Tho

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Studies on the storage stability of white beet sugar depending on its quality

Sugar Industry ◽

10.36961/si19990 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 581-589

Author(s):

Philipp Bruhns ◽

Timo Koch ◽

Lothar Kroh

Keyword(s):

Storage Stability ◽

Crystal Surface ◽

Surface Film ◽

Quality Criteria ◽

Color Distribution ◽

Color Formation ◽

Beet Sugar ◽

Council Directive ◽

Thick Juice ◽

White Sugar

Storage stability of white beet sugar is an important factor determining the sugar quality. Due to color formation during storage the sugar color can exceed the quality criteria of the European council directive 2001/111/EC for white sugar. It is not possible to predict the color formation tendency of a white sugar lot at the time of its production. Also the source and the mechanism of color formation during storage are unknown. Color formation in general can be caused by several factors, which can be divided into external influences such as humidity and temperature during storage and internal causes such as contents of ash, polyphenols, mono- and oligosaccharides, and amino compounds. In this work, the effect of the above mentioned factors and the nature of the formed colorants were analyzed. Studies on the color distribution in sugar crystals were carried out and the nonsucrose compounds in the surface film were determined. The syrup film on the crystal surface contains the same compounds and in similar contents as thick juice. A correlation between the changes in the amino acid and monosaccharide content and the color formation was established, which shows that the Maillard reaction is responsible for the color development during storage of sugar.

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