scholarly journals Bivariate distributions based on copulas functions: developments and applications in medical studies

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcos Vinicius de Oliveira Peres
Keyword(s):  
Medical Studies ◽  
Bivariate Distributions

John Keats and Indian Medicine

Romanticism ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-166
Author(s):  
Nikki Hessell
Keyword(s):  
Medical Knowledge ◽  
John Keats ◽  
Specific Response ◽  
Medical Studies ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Medical Practices ◽  
Traditional Medicines ◽  
Medical Imagery ◽  
Indian Medicine ◽  
The Impact

John Keats's medical studies at Guy's Hospital coincided with a boom in interest in both the traditional medicines of the sub-continent and the experiences of British doctors and patients in India. Despite extensive scholarship on the impact of Keats's medical knowledge on his poetry, little consideration has been given to Keats's exposure to Indian medicine. The poetry that followed his time at Guy's contains numerous references to the contemporary state of knowledge about India and its medical practices, both past and present. This essay focuses on Isabella and considers the major sources of information about Indian medicine in the Regency. It proposes that some of Keats's medical imagery might be read as a specific response to the debates about medicine in the sub-continent.

scholarly journals Medical Studies during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Impact of Digital Learning on Medical Students’ Burnout and Mental Health

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 349
Author(s):  
Panagiotis Zis ◽  
Artemios Artemiadis ◽  
Panagiotis Bargiotas ◽  
Antonios Nteveros ◽  
Georgios M. Hadjigeorgiou
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽  
Junior Doctors ◽  
Digital Learning ◽  
Student Survey ◽  
Medical Studies ◽  
The Impact

Objectives: The aim of this ecological study was to investigate what the impact of digital learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic was on the burnout and overall mental health (MH) of medical students. Background: During the unprecedented era of the COVID-19 pandemic, the majority of countries worldwide adopted very strong measures. Universities closed their doors, and education continued through digital learning lectures. Methods: An anonymous questionnaire was administered to all 189 eligible candidates before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mental health was assessed via the MH domain of the 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) and burnout with the Maslach Burnout Inventory—Student Survey (MBI-SS). Results: The overall response rate was 81.5%. The overall burnout prevalence did not differ significantly between the two periods (pre-COVID-19 18.1% vs. COVID-19 18.2%). However, the burnout prevalence dropped significantly in year 4 (pre-COVID-19 40.7% vs. COVID-19 16.7%, p = 0.011), whereas it increased significantly in year 6 (pre-COVID-19 27.6% vs. COVID-19 50%, p = 0.01). When looking at each MBI-SS dimension separately, we found that emotional exhaustion decreased significantly in year 4 but increased in year 6, and cynicism increased in all years. The overall MH deteriorated significantly between the two periods (pre-COVID-19 58.8 ± 21.6 vs. COVID-19 48.3 ± 23, p < 0.001). Conclusions: Digital learning in medical studies carries significant risks. Not only does the MH deteriorate, but cynicism levels also increase. Emotional exhaustion was found to increase particularly in final year students, who struggle with the lack of clinical experience just before they start working as qualified junior doctors.

Factors associated with the practice of minimal counseling by medical residents

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Z Bargaoui ◽  
K Mzoughi ◽  
I Zairi ◽  
O Aouina
Keyword(s):  
Analytical Study ◽  
Smoking Status ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Medical Residents ◽  
Medical Studies ◽  
Gender Ratio ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Prospective Data ◽  
Funding Sources ◽  
Funding Acknowledgements

Abstract Funding Acknowledgements Type of funding sources: None. Introduction Smoking is a public health problem. Doctors have an important role in the fight against smoking, in particular through the minimum advice they can give. Purpose The aim of this work was to study the prevalence of the application of minimal advice by medical residents and to identify factors that may influence its practice. Methods We conducted a descriptive and analytical study with a prospective data collection that included 302 residents practicing in Tunisia and who agreed to respond to an online questionnaire submitted between February and March 2020. Results Residents mean age was of 28 ± 2 years and the gender ratio was 0.65. Sixty-four percent of residents were non-smokers. During their practice, 94% of residents systematically identified the patient"s smoking status and 61.9% were unfamiliar with the concept of minimal advice. The rate of application of the minimum advice by residents was 57.6%. In multivariate analysis, the factors influencing the application of minimum counseling were: gender (OR =0.321, p = 0.0001), knowledge of minimum counseling (OR = 2.808, p = 0.002) and having attended the minimum advice given by a senior (OR = 2.328, p = 0.0001). Conclusion The rate of application of the minimum advice remains low. Improving one"s theoretical and practical teaching during medical studies is essential.

Permutation Tests for Common Locations Among Samples With Unequal Variances

1994 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 217-236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul W. Mielke ◽  
Kenneth J. Berry
Keyword(s):  
Null Hypothesis ◽  
Treatment Effects ◽  
Alternative Hypothesis ◽  
Permutation Tests ◽  
Experimental Designs ◽  
Bivariate Distributions ◽  
Unequal Variances ◽  
Trace Test ◽  
Location Shift ◽  
Power Comparisons

In completely randomized experimental designs where population variances are equal under the null hypothesis, it is not uncommon to have multiplicative treatment effects that produce unequal variances under the alternative hypothesis. Permutation procedures are presented to test for (a) median location and scale shifts, (b) scale shifts only, and (c) mean location shifts only. Corresponding multivariate extensions are provided. Location-shift power comparisons between the parametric Bartlett-Nanda-Pillai trace test and three alternative multivariate permutation tests for five bivariate distributions are included.

Numerical Calculation on Flaw Response in Inhomogeneous Media

2011 ◽  
Vol 328-330 ◽  
pp. 1188-1193
Author(s):  
Gang Feng Zheng ◽  
Bin Wu ◽  
Cun Fu He
Keyword(s):  
Velocity Dispersion ◽  
Solid Medium ◽  
Ultrasonic Attenuation ◽  
Geological Mapping ◽  
Medical Studies ◽  
Ultrasonic Beam ◽  
Ultrasonic Methods ◽  
Phase Velocity Dispersion ◽  
Different Dimensions ◽  
Ultrasonic Nde

Ultrasonic methods are used in a wide variety of applications including medical studies, geological mapping, and nondestructive evaluation (NDE) tests. In the field of ultrasonic NDE, it is necessary to treat inverse problems of various types. The objective of this paper is to predict the flaw response in an inhomogeneous solid medium. A mathematical modelling of the testing situation is very valuable for a number of reasons. The modelling helps in developing physical intuition and in the interpretation of tests. Multi-Gaussian Beam (MGB) model is used to represent the incident ultrasonic beam. The effect of ultrasonic attenuation and phase velocity dispersion due to grain scattering is included in the predictions. The variation of received voltage is analyzed against the distance of the flaw from the transducer for different dimensions of a square cylinder void. The effect of variation of mean diameter of the grains on the received voltage for different domain of interest is also studied.

scholarly journals Stress cardiomyopathy: Medical studies and extensive review

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 2598-2601
Author(s):  
Xiang Wang ◽  
Fangming Wang ◽  
Ningwei Sun ◽  
Lijun Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Stress Cardiomyopathy ◽  
Extensive Review ◽  
Medical Studies
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