scholarly journals The effect of cryotherapy on pain during local and total application

Pain medicine ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-49
Author(s):  
J Mašán ◽  
O Dobrovanov ◽  
A Čanecký
Keyword(s):  
Analgesic Effect ◽  
Nonparametric Test ◽  
Degenerative Diseases ◽  
Process Information ◽  
Pain Questionnaire ◽  
Kolmogorov Smirnov ◽  
Local Cryotherapy ◽  
Wilcoxon Nonparametric Test ◽  
Smirnov Test ◽  
Non Parametric

Background: analgesic effect of total and local cryotherapy in people older than 55 years, in respondents with various diagnoses, most often with degenerative diseases, especially with gonarthrosis, coxarthrosis, spondylosis, osteoarthritis and polyarthrosis. Objective: the aim of the survey was to process information from the field of total and local cryotherapy and to analyze the information obtained using questionnaires. We process the percentage effect of total and local cryotherapy on the intensity of painful symptoms, feeling, tolerance and satisfaction of respondents after completing ten therapies. Materials and methods: the group of respondents consisted of 35 men and 65 women aged 55 to 81 years. A total of 100 respondents qualified for the survey. 50% of respondents participated in total cryotherapy and 50% of respondents participated in local cryotherapy. Results: we processed the results using MS Excel and IBM SPSS. The Modified Laitinen Pain Questionnaire was used. Due to established hypotheses and the nature of the data, we used the Kolmogorov – Smirnov test, the non-parametric Mann – Whitney U-test and the Wilcoxon nonparametric test. The results show that with the help of local and total cryotherapy, the intensity of painful symptoms is lower. Conclusions: the performed analysis of the data by means of a questionnaire showed that local and total cryotherapy alleviates pain and has an analgesic effect.

scholarly journals Clinical evaluation of the effect of acentric double pedicle graft with and without the use of platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) on root coverage outcomes in class I and II Miller root recessions: A randomized clinical trial

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 58-67
Author(s):  
Nader Abolfazli ◽  
Masoumeh Faramarzi ◽  
Fariba Salehsaber ◽  
Aysan Shahmorad ◽  
Hadi Kokabi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nonparametric Test ◽  
Class I ◽  
Root Coverage ◽  
Pocket Depth ◽  
Platelet Rich Fibrin ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Kolmogorov Smirnov ◽  
Analyze Data ◽  
Wilcoxon Nonparametric Test ◽  
Smirnov Test

Background. Acentric double pedicle graft is an alternative to double pedicle graft, which can improve clinical outcomes by removing tension in sutures. This study examined the effect of using platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) on the success rate of acentric double pedicle graft in treating patients with Miller Class I and II recessions. Methods. A total of 16 Miller Class I and II lesions were studied in 8 patients. The samples were divided into two groups in terms of PRF use: with PRF and without PRF. Indices, including recession depth, width of keratinized gingiva and pocket depth, were measured with a standard Michigan O probe with Williams marking. Six months later, Kolmogorov-Smirnov test and Wilcoxon nonparametric test were applied with SPSS17 to analyze data. Results. The recession depth, width of keratinized gingiva, and increased root coverage exhibited a significant difference between the two groups after surgery, but no significant difference was found in pocket depths. Conclusion. Applying PRF with acentric double pedicle graft reduced the recession depth, increased the width of keratinized gingiva and enhanced the extent of root coverage when compared with the situation where PRF was not used. Therefore, this study supports the use of PRF with acentric double pedicle graft in root coverage treatments.

scholarly journals Intermediate efficiency in nonparametric testing problems with an application to some weighted statistics

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
pp. 697-738 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tadeusz Inglot ◽  
Teresa Ledwina ◽  
Bogdan Ćmiel
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Evaluation ◽  
Nonparametric Test ◽  
Formal Definition ◽  
Asymptotic Results ◽  
Nonparametric Testing ◽  
New Variant ◽  
Two Samples ◽  
Kolmogorov Smirnov ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Smirnov Test

The basic motivation and primary goal of this paper is a qualitative evaluation of the performance of a new weighted statistic for a nonparametric test for stochastic dominance based on two samples, which was introduced in Ledwina and Wyłupek [TEST 21 (2012) 730–756]. For this purpose, we elaborate a useful variant of Kallenberg’s notion of intermediate efficiency. This variant is general enough to be applicable to other nonparametric problems. We provide a formal definition of the proposed variant of intermediate efficiency, describe the technical tools used in its calculation, and provide proofs of related asymptotic results. Next, we apply this approach to calculating the intermediate efficiency of the new test with respect to the classical one-sided Kolmogorov–Smirnov test, which is a recognized standard for this problem. It turns out that for a very large class of convergent alternatives the new test is more efficient than the classical one. We also report the results of an extensive simulation study on the powers of the tests considered, which shows that the new variant of intermediate efficiency reflects the exact behavior of the power well.

scholarly journals ANALISIS KINERJA KEUANGAN PERUSAHAAN PENGAKUISISI SEBELUM DAN SESUDAH MERGER DAN AKUISISI Pada Perusahaan Manufaktur Yang Terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-36
Author(s):  
Widiastuti Murtiningrum
Keyword(s):  
T Test ◽  
Profit Margin ◽  
Current Ratio ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
Net Profit ◽  
Kolmogorov Smirnov ◽  
Turn Over ◽  
Smirnov Test ◽  
Non Parametric

Merger dan Akuisisi dilakukan oleh perusahaan agar mendapatkan keuntungan apabila hal tersebut memperoleh sinergi yang baik. Kinerja perusahaan diukur dengan menggunakan rasio keuangan: Net Profit Margin, Total Assets Turn Over, Current Ratio, Debt to Equity Rasio dan Earning Per Share. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan metode kuantitatif, dengan mengambil data dari perusahaan manufaktur yang melakukan merger dan akuisisi pada periode 2015 - 2019 yang terdaftar pada Komisi Pengawas Persaingan Usaha dan Bursa Efek Indonesia, Pengambilan sampel dalam penelitian menggunakan metode purposive sampling, dengan data yang diperoleh sebanyak 3 perusahaan maufaktur yang melakukan merger dan akuisisi. Uji non parametric yang digunakan adalah Uji normalitas Kolmogorov-Smirnov Test dan uji parametrik dengan Paired Sampel t Test untuk menjawab hipotesis. Hasil dari penelitian sebelumnya menunjukkan bahwa tidak selalu menghasilkan keuntungan yang signifikan dan tidak sedikit yang justru mengalami kerugian.

scholarly journals PILATES EXERCISE DAPAT MENURUNKAN INDEKS MASSA TUBUH (IMT) PEREMPUAN OBESITAS TINGKAT 1 DI PERUMAHAN BUMI DIRGANTARA PERMAI BEKASI

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 111-122
Author(s):  
Dwi Agustina ◽  
Nikky Novannisa
Keyword(s):  
P Value ◽  
Degenerative Diseases ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Prevalence Of Obesity ◽  
Kolmogorov Smirnov ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Level 1 ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Smirnov Test

The prevalence of obesity is tend to increase both in the world and in Indonesia, and a higher prevalence in women. Obesity is a risk factor of various degenerative diseases such as coronary heart disease and stroke, musculoskeletal disorders, especially osteoarthritis, diabetes mellitus and cancer. One exercise that is appropriate for treating obesity is Pilates exercise which is a muscle contraction exercises that are low impact. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of Pilates Exercise on obese level 1 women's body mass index. The type of research was experimental with pre-experimental research design. The experiment was conducted in late April-May 2016 in Bumi Dirgantara Permai. The number of sample was 15 obese level 1women. Pilates exercises was given for one hour three times a week for 5 weeks. Analysis of the data include univariate and bivariate with the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test for checking normality data and Paired t-test for testing IMT different before and after intervention. Results: The mean BMI before intervention was 25.74 kg / m2 and after the intervention of 26.44 kg / m2. The reduction in BMI of 0.7 kg / m2, with test results p value of 0.0001 indicated the difference in IMT before and after the intervention were significant. Conclusion:To maintain the IMT and improve posture, Pilates Exercise should be done regularly.

Age dependency of the diabetes effects on the iris recognition systems performance evaluation results

2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammadreza Azimi ◽  
Seyed Ahmad Rasoulinejad ◽  
Andrzej Pacut
Keyword(s):  
Iris Recognition ◽  
Recognition Task ◽  
Aging Effect ◽  
Recognition System ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
Age Dependency ◽  
Biometric Systems ◽  
Kolmogorov Smirnov ◽  
Recognition Systems ◽  
Smirnov Test

AbstractIn this paper, we attempt to answer the questions whether iris recognition task under the influence of diabetes would be more difficult and whether the effects of diabetes and individuals’ age are uncorrelated. We hypothesized that the health condition of volunteers plays an important role in the performance of the iris recognition system. To confirm the obtained results, we reported the distribution of usable area in each subgroup to have a more comprehensive analysis of diabetes effects. There is no conducted study to investigate for which age group (young or old) the diabetes effect is more acute on the biometric results. For this purpose, we created a new database containing 1,906 samples from 509 eyes. We applied the weighted adaptive Hough ellipsopolar transform technique and contrast-adjusted Hough transform for segmentation of iris texture, along with three different encoding algorithms. To test the hypothesis related to physiological aging effect, Welches’s t-test and Kolmogorov–Smirnov test have been used to study the age-dependency of diabetes mellitus influence on the reliability of our chosen iris recognition system. Our results give some general hints related to age effect on performance of biometric systems for people with diabetes.

Multifractal characterization of mechanical vibration signals through improved empirical mode decomposition-based detrended fluctuation analysis

2016 ◽  
Vol 231 (22) ◽  
pp. 4139-4149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Du Wenliao ◽  
Guo Zhiqiang ◽  
Gong Xiaoyun ◽  
Xie Guizhong ◽  
Wang Liangwen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Mode Decomposition ◽  
Detrended Fluctuation Analysis ◽  
Fluctuation Analysis ◽  
Intrinsic Mode Functions ◽  
Vibration Signals ◽  
Multifractal Detrended Fluctuation Analysis ◽  
Mode Decomposition ◽  
Kolmogorov Smirnov ◽  
Detrended Fluctuation ◽  
Smirnov Test

A novel multifractal detrended fluctuation analysis based on improved empirical mode decomposition for the non-linear and non-stationary vibration signal of machinery is proposed. As the intrinsic mode functions selection and Kolmogorov–Smirnov test are utilized in the detrending procedure, the present approach is quite available for contaminated data sets. The intrinsic mode functions selection is employed to deal with the undesired intrinsic mode functions named pseudocomponents, and the two-sample Kolmogorov–Smirnov test works on each intrinsic mode function and Gaussian noise to detect the noise-like intrinsic mode functions. The proposed method is adaptive to the signal and weakens the effect of noise, which makes this approach work well for vibration signals collected from poor working conditions. We assess the performance of the proposed procedure through the classic multiplicative cascading process. For the pure simulation signal, our results agree with the theoretical results, and for the contaminated time series, the proposed method outperforms the traditional multifractal detrended fluctuation analysis methods. In addition, we analyze the vibration signals of rolling bearing with different fault types, and the presence of multifractality is confirmed.

scholarly journals Relationship between oral habits and spirometry maneuvers, in children

Revista CEFAC ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-43
Author(s):  
Rafaela Coelho Minsky ◽  
Tayná Castilho ◽  
Roseane Rebelo Silva Meira ◽  
Tatiana Godoy Bobbio ◽  
Camila Isabel Santos Schivinski
Keyword(s):  
Healthy Children ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Oral Habits ◽  
Qualitative Variables ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
Kolmogorov Smirnov ◽  
Thumb Sucking ◽  
Smirnov Test

ABSTRACT Purpose: to analyze whether deleterious oral habits can influence the number of attempts of forced spirometry maneuvers performed by healthy children. Methods: this observational and cross-sectional analytical study included 149 healthy children aged 6-12 years attending public and private schools in Florianópolis, SC, Brazil. A validated protocol was applied for the analysis of deleterious oral habits. The children were grouped according to the number of spirometry maneuvers needed to achieve successful spirometry results, as follows: G1) children who needed 3 maneuvers; G2) 4 maneuvers; G3) 5-8 maneuvers. Data were analyzed with the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test and the Kruskal-Wallis test was applied to compare quantitative variables between the groups. The Chi-square test was used to assess the association between the groups and qualitative variables. Results: there was no association between the number of attempts and the qualitative variables evaluated by the protocol. There was also no difference between the groups regarding quantitative variables for breastfeeding time, breastfeeding occurrence, use of pacifiers, and thumb sucking. Conclusion: the presence of DOH did not influence the number of forced spirometry maneuvers, performed by the healthy children in this study.

Investigation of The Nutritional Approaches of Student Athletes During The Covid-19 Epidemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (7) ◽  
pp. 1940-1944
Author(s):  
Sevcan Altun ◽  
Aykut Aksu ◽  
Osman Imamoglu ◽  
Murat Erdogdu ◽  
Kursat Karacabey
Keyword(s):  
Student Athletes ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
T Test ◽  
Outbreak Period ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Package Program ◽  
Kolmogorov Smirnov ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The University ◽  
Smirnov Test

The aim of this study is to investigate the nutritional approaches of student athletes studying at the university during the coronavirus outbreak period. Participants consisted of students studying and doing sports at the University. 446 students, 246 males and 200 females, participated in the study. Besides the personal form, students were filled the questionnaire testing questionnaire. Students voluntarily participated. The surveys were done on social media. Nutritional habits questionnaire consists of 12 questions. In the preparation of the survey questions, the questions proved validity of the researches which have been done on the subject before have been used. SPSS 23.00 package program was used in statistical analyses. Kolmogorov-Smirnov test was performed to test whether the data was normally distributed and it was determined that the data showed normal distribution. Independent t-test, paired t-test, unidirectional variance analysis and LSD tests were used in statistical operations. There was no significant difference in students' nutrition approaches by gender, both in the pre-outbreak period and in the outbreak period points (p> 0.05). Nutrition scores were significantly increased during the outbreak period (p <0.001). A significant difference was found between the students who felt bad before the epidemic and those who felt well before the epidemic and their nutritional scores according to the levels they felt (p <0.05). A significant difference was found between the pre-outbreak period and post-epidemic nutrition scores of the sports faculty students (p <0.05). During the coronavirus epidemic, university student athletes have either increased their nutritional opportunities or have changed their eating habits positively to keep their immune systems strong or both. The fact that sports faculty students have better nutrition compared to other faculty students can be attributed to their taking courses in nutrition, health and similar. It is recommended to give lectures or seminars on nutrition to athlete students. Keywords: Student, Nutrition, Sports Nutrition, Nutritional Approach, Covid-19

scholarly journals Estimation of a closed population size of tadpoles in temporary pond

2017 ◽  
Vol 78 (2) ◽  
pp. 328-336
Author(s):  
M. S. C. S. Lima ◽  
J. Pederassi ◽  
C. A. S. Souza
Keyword(s):  
Population Size ◽  
Bayes Theorem ◽  
Venn Diagram ◽  
Temporary Pond ◽  
Larval Phase ◽  
Closed Population ◽  
Lotic Environment ◽  
Capture Recapture ◽  
Kolmogorov Smirnov ◽  
Smirnov Test

Abstract The practice of capture-recapture to estimate the diversity is well known to many animal groups, however this practice in the larval phase of anuran amphibians is incipient. We aimed at evaluating the Lincoln estimator, Venn diagram and Bayes theorem in the inference of population size of a larval phase anurocenose from lotic environment. The adherence of results was evaluated using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test. The marking of tadpoles for later recapture and methods measurement was made with eosin methylene blue. When comparing the results of Lincoln-Petersen estimator corresponding to the Venn diagram and Bayes theorem, we detected percentage differences per sampling, i.e., the proportion of sampled anuran genera is kept among the three methods, although the values are numerically different. By submitting these results to the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test we have found no significant differences. Therefore, no matter the estimator, the measured value is adherent and estimates the total population. Together with the marking methodology, which did not change the behavior of tadpoles, the present study helps to fill the need of more studies on larval phase of amphibians in Brazil, especially in semi-arid northeast.

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