The aim of this investigation into test smells was to find out how familiar developers are with test smells, the frequency of test smells and their severity in the industrial world. First of all, a taxonomy of different test smells was created and grouped according to programming principles as a basis for this study. Several interviews were then conducted to find out which test smells to includ...

INTRODUCTION Smell identification deficits are associated with negative symptoms in schizophrenia, particularly in males. Far less information is known about the relationship of odor detection sensitivity (acuity) and negative symptoms in schizophrenia, and currently there is a dearth in sex-stratified research specifically examining odor sensitivity and smell identification. METHODS Fifty-ei...

D o schizophrenics smell differently than other people? Indeed, there is evidence to suggest that schizophrenia patients have a unique sense of smell . Despite the fact that schizophrenics have intact olfactory acuity, up to 50% ofmale patients are reported to be impaired on the University of Pennsylvania Smell Identification Test (UPSIT) (1, 2, 3) . This test ofolfactory identification ability...

BACKGROUND Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia and early and accurate diagnosis is important. Olfactory dysfunction is an early sign of AD. The contribution by test of olfactory function has been surveyed in AD vs a line of conditions but remains to be settled in the workup of unselected patients referred with suspected dementia. METHODS We performed a two-step inves...

OBJECTIVES To investigate olfaction in general population, prevalence of olfactory dysfunction and related risk factors. DESIGN Cross-sectional population-based survey, distributing four microencapsulated odorants (rose, banana, musk and gas) and two self-administered questionnaires (odour description; epidemiology/health status). SETTING The survey was distributed to general population thr...

OBJECTIVES Terbinafine (Lamisil), a widely prescribed oral antifungal agent, reportedly induces taste loss in 0.6% to 2.8% of those taking the drug. However, many so-called taste problems reflect olfactory problems, and the sole empirical study published on this topic, based on whole-mouth testing of a single subject, found no terbinafine-related deficit. In this study, we quantitatively assess...

OBJECTIVE Patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) frequently complain of a diminished sense of smell. Less frequently, they may complain of taste impairment. In the present study, we investigated the symptoms, frequency, and severity of taste impairment as well as smell impairment in PD patients and compared the results with those of age- and sex-matched healthy controls. PATIENTS AND METHODS ...

Taste and smell functions were measured in 18 unselected patients with untreated primary hypothyroidism, and in 15 of the 18 patients after treatment with thyroid hormones. Before treatment, 9 of the 18 patients (50 per cent) were aware of some alteration in their sense of taste, and 7 of the 18 patients (39 per cent) were aware of some alteration in their sense of smell. Distoritions of tase (...

BACKGROUND: This cross-sectional, multi-centric study aimed to investigate the differences in quality of life among patients with olfactory dysfunction (OD) different origin, and identify factors associated olfactory-related (QOL). METHODS: Seven hundred sixty-three adults were recruited from 8 Smell & Taste clinics Germany, Switzerland, Austria. Olfactory-related QOL was assessed by Questi...