Study was conducted to assess the sensitivity and simplicity of various pain rating scales in patients of osteoarthritis with chronic pain so that most appropriate scale can be identified. Scales included were Wong-Baker Faces Pain Rating Scale (WBS), Numerical Rating Scale (NRS), Faces Pain Scale- Revised (FPS-R), Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and Verbal Rating Scale (VRS). Patients were asked t...

The porin proteins PIA and PIB of Neisseria gonorrhoeae are serotyping antigens for the serovar classification system and leading candidates for gonococcal vaccine development. Although serotyping has been a useful tool, this method can be insensitive to critical sequence changes in the por gene, including those in surface-exposed variable regions (VRs). A sensitive and specific typing system f...

Abstract Virtual Reference Station (VRS), Master-Auxiliary Corrections (MAX), Individualised (IMAX), Nearest Base, and Network D-GNSS are among the Real-Time Kinematic (NRTK) techniques supported by Malaysia GNSS (MyRTKnet) in providing network-based solutions to users. However, different network corrections have limits due characters, thus offering a variety of position accuracy. Therefore, th...

In this study, the effects of rotor–rotor interaction on wake characteristics were investigated experimentally for a twin-rotor configuration in axial descent. The velocities measured at descent rates (descent speed/induced velocity rotor disk during hover) from 0.87 to 1.52, and strength was controlled by adjusting distance between tips. As rate increased, isolated gradually entered vortex rin...

PURPOSE To describe chronic rectal mucosal damage after pelvic radiotherapy (RT) for cervical cancer and correlate these findings with clinical symptoms and radiation dose. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty-two patients who underwent pelvic RT were diagnosed with radiation-induced proctitis based on endoscopy findings. The median follow-up period was 35 months after external beam radiotherapy (EBR...

The super-efficiency (SE) model is identical to the standard model, except that the unit under evaluation is excluded from the reference set. This model has been used in ranking efficient units, identifying outliers, sensitivity and stability analysis, measuring productivity changes, and solving two-player games. Under the assumption of variable, non-increasing and non-decreasing returns to sca...

Background: Using subjective tools for pain assessment is essential, but may confuse healthcare professionals in some clinical situations. It is also useful to assess pain severity objectively. Several observational pain scales have been developed, but they are mostly for intensive care units and not for the emergency department (ED). Objectives: The purpose of the present study was to compare ...