The conventional seminal parameters like sperm density, motility, morphology, etc. are not perfect indicators of seminal functional quality. Hence, Seminal Hyaluronidase Activity (SHA) and Hypo-osmotic Swelling (HOS score) of sperms that evaluate healthy sperms of fertilizing potential, were studied in male partners of infertile couples. The semen samples were obtained, by masturbation after 4 ...

A hybrid denoising method is presented as a combination of Empirical Mode Decomposition (EMD) and Higher Order Statistics (HOS). EMD, an adaptive data-driven method, is used for effective decomposition of a noisy signal into its functional components. Then Kurtosis and Bispectrum operate as Gaussianity estimators, supplemented by Bootstrap techniques, ensuring detection and removal of the signa...

An algorithm is proposed for processing and analyzing surface electromyography (SEMG) signals using wavelet transform and Higher Order Statistics (HOS). EMG signal acquires noise while travelling though different media. Wavelet denoising is performed in this research for initial EMG signal processing. With the appropriate choice of the Wavelet Function (WF), it is possible to remove interferenc...

Holt-Oram syndrome (HOS) is a developmental disorder inherited in an autosomal-dominant pattern. Affected organs are the heart and forelimbs with upper extremity skeletal defects and congenital heart malformation. In this study we present three cases of HOS in the same family. In one of these three individuals we detected a transition of C to T (CTG-GTT, V205V) in exon 7 of the TBX5 gene. This ...

To determine the effect of preoperative duration Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome (FAIS)-associated symptoms on clinical outcomes at a minimum five years after hip arthroscopy. FAIS patients who underwent primary arthroscopy between January 2012 and 2014 had five-year follow-up were identified. Patient demographics Hip Outcome Score-Activities Daily Living (HOS-ADL), HOS-Sports Subscale (H...

This Cross-sectional study was designed to determine the level of awareness breast cancer screening and early detection techniques among trainee doctors Multan. research conducted at tertiary care hospital in Multan; from January 2019 June 2019. The questionnaire included ten questions, yielding a total score 22 House officers/interns (HOs) post-graduate trainees (PGRs) were study. Frequencies ...

BACKGROUND Not least the much-invoked shortage of physicians in the current and the next generation has resulted in a wide range of efforts to improve postgraduate medical training. This is also in the focus of the current healthcare policy debate. Furthermore, quality and scope of available postgraduate training are important locational advantages in the competition for medical doctors. This s...

PURPOSE The object of this study was to investigate the effect of UV irradiation (by a general commercial UV sterilizer) on anodized titanium surface. Surface characteristics and cellular responses were compared between anodized titanium discs and UV irradiated anodized titanium discs. MATERIALS AND METHODS TITANIUM DISCS WERE ANODIZED AND DIVIDED INTO THE FOLLOWING GROUPS: Group 1, anodized ...

holt-oram syndrome (hos) is a developmental disorder inherited in an autosomal-dominant pattern. affected organs are the heart and forelimbs with upper extremity skeletal defects and congenital heart malformation. in this study we present three cases of hos in the same family. in one of these three individuals we detected a transition of c to t (ctg-gtt, v205v) in exon 7 of the tbx5 gene. this ...