Semen Analysis. A Practical Guide

Uncertainty Analysis A practical guide

During the DELPHI project a first attempt was made to standard-ise the way uncertainty analysis was carried out. However, some of the documents that were produced contain errors w.r.t. the treatment of systematic errors and could easily lead to a misinterpretation of the underlying theory. Therefore Philips Research and CQM decided to produce a document that deals with this subject in a more pr...

Practical semen analysis: from A to Z.

Accurate semen analysis is critical for decisions about patient care, as well as for studies addressing overall changes in semen quality, contraceptive efficacy and effects of toxicant exposure. The standardization of semen analysis is very difficult for many reasons, including the use of subjective techniques with no standards for comparison, poor technician training, problems with proficiency...

A Practical Guide to Wavelet Analysis

A practical step-by-step guide to wavelet analysis is given, with examples taken from time series of the El Niño– Southern Oscillation (ENSO). The guide includes a comparison to the windowed Fourier transform, the choice of an appropriate wavelet basis function, edge effects due to finite-length time series, and the relationship between wavelet scale and Fourier frequency. New statistical signi...

A practical guide to gait analysis.

The act of walking involves the complex interaction of muscle forces on bones, rotations through multiple joints, and physical forces that act on the body. Walking also requires motor control and motor coordination. Many orthopaedic surgical procedures are designed to improve ambulation by optimizing joint forces, thereby alleviating or preventing pain and improving energy conservation. Gait an...

A practical guide for pharmacists