Thematic 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...

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...

Elements of healthy death: a thematic analysis

Background: Death is a natural and frightening phenomenon, which is inevitable. Previous studies on death, which presented a negative and tedious image of this process, are now being revised and directed towards acceptable death and good death. One of the proposed terms about death and dying is “healthy death”, which encourages dealing with death positively and leading a lively and ...

A practical guide for pharmacists