[Purpose] To determine the relationships of the quadriceps rate of torque development and the time to peak torque with the physical function of the elderly. [Subjects and Methods] Twenty-one subjects participated in this study. Quadriceps strength was measured using isometric and isokinetic torque tests. Time to peak torque and rate of torque development were calculated from the torque time cur...

The measurement of colocalization requires images of two fluorophores that are aligned, with no cross talk, and that the intensities remain within the response range of the microscope. Quantitation depends upon differentiating between the presence and absence of fluorescence, and measurements should be made within biologically relevant regions of interest. Co-occurrence can be measured simply b...

Abstract Our objective was to adjust and validate predictive equations for appendicular skeletal muscle mass (ASM) in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). Whole-body DXA data 90 RA were used measurement of ASM (kg). The prediction equation anthropometric proposed by Lee et al generate estimates ASM. Appendicular index (ASMI, kg/m2) calculated. Frequency analysis, Paired student's t-test, Li...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the validity of physical examinations by assessment of correlation between physical examinations and CT measurements in children with intoeing gait and the causes of intoeing gait by age using CT measurements. METHOD Twenty-six children with intoeing gait participated in this study. The internal and external hip rotation, thigh-foot angle and transmalleolar angle were me...

Objectives: To determine whether initial vital signs correlate with the amount of haemoperitoneum in patient with ruptured ectopic pregnancy presenting to accident and emergency department. Method: A retrospective study in a regional public hospital in Hong Kong. We retrospectively collected data of all patients with the diagnosis of rupture ectopic pregnancy (ICD-9-CM 633) from the period of J...

Objective. To compare T2⁎ value of healthy and diseased Achilles tendons (AT) with a recently introduced three-dimensional ultrashort echo time (3D-UTE) sequence and analyze the correlation between T2⁎ value and clinical scores. Methods. Ten patients with symptomatic Achilles tendon and ten healthy volunteers were investigated with 3D-UTE sequence on a 3T magnetic resonance (MR) scanner. T2⁎ va...

OBJECTIVE To introduce the "virtual goniometer", a method of measuring angles on digital images using Microsoft PowerPoint, a readily available and inexpensive software programme. METHODS Twenty-six X-rays of scoliosis curves were photographed with a digital camera. Six examiners measured the angles of curvature on their computers using the goniometer (Set 1). Under a blinded protocol, repeat...

The aim of this study is to analyze the correlation between numbers doctors and nurses, as well effect health expenditure (HE) on employment nurses. data belong Turkish system cover years 1975-2018. amount HE was handled ratio Turkey national income (GDP). Pearson test linear regression model methods were used in study. doctor-nurse examined order see interaction levels relationship doctor nurs...

Distance correlation is a new class of multivariate dependence coefficients applicable to random vectors of arbitrary and not necessarily equal dimension. Distance covariance and distance correlation are analogous to product-moment covariance and correlation, but generalize and extend these classical bivariate measures of dependence. Distance correlation characterizes independence: it is zero i...