We build a bridge between the hybrid high-order (HHO) and the hybridizable discontinuous Galerkin (HDG) methods in the setting of a model diffusion problem. First, we briefly recall the construction of HHO methods and derive some new variants. Then, by casting the HHO method in mixed form, we identify the numerical flux so that the HHO method can be compared to HDG methods. In turn, the incorpo...

The aim was to assess in children with defaecation disorders, the accuracy of recalled information as provided by the child and/or parents compared to diary information and to evaluate its effect on diagnostic grouping. In this prospective study, recalled information, obtained initially by a telephone interview, was compared with recorded information provided by a 4-week diary. Recalled and rec...

Objective: Lower urinary tract dysfunction is a wide clinical spectrum and according to the International Children’s Continence Society, lower contains overactive bladder, voiding postponement, underactive infrequent voiding, extraordinary daytime only frequency, vaginal reflux, bladder neck dysfunction, giggle incontinence. Biofeedback non-invasive therapy that can be applied easily aims activ...

A significant portion of children referred for psychiatric treatment have been sexually abused. One of the most difficult symptom manifestations to treat in young children is the management of anger. In this case, a 4-year-old boy was sexually abused by persons outside the family. He showed symptoms of regressive behavior including encopresis, enuresis, difficulty sleeping, fearfulness, recurre...

The initial proposal submitted in September of 2012 discussing the implementation of the Discontinuous Galerkin (DG) methods and strand methods requires restructuring of the schedule and the deliverables due to difficulties encountered. The original proposal indicated that the one dimensional discontinuous Galerkin flow solver was scheduled to be completed by October 31, 2012, the two dimension...

In this paper we present two different kinds of error estimators for acoustic problems: a residual-based and a dual weighted residual one. The former error estimator is explicit and cheap to compute. The latter is based on a duality argument and it is capable of computing accurate and reliable estimations of quantities of interest, which can be safely used for finite element analysis and model ...

BACKGROUND Constipation and encopresis frequently cause problems with respect to emotional wellbeing, and social and family life. Instruments to measure Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) in these disorders are not available. METHODS A disease specific HRQoL instrument, the "Defecation Disorder List" (DDL) for children with constipation or functional non-retentive faecal soiling (FNRFS) w...