This paper presents an improvement of requirementoriented compliance checking algorithm to support trust-based decision making in service workflow environments. The proposed algorithm is based on our previous progressive works on (1) Service Workflow Specification language (SWSpec) serving as a formal and uniformed representation of requirements, and (2) the algorithm based on Constrained Truth...

BACKGROUND Wireless pH and pressure motility capsule (wireless motility capsule) technology provides a method to assess regional gastrointestinal transit times. AIMS To analyse data from a multi-centre study of gastroparetic patients and healthy controls and to compare regional transit times measured by wireless motility capsule in healthy controls and gastroparetics (GP). METHODS A total o...

UML has become the standard language for modelling in different areas and domains, but it is widely recognized that it lacks support for User Interface Design (UID). On the other hand, ConcurTaskTree (CTT) is one of the most widely used notations for task and dialogue modelling. An important achievement is the proposed notation and semantics for CTT by extending the UML metamodel, proving that ...

background functional constipation (fc) and constipation-predominant irritable bowl syndrome (cibs)are two main subtypes of constipation that can be distinguished by the rome ii criteria. measuring colonic transit time (ctt) is an easy and cost effective way to evaluate constipation. this study was conducted to compare the ctt in patients with fc and cibs. materials and methods those patients w...

The present studies explored whether faecal retention in the colon is a causative factor in functional bowel disease, appendicitis, and haemorrhoids. Faecal retention was characterized by colon transit time (CTT) after radio-opaque marker ingestion and estimation of faecal loading on abdominal radiographs at 48 h and 96 h. Specific hypotheses were tested in patients (n = 251 plus 281) and in he...

The present study investigated the effect of Bifidobacterium animalis ssp. lactis Bf-6 (LMG 24 384) (Bf-6)-supplemented yogurt on colonic transit time (CTT). A triple-blinded, randomised, placebo-controlled, two-period cross-over trial was conducted with sixty-eight women with a self-reported history of straining during bowel movements or hard or lumpy stools in the past 2 years. As per regulat...

The ItchyQoL is an itch?specific patient?reported outcome measure used to assess quality of life in patients with chronic pruritus (CP). We aimed and extend the psychometric properties using classical test theory (CTT) item response (IRT). Item characteristic curves were analysed investigate whether categories functioning optimally. Confirmatory factor analyses carried out on prior after rescor...

OBJECTIVE We hypothesized that enemas and polyethylene glycol (PEG) would be equally effective in treating rectal fecal impaction (RFI) but enemas would be less well tolerated and colonic transit time (CTT) would improve during disimpaction. METHODS Children (4-16 years) with functional constipation and RFI participated. One week before disimpaction, a rectal examination was performed, sympto...