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The aim of this study is to elucidate the relationship between 2 different types of severity-indicating parameters (i.e. between subjective and objective severity-indicating parametersin patients with atopic dermatitis. The disease severity of 55 patients with atopic dermatitis was assessed using 7 subjective parameters indicating severity, including visual analogue scale for itch, Patient-Oriented Eczema Measure, 5-D itch scale, Dermatology Life Quality Index, Eczema Area and Severity Index, body surface area, and Investigator Global Assessment, and 8 objective parameters indicating severity, including eosinophil relative count, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, lactate dehydrogenase, and thymus and activation-regulated chemokine. Five subjective parameters reflecting itch correlated significantly with eosinophil relative count, but not with neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio. In contrast, 2 subjective parameters, mainly reflecting the degree of inflammation and area of affected regions, correlated significantly with neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio. The eosinophil relative count may correlate with the degree of itch, while the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio may correlate with the degree of inflammation and the area of the affected region. The eosinophil relative count and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio may thus be stand-alone parameters from each other in the assessment of the severity of atopic dermatitis.

This paper presents the results of preliminary tests of the QoE4VR (Quality of Experience for Virtual Reality Applications) project, funded by the University of Zagreb. The project is aimed at achieving the better understanding of the relationship between different objective and subjective parameters that may affect user Quality of Experience when using different VR applications. We conducted the initial experiment with 10 test subjects who played racing game Project Cars in VR environment. The paper discusses the impact of subjective parameters, such as fear and discomfort of our test subjects, on the achieved level of QoE in the game. The results show how even high levels of discomfort were not negatively reflected on a user experience. Additionally, the paper reports on user misperception of time after being immersed into VR.

Introduction The Subjective Daily Assessment Scale (ESAD) is based on the visual analog scale (VAS) and assesses six parameters (pain, edema, heat, mobility, sensitivity, and confidence).Objective This study aimed to examine the association between the analyzed variables as assessed by the ESAD and physical therapy clinical discharge and return-to-play of injured athletes.Method Eighty-one patient records of athletes were analyzed; mean sample age was 23.9 ± 6.3 years. The athletes received treatment through the Sports Physical Therapy program of Santa Catarina State University, Brazil, between 2008 and 2011. Six parameters were ranked on a scale from 0 to 10, with 0 being the best possible condition and 10 the worst. Data analysis was conducted using stepwise Cox regression.Results At the time of the injury, the mean score for confidence was 5.82 ± 0.48, and at the time of return-to-play, it was 0.48 ± 1.1; the mean score for pain decreased from 3.7 ± 2.64 to 0.34 ± 0.83. However, due to the strong association between pain and confidence, only confidence remained in the final model. For each reduction in the value reported for confidence, the probability of return-to-play was 0.62 times greater.Conclusion The results showed that confidence was the best variable for predicting athlete return-to-play. ResumoIntrodução A Escala Subjetiva de Avaliação Diária (ESAD) é uma escala baseada na Escala Analógica Visual (EVA), que avalia seis parâmetros (dor, edema, calor, mobilidade, sensibilidade e confiança).Objetivo Este estudo tem como objetivo analisar a associação das variáveis analisadas a partir da ESAD com a liberação da fisioterapia.Método Foram utilizados 81 prontuários de atletas com média de idade de 23,9 ± 6,3 anos, que foram atendidos entre 2008 e 2011 no Projeto de Fisioterapia Desportiva da Udesc e que responderam a ESAD, classificando os seis parâmetros numa escala de 0 a 10, sendo que 0 significa a melhor condição e 10 a pior. Os dados foram analisados a partir da regressão de Cox, por meio do método stepwise.Resultados No momento da lesão, a confiança, em média, era de 5,82 ± 0,48 e, no momento do retorno ao esporte, passou para 0,48 ± 1,1, e a dor de 3,7 ± 2,64 foi para 0,34 ± 0,83, porém devido à forte associação entre dor e confiança, apenas a confiança permaneceu no modelo final. A cada diminuição do valor relatado na confiança a chance de retorno ao esporte aumenta 0,62 vezes.Conclusão Os resultados demonstraram que a confiança é a variável que melhor prediz a liberação do atleta.

The purpose of this paper is to give an evaluation of subjective and objective acoustic parameters in two architecturally different churches in Zagreb, Croatia. These churches have completely different architectural parameters due to different style, shape and volume. The influence of high vaulted ceiling in one church is compared to the lower flat ceiling of the other. The influence of large high ceiling lateral aisles and the lateral galleries to both binaural and monaural parameters is examined. Subjective parameters such as Intimacy, Clarity, Reverberation, Spatial and Overall impression are compared to measured objective parameters. The comparison of obtained values, both subjective and objective, is done in order to get the degree of the correlation between them.