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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.

International audience; The clinical examination of the face needs a reliable, objective and innocuous tool. Stereophotogrammetry for a medical use has been available for more than fifteen years but its popularity is still limited by a high cost. We hereby define the principles of stereophotogrammetry, its fields of application in facial surgery and the prospects, which might soon be offered by a wider access to this technique. (C) 2017 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.; L’analyse clinique de la face manque d’un outil objectif, fiable et sans contre-indication. La photographie 3D est une technique disponible pour un usage clinique depuis plus de 15 ans mais sa diffusion est pour l’instant limitée par un prix encore élevé. Nous proposons, à travers cette mise au point, de définir les principes de la photographie 3D, de décrire ses champs d’application en chirurgie de la face et enfin, les perspectives qu’offrira bientôt l’accès élargi à cette technique.

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.

U diplomskom radu obrazložena su osnovna svojstva zvuka, građa violine te način na koji violina vrši pretvorbu energije i reproducira zvuk. Također, navedene su tehnike sviranja i osnovne akustičke kvalitete violine. U drugom dijelu opisano je mjerenje objektivnih i subjektivnih parametara. Predstavljeni su i opisani rezultati istraživanja te je provedena analiza korelacije između tih parametara. Ispitivanje je provedeno na 7 različitih violina i određeni su bitni akustički parametri kao što je spektar zvuka, usmjerenost u slobodnom polju te dinamički raspon violina. In the course of my thesis, elementary characteristics of sound, the structure of a violin and the way a violin performs energy conversion and reproduces sound were explained. Also, techniques of playing and basic acoustic qualities of a violin were stated. In the second part a measurement of objective and subjective parameters was described. Results of research were introduced and described and an analysis of the correlation between these parameters was carried out. The test was conducted on 7 different violins and important acoustic parameters like range of sound, polar characteristic in the free field and dynamic range of the violins was determined.

This paper presents the research results obtained by measuring and assessment of professional sound control room. In this process all the features that these rooms have are taken into consideration and that is the fact that here the sound is reproduced through high quality professional equipment, and that listening area is only a small, exactly given place for optimal listening. The optimal sound control room must give completely clear perception of reproduced sound with all features, and the space as itself may not enter or change the characteristics of the reproduced sound. Also, the acoustic characteristics of the original recording room should be unchanged. This is obtained by creating very high quality sound control room, which includes designing, implementing and ultimately control measuring and testing. Statistical Conjoint Analisys methods (CA) is statistical tool that shows which of the real, objective parameters of a test system has the greatest impact on the final subjective assessment or on the subjective decision of the respondents to the assessment of the system quality. In this work, a Conjoint Analisys method is used to obtain estimates of the impact of objective parameters of acoustic quality of the room on the subjective assessment of the reverberation time of the professional sound control room. Thereby, the use of modern statistical method (CA) shows dependence of one subjective parameter on more objective parameters, which is much closer to the real situation. Realistically, all ratings are subject to some extent dependence on more objective parameters.

Ova disertacija opisuje istraživanje akustike sakralnih prostora sa ciljem određivanja njihove akustičke kvalitete. Provedena su mjerenja objektivnih akustičkih parametara RT, EDT, C80, D50, TS i IACC, ispitivanja subjektivnih akustičkih parametara Odječnost prostora, Glasnoća, Intimnost, Čistoća, Zaokruženost, Tonski balans i Ukupni dojam, te mjerenja osnovnih arhitektonskih parametara sakralnih prostora obuhvaćenih istraživanjem. Korelacijom objektivnih i subjektivnih parametara utvrđena je međuovisnost i visok stupanj korelacije između objektivnih parametara RT, EDT, C80, D50 i subjektivnih parametara Intimnost, Čistoća, Tonski balans i Ukupni dojam. Predloženi su novi objektivni parametri specifičnog vremena odjeka RTS i specifičnog vremena ranog opadanja EDTS koji pokazuju višu korelaciju sa subjektivnim parametrima nego klasični objektivni parametri RT i EDT. Vrlo visoke korelacije i verificirani linearni regresijski modeli ostvareni sa subjektivnim parametrom Ukupni dojam omogućili su definiranje metode vrednovanja objektivnih akustičkih parametara sakralnih prostora. Predložene su četiri kategorije akustičke kvalitete sakralnih prostora koje se procjenjuju na osnovu ocjena subjektivnog parametra Ukupni dojam. Poznavanjem vrijednosti objektivnih akustičkih parametara, bilo izmjerenih ili proračunatih, moguće je ocijeniti subjektivnu akustičku kvalitetu izgrađenih sakralnih prostora bez potrebe za provođenjem ispitivanja subjektivnih parametara odnosno u fazi projektiranja procijeniti subjektivnu akustičku kvalitetu novih sakralnih prostora. The dissertation describes the research into the acoustics of sacral spaces whose aim was to determine their acoustic qualities. The measurements of objective parameters RT, EDT, C80, D50, TS and IACC were carried out, followed by listening tests in order to rate the subjective parameters Reverberance, Loudness, Intimacy, Clarity, Balance and Overall Acoustic Impression. Also the basic architectural parameters were measured in all the churches included in this research. Through the correlation of objective and subjective parameters significant dependence and high correlation coefficients were determined between objective parameters RT, EDT, D50 and C80 and subjective parameters Intimacy, Clarity, Balance and Overall Impression. Two new objective parameters were proposed for the evaluation of acoustic properties – the specific RT (denoted as RTS) and specific EDT (denoted as EDTS). Both specific parameters show higher correlation coefficients with subjective parameters than the regular RT and EDT. Very significant correlation and verified linear regression models between objective parameters RTS, EDTS and C80 and subjective parameter Overall Impression have led to defining a method of evaluation of objective acoustic parameters of sacral spaces. Four categories of acoustic quality of sacral spaces are proposed based on the rating of the subjective parameter Overall Impression. This model enables us to assess the subjective acoustic quality of churches without the need to perform the listening tests, which is useful both in assessing the acoustic quality of existing churches and in the design of new sacral spaces.

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.

U radnji su analizirani objektivni parametri akustičke kvalitete prostora, njihove definicije kao i optimalne vrijednosti vezane za namjenu prostora prema preporučenim vrijednostima raznih autora. Na osnovi toga utvrđena je odgovarajuća korelacija sa subjektivnim parametrima. Razrađeni su subjektivni parametri akustičke kvalitete prostora, te njihove definicije s obzirom na psihoakustičku percepciju zvuka u prostoriji. Načinjen je pregled važnijih istraživanja objektivnih i subjektivnih parametara akustičke kvalitete prostora, te analiza o stupnju postignute korelacije između objektivnih i subjektivnih parametara raznih istraživača u vrednovanju akustičke kvalitete prostora. Predložena je metoda vrednovanja akustičke kvalitete prostora, definirani su zahtjevi za mjerne i ispitne signale, te ispitni elektroakustički sustav, kao i mjerni postupak. Na osnovi definicija i analize objektivnih i subjektivnih parametara provedena je odgovarajuća redukcija kako bi se na taj način povećala efikasnost i pojednostavilo ispitivanje i ocjenjivanje parametara akustičke kvalitete uz određena i prihvatljiva odstupanja od predloženih optimalnih vrijednosti. Primijenjen je mjerni postupak dobivanja energetsko-vremenskih krivulja - ETC s pomoću spektrometrije s vremenskim pomakom - TDS impelmentirane na vremensko-energetskom analizatoru - TEF-u i odabrani su objektivni parametri vremena odjeka i vremena ranog opadanja zvučne energije - EDT kao mjera tijeka energije u vremenu i jasnoća – C, definiranost - D i odnos reflektirane i direktne energije - R kao odnosi reflektirane, direktne i ukupne energije. Postavljeni su međusobni odnosi, tako da se na osnovi mjerenja samo jednog energetskog parametra omogući procjena ostalih. Uz to su analizirane mogućnosti primjene i drugih ispitnih signala. Na osnovi mjerenja u dva arhitektonskograđevinski indentična, ali prema akustičkim svojstvima različita prostora, te dodatne analize i proračune vezane za ispunjenost dvorane vrednovani su objektivni parametri prema prije usvojenim optimalnim uvjetima uz određenu toleranciju. Za subjektivna ispitivanja odabrane su karakteristične glazbene i govorne ispitne sekvence. S pomoću razrađenog i predloženog sustava vrednovanja subjektivnih parametara provedena su ispitivanja sa 77 ispitanika u oba prostora. Rezultati ocjenjivanja objektivnih parametra i ispitivanja subjektivnih parametara u oba akustički različita prostora pokazali su dobru podudarnost i dobru korelaciju između subjektivnih i objektivnih parametara akustičke kvalitete prostora, što ukazuje na mogućnost uspješne primjene predložene metode. Taj postupak može imati korisnu primjenu pri projektiranju i izvedbi akustički obrađenih prostora. In this work objective parameters of acoustic quality of a room are analyzed, their definitions as well as optimal values related to a role the room has according to values as recommended by different authors. Also subjective parameters of acoustic quality of a room are analyzed, and their definitions taking into consideration psychoacoustic perception of sound in a room. Overview of the important researches on objective and subjective parameters of acoustic quality of a room is made, and analysis on degree of achieved correlation between objective and subjective parameters as set by different scientists regarding evaluation of acoustic quality of a room. Method of evaluating acoustic quality of a room is suggested, requests regarding measurement and probing signals are defined, also probing electroacoustical system, as well as measuring procedure. Based on definitions and analysis of the objective and subjective parameters, corresponding reduction is undertaken in order to increase efficiency and simplify probing and grading of acoustic quality parameters involving specific and acceptable deviations from suggested optimal values. Measuring procedure of achieving energy-time curves-ETC is applied supported by time delay spectrometry - TDS, which is implemented on temporal-energy analyzer-TEF and objective parameters of echo and early decrease time of tone are chosen as a degree of energy flow in time and clarity - C, definition - D and ratio between reflected and direct energy- R as ratio between reflected, direct and total energy. Inter-relations are set in order to enable estimation of other parameters based on measurement of only one energy parameter. Also possibilities of applying other probing signals are analyzed. Based on measurements in two architectury identical, but according to acoustic characteristics two different rooms, and additional analysis and calculations connected with number of people in a hall, objective parameters are evaluated according to earlier adopted optimal conditions involving certain deviations from the values. For the purpose of subjective probing specific musical and speech sequences are chosen. Supported by developed and suggested evaluation system of subjective parameters probing is done with 77 persons in both rooms. Results of grading the objective parameters and probing subjective parameters in both acoustically different rooms have shown good matching characteristics and good correlation between subjective and objective parameters of acoustic quality of the room, which points to a successful application of the suggested method. This procedure could be usefully applied in construction and building of acoustically defined rooms.