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Rationale:
Dance as an intense kind of performance is associated with high loads on the musculoskeletal system. In particular, the lower limb is exposed to these high loads, which is reported by a high prevalence. Most dancers are affected by injuries during their careers, most in the lower limb. Typical risk factors for dancers include the compensatory turnout, hypermobility, and core stability. The correlation between these factors and lower limb injuries is not fully understood.
Purpose:
The aim of this study was to evaluate the correlation between lower limb injuries and the risk factors compensated turnout, hypermobility and core stability. Based on these results, hypotheses can be generated for further studies.
Methods:
This explorative pilot study was conducted at Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences. All eligible participants were scheduled for a single research appointment if they fulfilled the inclusion criteria of dance experience (ballet, modern, contemporary or jazz) at least one year with dance lessons of at least 5 hours per week. Parameters for the correlation analysis were (1) core stability, measured by the motor control tests battery proposed by Luomajoki, (2) hypermobility, measured by the Beighton Score (3) compensated turnout, measured by the difference between functional turnout and external rotation of both hips, (4) dance hours per week, (5) dance experience in years, (6) professional dance experience in years and (7) dance style (ballet, modern, contemporary, jazz). These parameters were correlated with the numbers of lower limb injuries. Significance level was set at 90% because of the explorative character of the study with the purpose to generate hypotheses.
Results:
Sixteen female dancers with different levels of dance experience (mean 11.3 years) and dance lessons per week (mean 17.6 hours) fulfilled the inclusion criteria and participated in this study. Significant correlations with the numbers of lower limb injuries were found at core stability (rs=0.489, p=0.034, medium effect), dance hours per week (rs=0.459, p=0.048, medium effect) and professional dance experience in years (rs=0.396, p=0.093, medium effect). Two dance styles (modern dance: rs=0.388, p=0.101 and contemporary dance: rs=0.385, p=0.104) were close to the significance level.
Conclusions:
These results show correlations between core stability, dance hours per week, professional dance experience in years and lower limb injuries in dancers.
Due to the limitations of a small and heterogeneous sample size as well as the medium effects, these results should be interpreted with caution, but may provide a basis for further research to this topic in the field of dance research and can be helpful in generating research hypotheses.
Unternehmungen des Gesundheitssektors sind gezwungen in einem Umfeld des permanenten Wandels, der von zunehmender Komplexität, abnehmenden Reaktionszeiten und steigendem Erfolgsdruck geprägt ist, zu agieren. Risiken jeglicher Art sind hierbei ein ständiger Begleiter. Ein gut geplantes und gezielt eingesetztes Risikomanagement kann erheblich dazu beitragen, die betriebswirtschaftlichen, medizinischen, pflegerischen und juristischen Risiken für die Einrichtungen vorhersehbar und berechenbar zu machen und sie einzudämmen.
Neben der Darstellung der theoretischen Grundlagen sowie Ansätzen zur Gestaltung, wird die Relevanz des Risikomanagements aus unterschiedlichen Perspektiven betrachtet. Den Abschluss bildet eine breite Palette von anschaulichen Beschreibungen aus den verschiedenen stationären Einrichtungen der Praxis (Krankenhaus, Stationäre Altenhilfe, Einrichtung der Eingliederungshilfe) und aus dem Bereich der Beratungspraxis. Dieses Werk richtet sich zum einen an die Praktiker in Stationären Gesundheitsunternehmungen und zum anderen an alle Personen, die sich beruflich mit dem Thema Risikomanagement befassen bzw. sich dafür interessieren. Die gelungene Verbindung von Theorie und Praxis bieten dem Leser vielfältige Anregungen und praktische Beispiele.
Der Artikel greift die Idee eines integrierten Risikomanagement-Konzepts auf. Risikomanagement muss die verschiedenen und durchaus unterschiedlichen Blickwinkel im Bereich des Gesundheitswesens in einer ganzheitlich gestalteten Konzeption berücksichtigen. Die damit verbundenen Schwierigkeiten und entstehenden Spannungsfelder sind bei der Bewältigung von Risiken nicht unerheblich. Zur Verdeutlichung werden die Sichtweise der Ökonomie und der Pflege als zwei wesentliche Perspektiven vorgestellt, die im Bereich des Gesundheitswesens eine wichtige Rolle in der Unternehmung spielen.
Das Thema Kinderschutz steht seit einigen Jahren im Mittelpunkt des sozial- und fachpolitischen Interesses. Ausgangspunkt der Diskussion um die Leistungsfähigkeit der fachlichen Unterstützungssysteme waren vor allem veröffentlichte Daten zu Fällen von Kindesmisshandlung und -vernachlässigung sowie gestiegene Inanspruchnahme- und Interventionsdaten der Jugendhilfe. Obwohl die Aussagekraft dieser Zahlen hinsichtlich der Ätiologie und Genese von Gewaltphänomenen sehr begrenzt ist, hat die begleitende Diskussion für einen bislang unvergleichlichen sozialpolitischen Handlungsdruck gesorgt. Beispielhaft seien hier die vielfältigen Aktivitäten rund um das Thema „Frühe Hilfen“ genannt.
Risiken der Physiotherapie
(2013)
Ausgehend von zwei Fällen, bei denen Säuglinge während einer Behandlung gestorben sind, werden die möglichen Risiken manueller Therapien im Nackenhalsbereich beschrieben. Welche Möglichkeiten gibt es, um das richtige Vorgehen bei der passenden Therapie zu überprüfen und einen qualifizierten Therapeuten zu finden?
Rhythmische Räume
(2005)
Semi-solid metal alloys, as used in thixoforming, have a special microstructure of globular grains suspended in a liquid metal matrix. The material under investigation is a tin–lead alloy (Sn–15% Pb) which exhibits a similar microstructure as aluminum alloys. The experiments were performed with concentric cylinder rheometers. Initially, the liquid alloy is cooled down to the semi-solid range under constant shearing and then kept under isothermal conditions for further experimentation. The microstructure is characterized in dependence of the shearing time. The rheological techniques consisted of step change of shear rate and shear stress ramp experiments for different solid fractions (40–50%). Based on the experimental data a single phase model has been derived, where the semi-solid alloy is regarded as a homogeneous material with thixotropic properties and the microstructure is characterized by a structural parameter. The model consists of two parts: the equation of state, including a finite yield stress, and a rate equation for the structural parameter. The model equations are employed into numerical software and used for the simulation of a characteristic thixocasting process. The results are compared to real experiments.
Es ist davon auszugehen, dass weltweit etwa die Hälfte der industriell eingesetzten Wärme als Abwärme ungenutzt verloren geht (Quelle: Effiziente Energieversorgung durch Abwärme, Fachmagazin Energy 2.0, April 2012). Vor dem Hintergrund der Nachhaltigkeit und Energieeffizienz ist es eine verantwortungsvolle Aufgabe, diese ungenutzte Energieressource schrittweise zu erschließen. Für die bisherige Vernachlässigung verfügbarer Energiequellen gibt es spezifische Gründe, die erkannt und projektbezogen möglichst ausgeräumt werden müssen. Dazu hat die Hochschule Osnabrück in Kooperation mit dem Kompetenzzentrum Energie und dem Landkreis Osnabrück eine Studie erstellt.
Regionales Wärmekataster Industrie - ReWIn
Diese Konzeptstudie schafft durch eine vorangestellte Recherche der bereits entwickelten Methoden und Technologien zur Abwärmenutzung eine Grundlage zur Potenzialabschätzung und Aufstellung eines Wärmekatasters für den Landkreis Osnabrück.
In der Studie werden für die typisch energieintensiven Branchen des Landkreises methodische Berechnungsansätze mit statistischen, branchenbezogenen Energiekennwerten und vorerst anonymisierten Unternehmensdaten neuartig kombiniert, um eine regionale Potenzialkarte der Abwärme zu erstellen. Die Studie wurde vom Europäischen Fonds für regionale Entwicklung (EFRE) gefördert.
Restricted Versus Unrestricted Search Space : Experience from Mining a Large Japanese Database
(2015)
The aim of this study was to investigate whether standard Big Data mining methods lead to clinically useful results. An association analysis was performed using the apriori algorithm to discover associations among co-morbidities of diabetes patients. Selected data were further analyzed by using k-means clustering with age, long-term blood sugar and cholesterol values. The association analysis led to a multitude of trivial rules. Cluster analysis detected clusters of well and badly managed diabetes patients both belonging to different age groups. The study suggests the usage of cluster analysis on a restricted space to come to meaningful results.
Species dispersal, establishment, and assembly are crucial stages of the life history of plants, and clear understanding ofthe governing forces and rules that shape species composition in a particular community is vital for successful ecologicalrestoration. In this article, we focus on five aspects of seed dispersal and plant establishment, which should be consideredduring habitat restoration actions. In the first two sections, we discuss the success of spontaneous dispersal and establishmenton restoration based on either spatial dispersal or local seed banks. In the third section, we assess the possibilities ofspecies introduction and assisted dispersal. In the fourth section, we introduce some possibilities for the improvement ofestablishment success of spontaneously dispersed or introduced species. Finally, we highlight issues influencing long-termpersistence and sustainability of restored habitats, related to the alteration of management type and intensity, climate change,and spread of non-native species. With the present article, we introduce the special issue entitled “Seed dispersal and soil seedbanks – promising sources for ecological restoration” containing 15 papers by 62 authors from 10 countries arranged in theabovementioned five topics.
Response of petunia to wood fibre amended peat substrate under ebb-and-flow irrigation (Abstract)
(2024)
The Internet of Things (IoT) is the enabler for new innovations in several domains. It allows the connection of digital services with physical entities in the real world. These entities are devices of different categories and sizes range from large machinery to tiny sensors. In the latter case, devices are typically characterized by limited resources in terms of computational power, available memory and sometimes limited power supply. As a consequence, the use of security algorithms requires of them to work within the limited resources. This means to find a suitable implementation and configuration for a security algorithm, that performs properly on the device, which may become a challenging task. On the other side, there is the desire to protect valuable assets as strong as possible. Usually, security goals are recorded in security policies, but they do not consider resource availability on the involved device and its power consumption while executing security algorithms. This paper presents an IoT security configuration tool that helps the designer of an IoT environment to experiment with the trade-off between maximizing security and extending the lifetime of a resource constrained IoT device. The tool is controlled with high-level description of security goals in the form of policies. It allows the designer to validate various (security) configurations for a single IoT device up to a large sensor network.
Process modeling languages help to define and execute processes and workflows. The Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN) 2.0 is used for business processes in commercial areas such as banks, shops, production and supply industry. Due to its flexible notation, BPMN is increasingly being used in non-traditional business process domains like Internet of Things (IoT) and agriculture. However, BPMN does not fit well to scenarios taking place in environments featuring limited, delayed, intermittent or broken connectivity. Communication just exists for BPMN - characteristics of message transfers, their priorities and connectivity parameters are not part of the model. No backup mechanism for communication issues exists, resulting in error-prone and failing processes. This paper introduces resilient BPMN (rBPMN), a valid BPMN extension for process modeling in unreliable communication environments. The meta model addition of opportunistic message flows with Quality of Service (QoS) parameters and connectivity characteristics allows to verify and enhance process robustness at design time. Modeling of explicit or implicit, decision-based alternatives ensures optimal process operation even when connectivity issues occur. In case of no connectivity, locally moved functionality guarantees stable process operation. Evaluation using an agricultural slurry application showed significant robustness enhancements and prevented process failures due to communication issues.
Health IT systems are employed to support continuity of care via information continuity, while management continuity is often neglected. This study aims at investigating issues of management continuity when developing a collaborative decision support system for chronic wounds. Thirty-three experts from a variety of professions and disciplines discussed problems and possible solutions in four workshops. The following topics emerged from the discussion: existing networks involving payers, responsibilities as well as good discharge management. These topics clearly address management continuity and are also relevant for the scenario of inter-professional wound care across different settings.
Requirements Engineering für Referenzmodelle mittels eines multimethodischen Vorgehensmodells
(2012)
Obwohl es zahlreiche Arbeiten zum Requirements Engineering im Allgemeinen gibt, ist über die Ermittlung generischer und innovativer Anforderungen, wie sie in intersektoralen Informations-ketten eine Rolle spielen, wenig bekannt. Das Projekt IKM health zielt auf die Entwicklung von Referenzmodellen für Informationsketten zur Patientenversorgung ab. Forschungsfrage dieser Studie war, wie Informations- und Prozessanforderungen generiert werden können. Vor diesem Hintergrund wurde mit der Analyse von Leitlinien begonnen, deren Empfehlungen anschließend im Rahmen von Delphi-Befragungen und Experteninterviews zur Diskussion gestellt wurden. Trotz der sich zeigenden Heterogenität war es mit Hilfe des hier vorgestellten multimethodischen Vorgehensmodells möglich, passende Anforderungen zu erzielen und in UML zu modellieren.
Despite the wealth of literature on requirements engineering, little is known about engineering very generic, innovative and emerging requirements, such as those for cross-sectional information chains. The IKM health project aims at building information chain reference models for the care of patients with chronic wounds, cancer-related pain and back pain. Our question therefore was how to appropriately capture information and process requirements that are both generally applicable and practically useful. To this end, we started with recommendations from clinical guidelines and put them up for discussion in Delphi surveys and expert interviews. Despite the heterogeneity we encountered in all three methods, it was possible to obtain requirements suitable for building reference models. We evaluated three modelling languages and then chose to write the models in UML (class and activity diagrams). On the basis of the current project results, the pros and cons of our approach are discussed.
Während die einen noch vom nächsten großen Ding sprechen, ist es für die anderen bereits Schnee von gestern: Trends im Kommunikationsbereich sind oft schwer zu fassen, können schnelllebig, aber gleichzeitig auch wegweisend sein. Um ein Gespür für aktuelle Entwicklungen im Kommunikationsmanagement zu erhalten, sich auszutauschen und zu netzwerken, legte die von der studentischen PR-Initiative KommunikOS gestaltete KoMaktuell den inhaltlichen Fokus in diesem Jahr auf branchenweite Trendthemen. Gestandene PR-Profis, Young Professionals und Studierende folgten der Einladung und konnten in spannenden Sessions mehr über die Rolle von Kommunikatoren, Personal Branding, Networking, Strategieentwicklung und Agilität sowie moderne Mitarbeiterkommunikation erfahren.
Reportage: Gallery Walk
(2019)
Buchbesprechung "Team of Teams" von Stanley McChristal.
Im Rahmen eines Change-Management-Seminars beschäftigten sich Studierende des 2. Semesters im Masterstudiengangs Kommunikation und Management mit dem Buch ‚Team of Teams‘ von Stanley McChristal. Der ehemalige General der US-Army beschreibt darin, wie Führung auch in Extremsituationen gemeistert werden kann.
Zum Abschluss des Seminars gestalteten die Studierenden Poster zu den Schlüsselbegriffen 'Leading like a gardener', 'Team of Teams', 'Empowered Execution', 'Adaptability' und 'Shared Concsiousness', die Stanleys Konzept prägen.
Ziel dieser Handlungskonzepte ist es, dass Organisationen ihre Anpassungsfähigkeit in einer komplexen Welt verbessern können.
Recent theoretical models suggest that repetitive negative thinking might be a key mechanism explaining the negative effects of maternal psychopathology on mother–infant relations. While an emerging body of research largely supports this idea, the relative importance of differences in the trajectory of repetitive negative thinking during and after pregnancy for mother–infant bonding as well as maternal depressive symptoms is currently unknown. Therefore, we investigated associations between the course of maternal repetitive negative thinking during pregnancy and after birth and mother–infant-bonding and maternal depressive symptoms in a longitudinal study. The overall level of repetitive negative thinking was a significant predictor of mother–infant bonding, maternal anxiety and rejection in dealing with her infant four months after birth. Furthermore, differences in the trajectory of repetitive negative thinking predicted bonding, but not anxiety or rejection. The overall levels of repetitive negative thinking as well as the differences in the trajectory of repetitive negative thinking were significant predictors of maternal depressive symptoms. These findings indicate that changes of repetitive negative thinking during and after pregnancy can increase the risk of postpartum depressive symptoms.
Renaturierungsökologie
(2019)
Within the consortium “Experimentation Field Agro-Nordwest”, a practical concept for knowledge and technology transfer of digital competence in agriculture was created. For this purpose, the web-based e-learning system “SensX” was set up, consisting of videos, presentations and instructions. In addition, the classical e-learning concept was extended by data sets, student experiments and sensor data of plants acquired by a remote phenotyping robot. This resulted in a massive open online course (MOOC), which was tested with agricultural and biotechnology students in higher education at the University of Applied Sciences Osnabrück over two years. The evaluation process of “SensX” included an empirical survey, qualitative interviews of the participating students by an external institution and an evaluation of the concept by the lecturers.
Relationship of QST measures between low back and leg sites in people with radicular leg pain
(2019)
Background and Aims
Clinicians and researchers often rely on altered neurological integrity tests in the leg to identify radicular pain, however neurological integrity is often not tested in the low back region even in the presence of pain in this region. There have been suggestions that the low back pain itself could be neuropathic in nature in some patients (Baron et al., 2016). This study aims to explore the relationship between quantitative sensory testing (QST) measures in the leg and low back in participants with radicular leg pain to consider if sensory testing should be performed in both areas in clinical practice.
Methods
13 participants (mean age 48.2 SD 13.8, gender (female) 8) with radicular leg pain were recruited from National Health Service spinal clinics in the UK. After assessment with the clinician, a full QST profile was taken from each participant’s affected leg and low back. Z scores were calculated using data from age matched healthy controls. Correlations using Pearson’s if the data was normally distributed or Kendall’s Tau-b if not, were undertaken between QST scores of the low back and leg. Paired t tests or Mann Whitney tests were performed to assess differences in QST scores between the leg and low back regions.
Results
There were no significant correlations (P>0.05) in any of the QST measures between the leg and the low back regions. However, only vibration detection threshold measures showed statistically significant differences between the leg and low back (p<0.001), with the low back region showing greater loss of function (mean -2.84) than the leg (mean -0.61).
Conclusions
Significantly lower vibration thresholds were found in the back compared to the leg. This may suggest some alteration in posterior primary ramus large diameter afferent nerve function, and indicate that the low back pain itself may indeed have a neuropathic component. Our findings suggest that sensory testing of the lumbar spine may be advisable in this group of individuals. The small sample size means that these results must be taken with some caution, however these results warrant further investigation in people with radicular leg pain.
Relationship Marketing
(2017)
Notable parts of the population in Europe suffer from allergies towards apples. To address this health problem, the analysis of the interactions of relevant allergens with other substances such as phenolic compounds is of particular importance. The aim of this study was to evaluate the correlations between the total phenolic content (TPC), polyphenol oxidase (PPO) activity, antioxidant activity (AOA), and the phenolic compound profile and the content of the allergenic protein Mal d 1 in six apple cultivars. It was found that the PPO activity and the content of individual phenolic compounds had an influence on the Mal d 1 content. With regard to the important constituents, flavan-3-ols and phenolic acids, it was found that apples with a higher content of chlorogenic acid and a low content of procyanidin trimers and/or epicatechin had a lower allergenic potential. This is probably based on the reaction of phenolic compounds (when oxidized by the endogenous PPO) with proteins, thus being able to change the conformation of the (allergenic) proteins, which further corresponds to a loss of antibody recognition. When apples were additionally biofortified with selenium, the composition of the apples, with regard to TPC, phenolic profile, AOA, and PPO, was significantly affected. Consequently, this innovative agronomic practice seems to be promising for reducing the allergenic potential of apples.
Rehabilitive Pflege
(2015)
Rehabilitation
(2015)
Regionaler Hochwasserschutz
(2018)
Mehrere Hochwasserereignisse haben in den letzten Jahren zu erheblichen Vermögensschäden in der Region Osnabrück / Emsland geführt. Studien zur Klimaforschung prognostizieren eine Zunahme der Hochwassergefahren. Wie ist der Stand des regionalen Hochwasserschutzes nach den Erfahrungen aus dem Ereignis 2010? Welche Vorsorgemaßnahmen wurden getroffen und wo besteht noch Handlungsbedarf?
Die Tagung bietet einen Überblick über die aktuelle Situation des regionalen Hochwasserschutzes mit Vorträgen und Einschätzungen ausgewiesener Fachleute aus den Blickwinkeln der
• genehmigenden Behörden
• kommunalen Verantwortungsträger
• planenden Ingenieure
• Unterhaltungsverbände.
The energy transition can be mapped on four levels. While industry and the state should act on the national and international level, most of the energy transition is taking place at the regional and municipal levels. Here the small-scale and decentralized nature of the new energy world is reflected, where customized individual solutions are created.
Regenerative Energiekonzepte zur Versorgung von Containergebäuden für verschiedene Klimazonen
(2020)
Leichtbauanwendungen auf Basis des Containerbaus bieten ökologische und ökonomische Potenziale für das Bauwesen und sind daher relevant innerhalb der Energiewende zur Erreichung eines nahezu klimaneutralen Gebäudebestandes. Daher werden hier verschiedene Anwendungen in unterschiedlichen Klimazonen behandelt.
Dazu werden zunächst die globalen Klimazonen analysiert und containerbasierte Leichtbaulösungen mit ihren Energiebedarfen und Nutzerprofilen vorgestellt. Durch bautechnische Optimierungen wird nahezu ein Passivhausstandard hergestellt. Auf Basis dieser Eingangsdaten werden verschiedene Energiekonzepte diskutiert, bei denen Solar- und Windenergie, aber auch Biomasse als regenerative Energieträger integriert werden. Die Konzepte werden allesamt mit der Software Polysun® simuliert und analysiert. Die verschiedenen Ansätze werden insbesondere in Bezug Energieautarkie, aber auch in Bezug auf Umsetzbarkeit verglichen und bewertet. Beispielsweise können mit einem Konzept bestehend aus einer Photovoltaik-Anlage, Wärmepumpe zur Wärme- und Kälteerzeugung sowie integriertem Batteriespeicher, Wärme- und Kältespeicher sehr gute Ergebnisse erzielt werden.
Schließlich wird noch der Einfluss der verschiedenen Klimazonen auf die erforderliche energietechnische Gebäudeausstattung sowie Potenziale für andere Anwendungskonzepte beschrieben.
Hilfen zur Erziehung, wie man sie heute kennt, gab es nicht immer. Die Entwicklung von großen Heimen mit Schlafsälen hin zu kleinen familienanalogen Wohngruppen benötigte mehrere Dekaden und viele Zwischenschritte. Welche Reformen in der Zeit seit den 1950er Jahren bis heute stattgefunden haben und welche Auswirkungen sie auf die konkrete Ausgestaltung der verschiedenen Angebote der Kinder- und Jugendhilfe hatten, ist ein Thema, das viele Generationen beschäftigt hat. Nachdem der Journalist Peter Wensierski 2003 im Spiegel eine Reportage zu Heimkindern der 1960er Jahre veröffentlichte, entfachte eine öffentliche Diskussion über die skandalösen Verhältnisse in den Erziehungsanstalten jener Zeit. Seitdem besteht ein großer Bedarf ehemaliger Heimkinder, ihre teils traumatischen Erlebnisse aus damaliger Zeit aufzuarbeiten. Doch hat sich im Laufe der Jahre vieles geändert, Drill und Strafe gehören der Vergangenheit an und sind Paradigmen wie der Lebensweltorientierung und Partizipation der jungen Menschen gewichen. Der Band „Reformgeschichte(n). Beiträge zur Geschichte der Erziehungshilfe. Im Spiegel einer Ausstellung: Entwicklungen von 1950 bis heute“ ermöglicht einen kompakten Überblick über Entwicklungen und Reformen in der Geschichte der Heimerziehung seit den 1950er Jahren.
Rationale:
Performing artists are exposed to high strains during their performance. These strains are similar to the ones of professional athletes, but in contrast to athletes there is a comprehensive undersupply of care regarding preventive and rehabilitative therapy offers.
Purpose:
The purpose of RefLabPerform is to develop a reference laboratory for the assessment of neuromusculoskeletal disorders using physiotherapeutic assessment methods in combination with biomechanical motion analysis. This includes the automatized integration of the physiotherapeutic assessments with the technical biomechanical analysis for an individual treatment recommendation with decentralized health care recommendations for a home-based therapy based on evidence-based prevention and rehabilitation strategies.
Methods:
Several work packages are processed systematically, whereby according to the requirements in the course of the project an overlapping of work packages occurs. First, the component planning of the innovative reference laboratory structure is carried out, on which the clinical and technical development of the reference laboratory is based. The next steps are the development of individual clinical assessment protocols, prevention and rehabilitation strategies as well as the setup of the laboratory and the development of technical routines. Parallel to this, various analysis tools are being developed for biomechanical data as well as for physiotherapeutic diagnostics and merged at the end of this work package for individual results for different groups of performing artists. Overlapping with the previous work packages, the reference laboratory will be tested for application and manageability. Clinical and technical data are brought together and checked by means of individual case trials on various groups of artists. In terms of an agile software development process, the results flow back into the previous work packages in order to optimize them and then test them again.
Results:
At the end of the project a functional and proven reference laboratory for the comprehensive analysis of performing artists will be developed.
Conclusions:
This reference laboratory is specialized to the diagnosis and treatment of playing- and performance-related dysfunctions with a focus on clinical findings and biomechanical movement analysis.
Educational Objectives:
At the end of the presentation, the participants will be able to…
1. describe the innovative content of the project RefLabPerform
2. understand the advantages of merged analysis strategies by physiotherapeutic and biomechanical examinations
3. understand the complex interdisciplinary process to develop a reference laboratory for performing artists
Rationale:
Performing artists are exposed to high strains during their performance. These strains are similar to the ones of professional athletes, but in contrast to athletes there is a comprehensive undersupply of care regarding preventive and rehabilitative therapy offers.
Purpose:
The purpose of RefLabPerform is to develop a reference laboratory for the assessment of neuromusculoskeletal disorders using physiotherapeutic assessment methods in combination with biomechanical motion analysis. This includes the automatized integration of the physiotherapeutic assessments with the technical biomechanical analysis for an individual treatment recommendation with decentralized health care recommendations for a home-based therapy based on evidence-based prevention and rehabilitation strategies.
Methods:
Several work packages are processed systematically, whereby according to the requirements in the course of the project an overlapping of work packages occurs. First, the component planning of the innovative reference laboratory structure is carried out, on which the clinical and technical development of the reference laboratory is based. The next steps are the development of individual clinical assessment protocols, prevention and rehabilitation strategies as well as the setup of the laboratory and the development of technical routines. Parallel to this, various analysis tools are being developed for biomechanical data as well as for physiotherapeutic diagnostics and merged at the end of this work package for individual results for different groups of performing artists. Overlapping with the previous work packages, the reference laboratory will be tested for application and manageability. Clinical and technical data are brought together and checked by means of individual case trials on various groups of artists. In terms of an agile software development process, the results flow back into the previous work packages in order to optimize them and then test them again.
Results:
At the end of the project a functional and proven reference laboratory for the comprehensive analysis of performing artists will be developed.
Conclusions:
This reference laboratory is specialized to the diagnosis and treatment of playing- and performance-related dysfunctions with a focus on clinical findings and biomechanical movement analysis.
Educational Objectives:
At the end of the presentation, the participants will be able to…
1. describe the innovative content of the project RefLabPerform
2. understand the advantages of merged analysis strategies by physiotherapeutic and biomechanical examinations
3. understand the complex interdisciplinary process to develop a reference laboratory for performing artists
A project was initiated to apply dietary CP reduction under commercial conditions. The main objective was to demonstrate and validate that dietary CP can be reduced without compromising broiler performance in a production system which is already rather efficient. In addition, we wanted to demonstrate the potential of dietary CP reduction on reducing N-excretions especially in the context of German revised regulations and monitoring attempts. Finally, as previous research suggested, few further aspects such as impact of dietary CP reduction on litter quality and quantity, footpad health, change of ingredient inclusion levels and related impact on sustainability impact factors were evaluated.
Dissertation zur Erlangung des Doktorgrades (Dr. rer. nat.)
Universität Osnabrück
Fachbereich Kultur- und Sozialwissenschaften
Institut für Geographie
in Kooperation mit der Hochschule Osnabrück
Fakultät Agrarwissenschaften und Landschaftsarchitektur
Chronic facial pain has many of the clinical characteristics found in other persistent musculoskeletal conditions, such as low back and cervical pain syndromes. Unique to this condition, however, is that painful facial movements may result in rigidity or altered ability to demonstrate mimicry, defined as the natural tendency to adopt the behavioral expressions of other persons involved in the interaction. Loss of ability to communicate through emotional expression can lead to impaired processing of emotions and ultimately social isolation. Diminished quality and quantity of facial expression is associated with chronic face pain, tempromandibular dysfunction, facial asymmetries, and neurological disorders. This report provides a framework for assessment of impaired emotional processing and associated somatosensory alterations. Principles for management for chronic facial pain should include graded motor imagery, in addition to standard treatments of manual therapy, exercise, and patient education. A case study is provided which illustrates these principles.
Evaporation from growing media significantly contributes to increasing the humidity in greenhouses. The effects of a pine bark mulch cover on substrate evaporation was evaluated with different pot experiments. The obtained data have been tested within the water balance model HYDRUS-1D, which was originally developed for mineral soils. Objective of this study was to test the performance of HYDRUS-1D to describe evaporation in plant containers and to evaluate the effect of pine bark as cover layer or layers within growing media. Application of pine bark in combination with peat substrate reduced evaporation up to 50% depending on position, thickness of mulch layer and water content of the substrate. The highest reduction in evaporation was measured in a dry substrate which is covered with 4 cm pine bark. The HYDRUS-1D model describes evaporation from growing media in combination with layers of pine bark correctly as long as hysteresis of the water retention curve and vapor flow is considered in the model.