Recognition performance and perceived quality of video enhanced for the visually impaired

Subjects with central field loss (CFL) individually selected enhancement parameters to improve visibility of static video images. The effect of enhancement on performance and on perceived quality of motion video was assessed. Performance, e.g. recognition of visual details, was assessed by having subjects answer questions regarding visual information contained in the video motion segments that were enhanced using the individually-selected parameters. Enhancement did not improve subject performance on questions about video content. This result might be due to a ceiling effect limitation of the performance assessment method. In a second procedure, subjects' continuous perceptions of quality (using an adjective-based rating scale) were made while the enhancement parameters were abruptly switched among multiple values; these included the individually-selected enhancements, as well as unenhanced, over-enhanced, and degraded segments. The results indicate that adaptive enhancement (individually-tuned using a static image) adds significantly to perceived image quality when viewing motion video. Subjects who selected stronger contrast enhancement also perceived the enhancement to provide a larger benefit in image quality.     

脑卒中偏瘫康复训练程序化研究

目的 :观察脑卒中偏瘫患者进行康复训练的疗效。方法 :2 2例脑卒中患者 :康复组 12例 ,对照组 10例。 2组均接受神经科常规药物治疗。康复组按“中风后程序化康复训练表”进行康复训练 ,分别于康复前、康复后 1月和 3月进行疗效评定。结果 :日常生活活动能力量表 (ADL)测评结果显示 :康复组有效率 83 3% (10 / 12 ) ,对照组 30 % (3/10 ) ,2组差别有显著意义 (P <0 0 5 )。神经功能缺损评分结果显示 :康复组有效率 91 7% (11/ 12 ) ,对照组 4 0 % (4 / 10 ) ,2组差别有显著意义 (P <0 0 1)。结论 :康复训练能降低脑卒中偏瘫患者的致残率 ,提高生活质量。     

汽油添加剂甲基叔丁基醚的毒性研究

目的　通过研究汽油添加剂甲基叔丁基醚 (MTBE)对小鼠体内谷胱甘肽 (GSH)、谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶 (GSH -Px)活性的改变以及骨髓微核、精子畸变率的影响 ,了解汽油添加剂甲基叔丁基醚的毒性。方法　 40只健康昆明种成年小鼠 ,体重 3 3 .3± 6 .9g ,随机分为 4组。灌胃染毒 ,染毒剂量分别为1 6 0 0、40 0、1 0 0和 0mg kg。每天 1次 ,每周 5天 ,共计 40天。结果　MTBE染毒各组小鼠体重轻度降低 ,染毒组全血及肝组织匀浆中GSH在低剂量染毒时增高 ,而高剂量时表现为降低 ,与对照组比较差异有显著性 (P <0 .0 5 ) ;GSH -Px活性明显减低 ,染毒高剂量组与对照组比较差异有高度显著性 (P <0 .0 1 ) ;骨髓嗜多染红细胞微核及精子畸变率增高 ,与对照组比较明显增高 ,差异有显著性 (P <0 .0 5 )。结论　MTBE对昆明小鼠具有一定毒性 ,可降低全血及肝脏组织中GSH -Px活性 ,低剂量时可增加全血及肝脏组织中GSH含量 ,而高剂量可降低其含量。MTBE能使骨髓微核率、精子畸形率明显增高 ,提示MTBE具有潜在的遗传毒性。     

Assessment of functional vision and its rehabilitation

This article, based on a report prepared for the International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO) and the International Society for Low Vision Research and Rehabilitation (ISLRR), explores the assessment of various aspects of visual functioning as needed to document the outcomes of vision rehabilitation. Documenting patient abilities and functional vision (how the person functions) is distinct from the measurement of visual functions (how the eye functions) and also from the assessment of quality of life. All three areas are important, but their assessment should not be mixed. Observation of task performance offers the most objective measure of functional vision, but it is time‐consuming and not feasible for many tasks. Where possible, timing and error rates provide an easy score. Patient response questionnaires provide an alternative. They may save time and can cover a wider area, but the responses are subjective and proper scoring presents problems. Simple Likert scoring still predominates but Rasch analysis, needed to provide better result scales, is gaining ground. Selection of questions is another problem. If the range of difficulties does not match the range of patient abilities, and if the difficulties are not distributed evenly, the results are not optimal. This may be an argument to use different outcome questions for different conditions. Generic questionnaires are appropriate for the assessment of generic quality of life, but not for specific rehabilitation outcomes. Different questionnaires are also needed for screening, intake and outcomes. Intake questions must be relevant to actual needs to allow prioritization of rehabilitation goals; the activity inventory presents a prototype. Outcome questions should be targeted at predefined rehabilitation goals. The Appendix cites some promising examples. The Low Vision Intervention Trial (LOVIT) is an example of a properly designed randomized control study, and has demonstrated the remarkable effectiveness of vision rehabilitation. It is hoped that further similar studies will follow.     

强化康复指导对脑卒中患者日常生活活动能力恢复的影响

目的探讨康复教育干预方式对脑卒中患者日常生活活动能力的影响。方法64例急性脑卒中患者随机分成个体化教育组31例和对照组33例。个体化教育组护士每日至少2次康复指导,对患者本人及家属进行康复教育及康复活动指导并随时检查其依从性;对照组进行集体康复指导授课,两组病人康复指导的总时间一致,内容一致。随访3个月。用Barthel指数评价日常生活活动能力。结果个体化教育组Barthel指数变化与对照组比较,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论康复教育干预个体化,可明显改善患者的日常生活活动能力。     

关节镜下改良张力带固定治疗髌骨骨折患者的康复护理

对38例新鲜髌骨骨折患者行关节镜直视下骨折复位,改良张力带固定,术前和术后给予及时有效的功能康复和护理指导,取得满意的效果。平均随访18.6个月,骨折平均愈合时间7.5周,所有病例愈合良好,无并发症出现。关节镜治疗髌骨骨折为髌骨骨折提供了一种新的治疗方法。应针对其解剖特点制订科学、有效的护理方法。     

Management of adult patients with a left ventricular assist device.

The number of left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantations is growing as a result of increased waiting periods for cardiac transplantation and the decreased availability of organ donors. Furthermore, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved permanent LVAD support. After an acute hospitalization, patients with LVADs may need prolonged convalescence in a healthcare facility because they have complex medical needs and are physically disabled. Admission criteria need to be developed as essential patient and nursing competencies need to be defined as a part of a successful LVAD program in an acute rehabilitation center. Acute rehabilitation centers can help patients with LVADs transition to a home setting.