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Non-invasive Assessments of Subjective and Objective Recovery Characteristics Following an Exhaustive Jump Protocol
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2017
This protocol describes the procedure for non-invasive recovery assessments during a 72 h recovery period. This protocol induces muscular exhaustion of the frontal thighs using countermovement jumps and uses either local cold-cuff or thermoneutral-cuff application as a recovery modality.
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Object Substitution Masking
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2023
Source: Laboratory of Jonathan Flombaum—Johns Hopkins University Visual masking is a term used by perceptual scientists to refer to a wide range of phenomena in which in an image is presented but not perceived by an observer because of the presentation of a second image. There are several different kinds of masking, many of them relatively intuitive and unsurprising. But one surprising and important type of masking is called Object Substitution Masking. It has been a focus of research in vision...
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Creating Objects and Object Categories for Studying Perception and Perceptual Learning
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2012
We describe a novel methodology for creating naturalistic 3-D objects and object categories with precisely defined feature variations. We use simulations of the biological processes of morphogenesis and phylogenesis to create novel, naturalistic virtual 3-D objects and object categories that can then be rendered as visual images or haptic objects.
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Multiple Object Tracking
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2023
Source: Laboratory of Jonathan Flombaum—Johns Hopkins University In a staggeringly complex and engaging world, it is crucial to selectively process some stimuli at the expense of others. Experimental psychologists call this ability attention. Specifically, visual attention refers to the ability to selectively process aspects of a visual scene. Many paradigms used to study visual attention involve brief, punctuated, and repeated trials. However, everyday situations often place sustained demands...
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An Objective and Child-friendly Assessment of Arm Function by Using a 3-D Sensor
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2018
An objective measure of muscle functions is challenging especially in children. Based on a commercially available digital 3-D sensor, a child-friendly gaming test was developed to assess upper limb function for clinical trials.
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Standardized procedures and defined criteria make findings more consistent across clinicians and across repeated evaluations. They allow measurements to be compared with reference ranges and with the patient’s established baseline rather than interpreted in isolation. This consistency strengthens documentation, helps identify meaningful changes, and supports clearer clinical reasoning when planning or adjusting care.
A baseline provides a documented starting point for judging later findings. Subsequent vital signs, examination results, laboratory values, imaging findings, or standardized tool scores can then be compared with that initial status. This comparison helps clinicians recognize improvement, persistent abnormality, or deterioration and provides evidence for evaluating whether care is producing the intended response.
Repeated measurements reveal patterns that a single observation may not show. Changes in physical findings, vital signs, laboratory results, imaging, or standardized scores can be compared over time with the patient’s baseline and relevant reference ranges. The resulting trend helps clinicians evaluate treatment response, identify worsening status, and determine whether care plans require review.
These sources provide different forms of measurable clinical information that can be considered together rather than interpreted as isolated entries. Physical examination and vital signs describe current observable status, while laboratory and imaging results add additional measured findings. Integrating them supports clinical reasoning, strengthens communication among healthcare professionals, and contributes to diagnosis and care planning.
A practical sequence is to establish or review the patient’s baseline, collect relevant findings using consistent procedures, record results from examination, vital signs, laboratory tests, imaging, or standardized tools, and compare them with reference ranges or prior measurements. Clinicians then interpret changes, document the current status, and use the findings to guide care planning and follow-up.
Standardized measurement tools are useful when clinicians need defined criteria for documenting a patient’s status or tracking change over time. Their results can complement examination findings, vital signs, laboratory data, and imaging. Repeated use under consistent procedures supports comparison between assessments, helps evaluate outcomes, and improves communication when multiple healthcare professionals participate in care.
It can document current status, establish a comparison point, and show whether findings remain within or depart from relevant reference ranges. When repeated, the results help evaluate treatment response and recognize deterioration. Clinicians can use this evidence to support diagnosis, develop or revise care plans, communicate findings, and evaluate patient outcomes.
Consistently documented measurements give healthcare professionals a shared record of the patient’s status and changes over time. Findings expressed through examination results, vital signs, laboratory data, imaging, or standardized tools are easier to compare than undocumented impressions. This shared evidence supports coordinated clinical reasoning, clearer care planning, and more consistent evaluation of outcomes.