Algardi's portraits were highly prized, and their formal severity contrasts with Bernini's more vivacious expression.

The people, who felt the severity of his laws, at the same time acknowledged their justice and found themselves protected from the rapacity of their superiors who had grown corrupt under the safety and opulence of Manuel I rule.

This could possibly be because the plants need a stronger network to survive in a harsher environment, so their interactions between species, such as cross-pollination or mutualistic actions, become more common to cope with the severity of their habitat.

Depending on the severity of the case, anti-convulsants may be used in combination with lithium-based products or on their own.

Legal sanctions vary widely in their severity, they may include ( for example ) incarceration of temporary character aimed at reforming the convict.

In contrast to most stroke patients, who typically prefer more weight-bearing on their nonhemiparetic side, this abnormal condition can vary in severity and leads to a loss of postural balance.

Individuals who present with pusher syndrome or lateropulsion, as defined by Davies, vary in their degree and severity of this condition and therefore appropriate measures need to be implemented in order to evaluate the level of “ pushing ”.

* Primary pathogens cause disease as a result of their presence or activity within the normal, healthy host, and their intrinsic virulence ( the severity of the disease they cause ) is, in part, a necessary consequence of their need to reproduce and spread.

Incoming claims are classified based on severity and are assigned to adjusters whose settlement authority varies with their knowledge and experience.

Patients would receive a numeric and letter based score based upon the severity of their disease as found during the hydrodistention.

Toxins vary greatly in their severity, ranging from usually minor and acute ( as in a bee sting ) to almost immediately deadly ( as in botulinum toxin ).

Stephen was also noted for the severity with which he treated clergy who strayed in their morals.

Analysis of MPI results by Turk and Rudy ( 1988 ) found three classes of chronic pain patient: "( a ) dysfunctional, people who perceived the severity of their pain to be high, reported that pain interfered with much of their lives, reported a higher degree of psychological distress caused by pain, and reported low levels of activity ; ( b ) interpersonally distressed, people with a common perception that significant others were not very supportive of their pain problems ; and ( c ) adaptive copers, patients who reported high levels of social support, relatively low levels of pain and perceived interference, and relatively high levels of activity.

Many legionaries became devotees in the cult of the minor goddess Disciplina, whose virtues of frugality, severity and loyalty were central to their code of conduct and way of life.

"… they are obliged to live in a separate part of town …; for they are considered as unclean creatures … Under the pretext of their being unclean, they are treated with the greatest severity and should they enter a street, inhabited by Mussulmans, they are pelted by the boys and mobs with stones and dirt … For the same reason, they are prohibited to go out when it rains ; for it is said the rain would wash dirt off them, which would sully the feet of the Mussulmans … If a Jew is recognized as such in the streets, he is subjected to the greatest insults.

Once risks have been identified, they must then be assessed as to their potential severity of impact ( generally a negative impact, such as damage or loss ) and to the probability of occurrence.

In stuttering, the severity of the disorder is seen as likely to increase when demands placed on the person's speech and language system is exceeded by their capacity to deal with these pressures.

The latter aims at establishing an " objective " diagnosis indicator linked to the quantity of apneic events per hour of sleep ( Apnea Hypopnea Index ( AHI ), or Respiratory Disturbance Index ( RDI )), associated to a formal threshold, above which a patient is considered as suffering from sleep apnea, and the severity of their sleep apnea can then be quantified.

into five stages according to their severity.

Signs may include cognitive decline from a previously higher level of functioning ; impairment of memory and two or more other cognitive areas ; sufficient severity as to interfere with activities of daily living ; cerebrovascular disease is present, defined by the presence of focal neurologic signs ( e. g., hemiparesis, sensory deficit, hemianopsia, Babinski sign, etc.

Depending on the type and severity of encephalopathy, common neurological symptoms are loss of cognitive function, subtle personality changes, inability to concentrate, lethargy, and depressed consciousness.

Beck is noted for his research in psychotherapy, psychopathology, suicide, and psychometrics, which led to his creation of cognitive therapy, for which he received the 2006 Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award, and the Beck Depression Inventory ( BDI ), one of the most widely used instruments for measuring depression severity.

" Sustained treatment with NSAIDs lowers the risk of AD by 55 %, delays disease onset, attenuates symptomatic severity and slows the loss of cognitive abilities.

It is also used to estimate the severity of cognitive impairment and to follow the course of cognitive changes in an individual over time, thus making it an effective way to document an individual's response to treatment.

In the long term, most patients are left with some epilepsy, paralysis and cognitive problems, but the severity varies considerably.

Some medical researchers have proposed restricting skateboarding to designated, specially designed areas, to reduce the number and severity of injuries, and to eliminate injuries caused by motor vehicles or to other pedestrians.

Also, following an upper motor neuron lesion, there may be multiple muscles affected, to varying degrees, depending on the location and severity of the upper motor neuron damage.

Incorporating hydrotherapy in the treatment program may help decrease spasm severity, promote functional independence, improve motor recovery and decrease medication required for spasticity, which may help reduce the side effects that are possible with oral drug treatments.

* Reduced incidence or severity of potentially devastating neurologic effects caused by the spine ’ s exposure to amniotic fluid, such as impaired motor function

In Japan and Europe, regulations have come into effect in recent years that place a limit on the severity of pedestrian head injury when struck by a motor vehicle.

The associated motor dysfunction can be restricted to a part of body or present throughout the body, depending on the individual and the severity of the symptom.

* Bilateral generalized polymicrogyria ( BGP )- Cognitive and motor delay of variable severity, seizures

Over 20 behavioral patterns in captive chimpanzees have been documented as ( statistically ) abnormal for frequency, severity or oddness — some of which have also been observed in the wild.

Four comprehensive psychosocial interventions for BPD – two psychodynamic treatments ( mentalization-based, and transference-focused ) and two cognitive-behavioral treatments ( dialectical behavioral, and schema-focused ) – were the subject of a 2009 review that found that each therapy reduced the severity of the disorder or some elements of it, especially physical self-harm.

The greater the severity of the mental retardation, generally the higher the incidence of behavioral problems.

Hearing impairments are categorized by their type, their severity, and the age of onset ( before or after language is acquired ).

Also, speech impairments may be seen in children with CP depending on the severity of brain damage.

" The 1967 amendments specified that workers shall be determined to be under a disability only if the physical or mental impairment or impairments are of such severity that the individual is not only unable to do his previous work but cannot, considering his age, education, and work experience, engage in any other kind of substantial gainful work which exists in the national economy.

The degree of executive impairment increases with the severity of use, and the impairments are relatively long-lasting.

These impairments can present themselves with variable severity ; they may be acquired from disease, trauma or may be congenital or degeneration in nature.

The initial severity of impairments and individual characteristics, such as motivation, social support, and learning ability, are key predictors of stroke recovery outcomes.