Changing Concepts and Classifications of Disablement

Interrelationships among disablement concepts.

BACKGROUND Understanding interrelationships among disablement concepts is critical to the design of future disability treatment and prevention interventions. METHODS This study uses cross-sectional data to examine the relationships among physiologic impairments, functional limitations, and disability in a moderately disabled sample of 207 community-dwelling older adults. RESULTS As hypothes...

Are Concepts About Constipation and Dietary Fiber Changing?

Cutaneous mosaicisms: concepts, patterns and classifications*

A mosaic is an organism composed of two or more genetically distinct cell populations derived from a genetically homogeneous zygote. Cutaneous mosaicisms are the clinical expressions of these disorders. The main event which allows the existence of mosaicism is a genetic mutation, either structural or functional. Cutaneous mosaicisms usually manifest by specific patterns on the skin and the arch...

an investigation into translation of cultural concepts by beginner and advance student using think – aloud protocols

this research aims at answering the questions about translation problems and strategies applied by translators when translating cultural concepts. in order to address this issue, qualitative and quantitative study were conducted on two groups of subjects at imam reza international university of mashhad. these two groups were assigned as beginner and advanced translation students (10 students). ...

Changing concepts in asthma.