Is It Mistreatment? Practices for Productive Teacher–Learner Interactions

Persuasiveness, Personalization & Productive Workplace Practices with IT-Knowledge Artefacts

The workplace is getting increasingly globalized, virtualized and networked. At the same time, work itself has become discrete, autonomous and complex. In a fast changing world, the individual knowledge worker and his interactions becomes the new locus of value creation. Management promote – not dictate lateral technologies to enable interaction among peers – the core of knowledge creation. To ...

Is it safe for Multiple Sclerosis patients to fast?

Ramadan fasting predispose multiple sclerosis (MS) patients to a great challenge. Clinicians should have practical knowledge about the effects of fasting on MS. A mini-symposium was held in 2013 to answer the common questions about fasting in MS patients. In current review we present a summary of the mentioned mini-symposium.Generally, fasting is possible for most stable MS patients. Thorough m...

Possible Diagnostic Improvement for Cutaneous Leishmaniasis: Is It Achievable?

The parasite, Leishmania, is the causative agent of the disease leishmaniasis and is highly endemic in 98 countries spread across the tropics, subtropics and Mediterranean Basin. It is a vector-borne disease transmitted by the bite of infected sand flies, and it appears in three clinical manifestations namely:  cutaneous, mucocutaneous, and visceral leishmaniasis. It is known that at least...

Retrofitting LID Practices into Existing Neighborhoods: Is It Worth It?

Low-impact development (LID) practices are gaining popularity as an approach to manage stormwater close to the source. LID practices reduce infrastructure requirements and help maintain hydrologic processes similar to predevelopment conditions. Studies have shown LID practices to be effective in reducing runoff and improving water quality. However, little has been done to aid decision makers in...

Quantitative Dengue Test: Is it Practical for Clinical Practice?