OBJECTIVE To apply the real-time data collection and demonstration system for acupuncture manipulation to quantitative analysis of acupuncture manipulation for acupuncture teaching and research. METHODS The real-time observation and analysis of parameter changes of acupuncture manipulation were implemented by this system. RESULTS During the course of lifting and thrusting manipulation, the ...

Although first names and nicknames in the United States have been well documented, there has been almost no quantitative analysis on the usage and association of these names amongst themselves. In this paper we introduce the Intelius Nickname Collection, a quantitative compilation of millions of namenickname associations based on information gathered from billions of public records. To the best...

introduction: aim of current study is determination of optimal number of nurses in the emergency department of shiraz ali asghar hospital. method: current study is an applied study and belongs to operational research (or) studies. the population has been studied in this research, includes records of referred patients to the emergency department of hospital in 2008. sampling was performed in the...

background: educational evaluation is a process which deals with data collection and assessment of academic activities’ progress. in this research, educational evaluation of dentistry school of tehran university of medical sciences, which trains students in undergraduate and residency courses, was studied. methods: this descriptive study was done with a model of educational evaluation in ten st...

Different protocols for calibrating electron pair distribution function (ePDF) measurements are explored and described for quantitative studies on nanomaterials. It is found that the most accurate approach to determine the camera length is to use a standard calibration sample of Au nanoparticles from the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Different protocols for data collection are...

Summative evaluation is often associated with more objective, quantitative methods of data collection. Summative evaluation is linked to the evaluation drivers of accountability. It is recommended to use a balance of both quantitative and qualitative methods in order to get a better understanding of what your project has achieved, and how or why this has occurred. Using qualitative methods of d...

ranked ninth in nano-science production, iran has a bright and hopeful perspective to exploit business opportunities and create wealth of this technology. universities and research centers as organizations in where researchers study, play an effective role in research commercialization. the purpose of this research is to identify and prioritize organizational factors affecting commercialization...