ObjectiveFew studies have evaluated the rapid progression of carotid stenosis on a large scale. We created custom software algorithm to analyze an electronic medical record database examine natural stenosis, identify subset patients with progression, and evaluate specific patient risk factors associated this progression.MethodsPatients in integrated healthcare system who had undergone two or mo...

[Purpose] The purpose of the study was to investigate the postural control and cognitive performance of older adults when stepping backward with and without a concurrent cognitive task. [Subjects and Methods] Thirty young adults and twenty-eight older adults (mean age=21.3 ± 1.2 and 72.2 ± 5.7 years, respectively) were recruited. Participants were asked to step backward and then maintain a sing...

This paper evaluates the role of collaborative learning in an Asian educational institution. The paper begins with a description of the current education landscape, particularly on learners of today which exhibit 21 century learning skills. The concept of collaborative learning is next described with an emphasis on Johnson and Johnson five key elements of collaborative learning. A research stud...

Marriages consist of shared experiences and interactions between husbands and wives that may lead to different impressions of the quality of the relationship. Few studies, unfortunately, have tested gender differences in the structure of marital quality, and even fewer studies have evaluated whether genetic and environmental influences on marital quality differ across gender. In this study, we ...

pulmonary nocardiosis is an acute or suppurative chronic disease, caused by aerobic actinomycetes which usually originates from soil and compost. since nocardia species have been isolated from the soil of different regions of iran, as well as different cases of nocardiosis, this study was undertaken to evaluate the role and frequency of nocardia in pulmonary infections.the present investigation...