Psychophysiological studies and MRI neuro-imaging findings provide evidence that heart rate variability (HRV) which is in control of our emotions affects our brain cognitive centers. It has been shown that coherent heart-brain interaction can change the pattern of the afferent cardiac input that is sent to the brain. For this purpose, the Institute of HeartMath (IHM) has proposed a kind of biof...

BACKGROUND Use of automated systems to aid identification of patient deterioration in routine hospital practice is limited and their impact on patient outcomes remains unclear. This study was designed to evaluate the feasibility of implementing an electronic observation chart with automated early warning score (EWS) calculation in the high-acuity area of an emergency department. METHODS This ...

the present study was conducted with the aim of identifying and evaluating the internal and external factors, affecting the sina trauma and surgery research center, affiliated to tehran university of medical sciences and propose some of related strategies to senior managers. we used a combined quantitative and qualitative methodology. our study population consisted of personnel (18 individuals)...

Designing an effective criterion for selecting the best rule is a major problem in theprocess of implementing Fuzzy Learning Classifier (FLC) systems. Conventionally confidenceand support or combined measures of these are used as criteria for fuzzy rule evaluation. In thispaper new entities namely precision and recall from the field of Information Retrieval (IR)systems is adapted as alternative...

  Objective: Behavior management of uncooperative children is an important principle in pediatric dentistry. By adopting an appropriate behavior management technique, pediatric dentists can treat patients more effectively and create a positive attitude towards dentistry in them. This study aimed to assess the attitude of parents presenting to the Department of Pediatric Dentistry at Isfahan Uni...