The purpose of this paper is to present a new type of dynamic balancing system, having a driving solution of the rotating part based on magnetic interactions. The magnetic system also plays the role of an elastic bearing. In the first part of the article is presented the technical solution which allows the dynamic balancing evaluation depending on the radial displacement between two disks with ...

OBJECTIVE Our objective was to describe the development and psychometric assessment of an instrument designed to assess family medicine identity in residency training sites and compare responses from physician faculty and residents. METHODS We conducted 28 focus groups between 2007--2008, 14 with faculty and 14 with residents who were part of the Preparing Personal Physicians for Practice (P4...

The present contribution aims to analyze the complex and evolving case law of European Court Human Rights regarding respect for "family life" as enshrined in Article 8 Convention on Rights. objective is examine impact that this dynamic jurisprudential development has protection family life foreign individuals, particularly cases reunification expulsion from territory. To achieve this, an induct...

Work-life balance and work-life harmony are concepts that elude so many of us, despite the fact that, as physicians, we are always telling our patients how important a healthy lifestyle is and how valuable it is in keeping us well. Every day I discuss with patients what modifiable lifestyle factors are and how they can be changed. Perhaps the most difficult challenge for most people is finding ...

BACKGROUND Gender preference is prevalent in some communities and using medical techniques to choose the baby's sex may cause the gender discrimination and gender imbalance in communities. Therefore, evaluating the gender preferences and attitudes towards using sex selection technologies seems to be necessary. METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted in Avicenna Fertility Center. Part...