Introduction: Oral focal mucinosis (OFM) is the soft tissue counterpart of cutaneous fo-cal mucinosis (CFM) and is often misdiagnosed as an oral myxoma. OFM occurs during the fourth and fifth decades of life, predominantly in women (two females per male). Case Report: A 22-year-old lactating female presented with a growing painless, sessile tumor with pale pink color and a lobulated surface wi...

How to bridge the gap between the separate worlds of knowledge makers and policy makers is a problem at least as ancient as Plato, who sought to resolve it by integrating the two in a single individual: the philosopher-king. Yet even in the simpler and comparatively unchanging, hierarchical social order of the ancient Athenian city-state, Plato’s proposed solution represented a “utopia” in the ...

background musculoskeletal disorders (msds) are common problems among nurses and are associated with many underlying occupational factors. objectives the aim of the study was to evaluate msds in nurses regarding psychosocial stress status at work. patients and methods in this cross-sectional study, all nurses who worked at semnan city hospitals in 2011 were enrolled. musculoskeletal symptoms an...

Objective: Low back pain is the most common skeletal disorder worldwide that 50% to 80% of people experience it at least once in their lifetime. Physical and psychological factors in the work environment can relatively contribute to low back pain. In this study, we examined the prevalence of low back pain and influential factors in its development among nursing staff.   <...

The atmospheric conditions above Dome A, a currently unmanned location at the highest point on the Antarctic plateau, are uniquely suited to astronomy. For certain types of astronomy Dome A is likely to be the best location on the planet, and this has motivated the development of the Plateau Observatory (PLATO). PLATO was deployed to Dome A in early 2008. It houses a suite of purpose-built site...

plato 1s doctrine of recollection is often identified witb innatism, and he is said to be an innatist. the present pape0 alongside j,vifh e:x:plaining this doctrine and other related doctrines in plato&apos;s epistemology, argues that the doctrine of recollection is not necessarily the same as innatism. it is a matter of fact that, in plato&apos;s epistemology1 perception and intellectual epist...

Western theater theory and criticism is generally considered to be set forth by the Greeks. Plato was “the first theater critic” with his negative comments about theater owing to his idealistic views about “the truth.” Then came Aristotle who used a different viewpoint from that of Plato, saying that there is “truth” in theater. However, hostile criticism on theater came back in the Middle Ages...