BACKGROUND The goal of medical research is to develop interventions that are in some sense superior, with respect to patient outcome, to interventions currently in use. Similarly, the goal of research in methodological computational statistics is to develop data analysis tools that are themselves superior to the existing tools. The methodology of the evaluation of medical interventions continue...

The article assesses social composition of holy lands tenants in Attica the 4th century B. C. Epigraphic material is an important source for study various spheres society Athenian polis. There remain inscriptions on stone steles containing data leasing sacred (temenos) Attica, dating back to second half Using their data, researcher can consider a number issues related history agrarian relations...

one of the special islamic arts, calligraphy was given a great reputation because of its association with quranic verses from its earliest appearance on kufic script. this spiritual support along with the utilization of kufic on craft decoration cause the advent of different kinds of kufic, and different cultures and eras flourished its vast variety of unique characteristics. among all of islam...

Nevertheless, his conclusion that "the social prestige ofthe physician in Rome, just as much as in contemporary Greece, was considerably elevated ('recht hoch')", seems to me in no way borne out by the facts, although I am prepared to see a gradual convergence between the two halves of the Empire. Some doctors are wealthy, friends of emperors, and local worthies, but, in general, they derive th...

evidence-based medicine is becoming an important s of human life span, which crucial developmental processes occur. since peers play a critical role in the psychosocial development of most adolescents, peer education is currently considered as a health promotion strategy in adolescents. peer education is defined as a system of delivering knowledge that improves social learning and provides psyc...

based on the controversial beliefs among l2 teachers about effective corrective feedback (cf) strategies, recast and prompts as 2 kinds of cf have drawn the attention of l2 researchers(e.g., braidi, 2002; iwashita, 2003; loewen & philp, 2006; panova & lyster, 2002; sheen, 2004). despite these numbers of studies, debate continues to exist about their usefulness as a cf technique. whereas...

This paper provides a critical re-examination of funerary altar (CIL II 497) from Augusta Emerita (Mérida, Spain). It explores the strengths and weaknesses all previous editions text its first publication in 1633 to present day, providing review development epigraphic scholarship on Mérida during this long period. Given problems editions, including CIL 497, it then re-examines using traditional...