Methods The study was conducted as a double blind randomized controlled study with 67patients with acute non-displaced lateral malleolar fracture. Patients were recruited from the Emergency Orthopaedic department, SMS Hospital, Jaipur, India during May 2007 to May 2009. Patients were randomized to either a homoeopathy treatment (n=34) or a control group (n=33). All the patients received standar...

Introduction Deafness is one of the most important sensory disturbances at birth. Hearing loss can affect the development of speaking and learning during life. Early diagnosis and intervention improve language outcome. The  current study aimed to determine the frequency of profound congenital hearing loss in healthy newborn infants in Fars province. Methods In a multicenter prospective study, f...

Relatively little has been published on the issue of teaching software quality management. This paper reports a case study in teaching a graduate-level software quality management course using industry assessments as a learning vehicle. We explain the contents of the course, describe the process assessments the students perform at local software organizations as their term project, and summariz...

About this series EMCDDA Risk Assessments are publications examining the health and social risks of individual new psychoactive substances. The Risk Assessment Report consists of an analysis of the scientific and law enforcement information available on the new psychoactive substance under scrutiny and the implications of placing it under control. It is the outcome of a meeting convened under t...

Intervention research is often time- and resource-intensive, with numerous participants involved over extended periods of time. To maximize the value intervention studies, multiple outcome measures are included, either to ensure a diverse set outcomes being assessed or refine assessments specific outcomes. Here, we advocate for combining assessments, rather than relying on individual separately...

introduction: pain in the achilles tendon during loading is a very common condition. conservative treatments, such as low level laser therapy (lllt) have been reported to give varying results. recently, a new laser treatment technique, high power laser treatment (hplt) (swiss dynalaser®), was introduced in scandinavia, but has not, to our knowledge, been systematically tested before. the object...

purpose: this study investigated functionality statues and surgical outcome of patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy (csm) contains cervical herniated disc (chd) and cervical spinal stenosis (css) based on the japanese orthopedic association cervical myelopathy evaluation questionnaire (joacmeq). methods: this was a prospective clinical study a sample of cases with csm. patient’s functi...

This commentary argues the importance of robust, meaningful assessment of clinical and functional outcomes in psychiatry. Outcome assessments should be fit for the purpose of measuring relevant concepts of interest in specific clinical settings. As well, the measurement model selected to develop and test assessments can be critical for guiding care. Three types of measurement models are present...

PURPOSE To determine the feasibility of using the Ultrasound Cardiac Output Monitor (USCOM) as an adjunct during hemodynamic assessments by a pediatric medical emergency team (PMET). METHODS Pediatric in-patients at McMaster Children's Hospital aged under 18 years requiring urgent PMET consultation, were eligible. Patients with known cardiac outflow valve defects, Pediatric Critical Care Unit...