Nevin L. Zhang, Ph.D.: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology; E-mail:[email protected] Chen Fu, M.D.: Dongfang Hospital, Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine; E-mail: [email protected] Teng Fei Liu, B.S.: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology; E-mail: [email protected] Kin Man Poon, Ph.D.: The Hong Kong Institute of Education; E-mail: [email protected]...

Objective: In addition to issues such as environment, transportation, safely and urban planning, one of the most important factors  having increasingly influence on urban organizing factors is urban management. Methods: There are so many issues in cities that for its solving, urban management factor is necessary. complexity and  extensiveness of urban issue and its  development and growth, led ...

This study investigated teachers’ views toward computer technology in teaching English pronunciation. In order to select teachers for the semi-structured interview, the researcher used a questionnaire and distributed it to 25 teachers from two Islamic Azad Universities of Guilan, Iran. The researcher chose 15 of them based on their answers to the questionnaire. Then a qualitative method d...

Objective: In addition to issues such as environment, transportation, safely and urban planning, one of the most important factors  having increasingly influence on urban organizing factors is urban management. Methods: There are so many issues in cities that for its solving, urban management factor is necessary. complexity and  extensiveness of urban issue and its  development and growth, led ...

Precision medicine is an innovative approach that uses emerging biomedical technologies to deliver optimally targeted and timed interventions, customized to the molecular drivers of an individual's disease. This approach is only just beginning to be considered for treating amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The clinical and biological complexities of ALS have hindered development of effective...

Spencer G. Farrell, ∗ Arnold B. Mitnitski, † Olga Theou, ‡ Kenneth Rockwood, 3, § and Andrew D. Rutenberg ¶ Dept. of Physics and Atmospheric Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 4R2 Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 2Y9 Division of Geriatric Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 2E1 (Dated: Februa...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effects of home-based supervised exercise vs hospital-based supervised exercise, and the effects of home-based supervised exercise vs unsupervised "go home and walk advice" on daily life and corridor-walking capacity, health-related quality of life and patient-reported functional walking capacity in patients with intermittent claudication. DATA SOURCES Systematic lit...

Yuning Xiong,* Phyllis A. Svingen,* Olga O. Sarmento, Thomas C. Smyrk, Maneesh Dave, Sahil Khanna, Gwen A. Lomberk, Raul A. Urrutia, and William A. Faubion, Jr. Epigenetics and Chromatin Dynamics Laboratory, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota; Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota; Translational Epigenomic Program, Center for Individualized Medicine, Mayo...

Multicriteria decision analysis (MCDA) is attracting considerable interest as a tool to assist decision makers faced with the challenge of considering a range of relevant factors when making their decision. The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) is a long-established national health technology assessment (HTA) agency providing guidance to the health service on all new medicines. The stated cri...